This track is now live on all platforms: fanlink.tv/leashes_blood If you don't see a link look for LEASHES - Blood on your streaming service of choice.

You feel that altruism is hard for you, and I don't want to discount that, but I hope you know that I (and probably thousands of others) consider you sharing your music knowledge, thoughts, experiences, and art with us a very powerful act of altruism.

These new OP-1 vids you're making are like the originals in an alternate dimension where instead of turning our brains off and watching you make a cool tune you invite us to explore humanity. A while back you expressed that you didn't like that your channel had become the OP-1 tutorial channel (or something with that sort of sentiment), and I can honestly say these are artistically so interesting, so captivating, I can't think of another channel on YT making stuff like this. The OP-1 is just a side character now and you're taking us on such a cool journey.

Your last 3 OP-1 videos have not been instructional youtube videos. They have not been random rants into the void. They are not just creative flexes producing some novel tracks. They have been nothing less than transformative experiences that have moved me in ways I'm still trying to comprehend. You've given me hope. Thankyou Jeremy for all you do and who you are.

Dude this song is bloody good. I'm hearing NIN, My Bloody Valentine, Curve, Garbage, U2, Mansen. 90's goodness. Outstanding work.

"Vampire bats are the world's only known blood-sucking mammal, outside of private equity CEOs" based af

This hits hard, emotionally and sonically. I'm really digging this collaboration with Aran.

Damn the fact you pioneered the top down op1 videos and you're still able to create version of it that are this fresh is incredible 🤯

the finished song is giving bionicle movie credits vibes and im here for it 🔥

Jeremy, you are a shining light in this dying world~

holy... the final track has absolutely no reason to go this hard. vibes of an overproduced 21 pilots song in the best possible way. praise to you man. your ideas, the way you spread them, and your insane talent are truly something to be desired. thank you jeremy

i find that these new op-1 videos feel like a complimentary art piece to the song youre creating. it adds new dimension that i wouldnt be able to pick up on my own just listening to the song.

I was not prepared for the lyrics to hit so damn hard. The commentary throughout the production really adds a lot of context and depth to the completed song. The lyrics tie it all together. I'm glad you seem more comfortable with adding lyrics and singing on your recent stuff. Keep that good shit comin *slaps veins*

Loving these new OP-1 videos you're making. And the song is not only a banger, it has some really deep meaningful lyrics. You and Aran are taking it off the charts!

Easily my favorite song you've ever made, made so much more meaningful by the essay we get to read while you make it

A lot of mixed metaphors, but all from the same word. Clever.

In a world of distractions, over stimulation, and confusion the simplicity of the op 1 is comforting.

Dang, this one is absolute fire!

Damn son. You’re out here making some of the best music and most meaningful videos on KZfaq. Thank you for everything you do.

I'm so moved. This is so lovely.

My family is dead. My mom was my last blood relative, I took care of her as best I could. She died of a stroke due to her cigarette smoking back in 2018. My family now are my closest friends in the Furry community. I'm honored and privileged to have some of the kindest, most thoughtful, caring, loving people in my life that I could ever ask for. The community even gave me a partner. This video really hit on the feels for me. Thank you for being so open to us. It means so much! Also so cool to see a sort of old school OP-1 video from you again! Please keep being awesome.

These are pretty much my favorite format of your videos. They're cool watching you make a song, they're cool reading what you type, then I get a music video of a cool song. Win! I like the other varieties, but these are always a special treat.

"Weird together" is my favorite way to be. Absolutely love the track. Also, nice keycaps. SA/DSA profiles are my fav.

This so wonderfully more artistic than anything else in the „watch me create music“ genre that it should be its own art form with a generally accepted name. You are just a wonderful human being.

Another brilliant episode and song!

I've got a few friends that I love to listen to them just talk because even when theyre just spitballing, they say some profound things that really impact me. Jeremy is one of those friends.

This is a good message to have when dealing with a birth family that focuses too much on national/religious belonging. No such thing as russian or christian blood. Not even soviet blood. I don't owe my existence to the government or church from another country. Red Means Recording. Seeing the step-by-step addition of the musical elements to this track is encouraging. It motivates to just do art despite everything because we want to. Passion is suffering for what you love. Altruism is kind of like it.

Love the trick of using the endless sequencer to make a playable rhythm line, then establishing that as a motif throughout. Can’t wait to try it out. Thanks for sharing!

Holy hell this track goes so much harder than I expected. Fantastic work! And that's all on top of the making of being absolutely wonderful as always

This is bloody (😏) brilliant! All of this, the video, the words and the finished song!

A lot of the idea of blood relatives being more important comes from the misquote of "Blood is thicker than water". However the saying is actually "The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb." Basically means the opposite of what many people mean when they use it as a cudgel. Chosen family bonds are actually stronger than familial bonds.

I'm sad that the algorithm didn't show me this when I literally subscribed to your channel after watching one of your OP-1 videos and then binging all your other OP-1 videos at that time, and yet the only way I found out I missed one is because you mentioned it in your new one so I went back to find it.

First, cool messaging to go along with the recording process. But second, you always make this process look so dang simple… and when I try to do it, I get a drum sample in, and just sit there with a blank stare until I get up for a cup of coffee and play my guitar for the rest of the day lol

This song gave me chills!!! ❤

Thank you for your vulnerability. I am a straight man, part of a group of socialized assholes who mostly don’t let each other emote anything other than rage. I deeply connect with what you have to say and wish more men would be brave enough to feel and talk about it. Love your music, the dark humor, your humanity, all of it. Thank you for sharing this. Thanks for who you are. The world is better with you in it.

Holy crap that reprogrammed me. I'm SO excited about your new videos AND this new collab. These songs are AMAZING.

Jeremy, my favorite part of the videos you make is the heart served so abundantly with the music. I don't even own an op1.

Man this video was a trip. Not only did you produce a track I'm dancing to as I type this, but you took me on a journey. Your narration has transcended just memes and silly gags. And the best part is both are interlinked. Absolutely brilliant, we appreciate you Jeremy.

Wasnt expecting to cry this morning but glad I stopped by! 💖💖💖

I write this comment not because I believe I can contribute anything meaningful, but because I wish for the youtube algorithm to pass this excellent content on to more of the people that may benefit from watching it in some of the myriad ways that is possible.

Dang that groove at 5.30 goes hard

This song slaps SO HARD. The lyrics are also excellent 👌

Good grief the final song is pure awesome :)

I know very little about music production, am a new viewer; something about seeing the process reminds me of watching visual artists sketching, layering, adding in an iterative process, in a way it made it easier to appreciate it, understand it. If that makes any sense? Anyways this song is stuck in my head so thanks for that!

I never would have expected that the raised curved sides sharp top buttons of the OP 1 yearn this strongly for dichromatic lighting, it looks so great

My favourite kind of videos you make, Jeremy. Love it to bits!

Really inspired by the depth of these amazing collaborations! Thank you both so much for putting so much emotion and care into your music!

I will never not love the societal messaging you portray in these videos, and your music easily took the top spot on my (and my friends) playlists. 15/10 ❤

Seeing another video of yours made in this style/setup is like a surprise treat, thank you for another banger!!!

I love all the possitive coments saying what i am feeling. Great videos, great music, great message, helping people.

your videos only get better, and your journey has helped me. Sometimes i feel very lost, and your art feels like home, thank you

A Masterpiece!! Incredible! Nice to have this kind of content back! Besides being a really good sound it serves us as an inspiration and as a sample of the really good outcomes gear could get us. Of course the person behind the gear is the most important piece! And all creations coming from you are a joy to listen! Congrats!

I've seen many examples of animals doing a solid favor to another of a completely different species, even to their own disatvantage. I haven't witnessed it, but I strongly suspect humans could be capable of doing it as well. There's hope. Love you Jeremy!

Such an great song, I can't help but think it would fit so well over an Arcane episode. It's such a pleasure to be able to listen to your amazingly talented work, thank you so much for sharing!

Great stuff Jeremy! Fantastic as always

Holy shit can't believe I put off watching this video for so long. Fuck, this shit bangs. Thank you Jeremy. I really love your work.

Big NIN vibe on this one, love it.

what a freakin' banger this turned out to be. your craft is inspiring, dude!

This song is fantastic. Can't wait for it to be released.

This track right here is banging in so many ways!

SHEEEESH the lyrics and song together go so hard!! Love it

Absolutely superb! In every regard. I'm stoked for the future album!

Amazing.

The message and music really resonated with me today, thanks J

I am glad you found someone to connect with. It means a lot to have a family Humans are social creatures, and having your social group is important. Some are lucky and the folks they're related to are their family. The rest of us have to find our own families. Great work on the song. I love your work. On a side note, thank you for teaching me how to do layering. Watching you work on the OP-1 has taught me a lot of how I can maybe work on some of my synths in the future. ^.^

Holy shit, this is my favorite song from you! The collaboration is amazing and that song is so powerful, I love it.

Thank you so much for this Jeremy and Aran. I love all of it. 🩸

Fantastic video! I really enjoy watching you produce these tracks, and I also really enjoy listening to your thoughts. It is always very interesting listening to someone who cares a lot about the topic that they're speaking of. Also, please don't be afraid to drop these videos even if you don't have anything to write about. Your music is absolutely enough all by itself. Though I wouldn't mind a bit more time to read each passage :D

Love how you've reclaimed the format. Song is sick too.

I’m still looking for that feeling of family, but this gave me the reassurance that it’s out there. Just gotta keep my head up. Thanks Jeremy, you’ve always been an inspiration in so many ways

Really cool channel, getting to watch you tediously tease out a song, while taling to us like we're in the room with you. Cool man. I'd love an OP-1,, just mad money tho. Thanks for this. Thanks for sharing.

i just love these videos so much man

bro THIS IS INSANE THIS SLAPS WAYYY TOO HARD WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

Thanks for the message and beaming it out to your brothers and sisters in music! Definitely feeling some NIN and Garbage vibes from this track, there are some killer drum sections in there. It was really cool to see the pieces come together as you constructed the framework. Thanks for pulling back the curtain and letting us glimpse your inner thoughts once again. I do really enjoy these vids, because not only do I get to see/hear these monster tracks come together, but it also gives me things to ponder and reflect on, and ultimately creates a bond. I have known a number of friends over the years that have become family, and it is completely true that your family by blood is not always your chosen family. In a convoluted way, all of us here blur the line between friends and family in that sort of sense that usually only us weirdo music nerds with a passion for gear and sound design understand.

Damn the drums are so nice! Love your music!

I love everything about this video and i'm SO GLAD that there will be an album 👀 You are great! Please have a wonderful day!

evokes some serious 1995 vibes here.

This is a genius way of leveraging your channel. I love making music and synths and modular... and all that good stuff. I always find your musical explorations interesting. But this is in the realm of fabulous storytelling on top of the awesome music-making format that you pioneered when KZfaq was in diapers. Great to see you leveraging the format to explore what it is to be a particular kind of human. Hats off. Pants down. Thank you.

Stunning work all around

🤯 wow just WOW! Needed this today. Thank you for your words, and for this incredible track. Musically took me back to been a teen, and lyrically, well talk about been seen. Thank you!

Outstanding!

Another great video and end visuals are top notch.

Damn, what a banger! And great talk along the way ✨

This helped me, I think someone's cutting onions...🫀

The sing is sick!!! Can't wait for your album

this whole thing is beautiful and almost certainly the most artful thing that I will get to enjoy today

Oh man, have I loved these videos. As someone still working to find a place and a people, this one didn't miss the mark a bit. As always, can't wait to hear what more you have to say. -Secretary of the Virginia Tech Synth Club, Jacob Takeshita

So looking forward to this album! this song is so exciting!

Beautiful track! My one cat who loves music just jumped onto my shoulders at the exact second this video transitioned to the final track…

Loved this!

If a goose is injured and can no longer fly with the rest of the flock, two other geese will land with the injured goose and wait for it to recover!

Thank you.

As Robin Williams' Genie said in the 90's hit animated movie Aladdin "often imitated, but never duplicated", you really are a genie of music cause you make magic happen

Hey, this one finally made it onto my home page! ❤️❤️❤️

Wooow men, the best KZfaq’s recommendation… your art is fantastic, you have a new fan 👍🏼

Thank you for another month, Jeremy. I'm glad you're here, I'm glad you found Aran, I'm glad you keep showing up. I can't wait for next month, I can't wait for the album. Thanks again.

It's TDoV and I can't stop looping this

RELEASE THIS ON SPOTIFY PLEASE! It kicks ass

Love you man, please stay strong ❤ Also this is good.

I like these videos so much. Thanks for introducing me to Radical Faeries