Domtoren Clock Tower Plays the Marble Machine Song

[@AndyGuyCantYouLiftForLife]

"What do you play?" "Guitar" "haha screw you I play a god damn TOWER!"

[@cseblivestreaming]

sounds oddly sexual

[@Aguantis]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@josephsmith8087]

Well... I also play bass... Fuck you Glen fricker...

[@tamago4674]

Fucking Brilliant

[@GuiSmith]

This comment thread, however short, gives me a lot of joy 😆

[@thestormcraft4012]

I was so shocked when I saw this video because I live in the Netherlands and I was in Utrecht that day when Wintergatan got his tour, and I was wondering "what the heck is going on with the bells!" I was so confused now I watch this video one year later and it all makes sense.

[@minnarewers3573]

TheStormCraft did you hear the marble machine?

[@Gren4te]

Haha. Same here. I remember wlaking through utrecht and hearing this. I was like.. waaaiit hold on. I know this song. I don’t even live in utrecht but just happened to be there.

[@NorokVokun]

@@Gren4te so lucky xD

[@mylittlesecret2717]

I study in utrecht not far from the domtoren. If the wind blows with the right direction I can sometimes hear it play!

[@snalrus]

@TheStormCraft i think that you might be lying. i just looked at your channel.

[@chemicolle7016]

Mad respect for her flipping the pages without skipping a beat

[@razorransom1795]

Welp, most organ players must do so as well, so...

[@katie-st8nx]

@@razorransom1795 organ players are impressive

[@rami-succar7356]

@@razorransom1795 most musicians do this. heck all of them do

[@razorransom1795]

@@rami-succar7356 we must, talking from past experience, but organ and harp and some strings have it rough with all they must play, it can be a lot at once.

[@rami-succar7356]

@razorransom1795 sure, but you can always put many pages at once the way I do when I practice the piano. thought it doesnt take me long to memorize it so I don't need it for long but you get my point, it's nothing wizardly as literally everyone does it.

[@Sharklops]

people passing by: "wow, the marbles in there must be HUGE!"

[@a1454]

Just use cannon balls

[@andrewmills395]

That's funny.👍

[@thedrawingkid1320]

Ya

[@JamesSmith-tu6mk]

(fresh off the boat)

[@beeallen2743]

Can- Can the next marble machine just be the classic, but scaled to a massive level?

[@francesatty7022]

imagine being a subscriber living there and hearing that coming from the clock tower I would freak out

[@MeesTrienes]

I really would have loved to hear it live!

[@willywauw]

I'm a sub. And I was in Utrecht that thay. And I heard it!

[@lhtyeehaw1319]

@@willywauw how was it?

[@stantalentstanblackpink9235]

Frances Atty i live 3 minutes from that tower away so i heard it all 😊

[@BARUtubbig]

I live there! But I wasn't in town then: (

[@ernestb556]

“Hey, do you play an instrument?” “Yeah, I play clock tower”

[@cseblivestreaming]

One way to brag

[@Pacvalham]

I don't think there is a bigger instrument.

[@janchk5083]

Oh, by the way I can control time. How cool it thst?

[@herrbonk2211]

A bigger instrument Big Ben plays Megalovania

[@herpyderpy4366]

+A Person Using KZbin There's always the Great Stalacpipe-an organ built using a cavern's own stalactites across several acres, and much bigger still (over 60 acres if memory serves) if you consider that the entire cavern serves as the organ's resonating chamber. But even playing conservatively and just qualifying the functionally-integrated stalactites, a clock tower's got nothing on that!

[@vestrocity9561]

I think this qualifies for possibly the greatest cover of all time. Playing a clock tower for an entire city to play.

[@vilstef6988]

See Rob Scallon's KZbin channel for the best carillon video I've ever seen!

[@electron2601]

She's so lucky!

[@myopinion3431]

I never thought that it is possible to play towerbells manually like an organ, this is fantastic!!

[@StefanCreates]

rob scallon did a great video on it as well

[@jenniferh1416]

I hadn't realized this one was until this video. I toured the Domtoren years ago. There's a video elsewhere of a guy playing the theme for Harry Potter. Think that one is in the U.S.

[@Wintergatan]

Just want to say an extra Thanks to Malgosia for the Wonderful surprise!! Seeing this again make me remember How proud i was when i was listening to it live knowing a whole city Could hear :) Its also interesting to hear How different the bells sound from the ground compared to from up in the tower. /M

[@nafisayazi5167]

First

[@facelessmusicdiary]

Wintergatan thanks for sharing this! now it's not only one city any more :)

[@kailodeguer4642]

seems like the whole city is left confused in-terms of what time it is because of the bells :)))

[@daanm3869]

Wintergatan omg you pronaunce the words so good

[@stansnijder1775]

I heard the song whilst shopping for waffles. It was a really cool moment! Love the things you guys do, keep it up!

[@Daanlikkewaan]

You know you've made it in they world when they play your song on the clock tower

[@uppdogg]

this woman is the CEO of perfectly sightreading

[@mixazizu]

She could first-try hardest level in GD since she has good sightreading

[@whybothertry8642]

@@mixazizu bet

[@samgoesbam1108]

@@mixazizu so do you mean deadlocked or Tartarus

[@wilfdarr]

“I was just looking for something else to play”

[@123bloddytears]

@@mixazizu ???

[@Budzique]

Incredible, I can’t imagine the feeling of having your song played for the whole city on a tower-sized instrument

[@Commodore4life]

Okay, now that's just setting KZbin's cover bar ridiculously high.

[@cseblivestreaming]

ikr

[@acookie7548]

pun intended?

[@WangleLine]

oh stop it with the puns xD

[@itsraventm]

Literally

[@RWBHere]

As Leslie Philips often said, 'Ding, dong!'

[@charlietighe]

How incredible to hear your song over the entire town!

[@nly]

BOI it's a city

[@LowercaseBirds]

Well then that's better

[@foureye7058]

It's my city! I live in Leicestershire after all.

[@quinten157]

TheMusicMaster _ nope, the Netherlands

[@lordjzargo7940]

Quinten O -_-

[@confuzedgraphite]

I love the idea of a instrument so old as this one playing newer songs, there’s just something magical about it.

[@DanDanDoe]

I was in the city when she was playing David Bowie as a tribute when he passed away. It was incredibly powerful to hear Space Oddity coming from the tower. Magical, indeed.

[@mixazizu]

12:17 that's what are you waiting for

[@nachov.m.]

Thanks

[@elsahara9897]

Our hero.

[@mixazizu]

@@elsahara9897 Thanks. Btw here is a really nice song if you are interested: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pXnKZoaAjrd7d5I

[@elsahara9897]

@@mixazizu damn you got me. Hahahah.

[@6lvl]

@@mixazizu i know the link out of my head, ur not getting me :)

[@Second_UNIT]

I think I would weep at my own music being played on such a historical machine. Mainly because I actually teared up at the damn thing

[@mommamug]

My exact thoughts! It must have been the coolest freaking thing for Martin!

[@vilstef6988]

See the video Carillon, a tower with 100 tons of bells. The KZbinr who presented this got a great grounding in carillon history, then the Carillonneur played the KZbinr's song Rain which was off the charts awesome. I love carillons and think it's great when they are used to play something other than religious or patriotic music. They are for public music, and playing something fun is not too much to ask.

[@borisvolski]

This instrument going from historical to hysterical if you play sabaton the last stand (used in DEUS WULT meme)

[@hsmacaraig]

sameeeee

[@bow-tiedengineer4453]

I never tear up at anything, but this is the closest I have ever come. the entire video I just got happier and happier, and then I heard the song. wow! just wow.

[@SketchyTigers]

This actually sounds epic when it's played on the bells

[@djmips]

WOW. Your song translates to bells rather nicely.

[@CoolKoon]

Probably because the original was played on an instrument that's sounded very similarly to the bells....

[@10zeldafan]

Well the original was played on a bell set

[@isaiahy9026]

*vibraphone*

[@jackderoche5483]

vibraphone is similar to bells

[@morgankasper5227]

the son starts at 12:16

[@じゅげむ-s6b]

the mechanical sound (of pressing the keys) and closing your eyes really gives the feeling of a well oiled machine playing a wonderful song

[@SaveMeMoon]

So this is how it works! I heard a bell tower play Avicii's "Wake Me Up" soon after he passed away, and was astonished that they can make the bells play practically anything today! Amazing playing by Malgosia!

[@Framusic]

Sometimes they have digitally progammable bells, with the sound of the actual bells as a sample, so they can program it to make it sound as good as possible and correct it if they want...

[@hypoelectric]

WHAT, HE’S DEAD?

[@SaveMeMoon]

@@hypoelectric Since 5,5 years back.

[@kidsandliz]

@@Framusic Most though are real carillons played by real carillonneurs (I play the carillon). There are even carillon schools and in many universities if they have a carillon you can take carillon lessons. They have practice instruments you learn a song on so you don't annoy everyone in earshot.

[@ayrtonsenna1588]

◢◤

[@MakerTim]

Not kidding, i was in Utrecht when the marble song was played i recognized it, but my friend said that i was crazy about the song NICE

[@theking2475]

I live in Utrecht! I was wondering why thw church playd your song😂 love your work!!

[@NoNameAtAll2]

When did it happen?

[@justkiddin1980]

ja dat marble machine plaatje blijft echt hangen....wordt er ook altjjd vrolijk van als ik ernaar luister

[@Twilight0402]

I don't know how many years ago I watched this video, but today I finally managed to visit Utrecht, climb Domtoren, heard the Carillon played live while looking at the city below, and visited the Speelklok Museum afterwards. All thanks to the inspiration from this video, thank you ❤

[@DrakonWyverm]

You play an instrument? Cool what do you play? I play the carillion. What is that like a guitar or something? I play bell piano for my whole freaking town.

[@ivo2781]

wow I'm lmao man

[@nairocamilo]

DrakonWyverm "what instrument do you play?" A bell tower. That's one of the best answers to any question.

[@dylan5218]

DrakonWyverm It's more of a bell set played on a keyboard format.

[@makerofpoohvideos]

"So what do you play?" I play a set of centuries-old bells that together literally weighs tons on top of a tower

[@Ohne_Silikone]

Oh.. and it is powered by a canon.

[@sirmaxrr4836]

Having an ipad in that old room makes me feel like you guys are time travelers. 🙃

[@wetlettuce4768]

Well I guess if you're going to be messing around with time a clock tower is a good place to start.

[@rapidoffriends777]

I think that rooms called the playing cabin

[@jackielinde7568]

To quote old Ben Kenobi, "From a certain perspective..."

[@milkshake-380]

Off topic but do you know what plane that is

[@RinoaL]

Man, I love the marble machine but that song sounds really fucking amazing on the bell tower. it would be really cool to have a bell tower such as this, unfortunatly the only thing we have like that is a local church, and the church just has a digital organ that sounds too digital.

[@thevideogamelpgeneration]

Rinoa Super-Genius where are you from, you just said "we"?

[@alvin_row]

Lol, I'm thinking of your church having some fat saw wave.

[@londonnight937]

Hi Rinoa!

[@CoolKoon]

Rinoa Super-Genius Actually some of the American churches have a Hammond organ still. That one also has a unique voice for sure.

[@mcp12300]

Rinoa Super-Genius oh hey! I guess I shoulden't be surprised that your interested in Martin's work huh.

[@maggpiprime954]

I often forget that my calico cat loves high-pitched music. She came running to my side as soon as the bells started and made her charming burbling noises and poses for affection for the duration of the music, and is now contentedly dozing. This beautiful music appeals to the mind and soul, regardless of species. Thank you all for a lovely piece of joy!

[@SLICTRIX]

The ending got me "Can you play Star Wars?" LoL

[@HalvardSkurve]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJCvd5ytbJWHmtE

[@lianrobintribunal484]

@@HalvardSkurve OK

[@joostfloot5279]

Got me too

[@ArahkasNes]

I was struck by the old cannon as a weight and suddenly envisioned the Marble Machine the size to take on cannonballs instead of marbles.

[@Jesse_de_jong]

i was in utrecht when that was played i already know that song so i almost cryd when i heard the dom playing it it was beatifull

[@PeterAuto1]

I wish I was also there

[@SuperCuriousFox]

Wanneer was dat?

[@jonathanolson772]

That's so cool

[@starlight_maiden4300]

So. Did they play any more music after the Marble machine?

[@rbzanatta]

Did she play star wars?

[@bengaltigre53]

You can really tell Martin designed this song for an odd, atonal machine, because it sounds damn good on these bells. Better than the other stuff they usually play IMO; he really knows how to bring out the best of these weird instruments.

[@djdrew11]

I can not stop smiling. The pure joy, the pure awe he displays after hearing his own song played is absolutely adorable, and I can feel the raw emotion in his words, in his reactions. It's beautiful hearing it, and the song.

[@philipprsa7755]

But can she play Star Wars?

[@jet_flyer]

Using an iPad as sheet music to play a centuries old instrument, haha awesome

[@billkeithchannel]

play play play play play *swipe* play play play play play even sheet music has gone hi-tech.

[@mechatronrasky]

next: the carrilion tower coupled with a kind of MIDI converter module then plays the song directly from iPad..

[@user2C47]

@@mechatronrasky you would need some large industrial grade solenoids.

[@beatricemiloiu9419]

Omg...what she did is amazing...how talented she is and how nice of her to play that song for the whole town to hear...it's given me goosebumps

[@yonggi2006]

Plays entire marble song and is tired “CaN yOU pLAy stAr WArS?”

[@HalvardSkurve]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJCvd5ytbJWHmtE

[@leof8887]

@@HalvardSkurve hey thats my home city

[@BummelCr]

Hi was really laughing out loud :D

[@The_DuMont_Network]

Why the silly upper and lower case alternation?

[@tunedwolf]

"CaN yOu PLay MeGaLOVanİa

[@MegaFPVFlyer]

This channel is a gift to this earth like no other. I cannot even express how cool this video is, and the song sounds bloody fantastic when played on a clock tower. Who would've guessed.

[@cseblivestreaming]

I totally agree!

[@thefunkycarno5871]

Jonah Beale I can agree with this

[@carolynmmitchell2240]

I have never seen him reply to someone, your comment is almost the top comment in the comment section

[@michaelfisher5276]

Jonah Beale sounds awful

[@Terabit3]

You could probably play it with a plank of wood and it'd still sound great

[@SheenylHassan]

Now... Wasn't that technically a concert since she played for thousands of people?

[@thegrandestbazaar4800]

But it is super regular so not really

[@lisashiplett7659]

EXCEPT... it's thousands and thousands more people scattered across the WORLD !❤

[@klaasj7808]

would be illegal now, gestapo will pick you up

[@zackmash851]

@@thegrandestbazaar4800 yeah concerts are pretty regular for most musicians lol

[@MalinaM1]

That's not a concert. I mean your playing for an entire CITY!

[@iamweasl123321]

I just love how you guys were just straight up playing with an instrument that the whole city of Utrecht could hear

[@arelig313]

"So youre in the middle of the sky, playing music." Beautiful thoughts ❤

[@jeric_synergy8581]

CHilly in winter I bet. Even more so in the 1800s.

[@arelig313]

@@jeric_synergy8581 youre right and i can only imagine the weather (im from mi). But just imagine the view the mornings the sunsets. On a bad day of mine id probably ignore the cold or wear as many thick layers as i could afford and play my heart out

[@koosje8591]

EVRY ONE WAS CONFUSED OF HEARING A SONG 4 TIMES IN A ROW IN UTRECHT XD (I live in Utrecht) HOLY shit im late I heard that and i knew it was you

[@seangangstad9597]

F Hoekstra that’s must be very exciting

[@jackielinde7568]

Dude, that tower is so cool. I'd be interested in knowing what songs that tower played to commemorate important events.

[@fu2zy_311]

That must have been lit tho 😂 I also live in the netherlands but not in utrecht

[@danteross6055]

I want to go there but I don't have enough to get there.

[@jannetteberends8730]

Oh, dat moet te gek geweest zijn. Herkende je de melodie meteen?

[@sregmi2695]

The song starts at 12:06

[@nathanlattimore6485]

THANK YOU

[@Spark_Plug17]

Thank you

[@OsuOverlord]

Thanks Finally :D

[@Collateralcoffee]

It's not a song. No one sings.

[@kaelandin]

Collateralcoffee What? Songs are songs with or without singing.

[@bobdole4916]

Holy crap, that sounds so freaking awesome. And the energy it must take to be able to play that thing. Good gravy - she's practically punching the keys.

[@tactileslut]

Amazing that she can maintain rhythm when the mechanism runs a few seconds behind.

[@healthya7975]

tactileslut thats because her ears run a few seconds behind ha ha haha ha No

[@vilstef6988]

Think of it this way, you climb a high hill to get to your instrument, then you punch and kick several dozen bells into submission! Aside from being amazing musicians, I'm sure most carillonneurs are in great shape! If I arm wrestled one of them, I'd be concerned about being driven through the table!

[@oddpotato4038]

@@vilstef6988 Basically they're having a workout by going to work as a musician, how rad is that? 😂 Even I can't get through the top while panting heavily midway.

[@vilstef6988]

@@oddpotato4038 Yeah, rad and awesome-and the sound of the bells too! There are some videos of concerts from the Dom Tower. I've put the Abba and another one on my Pinterest. I think you might enjoy a vid called Carillon a tower with 100 tons of bells. This is about the Rockefeller Memorial Chapel Carillon at the University of Chicago. I have lots of comments on it. I've watched and re watched the video it's so enthralling. You can search by the title I gave, and I think the channel owner's name is Rob Scannon. He's a huge music nerd like Wintergatan, and he has lots of videos. Joey Brink the Carillonneur also played a piece by Rob called Rain. Seriously cool. Rob has lots of different versions of Rain on his channel. Great guy-I'd like to meet him!

[@maxvanboven9456]

As a Dutchman this is a very interesting experience to listen to. Bell towers are fairly common but I tend to associate them with the background sounds of the city. Hearing one play recent music and specifically the Marble Machine track is something special. I'm moved!

[@jamesonuwu1346]

my favorite cover

[@sisvikycatcaustic8947]

Same

[@itsmeyaboi4536]

Attention Ultrecht, we have decided that every five minutes is another hour

[@acookie7548]

hey there demons

[@dansaunders1655]

"We're controlling the time. How great is that." -Malgosia Fiebig, City Carillionist of Utrecht

[@ideal5643]

Hehe

[@ora_veugle]

Perfect rickroll

[@harrowingseer]

Power move 👏👏👏

[@pyrob2142]

@@harrowingseer I think you mean TOWER move.

[@harrowingseer]

@@pyrob2142 J E N G A M O V E

[@savarshrivastava3633]

I went in the comment section to type this exactly

[@dakottabigred1257]

Now that whole city has been blessed with your beautiful song!!!

[@redraider7614]

Dakotta Bigred if only it was played at a specific time every day....

[@MrTheomoustache]

5 years after this episode, new video: "Big Ben plays the marble machine song"

[@billkeithchannel]

Martin didn't have to wait for his untimely demise to have his song played! ;)

[@korenn9381]

That would be encredibly boring and unrecognisable, given that Big Ben is just the one bell ;)

[@MrTheomoustache]

I actually didn't know that, I thought it was the entire tower ! Thanks !

[@EwanMarshall]

No carillon set in The Elizabeth Tower just has strike chains (mechanical linkages preset to specific striking patterns). Big Ben itself is only the bell that strikes the hours, the rest are known as Westminster Chimes (also the name of the music the barrel organ is set to chime them too) or the quarter chimes. Most other bell towers in the UK also wouldn't work as we generally do something called full circle change ringing where the bell literally swings a full 360 degrees, this takes some time which means the music can not play the same not twice in a row. Even when we add a chiming hammers cause the tower houses a clock, the clock is usually just a barrel organ to drive the chimes not a full carillon (23+ bells) with a clavier (the keyboard thing used to play the carillon).

[@YakawssSeb]

What do you play? "Utrecht"

[@YakawssSeb]

@Aryan Ramanand how cool is it to hear this, and how often do you actually hear it? does it get annoying or nah

[@neeko708]

@@YakawssSeb every Saturday between 11 and 12 in the morning, during the months April to September she plays Friday at 16:00 till 17:00 aswell

[@jackielinde7568]

So, what's the biggest crowd you've ever played for? I bet you can't beat me. I've sold out stadiums. I regularly play for the City of Utrecht. Regularly!

[@jackielinde7568]

@@neeko708 Do you guys get to place requests?

[@emilevandenhurk6588]

@A R ik ben ook Nederlands

[@Angela-sf5vt]

Man I'm getting second hand proud tears for his song getting played on these historic bells. I love how while she plays it, the pounding on the keys sounds like the percussion bits of the machine. Of course nobody outside the tower could hear that but still.

[@dottn]

The "Can you play Star Wars" comment brought me back to her initial comment about being careful to forget that you're playing for the city, not just yourself.

[@Ecarroll7575]

I play recorder I play piano I play tuba *i play 400 year old tower*

[@lianrobintribunal484]

Oh

[@lianrobintribunal484]

How about Marble Machine X

[@lianrobintribunal484]

How about Trumpet Trombone French Horn Piccolo Flute Clarinet Bassoon Oboe Glockesnpiel Xylophone Marimba Tubular Bells Vibraphone

[@lianrobintribunal484]

How about Gong Drumkit Percussion NES Zapper Electronic kit Surdo Cuica Castanets

[@lianrobintribunal484]

How about Violin Fiddle Viola Cello Upright Bass Double Bass

[@yukihong9726]

The whole time I was watching this, all I could think of is me in that position, and making a horrible mistake for the whole town to hear

[@wiseconqueror533]

the good news is that unless you make a sudden pause after the mistake, nobody would notice, unless it's a music critic convention in the town on that day.

[@jackielinde7568]

@@wiseconqueror533 I'm sure every caretaker has stories about their first public gaff. I bet the town's probably light hearted about it as well.

[@vilstef6988]

I've been assured this is a normal fear of carillonneurs. One of them in a KZbin interview, (Joey Brink of the University of Chicago) made light of this, saying when playing the carillon, you are the most public performer while being the most anonymous player. An amusing but true answer.

[@uppdogg]

you could manage to play an entire piece wrong and someone who has no music knowledge wouldn't care if it sounded good

[@krullenbos94]

city

[@drakkus13]

The marble machine being played there.. wow what an honour.

[@EpreTroll]

Big Ben Plays Marble Machine song for the last time

[@Reitenshii]

Make it happen :eyes:

[@powderphysics]

I'd be surprised if someone hasn't done it already lol

[@grabthebagnow]

That's exactly what I thought it was going to be. I was like, whaa Martin is posting memes now? That's so unlike him.

[@PerplexativeKhat]

Never has Big Ben has fallen silent for so long; not during war, not during previous repairs. So now we will hear the last mid-day KZbin hit for some time.

[@TS_Mind_Swept]

Yeah! Let’s blow up the Parliament while it’s playing the song!

[@kylebordelon]

Martin, I don't know if you truly realize the impact this song has people. Have to admit I cried hearing it being played on the Carillion.

[@thomasboese3793]

Absolutely!

[@ShiekahTribe]

For some reason this made me emotional. Very talented lady and sounds absolutely beautiful.

[@Dream.of.Endless]

Me casually browsing videos to pass time KZbin: You liked Marble Machine Song. Me: Yeah, sure, great...the guy is an artist playing with marbles, i get it...leave me alone KZbin : How about the same song, played on the tower bell of Utrecht Me : Say what again...

[@thegrandestbazaar4800]

Yep me too

[@lisashiplett7659]

EXACTLY !

[@Dzwonek05]

YUP

[@thechargentarge1341]

222th like boi

[@Moon-vb2th]

Same lol

[@VittorioCozzi]

I cried hearing your song played that way. I'm so happy for you!

[@falkn.5544]

Wow....she's just amazing...

[@michaelgibb7856]

Actual goosebumps when she started playing the marble song - beautiful

[@siegmundeurades5753]

Imagine how amazing it must feel getting so much recognition someone plays your song on a giant bell tower. I'm sure he loved the experience

[@Jesses001]

I have no idea how I missed this video the first time, but I am glad I went back and found it. Wow, the view up there is amazing, and this instrument is insanely amazing. That would be difficult to make with modern technology let alone what they used to make it back in the day. So, she sits in a tower, far above the city, playing music heard by the entire city, and that is her job. This must be some kind of dream job for a musician.

[@TheChaotix14]

Dutch engineering at it's finest. Also it gives us the bragging rights for inventing worlds largest music instrument.

[@gorillaau]

It's insanely beautiful. Imagine figuring out that clock tower, both mechanism and the building itself.

[@Dresdentrumpet]

Carillon's are still built all the time. It is extremely easy to make with modern technology but not cheap though. They are amazing instruments.

[@jerrylim6722]

this might sound racist(well it's how it is so don't blame me for making it racist) but you could probably cut down on the money u use on construction workers by using both illegal immigrants and Chinese who just lost there under minimum wage factory job... they'll both do anything to keep their job, including almost nailing their own hand to a brick. one bcuz they can stay in the country while they build it and the other just cuz of the money.

[@ujlt7198]

jerry lim you say that as if almost enslaving other human beings is a good idea.

[@noemijanossy6888]

Okay, this made me cry, but definitely not without a reason. This was beautiful! Malgosia is so badass!

[@IrinaRempt]

The previous carillionist, A. Abbenes, was my mother's cousin.

[@helpis0ntheway]

That's amazing- what an honor!! Do you play music?

[@grandegames7956]

That is next level

[@multimapping8303]

I saw Malgosia a few months ago when I was having an organ lesson in Utrecht. My teacher knows her, because Malgosia also often plays the carillon in Nijmegen, where my teacher is organist.

[@googoogingus]

Wat leuk irina

[@PeterSblau]

And how did he practice?

[@ApprenticeGM]

That's just terrific! Martin is world famous and his music is being played everywhere on every instrument by everyone! Love it!

[@jeffreyedwards7902]

It was weird hearing the song without the clicking of the machine, but damn it is beautiful.

[@joshuabytestv8798]

The clicking of the notes makes it better IMO.

[@FerralVideo]

Am I the only one impressed by the maintenance job done on this thing? This machine is centuries old, and yet that clock mechanism looks FLAWLESS. Oh, and it's still accurate, when parts of it aren't disconnected intentionally at least. I want one.

[@jellebleeker]

this is where all my tax money goes

[@kekman3923]

Darijus Uosis woke

[@benedykt123313]

Darijus Uosis Funny joke, dude! Oh no wait, it wasn't. There are loads of stupid people here in The Netherlands complaining about where "their" tax money goes to without realizing that a lot of it comes back to them in one way or another. Besides that, it's an public place of discussion. Jelle is free to make his dumbass joke, just as I am free to criticize his dumbass joke.

[@kekman3923]

benedykt123313 why so serious?

[@FelixHdez]

benedykt123313 Are you from the Netherlands?

[@TheAgamemnon911]

If the tower were marble, you could call it the Marble Machine XXL

[@sackboy5055]

if it had a zone as well it would be the marble machine zone

[@JasperJanssen]

Well, there's marble *in* it here and there?

[@sneakrrr]

too bad it's made out mostly of bricks

[@absinthefifi]

if its not a machine and sonic can win that it would be marble zone

[@najrenchelf2751]

I feel like you'd need MANY MORE Xs than that!

[@stacysalinas22]

The Marble Machine song sounded like it was created for the tower! I love it!!

[@romanfambach9692]

i think this is one of the most epic things i've ever seen and heard

[@rcpanda343]

I was so surprised when she said that she played for the death of Chris Cornell. Respect.

[@HannTheftAudio]

I freaking cried bro

[@helpis0ntheway]

I wonder if his family knew... : ' (

[@krullenbos94]

They do this kind of thing regularly in Utrecht to pay hommage to artists who passed away, really nice!

[@stacysalinas22]

❤❤❤❤❤😞😘

[@krellio9006]

amazing architecture, amazing engineering, amazing piece of art

[@voxaurae]

Oh my goodness! The moment I heard her playing it I got goosebumps! Especially seeing and hearing it from the city! That must have been such a special moment for you! Also connecting "machine music" through time, it's just so brilliant! I love your work, keep posting!

[@klausdieter9625]

"Can you play star wars?"😂

[@clemclemm]

this was the best end ever !!

[@specjal0705]

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[@ShedowDimon]

they really did that?) OMG!

[@UltraProchy]

oh wow thats amazing, thats really a dream job

[@atreidestw]

I was hoping she could play some Spinal Tap - There's a particular musical trilogy in D minor that would make the whole town weep.

[@mxskelly]

It was absolutely awesome to hear the Marble Machine song played on those bells! It was cool to hear the changes in the arrangement made to accommodate such a huge instrument that's played so differently. I absolutely think that this song will be remembered for a very long time, it's so innovative given that it was composed for a completely new instrument and has been seen and heard by millions of people. You did a great job, and I always love hearing the Marble Machine song played on so many different instruments!

[@doapin6240]

Me: **tries to practice piano** Everyone in the town: ...

[@michalgolonka832]

r/profilepicturechecksout

[@googoogingus]

@@michalgolonka832 i was just about to make a comment about that😂

[@MariSan88]

Omg this has got to be such a HUGE honor to have your own song played on such a historical instrument. 💕

[@Pow3llMorgan]

"normal sized human being" You seem to forget you are in the Netherlands, the land of the giant people.

[@dailyyy_]

The length of the friend of my sister(lol) is 2 meters

[@judiklettenmeijer854]

RV games Actually 2 mtrs is quite common in holland. My husband is only 1.90, but my son 2.08 and grandson 2.05

[@dailyyy_]

@@judiklettenmeijer854 ik ben ook NL😁

[@diddy_dante]

@@dailyyy_ G E K O L O N I S E E R D

[@diddy_dante]

@@judiklettenmeijer854 meanwhile I'm like 16 and I'm 180ish and normally that's tall but in Holland I'm still a midget

[@tnl1962]

Wintergatan: I play a unique marble machine. Malgosia: Hold my beer!

[@petrgroh3414]

👍👏😂 Greetings from Czech Republic

[@Arix0n]

@@petrgroh3414 cs :D

[@coenraadvanessen2311]

More like: "lift my cannon"

[@thatmysteriousfox9552]

Correction "hold my tea"

[@masked5695]

Correction: Hold my bells

[@mirabilis]

I actually cried when she started playing your song. What an incredible honor!

[@jade_princess24]

Hearing the marble machine song on such a beautiful and historic instrument would make me openly weep. It is such an honor and this whole project is so cool and has truly been a delight to follow.

[@lubin2764]

This woman is amazing ! Utrecht habitants must be very glad and happy !

[@vilstef6988]

About every middling city and larger in the Low Countries has Campaniles and Carillons. The instrument was invented in Belgium in the 16th century.

[@jesselindsey9760]

This must have been a treat for the listeners down on the street.

[@Blue-Lady]

If they don't know who it's about, pretty sure they got really annoyed lol.. I'd get headaches from this thing if I were so close.

[@alfreddelatourquipenche8287]

Only if you like bells. I, for one, couldn't even live in Utrecht on a regular day.

[@katie-vf5id]

I bet the city is like "wHat Im so cOnfuseD wHy aRe tHere sO mAnY sONgS?!?!1!!1!"

[@juanangel2546]

+Yrsa Hoitink But can she play star wars?

[@MazzaAzi]

as well as the occasional "hAy I kNoW tHaT SoNg"

[@scythal]

@@cameronhoitink6597 Definitely her!

[@pentuplove6542]

Domtoren approx 700 years old. Play Elton John's "I'm Still Standing".

[@llamacorn3745]

😂😂😂😂😂😂this made me burt in laughter

[@pietvanvliet1987]

only to troll the rest of the church, which collapsed in 1674.

[@TheGremlinsParadise]

The Domtoren is 638 years old :)

[@robertbrighton9797]

141 people have lost their marbles

[@AmpHibious]

21st century musician, "i can do everything from this laptop" 14th century musician, "hold my ale.."

[@thegrandestbazaar4800]

Realism is tho is that 14th century musician is dead but true

[@BJRadianceMurphy]

This is the magic of the internet, that was phenomenally beautiful and something I and i'm sure many others would have no chance of every hearing anything like it in our lives, but here it is. Thank you Wintergatan and Thank you Malgosia for playing such an amazing instrument so beautifully and allowing Wintergatan to film and bring it to us.

[@uitham]

BJ Murphy its funny because i live in the netherlands and pretty much every city has a tower like this that plays songs like every hour, so im really used to it

[@christians.8700]

Instruments be like: Organ: There is no bigger instrument than me. Carillion of Domtoren Clock Tower: Hold my Bell 🔔 xD

[@KingdaToro]

A carillon could quite easily be an organ stop.

[@Karachay_Oramany]

boardwalk hall organ

[@Hydrantchan]

Is it possible for you to upload a video of just the outside view of the belltower as the song plays? It's amazing to watch her play it, but I'd also like to just enjoy the beautiful bells and the view!

[@GOTHICforLIFE1]

Can we just appreciate how amazingly accurate and fast you have to be to play this just off the bat by hitting wooden sticks. She was awesome

[@Toastmaster_5000]

That's an interesting unit of measurement - a "normal size human". Also, Malgosia has one seriously badass job.

[@laospeedwagon3023]

Martin, that was the most beautiful and wonderful thing I have seen in a very long time. Thank you, you must have been so proud to hear YOUR music on that ancient clock tower!

[@cowcannon8883]

What instrument do you play? "Domtoren clocktower"

[@gondametzger6146]

cowcannon Toren means tower FYI and Dom is a kinda nickname for the church

[@maxcampbell541]

Imaganie taking that to school and back to home for practice

[@maxcampbell541]

@Aryan Ramanand me: plane you wanna help me move this tower to school? Plane: sure last time was 2001

[@qqleq]

@@gondametzger6146 Nope, dom is the kind of church, like cathedral or basilic. (It actually is an alternative name for cathedral!) The name from the Utrecht church & tower (separatedly named because physically separated by a hurricane) is derived from the type, so like you would call your cathedral "The Cathedral Church" and "The Cathedral Tower". There are many more doms, like in Cologne or Aachen. The name probably derives from "bisdom", but I am guessing that. (Not Catholic at all, but raised in Utrecht.)

[@meinkrafthappy4177]

The Wintergatan Marble Machine Song starts at 12:06

[@gokuuzumaki70]

Ahmad Prabowo Thank you

[@starmc6130]

thanks!

[@dxnny162]

Ahmad Prabowo thank you i was waiting for so long

[@snowstarsparkle]

Ahmad Prabowo pk

[@brandonprows]

Thanks!

[@isaiahoconnor8236]

I only have one problem with that... you can not take it on a world tour....

[@BlackEpyon]

No... The world tours to YOU.

[@chizbreds1717]

Isaiah OConnor i

[@isaiahoconnor8236]

+BlackEpyon That is an awsome reply :)

[@isaiahoconnor8236]

+Red Panda Yes?...

[@Aitamen]

Actually, there *is* someone who does that! Check out CAST IN BRONZE. I've seen him a few times at ren fests, and he's absolutely amazing in person. His dedication to his craft is a sight and sound to behold.

[@Strawberrybite89]

I just found this.... and this town is now on my bucket list!! That is freakin beautiful! 😍😍😍😍😍😢