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requested byt @polaloca7 here’s the full Girl Scout clip (from the beetleblum boot that i did not film but i do have the link for)

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When you finally find the energy to do stuff

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Las fotos de los chicos para la revista Nude Magazine

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kai photoshoot

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My mash-up of the Lady Gaga compilation and tymú’s “walk with me” amplify the intersections of sound, identity, and thought of both pieces due to the parallels found between them in sound and genre. Regarding the sound of the piece; the repetitive nature of Gaga’s words play into the repetitive nature of the beat found in “walk with me”. This repetition of words coupled with the repetitive beat create a consistency in the piece which borders on an almost comedic experience for the listener. This was intentional as I wanted to render a comedic feeling onto the audience as the backstory for the viral video of Lady Gaga’s repetitive anecdote was a comical moment for online users. I purposefully tried to place Lady Gaga’s voice in sections where only strings were heard, and it was right before the beat came in. I did this purposefully, so the attention of the listener was solely on Lady Gaga’s words and it would highlight their repetitive nature. Additionally, this gave the impression that the generic repetitious beat could just as easily be replaced by the generic and repetitive words of Lady Gaga. Therefore, furthering the compare and contrast element of the piece’s listening experience. The identity and thought behind this mash-up go hand in hand. The identity of this song is that of a generic Lo-fi song which fits all the stereotypes; like it is a mash-up, has online culture references, and is low quality production. The low production amplifies both the meme comical aspect of the viral video and it contains the Lo-fi stigma through its low-quality and mash-up aesthetic. Essentially, what I mean is that those familiar with the Lo-fi and the Lady Gaga meme will understand immediately how much the two elements lend themselves to each other. As meme’s are also low quality, often reference internet culture, and create a collage of elements (sound, text, music, etc) to better display a meaning. The fusing of Lo-fi and a viral video serves to highlight their shared characteristics to the listener.  

The artistic inspiration behind this song was the Lo-fi giant Elijah who. Elijah who is a well-known Lo-fi creator whose songs mostly include dialogue from movies, series, or internet videos. His songs are sometimes are as simple as Lo-fi versions of popular songs. Elijah who is known for his consistency and his creation of narratives in a song by means of dialogue inserted into the Lo-fi tracks. A good example of this technique is elijah who’s “this girl”. And one of his most popular tracks is the Lo-fi version of “Bad and Boujee” appropriately named “sad and boujee”. Moreover, one criticism found in Lo-fi, which is also found in many other remix heavy genres, is that Lo-fi is repetitive and redundant to a fault. Mash-ups and remixes “responds to this criticism with a counterintuitive move. Instead of using digital media and computer technology to provide for new and dynamic forms of interactivity where media content can change and continually adapt to user requirements, by which [remix] accelerates and exploits repetition” (Gunkel, pg xxix). And this is exactly what my Lo-fi track is doing with the Lady Gaga’s interviews, it is accelerating and exploiting repetition. I am taking a counterintuitive approach to highlighting the repetitive nature of Gaga’s words by paring it with a genre which is known for the same annoying trait of heavy redundant repetition. Additionally, this overextension of repetitive traits is what gives the track it’s comedic effect which was my original intention all along.

The lack of originality in paring Lady Gaga’s dialogue with a Lo-fi beat is essentially making a statement to Lady Gaga expressing that her words are not original. Because as Gunkel explains “strictly speaking, [there is] nothing original in or about remix” (Gunkel, pg xxvii). Furthermore, to better understand why Lady Gaga’s words are just as unoriginal as a remix one has to know their backstory in becoming a pop culture reference.

In early 2017 Lady Gaga’s career seemed to have entered its stage of maturity. The stage where all pop-stars end up when their sales growth have peaked and their relevancy starts to decline. Moreover, the reception to her past creative choices seemed to have cemented this sentiment. Lady Gaga was becoming more synonymous to a past era rather than a thriving popstar at the top of her game. However, this all changed with the release of the A Star is Born and its inclusion of “Shallow”. This song seemed to single-handedly resurrect mainstream interest in Lady Gaga’s music and give A Star Is Born international appeal. The consequent success of A Star Is Born and acclaim for Gaga’s talent created a resurgence in the power of ‘Little Monsters’ influence on online culture. The ‘Little Monsters’ are Lady Gaga’s dedicated self-proclaimed fandom who are recognized as a thriving community and are especially active online. As ‘Mother Monster’ herself, Gaga plays an active part in this thriving online community. As Melissa A Click explains, “the felt reciprocity of the relationship is a key component of Little Monsters’ identification with Lady Gaga and that social media encourages and facilitates the give-and-take between Mother and Little Monsters.” (A Click pg 374).

To Little Monsters Lady Gaga represents more than just a celebrity, she is a guiding role model much like a mother. “Her Little Monsters decided to name her ‘Mother Monster’ because she’s the one that pretty much ... ‘birthed’ the Little Monster fan base” (A Click, pg 371). And so, like children the Little Monsters’ poked fun at their mother’s expense. On October 8th, 2018 a member of the Little Monsters fandom doted by the username “The Fab Teacher” had created a compilation of Lady Gaga telling the same story which had become an ongoing gag online. Various iterations of “There can be a hundred people in the room and 99 don’t believe in you, but just one does, and it can change your life” was Gaga’s only way of parsing Bradley Cooper’s support. And so ensued the memes. The video went viral and had celebrities and fans alike commenting on it. The fan video had become such a trending topic online that it even reached the Golden Globes. At said award show presenter Sandra Oh poked fun at the repetitive anecdote with Lady Gaga present in the room. This was the first time Lady Gaga was seen commenting on it besides liking a post about it on Twitter. She yelled out from the crowd “It’s true!” standing behind her repetitive words. This reciprocity by Lady Gaga of a fan video on television and Twitter further strengthened the relationship between Mother Monster and her created community of Little Monsters.

Her words became a punch-line and so much of a cultural reference that placing them onto a Lo-Fi track seemed like the correct choice for me. It highlights the intersection of sound, identity, and thought of Memes and Lo-fi as genres. But it is also just ironically funny as an inside joke to anyone well-versed on internet culture.

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TEST

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This is your Sunday evening reminder that you can handle whatever this week throws at you.

needed this today (via poesietanz)

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Her eyes were beautiful creatures, corrupted by seeing and understanding far too much. I wonder what images those eyes awaken and ignite inside her brain, when she looks at me.

justgivemeaboattofloaton  (via wordsnquotes)

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Let me help you. There is nothing that you can do. I can tell you that what happened was a nightmare, the nightmare is over.

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The Orginals: (fancast) Marie Avgeropoulos as Hope Mikaelson

"Hope, her name is Hope.”

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Justin Lynch beating Michael Phelps record at just 16

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caitlin stasey, torrance coombs making a gorgeous pair on social networks

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