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look into your soul and you'll find what you seek (even flac:)
Actually you can get this one legit here https://icasea.bandcamp.com/album/benefit-compilation-for-japan
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elseq shows up on Pitchfork's Top 20 Electronic Albums of 2016 list:
http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9990-the-20-best-electronic-albums-of-2016/
Autechre’s live shows, performed in near-total darkness, can be overwhelming experiences. And in recent years, so are the duo’s releases: Their ongoing series of live recordings is nine installments deep and growing, while this digital-only album sprawls across five virtual “discs” and more than four hours. Even if you don’t pony up the cash for the 24-bit lossless version and content yourself with a damn-near Paleolithic 320 kbps, Sean Booth and Rob Brown’s algorithmic free-for-alls have never sounded more vivid, flitting between cellophane crinkle and ice-crystal fractals, and flecked with stray bits of hip-hop and Stockhausen. If you own a quality pair of headphones or speakers, however, the hi-fi version really is the way to go: Staring down the tunnel of a track like “TBM2” or the gorgeous “pendulu hv moda,” the level of detail is so granular, it can practically inspire vertigo. And even if “cozy” isn't quite the right word for it, there is something soothing about Autechre’s music once you let their silvery space-blanket textures envelop you. -
CHEETAHT2 shows up Pitchfork's Top 100 Tracks of 2016 list at #49.
http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9981-the-100-best-songs-of-2016/?page=6
We’re not used to hearing Aphex Twin dole out slow-motion, four-to-the-floor beats—and at just 100 BPM, “CHEETAHT2 [Ld spectrum]” dips about as low as techno is inclined to go. But that sullen andante trudge allows the British electronic musician to get the most out of the unusual instrument that the song pays homage to, and which he presumably used to record it: the Cheetah MS800, a digital synthesizer known for its woozy timbres (and once described as “the most difficult instrument to program on the planet”). Here, that translates to background pads that shimmer like a heat mirage, and a midrange bass melody that writhes like a greased pig on ice. It’s unusual to hear Aphex Twin strip his tracks down like this, but that focus on the texture of his sounds—and few producers know how to program a synthesizer quite like he does—ends up making this no-frills record one of his most immediately satisfying releases in ages.And on their 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2016 list too:
http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/9990-the-20-best-electronic-albums-of-2016/
His formerly hermetic tendencies now firmly a thing of the past, Richard D. James continues his hot streak, dusting off two woozy, low-slung tracks from his famous SoundCloud dump and assembling an entire EP around them. Building the release around the sounds of the Cheetah MS800—described by one enthusiast as “one of the most unfathomable instruments ever made”—James makes the most of the obscure digital synthesizer’s mutable wavetable technology, slowing the tempo, stripping down the beats, and zeroing in on gelatinous timbres. The slow tempos and straight-ahead tones make for what, at first, seems like one of his most uncomplicated releases in ages—but direct your attention just right, and, as with a “Magic Eye” image, a world of detail comes snapping into focus. -
Founders is one of the best, most reliable "East Coast" breweries. I say "East Coast" in quotes because really they are from Michigan. But if the East Coast wants to have any hope of staying competitive against West Coast breweries they need to go a bit broader.
The East Coast has some wonderful beers to offer. Especially New England. But, they're extremely local and have no interest in wide distribution. (Alchemist, Treehouse, Trillium, Hillstead, etc.) They make some amazing beers, but keeping it a New England thing is just how they role. I love me some of their IPAs, and get my hands on them every now and then. I always contemplate taking a road trip to score some, but, a few of my local breweries have come up with their own take on the "NE style IPA". I'm sad to say, they're as good & in some cases better. Witches Hat & Transient brewing in MI to name a couple. Good times ahead for me.
If you need any Backwoods Bastard atypic, let me know...although I may be killing it this weekend...
edit: We also got a ton of Lizard of Koz as well.
You're not wrong about VT. IMO, VT has the best collection of breweries in the country with Alchemist, Lawson's, and Hill Farmstead. (But my favorite brewery is by far Bruery in CA.)
That's very kind about Backwoods; thanks for the offer but we actually get it here in NC too. I like to spike it with bourbon.
In NC we have our first world class brewery in Wicked Weed if you ever get the chance to try that. If you like big IPAs, try their Freak of Nature IIPA. And we also have NoDa's Hop Drop and Roll IIPA which is superb. And a few other harder to get ones.
Closest I've heard 1st hand is:
'How you feel now that Trump's president, faggot' - Construction worker, Midtown East, early-40s, ruggedly handsome
Nice touch!
lol. is that all you've got. Everyone knows that the US healthcare system was a disaster. Obamacare did not improve it one iota. It was written by the health insurance companies !! It wasn't some panacea meant to save the the people. It was a bid to lock the people in to policies that the government mandated that they have to buy from the corporations that wrote the legislation, that's fascism. Here are some issues with obamacare for you to look up.
- obamacare providers are dropping out of selling the policies because it's not a sustainable business model for them
- Many poeple have decided to pay the penalty for not taking obamacare because it's cheaper than having to pay for it
- the deductibles are so high that most people don't use their obamacare
- The premium increases on obamacare over the period since it's introduction have been skyrocketing.
- you couldn't keep your doctor (heh)
- and so much obama greatness more
Come on now mate, search for a better one than obamacare to be smug about. i'm far more left wing than many on here, but i preferred trump, that should say something. The election was really globalism versus nationalism. Globalism has sought to deindustrialise the west, open it's borders, tear the working people of the west down to third world levels. Nationalism seeks to protect the citizen from the elite multinational banking cartel. Whether or not that actually works out, whether or not trump lets the people down, at least they're more awake to the difference now.
The biggest pro of Obamacare is about pre-existing conditions. It's the heart of it. I agree that the law sucks and insurance companies aren't going to lose under it. The real problem is that (1) healthcare expenses are skyrocketing and (2) insurance companies won't get stuck with the bill. Until those two are addressed, ultimately one way or another average citizens are going to get screwed.
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Yeah I'd much rather talk about beer than Trump! I'm a total craft beer snob.
A LETTER TO THE US FROM JOHN CLEESE
http://cogink.com/cleese/That ain't gonna win him many friends where I come from. I'm down with it though. Except the beer part. Micros have come a long way here. Sorry, my days of English ales and such are long gone.
I'm very familiar with American, British, and Japanese craft ale, and America by far takes the lead. I like all three, don't get me wrong, but America's craft beer market has been exploding for a few decades now and it's depth and breadth is astounding.
I occasionally drink some US ales like Founders All Day IPA and Centennial IPA. Quite nice. They are easily available in Finland.
I'm not sure if I've ever tried Budweiser.
Founders is one of the best, most reliable "East Coast" breweries. I say "East Coast" in quotes because really they are from Michigan. But if the East Coast wants to have any hope of staying competitive against West Coast breweries they need to go a bit broader.
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My comment about "no evidence of funny business" was about actual voting fraud. I totally agree that there have been various dastardly efforts to prevent votes by purging potential voters (with political intent) and by limiting voting access.
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I don't think there is any chance the recount will change the outcome, but they might as well chase down any irregularities.
Agreed. There hasn't been any evidence of funny business, just discrepancies in polling and voting results (which isn't all that uncommon).
what about the votes being struck down because they thought they were dupes when they actually weren't?
I'm not read up on the topic you reference. Legit news source please. I am aware of pre-voting voter purges that are pretty shady, and here in NC there were all kinds of efforts to limit voting in black and college communities. But that's nothing a recount would solve.
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You mean all those programs that permanently unemployed/under-employed rust belters are going to need more than anyone in the next decades? Oh my.
yep.. and i think one of the first things trump is going to do is change the rule on overtime that obama made. so all those people making $47k or less will get stiffed. i read about it in a few places but i forget all the details.
Trump administration's response is unknown, but I expect them to be hostile as well. But in any event the new rule was set to be enacted on Dec. 1, 2016, but it just got enjoined nationwide by a TX court, so it's all up in the air.
I don't think there is any chance the recount will change the outcome, but they might as well chase down any irregularities.
Agreed. There hasn't been any evidence of funny business, just discrepancies in polling and voting results (which isn't all that uncommon).
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i will go ahead and say that from exai onward is maybe my least favourite autechre period in terms of sound design. it will probably click in a couple years but... life is busy, man. i'll follow autechre into the deepest reaches of space, but elseq is not sinking in. :-/
This, but the opposite
Same. I was increasingly frustrated with Autechre after EP7 and eventually abandoned them by Quaristice. But elseq brought me back into the fold hard and also Exai is one of my favorite Autechre albums.
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Trump will be impeached within a year
By Republican-controlled Congress?
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My prediction:
A year from now. Trump has the highest approval rating of any president in American history. Doesn't fulfil even a third of all the stuff he threatened. Becomes practically a democrat.
Cue Trump supporters. "He fucking lied to us. He's just like all the rest of them."
You heard it here first.
I really doubt this. He's got Republican majority in Senate and House, so if he "Becomes practically a democrat" he'll be fighting against both and greatly disappointing his supporters. What motivation does he have to do this? "Doing the right thing?" He's given zero shits about this up to this point.
I dunno. You may be right. It just feels that so much of his outward persona is just brash, obnoxious and so forth and yet I believe there is another man in there somewhere.
During the last eighteen months, there were a few moments (so fleeting they may have been said to have never even occurred) where I felt he accidentally let his guard slip. Sometimes it was an expression or just his body language.
Trump showed no interest in learning or preparing or listening. I don't think he's actually interested in the work of the job and it's totally possible he's feeling a bit like the dog that caught the car, if that's the phrase. It's amazing to me that people think he's got some other level. Could he? Yes, anything is possible, but from what I've seen during this election, the simplest answer is the right one. No.
My prediction is he cedes the policy work to the rag tag and collectively dissonant bunch he's surrounded himself with. Theil/Pence/Gingrich/Reince will work out agreements with McConnell and Ryan and we'll get some mutated Republicanism that is irresponsible tax cuts, deregulation, and healthcare confusion. That won't stop Trump from claiming victories on the wall or trade but again, he's shown no capacity to do the hard work that big ideas require for realization. Then, if there is some event that we can't imagine right now, and there will be, the response will be ill-informed and short-sighted. The last time this crew had the control panel, we got a big terrorist attack (yes yes I understand there's an argument that that wasn't negligence by W's crew, but I'm of the opinion that it was), two wars, massive corporate malfeasance (e.g. Enron), reckless trickle down tax cuts, Citizen's United, and global recession.
I honestly don't know how the overt racism and xenophobia will play out. It may embolden very serious and very scary groups. It's so strange that I really can't predict what will happen with it. That's not to say that racism and xenophobia are not sloshing around all the time. But it is weird for the president to be willing to use it.
It's Bush/Cheney 2.0. That's what we are in for. It's so fucking obvious.
Totally agree with both. Trump won't be willing to do the hard work. Like Bush, it'll be easier to defer to the policy wonks that got him in power (like Gingrich).
im afraid of him perusing personal vendettas thats kind of dictator-y
Totally agree here too, yet somehow his supporters think he will bring a new kind of freedom.
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My prediction:
A year from now. Trump has the highest approval rating of any president in American history. Doesn't fulfil even a third of all the stuff he threatened. Becomes practically a democrat.
Cue Trump supporters. "He fucking lied to us. He's just like all the rest of them."
You heard it here first.
I really doubt this. He's got Republican majority in Senate and House, so if he "Becomes practically a democrat" he'll be fighting against both and greatly disappointing his supporters. What motivation does he have to do this? "Doing the right thing?" He's given zero shits about this up to this point.
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No. As alive as ever.
Trump's just going to be another Reagan. A reality-TV poster-face doing the ceremonial stuff and support from regular politicians feeding the executive branch.
Plus, GOP has to show responsibility by actually doing stuff again. So the obstructivism of esp. the freedom-caucus - or whatever the hell its name - is a no-go. I don't believe the Dems will go into obstr. mode. Although you never know. There's still some hot button issues like climate and income inequality. And obamacare even.
edit: @candiru
I agree with this very much. Trump isn't so much for actually doing - much easier to defer decision making to the GOP establishment and right wing moneyed interests. Although I do expect him to go off on his own tangent every now and again. But what motivation does he really have to help the common man?
The whole thing is a fucking disaster, IMO. He's openly a climate change denier, and intends to put a climate change denier as head of EPA. We can expect him to support the money in big coal and natural gas, not renewable energy.
He's openly opposed to net neutrality. Again that's where the money is.
And with control of the senate and house:
- We know they'll fill at least Scalia's seat, although they won't find someone more conservative. Let's just hope Ginsburg and Breyer can hold on another 4 years.
- Repeal of Obamacare is likely. There are lots of things good about it, although since it failed to be a single-payer system, it left insurance in charge of their rates which they promptly jacked up, leaving folks in trouble.
- Expect abortions to become even harder to obtain.
- Expect efforts to peel back gay marriage - this will ultimately depend on the Supreme Court.
- Expect further redistricting to stem the inevitable tide of the changing demographics, to hold Republican entrenchment a bit longer.
- No real reason to expect decrease in government spying.
- No real reason to expect decrease in foreign military action (drone strikes, etc.).
I could go on...
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The tracks are named and tagged wrong, gay
The "track" fields and filenames don't match up
I downloaded my files from bandcamp and they are fine.
Dunno if I should get worried since my discs aren't shipped yet. Some people seem to have received their copies ages ago.
Did you pull the FLAC from Bandcamp? I keep getting a Failed - Network error, but I'm able to pull the v0 mp3 version. Which I might just stick with...
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Speaking of working in gaming, being a game designer is pretty much a dream job, one of the few I wouldn't mind the 80 hour crunch weeks. Well, maybe. He's also said that occasionally you'll get stuck working on a game you don't enjoy, then the crunch gets unbearable, and for one game he said he was glad it was cancelled in the middle of development. Not many people on the team were interested in it. I guess it'd be like being forced to make.. generic house music.. or something.
I think the bottom 75% of DS/3DS dev would be abysmal.
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A good idea doesn't have to be technical though tbf. I agree, very surprised it hasn't been discussed more.
There's a saying in the gaming industry and I'm paraphrasing but it's basically 'Ideas are the easy part, implementation is the hard part'.
It's true. Do you work in gaming?
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Brisbot your avatar is intolerably adorable
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one Exai on the Beach, please
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God damn that's a well poised badger
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Listened to Exai in full on the beach this past weekend. Stunning. The album is a masterpiece. elseq got me back into Autechre after I had dropped them before Quaristice but now I've gone back and bought the interim releases. They're all great but Exai might be my favorite Autechre album (certainly my current favorite).
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Oh you.
Downloads:ae Live 1998
in Autechre
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This is just excellent - hadn't heard it before. Thanks for posting!