This is what happens when you play a Satie Gymnopedie with a load of rubber bands on your fingers

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Erik Satie’s tranquil Gymnopedie No. 1 is given a radical reinterpretation by a bloke with access to a whole bunch of elastic.

Pianist Tristan McKay gives it a really good go, but ultimately (spoiler alert) the rubber bands were victorious.

The video comes from a series called Obstructed Recitals, which features a whole host of musicians struggling against self-imposed obstructions.

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