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Comment on Just wanna talk about drinking less in ~talk
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Comment on Cosmo Sheldrake - Stop The Music (2024) in ~music
zhanteimi LinkI'm a big fan of his debut album, The Much Much How How and I. The rusty, broken waltz has always been for me a way to understand the intricate dance of everything and the music woven therein....I'm a big fan of his debut album, The Much Much How How and I.
The rusty, broken waltz has always been for me a way to understand the intricate dance of everything and the music woven therein. This album explores that, with punctuated moments of bright alarm and artificial birds merrily chirping. Like his other work with Gentle Mystics, Cosmo creates a slippery record steeped in poetic allusion. Don't worry if this one wiggles out of your grasp like a shiny fish.
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Comment on I’ve been at NPR for twenty-five years. Here’s how we lost America’s trust. in ~news
zhanteimi Link ParentYeah, that's bad journalism. All candidates should be mentioned in the rundown, no matter what the media outlet's political leaning is.Yeah, that's bad journalism. All candidates should be mentioned in the rundown, no matter what the media outlet's political leaning is.
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Comment on Eclipse playlist recommendations in ~music
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
zhanteimi LinkI'm a recovering proghead of many years who just finished his first course of medical treatment: Carly Rae Jepsen's studio discography. I'm on the road to recovery.I'm a recovering proghead of many years who just finished his first course of medical treatment: Carly Rae Jepsen's studio discography. I'm on the road to recovery.
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Comment on Album of the Week #20: Bruno Pernadas - Those Who Throw Objects at the Crocodiles Will Be Asked to Retrieve Them in ~music
zhanteimi LinkExotic space age lounge pop inviting you to just switch off and forget for a while. Complete with those 70s bubbling sounds. Take a lesson from the water without memory, and everything will be...Exotic space age lounge pop inviting you to just switch off and forget for a while. Complete with those 70s bubbling sounds. Take a lesson from the water without memory, and everything will be okay. Float along or through, be it on a wide sunbathed river or in the sundrenched expanses of outer space. Makes no difference since everynow is its own destination. Whimsical woodwinds and bold brass frolic together through this lush soundscape.
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Comment on Grammys: Taylor Swift wins Album Of The Year for ‘Midnights,’ setting all-time record in ~music
zhanteimi Link ParentYeah, Midnights just popped up coincidentally in my self-curated queue, and that line struck me.Yeah, Midnights just popped up coincidentally in my self-curated queue, and that line struck me.
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Comment on Grammys: Taylor Swift wins Album Of The Year for ‘Midnights,’ setting all-time record in ~music
zhanteimi Link ParentI really dig Red, 1989, and Midnights (3 AM Edition), but I've heard her entire studio album discography.I really dig Red, 1989, and Midnights (3 AM Edition), but I've heard her entire studio album discography.
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Comment on New Grammy category for African music: nominations ignore almost all of Africa in ~music
zhanteimi LinkWeird that the West African countries like Mali would get left out since music around that region is incredibly good.Weird that the West African countries like Mali would get left out since music around that region is incredibly good.
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Comment on Grammys: Taylor Swift wins Album Of The Year for ‘Midnights,’ setting all-time record in ~music
zhanteimi LinkI've become such a huge Taylor fan recently. Not sure why.I've become such a huge Taylor fan recently. Not sure why.
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Comment on What did you change your mind about this year? in ~talk
zhanteimi Link ParentIn my slutty youth, I was definitely involved in some panspermia.In my slutty youth, I was definitely involved in some panspermia.
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
zhanteimi LinkThe End: Live at Islington Assembly Hall. Sinner, get ready for one of the best live albums you'll ever hear.The End: Live at Islington Assembly Hall.
Sinner, get ready for one of the best live albums you'll ever hear.
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Comment on What is a classical music piece you like? And why? in ~music
zhanteimi Link"Miss Donithorne's Maggot", composed by Peter Maxwell Davies and performed here by Mary Thomas and the Fires of London. Why do I like it? The vocals on the first track are crazy, in the best sense..."Miss Donithorne's Maggot", composed by Peter Maxwell Davies and performed here by Mary Thomas and the Fires of London.
Why do I like it? The vocals on the first track are crazy, in the best sense of the word. I adore wild, off-putting vocals, and "Miss Donnithorne's Maggot" has all the ridiculous histrionics I could ever hope for, including hiccoughs. The jilted, recluse mezzo-soprano rants among the destroyed remains of her wedding cake with nothing more than an alto flute to keep her company. This is totally insane modern opera, and I love it.
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Comment on AlbumLove (December 2023): 1995-1999 in ~music
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Comment on What have you been listening to this week? in ~music
zhanteimi LinkNeptunian Maximalism - Finis gloriae mundi (2022, formed in Belgium, Avant-Garde Jazz & Drone Metal) Barking-mad gravedigger metal, the kind of jazz made by vampires who've watched generations...Neptunian Maximalism - Finis gloriae mundi
(2022, formed in Belgium, Avant-Garde Jazz & Drone Metal)
Barking-mad gravedigger metal, the kind of jazz made by vampires who've watched generations pass away, all their earthly glories leading only to the death and decomposition. Real Ozymandias-core shit, this. Listen to this, and you might finally understand Ecclesiastes. -
Comment on AlbumLove (December 2023): 1995-1999 in ~music
zhanteimi LinkBittová & Václavek - Bílé inferno (1997, Czechia, avant-progressive folk) Two evocative vocalists with their instruments of choice (violin and guitar) and some 20th-century Czech children’s poetry...Bittová & Václavek - Bílé inferno
(1997, Czechia, avant-progressive folk)
Two evocative vocalists with their instruments of choice (violin and guitar) and some 20th-century Czech children’s poetry make for a charming, quirky, and uplifting non-English folk with a lot of ethnic pizzazz to it. So let’s all put on our masks and enjoy the playful compositions that unfold here. It’s not as weird as people say, but it’s cute. -
Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
zhanteimi Link ParentTotal agreement here. I was struck by how gorgeous the film is!Total agreement here. I was struck by how gorgeous the film is!
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
zhanteimi Link ParentYes! Okay, so a little background on my Summer List. I was going to make it only 20 films, and the theme was going to be films I've not seen by directors I admire. It has since been expanded to...have you seen The Djarleeing Limited?
Yes! Okay, so a little background on my Summer List. I was going to make it only 20 films, and the theme was going to be films I've not seen by directors I admire. It has since been expanded to include random films I'm watching as I go.
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Comment on Midweek Movie Free Talk in ~movies
zhanteimi LinkSince it's summer break, I've been indulging in film. Right now I'm working through my Summer 2023 List. Yesterday, for example, I watched La Strada alone but later Spider-Man: Across the...Since it's summer break, I've been indulging in film. Right now I'm working through my Summer 2023 List. Yesterday, for example, I watched La Strada alone but later Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse with my kids. Any of these films on this list your favorites or ones you despise?
Can you schedule a once-a-week drinking party with your friends/family? That's what I do. Works great. Once a week, and no more. Ever.