SOPHIE is an absolute legend. She passed away way too soon. She inspired so many artists, and you can see this with most left-field pop music today. Charli XCX, Arca, Jane Remover, 100 gecs, Dorian Electra, etc you gotta hear Kick iii by Arca if you want the closest sorta vibe to this. Pop 2 by Charli XCX is also super good
It took me embarrassingly long to realize that this is not just a collection of songs but a concept album, one that details a journey of transitioning. 1.) Realizing you are different than others and being accepted for the first time 2.) Exploring different aspects of sexuality 3.) Realizing the beauty in changing one’s appearance, while fantasizing about one that mimics the inside of her. 4.) Contemplating beginning transitioning and being terrified. (To me this song feels like standing on the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean, while a stampede approached you. Perfectly encapsulates the anxiety in transitioning! a fave) 5.) Exploring what it means to truly be herself. She searches inside herself to find who she is and gets lost in her own thoughts. A fave, and for me i feel the ending leading into the next song is very intentional. 6.) Shes met resistance, and is being forced to suppress herself. This song was described as a club song thats haunted and constantly being pulled back beneath a curtain, and i feel thats perfect. 7.) Shes a prisoner within herself, watching the world go by behind her eyes. Everything is a haze because shes been locked inside herself, forbidden to leave. Just “Pretending” to be something shes not, until 8.) Someone comes along and puts her on their bicycle. They help her escape in the night to a club. She lets everything go, and becomes and immaterial girl. Nobodys anything and also everything. Its pure queer euphoria I still havent quite found what the meaning of the last track is, but to me it implies shes run away from her Pretend World into a Whole New World, built with the person shes gone to the club with. I feel im missing some nuance though, so take this and everything else with a grain of salt. A truly beautiful personal story from start to finish, and so heartbreaking that its the last story she’ll ever tell. I miss her so much, thank you for reacting to her genius!
honestly the way i interpret faceshopping is the whole "social media affects your perception/presentation of yourself" take. the whole chorus "my face is the front of shop/my face is the real shop front/my shop is the face i front/i'm real when i shop my face" is just referring to her changing her appearance both digitally and maybe even physically to better present herself as the brand she wishes to become. especially the last line "i'm real when i shop my face," aka PHOTOshopping her face, makes her feel more "real." the song title itself, "faceshopping," probably refers to her "shopping" for different faces to feel most like herself. all of the verses just refer to types of changes to the person (chemical release, plastic surgery, scalpel lipstick gel, etc.) not to mention the bridge (to me, at least) giving her some semblance of freedom from judgment and/or expectations, lines like "come on, touch me/set my spirit free" are honestly just about her feeling able to express herself authentically. eventually the instrumental collapses back into an even more anxious and harsh beat, with the added lines "and you know what i want/so give me what i want"
@@Kolmarynsophie wasnt much present on social media specifically when that album came out so i doubt Faceshopping has anything to do with it, but that’s a good interpretation regardless
@@Kolmaryn I don't know about social media necessarily but I think part of the song could be taken as being about the relationship between the artist's work and the image of themselves they present publicly. I still think that this song is more accurately about medical transition though - "artificial bloom" in the first verse makes me think of HRT, which induces a second puberty, or "blooming", and the line from the chorus "I'm real when I shop my face" is a direct rebuttal to themes we see in genres like cyberpunk where having surgeries makes you less yourself. When you're trans, pursuing gender-affirming medical care such as HRT, facial feminization, etc. makes you more real to yourself, not less.
@@tolstoyed SOPHIE created all those sounds from drastically changing elementary waveforms into her desired sound using elektron monomachine. Hence she created it all by scratch. EVEN THE SYNTHS. the vocals though ofc u can't create them by scratch. She totally eschewed sampling everything but the vocals.
@@justinelatorre6458 you mean the sounds pre existed but she changed them? and i’m not trying to diminish her work, love her production and she went further than most producers, but unless you write sounds in code, those all pre exist in one form or another
@@tolstoyed She still created the sounds on the instrumentals from scratch using the elementary waves as a medium so idk what point u tryna make. u should listen to few of the basic waves to actually know how challenging it'll be to turn them into a 35 minutes and 55 seconds long album
@@justinelatorre6458oh i see what you mean. of course, every decent producer doesn’t just simply use presets, they all tweak pre existing sounds though, and some go further than others. there are other people who have been using similar process as sophie though, and using similar ideas, she was associated with pc music and most of those people are experts in sound design
@@nicknickson3650fym their music is literally amazing and even beautiful its definitely worth listening to women who make groundbreaking music in the hyperpop/experimental scene
Its Ok To Cry makes alot more sense in the context as a single since it was her first song featuring her own voice, and face in the video and her way of coming out as trans, and as a supportive message to others in the closet or out. :)
this album changed my brain chemistry! glad you enjoyed it! since you liked this and the caroline polachek album, i think you should react to some of the artists affiliated with them (charli xcx, rina sawayama, 100 gecs, etc) also i would love to see your reaction to mercurial world by magdalena bay!!
You should check out her track BIPP, then the Autechre remix. Autechre were one of her heroes, and she insisted that nobody would have the permission to remix her tracks, except Autechre. The remix got to her just a few days before she died.
she was inspired by autechre which is pretty apparent in some of her tracks. I love how cinematic her music can be. I wish she would have had the opportunity to score some sort of sci fi movie, songs like pretending and the alternate series of infatuation tracks on the remix album put very vivid imagery in my head
here to recommend “hi this is flume” again, sophie and flume have a couple tracks together and flume himself has taken huge inspiration from her. a remix of “is it cold in the water?” is also on that mixtape. such an insane project if you want more of this sound
been waiting for this review for so long omggg!! so happy you were a fan, i think you would like the remix album. its like 25 tracks and brings a whole new perspective to this already amazing album! RIP SOPHIE
I love the fact the you're reacting to ICONIC albums of pretty much every genre out there. But I can't help but wonder what you been listening your entire life.
ST. VINCENT PLEASE!!! She released an album on Friday called "All Born Screaming" and it's been one of the most acclaimed albums of the year. I would recommend it but i'd rather for you to react to a couple of her previous albums beforehand, most specifically "Actor", "Strange Mercy" or "MASSEDUCTION"!
RIP SOPHIE, she died due to an accident back in 2021. She was incredibly influential to hyperpop and branches outside of it inspiring artists like EDEN, Charli XCX, and Brakence (who you should definitely react to btw)
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS MY GUY let me cross one off of my list a few recommendations: Process - Sampha (experimental r&b, great production) Nurture - Porter Robinson (light summer electric with fun production) Koi No Yokan - Deftones (very heavy, sexier and heavier radiohead imo) Hypochondriac - Brakence (very experimental emo rap, glitch pop) Reading Writing And Arithmetic - The Sundays (the smiths ish, with beautiful female vocals)
Her biggest influence is Autechre. I know Tri Repetae wasn't exactly your favourite, I personally think you should have started with LP5 instead... Soooo I'm going to recommend LP5 by Autechre :D again ! Edit: Please 🙏
At the risk of sounding pretentious or gatekeep-y: there's something in this album so personal and unique yet familiar and shared among us trans/nb folks. It's not just the high quality production or the interesting sounds. It's an experience that will forever escape the cisgendered individuals that encounter her music. She took us through the journey, gave us a glimpse into what the future could sound and be like, but left us to discover it ourselves. Rest In Power, Sophie. We will never forget you.
Definitely react to charli xcx as well her self titled and how I'm feelibg now are my favs People love Pop 2 because this was when she sort of started to actualise her sound but I think she still hadn't perfected it but it was still a bold statement
Sophie was taken too soon. RIP Queen
SOPHIE is an absolute legend. She passed away way too soon.
She inspired so many artists, and you can see this with most left-field pop music today. Charli XCX, Arca, Jane Remover, 100 gecs, Dorian Electra, etc
you gotta hear Kick iii by Arca if you want the closest sorta vibe to this. Pop 2 by Charli XCX is also super good
if u liked sophie, try arca! start with her 'kick i' or 'kick iii' album 💗💗
YESSSSSSSS
yess
It took me embarrassingly long to realize that this is not just a collection of songs but a concept album, one that details a journey of transitioning.
1.) Realizing you are different than others and being accepted for the first time
2.) Exploring different aspects of sexuality
3.) Realizing the beauty in changing one’s appearance, while fantasizing about one that mimics the inside of her.
4.) Contemplating beginning transitioning and being terrified. (To me this song feels like standing on the edge of a cliff overlooking the ocean, while a stampede approached you. Perfectly encapsulates the anxiety in transitioning! a fave)
5.) Exploring what it means to truly be herself. She searches inside herself to find who she is and gets lost in her own thoughts. A fave, and for me i feel the ending leading into the next song is very intentional.
6.) Shes met resistance, and is being forced to suppress herself. This song was described as a club song thats haunted and constantly being pulled back beneath a curtain, and i feel thats perfect.
7.) Shes a prisoner within herself, watching the world go by behind her eyes. Everything is a haze because shes been locked inside herself, forbidden to leave. Just “Pretending” to be something shes not, until
8.) Someone comes along and puts her on their bicycle. They help her escape in the night to a club. She lets everything go, and becomes and immaterial girl. Nobodys anything and also everything. Its pure queer euphoria
I still havent quite found what the meaning of the last track is, but to me it implies shes run away from her Pretend World into a Whole New World, built with the person shes gone to the club with. I feel im missing some nuance though, so take this and everything else with a grain of salt. A truly beautiful personal story from start to finish, and so heartbreaking that its the last story she’ll ever tell. I miss her so much, thank you for reacting to her genius!
honestly the way i interpret faceshopping is the whole "social media affects your perception/presentation of yourself" take.
the whole chorus "my face is the front of shop/my face is the real shop front/my shop is the face i front/i'm real when i shop my face" is just referring to her changing her appearance both digitally and maybe even physically to better present herself as the brand she wishes to become. especially the last line "i'm real when i shop my face," aka PHOTOshopping her face, makes her feel more "real." the song title itself, "faceshopping," probably refers to her "shopping" for different faces to feel most like herself.
all of the verses just refer to types of changes to the person (chemical release, plastic surgery, scalpel lipstick gel, etc.) not to mention the bridge (to me, at least) giving her some semblance of freedom from judgment and/or expectations, lines like "come on, touch me/set my spirit free" are honestly just about her feeling able to express herself authentically. eventually the instrumental collapses back into an even more anxious and harsh beat, with the added lines "and you know what i want/so give me what i want"
@@Kolmarynsophie wasnt much present on social media specifically when that album came out so i doubt Faceshopping has anything to do with it, but that’s a good interpretation regardless
@@Kolmaryn I don't know about social media necessarily but I think part of the song could be taken as being about the relationship between the artist's work and the image of themselves they present publicly. I still think that this song is more accurately about medical transition though - "artificial bloom" in the first verse makes me think of HRT, which induces a second puberty, or "blooming", and the line from the chorus "I'm real when I shop my face" is a direct rebuttal to themes we see in genres like cyberpunk where having surgeries makes you less yourself. When you're trans, pursuing gender-affirming medical care such as HRT, facial feminization, etc. makes you more real to yourself, not less.
fun fact: Every sound you've heard on the album is all made by SOPHIE all from scratch
what do you mean every sound from scratch? she used synths, also used and sampled vocals by other singers
@@tolstoyed SOPHIE created all those sounds from drastically changing elementary waveforms into her desired sound using elektron monomachine. Hence she created it all by scratch. EVEN THE SYNTHS.
the vocals though ofc u can't create them by scratch. She totally eschewed sampling everything but the vocals.
@@justinelatorre6458 you mean the sounds pre existed but she changed them? and i’m not trying to diminish her work, love her production and she went further than most producers, but unless you write sounds in code, those all pre exist in one form or another
@@tolstoyed She still created the sounds on the instrumentals from scratch using the elementary waves as a medium so idk what point u tryna make.
u should listen to few of the basic waves to actually know how challenging it'll be to turn them into a 35 minutes and 55 seconds long album
@@justinelatorre6458oh i see what you mean. of course, every decent producer doesn’t just simply use presets, they all tweak pre existing sounds though, and some go further than others. there are other people who have been using similar process as sophie though, and using similar ideas, she was associated with pc music and most of those people are experts in sound design
sound design perfection
R.I.P. SOPHIE, We love you queen🕊️💕
Sufjan Stevens - The Age of Adz reaction pls 🙏
Impossible Soul reaction will be great
@@CoolcatzCorner impossible soul IS great
Imogen Heap - Speak for Yourself 🙏
YESSS
Great album
Absolutely. This would be a great reaction
please do some charli xcx!! i think youd love her stuff, especially how im feeling now and pop 2, which are pretty similar to this vibe
arca!!! machine girl!!! charli xcx!!!
Please God no don't turn this into a tumblr reaction channel
@@nicknickson3650fym their music is literally amazing and even beautiful its definitely worth listening to women who make groundbreaking music in the hyperpop/experimental scene
@@nicknickson3650 old man yells at cloud
ARCAAAA
@@nicknickson3650it will happen 🩷
Sophie: It’s ok to cry 😖
Smags: 👍😅👍🕺
hi lefty :]
@@manytinyboxes Heyyyyyy!!! ^^
Its Ok To Cry makes alot more sense in the context as a single since it was her first song featuring her own voice, and face in the video and her way of coming out as trans, and as a supportive message to others in the closet or out. :)
this album changed my brain chemistry! glad you enjoyed it! since you liked this and the caroline polachek album, i think you should react to some of the artists affiliated with them (charli xcx, rina sawayama, 100 gecs, etc)
also i would love to see your reaction to mercurial world by magdalena bay!!
You should check out her track BIPP, then the Autechre remix. Autechre were one of her heroes, and she insisted that nobody would have the permission to remix her tracks, except Autechre. The remix got to her just a few days before she died.
SMAGS PLEASE DO YEULE NEXT: SEROTONIN II OR SOFTSCARS !!!
!!!!!
SEROTONIN II!!!
Transwomen literally makes albums with one of the most unique, outworldly, beautiful experimental production you'll ever hear. 🤍
Black dresses should be on this channel asap
A peaceful as hell reaction would be amazing
literally the album who made me trans
🔥
she was inspired by autechre which is pretty apparent in some of her tracks. I love how cinematic her music can be. I wish she would have had the opportunity to score some sort of sci fi movie, songs like pretending and the alternate series of infatuation tracks on the remix album put very vivid imagery in my head
here to recommend “hi this is flume” again, sophie and flume have a couple tracks together and flume himself has taken huge inspiration from her. a remix of “is it cold in the water?” is also on that mixtape. such an insane project if you want more of this sound
Omg please react to arca. Sophie and arca worked together a few times and worked on the same music scene. Both of them are gods of sound design
she left us too son man. i remember being so shocked. this album and her other works will be with me forever
YES!!!!!!! I'm so excited to hear you listen to this, you been uploading my favs recentlyyyyyy
been waiting for this review for so long omggg!! so happy you were a fan, i think you would like the remix album. its like 25 tracks and brings a whole new perspective to this already amazing album! RIP SOPHIE
"The Drift" Scott Walker
Please do new vampire weekend 🙏🙏
I love the fact the you're reacting to ICONIC albums of pretty much every genre out there. But I can't help but wonder what you been listening your entire life.
YESSSSS IM SO HAPPY U DID THIS ONE
WE WANT ANIMAL COLLECTIVE 🍻
Spirit they've gone spirit they've vanished would be interesting
strawberry jam!!!
@@hugomourao5172 he’s already done both Strawberry Jam and MPP. I’m hoping for Centipede Hz., Time Skiffs, Isn’t It Now?, Feels, or Sung Tongs!
Feels
absolutely Feels
been waiting for this one yay
plsss react to ARCA !!!!
KINGGGG
yesss great video, in that same vein u should definitely check out some Arca projects
love this album so much. wish we couldve heard another
been waiting on this
sophie mentioned holy crap this album is fantastic
btw i think u should listen to hypermagic mountain by lightning bolt next
Yooooo banger album
You haven't heard this yet?! ❤😳
You should listen to some of Arca’s albums!! Like the Kick series
OH MY GOODDDD YESSSSS REST IN POWER DOLL WE MISS YOU EVERY DAY
YES LIVE THIS ALBUM
*LOVE
I recommend Details by Frou Frou!
RIP to the queen. she influenced so many. one of the greatest to ever do it. 🌕
IM SO HAPPY YOU ARE DOING SOPHIE
REST IN PEACE BEAUTIFUL ANGEL 💗
ST. VINCENT PLEASE!!! She released an album on Friday called "All Born Screaming" and it's been one of the most acclaimed albums of the year. I would recommend it but i'd rather for you to react to a couple of her previous albums beforehand, most specifically "Actor", "Strange Mercy" or "MASSEDUCTION"!
Strange mercy fosho her best
Arca next!!!!!!
RIP SOPHIE, she died due to an accident back in 2021. She was incredibly influential to hyperpop and branches outside of it inspiring artists like EDEN, Charli XCX, and Brakence (who you should definitely react to btw)
"i think i like it" lmao
thank you🙏
react to kick i by arca PLEASEEEE 🩷🩷 also sophie is on that album
You gotta check Arca, specially the KiCK albuns
the people yearn for 100 gecs
goated album. RIP legend.
Awesome video man! Highly recommended Graceland by Paul Simon!
this album is a truly special record. Sophie was such a gem, and she will be revered for years to come
you neeeeed to do hi this is flume - flume, seriously insane mixtape/record from 2019 and it has a SOPHIE feature and remix.... fr tho please
could you please react to some 100 gecs, Charli XCX or Dorian Electra? :)
yesssss
u should react to the remix albumm the 1st disc is more dancey and the second half more ambientt
listen to lunatic harness by u-ziq, begging on knees
I enjoyed this, check.out Joy as an act of resistance by the Idles
The Drift, Scott Walker (or another one)
Hey man if you like this album you will absolutely love arca’s kickiii
TE EXTRAÑO SOPHIE 😭⛓️🔩🎤
I have a premonition that next month we’ll be blessed with both a third eye blind and Soundgarden Superunknown reaction 🤔
LOVE YOUR VIDEOS MY GUY
let me cross one off of my list
a few recommendations:
Process - Sampha (experimental r&b, great production)
Nurture - Porter Robinson (light summer electric with fun production)
Koi No Yokan - Deftones (very heavy, sexier and heavier radiohead imo)
Hypochondriac - Brakence (very experimental emo rap, glitch pop)
Reading Writing And Arithmetic - The Sundays (the smiths ish, with beautiful female vocals)
Id loveeeeee to see you react to kick iii by arca. Absolute masterpiece!!!!
I don’t know if you’ve gotten this request yet, but Blue by Joni Mitchell?? Like a top 100 greatest album of all time no question imo 💙💙💙
omggggg
FINALLY
How im feeling now by Charlie XCX is a great one that you would definitely enjoy
mercurial world-magdelena bay is probably one of the most crazyily produced dance albums as well as this one
Her biggest influence is Autechre. I know Tri Repetae wasn't exactly your favourite, I personally think you should have started with LP5 instead... Soooo I'm going to recommend LP5 by Autechre :D again !
Edit: Please 🙏
HOLY SHIT FIRE FIRE
Tricky - Maxinquaye
15:00 bro is totally vibin
At the risk of sounding pretentious or gatekeep-y: there's something in this album so personal and unique yet familiar and shared among us trans/nb folks. It's not just the high quality production or the interesting sounds. It's an experience that will forever escape the cisgendered individuals that encounter her music.
She took us through the journey, gave us a glimpse into what the future could sound and be like, but left us to discover it ourselves.
Rest In Power, Sophie. We will never forget you.
Depeche mode - Ultra 🙌🙌🙌
Smags you gotta react to Public Strain- Women
I actually wouldn’t though that you would react to sophie tbh
you should definitely check out ‘how im feeling now’ by charli xcx! its her covid album and it is similar to this kind of electronic music
Oh my goodness gravy
definitely arca kick iii next i think
Wasn't aware of who Sophie was before this video, may she rest in peace
Andddddddd it’s all over the screen
NEW VAMPIRE WEEKEND FASHO
This album is genius.
arca next i fear
Six months requesting The Books - The Lemon of Pink
Bestie can you please please please react to Oklou's album Galore?
I’m starting this journey. You need to listen to Hejira by Joni Mitchell. It’s the best songwriting I’ve ever heard.
hey smags listen to the ghost pop tape og please :P
React to Hi this is Flume mayneeee
HEEEELLLLLLL YEAAAAHHHHH
Anthony and the johnsons would be a reaction. 🙏
volcanic oil of fuckinnn whatever GOOD ALBUM THO RIP THA QUEEN
Do Arca
Definitely react to charli xcx as well her self titled and how I'm feelibg now are my favs
People love Pop 2 because this was when she sort of started to actualise her sound but I think she still hadn't perfected it but it was still a bold statement
you should do arca's &&&&&