it'll be a crime he doesn't win at least a grammy in his life. we're doing something wrong otherwise, thundercat was on late night, surely louis cole deserves the recognition for the talent he really is, a musicians musician for sure, thoughtful, clever, insightful, delightful, joyful, fun, interesting, dynamic, strange, beautiful, wild, intense, wicked good music comes out of this man's mind.
Already had immense respect louis and his music but him mentioning that he listens to Boards of Canada the most is just the golden cherry on top... Love you and your music Louis!!
I’m a Boards of Canada fan till death, never heard of Louis Cole but RU-vid recommended this video for me. The alg0rhythm is working. Louis Cole is an immense talent. Stoked to be a new fan.
Same here, huge Boards of Canada fan. Amazing how we are here in a random Louis Cole interview. Anyway, Louis Cole’s latest album is absolutely amazing!! Plz listen on headphones.
What is amazing to me- is how absolutely humble and appreciative Louis Cole is, in my opinion, he is perhaps the most amazing composer, arranger, drummer, vocalist and synth bassist.. his songs range from intense funk to the most beautiful ballads I've ever heard. And, I'm 71, and a lifelong professional bassist that loves much of what he mentions here. He also, creates truly unique videos that are fun to watch. An amazing artist that has none of the bullshit attitudes so many performers have- people who couldn't form a pimple on his you know what. I love Louis Cole, too.
I’m older too, and I am so incredibly grateful for the artists like Louis who come along every few years and rekindle my love for music. It look me so long to discover him and Knower but now I’m listening nonstop.
BOC puts you in a weird future nostalgia space. It's fairly unique. Electronica from that era has a special feel as it was painstakingly produced with no laptops.... Early Plaid, Squarepusher, Aphex Twin, Luke Vibert. Broadcast also has this effect on me!
Holy shit I cannot believe he just referenced unreleased boards of Canada music as his go to revisits. Those albums and collections are brilliant and so nostalgic for me
15:35 😊thats how I felt about meeting Louis and some of his band few weeks ago. You don’t want to fan out, but have so much you want to tell them about the impact of their work on you. Great interview. ☮️
I really dig what he said about being selective about the music you listen to and it directly influencing your muse and creation. Well said, Senor Cole.
Love LC! ❤ An actual rare and unique musical voice! . The 'He must be on drugs' comment always comes from uncreative people… hear it plenty in my life. Keep playing.
Louis is a great natural talent. The real deal! I want this guy to be BIG, but I also want him to remain true to himself and he wants to keep it true and honest, and when you get too BIG you lose a lot of that. I guess I just wish him continued success. His honesty is a part of his brand and I dig that!
Yeah man, Meshuggah is dope but they're an acquired taste. Very intense metal, but incredibly groovy once you get it. For example, their song Born in Dissonance is groovy af.
@@afndcasd1288 try listening to "Do Not Look Down". Not funk, but it's a groove alright. Quite a few jazzers are really into them. They basically invented a very particular treatment of polyrhymic grooves that's got more popular over the years.
3:35 - I feel Louis might be referring particularly to tracks like the cover of David Crosby's 'Guinevere' and Joe Zawinul's 'Early Minor', both of which are featured in 'The Complete In A Silent Way' boxset and both of which aptly fit the 'dark, sad but beautiful' vibe and moods he described. Incredibly moody, trippy, haunting and mysterious. Another track is 'Lonely Fire', which is kinda in the same vein (a very apt and fitting title), but that might be from the new box set, the 'Complete Bitches Brew' one.
So much this. Listen to You’ll Believe Me on Album 2. And so many other beautiful LC falsetto harmonies, I can’t believe he didn’t grow up with someone playing brian Wilson
Thumbs up if L.C picked your favourite Mahler track!!! I usually struggle to remember which Mahler piece is the reason I own the boxed Leonard Bernstein collection. Got the box because I knew it would be there somewhere. Bent the cardboard sleeve to tell me 'its somewhere here' Awesome stuff to know L.C loves that same track most of all. So many small nuances in there, I have yet to hear any place else, that just set off goosepimples.
it's not really a list you'd hear anywhere else, but it makes a lot of sense for their music knower, louis cole, genevieve, and gang are something different
I have to agree with you, based on what I've listened to from that time period! It was so fertile & creative, and a lot of cross-pollination was happening between genres.
I don’t even listen to music from that time period that much, and I agree. I think the funding and recording technology was at its highest peak that there was before synthesizers/computers dominated the scene, and that probably plays a part. A lot of the most lush acoustic arrangements are from that time
I saw an interview on here with him where he addressed that--he apparently isn't, but his left hand is faster than his right so the setup suits his abilities better.
So happy he received a grammy nod. it was so well deserved. quality over opinion is my favorite album of last year and this year. i really hope knower comes out and takes its spot. his solo work, his knower live works and his other project with sam are just 3 of my favorite things and its insane hes the root of all 3.
Oh my god. I cannot believe how cool Louis is.. I have listened to BoC myself for decades, and love love love them. Wow. Louis, if you see this please check out the machinedrum edit of 'untitled' by BoC. It's magic.
hi riml_tv. In the description you forgot to add Meshuggah in the list of artists, surely the most relevant and interesting topic on how Louis approaches his music
Love ya, Louis. Glad to hear you were so inspired by Skrillex. I'm such a huge KNOWER fan. I think threading the 'dubstep' sonic world with you and Gen's writing was incredible. Can't wait for the new album! (I know it's in the house, but still)
What a wonderfully eclectic set of "influences". If you go back and listen to some of those records, like Miles' Birth of the Cool (recorded in1949-50 but not released until 57) you can hear how they connect to Louis' horn sections and broader arrangement decisions with his big bands. Same with Tony Williams.
I don't imagine it's possible to be a drummer and stumble upon Louis Cole's creativity and talent without being inspired. This dude alone probably had an impact drumming from now on. And even that is obviously only one aspect of what he does... I'd actually love to know about his miking and production techniques.
I think this guy is a great drummer so I had my fingers crossed that he would say "In A Silent Way". bing bing bing that is a great answer... one of the greatest works of all time -- complete genius.
I had the good fortune of catching Louis with Genevieve Artadi in Brooklyn last month and was appreciating the taught urgency of the compositions and likened it to the dozen Zawinul Syndicate shows I got to enjoy so it's exciting to hear Louis convey what an enthusiast he is....not to mention Mahler's 5th...
Just watched the Dead Wax interview and this interview sits a galaxy above it. Very nice! I actually learned about Mr. Cole here instead of the interviewers hipster credentials.
So wild! First time I heard Tony Williams Lifetime "EMERGENCY!" I was around high school age I suppose and I was on LSD, at firstI I thought either these are really great jazz musicians 'joking around' or really high musicians having an epiphany. it wasn't too long after that that I became a huge Tony Williams fan although I've already been listening to him on Miles' albums etc. by the way, the vinyl version of "EMERGENCY" has beautiful distortion on it that some CDs reissues might've cleaned up, you want to hear it the vinyl way, story behind it might've been that they were recording very late night in the studio and at least the low end wasn't very well-controlled which probably distorted the vinyl or something like that, but the combination of the kick drum being distorted along with Larry's foot on the Hammond is magical and might've had an influence on how Louis tunes his kick drum?
When regarding Miles, he mentioned “relaxed”. Yeah. Yeah. In fact I’m absolutely sure that “relaxed “ is exactly the vibe Mr. Davis intended. That would be the heroin.
I wholeheartedly agree about what he says about Meshuggah in the late 90s. I've watched so many RU-vid videos of them from that era. Their vibe and energy on stage was the best. From 95 to about 2003 they were the kings of metal
I find it really distracting that the interviewer keeps gesticulating with the microphone in the hand while speaking. Holding it in the non-dominant hand might help.
