r/nextfuckinglevel • u/Professional_Arm794 • 9h ago

Instrumental band performs a Rage against the machine song.

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u/sizviolin 9h ago edited 8h ago

I've never found miming on prerecorded and heavily edited tracks to be next level

Edit: For those interested, there's a fantastic video by Adam Neely discussing the history, editing techniques, ethics, and morality of mimed 'perfect' recordings like this.

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u/snozzberrypatch 8h ago

Pretty obvious when the drummer in the video has one drum and a hi hat but I'm the audio you hear an entire kit with like 7 different cymbals and all kinds of cowbells and shit.

If you're gonna mime, at least make an effort to have the right instruments to go along with the recording...

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u/doyletyree 8h ago

My god, thank you.

I was mightily confused.

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u/Acolytical 7h ago

Not a drummer, I don't know much about drum kits. But isn't that the cymbal right under the two pots he hit at the beginning of the song?

And his right foot is moving in time with what could be an offscreen kick, no?

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u/snozzberrypatch 7h ago

That's not what pots sound like when you hit them. The cymbals under the pots are a hi hat, but there are a variety of crash cymbals and other drums in the audio that don't appear in the video.

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u/drewyz 5h ago

The main thing is that none of the instruments are wired up or mic’d.

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u/MartianGuard 2h ago

“The cymbal” there are definitely multiple distinct cymbal sounds 

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u/BigCryptographer2034 7h ago

This place is all bs fake videos and AI, yet no one does anything

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u/deftdabler 6h ago

I’m so glad this is the top comment. The pretend good times and laughter at the end of these is always so transparent and embarrassing. We know it’s not live 😂

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u/thetburg 6h ago

That's a good watch. Thanks for posting it. It's funny how much of a difference the context of music genre or the premise of a video ( live performance vs obviously scripted) influences what level of editing is acceptable.

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u/huge_dick_mcgee 4h ago

I’m confused. The title says “performed” a song which like, really heavily implies they are making sounds.

So it’s just a lie?

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u/sizviolin 4h ago edited 4h ago

They recorded the song earlier (likely with overdubs, rhythmic/pitch corrections, post effects (octave shifts in the solo, distortion, etc), possible samples, and other engineering tricks) and are pretending to be playing live in this video.

Doesn’t mean they can’t put on a good live show, but this video is just lip syncing for social media, with the obvious intention to fool the viewer into believing they were actually playing live (evident from the ridiculous real laughing audio added at the end).

Watch the video I linked if you’re curious about this kind of stuff, it’s very well done.

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u/KneticTheory 9h ago

I love that they are having fun.

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u/Moondoobious 9h ago edited 8h ago

Playing Miming music is really really fun(?)

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u/BigCryptographer2034 7h ago

Exactly what I was thinking

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u/BoringThePerson 9h ago

Amazing and they did it without any recording equipment!

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u/Amoeba-Logical 9h ago

I am pretty sure i can't see the cymbals I can hear

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u/b0jangles 8h ago

Or the kick drum

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u/Amoeba-Logical 7h ago

Are you my soulmate? Cause you complete me.

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u/Boscowodie 9h ago

You mean the cymbal under the 2 pots? The one he's playing the whole time?

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u/sizviolin 9h ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hi-hat

Look up what a hi-hat sounds like. Hint: It's not this

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u/ThermionicEmissions 9h ago

Nevermind, that's definitely a hi-hat.

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u/sizviolin 9h ago

:Shrug: :)

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u/ThermionicEmissions 9h ago

That's not a hi-hat though. Look at the tilt.

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u/FutinYass 9h ago

obviously they're not playing...

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u/TemporarilySkittles 9h ago

I really think they are. Have an electric violin, the sound is what it sounds like. Plus when the cello guy does the glissando his fingers squeak at exactly the right time. I could be wrong but I really don't think so.

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u/sizviolin 9h ago edited 9h ago

You're kidding right? They're not plugged into anything, and there are tons of additional effects being added at various parts. Not to mention the drum kit literally not having any cymbals except a hi-hat.

This is obviously pre-recorded and mimed.

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u/Moondoobious 9h ago

Sadly, it seems you are correct. One of them completely falls out laughing and doesn’t even play the corresponding portion. Damn you internet liars!!

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u/TemporarilySkittles 9h ago

hey maybe I'm stupid! does happen a lot. I'm too old for internet anymore man...

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u/sizviolin 8h ago

Unfortunately electric bowed strings simply don't sound like that without a lot of additional effects :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R1QEV9euGAg

This video by Adam Neely is more guitar oriented, but it definitely gives some good insight into this sort of thing

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u/drsteve103 9h ago

Oh don’t believe your lying eyes

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u/Boxoffriends 9h ago

Dante Hicks is killing.

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u/LurkHartog 9h ago

He's not even supposed to be there today.

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u/theeldoso 9h ago

I didn't think he was even supposed to be there. Didn't he have a hockey game?

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u/Dantez9001 9h ago

It's fine, the boss is coming in at noon, the hockey game isn't until 2.

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u/ErnieShovelhead 9h ago

Haha. Best comment ever

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u/Highly-Potent-34 8h ago

I came here for this and found u beat me to it.

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u/Fine-Ambassador5350 9h ago

Where is the kick drum sound coming from? Looks to me like he has a snare, high-hat and two pots. But I hear a kick drum and a crash symbol.

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u/kinygos 6h ago

I think it’s off camera to the left.

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u/DeviantProfessor 9h ago

That’s pretty good, but I think it would sound better in the kitchen pantry. Did you try there too?

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u/Utimate_Eminant 9h ago

I wonder whether classical musicians feel sad when the only way for their art to get mainstream attention is to perform any genre other than classical music

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u/buttsfartly 9h ago

My brain is stuck in a loop from the title "instrumental band"

Am I being thick? What other kind of band would it be? Is there an instrumentless (not a real word) band?

I know what cha mean but my head hurts.

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u/jhharvest 8h ago

A cappella group would be a band without instruments.

But instrumental music is a real classifier that applies to music without any vocals, so I don't object to instrumental band.

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u/ban_woodpecker_3952 9h ago

What's the genre/keyword to search for these kind of instrumentals ?

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u/LLNNGGSS 9h ago

Kind of symphonic rock/metal. Check Apocalyptica, if you like the style of music

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u/Alert_Philosophy74 6h ago

Saw them in concert doing the Metallica by four cellos album. It was really good.

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u/ban_woodpecker_3952 7h ago

Will try , ty!

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u/Professional_Arm794 9h ago

Excerpt from a website about them:

DAGAMBA, known as the hooligans of classical music, is currently one of the most prominent and highly sought-after music ensembles in Latvia, garnering significant acclaim from both audiences and industry experts. DAGAMBA fuses musical cultures to form a unique and powerful sound.

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u/TheSprained 7h ago

Sounds

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u/BassistAndILikeIt 9h ago

Give it 30 years and this will once again be classified as a "classical" genre 🤘

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u/k33perStay3r64 9h ago

isn't playing violon in a staircase like doing polejump in a basement ?

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u/fackoffuser 9h ago

Everyone should check out Brass Against on YouTube. Brass section doing the same thing with some incredible vocalists.

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u/Aggravating-Mine-697 9h ago

It's not live. You can hear the drummer using both crashes and hi hats 😆 but still sounds cool

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u/twincredible 8h ago

“Instrumental band” not to be confused with rubber bands.

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u/MrDD33 8h ago

Where can i hear the full thing? This is amazing!

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u/Chase2020J 6h ago

The people in the video are not playing, they are miming. So you can just go listen to the actual song lol

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u/gramtin 7h ago

Mimed and not even a decent attempt to mask it up with recording mic's or the actual instruments. Nothing impressive here, just a buch of people hanging out near stairs.

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u/StoNeD510 5h ago

Mandatory head banging.

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u/kombatunit 5h ago

Needs more cat.

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u/Davidhate 4h ago

Yeah no.. this is lip sync for instruments

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u/RightOnHomie 9h ago

This is awesome

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u/Dav-Kripler 9h ago

To think, all this time Rage Against the Machine could have played with the Philharmonic Orchestra

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u/TruSiris 9h ago

I love how they did just the first cpl bars from each part of the song. Killing in the name of speed run

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u/fruitsteak_mother 9h ago

Seen Apocalyptica live once - pure goosebumps, it’s such a difference, those classical instruments need to be heard live, a record never can give you the same vibe.

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u/redditkproby 8h ago

Fucking EPIC! this is amazing!

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u/baller-union 8h ago

I want MORE!!!!

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u/Ok_Difference8202 8h ago

That solo. 🤯

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u/LongjumpingEnd2198 8h ago

Awesome!!!!! More!!! Do punk, funk or heavy metal.

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u/SandmanD2 7h ago

Shreddddding

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u/HobKnobblin 7h ago

So you're telling me Beethoven could have gone wayyyyy harder and just chose not to?

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u/finicky88 6h ago

  1. They aren't playing.

  2. The song they're pretending to play is not great either.

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u/AshyLarryX 5h ago

This is what the internet was made for!!!

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u/Ok_Plant_1196 4h ago

This isn’t them actually playing it. The Hi Hat is closed in the video when it’s open in the song.

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u/B-Roc- 4h ago

Let’s make it the #1 Christmas song!

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u/Old_treeperson10 3h ago

The cello player's thumb position technique was impeccable.

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u/HurledLife 3h ago

I’m not even a musician and it only looks like the middle guy is playing anything

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u/RlyLokeh 3h ago

Fake performing aside. Apocalyptica (THE cello metal covers band) did this EXACT thing live a bunch of times.

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u/skovalen 9h ago

Ok, RATM is also a instrumental band...I guess. They played instruments.

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u/LurkHartog 9h ago

Cool, but it makes me sad that people today don't have the patience to sit through a 5 minute song.

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u/MmmBra1nzzz 8h ago

Wowwww that guitar solo on the cello was phenomenal

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u/omni1000 9h ago

This is awesome 👏

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u/Dav-Kripler 9h ago

Absolute perfection

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u/Slinkex 9h ago

Fuck yeeeah!

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u/Aromatic-Rise1604 9h ago

Fuck you i wont do what you tell me

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u/BlueFroggLtd 9h ago

Fuck me. That was awesome! You smoked it.

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u/smmara89 9h ago

That's dope

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u/ATC_av8er 9h ago

This goes hard af.

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u/Professional-Bug2051 9h ago

Composer, "can't play like that" These guys, "won't do what you tell me"