Frums: History Of Rhythm Game Artists

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osu!, Muse Dash, Beat Saber, A Dance Of Fire And Ice, whatever the rhythm game you play is, you may have wondered what the story of the rhythm game artists behind the music in-game are. This is a new series where I attempt to explore that, and today we'll be looking at one of the most well known composers, particularly in BMS / BOF, Frums! Learn about the history of classics such as Credits, Wavetapper, Options, theyaremanycolors and more!
00:00 Part 1
13:18 PHOTOSENSITIVE/EPILEPSY WARNING
14:38 Part 2

[@rinnythe16th]

Small Correction: With regards to my comments on time signatures, it turns out most of Frums' songs are in 4/4 time, as pointed out by Finnthomp! Apologies for any misinformation

[@straubgd5011]

Frums is awesome. I remember seeing a Frums song forever ago and loved it. Finnally, the recognition he deserves.

[@Cessated]

if you really liked the vocals in credits ex, i’d suggest listening to memoryfactory.lzh, vigor lines yoked (vocals start at 2:42), and/or the divine comedy if you haven’t already

[@13Df_Kamikaze]

did frums did all of his music just using famitracker

[@Manny73211]

Do meganeko next

[@crystal_access]

​@@13Df_Kamikaze they use renoise

[@starlightteacups2116]

That was a absolute sick video, funny enough, i actually never knew the artist but knew their music. The moment i saw theresomanycolors made me popped off, such a informational video. Please do keep up the work ❤️

[@rinnythe16th]

Thanks a lot Starlight! I was the same way until I started making this haha

[@gd_lover4143]

*theyaremanycolors

[@SomeRandomUserOnline]

therearemanycolorsbutstillnotenoughofthem**

[@lawrancezhang4735]

***theyaremanycolorsbuttheyarentenoughbutweneedtheex

[@potato4521]

And then, silentroom and frums collaborated. The result was aegleseeker.

[@iamb0nk3rs]

and in that light i find the best song from either artist

[@mclaren10k]

The first time I see someone make a full history of frums, I appreciate the hard work you poured into this video. Also it would be interesting to see Silentroom next with their collaboration Aegleseeker

[@reillocb]

Ayoooo bruh i'm gonna fugly cry thanks so much for the shout out. amazing vid as always, this one had even more bof details that I enjoyed too. It's funny how similar Frum's intro to rhythm games and music production was to me. I also got into ffr/stepmania and chiptune tracking, although I was inspired by software cracks and learned schism tracker over famitracker. But Frums and I both use reniose as a daw because of that, not that I compose/produce much these days. While I didn't stick with it like frums did, it's still really cool to see how much we have in common. I have a reggae cover to upload but after that full steam ahead on rhythm game stuff~ Nothing crazy but I should at least upload some cytus 2 gameplay and cover something from the ost on bass too

[@rinnythe16th]

Ay dont even mention it man, just helping a brother out :) thats pretty much identical actually, and honestly I've heard so many stories about how time consuming it is so I dont blame you haha. I look forward to seeing your new vids man, keep it up!

[@the_eternal_paradox]

ah yes Frums and their cryptic and clever songs, they're really something special :DDDD I totally didn't expect you to do them this soon but this is awesome!!!

[@rinnythe16th]

Yeah, they're some of my favourite BMS works ever now haha, hope you enjoyed :)

[@kcarcnohterc3134]

@@rinnythe16th say advertisement without “advert it”

[@gothicwvlff2]

@@kcarcnohterc3134 there is no "it" in advertisement

[@IDGs_space]

@@gothicwvlff2 adverti [semen] t

[@gothicwvlff2]

@@IDGs_space isemen

[@janfal4252]

Frums got me into music, so it’s really nice to see them getting covered here. I’m sure frums is going to be very very popular soon.

[@wyvren_sc]

only if gote ex and frums's other songs were more public, i feel like frums wouldve popped off faster than 2015

[@rinnythe16th]

They absolutely would've, I wonder if we'd still get things like Credits if they blew up earlier though 🤔

[@mich4408]

High quality content with low subs. Oh KZbin pls reccomend this guy to everyone. And Thank you for The subtitles. I appreciate it

[@rinnythe16th]

Of course man, thanks so much for the kind words!

[@shi5369]

Frums has become my favorite artist in the last year and they've got me into the world of rhythm game music. I used to play osu a ton, but I just liked the gameplay, the anime songs never interested me. It wasn't until I played $24eeevo that I was completely wowed. This was music? I needed more of it.

[@replayarena8429]

Having only known Frums from Arcaea, I always wondered how Frums was familiar with Nitro and lo and behold it’s because they’ve collaborated in the past lol. Definitely learned some interesting things. Keep it up!

[@TelestroArchive]

this shit is nuts. as a musician and content creator, some of this work is straight up inspirational. the songs are insane on their own but paired with the visuals is just.... something else.

[@ddrkirb]

Credit is actually the first Frums song i've listened to. With the game, NotITG.

[@gothicwvlff2]

ah yes credit by frum

[@felyunn]

I love frums soooo much i'm a rlly big fan of them!, thank you for this video! it's super well made! you should make one of Silentroom!

[@gothicwvlff2]

goTe genre list: complacency shock fear thought madness panic / lucidity (breakcore) control ease exploitation (speedcore) depletion rest (chiptune)

[@rockyarchives8861]

wow I didn't realize that a reply to a comment that I wrote years ago noticing the quirk in wavetapper would show up, yeah denpa cake is the mvp here

[@rinnythe16th]

Ayy didnt expect to see you here! You both deserve some recognition for discovering and deciphering it :)

[@rockyarchives8861]

@@rinnythe16th a bit late reply, but I found you from your SHIKI video and your stuff is awesome! you definitely deserve more recognition!

[@rinnythe16th]

Thanks a lot, appreciate it man!

[@RealSolerius]

Pretty nice documentary about my fave artist, well done.

[@rinnythe16th]

Thanks a lot, appreciate it!

[@Jono997]

Great video, it was cool seeing the history of one of my favourite artists! I do have some clarifications and corrections to do with dropdead specifically (the way you wrote that section does imply you don't know much about Arcaea and a lot of this info is hard to find unless you were there when dropdead, um, dropped, so it's cool). - dropdead is actually, according to the BPM measure in-game, which we can assume was provided by Frums themselves, dropdead doesn't actually change BPM at any point, and is instead a consistent 50 BPM (though you can argue it's "real" BPM is much faster (switching between 50 and 250 BPM), as you pointed out for Turnstile Jumper and Eternal Liberty in the LeaF video). - dropdead may have been produced partially as a joke. Memoryfactory.lzh was in Arcaea from the beginning (though whether it's an original track or licensed I'm not sure) and many players found it to be unexpectedly challenging due to the slow scroll speed of the chart (as a result of the song being 100 BPM). Frums may have made dropdead to meme on that by making a song half the BPM of what was (at the time) the slowest song in the game, while also making it a hellish challenge. - While it is true that dropdead is notorious for its speed changes, that only really applies to the Future difficulty. The Past and Present difficulties don't actually feature any timing changes. That being said, the Present chart also is notorious for having one of the most hellish sections in a chart where unless you are clever with your finger placement, you have to play a prolonged section with your hands crossed over each other. Also here's some fun trivia. Some songs in Arcaea, including dropdead, can be purchased individually instead of as a pack. Occasionally these songs will go on sale and when dropdead was discounted in one of these sales, Frums tweeted something to the effect of "dropdead is on sale. Please buy anything else."

[@LoraLoibu]

I had no idea who this was, _and then I heard wavetapper._ "Hey, that song is in phigros!"

[@overused_joke7994]

19:18 in this part the background is a bunch of gliders from the iconic "conway's game of life" that move diagonally on the board.

[@wilh3lmmusic]

Sing Sing Red Indigo also has those!

[@flamecrust]

Holy I'm so glad I've discovered your channel Frums is one of my most favorite artists

[@rinnythe16th]

Same, they're amazing honestly. Thank you for watching!

[@big_ol_texas6668]

I love frums music and this is an awsome video. I also love how there is story by every song and that i think is very cool. also we want to run is my fav song

[@kern9422]

you're doing some awesome work telling the stories of such cool artists like Frums, gonna binge these tonight.

[@gothicwvlff2]

thank you for this. this video was really informative and inspired me to push my style similar to the abstract style of frums. fun fact my artist name (flurrydotxyz) is actually a frums reference

[@IDGs_space]

oh yea, their professional twitter lol, nice

[@gothicwvlff2]

@@IDGs_space yesyeysyeysyeysyeye

[@thefableparable215]

Really excited when I saw this in my recommendations, Frums is my favorite artist! Thank you for telling their story :)

[@mrcool9090]

I feel like an interesting idea on an artist to focus on would be nitro,seeing that they are not only a fairly popular artist, but also a very common charter in a popular rhythm game

[@endless5867]

It's so cool to see my favorite artist's history and their upbringing!!! You should totally keep on doing this!

[@noharahien]

impressive... content quality is high while also updated frequently... truly underrated channel man keep up the great work

[@mineboom7377]

That's probably one of the funniest stage name origins I've heard, lol

[@singularit_y]

So happy to see this video, pretty much explained everything about frums. frums is and always will be an inspiration to me and many others.

[@earlessaxolotl8632]

I haven't expected this much quality with a video with so little views! This video is amazing!

[@gabby_5820]

Underrated high quality video on one of my favorite artists.

[@ztp_rapheephat]

Now you have my sub. These kind of video from yours are impressive in terms of details and how flow you talk in the videos. I'm looking forward for more of your videos, keep it up!

[@rinnythe16th]

Thanks a lot, I appreciate that :)

[@twosninesfours]

I got that big surge of happiness when clicking because I just listened to one of their many songs for what feels like the 100th time even tho It wasn't that much. I can say I am a big fan so thanks for this :) 👍

[@Corielsta]

a month late, but I'm happy to see the story of Frums !!! Nice video!

[@starlightteacups2116]

Can't wait to hear this later tonight

[@rinnythe16th]

Ayyy hope you enjoy :D

[@rreapercat]

this was a very good video, very underrated. thank you for the information !!

[@yurio3693]

We want to run will and always will be the best frums song

[@___Benedetto]

Wow, I been a fan of her music for some time. Thank you for make this cryptic artist less cryptic .

[@lilnosh]

Fantastic Video fam thank you

[@Cow-Moth-With-A-CRT-Head]

Somehow, Pictured as Perfect nevwr fails to make me tear up a little, especially with the decoded lyrics. It's such a pure sense of emotion.

[@GRYSCL]

This video is masterfully done in terms of research and commentary. Frums has been and will continue to be one of my biggest inspirations in rhythm game music production, and this video only strengthened that. Keep up the good work and I hope to see more from you like this. Maybe cover Silentroom or Nitro next!

[@ZenokweiAka]

Hi GRYSCL.

[@GRYSCL]

@@ZenokweiAka Hey Gemz!!

[@ZenokweiAka]

Fun fact if you check the picture as perfect video you’ll see me breakdown how the BGA functions.

[@nicoelevadoados]

im happy a video was made about frums :D

[@MandrakeGuy]

their music being based around a form of genre roulette makes a lot of sense... and honestly im tempted to try it myself with my own music style edit; atleast some of their music

[@MarioLuigiAndJr.]

Funny that I watched Wavetapper directly before this.

[@gonnyloyd]

This is really cool, i know more about Frums now!✨ Thank You so much

[@rinnythe16th]

Should be thanking you for watching :)

[@ozika2]

this is one of the best videos i've ever seen, though "vijinnette" really grinds my gears

[@Owen123c]

21:13 dang my review from high school made it into the video

[@Danku]

Frums inspired me to do things I never did. I only hope I can do it. Respect.

[@LunaExpiX]

I found this... I loved FRUMS I found him in 2019

[@rinnythe16th]

Same :D also the pronoun is they/them!

[@brettzolstick989]

One of my favorite artists of all time.

[@diaquallo]

Credits happens to be my favorite music from frums, especially the memes.

[@blendr220]

i think in the background of pictured as perfect those little things are gliders in conway's games of life

[@krispykreme]

I've been wanting a BMS history channel to watch for some time now. This is definitely scratching that itch. I sorta wish yr b roll footage was more BMS focused instead of adofai but that's a small nitpick. Thanks for the information!

[@rinnythe16th]

This is a fairly old vid, the ADOFAI slowly fades as you get to recent stuff. Thanks for watching!

[@HelloLogan01]

ok ok ok you make rhythm game videos and have a spiral knights pfp, i think i found a new channel to binge

[@garmas]

Nice video!

[@lotepamera9271]

frums is the kind of composer who invents a new waveform every song

[@erniebarguckle]

thank yoiu so much for this mr rinnythe16th

[@rinnythe16th]

Of course man :) thanks for watching

[@Cessated]

frums composed a new song for the adofai dlc (sing sing red indigo)

[@GM360]

I think I’ve been listening to Frums without even knowing it. I remember playing a level in geometry dash that uses theyaremanycolors and I didn’t even look up the artist I just replaced the song with it and never got past like 10% lol. In fact the only reason I’m watching this is because I saw the showcase for a level that uses pictured as perfect. Will definitely be listening to Frums from now one because I love electronic/dnb music

[@randomperson2825]

Very epic Rinny

[@rinnythe16th]

Thank You Random Person

[@M4TTYN]

amazing insight on this amazing artist who like camellia can't simply be described to thanks for the insight to meaning of their songs with things hidden in them *thanks to those that found said things*

[@leppycolon3]

imo frum's most chaotic track is MDRQNXTAGON. it is straight up noise while still being a banger.

[@banNa527]

I found you everywhere, one 18, this video, dnb ₩][ə

[@teodorobrandaoanimator8433]

Options is my favorite song from frums. (i also like extended credits)

[@asynthe]

I really like frums song ''olin en pakala''. frums it's just on another level.

[@helloimakebadcontent]

This video is so seriously underrated...

[@tuhunerd]

You are so underrated!

[@vinijoncrafts2882]

0:19 Wait seriously? I only found levels with his music on adofai and 4 on osu! I don't think he's that popular... yet, hopefully. His musics are sick

[@azael2078]

everytime i watch one of these i really want to play charts of these peoples songs lol

[@Aesir_43]

I also like Frums quite alot, there's also this artist that's quite similar to Frum's Style, it's name is False Noise.

[@MGharriy]

Have you also heard the music Shiver?

[@sureshathilakarathna1485]

I luv frums

[@4sety]

There was also Aegleseeker, the Frums/Silentroom collab from 2020 that became an Arcaea boss song/FTR 11

[@CHILDRIFT]

I heard in the song of ambrosia frums added a beat that was morse code that said ambrosia, i didn't find that someone else did but i thought it was very attention to detail

[@obeeked1385]

hm so thats how people get cool nicknames they misspell stuff

[@rinnythe16th]

The secret is out...

[@gothicwvlff2]

Frums, Dynth, Nelody, Dample, Moise

[@YesImRealGreen]

Fun fact! Not only is Options in Adofai, but also a song Frums made for the dlc! Only for the dlc! It is sing sing red indigo

[@khemdino9392]

I love Frums... like alot... like alot-alot. Might be her biggest fan, but I don't know. Ok, I'm probably not her biggest fan. I do like her though.

[@lauridsen1381]

If possible, I'd like to see someone old school in the next video like Dj Taka, Tatsh, or Kors K

[@rinnythe16th]

Won't say who but... going old school is a good shout

[@zeera0007]

can't wait when you hit 1k

[@rinnythe16th]

🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@zeera0007]

​@@rinnythe16th Thanks for the heart man

[@KingLaZrButBad]

I love XNOR XNOR XNOR so much that I made a full adofai chart of the song

[@lifinale]

funding for this video was made possible by viewers like you

[@RNerd]

13:29 i thought it was a crying cube

[@gothicwvlff2]

2:42 hey theres my comment!! (the green and grey avatar)

[@stronger7829]

Well my favourite is Aegleseeker(colabbed with Silentroom) Boss song of arcaea

[@kickbox2615]

A bms and Spiral knights fan? Today is my luck day.

[@aelsaellie]

hey, where did you get the names for the wavetapper red cube and pictured as perfects prisoner voices? i really want to hear everything else

[@rinnythe16th]

They can be found in their BMS files, which can be downloaded on the venue pages: manbow.nothing.sh/event/event.cgi?action=More_def&num=142&event=104 (Wavetapper) manbow.nothing.sh/event/event.cgi?action=More_def&num=336&event=123 (PAP)

[@MentallyUnhealthyIndividual]

Music lore

[@seizalez8096]

wondering how zekk's doing

[@BP-gy7sx]

I'm very interesting in BMS　now,but I can't find all the team members list. Where can I find it

[@heckYEAHman.]

Super well-done video, but the way you pronounced vignette 😭

[@shima_galera]

he's a pretty good frummer.

[@gothicwvlff2]

LETS GOOOOOOOOO !!

[@gothicwvlff2]

1:08 "nearly 8" so if that was in 2006 and desplore deplore was made in 2013... im tryna do the math but calculator is wildin but still that's some talent how old is frums now

[@gothicwvlff2]

is there an available place to find the full audio for 'Be'?

[@rinnythe16th]

You can find it on the Cytus Discord, in the Q/A archives!

[@gothicwvlff2]

@@rinnythe16th i dont have discord deactivated

[@byer2029]

5:49

[@hinepare_]

much more pleasant to watch in 0.75x

[@rinnythe16th]

Sorry I didn't know I talk that fast 😅

[@TheRealIHP]

0:25 I wanna see the original video

[@rinnythe16th]

Link should be in sources!

[@byer2029]

3:50

[@byer2029]

2:35

[@ron133.]

count the amount of adofai jumpscares

[@gidby]

i actually didnt knew she was a woman

[@LotusHearted]

Apparently Frums uses they/them pronouns.

[@nico.atreides]

​@@LotusHearted but aren't they a trans woman?

[@udidoudi7352]

well that a subscribe and like for me greatest content

[@BrokenBraken]

what genre is this