#80's ebm

[possible-streetwear]

[randomvarious]

Today's compilation:

Another World: Electronic Body Music 1990 EBM

I don't think that I'll ever become a true fan of EBM—electronic body music, aka industrial dance—because I really just don't like all the harshness and abrasiveness that's so germane to both it and industrial music in general. Basically, in order for me to like this stuff, it either needs to be blended with something else, like house, techno, electro, some type of rock, etc., or it needs to be something that's so remarkably different from what makes for a standard EBM track in the first place, that the effort can't go unappreciated. And with this second installment in Belgian label Antler-Subway's Another World: Electronic Body Music sampler series, I think I may have come across a couple tracks that fulfill that latter category.

So, I'm certainly no expert when it comes to this type of dance music, but I really don't think that I've ever heard anything that's quite like Mussolini Headkick's "Get Out" (what a name, by the way). You put this song on and you're like, "oh yeah, this is clearly 100% EBM," but where a lot of EBM production seems to not use so many elements and is largely driven by combinations of a deep, acidically stabbing bassline and pounding kickdrums, this one just has so much more fuss going on, including a bunch of noisy bits of sampled electric guitar, aggressive vocals, distorted roaring, and a briefly sharp change to some...classical singing of some sort too? 🤷‍♂️ A maximally thick and pretty infectious, well-made tune.

But far more unique is "Bitterer Als Der Tod," by Boris Mikulic, an alias of a Belgian producer who is better known as part of an extremely prolific trio called Morton Sherman Bellucci. MSB put out a ton of tunes under a whole bunch of different monikers in the adjacent Belgian dance genre of new beat, but on this particular track, Boris Mikulic accompanies his EBM with a significant amount of Gregorian chant. And if you don't know what that is, maybe you're familiar with the most famous song in the history of popular music to ever use it: Enigma's terrific new age-worldbeat-trip hoppy early 90s classic, "Sadeness (Part I)." Needless to say, it's certainly unique to hear this traditionally sacred form of Latin singing used in any contemporary song, much less EBM, but Mikulic manages to do something pretty neat with it here.

Nice to find this cool pair of tunes in a genre that I typically don't go for 😌.

Highlights:

Mussolini Headkick - "Get Out" Boris Mikulic - "Bitterer Als Der Tod"

[tsuchiman]

EBM, Synth-Pop, Industrial playlist, inspired by laut.fm/klangwelt.

Klangwelt was a station I happened to find back when you could use WMP to stream radio stations, and I've been hooked on it ever since. It's a German station, so it used to play german-spoken ads all the time, but lately they opted for localized ads which ruins the quirky fun of it. I can't seem to find an app to stream the station, so I made this playlist as a substitute, with some of the hits I've heard on it, plus other stuff I've added to match.

[tony-equis]

Darksystem #9, just press PLAY ⚡️☠️🎹

[yeetorandi]

feelin foggy ~

[vampire-meta-knight]

I swear, some of these "goth is whatever you want it to be" people act like telling them they're not goth means the Federal Bureau of Goths is going to break down their door and confiscate all their black clothes.

Loves, no one is gatekeeping what you wear. No one is even gatekeeping goth events! You can still go to goth clubs as a non-goth--you just may not enjoy it as much if you don't like the music. All we ask is that you not use the label, which is shorthand for "fan of goth music," to describe yourself if you are not, in fact, a fan of goth music.

We love seeing your cool outfits and gorgeous makeup and flawlessly-dyed hair, and we love sharing aspects of our subculture! But the second you try to redefine it and take away the ONE requirement, we get protective. Darkly-inclined is a wonderful label--use it! Use alternative! Don't use goth, emo, punk, or grunge if you aren't fans of the corresponding music genres. Can you imagine if I, who's never listened to K-pop, only heard of two K-pop bands, and couldn't name a single member of BTS called myself a K-pop stan? (Punk is probably the only one here that's a little more flexible, since it's also rooted in a political movement and protesting, but it still found its birthplace in the music--music which then led to post-punk and goth rock, might I add).

Subcultures have to have a barrier of entry to be a subculture. There has to be a way to set apart the people who are in it and those who aren't. Saying someone isn't goth is not an insult! We don't look down upon you. We get annoyed with poseurs, but not someone who's just into the fashion and makeup aspect and doesn't try to redefine what a goth is. I guarantee there's probably a spooky, black-clad non-goth that I've followed a makeup or DIY tutorial from, and I think that's wonderful. I love that we have this shared interest, even if we have different taste in music.

We're not trying to be mean when we enforce the one rule to be a goth (there is a second unspoken rule, to not be a bigot, but that's a rule that goes without saying for most groups--please know that when you see a so-called "goth" spewing racist bullshit or other kinds of hatred, the rest of us are NOT in agreement with them and want them evicted from our subculture). We love welcoming new people in, and we love seeing the goth scene thriving. It's just that our subculture means a lot to us, and although fashion is a big part of it, it has always truly been about the music. The music came first (watch old videos of 80's goth clubs--hardly anyone there looks recognizable as a goth today!), and it's the backbone of goth. When you call yourself goth, you're telling fellow goths "we like the same kinds of music." I want to get music recommendations from you, dang it, and share some of mine! I've had so many people insult the music I like and tell me my taste is shit, so it's nice to find someone who likes the same sounds and connects with the same lyrics, you know? Music is the strong glue that holds us together and unites us all. It brought us together in the 80's and has kept us together up until now. So when you try to take that away, to mold the goth label into whatever it takes to fit you because you didn't fit it, that's when we've got a problem.

And if you're into the fashion but don't like goth music now, do not despair, because that doesn't mean you'll never be a goth! Give it a listen. Check out different subgenres and bands. You might like what you hear. Synth and EBM were what bridged the gap for me. I started off being super into the fashion, but would be hard-pressed to name a goth band other than Bauhaus or Siouxsie and the Banshees. I was listening to Halloween Vocaloid songs and Lady Gaga, for the most part. I tried a few goth rock songs and didn't like them. And then I found The Birthday Massacre, and suddenly, those goth rock songs didn't sound so bad anymore. They sounded beautiful, atmospheric, ethereal, melancholy in a way you can still dance to. It wasn't long before I was devouring every subgenre of goth music I could get my hands on and making an ever-growing list of bands to check out and songs I liked. I was digging goth music like a grave, and all it took was a band that fit somewhere in the middle of the upbeat, techno dance-worthy music I was used to, the spooky lyrics I liked, and a gothy sound that got me craving more. Sometimes that's all it takes. Goth music is noticeably different from other genres, and hearing the unfamiliar sometimes results in dislike. It's an acquired taste for some, kind of like coffee, but once you get into it, you'll wonder how you even hated it at all in the first place.

Goth is my home, my family, and although I welcome all who show an interest, there's a difference between someone who actually wants to get involved in the subculture and those who wear a mask so they can pretend to be because they like the sound of the label, the allure, how cool it makes them feel, and insist they must be goth and all who tell them otherwise are just elitists. We call those people "poseurs," friend--don't be like them. If goth music just isn't for you, but you love the fashion, that's cool. Just don't call yourself "goth" if you're not a fan of goth music, since that's what the word means in the first place.

[inevitably-johnlocked]

For the faves ask: fave show? fave song? fave genre? :D

(referencing this post)

Hey Lovely!!!!!!

Oh gosh OOOOOF you are all gonna hate all my answers hahah.

My fave show EVER?? Darkwing Duck, LOL. It's SO corny but it was SO amazing. It was SO dark for a 90's cartoon, love it so much.

Fave song CURRENTLY, is a tossup between Tomoya Ohtani ft Kellin Quinn – Undefeatable (from Sonic Frontiers) and Scandroid – Neo Tokyo (Dance with the Dead Remix). Both are cranked WAY UP EVERY TIME I play them in my car and my headphones, and I often hit repeat. They're both FUCKING BANGERS with amazing drumlines and just... I FUCKING LOVE THEM OMG. I'm SO passionate about the music I love!!!

Fave genre, hmm. This is tough, and what you mean by genre (as in music or TV/books?). I think Fantasy Animation for sure. In TV and Books, it's definitely sci-fi action, and things that make me go hmm. And I am a sucker for a good Superhero story too :) In music, definitely EBM, Retrowave, Industrial.... along those lines. Funnily enough though my fave band is the Pet Shop Boys, so they started my love for synthpop and 80s music :D

WHEE this was fun, thank you!!

[big-low-t]

6 Albums

@bobbiflekman tagged me to list 6 albums I am into lately... Thank you so much for the tag!!! I can't resist the music tags! OK, here it goes...

VR SEX - "Hard Copy" - This album is full of delicious punk and post-punk with some psychedelic tendencies. It just came out on March 22nd. I've listened to all or part of it every day since its release.

Venera - "Venera" - Some dark electronic stuff going on here from one of the guys from Korn. Yeah, that Korn. Best song on it is called "Hologram." It sounds like it would fit right on a Massive Attack album.

Lustmord - "Much Unseen Is Also Here" - Dark Ambient from the master of the genre. Sounds a bit like the sound track to being followed by a demon in a dark alley at midnight.

SPECTRES - "Presence" - The recipe for this album is one cup of post-punk, two cups of new wave, a tablespoon of New Order and one can of 80's influence.

Kontravoid - "Detachment" - A mix of Industrial, EBM, new wave and even some techno. There is a bit of the sound of Skinny Puppy's Ogre in the singer's voice.

HUM - "You'd Prefer An Astronaut" - One of the best albums of the 90s. Yes, even better than that band with Dave Grohl. (and NO, it doesn't matter which band I am referring to)

BONUS - all the songs released so far from the upcoming WHORES album "WAR." I'm really excited for this slab of noise rock that comes out on April 16th.

Thanks again for the tag @bobbiflekman, I'll tag anyone that reads this and wants to do it! Tag me in your post so I can see what albums you are spinning these days! Have a good one everybody!

[chiefofstafftanner]

TAG NINE PEOPLE YOU’D LIKE TO KNOW BETTER!

I. Favourite Colours: gray, black, forest green

II. Favourite Flavours: Grape, coffee, raspberry/chocolate combo, spearmint, cinnamon, gochujang, a strong tea, hazelnut

III. Favourite Genres: urban fantasy, high fantasy, silver age sci-fi, space opera, noir,

IV. Favourite Music: classical/opera, Goth/industrial/ebm, techno/edm/dance, bedroom pop, lo-fi, trip hop, Celtic, death metal, 80's new wave, film scores (especially Two Steps from Hell, Bear McCreary)

V. Favourite Movies: The Third Man, Citizen Kane, 90% of the James Bond franchise (Favorite Classic is: From Russia With Love, Craig Era: Skyfall), Dogma, Pi, Pink Flamingos, Shock Treatment, Scotland PA

VI. Favourite Series: Good Omens, Ripper Street, Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Magnus Archives (fictional podcasts count right?), Penny Dreadful, Whites, Black Books, Jonathan Creek.

VII. Last Song: “Sunrise” Simply Red

VIII. Last Series: Good Omens (I can stop watching it, I swear)

IX. Last Movie: The Adventurer: Curse of the Midas Box (me? obsessed with Michael Sheen? Shhh)

X. Currently Reading: “Zen and The Art of Motorcycle Maintenance” by Robert M. Pirsig

XI. Currently Watching: Good Omens (re-watch number...I don't even know anymore), War and Peace

XII.Currently Working On: Making Christmas gifts for people, and hopefully catching up on all of my blogs before the weekend is out. (my apologies to those I owe)

~*~ Tagged by: @brooklynislandgirl (thank you! This was fun!) Tagging: @asoulunbound @tealeavesandthorns @starmen-in-the-sky @kingofthewebxxx @dontcxckitup @cardigansandearlgrey @deathtransformed @resignedworkaholics @dontcxckitup (and if you see this and want to do it. Boom, tagged)

[joubliemapromesse]

> ZAD KOKAR (Strasbourg): Lorsqu'il n'est pas en train de travailler sur ses bandes-dessinées, Zad Kokar développe depuis plusieurs années (en solo ou accompagné par les Combi Beyaz) un univers musical spécifique et extra-terrestre. Sorte de mélange cathartique du minimalisme de Devo, de l'étrangeté des Residents, et de beats hip-hop 80’s. Le tout sous l'influence des dissonances et de la nervosité no-wave. Ses concerts sont définis par une grande énergie dansante, forte, et libératrice qui remonte le moral ! Il a déjà sorti plusieurs vidéos, cassettes et disque vinyles dont le dernier « Mold Grows » a été masterisé par le punk weirdo Geza X. Voici quelques captations live ainsi que des clips : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAJIQsIOYgU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVZ1pjX1fCU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SHllqb4E-tM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKl_i8Ej7x4 Vous trouverez ici des liens pour écouter sa musique : https://petite-nature.bandcamp.com/ / HOUSE OF DIAMONDS (Strasbourg): La House of diamonds n'est pas un collectif de joaillerie. C'est un collectif de drag artists de Strasbourg. Et pourtant, des diamants, il y en aura mais ils seront dans vos yeux (attention ça pique). Vous allez en voir des clowns, des fées, des aliens et autres créatures. C'est 100% faux mais c'est plus vrai que nature. Pour vous iels chanteront, danseront, se déshabilleront. Pour vous certes, mais contre le cisteme ! Pour vous oui, mais sans le patriarcat ! Pour vous ok, mais au-delà des normes ! Pour donner une idée du drag qu’on fait, on a par exemple fait deux shows en vidéo pendant le confinement : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDmUJ31FYvE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0OvtnXPLME Ces vidéos sont assez à part de ce que nous faisons en général. En effet, durant les crises sanitaires nous voulions continuer à faire perdurer notre lien avec le public malgré les restrictions gouvernementales, néanmoins nos shows prennent tout leur sens et leur substance dans le lien avec le public. Afin de vous faire une idée de nos performances avec un public, voici des captations faites en live cette fois-ci :https://www.instagram.com/reel/CfI8XOQDBXz/... https://www.instagram.com/tv/CX3R8VahMf3/... / FEARLESS ALFREDO (Strasbourg): Mixs éclectiques de ses morceaux préférés pour danser. De l'électronique plus ou moins expérimentale, des boîtes à rythmes vénères ou mignonnes, des synthés tantôt sombres et tantôt rigolos, des percussions dans tous les sens, de la grosse pop... Tout pourra y passer suivant l'humeur, même du reggaeton queer, attention attention. Pour vous faire une idée des genres qu'elle mixe, en vrac il peut y avoir : electronic, experimental, avant-garde, hip hop, no wave, techno, world, EBM, post-punk, new-wave, dub, synth-pop... Vous pouvez entendre certains de ses sets pour des radios sur son soundcloud (du coup y'a certains sets super calmes ou expérimentaux, mais en live ce sera plutôt dansant ! Parfois weirdo dansant mais dansant pour sûr : https://soundcloud.com/earlesslfredo Et sinon voilà son instagram : https://www.instagram.com/fearless.alfredo PAF 4E Portes 20h30 ACCUEIL FROID NUKE 21 rue Sully, Amiens Événement associatif privé réservé aux adhérents Adhésion possible les soirs de concerts (2E sept/ sept) > http://accueilfroidnuke.blogspot.com/

[possible-streetwear]

[beneaththebrim]

Brim’s favorite albums of 2022

In reverse order. First EPs, then LPs.

EPs:

10. A Sterling Murmuration | Zoon

Hazy shoegaze, nostalgic and soothing.

9. My Bestfriend’s House | Blue Hawaii

Dance-worthy! Was pleasantly surprised by the disco track at the beginning.

8. graves | Purity Ring

Standard Purity Ring fare, squealing croons atop haunting, euphoric synths.

7. SICK! | Earl Sweatshirt

A return of the meandering depressedcore hip hop we love. Dizzy and ephemeral soundscapes flit in and out like thoughts through an anxious mind.

6. La Ciudad de Dejamos | Fin del Mundo

Liquid guitars against balmy drumwork make for some really nice 90s-nostalgia shoegaze. Music like a cool summer night.

4 & 5. Kris, Perfect Order | KÅRP

Good ole dark Scandinavian synthpop. What would we do without you.

3. Ninety Three | Taylar Elizza Beth

Low key, lush hip-hop featuring Taylar Elizza Beth’s whispery vocals that float between rap and croon.

2. Raving Dahlia | Sevdaliza

Sevdaliza’s back with her signature inexorable smoky ballads. These tracks are a little dancier, a little heavier than those of her most recent album, though, while retaining her unique style.

1. Bloodline | Gabriels

(December 2021) Gabriels singlehandedly bringing back The Blues in the year of our lord 2021, why not? Meticulously vintage, with the agonized, raw-yet-finely-tuned vocal stylings of Jacob Lusk—one of the absolute best vocalists of our age, seriously. Southern gothic sin, baby.

Full albums:

27. Arkhon | Zola Jesus

It’s a Zola Jesus record, which means I like it. But I find myself never getting into any particular moment. Maybe it’ll take more time to sink in, maybe it’s just lacking stand-out tracks to anchor the album. Music like spelunking.

26. Entropy is the Mainline to God | The Veldt

The Veldt comes back rocking and rolling. I was hoping for something more shoegazy like their old stuff rather than the psychedelia-tinged 80’s metal sound they’ve got going here, but hell, it’s groovy!

25. Arrangements | Preoccupations

Previous album was a little one-note, but this one veers into some interesting spaces as it pushes and pulls with the distortion. Jaunty.

24. The Silence in Between | Bob Moses

Bouncin introspective dance music. It’s not original but it’s full of bops!

23. Loom | Uèle Lamore

Earthy yet ethereal blooms of instrumentation. Lovely to listen to, but for some reason lacks memorability.

22. Black Radio III | Robert Glasper

An eclectic tour de force featuring a stellar variety of guest spots atop Glasper’s production. Although a lot of tracks are fantastic, the album doesn’t quite cohere as a whole for me.

21. Once Twice Melody | Beach House

Beach House made a Beach House record, and it’s great. The same subdued, affectionate, dreamy sound we love.

20. 11 | Sault

The only Sault album I liked of the six they released this year ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ It’s excellent though, love the down-tempo jamminess of the instrumentation and the thoughtful, murmuring vocals.

19. Broken Hearts Club | Syd

Vaped torch songs for your local lesbian fuckboy to play in the background while getting down. Syd comes through once again.

18. Only After You Have Suffered | Jamire Williams

(December 2021) Contemplative, choppy jazz with phenomenal hip hop and operatic interludes. “Pause in His Presence” in particular is something else.

17. Kanawha Black | Nechochwen

Indigenous-made atmospheric folk/black metal. Expansive melodies invoking the Appalachian forests meld with the harsh vocal texture to create a space of reverence and awe.

16. EBM | Editors

Delivering on that punchy aughts-nostalgia stadium rock. Head boppin rhythms and gushy pop-punk hooks.

15. Laurel Hell | Mitski

Mellow sounds that swirl around the main maelstroms of the album, cracking at the seams and letting the rawness soak through.

14. Plastic Estate | Plastic Estate

Slick and infectious 80s-nostalgia new wave that you just gotta sing along to. Very special when the singer sinks into a baritone.

13. Cool It Down | Yeah Yeah Yeahs High-energy-yet-dreamy punky indiepop. Some great anthems on this one.

12. Too Much to Ask | Cheekface Cheeky pop-punk that’s like scrolling through a quality twitter funnyman’s feed. Hilarious and full of bops.

11. Exister | The Soft Moon

A cold counterpoint from the California goth scene, starts off slow before cranking up an onslaught of noise that thrums between industrial and darkwave. Angry and cathartic.

10. Ravage | Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch

Haunting and disturbed sounds from the French pianist/composer. A melding of dark ambient that wouldn’t be out of place in a horror movie, with crashing, harsh piano work.

9. Twenty Twenty Twenty Twenty One | Spencer Krug One of the best lyricists of the day, imo, reminiscent of Leonard Cohen. Every tug of Krug’s voice strains with emotion, and every turn he takes with the instrumentation on different albums is a welcome surprise, finding different ways to express his agonized sentimentality.

8. Giving the World Away | Hatchie Earnestly saccharine power-dreampop. Great album with some real bangers.

7. We’ve Been Going About This All Wrong | Sharon Van Etten Warm and husky, sad and poignant folk songs. Van Etten’s voice soars with transcendant emotion.

6. The Runner (Original Soundtrack) | Boy Harsher

Spooky and sleek darkwave, punctuated by a sparkly disco banger. Boy Harsher at the top of their form.

5. Angels & Queens - Part 1 | Gabriels

Jacob Lusk delivering that wonderful vintage, Nina Simone-esque vocal quality, with the opening tracks fast-forwarded from last year’s bluesy EP to some funky 70’s soul. Gorgeous and blue.

4. Ever Crashing | SRSQ

Gushy dark California gothy dreampop. Infectiously synthy, powerful vocals. Lush songs for a heart that’s itching for summers long past.

3. Stay Close to Music | Mykki Blanco

A humble confessional, at times diving back into the idiosyncratic rapping style of Blanco’s more dance-y earlier releases, at times plunging into an ethereal wash of sound.

2. Semblance | MorMor

There is something magical about MorMor’s tissue-paper-delicate voice. Gentle, sensitive, cathartic. Music for letting go when you so want to hold on.

1. Pigments | Dawn Richard & Spencer Zahn

Lovely. Sublime. Spacey. Sprawling. Meandering and melancholy pockets of plaintive yearning. Music that takes you on a journey and leaves your heart aching for more.

[tsuchiman]

Review: Cyberpunk 2077

Recently finished this after playing it on-and-off for the last 3 months. I started it last year, it didn't hook me so I dropped it but picked it back up and got into the swing of things.

At first, the vanilla game was mostly enjoyable but certain things started to irritate me. I noticed that most guns didn't do any damage to foes, which led me down the rabbit hole of modding via Nexus Mods. After adding in a realistic combat mod, I started fooling around with other mods just to fully customize the experience. Most of it modified minor things: crowd behaviors, water textures, more diverse weather rotation, increased traffic density, etc. The mod that hit the nail on the head was an EBM music modifier, adding in songs from bands like Nine Inch Nails and Front 242 as you ride around the city.

After the mods came the post-processing. I work with Reshade in a lot of games to add in some usually much needed zest into the final image, and this game needed it. The raw image isn't as impressive as I was expecting, so after much tweaking I finalized an image that I would prefer to see. It all made for better looking screenshots. Although, I didn't play it with an RTX driven card, so no ray-tracing. But even without the high-end rig to run ray-tracing, the game does a great job creating a realistic environment while maintaining a steady 60 fps on my RX 6700 XT at 2K resolution.

The game itself was interesting and about as accurate as you would expect the title to imply. If you've read any William Gibson or Philip K. Dick, or watched pretty much any cyberpunkish sci-fi, then the experience was either familiar or felt like you walked into a mashing of those stories. Everything in this universe looks as if it's been built onto something else, creating an embedded, living greeble effect. The lingo that people use is quirky but unique; "preem", "gonk", have been set into my head as new terms. The design language is stuck between a retro-vision of what the future could have looked like from the perspective of the 80's-90's cyberpunk scene, and with modern-influenced perspectives about how the internet of our day actually works, how AI has actually come to function, etc. The cyberspace environments were somewhat predictable in their design, but functionally worked without being overwhelming, visually or conceptually.

The inclusion of transgender or trans-sexual themes should be noted, since in this universe, body modification is the norm. There is one character I came across that after some time building the relationship, you find out that she was previously a he. The game doesn't focus on it much, but the inclusion of transgender themes makes me ask why there's a lack of transracial themes. The body-modding mechanic is integral to the world-building of the story. It would have been interesting to experience more people who's identities were pushed to all sorts of extremes: differenced sexes, spliced sexes, spliced races, possibly even spliced with animals. Where's the gene modification? Where are the cyber cat girls?

The romance between you and the characters you end up working with was an interesting mechanic. I picked female V, but didn't necessarily have to try too hard to pick who I romanced. The game seemed to favor offering your lady companions as possible romance partners instead of the male companions, but maybe I'm biased since all the women are quite attractive. As conversations IRL usually have a hint of innuendo, adding in sex as an outcome adds a touch of realism since most games don't use it or can't. Flirtation and the inevitable sex scenes were half-way between intimate and comical, but this game isn't designed to be a porno. But again, if the developers are going to include sex as an option, why not push to the extremes?

The only thing that kept me motivated throughout the game was the unraveling of Johnny Silverhand's past and current attachment to you. I won't say any spoilers here, but it was genuinely interesting to experience the dynamic between you and him. It's an interesting take on psychology, implants, cybernetics, the concepts of "soul" and "personality" locations, and the morality entwined between all of these. I chose a more amicable path with Johnny, so the outcome was beneficial for both of us. But there are options where you can essentially stay combative with him, and I'm guessing eventually rejecting him outright like a parasite.

The criticisms I do have for the overall structure of the game is how open-world design can both be a benefit and a hazard. The environments were well crafted, everything fit perfectly into the name "cyberpunk", and after modding a bit, it was accentuated that much more. The drawback with the open-world element is that eventually everything starts to look the same in the city, and I quickly started watching the minimap when navigating, instead of tracking by environmental cues. I felt as lost as I do when I'm using Google Maps.

The environments could have instead been designed by something like "old" versus "new" city designs. The old city would have had an aesthetic that looked like everything was retro-fitted. The new city could have been more like Mirror's Edge. Perhaps there could have been a dome-city, for high-end-profile people only, with no air pollution from some future fancy air filtration system. Perhaps contrast this with a slum-city. Excluding the cyberspace scenes, the visual change between environments only became apparent when you travelled into the desert, or after adding in an increased weather cycle mod. Besides that, the neon eye-candy and megacity flora-fauna was like being lost inside a pinball machine. Eventually it all blurs into a revolving same-ness. In a way, it makes me wonder how the game would have been had it been designed more linearly, with a semi-open world design, something like the Metro 2033 series.

On the topic of environmental design, the faction system that's present, or not present, felt a bit lackluster as well. As it is, there isn't much weight to your decisions other than defining the personalized storyline. You end up working with people from particular factions, yet you yourself never get tied to these factions. I would have found it interesting if the factions you ally with start to define other faction behavior. Choosing to work with the police should affect how other gangs trust you, and vice versa. Maybe you can develop a relationship with a gang, only to infiltrate them for a job for the government. Maybe the government is revealed to have splinter factions within, so that a job becomes difficult with an either-or decision. Territories could be defined by faction influence and control, so maybe you could have a bounty on your head under certain territories, or given special permissions in areas with groups you've been good with. This could have come with access to special items, vehicles, body mods, etc.

Overall, the game is most definitely the definition of "cool". It takes itself seriously, pushing the tech-noir aspect while keeping the zaniness of a future one awry out of the picture. Did it break the sound barrier for me? Not necessarily. But it is rare for me to finish a game. I still haven't finished Witcher 3, which is approaching a decade old soon. So for Cyberpunk 2077 to keep me hooked until the end says something. Or maybe it was just Panam's ass.

[tony-equis]

Push Play.. …🎶⚰️⚡️🎹💀👽

[agendaculturaldelima]

#FeriasyFestivales #SinMusicaNoExisto

📣 Festival: “OUIJA FEST” ✝️🎶💃🦇👑🍷🦇

💥 Buenas Lunas Ouijeros, nos reencontramos en una edición especial con hermosos sonidos oscuros que retumbaran con una programación especial: Concierto, Expo Feria y Fiesta con lo mejor del Postpunk/Dark wave/Gothicrock/ColdWave/New Wave/Industrial/Electro/Industrial/Synthpop / EBM Old School/ Vanguardia en español/New Wave/ 80s y más.🧛🥳

📜 PROGRAMA:

📆 Sábado 02 de Noviembre

🕗 8:00pm. 🎁Feria Gótica.🎊😎

🕚 11:00pm. 🎼 Concierto: Zortska / Nagano Nostalgia 🎙️🎸🦇

🎹🎧 Fiesta Dj Set: Mortis / Darklands / Levytation 💿💽🤖

📆 Miércoles 06 de Noviembre

🕗 8:00pm. 🎁Feria Gótica.🎊😎

🕚 11:00pm. 🎼 Concierto: Mort-Is / Forever Grey ((Estados Unidos)🎙️🎸🦇

🎹🎧 Fiesta Dj Set: Klub Vampiro / Marco Gélido / Miki (Reptiles House)💿💽🤖

© Producción:Arte†Misa

📌 IMPERDIBLE:

🏰 Zodiaco Bar (av. España 540 – Centro de Lima)

🎫 Entrada: S/.130

🖱 Reservas: https://bit.ly/OuijaFest2024

📲 WhatsApp: 994291070

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VA - Back Up Dos: Mexican Tecno Pop 1982-1989 - new compilation from Dark Entries Records

Dark Entries returns to Mexico with Back Up Dos: Mexican Tecno Pop 1982-1989. Following 2021’s Back Up compilation, Back Up Dos delivers 10 more tracks of synth-pop and New Beat, 7 of which have never before appeared on vinyl. From mutant drum machine beats to irresistible synthesizer hooks, fans of the fringes of the 80s will find songs to stir their cold, dark hearts. But Back Up Dos does more than mine retro kitsch; it documents the development of a rich DIY music scene that is still underexplored. As affordable samplers and digital synths spread throughout the decade, post-punk and new wave gave way to more aggressive EBM and cyberpunk sounds. The scene also developed in opposition to the political climate of the times: the rise of the drug cartels and a reactionary turn in national politics. Using home recording techniques, these bands took cues from the electronic wizardry of the Human League and Wax Trax Records while reflecting the vibrant and chaotic Mexican cultural landscape of the era. On Back Up Dos, impeccable pop anthems from Casino Shanghai and Los Agentes Secretos sit alongside gnarled obscurities from Ford Proco and María Bonita, showcasing a decade of sly deviance and enthusiastic experimentation. This album comes housed in an 80s-inflected neon sleeve designed by Gwenael Rattke and includes a 12-page booklet with photographs, lyrics, and notes. Back Up Dos compiles synthetic music produced in Mexico at the crossroads from Tecno Pop to Post-Industrial, nourished by culture shock and stories of dystopian worlds.