Xiu Xiu Makes the Most Horrendous Synth Sounds Humanly Possible

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Toting an extensive range of sonic machines, experimental group Xiu Xiu’s driving members Angela Seo and Jamie Stewart recently paid a visit to our studio to give us a lesson on intentionally crafting “the most disgusting sounds” possible. With their eclectic assortment of test equipment oscillators, a towering Eurorack modular system, effects pedals, and more, prepare your eardrums to be blessed (or barraged, depending on your inclination for harsh electronic sounds) by the pummeling frequencies contained in this video.
With some of our favorite pieces like the Make Noise DPO, Verbos Harmonic Oscillator, and the aptly named Total Sonic Annihilation from Death by Audio, Angela and Jamie show off a few setups for building up immensely destructive audio. Their valuable insight into curating feedback and noise with intention offers plenty of valuable tips and considerations for prospective explorers of the unpredictable and harsher worlds of sound design.
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Timeline:
00:00 - Intro
00:53 - Pedal Feedback Loop
02:46 - Jam
03:47 - Trogotronic Valkyrie w/ Test Oscillators
05:19 - Eurorack Patches
09:14 - Outro
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@PolyvinylRecords 3 года назад

mom and dad

@scronch_ 3 года назад

hi polyvinyl

@SlyHikari03 3 года назад

Ayy

@billkormas3460 3 года назад

Yes

@soaribb32 Год назад

UwU

@zaki6146 Год назад

so true Polyvinyl Records

@eliasmsv3156 5 месяцев назад

I love how self aware they seem. It keeps their music from beeing percieved as pretentious. They have genuine passion for this shit and can have fun with making stuff

@thomashoffend4299 3 года назад

"I just loop everything around and it makes horrible sounds which is great." :)

@onlinestonedogii 3 года назад

my man is running around with a synth that could literally explode whenever. legend.

@SponchHour 3 года назад

Met Jamie at a Swans show...I was not aware he was about to open with a 30min or so noise set. What a maddening experience in the best way possible. Also Jamie is a real nice dude too

@zacharymcgowan6924 3 года назад

I saw him on that same tour. 26 yo me would have loved it but 19 yo me was mostly confused and only slightly terrified. Still, great show!

@PaulAlabama 3 года назад

Met him and Chris Pravdica after the Xiu Xiu show 2 yrs ago. They were super friendly and positive

@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245 2 года назад

S•W•A•N•S

@CannibalSodom Год назад

@@cranklabexplosion-labcentr8245 PUBLIC CASTRATION IS A GOOD IDEA

@scotlandmc1724 4 месяца назад

Absolute dream concert

$@cliffracer1100$

@cliffracer1100 3 года назад

Richard D. James uses these sounds to fall asleep at night

@machinegunhippy 3 года назад

I was gunna make a Richard comment and here you are lol cheers !!!

@BroodXindustrial 3 года назад

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-pPUN2OKMfaA.html

@DavyRitter 3 года назад

Makes sense since he sleeps like 2 hours per night

@JH-fb3mp 3 года назад

Merzbow tho

@skriptico 3 года назад

Its relaxing indeed. And im not joking. Do i have to worry?

@_wetwillyinc 3 года назад

This is the video that made me understand noise as a genre It's not disgusting... It's EXCITING

@amb600cd0 3 года назад

I think they would disagree It's both

@deadccc 3 года назад

yep

@VesterDude 3 года назад

It's even better enjoyed live!

@sleepdeath9001 3 года назад

@@VesterDude I’ve only been to one noise show, but it’s spoiled a large portion of recorded noise music for me. The performance art aspect was something I didn’t really expect, but it adds to the experience in away you can’t get from just sitting down and listening

@sarcofaygo6218 3 года назад

Duhhh

@Glixity 3 года назад

Imagine handing your friend the aux and he start playing this

@TheSoundYouDontNeed 3 года назад

Jamie is little sweaty that´s how I like him

@animalbancho1726 3 года назад

You can tell how hella bright the studio lights are, those things feel like giant ovens in your face

@OhMyGodHeAdmitIt 3 года назад

Jamie is about 20 percent vaseline by weight

@_wetwillyinc 3 года назад

This comment is hilarious omfg

@davidskaggs4232 3 года назад

he’s just worried about the oscillator catching fire

@animal5602 3 года назад

you guys are killing me

@1267nights 3 года назад

They're in for a rude awakening when they're at the pearly gates and find out god is casio synth

@Veshawn 3 года назад

This made me crack up

@augusts1 Год назад

Jokes on you, there is no god . . . .

@dfkdb6249 8 месяцев назад

@@augusts1bro you really got him!!!

@spawel1 3 месяца назад

@@dfkdb6249Athiest hitman fr

@bobafat1830 3 года назад

they look so greasy. I love them

@jeffjohnson419 3 года назад

I wonder what they smell like

@TheTacticalMess 3 года назад

ope

@shimmipenguin1764 2 года назад

@@jeffjohnson419 they probably smell completely scentless. Like neutral soap

@Goldenbaba430 2 года назад

Lookin like a whole coconut oil

@blakkneit9779 3 года назад

"what music do you like?" "It's complicated..."

@rayliam80 3 года назад

Story of my life...

@ryebread532 3 года назад

Awful, truly disgusting, horrendous. Excellent video, very much enjoyed.

@fellowshitposter1856 3 года назад

This is the polar opposite of the “very good, unsubscribed” meme.

@bluelagoon2275 3 года назад

Nothing can beat dentist's dental drill sound

@dirtysploof5890 Год назад

As a noise fan, it was embarrassing when I started vibing to the sound of them drilling my teeth lmao

@salvatorecausa684 3 года назад

my dog was surprisingly fascinated during all the video

@Hellion421 3 года назад

Dog's got taste

@antoniog2854 3 года назад

yeah, synths...nice.... noises....rad... all very cool, but what i want to know is what's their facial skincare routine ..??

@publicaccessmuzk 3 года назад

Being a vegan will give you the that Todd Ingram glow

@dragon-id5uj 3 года назад

looks like a tub of vaseline should do the trick

@joshcraft197 3 года назад

yo check out the AMA they did the other day; they literally both drop their respective routines

@AphexTwinPeaks 3 года назад

@@joshcraft197 I was about to say this and you beat me by 20 seconds

@ryebread532 3 года назад

I'm pretty sure this is the skin care routine. Disgusting noise actually has many revitalizing features that affect the skin

@meesterrain 3 года назад

It probably already exists somewhere but I’d like to see a “noise-off” battle. -Excellent sounds!

@PerfectCircuit 3 года назад

That would be great!

@thekanehall 3 года назад

Here is my entry: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Qbgo78zfVm8.html

@adrianlikins1314 3 года назад

A color commentator and play-by-play explaining what the heck is going at "bunch of gear on a folding table" noise show would be amazing. This is about as close as I've seen which is awesome.

@sawtooth808 3 года назад

Bring Speedy J in for a session with these 2 (remember Speedy J’s Public Energy #1? This guy does)

@jyjjy7 3 года назад

@@sawtooth808 I haven't thought of Speedy J in 15 years or something. Thanks.

@billylancaster851 3 года назад

I love going watching any kind of weird music on RU-vid, because half the comments are 'this is the WORST things, noone likes thi s u all lieeeeing' and the other half is 'pffff, I listened to this when I was a foetus it's so boring is not even Avant Garde'. Perfect balance

@danielconnor8516 3 года назад

Especially punk bands lmao. Its either "this band SUCKS its all just whining and screaming!!!!1!1" or "their recent albums are so bad it does not define their music at all, just listen to their first album >:(

@e_10 3 года назад

when jamie blinks it looks like it’s in reverse

@adrienbrody6778 Год назад

I like the thumbnail because it implies that Jamie and Angela have the ability to shoot lasers out of their eyes and make people go deaf

@tokumei99 3 года назад

Incredibly handsome band

@flowoodpiano717 3 года назад

This is what my brain sounds like most of the time.

@morsberger 3 года назад

🫂🖖🫂

@hahhahahahha 3 года назад

Maybe you should go get some help...

@greatwavefan397 3 года назад

2:14 This is an XBOX starting up.

@jaredenglish4864 3 года назад

Me too unless it's happening outside my head lol. If I turn on venetian snares or listen to machine sounds my brain goes silent but normally it's just constantly changing sounds that don't seem to have a particular rhythm or reason. When I'm really stressed it gets worse til the point it can get hard to hear my myself think.

@EightyFourThousands84000s 3 года назад

Mood

@MISSCHAMPAGNE 3 года назад

"i have never played a synthesizer it makes me nervous" ( unintelligible hand motions ) they are perfect

@MISSCHAMPAGNE 3 года назад

also the googly eyes on the dpo module

@T_E_music_playlists 3 года назад

He didn't say that he's never played a synthesizer before. He meant he's never played one that made him nervous because it could possibly catch on fire and also because if you opened it you could get electrocuted to death. He was talking about the Trogotron Valkyrie synthesizer (with test oscillator) here 👉 03:47 👈

@_oe_o_e_ 3 года назад

RU-vid algorithm: you’d like this. Me: .... i love it.

@morsberger 3 года назад

🌝🌚

@brandonburroughs7128 3 года назад

This was amazing, hope their next LP has some harsh noise stuff on it. Yes I’ve heard the Merzbow collab

@lashtal 3 года назад

Okay, but have you heard the Chelsea Wolfe collab where they covered The Cure?

@Andor. 3 года назад

He said hes working on a harsh noise collab album rigth now! so ur probs gonna get wat u want

@fulldisclosureiamamonster2786 3 года назад

@@Andor. While we're waiting we have Jamie's solo album Aggressive Chainsmoking Alcoholic for some solid dark ambient harsh noise 👍

@TheRalouch 3 года назад

100 gecs collab when

@zacharyzane9275 3 года назад

Their subscription stuff (xiuxiu69 on Bandcamp) has lots and lots of noise stuff

@cosmeticfood3139 3 года назад

Basically me when I do anything in Harmor in FL Studio

@hunterangstadt450 3 года назад

“Hey babe, you mind if I put on some white noise to fall asleep to?”

@PnPModular 3 года назад

What I have learned from this video is just take what you think is noise and never ever stop

@missmabelbasset4077 3 года назад

4:59 *throws phone in fear of explosion*

@LunaticTheCat 3 года назад

Lol, I'm glad I'm not the only one that likes creating chaos. A couple months ago I bought a guitar with a sustainer pickup, and ever since then all I've done is create out there sounds with my assortment of pedals. I basically play my pedals instead of playing the guitar since the sustainer pickup does all the work. It's really opening up so many new possibilities that wouldn't be possible on a guitar without the pickup.

@NobodyCaresALot 3 года назад

This is probably a really cliche suggestion, but have you ever listened to the first Grinderman album? Warren Ellis really channels some terrible sounds into actual notes. He does it on a violin too, much of the time, in his other band 'The Dirty Three'.

@dewdop 3 года назад

You could use a compressor sustainer to the same effect, no?

@Grasses0n 5 месяцев назад

Are you a fan of Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, by chance?

@Dgrimble8 3 года назад

this gave me a newfound respect for the awful noises that albums have sometimes that break my ears

@wemakingmoves 3 года назад

they're like a happy version of prurient

@notseenontv4819 3 года назад

WAIT THESE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO MADE GIRL WITH A BASKET OF FRUIT HOW DID I NOT MAKE THE CONNECTION LOL

@BAgodmode 3 года назад

Her pedal board is actually kinda pro guitar. Sweet octave fuzz, you got good reverb delay, trem, vibrato, eq.

@SleepofEons 3 года назад

Yo so dope to have Xiu Xiu on and share some noise techniques! Awesome demo with a killer artists!

@Sadsoft 3 года назад

I love the forehead sweat and squinting. Xui xui rules

@fen4554 3 года назад

My headphones really like your dangerous oscillators.

@manytinyboxes 8 месяцев назад

i absolutely love this video, it got me into noise and i keep coming back to it

@gangsterdelbosco Месяц назад

Hii big fan of yours

@PrimitiveInTheExtreme 3 года назад

Incredible audio experience. Fantastic Xiu Xiu, true sonic experimenters. 🪐

@youtubeisevil 7 месяцев назад

How ending of Ian Curtis Wishlist sounds to Xiu Xiu beginners 🤣🤣

@AnalogueDad 3 года назад

They need to score a horror film

@claesvanoldenphatt9972 3 года назад

This video takes me back to the origins of my own nosiemaking when I was a teen, influenced by classic electronic music I heard on records. I had a wonderful boom box with lots of RCA jacks on the back. I plugged my guitar into one phono preamp input and the made a feedback loop with y-patch cables. This was before I knew about guitar effects pedals. I also had a Sony open reel tape deck with tune preamp and power amp I used for a fuzz box into a guitar amp with spring reverb set to 19 , to get Fripp tones. Then I took a risk and routed the auxiliary speaker output through a wahwah pedal back into one of the instrument inputs. Nothing broke but the amp made barking noises.

@Stoneeeeemo 3 года назад

4:56 ayo im on my phone speaker in my bathroom and idk if its the room reverb or what but goddamn that shit was weirdly satisfying

@oscargarcia8204 Год назад

if you see the first 24 secs without knowing them you would think "Oh! what a goofy pair! I bet they sound really funny"

@DRRNNDGL 3 года назад

sad we didn't get to hear how that streichfett contributed to this beautiful collage of despair

@orchestratedpassage9468 3 года назад

Call Angela's store "It's a Wonderful Life" or Xiu Xiu's Pedals

@RealMrBoy 3 года назад

Stuff like this got me into Eurorack. Doing Feedback looping with a mixer is so much fun.

@joelkulesha8284 3 года назад

I got an old junky mixer. What do I do to mess with that without hurting my speakers or hearing? Lol

@xnflg3074 3 года назад

@@joelkulesha8284 FX send output on mixer into pedals, chained together, then instead of returning them to FX/aux return, the output of the last pedal goes into one of the mixer ins. Careful with levels and watch out for overheating though

@sinane.y 3 года назад

@@joelkulesha8284 limiter on the master channel

@user82938 3 года назад

DO YOU LOVE ME, JAMIE STEWART?

@Alex-iu7dl 3 года назад

3:28 I guess the teapot is ready

@poptones9619 3 года назад

Loving the AK Press-hoodie!

@zachawav Год назад

In my brain Jamie Stewart and Sufjan Stevens occupy the place in my brain. Despite their music sounding very different, I see many parallels between them.

@ryanwalter5675 2 года назад

As long as I live I will never get over "by Garfield"

@SyncdAlien 3 года назад

Very pretty sounds! Delightful!

@loopbasedzero 3 года назад

hi there Alien!

@SyncdAlien 3 года назад

@@loopbasedzero 👽

@MichaalHell 3 года назад

Not into Noise music, but This was rad as Hell!

@emptyboxesandrooms 3 года назад

So you are then...

@MichaalHell 3 года назад

@@emptyboxesandrooms lol, i guess 😆

@MrGrizzzlik 9 месяцев назад

Tbh noise music is insanely captivating as a performance art. Or being part of actual song (Swans, Xiu Xiu). But having Merzbow albums it's really... boring to actually listen to it. But live shows are really cool.

@bennie.379 3 года назад

this was sick, love these guys. this is how I started (and still mainly do) make music, just horrid awful sounds w pedals and synths

@delivrance3961 3 года назад

absolutely great tones!!! well done guys!

@shimmipenguin1764 2 года назад

Now they should make the most beautiful sound possible

@PhyrigianFlame 3 года назад

6:41 they WOULD put googly eyes on their osc knobs 😂

@R-H-B Год назад

Damn now I really want to listen to Xiu Xiu

@christianratajczak3884 3 года назад

I bought a pest repellent set which sounds exactly the same as this just in the frequency domain above human hearing range. I captured the sounds from it snd shifted the whole thing into human hearing range. It sounds so much alike. No more mice, rats or anything in the my wood workshop which was a barn some time go.

@CRLFNKL 3 года назад

I was not prepared for that out of phase part at 8:25. That was horrendous and legit painful. Well done. The rest of it was very exciting. Loved these people

@amphitheatre 2 года назад

check out "tunnel of goats"

@soaribb32 Год назад

Now that's a video to play out loud on the TV

@shaneharrington3655 3 года назад

Listening on iPhone speakers for extra method acting

@agecicco1 3 года назад

"horrendous chaos" was said so nonchalantly. Love it!!

@ModulatedDrummer 3 года назад

This is the best!!! Thanks for making this!

@hantyumi7759 3 года назад

Thank you. I needed this.

@frankenjstein9371 Год назад

I must be from a different planet because these sounds are beautiful. Reminds me of the Throbbing Gristle, Severed Heads, Chris and Cozy days. Also listening to this first thing in the morning while drinking Coffee.

@lainalien 3 года назад

I caught a solo xiu xui show opening for swans at St Andrews Hall in detroit a few years back. My first live noise experience, it was great. My first synth modules are arriving in the mail today, can't wait to fuck shit up lol

@leomonteiro4612 3 года назад

Send me the noises you make please

@ssofttouch 3 года назад

I almost went to that show. Had a panic attack before hand, probably a good thing I decided not to it sounds like.

@XanderEwald 3 года назад

Inspirational and fun, thanks for sharing!

@sunilsajwani5707 3 года назад

5:30 me trying to pick up KXLU’s signal

@peach_total 3 года назад

this has been the final nail for convincing me to get my General Radio 1310-A test oscillator worked into my setup

@orvilleredenpiller338 3 года назад

The opening of this video gives my brain a massage. 😊

@schautamatic 5 месяцев назад

At around 9:09 that sound felt like my head was turning inside-out! 😄😄

@johnstanson3479 3 года назад

Amazing!!!! Love it a lot

@billybutcher4995 3 года назад

These guys are my musical inspirations.

@Hinoirocks 9 месяцев назад

I remember when Jamie was semi local and was like "lol all i can afford is korg Ds-10" so this is pretty sweet.

@edoardob3416 3 года назад

Props to Angela for that AK Press sweatshirt

@RIDEFASTDRINKCOFFEE 3 года назад

love this! thanks!

@BottleBass1977 3 года назад

Oh dear God, my face just melted off :O fantastically over-the-top sonic mayhem. I like it!

@SlyHikari03 3 года назад

This is how I mainly use modular synth. It’s fun. 0:29 is my favorite, sounds like something from Metroid prime. Also, the pedal thing at the beginning kinda reminds me of the intro to “Pistola” and “megalomaniac” by incubus.

@syntheffects 3 года назад

The pedal feedback is cool, should do a video on it.

@seawardhorse Год назад

Would love to pop a squat in my favorite lawn chair, throw on my 3D movie glasses and enjoy some of these nice little dittys

@nbritoc88 3 года назад

Cool. Just what I needed for relaxing at home

@Protolamna 3 года назад

I think the modified Hewlett-Packard sine wave test equipment was my favorite.

@dragon-id5uj 3 года назад

pretty neat to see xiu xiu going off lately as i was just recently getting back into them (liars too, that collab was unexpected)

@superdigital 3 года назад

Awesome!

@videepreddy9175 5 месяцев назад

Clearly you’ve never Heard a thermo nuclear explosion at ten yards

@DocBolus 3 года назад

Best part was the feedback on the guitar pedals. Now that was inspiring. More GAS, now for a modular pedal synth!!!

@metaslaytera 3 года назад

not only amazing sounds, but also love the ak press hoodie!

@nonamedrogado2819 Год назад

I love this video so much!!!

@ShitStaindGod 3 года назад

This is incredible. Particularly the TR-Valkyrie. I need to start saving for one of those.

@MorbidManoeuvres 3 года назад

wow you make these incredible sounds, and i check the most recent release and it was basically the opposite! i basically wanted to here this noises in the tracks ! :)