Dissolve Me

THEM a cappella, Tulane University
Winter Concert 2013
OPB: Alt-J
Soloist: Nate Howard
Arrangement: Koby Berman

[@deannahammel8028]

Omg. Alt-j seems really hard to pull off a cappella. All of the other ones I listened to were meh. But this is fantastic.

[@nadiakeaton5680]

omg right?? there needs to be more choirs doing alt j!

[@kamael7]

I've been listening to this video regularly since I first saw it in 2014. I still think this is incredible. I like it how the audience at 4:55 can appreciate the climax.

[@mkwitzke]

It was incredible live

[@carolinasamudio4348]

I'm crying. This is the greatest Alt-j cover.

[@stickmanuploader1999]

I need a high quality version of this

[@singoutloud987]

Check out the EP called "Us" by THEM A Cappella on Spotify! It's professionally recorded on there :)

[@rudiekim]

@@singoutloud987 beautiful

[@AuRowe]

@@singoutloud987 Thank you!!!!

[@lyrix8984]

Great cover! I had goosebumps...

[@ThingsToSay654]

Like a lot of the people here, I found this probably not too long after it was posted, and it's been something I keep coming back to, years later. I actually think this is better than the Spotify version, just because you can feel the whole ensemble in sync emotionally. This song, and especially this cover with a choir really brings across a kind of anguish that's hard to express in any way other than music, and over the years it's been hugely cathartic for me to be able to come here to get that out. As many others have said, the climax of this performance is something else. I really wish I could find sheet music of this, either to try to work with a choir to recreate, or else just to see how this group put together these magical chords. If anyone has anything, please let me know.

[@bubbalewis7894]

Been hoping and waiting someone would have arranged this after all these years as well

[@bulletfastspeed]

I do not remember ever watching any KZbin video and getting goosebumps. This gave me goosebumps. GOTDAM

[@snsl28500]

Glad I found this again. Used to watch this everyday.

[@kadenvillanueva]

same haha

[@lnb29]

What the fuck this was great

[@whosgotthetime]

Holy fizz Increíble

[@benhaist4367]

Ugh. These chords are giving me chillbumps again.

[@МаринаБучацкая-ч7ъ]

this is the best thing i've heard

[@Hoshibob]

Blown away. This is incredible.

[@katla121]

This is great and this song is so fucking beautiful and you guys totally captured the magic of it. Well done.

[@Anners1982]

As a musician, I totally loved it...! Wish I could join you guys. Love from Norway

[@Pxtwny_chill]

I am absolutely blown away by this arrangement and performance...

[@Jeahy.]

Alt-J has so many great songs and this piece right here is just lovely. I would love to sing but I am just to bad. Keep on doing what you all are doing, your harmony is perfect.

[@chefyanayano]

Magical

[@lorey5708]

tears of joy

[@tonyf6880]

LEGENDARY!

[@madwoman1234]

still obsessed three months later.

[@mikez1701e]

Holy shitballs this is soo good 🥂

[@prieglius]

This is insane!!! Wow!

[@ndonolli]

I love you nate

[@gwenythice7230]

this is so cool!!!

[@thewelldressedandtheguru9490]

i can't even rn

[@dazed7022]

yeessssss, a million times yes!!

[@virginiatyree6705]

3 24 2018 Hey THEM, down in the Big Easy...Thanks for your efforts & posting! Making beautiful music is so, musical-beautifully done! Be well.v

[@carohovs]

This is amazing. Wonderful arrangement, really captures something deeper. Great job!

[@Judoyo13]

Is there any way you guys can send me the sheet music to either or the pieces... I am wanting to do some small ensemble pieces for my school with either of these songs. That'd be great thanks!

[@amyjotorbett]

couldn't help but sing along! love it!

[@faty2585]

Dissolve me :3 ❤

[@andreisidro6544]

Holly Crap! Chills! Fucking chills everywhere!!!

[@r5singer]

Speechless

[@thefuturejulio]

you all are awesome!!!!!!!!!! love it1

[@theultimatecringeboi8862]

this is amazing holy crap!

[@pannapanna]

|-/

[@NomadaProductions]

absolutely beautiful.

[@lunamothhh]

you guys are awesome

[@erikathomas4580]

This is incredible. Literal chills.

[@gigalulmansur]

This was amazing!

[@MemeSupreme69]

Brilliant!

[@dylanwolff2624]

this song fucking kills

[@whyamihere3144]

Omg amazing

[@hannahkwake7051]

This was phenomenal!! Great job

[@AydarAkhmady]

guys! you're amazing, love you

[@CLyde285]

Marshall Erickson can sing!

[@ukayone1]

Wicked!!!

[@emasunde2950]

BRAVO!

[@madelinedang1057]

Still obsessed a year and four months later

[@sappy3661]

Amazing

[@BenPlaysTooMuchLoL]

so good

[@virginiatyree6705]

P.S.: Hey again, it's been about 5 years & wonder what happen to the group, Nate, & Koby? Hope they're all ok...v

[@claytonmarquardt5522]

Woah......thats. woah.

[@virginiatyree6705]

9 1 19 Hey Nate & Them, Y'll look as though you're havin FUN! Just lovely... Guess y'll graduated by now? Be well & all the best. v

[@ro340]

I wonder if they know this song is about trying to find comfort during a bad acid trip? Either way it’s a beautiful cover

[@luginushka736]

Нереально

[@mikez1701e]

Yaaaaas

[@lelemem]

awesome

[@honorheward8574]

Oh my LORDY

[@jeanpablo1031]

nice one marshall ericksen

[@grahambelou3228]

tulane university in nola?

[@mr_tofie6088]

2:30 onwards was fucking chill enducing

[@bakagajin9954]

please record this!!!

[@hannahdewit8486]

We did! open.spotify.com/track/2KmnhBkeINPKeyTkxGO7Wh?si=i--clYHUSsWFFtJdRIRcQg

[@madeleinedortch]

this is actually Interlude 1

[@THEMacappella]

Thanks for watching! We actually started with Interlude 1 as an intro for Dissolve Me (which starts at 1:10!)

[@potatoperson6270]

The ripe and ruin to be exact (sorry I’m late)

[@mkwitzke]

I know them

[@virginiatyree6705]

9 1 19 Hey Mark Witzke, Lucky you! They seem as though they have a LOT of FUN... Be well. v

[@potatoperson6270]

Beginning is actually the ripe and ruin by alt J

[@musicalman1995]

Another thing to point out is- the guy with the yellow tie is quite passionate about this arrangement but to its own detriment. It’s quite self-indulgent to start the performance off with the whole interlude - implies to me that he forced it on the rest of the group. Another thing, he’s very obviously trying to do an invocation of Joe Newman in his vocal inflections but honestly I want to hear what his voice sounds like, not try to imitate the band.

[@TheLuckyKings1]

Least sane youtube comment

[@brendanward3258]

THAT'S FUNNY..

[@musicalman1995]

I don’t think starting with the interlude adds anything to the performance. The way this song starts is what makes it so magical. Otherwise, best dissolve me cover on KZbin. No contest.

[@alt-7973]

Beautiful! Would love if you could check out our cover

[@vegitoburrito6548]

Jank

[@lauraintheskywithdiamonds9185]

Ripe and Ruin needs to be way slower and more controlled

[@jackcaudwell1993]

This song is about tripping on acid. That is all.

[@lavnlvas]

IIRC it's actually about sleep meds.

[@OwenABrown]

john rhys Nope, it's about a bedtime routine that his mother did when he was a kid! It was in an interview with them!

[@lavnlvas]

Owen Brown it was something about sleep. At least I got that.

[@missmaryypotter]

It's about ocd.

[@dandoig5153]

Fantastic