Crystal Waters - 'Gypsy Woman' Deconstruction with Ski Oakenfull in Ableton Live 11 & Push 3

In the realm of electronic music, certain tracks transcend time, influencing countless producers and music enthusiasts. Crystal Waters' "Gypsy Woman" is undeniably one of those tracks. With its captivating melody and soulful vocals, it has cemented its place as a dance floor classic. This week at Point Blank Music School, our Head of Education and Curriculum Ski Oakenfull offers a deep dive into this iconic track, unraveling its magic layer by layer.

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[pointblankmusicschool]

What track would you like to see Ski deconstruct next?

[brunocpimenta]

People can say wathever they want.... that chord progression is pure fire.

[FuranGameplays]

Oh boy, I would pay monthly to see this man reconstruct some tracks

[DJCrisisUK]

Just hearing that piano is enough to put a smile on my face, a timeless clasic 🔥

[Danjin]

I never noticed how cool that baseline is until this video.

[TayWoode]

For anyone who bothers to read this since no one ever reads my comments, some of the rhythm on the original that starts at 13:26 is a sample from the start of Talking heads - “Seen and not seen” that’s sped up, there’s also another drum loop with a finger snap and the 808 cowbell

[artisticboundaries]

Neal is a very good friend of mine. Just before the song was about to be released he used to play it at a local college campus club he DJed for. It was an instant hit!!! I often tell him that this song is the gift that keeps on giving.

[CTLR]

That bassline is mind blowing, never noticed the complexity of it until this video!

[matijarubinic]

I really adore this guy. His reconstructions are the best thing on YouTube ❤

[PA-FreakRY]

Crystal Waters is a Queen of 90's danceble Vocal House Music. Great, Amazing&Unbelievable Female Singer.🙂👍

[williecunningham]

I get Chills hearing this track! This should have went #1 in the USA! The message was so powerful in the

[DarrenMcMaster-Smith-vksi]

90’s awesome times, great alternative rock and fantastic electronic music.

[alobosk]

Listening to these tracks make me imagine myself sitting in a bedroom-sized studio with a rack full of early romplers (Proteus I and II!), a good sampler in the corner, a MOTU MTP flashing along, loads of diskettes with samples in neatly tucked drawers, a nice analog 32-chan mixer, some open-reel 1/4 inch 2-track recorder, possibly a Tascam MS8 or 16, a Tascam 122 mk2 cassette recorder, two boxes of UX tapes (one unopened), and as the centerpiece of the studio a beautiful and cute Macintosh IIci or a IIfx running MOTU Performer 6 displaying on it's tiny 14-inch Apple Monitor. I so much want a setup like that. Hearing early 90s music brings me back to that era. I can smell it (early 90s smell like a brand-new box of 3.5 diskettes being opened).

[eldjswett]

All this years. Played and played and played and it still flows straight to my heart <3

[GlassyB]

Point Blank with the banger videos back it again❤️

[JamesBermingham]

My favourite Ableton man, Ski Oakenfol. I’ve learned so much from his videos here on Pointblank. Top tut.

[dinfluence]

What a genius workflow. Ski a very good teacher...

[MeerkatMuzic]

Superb recreation again from the Master. Cheers Ski.

[tommythecat]

06:15 you're 100% right, I was literally thinking "how is THAT gonna fit in?"

[FraserBernstein]

Phenomenal breakdown - I'm not a producer at all, just a keys player and I LOVE this song for all of its production and sophisticated music theory. The way Ski goes into detail on all aspects of the song is brilliant, and the way the video is edited together is genuinely top class. Really enjoyed this!