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  thomassmith65
  According to a possibly apocryphal story from the premiere performance, a woman was heard shouting that Ravel was mad. When told about this, Ravel is said to have remarked that she had understood the piece. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bol%C3%A9ro
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  fodmap
  That Commodore C64 accordion made me laugh.Ah it's called The Commodordion https://linusakesson.net/commodordion/index.php
• abetusk
  For anyone wanting to know, the keyboard layout is that of a chromatic button accordian [0] [1].I guess there's a C64 "executable" that he's made available but no source so I don't know what the exact keymapping is. I did find a few different resources that show the layout in action [2] [3].[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwsZ41pA_Vo&t=58s[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chromatic_button_accordion[2] https://okathira-dev.github.io/client-web-api-sandbox/button...[3] https://www.rmwinslow.com/tones/
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  layer8
  It’s probably not a coincidence that the climax starts at 13:37.
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  consumer451
  Ha! I almost posted this here but I thought maybe I was posting too many music videos on HN.I am part of the LOAD "*", 8, 1 generation, and this is really freaking cool.One of the funniest things in the video is the variety of neck tie configurations, one for each part.
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  kkkqkqkqkqlqlql
  > 0 regretsThat's the most important number in stores like this one.
• timfsu
  Possibly best thing ever on Hacker News. There is something quite appealing about the simplicity of Boléro
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  tantalor
  Several mentions of "the automaton" but no idea what that is. It's a bit vague.The photo of "the automaton" appears to be a melamine white particleboard panel.https://www.linusakesson.net/music/bolero/boxes-large.jpg
• arthurdenture
  This is way more pleasant than the kazoo version by famous children's author Sandra Boynton. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U14IBek-wNU
• codezero
  This is my favorite song, and I'm delighted to hear it as a chiptune! amazing work!
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  drivers99
  Listened to this exact video this morning when it was among the newest videos in my YouTube subscriptions. I've had it stuck in my head since then.
• ageitgey
  This guy's other video where he covers Clowncore's 'Computers' on computers is one of the most impressive, incredibly niche things I've ever seen on YouTube. He's a serious talent.
• nebula8804
  He has come a long way since Craft. What a total rock star. In that time I have done nothing as awesome with my life (other than enjoying his productions). Heres to 17 more years of awesomeness!
• Rochus
  Great music survives everything ;-)That's such a good idea with this old equipment. And you can see that the guy tried hard not to laugh. And surprisingly, the arrangement sounds great. Hilarious.
• teddyh
  If I recall correctly, Boléro (the music piece) has a special meaning in the very early Swedish hacker scene, often used as a sort-of in-joke.
• anon
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  aldousd666
  I love projects like this. finally someone found a new use for those dot matrix printers.
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  B1FF_PSUVM
  Why do I get reminded of Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells?(Yes, I've heard the Ravel before, I mean the presentation style, e.g. Oldfield: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QdMtqKZ6GrY )
• darkmighty
  :´)
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  YesBox
  Beautifully done! What more can I say?Those disc drive sounds are so cool
• Tcepsa
  I am so happy that people make things like this <3
• temp0826
  Linus never fails to impress. A true virtuoso
• nrhrjrjrjtntbt
  Nostalgic for Torvill and Dean too
• disqard
  Amazing! Thanks for sharing.
• LanceH
  I miss dynamic range in music.
• jfvinueza
  so good