Reaction to music videos and performances

Hello everyone!

Today I’d like to talk to you about something I’ve been doing for a while here and there on my spare time on youtube, which is : watching reaction videos to music videos and performances.

Should you ever feel lonely with your passion about something – that’s a great way of feeling included and reassured. The feeling of connection is indescribable sometimes. Although it’s not a fairly new idea, because we’ve been sharing our opinions on the Internet since the very beginning of its existence. I might be wrong, but if I remember correctly these type of videos were not as popular, let’s say a one year ago, as they are these days. It’s interesting to see how the trends change on youtube – which is truly a great platform driven by various communities. The psychological aspect of it is also worth mentioning and thinking about. Don't you feel like we're investing more and more of our lives on the Internet? I mean, not only we're sharing our private lives and opinions online, we're putting ourselves out there, we're "selling" our knowledge for everyone to see (and maybe learn from), we enjoy the connection, the feedback and most of all recognition.

But I find it really enjoyable nonetheless, there’s just something amazing about watching people’s reactions, be it live or online. You can compare it to yours, you can start a conversation with a said person and become friends, you can learn something new as well – most of the videos I watch (related to music) are made by professional vocal teachers or singers, so I do feel like I learned quite a lot by hearing them explaining technical aspects of the voice and analysing the vocal technique of a given artist. That’s how I learned to truly appreciate Dimash for example! (And I must say I really enjoy watching people’s reaction to his voice, the utmost shock on their faces is priceless and make my day).

Of course there are many videos made by amateurs, fans or even ordinary people whose reactions are particularly enjoyable thanks to their sense of humour, witty remarks or charismatic personality. And I really love the variety of it. Music, games, tv shows, even reaction videos to vlogs or videos destined for youtube. The youtube inception is insane.

I’m curious if you’re also watching these types of videos, where you watch someone react to something you like, please share it with me if you do! :)

Kwiat Jabłoni

Hello!

I don’t usually write about Polish bands and artists and with this blog entry I’d like to change that, by introducing you to one of the most interesting Polish bands I discovered in a while.

Kwiat jabłoni is a folk-pop band, founded in 2018 by two siblings : Kasia i Jacek Sienkiewicz. I don’t think I’ve ever heard a Polish band like that – the simplicity of sound, sweet, complementary voices with nice harmony and creative lyrics. I like their prononciation too, it’s almost old-school I’d say and I really appreciate it, because there are many singers who neglect their prononciation while singing, and in my opinion, in the case of Polish language – it just doesn’t sound good.

Interesting fact:  Before, Kasia and Jacek were in a band called Hollow Quartet (which in the end was in fact a quintet :), with an unconventional sound and surprising combination of instruments, like the mandolin, the contrabass, the piano but also the electric guitar and drums.

They are still very young and I can feel that they have a lot of potencial. For starters, they have a very distinct sound and they sound really fresh and good together. It’s a perfect music for travelling! They released their  full debut album Niemożliwe not too long ago – on 1st Frebruary this year. I must say I really enjoy it, you should give it a try! It’s a pretty consistent acoustic album, you don’t hear these kind of songs too often on the radio.

If you want to watch them live, they will be performing in Poznan at Enea Spring Break Festival on the 25th of April! See you there! :)