Aphex Twin - Avril 14 on pedal steel

[@corypringleton8454]

My grandpa was the owner of Rains steel guitars until he sold the company. So cool to see people making such cool stuff with his steel guitars.

[@Henry-uv9xu]

No way! How cool is that!

[@JohnDoe-vv3id]

?

[@corypringleton8454]

@@JohnDoe-vv3id what?

[@c-bass2777]

Did you get to own one?

[@lang8097]

Are you rich?

[@John_Smith_Dumfugg]

You can't always be a strong cowboy. Sometimes, just being an alive cowboy is enough.

[@uselesschannel51]

yee yee 😔

[@fruitsn4ck]

Ur PFP looks familiar

[@jazzfeline5970]

@zoe It's Coconut Head from Ned's Declassified. I thought it looked familiar too, haven't seen a picture of that guy in many years lol

[@cptstardog3553]

What is this from?? I've been searching and I have no idea what this quote came from.

[@joshuanewton1016]

Ye haw

[@breadmoneymusic]

When the town really wasn’t big enough for the both of you...

[@squiremuldoon5462]

I gave your comment a standing ovation.

[@jaydock1]

Oh 🥺

[@therealmodernwalking9695]

Was this a quote from the Sparks?

[@julian9898]

A sparks reference?

[@allotrope2978]

Flying, domestic flying.

[@madmanbob180]

This is my favorite cover of all time. I keep coming back to this, month after month, year after year. Sublime.

[@jahrowdy]

Agreed. I’ve listened to it so many times now and it’s just gorgeous.

[@calbrock6302]

Same ❤

[@manlypedro75]

yaeh man, I hear you

[@thegrimyeaper]

When you're out on the range and lock eyes with one of your cows and you both just know.

[@buckbumble]

I don’t think a comment has made me damn near cough up a lung from laughter before but this might be the one. Genius!

[@ushabhatnagar4579]

Don't get it, Please explain

[@buckbumble]

Usha Bhatnagar you don’t just “get it”. You just.....”know” man

[@spook_st]

or a Rushup Edge sheep

[@buergidunitz]

This

[@abstractdaddy]

Such an awesome instrument. I love this sound. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheSuperCommentGuy]

use this in an animation c:

[@alexcummins5496]

yes McSteels

[@CrowleyBeats98]

Yooo umami! how we doing?

[@pwnayr]

use something from syro in an animation!

[@daemonelectricity]

Someone working the volume swells through a big lush spring reverb, yeah, it can definitely be one of the most beautiful instruments.

[@luke144]

Good job man! I have a fu**ing super painful disease and some of my mornings are rough!! When I wake up just beat down from no sleeping and I feel like breaking down crying, I put this cover on. It makes me feel like I'm not alone. It makes me feel at peace and I push on. Music is the voice of our souls and this cover resonates with me. Thank you for posting this!

[@pussymoney5764]

Need to sleep to heal, need to heal to sleep. Good luck.

[@Aditya_PS]

Hope you feel better 😊

[@luke144]

@@Aditya_PS thank you!!! I am feeling better! You can't lose hope. Highest blessings for your kindness! It's very rare!!

[@luke144]

I'm here again. Agony!!! The sweet sounds soothing my very tired brain! I love you guys that give a F. Thank you!!!

[@Aditya_PS]

@@luke144 glad to hear that

[@ZeranZeran]

Man, this is just gorgeous. Brian Eno and Aphex Twin would be proud. Reminds me of "Deep Blue Day" by Brian Eno because of the pedal steel guitar. Beautiful.

[@tonyborie788]

To think Aphex Twin (Richard James) had no formal musical education. Pure natural talent. This song is pure bliss.

[@te9591]

Really?

[@ZeranZeran]

It inspires me so much. You don't need years of schooling, you just need to try, and don't give up. Having good taste and inspiration helps too.

[@ghostsinthesnow_makes_music]

holy shit that's insane

[@vapid9943]

he does claim to have synesthesia though.

[@0xfeedcafe]

People gotta stop saying that it's a talent, it's okay if you want to say that, but it's probably just love for doing something and pure interest and putting hours into it because of that. I also don't have any musical education but I enjoy making music and I could do it for a full day because it's something nice to do while being alive

[@ludvig399]

1:29 gives me the craziest goosebumps every single time i listen to this

[@ellthompson]

I never knew that I wanted to hear Aphex Twin played on a pedal steel. But I do.

[@NickHunter]

wanna hear everything played on this now lol

[@christopher95wilster]

Man u wanna hear afx covers on every instrument... FACTS

[@dontwaste111]

I don't know what aphex twin or pedal steel is but I like it

[@sheepdavis]

@@dontwaste111 you have been living under a rock

[@neighbor472]

NPCmajor pedal steel is the instrument, the song being played is by aphex twin

[@mr2gti]

Now this is a decent KZbin recommendation.

[@mrsmireff9370]

1000th like ✅

[@samthedrumman3868]

don't normally comment on videos.. however, this is one of the sweetest covers i've ever heard on youtube.. top job mate, excellent tone and great phrasing. it's incredibly relaxing and almost dream like

[@danyntendo64]

Sam The Drum Man daam I know wow this is great artist cover he is so derious of this i hope he goes far in his artistic endeavors

[@andreikorsakov8578]

Sam The Drum Man I couldnt agree more

[@haku5461]

Not even going to lie this is the most beautiful sound to ever be created

[@fnewts]

the sound at 2:02 of the string harmonising or whatever is the most blissful sound i’ve heard an instrument make

[@-k-b-]

This is maybe one of the best covers I've ever heard man, excellent

[@brucideous]

This is Aphex Twin's Lon Lon ranch song.

[@nesfan8]

OMG yes!

[@frank144p4]

I call this video “Yeehaw Sad”

[@motyakskellington7723]

bravo

[@blahuhm6782]

Nighttime town/farm theme. Yes...

[@crummerholla]

Went to post this but had to hit the search bar first. Funny how fitting it is.

[@IHWKR]

Steel guitar is a beautiful instrument. I wish more artist would experiment with it other than the country genre. Pink Floyd and Elton John were wonderful with it.

[@chrisv7004]

why are you here

[@numberfive3323]

Swans' pedal steel player is a fucking animal

[@NSixtyFour]

They say it is too difficult for most to play it well. Also it is expensive and not enough people appreciate it

[@TheCrackerpipe]

•_ Ben Keith was a genius on this instrument he was in Neil Young’s band in the 70s

[@BongChongy]

Pink Floyd did amazing songs with this instrument

[@madscientrix]

Back again. I come back to this song all the time. It’s my favorite cover of a14, which is already an ethereally important song to me, and you played it perfectly on one of my favorite instruments. I hope I meet you someday

[@madscientrix]

Haha I was here a year ago

[@JoshuaNorton]

I consider this the definitive version of the song. The intrument brings out the beautiful parts really well. Thank you for this.

[@NuclearRoll]

I hope Richard hears this one day. Thank you for making special song even more touching.

[@Yeldineyintun]

Bereitschaft I would be surprised if someone in his circle hasn’t showed him this. Cool moment to think about. I’m sure he was beyond honored

[@dutchmountainsnake5379]

It's like a bluesy electric guitar with 1/4th synth ancestry

[@theend.55]

Dude, no idea what that is..but it sounds awesome...

[@atrocious_pr0xy]

..i totally get this.

[@thomaseatspomus]

I love the internet

[@nathanmcgill7249]

@@theend.55 Imagine someone's last name is Les Paul, but their grandmother's maiden name is Moog

[@syok1107]

This one goes out to everyone who’s in a difficult place. Love from Sweden, happy Avril 14th. ❤️

[@bossHogOG]

Thanks for posting the video. You’re a great player.

[@Unlucky-Dube]

Tak, right back at you from south africa.

[@Max_Payn3]

Thanks for posting this, greetings and well wishes from the US.

[@syok1107]

Shoutouts to everyone who's still with us. Happy Avril 14th!

[@HollowBxstion]

Avril 14, 2023 now!

[@BobleeSwaggner]

Please never take this video down. I listen to it daily and would be heartbroken to lose it. It’s gorgeous :)

[@UncannyExpress]

This is the up side of being so connected. Great interpretation.

[@dafunkycanuck]

I come back to this rendition every so often and it wrecks me every time. Beautiful, great job!

[@slamfreepoetry1845]

yeah, me too... every year or so... really the best. get all the feelz.

[@melphillips1608]

Just popped up for me, one of my favourite songs! Well played.

[@forestyforest]

Beautiful cover, thank you.

[@anarsamedi7358]

You have a good taste, Foresty!

[@hunnr4382]

Dude! Love your videos :))

[@evankelley8678]

I was not expecting to see you here!!! Aphex Twin is amazing and this cover is equally so. I’ve been absolutely loving the new van build, I’m excited to see what’s to come.

[@LIFECYCLEZ]

@@evankelley8678 samee!!

[@theodoreiaccino7762]

Foresty Forest, he listens to jams!

[@Wonderhussy]

Goddammit now there's a tear in my beer 🥲

[@connor48880]

There’s a cry in my pie

[@applewagon253]

I come back and watch this every couple months for the past several years. Amazing.

[@mason8971]

Pedal steel is gonna be all the rage in 2020 music if we survive it

[@PullingEnterprises]

hopefully we survive the music of 2020

[@ryanmahon2956]

I’m so ready!!

[@barb0za0]

check out faye webster, her music features it a ton

[@barb0za0]

Galaxy Flowers are you ok? op was just pointing out it’s not really a mainstream instrument. he never said nobody has ever heard of it before. idk why you had to be so hostile on your response

[@galaxyflowers7277]

@@barb0za0 im not ok

[@andrewmontague9682]

What an ethereal sound. It's remarkable how it changes what is quite a close and intimate piece into something much wider and encompassing without losing its essential nature. Brilliantly done.

[@ivorymelmoth]

I picture this playing if I were stranded on a little boat out in the sea, waiting for my rescue that may or may not come

[@adempc]

That's not much different than the actual situation we are in.

[@atrocious_pr0xy]

..the climax can either be your rescure or your acceptance of the situation as final.

[@TonyCassara]

Maybe the most beautiful cover I’ve ever heard of any song ever. Thank you.

[@baltofarlander2618]

Aphex Twin is the last thing I expected to hear on pedal steel guitar, but I'm glad it exists.

[@LeeGHThomas]

Fellow Houston native. Couldn’t help but to notice the hoodie. Beautiful playing man. Amazing rendition of a fantastic song.

[@dexontape]

I'm reassured to see you have a backup pedal steel in case anything happens to that one. Wouldn't want that sweet sound to stop.

[@PeterGiblin]

Hey man I just wanted to tell you how much I love to listen to you play this. I sit for hours with it on repeat with my little dog next to me, have done for weeks now. You took an already stunningly beautiful song and took it somewhere even more meaningful. Thank you so much for putting this out into the world.

[@markshfr1]

Pedal Steel is one of the coolest instruments in existence. I often think about how it is an untapped source of potential for music outside of country. You have achieved some great sounds in this video. Definitely subscribed

[@tjenadonn6158]

The Decembrists use it occasionally in their music, with a prominent example being in the track "The Hazards of Love Part 4 (The Drowned)". Their stuff is I'd class as progressive folk rock, but they're distinctly not country.

[@elusivepassages]

Awesome job, I love this and that couch

[@paul321go]

Down the rabbithole of apx covers and this made me cry, I had to stop what I was doing. Thanks

[@OfficialJayPriceman]

THIS IS INCREDIBLE. EVERYTHING ABOUT IT IS JUST BREATHTAKING.

[@mjr2451]

This makes the melody shine and shows how much of an excellent songwriter Richard D James is. Thanks for posting this.

[@borohhh]

Something the original does too. It’s a piano ballad not an acid tune.

[@mjr2451]

@@borohhh I actually listened to Richards ambient content before I got to his acid stuff. Still, your point is absolutely valid, especially for those who only know Aphex Twin from stuff like “come to daddy“.

[@XanltheCSG]

Drukqs out in the country

[@hocuspocus3256]

Drug use out in the country.

[@DarkMetaOFFICIAL]

lmao yess

[@keironhiggspoet]

One of the most dreamiest instruments ever made.

[@PierreKoopa]

It's been years now that I come to this video to enjoy it every once in a while. Thank you so much

[@pickledegg1989]

This is my favourite song from Brian Eno's Apollo: Atmospheres and Soundtracks.

[@redredrum5055]

Yeah, trying to bite Lanois

[@billbrasky8525]

Legend of an album.

[@H8rboi4u]

Erik Satie in Paris, but it’s Paris, Texas

[@mangoghvalmeo]

e·the·re·al: extremely delicate and light in a way that seems too perfect for this world.This is heavenly my friend.

[@Flargenyargen]

Today was great. Happy Avril 14, everyone. I'm happy to come back and enjoy this as often as I do. Hauntingly beautiful.

[@SpicyInvalid]

Trust me, I've seen all of the Avril 14th covers on pedal steel guitar, and this by far the best! Bravo!!

[@SamChaneyProductions]

This is one of the best sounding covers I've heard of this tune. Great choice for tone!

[@tedcruzinusa]

I always loved this cover so much and finally got around to listening to the EP and I couldn't believe I saw Yekermo Sew. I've been obsessed with Ethiopian music the past few years, and your rendition is so wonderful.

[@gasolineandwine]

1:03 I'm blown away by how much this sounds like a synthesizer.

[@user-th6rh8zp3t]

or does your synth sound like a pedal steel

[@gasolineandwine]

@@user-th6rh8zp3t I mean, it could be both.

[@skoto8219]

Very Aphexy sound there, even if the original song didn't have that kind of sound. Very cool

[@andybaldman]

There's a reason for that. They both produce very pure tones, with few overtones. Unlike human voices, horns, and guitars.

[@herpsmaltwatta]

@@skoto8219 bellend

[@TheElectroCompany]

i rarely comment on youtube, but this is worth every letter: pure gold! your version just made me sync with the universe. these perfectly done pitch glides....soo haunting. one of the best covers i have ever heard!

[@Aphexm1ke]

I finally listened to this... I’ve RT’d and liked hundreds of tweets of this for almost 2 years. It’s great. Thank you.

[@proffesionaloctopus]

Holy molé amigo....I've been listening to this track for catharsis for almost 12+yrs. You truly do Richard James justice. Thanks for executing that. Turned my dark night positive.

[@h3arty]

professionaloctopuses I hope your nights are less dark than they were a year ago :)

[@exussi9676]

professionaloctopus i agree with the person above but than they were 2 years ago :)

[@vaos]

It’s April 14th today. This is the best cover!

[@DendyJungle]

It takes a lot to make me cry after listening to a purely instrumental song but this did it

[@madscientrix]

One of my fav artists on my fav instrument - wtf why did it take yt 6 years to recco this to me!? Love it dude thanks for this

[@thefinnjamins1759]

this is becoming one of my favourite videos. You have done such a good job of capturing the beauty of the song on the steel string.

[@chrisdarvalis]

The way he bends the notes is fantastic.

[@geoff7894]

I keep coming back to this. Thank you so much for putting these vibrations into the world. Just fucking superb sounding. I'm not crying you're crying.

[@IndigoRoses7]

This song reminds me of my dad, he passed in 2016. Somewhere on a shooting star. I miss you Dad

[@BerlinChild]

All these years later, this is still my favorite version of this track. Fantastic job my man.

[@theoriginaldanalogue]

Such an amazing rendition. My favourite part was towards the end, where those upper harmonics rang out just for those two notes. Perfect!

[@MajorLeagueBassboost]

This sounds like a lovechild of Aphex Twin and Buckethead. Thanks so much for making this!

[@clintcarden1244]

@evilsockpuppet I love bucket head

[@origamigek]

recc?

[@machinegunhippy]

Buckethead , aphex twin , Kool keith ♥️

[@5whisker]

Happy Avril 14th. See you guys in a year, and hope everything will be okay by then

[@davidmccomas485]

I haven't commented on any KZbin thing I don't think ever. That was fantastic. Well done.

[@odhako]

this video is the reason why I started to listen Aphex Twin music

[@Joshonthenet]

I’ve been listening to this song for more than half of my life. It’s so great to hear it reimagined

[@Owenwatkins-oc6xk]

0:52 I absolutely love that sound!

[@__w__o__w__]

This is a hidden gem. Shame it doesn't have more exposure.

[@walterzamalis4846]

I can imagine Tom Misch singing delicately over this while Loyle Carner strums his eloquent thoughts into speech.

[@duncanhollands2836]

Go to PC. Right click, Loop. Now listening for the 53rd time today. Still loving it. Thank you for putting this up here for us to all enjoy.

[@Wonderlikechild]

Okay, after watching all the Avril 14th covers I could find... this is the best IMO. Good job, brother

[@Mmmaannnu]

My absolute favorite version of this song, happy Avril 14th everyone

[@cricket12ish]

man spongebob has been walking a bit slower ever since he got off prozac

[@marsf2152]

This is amazing, man. I can't like this enough.

[@tylerbeckwith522]

yo i come back to listen to this quite often. It calms me down and makes me feel humble. thanks for sharing

[@cyanknight2749]

I found this video in a music playlist...This was my first introduction to Aphex Twin. This cover is so good, I thought it was the original...Great work, man

[@sarahfleiss]

one of the most beautiful thing's Ive ever heard

[@djofortunato5799]

I hit subscribe on the first 4 bars. Anyone who plays pedal steel & Is into Aphex Twin is Beyond Okay in my book :) Beautiful rendition !

[@Orangetronic]

Back here on my annual Avril 14 pilgrimage.

[@MrSeanMDickinson]

Most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard. Thank you 🙏

[@Bigcbiscuit]

I keep coming back to this and it moves me just as much as the first time I heard it.

[@rodrigocano7775]

avril 14th, 2020, remember where you are and who you’re surrounded with in a year. we’ll get through this.

[@-Deena.]

Who's Avril? Levine? Hope not 🎈

[@ARVash]

@@-Deena. it's french for april :)

[@-Deena.]

@@ARVash Oh yeah, doh!.. Avril and Juillet. Nice ladies :)

[@akuikage]

Hi. We are still in this. But we'll get through

[@broskiemandudebrov]

When Gary goes to live with Patrick because he has a cookie in his pocket.

[@ravereviews6853]

Aphez Twin is one of the most underrated artists in the world. So musically talented but I swear the guy lives in some modest house in the UK. Such a boss

[@RavenhallowGrey]

Absolutely gorgeous. I'd be lying if I said I hadn't listened to this several dozen times on repeat the last 24 hours.

[@ruslansynhaiewsky8729]

so good, it's nice that you also showed features of pedal steel, like its not only another one cover on avril 14

[@wigglesandgrids]

Another one in the book folks, Thanks for being here

[@MalcomJuliaMorgan]

cool, play "come to daddy" next

[@lukaskoninger3312]

Miguel McGill underrated comment

[@RetroPlus]

Yes please!

[@JRSRLN]

Windowlicker next!

[@andyjcoop]

Hahahahahaha

[@jennyfarside6832]

Flight of the bumblebee

[@sayhitoyourtom]

Happy Avril 14th, 2018.

[@aswilll]

shut up

[@obscuredoblivion444]

Right on man! I'm a big Aphex Twin fan and love it when I come across covers of his songs. This one is especially a good one.

[@GalenWill]

This is my favorite version of this song. It sounds perfect on steel. Thank you.

[@sayhitoyourtom]

Happy Avril 14th, 2023

[@Wd40RecklessEngineer]

Happy Avril 14th, 2024

[@LK-428]

Happy Avril 14th!

[@toastedcherries]

happy Avril 14th everyone :)

[@TheMerseySound1]

I discovered this cover in April last year and now it’s almost has a million views, well-deserved

[@AdamThorton]

This is my favorite Aphex Twin cover. Well done!!!!!

[@gothfox8196]

Happy Avril 14th.