Here's what I research based off every reference from both the songs and the album cover. Mirar - Mare (EP) references Album cover is from a well known painting from Caravage (Caravaggio) and this painting is known as "Judith Beheading Holofernes". Context: "...painted in c. 1598-1599 or 1602, in which the widow Judith stayed with the Assyrian general Holofernes in his tent after a banquet then decapitated him after he passed out drunk." "Three figures with a red drape in the background: just a few elements, yet capable of orchestrating an utterly realistic theater of contrasts: darkness and light, age and youth, life and death, strength and frailty. Judith is one of the heroines of the Old Testament, a young Jewish widow who saved her people from the besieging Assyrian army. She pretended to ally herself with the enemy and slew their general Holofernes with her own hands, after being welcomed to his camp with a festive banquet. The iconography had been common since the 1400s, yet it had never been depicted with such harsh and spectacular realism. Here we see scimitar plunged deep into Holofernes’ throat. Life is still coursing through Holofernes’ contracted hands and limbs, though not for much longer. The general’s mouth gapes in a strangled cry, and we see the spurting blood, as if Caravaggio wished to freeze the flashing instants of an act that cannot be halted with the gaze. The light falls from the top left, striking Judith’s slender figure in full: her forehead is furrowed, as if seeking to summon all her strength, both physical and spiritual, to overcome her revulsion at the act she feels compelled to perform. Her maidservant Abra, a young woman in the original story, is here a wrinkled old woman with hallucinated eyes, bearing witness to the horror that the viewer feels before such violence." 1.) Rachma Reference: Rachma is a shorter name for Rachmaninoff and it's melodic composition is from the piece Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 (First 4 minutes, 40 seconds) 2.) Rose Bonbon Reference: No classical references; the name refers to a bar in Tours, France called Rose Bonbon. 3.) Hestehov Reference: No references. Hestehov could mean two things: Either it's Horse Hoof, or it means the botany plant known as coltsfoot. 4.) Franka Reference: Rameau: Les Cyclopes and Les Sauvages (start @0:26 on Les Cyclopes and continue onwards sync it with the intro to Franka). Also Franka means "Free" or "Truthful" in German name origin. For French meaning, since the band originates from France, could simply mean "from France." 5.) Oslo Reference: No references. It's also a gender neutral name that means "the meadow beneath the hill," or it can mean "Estuary, river mouth, Meadow of the gods" 6.) Cauchemar Reference: No classical references. This song is based on insomnia. Cauchemar means "Nightmare" so it makes sense considering the song's context. In my personal opinion, the album cover really captures the essence of what this song entails of the beheading, and the ending of the song is the aftermath after Judith completed the beheading of the tyrannical ruler Holofernes. Hopefully this helps you understand the meaning of this album/songs. Love your reactions ^^
you randomly starting to play still dre is literally all my friends who play piano also the harpsichord drop at the beginning of Franka is one of the hardest things ive ever heard
Album of the year confirmed. Also it's 2 guys, Marius Elfsted and Léo Watremez. And according to Léo, Marius wrote Hestehov (which makes sense since Hestehov is a Norwegian word and he's Norwegian, and also because on their IG there's a video of Marius playing through the riff)
The ending is like.. the screaming of a person being beheaded, followed by the eerie silence in contrast to the horrific act nik nocturnals reaction to this ep was bewilderment lol He was silent as well, didnt know how to react :P
Franka is my favorite track and one of my favorite moments in the whole EP was in the first track where it does that choppy/synth thing. Love that bands this ambitious are still out there doing there thing in the lab. Can't wait for the next containment breach.
@@liamcroatt171 I'm a half obsessive classical music nerd. In that I'm classically trained but I forgot half of it when it comes to specific compositions and things like that. I could talk about theory all day but ask me about piano concertos and you've lost me
@@coreyclip1 Theory can get crazy. I got into Slavic liturgical vocals and I had to completely redefine how I think about music to get by. It's insane how all the things you know are supposed to work can go out the window in an instant if you end up getting into the right type of music.
12:14 Your intrusive thoughts suddenly materialized into Still D.R.E., Thall lullabies really do that to people LOL. Hestehov is the best song on the album imo
I busted my gut laughing at that Hestehov part, with the tube sound 😂 now you have ruined that song for me like Drew ruined Rational Gaze, I never knew about the I LIKE JUICE meme until I watched his vid. Creators ruining parts of songs for me and it continues hahaha Love the vid
@@coreyclip1 I also just listened to Agent Fresco because you mentioned it. I have heard this before but wow, this got me this time. I ordered the vinyl.
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Here's what I research based off every reference from both the songs and the album cover.
Mirar - Mare (EP) references
Album cover is from a well known painting from Caravage (Caravaggio) and this painting is known as "Judith Beheading Holofernes".
Context: "...painted in c. 1598-1599 or 1602, in which the widow Judith stayed with the Assyrian general Holofernes in his tent after a banquet then decapitated him after he passed out drunk."
"Three figures with a red drape in the background: just a few elements, yet capable of orchestrating an utterly realistic theater of contrasts: darkness and light, age and youth, life and death, strength and frailty.
Judith is one of the heroines of the Old Testament, a young Jewish widow who saved her people from the besieging Assyrian army. She pretended to ally herself with the enemy and slew their general Holofernes with her own hands, after being welcomed to his camp with a festive banquet.
The iconography had been common since the 1400s, yet it had never been depicted with such harsh and spectacular realism.
Here we see scimitar plunged deep into Holofernes’ throat. Life is still coursing through Holofernes’ contracted hands and limbs, though not for much longer. The general’s mouth gapes in a strangled cry, and we see the spurting blood, as if Caravaggio wished to freeze the flashing instants of an act that cannot be halted with the gaze. The light falls from the top left, striking Judith’s slender figure in full: her forehead is furrowed, as if seeking to summon all her strength, both physical and spiritual, to overcome her revulsion at the act she feels compelled to perform. Her maidservant Abra, a young woman in the original story, is here a wrinkled old woman with hallucinated eyes, bearing witness to the horror that the viewer feels before such violence."
1.) Rachma
Reference: Rachma is a shorter name for Rachmaninoff and it's melodic composition is from the piece Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18 (First 4 minutes, 40 seconds)
2.) Rose Bonbon
Reference: No classical references; the name refers to a bar in Tours, France called Rose Bonbon.
3.) Hestehov
Reference: No references. Hestehov could mean two things: Either it's Horse Hoof, or it means the botany plant known as coltsfoot.
4.) Franka
Reference: Rameau: Les Cyclopes and Les Sauvages (start @0:26 on Les Cyclopes and continue onwards sync it with the intro to Franka).
Also Franka means "Free" or "Truthful" in German name origin.
For French meaning, since the band originates from France, could simply mean "from France."
5.) Oslo
Reference: No references. It's also a gender neutral name that means "the meadow beneath the hill," or it can mean "Estuary, river mouth, Meadow of the gods"
6.) Cauchemar
Reference: No classical references. This song is based on insomnia. Cauchemar means "Nightmare" so it makes sense considering the song's context. In my personal opinion, the album cover really captures the essence of what this song entails of the beheading, and the ending of the song is the aftermath after Judith completed the beheading of the tyrannical ruler Holofernes.
Hopefully this helps you understand the meaning of this album/songs. Love your reactions ^^
Thank you so much! This is super helpful!
bit of an overanalyzation of "Oslo", i'd argue, i personally think it's simply called that because Marius is Norwegian and lives in the city
this is amazing, thank you
Extremely useful information for context
5. Oslo - capital of Norway..? “the simplest explanation is often the true one” (quoting loosely)
That final track is straight out of a horror movie, absolutely terrifying
you randomly starting to play still dre is literally all my friends who play piano
also the harpsichord drop at the beginning of Franka is one of the hardest things ive ever heard
I played that chord and I was like wait a minute I know that....
Album of the year confirmed. Also it's 2 guys, Marius Elfsted and Léo Watremez. And according to Léo, Marius wrote Hestehov (which makes sense since Hestehov is a Norwegian word and he's Norwegian, and also because on their IG there's a video of Marius playing through the riff)
Mirar is just something else, it's crazy and it's good
That ending part of Hestehov is so incredible. It's one of the best things I've heard in a while
The whole EP is one of the best things I've heard in a while
The ending is like.. the screaming of a person being beheaded, followed by the eerie silence in contrast to the horrific act
nik nocturnals reaction to this ep was bewilderment lol
He was silent as well, didnt know how to react :P
Classithall was used in Niks stream :P
mirar used to be a one man project but after annunciation it became a band when marius elfstedt joined the band
also hestehov's ending is written by Marius
@@arockfloatinginspace4488 I believe Marius wrote the intro, not the ending
Yeah, it's two guys technically now
@@vaunted1208 someone praised leo for the ending riff and leo said it was marius' riff in the ep comment section
This guys have just won Thall. We, the rest of mere mortals, need a new league to play on
it really did sound like the tube that you turn up and down LMAOOO
RIGHT?!
@@coreyclip1 i just listened to it while driving and was laughing thinking about it😂😂😂
I've been waiting for you to react since it came out lol
Franka is my favorite track and one of my favorite moments in the whole EP was in the first track where it does that choppy/synth thing. Love that bands this ambitious are still out there doing there thing in the lab. Can't wait for the next containment breach.
Oslo kick in so hard with this hardstyle samples, sick EP
Idk if it was the intent, but Oslo is the capital of Norway
Ohhh that's probably it
The intro was Rachmaninoff's 1st Piano Concerto. One of his most famous pieces.
See I told you I don't know Rachmaninoff as well
@@coreyclip1 That's okay, if you're not an obsessive classical music nerd like me, you get a pass 🤣
@@liamcroatt171 I'm a half obsessive classical music nerd. In that I'm classically trained but I forgot half of it when it comes to specific compositions and things like that. I could talk about theory all day but ask me about piano concertos and you've lost me
@@coreyclip1 Theory can get crazy. I got into Slavic liturgical vocals and I had to completely redefine how I think about music to get by. It's insane how all the things you know are supposed to work can go out the window in an instant if you end up getting into the right type of music.
2nd piano concerto*
Would love to hear your piano rendition of the end of Hestehov!
I should write a medly of a bunch of metal songs arranged for piano
@@coreyclip1 great idea
12:14 Your intrusive thoughts suddenly materialized into Still D.R.E., Thall lullabies really do that to people LOL. Hestehov is the best song on the album imo
Oh for sure. It's so beautiful
The Hestehov progression you played reminds me of BLS' Spoke in the Wheel.
I busted my gut laughing at that Hestehov part, with the tube sound 😂 now you have ruined that song for me like Drew ruined Rational Gaze, I never knew about the I LIKE JUICE meme until I watched his vid. Creators ruining parts of songs for me and it continues hahaha
Love the vid
I live to ruin music for people
Oslo goes so freaking hard
But did you notice the “metal_pipe_falling.mp3” at 35:14
@@sssveny bruh you're right...
Goooood ep
@21:14, suddenly still d.r.e.
What's this Ticotta song you speak of? Great video btw. Just added them. Wish they could barrow the vocalist from Vildhjarta.
@@42k78 you gotta listen to Toccata it's my favorite song of theirs
@@coreyclip1 I had trouble finding it on Spotify but I could just be dumb. I'll find it now, thanks for letting me know how to spell that.
@@coreyclip1 I also just listened to Agent Fresco because you mentioned it. I have heard this before but wow, this got me this time. I ordered the vinyl.
@@42k78 nice!! Also the beginning of Toccata uses the melody from Bach's Toccata and Fugue in d minor