Minilogue: Studio Jam Session

Minilogue jamming live in their studio, outside of Malmö, Sweden.

[MatsMorlund]

Still listening in 2024, to this awesome session 💯

[satya.antonio]

Their eye contact. The syncing. The small experiments, errors and roll backs. The camera angles. The space. The lighting. Simply humbly amazing.

[DroneStarSound]

The majority of the negative commenters obviously didn't even give the music a chance.

If you listen to it all the way through, it's a journey. It's not about doing a million things "with all that gear" in the first 10 seconds. It's about restraint. This is MINIMAL. And Minilogue are at the top of the game. If you don't like it, ok, cool, do it better or move on.

And it's not even very much gear, lol.

Btw, I watch this all the time. Love it. Thanks for making it and sharing, Ableton!

[yourhighness]

Wow. I absolutely enjoyed every second of this. Beautiful session. But reading some of the comments really surprised me (well, maybe not actually). I can totally understand how it might not be everyones cup of tea given the loopy, progressing nature of the music, but bashing these guys for being boring, untallented or even comparing them to the soulless "muzac" from How it's made is to me so utterly ignorant. Making analogue gear like this sync up and work so fantastic together requires skills, dediction and experience. These guys have been doing their stuff since the 90s. Quite sure Korg wouldn't have named their Minilogue synthesizer after them if they weren't deeply respectable artists within their scene.

[bubbanderson]

Love the way you guys work together ... perfect harmony and no egos getting in the way of your amazing music.

[bencone]

Don't know how many times i've watched this awesome session... Always an enjoyment to watch Marcus & Sebastian doing their best they can! Diamonique & timeless!

[rodzeroher]

Seriously can't get that people point out so much how much gear they have (by the way it isnt even that much and they probably got all that analog gear at the end of the 90's when it was quite cheap). These guys have been doing this for a long time, and have developed different styles in trance and techno. They have been quite succesfull and toured the world. They have pretty much earned their gear working their ass off. Can't believe people being so jealous. And if you are better go and make your self a name and tour the world as this guys.

[lucasosullivan]

...the timing of the hi hat in the 7th minute followed by the synth work on the SH-101, was a joy to watch, along with the rest of the material of course.

For those who can't appreciate it, don't judge things you don't understand so harshly. To the untrained ear, sure it may sound simple, and you're probably thinking ''all that equipment to make this?!'

Well, this is their setup. Whether every bit of equipment is being used or not, it's their space to escape and jam..welcome to their humble abode.

Technically yes, you could do everything these guys are doing using software like Fruity Loop, Ableton etc..it'll be very 'programmed' nonetheless, with many controllers too I'd imagine, but then that'll take to fun, and the human feel from it...so no where near as fun and cool to play and watch.

Realise this is pure musicianship, to be able to understand your instruments which is what's sitting there in front of them and play them amazingly. To know each component so well takes a lot of time to master them. Any musician knows and understands the frustrations of playing an instrument, to get good and comfortable with it, so I'm not gonna bother counting how many components are used in this setup, and frankly I couldn't care...the result is amazing. Look how comfortable they are jamming, that's when you know they've mastered this art...the timing of the clap at 19.25 was spot on..I'm actually writing this comment whilst listening to it throughout and am enjoying a journey!

I'm sure at a rave or festival, the crowd would love this!

So a suggestion, to really appreciate this, sit back, relax..watch and listen, if you're not feeling it, then you're not feeling it...simple. If you think you can do better, you're more than welcome to step up to the plate and go for it, good luck to ya...

Minilogue = Masters at work.

[LCGdude]

I think alot of people that is saying "They don't need that gear to make that sound" are missing the point. And actually some gear is needed to make certain sounds. Watch their setup video and understand that some sounds actually are analog. And everyone KNOWS that you don't need gear to make music on a computer. But everyone with gear knows that making music with gear and also playing music with gear is SO much more fun. And isn't that what it is about? That you have fun?

[TheGNCShow]

I keep coming back to this video. I like it more every time. Always hearing new things that I missed before. I love music that rewards close listening.

[KelvinHemas]

This changed my life! Such a smooth and mesmerizing flow, beautiful!!!

[joewilliams]

This is awesome. These guys are utilising incredible equipment that will have inspired them there whole lives as musicians. They are diving in and adjusting parameters in a way that can't be achieved on VSTs. The subtle noise, feedback and effects that actually make up a lot the volume in this piece combine wonderfully. These guys aren't making bags of money from their music, they're not trying to impress you with their musical ability... they're doing it because they love it and they want to create something of their own. I for one can definitely feel pride and passion for what they're doing in their stuff and don't care if it could be achieved on a DAW with a little leg work. 

[herecomestreble]

This is how a hardware/dawless set is supposed to go. I don’t know if most people understand just how hard it is to improvise like this and still make it musical. I wish these guys were still making music.

[roblewis]

Every synth players dream .... just endless fun tweeking the gear and a nice fresh breeze blowing through the window in the background. Thanks to you gentlemen :-)

[outsaneoutsane]

Amazing and so soulful! Pure meditation, love the subtle changes over time and the way the energy builds

[sh]

Exactly the type of neighbours I would like to have!

[yuzuyuzu-hbil]

This Minilogue's session is one of my most favorite lives.
While I am working with PC, I listen to it again and again all day long for the past a few years.
I never get tired of it. I hope, someday, they will do together. If

[ciiike]

i do not give a s..t about comments, I just want to say this is perfect for my soul and I listened this like 182 times.

[koreanmoviesost]

They feel it. Me too. Great.
It gives me a state of happiness.

[flightvision]

Absolutely enjoyable. I was missing the Minilogue until I found out that that's the performer's name ;)