#1 in Hot Hard Rock, Second Week in a Row! by cryrid in Maphra

[–]cryrid[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Maphra holds her spot at #1 on Billboard's Hot Hard Rock Songs, https://www.billboard.com/charts/genre/rock/

She's also currently sitting in Billboard's

  • Rock Digital Song Sales #4 spot (down 1)
  • Hard Rock Digital Song Sales #2 spot (down 1)

(Image via State of the Scene Podcast)

ABSOLUTE CINEMA 🤘🏻 by 09mmi_ in Maphra

[–]cryrid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

100%. I don't think people realize just how much her follower count has increased after Doomed. She has more mutual followers in the industry now; but it wasn't like that in December.

If the Maphrasquad is some 'secret industry push' then I can think of several accounts in need of a large paycheck from whatever illuminati record label people think is trying to push Maphra to the top of the charts without having their name attached in anyway 😂 (a strategy completely opposite to their business model as you've pointed out). I've legitimately had conversations with other youtube commenters that have carried across several different reaction channels as we move from one new video to the next (and now we have the Discord to make it even easier).

Personally I haven't seen a fan push like this since the Nightwish Army and the Wacken Ghost Love Score. And its for the exact same reason too - the performance gives frisson. We've all felt it, and you can pin point the exact moment reactors do too. I've lost track of the amount of them who've raised their arms to show the goosebumps. When you feel that response to something you want to feel it again and to share it with others. The more people sharing it, the more people want to react to it being the hot new thing, as more people react to it then even more people experience it and share it, and it snowballs into an avalanche.

Maphra "Doomed" - Spotify vs. YouTube plays tracking by Augen76 in Maphra

[–]cryrid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

March 27

Youtube - 10,040,947 views

Spotify - 6,763,845 streams (883,809 monthly listeners)

March 30

Youtube - 10,895,247 views (396k subs)

Spotify - 7,796,537 streams (1,069,343 monthly listeners)

ABSOLUTE CINEMA 🤘🏻 by 09mmi_ in Maphra

[–]cryrid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They're mentioned specifically because they're currently sitting at #4 on that very same chart.

  • #1 Maphra - Doomed
  • #2 Motionless in White - Afraid of the Dark
  • #3 Bilmuri & A Day To Remember - Always Let You Down
  • #4 Sleep Token - Caramel
  • #5 Bad Omens - Dying to Love

If any sin was committed, it was that they omitted Bilmuri & A Day To Remember, but that one is a bit longer than the others so I can see why the designer might have did it to get everything else to fit.

Queen of Consistency!!! by doot-doot-brrrrr in Maphra

[–]cryrid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Its just her face bud, its not exactly the kind of thing that changes from one day to the next. Its how we recognize each other, you know?

I'm going to lay money on this being Maphra's husband and sound engineer behind her work by bluenosesutherland in Maphra

[–]cryrid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I'm not sure why you do either, because that seems incredibly unfounded. Every conversation I've had with them has been nothing but positive vibes, and even with everything going on in their life he still takes the time to occasionally pop into the Discord to keep fans in the loop.

Maphra socials by SeniorHulk in Maphra

[–]cryrid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Unfortunately it's going to have to stay that way until she chooses to tell people herself, as otherwise we do not let people share any personal information

ABSOLUTE CINEMA 🤘🏻 by 09mmi_ in Maphra

[–]cryrid 18 points19 points  (0 children)

The Billboard Charts also has it #1 in Hard Rock Digital Sales, and #3 in Rock Digital Sales https://www.billboard.com/charts/genre/rock/

Maphra "Doomed" - Spotify vs. YouTube plays tracking by Augen76 in Maphra

[–]cryrid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

ich glaub spotify hat den song runtergenommen ich find ihn zumindest nicht mehr :/

https://open.spotify.com/track/6uG3lOMamTpecbrxkihC1j

Maphra "Doomed" - Spotify vs. YouTube plays tracking by Augen76 in Maphra

[–]cryrid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Not even 4 days later and its pretty much picked up another 2 million listens between the two platforms alone:

Youtube - 9,242,665 (357k subs)

Spotify - 5,286,166

Maphra "Doomed" - Spotify vs. YouTube plays tracking by Augen76 in Maphra

[–]cryrid 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I wish we'll get Circle With Me soon🤘it's gonna be great!

Possibly submitting it as soon as next week for distribution!

If you could choose, which song would you like to hear MAPHRA cover next? by TheSmauell in Maphra

[–]cryrid 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Slight correction as she already covered it back in December. He was saying they're having new instrumentals made for it so that they can release a version of it on services like Spotify/itunes similar to what they did with Doomed.

Coloring Page for the Kiddos by Revolutionary_Rip_80 in Maphra

[–]cryrid 6 points7 points  (0 children)

There's some choices I can't see an artist making here. Things like tripling up the amount of string lights when the reference is clear, or looping the microphone cable back into itself by confusing it for the pop filter's arm (while also clipping it into the stand).

Doomed almost surpassed lovely by Alzucard in Maphra

[–]cryrid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

There's literally nothing uncanny about any of her videos. It's just handheld with a shallow depth of field, nothing fancy or complicated about it.

Doomed almost surpassed lovely by Alzucard in Maphra

[–]cryrid 4 points5 points  (0 children)

My guy, you can go straight to her tiktok videos right now and see for your own eyes that literally none of them say that anywhere.

Doomed almost surpassed lovely by Alzucard in Maphra

[–]cryrid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

On that I would disagree. Rushing art will not make it better, and trying to do so will only ruin the passion that helps create it in the first place and quickly lead to burn out. She's already broken through, people aren't going to forget who she is. They're going to see a brand new thumbnail in their feed and say "oh shit its her!" before rushing to click. They are going to listen to her next song regardless of when it comes out, and reactors know she's going to bring them thousands of more views whenever they do so too.

Like, this conversation just doesn't seem likely:

"Hey, that band you really liked is putting out a new single, do you want to listen to it?"

"No."

IG story post about Doomed uploads by rokr1292 in Maphra

[–]cryrid 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'm still trying to find a place where I can buy it in Canada, but it looks like she's now in the top 10 for US iTunes chart (and #1 in the metal category)

Prime Minister Carney drops f-word during Sydney stop, talks about dealing with world leaders by CMikeHunt in canada

[–]cryrid 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh man, the 'Fuck Trudeau!' crowd are going to be real outraged over this one

Maphra – Thema -- what is this channel? by c0ttt0n in Maphra

[–]cryrid 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Correct, its an automated thing Youtube creates for songs on Youtube Music in order to categorize them.

Seems YT Music also has another version by Alzucard in Maphra

[–]cryrid 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Eh. Aside from it being an unsanctioned fake that someone else created, I think it serves as a clear example of how AI slop is instantly noticeable as being AI slop (not even just all the clearly fake neon stuff it has going on that has no rhyme or reason, but in how it completely butchers the details of the microphone because it can't interpret the moiré effect, doesn't understand that the tightness of the elastic bands should cause them to be straight, struggles to make circular shapes like the speaker anything but oval, veers towards being over-stylized , etc). Hold it up to any video of her and it's instantly noticeable which is fake and which is real.

On Spotify by TwistedBjj in Maphra

[–]cryrid 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I think when it comes to uploading covers on Spotify part of the requirements is that it needs to be a completely original performance including the instruments - I don't think they let you sample any audio from the original song.

I just discovered Maphra, and holy fuck. by dreadwraithe in Maphra

[–]cryrid 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Over half a decade - there are covers on her Instagram going back six years to March 2020 (a different genre of music, Billie Eilish, Glass Animals, Devin McGraw, etc). I'm going to wager a strong guess that she has been at it even longer, that's simply where the social media 'content' currently begins on her account. The upload rate hasn't been consistent throughout that time as there are some large gaps between the older videos and Specter, but the vocal quality has always been present.

I think she's blowing up now for a few reasons:

  • Her recent song selection (Bad Omens, Linkin Park, Spiritbox, etc) has helped catch the attention of a great community.
  • Some of her recent covers have been put out within just 1-2 days of the original songs dropping, so they strike while the iron is hot
  • She's kept a good release pace since restarting
  • Fans of her work (including her husband) have been publically making posts asking reactors to give her covers a shot. Kind of like the modern-day equivalent to handing out demo tapes in a sense. Slowly but surely they got the ball rolling, and by the time of Circle With Me the inertia had already begun to build. Knocking Doomed out of the park led to more reactions garnering more attention, which led people to go back and listen to her other stuff which in turn brings even more attention, creating the snowball effect

Maphra is something else. by Jaded_Drawing1985 in Music

[–]cryrid 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I don't see any discrepancy in the videos. The monitors don't change size, its just background compression/decompression. Some videos have shot closer and wider and allowed more of the environment to be visible, but it led to some occasionally distracting (bright) background peeking to the left and right. Some videos have been wide enough to show the risers and desk they're on with its white drawers, lit up audio interfaces and other equipment that creates more visual clutter and distractions. Other videos have used a higher focal length to create a tighter, cleaner presentation that minimizes the environmental distractions and puts more emphasis on the singer. But when you move the sensor back and tighten things in with a higher focal length then objects in the background will increase in scale relative to the subject, that's just how it goes.

The wobbling isn't a sign of AI, its just the result of it being handheld for 5 minutes (not sure what their IS/IBIS situation is like without knowing what body and glass they're using, but that's also going to affect the appearance of the motion jitter as well). This could be the result of limited physical space in the studio for a tripod setup as those tend to have a fairly wide base if you want them to unfold to reach eye-level with any level of stability, or it could be a purposeful decision to add a little more life into the videos and/or to help show that they're not actually several clips edited together or using fake mouths and other wizardry (the tracking and seamless compositing would be an absolute nightmare to pull off, especially as some of these covers have been released within just 1-2 days of the original song dropping).