Advanced 3D Noise & Deform

hello everybody,
i just saw some neat animation made by Element 3d (there is actually a tut for that by Andrew Kramer, called Advanced 3D Noise & Deform), i’m wondering if ther is a way to produce the same stuff in blender without using any python scripting.
thx

Modifiers. Displace set to Z-axis and simple deform set to twist will do the same as in the video I think you’re talking about.