@@ricksell2877 It's exactly the same except for the different melody, different rhythm, different harmony, and different vocals. The bass has similarities at about the halfway mark. Many artists operate in similar musical regimes. Good call on linking these, but that doesn't make Black MIDI's song a cover. Big fan of Galas, BTW.
@@ricksell2877 I'm trying to understand why I like this but can't stand the artist you linked, the girl sounds like Tom morello's guitar and not in a good way
@@justincarth I mean, noise as an element of music has been around since at least Cage, and even gained an element of popularity with Sonic Youth - their noise-filled (listen to Silver Rocket and hear the similarities to bmbmbm) classic 'Daydream Nation' ended up in the National Library of Congress. Noise does have an important place in the history of music, and a prestigious history itself, but it's never entirely shaken the underground, art-music roots from whence it sprung: hence the shock, the jarringness, of seeing a band like Black Midi on television. I do understand the difficulty in appreciating noise in music, but as with so many difficult art forms, engaging with it and developing an appreciation is inherently valuable, and expands our engagement with art. If you would like to better understand noise in music, I could suggest some albums and books.
This band is tough for me. I absolutely love everything the instruments are doing, and absolutely hate everything the vocalist is doing. If he ever decides to sing a melody (or not sing at all) this could be a new favorite band for me.
I think it's easy to explain. He has an immense amount of talent in going completely off the grid when it comes to rhythm and expectations but still keeps in time. at times using the Toms and open hi hats so effortlessly insane that it's almost free jazz
You would not believe how many confused messages I got the other night when my mates finally realised this was the band I'd been relentlessly talking about for months
I cant imagine telling anybody about this band. Although I cant really imagine telling amybody about any of the indie music I listen to, cus everybody's well into their emo rap.
@@Dan-zw5po it's probably their most "normal" song, if you are going to try and get someone into this band then I would 100% show them that song first haha
For those who are new here, the guitarist is playing a recording of Nikki's rant from the Big Brother Diary Room a few years ago through his phone through his guitar...
bmbmbm is probably the most perculiar and mental song they have in their discography and out of all they seriously picked it. absolute legends. and the balls to perform a song with such a bizzare singing style in front of thousands is absolutely astounding. also that drummer.......... jesus
we were talking about MIDI in music. my music teacher said "midi... i think there's even a band called.. what is it? black midi now? haha so that's something" took every fibre of my being not to start waffling on about how much i love this band
@@williambell9759 Perhaps the audible similarities to no-wave had something to do with it -- I mean, that little guitar fill at 1:18 could have been straight out of DNA or James Chance; the little noise intermissions remind me very much of Theoretical Girl; the engagement with pop-culture shown by most original no-wave is embodied by the playing of a rant from Big Brother through guitar pickups; and the plodding, doomy progression is textbook Lydia Lunch -- one can even hear Lizzy Mercier-Descloux in the little high-pitched guitar line that runs before the major noise break. Those are just little aesthetic similarities, though. What defined no-wave music was a reclaiming and subsequent destruction of previous musical aesthetics and styles -- in the late '70s and early '80s, these styles were jazz, funk, disco, blues, rock-and-roll, and punk music. The styles Black Midi seem to reclaim are math rock, post-punk, jazz fusion (I mean, listen to that drumming), elements of electronica, and even the noise-rock of Sonic Youth and their contemporaries which grew from no-wave. This appropriation and deconstruction is present in Black Midi. They may not be classic no-wave -- for whatever that's worth as a classification; spot the similarities between Mercier-Descloux and Mars -- but they're close enough to make your dismissal of the similarities unfounded as well as opprobrious.
Tfw you have a full blown meltdown, run head-first into a piano, almost land a front-flip but still don’t win the prize. They may not have won tonight, but they won my heart ❤️
The fact there is huge applause makes me realise something people probably realised watching Frank Zappa in his prime, that they may not necessarily love it, or particularly enjoy it, but they know something special is occurring. I think when you see something expressive and original in a song, at least for everyone who isn't just *puts radio on in the car* (which is fine of course), you can't really define it beyond a great piece of music.
@@Blayne1973 You need to realise that it’s you in the audience thinking you need to politely applaud the “special ED kids”, and in reality everyone is just genuinely applauding them. Don’t be an ableist dick, please, it’s pretty simple, just be a nice person.
If you weren’t at the show , you won’t have seen the guitarist run straight head first into the the piano, then do the flip. He literally got concussed right there
It's weird that a band would even sound like this in the first place, Weirder still that they'd be really good and weirdest of all that everybody loves them.
@@mattrobert5 Yeah they definitely have something in common with early Butthole Surfers, but like, I never enjoyed early Butthole Surfers. I like the stuff that normal people like that doesnt sound like Black Midi at all.
@@mattrobert5 I'm listening to it now. As often happens when one gets an explicit recommendation about something, I'm feeling it a lot more than when I passively overheats it a decade ago. Thanks for the rec. I def think BM is profiting from advances in sound engineering, but I can hear a similar anarchic energy in RPF.
Mate you shouldve been there guitarist dived head first straight into piano then front flipped onto his arse and was stumbling around trying not to pass out he was out but refused to go down it was like Something from a cartoon
Almost redeemed by the bass line in the last 5 seconds of the song, but this my friends is why you should eschew that which is known as black mamba- or you will end up making music like this.
This is a cover. The original is even wilder. They didn’t even credit the original artist which is a shame. They even changed the name of the song. The song is called “SKOTOSEME “ by Diamanda Galas. Check out the studio version. It’s insane. - PureSalem Guitars
wish mark fisher was around to see this, he would be very proud to see fellow british creatives revive the ideological ethos of post-punk for once and not a frozen aesthetic corpse of a previous version of it
The sad thing is it’s a cover. Why they don’t acknowledge it makes me wonder. BLACK MIDI is a cool band but let’s give credit where credit is due … this is a total take on DIAMANDA GALAS song “SKOTOSEME” The studio version is insane. If you are into outsider type artists you will love her. - PureSalem Guitars
There’s going to be a wave of bands sounding similar to this, and this will save rock & roll, I’m here for it. It’s like bands who were apart of the no wave, post punk, and college rock era are making themselves back into the mainstream music market
This is a cover. They didn’t even credit the original artist which is a shame. They even changed the name of the song. The song is called “SKOTOSEME “ by Diamanda Galas. Check out the studio version. It’s insane. - PureSalem Guitars
Saw them at Village Underground in London last year when they opened for Preoccupations. I was instantly hooked. They played in Minneapolis this summer to an absolutely packed 7th Street Entry. I sense big things in store for this band.
Not my favorite band of the year but holy shit are they a great live act. I maintain that their next album will be hailed as genius, in the same way we currently see Spiderland and OK Computer.
yeah a little bit of a shame there. highly encourage everyone to see them live though. even the album doesn't do 100% justice. The bassist absolutely shreds on every song and i could never tell until they saw them live.
This band is a complete enigma. Most of the time their music descends into utter chaos, the singer just kind of does his own thing ninety-five percent of the time, the guitarist leads a one man mosh pit on stage. Despite all of the chaos and low chance of the complete insanity they are as band making it far in the music world, everyone, although many might not admit it, find themselves completely loving this band and their music. It can't be explained.
Yeah, but this is a cover. Check out the original LP version by Diamanda Galas. The song is called “SKOTOSEME “. They didn’t even credit her. That’s a little strange.
Heard Liam Gallagher say his sons a big fan but he thought they were weird and if Liam Gallagher thinks they're weird then they got to be worth a look... I can safely say.... yep he's right! 🤣
Yes it is but they didn’t create it. This is a cover. They didn’t even credit the original artist which is a shame. They even changed the name of the song. The song is called “SKOTOSEME “ by Diamanda Galas. Check out the studio version. It’s insane. - PureSalem Guitars
Obviously this band is 100% jam up. They play extremely well together… great chemistry for sure. The timing they keep is insane and it’s spot on. For a band to be full on jamming then come to abrupt silence with every instrument perfectly timed is not easy to do. It’s not just stopping altogether, they resume back to full on chaos one time and they do it multiple times. My point is this band very tight knit and technical... i mean tight tight tight. If I had to guess, I’d definitely say they been making music together since they were kids… or at least half of them. With all that being said, I understand the magnitude and complexity of their instrumentals. It’s insane how precisely executed and on time they are with each other. Now to my point… I wanna like them but I just can’t feel them. I don’t know what this.