doorjamb
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alright ye cunts I've spent ages trying to track down that great mashup of two syro tracks somebody uploaded to soundcloud if somebody doesn't make with the goods I'm gonna flip a shit
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#secrets #illuminati #conspiracy #witchcraft #vegetableswithcheese #IjustpoopedthisoutwhilstfinetuningmyScottishrobotarmy
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no man, I think it's awesome
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my favorite aphex releases are stuff like ICBYD, Polygon window, analord. These are "soundtrack of life" albums: you can put em on repeat quiet in the background on pretty much a daily basis, & when you turn em up loud they remain as awesome as ever. these musics are not eroded by wind & time; they are eternal. like styrofoam. whereas stuff like HAB, Drukqs, etc. sorta requires full attention, or at least full volume. Otherwise I get agitated, like, "you're wasting it, man!" Syro is like drukqs/tuss toned down just enough that I think it can maintain styrofoamlike integrity, but if I turn it up in 10 years or whatever it'll still probably stab me in the belly. It's like that same old stew your grandmother's been making for years that's utterly familiar but never feels redundant. syro is like styrofoam stew I guess
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listening to minipops & anticipating syro makes me appreciate exai... what a beast of a release! where tomorrow's harvest (& syro, from the tone of reviews so far) are mostly polished refinements of past iterations, exai felt like a genuine step forward for ae.
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ok I'm back now thanks a lot afx you cunt
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thanks for that
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bugs/10
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I chickened out of The Recognitions a while back, but now I'm nearly through with A Frolic of His Own and really enjoying it, so Gaddis gets my vote. I know lots of people liked American Gods, but it was a bit gimmicky for me. I do like Gaiman, but he's almost got the storytelling thing down too pat; his stuff can feel overpolished in some ways, like reading an AMC drama.
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a real expert knob twiddler would know that everything lactates given proper coaxing
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putting sugar in coffee (or most teas) is inexcusable. milk if you must. I just wolfed 2 huge bowls of banana oatmeal, yogurt, & 3 cups of tea. also A1-D1, loud, because, caffeine.
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ordered that for my lil bro for xmas. Is it as good as I hope? I'm submerged in PKD's abridged Exegesis once again for a term paper on editorial theory.
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this is truly fucking exceptional I feel like an art thief; like there's a kandinsky hanging on my wall I can look at whenever I want almost don't even care if they ever drop dodecautechre but if they do I will pee myself trying to get the disc in the player
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spot on lads
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MIDTERMS woe is me gonna hit up the dubtechno & ambient threads for reinforcement; I also have tea & some bananas but here I am larking on watmm so clearly I'm already bolloxed
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only 2/3rds? why, do you hate mashed potatoes
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I'll do it if you do... *rdj grin*
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I inhaled Tintin as a kid (en français, bien sur). I would love to get a poster print of the black gold cover Finished Infinite Jest awhile back. I thought it was lots of fun, & despite being somewhat inconsistent in terms of narrative/linguistic quality it's got tons of nuggets of beauty strewn throughout. I wouldn't call it a masterpiece, but it was an enjoyable experience & is on my long list of books worth an eventual second pass. Now I'm debating whether to crack William Gaddis' The Recognitions with only 2 weeks before fall term... It's been eyeing me from the bookshelf for ages
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rude
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^^^ I went on a children's literature kick a few months back, mostly stuff I never read as a kid: Tarzan of the Apes, the Prince & the Pauper, Treasure Island, etc. The Wind in the Willows is one I'd like to revisit, & perhaps the Pooh stories as well. Just finished Heinlein's the Moon is a Harsh Mistress (gift from my brother) which I irked him by finding mostly bland, & occasionally infuriating. I could rant about this one, but I won't. Am now about 75 pages into Infinite Jest & enjoying it. My first experience of DFW's work; it reminds me of DeLillo a bit, though perhaps more linguistically deliberate(?)
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Boards of Canada Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
doorjamb replied to Alzado's topic in Boards of Canada
try slowing New Seeds down a bit; I like it better that way. Uritual craves a brutal afx remix. (a remix album could actually be pretty cool...) hey, how come afx doesn't even do guest mixes for friends anymore? what a lamo -
Boards of Canada Boards of Canada - Tomorrow's Harvest
doorjamb replied to Alzado's topic in Boards of Canada
my thoughts after a few listens through: Tomorrow's Harvest is about finality & loss, about meaninglessness, about existence. It's got definite negative vibes at times, hints of despair, but mostly of wondrous awe & cathartic surrender. The ideas behind this album are huge, & I think that might be why I'm not enjoying it quite as I'd hoped. Tracks often get too predictably dramatic for my liking in their effort to convey weighty ideas. The emphasis on humanity's role as impotent observer, & on our self-destructive foolishness, translates to a "cinematic" feel. Instead of feeling the music, I'm observing it, as watching stars in the night sky. It works, and some tracks are more visceral than others, but I interpret this album as a sedentary, passive experience—again, not necessarily a bad thing. It's just too heavy with implication & seductive cosmic mesmerism to be enjoyed as one enjoys the hazy, arid Music has the Right. MhtR is oneiric; T'sH is about clear, looming realities beyond the perceiver. still way better than Campfire Headphase. Palace Posy is awesome, reminds me of old skam tracks. also I get strong Actress (RIP) vibes from Jacquard Causeway (another favorite) Geogaddi stands unique: it's deliberately unsettling, it has a weird off-kilter symmetry. it niggles in a deliciously clitoral way. [/boc] Nothing is Real & Cold Earth remind me of some Geogaddi tracks -
so lush well except it's a pain to get the discs in/out of their sleeves; mine are in a binder but it's far from being the most impractical cd packaging I own
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I retract the statement below, that was empty & rude but exai is really good
