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STARSET Ricochet ~ Old Composer Reaction ~ The Decomposer Lounge Music Reactions
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[@collinsnow2203]

Starset is a cinematic rock band, an electronic rock band, and can *sometimes* be melodic metal. The genius behind this is Dustin bates (vocalist, lyricist, keyboard, engineer, mixer) with a talent for detail. You literally just so happened to choose the standout track of the album, a super melodic ballad of softer proportions. The rest of the album is SUPER nuts, if you ever got into it. For future recommendations, I definitely recommend Everglow (a lot more like this track) or Gravity of You, a super heavy song on the album. ❤️

[@damienzadok3145]

Thank you for the Starset. I would definitely list them as “cinematic rock” but they’re definitely programmatic. Not only does the music have a theme but the band itself has fictional lore associated with it. For more, I’d recommend “Manifest”, “Monster”, or “Telekinetic”

[@alexrusset8614]

Infected is also a good one.

[@maydayjames214]

I’ve always answered the “what genre is this?!” question with “No one really knows…”

[@pilotmike1296]

@@maydayjames214 Starset is their own genre!

[@fuzi0ndet123]

Their cinematic sound is HEAVILY influenced by the dystopian genre of Sci-Fi, cyberpunk. This specific song can't truly be done justice until you see the video for it, you'll need to watch it a few times!

[@kasdjkfghalksjdhg]

They truly give their music-video releases the cinematic storytelling treatment. I definitely recommend it as well!

[@fuzi0ndet123]

@@kasdjkfghalksjdhg I love how StarSet and any other band for that matter tries hard to tell stories through their music. It's hard enough to mix in all the elements they use in songs. I appreciate them going next level with videos and aligning their music as such. Great story telling..

[@Danpool13]

You finally did Starset!! I'm so happy! My buddy is their drummer, Adam. So this reaction feels more personal to me. Lol. Keep killing it Geebz! 🤘🤘

[@Danpool13]

Also. Other songs to listen to from them that are killer: Other worlds than these, Manifest, Telekinetic, Infected

[@juno6994]

So musically Starset can be described as "Cinematic Rock". That is a pretty broad term however. In general you could say that their core "style" is Rock. They incorporate many different elements though, electro, metal, orchestral and experimental to be exact. They layer their songs to this as well. They have a layer of a crunchy guitar, then one with some electronic sounds, one with a cello, one with the drums and then the singer.

[@MrBearsfan1010]

Geebz you actually reacted to a Starset song a few weeks back. But this is one of my favorites by them. Incredible, unique band. They are metal/alt rock but with ann electronic element. But they sit more on the rock/metal side than the EDM side of the fence. They have played rock festivals but you wouldn't see them at an EDM festival

[@derrickc6125]

Did he react to something else? I couldn't find it on his channel maybe on patreon?

[@MrBearsfan1010]

@@derrickc6125 I am a Patreon member so that might be

[@MrBearsfan1010]

@@derrickc6125 you know what I just looked and yes it was. My bad lol.

[@derrickc6125]

@@MrBearsfan1010 haha no problem

[@fernandolemus5965]

They really do very well in blending instrumentals, one of few bands that blend synths with violin and cello together, it be cool if u checked out icarus, alchemy, and disappear

[@24karatCC]

I’ve always had a hard time defining their genre as well. But “cinematic metal” is the term that comes to mind. Their live performances are something out of a futuristic space travel movie. Really great stuff.

[@tidy5156]

I like to call it "Rocket-Rock" ^^

[@timidjawa6324]

@@tidy5156 Cinematic metal comes to mind because it's what Starset call themselves.

[@TheShadowflare1]

You should absolutely take a deep dive into startset. They have so many amazing songs, its hard to pick the best song from them.

[@josephboulet4477]

No way. Finally starset is getting attention.

[@acidblasta]

Also I think of them as art rock. All of their songs have a element of story telling that works with the others songs of each album to tell a over arching story in each release. Their live shows are second to none. They bring this exact sound to the stage and combine stage presence and visuals to bring it to life in a way that I have never seen in most bands.

[@tabbid9473]

Telekinetic, Frequency, or Manifest. (For Manifest, try taking a look at the live version Starset released on KZbin) I suggest checking these out, great tracks that truly express their musical talent and potential. Just a thought.

[@drlaackenstein]

The live Manifest video is one of my most frequently rewatched videos. Love that one.

[@kasdjkfghalksjdhg]

@@drlaackenstein For me, it's not often that a live performance is a better listen than the studio production. Manifest is one such exception! I prefer it

[@ewan_leod]

The Singer, Dustin Bates, describes the band as cinematic rock. It’s kind of a blend of hard rock, some electronic elements here and there and sometimes some more metal aspects. They have a singer, bassist, guitarist, drummer, celloist, and violinist.

[@TenTonNuke]

My top 3 bands (Soundgarden, Tool, and Starset) all play in such a way that I lose myself and feel like I'm floating through space. The little details in atmosphere and tonality take their songs to a level far above what you hear on the radio.

[@acidblasta]

Love that you are checking out starset. A great band that has a diverse style and a band that can be very hard to categorize. Some of the other songs that would be good to check out would be carnivore from their first album. Or earth ride from the latest album horizons. Very different from this song.

[@lastborn11]

So Starset spent allot of time in Denver in their early career when “My Demons” & “Monster” where gaining traction … having seen them live a handful of times I always tagged them as under the influence of fellow Ohio band Hawthorn Heights crossed with Jon Crosby’s band VAST…alt rock to what is being coined as Cinema Rock …very much a visual audio sensory theater… they are worth seeing live … great vocals … clean sound … often stunning stage shows … multimedia viewing is a must for Starset!

[@lc81002]

I loooooooooove STARSET, and Vessels is my favorite album of theirs so far. They seriously have zero bad songs in their entire catalog. One of my top two favorite bands. The touring band doesn't actually do any of the creative process or studio recordings, but when they play live shows (they call them demonstrations), they are now a 7 piece band, the extra 3 being violin, cello, and DJ. There is a whole lore behind the band (there's a novel and a graphic novel in collaboration with Marvel, and all the music videos tie in) that makes it interesting for the sci-fi nerds, but the music also stands on its own very well. They also do a lot with technology. They have interactive websites, sometimes they shadow drop videos and you have to figure out how to unlock them with super nerdy puzzles and decryption and stuff. The superfans, called Messengers, sometimes even cosplay for their demonstrations. Saw them live in July for a VIP acoustic show and got to hang out with the six of them (before they added the seventh touring member). They are the nicest people. Saw them again last month for a full demo, but Covid made them have to avoid interacting with the fans as much. The visuals during their full shows are stunning, and they wear costumes that go with the lore. Sometimes it's post-apocalyptic looking outfits, sometimes it's space suits, sometimes they dress as rebels (against the fictional big tech company that's part of the lore). As far as their sound, Dustin (vocalist, songwriter, creative mastermind, literal genius) describes it as cinematic rock. They can go very heavy (see: Telekinetic, Devolution), but they also have a lot of more chill, melodic songs. The first couple of albums have a lot of fry-singing interspersed. It's used a bit more sparingly on the second two albums. There is generous use of electronics/synth, hence adding a DJ to the live lineup, and almost every song has strings. For the ultimate cinematic STARSET, give Trials (reimagine) a listen. It's an experience! They also use baritone guitars and super low tunings. Drop G#, F#, even drop E. A few songs on the new record required an 8 string guitar. Suggestions to check out by STARSET: Telekinetic Icarus Bringing It Down Devolution Point Of No Return Monster Manifest My Demons (recently went platinum!) Kashmir (probably my favorite cover of anything, ever)

[@lc81002]

And the drop outs at the end are intentional.

[@GeneralSic66]

Sorry for the third comment, Starset makes their music to be more... like a tie in with a story. Their music videos really capture the songs better when pairing them together. Monster, It has Begun, Devolution, My Demons, and Trials are very well tied in with the visual music videos they provide. I would classify them as bringing the 60's-70's style synth music into the Post 2010's sci-fi type.

[@justynsullivan507]

Just been getting into them recently! Their new album is incredible.

[@dereksinger1282]

Every track is a banger

[@bluelily8289]

Just saw them in concert a couple weeks ago. They were awesome live. They were out with Lacey Sturm, Seether and Breaking Benjamin. BB had the singer out to sing a song with them. The whole show was so great.

[@adamyacovissi4780]

Monster is another great song off the same album. A band to check out is RED and the long version of their song Darkest Part off the album Of Beauty And Rage.

[@itar2521]

These guys have tons of songs you would love. Especially the ones that incorporate a Cello/Violin. They get a little carried away with the electronic part of it, but some of their songs are super deep. Trials - Reimagined is pretty cool.

[@veriahl]

One of my favourite artists Celldweller ( also Circle of Dust and other projects) had Starset on what they call "Future Rock" playlist on spotify and youtube. That is usually what i would call it too. It seems fitting somehow.

[@thisishead]

Starset consider themselves cinematic rock. They've got such a great catalog. A mix of metal, electronics, pop and orchestral. Dustin, the singer, is not only a great vocalist but can write a hell of a hook. I'm glad you caught onto that. Hope you dive deeper. Frequency, Into the Unknown, Manifest and Devolution are great tracks.

[@solidtoast7698]

From what I've gathered, the lead singer is an astronomer and everything put into the band from the name all the way to song themes, sound, and lyrics all revolves around space. That's why they like to use an electronic sound. It sounds interstellar and cinematic

[@michaelriddick7116]

I got into their album Transmissions and the song "My Demon" :) good stuff!! :D

[@1lots]

One interesting detail in this song: if you listen really closely, there's sounds of breaking glass on some beats in the bridge, which fits the lyrics of "all these broken souls, they'll never make me whole"

[@semaj_5022]

Any Starset I love them! I don't give them as much play as I used to, but they are such a good and unique band. A lot of other groups these days are blending electronic and metal styles, but they don't seem to have that originality and creativity that I hear from Starset.

[@MJ-vd8bj]

No other bands write such amazing bridges like Starset

[@MrGreendayzed]

If you wanna hear a GREAT blend of electronic music and classical strings listen to *Muse - exogenesis: symphony Part 1, 2 and 3* (about 16 minutes of music in 3 songs) Me: Wow i can hear linkin park in the lead's voice. Wikipedia: Influences of Starset ~ *Linkin Park*.

[@DarklightNamari]

I've said this too when I first got into Starset!! Dustin always sounded a lot like Chester when singing some of his songs, this one being one of them. He has that semi-rasp in certain notes that really just give of big Chester vibes and it's amazing. He sounds like him, but he also manages to still have his own individual sound as well!

[@GLUTENX]

Should definitely do a newer song from them. They’re incredible!

[@the_seer_0421]

I glad you checked out this band. They have very interesting sound mixing electronics, pop elements and orchestrals with modern rock and metal giving them a very big and cinematic production. You should definitely check out more of their music starting off with "it has begun" from their first album "transmissions". It's one of their best imo and it's would be pretty fitting I would say. Also merry Christmas my dude!

[@YTCBlackStar]

This song is the one I usually recommend as a first time listen. Glad you enjoyed it. They consider themselves as Cinematic Rock or Space Rock (with their space/technology/future theming) I recommend Disappear from their new album, one of my favorites from that album.

[@hands_media]

I feel like this is simply rock with edm elements.

[@drlaackenstein]

I love genre bending/blending stuff like these guys do.

[@alexkenley1]

they're latest album Horizons is amazing

[@thehopefulgamer1075]

I feel like if you want to see how the band works, you should watch a live performance. they have a cool live version of "manifest" on KZbin. highly recommend. they mix instruments with electronic sound.

[@drachenkonigderwolfe963]

Ok, I was with you for the first bar of the song. I can't get past the disconnect between the bass and vocals. I would say that my problem with it is that they're way too far apart in terms of frequency for me personally. Though it gets better when the vocalist really starts to let loose. So it's one of those songs that get better as I listen. Very nice, not many songs can get me to change my tune so easily in the first listen. Good job.

[@rondeezy_thepancakeslayer1242]

Yesssssssss, Starset! They’re all about space themes and the like. I honestly though they have done soundtrack work for movies, but I couldn’t find out which ones. Maybe someone here in the comments can help me out if they are :)

[@kasdjkfghalksjdhg]

They released a comic novel with Marvel called the Prox Transmissions, and contributed a track called "Infected" to the mobile game Arknights, which also has an anime forthcoming. As far as I know though, they haven't contributed any new work to any movies. They may have songs from their album releases that they approved to be featured in movies, though? I haven't checked for that. Every Starset album in itself could basically be the inspiration behind a movie anyway.

[@cemetree]

@@kasdjkfghalksjdhg the actual novel is better than the graphic one because it is more comprehensive and he’s working on a follow up.

[@benpowell5348]

I'd love to hear you comment on the differences in the mix now with a different producer on Horizons or even with the frontman himself helping produce on Divisions. Personally my favorite sound was with Rob Graves on this Vessels album, but there's some merit to the other albums too

[@martinlayden6731]

You should check out starsets song called Satellite. It less electronics and more band as most of their songs are

[@dereksinger1282]

Devolution off their new album is a badass track

[@MaraficeEye]

So damn happy to see you checking out Starset. Hands down in my top 3 favorite bands. There's so much to choose from in their catalog, and scanning through the comments, a lot have already been recommended so no need for me to add more in. But I definitely hope you do more from all 4 albums.

[@joebrown1253]

Thank you for your commentary of a band this is literal music perfection.

[@Th3BadThing]

Hell to the yes! Catching up on your vids now and when I saw Starset I had to click immediately. One of the few bands in the last decade who I've just outright been addicted to. Vessel's is a fantastic album through and through, also their music videos are quite thematic (alongside the lyrics) as well as live shows. Absolutely check out more of their work, Monsters, Leaving this world behind, Unbecoming, So many tracks to choose from. Awwright!

[@ThePottsy86]

There is an acoustic version of "Unbecoming" on KZbin that is amazing. You can really hear the emotion in Dustin's voice.

[@solveetcoagula1891]

This is a great song from a great band. I did a laugh when you said trap metal... trap metal is Bone Crew. This is just a heavish band with synth added for flair... and it really works.

[@GeneralSic66]

This is one of my top 10 favorite songs of all time. SO glad you covered this! The melody of the singer is just insane. The music video is a good paring to this song.

[@8DaDrought8]

Love them! The way they mix modern rock and electronics is amazing.

[@flamehaze59]

Nice reaction! STARSET is really unique and their lore... WOW! Thanks for this! Ricochet is one of my absolute favorites!

[@jenniferv7544]

I love Starset because of their storyline across the albums they’ve released. Cinematic Rock but they do have an EDM vibe. I’ve seen them twice live & they put on a show. I love their use of the violin and cello. When I listen to their music it feels otherworldly.

[@greygreygray]

Fucking love Starset, one of my favorite bands

[@apollon1ghts]

Nice! Please, make more Starset reactions!

[@GeneralSic66]

Also, "Devolution" is a good new song by them that I love. Took me a couple of listen throughs to really appreciate it, but I love it now.

[@justinismynam8268]

Great reaction. Starset is one of my favorite bands.

[@adamhenton6221]

Bright n early GeebZ. New band!

[@soblndkorn]

You should watch the music video for this song (also every other song!). Its very cinematic.

[@Estrada666]

You should check "Bringing It Down" from the same album

[@xLegendaryPete]

Starset is definitely considered alternative metal

[@awakepatriot2752]

Starset is absolutely amazing. You should really dive into their album Horizons that was just released.

[@shaunbrown3435]

I've seen these guys live. They put on a killer show.

[@abzuwaters]

I always found "Love you to death" an amazing song by Starset. I feel like it is incredibly overlooked. The song is composed so well, and I really think if this came out similairly 20/30 years ago it would have been a massive hit.

[@ashleypixie3781]

Dustin Bates (lead singer and keyboard) says that they are cinematic rock band. They try not to make themselves lean rock or metal only. They have a good few songs that really show the cinematic beauty that they produce.

[@drpzor]

It's probably light metalcore with EDM aspects and post rock-ish influences, in my uneducated optinion ^^

[@jpicard81]

Carnivore and down with the fallen by them are really good.

[@Chevellion80]

My favorite Starset song!

[@DrProfessorMD]

Great to see you cover Starset. I recommend Earthrise and The Breach. Saw them recently, AMAZING live show. Cheers!

[@adruiddrummer8841]

I love Starset! I tripped over them years ago during Transmissions when they were touring with Breaking Benjamin. I fell in love right away. It's amazing watching Dustin engineer/mix/sample/whatever it is he does while he's singing. Lol They incorporate science and science fiction into their lyrics, and their videos often have a bit of a Black Mirror flavor to them. It's almost worth listening to and reacting to the audio, then doubling back and reacting to the video separately.

[@dillonkerbs4902]

starset YES amazing group

[@NotRKelly.]

Thank you Geebz

[@Phoniexwolf209]

Perfect machine is a great one to if you haven't had a chance to hear it. It's definitely a change from ricochet. You'll get an idea of just how blended their music is. This is one the reasons I love starset is they can tell such vivid stories, while putting forth such an interesting set of sounds.

[@dasswizzle1998]

Hat game is on point, Geebz. Oh, yeah...Starset rules. Do more lol

[@Bluesbabesrv]

Geebz, you always have a positive reaction to the music you dissect. Has there been a suggestion, or music in general, where you have thought, nope not for me? Or even a genre of music that just doesn’t appeal to you?

[@stinkiestsmelliest]

I'm not sure what video it was (it was recent though), but Geebz talked about how even if a song isn't necessarily his thing, he can find always find something within a song that he enjoys :)

[@tylerdurden5593]

Great decomposition as always ;) I would love to hear your thoughts on Make Them Suffer - Widower oder Neverbloom. I bet you dig it, Cheers.

[@Kal824]

So many other good tracks from this group you could've been recommended.

[@stinkiestsmelliest]

My favourite of theirs has to be It Has Begun, it's more on the rock/metal side than this one but it still has synths and incorporates more electronic parts as the song progresses. Definitely an interesting band, I don't listen to them as often as I used to, but the space themes on their album Transmissions are always cool to me :)

[@cemetree]

There’s a whole more to them. It’s not just “space”. Each album contributes to the lore

[@tonyprime7]

other worlds than these by them is a digi-metal masterpeice! its tough to define starset. something like edm metal fusion or sci metal. their album transmissions is awesome and has a lot of well composed tracks. i recommend echo, other worlds than these, and monster.

[@amandaluceroserenity4804]

You should watch their acoustic or live shows. They have violins and cellos live. It is amazing

[@devinschreiber7675]

If you'd like to get into some more EDM or electronical stuff I highly recommend The Glitch Mob and anything off of the Drink the Sea album with my suggestion being A Dream Within a Dream. Perfect track (and album really) to just melt away and float down a sonic river. Keep it up man, you're the only react channel I've stayed subbed to. Your positivity toward everything you do is what keeps us here! Since you've started this journey I've discovered quite a few new bands from your reactions and am always finding new elements of my favorite tracks based on things you've pointed out so thank you! Aloha from a flyover state!

[@RageToOverCome]

Please do Dimmu Borgir "Progenies of the Great Apocalypse"

[@mackiscottewicz]

Hey man...love the reaction. Love love love the band. But I gotta ask...what's the hat?? I need it

[@SefinFPS]

The genre is called: Cinematic Rock

[@980Logan]

Ay next time you do a Periphery song you should do Ragnarok. Its sick!

[@Wardson]

Starset doesn't actually fall into metal category and they certainly aren't a EDM band. They're Alternative/Hard Rock if we have to pinpoint on a single genre. Because there's more room for Alt Rock to discover new elements and implement them in their song. They have a lot of songs that would be labeled as pop and would never be considered metal. In every album, they like to mix new elements with riff driven low tuned guitar. First album was orchestra, second (which is where Ricochet is from) uses EDM, third mashes analog pop elements and the last album mashes synthwave. So its hard to pinpoint on what they would be. The sure thing is that they like to do heavy guitars but soft vocals on verses, sometimes do scream breakdowns and use a lot of electronic regardless of pop/synthwave/analog instruments. They're a rock band that tries to combine elements from metal like distorted riffs with synth world.

[@phil777flip]

I totally Share all of your comments you Made about starset. There are also some nice acoustic Performances of Them in KZbin. And live they are also very interesting. I m really into deep groovy guitar Style Like Korn but in starset I also find some spheric Spacey Sounds that I Love in deep relaxed downtempo music. So starset is an experience and the Singer is very unique and professional that its not easy to sing along with it, cause when you try you See what I mean. Thx for the video! And yeah they have a new Album out.

[@mukakruda8474]

I'd definitely recommend Antigravity by them, it's a slower piece (not their slowest by any means) but as a string composer you might enjoy that one, they make some heavy use on the strings especially at the end there's about a 1.5/2min portion of just the instrumentals and the strings are very powerful and beautiful. Starset's whole thing really is space, and future, they lean very heavily into more electronic and uncomfortable to replicate that sort of "space" theme and if you ever check out a live performance by them it very much shows, they even show up on stage in futuristic astronaut suits and such, it's entire experience. If you're looking for one of their slowest and (in my opinion at least) most beautiful tracks, Dark Star is a good one for that, while I believe My Demons, Monster, and Halo are their most popular/known, they're very catchy

[@fernandolemus5965]

They fall inti alternative rock genre, but even that doesn't quite descrive them since they also have elements of pop and metal in their music

[@tedridout2541]

And a nanofart I love it

[@Phoniexwolf209]

I kinda consider starset to be a type of their own. They seem to hit a variety of types of music genres wrapped up into their songs. It's hard to pin down what kind it is.

[@evenbest4952]

You got it right.

[@ClickToPreview]

Whereas I've always considered some quintessential Steve Miller Band's "Book of Dreams" tracks as "Space Rock" because of the ethereal synthesizers, the first Starset album was SPACE THEMATIC LYRICALLY as well. This is like 30 Seconds To Mars had a bastard love child with actual Martians listening to space sounds.

[@joelsawyer1521]

Fun fact starset tours with a cellist and violinist

[@venomenace]

Starset classifies themselves as "cinematic rock" and if you listen to any of their albums you'd see why.. every track is like a movie, it takes you on a journey and tells an overall narrative throughout each entire album.

[@ethanweissman7403]

Manifest by them should be next!

[@joshuapridgeon8190]

Cinematic rock

[@austinray2138]

You should check out Red and their song Shadow and Soul.

[@matthewmuenz5660]

I’d recommend anti gravity or carnivore

[@Persholm1]

They're a cinematic rock band, but I'd put the genre as space rock/metal.

[@michaelgutierrez1826]

They truly are a one of a kind sir. It's okay if you strain to genre place them. They identify as cinematic rock. I describe them as electronic orchestral rock.

[@clintmead7538]

Should do Orpheum by Anberlin…any song by Anberlin really