MARAUDA - THE FACELESS FIRST LISTEN!

I give my initial thoughts and take on the new, hot-off-the-press, ID-stacked mixtape / mini-mix from Marauda.
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[@Nawtystep]

THE FACELESS (mini-mix, not album) is here! What are you guys making of it? 🤔

[@lyria502]

Pretty decent tbh at first the flow was a little boring before he edited it but other than that great sounds heavy drops not disappointed.

[@agamaz5650]

i wanted an album too..

[@theafilmssm]

Honestly, I was a bit surprised with all of the cool sounds! Also connor, are you gonna do a “Try Not To Headbang” challenge anytime soon??

[@theafilmssm]

@Trevor Johnson I have such a good song for him to not headbang to

[@sluckish8554]

To be fair we all thought it was an album LMAOO

[@DLPHN101]

i wish it was an album. i feel like we get these mixes left and right

[@reflekta_music]

And now 8 months later, we've have about 7 of these tunes 😂

[@Solaroid]

I mean, the mini-mix is cool but if it was a 12 track album that was promoted over multiple months it would've brought out so much more hype around his brand and honestly a lot of people would've preferred it too. Saw a lot of people disappointed it wasn't a 12 track album like he original stated on twitter.

[@m1ichi]

mix isn't on spotify, album would've been. so limiting the release to certain platforms seems a bit silly to me, could've at least put the mix on spotify...

[@theopinon3259]

I was thinking first, maybe all the singles MARAUDA dropped these last months (Heave, The Reckoning, Sinews, Rage Room, Resurgence and finally Tool of Delirium) were promoting a future MARAUDA album, and that's what I thought when seeing "The Faceless". I got baited of course, like everyone else. But who knows, maybe this mix also promotes a future MARAUDA album, that contains the singles released in 2022/2023 + IDs from the mix ?

[@joshuatuworldwide]

the Bow Down edit in the beginning is absolutely brutal

[@knynx]

Straight up I was like damn is that Born of Osiris I hear . Shits nasty

[@Dr.Prof.Med.Kleiner]

Agreed

[@crazyoreo9454]

That last drop is actually a Resurgence remix by YVM3, i listened to it before marauda even announced Faceless, glad to see him use it in the mix.

[@pb_monkey]

@@Aona_Music people label half of marauda's IDs as sudden death collabs lol

[@kryptxnmusic]

no, is a featuring with yvm3 lmao

[@LeoLeito.]

What a journey was this mix I am looking forward for that chune with 3/4 time signature on <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="323">5:23</a> And i agree that the metal/dubstep fusion is really nailed when it comes from Marauda

[@mr.fufucudlypoops8207]

Could you leave a time stamp for that one?

[@LeoLeito.]

​@@mr.fufucudlypoops8207 done

[@Fayteliss]

Fucking fire as usual from our boy Marauda

[@gallargus]

that lethargica flip is SO HARDDDDD, that's my favorite meshuggah song they've ever done and the remix is an awesome idea that i'd love to see a full version of. other than that, the mix was pretty hit and miss in my opinion, which is kinda how i feel about his discography as a whole

[@BaysidePark]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="407">6:47</a> is the track that stood out for me. Can't wait to see these ID get turned into full songs.

[@cadefart]

maybe marauda could pull a black hole final chapter and turn the mixtape into a full album. that would be really fulfilling

[@dash4519]

He did lmao 🤣

[@enochi777]

this is essentially what he plays and has been playing throughout most of his rage room tour. the opening is literally right after his intro.

[@LukeCotto]

Glad someone else realized this too

[@morotoo]

#everymaraudasetever

[@johnnyappleseed9568]

That 3rd ID w Svdden death is so fire

[@yuckimusic2670]

Love how you understand the flow to his stuff, its not all about the sounds with him

[@justalpha9138]

I thought it would be an album too, don't worry.

[@BVK.]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="177">2:57</a> I thought it would be really goofy if that fake out goes on forever.

[@azabass]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="442">7:22</a> Shit was so nasty it made you burp thats insane

[@Nawtystep]

Actual factuals

[@sluckish8554]

The second half of the showcase is SO good

[@sluckish8554]

The “pump up the jam” ID and the one after it are my favorites for sure

[@alemdevp2048]

Wait a minute you have a cat profile picture on your SoundCloud??. Because your name sounds familiar to me😂.

[@sluckish8554]

@@alemdevp2048yes

[@Multi-Waves_Sketchbook]

The mix would be cool if it had a BREAK

[@OVTRA]

He was due for an album though

[@krimd00t]

Watched this already, but I had to come back again after seeing him live.

[@NoneSoVile22]

That Meshuggah tune was so sick

[@Arkoin]

My reaction was pretty much the same lol. Started off like "yeah this is definitely marauda" then the whole later half of the mix i was like "BRUUUUUUUUUUH😢"

[@Zekno]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="450">7:30</a> drop so good it got blud burping and shi 😭

[@transient442]

when Marauda starts promoting the release of an actual album no one is going to believe it lol

[@Nawtystep]

This is a really important point actually

[@transient442]

@@Nawtystep yeah he kinda just wasted a bunch of hype imo. Maybe he is playing 5D chess and i'm just not big brain enough to see it but i don't see how this is a good marketing strategy

[@theopinon3259]

@@transient442 Maybe MARAUDA should have said when releasing The Reckoning, his last single of 2022 : "This is the first single of an upcoming album, get ready !" I also thought this was going to be an album and I was believing really hard this whole bunch of singles released over the past months could figure on this album.

[@JustinDoesntLookAt]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="324">5:24</a> this tune is definitely cool, if only it was an actual release lol

[@pb_monkey]

We can only wait

[@user-sw9mq8ql3f]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bIDbnImojZaefcU second drop

[@user-sw9mq8ql3f]

@@pb_monkey there it is

[@reflekta_music]

Bet you’re chuffed now it is 😂

[@agamaz5650]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="332">5:32</a> jesus this must get a releaseeeeee

[@ThirstyThursdayIPA]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="470">7:50</a> same reaction that inhale of wtf hahah nice mixdown

[@DontActuallyWannaDie]

The thing about MARAUDA that really irks me is that he always changes the snares on tunes where it _really_ didn't need it. The Mastatronics tune (I forget the name, it was something Guarde) ID has been around for a while, and the snare on it was nuts, and then this set reveals its new snare and it's just... so underwhelming. Same thing happened with SWATHE and HUSK, but at least HUSK still sounded nice. I think it's because they're such old clips that have been around for so long that everybody's heard so maybe he feels he has to change something to keep it different? His new IDs that I've never heard before all sound nuts, but the old ones are always altered in some way and it's hardly ever for the better.

[@alemdevp2048]

Dang I don't know why nobody talks about this, I have been noticing that and it really annoys me sometimes😂.

[@luansgrave]

Nah that metal one had so much stomp to it. Jesus christ. Like a fucking robot just pushing forward no matter what

[@Pyroific]

love the tunes, wish they were singles though.

[@Kuraicore]

would love to hear what your thoughts on yvm3's stuff

[@Nawtystep]

Check my latest roundup 👍

[@jonasandersen5402]

hey man any reason you havent review yvm3? im surprised since hes been blowing up lately

[@Rafhael2077]

Hey Connor, what headphone are you using?

[@xecvxecv]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="212">3:32</a> the track is doubled with styn - pass blokker

[@damnamusic]

NAWTY

[@mihajlopantic3880]

However its similar type of drops and stuff it still gets you vibing around

[@Mumble8988]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="40">0:40</a> wait what do you mean debut album? What about “Ascension Rite?”

[@Nawtystep]

Watch yesterday’s vidyaaaa

[@EvileTome]

At <a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="460">7:40</a> I had the SAAAAAME reaction, had to rewind like 3 times to listen to that bit again and again and again

[@anthonysykes1593]

Its a full song now 😈😈 instrument of the raider if you needed the title 😋

[@anthonysykes1593]

I indeed had the same reaction

[@Mrty98]

Have you ever made a song Connor W?

[@Nawtystep]

Oh yes. More to come

[@crim-jim6814]

<a href="#" class="seekto" data-time="171">2:51</a> Rumble???

[@chillinwithjp3312]

I’m with you that transition between the first ID and the build into Shitfaced VIP was meh and kinda threw me off but everything else was so insane

[@azazulsoulmeister7959]

Really boring imo, they all have very similar flows and sounds. Like bruh, use something else besides machine gun basses in every drop. I liked the drums though.

[@0ldb00e]

He's a tearout and riddim producer 💀 what did you expect?

[@trashnoob96]

i agree, there is some cool ideas but overall it's a repetition of what marauda has done plenty of times before

[@yuimanix5220]

There has to be a way to create tearout without the same machine gun sounds again and again🤔

[@0ldb00e]

@@yuimanix5220 If you don't like them then don't listen to Marauda then bum 💀

[@midnightskyofficial]

@@yuimanix5220Exactly, and other producers have proven that it’s possible. For example Agony has some unique stuff

[@superYnova]

man is just shitting out great ideas, incredible

[@skarinjesus]

Marauda looks like playboy Carti

[@Uglynerd]

To be fair I feel like marauda was kinda misleading with that , usually when people release a mix they don’t say “12 tracks”

[@ItsBabaEro]

Putting a Messhuggah song in there was criminal

[@itsmdm6453]

First listen huh

[@ptmptm825]

El Lost land no sera igual sin Marauda

[@pecerra]

Hey at least the other video got me with the clickbait 😉

[@lavenderhollow]

i thought it was kinda meh, like a 6/10. there were some songs in here i thought were great but were cut short, and most of the songs were kinda forgettable. the metal parts were executed wayyy better than most other artists who tried that style.

[@Yosh4761]

Lots of stuff I don’t really care for in this mix. Never really liked marauda’s style. Just too noisy for me. and the rhythms are so inconsistent it just doesn’t sound good to me.

[@adonaymontana8122]

Bored !😴 He's never change the structure sound that si bored 😑🤷🏿‍♂️🤦🏾‍♀️

[@JOBENWING]

For me, Black Label Mastadon….. I mean, “Marauda” is the pinnacle of his style AND creativity, which is kinda crazy considering how early on in his career it was. I’m personally burnt out on this current Marauda style in general which has been the norm for the past x amount of years. It’s one of those “ you heard one, you’ve heard them all” kind of sounds. YAWN 🥱 RIP is probably my favorite track of his of all time

[@luznoceda2003]

100% RIP is also my fav

[@overlordjord1306]

Not gonna lie, that seems to be the case for many of my fav artists. Their earliest work is almost always my favourite and they seem to quickly pull away from what made them blow up in the first place. Oddprophet is one for me, his new stuff just doesn’t do it for me but his somewhat older stuff (around when he was releasing tunes themed around tarot cards) was top tier for my preference . Same with Akeos around black label releases. Artists change and that’s normal and totally fine, but damn sometimes I wish they didn’t 😅

[@luznoceda2003]

@@overlordjord1306 a lot of artists like subtronics, badklaat and svdden all kinda peaked with their black label EPs IMO

[@overlordjord1306]

@@luznoceda2003 would love to hear some stuff like Jvnkworld again from svdden, but however I do like his newer stuff. Just different vibe

[@luznoceda2003]

@@overlordjord1306 yeah i LOVED voyd II but just for completely different reasons