ylva - The Then (elektron octatrack performance)

[@Fusion_1994]

The then is simply a music masterpiece.

[@Fusion_1994]

The break down makes me cry with overflowing emotion everything I play it it is that good. Those chords!

[@dublplus]

Youre an inspiration to those of us who love elektron machines but want to avoid getting stuck in a "videogame aesthetic" which is easy to do. Not to mention the attention you put into your visuals - top class 👏

[@ylvatrax]

🖤

[@markytripp]

The definitive Octatrack Guru 🙏

[@IvarTryti]

Incredible work as usual, ylva! The moods in your tracks are always so good :)

[@ylvatrax]

thank you ivar 🖤

[@GregVKMusic]

@@ylvatrax How about a collaboration with you two!? I think you two could make some amazing stuff together!

[@microfx]

This is what the world needs now. Thank you so much for making music that resonates with me so much!

[@ylvatrax]

thank you for these words friend 🖤

[@Crvmbs]

Always so excited to see ylva in my notifications! Always coming with a new sound

[@ylvatrax]

hi sean, thank you 🖤

[@eg4358]

The bell melody on The Then is absurdly groovy & delicious. Incredible track!!

[@MichaalHell]

“Happy Minions are filthy..” *singing to myself while cleaning*

[@after6am]

You are such a genius! "the then" is a brilliant masterpiece that gives me goosebumps

[@psmaulehlien]

Immediately appealing

[@j.shelton5147]

Beautiful. Wistful. Melancholy. Yesterday was a hard day. Today is starting out as a more hopeful one. I think your music embodies both sentiments really wonderfully.

[@ylvatrax]

thank you j 🖤

[@MusicEasel]

Astonishing experience! You’ve mastered OT

[@MichaelBLevi]

You're a creative, multi-dimensional artist with tremendous talent. Thank you for sharing your work with us.

[@ylvatrax]

thank you michael 🖤

[@guytor]

Please never stop making music. It’s so beautiful and inspiring!

[@ylvatrax]

thank you guy, i dont think i will

[@jessejarrar]

Really beautiful track

[@city3015]

Pure gold

[@gtwindle]

Somehow still/contemplative and driving/groovy at the same time

[@gizmo9732]

Man, your music is something special, I can't describe how much I love it with words. Thank you for sharing your art ❤

[@ylvatrax]

🖤

[@leftmono1016]

I’ve watched a lot of Octatrack videos and can’t remember anything better than this! Love the vocal pitch change using the crossfader. Subbed 😀

[@edfroxt7294]

The Then and Etelids of Time absolutely amazing

[@PeaceDub]

Yeah this was a nice little ride!

[@cyberspacer]

Amazing tracks, this deserves more attention! :)

[@linasmak9199]

The Then is absolute banger!

[@lowbias]

So good. The performance and the music. Inspiring. I always get so excited when I discover a video of yours I haven't' seen yet. Thank you for sharing!

[@ylvatrax]

thank you robin 🖤

[@hershreddy9154]

Absolute beast with an Octatrack.

[@stevebuchan6642]

amazing as always. really liking the new visuals. This is like the perfect morning after the night before sound track. mellow, blissful, dreamy. really reminds me of the good old days.

[@ylvatrax]

such a nice thing to say

[@orkunbagatur5055]

amazing... specially the last song.... ❤

[@_wuido]

The then is a masterpiece love those vocals

[@SimpleTrax]

Magnificent.

[@michaeltoop1641]

So good 🤘

[@freejazzbone]

sounds very clean, what's all this talk that Octatrack has crap reverb? thanks for sharing

[@nikitamuravich4601]

awesome! very like your music!

[@Ciutadellla]

Boom! Would be nice to make a tutorial of your workflow

[@hngrdieser_richard7421]

glad to see you're back at it. great visual fx, as usual ^^

[@mike_qbik]

Top. Damn great tracks ! Love it. Thank you for sharing. I dig the first one. Those cowbells … reminded me Unfinished Sympathy by Massive Attack:)

[@ylvatrax]

🖤

[@MilesKvndra]

Another awesome set by you, ylva! I'm always so inspired by your music. Thanks for sharing that! 💚

[@ylvatrax]

thank you miles for always finding such nice words

[@paulandreas7955]

second traks sounds like son lux! you are indeed an elektron genius

[@DipoleMusicDC]

This is stunning. Thank you for sharing this with us

[@ArunKumar-pr5ly]

Your work on these machines are super inspirational!! Please make more of them :) Could you please tell how you go about organizing your tracks on the OT like how many tracks you use for drums ? How many of them are flex ?? how many are static ??? do you use one shot samples or chop longer samples into slices ?? Been wanting to create whole tracks on the OT, your advice would help lots of people

[@christdolphin69]

so gorgeous."The Then" is better than any modern pop/rnb/electronic track

[@mechatomb2921]

Feels a lot more traditional recording/composing vs. more electronic that prior compositions you’ve made have. Incredible work.

[@ylvatrax]

thank you very much friend 🖤

[@brentladue]

really loved it man, always excited to see new music from you. very inspirational!

[@ylvatrax]

thank you brent 🖤

[@teknologikworld]

strait fire!

[@XanderOwls]

i love this channel

[@MichaalHell]

You truly inspire!

[@ylvatrax]

hi michael, thank you very much 🖤

[@GregVKMusic]

That melody in Echolocating Devotion... Unsettlingly beautiful! All of these are beautiful! This is the first time I'm hearing your work and it's incredible. So do you release exclusively on Bandcamp (and KZbin)?

[@TheMachinesWon]

🥲😍👏 Bravo!

[@burger659]

Very Nice !

[@wglz]

I hadn't seen anything from you in a little bit, I've been waiting for this next release! Happy to support you on bandcamp as well but I really like this format with getting to watch the live performance too. Really nice work, yet again... keep them coming! Thank you!

[@ylvatrax]

thanks for the words and the support friend 🖤

[@ijazzmunki]

Music purchased - I dig it man

[@Crabdust1]

You're the best! Mixing the style up a bit, but still sounds like you.

[@Fusion_1994]

Still brilliant!

[@aseomg]

The eyelids of time…that’s a 20min track right there!

[@DCDNT]

The Then is unreal, wow. Goosebumps around 7:40.

[@ylvatrax]

thank you for listening mikhail 🖤

[@janediaztempiam8442]

I love you man

[@daanbaas2962]

Original and beautiful 💪

[@NoisyMachines]

Love it! You motivate me to get my Octatrack out on the slopes again! ::)

[@ylvatrax]

happy to hear that 🖤

[@playgroundofsound7683]

Wow good work man incredible. How many years have u had with octa? Any general advice for it?

[@russellbrown8760]

Is that fo real? Like that first track is just Amazing. Yes!

[@setiroculus]

I hope you consider doing track breakdowns via Patreon at some point.

[@WHATISPOLITICS69]

great stuff

[@IhorMedia]

I love your music! ❤️

[@ylvatrax]

🖤

[@milDelux]

WOW ❤

Dude, this is great

[@xivivix7195]

The outro of "The Then". Holy shit. Can anyone place that vocal sample?

[@theblowupdollsmusic]

Sounds great! Is this mastered or right from the octatrack?

[@suntzu6122]

F yesss

[@dnzl7262]

Love it!

[@fahey900]

Incredible incredible stuff 😍 the pads and strings in 'The Then' Where did you sample them or how did you make them for this song.So good 👏

[@maxtox3]

Groovy af

[@danielmulholland5869]

So is this stems transported into the Octa and performed or do you compose on the Octa itself?

[@pedrol8234]

Hey Hi, how are you? I am a dope producer from NYC. I want to know if you can teach me how to use the octatrack through zoom? I’ll pay you

[@jparty]

amazing! Is this all recorded live stereo mix as a single take + mixed in the OT? etc Do you do any other processing after the fact? It sounds so good! Amazing to hear the OT used for other things than industrial techno on youtube!

[@ylvatrax]

thank you very much, all of the tracks except of the 3rd track are recorded in one shot with 2xstereo recordings. i did master treatments in a daw

[@christdolphin69]

what's the bass synth on "The Then"? so incredible

[@ylvatrax]

thank you, its a one note sample of an electric bass

[@ytmusic-pm9ob]

I can't believe I found someone who uses elektron machines better than Ivar

[@macalasterschmidt8523]

The Then is such an incredible track - playing it for the fifth time today! Out of curiosity, where is the song’s last vocal sample from?

[@ylvatrax]

thank you friend. its a hidden treasure from the deep mid 90s

[@nugravityzm]

НЕУЖЕЛИ !

[@maxtox3]

А то

[@samothrace2106]

Еще бы!

[@ggelatinn]

Very tasteful!

[@janediaztempiam8442]

What is the midi out and inputs going to.?

[@ylvatrax]

the OT gets midi sync from ableton to avoid phasing when recording

[@matthieupaire3853]

I ended up here looking for octatrack techno jam😀. Really like The Then, love the atmosphere! Well done. Is everything made out the octatrack only?