I met Beardyman. He remixed my voice into hyperpop.

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  • čas přidán 4. 03. 2022
  • @beardyman has been the monarch of live-looping and beatboxing for more than a decade. Today, he's remixing me, live. It's going to get weird. ■ THE FINAL TRACK on Beardyman's channel: • TOM SCOTT came to my s... ■ PRESAVE IT: ingrv.es/shelter-me-from-the-...
    My main channel: / tomscottgo
    I'm at www.tomscott.com
    Twitter: / tomscott
    Instagram: / tomscottgo
    Facebook: / tomscott
    Series Producer/Director: Kirsten Taylor
    Assistant Producer: Han Evans
    Production Assistant: Phoebe Steen
    Editor: Olly Newport
    Sound Design: Dan Pugsley | www.cassinisound.com/
    Executive Producers: Cambria Bailey-Jones, Guy Larsen
    A Pad 26/Penny4 Production www.penny4.co.uk
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  • @TomScottGo
    @TomScottGo Před 2 lety +9595

    Yes, that's a presave link in the description, Beardyman's actually released this as a track. There's a load of more stuff, plus the final produced track, in a video over on his channel!

  • @beardyman
    @beardyman Před 2 lety +9871

    Oh my god! Just discovered beardyman from this video! He’s awesome!

    • @d3gvsdo
      @d3gvsdo Před 2 lety +441

      ...and if you gaze into the beardyman, the beardyman gazes also into you

    • @nox9856
      @nox9856 Před 2 lety +323

      Wait a second....

    • @charliedulol
      @charliedulol Před 2 lety +219

      Usually you pay someone to post this with their accounts, but i like your style.

    • @thepoofster2251
      @thepoofster2251 Před 2 lety +74

      The real beardyman was not in this video, not nearly enough curse words for it to be him

    • @Nooticus
      @Nooticus Před 2 lety +19

      hi Jay!

  • @kasperstenbom
    @kasperstenbom Před 2 lety +4742

    I like the fact he’s called beardyman and is completely clean shaved.

    • @vacuumssuck26
      @vacuumssuck26 Před 2 lety +324

      He's also Jay Foreman's brother. Get your head around that.

    • @brilliantfreak6101
      @brilliantfreak6101 Před 2 lety +74

      @@vacuumssuck26 Are you serious?🤯🤯

    • @matthieurochette
      @matthieurochette Před 2 lety +181

      I mean, with such a gigachad chin, it would be a waste to hide it under a beard

    • @cjclow052
      @cjclow052 Před rokem +5

      @@vacuumssuck26 oh really hm

    • @omarek555
      @omarek555 Před rokem +8

      Oh, that explains a lot

  • @EwgenijBelzmann
    @EwgenijBelzmann Před 2 lety +4657

    Beardyman: "Give me like a plossive with a fricative"
    Tom: "I've been training my whole life for this moment"

    • @dieyoung
      @dieyoung Před rokem +214

      Tom: "Aveolar or bilabial?"

    • @tristansoendergaard7867
      @tristansoendergaard7867 Před rokem +38

      @@dieyoung linguolabial

    • @severinkempf7819
      @severinkempf7819 Před rokem

      @@tristansoendergaard7867 ​ @dieyoung these are not real words I don't care what wikipedia says

    • @bee_irl
      @bee_irl Před rokem +29

      "i will never use cos in real life"

    • @Peter-iq9yy
      @Peter-iq9yy Před 10 měsíci +13

      No better person than a linguist to ask these to!

  • @clouddweller
    @clouddweller Před 2 lety +2798

    They've let a linguist in the same room as a musician, and it is exactly as nerdy as I would've expected

    • @E_FoxSnowspirit
      @E_FoxSnowspirit Před rokem +8

      I love ittttttt

    • @handlemonium
      @handlemonium Před rokem +15

      Hm......I beatbox, I used to be in high school Varsity Choir, and I know English and progressively less in 3 other languages.
      I think I can do this! xD :P

    • @wokeil
      @wokeil Před rokem +6

      @@handlemonium Now just learn to produce and sound design

    • @guisampaio2008
      @guisampaio2008 Před rokem +7

      Tom Scott is a linguist?

    • @clouddweller
      @clouddweller Před rokem +14

      @@guisampaio2008 Indeed he is! Not by trade, necessarily (though he does have a series on the subject), but at least by training.

  • @HipyoTech
    @HipyoTech Před 2 lety +2963

    HYPERPOP TOM SCOTT CAN'T HURT YOU

  • @bitequation314
    @bitequation314 Před 2 lety +6869

    I'm living for Tom silently losing his mind in the background as Beardyman just does his thing.

    • @robertlinke2666
      @robertlinke2666 Před 2 lety +16

      yup

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 2 lety +41

      That was vital.

    • @jwalster9412
      @jwalster9412 Před 2 lety +37

      His reaction to every noise is priceless.

    • @key1228
      @key1228 Před 2 lety +2

      @@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 I can see a Surge of synthesis puns coming from this.

    • @Archgeek0
      @Archgeek0 Před 2 lety +13

      In fairness, his thing, as observed taking place live, would seem to be little shy of sorcery.

  • @francesatty7022
    @francesatty7022 Před 2 lety +2169

    "Quantum entanglement"
    "A bridge in Leeds"
    it seems beardyman's patreon supporters know tom well

    • @MrNight-dg1ug
      @MrNight-dg1ug Před rokem +39

      He's not a physicist, though

    • @alexia3552
      @alexia3552 Před rokem +76

      I absolutely love those two suggestions together and now I desperately need a hyperpop song about them

    • @gswcooper7162
      @gswcooper7162 Před rokem +77

      "The bridge that doesn't want to be a bridge" would've been even more classic Tom Scott. xD

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios Před rokem +26

      "I'm on a bridge in Leeds, quantum entangled with a gazebo"

    • @TikoVerhelst
      @TikoVerhelst Před 10 měsíci +2

      @@HappyBeezerStudios Sounds like a romcom I'd watch.

  • @TREX_04
    @TREX_04 Před 2 lety +804

    For a total of 20 minutes Hyperscott was a person, a star, an idol
    How will I continue now, without Hyperscotts gazebo

    • @Kazza_8240
      @Kazza_8240 Před rokem +15

      Feedback, imperfections.... 🎶

  • @ShivamSan
    @ShivamSan Před 2 lety +2860

    hyperpop and tom scott are two words i thought i'd never see together

    • @user-fp6dt1os1l
      @user-fp6dt1os1l Před 2 lety +33

      three words

    • @ImNotMerzbow
      @ImNotMerzbow Před 2 lety +93

      "hyper-scott"

    • @OverClover
      @OverClover Před 2 lety +48

      Just seeing the video title absolutely FLOORED me

    • @lovecastle7154
      @lovecastle7154 Před 2 lety +57

      didn't expect to hear "pc music" in a tom scott vid

    • @jeevan22293
      @jeevan22293 Před 2 lety +3

      I think that is the whole purpose of this channel. And I love it.

  • @narnigrin
    @narnigrin Před 2 lety +2678

    "A plosive with a fricative, sir"
    I did not know this was going to be about turning linguistics into music but I'm here for it.

    • @Artaxo
      @Artaxo Před 2 lety +49

      I don't understand a thing but I'm also here for it.

    • @Pyranders
      @Pyranders Před 2 lety +98

      @@Artaxo A plosive is a sound that's made by building pressure. T, D, P, B, K, and hard G are all plosive noises. Fricatives are like a danish meatball.

    • @ashtar3876
      @ashtar3876 Před 2 lety +34

      @@Artaxo plosive is like a p, mini explosion. Fricative is like a v, something vibrating.

    • @Flame19judgement
      @Flame19judgement Před rokem +2

      @@ashtar3876 or in this case, a P, followed by a F, or Pf. Say Pf. Now say it repeatedly in quick succession. It's a mini drum beat. Now try K (Not Kay, but Kuh - as in kicking k) Now do Pf K, Pf K. Basic beatbox beat in a few mins.

  • @cobalt2672
    @cobalt2672 Před 2 lety +662

    I love how Tom was initially confused but eventually got into the whole "just pile stuff in there because whatever" attitude

  • @TwoMinutePapers
    @TwoMinutePapers Před 2 lety +987

    This is gold.

    • @basimbaig
      @basimbaig Před 2 lety +68

      It made me let go of my papers!

    • @user-qp3qj2jv6f
      @user-qp3qj2jv6f Před 2 lety +42

      I dropped my papers hearing this.

    • @Driga_
      @Driga_ Před 2 lety +38

      My papers are shivering right now

    • @RamiSlicer
      @RamiSlicer Před 2 lety +19

      My papers are on the floor 🥶

    • @spongmoid842
      @spongmoid842 Před 2 lety +38

      what a time to be alive!

  • @tychothefriendlymonolith
    @tychothefriendlymonolith Před 2 lety +379

    2010: Throwing drum kit off cliff
    2022: I AM THE DRUM KIT

    • @chrisanderson8889
      @chrisanderson8889 Před 2 lety +27

      Does that mean the next video is Tom throwing himself off a cliff? (abseiling or base jumping)

    • @lonesome3958
      @lonesome3958 Před 2 lety +24

      @@chrisanderson8889 no, a drumset is throwing a cliff off of tom

    • @neatelf9913
      @neatelf9913 Před 2 lety +6

      That's some cool character arc.

    • @MarceldeJong
      @MarceldeJong Před 2 lety +2

      @@lonesome3958 that’s like 3 cuils away from the original video.

  • @thephoenixsystem6765
    @thephoenixsystem6765 Před 2 lety +1788

    So this is what a 21st century wizard looks like. And he's exactly on time.

  • @brittabolander6153
    @brittabolander6153 Před 2 lety +1042

    As someone that knows many people that are hard of hearing and has an auditory processing disorder myself, the effort that you put into making this video as accessible as possible with the subtitles really impressed me! I've never seen another creator use them so effectively and it's set a new standard for me. Seriously, thank you so much it made the video 100x more enjoyable!

    • @thebaker8637
      @thebaker8637 Před 2 lety +63

      It's the standard in the UK for formatting subtitles -- because the EU/UK had Teletext (I believe Tom also has a video on that) instead of the crappy system of putting subtitles into invisible lines on the TV transmission, and Teletext supported 16 colors for text, you could make subtitles like this.

    • @streetlightskye
      @streetlightskye Před rokem +58

      "Oh, look at me I bought a Lamborghini- buy some damn subtitles!"

    • @trevorhafner410
      @trevorhafner410 Před 11 měsíci +4

      I can confirm this too, despite me not having any auditory processing disorder or anything of that nature, makes it easier to describe to my friends roughly what was occurring in the video.

    • @jacquelineliu2641
      @jacquelineliu2641 Před 10 měsíci

      @@thebaker8637 How is TV broadcasting standard relevant to CZcams?

    • @cyberturkey77
      @cyberturkey77 Před 10 měsíci +6

      @@jacquelineliu2641 very. UK laws apply to CZcams too. For example you cannot do a promotion without stating it or you will be done by the government.

  • @jackthehacker05
    @jackthehacker05 Před rokem +122

    They should release an instrumental version that's just pure silence for a solid 3 minutes.

  • @grovemeister04
    @grovemeister04 Před 2 lety +2200

    If anyone's wondering why beardyman looks kind of familar, he's actually jay foreman's brother.

    • @MSimp2k6
      @MSimp2k6 Před 2 lety +415

      For real? I was wondering what was going on. I was thinking, "I've never seen Beardyman in the flesh, but I KNOW YOU."
      Talented brothers. I always enjoy Map Men 8)

    • @mfaizsyahmi
      @mfaizsyahmi Před 2 lety +101

      Say whaaaaaaaaaaaa

    • @genericembarrassingusernam7843
      @genericembarrassingusernam7843 Před 2 lety +76

      They sound similar too!

    • @simondoes
      @simondoes Před 2 lety +15

      came here to say that!

    • @PKMartin
      @PKMartin Před 2 lety +153

      And they have the same ability to make deep knowledge accessible through goofy absurdity

  • @djwillcaine
    @djwillcaine Před 2 lety +2228

    Me: spends 35 minutes drawing the automation curve of a high pass filter for an 8 bar phrase
    Beardyman: controls 10,000 FX and plays the launch pad simulateneously and live

    • @leo79033
      @leo79033 Před 2 lety +51

      lmao thisthisTHIS

    • @risingstar1309
      @risingstar1309 Před 2 lety +13

      Literally

    • @andreaalexis1484
      @andreaalexis1484 Před 2 lety +45

      The pain. While people just buy premade rise effects and call it music. Ugh.

    • @MicahHirakuTwiss
      @MicahHirakuTwiss Před 2 lety +2

      LITERALLY

    • @chrisricetopher21
      @chrisricetopher21 Před 2 lety +10

      Good lawd… speaking truth haha… I just got the push 2 w/the full Live suite and this is super inspiring for sure!

  • @its_Chroma
    @its_Chroma Před 2 lety +339

    Can we please get TomPop as genre, where people use samples of Tom's voice from different videos to make music :3

    • @reverie02
      @reverie02 Před rokem +36

      by your description it's more like tomcore, as using tom Scott samples doesn't need be pop

    • @thatoneguy9582
      @thatoneguy9582 Před rokem +21

      we’re just inventing ytpmvs again

  • @joolofw
    @joolofw Před 2 lety +336

    Beardyman is playing his "4-screened-instrument" so well, so intuitively, that his swift inputs and motions kept me thinking something was speed up and fast forwarded.
    Just awesome!
    I also really appreciate the bonus descriptions explanations of what's going on in the subtitles :].

    • @Puschit1
      @Puschit1 Před 8 měsíci

      That "4screened-instrument" is called "Beardytron"

  • @Colopty
    @Colopty Před 2 lety +3364

    Tom Scott getting utterly gobsmacked for 20 minutes as Beardyman knocks a track seemingly out of thin air in real time. Seriously, dude works crazy fast.

    • @CockatooDude
      @CockatooDude Před 2 lety +166

      The crazy thing is that normally Beardyman does work in real time, this is actually slow for him.

    • @CricketEngland
      @CricketEngland Před 2 lety

      God isn’t modern music crap these days give me the days of the 60’s and 70’s the best years for music

    • @CockatooDude
      @CockatooDude Před 2 lety +122

      @@CricketEngland 5/10 bait

    • @CricketEngland
      @CricketEngland Před 2 lety

      @@CockatooDude ?

    • @CockatooDude
      @CockatooDude Před 2 lety +75

      @@CricketEngland Oh you're serious. Well in that case there are still a plethora of bands out there who make music in classic styles. It's just a matter of looking around on Soundcloud and Bandcamp for a while.

  • @sullivan5127
    @sullivan5127 Před 2 lety +4301

    As a music producer this guy blows my mind, his ear for rhythm where you usually wouldn't find any is insane. His use of on the fly fx are insane, what a lad.

    • @rubydupyII
      @rubydupyII Před 2 lety +199

      I know, right?? I kind of understand what he's doing but this would take years of practice, building up and buying equipment and plugins. I would not have the patience (or money) for that, let alone the talent this guy has!

    • @squillz8310
      @squillz8310 Před 2 lety +69

      As a musician with a little more than a basic level of musical knowledge, I could appreciate and understand the fundamental stuff. But only just enough to keep up with the development of the track. I haven't actually played anything in a few years, I just have the knowledge that I learned from that time.

    • @elif6908
      @elif6908 Před 2 lety +130

      As a person with a bad ear and no music experience at all this is magic, just simple magic. I don’t remember who said it but there is a quote “sufficiently advanced technology will be like magic” or something and now I understand what that means. Beardyman just touches some buttons and suddenly there is rhythm and harmony, it’s mind boggling.

    • @redtro8678
      @redtro8678 Před 2 lety +13

      You might wanna look into Beatbox Looping if you find this cool!

    • @luelou8464
      @luelou8464 Před 2 lety +18

      @@squillz8310 I used to play the piano when I was very young, but I feel like my electrical engineering knowledge helped my more than my music theory knowledge.

  • @demondssss
    @demondssss Před 2 lety +46

    ‘Your singing voice is No Doubt Sublime” I don’t know if this was intended, but I would love it to be.

  • @mattle3
    @mattle3 Před 2 lety +18

    8:10 I love how his hand just defaulted into his pocket

  • @thomas.countz
    @thomas.countz Před 2 lety +477

    Beardyman, explaining: When you turn up the "zap" thing, it's turning up this thing...
    Tom, confused: Those are some words I vaugely recognize.
    Beardyman, simplifying: It's like a tempo-synchronized low-frequencey oscillator which is sweeping a resonate filter... That's what that's doing.

    • @xxgirlb0yxx
      @xxgirlb0yxx Před 2 lety +59

      I know what these words mean but hearing them so quickly one after another still made my head spin.

    • @INNERLMNT
      @INNERLMNT Před 2 lety +54

      For the people who aren't music-savvy: it means that it's a note that slowly moves up and down along the beat, with some feedback on each end.

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 2 lety +8

      "In English, please?"

    • @aquila1154
      @aquila1154 Před 2 lety +23

      @@vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 noise go wawawawa very fast through filter :)

  • @chrissugg968
    @chrissugg968 Před 2 lety +185

    It's amazing to watch him play those control screens as an entire instrument. Anyone who says electronic music takes no skill is talking out of their arse.

  • @danpreston564
    @danpreston564 Před 2 lety +154

    I watch this and realise that, as someone who has had synths for 30 years, the sentence ‘it’s a tempo synced low frequency oscillator sweeping a resonant low pass filter" means a lot to me, but very little to most other people in the world.

    • @nukesrus2663
      @nukesrus2663 Před rokem +3

      Reminds me of that old Retro Encabulator video.

    • @rvbxn04
      @rvbxn04 Před rokem +2

      What does he mean by sweeping a resonant low pass filter?

    • @danpreston564
      @danpreston564 Před rokem +25

      @@rvbxn04
      Filter - electronic circuit that allows sound shaping by only allowing certain frequencies to pass through. All EQs are filters.
      Low pass filter - a type of filter, very common in synthesisers, that only allows the low frequencies to pass through, cutting off the higher frequencies
      Resonance - applying a boost in the signal at the frequency above which the frequencies cannot pass, known as the 'cut off frequency’, leading to the creation of new and interesting harmonics in the sound.
      Resonant filter - a type of filter that allows individual control of both the cut off frequency and the resonance, allowing you to move the cut off frequency around change the amount of resonance you add to the sound.
      Filter sweep - the manual or automated movement of the cut off frequency from low to high or high to low. Think the sound of a wah wah pedal.

    • @rvbxn04
      @rvbxn04 Před rokem +3

      @@danpreston564 ayy thank you for the Explantation

  • @Poodz_
    @Poodz_ Před 2 lety +1557

    I've never seen Tom's composure drop as much as it did in the intro to this.

    • @lassehauerwaas3078
      @lassehauerwaas3078 Před 2 lety +148

      You haven't seen him vaping...

    • @k1263
      @k1263 Před 2 lety +135

      @@lassehauerwaas3078 There is aahaah... uhh...uhhh......uhhhhhh....uhhhh....unnhhh......
      It was funny watching him choke on that vape.

    • @anantkerur557
      @anantkerur557 Před 2 lety +32

      It kinda reminds me of outtakes of the park bench videos

    • @JSR108
      @JSR108 Před 2 lety +43

      You clearly have not seen Technical Difficulties old videos from 2010
      Or citation needed
      Try them very nice

    • @johnkeefer8760
      @johnkeefer8760 Před 2 lety +28

      @@JSR108 ahhh yes Tom “I’m going to strike out Gary” Scott

  • @GeniusLad32
    @GeniusLad32 Před 2 lety +2280

    Tom Scott bringing linguistics nerdiness to heavily-produced music. This is brilliant.
    Please get a hard punk or death metal band to collab with you. You'd be great.

    • @00wolfer00
      @00wolfer00 Před 2 lety +206

      "Tom Scott learns to do death growls" would be awesome.

    • @kurt_xx4362
      @kurt_xx4362 Před 2 lety +11

      omg yes i need to see that :D

    • @brodex9571
      @brodex9571 Před 2 lety +15

      U should suggest that on the Tom Scott Website. Would love to see that

    • @christophkrass6929
      @christophkrass6929 Před 2 lety +1

      omg, yes!!!

    • @hughcaldwell1034
      @hughcaldwell1034 Před 2 lety +15

      @@00wolfer00 Growling about Ragnarök and the white cube at the end of the world.

  • @christinesizemore3
    @christinesizemore3 Před 2 lety +187

    The subtitles were thrilling! As a VERY amateur linguistic enthusiast and complete newbie to modern musical performance, I loved everything from the IPA for Tom's vocalizations to the artistic depictions of Beardyman's furious button mashing.

  • @AmalieSteffensen
    @AmalieSteffensen Před rokem +19

    love this, because as a linguist, tom going "i'll just do the ipa vowel chart" is extremly relatable. what is the POINT of learning the primary cardinal vowels if not being able to just whip them out at literally any random time

  • @HyphenatedReality
    @HyphenatedReality Před 2 lety +1398

    I hope one of the goals of this channel becomes "produce a Tom Scott Album." It would be great to just see a 12 track of 12 different musical collabs and genres, with a cover art that he designed with the help of either a visual or digital artist.

    • @laineylarsen245
      @laineylarsen245 Před 2 lety +159

      I really hope it includes a remix of We Flew a Kite in a Public Place

    • @CJMAXiK
      @CJMAXiK Před 2 lety +14

      Eliminate should definitely participate

    • @memediatek
      @memediatek Před 2 lety +1

      @@CJMAXiK Tom Tearout album wen

    • @thomasm123
      @thomasm123 Před 2 lety

      YES

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 2 lety +39

      ​ @Lainey Larsen It should include "If Educational Videos Were Filmed Like Music Videos"

  • @YakumoChidori
    @YakumoChidori Před 2 lety +1072

    Do turn on subtitles on this, even if you are a native or fluent speaker. Tom has generally really well done subtitles, but here there is a high amount of additional interesting information packed into them.

    • @MissLilyputt
      @MissLilyputt Před 2 lety +53

      Thanks so much for the suggestion! It was highly entertaining and interesting.

    • @montrovy
      @montrovy Před 2 lety +83

      I'm mostly intrigued by the fact that youtube has the option of coloured subtitles? I have *never* seen those before-

    • @ref0522
      @ref0522 Před 2 lety +27

      For example... *_(snort)_*

    • @iEmoz98
      @iEmoz98 Před 2 lety +112

      @@montrovy Tom Scott's videos' subtitles are the golden standard on CZcams and I've seen no other videos with up to par level subtitles

    • @sereminar4
      @sereminar4 Před 2 lety +3

      Thanks so much! Great rec

  • @TheHatMusic
    @TheHatMusic Před rokem +41

    It's so easy to become dazzled by the tech and how comfortably Beardyman uses it, but what's really striking as well is how good a keyboard player he is!! He's a superb musician!

  • @BartokandBadIdeas
    @BartokandBadIdeas Před 2 lety +88

    I'm a massive fan of these subtitles, I don't know if that level of detail is standard for you but it really was helpful and interesting

  • @TAP7a
    @TAP7a Před 2 lety +859

    Tempo synchronised low frequency oscillator performing a band pass filter sweep is some proper jargon - genuinely meaningful but completely impenetrable to a newbie

    • @modellking
      @modellking Před 2 lety +34

      and on the other hand meaningful insight about a nice trick I'm sure to forget when I need it...

    • @world_still_spins-beta
      @world_still_spins-beta Před rokem +9

      The techno babel jargon was the part that made sense for me. Much better than a linear sine sweep.

    • @jacksonlaframboise6257
      @jacksonlaframboise6257 Před rokem +1

      Brooooo. That’s what lfo stands for?

    • @jacksonlaframboise6257
      @jacksonlaframboise6257 Před rokem

      I mean. So that’s what LFO stands for. Cuz, that’s what an LFO is. I just never thought about it being the short form for something.

    • @jacksonlaframboise6257
      @jacksonlaframboise6257 Před rokem +1

      Or I did. But, was too lazy to google it.

  • @thonktank1239
    @thonktank1239 Před 2 lety +694

    I love how his linguistic skills actually helped him make a pop song. Would've never expected those two fields to help one another like that.

    • @Hirosjimma
      @Hirosjimma Před 2 lety +61

      "I can do that! That's a standard sweep through IPA vowel chart. I can do that." "♪Absolutely♪"

    • @illford6921
      @illford6921 Před 2 lety +30

      Tbf most drum sounds can be described in lingustic terms. Beatboxing is like linguistics in practice without having to know linguistics

    • @Brivalia
      @Brivalia Před 2 lety +8

      lyrical meter is also a linguistic thing, although it's not as universally applicable

  • @juleronitz5100
    @juleronitz5100 Před 2 lety +40

    I love how they can just dish out instructions using linguistic terminology and they got a common understanding in that. Amazing overlap of crafts!

  • @NatsuDragn33I
    @NatsuDragn33I Před 2 lety +49

    I love watching Tom just stand there desperately trying to not laugh or make supportive noises.

  • @geewiz70
    @geewiz70 Před 2 lety +273

    "That is very weird and uncomfortable, but we'll go with it." has basically become the mantra of this channel. With amazing effect.

  • @retroforager
    @retroforager Před 2 lety +395

    i've never seen tom so bewildered and confused and confounded in my life. regardless of all the crazy plane flying, centrifuges, volcanoes and all, it took THIS to break his brain.

    • @LordPodlington
      @LordPodlington Před 2 lety +25

      The science stuff you can figure out how it works. This is just wizardry that has no other logical explanation.

    • @fluffyfang4213
      @fluffyfang4213 Před 2 lety +32

      It helps that Tom is fully willing to believe the world is magical, but unwilling to believe that his own voice could be. I'm sure many of us can relate to that.

    • @nanda28cc
      @nanda28cc Před rokem +2

      Science is exact knowledge, this, this is creativity. Enough to break his brain and my

  • @Sir_Uncle_Ned
    @Sir_Uncle_Ned Před 2 lety +70

    This is someone that REALLY knows exactly what they are doing.

  • @ZygfrydQ
    @ZygfrydQ Před 2 lety +81

    The way Tom gets simple joy out of this whole experience is the best thing about this video.

  • @chinmayk8004
    @chinmayk8004 Před 2 lety +316

    For a guy who is perpetually on air, Tom is quite self-conscious in these Plus videos. Nevertheless love this one

    • @tylisirn
      @tylisirn Před 2 lety +64

      Because he's doing things he's not used to doing. Just because you're used to performing in one way, doesn't mean you're used to performing in other ways.

    • @MikaelLevoniemi
      @MikaelLevoniemi Před rokem +15

      Toms normal videos are heavily scripted and shot a dozen times, but these plus videos are very close to live with very little script control. Not being in control of the action is what usually seems to throw Tom off.

    • @SpaceMissile
      @SpaceMissile Před rokem

      it makes it so much more raw and real and I love that part. properly edited videos without any hiccups tend to feel so clinical and unreal. these are natural and give me that "hey, _I_ could do that too" kind of inspiration.

  • @elif6908
    @elif6908 Před 2 lety +294

    As a person with a bad ear and no music experience at all this is magic, just simple magic. I don’t remember who said it but there is a quote “sufficiently advanced technology will be like magic” or something and now I understand what that means. Beardyman just touches some buttons and suddenly there is rhythm and harmony, it’s mind boggling.

    • @GizzyDillespee
      @GizzyDillespee Před 2 lety +2

      Abe Lincoln, John Glenn, Dalai Lama, Albert Einstein, Robert Heinlein, Carl Sagan, JS Bach, Don Henley, Harry Krishna, Ram Dass, MLKjr, QE II, FDR, Adyashanti, The Pope, Fred Flintstone? Those are my guesses for who said it

    • @41-Haiku
      @41-Haiku Před 2 lety +52

      Science fiction author Arthur C. Clarke: "Sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Such technology is known as Clarkian technology.

    • @2miligrams
      @2miligrams Před 2 lety +11

      The true magic is the artist's understanding of music and rhythm and being able to use technology to make it into a song, but there's a lot of factors that makes the artist that unique that makes music just art.

    • @whatskraken3886
      @whatskraken3886 Před 2 lety

      @@41-Haiku beat me to it

    • @Fractisdnb
      @Fractisdnb Před 2 lety +3

      @@2miligrams factor in that beardyman created the system he's using here himself, pure genius

  • @Visionism
    @Visionism Před rokem +179

    Here's a really interesting thing. When Beardyman asks "Do you want to take some notes?" he makes a "phone typing" gesture. My generation would have made a "Pen writing" gesture.
    Also I don't know what software he's using but that interface looks like hyperpop sounds.

    • @N_Norse
      @N_Norse Před rokem +8

      The DAW is Ableton but I don't know what the other ones are.

    • @pkpckls
      @pkpckls Před rokem +6

      I bet he still mimes a signature when he's asking for the bill after a meal though 😂

    • @randomwerewolf1099
      @randomwerewolf1099 Před rokem +8

      @@pkpckls Why? it's ages since you needed a signature to pay with card, ever since they brought in chip and pin.

    • @horseloverfat799
      @horseloverfat799 Před rokem +3

      @@randomwerewolf1099 It depends on where you are. Most sit-down restaurants I've been to lately in the U.S. still require a signature. When I was in Germany a few months ago, they required me to give my signature at the grocery store when I used card.

    • @zarrowthehorse
      @zarrowthehorse Před rokem

      Most people would do the writing thing

  • @Ghoosteny
    @Ghoosteny Před 11 měsíci +2

    Tom Scott
    -Met both Foremans
    -Insert text

  • @neeph9641
    @neeph9641 Před 2 lety +541

    Tom Scott, the Linguist, Developer, Informer, Educator, Entertainer, Show Host, Actor, and now... Musician!

    • @alecfriedman4330
      @alecfriedman4330 Před 2 lety +46

      Tom Scott: musical instrument

    • @victorbattig4591
      @victorbattig4591 Před 2 lety +15

      You be forgetting Ol Captn Tom the Pirate, matey! yarrr.....

    • @neeph9641
      @neeph9641 Před 2 lety +13

      Addendum: Musical Instrument, Pilot (blind or otherwise), Pirate Captain, and Politician (on a technicality).

    • @jdjphotographynl
      @jdjphotographynl Před 2 lety +5

      Parkour runner as well nowadays. :P

    • @CED99
      @CED99 Před 2 lety +3

      Coffee lover

  • @P3x310
    @P3x310 Před 2 lety +280

    Can we just appreciate the captions filled with incredibly technical and convincing descriptions of what's going on that make absolutely no sense to me at all but I also completely believe what they tell me is 100% accurate? Impeccable job!

    • @monicaenns9967
      @monicaenns9967 Před 2 lety +8

      Well now I'm rewatching this with captions on!

    • @Amanda-C.
      @Amanda-C. Před 2 lety

      It's telling me there are no captions right now. Weird.

    • @Tony2dH
      @Tony2dH Před 2 lety +12

      As someone with knowledge of both linguistics and music production, it's impressively accurate and I have great respect for all the work that's gone into this!

    • @vhroom3436
      @vhroom3436 Před 2 lety

      I can confirm that the captions are accurate

  • @KirasNote22
    @KirasNote22 Před rokem +18

    The vocal prompt Beardyman was looking for is probably "talk like you're trying to record on a coastal cliff with a lot of wind." I would LOVE if you could have the ability to work with Beardyman again. I want a remix using your iconic Tom Scott™voice.

  • @youraveragesocialist84
    @youraveragesocialist84 Před 2 lety +63

    Just realised Beardyman and Jay have the exact same laugh, which is an undoubtedly great quality to share.

  • @clearandsweet
    @clearandsweet Před 2 lety +232

    Beginning 9 minutes: okay cool beatboxing, nice nice.
    After Tom does the vowels: I have ascended my mortal constraints and now live in a metaphysical aether.

  • @alejandroochoa559
    @alejandroochoa559 Před 2 lety +226

    I was surprised when they both instantly agreed that "keep me in your shade" was somehow negative. That betrays your sun starved credentials as British people, shade is a lovely thing where I grew up in the tropics. We would tossle for the shady spots when I was in school.

    • @Zee-iv9oe
      @Zee-iv9oe Před 2 lety +10

      made me think about throwing shade tbh

    • @TheMrVengeance
      @TheMrVengeance Před rokem +9

      It's got nothing to do with weather, it's because of the slang meaning of "shade".
      Shade is defined by Urban Dictionary as 'acting in a casual or disrespectful manner towards someone/dissing a friend'.

    • @alexandervowles3518
      @alexandervowles3518 Před rokem +2

      Casting an overbearing shadow. One cannot shine in the limelight if they are obscured.

  • @OscarLT321
    @OscarLT321 Před rokem +24

    I love their energy. It's so refreshing. "It makes no sense, I love it"

  • @alphonsereitz
    @alphonsereitz Před rokem +13

    So... I really enjoy watching his hands move so fluently on his equipment. He's mesmerizing.

  • @brunogabriel400
    @brunogabriel400 Před 2 lety +554

    Hats off to the person that made these subtitles,the color coding is a fantastic touch.

    • @Envy_May
      @Envy_May Před 2 lety +24

      i didn't even know that was possible!!!!!

    • @irishwristwatch2487
      @irishwristwatch2487 Před rokem +7

      "Adds low harmonic"
      "Plays hi-hat beat"
      Theyre always so good and descriptive

  • @CovertDuck
    @CovertDuck Před 2 lety +245

    I need to find myself a hobby that would make me as pumped as Beardyman seems to be in this video.

    • @basementboy1910
      @basementboy1910 Před 2 lety +7

      give beatboxing a try. you never know it might become your thing the same as it became mine after i saw beardy

    • @thepoofster2251
      @thepoofster2251 Před 2 lety

      Beatboxing became my thing! It could be yours too!

  • @rizzo_grt
    @rizzo_grt Před rokem +8

    4:15 was ALMOST, so very close to CBAT that it gave me a mini heart attack

  • @HimanXK
    @HimanXK Před 2 lety +23

    This guy is so insanely fast at processing the samples

  • @landon3137
    @landon3137 Před 2 lety +344

    Is that Beardyman, a British multivocalist, musician and comedian from London renowned for his beatboxing skills and use of live looping? I simply can’t believe it.

    • @edderiofer
      @edderiofer Před 2 lety +90

      Also renowned for being Jay Foreman's brother!

    • @roweproductions9424
      @roweproductions9424 Před 2 lety +8

      @@edderiofer OMG WHAAAAAAAT?!

    • @Lilly-Gorney
      @Lilly-Gorney Před 2 lety +24

      @@edderiofer You know, I can actually really see that now that you've mentioned it. There's a definite resemblance.

    • @potatoonastick2239
      @potatoonastick2239 Před 2 lety +9

      @@Lilly-Gorney Their biggest resemblance is their voice, imho. They also both have perfect pitch and are gifted as hell with anything relating to music

    • @mathiasdurand3354
      @mathiasdurand3354 Před 2 lety

      I was wondering if they were related

  • @gaurangi.soyantar
    @gaurangi.soyantar Před 2 lety +271

    Tom is like a very much internet person, his videos and many references in them are much internet oriented. So as a child of the internet much like many of us its fitting that Beardyman (coincidentally or intentionally) chose Hyperpop for Tom.

  • @FiXato
    @FiXato Před 2 lety +58

    Tom, can you perhaps do a video with/about the folks who do your captions? Your captions are consistently excellent, and they don't just transcribe the spoken words, but there's actually quite some technical know-how in how the sounds are described, and I really admire that.
    Would love to learn more!

  • @jeffcash2036
    @jeffcash2036 Před 2 lety +22

    Tom has this incredible ability to show us people in their flow state in such a natural way

  • @jakob4112
    @jakob4112 Před 2 lety +576

    You can really see this guy loves music for what it really is, and isn’t caught up in today loop of fame, money, and open to Toms taste. Just making good music and having a gaff. Excellent.

  • @sprice2344
    @sprice2344 Před 2 lety +490

    Ended up sounding more like liquid drum and bass than hyperpop but that doesn't matter at all. Fascinating video!!!

    • @defenestrated23
      @defenestrated23 Před 2 lety +110

      It's not a true beardyman set unless it drifts towards dnb :D

    • @Dpx008Music
      @Dpx008Music Před 2 lety +43

      love how you get
      19:19 - ambient liquid dnb break
      19:33 - melodic chord chops that scream HYPERPOPPP
      that was a neat transition in the video editing there too :o
      also i'd say the tempo of 158 saves the hyperpop vibe, compared to dnb which is (usually) a tad bit higher

    • @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721
      @vigilantcosmicpenguin8721 Před 2 lety +10

      I don't know what those words mean but I'm inclined to agree with you.

  • @artiemilano378
    @artiemilano378 Před rokem +12

    4:50 - 5:10 this moment. Those twenty damn seconds right there. It is one of the most important and powerful moments that you can give a newcomer musician. I've had so many of these moments and given quite a few of these moments from hearing and creating music on the spot myself. Tom portrays all of us embracing the "impossibly unbelievable" moments right here. More precisely 5:03 - 5:08, that was definitely where Tom was the MOST blown away the entire video

  • @oscargill423
    @oscargill423 Před 2 lety +82

    As a musician, I agree with this.
    It's like watching a more electro-heavy version of Jacob Collier. So fun, so free, so effortless.
    Edit: 11:47 might be one of my favourite "extra-musical" moments ever. I simply love the idea this proves: inspiration can come from anywhere, often when you least expect it, and even directly from a place of "failure".

  • @gabor6259
    @gabor6259 Před 2 lety +432

    Lyrics:
    Let me in your shelter
    I got a message but couldn't tell her
    The words do sound better in your shade
    Crossing the wires
    In a broken world full of liars
    Desires do sound better in your shade
    Shelter me from the rain
    Keep me in your shade
    ...From the rain
    Keep me in your shade
    Lost connections
    Across the decaying orbits of time
    Transmissions sound better in your shade
    Feedback, imperfections
    You're the existence I've been looking for
    I sound better in your shade
    [Shelter me from the rain
    Keep me in your shade]
    Shelter me from the rain
    Keep me in your shade
    [Shelter me from the rain
    Keep me in your shade]
    Shelter me from the rain
    Keep me in your shade
    Shelter me...
    _Solo_
    Shelter me from the rain
    Keep me in your shade [3x]
    _Solo_

    • @zolacnomiko
      @zolacnomiko Před 2 lety +18

      A+ yes, thank you for the lyrics!

    • @Dong_Harvey
      @Dong_Harvey Před 2 lety +26

      This sounds like a hymnal for a new religion

    • @aoarashi3025
      @aoarashi3025 Před 2 lety +4

      @@Dong_Harvey It really does, right?

    • @Onio_Saiyan
      @Onio_Saiyan Před 2 lety +11

      I love how it makes no sense at all.

    • @gaygranola
      @gaygranola Před rokem +3

      Even though they were just making up random lyrics from the back of other lyrics, I feel like it actually does somehow make sense. It feels like it’s about finding someone that lets you speak your mind freely after being alienated by the world for so long

  • @SoCloseToToast
    @SoCloseToToast Před 2 lety +915

    One of if not my favorite beatboxer, loop station artist growing up. So stoked this popped up in my feed! Thanks Tom

    • @CraftIP
      @CraftIP Před 2 lety +1

      TOAST HI

    • @marcusdavid7074
      @marcusdavid7074 Před 2 lety +1

      Omg its freaking toast

    • @LeZylox
      @LeZylox Před 2 lety +2

      Tom scott for bbu23 ? xD

    • @wongowonga
      @wongowonga Před 2 lety

      Just getting my boss loop station to work well needs a masters degree.

    • @tnkBeatbox
      @tnkBeatbox Před rokem +1

      Tom Scott is gonna win ebbc someday, eventually gbb

  • @ava8340
    @ava8340 Před 2 lety +4

    7:23 sounded like sci-fi script writers putting in “vaguely sciencey sounding words” when explaining the earpiece someone is putting on or something

  • @AndreasViklundOfficial
    @AndreasViklundOfficial Před rokem +13

    Beardyman is a creative (and musical) genius. It is amazing to see him work here on CZcams, and I can't imagine the amount of awe I would feel from seeing him do his magic in person. From your reaction, I'm sure that you understand what I mean. Just wonderful!

  • @rocketfallen
    @rocketfallen Před 2 lety +64

    4:24 Watching Tom giggle in the background as Beardyman does his thing is wonderful.

  • @TotoDG
    @TotoDG Před 2 lety +21

    Name: Beardyman.
    Face: No beard.
    Hotel: Trivago.

  • @kaustubhprakash1273
    @kaustubhprakash1273 Před 2 lety +5

    Who knew hyperpop Tom Scott is actually GLaDOS

  • @blurds
    @blurds Před 2 lety +7

    "where we're going, we don't need words" ...
    Two minutes later...
    "Right, we need some lyrics"

  • @NeonCoding
    @NeonCoding Před 2 lety +229

    I don't know who he is, and it's not really my thing, but both his skill and the fact he genuinely seems like a nice guy means I immediately like him.

  • @newshefan
    @newshefan Před 2 lety +251

    A magician with fast moving fingers weaving music and music into the tapestry of beats
    And huge applause for Tom really trying out things outside his comfort zone, and overcoming shyness, embarrassment and awkward feelings to do something totally different from his usual

  • @avedic
    @avedic Před rokem +12

    Gahh!
    I'm so glad I stumbled across this video......to be reminded that Beardyman exists.
    Back in 2015 or so I was OBSESSED with his music. His improvisational talents are insane. He's immensely talented and creative. I need to get back into his stuff.....

  • @JordanSevern
    @JordanSevern Před 2 lety +4

    This is one of the most fun and energetic videos I've watched so far this year, feel like we need more of this duo!

  • @Mergatroid
    @Mergatroid Před 2 lety +85

    Never in my life did I think I’d see “hyperpop” or “Beardyman” in the title of a Tom Scott video

  • @abydosianchulac2
    @abydosianchulac2 Před 2 lety +180

    Two things strike me about this video. Firstly, It's made me appreciate the immense amount of effort and time that goes into crafting a piece like this, and I am humbled by it. Secondly, I was always confused on Star Trek how their data pads and computer interfaces supposedly had buttons indicating fragments of algorithms that would then be programmed together in real time to get the effects that the characters wanted. That never made sense to me, but really, that's essentially what is happening here right now.

    • @dennydravis8758
      @dennydravis8758 Před rokem +11

      If I'm not mistaken, the synths of the time were a big influencer on that datapad design

    • @ireadysucks3026
      @ireadysucks3026 Před rokem +4

      @@dennydravis8758 iirc in lots of lower budget space movies and tv shows, they actually used this one drum machine for lots of spaceships

  • @paulhamj6175
    @paulhamj6175 Před 2 lety +5

    Holy sheeeiiit that was one of the most enjoyable videos I've seen for a while. I loved watching the creativity flow...from both of you! And the tune just created itself, which is how the best creativity tends to happen. I've written and created some great tunes in acoustic guitar and when the lyrics just appear and come out of my mouth alongnwith totally unplanned groups of chords and riffs on the guitar it just seems to all come together so well it can feel like someone else has taken over! Well done on this one, bravo!

  • @swerdnagk611
    @swerdnagk611 Před 2 lety +5

    I am always impressed by the subtitles of these videos. To whomever is doing these, I commend you for the hard work you're doing. Thank you!

  • @adamplace1414
    @adamplace1414 Před 2 lety +233

    Tom's linguistic expertise is coming in real handy here..and he's right, this is MAGIC.

  • @StarManta
    @StarManta Před 2 lety +91

    Imagine what it's like to just sing and then suddenly you're in a Sonic the Hedgehog soundtrack

  • @E_FoxSnowspirit
    @E_FoxSnowspirit Před rokem +22

    As someone who doesn’t often listen to genres like this, I can’t believe he was able to make me enjoy it for 20 minutes (and 39 seconds) straight

  • @jasoncooper5322
    @jasoncooper5322 Před 2 lety +1

    Thank you immensely to the captions team on all of Tom’s videos, this one especially! They are informative and descriptive and accurate. Couldn’t ask for more.

  • @ThitutUhthalye
    @ThitutUhthalye Před 2 lety +213

    Beardyman did an incredible job! I’ve never seen Tom as amazed by anything like that. Also, are linguists becoming hyperpop artists?

    • @Gandalf_the_Black_
      @Gandalf_the_Black_ Před 2 lety +13

      I feel like linguistics is a great way to approach the types of sounds produced for this

    • @mukrifachri
      @mukrifachri Před 2 lety +6

      Given how there are actually lyrics written completely in IPA for professional singing purposes... well.

  • @Edud62Alugetha
    @Edud62Alugetha Před 2 lety +39

    Tom Scott a hyperpop queen

  • @BeniRoseMusic
    @BeniRoseMusic Před rokem +11

    Been a Beardyman fan for over a decade, and then Tom Scott comes in and does his amazing thing while they're talking about hyperpop! I feel like this video was custom made for me!

  • @l.n.4929
    @l.n.4929 Před 2 lety +54

    Dammit. Now I can alreday see myself having the "shelter me from the rain" stuck in my head at my next shower.

    • @MichaelMoore99
      @MichaelMoore99 Před 2 lety +1

      I mean... during a shower, you DON'T want to be sheltered from the "rain" right? 😀

  • @Redu3
    @Redu3 Před 2 lety +233

    Beardyman is honestly one of the most talented musicians alive. What an honour to watch this - thank you!

    • @vailpcs4040
      @vailpcs4040 Před 2 lety +3

      Go see him live if you can, it's truly amazing to watch him compose in front of you!

    • @Redu3
      @Redu3 Před 2 lety +1

      ​@@vailpcs4040 No doubt. Definitely hope I will be in town when he's in my city!

    • @undercatviper
      @undercatviper Před 2 lety +3

      I now want Harry Mack X Beardyman

  • @woodybob01
    @woodybob01 Před rokem +1

    This was a fantastic video. They work together so well. I absolutely LOVE their chemistry!

  • @sheacrowley3659
    @sheacrowley3659 Před 2 lety

    It makes me so happy to see Tom get so excited about music!! I'm loving these musical Tom Scott plus videos!

  • @thembophilosopher8450
    @thembophilosopher8450 Před 2 lety +45

    i didnt think about how toms linguistic background would come into play with knowing what vocal sounds are what, but in hindsight it totally makes sense

  • @Packbat
    @Packbat Před 2 lety +125

    I feel like I shouldn't be surprised at how much of a relationship there is between vocal performance and linguistics, but I'm delighted at how much Tom Scott's linguistics background is informing this.

  • @keyrousse
    @keyrousse Před rokem +2

    It's always so fascinating to see an artist at work. Amazing.

  • @FactoryFade
    @FactoryFade Před rokem +4

    Beardyman litteraly only gets better and better. Pure inspiration and CONTROL (in caps!!!) over keys and software.

  • @tudibelle
    @tudibelle Před 2 lety +30

    Loving how Tom’s linguistics knowledge means he and Beardyman are instantly speaking the same language.