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Been playing High on Life which is a lot of fun. It's loose and weird, much like what you'd expect from a game made by the guys behind Rick & Morty. I'm no crazy Szechuan-sauce hunting R&M stan, but I like the show and what Roiland and Harmon do, so I figured this would be up my alley, and it very much is. It's basically a big(ger than most indie games)-budget metroidvania parodying overly serious fps stuff but with a really messed up sense of humor and a very dirty mouth. Don't play it around kids. Also playing Signalis, though I haven't sat back down with it in over two weeks. Really cool game though, very much in the vein of old Resident Evil-style PSX games. The vibes are totally creepy and isolationist, with number stations and weird messages making everything feel very dire. Reading what ambermonk and usagi said about Prey is making me want to go back to it. Really incredible game! I also want to play through Control again, though on no damage mode so I can enjoy the atmosphere and environment. I don't want to sound like a wuss, but I get tired of playing games where the goal is to beat the crap out me and have me redo boss battles or levels 20 to 30 times before I can move forward. Control is so good, but even on normal difficulty there were times when I was just like "isn't my character supposed to be some kind of crazy-strong metahuman of some sort? why do I keep getting my ass kicked then?"

I remember trying to give bt's music a chance when I was in college in the 90s. I hadn't really gotten deep into anything electronic yet, that wouldn't be until 98 or 99, and I liked the single Blue Skies he did with Tori Amos. I still like that one a lot. I tried to listen to ima and found it insufferably long and boring. Tried ESCM and never got into it. Everything sounded way too clean and boring, like Robert Miles' Children but wiped down with Clorox. His best tracks were always the ones where he brought someone in and THEY made it a song or something he did for a score that you didn't know he was involved in because it wasn't overproduced to death. Guy has talent, but most of his music is very boring. I'm not a huge Moby person but his early stuff had way more bite than bt ever did, and at least he's experimented in ways that don't involve "get singer, let singer make song out of basic track, get my name and face on cover, give a feature credit but get all the acknowledgement", though Moby's tinkered in that world a bit too. Anyway, if you like bt, good for you, but I find him to be a bore. And if anyone's upset by my comparison to Robert Miles' Children, no offense intended, but it's not really my thing either.

I get what you're saying, but that wasn't what I was talking about. The album was on pre-order but the whole thing was available to download. They must have caught the accident because they fixed it later. Still, I didn't have to wait for the album to be released to check it out, which was nice but peculiar.

I love that tDR design. Ischemic Folks makes me think of their cover for the East Flatbush Project remix comp, which had a lot of Schematic crew on it too. Shawn Wolfe's art for them is also always great.

I've known Rom for a long time and he's super nice. We were just talking the other day about Keith Levene's passing, as we'd both talked with him and were pretty broken hearted. Rom had tried to work something out with Keith years ago, but Keith, always a gentleman, wanted to try something different and nothing came of it. Personally, I don't expect much in the way of new Phoenecia, but Rom is always working on something. ALWAYS. I like to bug him about doing a Schematic anthology of unreleased tracks or reissuing some of the earlier stuff, like a serious remaster of the untitled Richard Devine EP (NEEDS BASS!). If he wanted to drop a comp of Phoenecia loosies I could see it happening, but only if he and Josh were in full agreement.

Ooh, that's the stuff! Wish I knew who HG was, that record is quite good. Same with SV, but I think we're all pulling a Schrödinger's Cat there, as in we know and don't know who it really is at the same time. We need to make a list of batshit break tracks in this family. I love a lot of breakcore stuff, but there isn't enough of that energy that makes you want to become an out-of-control super-being. Batshit breaks forever! To throw something similar in the mix: and Hrvatski's Oiseaux is a really underappreciated album of weird idm, a lot like drill'n'bass or breakcore in places, but way more entrenched in classical music and experimental noise. These two tracks don't really represent his work, but Vatstep is close enough to the stuff on Oiseaux that if you like this, you'll probably like that. The other track here was made with the same sample bank before he erased it, essentially making it it's sister track or b-side.

I really want to teach myself eventually how to make music on a tracker, if only to understand so I can make subpar breakcore tracks that anyone who listened to them would immediately compare to old Squarepusher, but in a negative light. I don't need to be a star, I just want to understand how they shine so bright.

Nice! Though I was thinking something more overdriven. I wonder if Rich sets out to make a fast track or keeps on boosting the speed until it's insane after the fact? Kinda like the versions of MARCHROMT.

The Box Energy remix has been a favorite of mine forever, though I hadn't heard Mangle 11. It's a shame Rich doesn't have more tracks where he goes absolutely nuts like these. Mt St Michaels and the Bug/Daddy Freddy remix come to mind, but there isn't much else nearly as intense. Maybe a few tracks in the soundcloud dump that approach it. Anyone think of any tracks that are similarly insanely awesome?

Feelin' this. Good drill n' bass stuff. Definitely has some Squarepusher vibes in places, but it's really HAL's take on the sound and not him trying to be another Jenkinson brother. Worth it, especially for the price.

Yeah, definitely feeling this. Gonna have to grab it on vinyl eventually. Very good stuff!

I live in Ohio, and very little cool happens or comes through here, so prepare for some disappointment... Billy Joel x6 (maybe 7?) Elton John Beck Ben Folds Five DJ Spooky Mike Doughty (Soul Coughing) No Age Autolux of Montreal Andrew W.K. x2 (might be a third show, can't remember) Prince (at Paisley Park!) Queens of the Stone Age Fleetwood Mac x3 Stevie Nicks x2 Don Henley Rod Stewart The Monkees "Weird Al" Yankovic Mr. Bungle The Dillinger Escape Plan Jude Aimee Mann Estradasphere Secret Chiefs Trio Clutch black midi The Smashing Pumpkins Tricky (had a fun conversation with him before the show) Beastie Boys Michael Bolton (I was a kid and my parents took me. He actually really works the stage, but he's still Michael Bolton, so whatever) To give a little background, Ohio is a very classic rock state, at least around where I live. My parents and my wife's parents raised us on a lot of that stuff, and so while I have legitimate love for Billy Joel (he's why I learned to play the piano and keyboards) and a number of other classic rock-ish bands, it's not my go-to choice of music, though it probably is for my wife. Anyway, over the years I've tried to get tickets for Radiohead, Vampire Weekend, Failure, J. Mascis/Dinosaur Jr., They Might Be Giants, R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails and many more bands I love, but they often haven't played near NE Ohio (think Cleveland area), had exceedingly expensive tickets (I saw How Did This Get Made about a week ago and their venue charged about 4 or 5 times more than any other venues on this or most of their other tours), or didn't bother coming here at all. So yeah, I'd love to see AFX, Squarepusher, Vibert, BoC, Ae, µ-Ziq, Underworld, Skee Mask, Cassetteboy, The Avalanches (I'd consider selling a kidney) and so many other artists/groups/etc., but the fates of geography have conspired against me so I try to fulfill my extreme musical needs with records, live boots and decent videos. Ohio sucks. P.S. - If I were able to travel through time and choose a show to see, I'd probably go see the Revolting Cocks at their prime. A rotating who's-who of late eighties/early nineties industrial and electronic musicians from around the world flanked by a gang of full-on strippers doing the nastiest shit on stage, usually wearing as close to nothing as possible and sometimes less. Forget Woodstock! I'm sure it'd be fine, but apart from seeing Jimi and a few other artists at their prime, I'd much rather watch something that would make a Republican's heart explode!

Solid album. I liked MPR more, but this is a nice addition to it. Definitely worth your attention.

I'll PM you. Sorry this wasn't faster, been busy.

Let me know if you can't find it and I'll hook you up.

I like the basement music stuff alright, though it's pretty simple compared to some of the other synthy stuff he did later on. Civilization Phase III is nuts in the best way, though I can't claim to really enjoy most of it. Have you ever heard the tape of answering machine messages he created? A bunch of 30 second versions of his famous pieces and some short originals, mostly made on a synclavier. The version I heard has a synclavier version of Zoot Allures at the end, which sounds like hold music for hell. Really dig that stuff.

So I saw your post, followed the Bandcamp link, pre-ordered the album and got a download of the full thing immediately. As of right now, it's back to having only one track available to preview. What is going on with some of the new releases on Bandcamp? This is the second time something like this has happened to me, the first time being µ-Ziq album, Hello. So weird. Also, this is a great comp! Thanks for the heads-up!

Two that I really enjoyed are Dandara and Dead Cells. Dandara is a full-on Metroidvania, though how you move and get around is quite a bit different than trad. Metroidvanias. Dead Cells, on the other hand, is a lot more traditional in play, but it's a Souls-like with randomly generated levels each time you play through it. Don't let that dissuade you though, it's super fun and addictive. I still go back to it regularly. Axiom Verge is really great. Still haven't played Carrion but I know I will eventually. I'm still waiting for Ghost Song, several years after pre-ordering it, though the updated demo still plays like everything I've been waiting for. And of course, Metroid Dread is amazing!

It says video unavailable, so I guess they pulled it. What was it?

It wasn't coming out today, it was set for tomorrow. Today was only supposed to be the pre-order and release of the title track. Still not sure if it's dropping tomorrow or November, but if it doesn't drop tomorrow I won't be surprised if someone leaks it. Obligatory note that whomever would leak it will NOT BE ME. Edit: Nevermind, I had a brain fart and was thinking today was Thursday, because...? Anyway, sorry, please ignore my comment about "It wasn't coming out today, it was set for tomorrow."

Google Music? Wonder if it will release tomorrow.

Got the email, went and pre-ordered it from Bandcamp where it said the release date was September 22nd, checked the Bandcamp app and it said November 4th, and now it's been moved to Private status. The link from thumbass' post no longer works. I guess it was posted too early? Was it meant to be a surprise release for tomorrow? WTF? At least I got the title track. Update: Now the whole thing seems to have been unlocked for those who purchased it early. Don't know if this means it's still coming out tomorrow or what, but it's still listed as private.

The Pac-Track, as I call it, is really one of my favorites. That alone would cover the price of admission for me. The whole thing would be gravy. That said, at this moment, I'd settle for my vinyl pre-order of GRIT. being shipped, because if they delay it one more time I'm seriously considering canceling my order.

I keep getting updates on my vinyl order via Bleep that it's been delayed again and again. Got an email this morning that it's been delayed until the end of the month. Really makes me wonder how long I'm going to have to wait for my order.

I'm seeing Neptune Frost advertised in a lot of indie theaters. Don't think I've seen it playing at any major chains. I wouldn't be surprised if it needs another month before it goes to streaming, but I don't think they'll wait too long. EDIT: Or, like Rubin said, iTunes, so I guess it's available for rental and purchase... which I just verified at Amazon. Blu-Ray and DVD seem to be releasing on August 9th. I feel like I should've done some research before writing my initial response.