Composer/Musician Reacts to Unexpect - Unsolved Ideas Of A Distorted Guest(REACTION!!!)

[@racosphinx]

This band had 3 vocalists who all did a crazy range of styles. Unexpect has been one of my favorite bands since I found them in middle school. The way that they make a wall of sound without 90% of it being drums like most of the metal I listen to, it's fun trying to pick everything apart. You're definitely right, this band takes multiple listens to get a good feel of it. My personal request for them is Unfed Pendulum.

[@chad8767]

I did sound for them during their In A Flesh Aquarium tour and it was one of my most challenging days. But they were kind and helpful and just KNEW they were a lot for a sound guy to handle. But it worked out well and I enjoyed chatting with them. I was amazed that be bassist played an 11 string base and still jumped out into the crowd to mosh. Very happy I got to do sound for them that night.

[@thewhorocks515]

This band is insane in the best way. Never thought I'd see someone reacting to them. I'd love for you to hear more.

[@meshuggagah4118]

Like Gorguts, Cryptopsy, First Fragment and other bands, UneXpect is from the french canadian region of Québec or as we can call it from a musical standpoint: chaotic wonderland.

[@MaximusSkywlaker]

Nice! Somebody remembers them, wish they would come back together someday. Can you react to another interesting avant-garde band Diablo Swing Orchestra - Superhero Jagganath?

[@Rozjebem]

Yeah, Diablo Swing Orchestra is the very first band coming to my mind when listening to Unexpect.

[@alexandremarchand8815]

This whole album is incredible. Many magic moments although it takes time to get used to the chaos, it somehow make sense after a few listen :P The girls I was hanging out with in high school listened to their previous album «In a Flesh Aquarium» and I hated it for a long time because I could not understand the appeal to such chaotic music. A few years later it clicked with me and I started to really appreciate them. The bassist comes from my hometown and plays on a 9 string bass, he is insane. I saw one of their last show were they played with Russian Circles and Between the Buried and Me in Montreal, it was memorable. Unfed Pendulum and Desert Urbania are epic tracks you could listen to someday :) !

[@Chao7H]

I'M NOT INSANE !!! ;) .... St-Jerry represent..

[@santomyguel3016]

At last!!! Someone reacted to UneXpect. Thank you!!! 😭✨❤️ Unsolved Ideas of a Distorted Guest is my favourite song ever. It is exactly as you described it: “A descent into madness. Just pure unbridled chaos of the mind” I always say UneXpext is the cosmic horror of music. If lovecraftian outer gods could speak, that music would be their language. 😍🥰👌🏻

[@jonathanhenderson9422]

Never heard of this band, but I really dug this. This is the exact kind of "way too much for one listen" music that provokes me to listen more to figure out what the hell's happening. Ulcerate is the band that over the last year-or-so has a been a fixture of my playlist for a similar reason; call it a fascination with something that's so alien/foreign and overwhelming.

[@Nac0589]

Unexpect! the band that have influenced me the most! I would not be the same person I am today without those geniuses. Chromatic chimera from in a flesh aquarium is probably my favorite song Really Hope the reunite someday.

[@NeoTher_]

Same, Chromatic Chimera is the song that got me into UneXpect.

[@Chao7H]

Much love.

[@landryxdrummer1413]

hey glad you like it ... that said I agree as a member of the group that there is often a little too much at the same time. I am one of those who believes that too !!In my opinion with different mix it would have been better but we had a lot of fun has composer that's for sure!

[@OscarBrashMusic]

An underrated band, but one of my favorites. A shame they disbanded in 2016

[@14thgate]

Definitely. I'm gkad I got to see them twice before they broke up.

[@Chao7H]

More like 2015.... ;) ... Thanks for caring.

[@1972Diogenes]

Thank you for your beautiful review. Been a fan ever since "In a flesh aquarium". From the linernotes to that cd : "To illustrate with music what can be lived internally and felt in abstract ways..." so your idea of stream of consciousness-music is entirely correct. Also, may I suggest you check their lyrics? Because they are not just hilarious, but they also function as the "libretto" to each of their "miniature-opera's"/ songs.

[@ToxicTerrance]

After this week's theme is done, you should react to Fermented Offal Discharge by Necrophagist. I think that musically, you'll love it even though it doesn't sound super pleasant by the name. Lol

[@sVieira151]

Desert Urbania by these guys is intense and excellent. Shame they disbanded - I reckon they could have honed their style to truly amazing heights.

[@Shadvox]

Great! Saw them live as one of the warmup bands to Dream Theater and Opeth. (Progressive Nation 2009) What a crazy show that was, Me and the crowd around me was standing there silent with half open mouths.:) 7 guys on stage each playing their own tune.

[@Shadvox]

And yes, Dream Theater played the entire Count of Tuscany live that night:)

[@moira4707]

Had a beer once with the keys player (who had already left the band, before they even disbanded), he's a very nice dude. They apparently had a chaotic time in the studio and sunk a shit ton of money on the Progressive Nation tour in Europe. A shame really, because that is one awesome band and I only ever got to see the chaos once.

[@crazitaco]

This is my favorite band! I wish I could reexperience it for the first time again. The first listen is like teetering off a ledge, it is definitely maddening and you only get that once. After that you know what to Expect, and can come to enjoy the composition/talent of the musicians.

[@sthjr112358]

This bands names really fits their style. Bummer they disbanded several years ago. :/ If you are willing to listen to the band again. I would recommend Novae off their ep

[@lloydridges7560]

UnExpect is theatre music made by people on LSD and meth at the same time.

[@luxinveritate3365]

Coming from a classical background, it reminds me of the denseness of Ligeti. Who wrote micropolyphony, where everything is so dense it becomes a wall of sound and an experience in itself. You could look into his "Le Grande macabre" opera, or his Requiem, or the piano concerto. They are all too thick and cloudy...

[@Ivan-ow5xc]

Nice video, as usual. I'd recommend... Insomnium - While We Sleep :)

[@MrLopputulee]

Music has fulfilled it’s purpose when it makes the listener smile.

[@Glow-n16]

'There's almost too much going on there...' oh man, welcome to the Unexpect circus!

[@arch92]

Wow someone reacting to UnExpect no way!! Theyre a great band, fables of the sleepless empire is one of the best ever

[@ProtestTheHero246]

This is getting into Avant Garde. If you want some more I would recommend Akphaeyza - Utopia. Which is slightly more accessible.

[@liliIiliIilil]

I saw these guys open for Sigh and Psyopus, in support of the In A Flesh Aquarium. It was an amazing live show. These guys stole the show and were so perfect. One of my favorite live shows ever, and I have seen literally hundreds of live shows. PS: The bassist plays a 12 string bass.

[@ryanmcgill5048]

I saw that same tour in Nashville back in 2008 or so was it? Can't remember the exact year

[@liliIiliIilil]

@@ryanmcgill5048 I can't remember the year, either. It's been over a decade! Crazy!

[@ryanmcgill5048]

@@liliIiliIilil either way it was a fun night

[@Chao7H]

@@liliIiliIilil It was indeed 2008... ;) .... I don't remember playing with PsyOpus though...

[@RikiazGaming]

Phenomenal extreme avant-garde metal band. This entire album is incredible. There are 7 members, 3 vocalists (2 of which also play guitar), a pianist/keyboardist, a violinist, a bassist, and drummer. If you come back to them, Unfed Pendulum or Mechanical Phoenix would be my recommendations for songs. They are a little bit easier to follow than this song as well.

[@tomopeth]

This band alwas gave me the creeps,and that's something amazing. I remember I couldn't sit through their song 'Psychic jugglers'. There was something very unsettling about them (I think that was the whole point of their music). And I listen to tons of extreme metal. They were just my limit.

[@alexandremarchand8815]

In a flesh aquarium crepped me out too when I discovered this band. Psychic Jugglers was too much for me too at the time XD !

[@DevotionToChaos]

You look so exhausted coming out of listening to this, I actually lolled :D

[@RockBoBsteRMusic]

This band amazed the shit out of me the first time i listened to it. This band makes me laugh like, holy hell..lol, they just did that. So much going on, but it's all audible and it works well. I know the bassist is the one who does the film scoring type stuff.

[@petergjata1498]

Check out Ulcerate - Withered and Obsolete

[@faustorodriguez2697]

I got all psyched when I saw my name and when you mentioned me I screamed that my wife started to yell at me. Please do a reaction of Avandra’s Adder’s Bite or Derelict Minds. It’s a new prog band that has received a lot of great reviews and praise from a lot magazines. They’re unknown but I’ve been obsessed with their album the past year.

[@themeat8624]

I miss this band so much :(

[@progperljungman8218]

Wow! Hope you'll listen to this again (and again) dude! My first listen - but I'm used to insane stuff 😉 This is the kinda music that tends to grow with repeated listens since you can appreciate the parts - AND the knitting of it all together - once you get familiar with the song.

[@yannickhervieux1517]

This band live was something.

[@nicocare925]

Amazing band! First time I listened to this band was when I came across Feasting Fools and it made me extremely nervous not knowing what was going to happen next.

[@CharlesEMurphy]

I swear I heard some Looney Tunes passages in there.

[@deminybs]

same lol

[@JuanMetalHero]

It's called xylophone

[@christopherblowers443]

Unexpect slaps

[@ohacade408]

One of the best and most creative bands I've ever heard, and a true tragedy that they had to disband.

[@guitarshredder456]

This would go over like a led balloon on your channel, at least with the regular crowd I think, but... I’ve heard you mention production and stuff in your vids and I’d love to hear your thoughts on the KING of sound design, Bassnectar. Good songs would be What or The Matrix! He creates sounds/synths that just make your brain feel weird, in a good way lol

[@rockingchair9133]

I've been waiting to react w/ this band for years AT LAST!!! Avant-garde is the best ever!!! Try to react to into eternity- timeless winter I'll be waiting 😁

[@reguba3534]

You probably have the lineup for this theme picked out, but for future reference, Bent Knee is a phenomenal female fronted band that I would recommend

[@Uberrheogenic]

Thanks so much for this! :)

[@ryanmcgill5048]

Try Desert Urbania... It's one of Unexpect more cohesive easier to follow tracks but still crazy and fun.

[@jonatajjp]

I Love this band so much. It is so sad that they dissolved already with only 3 albums .

[@gabocespedes4933]

this album will blow your mind The Sacrilege Of Fatal Arms by devil doll

[@SpyManSH]

Wow I completely forgot about this band until I saw this reaction lol. Loved the fuck out of them towards the end of high school, a flood of memories came back the second I heard 2:22

[@ya723]

For me this is one of the best albums I've ever heard, by far one of the greates avantgarde metal bands, by the way you may want to listen to Pin Up went down another epic avantgarde metal band, for me the great 3 are, Unexpect, Pin up Went Down and Diablo Swing Orchestra, I recommend you to listen to Lucy in the sky with demons by pin up, or Get ready to sweep, keep the great content duda.

[@Blesssun]

I love this band. In the Flesh Aquarium and Fables are in my TOP 5 albums and two discs, I would take to deserted island.

[@samuelfiello9558]

For women in metal week: I recommend either Mask Of Judas- The Conspirator, Anachronism- Cursed Be The Senses, Ascend The Hollow- Prisoners Of The Storm, or Rolo Tomassi- A Flood Of Light

[@YuriRadavchuk]

If you'd like to give this band a second listen, I'd suggest Chromatic Chimera by Unexpect from their first album of the two. There is this Mr. Bungle-ish feel of circus, but the chaos is more organized and discernable. The non-sequitur layers are recognized as ones. But non the less, it's the Unexpect. BTW, I wanted to suggest something in general. If you have doubts about which songs to pick, go to last.fm and search for a band and arrange songs by popularity during all the years of listening on the platform. It's mostly the go-to track.

[@christopherblowers443]

I love this band

[@MrLopputulee]

Excellent band.

[@yotambraunshtein9786]

A band I didn't know before and I'm loving it

[@wfd666]

I think that in the same vein of this band, but less complex, is the Norwegian masters of the absurd : Arcturus

[@richardjones38]

This is too chaotic for me, but keep up the good work - your channel is a good way to discover less mainstream music. You should Check out Dutch band Blackbriar. I'd recommend Until Eternity (Official Music Video). They're amazing, especially the vocalist, Zora.

[@TavitoCarbone]

Midnight Odyssey - From a Frozen Wasteland

[@OscarBrashMusic]

React to Angizia or a fragment from a Devil Doll's album :D

[@petergjata1498]

Love that band

[@OscarBrashMusic]

@@petergjata1498 Really good and underrated ones

[@tylerpike954]

Devil Doll, yes! Such an obscure gem. It should be clarified that we're talking about the prog group from Italy/Slovenia, as there's also a female singer who uses the same name.

[@AA-ou2ye]

Please react to more ephel duath and especially from the album pain is necessary to know

[@gwalla]

Heck yeah I love Toeqxenu

[@ElGik1]

Finally UneXpect.

[@LiesThatBind]

React to Dark Tranquillity - Misery's Crown

[@jessetyler9262]

Very cool- When you are ready to go back to Prog Rock- Check out Seven Steps to the Green Door, their song "Porn!". Many changes. Right up your alley to analyze.

[@citrus7115]

You should react to some Necrophagist once this weeks theme is over, i think youd find it interesting.

[@yotambraunshtein9786]

Next you should do twelve foot Ninja Especially the song coming for you

[@trevorfrank2489]

Please do Caligula's Horse- Slow Violence

[@paravarium]

They're crushing the patreon poll so maybe expect them next Friday(19th) but i doubt it'll be anything under 6 minutes with Brian's audience haha, hoping dream the dead but guessing graves. Either way it's gonna be a blast.

[@deminybs]

Hey another band/song I've never heard!! Pretty good, but I don't think Simone Simons will be dethroned for my favorite female singer for a long time lol

[@paravarium]

Fools of Damnation is on my all time top tracks.

[@deminybs]

@@paravarium hell yeah 😎, I always find it hard to pick favorites, I like way too much lol

[@paravarium]

@@deminybs Haha yeah, Chasing The Dragon is really close to it ^^ Lucky i got to see epica with Symphony X in 2008, but Simone wasn't able to perform so we had Amanda Sommerville, who was coaching Floor and Simone holding down the vocals. She was killer but not seeing that red hair sucked lol. Don't know if you're a patreon but epica killed the poll and should be reacted to Friday I believe.

[@deminybs]

@@paravarium aww that does suck lol, I've never seen them live yet. if I HAD to take a quick poke for favorite song...maybe serenade of self destruction. & No I'm not on this dude's patreon, I plan on it when more funds come my way 👍

[@jeremylaplace1712]

You should do David maxim micic - daydreamers More mellow prog

[@categorille8330]

[im reposting this here bcause i posted it late on your last vid and i spent a good half an hour getting song names etc. so i wanna make sure you see it, delete it if you dont want it here i wont take offense with that, sorry and thank u] hey this is a cool idea for this week ! if you do more women in metal, Margaret Killjoy is someone you can't miss (well actually you could miss her since she isnt very famous, but you shouldn't miss her). She takes part in 4 very cool musical projects : --- *Nomadic War Machine* , a more electronic/industrial/pop/gothic/breakcore project (==> not really metal and i dont know it very well), so i don't know if it fits the theme of the week and i wouldn't know what to recommend. --- *Feminazgul* is an Atmospheric Black Metal project (i dont think you've covered much BM on the channel yet), it is REALLY good and i love it very much. Now, BM in of itself, and particularly Atmospheric BM, is a pretty special genre, so i don't know how much you'll enjoy it as a review, since it is the kind of music you really have to be "in the mood" for. But if you do want to cover it (which i would absolutely love), I would recommend the song "The Rot in the Field is Holy" from the band's only album. --- *Vulgarite* , her solo project with 1 single EP so far ("Fear Not the Dark Nor the Sun's Return"), which is closer to black doom, also very ambient. This might be slightly more "beginner-friendly" in terms of black metal. I like the whole EP very much, but if i had to recommend, i'd say the last song ("A Decade, A Prophecy") is good if you're only going to cover a single song. --- finally, she takes part in a neofolk/noise band called *Alsarath* , which also has only 1 EP so far called "It's Bones What Make This Garden Grow", the last song of which i particularly love (its also the title song). Not really metal but it's very nice *IN CONCLUSION* if you had to pick a single thing from this whole list i'd probably say that the song "A Decade, A Prophecy" from the album "Fear Not the Dark Nor the Sun's Return" from the band "Vulgarite" is a good choice for something that won't be too hard to listen to for a first BM-adjacent song. Its pretty melodic and calm whilst also having clear BM elements. note : since none of these bands are very famous, i doubt you'll find everything on youtube, but i know for a fact that all of these bands have a bandcamp page where you can listen to the songs for free. second note : if you end up listening to some of this black metal and wanting more atmospheric stuff, it would be really interesting to hear your thoughts on the one-man band "Lustre", it is REALLY unique. Like, I haven't heard anything like it. I would almost call it "whimsical black metal" but im not even sure it has any of the usual instruments of black metal apart from drums and the high screams. i recommend "The First Snow" alright thats it for this very long comment, i might have some more recommendations tomorrow :)

[@CriticalReactions]

Thanks for these. I absolutely love discovering bands on Bandcamp so this is pretty cool.

[@categorille8330]

@@CriticalReactions cool :)

[@isosubject5169]

react to cynic how could i (wacken version) :) pls

[@MoreThanDanny]

Focus was transformative for me as a musician when I was young.

[@diodeuso]

Please, react to Matenrou Opera - Chronos

[@paravarium]

Ahhh. Another one of those..i love the ideas but it's just not palatable for me 😭 I want to like it lol. This is why I'm not a huge BTBAM fan :/