Very good analysis video! Definitely makes me rethink one of my favorite albums. If you like this album, I would check out one of his earlier albums "Overspecialized" in particular the song "just a whisper" is phenomenal. One correction I have is that "Semantics..." is not his first album, rather the first shown on his bandcamp page. He has another bandcamp page "goreshit archive" and the first album there is "watashi wa baka yaro desu" released in 2007. Just a minor detail but worth mentioning!
I liked this analysis. didn't know these were all a part of the same album, I discovered them at different times and ended up liking all of them separately, the first two the most. Personally I feel like the tracks are very emotional, a lot more than other breakcore songs made me feel. Especially o'er the flood, that one is just magical. I don't know if I'll end up liking more of goreshit's stuff but, just these three are enough for me already, they're masterpieces.
Really nice analysis, it’s always interesting to see how others interpret songs like these ! Personally I’ve always felt like o’er the flood was about someone seeing his life story unfold before his eyes before dying, and going through the flood of memories that suddenly comes at him (hence the title). The drums gain in intensity as he remembers his first struggles as a kid, and then the more painful struggles he had as an adult, and the end of the song is just him finally letting go of his life. So seeing such a different interpretation really helped me to discover the song in a new way, thanks for that !
Thats a very creative way to interpret o'er the flood! Absolutely agree, seeing what others think about this sort of music is one of the main reasons I'm making vids on it. Thanks for watching!
The nature of dying is hands down my favorite one in this album. And i really like your interpretation of it. Like in 4:39, rather than fear, i feel a lot of anger. I think thats pretty funny thinking about fear leading to anger, then to hate, and suffering
A cool interesting detail that you pointed out in o'er the flood was the fact that the intensity of the song depicts the state the "protag" is in, because back in early 2017 another osu beatmap of this piece was ranked by Hobbes2 with storyboarding done by Spaghetti. In their case the "protag" is a sail that set out on a journey only to be confronted with a horrific storm (drop/climax of the song), and as soon as that part ends the ambiance starts kicking in with the boat being gone, presumably being underwater, and with the percussion completely gone the storm gradually fades out letting sunlight pierce the sky. Really cool analysis video!
Just had a look at that beatmap, it's cool to see how close the interpretation there was to mine. Gave me chills seeing that boat disappear haha. Thans for watching man!
I like this video. It is exactly what I thought when I was in middle school. I thought the theme of this song was depression, not death, and I thought it was a song that contained various processes such as falling into depression and suicidal thoughts. In particular, it is really nice that this video highlights the contradiction between calmness when listening to the melody line and intenseness when listening to the base line. I feel like I have someone who sympathizes with me.
My interpretation of O'er the flood was always about someone sinking to the bottom of the ocean, someone who couldn't move their body, sinking in endlessly, until there was no more light to see, no more to feel, and no hope of anyone dragging you back
Goreshit's been my go to artist for everything. His music is always one to bring me such comfort that I can't obtain from anywhere else. It's been there when there was no one and has helped me when there was no help. So seeing this was a must, lol.
I made some previous comments but I dont think they perfectly described how I felt so I'll give my "hot take". I like to think of the flood as metaphorical, and in my mind, this describes what suicide is like. the quick change between calm and the abrupt chaos makes me think this alot
would be a rather generic and completely unoriginal take, but the last piece of sewerslvt "we had good times together, don't forget that" really hits into my feelings - this probably the most "empathic" album i've listened to in a long time, i still cant describe how the tracklist, the background for the album and overall mood of it just breaks and tears me inside out when listening to
Imo, "rossz csillag alatt született" is the best breakcore album ever created. Though i am admittedly biased by my suicidal tendencies and what i believe to be one's suicide in the title "ketsarku mozgalom" as the violent drop after the talking section. More specifically, i interpret the sudden high note as a jump, and the segment after as a parallel between falling into insanity before the suicide, and falling to one's death, after the jump.
One of my favorite albums by him is ureshii, it’s mostly because the impact it had on me and I’m 100% sure that album is what stopped me from ending my life
I saw the whole video. But I am still confused about how this music can help people so much without them any of the story background. Am I missing something? Does it help because it is meant to portray raw emotions and people relate to it? I just found it fascinating how so many people felt so much with this music and the deep feelings they got from it. And coming from the opposite side of the music spectrum (classical music) I'm quite curious about how this music works for other people and the reasons it makes them feel what it makes them feel. I will appreciate any advice, help or information on the topic. Thanks.
Its hard to explain but I'd say raw emotion is the best way to put it. Have you ever listened to a classical piece that moves you to the point of feeling strong emotion? If so, that same feeling is what I and many others got from this music, and this emotion went so far that people started making interpretations of the tracks; because if the listeners are meant to feel this way... what was the composer feeling while making this? What was the "meaning" of death that goreshit was trying to have us feel? Why does it make us feel this way? I felt the same curiosity from listening to these, and thats what motivated the creation of this video (granted this was made ages ago and goes far beyond what the average listener would interpret). If you have no idea what I'm talking about... I'm not sure what to say since its something to be felt rather than explained, but I hope that helps at least a little. Thanks for watching also!
@@rinnythe16th I see, I can imagine this music can make people relate to it. Thank you for your reply. It is true some music is meant just to be felt instead of understood, and that you have to let it flow. But as a composer I also get fascinated at how people react to my music. With my last track 4 people cried with that piece, and I still don't know where the magic of that lies. And of course, I have heard pieces of music that straight up saved my life or broke me. Like Beethoven's Heiliger Dankgesang (most sublime piece of music in my opinion, the nature of life unfolds in front of your eyes) or Mahler's Kindertotenlieder (if you listen to that while reading the lyrics good luck not feeling like you lost a child yourself after it). Have a nice day.
I just came across this video. Really nice interpretation! Well done! I really like this album and Richter's music in general. I am huge fan of break genre/subgenres and I played all the songs from this album in Osu since their release ages ago lol. (I think I have over 300 tries for O'er the flood xD)
breakcore it's one of my least favorite genre, but "nature of dying" for me it's one of the best song i've ever heard. For the osu map it's sooo satisfying to play. that's why i use the osu map background as a profile picture since 2017-2018 lol.
I really think there's no such a thing as "the greatest album" in any genre of music honestly, there's just good albums, great albums, bad albums and shitty albums. Now that I think of it, goreshit is the entire reason I listen to Breakcore, he's the one person that got me into the underground side of electronic music in the first place, and "the nature of dying" has always been my favorite track by him since the first time I listened to it.
went and listened to the album and then came back before hearing your opinions. It's something I should think about, how my interpretation was different from yours and possibly because of that, my least favourite song was O'er the Flood and my favourite song was The Looming Shadow of a Tree Long Gone. I do like really heavy sounds too so that could also be a big factor
Interesting video here on this album I am an extreme long time goreshit listener and I urge you to check out some of the earlier work from him this analysis is pretty neat though considering a lot of the feelings and vibes you got from the tracks are certainly present in goreshits personality as a whole interesting enough only 2 months ago he uploaded a video on his perspective on suicide and the mental ailments hes gone through and hardships etc etc. (link here if you're curious: ua-cam.com/video/frgpc5t_tCg/v-deo.html). Some interesting older albums that are probably worth checking out is stuff like "With All My Heart." which as far as I know/remember was made entirely or partially while he was in a mental facility. And one of his newer works being i can't help you which I find very much captures the feeling and sound of some of his older breakcore stuff just in a more progressive manner. If you're interested in other artists and sounds that sound like his work though i'd be down to talk about it sometime (c4#1562) and show you some other amazing breakcore albums that I believe can hold a decent candle to semantics. Great video btw!
sewerslvt is my favorite breakcore artist also i really like the songs made by lolipusher (lolipusher has like 200 other alias's, most people call him DJ Sailor Moon or waqs, i think, but some people might know him as untitledexe or sorry about my face.
I think that this album is an absolute banger but I do think that Semantics: The Benzo Chronicles is better, but only musically, because outside meanings and symbolisms can turn a 6/10 song into a 10
I prefer Krilan Selections over this (I wouldn't really call it breakcore but society does), though ''semantic compositions on death and it's meaning" is still pretty good.
Yeah, I honestly forgot about Kirilian Selections before making this lol, for me its on the same level as semantics. I hope to cover Flashbulb some day
I'll also say I first got into venetian snares and the flashbulb from stepmania back in the day. Keyboard megapack hit different. I hope they play lawn wake IV at my literal wake lol
@@rinnythe16th aight finished the vid. Great work m8. Can't believe I slept on goreshit. I was always more of a stepmania player than an osu player tho. If I had to pick what my fav to over analyze was from back then it'd probably be insect digestion melancholy by hrvatski. Its a vibe to this day for me
if Goreshit doesn’t make lolicore it’s all good with me! Blokes really damn talented and this proves it! Alongside I Hardly Knew You, the man really knows how to make a icy, depressing atmosphere!
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Very good analysis video! Definitely makes me rethink one of my favorite albums.
If you like this album, I would check out one of his earlier albums "Overspecialized" in particular the song "just a whisper" is phenomenal.
One correction I have is that "Semantics..." is not his first album, rather the first shown on his bandcamp page. He has another bandcamp page "goreshit archive" and the first album there is "watashi wa baka yaro desu" released in 2007. Just a minor detail but worth mentioning!
Rinny, what happened?
I miss your videos
(would also love to see that future video on venetian snares)
i really love breakcore and i love goreshit's songs, they make me feel an emotion i never knew existed within myself
Completely agree. Will never forget the feeling of listening to breakcore for the first time. Thanks for watching!
YESSSS
It made my art more expressive and chaotic
ive never seen anyone do this sort of analysis on any electronic music, really liked your interpretation of the album.
Thanks a lot man, appreciate it! :)
I liked this analysis. didn't know these were all a part of the same album, I discovered them at different times and ended up liking all of them separately, the first two the most. Personally I feel like the tracks are very emotional, a lot more than other breakcore songs made me feel. Especially o'er the flood, that one is just magical. I don't know if I'll end up liking more of goreshit's stuff but, just these three are enough for me already, they're masterpieces.
Really nice analysis, it’s always interesting to see how others interpret songs like these ! Personally I’ve always felt like o’er the flood was about someone seeing his life story unfold before his eyes before dying, and going through the flood of memories that suddenly comes at him (hence the title). The drums gain in intensity as he remembers his first struggles as a kid, and then the more painful struggles he had as an adult, and the end of the song is just him finally letting go of his life.
So seeing such a different interpretation really helped me to discover the song in a new way, thanks for that !
Thats a very creative way to interpret o'er the flood! Absolutely agree, seeing what others think about this sort of music is one of the main reasons I'm making vids on it. Thanks for watching!
7:12 you just perfectly explained that exact experience i get every time i listen to breakcore/speedcore/other harsher genres word for word
The nature of dying is hands down my favorite one in this album. And i really like your interpretation of it. Like in 4:39, rather than fear, i feel a lot of anger. I think thats pretty funny thinking about fear leading to anger, then to hate, and suffering
A cool interesting detail that you pointed out in o'er the flood was the fact that the intensity of the song depicts the state the "protag" is in, because back in early 2017 another osu beatmap of this piece was ranked by Hobbes2 with storyboarding done by Spaghetti. In their case the "protag" is a sail that set out on a journey only to be confronted with a horrific storm (drop/climax of the song), and as soon as that part ends the ambiance starts kicking in with the boat being gone, presumably being underwater, and with the percussion completely gone the storm gradually fades out letting sunlight pierce the sky. Really cool analysis video!
Just had a look at that beatmap, it's cool to see how close the interpretation there was to mine. Gave me chills seeing that boat disappear haha. Thans for watching man!
goreshit is imo the best breakcore artist his songs help me when i feel like i have no purpose
Love the idea of visualising the tracks using osu on auto, it’s more than just a blank screen or the album cover.
its like a baby sensory video, but breakcore
This has really reminded me just how good this album is and how i hope don't forget about it ever, good vid SoFast. :D
Exactly, felt too underappreciated haha. Also thanks a lot :)
I like this video. It is exactly what I thought when I was in middle school. I thought the theme of this song was depression, not death, and I thought it was a song that contained various processes such as falling into depression and suicidal thoughts. In particular, it is really nice that this video highlights the contradiction between calmness when listening to the melody line and intenseness when listening to the base line. I feel like I have someone who sympathizes with me.
Nice analysis, discovered him by seeing him live in Amsterdam, unforgettable set and atmosphere, stayed with me ever since
He was live in my country tf
My interpretation of O'er the flood was always about someone sinking to the bottom of the ocean, someone who couldn't move their body, sinking in endlessly, until there was no more light to see, no more to feel, and no hope of anyone dragging you back
Watched your osu!memories video last night and now I get recommended another absolute banger of a video from you. Nice content man.
Yooo thanks man! I'm glad you're enjoying my vids :)
I really love the nature of dying, I was hearing it while dealing with grief, and since then, it comforts me!!
I remember my first Goreshit soung being Matzcore, man what a time.
Its always good to see someone make a video about breakcore, and chill breakcore is a unique experience
my favorite breakcore album would def be doll doll doll by vsnares
Goreshit's been my go to artist for everything. His music is always one to bring me such comfort that I can't obtain from anywhere else.
It's been there when there was no one and has helped me when there was no help.
So seeing this was a must, lol.
The whole genre is really underrated imo
I made some previous comments but I dont think they perfectly described how I felt so I'll give my "hot take".
I like to think of the flood as metaphorical, and in my mind, this describes what suicide is like. the quick change between calm and the abrupt chaos makes me think this alot
would be a rather generic and completely unoriginal take, but the last piece of sewerslvt "we had good times together, don't forget that" really hits into my feelings - this probably the most "empathic" album i've listened to in a long time, i still cant describe how the tracklist, the background for the album and overall mood of it just breaks and tears me inside out when listening to
Imo, "rossz csillag alatt született" is the best breakcore album ever created. Though i am admittedly biased by my suicidal tendencies and what i believe to be one's suicide in the title "ketsarku mozgalom" as the violent drop after the talking section. More specifically, i interpret the sudden high note as a jump, and the segment after as a parallel between falling into insanity before the suicide, and falling to one's death, after the jump.
O’er the flood is the best breakcore song ever and it always makes me cry
Really great video, deserves way more views!
Thanks so much man! 🙏
One of my favorite albums by him is ureshii, it’s mostly because the impact it had on me and I’m 100% sure that album is what stopped me from ending my life
Venetian Snares surely is my favourite breakcore producer but lately I've discovered Spongebob Squarewaves and absolutely love his stuff..!
This album really helps me when I feel just utterly worthless and empty, but makes me feel at comfort
"burn this moment into the retina of my eye" of Dark Souls 2
amazing album and analysis !
i agree with your point. i feel like im drowning when listening to ore the flood
excellent album analisys!
Good video man I'll be looking forward to your future videos
i am happy to find this video. i also knew goreshit's these songs by playing osu years ago
Babe, wake up Rinny upload.
lol
Lets goooo lmao, also congrats on 1k subs my guy! Amazing achievement!
yoo
you've done goreshit a solid with this video. well done
9:35 actually made me jump when the drums kicked in
Listening to the full song that part has jump scared me many times. Its almost impossible to pin down with the break happens.
I saw the whole video. But I am still confused about how this music can help people so much without them any of the story background. Am I missing something? Does it help because it is meant to portray raw emotions and people relate to it?
I just found it fascinating how so many people felt so much with this music and the deep feelings they got from it. And coming from the opposite side of the music spectrum (classical music) I'm quite curious about how this music works for other people and the reasons it makes them feel what it makes them feel.
I will appreciate any advice, help or information on the topic. Thanks.
Its hard to explain but I'd say raw emotion is the best way to put it. Have you ever listened to a classical piece that moves you to the point of feeling strong emotion? If so, that same feeling is what I and many others got from this music, and this emotion went so far that people started making interpretations of the tracks; because if the listeners are meant to feel this way... what was the composer feeling while making this? What was the "meaning" of death that goreshit was trying to have us feel? Why does it make us feel this way? I felt the same curiosity from listening to these, and thats what motivated the creation of this video (granted this was made ages ago and goes far beyond what the average listener would interpret). If you have no idea what I'm talking about... I'm not sure what to say since its something to be felt rather than explained, but I hope that helps at least a little. Thanks for watching also!
@@rinnythe16th I see, I can imagine this music can make people relate to it. Thank you for your reply. It is true some music is meant just to be felt instead of understood, and that you have to let it flow.
But as a composer I also get fascinated at how people react to my music. With my last track 4 people cried with that piece, and I still don't know where the magic of that lies.
And of course, I have heard pieces of music that straight up saved my life or broke me. Like Beethoven's Heiliger Dankgesang (most sublime piece of music in my opinion, the nature of life unfolds in front of your eyes) or Mahler's Kindertotenlieder (if you listen to that while reading the lyrics good luck not feeling like you lost a child yourself after it).
Have a nice day.
I just came across this video. Really nice interpretation! Well done!
I really like this album and Richter's music in general.
I am huge fan of break genre/subgenres and I played all the songs from this album in Osu since their release ages ago lol. (I think I have over 300 tries for O'er the flood xD)
O'er the flood making me cry while watching this.
the greatest breakcore album... is not even an album? thats an ep
breakcore it's one of my least favorite genre, but "nature of dying" for me it's one of the best song i've ever heard. For the osu map it's sooo satisfying to play. that's why i use the osu map background as a profile picture since 2017-2018 lol.
I really think there's no such a thing as "the greatest album" in any genre of music honestly, there's just good albums, great albums, bad albums and shitty albums.
Now that I think of it, goreshit is the entire reason I listen to Breakcore, he's the one person that got me into the underground side of electronic music in the first place, and "the nature of dying" has always been my favorite track by him since the first time I listened to it.
Mekuso's remix of $RRSELNY is honestly incredible
went and listened to the album and then came back before hearing your opinions. It's something I should think about, how my interpretation was different from yours and possibly because of that, my least favourite song was O'er the Flood and my favourite song was The Looming Shadow of a Tree Long Gone. I do like really heavy sounds too so that could also be a big factor
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Interesting video here on this album I am an extreme long time goreshit listener and I urge you to check out some of the earlier work from him this analysis is pretty neat though considering a lot of the feelings and vibes you got from the tracks are certainly present in goreshits personality as a whole interesting enough only 2 months ago he uploaded a video on his perspective on suicide and the mental ailments hes gone through and hardships etc etc. (link here if you're curious: ua-cam.com/video/frgpc5t_tCg/v-deo.html). Some interesting older albums that are probably worth checking out is stuff like "With All My Heart." which as far as I know/remember was made entirely or partially while he was in a mental facility. And one of his newer works being i can't help you which I find very much captures the feeling and sound of some of his older breakcore stuff just in a more progressive manner. If you're interested in other artists and sounds that sound like his work though i'd be down to talk about it sometime (c4#1562) and show you some other amazing breakcore albums that I believe can hold a decent candle to semantics. Great video btw!
semantic compositions on death and its meaning isnt his first album released, but watashi wa baka yaro desu, look up for the bandcamp archive
i can't enjoy anything without a mad libs video essay being made can i. give me peace
Aw hell nah who out there saying my man Goreshit made too many lolicore albums
THERE IS NEVER ENOUGH LOLICORE
This album is amazing yet sad especially when it came out he almost killed himself
Super late but O'er the Flood is on Spotify. The entire album is, actually.
good video, i appreciate this
awesome video
O’er core is a masterpiece
sewerslvt is my favorite breakcore artist
also i really like the songs made by lolipusher (lolipusher has like 200 other alias's, most people call him DJ Sailor Moon or waqs, i think, but some people might know him as untitledexe or sorry about my face.
Sorry about my face is waqs? I always thought that they aren't the same
sewerslvt isnt rly breakcore they're more jungle
@@jeewuk7379 yes sorry about my face is a different artist
even if im late, i sure am glad someone else understands that this is the correct answer
I think that this album is an absolute banger but I do think that Semantics: The Benzo Chronicles is better, but only musically, because outside meanings and symbolisms can turn a 6/10 song into a 10
thank you
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I prefer Krilan Selections over this (I wouldn't really call it breakcore but society does), though ''semantic compositions on death and it's meaning" is still pretty good.
Yeah, I honestly forgot about Kirilian Selections before making this lol, for me its on the same level as semantics. I hope to cover Flashbulb some day
Grumd ❤️
imagine not knowing who kid606 is
can you do a video on sewerslvt
Never heard of em til now, if it makes for a good video then absolutely!
@@rinnythe16th :))))))))
@@rinnythe16th how about DJ TECHNORCH
good vid 🖤
an incredible album but I prefer Rossz csillag alatt született good video
Yeah many people prefer Rossz; they're both extraordinary, just down to preference. Thanks for watching!
@@rinnythe16th thanks for answering and both albums are great: D
Eh I think the flood is more metaphorical
good vid
How about kobaryo and kyou1110? About kyou110 he is underrated song about breakcore.
Japanese breakcore artist are often overlooked. Kyou1110 is great , also suggest onichikushow etc
Is Tokyopill breakcore?
what is the song in the intro called?
Its an OST from bleach (anime).
First, can't wait~
I'll also say I first got into venetian snares and the flashbulb from stepmania back in the day. Keyboard megapack hit different. I hope they play lawn wake IV at my literal wake lol
@@reillocb honestly can't wait to cover those 2, playing files to their music is the most satisfying thing ever
@@rinnythe16th aight finished the vid. Great work m8. Can't believe I slept on goreshit. I was always more of a stepmania player than an osu player tho. If I had to pick what my fav to over analyze was from back then it'd probably be insect digestion melancholy by hrvatski. Its a vibe to this day for me
@@reillocb Pretty good tune! Weird sound design but thats what makes it enjoyable haha. Glad you enjoyed man :)
eh. alec empire, ec8or, christoph de babalon, and hanin elias are better
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@@treesfallandvomit yes the fuck they are
Love u
if Goreshit doesn’t make lolicore it’s all good with me! Blokes really damn talented and this proves it! Alongside I Hardly Knew You, the man really knows how to make a icy, depressing atmosphere!
good one :)
Thanks! :)
is katagiri breakcore?
Some of katagiri’s songs are, like angels salad, mofumofu horizon and blooming memories, but not really all of them like
I think a lot of it is considered mashcore but I didnt know about this term until recently so Im not sure
but yeah like nathan said definitely some
Himeko?
@@Healibord himeko katagiri and [かたぎり] katagiri both, yes
you can speak more clearly
Its something I'm working on, I have trouble articulating sometimes. Thanks for watching