The story of X-Ray Audio: What would you risk for the sake of music? | Stephen Coates | TEDxKraków

Stephen presents an incredible story of bootleg technology, Cold War culture and human endeavour with images and sounds drawn from the X-Ray Audio project.
Find out more at
www.x-rayaudio....
Stephen is a composer and music producer. He came across the subject of the X-Ray recordings when travelling to Russia to perform as The Real Tuesday Weld. A graduate of the Royal College of Art, he is particularly interested in the interaction between music and culture.
This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at ted.com/tedx

[@RobWilmot]

This talk is what TED was made for.. a wonderful journey into a world we would never otherwise know about, but stays with us once we hear it. Nice was Stephen :)

[@Userskelanimal]

I love his voice so much for absolutely no reason

[@ChicaChickenXD]

stephen is so cool agh His story telling is perfect and he has a beautiful voice, he’s also hella nice like ?????

[@jdc1429]

He's awesome!!! I'm his fan since I was 10 years old (15 years ago) and I still believe that The Real Tuesday Weld is one of the best bands in the world, lol!

[@erikmontelongo5540]

His voice ♡

[@ChicaChickenXD]

Mr. Coates is probably the best man I know.💖

[@MisterKaen]

Agreed. I want to come to Europe with Hope's of seeing him perform.

[@sanjaygokavi5720]

Stunning. Nothing else I can say, as a music lover.

[@LaMouich]

This man Stephen is such a great artist. Check The Real Tuesday Weld ! his music band.

[@jurex81]

Watched this with "At the House of the Clerkenwell Kid" running at the background.

[@Mimi-zc8ri]

His singing voice and his talking voice are so different oml

[@MrShadowfell]

Thanks Stephen! I sent this to my friends to explain a bit more about why I enjoy your take on the music you make. Cheers mate!

[@yonakaentropy]

mr. coates' storytelling remains wonderful, whether it be in the form of spoken word, writing, or music.

[@Wizardofexisting]

Stephen Coates is a master of his craft. 'nuff said.

[@MisterKaen]

Of course. He is an excellent human being.

[@learningwithharry4996]

What a remarkable story. Thank you.

[@gugarsbr]

Wow!Beautiful story!

[@LadyB_miniatures]

This is recycling at its beautiful and amazing best

[@DebjyotiMahato]

lovely

[@boogiedownbronx73]

yet during the 70s the Soviets made some of the finest Jazz/Rare Groove music under the state owned record label Melodiya(All-Union Gramophone Record Firm of the USSR Ministry of Culture Melodiya) established in 1964...

[@hobbygamer6220]

Trollollo

[@hobbygamer6220]

I did it all for the nookie oh

[@SymbioteVenom-f9i]

hes cute tho built good

[@chuckharding6405]

I WANNA BE TOP

[@redditchronicles3124]

I'd want him again and again.

[@Ndanielb1]

Good stuff

[@jorge999903]

amazing.

[@user-jm3xl7rg5k]

"So Jazz was one of the musical forms that suffered under the Soviet Union until the Second World War..." Really? How about Alexander Tsfasman and Leonid Utesov? They did not exist???

[@matthiaspfisterer2066]

Right you are. I also suddenly sat straight on my chair at that point... "hey goddamn wait a moment gate!" It´s obvious that he must know that all and said this just to push the drama... But Drama factor or not: this is a kind of... beyond oversimplification which disrespects way too many really great musicians and a whole musical world (that would be worth to explore - if you are lucky enough not to get told that it never existed) only in order to highlight that ribs theme. And you did hit the nail: what about Tsfasman and Utyosov, and many more... about Yakov Skomorovsky, about Alexandr Varlamov, about Klavdija Shultzenko, furthermore the Belorussian State Orchestra (ok that was WW2 admittedly), but Nikolai Minch and the Simon Kagan / Yurieva duo were again already in the 1930s, and also Ayvazyan´s Armenian Jazz started clearly pre-war, I think. Furtermore not to forget Rushena Sikora. Then, probably even a bit before them all there was that a-capella-group by Vladimir Kandelaki and some others. Very strange, sure, but it was definitely meant to be Jazz. And even the Knutshevitsky Orchestra could swing a bit at times (their "Caravan" is great - ok let´s forget the clarinet solo...) Finally, last but first of them all, the Parnakh Orchestra already in the 1920s that started it all. So much Soviet pre-war jazz indeed! Sorry, didn´t want to brag but only underline HOW RIGHT you are in fact. For those who watch this presentation without any prior knowledge. Nevertheless I like his ribs project.

[@jayvalentino6570]

what a terrible name to have, google it

[@ChicaChickenXD]

Jay Valentino leave him alone

[@tobey7246]

is it true that they just share the same name as an unfortunate coincidence? I like The Real Tuesday Weld, but it's impossible to find information about the TCAP Coates.. I don't really want to look like *that* guy, you know?

[@abetteryoutubehandle]

@@tobey7246 They're different people, thank God.

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

ZERO mention by this guy that the Soviets had the LEGAL RIGHT to censor, AS UNFAIR and UNJUST as it was, but IT WAS THE LAW.

[@boogiedownbronx73]

also that during the 70s the Soviets made some of the finest Jazz/Rare Groove music under the Melodiya established in 1964...

[@Bin.Ballen]

theabstrakt84 not really

[@shannonw.8372]

"Legal" does not always mean "right."

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

Entertainment is frivolous non-necessity.

[@lucythomas7402]

wrong