Wintergatan's Marble Machine X performing live | MM(X)#9

Our volunteers pulled it off! Enjoy the Marble Machine X playing at the Wintergatan Community Meetup 2023!
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Video edited by: Don Carlos

In The Wind (Instrumental Version) - Jesse Lawrence
Out of Thin Air (Instrumental Version) - Jesse Lawrence
Tractor Trails - Will Harrison
It'll Be a Slow Burn - The New Fools
Cacophonous - Martin Klem
See You in the Rear View - Andreas Dahlback

Subtitled by SMMK Writers. Join our team on discord.

[williamflinchbaugh]

I wasn't sold that Martin really had to give up on this machine, but seeing how much work had to go into it just to play the original song definitely puts everything in perspective.

[MrWongle]

I think Martin made a mistake not showing the machine how it actually is. In all of his videos it looked like it was working well and nearly ready to go with just some minor kinks. This video really shows how far away it was from actually going on tour.

[matt-oofu]

in the kindest possible way, the way the MMX struggles so much to play a simple song puts EVERYTHING into perspective. I was one of the many people who were heartbroken to see the project abandoned, because what we got to hear in progress videos were only small snippets of things that worked well, edited and enhanced. It made it seem like, of course the whole machine works perfectly! but wow. The amount of work it took to get it just to this state makes it all make sense. It was too much for one person to do, and I'm glad you guys are all working together on it now, with fresh perspectives.

[Sock-Monster-Simian]

I get that the MMX was supposed to be a usable instrument, but every time I look at it, I'm reminded how beautiful it is just as an art piece.

[TrainmanAndy]

It feels like an old man trying to remember his father’s old lullaby. You guys are doing great!

[laurentiusjudhianto]

"The smaller tasks takes two days" 😂 this just shows how much pain it was to get this going by Martin alone

[stephenpinkston]

Watching the song finally play was both cathartic, and painful. Big props to the team for getting it to this point, and for providing the context as to how and why we arrived here.

[breaux]

Even if it wasn’t perfect I’m so happy to finally hear it play that song. I waited years hoping for this, so thank you

[anonduckduck]

Whoever has been doing the videography for the MMX restoration videos has been absolutely killing it

Also very much appreciate the subtitles!

[jonathanschubert]

I like that the word "janky" made it all the way to Germany

[robertrenbris]

That is great, I can see you are still using the angle grinder, paying tribute to the legacy! It took one Swedish dreamer to start this project, but some proper German engineering to finish it!

[MIITRIN]

I love how many people were quick to judge Martin for abandoning this machine, then after an entire team had to work together to get it functional enough to play something, it becomes immediately apparent why Martin didn’t pursue with this design.

[WiscomptonBoys]

Watching all the work being done by Martin, and then even more work being done by this crew really shows how huge of an undertaking this machine was/is, but hearing it play a live song without any editing really solidified that point. Wow. I got a huge feeling of intimidation just thinking what it will take and the amount of tiny tweaks needed to go from a semi functional current state to something that could be heard as a live instrument playing Martin’s ever chased “right music”.
Great work, it’s a pleasure to see.

[GrayCatbird]

This feels like the cap off the MMX desperately needed. So we can finally let go the project, knowing what it was, and what it wasn’t.

[ouzoloves]

crazy hearing how many marbles were hitting the floor for even just the simple instruments.

[anti_honey]

I waited so many years to hear this, and I finally feel at peace! Now I'm eager to see how the third attempt at a marble machine shapes out!

[coderxff]

This was what everyone has been waiting for! Literal years.

[haelscheirs_haven]

Even with all the highly appreciated work put into this, I can't help but find that the machine still sounds so "sad", whereby we can clearly hear why this design was still not ready to tour. It is still wonderful that this iteration had graced this planet.

[subwoofa]

I find it very interesting that at the time he made this machine, he was thinking on taking it on tour with him. CRAZY to think that, it wasn't so long ago, but long enough to know that this engineering accomplishment can be put to rest, complete with people who want to show passion for music and engineering. Thank you to all who've made this possible!

[Infernoblade]

Hearing the MMX play the original song made me so happy! I've been following Martin on his journey for years, and it felt like the true end of a chapter. Looking forward to the MM3!!!