Producer Reacts to FKA Twigs - LP1

[@aiden4886]

Please react to Magdalene By FKA Twigs, the album is a masterpiece!

[@bodyody1365]

it's literally a piece of ✨a r t✨

[@Mark.mp3]

PLEASE! He would love it more I think than this project

[@Cilantroconperejil]

Yessssssss !!!

[@420Fae]

YESSS

[@baybie8628]

Please omfg yes

[@stanconnorstan4266]

Twigs also make more sense when you understand that for most of her teenage years she was working with jazz ensembles so that elements of improvisation and surprising or unconventional choices are ingrained into her artistic fingerprint. She also is very much a performance artist and dancer so in a live context it makes for a whole experience.

[@raliballen1]

FKA’s first album was VERY experimental. It’s not everyones cup of tea. Her most recent album was more structured.

[@soaribb32]

I think Magdalene is even more experimental.

[@matiashdhd7755]

imo m3ll155x is her least experimental work, but still very unique

[@rogerklk]

Very experimental but very well balanced, maybe not someone's taste but undeniably great in it's production, don't know how to say but everything hits so well and the timing is perfection. I love Magdalene more as a fleshed and polished record, it's deeper and of course the best she's ever made but LP1 is just damn satisfying experimentation.

[@8i23h2bn]

@@soaribb32 its really not

[@feedhyungwonplease6087]

@@soaribb32 i agree, far mor experimental than LP1

[@Nomin130]

arca would melt this dudes brain

[@triplewells]

🤣🤣🤣

[@multijxde1855]

Ikr 💀

[@runa111_1]

💀💀💀

[@gisele__________________]

literally

[@m.couronne]

he’s not ready for that kind of chili pepper

[@dantzu07]

One note that kind of makes more sense with her experimental beats: she's a dancer before anything, so in the production process of this album she said if she couldn't dance to any of the music she would fix it or scrap it. dancing is, and probably might be, the main vehicle for her music and that's why some of the beats are the way they are

[@triplewells]

This is what I thought too! I feel like twigs dances with her music sometimes rather than playing it, makes it unexpected.

[@vvvinblue5557]

I actually like the awkward spaces in LP1 because they sort of symbolize the emptiness in the relationship. Twigs is very invested in her partner, but the partner is not invested, so there are gaps, as twigs sing in Pendulum. Very reminiscient of Hide and Water Me. I think twigs is master of the feeling of emptiness.

[@amigui_]

i don't think she has something to do with lana or halsey, she's more in the björk, arca, kelela, sevdaliza realm

[@nodezsh]

Well, when you have never heard anything similar, you will struggle to find a proper comparison anywhere inside your musical vocabulary. Go listen to Steve Reich - "Sextet" and tell me what it sounds like. [I'm taking a shot in the dark. You could totally know your stuff and could potentially find a completely appropiate comparison.]

[@hennerz93]

THIS is the most experimental record you’ve heard? Ooooo boy you’ve just made a dent into the surface 👀

[@triplewells]

When he started the video I was like wheeeeewwww boi you are in for a trip 🤣 i can feel we are all about to go down a weird rabbit hole together

[@Novemberxo]

any recommendations?

[@hennerz93]

@@Novemberxo artists like Arca (who produced the record in the video, her solo stuff is a lot more experimental), Autechre, Ash Koosha, Nurse With Wound, Xiu Xiu, Prurient, Oneohtrix Point Never, Iglooghost, and Death Grips are just a few. I’m still in the middle of diving deeper into experimental music and even with a few of these artists I only know a handful of tracks but worth looking into for sure. Just having a look for yourself too can be fun. Artists who are as experimental as Twigs include Animal Collective, Björk and Clarence Clarity

[@feedhyungwonplease6087]

Magdalene by FKA Twigs, any sophie and chalie xcx albums

[@hennerz93]

@@feedhyungwonplease6087 you replying to Desiree?

[@amyzalot4583]

Time stamps Preface - 1:53 Lights on - 4:35 Two weeks - 11:04 Hours - 17:34 Pendulum -27:11 Video girl - 34:08 Numbers - 39:00 Closer - 44:30 Give up - 49:15 Kicks - 56:07

[@multijxde1855]

Thanks!

[@crossingn6451]

thanks dude

[@crooningdog]

Scrolled down through the comments section searching for this😄 Thank you!

[@prynce_k5522]

Thank you!

[@davilopes5925]

Legend.

[@rafaelsantos7062]

U need to react to "oil of every pearl's un-insides" by SOPHIE

[@a.s.1659]

omg pleaseeeeeeee

[@laserdisc688]

THIS

[@triplewells]

Oh absolutely

[@triplewells]

The gays are out in full force i love it

[@haotian1630]

he’s going to be so terrified 😭😭😭

[@Lostwig]

it’s interesting to see a producer’s (who’s not entirely keen to this genre) perspective on FKA twigs music especially considering how her sound is so unique and out of the ordinary. the amount of intricate details she and her producers use in her songs are mind blowing. all of the discomfort or sorrow you hear from her productions are intentional and is what suppose to evoke how she was feeling. excited for you to dive into more of her discography especially M3LL155X & MAGDALENE

[@jonahglaser8465]

I see you under every single twigs reaction video. Stan 😍👏🏼

[@MrOrogenesis]

"It's not about the crowd to performer experience..." Ya need to go watch some live performances of Twigs. It is ALL performance. She's blowing all the other artists outta the water.

[@ciarabutler127]

You should most definitely react to Arca's stuff she did basically all the production of this album and has produced for Bjork and Kanye. She is truly a revolutionary artist.

[@xen6481]

arca produced just a few songs on this albums tho

[@ciarabutler127]

@@xen6481 oh sorry for spreading misinformation lmao her music still slaps tho

[@R3N4i]

doña arca 🖤🌹

[@idkkidkk2445]

his brain would explode i feel like he's not enjoying in experimental stuff

[@juandiegocuadros7756]

i love Arca and she is a great producer but let's not underestimate the fantastic work of Twigs here, botch worked really well on this project

[@christochristo6245]

“this is way more artistic that I anticipated” lmao that’s a good thing my dude

[@AvalonDruida]

I thought it would be magdalene

[@ew8550]

i think he'll react to Magdalene someday soon

[@AcornRiot]

@@ew8550 soon ™

[@soaribb32]

It's a very intricate album. Rhythmic syncopation, weird tempos, synth layers, drumfills all over, vocal processing, chaotic, abrupt mood swings....it's very spacious at the same time and lyrics say so much with so little. I love and yet I barely know it cuz there's always something new with every listen.

[@orgyonmyown]

Not him trying to make a Katy Perry song out of Two Weeks 🤣

[@mauritius7152]

KDSKXJSJCNDMXKDJX IM DEAD

[@B0Y4rmSch00L]

😂 And gospel choir on Pendulum? Good he's expanding his musical palette though

[@ijustneedmyself]

Ahhhh, so that's why I didn't like what he was doing 😂

[@donovanumbra9704]

lmaooo

[@gabrielleao4981]

her whole point is to make futuristic music and I think change can only be achieved through rebellion and making people uncomfortable. that's my take on it at least. I really like your comments, as a new producer I find them very insightful. Keep up please. I'd love it if you reacted to MAGDALENE by FKA twigs, it's less experimental but also really interesting.

[@concretengel5124]

He’s so confused 😭😭 loll

[@stanconnorstan4266]

Someone else said this, but you would absolutely love Pop 2 by Charli XCX. One of the most futuristic and groundbreaking pop records of all time. It's a true classic that bends genre and solidified Charli as a queen of hyperpop. It's very different, but it's a great diving point for the rest of her amazing discography that gets more experimental as time goes on. Highly recommend

[@ew8550]

I'm really hoping he'll react to it uwu. it's one of my favourite album ever. Even when it's from the late 2017, it still sounds really refreshing and different to this day!

[@bodyody1365]

pop 2 is her best album. fight me😤

[@Metyourmatch]

One of the few albums that I can listen to over and over again and never get tired

[@1998Cebola]

genuine question; what new ground did Pop 2 break? It's great, but nothing new

[@ezrealxshsh5460]

@@1998Cebola is anything new in music? Nope. At that time it was refreshing cuz mainstream music was just bad

[@davidcremin3837]

This is one of my favourite albums ever but i can see where you're criticisms are coming from. I think you would prefer her new album Magdalene its experimental but it definetly has more structure that i think it would give you what you want. Check out cellophane at least cause its basically a sparse piano ballas that really shows off her voice.

[@housekinokuni903]

To be fair I only liked two or three songs from lp1 on my first listen, over time i have grown to love most of them and same with all EPs. Magdalene tho was incredible from the get go.

[@multijxde1855]

It’s my favorite album too, it’s my favorite album by her

[@FernStone]

I reacted to this album ,,, I liked it equally as much as Magdalene !! So good ! But yes Magdalene definitely is best for easing people in

[@Armando-ob8yd]

her albums are also growers.. the first time I listened to this record I also felt super uncomfortable but something always brought me back and now she's one of my favorite albums

[@pjmlemon3280]

her music is definitely an acquired taste

[@introvertbio4718]

Filling the space in Two Weeks as per your suggestion kinda ugly for me, it's the intimacy is what she's after in that hook

[@neonparadis3]

I think the album is a journey from chaos to structure. It begins with a hellish, chaotic intro and it ends on a more or less "normal" R&B melody. Her projects after this one ("melissa" ep and "magdalene") are more structured but not less experimental you should defenitely give them a try

[@ew8550]

BLAKE REACT TO CHARLI XCX'S "POP 2", "VROOM VROOM EP", OR "CHARLI" ALBUMMM!!!!

[@bodyody1365]

YESSSSS!!! Pop 2 is amazing!! I just discovered Charli XCX's discography a few weeks ago and i'm mesmerized. pop 2 and charli Made me a stan

[@xen6481]

PLEASEEEE!! or how i'm feeling now

[@tonacermel2358]

Omfg yes!

[@maxivillenas1895]

YESSSS PLEASE

[@kishtan1595]

nah hed need to react to how im feeling now its so amazing omg-

[@hugovergnano8717]

React to her EP M3LL1X45 or something like that, only 5 songs but the quality is from another world

[@elijahkonrad5130]

I really wanna see what he thinks of Sevdaliza’s album Ison, extremely underrated and has a similar vibe to FKA Twigs and it’s one of my favourite albums to go to in terms of atmosphere and interesting production

[@kristasmith7169]

As an avid fan of both, Shabrang blows Ison out of the water in terms of production

[@jamie8481]

so ready for magdalene. it's going to blow your mind. ngl LP1 doesn't do it for me. MAGDALENE and M3LL155X are masterpieces (edit: 11 months later and i love LP1)

[@jewelcao9588]

also i think lp1 is a lot easier after magdalene, which kind of gives you a code for how to listen to FKA twigs

[@1998Cebola]

weak lmao

[@starropenisthe4th786]

@Yannis YAHIAOUI they both were deconstructed tho

[@leegehring7295]

Love the edit

[@pjmlemon3280]

lp1 is one her best albums in my opinion 😭

[@orgyonmyown]

A perfect album, same with her sophomore album. It all makes sense in my head, every beat belongs.

[@000vaskz000]

Blake, you'll LOVE "M3LL155X" by FKA Twigs!! She mixed the best aspects of her sound in that one!! Please, react to it, you'll not regret it! M3LL155X also accompains an amazing audiovisual as well.

[@riggamorrischan]

FKA got bangers 🔥

[@escdakota]

Hearing Blake say this is the "most experimental thing" he has ever listened to made me scream. Whelp, there's goes all the recommendations I would have made.

[@nodezsh]

Well, it's not that uncommon that an experienced producer finds something out of their typical genres, completely alien. An example: Tori Amos did a cover of "Raining Blood" and reportedly Slayer, of anyone that could have said it, found it disturbing.

[@ClaytonGoldhawk]

He'd prob be so lost with Arca 😂

[@Lowkeylena]

I’ve been a fan of flat twigs for years. Ever since I discovered her when I was in high school , and one thing I realized is the longer I listen to a track, especially with those awkward pauses; the more I wanna hear her sing. It makes me crave her voice more idk if that makes sense.

[@Lowkeylena]

It’s like a sense of anticipation for me

[@Mark.mp3]

Oh god I hope this didn’t turn him off to MAGDALENE, which I think he would enjoy a lot more since it’s more structured 😔

[@ezrah4098]

You should definitely react to her most recent album "Magdalene". I feel its still experimental but not as experimental, I personally prefer it a lot more than LP1.

[@italolopez]

please, react to sophie's album: oil of every pearl's un-insides

[@riggamorrischan]

YES 👏

[@geisterbilder]

GOD, YES. he needs to feel what it's like to be reduced to nothingness.

[@farhanramadhan9328]

YES OMG 😭😭😭

[@gl-jj3tk]

PERIOD

[@7.seven.7sev]

No offense, but he’s not gonna like it

[@JoshGlzBrk]

Please react to Charli XCX! Either the pop2 mixtape or the Charli album! Start with pop2 please 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻

[@dougrocha4442]

YES

[@ew8550]

We need that!!! PLEASE BLAKE!!!!

[@ew8550]

Pop 2 and charli are masterpieces **chef's kiss**

[@ew8550]

Eh eh x c x

[@stanconnorstan4266]

Pop 2 is literally a masterpiece and I feel he'd enjoy it more because it has more traditional structure and hooks

[@awholelotofbees]

damn this takes me back, i was so obsessed with this n EP2 when i was like 15 lmao. also i would die if u did anything by grimes (think you'd dig art angels) or bjork :)

[@atonshonra]

I think you actually touched on it near the start of your reaction, when you mentioned the comparisons to choreography. FKA twigs origins was in dance, this is probably where she gets her perception of rhythm. I absolutely loved this album when it came out, and it's still one I love revisiting. Really enjoyed how this album inspired you to create your own secondary melodies to accompany the songs. Especially when you preempted the counter melody in Two Weeks before she introduced it in the final chorus. You should check out her music videos. They are pieces of art. Cellophane kzbin.info/www/bejne/j5yvm6R8paebbpY , and especially her latest music video to Sad Day kzbin.info/www/bejne/f6mqdYGIepJlmZI

[@pretendwrld]

I would love if you reacted to Take Me Apart by Kelela.

[@Therealsoso10]

yessss!!!!

[@triplewells]

Oh my god yes please Kelela is a Goddessss

[@soaribb32]

I love it, it's similar but I think it's even better.

[@mrmuh2]

Ahhh 😰 i would die.

[@m.couronne]

yess, i suggested this too. would be the logical next step

[@xen6481]

idk how to explain it but this album is just a masterpiece

[@nl7319]

This and M3LL155X are definitely her two best bodies of work

[@mxchxen]

SOPHIE oil’s of every pearls un-insides

[@ry._an]

51:03 ik i’m a few years late and im sure you already know but they actually have a song together now

[@syntheticsilkwood2206]

"In that genre of halsey and lana" 💀 really?

[@edubandex5206]

“SHE SOULD DO SOMETHING WITH THE WEEKND” You were right! You predicted it!! 51:05

[@triplewells]

THANK YOU for listening to experimental stuff its so fun to nerd out with you over crazy sound design. Definitely listen to twigs next ep, or react to the epic 15 min long video, and def listen to MAGDALENE for the evolution, I think it'll hit that middle ground for you (and the title track is like glitchy trip hop Sade for sure).

[@jorgemurga2107]

britney (blackout) and charli xcx (pop 2) are a must if you like amazing pop production

[@ew8550]

The production of those albums are GOD TIER!!!

[@victormarcondes100]

The fact that he said, "she should do a song with The Weekend" and she literally did

[@1998Cebola]

Something similar from some of the same producers that is more structured is Kelela's output, especially her 2017 album

[@Y.fm-radio]

This!!! 👆

[@1998Cebola]

@@Y.fm-radio it's sooo good

[@voguer8178]

am I the only one that liked LP1 a lot more than Magdalene? 😳

[@nl7319]

Lp1 is defo a better record lmao these comments are dead wrong 😭

[@collinbeal]

I got into Twigs with LP1, so Magdalene had to fight a bit for my affection, even though I love the chamber pop elements. That being said, I consider them both great albums now. Me a year ago definitely agreed with you that LP1 was the better album by a significant amount

[@piscesgroovesupreme]

You're really not 🥹🥹🥹🥹

[@DandYEAHH]

Am I the only one in love with Blake's boyband hair?

[@mikebalestra8348]

I do! He is fine AF 🔥

[@izzahmarzuki2550]

I see David Dobrik

[@ew8550]

He looks awesome in that hair!

[@JoyfulRelaxation22]

I am FALLING for it!!

[@sthatfairy]

please do MAGDALENE by FKA and would be cool a reaction to Charli XCX/Kim Petras (turn off the lights, it's a 2 part album of halloween!)

[@ew8550]

YESSSS CHARLI XCX AND KIMMMMMMM!!!!!

[@ew8550]

Magdalene, pop 2, and totl are literal masterpieces. he needs to react to them

[@gisele__________________]

"im uncomfortable" that's like... the point

[@user-rs3ty1jt6b]

PLEASE BLAKE REACT TO EL MAL QUERER by ROSALÍA!!!🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 It's amazing, you would love the production

[@moisesmiranda5289]

He should defend react to EL MAL QUERER BY Rosalía!!!!!!!

[@mauritius7152]

Ugh that album is so well produced😭😭

[@earlisonline]

the Bible

[@cactusonline]

YES

[@laindiamaya]

But all of us fans know and love each tempo switch and awkward spaces in her music

[@m.couronne]

I can see you’re a man of taste, since you were able to appreciate something like this. 3 albums I think you would have a fun time reacting to would be Vespertine by Björk, Take Me Apart by Kelela, and The Quanta Series by Káryyn - they all demonstrate deft craftsmanship and a definite auteur kind of vibe with beautiful music that’s intricate

[@housekinokuni903]

Over time lp1 has become just amazing for me. But Magdalene was a masterpiece from my first listen. Please react to that some time as well.

[@420Fae]

GIVING THE GAYYZZ WHAT THEY WANTT

[@mrmuh2]

I think this is the most influencial album in my personal music taste and just in general. Love magdalene. Didnt do nearly as much for me tho then lp1 and ep2 did

[@JayyeMusic]

felt

[@d_______________]

lmao LP1 broke this man’s brain and he never came back to twigs

[@davidmiranda4745]

I just clicked off this video immediately when you became impatient and wanting the hook to come at a specific time into the song, which to me sounds absolutely ridiculous. You don't judge a song by when certain parts come in. You judge it by it's flow, or intent, etc, and not by when things are "supposed" to happen, because not all music follows the same basic structures. Just thought it a little too subjective, kinda basic(again) and while that's ok, it's kinda MEH as well. Makes me think that you've only heard chart music. I'm sure (hope) you get more objective throughout the video

[@ijustneedmyself]

Pretty typical. People expect things to be a certain way and when it's not it hurts their brain 😂 To stay within those expectations is incredibly limiting... Hopefully by now he has listened to enough "weird" music and expanded his horizons.

[@robfrancis4364]

watching you react to this album really makes me realize how unorthodox this album really is 😭 didn't even classify it as that when i listened to it alone. still, loved this video! you've got yourself a new subscriber.

[@wilsonjunior4739]

I need ur reaction to Magdalene! I think EP1 it's hardly to listen without a intro in Twig's music, but Magdalene makes the best one! Really excited

[@matthewmoser5863]

If you want trippy production like this, listen to SOPHIE and Arca (arca produced Lights on), plus check out M3LL155X by FKA twigs

[@eyeorigins77]

he's gonna be scalped listening to arca's music.

[@LatterDayMutant]

I'll never understand the perspective of wanting the actually interesting part of the song to be more subtle and in the background. Like any time I try to listen to generic pop music there's MAYBE a hint of something unique, and the rest of the sound is just what everyone else is doing at the moment. Like where's the flavour? People are really out here listening to bland unseasoned-chicken-breast sounding music

[@isaacvermon]

this.

[@eyeorigins77]

this album is so good i almost forgot

[@UmbranGrace]

Please do Chole x Halle - “Ungodly Hours” and Jessie Ware - “What’s your Pleasure?” pleaseeee 🙏 ❤️💛💙

[@ew8550]

omg i love those albums!! def top 15 of my aoty list

[@thee_rainbxw_pisces]

You’d love Magdalene by her. It’s even more artistic and the production is totally insane and very deep/complex just like this album.

[@UmbranGrace]

Yas sir! Another amazing review! Didn’t expect you to cover FKA Twigs but loved it nonetheless. Always exciting to see you listening/review something more experimental and off-the-wall 🥰

[@pocketfox83]

Your insight was super interesting! You would probably really love her latest mixtape "caprisongs". It's waaaay more poppy and structured while staying pretty left-field and forward-thinking. Would love to see you react to that after this

[@rileyminteer4501]

taste on basicccc lmao

[@Bdawgz360]

Definitely recommend listening to Magdalene, much more structure but maintains the same essence, I love that album way more

[@user-so9nk4pk2h]

I love you Blake!

[@brianhernandez1786]

React to Mary Magdalene, pleaseeee

[@boosay1146]

To the people in the comments, I don't think you people are as patient as this guy.

[@funty420]

when you listen to lights on after so many months again wow does it fucking slipy and glorp. im chenched and denched

[@johnsonboy9able]

I thought it was gonna be Magdalene. To me it's a 10/10 album

[@belizes.4893]

omg, i love this album

[@SuperPrumpur]

Would be crazy to see a pop producer's reaction to 1000 Gecs by 100 Gecs, one of the most acclaimed experimental pop albums of the last couple years

[@triplewells]

I can tell by the recommendations and the recent reactions that the gays are out and stanning in full force and I am livinggggggg for it 🤣

[@spicysalmon96]

I highly recommend listening to MAGDALENE by FKA twigs! It’s probably one of my favourite albums of all time. A completely different vibe from LP1. I also really like her EP, M3LL155X it has some of my top faves on there!

[@bennyrobertson3269]

funny how you predicted that fka twigs and the weeknd were gonna collab! they did lol

[@MusicKnowte]

Twigs: Eat me out Blake: It's a metaphor about capitalism

[@z28camaro79]

I could be wrong but I think in an interview FKA mentioned she had some kind of hearing impairment issue and as someone who has a heavy hand in her music production I’m sure that affects the pitch/tone of a lot of the elements. 10/10 album of me.

[@crossingn6451]

hours is a freakin masterpiece i wish i could say it was my song lmao

[@Brax1982]

You cannot throw something like this at someone who says that THE most commercial Pink Floyd album was their weirdest experience with music. May I suggest Aquarius by Tinashe, again? Start with that and then go for Banks. Björk. Next, try Glasser. After that you might have the patience for Marie Hendrickson. Or go right to Aphex Twin, I guess. Honestly, I only enjoy half of the things I just mentioned. And this album right here is also only half in there.

[@atarm6451]

I love the art gallery imagery! I'll never stop thinking of that now

[@hoemogenic]

THE HAIRRRRRR 😭💜😭💜😭💜

[@elliecronin6404]

Another thing to consider along with all the excellent comments on this video; The experimental electronic music scene in the UK and Ireland is both massive and very concentrated. FKA Twigs contemporaries are producers like SOPHIE, Charli XCX, the whole PC music label, alongside other genres such as grime, hard drum, hardcore, etc. All these producers and genres use drum sounds often not found in the US outside of maybe Detroit and a few other places. The utilisation of sounds never heard before is a big part of electronic music in this part of the world, and a bit of a marker of skill and talent.

[@elliecronin6404]

Also, a sense of discomfort is a common feature of music made in the queer music scene, something Twigs is very much a part of. This is something we can also see in SOPHIE’s music. This also applies to music made by women in a male dominated industry, music made by black, brown or Asian people, music made by people with disabilities etc. The sense of alienation and discomfort cause by out of pitch sounds or vocals, tempo switching etc, speaks to a sense of the same in society; not “fitting in” with conventions is part of the musics aesthetic, an aesthetic forced upon “minorities” in a white pop world.

[@hoemogenic]

her latest album MAGDALENE is her magnum opus and it's more well put together

[@LuisLopez-tq5jw]

Blake, this is amazing!

[@JayyeMusic]

lorde or lana del rey mentions are crazy very different sides of the spectrum

[@anasanchezamador1365]

I listen this album a few months and I like so much ✨ Thanks for reacts👏

[@anjoniomarcos]

U need to react to "oil of every pearl's un-insides" by SOPHIE [2] You'll love how she turns pop into POP

[@AfricanaGrande]

imagine if he reacted to SOPHIE’s OOEPUI or Arca’s KicK iii 🤭

[@nicolascofrevarela9999]

Magdalene by fka twigs its totally a different thing, and its absolutely interesting how the album is made. A reaction would be so cool. Love the video!