According to a possibly apocryphal story from the premiere performance, a woman was heard shouting that Ravel was mad. When told about this, Ravel is said to have remarked that she had understood the piece.
For anyone wanting to know, the keyboard layout is that of a chromatic button accordian [0] [1].
I guess there's a C64 "executable" that he's made available but no source so I don't know what the exact keymapping is. I did find a few different resources that show the layout in action [2] [3].
He has come a long way since Craft. What a total rock star. In that time I have done nothing as awesome with my life (other than enjoying his productions). Heres to 17 more years of awesomeness!
That's such a good idea with this old equipment. And you can see that the guy tried hard not to laugh. And surprisingly, the arrangement sounds great. Hilarious.
This guy's other video where he covers Clowncore's 'Computers' on computers is one of the most impressive, incredibly niche things I've ever seen on YouTube. He's a serious talent.
I guess there's a C64 "executable" that he's made available but no source so I don't know what the exact keymapping is. I did find a few different resources that show the layout in action [2] [3].
[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwsZ41pA_Vo&t=58s
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatic_button_accordion
[2] https://okathira-dev.github.io/client-web-api-sandbox/button...
[3] https://www.rmwinslow.com/tones/
The photo of "the automaton" appears to be a melamine white particleboard panel.
https://www.linusakesson.net/music/bolero/boxes-large.jpg
Ah it's called The Commodordion https://linusakesson.net/commodordion/index.php
A direct youtube link for the lazy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6z5__6rP58
https://linusakesson.net/qweremin/
Brilliant.
I am part of the LOAD "*", 8, 1 generation, and this is really freaking cool.
One of the funniest things in the video is the variety of neck tie configurations, one for each part.
That's such a good idea with this old equipment. And you can see that the guy tried hard not to laugh. And surprisingly, the arrangement sounds great. Hilarious.
That's the most important number in stores like this one.
Those disc drive sounds are so cool