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The town it is held in is so close ro Gaza that the years ago soldiers at the IDF base there complained they were too vunerable to mortar and shorter range rockets. It's 5km from the border. The festival was moved there just days before the attack. it and other psytrance fests usually are held deeper in the Negeb desert. I don't think it's an complex and elaborate false flag/conspiracy but there is something off. IDF troops literally ushered in psytrance and rave culture from Goa back in the 90s. This scene has been around for decades and the organizers and security should have known better. Either arrogance in holding it so close or arguably it was a baiting provocation that spurred on far more violent and and overwhelming confrontation than expected.

yeah I think it's the Tomita sample in this said track the 1991 is slowed a lot - this sample above is akin to how I've heard Tomita sampled in the past in hip-hop and dnb

^ Reissues and repressings are a blessing and a curse for exactly what you just outlined. Everything deserves to be preserved and archived, at least a word or two of commentary, but not necessarily heard outside of niche aficionados. There are still diamonds in the rough but the reality is most stuff is middle of the road at best and often straight up forgettable beyond being an audio curioso. I'll give this a listen - I saw it earlier - but as with most media I'm trying to avoid listening to stuff out o a sense of obligation or need to from a hard sell via write-up. I want to spend time geeking out over stuff that I subjectively find fascinating.

Man, I haven't been here in a long while. This is arguably the worst thread to pop in after years. I have to say compared to my past stances I'm def looking at this differently. I feel most Americans, myself included, are directly and indirectly pointed to de facto and default defense and apologism of Israel as a government and hard concept as a sovereign nation. Even getting to a remotely objective and fair perspective doesn't just require intake of complicated and nuanced history but a substantial amount of deprogramming. I'm not sure what exactly made me shift gradually. I think the 2006 war planted a seed that made me understand Israel is more than just the once underdog military force in vacuum of my niche knowledge of it's history at war. Seeing the Louis Theroux doc on the ultra-Zionist and the docu-drama Waltz With Bashir made me unpack more and more. Yesterday my older kid, who is 8, saw a news headline about Israel under attack and he said he felt bad for that country. He had zero context of what's going on so I kept it simple but made sure that he is aware there's another country called Palestine involved too and people like us on both sides are getting killed in the war. It's not a football game, it's not a good versus evil scenario, it's not even close to the sticky but relatively straightforward situation of Ukraine and Russian. He'll probably hear more and more about it indirectly. I shudder to think how this would have been explained to him at a school district no where near as moderate and reasonable as the one we attend. I realized just acknowledging Palestinians, Palestinian nationalism, and the fact there's a rich history in the region of people outside the specific confines of Jewish Israeli citizens who settled in the 20th century itself is treated like a polarizing radical political stance and not a neutral step in learning more about the situation. The "two sides" cop out approach isn't even at play here, because the extreme right-wing and ultra-Zionist agendas within Israel are never brought to the forefront of most media coverage despite those becoming further and further entrenched in policymaking there. I still get squeamish and cringe at some hardline Palestinian supporters who have more or less approached Hamas with the same blanket excuses of hardline Israeli supporters and the war crimes of the IDF and violence of settlers. But that said, I understand why Hamas exists and the context to it's terrorism. West Bank Palestinians can't vote, can't trade or participate in anything close to free market interactions, they can't farm, the are at the whim of losing what little they have in shelter, food, and comfort at the decisions of the most well armed and powerful countries in the region. They can't even leave. It's an open air prison literally in eyeshot of sprawling farms and quaint communities that exist on land they had taken from them and their relatives. If I truly imagine being in the same scenario here in a pocket Austin - and stay with me because this is super hypothetical - where my existence is one of utter despair, fear, and frustration as a consequence for simply existing - I wouldn't have any concept of restraint or guilt when a peer in my community, say a batshit crazy right-wing Christian fundamentalist akin to many in Texas - decided to attack and kill the citizens and soldiers of those oppressing me and my friends, family, and neighbors. Nationalism and religious zeal are absolute cancer. I'm likely preaching to the choir here. I'm also likely doing so when I state that secular and socialist socio-economic policies are options that would come close to undoing this mess, because the default stances of the West and it's absurdly hardline support of Israel as it further evolves into an authoritarian apartheid ethno-state is an extension of unfettered capitalism and neoliberalism.

I have, it's lovely. Weird how much it shifts the tone. I can't say I like it more or less than the other version, I do return to it less often though but sometimes it feels more apt to listen to. It's more of like a driving tune or something if that makes sense.

Oh man, I had a copy of that but sold it when I was scrounging up for cash and parring down some of my tapes. Since then I picked up the LP version https://www.discogs.com/release/13102531-Jefre-Cantu-Ledesma-In-Summer I watched this while not sober and it was something else, def appreciate it differently, especially the second half. it was already one of my favorite tracks of all time

yeah it's been awhile, I haven't been online much here or elsewhere TBH ?

He had quite a career after that jump. As an active duty USAF pilot he was assigned to Vietnam for combat on 3 tours with a total of 483 missions, the last of which he was shot down during and captured. After retiring in 1978 he got into ballooning and set records as a solo balloonist and consulted others in their efforts, including Felix Baumgartner in his jump.

this was more emotionally moving than I expected

Stumbled upon the sample source for "Fabric of Space" this morning I feel like someone else posted it, honestly not sure how I didn't notice earlier. 1991 Sample.mp3

The world spins. 1956-2022

Hell yes, this was always such an interesting project. I know all that outrun / "cyberpunk" stuff is popular now but I felt Kuedo's first album encapsulated that sound and aesthetic before it was trendy, and did it better than most.

Season 1 is excellent. 2 was good, 3 was...a mixed bag but overall. I've not had a burning desire to watch 4 yet for that reason. Season 1 of Westworld was incredible as well but I've haven't been motivated to watch more of it. I feel asleep trying to watch the season 2 opener. Granted it was late but like, I clearly wasn't awaken by the episode's content. Anyone watching Outer Range? It's like Longmire and Yellowstone with all the crap I don't really care for taken out and replaced by a general concentrate of generic brand x-files and twin peaks weirdness.

chad contractor with used 90s japanese mini truck versus virgin commuter bro with lifted heavy duty extended cab I have a 4runner now, I have no qualms getting it dirty and actually using it for DIY stuff and field checks at work. Before that I used my Scion xB to haul all sorts of stuff. A EV truck would also be a backup generator of sorts. A place I used to work at that uses Ford 250s for their fleet looked into ordering a Ford Lightning, the only reason they didn't was they couldn't figure out an efficient way to charge it outside (they don't have a garage). The irony of EVs is that American infrastructure just hasn't caught up to make them as cost-effective and appealing to most drivers.

If I ever get a EV it'll be on of those new Ford trucks, hopefully built in a UAW factory.

Hey everyone, I used to pop in here a lot, mostly to talk about cassette tapes and stuff like that but also share any tidbits I gleaned from incessant but ultimately unused research I'd do myself. Embarrassingly I sort of overthought and waffled on ever actually making music. Years and years have gone by and now I'm in a position where I have a strong itch to do it but no idea where to start. I do have basic and focused ideas on what I want to do and use thankfully, so my questions are more about hardware and software recs. I'll list my basic questions: A good affordable audio interface. I have Tascam US-122L but it's in use with my tape dubbing setup. Ideally I'd be feeding in a MIDI instrument, the tape decks I will be sampling, and potentially my microphone for an acoustic guitar I would sample and stretch out. That's it, I have multiple decks but they will be handled with a Realistic tape selector box so I don't have to swap cables. I also have a stereo graphic EQ to run these through. Doing 44.1khz or whatever, no need for something crazier sample rate wise. Free or cheap DAW - something like Garageband or even Audacity which I personally have used the most. I think Reaper is a contender. The other alternative is Reason 3.0 - I saw a copy at a thrift store for $20 and it's tempting, esp. since I used to play around with Rebirth RB-338 a lot. Solid monitor speakers. I have good headphones, I have a pair of AudioTechnicas I like and use often. Would be nice but maybe not essential... A "digital drum machine" or some other sequencer - part of my plan is to sample and loop drums, breakbeats, percussion and other elements from my obscure cassettes. A way to sequence and loop them would be nice. This is partly why that copy of Reason seems appealing but a good VST alternative would be nice. Reliable and recommended free effects and syth VSTs - I used to have a short list of some but any y'all think are essential and flexible are fine. Like offhand the "TAL Noisemaker" comes to mind. Anything with delay reverb or either eccojams and or dubby AF stuff is ideal. I don't plan to use synths much yet. MIDI Controller - I have an Alesis MIDI keyboard that still works but no MPC style pad or anything like that. I think it will do though, I will try to bang out stuff and fix it as needed in a piano roll. Lastly - what the hell is the bare minimum computing requirements to run all of this? I have two old computers that would probably work but I don't mind getting a used laptop or PC for cheap. Knowing a good RAM and hard processor cutoff would be helpful. Thanks! And let me know if you have any questions. Maybe to give a better idea of what I intend to make stuff like VHS Head, 1991, early BoC, early 0PN, and stuff like that all come to mind. That and more broadly leftfield "beat music" kind of stuff.

This is the most painfully clear example of why we need to defund cops and give teachers pay raises. The decades of this "I AM THE SHEEPDOG" killology bullshit training with LE has literally given us wannabe spec op cops who will gladly use an AR-15 at some bewildered citizen but refuse to engage with an actual killer slaughtering children.

He's been doing a lot of very style specific music it seems. This should be interesting at the very least.

Bandcamp Press Release Phillip Sherburne feature and interview at P4k This is an unique and interesting one that I found very engrossing. Chanting and pow-wow drum samples coupled in tactful electronic production. Look forward to hearing more from this artist.

Also I should note that as much as the right-wing and self-claimed "apolitical" firearms people are the ones who are obsessively protective of the 2A and shout out the growing minority of diverse and moderate to left gun owners there's another frustrating aspect of this: Hollywood and mainstream media loves guns. They love the the way they look, they love them as part of the rah rah American ass kicking and de facto military propaganda, and to an absurd level most films use and handle them in ways defying anything close to realism and safe and proper handling. The really tragic and godawful flashpoint that obsession lead to someone getting killed on a film set in New Mexico, and it happened because they hired a non-union unprofessional prop master to save money. I'm not pointing this out as some kind of gotcha about liberals or something, just another facet in how contradictory this county is about a subject and detached and/or numb people are when it comes to the reality of violence.