Wintergatan - Marble Machine (music instrument using 2000 marbles)
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If you are watching this in 2023 :) thank you, i hope i can build another better machine in the future :) We just turned my music box sound into a virtual instrument, check out the video here: kzhead.info/sun/nbSuequPboCrrac/bejne.html Speldosa is available as AU/VST/AAX: klevgrand.com And on App Store for Ipad and Iphone: apps.apple.com/us/app/speldosa/id6446171628
I can't wait for another masterpiece, how long do you reckon it will take?
You are just Amezing!!
Pog ngl
I dunno man. If you actually make a better machine you'll have taken up 2 spots in the 7 wonders of the world, and that's just too much power for one man to have. Absolutely deserved though, and I can only imagine how great it feels to have something you worked so hard on legitimately get the recognition it deserves. What an inspiration.
this is literally the one thing i was and wasnt expecting lets go
Takes a lot of balls to play this instrument..
That was a great joke
@@madanigaming6595 It's a two day old comment on a three year old video. EDIT: I said this because at the time it had like 20 likes, which is not surprising for a new comment on an old video. You don't have to remind me that time passes or that this has many likes now and is no longer underrated, I know. Plenty of people have told me so.
Ahhh. I saw what you did there!!!!!
I can see that. Why are you mentioning that?
@@user-pb9kk6zt4n I was in another mode ehrn I wrote that
People: "What instrument do you play?" Him: "a whole band"
"at the same time"
@@Aelendris yup 😂
bad time TOM FUCH YOU
epic
Bubly Gaming wut
I sit my 2 year old grandson on my lap, and we listen to this before his nap. He watches and listens intensely. We are both energized, yet soothed. Thank you, sir.
❤
That is glorious, Grandperson, thank u for commenting🤟🥰
@randomentity6553👉🏾I can see, as well as imagine, (you) and your grandson , him watching this intensely trying to figure this thing out. Your Grand, is in the mind process of putting all those little things together. Each time he watches, he figured something out. He’ll never forget this! 🤓🤓🤓. 🫡
Best days
❤❤❤
This.... This is content. Why did it take youtube 8 years to recommend this.
Seriously! This is my first time seeing it. I love it!!!
I mean I’ve seen it ages ago, I’m just happy to see it again
Rare moment of KZhead algorithm actually doing good
"What do you want to do when you grow up?" "Play with marbles. Lots of marbles."
lol
A fuck ton of marbles*
+darkincarnate1994 my head! stop it! its not those kinds of marbles!!! *mind ignores me anyway* WHYYYYYYYY?!!!!
+darkincarnate1994 At least he did not fail doing so.
Yep
I came back 4 years later to see this again. I’m glad I did
Wow... 4 years later?
@@woodendoors7 geezs man long time.
The dedication is hella high
Just got recommended the newest marble machine x video and had to come back to this.
yeah even tho he is working on a new marble machine atm, this one's still pretty cool and still sounds great, just like the music played on it
Here it is 2024, 8 years after this was originally posted and it still blows my mind. The musical timing and the mechanics behind it are just incredible.
April 2024, anyone??
I'm here
hey
🙋🏻♂️
Hello!
april21th!
Even after 8 years, this instrument is still futuristic.
im 23 years after
@@thatpeskyray3318 im 24 years after
@@ojtortoise1274 damn.
I’m 21, but I didn’t come across this video until I was 17.
After winning 2 ti on dota 2 topson finally discovered his hidden talent
This is one of those timeless parts of the internet that you just find yourself watching over and over again.
True
Same here and the songs beautiful
Yes.....
+ShadowLinkOmega I thought I was the only one who keeped palying it over and over again. The tune is beatiful, the machine is epic, and probably I am nostalgic to the good old wind-up musical boxes.
Absolutly ,
Who's watching in 2024
I am lol
Watching again, beautiful. ❤😊
🙋
Me
Me
"Mom, can I have a music box?" "No, we have a miracle of musical engineering at home."
To other people: Amazing music machine. To engineers: *orgasming inside*
Volvirth To people like me : Eargasms
Volvirth to musicians "eyyyyy thats pretty good"
Volvirth
doesnt have to be an engineer to appreciate the complexity of the machines
i like how the winding of the wheel give a nice extra touch to the music
This looks like something you would see in a Dr. Seuss Book
You know, I think I saw it in the background of "If I owned a zoo."
He’s litterally Jojo
@@cyreal4417 whot
@@wi0.24se from horton hears a who 😂 It's a story from seuss
Lol
I was born in the 1960s, I am watching this in March of 2024, one day I will be dead and gone, but I hope someone reads my comment...this is awesome!!
I’ve read your comment my friend
Your comment has been read👍
@@lordralph9277 Thank you! I am still alive today, but recovering from spine surgery that was on March 28th 2024. I appreciate you!
@@solidsnakeXY810 I appreciate your comment! Sometimes we all need to rest, I have some disabilities that might shorten my life but for now I am still here!
@@rewhiteconsulting happy to hear you champion, this is the best era to live take care of your mental health
When I was about 8, 9 years old, I had a reoccurring dream where a drop of something fell into a funnel that ignited a machine. Then, this machine started moving, puffing and working, and I'd wake up with an awful sensation of watching something that didn't have an ending. I'm autistic and I have a terrible need for closure. I felt so bad with those dreams that I'd feel nauseous through the entire day, and they happened quite often. Once I grew up, the dreams stopped, but I still remember those in particular because my need for closure was never met. Today, April 17th, 2024, I just found this video. I feel like this was the machine I was dreaming about. I finally have closure. Thank you so much for this.
I have been returning to this video once or twice a year since its release. The first couple notes hit always give me chills.
bro was on a grand odyssey to find wintergatan marble machine
His mom: He should be an engineer. His dad: No he should be a musician. Him:
Both? Both. Both is good
Engineer or musician? Yes
Usually vice versa.
Engician
Musineer
This is the guy about who all those mathproblems concerning marbles are.
I'm sorry what?
They're saying that he is the guy they talk about when math problems say like "Johnny has 200 marbles and gives 10 to Allison" Something like that
@@reaperrellz Sorry but is it my English or me because when I read it sounds bad.
@@greenjoe it’s not grammatically correct
It’s ok we understood
How tf has this been up for 8 YEARS and I've never seen it?! THAT is PURE GENIUS! There is nothing like mechanical ingenuity!
4 Years Old. The first time I watched this video. Coming back again being 10 Years Old, Just really brings back memories.
this is one of those videos that should be put in a time capsule. this creativity, being able to make something new, this is humanity in its purest form.
Send this in a new gold disc in space (with video)
If you think about it it already is
That's why I have this in my memories playlist.
The machine should be preserved too. God dammmn
@@andreseh87 I mean he’s not really preserving it… more like upgrading it
Teacher: Look, playing with marbles in class won't get you anywhere in life. _him 10 years later_
You mean later
Ogres are like onions
Layer
L A Y E R S
Shut the fuck up dude it was a good comment
The fact the balls never change melody until the breakdown (obviously since done by hand) but he’s able to convey different verses and sections just from changing the bass chords is so crazy to me. Never get tired of this video
I'm back again. I swear I come back to this so much over the last 5 years or so. It's so amazing.
*"So, I heard you play. What instrument?"* *"The marble."*
That should actually be a thing.
@@superxiphias lmfao imagine pulling up to band class with this thing
@@Setapart_jay Wouldn't that be simply hilarious?🤣🤣🤣🤣 It would be a big achievement if you lugged this thing up to the band. It's so big and if it happens to fall, then.... you probably know what would happen but the video of carrying this up to the band like "I play the marble." It makes me laugh so much I don't know why🤣🤣🤣🤣
Marbles ,it’s plural
Haha so funny
KZhead randomly put this legendary video on my recommendation and now I'm in tears. Bro 8 years ago????
same bro, and i remember watching it back when it released
iv been watching this sinse 8 years ago evry day
ive seen it a while ago i guess its getting its 2nd wind in recommendations
In 4day 82likes how?
How the time flies by
This video is so nostalgic to me because I would watch this all the time with my older brother when we were younger.
Who would have had the idea, the ingenuity, the tenacity, the talent, the money, of course, the preparation, etc., etc., to design, build, learn to operate this brilliant musical machine. My respects. Congratulations. 🙂👍
Not only is this a marvel of engineering, it's also an excellent song
A"Marble" of engineering. I'm so sorry
Lefoto iiiiiiiiiii
Hrgyhyte
Just getting that big flywheel to run without the whole thing wobbling to death on those tiny legs is a SERIOUSLY impressive bit of craftsmanship.
Well it isn't a marvel per say but it's very impressive!
Friend: What instrument do you play? Him: Well, it’s complicated
Dathan Trinh stolen
@Rasmus hahaha omg
VeloxEdits, there is actually more ppl that copy that kind of comment
Literally
Y play the drumbs and the 🅱️ass
I cannot belive this is already 8 years old and still such a great video
I can't believe from this singular video he's managed to milk 8 years of attempting to build another one.
Oh how I miss the old era of KZhead
If this machine isn't in a museum, it needs to be. Not only is it a gorgeous synergy of art and engineering, it's a cultural and internet icon.
pov: british museum after seeing this : 🏃🏃🏃🏃🏃
@@prophecizedtoast12nah, this guy's Swedish, we only steal from Africans.
Well, a replica should be in a museum. A Musical Instrument Museum. And the first should be the closest from the location the creator chooses from! or his/hers Descendent/Successor or Heritor, if he’s unable to make the decision.
it and the second machine is in a museum for mechanical music machines in Germany called "Siegfried's Mechanical Music Cabinet
We the people need a version that can be played at weddings. 24-04-2023 Please?
I just think it's neat how the noises from the machine's operation like the cranks and switches are just as much a part of the song as any of the actual notes
@@afifaimanazli4287 First off, What? Second off, Yes that's how this thing works, anyone can get that. Third off, Are you trying to insult someone?
the sounds from flipping levers just before the percussion starts up is such a bop 🙏 also 420th like let’s goooooo
@@afifaimanazli4287 are you drunk, high, illiterate, or insane?
Or potientally all of the above
@@meteoraPOW the dude is probably like 6 years old
I remember seeing this amazing work of engineering on the show Outrageous Acts of Science years ago. To this day, I still revisit the song. Thank you for making something so amazing and timeless.
Я в восторге!!! Техника на грани фантастики! Нет , это фантастика в действии! Молодцы авторы!!!
"I want to be a musician!!" Mother: " You will be an engineer and that's final"
Buy 1 get 1 free deal?
Heh, I can relate, because I too am both.
engineer gaming
kzhead.info/sun/nM2kYpmvqHureac/bejne.html&feature
The kid wanting to be musician :
I hope KZhead continues to randomly recommend this forever
So far so good!
ñe
same
Me too
I searched this up
Ось чому я користуюсь KZhead, заради таких відео. Дякую!
For me, this is still the best video ever published on KZhead
When you can't decide you want to be an engineer or a musician.
Yusuf Divriklioğlu ayn knk
Hey, why not both?
That's like seriously me right there
LOLOLOL!!!!! hahahahahahaha now I sleep with LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahahahahahahaha
Ayden Crocker honestly same like am I a cellist or an AI engineer
what’s incredible to me is how primitive this looks in comparison to the new one. amazing.
What... new.. one?
yeah, there's a new one?
But this one works kinda well, maybe not world tour complient but at least it plays great music ^^
@@bugbugtheone2143 oh yeah. He is building a new one.
@@reiji-kun check out his newest video!
Genius + Insanity. I hope this has continued onto more of similar stuff since this release.
In 100 years history will witness this amazing masterpiece of music instrument man has ever made.
اخوي انت مصري
If you look closely, you can see him smile as he walks off set, it’s a beautiful creation and he’s a wonderful musician
shut up
Me too !
@@greggreen7976 😂
Same
pretty sure he just has his mouth open because he's heavily breathing from cranking the crank for 3 minutes
This guys looks and acts like he’s a steampunk time traveler
Yeah!
steampunk acting is lovely +hugh hogan
@richard watterson than it's obviously a time traveler. I've heard the saying
kzhead.info/sun/a7iwpMuwsWZ4eoE/bejne.html
I don't know why I love steampunk
The music by itself is so good but the fact that this machine is making it is crazy 😮😮
The complexity of it all is mind blowing.
"The time you enjoy wasting, is not wasted time."
Utterly for the rest of my life... Thanks.
osom
ples no I was just pranking
Jopje Knopje :/
and don't waste your time on anyone who won't spend their time with you
The most crazy part about it is that it isn't just the most elaborate music box. There is a need for the player to actively play the guitar, pull the correct levers at the correct time, and then there is intermission. This is not just a feat of engineering but also a true display of skill.
I didn't realise he was playing a guitar but I just saw it!
Hate to be "that" guy but that is a BASS.
@@spyfire242 Hahaha thanks!
This is a masterpiece that needs to be remembered.
Yeah man was only scrolling through hoping to see someone noticed, the amount of takes this must have taken after the fact of it being perfected is probably dummy high
This video popped up again in my news feed in 2024. No matter how many times I watch this, I am still an awe thinking about the mechanics and physics and planning to make this instrument and then the amount of practice needed to be able to pull off this video
I used to listen to this back in my childhood in our old house and listening to this again paired with how the machine sounds makes me nostalgic for those times...
This looks like what would be a DJ set in a steam punk world
Yea w
Surprise? kzhead.info/sun/da-xhdCRmmKdgok/bejne.html
if da Nazis won WW2 maybe, steam punk luxury techs
True
I thought it was Dr Who
Teacher: Please don’t make any noise after you finish the test Mfs in the back of the class:
I mean if they're playing bangers like this, I don't see the problem.
true tho
Been watching this for 4+ years, never gets old
A years worth of work for a 5 minute video
The year is 2022, I have returned to watch this marbleous creation again!
2022
2022!!
2022
Same bro
Same bro!!
If the internet makes a time capsule, this should go in there.
So true
Thank you
The internet IS the time capsule.
People looking at this is 2090-2120: so.... we did some gems and then it became some weird stuff and then we have some gamers who are famous and are crazy and uh...... yeah-
Put the entirety of tumblr in too
It was. It is. It always will be. A MASTER PIECE!
My kid went to a dance camp a few years ago. It was 'music in motion' and highlighted the music. I was so happy there was a dance to this!
Leonardo DJ Vinci
Nice comment, sir. Have a meme
+No Fox Given Your name is a "Foxing" pun.
+Wood Ryan Some friends tend to call me a real... *arbitrary and dramatic pause* Punslinger
Haha yeah he must be leonardos Great Great Great Great Grand Son
Yes!!!
Someone: “What is your favorite instrument?” Me: *_”Its complicated...”_*
Pun intended? Because it really is complicated LMAO
*yes*
Strider Stryker VERY
YES
Literally!
this should be played at the Grammys to show the world AND the artists that there are so many more ways to make beautiful music !! Fantastic!
So many people are just now learning of this and it’s wild to see, my teacher showed us this for music class like a week after this video was posted.
The sounds from pulling the levers have become part of the song for me at this point.
i believe it's intentional it fits too good to not be
Same
Some switches do have that nice 'click' sound. This is one of em for sure.
he has impeccable timing really shows his mastery of the instrument
Sameee
I remember my dad showing me this when I was 11. He was like "Whoa check this crazy marble machine out!!" I couldn't get enough of it, I'd watch this on repeat.
haha, it's always wild to see someone say they watched this when they were a little kid, when it feels like just yesterday that i saw this first (as an adult man). time flies like crazy. that's a nice memory, though.
Yeah it is a great memory. The past 7 years for sure have flown by even for me. Feels like 2016 could’ve been last year. Though I’m much older than I was then, it still feels not that long ago.
@@scslreyeah it's wild when people's "childhood" is so recent, to us 7 years ago is nothing but to them it feels like so much longer
same exactly for me at same age!
Had the exact same thing happen
Lol, this is how it felt playing the quads on the steel pan in junior high.
That ain’t no instrument, that’s a piece of art
- Do you play any instruments? - Yes! - Cool, what is it? - Marbles.
Magyar GabeN *wintergatan
4.5 years later, and I am still showing this in every single class I teach to show students what ambition and passion mean.
@Noah Peterson lol
@Noah Peterson 6 months drugs free!
Wholesome keep doing it
My year 7 teacher showed me this. He killed himself 2 years later shit was epic as hell dude
This is amazing, thank you for your service of this.
This music box on steroids is seriously impressive. This guy is talented.
this looks straight outta Dr Seuss
I'm glad after 7 years this video is still getting much deserved appreciation
Me too
It deserves it.
Agreed
Agree
Watched this seven years ago, came back today and enjoyed it just as much. It may not be as "tight" as Martin wants but it still sounds fine to me.
"Do you want to be a Musician or Engineer?" wintergatan: *yes*
82 years ago jeez
Wow. 82 years and 1 day ago... hello person of the past!
Dis guy old
Wtf 82years ago
His youtube name :))))
Да это просто невероятно,как это можно было построить ,это большой город со своими музыкантами и помощниками ...и ты главный дерижор....Если бы ты жил в те далёкие времена средневиковья ,то ШАРМАНЩИКИ ВСЕГО МИРА завидовали бы тебе ,и ты был бы известен как ЛЕОНАРДО ДАВИНЧИ ....БРАВО МАСТЕРУ!!!🎉🎉🎉
I remember you building this machine. Crazy to have this video recommended to me 8 years later out of the blue. Love it as always!
This looks like something straight out of a Ghibli movie. Fairytale-like. Breathtaking
Kind of if ghibli made a movie about an steampunk baard
@@gtbgabe1478 if they did that I’d watch it in a heartbeat
@@gtbgabe1478 Someone needs to do something with this concept RIGHT FRIGGIN *NOW.*
This seams like something out of Animusic
Dude, that’s probably the best way of describing it I've seen or heard yet. I was thinking it would be what a little kid would hear in his head if he was like a young savant with machinery or something weird like that.
*That one black marble*
You could say it's the black sheep in the family ;P
He wanted it to be diverse.
*That one bold comment*
In case you didn't realize, the black marble was to show the movement of a single marble throughout the machine.
creamyonions98 Obviously
Listening 8 years later, and it is still mesmerizing as the first time
Can't believe it's already been 8 years. There's something so... touching about this melody it kinda makes me want to cry in a good way every time I listen to it. P.s. I also love your Sommarfågel :)
When you want to be in a band but also don't like people
he is actually in a band, but i like this comment cus its funny
Scott gammon asking the real questions
😂😂😂😂😂
Deep instance
Scott Gammon 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
Them: "You play an instrument?" Him: *takes long sip with eye contact
Them: So.... what instrument do you play? Him: Yes..
so you’re not gonna question how there’s cameras in the machine? *ok then*
THEY: "Do you understand grammar?" HE: "Yes, but only here, evidently."
wintergatan: i play the balls.
tripjet999 rip grammar
Recommended to me for years and never watched until now. I regret my decision.
Been coming back from time to time. Year 2024, and I'm still watching this.
Person: what instrument do you play? This guy: *marbles*
kzhead.info/sun/rK-mp9uEbIOPqa8/bejne.html
This is still the coolest shit I've seen, even 4 years later
true
The only thing I don't know is why so many dislikes
I probably watched this 30 times now. It is simply amazing.
True
its amazing
He’s “crushing it” got me “rollin”! 😂😂
It's been 8 years since I first watched this video. Hard to believe it to be honest
He really looks like a weird character in a movie and it’s cool af
He looks like an updated version of Shiggy in scooby doo
It feels like a Wes Anderson character but on another level
dumb kid ah yes a love shiggy
@@migueloharasleftboob SHIGGY
*Clockwork Marble*
When u ask Mozart to fix ur thread spinning wheel
irfan ardiatama this puts Mozart to shame
irfan ardiatama XD LOL!!
irfan ardiatama lol
irfan ardiatama lol
irfan ardiatama lmao
RIP to all the marbles still rolling around the studio floor to this date.
8years already!! Omg you inspired me so much back then and still do !! ❤
"What Instruments do you play"? "Yes"
i'd reply the same
"All of them"
Wintergatan
Elemeno P. 😂😂😂😂
good one.
Will never not love the lack of hesitation when he walks off at the end. You can tell he's practiced a thousand times
Yes, it is so amazing ❤
Thats a man?
it took 60 days to make this video so yea he had practice
@@PurpleBroadcast yes thats a man first time seeing one?
@@IsaacDaBoatSloth how do you know
It combines technology and percussion. Two of my favorite things
I actually sawed this 5years ago at class but soon I’m hearing this to relax my self when I have mental panick attack
This guy is literally a character Alice would meet down the rabbit hole.
Agreed
POV: Exploring through the misty Forrest and suddenly you find yourself at a wooden cabin. The only thing strange is that there is music coming from inside. When you enter there is just a smartly dressed man with headphones inside with a wooden machine, no other furniture. He pays you no mind as he continues with his jam. You notice that the music is being made from marbles being dropped in different places. Your interest is peaked, what do you do?
@@darcybrooks5691 yes
@@darcybrooks5691 just put more balls in that machine
@@darcybrooks5691 yes
When you want to be a musician but your parents want you to become an engineer.
ok
there's alot of overlap actually. look at a pipe organ or caliope.
dank pepe Professor hulk: “I SEE THIS AS AN ABSOLUTE WIN!”
The irony kills meeeee🤣
Nice bro
I remember watching this when I was 7 on my dad's laptop and I kept... And kept listening to it. And vibing to this song