Pausing music on a first reaction is definitely a terrible move. Your way is the way.
@somekid7
Жыл бұрын
I'd say it depends. If it's a really dense piece of music, then pausing is justified because any commentary done during the music takes the focus away from the music for those moments. It can be annoying, and most reaction channels do tend to not put any work in when it comes to learning the context, but sometimes channels like this actually give insightful commentary that deserves its own space for processing
@DrowningUpsideDown
Жыл бұрын
i think this is their magnum opus. i love every second with my whole heart. i think as you get used to it there’s this great, powerful cockiness in it. like it’s an ideal 30 minute workout listen
@cnacker
Жыл бұрын
A lot of the percussiveness in the instrumental (even in things such as synth lines) are because drummer Zach Hill has been composing almost all of his music in Death Grips with electronic drums. There's a pretty recent interview with Nick Reinhart (of Tera Melos and DG's go-to guitarist) where he says that he just writes everything through electronic drums that are loaded with samples. A lot of the synth work honestly makes a lot more sense once you realize they're literally being played like drums, and I think that's just incredible. I'd recommend the first half of their album The Powers That B for the most blatant use of this, the instrumentals are entirely composed of rhythmic Björk singing samples.
@kasane1337
Жыл бұрын
I mean, technically, NOTM's instrumentals are not *just* Björk samples, there's also a lot of different synths and some other samples (there's e.g. some Eastern European flute song being sampled in Billie Not Really). But yeah, the majority of rhythmic elements / drums are Björk samples.
@Samelot
Жыл бұрын
Electronic drum solo is a good example of what you’re talking about if anyone is interested kzitem.info/news/bejne/raKJ1ISNcWqqbKwsi=2JoRIu4rzcr3Z2kq
@ripbooboo8563
11 ай бұрын
Hey could you point me in the direction of that interview? KZitem's search function sucks and I can't find it.
@maxturnersvideos
9 ай бұрын
@@ripbooboo8563I second this
@lilguy7491
4 ай бұрын
@@ripbooboo8563 I'm paranoid utube will nuke my comment for sending a link, but it was done with Fecking Bahamas and was published Sept 9th 2022. "...although zach writes a lot of compositions through his v-drums that are loaded with samples. so in theory he could be 'playing guitar' through a drum set."
@rijntje73
Жыл бұрын
5:48 This part goes so nasty hard, that even Bryan can't help but going from standing statuesque to headnodding slightly! 🤣 This part always has me going like uuuuuuuggggghhhhhh!!!
@rena.t
Жыл бұрын
Fr
@rijntje73
Жыл бұрын
When you can make your music challenging, punchy, heady, intense, technical, groovy, catchy, proggy and take me on a total journey all at the same time and have me discover new stuff about it on each listen, you've created a masterpiece when it comes to my taste. This is definitely my favourite Death Grips project. I can totally understand that it's very overwhelming and disturbing for most though, especially at first listen. I can see the beauty of it and am always in awe of the creativity of it. This EP is such an adrenaline rush. Bryan, you can look up 'MC Ride Art' and see what kind of paintings he creates. At the very least he doesn't shy away from or is intrigued by darkness in all of its facets. By the way, Death Grips called this a 'megamix', so this is definitely a combination of a few songs that are combined into one mind-bending mix. Also, Zach Hill is a drum God.
@LeeGion_981
Жыл бұрын
Masterpiece, come on now really?
@rijntje73
Жыл бұрын
@@LeeGion_981 I did add the caveat 'to my taste'. 😉
@swaglordthe1th597
Жыл бұрын
@@LeeGion_981it's certainly a masterpiece.
@erxan4163
Жыл бұрын
I only process proggy and intense when its played by humans with instruments. I dont know how to process this , since there is no real skill besides the person actually mixing this.
@swaglordthe1th597
Жыл бұрын
@@erxan4163 no real skill..? Zach hill is widely recognized as one of the best modern drummers alive.
@StringHead92
Жыл бұрын
This definitely has a bit of a mixtape feel, even a weird medley, rather than just being one long song. Still pretty fun imo, a lot better when you stop focusing too much on what's going on and you just feel/vibe with it. It's still brutal, but not that different than just getting lost in a really heavy track or a dance-oriented one (after all, this one manages to be both, sometimes at the same time!). Great insight as always, I can definitely see how this can be tiring, both if you're not into this type of music but also if you're trying to listen to it in an attentive, analysis-oriented way. Definitely feels quite trippy, not the best trip of all, but a trip still lol
@yellowsaurus4895
Жыл бұрын
The name "Crouching Tiger Hidden Gabber" is referencing a subgenre of electronic music called gabber or hardcore (not to be confused with hardcore punk obviously), so you're definitely spot on about the mixtape thing
@MujikMunkey
Жыл бұрын
Yaaaay finally i get to hear ur thoughts on my favourite track of my favourite band. It’s great that you caught onto that “pausing alters the experience” because it’s present thru their whole discography. In fact if you look at one of their live performances they have no intro or any kind of transitions between tracks and they don’t engage with the croud in any way. They just walk onto the stage, start playing and then leave in 40 minutes or however long the performance is.
@scum1217
Жыл бұрын
I love it. No words, no introduction this is what they made take it and leave!
@CriticalReactions
Жыл бұрын
I can't imagine a concert of this
@wavehellhole
11 ай бұрын
@@CriticalReactionsit’s the most pleasantly hellish thing I’ve ever experienced
@jcmurie
Жыл бұрын
I never really got this project until I found a download where someone had separated all 8 tracks and I was able to understand them each individually and then hear how they all fit together. It went from my least favorite Death Grips project to one of my top 5. Black Body is my favorite section
@patientboi
11 ай бұрын
"I LOST ALL SENSE OF SELF" Now that is a goddamn title
@blotaosten4311
Жыл бұрын
So happy to see this! personally I love this medley / EP, but it's definitely a bit impenetrable at first. It's way easier to wrap your head around if you view it as several tracks, almost all of which transition into eachother. Within the various sections there is something resembling traditional song structures with verses, bridges and choruses, so it's not ENTIRELY linear. Steriods is very much an experience and submiting to imersion is key to enjoying it. When viewing it through your lense I too found myself a bit exhausted; it simply is not digestable from a critical perspective. It's really all about being in an appropriate headspace.
@D__S__
Жыл бұрын
i know you said you would never listen again, but this *is* one of those tracks/EPs that i continue to hear more and more new/nuanced stuff after every re-listen, i often work-out to this track so ive probably heard it too many times by now haha, totally understand it being a bit too much tho depending on what you like
@kinoepigrafe
Жыл бұрын
Seconding this, it's a complicated track but the more complex aspects sort of fall into place with multiple listens tbh
@AntiTekk
6 ай бұрын
23:20 Love that vocal
@jjaj1243
11 ай бұрын
This is probably the weirdest musical project to form an emotional connection with, but I started listening to this song when my dad was in the hospital after he got really bad pneumonia while stepping down from steroids (lol) in order to get back on his cancer treatment. I think the sonic assault really helped me keep my mind off of what all was going on so I could focus on actually getting to the hospital and back home safely when I visited him. He unfortunately passed away about a month and a half ago from an entirely different complication in his lungs called pleural effusion. He did so much for us and it’s been overwhelming trying to get a handle on all the financial stuff for my mom and it’s all so depressing, but my dad always said “ya just gotta get it done” whenever anyone would ask how he did all that he did. Now whenever I feel like just moping around and doing nothing and crying all day I come up with a list of stuff that needs to get done, I put this song on, and I just get it done. It’s surprising how well it works.
@resiseven7407
5 ай бұрын
❤❤hope ur doing better mane
@johnseward2934
Жыл бұрын
All I can say is....I'm glad I've moved past the place in my life where a track like this was what I gravitated towards to help me process things. The pulsing/chopping sonic theme throughout really reminds me of a bad robotrip.
@SpeedOfThought1111
Жыл бұрын
hehe yeah i feel ya. i used to listen to them A LOT...and I used to robotrip a lot too, among other things.
@memphiskash
Жыл бұрын
the robotripper to death grips fan pipeline is def real
@ruddycrock
Жыл бұрын
shittttt guilty as charged
@wavehellhole
11 ай бұрын
@@memphiskashthe overlap is definitely there 😂😂
@terribletyto
8 ай бұрын
"paranoid fever dream of sounds" is the PERFECT way to describe dg
@JpegErza
Жыл бұрын
loved the analysis portion, hope you listen to other Death Grips projects. Steroids is one of the most electronic and spastic and completely incoherent ones for sure. There's other ones that have significantly more groove (The Money Store) or even more insanity (first half of The Powers That B) or rock (second half of The Powers That B) or all three! (Bottomeless Pit). theyre all experiences for sure
@id1550
Жыл бұрын
This was unexpected! Huge death grips fan
@nathanjudy7705
Жыл бұрын
Oh my god yes! I didn't think I would ever see someone do this EP/Mix. Its such a chaotic/parinoid but facinating soundscape. It was the first new Death Grips I had heard since I started listening to them and I just played the hell out of it. Its exhilirating madness, even when it clams down its still dark and menecing.
@daviddevora8105
Жыл бұрын
This is basically an EP guys what are y’all doing to this man 😂
@wavehellhole
11 ай бұрын
Definitely one of their tougher listens, very all over the place and on edge. Kinda why I LOVE it. 😂 Even though you didn’t love it, I love that you actually listened, a lot of first reactions are just “nah this is weird this is too weird I’m outtta here”
@CriticalReactions
11 ай бұрын
I'm all about giving a fair shot and attempting to be as objective as I can with it. There's something to learn from everything even I don't like it.
@sampitman3630
Жыл бұрын
this is the most perfect downhill mountain biking song
@rijntje73
6 ай бұрын
🚲⛰️😎
@nameq
Жыл бұрын
their original upload was named Steroids (Crouching Tiger Hidden Gabber *Megamix* ) if that helps
@geordiejones5618
8 ай бұрын
MC Ride has a line from one of their first songs that still describes all their music so well, "Said it all, no hesitation, audio invasion!"
@ruddycrock
Жыл бұрын
holy fuck. i have never been so happy to see an upload. i am SO looking forward to hearing you dive into this and your insight. thanks for delving back into DG head first!
@VestigialLung
Жыл бұрын
Big dad whose kids just found a loophole to allow them to do exactly what he didn’t want while precisely following the letter of the law energy up front, lol.
@VestigialLung
Жыл бұрын
The chapter titles on this are giving me a real Caretaker - Everywhere at the End of Time vibe.
@progrockplaylists
Жыл бұрын
i miss 22 minutes ago. thankfully your analysis always saves
@iancraig5415
Жыл бұрын
Why is it that people always recommend the least accessible or melodic DG songs to you lmao
@CriticalReactions
Жыл бұрын
Either people just like the reaction or they personally want to see me struggle with something 😅
@iancraig5415
Жыл бұрын
@@CriticalReactions personally my pick for a new listener would be something like: death grips is online, hacker, three bedrooms in a good neighborhood, or hustle bones.
@memphiskash
Жыл бұрын
@@iancraig5415i'd throw Get Got and I've Seen Footage in there too
@Out427
Жыл бұрын
at least its not gmail
@adnauseam1432
Жыл бұрын
We believe in the mighty reactor
@fuckskyler
Жыл бұрын
Top 3 Death Grips releases
@diedonasaturday
Жыл бұрын
I love this EP. But listening to this drains all of my mental energy. I always felt a need to lay down in silence after listening to this.
@rijntje73
6 ай бұрын
That's cuz you got noided.
@SleepingChimes
Жыл бұрын
0:35 he sounds so tired
@ShadinCore
Жыл бұрын
he listened to this for our sins.... 😢
@articircle
Жыл бұрын
a true hero
@rafaelcamargossantos
Жыл бұрын
mc ride is the persona of stefan burnett, he doesnt talk much about his personal life, but we know that he was homeless for some time and makes pantings as well that are pretty dark
@steezydan8543
Жыл бұрын
daveed is from Clipping
@CriticalReactions
Жыл бұрын
There we go. I knew I had that name associated with an extreme(ish) hip hop group.
@noitby
2 ай бұрын
i find it hilarious how the title of this video perfectly encapsulates one of the main themes of section 1 on the megamix
@dylanraffaelli5204
8 ай бұрын
But damn dude you really seemed to FEEL what you heard..not just a reaction where you felt it was "intense" or "weird" etc..you really seemed to feel it
@CriticalReactions
8 ай бұрын
100%. I don't always get that full emotional feeling of music in this setting since I usually have my analytical brain turned on. But this song forced me out of that....made me physically react to it. Some music just can't be explained 😄
@steezydan8543
Жыл бұрын
I'mma let you finish but NOTM is the best Death Grips of all time. It Grips Death the Grippiest, thanks for reading my blog
@steezydan8543
Жыл бұрын
btw Government Plates is second best album fite me
@rijntje73
Жыл бұрын
Both amazing albums of theirs that are right up there in my favourites list as well, along with this amazing EP. 🔥
@trace8617
Жыл бұрын
brooooooo agreed i also think steroids is NOTM tier and lil scuzzy tier
@trace8617
Жыл бұрын
@@steezydan8543 not even a bad take either. love it
@blutagg63
Жыл бұрын
My whole life My Whole Fucking Life
@user-ok6uo6cz1c
5 ай бұрын
woah... im dead, bitch! my blood's like bitch!
@Anonymous-hf8nx
3 ай бұрын
23:21 I literally had the same reaction as you when I first listened to the song 😂 That effect on his voice is insane, he sounds like a train horn
@marshallgrey2159
Жыл бұрын
AIN'T NO WAY I love death grips, but didn't put myself through that lol Guess we'll listen to it together
@pointlessmanatee
Жыл бұрын
at 16:10 in the song it feels like we turn into no love deep web album
@drinkwater3453
8 ай бұрын
Steroids is perfect for a drive or walk you know is just over 20 minutes long
@tempouniversal4155
Жыл бұрын
Real reactions even realer music
@theuselessclips
3 ай бұрын
would like to see your breakdown of Fanfare for Effective Freedom by Horse Lords
@xayax7920
Жыл бұрын
Here we are, at last!
@xayax7920
Жыл бұрын
For those that don't know, there's quite a lot of work that the members of Death Grips have done outside of this group. My personal favorite stuff is a tie between Stephen's previous work as mxlplx and Zach Hill's history in the band Hella (the dude has made some of the most complex drum patterns I have ever heard).
@mickjager
Жыл бұрын
Hey, atleast you didn't have to put up with Gmail and the Restraining Orders, their 28 min noise piece haha. I completely get why you didn't enjoy this. Death Grips has such a wide range of influences from Hip-Hop, Electronic and Noise to Classic Rock, Punk and Metal, that for a newcomer it can be hard to place even some of their more accesible songs. This EP is on the more experimental side of their discography, and it is several songs back to back without a single moment to catch a break. If you ever want to give this group a proper shot, listen to their Exmilitary mixtape, or their first album The Money Store. These projects are a lot more accesible, and the influences are more clear. But ofcourse, fans are gonna request you to listen to the wilder projects of theirs :p
@Rodiroess
11 ай бұрын
Only Ride talks on this album, besides maybe part D (I think it's part D anyway) where it sounds like a sample or maybe all three of them talking? I'm pretty sure it's all three of them or maybe just Zach and Ride making that revving noise in "Inanimate Sensation" Edit: Definitely not "SECTION D"
@SpeedOfThought1111
Жыл бұрын
This was amusing.
@corygiraldo1295
Жыл бұрын
Thanks 4 that
@TheIonizator
Жыл бұрын
YESSSSSSSSSSS
@grobble7321
9 ай бұрын
2:21, the main vocalist was pitched
@grobble7321
9 ай бұрын
incredibly based
@dylanraffaelli5204
8 ай бұрын
My mans thought he was listening to clipping lol
@rustyhook69
11 ай бұрын
❤❤❤
@fil3856
Жыл бұрын
Average death grips experience
@GabrielLeite-bs8dr
7 ай бұрын
Straight out of guantanamo prison
@adryancavar7515
Жыл бұрын
Ariana next
@stecumo6459
Жыл бұрын
it sounds like something the crackpot dj(noel fielding)out of nathan barley would play
@CriticalReactions
Жыл бұрын
Soooooo out of all of that my only response is.... Noel Fielding DJs? The comedian who was half of The Might Boosh and was one of the most enjoyable contestants ever to grace The Big Fat Quiz of the Year? That Noel Fielding DJs?
@LeeGion_981
Жыл бұрын
People actually like this, it’s awful to my ears.
@LfunkeyA
Жыл бұрын
there's more to it. this is not among their most accessible works, but there's a lot going on.
@user-ok6uo6cz1c
5 ай бұрын
its very experimental. you gotta have an ear for it to understand it or even like it, really. 3 years ago i'd hate this shit. i grew into it as i started liking experimental works more. but if you have a good ear for it, this song is insanely good. i do understand that it might drag out at times for most people though.
@ggluckmanful
Жыл бұрын
4 minutes in and I’m out. If you need this in your life, good on you, but I got stuff to do. No, not you, but you know what I mean.
@user-ok6uo6cz1c
5 ай бұрын
i understand bro. you need a good ear for specifically this type of music to enjoy it, and i understand it can definitely drag out for a lot of people
@progrockplaylists
Жыл бұрын
the headbanging urgently went away wtf is this. its not even an epic its just dragged out
@balls2442
Жыл бұрын
Yeah the baldheadgirl track was dragging but rest of the tracks always Introduced something new every 30 seconds
@user-ok6uo6cz1c
5 ай бұрын
ya just gotta have an ear for it. if you love extremely experimental hip-hop, this might be a good song for you. it takes good ears to catch everything too. but i can understand why it drags out to many, or most people.
@Alexander-mk4qf
Жыл бұрын
this guy so boring
@CriticalReactions
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the comment! Hopefully these emojis brighten up the dry, boredom of the video. 🥱😍🙂😑🎨🎭🥻🎸🎷🎻🗝🔨📞
@wavehellhole
11 ай бұрын
I’ve never seen a more boring comment in my life
@nicolashunter4131
Ай бұрын
Who recommended this to you is the enemy, damn, that person hates you for real
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