JINJER Slow Burn Session Composer Reaction and Production Breakdown

[@chickendipper1620]

Tati said in an interview with Elizabeth Zharoff that she writes the lyrics in Russian and it's always something of a happy accident that when translated they work so well in English.

[@TheErazar]

I wish you reacted to Home Back with the video... The reason why it's written in 2019 is because the war started in 2014, and then got much bigger this year. Jinjer originally are from a town of Horlivka which has been occupied since 2014

[@tackle47]

No Hoard and Home Back are in my top 5 Jinjer songs, considering they are my favorite band that is quite a treat. Note that Tati, Eugene and Roman are from Eastern Ukraine that was invaded in 2014. They have lost their homes and families long before the Russian invasion this year. Note the song Retrospection is about them missing their families stuck in Eastern Ukraine. Incredible music and powerful lyrics as always.

[@NiamorH]

I am still here :) There are still Jinjer songs well worth checking out, if you are willing to dive even deeper: - Who Is Gonna Be The One - Outlander - On The Top (live @ Kiev) - Pit of Consciousness (live @ Kiev) - Retrospection - As I Boil Ice - Sleep of the Righteous - Pearls and Swine

[@iconicfury]

As I Boil Ice is illegally good.

[@darinhusk366]

Jinjer never ceases to amaze and surprise me. I'm not a musician and I know nothing of music theory, but I GET this music. The combination of the lyrics and music is magnetic to me. Thanks for the Slow Burn and allowing us to groove with you. Cheers!!

[@willasacco9898]

Well said, my friend. You have summarized my feelings exactly.👍

[@iconicfury]

I'd hit like 50 times if I could... so true!

[@tomislavkosanovic1104]

You can't just listen to Ape once, because you probably can't get to terms with that apparent chaos. Like many of their works, it gains meaning and beauty the more it sinks in. And yeah, really good time hanging out with you and Jinjer, thanks for this.

[@jaawa31]

Still here, for you and for Jinjer!

[@zfgdun]

Love you man. And glad you love Jinjer

[@futurebreedmachine9302]

Would love your slow burn session on Katatonia and Leprous. Both of these bands have changed their sounds throughout their career.

[@TheRobertJohnsen]

Glad you mentioned the engineering... the tones are so clean, I'm a Jinjer lifer....

[@boxychubbo6922]

I love their mixes in general but the guitar tone on wallflowers is not nearly as good as the other albums. I hope they get that straightened out for the next record because Roman is an absolute beast... he deserves an old school fat Marshall Plexi tone. I think they added a bit of distortion to the base and that may be screwing up what I'm hearing as the guitar tone also. the album just does not sound as muscular as previous albums

[@leafyr0kr]

Home Back is such a banger. Lovely slow burn session as always, Geebz!!

[@rgbenge7580]

He really needs to check this out with the video.

[@MultiCookieFan]

Ay I see Jinjer i click, fast :)

[@DahakaCL]

everyone does that, specially with Cloud Factory and King of everything

[@DeagleLas]

Thank you for opening with No Hoard of Value! Great selection! Awwright! Still here!

[@eamonnparsons3155]

I'll be seeing Jinjer live this time next week when they come to Melbourne Australia. Absolutely cannot wait to finally see them live.

[@billparsons9119]

I am still here! What a great slow burn. I love Jinjer! They were so good live.

[@EmmanuelMiquet]

Oh YES! Favorite band for several years now and I can never get bored of their songs! Always something new to hang onto, insanely catchy riffs, lyrics... Seeing them for the second time next feb in France, in a way smaller venue than first time, cannot wait!

[@fabriciobastos4674]

The drummer Vlad ulassevich he is a multi instrumental musician, he plays a cover by Rachmaninov on piano , he is a beast !

[@brucecooley70]

Just saw them live for the second year in a row on November 20th, which is still crazy to me how it worked out that way. Anyways, it was an amazing show in Boston.(Last year was New Haven, CT.) Already can't wait for their next U.S. tour. I doubt they will ever bring it back into rotation on shows, but No Hoard of Value is on my live wishlist for them. Such a good song.

[@brucecooley70]

@@boxychubbo6922 Yeah I was surprised to not hear Pit of Consciousness this year. It was on their setlist last year. They changed up about half of the setlist from the 2021 tour for 2022. I was also very happy to hear Who Is Going To Be The One. That was one I was waiting for last year that didn't happen.

[@plantdesigns7889]

What's amazing, in the live version of Perennial, when she does that drawn out clean vocal, it sounds as good as the studio version and she goes directly into the final harsh vocals section where it's layered in on the studio version.

[@jaredmulconry]

Jinjer has been a group I can always come back to and enjoy something of theirs. I love the beauty in their musical expression, even if the subject matter conveys themes of pain and loss. It speaks to my soul.

[@jaredmulconry]

I'm still here. Just for the good vibes.

[@coder4liberty]

I couldn't tell for sure but I think I saw you notice the vocal delay on that one section of Ape. It was an echo but instead of being an echo of the main vocal it was a completely different note. They have a few cool things in their music like that. Including a very brief harmony in Teacher Teacher towards the end which is a harmony but it's a telephone voice tone and it works so well for that brief harmony. Ear candy.

[@johnnybravo5670]

"Beautifully chaotic" is the perfect description for Ape. Absolutely! This song is in my top 5 Jinjer songs.

[@tomekjedynak2971]

I'm still here :-) and: thank you, mostly for the conclusion words. feel the same way. peace!

[@adamheller6783]

I really enjoy your reactions to Jinjer, thank you so much for doing them!!! I'm still here!

[@RevolvingDeath]

I'm seeing them live in December I can't wait

[@rembaaaa]

god i love jinjer

[@headdroper]

Geebz and Jinjer? INSTANT LOVE!

[@natashamarikleeba6239]

One of my favorite reactors hitting it hard with some great music from one of the best and most innovative bands of this generation. Got to see them last week in Boston, and they are AMAZING live. Thanks Geebz.

[@manudosde]

I'm still here. Great slow burn.

[@darkphoenix2]

I'm still here Geebz. I left a hasty comment when I saw the video about how excited I was for you to hear No Hoard of Value, then I realized it was pointless since I'd have to say something about every song. But yeah, No Hoard of Value is just so badass, that chorus crushes and shows that even back in 2014, Jinjer knew what they were doing. I'm glad you were looking at the lyrics for these two, because I do think it really helps you appreciate Home Back. Ape is one of those tracks that, even for someone who listens to a lot of this more complex side of metal, I struggle to follow along while still enjoying that song isn't total chaos. Perennial feels like a great song to showcase Tatiana's vocal ability, because while I don't know if "squeak" is the word I would use, I do hear something unique in her tongue when she does those dramatic sections. And I always love the reaction to the beginning of Mediator, the "stop...GO!" is so fun. Such a great band, hope they stick around for a long time and make more great music together.

[@stub011]

Great to listen to your engineering insights to some great music. FYI, Cloud Factory was actually their 2014 release but was re-released in 2018 on Napalm Records after they signed for them in 2016 and initially released the 2016 album King of Everything.

[@Brotha_Teresa]

I’m still here! Thanks for the Jinjer slowburn

[@themetalhippieplays7993]

I’m still here and this was amazing. I discovered them when they released the live studip version of Pisces and didn’t really care until I heard Ape and since then I’m a huge fan of theirs. Seriously considering this channel to be my second Patreon sub ❤️

[@iankepple5038]

Hashtag #Imstillhere hahah. As long as you're here making videos, I'll be here witnessing your awe-inspiring humanity until the last "Aweright" every time! As for the music, if you want further examples of vocal and instrumental mastery combined into harsh buttery reality, please exhibit yourself listening to Protest The Hero - Bone Marrow, and Rishloo - Freaks & Animals. Thank you so much for bringing the heat in such a cold world.

[@jasonhowell1849]

Tati did an interview with The Charismatic Voice and she talked about writing lyrics. ( If I remember correctly) She said that she writes poems in Russian, then has to translate them to English to record. It’s worth checking out, great video as always.

[@chrisnielsen9885]

I'm still here... Great to have this on at work quietly while I'm doing a really annoying job so I don't go insane quietly lol

[@ryanfrazier3781]

I'm still and here and thanks for the slow burn. I discovered Jinjer thanks to youtube reaction videos and I'm so thankful for that! Great video!

[@MXHunterD]

No hoard of value is so underrated, one of my favorites

[@jimmorris67]

Ape was first listen years ago so complex to me but some reason I liked it as Jinjer songs tend to just constantly grow on you.They have become even more complex with their newest music and it takes patience but it’s growing on me but I love early Jinjer a lot

[@davejohnston2197]

Ape I always describe as fractal music. It appears to be near chaos, but the end pattern is beautiful. You should watch some of the playthroughs. Vlad, Eugene and Roman all have playthroughs of most of the tracks you've listened to.

[@larryhaug71]

What,What? Oh yeah I’m still here !!😂 Another kick-ass slowburn brother!! Two years 700+ videos YOU ARE INSANE BRO!! Keep it up!! Awwwright!!🤙

[@Gary_M]

I'm glad you got into the lyrics a little bit. She's a really good writer, especially considering English isn't her first language. Jinjer is one of those rare bands where you could literally just pick five songs at random and you wouldn't get a dud.

[@adamhenton6221]

Here it is!! Sup Geebz. Hey I forgot to tell you that the opener band for VOLA was Earthside. You've done 2 of their tracks about a year ago. But the song "The closest I've come" was unbelievable to watch them play live. The guitarist is crushing an 8 string guitar. The speed in which he is playing is mesmerizing. Not to mention the bass player has got a six-string. The melodies and songwriting is very capturing. I never even heard the song before but I started to get a bit choked up emotionally from the song. Geebz, you have to check this song out. Earthside - the closest I've come. Beyond AWESOME! And it's an instrumental. Aloha 🤙

[@KeyOfGeebz]

HEY ADAM!!!

[@wolframreactor74]

I just saw them on Saturday. Videos are on my KZbin Page Wolfram Reactor74

[@DeagleLas]

I've been asking Geebz for a long time to be checking VOLA and Earthside track with Lajoon. I know he has these on his never ending list, but hey, now that you've put that out loud, Adam, I ruin your post as a friendly reminder, hehe.

[@wolframreactor74]

@@DeagleLas the version of All we knew and ever loved where Ben Shanbrom plays with The Baard Kolstad …. 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@DeagleLas]

@@wolframreactor74 That must be awesome. Did Bard came to play that live with them?

[@nicholasxridiculous]

You picked some absolute bangers to listen to! The more I listen to their catalog the more I love them!

[@jonolevesque843]

Cheers for this,you've made feel deeper for JINJER, with your insightful breakdown, AWESOME!

[@tyef572]

You need to react to jinjers pit of consciousness live in Kiev. It shows there power live. And perfection of performance. Also the song is written about a poem Tatiana wrote when she was 15. It's amazing... fyi I'm still here.

[@Trendkiller196]

Love your take man. This is my favorite Jinjer song and I’ve never thought about how they start with the hook. No Hoard of Value, I mean. Good shit bro.

[@Zhgarr]

I'm still here, was fun sitting through these songs with you. I hadn't heard them before, so that was fun!

[@bethanysworld6789]

I have a sneaking suspicion I am just about one of a handful of female viewers binge watching all your videos. All I see is guys, guys, guys everywhere. I couldn’t be the only one, am I?

[@kazumakata3498]

They have a killer live video of perennial from wacken, it should answer most of your questions about the song, and that's what most people react to when listening to it the first time

[@pinkierural]

when I saw Mediator last, I thought good luck Geebz to end with that. "As I boil Ice" would've been a gentler way to end but it also has its moments. Beggars Dance is also a lovely but short jazzy number of theirs. Get well soon.

[@SVNFLDFN]

I am still here. This is the second time I've watched this all the way through! Your videos are great! Love your input on everything, as long as you keep making videos I will keep watching when I have time.

[@mikedanger6323]

"Aggressive jazz musicians"... A perfect term for the best of today's modern progressive metal musicians.

[@palladinodessa8988]

I'm still here. Watching you makes me understand how fans are made. When you hear something that makes you like it - I feel Jinjer is that band - they just make you appreciate the talent and the creativity and the composition of their music. There are tons of gifted musicians and they make beautiful music with their talent and work to bring it out of them and to you, the listener. Jinjer has an uncanny ability to all bring their talent to a masterful final product and when you really start hearing it for the total package that it is, it just makes sense. You can listen individually to the instruments, but the whole sound together is more than the sum of its' parts even though the parts are genius on their own. I appreciate having the view from you as someone who has worked "in the background" to bring these final products to the world, you have different experiences and viewpoints because of your background and hearing the tidbits you discuss is what will always keep me watching your reactions. Bravo sir! 🤘

[@brucesabatoni3410]

Still here, 🤙 Love this man, thank you!

[@riccardocravero3614]

I am still here. And I loved the Slow-burn and the interviene with O' Donnell

[@thebeardedironman]

The video for Outlander should be your next Jinjer review. That's, in my humble opinion, their best work so far.

[@Pumpkin3.14pi]

I wouldn't say it's their best work as it's kind of basic. However, it is my favorite song of theirs.

[@hemlock399]

A fantastic song for sure, but I'd have to say not nearly as creative or sophisticated as a lot of their subsequent work.

[@cjdunn95]

Thank you Geebz, still here

[@badm0t0rf1nger]

YES Geebz - Jinjer are *so* worth your time! That bonkers Alice-In-Wonderland-themed bossa nova chill passage in "Home Back" is touched by true #Genius imho. To place that as momentary relief in the middle of one of their (suitably, given the subject matter) heaviest, most angular-timings-with-heavy-syncopation, songs initially seems totally o_O but by the end of the song you cannot imagine anything else being there in its place. Genuinely inspired stuff. "Mediator" has *so* much going on all the way thru that the thought of anyone having to get that right at live gigs makes me sweat!! LOL They are *such* a great band. :)

[@janfransson5910]

Still here and loving it. Keep it up, Geebz!

[@whispermason8052]

From one Old Man on a Metal Trip to another. I had to go see them live and it was worth it.

[@dxm028]

I just had Ape pop up on my shuffle, that’s some good timing! And I saw them live a few days ago, they’re just as good, and Tatiana is even better Edit: you mentioned heavy slam poetry, you should check out Silent Planet, that’s basically their whole vibe and it’s awesome 😂

[@AfroRedMusic]

I'm a jazz trained, multi genre bassist and in my recent studio work for this hardcore punk band I joined: Dizeaze, we went DI, amp and pedal board in so switch between sounds after the takes. Live, I just bought the RAT distortion pedal and matched the studio distortion sound so that's obviously manual! How I approach it will depend as things grow with the band. We just recorded our first EP "I4NI" & we're dropping our single as a video soon! In another band with my best friend Samiah, it was all DI/amp tone so more raw and no real effects just a mid heavy tone to cut and the sub tone to fill in that space; the genre is more alt rock, our sound reference is 10 Years and our EP "The Flower and The Serpent" is also coming soon, likely January! Hopefully you get a chance to check em out ❤

[@billwell9266]

Love No Hoard of Value!

[@hemlock399]

You tackled a tough set for this slow burn - absolutely love it!! Home Back, Ape & Mediator are among the Jinjer songs that for me, are an acquired taste. They're just too much on a first, second, third..., listen. You really have to exercise a bit of patience, & then it begins to click, & then voila, you're completely hooked!

[@_kurohana]

Man thank you for doing this, I think Jinjer is a really interesting band in many ways, and I appreciate that you took the time to listen to their songs and share your insights. I'm also glad that you checked out their lyrics, I don't know many bands that manage to be technically proficient, creative and on top of that deliver such deep and meaningful stories, also amazingly written considering they're not even native English speakers. The first song you listened to (No Hoard of Value) is about the poor conditions in which miners have to work, Home Back is about the sad situation that has been going on in Ukraine for a long time, and then there are songs like Dreadful Moments (which was written by the bassist)...really intense and touching stories, for the message and the delivery.

[@LJ-yz4ob]

Just found your station. Your adorable! Anyway, I’m seeing this band along Breaking Benjamin, and Disturb tomorrow night. So looking forward to this. Jinjer I’m really wanting to hear their music.

[@liamwells2132]

Fantastic that you got to hear more Jinjer Geebz! Definitely one of my favourite bands. I can't remember if you have reacted to them previously, however, a metal core band from Melbourne, Aus, called Thornhill is another great band I would highly recommend reacting to. Either as some of their songs or as a slow burn to their 2019 album The Dark Pool. For that album, Thornhill has a very atmospheric metal core style, it's hands down my all time favourite album, purely because you can just fall into each and every song as they take you on a journey. You could also definitely check out their second, very experimental album, called Heroine, also a fantastic but different listen. As always, all the best and love the content!

[@liamwells2132]

I'm still here

[@nan91jp65]

Listening to this in the truck cab now driving back to the depot. Glad to see you're feeling better man!

[@KillRoy117]

I listen to plenty of metal bands with growls that are hard to understand, and one of the most annoying things is not being able to understand all the vocals. Reading the lyrics at least once through totally adds to the experience. It helps create that theater of the mind when you understand everything.

[@beavis1crappertank656]

For Thanksgiving you can't miss out on Psychostick's Thanksgiving classic "Give Thanks or Die"

[@IMPERIALxVENDETTA]

Hey Geebz! I love how you don’t forget how people watching without being patrons are still people appreciating the work you do! It got me so much into the music production world, it helped me put words on things I love. That Jinjer ride was something, wasn’t it? Look, I’m a doctoral student so unfortunately I don’t have the luxury to join the patreons communities around, even tho I’ll say this: you would enjoy so much the pain remains trilogy by Lorna Shore. Production wise, it blew my mind. Anyways, keep it up man; I, personally, really appreciate what you do and I really love when you react to something I already enjoy, I feel like I’m showing you something and waiting for a reaction 😂

[@deliriumofendless]

still here!

[@patchwork7591]

Here for sure!! Dude, i found JinJer about the same time you started reacting to them! I'm an old cat too, and at first I wasn't sure that what i was hearing was for real. It was too good, only came across ,maybe a handful of bands that grabbed ahold of me. Boy , did they!! Listen to them just about everyday! To this day randomly can bring me to tears on a song I've heard hundreds of times!! Gave me hope in music again!! Something else I'm latched to, think you'd get a kick out of is an Australian punk band, kinda a seventies British punk style........ Amyl & the Sniffers-- Guided by Angles or Hertz Also check out The Idles ( yes spelled correct) Never fight a man with a Perm..... Great FN band!! Stay safe out there brother!!

[@TheRobertJohnsen]

Oh yeah.. their videos are as awesome as the sound...

[@stangriffinstan_the_alaska9668]

It's Jinjer time and I will always be here for that about time you did this and I am very grateful for this one. Cloud factor is my favorite album but it's Jinjer and everything they do is good. Peace from Stan the Alaskan

[@nolanfoutz3472]

😙👌 perfect vid for the morning, keep on keeping on man Also when two empires collide is heavy af and it's a about what happened in 2014

[@notdynomonkey]

Jinjer is an astoundingly talented band!! I'm so glad you did this slow burn on them to experience the mastery of them all together with no 2 songs a like! Can't wait to see them for the 5th time December 20th in AZ!!!:)

[@mendronesg]

Still here!! :D

[@jamhousestudio362]

All of Jinjer's albums are produced very well! This isn't a easy genra to make sound good! 😎👍

[@stevenjohansen3827]

I have a good antidote about the difference between hearing metal and listening to metal. Back in high school I had a teacher that came over to my little crew of metalheads and asked us about how we can listen to metal as she heard(which I'm pretty sure was Pantera) some metal being played while she was in the record store and just got kind of an angry feel inside. We all pretty much answered that when you listen, not just hear but listen, to metal it becomes a release not a trigger. It's a way to deal with it, and not just anger but just about everything.

[@travisa8621]

Still here! And loving it!

[@xdropdead]

Man, i love your reactions. Best regards from Montevideo, Uruguay!

[@jeffwellman8347]

Great Analysis. Thanks

[@scosstard3542]

Amazing Geebz! Thanks for checking all these songs from Jinjer. This was a very good selection. Ape and Perennial are definitely two of their best songs One correction: Cloud Factory was released in 2014, it was their first full length album, and it got re-released ad remastered in 2018 :)

[@heffatheanimal2200]

I'm seeing them live next week and this is just getting me even more pumped! Thanks again Geebz 👋

[@tristanjennings7977]

the bridges between jazz/funk/classical/metal are very adjacent and i feel blend well as they are something technical in their own right, individually, but still fall in line musically. I love jazz and hip hop but I play heavy music because i love to get my emotions/aggressions out through physical exertion, but in a complex and well executed manner >:)

[@Swampster70]

I'm still here brother.

[@GP2Entertainment]

We meet again, Sir Geebz haha :) Still loving your channel, and I won't repeat prior requests to you. I bet you've got a crazy ton of backlog of suggestions in a file somewhere, and I love the dive into metal... but interestingly.. I stumbled on a live performance of Waiting by Emma Hewitt, acapella to piano, and NOBODY has reacted to it just yet (at the time of comment)... so it might be a good one to dive into. Keep up the great work! kzbin.info/www/bejne/pJTWfJttaJaah6M

[@SanMiguel69]

Great stuff as always! You’ve done a perfect circle and tool, time for puscifer slowburn !! And check out their new live videos

[@barefootalien]

I'm still here. 11 months later. xD

[@stub011]

Yeah, I stayed to end🤘🤘🤘

[@Liz-cmc313]

Another banger 💯🔥

[@smapiob4529]

Im still here, alright ✊

[@PK--ITA]

I love Jinger, wonderful vocals, great musicians and great music workshop. Are you ready to slow burn from Nevermore?

[@RenatoRamonda]

Yeah the band had to flee literal war in 2014 (I remember some bit of interview with Tatiana saying they saw a MIG flying over the house, loading everything in a van and fleeing west). They've been displaced since then, with the added problem of being native Russian speakers (like many in the east of Ukraine), and so being perceived with a bit of suspicion by their compatriots in the Kyiv area. So yeah, they have been feeling the war on their skin since then, way before last year's invasion. And now (since one or two months after the start of this last stretch of the conflict) they've been authorized by the government (all the male members of the band would be forbidden, 'cause they are of the age where they could serve) to go abroad and act as "cultural ambassadors" for Ukraine. They have fundraisers and merch with their logos with the Ukrainian flag colors.

[@AffAhaxor]

Still here

[@wolframreactor74]

@Geebz do a SlowBurn with TheOceanCollective . you were amazed by Jurassic-Cretaceous

[@module79l28]

'No Hoard of Value' is about the life of the coal miners. Tatiana knows first hand what their life was like because her father was one of them. The Cloud Factory album was the last one in drop C (everything after that - King of Everything, the Micro EP, Macro and Wallflowers - is in drop A). Of course, at the time they had an extra guitarist and a different drummer. 'Ape' was the first song composed by Vlad after he joined the band and it clearly changed their musical direction and identity. If one day you get the chance to interview Eugene or Roman and ask them how do they get their sound, you'll be surprised by how simple it is. 😉

[@kenrydzik2841]

Would love to see a slowburn with Puscifers new effort V is for Versatile session that came out on Halloween. Excellent reimaginings of older songs! They also released a great live verion of of another older album Parole Violator the same weekend