I listened to Girl with Basket of Fruit by Xiu Xiu…
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- Опубликовано: 2 авг 2024
- This might be the most intense album I've ever heard in my life. I've never felt more disturbed listening to anything. I apologize that there isn't as much editing, but I couldn't bring myself to listen to it for too much longer after recording because it took a toll on me. Even with that all being said, I'm still glad I gave this a shot. Huge thanks to @BradTasteInMusicOfficial for giving me the extra push to listen to this one. I really appreciate you watching and I hope you enjoy!
The Album: open.spotify.com/album/7ml3tw...
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My Band's New EP: open.spotify.com/album/4bd1d0...
Timestamps:
0:00 Video Intro
1:34 Girl with Basket of Fruit
4:54 It Comes Out as a Joke
8:03 Amargi ve Moo
11:31 Ice Cream Truck
14:10 Pumpkin Attack on Mommy and Daddy
16:51 The Wrong Thing
20:12 Mary Turner Mary Turner
24:11 Scisssssssors
26:07 Normal Love
27:42 Final Thoughts
All credit of the music heard in this video goes to Xiu Xiu. 
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Saw this guy open for Swans once. He did a harsh noise set. People were walking into the venue, covering their ears, then walking right back out. 10/10 performance.
Foreboding black screen: "And.. here we go"
*Mary Turner Mary Turner* starts playing
.....yeah.
I think that the following line is the most accurate way of describing what Xiu Xiu really is about: "[...] makes you reevaluate your opinion on what emotions music has the right to explore."
Vast majority of the music that I listen is more cryptic, solemn and reserved in their bleakness. While this, Xiu Xiu is completely jarring and erratic in how it express darkness, but without sounding edgy, corny or exploitative in any sense. It is just an authentic portrait of how life is bleak as fuck sometimes, and there is no hope of a resolve, it just gets worse, and worse, and worse, and worse... until death is the only kind of comfort or relief that remains.
Xiu Xiu is much probably the bleakest musical act that I've listened to this day. Jamie Stewart is certainly one of the best songwriters that we ever had, it is because of their (they go by "they/them") extremely empathetic and humanizing vision that something as Xiu Xiu can exists without being too much or crossing a line. Jamie knows exactly which are the boundaries and pushes them precisely as far as they can go, without falling off and seeming in bad taste.
"Girl With A Basket of Fruit" is probably their most ugly, conceptual, inaccessible and avant-garde album (and with 100% of certainty is the worst way to introduce someone to the band), but it surely isn't their darkest, saddest or most disturbing, their early work is more suitable of receiving this title.
"Knife Play" (their debut album) is extremely bombastic, immediate and "in your face" about what the band is about, and how is the tone of their music. The album literally opens with the chorus "I cross my heart all the times, it's always the same... NOTHING HAPPENED. I cross my wrists now you shut up, it's always the same... NOTHING HAPPENED!". In my opinion is the most appropriate entry to anyone that wants to start into the band, since it is the band at their more raw state, so, it's more accessible.
"A Promise" is extremely bleak and depressive, while offering some kind of weird oxymoronic comfort in its helplessness. It is their most celebrated album, since it is one of the most consistent outputs of their whole career, with one song being more hard-hitting and devastating than the other. It is a really desperate, but warm and hospitable experience (as strange as it sounds).
But I would say that "Fabulous Muscles" is their most devastating album, it is simply pure unfiltered darkness expressed in the most apocalyptic way possible. Nothing can prepare any human being to genuinely painful songs like "Crank Heart", "I Love The Valley OH!", "Little Panda McElroy", "Support Our Troops OH!", "Brian The Vampire", "Nieces Pieces", and especially "Mike", the most miserable way to end an album that I've ever seen on my life.
It is minimalistic, crushing, hopeless, cold, unapologetic and completely miserable, it is certainly the biggest downer I've ever heard in life.
Albums that I also recommend to check: "La Forêt", "Always", "Angel Guts: Red Classroom" and especially their magnum opus "Plays The Music of Twin Peaks".
Long live to Xiu Xiu, one of the best bands that I ever had the pleasure to know.
I miss the 22 minutes ago when I didn't listen to that one "Quieted quieted by a boots' heel" line on Mary Turner Mary Turner.
in the stripped club. straight up "jorkin it to mush". and by it. lets justr say. ha ha. my peanits
Mee 2
baynaynays
Brutally real reaction
I've just been getting into this band for the past month, and it was only last week I decided to listen to this album. I had heard most of their essential albums beforehand (Knife Play, A Promise, The Air Force, Dear God I Hate Myself, Forget, to name a few) and still, nothing prepared me for THIS. Jamie Stewart is one of the most inventive musicians we have, and I can't sing their praises enough.
I'd love to see your reaction to Xiu Xiu's earlier work.
one of the most effective album closers ever imo
I hope Brad’s recent challenge brings a lot more attention to Xiu Xiu, they’re so insanely underrated even in internet music circles. Saw Jamie do a solo set when they opened for AJJ on the Knife Man 10th anniversary tour in 2021 and what an incredible show. Jamie is so insanely talented with any instrument they pick up, even got to meet them backstage and they’re one of the sweetest, nicest and most approachable people I’ve ever had the pleasure of meeting.
BRAD TASTE GANG RISE UP
once saw a Xiu Xiu concert where someone brought a baby and as soon as the show started Jamie ran over, hit the ground and flopped around in front of the baby for a couple of minutes and then ran back to the stage in time to start singing. 10 outta 10.
WHO BROUGHT A BABY TO A XIU XIU SHOW😭
xiu xiu my fav band, so happy to see more people checking them out!
Please do sprain the lamb as effigy, as a noise rock fan i consider this album as the top 1 ever made, it's rich and full of surprises and worth experiencing as well, hope u make a reaction on that ♡
Already heard it! I actually have the vinyl for it too. Phenomenal album.
You need to listen to The Lamb as Effigy by Sprain. It’s a very similar sound to Xiu Xiu and Swans
YESSSSSS PLEAAASE!!!
I'm glad you checked out Girl with Basket Fruit by Xiu Xiu, this album is a journey, dark one at that. Hopefully you also check some of their albums as well. Much love man
I really like your reaction and that you actually having limits. Things like this is what I listen to when I can't feel myself anymore. The fact that you can't, is a sign of something good - that you don't want to be in pain just to feel alive. No need to feel sorry about that, rather feel proud.
well now I gotta listen to this album
edit: I don't think I will be listening to that again
Jamie Stewart has always had a foot in the harsh noise world, he's a big fan of shit like Merzbow so a lot of the xiu xiu discography has a lot of abrassive sounds.
Girl with basket of fruit is just so out there with its sounds tho, compared to a lot of their other stuff which is already insane to think about
I'm a Xiu xiu fan, i'm SO happy to see reactions about them, please A promise next 🙏
Xiu Xiu are one of my personal favourite bands, I hope you end up listening to more of this band :D
edit: I'm actually so glad you didn't look at any of these songs in like a "laughable" way and treated it with the maturity it deserves
Why would anyone look at xiu xiu songs in a laughable way
@@finnishere3021 to be fair, xiu xiu lyrics almost always convey some sense of heightened surrealist melodrama, which some people might mistake for an attempt at ironic humor, when in reality they're of course being sort of uncomfortably raw and earnest. he also says "bah-nay-nays" in this one
@@finnishere3021 Because people don’t take this type of music seriously.
my favorite xiu xiu album that has a lot of emotional impact as well is their 2003 album “a promise”, highly recommend it
love u dude omg take care of urself
Another banger reac from the man with the luscious locks 🙏
As a fan, ur reaction is obviously understandable and if anything i enjoy more raw reactions. If something left u speechless or something felt horrible then good. Man i love watching people interact with art like this.
this is a pretty good xiu xiu album, but A Promise still wins out for me in terms of it's emotional effectiveness and unique combination of styles (GWBOF does win out in overall esotericness, but i prefer the mix of sounds and approaches on A Promise, i mean). it's older and more 'lo-fi' and quite purposefully stripped down compared to a lot of their other stuff. it is also probably their most well known album aside from this and maybe fabulous muscles (which is also great!)
I never thought music would make me feel nauseous
brain-changing album
Please react to A Promise, another Xiu Xiu album and a classic
Have you ever listened to anything by Magma? They're a really interesting band that sort of created their own genre that some people describe as " prog-rock jazz fusion, alien military march," and I would tend to agree. I think either their debut album Kobaia, or my favorite, Udu Wudu would be a good first listen.
I highly recommend checking out some Oxbow!! An Evil Heat is their best imo and I think it'd make for an interesting reaction... One of my favorite albums of all time. Highly recommend ;))
bird seed by whitehouse would be an epic wholesome reaction
Take care of yourself 💗
A Promise next?
YES XIU XIU!!!!
people finding xiu xiu is so funny to watch lmfao
Do a promise next :0
Listen to A Promise next
Yeah, this record is actually emotional disturbing. React to Pulse Demon by Merzbow. 😅
pulse demon is seriously one of the most uneventful noise albums i've ever heard. If he's starting on noise i'd rather he start with dark ambient like puce mary or something
@@lemmmakestunes8312 ramleh - hole in the heart
Ooh yeah I did a reaction to this album a long time ago too, this album is fucking MAD
I sent him a link to the vid but IDK if he saw it or not
please do allelujah! don't bend ascend by godspeed you black emperor, there aren't currently any reactions I can find on youtube but I would really like to see what you would think of the heavier side of gybe
Please do "Trout Mask Replica" by Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
you should definetly check out suicide's debut album (self-titled), there is one song right there that is probably the most intense song ever written
what was your most special music experience? which album was the most special for you?
Do you listen to or are interested in getting into any hip hop records? Regardless, I think you’d enjoy 808’s & Heartbreak by Kanye West back from 2008. Maybe check it out sometime.
Hi Snowy, could you do a enola gay reaction from Asia Menor? Greetings from Mexico
Hi Snowy, could you do a gay enola reaction from Asia Menor? Greetings from Mexico
mount eerie is cool album if you have listened to glow pt 2
The Microphones (Phil Elverum in general) is my favorite artist period. Love that album.
@@snowy6301 oh so you have already heard the album
@@snowy6301 absence by dalek is also great experimental rap album ,would love to see you react to that
Mary Turner utterly repulsed and terrified me in first listen. Then the second spin I was able to appreciate the creative decisions in vocals and atmosphere.
I do highly recommend the earlier work like Fabulous Muscles or Knife Play. Lot more melody and less pots and pans XD
Blame Brad for this then? Lol
listening to a xiu xiu album is the auditory equivalent of getting skinned