Also I saw album art for Everywhere at the End of Time pop up in the video and freaked out lmao. I'm glad you're aware of that project, Ubnub, because it's truly amazing.
Vocaloid is the only genre(?) of music where there's such a vast amount of horror-esque, dark and highly disturbing songs that's not only good in quality, but as a whole are super engaging or meaningful. MARETU, Kikuo, Masa, Steampianist, Ghost, just to name a few producers. Even individual songs like Bacterial Contamination, Alice Human Sacrifice, Okaasan and more are truly horrifying. I don't think I know any band or artist that scared me more than Vocaloid songs, it's cool to be in this community really.
What makes his music disturbing isn’t just the topics, in fact the topics are sometimes the least thing disturbing about it. The thing that makes his music actually disturbing is it’s presentation and the fact that most of the time, The people there aren’t exaggerated. There are people like me and you, people who might be our neighbours, sisters, Brothers, mothers, fathers, friends, foes.
@@NJackie Not sure if this is sarcasm but Brain Revolution Girl still is dark. I mean popular theories suggest it’s about prostitution or self-harm. I personally believe it’s about a couple and the singer is constantly villianizing the other for small little things they do. But that’s just me
@@user-kl1hj5oc9d I’m not sure but I’ve seen many theories to it. Plus, Brain Revolution Girl is a part of the Human Zoo of Hell series. Songs like Spinal Fluid Explosion Girl and Holy Lance Explosion Boy are also in there with similar topics and themes. I’m pretty sure that’s the whole point of the series anyway (same can be determined from the description of the module for Brain Revolution Girl in PDX)
Mind Brand is an interesting song to me because both parties (the guy and the girl) are blamed for an unwanted pregnancy when usually its either one or the other getting blamed. Either the girl is a slut or the guy is useless. Mind Brand acknowledges that both have to live with the consequences of their actions and that stuff just goes sideways in life.
isnt mind brand bout sum girl who gots pissy because her boyfriends lefts her for whatever reason so she just kills herself cuz lmao frick this shat im out?
@@bamshablam5977 I see it as more of a one night stand/casual relationship gone wrong. And I don't think she commits suicide, but her family's/society's expectations kill her. A metaphorical death basically. She can't be the young dumb girl/he can't be the young dumb guy because they realize they have to take responsibility for their mistake. The Kuraiinu ft. Dr. R cover of the song explains it pretty well. Jubyphonic also has a cover thats written (in my opinion) from the girl's perspective. Definitely check both of them out.
@@genevievehoskins6829 lost ones weeping is about a child who isn't doing so good at school, and has to deal with bullying. Its like his last note, and the bullys are realizing what they have done. It also speaks about his lost dreams.
@@midget7141 yeee I've heard lots of people going like "this is a song about suicide you shouldn't vibe to it" "this is romanticizing mental illness it's bad" "if you can't relate to a song you shouldn't listen to it" uhhmmm sorry if I like actual content in my music😂
@@queendiamond770 Trueee and then they listen to songs with lyrics like: "I have 1000 girlfriends I have gucci I have money I'm the best Rapper uhh yeah"
I used to have a friend that would complain about my interests of dark tones entwined with shows, movies music, etc. I understand why others complain about it but if you don't like it then don't watch it
I'm getting older and stopped being a edgy teen long ago, and those "edgy, dark" songs used to be fun, but i think now that im older i can really understand them. It's like getting in that cave with your mates, but now it feels like getting in the cave because you just want to see how dark it really was,or something poetic idk
In other words, you have a much different and more positive view on life than you had before, and since you associated/related with these kinds of songs so much in that phase, a phase you greatly overtook, you no longer understand their appeal, or better said, the part of you that they appealed to, was lost.
This is my exact thought. Ironically enough those are exactly my favourite producers in that exact order. maretu is an amazing Producer who is very underrated because people think that you’ll just be edgy for making songs about sensitive topics. Same with Kikuo. He’s an amazing producer. I honestly feel bad for anyone who hasn’t seen his amazing skill.
@@artthenecromancer404 This is exactly what I think too. Not liking them is totally fine, since their style may not be everyone's cup of tea for obvious reasons, but Kikuo and Maretu are two amazing producers that shouldn't only be recognized as "edgy". I really don't like it when people call things "edgy" in general actually. There's nothing wrong with making songs about sensitive topics, if you can handle them well. And Kikuo and Maretu do it very well. In my opinion, at least.
“But I promise you, all that laughter will be immediately gone the moment the music suddenly sto-“ “DO YOU HAVE GOOD HEALTH INSURANCE?!” Boy, do I love interrupting ads :’)
When you mentioned not being able to listen to coin locker baby because of context, I find that relatable. I can't listen to Kikuo's 'Gomenne Gomenne' anymore. Hearing the first few lyrics and I already feel like vomiting. Not much media can do that to me. That song incites a bigger reaction than any other piece of media has on that level, at least for me.
you're comment about 'Gomenne Gomenne' is just accurate for me, gosh.. I loved that song but I felt increasing nausea after reading the lyrics for the first time >
To think that I first heard "Gomenne Gomenne" probably when I was in gr.6 (or even younger) omg and the fact that I liked it a lot... I never searched for translations back then cause they weren't even a thing and I probably won't understand it anyways.. Fast forward to now, I'm studying Early Childhood Studies in uni. I came across this song a month ago and decided to listen to it (with translations this time), and holy fuck I felt like vomiting. Ignorance is bliss
Yes. I like that song but REFUSE to suggest it to anyone or play it in front of non-listening Vocaloid peeps out of fear of them looking up the lyric translation.
The song is just downright disturbing, I watched the video with the translation on and I could barely go through the very first seconds without feeling like I'm gonna vomit. Kikuo's music never Fails to deliver that kind of sickening horror
i absolutely ADORE maretu. i was in a dark place 3 years ago and I was just...angry but i couldnt express that anger because i wasnt allowed to in fear of getting disciplined. So his music, that sounded so angry, the lyrics were so honest like someone just spewing out their feelings in their diary, helped me express my anger through his music. I felt FREEDOM in those very short, 10 minutes of break i had back then. of course, i do it in a healthier way now ^^ but from time to time i turn on his more metal songs and rock it out in my room to release some tension. gotta love that man's brilliance!
His scariest song is Suji imo. As a survivor of CSA, listening to lyrics from the point of view of the abuser can be horrifying especially with how realistic it is.
The noises at the end of Coin Locker Baby have NEVER failed to freak me the fuck out and I find that impressive. I know that it’s coming, but it still manages to unnerve me as much as it did the first time
We have: White Happy. A song that has been theorized it's meaning for ages. The main meaning people have taken from this song is that a girl who is so depressed to the point where she want's someone to love her, by force. "Come and take my first place prize" "Come on and take it all away" these lyrics are telling us she wants a boy to take her virginity because she's just so done with the world. Rebirth. A song where a boy dies and gets rebirthed into a girl and suffers. Then the ghost of the boy is telling his rebirthed self it's not her fault for all of the pain she's been through. The cause of this, has also been speculated. Where one meaning is their mother wanted a perfect child and kept trying, the pressure put onto those children leads them to their demise. Which is a good reason why "Its Not Your Fault" ("Probably") feels so deep to me. Mind Brand. I have a good understanding of what this song means. As, I've listened to it like 50 times just to figure out a true meaning to the song. This song is about a woman, considered a slut for her skimpy clothing and getting knocked up by men all the time. The song changes it's point of veiw many times. "Mirror mirror on the wall when's it coming can't recall" "Picture perfect pandering I'll grab them all and see them all in hell" "I'll drag them as we crawl" The woman gets pregnant and the memories of these men she can't bear. She hopes they'll go to hell for what they've done to her, left her there with a baby even. It's quite dark, yet catchy..
I think that White Happy is about someone who has been through a horribly abusive relationship with a manipulative leech who only used them, and is basically daring their ex to take more from them after they’ve already basically ruined their life? And the dominant theory on Rebirth I’ve seen was about a mother who has been forced to have their child, who may be severely disabled or otherwise suffering, and commits a double suicide with the child. I also suspected possibly a human trafficking victim who has basically been forced to become a breeding machine, or maybe kind of like Coin Locker Baby, except the mother is a repeat offender of child-killing, and kills herself over guilt at the end, taking the newest child with her (though that isn’t necessarily contradictory with the whole human trafficking victim idea). Maybe the mother is a victim of sexual abuse, likely incest (probably why the child is so severely disabled) and they’re locked up in their own home as has happened in some high-profile news stories (I specifically recall one such case from Austria. Horrifying stuff). The reincarnation theories are kind of a jarring departure from Maretu’s usual realism IMO. And Mind Brand to me also sounds like someone who has just come out of a toxic, abusive relationship, possibly a mutually abusive one if the protagonist of Maegamist is their partner’s side of the story. That or Maegamist is about the same person in the past, when they were trying to convince themselves that the relationship isn’t abusive, and Mind Brand is after coming to the realization and they’re angry and bitter. The way the singer talks about joyful past memories with someone and how she disparages the “slut” too kind of leads me to believe this.
I don't need an apology I wish to meet you in hell You're the only I won't forgive Let's make sure you will fall to hell that will be the least of my revenge -kadoya tsuksasa
Coin Locker Baby to me is a song that is based off of a true thing that happens in Japan. According to my research, mothers of unwanted pregnancy's would stiff their infants in coin lockers and abandon them. It's very dark and makes sense why this song is called that if you piece the clues together. A teenager gets pregnant and stuffs her kid in a coin locker, she feels bad and goes to retrieve the child later only to find that their dead. The ghost of this child haunts her and later has said to kill her with her 2nd child and husband by pushing her on the train tracks. ... Yeah.
I love maretu’s music, しう at the end says, “love for the worst victims” really relates to me sadly I like his music cause it doesn’t sound too fictional and might relate to some people “love for the worst victims” makes me think about people who have been badly treated sexual abuse, not good enough,high expectations and trauma really wants it to all end, which is how I sadly relate, yet there’s still no happy ending.
My favorite song by Maretu has to be Coin Locker Baby. Despite the song being about the event itself, the song gives us a feeling of the underlying RAGE of the child's spirit through the music as the song grows more and more intense. And the at ending of music video when the music drops away, and you just hear a droning, buzzing noise as the camera slooooooowly pans up to the locker. We know what's in the locker, but we shouldn't. *We really shouldn't.* And we feel like we shouldn't be seeing it.
the topics in maretu’s music are very graphic, but they’re extremely realistic, something i love about his music. It’s fascinating how he makes his music so realistic and scary. He’s a amazing vocaloid producer, and he deserves a ton of his praise. great video man. I really enjoy his music, and your video on it is amazing.
I love Mind Brand, but it really makes me feel sick. I was sexually abused as a child, and that song resonates with all the bitterness I want to leave behind. I still give it a listen every once in a while, when I need to remember how far I've come from that trauma. I'm mostly okay now, and to an extent that song has become a promise to myself to never let anyone go through that.
This is the main reason I love Vocaloid songs. They just don't speak about "sad stuff". They're realistic. They can be more related to for some people. They can be heard not just for the upbeat that it has but because of the messages that it carries that no other "normal song" carries.
I know right???? that’s kind of why I’m sick of people saying stuff like “the song: 🎀✨🍰 the lyrics: 💀😱🔪” about songs with more upbeat sounds but more sensitive/dark lyrics, because it feels like they’re not looking at the song for it’s meaning, but taking it at face value instead
Maretu is actually my first favorite vocaloid producer!!! (Followed by Kikuo and Niru Kajitsu) After hearing Mind Brand a few years back, I not only fell in love with his style of music, but the way he writes lyrics. Glad to see someone respect how amazing his songs are! I'm curious if you'll ever do one of these video essays on Western/English vocaloid producers such as GHOST or Creep-P? I'm not the biggest fan of them, but GHOST has had such a long run through the vocaloid community - going from their old Communications series to their newer works - , and they aren't gonna stop any time soon, and Creep-P has always been intriguing to me.
@@wannabehistorian371 They are still making music, but they will not be interacting with their fanbase for their own mental health. They will post music, but immediately log out of their account - if I am not mistaken. Honestly, the Vocaloid community treats GHOST like garbage and I don't really get why. They've always been treated horribly.
Goddamn, the coin locker baby case was horrible. People sometimes forget Japan its not a perfect place. Dude, this is perfect for Halloween, your editing was top notch!
when i first saw the title video i was like : Wait, i was supposed to be scared when i hear maretu's music ? It's prob due to the fact that i don't really read the lyrics translation that often tho, the only one song i don't really like to listen is coin locker baby but that's mostly due to the end's sounds effect that i really find gross
I hear the final sounds of Coin Locker Baby as a baby crying, the metalic sounds seem like the locker itself. But that train theory makes sense, I'll listen again to confirm lol Yet yeah, it's REALLY HORRIFYING whatever it is
@@primatasanonimos Yeah the train theory is that the child survived, and when he got older he saw his real mother at a train station and pushed her in front in anger.
I really like how you used the story at the beginning, left it on a cliffhanger to incorporate it into the main topic and came back to it towards the end to reach a conclusion for the video. It keeps your attention from the beginning to end! Maretu portrays very much what I love the most about Vocaloid. Often the producers take a topic that in itself would be either too straight forward, tough or simple to sing about yet they do it in such an abstract and symbolic way. Instead of telling you the story of the song right in the face they play with words, symbols and metaphors which stimulates your imagination. This creates some kind of mystery that draws you in and since you have to think hard about everything it plays a lot with your mind. It's exactly the things we don't understand immediately, the things we aren't told and the things we can't see that run our imagination the most. Like you said, some vocaloid producers use this against us. The comparison to horror summed it up perfectly. I'd like to att another example. Amnesia is a perfect example of a horror game where it uses sound design, art design and athmosphere to drive the player insane. It's the fear of not knowing whats around you and if there even is something dangerous around you. Once you actually get to see the monsters because you make a mistake and get to close to them, it looses its mystery and thus becomes less scary. I really love Maretus use of Miku. The lower pitch fits the music so well and is very pleasant to listen to. I am also a huge enthusiast of how artistic he gets with typography. My favourites are his cover arts for S.I.U and Whity Happy. Btw, plus points for the Cowboy Bebop reference ;)
I got a COMPLETELY different interpretation of Girl Eraser I thought it was about a lesbian couple, who was so assaulted and abused they decided to have a suicide pact. Especially since its called “Girl Eraser”
Ok, definitely the scariest thing I’ve watched on TH-cam. I was going to ask about your thoughts on Syudou’s softer take on the OG dark themes in Vocaloid, but, uh, this video has me creeped out 😂
5:27 i really enjoy swans, i suffer from schizophrenia symptoms and the song “You’re Not Real, Girl” eerily feels like myself when i’m in psychosis (my most repetitive delusion is that i’m not actually here/alive). it’s simultaneously horrifying and amazing
Maretu is the only Japanese musician I genuinely listen and even if I fear dark messages and scenarios, I still love his music. Because of his music, I kinda question his childhood and his hiding his dark secrets by posting innocent duck and cat pictures on Twitter...
It’s like how the scariest horror monsters are never actually seen, they are scary because u don’t know what they look like and u have to imagine it urself, that’s what makes it scary
okay- i literally cant listen to kikuohana's ヒトガワリ without having a whole ass panic attack- like ie never been in an abusive relationship except for with my own mother- it just reminds me so much of her
maretu's song "these eyes" is one of the best examples of how creepy maretu's music can be. it has no lyrics, it's just so unnerving. it feels so strangely uncomfortable
SIU randomly came on on Spotify when first listened to it, now I can't stop listening to it, it gives me chills when I hear the cries and the end makes me shiver, SIU just pulls me to listen to it again and again
Thank you for this! MARETU is my favorite producer and i've always felt so strongly entranced by his work, it's like it lights my brain up. I feel like you summed up that feeling pretty well here!
Thank you for this. 💞💞 Surprisingly, one of the things that scared me the most was the face that flashes around two minutes into the video for White Happy. I didn't even notice until someone pointed it out in the comments, even after watching it so many time-, and it's not that the face itself is that scary, it's just the fact it was right under your nose the whole time.
Actually Romeo and Juliet were living in normal circumstances at the time, so it’s anything but unrealistic. And Eraser Girl was about that? I thought it was about a lesbian couple who are driven to suicide because of homophobia? There’s really a lot of interpretations of his songs. Man I’ve never listened to Coin Locker Baby to the end. I’m just way too much of a chicken to lol. Ive never really been scared by his music, but his songs are so visceral and powerful and I love them. Also the colors and music sometimes really give me that later Showa early Heisei lower class neighborhood Japan feel for some reason. Or at least those depressing neighborhoods which seem stuck in that era. Maybe it’s the chiptune too. Japan wasn’t actually always safe, in fact as late as the 70s it was a pretty rough place over here I heard. Hell there was a straight-up tent city slum somewhere in Kyoto I believe until the 90s. Even my mother who comes from a more affluent background has told me about how delinquents weren’t that unfamiliar a presence when she was in school in the 70s and 80s. In that kind of environment I can kind of see how such disgusting things like literally leaving babies out to die in lockers could have happened.
Coin locker baby has sounds of a locker being closed and a baby rotting at the end. Somewhere near the end there is a sound like a mini gun or those sounds in those metal rock bands
The mispronunciation is probably beaucse of english spelling which is not a phonetic language, so people who speaks english as first language can mix it up
One thing that intrigues me is how both maretu and kikuo make songs with fucked up subject matters but have very different tones or feeling put in them, kikuos songs sound like theyre from the perspective of someone going to heaven and the song is them atoning for their sins or looking at their life for one last time, a kind of "its ok" vibes comes from them whereas maretus songs sound like theyre from the perspective of someone going to hell and the song is them learning why they are going to hell. Where kikuos songs have this light airy quality to them somewhere among the dark sounds, maretus songs sound like pure dark gritty torture and the only happiness left for you is whatever sick twisted pleasure you can derive from the otherwise misery that surrounds you.
MARETU’s music was like an escape for me as I was in a dark place some years back. Mind Brand and Maegamist was what really spoke to me at the time. Now, SIU is among those songs.
I sometimes love my internet. When he was saying "The music suddenly stops" and it stopped for like 3 minutes. I got scared that something happened or I might get jump scared, or he wrote smth on the screen. And stopped drawing. When I looked down. My video was buffering xD German Internet always has perfect timing 👌
I would've loved to hear what you had to say about Namida and Pink, my two favorite Maretu songs, but unfortunately both of them came out after this video was released. Maretu's music has a morbid theme that reminds me of some of Steampianist's work. There's a song by Steampianist that causes me to have a panic attack whenever I listen to the opening notes of it, but the messages in Maretu's music have made me think for more than any of Steampianist's songs have. To the point that I still debate what the true meaning behind Pink might be with people online on a fairly frequent basis (cannibalism vs. the romanticization of violent acts and individuals in the media). Very thought provoking stuff
MARETU is my all time favorite producer, not just because of his tuning or instrumentals (even though both are PERFECT). I loved his music mostly for it’s message. It felt a lot more real if that makes sense? I love Kikuo’s music but something felt off about it. It was too straightforward, easily interpreted. I’m one for songs that can be open for interpretation and MARETU’s music does just that. I understand the popular theories to these songs but when I feel sad, the songs take a whole new different meaning. The meanings are so realistic and deep, I feel like I’m being told the story of a real person’s experiences through these songs. It’s amazing. Not to mention that I have 0 doubts MARETU does experience some of those same emotions as his songs. His music means the world to me, helps me when I’m sad, and even inspired me to become a producer myself!
To me, Girl Eraser has always been a song about a lesbian couple(since he used Miku and Gumi in the song, as well as the symbol in the music video makes two female symbols) killing themselves via jumping of something because they were being harassed, mocked, and ostracized by the people around them. The whole thing of them fighting never crossed my mind, and is an interesting interpretation of the song, but I don’t really understand it that much
early on, when you talked about the screen suddenly cutting to black and leaving only the rythym, i was left with such a feeling of unease i just started crying. i physically felt like fear had gripped my heart. it was as if we were being shown that that song was not meant for us to see. it's just a dark screen and some notes, but i felt almost... griefstricken. i don't know, this probably doesn't make sense
2:46 i dont believe this is about an argument in my OPINION!!! it's about a lesbian couple in hiding because both vocalists are female+ the photo itself is of 2 female signs ♀️♀️
that album gives me chills and scares me everytime, the fact that it's about something that could happen to anyone when they get old makes me sad and terrified
I really loved the ending of this video. I like how instead of the video just ending, the sound cut out and went on for a few seconds. I think it was a nice touch to not just end it as soon as the sound cut out
I have it but only for letters, numbers and words having colors. For example the letter E is green to me and B is pink. 9 is yellow, 2 is sky blue. Hello is yellow.
I do have it, gotta say MARETU's music has a shape and taste of a razor, biting fresh breeze and tarry black. It is quite funny, like immersing wholly in horror
(This is gonna be a long thread of me rambling, bare with me here) - Maretus instrumentals are downright amazing. his instrumental album and the songs in it have helped me paint a picture of what my OC universe is; the characters, personalities, surroundings, struggles- there’s a lot of creepy, maybe even abstract twists in it. honestly if it weren’t for Maretu, i wouldn’t have gotten so far. not only with writing, but also mentally. I’d like to make an RPG out of said universe. Once i finally have the characters and plot complete, first thing i’m gonna do is get Maretus permission to use his instrumentals. Not only have i been a fan of vocaloid since i was a kid, i’ve also been a fan of metal back in middle school, and still equally love both today. The metal elements Maretu adds combined with his own is perfect. I can especially recognize which bands he references and is inspired by. For example, the riff in rational time was heavily inspired by lamb of god, which was put into the track *perfectly*. in Tool, you hear someone shout “here comes the pain!” which i’ve heard in slipknots “(sic)” track. In maretus track “the taste of cockroach”, the end repeats the phrase ‘the whole thing i think is sick’. this was also from slipknots intro track to their self titled album 742617000027. an instrumental track in fried eye, CORN, i can tell was named after and inspired by the band Korn. It’s crazy how much Maretu takes inspiration from other bands, and i’m 100% all for it. I think it sounds amazing the way maretu blends metal riffs with such disturbing topics and lyrics that are eerily well written, instead of romanticized.
Huh I’m not the only person who has found inspiration from Maretu (and other producers as well but Maretu songs are pretty good with this)! Though not to your extent.
Wait, I thought Eraser Girl was about a lesbian couple committing suicide together because they've been bullied by homophobes, now that I look at the lyrics, it does sound like what u said, but people have always told me that Eraser Girl was about a lesbian couple giving up on life because of the homophobia they go through 👀💧
I watched this video on the day it came out at the height of my MARETU obsession and even today, 4 years later, I still find it awesome. I don’t even listen to MARETU anymore, but you pinpoint the exact reason why I used to enjoy MARETU.
thank uu for this, maretu is one of mi favorites creators, If u want to keep the theme of dark vocaloid music you should really check out "SOOOO" their song "happy song " is pretty known thanks to osu, but all of their songs deserve more recognition and a listen I would love for u to at least hear them
That's a great material explaining what probably hits the most in Maretu's music. I can also tell as a person who experienced abuse, that these songs perfectly show the fear, the complex emotions and situations, the reality and how harsh it is. Realisticly, without simplicity or avoiding what's the harshest. It did comfort me plenty of times when I strived to survive, and made me at ease that I am not alone and something IS expressing what I feel.
For some reasons, I enjoy Maretu’s song. Not the meaning of the song, but the melody and beat of the song. It’s just so catchy to me. P.S: I heard “Mind Brand” in the background
Why is it this video that has given me the sudden inspiration to write something dark and terrifying instead of something happy/upbeat or sad/depressing?
@c a r o l i n Everywhere At The End Of Time by The Caretaker, the purpose of the album was to explore the progression of dementia in a way that could be understood to those of us without it. It's 6.5 hours, but if you're in a decent mental state and have time, I'd give it a listen. Changes your entire world view.
@@delynnmurray6826 to add on- if youre NOT in a decent mental state or are young/not very mature yet(not in the bad way, but like... just not ready for intense shit) stay away from it
@@マンゴー-c9b yeah,, everywhere at the end of time is probably the one album/piece of music i have to stay away from at all costs at the moment. hopefully someone else can listen to the music, but even thinking about the name and looking at the album art triggers some unpleasant memories.
reminds me of living today with social media. It's hard to live your life normally knowing of all these terrible things happening all over the world, for most the only thing you can do is sign a petition that doesn't work or send some money you don't have yourself. However ignoring it also feels terrible. You do what you can for the local matters but sometimes you can't help but feel overwhelmed and hopeless.
Man, the ending part of Mind Brand always gets me! Gives me the chills every time I see the video! It’s a great example that simplistic visuals and your imagination is all you need to truly disturb you! The “I want to forget everything” line together with the slow fade out and sudden appearance of the next, more brutal picture is just perfect lol I’m serious! Gives me the chills every time!
Scrumize is the only song that has ever made me want to puke, not because of the lyrics being grotesque or disgusting, but because of the hidden meaning behind them. And to me, that's proof of the greatness of maretu
Another view some people have in Before I Was Born is that the game shown in the layout never started, so they think it means the end of something that never started. This does make sense, as a part the lyrics can be translated as "Before I was born i was dead", but well it's just an interpetation and doesn't necessarely upbring to yours, in fact they could go well together and the lyrics are just purely interpetation
Thank you so much for making this. His music has affected me so sincerely and personally for years but it takes a lot to drag those feelings out and express them properly.
"Storing a dead body in a locker"
I know where this is going and I wish I didn't.
Also I saw album art for Everywhere at the End of Time pop up in the video and freaked out lmao. I'm glad you're aware of that project, Ubnub, because it's truly amazing.
Omg I just realised yikes
@@NJackie NOOOOOOOO
*c o i n l o c k e r*
crunchy train 🙂
I am honestly obsessed with dark vocaloid song makers, they are so dark and catchy I honestly live for them
Same.
I feeeel yoouuuu
same
My favorite dark vocaloid artist is SOOOO
Gomenne gomenne
"eventually, the music will stop."
IMMEDIATELY GETS AN AD FOR HORROR MOVIES
just use TH-cam vanced
Freaky...
For me it was TH-cam asking me if I'm tired of my music stopping
i had a video game ad
Oooff
Vocaloid is the only genre(?) of music where there's such a vast amount of horror-esque, dark and highly disturbing songs that's not only good in quality, but as a whole are super engaging or meaningful. MARETU, Kikuo, Masa, Steampianist, Ghost, just to name a few producers. Even individual songs like Bacterial Contamination, Alice Human Sacrifice, Okaasan and more are truly horrifying. I don't think I know any band or artist that scared me more than Vocaloid songs, it's cool to be in this community really.
I am huge into death/doom metal and gothic music yet Okaasan is the scariest thing I've ever heard, I really can't stand it
@@NJackie That's why I added a question mark, I don't know how to classify it :P
@@queendiamond770 okaasan is probably the only song that i am scared of :'(
You aren't wrong about the community.
I think Vocaloid would be classified as a medium rather than a genre, in case anyone wanted to know
What makes his music disturbing isn’t just the topics, in fact the topics are sometimes the least thing disturbing about it. The thing that makes his music actually disturbing is it’s presentation and the fact that most of the time, The people there aren’t exaggerated. There are people like me and you, people who might be our neighbours, sisters, Brothers, mothers, fathers, friends, foes.
@@NJackie Not sure if this is sarcasm but Brain Revolution Girl still is dark. I mean popular theories suggest it’s about prostitution or self-harm. I personally believe it’s about a couple and the singer is constantly villianizing the other for small little things they do. But that’s just me
@@NJackie that’s an interesting interpretation and I agree with them! I like the interpretation a lot
@@valkyrieagainsttheworld how can be about prostitution? most japanese commentary are the same also Brain revolution girl connected to packet hero btw
@@valkyrieagainsttheworld don't be know it all lol
@@user-kl1hj5oc9d I’m not sure but I’ve seen many theories to it. Plus, Brain Revolution Girl is a part of the Human Zoo of Hell series. Songs like Spinal Fluid Explosion Girl and Holy Lance Explosion Boy are also in there with similar topics and themes. I’m pretty sure that’s the whole point of the series anyway (same can be determined from the description of the module for Brain Revolution Girl in PDX)
Mind Brand is an interesting song to me because both parties (the guy and the girl) are blamed for an unwanted pregnancy when usually its either one or the other getting blamed. Either the girl is a slut or the guy is useless. Mind Brand acknowledges that both have to live with the consequences of their actions and that stuff just goes sideways in life.
isnt mind brand bout sum girl who gots pissy because her boyfriends lefts her for whatever reason so she just kills herself cuz lmao frick this shat im out?
@@bamshablam5977 I see it as more of a one night stand/casual relationship gone wrong. And I don't think she commits suicide, but her family's/society's expectations kill her. A metaphorical death basically. She can't be the young dumb girl/he can't be the young dumb guy because they realize they have to take responsibility for their mistake. The Kuraiinu ft. Dr. R cover of the song explains it pretty well. Jubyphonic also has a cover thats written (in my opinion) from the girl's perspective. Definitely check both of them out.
Lost ones weeping
@@genevievehoskins6829 lost ones weeping is about a child who isn't doing so good at school, and has to deal with bullying. Its like his last note, and the bullys are realizing what they have done. It also speaks about his lost dreams.
@@ssbgogeta8839 I love that song! I didn't know Maretu wrote it
I love vocaloid fans, they're the only ones that don't complain about edgy or dark/serious themes in songs
.. people complain about that? if the lyrics arent deep wtf are they listening to? wap oder what
@@midget7141 yeee I've heard lots of people going like "this is a song about suicide you shouldn't vibe to it" "this is romanticizing mental illness it's bad" "if you can't relate to a song you shouldn't listen to it" uhhmmm sorry if I like actual content in my music😂
@@queendiamond770 Trueee and then they listen to songs with lyrics like: "I have 1000 girlfriends I have gucci I have money I'm the best Rapper uhh yeah"
hello donut
I used to have a friend that would complain about my interests of dark tones entwined with shows, movies music, etc. I understand why others complain about it but if you don't like it then don't watch it
I'm getting older and stopped being a edgy teen long ago, and those "edgy, dark" songs used to be fun, but i think now that im older i can really understand them. It's like getting in that cave with your mates, but now it feels like getting in the cave because you just want to see how dark it really was,or something poetic idk
Felt this younger than i thought with parents arguing smh.
@@untypical-otrashchannelasi2781 Well that took a dark turn, didn't it?
@@baylego Yes, yes it did.
In other words, you have a much different and more positive view on life than you had before, and since you associated/related with these kinds of songs so much in that phase, a phase you greatly overtook, you no longer understand their appeal, or better said, the part of you that they appealed to, was lost.
Same. I used to have that edgy phase but with little understanding. Now I'm older and I want to really decide and understand these songs
MARETU is my favorite producer other than Kikuo - I’m so happy you did a video on him
The first comment didn’t say first for one =0
This is my exact thought.
Ironically enough those are exactly my favourite producers in that exact order.
maretu is an amazing Producer who is very underrated because people think that you’ll just be edgy for making songs about sensitive topics. Same with Kikuo.
He’s an amazing producer. I honestly feel bad for anyone who hasn’t seen his amazing skill.
Agreed 100%
@@artthenecromancer404 yes, I agree!! As soon as I found Kikuo and MARETU, I binged their music and made covers I mean ITS JUST SO GOOOD
@@artthenecromancer404 This is exactly what I think too. Not liking them is totally fine, since their style may not be everyone's cup of tea for obvious reasons, but Kikuo and Maretu are two amazing producers that shouldn't only be recognized as "edgy". I really don't like it when people call things "edgy" in general actually. There's nothing wrong with making songs about sensitive topics, if you can handle them well. And Kikuo and Maretu do it very well. In my opinion, at least.
“But I promise you, all that laughter will be immediately gone the moment the music suddenly sto-“ “DO YOU HAVE GOOD HEALTH INSURANCE?!”
Boy, do I love interrupting ads :’)
Lol, I laughed out loud when the ad popped up
Kinder bueno interrupted me
red bull interrupted me lmao
*Laughs in adblock*
oof I got a ad for a horror movie xD
When you mentioned not being able to listen to coin locker baby because of context, I find that relatable. I can't listen to Kikuo's 'Gomenne Gomenne' anymore. Hearing the first few lyrics and I already feel like vomiting. Not much media can do that to me. That song incites a bigger reaction than any other piece of media has on that level, at least for me.
you're comment about 'Gomenne Gomenne' is just accurate for me, gosh.. I loved that song but I felt increasing nausea after reading the lyrics for the first time >
To think that I first heard "Gomenne Gomenne" probably when I was in gr.6 (or even younger) omg and the fact that I liked it a lot... I never searched for translations back then cause they weren't even a thing and I probably won't understand it anyways.. Fast forward to now, I'm studying Early Childhood Studies in uni. I came across this song a month ago and decided to listen to it (with translations this time), and holy fuck I felt like vomiting. Ignorance is bliss
Loool I lost sleep because of that song the first time I listened to it (and read the lyrics). I like it too much though, on a musical stand point
Yes. I like that song but REFUSE to suggest it to anyone or play it in front of non-listening Vocaloid peeps out of fear of them looking up the lyric translation.
The song is just downright disturbing, I watched the video with the translation on and I could barely go through the very first seconds without feeling like I'm gonna vomit. Kikuo's music never Fails to deliver that kind of sickening horror
i absolutely ADORE maretu. i was in a dark place 3 years ago and I was just...angry but i couldnt express that anger because i wasnt allowed to in fear of getting disciplined. So his music, that sounded so angry, the lyrics were so honest like someone just spewing out their feelings in their diary, helped me express my anger through his music. I felt FREEDOM in those very short, 10 minutes of break i had back then. of course, i do it in a healthier way now ^^ but from time to time i turn on his more metal songs and rock it out in my room to release some tension. gotta love that man's brilliance!
Awe 💕 are you okay now?
Nice
@B0rK well yeah but hes racist 👁👄👁
@@themyofmywhat.
Please explain.
@themyofmy
His scariest song is Suji imo. As a survivor of CSA, listening to lyrics from the point of view of the abuser can be horrifying especially with how realistic it is.
what does csa stand for?
@@aliendxde i think it stands for child sexual abuse/assault?
@@wallaceandgromitfangirl8475 ohhh
I used to love that song in high school but never understood it... it always gave me the creeps but i tried to ignore it in order to enjoy the melody
Oh lord-
I didn't expect a lecture on Japanese history. Appreciated anyway, another piece of the picture.
Yeah!
The noises at the end of Coin Locker Baby have NEVER failed to freak me the fuck out and I find that impressive. I know that it’s coming, but it still manages to unnerve me as much as it did the first time
FR THO
SAME
It's like you can hear the muffled lower pitch baby's cry it's terrifying
it’s because that sound is made to freak you out, it mimics a baby’s crying.
Ayo pjsekai fan, hello there! Also never listened to coin-locker baby but I heard that it was terrifying
We have:
White Happy. A song that has been theorized it's meaning for ages. The main meaning people have taken from this song is that a girl who is so depressed to the point where she want's someone to love her, by force. "Come and take my first place prize" "Come on and take it all away" these lyrics are telling us she wants a boy to take her virginity because she's just so done with the world.
Rebirth. A song where a boy dies and gets rebirthed into a girl and suffers. Then the ghost of the boy is telling his rebirthed self it's not her fault for all of the pain she's been through.
The cause of this, has also been speculated. Where one meaning is their mother wanted a perfect child and kept trying, the pressure put onto those children leads them to their demise.
Which is a good reason why "Its Not Your Fault" ("Probably") feels so deep to me.
Mind Brand. I have a good understanding of what this song means. As, I've listened to it like 50 times just to figure out a true meaning to the song.
This song is about a woman, considered a slut for her skimpy clothing and getting knocked up by men all the time. The song changes it's point of veiw many times.
"Mirror mirror on the wall when's it coming can't recall" "Picture perfect pandering I'll grab them all and see them all in hell" "I'll drag them as we crawl"
The woman gets pregnant and the memories of these men she can't bear. She hopes they'll go to hell for what they've done to her, left her there with a baby even.
It's quite dark, yet catchy..
I think that White Happy is about someone who has been through a horribly abusive relationship with a manipulative leech who only used them, and is basically daring their ex to take more from them after they’ve already basically ruined their life? And the dominant theory on Rebirth I’ve seen was about a mother who has been forced to have their child, who may be severely disabled or otherwise suffering, and commits a double suicide with the child. I also suspected possibly a human trafficking victim who has basically been forced to become a breeding machine, or maybe kind of like Coin Locker Baby, except the mother is a repeat offender of child-killing, and kills herself over guilt at the end, taking the newest child with her (though that isn’t necessarily contradictory with the whole human trafficking victim idea). Maybe the mother is a victim of sexual abuse, likely incest (probably why the child is so severely disabled) and they’re locked up in their own home as has happened in some high-profile news stories (I specifically recall one such case from Austria. Horrifying stuff). The reincarnation theories are kind of a jarring departure from Maretu’s usual realism IMO.
And Mind Brand to me also sounds like someone who has just come out of a toxic, abusive relationship, possibly a mutually abusive one if the protagonist of Maegamist is their partner’s side of the story. That or Maegamist is about the same person in the past, when they were trying to convince themselves that the relationship isn’t abusive, and Mind Brand is after coming to the realization and they’re angry and bitter. The way the singer talks about joyful past memories with someone and how she disparages the “slut” too kind of leads me to believe this.
I don't need an apology
I wish to meet you in hell
You're the only I won't forgive
Let's make sure you will fall to hell that will be the least of my revenge
-kadoya tsuksasa
Coin Locker Baby to me is a song that is based off of a true thing that happens in Japan.
According to my research, mothers of unwanted pregnancy's would stiff their infants in coin lockers and abandon them.
It's very dark and makes sense why this song is called that if you piece the clues together.
A teenager gets pregnant and stuffs her kid in a coin locker, she feels bad and goes to retrieve the child later only to find that their dead.
The ghost of this child haunts her and later has said to kill her with her 2nd child and husband by pushing her on the train tracks.
... Yeah.
@@Creatorsan I'm paimon but mo is silent
i always thought rebirth was about an abusive relationship lmao
I love maretu’s music, しう at the end says, “love for the worst victims” really relates to me sadly I like his music cause it doesn’t sound too fictional and might relate to some people “love for the worst victims” makes me think about people who have been badly treated sexual abuse, not good enough,high expectations and trauma really wants it to all end, which is how I sadly relate, yet there’s still no happy ending.
I also relate to it. It's my comfort song for some strange reason
Can you recommend me vocaloid songs which are about high expectations?
@@KYC17_YT your comment was 9 months ago so uh oops but if you still wanna know there's "Aishite"
Siu we are talking about i really love that music but its sad that it has no good endings in the song
It makes me think of how abusive people often says things like 'oh others have it worse than you SUCK IT UP' cause of the songs premise
My favorite song by Maretu has to be Coin Locker Baby. Despite the song being about the event itself, the song gives us a feeling of the underlying RAGE of the child's spirit through the music as the song grows more and more intense. And the at ending of music video when the music drops away, and you just hear a droning, buzzing noise as the camera slooooooowly pans up to the locker. We know what's in the locker, but we shouldn't. *We really shouldn't.* And we feel like we shouldn't be seeing it.
SAME THO
I’m so proud of my daughter, she introduced me to Maretu’s music.
Thats great!
W daughter
W
W daughter and W parent for supporting their daughter’s interest
W daughter and W parent
(if I ever introduced my mom to Maretu music she’d freak out😞)
the topics in maretu’s music are very graphic, but they’re extremely realistic, something i love about his music. It’s fascinating how he makes his music so realistic and scary. He’s a amazing vocaloid producer, and he deserves a ton of his praise.
great video man. I really enjoy his music, and your video on it is amazing.
I love Mind Brand, but it really makes me feel sick. I was sexually abused as a child, and that song resonates with all the bitterness I want to leave behind. I still give it a listen every once in a while, when I need to remember how far I've come from that trauma. I'm mostly okay now, and to an extent that song has become a promise to myself to never let anyone go through that.
it's been 2 years since this comment and i'm just here to remind you that you are unbelievably strong! i hope you're doing well
🫂
This is the main reason I love Vocaloid songs. They just don't speak about "sad stuff". They're realistic. They can be more related to for some people. They can be heard not just for the upbeat that it has but because of the messages that it carries that no other "normal song" carries.
I know right???? that’s kind of why I’m sick of people saying stuff like “the song: 🎀✨🍰 the lyrics: 💀😱🔪” about songs with more upbeat sounds but more sensitive/dark lyrics, because it feels like they’re not looking at the song for it’s meaning, but taking it at face value instead
6:18 when he said "the moment the music sto-" the video stopped abruptly and an ad appeared, that scared the crap outta me.
Maretu is actually my first favorite vocaloid producer!!! (Followed by Kikuo and Niru Kajitsu) After hearing Mind Brand a few years back, I not only fell in love with his style of music, but the way he writes lyrics. Glad to see someone respect how amazing his songs are!
I'm curious if you'll ever do one of these video essays on Western/English vocaloid producers such as GHOST or Creep-P? I'm not the biggest fan of them, but GHOST has had such a long run through the vocaloid community - going from their old Communications series to their newer works - , and they aren't gonna stop any time soon, and Creep-P has always been intriguing to me.
I'm thinking about it believe me
@@ubnubmaster good to hear, eheh :)
Oooh yay!! I absolutely love GHOST so that would be amazing! :)
Isn’t GHOST taking a hiatus?
@@wannabehistorian371 They are still making music, but they will not be interacting with their fanbase for their own mental health. They will post music, but immediately log out of their account - if I am not mistaken.
Honestly, the Vocaloid community treats GHOST like garbage and I don't really get why. They've always been treated horribly.
Goddamn, the coin locker baby case was horrible. People sometimes forget Japan its not a perfect place. Dude, this is perfect for Halloween, your editing was top notch!
Yes exactly Japan is glorified and people forget that theres a active cult there, serial killers, abortions, and csa
@@spiritualdanger I’m sorry but....Abortions..?! That’s not bad if it’s not forced.
@@luvswinwin Oh no I meant these types of abortions where you stuff you child in a coin locker I didn't mean the others I'm sorry I suck at explaining
@@spiritualdanger Oh ok, sorry I took that the wrong way.
@@luvswinwin no its fine C:
when i first saw the title video i was like : Wait, i was supposed to be scared when i hear maretu's music ?
It's prob due to the fact that i don't really read the lyrics translation that often tho, the only one song i don't really like to listen is coin locker baby but that's mostly due to the end's sounds effect that i really find gross
Also maybe because I read the lyrics but my English too suck, I don't understand most of it.
I hear the final sounds of Coin Locker Baby as a baby crying, the metalic sounds seem like the locker itself.
But that train theory makes sense, I'll listen again to confirm lol
Yet yeah, it's REALLY HORRIFYING whatever it is
@@primatasanonimos
Yeah the train theory is that the child survived, and when he got older he saw his real mother at a train station and pushed her in front in anger.
@@giantsalamander8139 This is even more terrible, shit
@@giantsalamander8139 How did he recognize her, tho?
I really like how you used the story at the beginning, left it on a cliffhanger to incorporate it into the main topic and came back to it towards the end to reach a conclusion for the video.
It keeps your attention from the beginning to end!
Maretu portrays very much what I love the most about Vocaloid. Often the producers take a topic that in itself would be either too straight forward, tough or simple to sing about yet they do it in such an abstract and symbolic way. Instead of telling you the story of the song right in the face they play with words, symbols and metaphors which stimulates your imagination. This creates some kind of mystery that draws you in and since you have to think hard about everything it plays a lot with your mind. It's exactly the things we don't understand immediately, the things we aren't told and the things we can't see that run our imagination the most. Like you said, some vocaloid producers use this against us. The comparison to horror summed it up perfectly. I'd like to att another example. Amnesia is a perfect example of a horror game where it uses sound design, art design and athmosphere to drive the player insane. It's the fear of not knowing whats around you and if there even is something dangerous around you. Once you actually get to see the monsters because you make a mistake and get to close to them, it looses its mystery and thus becomes less scary.
I really love Maretus use of Miku. The lower pitch fits the music so well and is very pleasant to listen to.
I am also a huge enthusiast of how artistic he gets with typography. My favourites are his cover arts for S.I.U and Whity Happy.
Btw, plus points for the Cowboy Bebop reference ;)
Haha cowboy bebop! I watch it but didn’t get the reference
The sounds at the end of Coin Locker Baby legit freaked me out more than anything had before. It was extremely disturbing and I felt true horror.
I got a COMPLETELY different interpretation of Girl Eraser
I thought it was about a lesbian couple, who was so assaulted and abused they decided to have a suicide pact. Especially since its called “Girl Eraser”
i’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be
it is
Ok, definitely the scariest thing I’ve watched on TH-cam.
I was going to ask about your thoughts on Syudou’s softer take on the OG dark themes in Vocaloid, but, uh, this video has me creeped out 😂
Damn, I really wrote this comment before Syudou and Ado's "Usseewa" popped off. It's great seeing Syudou's music getting the attention it deserves!
"The moment the music suddenly sto-"
*gets an ad *
*"Yeah that was pretty freaky"*
5:27 i really enjoy swans, i suffer from schizophrenia symptoms and the song “You’re Not Real, Girl” eerily feels like myself when i’m in psychosis (my most repetitive delusion is that i’m not actually here/alive). it’s simultaneously horrifying and amazing
*Me at 2AM:* “Just one more video”
*me after watching this:* “Maybe 20 more videos-“
Maretu is the only Japanese musician I genuinely listen and even if I fear dark messages and scenarios, I still love his music. Because of his music, I kinda question his childhood and his hiding his dark secrets by posting innocent duck and cat pictures on Twitter...
d a k s u 🦆
Definitely feels like someone disillusioned and royally infuriated at the world
I really like maretus most recent song because he kinda just went "fuck it, no more subtlety, peppy song ab cannibalism"
that song makes me so unsettled and uncomfortable i hate i like it
Mind Brand was the song that made me fall in love with vocaloid
YAS A MARETU VIDEO, I've been waiting for this
I absolutely love maretu’s and kikuo’s Music! I’ve been listening to them for years.
same :0
i see you in the comments of maretus videos a lot too lmao
@@Rivwe I’m just a huge Vocaloid nerd haha!
It’s like how the scariest horror monsters are never actually seen, they are scary because u don’t know what they look like and u have to imagine it urself, that’s what makes it scary
okay- i literally cant listen to kikuohana's ヒトガワリ without having a whole ass panic attack- like ie never been in an abusive relationship except for with my own mother- it just reminds me so much of her
maretu's song "these eyes" is one of the best examples of how creepy maretu's music can be. it has no lyrics, it's just so unnerving. it feels so strangely uncomfortable
Thank you for doing a video on maretu their music is great and very lyrically impressive
SIU randomly came on on Spotify when first listened to it, now I can't stop listening to it, it gives me chills when I hear the cries and the end makes me shiver, SIU just pulls me to listen to it again and again
Maretu is such an amazing writer, he's so creative and amazing.
Thank you for this! MARETU is my favorite producer and i've always felt so strongly entranced by his work, it's like it lights my brain up. I feel like you summed up that feeling pretty well here!
Thank you for this. 💞💞 Surprisingly, one of the things that scared me the most was the face that flashes around two minutes into the video for White Happy. I didn't even notice until someone pointed it out in the comments, even after watching it so many time-, and it's not that the face itself is that scary, it's just the fact it was right under your nose the whole time.
God I just looked back at the song and I found the face... Definitely gave me chills
Alot of maretu's songs are relatable. That's why i like it. It's not scary...it's almost comforting to know someone understands the pain or trauma
It is it brings me a lot to comfort
Actually Romeo and Juliet were living in normal circumstances at the time, so it’s anything but unrealistic. And Eraser Girl was about that? I thought it was about a lesbian couple who are driven to suicide because of homophobia? There’s really a lot of interpretations of his songs.
Man I’ve never listened to Coin Locker Baby to the end. I’m just way too much of a chicken to lol. Ive never really been scared by his music, but his songs are so visceral and powerful and I love them. Also the colors and music sometimes really give me that later Showa early Heisei lower class neighborhood Japan feel for some reason. Or at least those depressing neighborhoods which seem stuck in that era. Maybe it’s the chiptune too. Japan wasn’t actually always safe, in fact as late as the 70s it was a pretty rough place over here I heard. Hell there was a straight-up tent city slum somewhere in Kyoto I believe until the 90s. Even my mother who comes from a more affluent background has told me about how delinquents weren’t that unfamiliar a presence when she was in school in the 70s and 80s. In that kind of environment I can kind of see how such disgusting things like literally leaving babies out to die in lockers could have happened.
Coin locker baby has sounds of a locker being closed and a baby rotting at the end.
Somewhere near the end there is a sound like a mini gun or those sounds in those metal rock bands
While I have zero clue what the song Koukatsu is actually about it will alwyas stick with me as one of the angriest bops I listen to
you're totally mispronouncing MARETU I'm sorry to be that guy-
れ not り
The mispronunciation is probably beaucse of english spelling which is not a phonetic language, so people who speaks english as first language can mix it up
weeb kek
@@warriorsclaws1943 but it's even written as MA RE TU not MA RI TU so even as a person who speaks English as a first language should has no problems
@@nettahkoplowich2459 Mare and Mari sound the exact same if you speak it out loud. They still make the "E" sound, even if it's an I.
@@ryokokereukhuran no
One thing that intrigues me is how both maretu and kikuo make songs with fucked up subject matters but have very different tones or feeling put in them,
kikuos songs sound like theyre from the perspective of someone going to heaven and the song is them atoning for their sins or looking at their life for one last time, a kind of "its ok" vibes comes from them
whereas maretus songs sound like theyre from the perspective of someone going to hell and the song is them learning why they are going to hell.
Where kikuos songs have this light airy quality to them somewhere among the dark sounds, maretus songs sound like pure dark gritty torture and the only happiness left for you is whatever sick twisted pleasure you can derive from the otherwise misery that surrounds you.
When he said “The laughter stops when the music stops” a ad played after and it scared the shit out of me
DID ANYONE ELSE GET AN AD RIGHT AFTER HE SAID “When the music stops” IM DEAD- FLAT OUT-
YEA LMAO JUST GIT IT "AT PHILADELPHIA.."
@@l.l5266 I got Hershey park XD
MARETU's music is addictive. It's dark, it's sad, even disgusting, yet still you'll always yearn for more of it.
MARETU’s music was like an escape for me as I was in a dark place some years back. Mind Brand and Maegamist was what really spoke to me at the time. Now, SIU is among those songs.
I sometimes love my internet.
When he was saying
"The music suddenly stops" and it stopped for like 3 minutes. I got scared that something happened or I might get jump scared, or he wrote smth on the screen. And stopped drawing. When I looked down.
My video was buffering xD
German Internet always has perfect timing 👌
I would've loved to hear what you had to say about Namida and Pink, my two favorite Maretu songs, but unfortunately both of them came out after this video was released. Maretu's music has a morbid theme that reminds me of some of Steampianist's work. There's a song by Steampianist that causes me to have a panic attack whenever I listen to the opening notes of it, but the messages in Maretu's music have made me think for more than any of Steampianist's songs have. To the point that I still debate what the true meaning behind Pink might be with people online on a fairly frequent basis (cannibalism vs. the romanticization of violent acts and individuals in the media). Very thought provoking stuff
MARETU is my all time favorite producer, not just because of his tuning or instrumentals (even though both are PERFECT). I loved his music mostly for it’s message. It felt a lot more real if that makes sense? I love Kikuo’s music but something felt off about it. It was too straightforward, easily interpreted. I’m one for songs that can be open for interpretation and MARETU’s music does just that. I understand the popular theories to these songs but when I feel sad, the songs take a whole new different meaning. The meanings are so realistic and deep, I feel like I’m being told the story of a real person’s experiences through these songs. It’s amazing. Not to mention that I have 0 doubts MARETU does experience some of those same emotions as his songs. His music means the world to me, helps me when I’m sad, and even inspired me to become a producer myself!
People have normal fears then there’s me who’s scared of *mirrors.*
Same and scared of bathrooms
I have a deathly fear of escalators. I cant get on one without having a panic attack 😃
mirrors? reminds me of that one song by GHOST
Trans people be like-
im scared of mirrors and fireworks
To me, Girl Eraser has always been a song about a lesbian couple(since he used Miku and Gumi in the song, as well as the symbol in the music video makes two female symbols) killing themselves via jumping of something because they were being harassed, mocked, and ostracized by the people around them. The whole thing of them fighting never crossed my mind, and is an interesting interpretation of the song, but I don’t really understand it that much
early on, when you talked about the screen suddenly cutting to black and leaving only the rythym, i was left with such a feeling of unease i just started crying. i physically felt like fear had gripped my heart. it was as if we were being shown that that song was not meant for us to see. it's just a dark screen and some notes, but i felt almost... griefstricken. i don't know, this probably doesn't make sense
This was great! I've been a fan of MARETU since years ago with how blunt and realistic the lyrics are
2:46 i dont believe this is about an argument in my OPINION!!! it's about a lesbian couple in hiding because both vocalists are female+ the photo itself is of 2 female signs ♀️♀️
*Everywhere at the End Of Time albums show*
Ah, I see you're a man of culture as well...
Whereabouts? I'm surprised I missed it if it's there edit: nvm got it
that album gives me chills and scares me everytime, the fact that it's about something that could happen to anyone when they get old makes me sad and terrified
Same feeling here
Oh god as I heard about a locker thing I KNEW it was going to reference "Coin Locker Baby"
I really loved the ending of this video. I like how instead of the video just ending, the sound cut out and went on for a few seconds. I think it was a nice touch to not just end it as soon as the sound cut out
I imagine listening to scary music with synesthesia would be an extremely unique experience
Oh my fucking goddddd
I have it but only for letters, numbers and words having colors. For example the letter E is green to me and B is pink. 9 is yellow, 2 is sky blue. Hello is yellow.
I do have it, gotta say MARETU's music has a shape and taste of a razor, biting fresh breeze and tarry black. It is quite funny, like immersing wholly in horror
@@aquabluerose7734what color is 8? it’s my favorite number :3
(This is gonna be a long thread of me rambling, bare with me here)
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Maretus instrumentals are downright amazing. his instrumental album and the songs in it have helped me paint a picture of what my OC universe is; the characters, personalities, surroundings, struggles- there’s a lot of creepy, maybe even abstract twists in it. honestly if it weren’t for Maretu, i wouldn’t have gotten so far. not only with writing, but also mentally.
I’d like to make an RPG out of said universe. Once i finally have the characters and plot complete, first thing i’m gonna do is get Maretus permission to use his instrumentals.
Not only have i been a fan of vocaloid since i was a kid, i’ve also been a fan of metal back in middle school, and still equally love both today. The metal elements Maretu adds combined with his own is perfect. I can especially recognize which bands he references and is inspired by.
For example, the riff in rational time was heavily inspired by lamb of god, which was put into the track *perfectly*. in Tool, you hear someone shout “here comes the pain!” which i’ve heard in slipknots “(sic)” track.
In maretus track “the taste of cockroach”, the end repeats the phrase ‘the whole thing i think is sick’. this was also from slipknots intro track to their self titled album 742617000027. an instrumental track in fried eye, CORN, i can tell was named after and inspired by the band Korn.
It’s crazy how much Maretu takes inspiration from other bands, and i’m 100% all for it. I think it sounds amazing the way maretu blends metal riffs with such disturbing topics and lyrics that are eerily well written, instead of romanticized.
Huh I’m not the only person who has found inspiration from Maretu (and other producers as well but Maretu songs are pretty good with this)! Though not to your extent.
When you make the rpg, I hope to play it someday. Good luck!
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Squadanohara :DD
again a great producer, perfect ✨
Wait, I thought Eraser Girl was about a lesbian couple committing suicide together because they've been bullied by homophobes, now that I look at the lyrics, it does sound like what u said, but people have always told me that Eraser Girl was about a lesbian couple giving up on life because of the homophobia they go through 👀💧
Look at the MVs for it, we were all thinking along that line
Believing in lies
It's likely to be some sort of mix of both.
Im not gonna google the lyric-
I think you're talking about World's End Dancehall
come back king vocaloid is booming again thanks to colorful stage 😭
In the first part when he was talking about the locker i was immediately like "SAYONARA SAYONARA KOIN ROKKAA BEIBIIIII"
"All that laughter will be gone the moment the music suddenly stops" I GOT AN AD FOR MARIO GOLF WHDHDHDHHSHDHDD IM WHEEZING
I watched this video on the day it came out at the height of my MARETU obsession and even today, 4 years later, I still find it awesome. I don’t even listen to MARETU anymore, but you pinpoint the exact reason why I used to enjoy MARETU.
I LITERALLY just listened to so many Marathon songs and I never one thought of a single thing in this-
How tf did Maretu get auto correcged to Marathon
I appreciate the effort you put into this video but I don't the stomach to finish it. Please have a nice day
This channel is so underrated, the quality you put into your videos are outstanding! Love you stuff
This video for some reason actually scares more then a horror game
Been waiting so long for a video on Maretu!!! Amazing job!!!
The moment the music suddenly sto- SPICY NACHO FRIES
thank uu for this, maretu is one of mi favorites creators, If u want to keep the theme of dark vocaloid music you should really check out "SOOOO" their song "happy song " is pretty known thanks to osu, but all of their songs deserve more recognition and a listen I would love for u to at least hear them
That has to be your best video so far. So much research, I learned a lot beyond Vocaloid. I even got creeped out a little. Great job!
Maretu will forever be my favorite vocaloid producer ❤
That's a great material explaining what probably hits the most in Maretu's music. I can also tell as a person who experienced abuse, that these songs perfectly show the fear, the complex emotions and situations, the reality and how harsh it is. Realisticly, without simplicity or avoiding what's the harshest. It did comfort me plenty of times when I strived to survive, and made me at ease that I am not alone and something IS expressing what I feel.
For some reasons, I enjoy Maretu’s song. Not the meaning of the song, but the melody and beat of the song. It’s just so catchy to me.
P.S: I heard “Mind Brand” in the background
30 seconds into the video: “Sayonara, sayonara, coin locker baby~”
I'm absolutely in LOVE with Maretu, so when I saw this pop up I MELTED.
Why is it this video that has given me the sudden inspiration to write something dark and terrifying instead of something happy/upbeat or sad/depressing?
5:06
Oh, oh god, I don't want to be reminded of that album 😅
@c a r o l i n Everywhere At The End Of Time by The Caretaker, the purpose of the album was to explore the progression of dementia in a way that could be understood to those of us without it. It's 6.5 hours, but if you're in a decent mental state and have time, I'd give it a listen. Changes your entire world view.
@@delynnmurray6826 to add on- if youre NOT in a decent mental state or are young/not very mature yet(not in the bad way, but like... just not ready for intense shit) stay away from it
@@マンゴー-c9b yeah,, everywhere at the end of time is probably the one album/piece of music i have to stay away from at all costs at the moment. hopefully someone else can listen to the music, but even thinking about the name and looking at the album art triggers some unpleasant memories.
@@GORE_KING god same, honestly it's powerful, but I was just not ready for it
I'll keep my comment here for the future
Tbh some of maretu’s songs have helped me through some rlly tough times…
Bruh when he said the music will stop at 6:18
I got scared shitless because of an ad HAHAHAHAHA
Great content nevertheless
I got an oats ad
I got chromebook
I got a snuggles ad.
kfc ad
i love how you incorporated the album art for everywhere at the end of time- easily one of the best albums i’ve ever listened to.
reminds me of living today with social media. It's hard to live your life normally knowing of all these terrible things happening all over the world, for most the only thing you can do is sign a petition that doesn't work or send some money you don't have yourself. However ignoring it also feels terrible. You do what you can for the local matters but sometimes you can't help but feel overwhelmed and hopeless.
Man, the ending part of Mind Brand always gets me! Gives me the chills every time I see the video!
It’s a great example that simplistic visuals and your imagination is all you need to truly disturb you! The “I want to forget everything” line together with the slow fade out and sudden appearance of the next, more brutal picture is just perfect lol
I’m serious! Gives me the chills every time!
Scrumize is the only song that has ever made me want to puke, not because of the lyrics being grotesque or disgusting, but because of the hidden meaning behind them. And to me, that's proof of the greatness of maretu
The silence in a song is like an audio-based liminal space.
Hope my man comes back, i've watch all his videos multiple times at this point
Great video, it made me change my view on these kinds of songs.
Another view some people have in Before I Was Born is that the game shown in the layout never started, so they think it means the end of something that never started. This does make sense, as a part the lyrics can be translated as "Before I was born i was dead", but well it's just an interpetation and doesn't necessarely upbring to yours, in fact they could go well together and the lyrics are just purely interpetation
Thank you so much for making this.
His music has affected me so sincerely and personally for years but it takes a lot to drag those feelings out and express them properly.