[subtitles by the youtube Stray Kids Dance Tutorials guy]
UMU: Hi guys, my name is Umu, I'm ReacttotheK's channel creator
I also play French horn, and as you can see I am on two chairs
And the person who usually sits here when it comes to reacting to Stray Kids with me is not here
And so I'm sorry to inform you guys that Charlotte, our lovely Felix-obsessed unicorn lover
Is full-time working- working full-time
HENRY: You see my rainbow-colored hair and my love of unicorns?
H: Hello, I'm Henry. You may have seen me on Classical Musicians React
I am a vocalist and I'm also at the U of R [University of Rochester]
U: And so Henry has shown lots of excitement and re-listening to Miroh and Side Effects after he reacted to it
So I'm like *nod of approval*
I see- I see you're a possible STAY in the making. I've already converted him into being a MyDay
U: So it's time to just make him a STAY H: Is that the fandom name?
U: Yeah, that's the fandom name (H: Aw Jesus)
(H: *laughs, already overwhelmed*) U: DAY6 fandom name is MyDay, and then STAY is Stray Kids' fandom name
H: STAY? U: Mmhmm H: Okay
U: 'Cause at the end of every single music video they say, "You Make Stray Kids Stay"
H: Aww, that's so cute U: That's so cute, yeah
U: You ready to jump in? H: Yeah, totally U: Neither of us have heard any of this
Oh, but I HAVE seen the dance teaser and I may fangirl a tiny bit
"Double Knot", Stray Kids, lyrics are on
3 2 1 AURGH
My head hurts [t/n: lol wrong song Umu]
H: MY HEAD HURTS
sorry
Ooh
U: Kpop and love that.... H: It's already- I can tell it's gonna go hard
U: Phrygian, fake low brass bassline
*bopping along*
H: Ooh
U: da DA *sings along with Han* -oh okay H: Oh, that's-
U: *sings the rhythm, tries to guess the next part*
U: NO DAMNIT
H: Yeah they repeated like two and two, yeah? U: Yeah. it went up up down up
H: That's cool, the low voice "f r e e"
U: Damn it H: Oh man, look at it
U: Nice dynamic contrast and just the way they're rapping
H: Oh clap, clap hype, clap pre-chorus hype
U: Nice, triplets before we go in
H: OOOOH [t/n: mood]
U: AYYYY H: It's really hype
U: Whoa, that's- it's like a swipe H: Yeah
H: *wub*
U: Okay
H: *really feeling it*
U: *stank face*
H: Yeah, that's- this is kind of- that's kind of a-
U: Oh cool, unison with the bass line
Wha
U: OHHHHHHH
H: Ooh, look at that
U: Mmm H: They made a time machine
H: Yo, that's really cool camera effect (U: Yeah) I haven't seen that before
U: And it matched with the lyrics too
U: They sang in unison- or, an octave up (H: Yeah with the bass?) from the bass line in that part too
U: *sings along with the rhythm*
U: That's like a iconic Stray Kids rhythm H: Triplets again, getting into the pre-chorus, clapping
We're getting into the hard stuff and you're gonna stop, and then drop
[t/n: THAT DROP]
H: Oh I love that, *swipes* WAH
U: I like that swiping sound H: Yep
H: OHH
That subtle little use of silence in there, it's really good
U: Got that trap hi-hat, *sings along*
U: And we got the siren on the top
H: What does that mean? U: *sings along* Phrygian
U: *sings along* H: Double- no, the double knot U: Right?
U: *nods of approval*
U: Cool
The OWNERS of Clé
H: What's that mean? U: You took French, didn't you?
U: As part of being a vocalist? H: Uh no, I didn't get to French U: Oh
H: I'm Mus Ed [music education] (U: Ohh) Naw, I'm Mus Ed
U: Oh, so Music Ed- okay okay. That's a different conversation
U: Clé means "key" H: Ohh oh oooooh
U: So remember- H: But they weren't like- they stayed in I the whole time. There was no harmony, like- there was
I didn't feel like they showed any like, ownership over harmony in that
H: I feel like they showed a lot of stylistic U: *realizes*
U: Not key as in like, music key
U: Key HAHAHA H: Oh my god, as in the end of Miroh, where like-
U: YEAH YEAH like actual literal key LOL
H: Oh I've been RUINED by music theory U: Oh my gosh, no that's hilarious
U: So I feel like there's a checklist for bad-ass boy group songs, right?
U: So we gotta get that low synth brass, right? H: wub wub wub *sings along* but like down an octave
U: But, yeah- no no no, super low, and then it has the flat two. So we emphasize the Phrygian key H: Mm-hmm
U: And then we've gotta of course have lots of emphasis on rap
But in my opinion, Stray Kids are like the best rappers in the industry
So like, absolutely, no complaints there. (H: Hmm) I think that's what makes this dirty edgy boy group vibe like, their own?
H: Ohh, dirty is a good word for it (U: Yeah) and it really- it really is like dirty grungy style
U: Yeah, and then- H: Very industrial
U: Exactly, and these type of songs also have a tiny bit of the trap high hats and
da da da da da-da-da- *sings along*
U: Right? H: Yeah
(H: I'm getting that, I'm getting that vibe) U: And then we also have lots of focus on really cool sound effects
U: So we got like that WAH in like- H: Like the glass shattering, heavy beats U: Yeah, yeah
U: And then, of course lots of focus on silence too, 'cause that- (H: Oh, absolutely) that's what, ohgh
H: Especially in something this hard, when do you hit like WUM and then
Even if it's- if you hear that it like half a second or, I don't know- you wouldn't time it out, but like
Half a beat worth of silence and then go back into it
That silence is really really powerful because you expect things to just keep on trucking so
H: That silence helps you figure out like, how hard and how much- how many layers of stuff is there (U: Yeah) which is super cool
U: And so, just to summarize what I'm trying to say is that this style music has been done by a lot of boy groups, but Stray Kids has made it their own
Meaning, I- like, this style is always welcome whenever they do it
I'm not- I'm not like, "Ugh it's another edgy boy group song"
I'm like, "Hell yeah, Stray Kids is bringing it"
Because they're so- like I said, during every reaction, they're so dynamic with their rapping
They have specific rhythms that they seem to emphasize in a lot of their more hip-hop, um, EDM-influenced songs
Where I'm like, oh I recognize that rhythm, you did it before in this song, and you're like- you're just nailing it once again
U: What are your overall thoughts on this? H: I think this was pretty sick, yeah
I- you already heard my, I like their usage of silence
But for them- again, that's- that's not new either, but it's done in really good taste
I don't know, what do you think- what does it mean, "double knot"?
U: Let's look at the lyrics
H: It's just super empowering yeah? Like saying, 'cause they keep repeating, "FREE" like, really low U: Mm-hmm
H: Uh and it's really hard- a hard beat
The double knot as a title is just- is to emphasize that perseverance
The way they're shouting "Free" is really stylistic towards their purpose I think
'Cause they're like, "FREE" like yeah you know, you can't control my fate
I have my own free will I'm gonna follow whatever I want to follow
U: Amen. Thanks for watching guys!
U: *whispers* wave bye
Bye!!