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Scaramouche

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  1. Late 1996. A friend told me he'd picked up this wicked album, and he said I'd love it. Was transfixed as soon as Dael came on. I picked up Incunabula and Amber shortly after, and slowly got the EPs I could find.

    I bought my first copy of the Wire with the interview around the Chiastic Slide release, and thus began 23 years of constantly begin on the alert for news of new releases. 

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  2. 36 minutes ago, Key said:

    Its only been a few years since the last round of represses, but the price of Loveless on vinyl was about 80 quid last time I checked, so the demand is there.

    Yeah, it didn't take long for stupid prices to emerge. I missed out on those, not sure why I slept on it.

    Happy to snag them this time round. 

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  3. 6 hours ago, jaderpansen said:

    breakups are incredibly painful but can result in the most valuable friendships if you get your shit together and don't let yourself get carried away with toxicity, as it happened between my last ex and me. i can hardly express my appreciation of the fact i can turn to someone who really knows me, including the most intimate and ugly parts i wouldn't want to bother more casual aquaintances with.

    very much worth it imo. i wish you the same.

    4 hours ago, Zephyr_Nova said:

    I've never remained friends with anyone I've dated.  The one I'd been with 10 years gave me an ultimatum like "if you break up with me now, you can never see or speak to me again."  So that's that.  And the most recent one decided out of the blue that distance would be best (this was 15 minutes before we were scheduled to meet up for the first time after breaking up).  So I view romantic relationships as eventual friendship enders.  But it's not the case for everyone, just has been in my experience.

     I've never really been to do this after the end of a long term, intense relationship. I never saw the point. However, shorter term relationships totally, though if the other person was more emotionally invested, it still took time and investment to re-establish and form a new friendship.

    Either way, it's a testament to the quality of a friendship if you can do this, but needs authenticity. 

    2 hours ago, thumbass said:

    We are trying to stay friends but right now it just makes me think about what could have been. I'm trying not to get too toxic and move on. I think that when time passes I'll be happy i decided to remain friends 'cause we know each other well.

    All the best with this. It's good that you can recognise the potential for toxicity. Coming out of a relationship is akin to withdrawals from addiction, making sure you have a people to listen  and talk to, as well as giving you a kick up the arse if needed, is important (IMO). 

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  4. 5 hours ago, mcbpete said:

    I'd never heard Luxus 1-3 before, was definitely an unexpected pleasant surprise to the super-intense-barcode-percussion of Ikeda's typical releases. Has he done any other stuff this 'orchestral' ?

    It's not lush like Luxus 1-3, but Op. from 2002 would be the closest I think. Composed for strings.

     

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  5. 2 hours ago, Zephyr_Nova said:

     

    Ha, very well put.  App life is bizarre for a lot of reasons, most notably that every "date" is almost more like a job application.  You know you're just one among several different interviewees.  For women it's much worse, as you're more concerned with figuring out who's a sexual predator and who's safe.  For guys, rejection is really the worst thing you have to worry about, for women it's getting raped.  I've been really disturbed by it after all the convos I've had with various women using bumble/tinder.  I've always had a reasonably bleak view of humanity, but its become a lot darker thanks to the internet dating scene.

     

     

    There's certainly a lot more than rejection to worry about for men. App dating exposes you to some strange people, regardless of your gender or sexuality. Sure, most of the horror stories I've heard have been from female friend about dating. Shocking messages, or a scumbag managing to get through their filtering and go on a few dates. An old house mate used to let me read her messages, and yeah...

     

    21 minutes ago, zkom said:

     

    Yes. But it's a long story. I'm not sure how serious the situation was but she managed to get an access where I was staying and just started to appear there without warning or was waiting in the alley next to the front door.

     

     

    That sounds pretty ropey. You just don't know what the other person is capable of. I had someone start calling me at work, that was a shock when I realised the who it likely was. And the number of times they called. We'd never actually met. 

     

    21 minutes ago, zkom said:

    Gay guys have also the problem of potentially getting raped.

     

    Just stay safe even if you're a guy.

    Yup, heard some scary stories from friends, and been in some sticky situations myself. I think there is a problem with the hook up culture in the gay community, and "particular" apps that promote risky behaviours. Most of my experiences have been while out on the town, but I'm more mindful of the men or woman I'd speak to and date now; if I were to ever date again. 

  6. On 3/11/2021 at 9:26 PM, Extralife said:

    What do you all think of his Ritmo eps? I haven’t got around to listening to them yet.

     

    Only taken a cursory listen, they are still on my list to buy. There are some nice tracks across all 4 releases. Ritmo IV sounds tonally similar to the Skarn 12", which I quite liked.

  7. On 3/10/2021 at 5:19 AM, kichiguy said:

    Try the Solstice EPs, and then maybe Elph and Time Machines work. 

    I'd really like to see a reissue of the Solstice EPs, great collection of tracks. 

    On 3/10/2021 at 1:44 AM, Upset man said:

    I’ve recently (thanks to this thread and it’s users) been trying to dive into the world of coil and I just have to say the black light district album is just amazing. If I was blown away by that, where else can I go? 

    I'd say The Remote Viewer and Astral Disaster would also be worth checking out, along with the above, if you haven't listened to them yet. 

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