Acoustic Musician Reacts | Jinjer Kafka left me ABSOLUTE AWE!!!

[@Jinjer13]

and here is the latest masterpiece: JINJER - Green Serpent (Official Video) lovely greetings from the german musician

[@StanDotsethMusic]

@@Jinjer13 I saw this dropped and am going to check it out!! SOOOO excited!!

[@hemlock399]

@@StanDotsethMusic It's amazing!

[@SteveSmith-os5bs]

It is beautiful but over too soon. I am starting to really love this song. It did take me quite a few listens to warm up to it.

[@StanDotsethMusic]

The more I listen to it, the more I love it!

[@hemlock399]

Same here, Steve.

[@Dainjamouth]

Best reaction ive seen to my new fave song ❤

[@StanDotsethMusic]

Thank you so much! It’s such an amazing tune!!

[@Jinjer13]

our favorite band has struck again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! thanx for your renewed reaction to a band from another musical planet............ lovely greetings from the german musician

[@StanDotsethMusic]

@@Jinjer13 I’m just blown away how they just keep delivering masterpiece after masterpiece

[@davidjames6036]

Lol brilliant proggy jazz death metal banger😂😂........amazingly deep insightful lyrical poetry based on kafka's novella and tati did say she is conflicted on doing music videos instead of using visualisers/animation and this looks like a damn masterpiece as far as visual depiction of the lyrics.

[@StanDotsethMusic]

@@davidjames6036 I agree, I need to spend more time on the lyrical content, as my musical brain always goes right to the instruments and melodies on my first listens!

[@TheMagicalBIob]

​​@@StanDotsethMusicthis is the third video I've seen them post this comment on lol, they keep copy and pasting it because the first guy hearted it 😂

[@dontpanic2]

Dude, you are the best reactor in general; nice technique, appreciation, hearing capacities... It's real fun to watch you. Ah... and please do your version from these Jinjer songs, plis :)

[@StanDotsethMusic]

You absolutely just made my year! Thank you so much for the kind words! I’m working on Someone’s daughter and it’s ridiculous to learn!!!

[@EmAllWasTaken]

It was a brilliant idea to release this as a lyrics video, fully showcasing her lyrical content along the music. I wonder how many singles they are dropping between now and February 7th. Nevertheless, I've already preordered the album and counting the days.

[@StanDotsethMusic]

I agree! I will admit, I was infatuated with the music and melody on my first listen, and I always miss the lyrics. This will make it easier to appreciate the lyrical content on my next listens!!

[@coder4liberty]

Their lyric videos are always special.

[@vshcode9524]

Amaizing track!

[@StanDotsethMusic]

It’s SOOOO good!!!!

[@coder4liberty]

It's something I've never seen anyone notice but since their song Captain Clock is my favorite song of theirs and it's just a thing I notice about lyrics. In this song there is a line about being a ghost "AT" the attic (not in the attic). There is a line in Captain Clock (another song they have a lyric video for) talking about a "winding toy" (not a windup toy) being "AT" the porch (instead of on the porch) and a line in Wallflower about feeling "like" home (not at home) that just reminds you that she is Russian and English isn't her first language. It's not a criticism in fact I think it makes her even more likeable and real.

[@TheMagicalBIob]

none of them are Russian. Ukraine is a different country with a different language

[@TheMagicalBIob]

i'm sure plenty notice the occasional bit of broken english, we sure did after all. I feel like most probably just avoid pointing it out out of respect- not that I think you're being disrespectful here. I too love how well she can write songs in a language that isn't her main one

[@coder4liberty]

​@@TheMagicalBIob Tatiana is the most impressive human being I've ever met. So I don't seek to insult. I'm sure she is quite aware that she doesn't always get the translation right. She does a lot of interviews where she would feel pressure to speak fluently spontaneously and she probably wishes she was better at it. Those three instances are pretty good for a 15 year stint at singing in English.

[@johnbriggs3916]

Except in this case, their first language is Russian.

[@hemlock399]

@@TheMagicalBIob Many Ukrainians have Russian their 1st language, including Tatiana.

[@hemlock399]

That was a great reaction. This song took me some time...much more time than any of the other singles...but I'm really warming up to it. Lyrically, this is an incredibly literate song, and a heavy interpretive lift. I have some education in philosophy, but being Canadian, the material I studied in university was heavily tilted toward the analytic tradition originating with authors from Western Europe (especially the British Isles), whereas this piece is heavily influenced by Continental Philosophy, particularly existentialism. So, I've been getting help from AI so that I don't have to spend the next year reading a dozen books just to understand this song. Here's a brief overview of the existentialist themes and associated authors: *Heidegger and Das Nichts* Heidegger's Concept Heidegger discusses das Nichts in "What is Metaphysics?" where he explores how the encounter with nothingness-a confrontation with the absence of meaning-reveals our fundamental relationship with Being (Sein). For Heidegger, das Nichts is not just an absence but a force that allows us to question existence and grapple with the essence of Being itself. In the Lyrics The line "The void will bleed das nichts!" reflects this confrontation with the void as a creative force. Here, the "bleeding" could symbolize the existential act of creating meaning (through ink and art) despite-or perhaps because of-the void. This is reminiscent of Heidegger's idea that we create meaning through our authentic engagement with existence in the face of das Nichts. *Jean-Paul Sartre* Sartre's Nothingness In Being and Nothingness, Sartre sees nothingness as integral to human freedom. The capacity to negate, to imagine alternatives, and to make choices gives humans their existential freedom but also their burden of responsibility. In the Lyrics The song's exploration of identity ("Whom to wake up in the morning?") and the futility of purpose ("Not everything has a purpose, nothing happens for a reason") aligns with Sartre's view of radical freedom and the anxiety it provokes. The act of creation (bleeding ink) amidst absurdity mirrors Sartre's insistence that humans must define their essence through action. *Albert Camus* The Absurd Camus’ The Myth of Sisyphus frames human existence as inherently absurd-a struggle for meaning in a meaningless universe. Camus advocates for defiance against the absurd by embracing life and creating meaning nonetheless. In the Lyrics The existential defiance in "Unmasking comes in price all that pure is compromised" and "Laugh! Without interruption to cough blood" evokes Camus’ call to revolt against absurdity. The imagery suggests embracing life’s suffering and absurdity as intrinsic to human existence. *Friedrich Nietzsche* The Void and Creation Nietzsche famously wrote about gazing into the abyss ("When you gaze long into the abyss, the abyss also gazes into you"). He emphasized the necessity of creating one's values after the "death of God" and rejecting nihilism by affirming life. In the Lyrics Nietzschean themes are clear in the act of creation described as "The void will bleed with ink". This suggests an existential affirmation of life: even in a meaningless void, the speaker asserts their existence through art. The phrase "Life for me is doing time" echoes Nietzsche's exploration of enduring suffering as a path to self-overcoming. *Franz Kafka (as Existentialist)* Kafka himself is often seen as a precursor to existentialism, and the themes of alienation, absurdity, and the impenetrable systems in his works resonate strongly with existentialist philosophy. The lyrics' Kafkaesque imagery ("Face uncovered against the wind", "Exclusion I cement myself alas!") is closely aligned with existentialism's emphasis on isolation and absurdity. Kafka’s protagonists often embody the existential struggle of finding meaning in an indifferent, chaotic world. How the Influences Interconnect Jinjer’s "Kafka" embodies existentialist ideas by grappling with the core concerns of these thinkers: Heidegger's das Nichts: The creative confrontation with the void. Sartre's Freedom and Responsibility: The burden of self-definition in a purposeless world. Camus’ Revolt: Defiance in the face of absurdity. Nietzsche's Abyss: Creation of meaning through self-assertion despite nihilism. Kafka’s Alienation: The existential dread of being trapped in a meaningless system. Together, the song doesn’t merely reference existentialism; it embodies its spirit by exploring identity, creation, and the confrontation with the void in a raw, visceral, and deeply human way.

[@StanDotsethMusic]

This is amazing, and not going to lie, goes over my head a bit! I really appreciate the comment and in depth assessment of this composition! This was so interesting to read!!

[@hemlock399]

@@StanDotsethMusic It's nerdy in the best way possible. It's art that explores the depths of the human experience, as art should and as the best art does. It's no banana duct taped to a wall, that's for sure!