Wintergatan - Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)

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  • čas přidán 29. 02. 2016
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    Video edited By Martin and Hannes from the Trainerds CZcams Channel:
    / trainerds
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    - Check out Speldosa - The Wintergatan Music Box!
    • The Wintergatan Music ...
    Available as AU/VST/AAX: klevgrand.com
    And on App Store for Ipad and Iphone: apps.apple.com/us/app/speldos...
    Marble Machine built and composed by Martin Molin
    Video filmed and edited by Hannes Knutsson
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    MUSIC
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  • @Wintergatan
    @Wintergatan  Před rokem +18554

    If you are watching this in 2023 :) thank you, i hope i can build another better machine in the future :) We just turned my music box sound into a virtual instrument, check out the video here:
    czcams.com/video/jPuJGW7Nuzo/video.html
    Speldosa is available as AU/VST/AAX: klevgrand.com
    And on App Store for Ipad and Iphone:
    apps.apple.com/us/app/speldosa/id6446171628

    • @benetzit8183
      @benetzit8183 Před rokem +102

      I can't wait for another masterpiece, how long do you reckon it will take?

    • @sushmabishoi3877
      @sushmabishoi3877 Před rokem +36

      You are just Amezing!!

    • @yes-lb8hj
      @yes-lb8hj Před rokem +9

      Pog ngl

    • @WaterTastesLikeNo
      @WaterTastesLikeNo Před rokem +90

      I dunno man. If you actually make a better machine you'll have taken up 2 spots in the 7 wonders of the world, and that's just too much power for one man to have.
      Absolutely deserved though, and I can only imagine how great it feels to have something you worked so hard on legitimately get the recognition it deserves. What an inspiration.

    • @Waflenoob
      @Waflenoob Před rokem +18

      this is literally the one thing i was and wasnt expecting lets go

  • @1986xuan
    @1986xuan Před 8 lety +2584

    Meanwhile I cannot make a plane out of paper :/

    • @alexkillian360
      @alexkillian360 Před 8 lety +6

      lol

    • @mustachepikachu9063
      @mustachepikachu9063 Před 8 lety

      Lol

    • @JohnZ117
      @JohnZ117 Před 8 lety +21

      +Jan Wolny This is even funnier when you consider that one can just lay the sheet down to make a plane.

    • @TheJadeE
      @TheJadeE Před 8 lety +1

      +JohnZ117
      Ha!

    • @cygorn
      @cygorn Před 8 lety +6

      +Jan Wolny Me either, the little jet engine keeps lighting it on fire :)

  • @MyReviews_karkan
    @MyReviews_karkan Před 3 lety +3942

    People: "What instrument do you play?"
    Him: "a whole band"

  • @Thisisntmysword
    @Thisisntmysword Před 25 dny +210

    I’m watching this in 2024 and it still amazes me. I don’t know how in the world you could sync up all the instruments so well, and the bass guitar just blows me away. Bravo, my friend. Bravo.

    • @audreywitko1445
      @audreywitko1445 Před 9 dny +2

      Truly genius! Thank you for sharing your gifts with us! ✨💖✨

    • @james6401
      @james6401 Před 7 dny

      Where is the bassist

  • @randomentity6553
    @randomentity6553 Před 23 dny +418

    I sit my 2 year old grandson on my lap, and we listen to this before his nap. He watches and listens intensely. We are both energized, yet soothed. Thank you, sir.

    • @chadblechinger5746
      @chadblechinger5746 Před 20 dny +5

    • @opheliatheslytherin6028
      @opheliatheslytherin6028 Před 19 dny +7

      That is glorious, Grandperson, thank u for commenting🤟🥰

    • @sefusolace410
      @sefusolace410 Před 17 dny

      @randomentity6553👉🏾I can see, as well as imagine, (you) and your grandson , him watching this intensely trying to figure this thing out. Your Grand, is in the mind process of putting all those little things together. Each time he watches, he figured something out. He’ll never forget this! 🤓🤓🤓. 🫡

    • @dukecity7688
      @dukecity7688 Před 16 dny +5

      Best days

    • @williamtull8569
      @williamtull8569 Před 11 dny +3

      ❤❤❤

  • @b8702131
    @b8702131 Před 4 lety +74875

    Takes a lot of balls to play this instrument..

    • @lparthatguy3964
      @lparthatguy3964 Před 4 lety +2820

      That was a great joke

    • @Huntracony
      @Huntracony Před 4 lety +899

      ​@@madanigaming6595 It's a two day old comment on a three year old video.
      EDIT: I said this because at the time it had like 20 likes, which is not surprising for a new comment on an old video. You don't have to remind me that time passes or that this has many likes now and is no longer underrated, I know. Plenty of people have told me so.

    • @ornlo
      @ornlo Před 4 lety +392

      Ahhh. I saw what you did there!!!!!

    • @user-pb9kk6zt4n
      @user-pb9kk6zt4n Před 4 lety +151

      I can see that. Why are you mentioning that?

    • @ornlo
      @ornlo Před 4 lety +66

      @@user-pb9kk6zt4n I was in another mode ehrn I wrote that

  • @NotGrimman
    @NotGrimman Před 8 lety +37410

    This is one of those timeless parts of the internet that you just find yourself watching over and over again.

    • @iloveteaalot6483
      @iloveteaalot6483 Před 8 lety +112

      True

    • @haleyelaina-grey7854
      @haleyelaina-grey7854 Před 8 lety +193

      Same here and the songs beautiful

    • @sennahoj777
      @sennahoj777 Před 8 lety +30

      Yes.....

    • @younalazzawi
      @younalazzawi Před 8 lety +167

      +ShadowLinkOmega I thought I was the only one who keeped palying it over and over again. The tune is beatiful, the machine is epic, and probably I am nostalgic to the good old wind-up musical boxes.

    • @newtonbricoman1694
      @newtonbricoman1694 Před 8 lety +13

      Absolutly ,

  • @jwkayk360
    @jwkayk360 Před 23 dny +178

    This.... This is content. Why did it take youtube 8 years to recommend this.

    • @christopherlamott9351
      @christopherlamott9351 Před 9 dny +3

      Seriously! This is my first time seeing it. I love it!!!

    • @stevenmorris6780
      @stevenmorris6780 Před 9 dny +4

      I mean I’ve seen it ages ago, I’m just happy to see it again

    • @Wandering_Weeb
      @Wandering_Weeb Před 16 hodinami +1

      Rare moment of CZcams algorithm actually doing good

  • @user-fq1jk8bt9i
    @user-fq1jk8bt9i Před 25 dny +1364

    Who's watching in 2024

  • @Luna-jk9de
    @Luna-jk9de Před 3 lety +5441

    This looks like something you would see in a Dr. Seuss Book

    • @frosty1328
      @frosty1328 Před 3 lety +85

      You know, I think I saw it in the background of "If I owned a zoo."

    • @cyreal4417
      @cyreal4417 Před 3 lety +43

      He’s litterally Jojo

    • @wi0.24se
      @wi0.24se Před 3 lety +5

      @@cyreal4417 whot

    • @cyreal4417
      @cyreal4417 Před 3 lety +23

      @@wi0.24se from horton hears a who 😂 It's a story from seuss

    • @midnightgamer2158
      @midnightgamer2158 Před 3 lety +1

      Lol

  • @trying2adult
    @trying2adult Před 3 lety +1950

    I hope CZcams continues to randomly recommend this forever

  • @kallinemartins
    @kallinemartins Před 2 dny +15

    When I was about 8, 9 years old, I had a reoccurring dream where a drop of something fell into a funnel that ignited a machine. Then, this machine started moving, puffing and working, and I'd wake up with an awful sensation of watching something that didn't have an ending.
    I'm autistic and I have a terrible need for closure. I felt so bad with those dreams that I'd feel nauseous through the entire day, and they happened quite often. Once I grew up, the dreams stopped, but I still remember those in particular because my need for closure was never met.
    Today, April 17th, 2024, I just found this video. I feel like this was the machine I was dreaming about.
    I finally have closure.
    Thank you so much for this.

    • @davidsargentcoffee
      @davidsargentcoffee Před dnem +2

      I have been returning to this video once or twice a year since its release. The first couple notes hit always give me chills.

  • @rewhiteconsulting
    @rewhiteconsulting Před 16 dny +183

    I was born in the 1960s, I am watching this in March of 2024, one day I will be dead and gone, but I hope someone reads my comment...this is awesome!!

    • @lordralph9277
      @lordralph9277 Před 10 dny +12

      I’ve read your comment my friend

    • @solidsnakeXY810
      @solidsnakeXY810 Před 10 dny +8

      Your comment has been read👍

    • @rewhiteconsulting
      @rewhiteconsulting Před 10 dny +15

      @@lordralph9277 Thank you! I am still alive today, but recovering from spine surgery that was on March 28th 2024. I appreciate you!

    • @rewhiteconsulting
      @rewhiteconsulting Před 10 dny +6

      @@solidsnakeXY810 I appreciate your comment! Sometimes we all need to rest, I have some disabilities that might shorten my life but for now I am still here!

    • @ccflan
      @ccflan Před 10 dny +3

      @@rewhiteconsulting happy to hear you champion, this is the best era to live take care of your mental health

  • @dathantrinh2167
    @dathantrinh2167 Před 4 lety +2279

    Friend: What instrument do you play?
    Him: Well, it’s complicated

  • @meowrbius
    @meowrbius Před rokem +14750

    Even after 8 years, this instrument is still futuristic.

  • @bolezy9070
    @bolezy9070 Před 19 dny +17

    Here it is 2024, 8 years after this was originally posted and it still blows my mind. The musical timing and the mechanics behind it are just incredible.

  • @scrimpishimp4857
    @scrimpishimp4857 Před 25 dny +3

    "Mom, can I have a music box?"
    "No, we have a miracle of musical engineering at home."

  • @Avatarbee
    @Avatarbee Před 3 lety +3443

    This is the guy about who all those mathproblems concerning marbles are.

    • @greenjoe
      @greenjoe Před 3 lety +11

      I'm sorry what?

    • @reaperrellz
      @reaperrellz Před 3 lety +87

      They're saying that he is the guy they talk about when math problems say like "Johnny has 200 marbles and gives 10 to Allison" Something like that

    • @greenjoe
      @greenjoe Před 3 lety +5

      @@reaperrellz Sorry but is it my English or me because when I read it sounds bad.

    • @benthompson637
      @benthompson637 Před 3 lety +14

      @@greenjoe it’s not grammatically correct

    • @magic_grapefruit
      @magic_grapefruit Před 3 lety +11

      It’s ok we understood

  • @Yusuf-lm8vc
    @Yusuf-lm8vc Před 7 lety +2519

    When you can't decide you want to be an engineer or a musician.

  • @YOLO-yx2nz
    @YOLO-yx2nz Před 22 dny +14

    Oh how I miss the old era of CZcams

  • @nesenda
    @nesenda Před 25 dny +10

    the level of engineering and mastery it takes to WORK the machine never ceases to amaze, even 5+ years later.

  • @destructoidreaper3
    @destructoidreaper3 Před 3 lety +3058

    This guys looks and acts like he’s a steampunk time traveler

  • @hellix3um376
    @hellix3um376 Před 3 lety +1596

    *"So, I heard you play. What instrument?"*
    *"The marble."*

    • @superxiphias
      @superxiphias Před 3 lety +6

      That should actually be a thing.

    • @Setapart_jay
      @Setapart_jay Před 3 lety +15

      @@superxiphias lmfao imagine pulling up to band class with this thing

    • @superxiphias
      @superxiphias Před 3 lety +4

      @@Setapart_jay Wouldn't that be simply hilarious?🤣🤣🤣🤣 It would be a big achievement if you lugged this thing up to the band. It's so big and if it happens to fall, then.... you probably know what would happen but the video of carrying this up to the band like "I play the marble." It makes me laugh so much I don't know why🤣🤣🤣🤣

    • @kapeesh109
      @kapeesh109 Před 3 lety +2

      Marbles ,it’s plural

    • @kuraejaskiddie9575
      @kuraejaskiddie9575 Před 3 lety

      Haha so funny

  • @harryotaint9163
    @harryotaint9163 Před 15 dny +2

    How tf has this been up for 8 YEARS and I've never seen it?! THAT is PURE GENIUS! There is nothing like mechanical ingenuity!

  • @zoron7581
    @zoron7581 Před 22 dny +6

    I cannot belive this is already 8 years old and still such a great video

    • @shadowscion
      @shadowscion Před 21 dnem

      I can't believe from this singular video he's managed to milk 8 years of attempting to build another one.

  • @iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil1
    @iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiil1 Před 2 lety +22136

    His mom: He should be an engineer.
    His dad: No he should be a musician.
    Him:

  • @darkincarnate1994
    @darkincarnate1994 Před 8 lety +3369

    "What do you want to do when you grow up?"
    "Play with marbles. Lots of marbles."

    • @yamumisgae
      @yamumisgae Před 8 lety +5

      lol

    • @linus2877
      @linus2877 Před 8 lety +80

      A fuck ton of marbles*

    • @worvernscar
      @worvernscar Před 8 lety +6

      +darkincarnate1994 my head! stop it! its not those kinds of marbles!!! *mind ignores me anyway* WHYYYYYYYY?!!!!

    • @book9891
      @book9891 Před 8 lety +3

      +darkincarnate1994 At least he did not fail doing so.

    • @warmasterblade9481
      @warmasterblade9481 Před 8 lety

      Yep

  • @Jaime-mp1jt
    @Jaime-mp1jt Před 13 dny +8

    Who would have had the idea, the ingenuity, the tenacity, the talent, the money, of course, the preparation, etc., etc., to design, build, learn to operate this brilliant musical machine. My respects. Congratulations. 🙂👍

  • @HoustonCrawdad
    @HoustonCrawdad Před 25 dny +1

    The fact the balls never change melody until the breakdown (obviously since done by hand) but he’s able to convey different verses and sections just from changing the bass chords is so crazy to me. Never get tired of this video

  • @Volvith
    @Volvith Před 7 lety +1220

    To other people: Amazing music machine.
    To engineers: *orgasming inside*

    • @toaster8907
      @toaster8907 Před 7 lety +3

      Volvirth To people like me : Eargasms

    • @Blademaster145
      @Blademaster145 Před 7 lety +22

      Volvirth to musicians "eyyyyy thats pretty good"

    • @LordVacco
      @LordVacco Před 7 lety

      Volvirth

    • @potionsseller3713
      @potionsseller3713 Před 7 lety +23

      doesnt have to be an engineer to appreciate the complexity of the machines

    • @thebge1237
      @thebge1237 Před 7 lety +7

      i like how the winding of the wheel give a nice extra touch to the music

  • @Kingridersz
    @Kingridersz Před měsícem +1772

    CZcams randomly put this legendary video on my recommendation and now I'm in tears. Bro 8 years ago????

    • @higroshigros1055
      @higroshigros1055 Před měsícem +37

      same bro, and i remember watching it back when it released

    • @jacoblerouxdrolet5260
      @jacoblerouxdrolet5260 Před měsícem +16

      iv been watching this sinse 8 years ago
      evry day

    • @krieg7610
      @krieg7610 Před měsícem +12

      ive seen it a while ago i guess its getting its 2nd wind in recommendations

    • @S1m0n566
      @S1m0n566 Před měsícem

      In 4day 82likes how?

    • @svensorensen7693
      @svensorensen7693 Před měsícem +7

      How the time flies by

  • @-MacCat-
    @-MacCat- Před 20 dny +5

    Genius + Insanity.
    I hope this has continued onto more of similar stuff since this release.

  • @NaomiYoung-
    @NaomiYoung- Před 24 dny +7

    For me, this is still the best video ever published on CZcams

  • @jawalo9256
    @jawalo9256 Před 4 lety +2766

    This looks like what would be a DJ set in a steam punk world

  • @scottgammon247
    @scottgammon247 Před 4 lety +9756

    When you want to be in a band but also don't like people

    • @wolfofdiscord7092
      @wolfofdiscord7092 Před 4 lety +221

      he is actually in a band, but i like this comment cus its funny

    • @sleepyclowns
      @sleepyclowns Před 4 lety +26

      Scott gammon asking the real questions

    • @sandervw123
      @sandervw123 Před 4 lety +15

      😂😂😂😂😂

    • @04F
      @04F Před 4 lety +4

      Deep instance

    • @eileenmcmullin3693
      @eileenmcmullin3693 Před 4 lety +4

      Scott Gammon 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣

  • @saurabhpathakYT
    @saurabhpathakYT Před 16 dny +2

    In 100 years history will witness this amazing masterpiece of music instrument man has ever made.

  • @Everito_TheBurrito
    @Everito_TheBurrito Před 18 dny +5

    This video is so nostalgic to me because I would watch this all the time with my older brother when we were younger.

  • @StriderStryker
    @StriderStryker Před 4 lety +1974

    Someone: “What is your favorite instrument?”
    Me: *_”Its complicated...”_*

  • @dankpepe2110
    @dankpepe2110 Před 4 lety +6159

    When you want to be a musician but your parents want you to become an engineer.

  • @johndesacada9893
    @johndesacada9893 Před 10 dny +3

    4 Years Old. The first time I watched this video. Coming back again being 10 Years Old, Just really brings back memories.

  • @neffomp
    @neffomp Před 18 dny +5

    I remember seeing this amazing work of engineering on the show Outrageous Acts of Science years ago. To this day, I still revisit the song. Thank you for making something so amazing and timeless.

  • @dr.tophat5883
    @dr.tophat5883 Před 3 lety +7045

    If the internet makes a time capsule, this should go in there.

    • @sabineosthoff6376
      @sabineosthoff6376 Před 3 lety +37

      So true

    • @dr.tophat5883
      @dr.tophat5883 Před 3 lety +20

      Thank you

    • @isiahcatan8385
      @isiahcatan8385 Před 3 lety +125

      The internet IS the time capsule.

    • @Insorainity
      @Insorainity Před 3 lety +49

      People looking at this is 2090-2120: so.... we did some gems and then it became some weird stuff and then we have some gamers who are famous and are crazy and uh...... yeah-

    • @preposteroustoast
      @preposteroustoast Před 3 lety +6

      Put the entirety of tumblr in too

  • @nuken5530
    @nuken5530 Před 4 lety +20828

    *How my grandma sees my computer*

  • @awitchintime
    @awitchintime Před 18 dny +3

    I'm back again. I swear I come back to this so much over the last 5 years or so. It's so amazing.

  • @jdlindstrom4800
    @jdlindstrom4800 Před hodinou

    A years worth of work for a 5 minute video

  • @AntigoneX9
    @AntigoneX9 Před 3 lety +5511

    When you are musician but your parents want you to be an enginer :

    • @bigtofiq
      @bigtofiq Před 3 lety +160

      This may be a thing one day, Musical Engineer 🤔

    • @bread9484
      @bread9484 Před 3 lety +16

      YEP

    • @nats9557
      @nats9557 Před 3 lety +2

      ramesh mv ok.

    • @djhuxflux
      @djhuxflux Před 3 lety +10

      acctually its quite common that musicians wants a certain sound and sometimes that certain sound can be accomplished by engineer something.

    • @ws6619
      @ws6619 Před 3 lety +6

      Pipe organ builders have been at this for centuries... it IS a thing.

  • @yobnogard2374
    @yobnogard2374 Před rokem +1841

    If you look closely, you can see him smile as he walks off set, it’s a beautiful creation and he’s a wonderful musician

  • @Michael-of8gg
    @Michael-of8gg Před 15 dny

    Somebody will find this instrument 2000 years from now and beleive that aliens built this

  • @autrechose-music
    @autrechose-music Před 22 dny +2

    Is this instrument from the future or from the past?
    It's just out of time (as this late comment), and that is wonderful!

  • @fbauzo024fb
    @fbauzo024fb Před 3 lety +3233

    "I want to be a musician!!"
    Mother: " You will be an engineer and that's final"

  • @aaronadams5885
    @aaronadams5885 Před rokem +4623

    If this machine isn't in a museum, it needs to be. Not only is it a gorgeous synergy of art and engineering, it's a cultural and internet icon.

    • @prophecizedtoast12
      @prophecizedtoast12 Před rokem +194

      pov: british museum after seeing this : 🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃

    • @aaronadams5885
      @aaronadams5885 Před rokem +246

      ​@@prophecizedtoast12nah, this guy's Swedish, we only steal from Africans.

    • @ProudMurican_PVT-GR137
      @ProudMurican_PVT-GR137 Před rokem +43

      Well, a replica should be in a museum.
      A Musical Instrument Museum. And the first should be the closest from the location the creator chooses from! or his/hers Descendent/Successor or Heritor, if he’s unable to make the decision.

    • @Princeofmellon
      @Princeofmellon Před rokem +79

      it and the second machine is in a museum for mechanical music machines in Germany called "Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet

    • @wodell586
      @wodell586 Před rokem +5

      We the people need a version that can be played at weddings. 24-04-2023
      Please?

  • @SWISS-1337
    @SWISS-1337 Před 25 dny +1

    This music box on steroids is seriously impressive. This guy is talented.

  • @Naw662
    @Naw662 Před 5 dny +2

    I used to listen to this back in my childhood in our old house and listening to this again paired with how the machine sounds makes me nostalgic for those times...

  • @inismist
    @inismist Před 6 měsíci +2968

    I remember my dad showing me this when I was 11. He was like "Whoa check this crazy marble machine out!!" I couldn't get enough of it, I'd watch this on repeat.

    • @scslre
      @scslre Před 6 měsíci +54

      haha, it's always wild to see someone say they watched this when they were a little kid, when it feels like just yesterday that i saw this first (as an adult man). time flies like crazy. that's a nice memory, though.

    • @inismist
      @inismist Před 6 měsíci +13

      Yeah it is a great memory. The past 7 years for sure have flown by even for me. Feels like 2016 could’ve been last year. Though I’m much older than I was then, it still feels not that long ago.

    • @CJW0056
      @CJW0056 Před 6 měsíci +9

      ​@@scslreyeah it's wild when people's "childhood" is so recent, to us 7 years ago is nothing but to them it feels like so much longer

    • @QwertyZ70
      @QwertyZ70 Před 5 měsíci +1

      same exactly for me at same age!

    • @MonnorCoore
      @MonnorCoore Před 5 měsíci +1

      Had the exact same thing happen

  • @caIyps0
    @caIyps0 Před 8 měsíci +3338

    this is one of those videos that should be put in a time capsule. this creativity, being able to make something new, this is humanity in its purest form.

  • @deanronson6331
    @deanronson6331 Před 24 dny

    Little-known fact: A version of this thing was selling like hotcakes in the 1700's. Unfortunately, there was a sharp downturn in the production of marbles, so the instrument became extinct.

  • @joelscoolr
    @joelscoolr Před hodinou +1

    Thank you for making this song i just re listend to it and it has been so nostaligic for me, keep up the great work and i want more songs like these. also if my english is bad sorry

  • @22sfs22
    @22sfs22 Před rokem +3499

    The most crazy part about it is that it isn't just the most elaborate music box. There is a need for the player to actively play the guitar, pull the correct levers at the correct time, and then there is intermission. This is not just a feat of engineering but also a true display of skill.

    • @jacoabtweed789
      @jacoabtweed789 Před rokem +44

      I didn't realise he was playing a guitar but I just saw it!

    • @spyfire242
      @spyfire242 Před rokem +137

      Hate to be "that" guy but that is a BASS.

    • @jacoabtweed789
      @jacoabtweed789 Před rokem +26

      @@spyfire242 Hahaha thanks!

    • @jacobzehner2004
      @jacobzehner2004 Před rokem +14

      This is a masterpiece that needs to be remembered.

    • @oisinmurphy8242
      @oisinmurphy8242 Před rokem +11

      Yeah man was only scrolling through hoping to see someone noticed, the amount of takes this must have taken after the fact of it being perfected is probably dummy high

  • @daaave2142
    @daaave2142 Před 5 lety +3401

    Nobody:
    Musicians: *Heavy breathing*
    Engineers: *Very heavy breathing*

  • @imperfectclark
    @imperfectclark Před 23 dny

    Half the people that have ever lived are alive now. We will never know about many of the greatest creators and inventions humankind has produced, so... I'm glad we can witness this.

  • @user-wp7xb3kq4g
    @user-wp7xb3kq4g Před 15 dny +2

    素晴らしい。
    まずマシーンのフォルムが美しい。美しい中に無造作に打たれた釘やネジまで、これだけで飽かず眺めていられる。奏者の足音で音楽が始まり、駆動部を回すハンドルの音、小さな鉄球が流れていく音すら音楽の一部。最後は『マシーンを止める』のではなく、『マシーンが止まる』ことで曲が終わる。耳で聴くだけではなく、目が離せない不思議な名曲。聴くことができて幸せです。ありがとうございます。

  • @JacobElkinsMusic
    @JacobElkinsMusic Před 3 lety +685

    Teacher: Please don’t make any noise after you finish the test
    Mfs in the back of the class:

    • @nocontent1238
      @nocontent1238 Před 3 lety +26

      I mean if they're playing bangers like this, I don't see the problem.

    • @someidiot6067
      @someidiot6067 Před 3 lety +4

      true tho

  • @nola1754
    @nola1754 Před 7 lety +1292

    "The time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted time."

  • @6sixFace
    @6sixFace Před 27 dny

    I forgot what this was called and just googled "music machine with balls" and just somehow knew it would show up.

  • @EmotiKat
    @EmotiKat Před 20 dny +1

    The balls it takes to play this

  • @MagyarGaben
    @MagyarGaben Před 4 lety +814

    - Do you play any instruments?
    - Yes!
    - Cool, what is it?
    - Marbles.

  • @BeardedButter
    @BeardedButter Před 3 lety +2783

    I came back 4 years later to see this again.
    I’m glad I did

    • @woodendoors7
      @woodendoors7 Před 3 lety +18

      Wow... 4 years later?

    • @bigdcheeseformayor7662
      @bigdcheeseformayor7662 Před 3 lety +8

      @@woodendoors7 geezs man long time.

    • @Rhujeth
      @Rhujeth Před 3 lety +7

      The dedication is hella high

    • @boom-jr8vi
      @boom-jr8vi Před 3 lety +6

      Just got recommended the newest marble machine x video and had to come back to this.

    • @alexandertheok9610
      @alexandertheok9610 Před 3 lety +2

      yeah even tho he is working on a new marble machine atm, this one's still pretty cool and still sounds great, just like the music played on it

  • @FarmerDrew
    @FarmerDrew Před 13 dny

    This is the quiet kid when he grows up and realizes that friends are a liability and bandmates are a limit to your creativity and also he picked up woodworking along the way

  • @AlphariusandOmegon
    @AlphariusandOmegon Před 13 dny

    How long did it take you to get the timing right? This is truly a marvel of engineering, word working, musical talent, sound engineering / mixing. Seriously holy shit thats inspires me to want to take my building to the next level, well done good sir.

  • @goodgoodgodclips3665
    @goodgoodgodclips3665 Před 3 lety +1244

    “So what do you do for a living?”
    “I’m a musician.”
    “Cool, what instrument do you play?”
    “Marbles”

  • @slimenotskull
    @slimenotskull Před 3 lety +24205

    Teacher: Look, playing with marbles in class won't get you anywhere in life.
    _him 10 years later_

  • @BsGaming732
    @BsGaming732 Před 11 dny

    *looks at song information*
    SINGER:THIS GUY
    DRUMMER:THIS GUY
    BASS:THIS GUY
    GUITAR:THIS GUY
    PRODUCER:THIS GUY
    PUBLISHING:THIS GUY
    SOLD BY THIS GUY RECORDS

  • @vlad301
    @vlad301 Před 20 dny +4

    Ось чому я користуюсь CZcams, заради таких відео. Дякую!

  • @kamisama9715
    @kamisama9715 Před 3 lety +2111

    So this is the guy who buys hundreds of marbles in math problems.

  • @mushtombofficial6227
    @mushtombofficial6227 Před 7 lety +2083

    "What Instruments do you play"?
    "Yes"

  • @thomassims4701
    @thomassims4701 Před 16 dny

    I'm waiting for David Bowie to jump out and start singing.

  • @samae1829
    @samae1829 Před 10 dny

    RIP to all the marbles still rolling around the studio floor to this date.

  • @SilicosisNotBeta
    @SilicosisNotBeta Před 4 lety +2184

    When your parents want you to be an engineer and you want to be a musician:

    • @paradox_monke7338
      @paradox_monke7338 Před 4 lety +14

      Engician!!

    • @sosteve9113
      @sosteve9113 Před 4 lety +5

      unbelieveble impresive,think how long it must be to build the machine

    • @sosteve9113
      @sosteve9113 Před 4 lety +1

      @White Noise we know,still a good looking machine

    • @aguywholikestetris
      @aguywholikestetris Před 4 lety +3

      White Noise I believe it is real but it took like a thousand takes to get it right.

    • @user-se8jg5ul7e
      @user-se8jg5ul7e Před 4 lety +3

      @White Noise ive been believing this for 2 years and u told me this isnt real? i sad

  • @Fra-jn4cm
    @Fra-jn4cm Před 3 lety +499

    He really looks like a weird character in a movie and it’s cool af

  • @MGM261
    @MGM261 Před 10 dny

    So this what a DJs mixing table looked like in the 1700s

  • @LordKlavier
    @LordKlavier Před 27 dny

    Man, this just popped into my recommendation, but honestly this is so incredible. GG to you my mate, GG

  • @ChuckTravels
    @ChuckTravels Před 4 lety +1808

    This looks like it came out of Willy Wonka's break room.

  • @SpaceMissile
    @SpaceMissile Před 4 lety +6082

    this guy looks exactly like a marbles machine musician should look like.

    • @pepi453
      @pepi453 Před 4 lety +103

      Lol this is so true it's dumb

    • @thestormzeey359
      @thestormzeey359 Před 4 lety +51

      He reminds me of Austin powers a bit and I dont know why

    • @gokinezula1689
      @gokinezula1689 Před 4 lety +6

      lol

    • @gokinezula1689
      @gokinezula1689 Před 4 lety +44

      @@thestormzeey359 It's the way he moves around and the hair, and the little accents in his clothes.

    • @austindeacon3463
      @austindeacon3463 Před 4 lety +17

      Ah yes I have incouted many marble musicians in my life

  • @Aero137
    @Aero137 Před 24 dny

    And here I am again, 8 years later...
    Thank you Wintergatan and thank you CZcams Algorithm for this legendary piece of art

  • @simonschafer3649
    @simonschafer3649 Před 26 dny

    Me bargaining for my life after I steal one of Apollo’s sacred cows

  • @StallionFernando
    @StallionFernando Před 2 lety +2620

    "What instrument do you play?"
    - it's complicated

    • @bearwithabowtie1421
      @bearwithabowtie1421 Před 2 lety +39

      What instrument do you play
      Wintergatan: Y e s

    • @orlando780
      @orlando780 Před 2 lety +13

      VERY complicated

    • @McQueenRLZ
      @McQueenRLZ Před 2 lety

      More complicated than the hurdy gurdy?

    • @chanhailey7848
      @chanhailey7848 Před 2 lety +2

      @@McQueenRLZ the hurdy gurdy isn't actually that complicated. Its just a medieval instrument that basically a sideways violin.

    • @crisredfield2
      @crisredfield2 Před 2 lety +3

      Who's this "it's complicated" guy and why did he said that?

  • @Mumble785
    @Mumble785 Před 3 lety +989

    I just think it's neat how the noises from the machine's operation like the cranks and switches are just as much a part of the song as any of the actual notes

    • @bubbos537
      @bubbos537 Před 3 lety +25

      @@afifaimanazli4287 First off, What? Second off, Yes that's how this thing works, anyone can get that. Third off, Are you trying to insult someone?

    • @cockgoblin
      @cockgoblin Před 3 lety +2

      the sounds from flipping levers just before the percussion starts up is such a bop 🙏 also 420th like let’s goooooo

    • @meteoraPOW
      @meteoraPOW Před 3 lety +11

      @@afifaimanazli4287 are you drunk, high, illiterate, or insane?

    • @technicallybread
      @technicallybread Před 3 lety +9

      Or potientally all of the above

    • @memes_gbc674
      @memes_gbc674 Před 3 lety +2

      @@meteoraPOW the dude is probably like 6 years old

  • @nancybackes111
    @nancybackes111 Před 14 dny +2

    Are you familiar with the Animusic videos from around 2006, specifically "Pipe Dream"? I always thought that it would be fantastic to see something like those animations done with real mechanical machines. This does it!

  • @ashleyleavitt6219
    @ashleyleavitt6219 Před 14 dny

    This video popped up again in my news feed in 2024. No matter how many times I watch this, I am still an awe thinking about the mechanics and physics and planning to make this instrument and then the amount of practice needed to be able to pull off this video

  • @aliyahisip2909
    @aliyahisip2909 Před 3 lety +315

    Person: what instrument do you play?
    This guy: *marbles*

  • @DragonNegroOjoVerde
    @DragonNegroOjoVerde Před 5 lety +1286

    *Little brother: Hey bro have you seen my 2000 marbles?
    *Wintergatan: nope

  • @lawrenceporter2861
    @lawrenceporter2861 Před 15 dny

    Wow! How many years did it take you to build this awesome invention? And how much longer to calibrate the timing to adapt a piece of music to to play on it ? Or is the music you play all your own ?

  • @andrewjunk687
    @andrewjunk687 Před 8 dny

    8 years ago Grandma was still alive and I heard this for the first time on her back porch. I can visually see all the details of her porch and my time there when I listen to this song
    Somehow the video song and memory have been intertwined together in my head
    I come to listen at least once a year
    Every time it’s a bit more emotional

  • @branchy2000inc
    @branchy2000inc Před 3 lety +2063

    Not only is this a marvel of engineering, it's also an excellent song

    • @mememan2404
      @mememan2404 Před 3 lety +117

      A"Marble" of engineering.
      I'm so sorry

    • @iyamvi2549
      @iyamvi2549 Před 3 lety +3

      Lefoto iiiiiiiiiii

    • @iyamvi2549
      @iyamvi2549 Před 3 lety +3

      Hrgyhyte

    • @chrishayes8197
      @chrishayes8197 Před 3 lety +19

      Just getting that big flywheel to run without the whole thing wobbling to death on those tiny legs is a SERIOUSLY impressive bit of craftsmanship.

    • @LRYMUSIC
      @LRYMUSIC Před 3 lety +2

      Well it isn't a marvel per say but it's very impressive!

  • @SheikEdu33
    @SheikEdu33 Před 3 lety +1129

    Teacher: what instrument do you play?
    This guy: uh.. it’s hard to explain

    • @rapha2028
      @rapha2028 Před 3 lety +26

      First mayonnaise, then calculators, and now this?

    • @diaxzy
      @diaxzy Před 3 lety +10

      Over used comment

    • @madhavr4170
      @madhavr4170 Před 3 lety +7

      @@diaxzy I agree with you

    • @diaxzy
      @diaxzy Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah

    • @JakeFLM
      @JakeFLM Před 3 lety +9

      he would say marble machine
      its not that hard

  • @Endy1b
    @Endy1b Před 20 dny

    Oh my god I remember seeing this like 2 years ago and absolutely loving it, it still does not fail to impress me. Where ever you are after these long 8 years, I hope you are doing well and still making and doing awesome things. You might not know it, but you are a huge inspiration. Stay awesome!

  • @michaelcat713
    @michaelcat713 Před 16 dny

    1960: we will revolutionize engineering and transportation in the mere future!
    2016 bored dude with wood and balls: eh…
    *not saying this is bad the beat hits hard

  • @schist_
    @schist_ Před 3 lety +1050

    "So ur a musician?"
    "Yes"
    "So what do you play?"
    "Ahmm its complicated"

  • @giovannifurfaro9647
    @giovannifurfaro9647 Před 2 lety +4332

    what’s incredible to me is how primitive this looks in comparison to the new one. amazing.

    • @bugbugtheone2143
      @bugbugtheone2143 Před 2 lety +182

      What... new.. one?

    • @reiji-kun
      @reiji-kun Před 2 lety +59

      yeah, there's a new one?

    • @zaklesiou
      @zaklesiou Před 2 lety +47

      But this one works kinda well, maybe not world tour complient but at least it plays great music ^^

    • @BaconDragon-yr5vf
      @BaconDragon-yr5vf Před 2 lety +100

      @@bugbugtheone2143 oh yeah. He is building a new one.

    • @sankang9425
      @sankang9425 Před 2 lety +14

      @@reiji-kun check out his newest video!

  • @_Hael_offical_
    @_Hael_offical_ Před 2 dny

    I actually sawed this 5years ago at class but soon I’m hearing this to relax my self when I have mental panick attack