algroth 3,276 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Oh man, this is powerful. Somewhat akin to a jazzier/soulier Arthur Russell. Very cathartic stuff. Quote My Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/alephg Currently playing: Fallout 2 Link to post Share on other sites
algroth 3,276 Posted January 14 Share Posted January 14 Wonderful stuff. Quote My Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/alephg Currently playing: Fallout 2 Link to post Share on other sites
ComradeMaster 193 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Quote 'He who seeks to defend everything, defends nothing." King Frederick the Great of Prussia Link to post Share on other sites
Keyrock 8,575 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 (edited) I am fascinated by musical artists such as Primus or Björk, just to name another one. Folks who make music that is completely alien and counter to what makes music appealing to the mainstream (these days, at least) and yet briefly become mainstream popular on the sheer weight of their talent. I will freely admit that some of their songs don't appeal to me, they are just too far out there for my limited brain to appreciate, but, once in a while, they produce something that clicks and is so astoundingly amazing that no amount of ignorance on my part can override its brilliance. I have a great appreciation for these artists trying weird and experimental ideas, even if 99 out of 100 miss, because that 1 that hits is so worth it. Edited January 18 by Keyrock Quote I wonder if there is beer on the sun Link to post Share on other sites
ShadySands 7,490 Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 1 Quote Free games updated 3/6/19 Link to post Share on other sites
Bartimaeus 1,943 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Quote Put racist, sexist nazis and fascists like Volourn on your ignore list TODAY! Link to post Share on other sites
Malcador 6,914 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) On 1/18/2020 at 4:46 PM, ShadySands said: Hopefully will get usual suspects bent out of shape. Quick check on T_D funnily has people going on about there obviously being a conspiracy here - I guess DNC Operators carried this out after stealth killing Paddock and planting his corpse. Edited January 20 by Malcador 1 Quote Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to post Share on other sites
Keyrock 8,575 Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 Featuring a pre-Rush Neil Peart. Quote I wonder if there is beer on the sun Link to post Share on other sites
algroth 3,276 Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 A classic from one of the GOAT: Quote My Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/alephg Currently playing: Fallout 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Malcador 6,914 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 (edited) Zevon's expressions are also entertaining. Edited January 24 by Malcador Quote Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to post Share on other sites
Gorth 2,891 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 I really miss the 80's sometimes. Everything was better. The music, the cold war, the imminent end of the world, the weird hair cuts and the clothes... Quote “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein Link to post Share on other sites
Raithe 18,907 Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 1 Quote "Cuius testiculos habeas, habeas cardia et cerebellum." Link to post Share on other sites
Malcador 6,914 Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Good song for a wedding. That or "Hey , Joe" Quote Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to post Share on other sites
Malcador 6,914 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Quote Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra Link to post Share on other sites
Bartimaeus 1,943 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 (edited) On 1/24/2020 at 11:40 AM, Raithe said: Super mediocre movie relative to how much it's loved (or so I sadly thought), but it did have a great soundtrack that I turn on every now and then. Edited January 29 by Bartimaeus Quote Put racist, sexist nazis and fascists like Volourn on your ignore list TODAY! Link to post Share on other sites
algroth 3,276 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 6 hours ago, Bartimaeus said: Super mediocre movie relative to how much it's loved (or so I sadly thought), but it did have a great soundtrack that I turn on every now and then. I think it's brilliant myself, and it's grown in estimation over the years. I honestly find it a fantastic extension to Blade Runner, delving deeper into many of the more humanist and existentialist philosophies present in both. And from a pure aesthetic perspective, it's utterly insane. I love the use of time dilations and of "pauses" in Oshii's films - there's a particular transcendent quality in his films as very often the action or the diegetic time seems to come to a standstill in favour of a more abstract reflective plane. In Ghost in the Shell: Innocence and especially Angel's Egg it's taken to an absolute extreme, with entire chunks feeling like they occur in this contemplative, abstract second plane, but with Ghost in the Shell and Patlabor 2 for example, it really interesting how it's often woven into the action or into a scene to create a far more evocative effect (think the way the garbagemen chase scene in GitS opens up into a more dilated and oneiric moment when the puppet's left on his own, and then fighting an invisible enemy). 2 Quote My Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/alephg Currently playing: Fallout 2 Link to post Share on other sites
algroth 3,276 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Anyway, here's some excellent grooves from Burkina Faso: Quote My Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/alephg Currently playing: Fallout 2 Link to post Share on other sites
algroth 3,276 Posted January 29 Share Posted January 29 Pretty great album all in all, this. It certain has no business being four hours long, but all of the material here (or most of it) has a purpose of being and is quite interesting in its own right. Quote My Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/alephg Currently playing: Fallout 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Keyrock 8,575 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Quote I wonder if there is beer on the sun Link to post Share on other sites
algroth 3,276 Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 Beautiful stuff. Also Mahavishnu's a monster on guitar. Quote My Twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/alephg Currently playing: Fallout 2 Link to post Share on other sites
LadyCrimson 3,717 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Nostalgic or frightening? Undecided. 1 Quote “Things are as they are. Looking out into the universe at night, we make no comparisons between right and wrong stars, nor between well and badly arranged constellations.” – Alan Watts Link to post Share on other sites
ComradeMaster 193 Posted February 1 Share Posted February 1 Why do I enjoy this so much? I don't consider myself a 'Red' but 'Red' music really soothes my soul. Quote 'He who seeks to defend everything, defends nothing." King Frederick the Great of Prussia Link to post Share on other sites
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