8-bit Boléro

(linusakesson.net)

110 points | by Aissen 11 hours ago

18 comments

  • tantalor 0 minutes ago
    Several mentions of "the automaton" but no idea what that is. It's a bit vague.
  • Rochus 3 minutes ago
    Great music survives everything ;-)

    That's such a good idea with this old equipment. And you can see that the guy tried hard not to laugh. And surprisingly, the arrangement sounds great. Hilarious.

  • thomassmith65 1 hour ago

      According to a possibly apocryphal story from the premiere performance, a woman was heard shouting that Ravel was mad. When told about this, Ravel is said to have remarked that she had understood the piece.
    
    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bol%C3%A9ro
  • abetusk 1 hour ago
    For anyone wanting to know, the keyboard layout is that of a chromatic button accordian [0] [1].

    I guess there's a C64 "executable" that he's made available but no source so I don't know what the exact keymapping is. I did find a few different resources that show the layout in action [2] [3].

    [0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwsZ41pA_Vo&t=58s

    [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatic_button_accordion

    [2] https://okathira-dev.github.io/client-web-api-sandbox/button...

    [3] https://www.rmwinslow.com/tones/

  • arthurdenture 15 minutes ago
    This is way more pleasant than the kazoo version by famous children's author Sandra Boynton. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U14IBek-wNU
  • consumer451 44 minutes ago
    Ha! I almost posted this here but I thought maybe I was posting too many music videos on HN.

    I am part of the LOAD "*", 8, 1 generation, and this is really freaking cool.

    One of the funniest things in the video is the variety of neck tie configurations, one for each part.

  • fodmap 10 hours ago
    That Commodore C64 accordion made me laugh.

    Ah it's called The Commodordion https://linusakesson.net/commodordion/index.php

  • ageitgey 27 minutes ago
    This guy's other video where he covers Clowncore's 'Computers' on computers is one of the most impressive, incredibly niche things I've ever seen on YouTube. He's a serious talent.
  • layer8 1 hour ago
    It’s probably not a coincidence that the climax starts at 13:37.
  • kkkqkqkqkqlqlql 2 hours ago
    > 0 regrets

    That's the most important number in stores like this one.

  • drivers99 1 hour ago
    Listened to this exact video this morning when it was among the newest videos in my YouTube subscriptions. I've had it stuck in my head since then.
  • teddyh 1 hour ago
    If I recall correctly, Boléro (the music piece) has a special meaning in the very early Swedish hacker scene, often used as a sort-of in-joke.
  • YesBox 56 minutes ago
    Beautifully done! What more can I say?

    Those disc drive sounds are so cool

  • Tcepsa 54 minutes ago
    I am so happy that people make things like this <3
  • aldousd666 2 hours ago
    I love projects like this. finally someone found a new use for those dot matrix printers.
  • darkmighty 2 hours ago
    :´)
  • jfvinueza 1 hour ago
    so good