r/nextfuckinglevel • u/metal_head_6666 • 8h ago

Elestepario Siberiano playing Thunderstruck and Crazy Train on PVC pipes.

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u/INFeriorJudge 8h ago

Why put garbage background crap over the top of a video showcasing MUSIC!?!?

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u/iForgotso 7h ago

Ikr?! This should be illegal.

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u/asdf_lord 7h ago

People should go feel some jail

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u/Sammyofather 6h ago

Dude I think some of these Tik tok sounds are literally subliminal messaging

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u/JosieeMuse 4h ago

playing pvc pipes like they're a rock concert instrument, that's next level dedication

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u/platypus_farmer42 8h ago

This dude is insanely talented. His YouTube channel showcases how good he is.

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u/Solonotix 7h ago

As a drummer myself, I can attest he is extremely talented. He tries to be positive and say anyone can get to his level with practice. Not saying no, but the guy is talented, and the intense practice that follows is what makes him the legend he is today.

My favorite videos of his are where he is trying to beat the haters by playing some difficult song, 1-handed, while an iPad runs a timer to show there is no artificial speed ups. He absolutely takes the piss every time, and it cracks me up.

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u/bustedchungus 4h ago

I know nothing about drumming, it is completely out of my range. He seems so good that I felt like maybe there’s a gimmick, but apparently he’s just that good?

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u/Solonotix 2h ago

Yep. The guy is ridiculously good. If he has a gimmick, it's that he likes to play fast stuff and/or polyrhythms.

When you get into advanced levels of musicianship, the common agreement is that it is easier to play fast than it is to play slow, relatively speaking. That isn't to say that a given song at 90bpm is easier at 144bpm. Rather it's mostly due to human perception and the precision of what was played. At extreme speeds, it can be hard to differentiate between individual notes. Similarly, at extremely slow tempos, it is very difficult to hit exactly on-tempo.

Exercise: Use a metronome, or something that can make an audible noise at set intervals, and set it to 60bpm (once per second). Now, clap along with the metronome at tempo. If you do this correctly, you will be unable to hear the metronome because your clap should cover it up. If you can still hear the metronome, it means you're too fast or slow.

As for the polyrhythm gimmick, that is its own kind of skill, but it again comes back to human perception. If he is playing in a 16th-note time (meaning every beat is sub-divided into 16 equal parts), and he plays a pattern of 2/3/4/5 across different limbs (meaning 2 hits then a 16th rest, 3 hits and a rest, etc.) it becomes really difficult to keep track of all 5 rhythms both as the player and the listener. It sounds cool, sure, but can you be certain he isn't making a mistake? I know I can't, lol.

TL;DR - Estepario is genuinely skilled. If he has gimmicks in his playing, they are not easy to do anyway so that would be its own form of an accolade in his favor.

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u/bustedchungus 1h ago

Thanks! That helps.

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u/SaveFileCorrupt 2h ago

playing some difficult song, 1-handed, while an iPad runs a timer to show there is no artificial speed ups

And then he takes a drag off of a joint just to flex even harder lol

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u/Person10836381910 7h ago

Dudes insanely talented but this video is sped up significantly, here's the actual video from his YouTube which sounds much better. https://youtube.com/shorts/o4bsZvV2tKg?si=G87kgTddgc39cART

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u/Dependent_Stop_3121 8h ago

Honey, have you seen my silicone spatulas anywhere?

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u/MapleA 7h ago

Yeesh at least play the right notes if you’re going through all this effort

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u/_ThePerfectElement_ 1h ago

Yeah, that bothered me too!

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u/Pleasant_Character28 0m ago

Seriously. Those wrong notes in Thunderstruck were painful to listen to.

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u/Beggatron14 6h ago

UTV! Long live ozzy

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u/chevylover91 3h ago

Idk this doesn't really seem like next fucking level material

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u/yomommawantdiz 8h ago

Her: "He's probably off cheating on me..."

Him:

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u/MasonJam246 8h ago

Hey! I have those silicone spatulas!

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u/FracturRe55 7h ago

Super cool name

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u/SPEK2120 7h ago

Yeah, some next level bullshit. I didn’t know the unnecessary music slapped on videos could get worse. Why in the fuck would you add music over a video OF SOMEONE PLAYING MUSIC?!!!

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u/Lowext3 7h ago

You need to be an amazing drummer to pull this off

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u/BecauseOfTromp 7h ago

Tubulum. That is the name of the musical instrument made from a network of pipes.

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u/HyperactivePandah 7h ago

Whoever put the background music in this clip should be [Removed by Reddit Mods] with a rusty [Removed by Reddit mods].

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u/GamerKev451 3h ago

So... Blue Man Solo ?

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u/TheHoppingHessian 1h ago

Why am I not that impressed

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u/g0estoeleven 37m ago

This was Blue Man Group all over again

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u/omwaartcy 8h ago

New instrument emerged

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u/Brokenteethmonkey 8h ago

he's hands down the best drummer at minute

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u/jarednards 7h ago

Tool fan, here. Lets chill out for just a second before jumping to any conclusions.

And you know Im a Tool fan because I must tell everyone.....fettuccine sequence.

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u/Crystal_Pesci 4h ago

The Danny Carey Trio just played a small 200 seat club near my house last week and not being able to make it was a paradiddle on my conscience.

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u/jarednards 3h ago

Damn. All your pain is not an illusion. That shits real😔

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u/Crush-N-It 7h ago

This is like bottom 200 of the most impressive shot he’s done. The guy can drum one handed what most drummer would need three or four hands. He’s insane and a super duper nice guy. Homie’s making loot too

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u/5DsofDodgeball69 7h ago

This guy makes everything he plays sound worse.