PLAYING GUITAR IN A NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
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- čas přidán 3. 11. 2022
- I never played a place that sounded so bizarre, thanks to Lewitt Audio for inviting me.
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If some company doesn't have a reverb pedal named Reactor within the next 6 months, I'll be really disappointed. This was beautiful.
You listening Josh Scott?
It just dropped, I have the box
My Strymon Big Sky does this on the cloud setting in stereo.
You can even hold the toggle switch down for an infinite reverb.
Sound is huge in our church auditorium.
It's going to be a challenge to get an IR out of it, but it would be cool!
The new Zwentendorf Reverb! Sounds even better :D At least for me as German
Welcome to our echo chamber! Thx for visiting Paul, it was a pleasure to have you.
Has there ever been an orchestra in there?! I'd love to learn about the music projects that have recorded at this abandoned facility and where we can see or hear footage -- is there an official list? I bet even the smallest instruments would sound massive, even without amps.
@@MashaT22 We think there was once a nopera singer, but nobody has really thought about recording music there. Until now...
@@LEWITT-audio Pitch the idea of opening a CZcams channel like (tiny desk concert) bring down musicians and make sessions. Definitely with a lift, lighting setup or something you'll get the big musicians
@@Salehalanazi-7 I agree! This really needs to happen. Book musicians to record, teach classes for playing and recording this unique place (which can probably be applied to other unique places like caves, giant stadiums, and anywhere else with major reverb) . . . like turn it into a working music studio and audio school of sorts.
@@LEWITT-audio a cello would sound otherworldly
Fun fact; The place is called 'Zwentendorf Nuclear Power Plant', the construction costs were roughly 1.4 billion Euro, making this place the worlds most expensive 'Reverb center'.
Deserves an album fully recorded there at least
Fun fact ; The Rev - Erb proteins are members of the nuclear receptor (NR) superfamily of intracellular transcription factors and key regulatory components of the circadian clock..... Wikipedia.
Democracy is great and all but...
Worth it!
Thank you for figuring this out. The sound gave me chills. I would give anything to spend 30 minutes in there with my guitar and a tube amp
that transition of the volume knob at 3:52 is pure bliss
I hope they also recorded the impulse response of the Colling System Chamber. I liked it even better than the Reactor Cavity.
that note reminds me of the last of us theme
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I’m a guitarist and a nuclear research engineer and I love that you did this!!!!!
Take your guitar to work, that would be sick
@@bebrageren2587 based hollow knight player
@@bebrageren2587 he would have died
They should've played rust in peace polaris by megadeth, would've been dope
Why do liberals hate nuclear energy
That day was definitely a highlight and exceptional experience! Loved how you composed a song for the room and how you became inspired to kind of "play the room" instead of the guitar! Goosebumps!
Thanks for the invite and helping Valerie, its been amazing!
You are amazing Valerie for extending Paul an invite so we could all get to hear.
@@PaulDavids That had to be just amazing.
This needs to be released, this is heavenly
That's exactly the word I was looking for, heavenly! Couldn't have described it better 👍
Please it makes me cry tears of joy and helps me realize bad thoughts
The Jam section just sounded insane.... For some reason the natural reverb gives so much more emotion to the whole piece than just a artificial one... Amazing!
Nothing can really impress me anymore, we have so much content, but dude, this gave me the chills! That natural reverb sounds fantastic!
Same thoughts! Just wow!
11:30 - 13:25 WAS ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! Wishing for a full version
100% this.
YESSS!
????????
it was improvised?
reminded me of Explosions In The Sky
that full jam is one of the most beautiful emotional tracks i have ever heard and made me tear up good and proper lol. all im saying is WE NEED that jam track :)
I agree so much I keep coming back to this video just to listen to that song over and over again, it's so good I need it pleeeeeaaaseee
I need this too ! Pleaaaaase
Where do I find it
Absolutely magical
Does anyone know what is the key of the song?
That little jam from 10:50, to around 13:19 is just absolutely amazing! 🙏❤ It makes me think about everything that happened with it back in 1978, just right after being fully built and finished there was a refenderum that i personally think should've taken place *BEFORE* construction even began on it. That refenderum basically made it illegal to construct these types of power plants in Austria, and that's what that amazing jam makes me think about, the history of this specific nuclear power plant.
That song piece from 11:30 to 13:25 was exquisite! Wishing for a full version!
Me too. I was about to ask when it is going to be available on Spotify.
for real though ,any idea how this genre is called? I need more of this lol
@@skeed.5768 I got no idea but I’ll try and find out
@@skeed.5768 Ambient guitar and some post rocks songs sound like this!
@@leo.y.comprendo oh damn ,I forgot post rock existed and this sounded oddly familiar ,now I know why. Thank you!
The way the reverb starts to bloom over your softened playing at 12:17 is so gorgeous.
Technically this makes the reactor the most expensive and largest guitar amplifier in the world.
No, reverb champer, he brought the amp.
I'll take the dumble thanks.
This was so relaxing, I need an entire album recorded like this!
If this was on Spotify, I would have it on repeat for hours. It's not often as a guitar player, I hear something so inspiring to break out of what I normally play, to dive into this spacial type of thing.
You might enjoy listening to Explosions in the Sky then. Album "The Earth Is Not A Cold Dead Place" from 2003 might be a good start to check them out
@@netikums I'll check it out, appreciate it!
@@netikums this is awesome lol i mentioned explosions in the sky just a second ago then saw your comment. Total EITS vibes.
And if you like EITS check out If These Trees Could Talk.
@@ButternutDonut hoho, yes, thank you for the suggestion! Listening to "Above the earth" rn, it's scratching my rare postrock itch really well - looks like these guys will find a place in my heart and playlist.
This has to be the single most beautiful tune I've ever heard. Excuse me, I'll be looping this all day. Thank you, Paul!
Getting major Tash Sultana vibes
@@madmann8777 Explosions in the Sky vibes here, and The Earth Is Not a Cold Dead Place in particular
Check out explosions in the sky, they make some similar music. Some amazing stuff as well, especially the album the earth is not a cold dead place.
That was incredible. Like the sounds of heaven. Can’t imagine how fulfilling it must have sounded in person. Can you teach us how to play that tune at home?
step 1: spend around 1.5 billion on this reverb room.
step 2; tune guitar by ear with the verb
@@w83officialI mean to be fair you don't need to build the whole reactor, pretty sure you can build a huge concrete room of a similar shape and put a bunch of metal pipes and it'll do the trick.
Watched this a dozen times now and still doesn't get old. Watched a few of your videos now and I think this one inspires me the most to pick my guitar back up after a few years of neglect. Keep doing what you do, it makes a difference.
Someone really needs to create a song out of this. The buildup at 12:45 was so beautiful but I would love to hear drums slowly building up and coming in at 13:00 :D
I'd love to play drums on this. Let's go Paul! 😎
To be honest, you could pick half the stuff from God is an Astronaut's Age of the Fifth Sun album and it will sound similar to that timestamp. Golden Sky is probably the best fitting song from it.
@@shizzlestix7887 thank you so much for introducing them to Me :D
Need a bass too
i can sample it
3:50 DUUUUUDE that's a gorgeous sound. Completely mind-blowing thinking that the reverb is natural.
They could probably make a big chunk of the money back remodeling that to a concert/recording hall, lol.
That would be epic
the joy at 3:57, strive for moments like that
Paul - this was seriously cool. Unbelievable job & experience. And the Morgan was the correct choice :)
I need a full version of that song you were playing there in the reactor. Absolutely awe-inspiring, I can only imagine how it must have felt to hear it live, let alone PLAY IT YOURSELF.
Thanks for sharing!
That massive sound decaying in the nothingness...
I can't explain, how big of an eargasmic was it...
"Decaying"
Lol I see what you did there
@@weebto what do you mean? Decay is a normal term used when talking about reverb
@@luukipuuk3537 I'm well aware of that, but it's also used to describe the radioactive evolution of an atomic nucleus lol
Ups,- I Think Paul forgot to turn the amp reverb off.
@@luukipuuk3537 Woosh
That piece you both played at the end was God like... I could listen to it for hours. Especially with the amazing reverb in that place. So emotional sounding. You could listen to it whether your in a depressed mood or in a great mood. It's got the best of both worlds! Amazing man!
Agreed.. it was otherworldy and maybe brought a little tear to my eye.
THAT was soo kool - that whole experience. If you ever find yourself with access to an empty cylindrical grain silo... give it a shot. ItZ not the same, but I think you'll be impressed with the wild vibe - I was. 👍😎
Ok somebody HAS to make a reverb pedal based on this facility. That would be so sick! And ridiculously marketable for pedal suckers like me.
It already exists mate: Neunaber Wet reverb
Strymon big sky. Cloud reverb.
@@joelandrew4943 Yep. Can confirm. Big Sky.
Meltdown Reverberation.
this seems like something Pink Floyd would’ve loved to try
That is such a cool comment. I think you’re totally right
I was listening to that sound and Pink Floyd did came to mind, but I would love to see Sigur Ros there. I am not that far away from that place, and seeing a Sigur Ros event there would be something.
@@ssalvaterra How about Sigur Ros & Pink Floyd!?
@@Chris-bx6ux ah, why not indeed!
LEWITT should invite David Gilmour xD
This is one of the most beautiful guitar sessions I've ever heard, the warmth of it all and note choices are like the golden tops of a giant cloud at sunset. Amazing just how unique this reverb is in that setting I'm in tears listening to this. Thank you!!
this is my most favorite video for 2022 !!!! MAN!!!! that reverb is lush! thank you Paul for taking us with you in that adventure of yours
This is so much cooler than i thought it was going to be. Even though there is no sound in space, this makes me think of cruising amongst the stars
No surprise that you made some beautiful sounding music there. Around 3:40 it sounds amazing! Great work Paul.
Edit: just finished the video and the song in the big room was stunning. The mics worked well too. So cool Lewitt facilitated this to bring this amazing music to us all. Thank you all for sharing.
I agree. Great seeing you here.
Most postrock thing I'll ever heard and seen. This is way to beautiful. Good work as always Paul! 🖤
Simply outstanding work. Your music never disappoints to give me the chills. Would love to see this on Spotify or any other platform.
This is so inspiring. When you and your buddy were playing it actually made my eyes water. Absolutely
Beautiful.
That was INSANE! I can't believe you got in the crane! 😂
Seeing how much you visibly enjoyed this experience and the childlike joy on your face brought me so much happiness and fulfillment just from watching. I was having a rough day, but your beautiful playing and the pure enjoyment and passion of the moment brought a smile to my face. So thank you, and keep doing what makes you happy as it is an absolute joy to watch. Much love.
Just want to say thank you for sharing. Your music moved me today. It was deep and thought provoking. Beautiful in every way.
The storytelling here was so good. I absolutely love the sound of the guitar in those massive rooms and how you conveyed to us how the experience was. The way you edited this story is pure mastery. So captivating and leaves me wanna go there myself to experience the colossal trip to feel that room reverb respond to my playing. Thanks for 15 wonderful minutes of guitar heaven. Cheers, Thor
Agreed. His videos are always top-notch, and the storytelling is always great!
I couldn't agree more. That's the thing about Paul's videos. Everything is fantastic notbjust the playing. The way he brings the experience to us to almost be there with him is amazing.
The natural reverberation activates the creative process and imagination.
What a fantastic guitar orientated video.
One of the best I have seen on YT
1 second ago
I can’t sleep. It’s incredibly windy out. There are unsettling sounds because of it. Was feeling angry thinking on the past. My neighbors spot light came on at an unusual time I walked into my room almost like they were waiting for me to and that just added to the storm inside my soul reflecting the weather outside. Then I came across this and for a moment, I let it all go because as a guitarist I heard something I could appreciate concerning a sound quality. Additionally, you always add to it with the melodic way you play. Been watching since early on and just wanted to say thanks for this
Easily one of the coolest things I have ever seen/heard. The piece you played for this was beautiful and perfectly suited for such acoustics! AMAZING.
This would definitely be my number one song on Spotify. I can't describe the feelings I get from this. I feel all warm inside and yet I have goosebumps. It's incredible.
Bedankt Paul
That reverb sounds amazing man
Gorgeous composition and the imagery was breathtaking. Great work
This is amazing ! Thank you so much for including me in your project it was awesome showing you guys arround the plant and getting to witness this amazing "sesh". Take care
Not unnoticed is your choice of a Strat. Perfect for that space. I was secretly hoping you’d do some surf guitar but I wasn’t disappointed with the beautiful sounds you created.
What a great sound. There are so many songs that would sound fantastic with that complicated reverb. I am now retired from working at nuclear plants in Canada over the last 40 years. Some of my favourite memories are singing with a similar echo in some huge spaces in accessible areas. With a long enough delay, you can generate two and three pitches to make chords. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
One of the most unique videos I have ever watched on CZcams, need to listen to this with really good headphones or speakers
That jam made the whole video. Sounded like Explosions in the Sky!!
Love what you were playing. Sounds absolutely stunning and ethereal. It must have felt like hearing the universe singing back to you. If I were a musician, it would be my dream to record an album in a place like this.
Loved it sooo much mann😍..You took guitar playing a whole new level... And that reverb ahhh 😌... I want full version dude 🥺.
I have seen a fair amount of these type of Natural Reverb videos, but yours Paul, is the only one that really surprised me. I loved what you chose to play at the reactor. It's a beautiful idea to think of , playing music at a dead site of possible destructive, I don't know, if that makes sense. Good job Paul, I appreciate your content and work. Take care!
Very stunning, that jam session was very explosions in the sky esque, beautiful work.
New type of reverb next to Room, Spring, Plate and Hall : Nuclear Reactor!
Awesome idea, wish I could have been there live.
Nuclear reactor reverb setting 😂
unbelievable sound. Never thought a reverb would sound like this, so smooth, deep, complex.
@3:51 to 4:20
My Favorite part!!🥰
Paul, thanks for triggering a very pleasant memory for me!😁
When I was 25, in 1986, I had the opportunity to play in an empty concrete room about 40 by 40 by 30 feet high. Playing through a 1983 Marshall JCM800 Lead through a 4x12 Slant with Celestions, I produced sounds that I had never made before, or since!😥
Was only able to play in there once.
It was at work, in the middle of the night!👍 Shame!
I had a cassette player recording with I think was 2 mic's built in the front.
Playing in there produced Reverb, Pans and what sounded like Phase shifts, purely analog, from the room interacting with the amp and the random placement of the tape deck.
Good stuff!
Wish that tape hadn't disappeared over the years!😬
Imagine David Gilmore, Jeff Beck, Allan Holdsworth, Steve Vai, or Guthrie Govan recording in there!
Wondrous!🙏
Glad you had the opportunity to experience something even more Grand! 👍 Lucky!
Mike in San Diego.🌞🎸🚀🖖
That gave me goosebumps and wide open awestruck smiles multiple times! THANK YOU!
This has to be one of the coolest things I've watched this year, if not my whole life! That shimmering reverb is something I've always wanted from a pedal or otherwise, but this just takes that to a whole new level. Amazing!!!
Try mooer shim verb pedal! It’s obviously not as authentic but does a great job
This is so incredibly cool. I can only imagine how it sounded to actually be there. Amazing content and music as ever!!
Im am begging you please release these tracks, this is the most ethereal guitar music ive ever heard
That was insane. Would have been ridiculous to hear something like Where The Streets Have No Name or Cathedral in that room, haha.
I am once again blown away by every single detail in your video.
I cannot even describe how freaking beautiful this is! What a magical idea, and recording!
This is just amazing. Every little detail. Spot on. No wonder you're about to hit 3 mil. Subs Paul! Keep it up! And congrats in advance 💪
Amazing video, thanks for sharing Paul!! Beautiful
Paul, that is the coolest guitar video on YT ever. Congrats to the whole team.
please ! a full version of the song u guys play at the end ! incredible nondedju !
Amazing video. Getting some major Explosions in the Sky vibes from that last tune.
Man..that moved me to tears. Music is literal magic.
not many people get to say they played guitar in a nuclear reactor honestly amazing love it
because they die before being able to say it
This is probably one of the biggest rockstar type of thing to do, ngl
That nuclear tone is unbeatable👌🖤
Pedal name right there: Nuclear Tone
@@northwest_rain exactly what I was thinking, I was looking to see if one is already named that and all I could find was nuclear fuzz which isn’t a bad name either
This is just awesome.. awesome…. awesome……. awesome!
From a big fan of Paul Horn’s, exploratory work in the Taj and the Pyramids, I give you the biggest thank you possible. You have taken it further!
such an incredible sound. Thank you Paul for doing this!
Imagine if John Bonham set up his drums in there?...Think the opening of When The Levee Breaks😮😎
Just thought about that too, it would either sound like a total washy mess or absolutely awesome.
Lol that was exactly what popped in my head too
That was like no reverb I ever heard. It was smoother than an Effect. I hope you plan on releasing these songs you recorded there.
I will never forget this video. Beautiful playing there, too.
This is just absolutely fantastic.what a pleasure to listen to! Thank you for bringing this to us!
Haven't watch ya in a while but the first video i see in a few months gave me goose bumps i gotta make more time to watch again...
I wouldn't be surprised if you played on the Moon in the near future haha. Love the ambience and space that this environment gives to the music. Such an unexpectedly well done space to play music in
The experience might be a bit less ambient on the Moon
I would 100% accept the challenge 😅
@@topisantakivi1512 Just makes the challenge that much more fun to achieve haha
@@PaulDavids Good to know haha!
He'll have to use a modeling amp without air 😂
This sounds beautiful, like some magic videogame soundtrack
The tone in the first room reminded me so much of Brian Eno's music...
Such ethereal sound, absolutely stellar!
I work for the London Underground and there is a chamber underground that was created when turning the boring machine around when digging out the new Crossrail tunnel that is the size of The Albert Hall but completely empty barring a few light fittings. I went down there on a tour and instantly wanted to return with an amp and guitar. The reverb was outrageous. I could maybe hook you up if you wanted to try it 😊
That was the best tone I’ve ever heard, PERIOD. This may constitute as the greatest tone of all time. Especially if you consider how clean everything sounded just from the camera mic alone with no editing (as your video showed). It would be different if the reverb and echos were drowning, but they were so clean! Bravo mate!
have you seen manuel gardner fernandes?
It has been some time since I have been emotionally moved by a piece of instrumental music in this way.
There’s just something about that perfect continuing resonance; that scintillating echo that you hear in more than your ears..
Something that resonates through you, truly.
Well done Paul, this experience was an unexpected but welcome surprise. You have earned another subscriber.
AWESOME, just subscribed, I love your content! I just played a gig 2 weeks ago where I did an ambient guitar track with another guitarist, and I was surprised at the venue's reverb (it was like an atrium hall type thing) and how big it sounded and then combined with my fender hammertone reverb it sounded unreal!
That was amazing, the way that place sounds & how you guys played together makes me want to hear an album made in there. It’d be dope to do a concert in that room
Some Tom Scott vibes going on here, love it!
Can you please publish the full recording of your jam session to Apple Music or purchase at the very least??? This was just incredible to listen to! Could even name it “Nuclear” or something cool😄
11:53 is very lovely - Tycho meets Sigur Ros. Must have been chilling to be there - in a good way. Music induced euphoria!
Zwentendorf is litterally the best location for events. I love this place
I can imagine a really cool lowfi animation video to your song in the reactor, almost like an uncharted weird and beautiful planet being explored for the first time in an airbrushed art style hahaha! I love it!
Also, please release on Spotify!
Pretty cool stuff! The guys at Spectre Sound Media just released a video of them playing in a Nuclear Power Plant in Canada... it has to be coincidence, right? 🤣 I actually thought you had all recorded together but they were in Canada whereas you in Austria. Awesome stuff !
I would love a full playlist/channel of Paul just jamming. His style is so diverse and easily received. I could listen to the jam in this video on loop.
Imagine hearing the solo of "hopin" played here 🤯🤯🤯 it would be a different kind of a high
Sounds like you are recording an Explosions in the Sky album.
I need an impulse response of both of those rooms!
Quite possibly the best reverb I've ever heard! I'll bet being there in person would be absolutely amazing! The only thing missing was a searing OD drenched lead.
absolutely amazing video! i loved it so much