Critical Reactions
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I'm Enjoying This Warm Atmosphere // Composer Reacts to Skagos - An Endless Ocean of Wildflowers
More Progressive Than Expected // Composer Reacts to SCAR SYMMETRY - The Illusionist
Cool and Groovy Acoustic Grunge // Composer Reacts to Chaincrow - Time I Have / Next Wave
This Folk Grunge Is Hitting Hard // Composer Reacts to Neutral Milk Hotel - Oh Comely
Critical Livestream #187 (November 2025 #4) (SONG LIST IN DESCRIPTION)
Incredibly Aggressive, But With A Purpose // Composer React to Tallah - The Generation of Danger
Prog Fans, Don't Skip This One! // Composer Reacts to Sad Serenity - Torn
No Way This Is From The 80s // Composer Reacts to Acid - Heaven's Devils
Fun and Minimal // Composer Reacts to The Cramps - What's Inside a Girl?
An Evanescence Reference?!? // Composer Reacts to Danny Brown - Starburst
That First Jump Scare // Composer Reacts The Great White Nothing - There, Where the Waves Are Still
Another Great Song From Them // Composer Reacts to The Ocean - Unconformities (feat. Karin Park)
Incredibly Smooth Sax-core! // Composer Reacts to Dreamwake - Heatwave
A Wild Series of Sounds and Silence // Composer Reacts to Mr. Bungle - Goodbye Sober Day
Genre-bending Guitar Solo! // Composer Reacts to Piirpauke - Konevitsan Kirkonkellot
Uhhh, yeah.... Kayo Dot 💫 // Composer Reacts to Kayo Dot - Abyss Hinge 2 - The Shrinking Armature
Critical Livestream #186 (November 2025 #3) (SONG LIST IN DESCRIPTION)
Cinematic and Soothing // Composer React to Meniscus - Refractions
That Unexpected Bridge // Composer Reacts to Deaf Locust - Even In The Dark
I Think I Missed Something... // Composer Reacts to Cat Power - Cross Bones Style
Incredibly Calming // Composer Reacts to Ocean Colour Scene - Fleeting Mind
That Chorus Is Fantastic! // Composer Reacts to Tropical Fuck Storm - You Let My Tyres Down
Incredibly Fun and Joyous // Composer Reacts to New Riders Of The Purple Sage - Mighty Time
Consistently Surprising Me // Composer Reacts to DJ Shadow - High Noon
Gorgeous and Full of Joy // Composer Reacts to Pat Metheny Group - The First Circle
This Metal Spoke To Me // Composer Reacts to Ulcerate - The Dawn is Hollow
Sick Riff Heavy Tech Death // Composer Reacts to Martyr - Endless Vortex Towards Erasing Destiny
Somehow Palatable Despite The Noise // Composer Reacts to Melt-Banana - Candy Gun
Critical Livestream #185 (November 2025 #2) (SONG LIST IN DESCRIPTION)
Did I Enjoy This? // Composer React to The Brave Little Abacus - Just Got Back From The Discomfort