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I dunno why I slagged this first time around, their version of "Sixtyniner" is lush AF!
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^ yeah we briefly confirmed who we were via avatars, you were like "mine's the smocking pigeon" and I was "oh I'm the simpsons coyote"
when the show ended it really set in just how cold my wife and I were sans jackets, all a brought was a light hoodie and it was soaked early on from the rain
goddamn what a set - that video recording is fun to revisit
also anyone else remember patiently waiting through ODESZA? @Lada Laika had headphones on and looked back with this "yeah, this is happening right now" look (akin to this 0:06) at the crowd going nuts over cheesy EDM. that discord channel was a nice distraction when standing around.-
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fucking cool pairing - breakcore legend and a solid AF cassette label
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On 2/23/2021 at 1:16 PM, Braintree said:
They've been alright over the years. Very hit or miss for me. That "Get Lucky" song really needed to shut the fuck up that summer.
Did you ever see A Walk in the Woods ? Kristen Schaal shows up as this annoying hiker and at one point she's just singing "get lucky" outloud to herself while they are trying to immerse themselves in the Appalachian woods
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"Sony TV9-306UB portable TV"
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On 2/19/2021 at 8:03 AM, fumi said:
Those Tumblr tracks are proving difficult to download. Must be the way they are embedded or something.
damnit, I need to forward you those
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On 2/20/2021 at 8:32 PM, aencre said:
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6 hours ago, Kid Lukie said:
Oh gosh, Daft Punk were certainly the same gateway into other labels for me.
Same here, albeit for me Chemical Brothers were the most direct. But Daft Punk and Basement Jaxx were gateways to house and disco-tinged dance music I had never been exposed to previously. I still remember the day I saw "Digital Love" on MTV in 2000/2001 when I was living in Suffolk. One of those music videos and songs I had burned in my memory for years before I tracked it down again. As much as they've become this annoying pop culture reference point for normies and techbros who splurge on their merch they def contributed a lot and were legit DJs and producers. They pretty much forged the fidget house / electro house sound of the 00s via Ed Banger Records and DFA and those other indie dance labels that help push back on the increasingly sterile (IMO) trance and proghouse sounds that dominated at the time.
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7 hours ago, markedone said:
boc fans seeing this news
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2 hours ago, Brian Dance said:
Looking forward to their incredibly lucrative come back tour in 2 years time
I too remember LCD Soundsystem calling it quits in 2011 lol
Actually I think Daft Punk is truly done, I'm getting sincere "hey we're officially not doing this anymore, thanks" vibes akin to R.E.M. calling it quits. I appreciate them making it official.
As much as feel for sincere fans hoping for another tour I'm neither shocked nor particularly saddened. They've been pretty leisurely since the early 00s, raking in residual and merch money (and IIRC they were always fairly well off kids).
It'd be cool if they do some house tracks as solo projects, their 12" under other aliases are among the best they've ever made-
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On 2/19/2021 at 7:55 AM, fxbip said:
I've done all thoses things and it's a rich journey of amazing musical experience, amazing human experience and growth.
You do beautiful gigs, meet amazing people, feel the passion.
But there is no money in it.
Maybe i'm not good enough.I'm not Beethoven.I just make tracks.
But i know the whole game is rigged too.
I personally dont have any illusions of it.I don't think i'll ever make a living off music but that's ok.I don't really care that much.
I do my thing.I love music.
That's enough for me.
James Stinson worked as a truck driver during his artist career, there's another interview that sounds like he's driving while on the phone.
I feel like there's something of a apprehension to discuss the realities and pitfalls of working to live with time and energy spent on music. Things like social media and patreon has some navigate this dilemma but it still exists. Music journalism rarely dives into in detail. I feel like it was something of a common occurrence in the early 00s especially to find out that even fairly successful indie rock bands or bands/artists with modest major label deals had members who still worked jobs between tours and/or after contracts ended.
I've noticed that Stinson is among a few artists I really respect and like who also is upfront about addressing making money from music and actively trying to segregate it from their creative ethos and their artistic process, even on a subconscious level. Jandek notoriously released music under his own imprint and never really admitted he was the same man on the albums. He alluded to being a machinist and I've wondered if he partly started to do live performances after decades of seclusion in the late 2000s because he retired and/or hit social security age. Fenriz of Darkthrone has been very upfront about never not having a job of some sort and was a mail sorter for years. He and his bandmate Nocturno Culto (who has worked as a schoolteacher) have also agreed to never tour again even though that could easily prevent them from having to work again. Fenriz has stated making any livelihood on his music, even though they are overtly anti-commercial, would subconsciously affect his creative efforts.-
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Stryper is very much of the same aesthetic of Ted Cruz himself.
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6 hours ago, ignatius said:
texas governor is a republican tho right?
He's one of the most right-wing governors in recent history, he's just as not as an overt Trump stan as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick or State Attorney Ken Paxton. MAGA folks literally just call anything and everyone Dem, socialist, communist, etc. if it's not their liking.
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@bronchuseven was still without power as of 4-5 hours ago on IG...something like 60 hrs without. my pocket of Austin finally gained power and I hope his did too, we're in the same area of the city
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19 hours ago, chenGOD said:
Isn’t @joshuatxuk living there? And @Atop? Who else...I feel like C Brown (I do miss his mixes) is there too. Whatevs. Hope all Texans are making it through despite the republicans’ best efforts to fuck things up.
Well howdy. A-ok. Me and the family were without power from 8am onward on Monday (2/15). 6-8" snow and sun that day but it was in the teens and wind chill wasn't over 0 deg F until afternoon. Still ok enough to bust out the propane grill and make a hot dinner. Tuesday was technically warmer but overcast and freezing rain covered everything. That day felt more grim. Both nights it was 52 deg F inside. We had plenty of food, beverages, blankets and flashlights but man, it was still kind of surreal and chilly. Thank god I had a shitload of batteries and some random battery radios/tape players. Kids were good sports - got used to no electronics, tried chess out with my 5 year old, daughter busted into her toys. Our goofy as dire wolf mutt loved it.
Anyway water has become boiling required in Austin and some power is coming back. Driving is doable too - yesterday I managed to wait a bit and get 93 octane gas. That's the one thing I wish I topped off on before all of this shit. We went to a friends house yesterday who has power. It's been nice. Hot coffee. Quick but warm shower. No visible breath inside. Going outside isn't as daunting in terms of warming up. Work calls and emails are starting to trickle in again but thankfully not a lot of pressure or urgency. If our house still doesn't have power by tomorrow we'll likely drive down to Spring, TX with my FIL who has power.
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16 hours ago, mister miller said:
i swear youtube comment sections suddenly became much better like 2 years ago somehow
they used to be such a cesspool
some still are, it just depends on what is brigaded or not. there are comment sections that will completely fuck with you and are absolute trash.
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Buster Scruggs, and it's vignette style so you can easily watch it in chunks
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Watched Hausu (1977) last night, seems apt to rec
Not so much eyecandy as it is visual binge-eating of fun dip
16 hours ago, drillkicker said:Holy shit, I forgot about Days of Heaven. Everybody, watch that masterpiece as soon as possible.
Nothing but cozy americana
Been meaning to watch this, thanks for reminding me
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7 hours ago, Nebraska said:
Really good comment section. Listening to her is mesmerizing and there's such a light behind her eyes. Everything she says is extremely coherent when broken down in pieces but it's so tangential and fluid it resembles cut-up William S. Burroughs-esque spoken word. Christ alrighty, one could only speculate who she was and what's she has been through.
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I worked in a Mental Institution (as it was called them days) and the patients that seemed the craziest (as Evelyn) were geniuses that just gave up or their brain just snapped. (Yes, I am aware of the obvious drug abuse). This behavior keeps most people away. Sometimes you could see in their eyes the saneness but it would disappear before you could call them on it. My favorite was a man named John. He was just like this woman. Most of what he said made no sense, he called me Princess Leia or just princess. I loved to just sit and listen to him. One time I said to him, 'you know exactly what you're doing don't you?' I got the biggest grin. I miss working with people like this. Most institutions are closed, many of the people ended up homeless and on the streets. Everything got privatized and majority of them didn't have the money or insurance for care. -
3 hours ago, brian trageskin said:
yeah the old bastard was in much better shape than i
last upload on his channel
Goddamn, less than a month ago.
So many great live clips of him, really digging this one:
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The more well-adjusted scientologists seem to be the most benign and reserve about it. It's been around long enough that there are younger folks who were raised in it and older members who stumbled into in the same era when it seemed like just another new age-y movement. There's a fair amount of Jehovah's Witness musicians too - The Jacksons and Prince.
3 hours ago, toaoaoad said:Yeah he seemed very healthy, wasn't getting senile at all. Totally didn't see this coming.
Rare cancer apparently
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Another one that came to mind: Rango
The Samples: BOC Edition
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whoa, that dub sample was new to me, I never looked into TCH's samples much
man you were not kidding, some of backmasked examples are incredible