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i have a lot of trouble presenting, but I do great in small discussions.
When you go in for a master's degree, you'll find that the groups are much smaller, more passionate about the subject at hand, which creates a bit more of a relaxed informal atmosphere....i find that to be the best...ideally at your friend's place with a few others drinking a few beers and arguing the finer points of nerd-dom.
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Ebenezer Chaplin-The Civil State Compared to Rivers
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just got assigned
Oedipus the King
Richard III
Beowulf
Lord Jim
i don't know what i'm doing with this major, i just want to keep up with the reading
also i hate seminar. stressing the fuck out about that and presentations
oh man I love Conrad!!!
and Beowulf is a beast!!
i guess that is a lot to read in a week though....i have a rather large book presentation due next week myself.
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question, is any of it similar in vibe to his track "Hands"?
because I can get enough of that song making coffee in the morning.
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those weetabix minis look like a delicious cereal.
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a massive blueberry bagel with creamcheese and a coffee.
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the best chai latte ever. oh man. sometimes things just taste way better than normal.
oh man i was turned onto tea lattes recently after trying to quit coffee and cigs....this local business here makes a yerba mate' latte which is fuckin delicious...its like drinking pumpkin cider, if there was such a thing....man i feel so metropolitan.
Ended up eating two salmon patties on toast, and a mixture i made of mayonaise, soy sauce, honey, and chive. it was yummy.
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a "Rally" Cola, then plan to fry up some tofu with veggies and rice..should be a satisfying and hopefully healthy meal...
drank waaaay too much a few nights ago, im trying to make up for it...christ im getting fat again.
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The first two off ot Cylobian, Synek and Diof
and Rewind BEFORE HE STARTED DOING THE TEXT TO SPEECH SHIT ALL THE FUCKING TIME
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oh man hes far underrated...classic lo-fi electro/ambient/whatever.
Absolutely love La Nuit (slumber mix), and i was first introduced to him by his track on the Braindance Coincidence cd....so lovely.
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im getting the wisp release...still undecided on monolith and the other acid guy...cmon reid, is this comin out on vinyl??
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i have faith in clit. he's reachin for the rainbow.
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id say that pretty much covers it.
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When abstract painters can charge 100,000's of bucks for some triangles and squares in different colors... why is it absurd for a musician to do the same? Obviously it has something to do with the quantity of the item, but its still a little strange that corporatism has set a standard pricing on music, and if you go beyond the normal, your considered greedy? So Brittany Spears has millions of supporters and the dude who has a second job and makes music out of passion has to be relegated to a similar pricing structure or face criticism?
you are only seeing in from the side of the artist. in a consumerist society, the consumer plays half the part as well. if the majority of the consumers do not wish to repurchase all of this, it sends a message that yes, that art is not worth that monetary value to consumers.
I'm just saying that pricing standardization of music is completely based around our society/consumerism... when it should be more based on the value of the artist's work and its importance to the individual. To proclaim a price as a scam is to proclaim the length of music is what decides it value... when a track like Nanou 2 has far more value to me then a track like Taking to the Grapevine by Creedence Clearwater Revival.
based on what you have stated here, Radiohead's idea for "In Rainbows" should be applicable to all music....pay what you believe its worth, yeah?
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whats she up to btw?
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im torn on this issue, because really, everyone seems to be making a bigger fuss over it than there should be.
im happy that they reorganized and set up a catalogue like this with the option to repurchase the analords, etc. etc., but in no way am I somehow obligated to be grateful, or immediately say this is an absolutely brilliant marketing idea just because i like the guy's music.
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When abstract painters can charge 100,000's of bucks for some triangles and squares in different colors... why is it absurd for a musician to do the same? Obviously it has something to do with the quantity of the item, but its still a little strange that corporatism has set a standard pricing on music, and if you go beyond the normal, your considered greedy? So Brittany Spears has millions of supporters and the dude who has a second job and makes music out of passion has to be relegated to a similar pricing structure or face criticism?
you are only seeing in from the side of the artist. in a consumerist society, the consumer plays half the part as well. if the majority of the consumers do not wish to repurchase all of this, it sends a message that yes, that art is not worth that monetary value to consumers.
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but for the most part, these guys probably barely survive financially as is. We need them just as much as they need us.
LOL
Maybe its not 50/50, but there's clearly a dependence on both sides. They need money to buy gear, and we need their amazing music. Or do you just have 6,000 posts on this forum because you like dick and fart jokes?
my petty-minded friend, you don't know much about me. less talk, more tonguing Richard's ass.
it's pretty overwhelming, being introduced into a world with differing opinions, isn't it? it's alright, it just takes time to get used to it.
Richard's ass? So you are here for the fart jokes!
Look, I am just getting a little tired of the negativity of WATMM sometimes. I'm not saying force a smile and put on a happy face, differences is what makes discussions unique and interesting... but I think all of us here have a pretty strong favoritism towards WATMM music (why would we post here if we didn't?)... and from my perspective, you can't equate the price of an album to a set standard. Yeah alright most records sell for what $10-$20... but whats wrong with an artist deciding to charge more? You ultimately have the power to decide, if the price isn't worth the content, then don't buy it. It's really that simple. I think of paying for music as more as an investment then the purchasing of a physical thing. Its something I will most likely have forever, and if my money goes towards more content, then sweet! If I eventually don't think the artist is providing enough value and I no longer have interest in the music he/she is creating, then I will cease. Music is honestly priceless to me, and money although a very essential element to our society, is nothing compared to it.
once you are done setting yourself up on some pseudo-ethical cross, I laughed at how inaccurate the statement I quoted of yours was, which the statement isolated in and of itself had no bearing in the argument you are now writing in response to my post.
understood?
im sure there was no negativity or lashing out on your part either, its all good.
also, i might as well clarify,
im not buying the new online analord whatevers. I don't care that much. Don't mean to blow anyone's mind, but I already paid for the vinyl, listened to the b-sides, didn't care for them, not buyin them.
On the other hand, I do appreciate the loads of other stuff on there, planning on buy quite a bit after xmas.
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I understand Wisp's capitalist standpoint; and rightly so, he is on the roll regardless of anything he says so that needs disclosure. The idea that Rephlex is not here to serve me; they don't need to have corporate responsibility or customer service, etc. is something I get. That's true but it kills me when people can't sit back and recognize the huge jerk off it is. I don't understand this "clear your conscience" shit because I did not download Analord; I sat there at my turntable and encoded every track as the volumes came. So now, I see that I would have to pay only $3 less than the lp (!) to re-buy it and get the unreleased tracks and still get my dick cranked by inflated fucking prices and the dreaded pound. If you told that process to a non-IDM music buyer, they would be so tickled.
I don't know shit about hacking; I wouldn't advocate that truthfully; I was just really pissed and even more so that few people seemed to feel the same way. New Aphex is exciting but...
I just remember a time where Rephlex released CDs and LPs at a fair price and I used to buy Aphex Twin releases also at a fair price. Then, crazy world happened from 2005 on and it looks to only continue. I can only imagine what's in store--fuck, Wisp is already on the gallop by releasing an LP with every track featured on the forthcoming disc unbeknownst to many. I understand "album samplers" but be upfront. It's just little shit like that. And now all kinds of people will bitch and come up with some clever remarks and trash me but, whatever. It's not the first time I've been shitposted on for an opinion. It's just all leaving a bad taste in my mouth--Reid's snarky comments, Aphex Twin's "whatever", and the anti-climax (for me) of the new Rephlex everyone has waited for. It makes me want to withhold all purchasing on principle alone. Fuck it, last post, sorry to those who are having a great time with the new site--who am I to shit in the cereal?
dude, enough with the poop and dick jokes already, christ.
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but for the most part, these guys probably barely survive financially as is. We need them just as much as they need us.
LOL
Maybe its not 50/50, but there's clearly a dependence on both sides. They need money to buy gear, and we need their amazing music. Or do you just have 6,000 posts on this forum because you like dick and fart jokes?
my petty-minded friend, you don't know much about me. less talk, more tonguing Richard's ass.
it's pretty overwhelming, being introduced into a world with differing opinions, isn't it? it's alright, it just takes time to get used to it.
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but for the most part, these guys probably barely survive financially as is. We need them just as much as they need us.
LOL
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it's one of those holidays where americans act like they have an important history
I'm having a hard time coming to grips with this statement of utter retardedness.
the history of this country is one of the most interesting and important ones for all of humanity. I don't see how you could possibly think otherwise.
not that thanksgiving is representative of our history in any way
just had to chime in right quick and say thanksgiving does have some basis in reality for what the non-pc american version is.
its quite naive of everyone to assume that in the early 17th century, puritan english were able to sit down in a brand new continent and comfortably enjoy life's little perks. A lot of colonies were absolutely dependent on native american trade for survival. its not like pilgrims emerged from the sea with rifles at the ready to steal land. that didn't happen (at least in the United States) until decades later.
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holy shit you nailed it.
i used to play that game thinking at those swamp stages, "that sounds like phil collins"
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i farted
Autechre - Oversteps (WARP210) [The MegaThread]
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only three tracks in so far, but im liking it.