#I just heard the remix on instagram

[fortycumber]

OK get this

a new season of the x files comprised only of weird episodes like humbug, syzygy, war of the coprophages and etc.

and the opening theme is that cupcakke remix of the original tune

[thisismeracing]

Pretty Liar | LN4 (Patreon exclusive)

― Pairing: Lando Norris x fem!reader ― Word count: 5.6k ― Warnings: mentions of food and alcohol; +18! graphic description of sex (p in v, oral - both, fem and male receiving). ― Summary: Ever since Lando was a kid he knew his future would bring fame somehow, always involved with racing and having just what it needed to become a Formula 1 driver, he was happy with everything it entailed, up until said future became his present and he realized there was also a rough side to the fame. That’s why, when he found you – someone who had no idea who he was, he kept his career from you. He would tell you, and he would eventually clarify the situation, he had it all planned, however, all it took was one week. One week for you to discover that what you thought started as a beautiful story, was actually a perfectly told lie. Lando was pretty, but he was also a liar. Now he had to find a way to explain everything, and you had to find it in you to forgive him.

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Some scientists believe that it takes around ten minutes for an average person to make an everyday decision. Yet, the moment Yn’s eyes met Lando’s, and he smiled at her, she knew they would go home together that night, and this exchange took less than a second. 

His face seemed familiar, but she couldn’t remember where. She thought maybe it was from an old Instagram post their friends in common had made. Maybe they saw each other in a pub before. The city wasn’t that big, their crowds were similar, and they were both young.

Lando seemed surprised with the news, “You don’t…know me?” 

“Should I?” Yn asks, quirking her eyebrows with a glimmer of humor in her stare. 

He shook his head before Oliver, their common friend, could say something, “Nah, it’s just…I’m a DJ, I thought maybe you had seen something about me around a party you know?!” 

Yn bit her lower lip, chuckling. “I’m sorry, I’m sure you must be a great DJ, but I’ve never heard of a Lando Norris before.” 

“Now I’m hurt,” the Brit turned to their friend, and Oliver’s laugh boomed around. 

That was how their first interaction went, with both aware of the tension line being pulled. Lando had never seen someone match his energy like she did, and Yn had never felt that giddy with a guy before. When someone grabbed Oliver away, the speakers gave space to a remixed tune of  Zedd and Yn asked what Lando was playing that night, or if he was playing at all. 

He smiled at her showing the small gap between his teeth which she decided was one of her favorite features of his, after his eyes, “It depends. What do you want me to play?”

“Oooh, smooth, I like it!” she giggled, taking a sip of her drink, and using the seconds to breathe in some air. “Would you mind playing Rihanna?” 

“Most recent ones or oldies?” 

“Around 2010s would be perfect.”

“I know exactly the song,” he announced like a promise, and Yn nodded, grabbing his hand, lacing their fingers, and starting to head in the direction of the bar. It would be an hour or so until the pub’s DJ finished his thing. 

“Do you wanna drink something?” Yn stopped to say in his ears now that the song seemed much louder and so did the crowd. Lando’s free hand grabbed her waist, and he shouted back that he had just grabbed his refill, but he was fine going with her. 

Truth was, Lando didn’t even like the bar area that much, drunk people would tend to gather there sometimes, spill their alcohol, scream, and try creating scenes, but something about Yn’s eyes would make him follow her to hell, and they had just met. That felt a tad scary, but he wouldn’t think too much about it, trying to focus his mind on Danny’s words about enjoying the butterflies, enjoying the naivety, and enjoying the nerves that came with it. 

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“I still gotta learn how to bake properly.”

“We could try together. I know a thing or two about sugary recipes,” she suggested. “Meanwhile, you cook the main dish and I make the dessert—” she stopped mid-sentence, putting the palm of her hand on her forehead. “We forgot about dessert, Lan!” 

But the pilot can only grin, watching in awe as her lips pout slightly.

“I didn’t.”

“What do you mean?” her tone started with a confused hint, but when their eyes met and Yn caught the way his gaze drifted  across her body like a caress bringing a shiver along. Her legs instinctively crossed in search of the slight tinge of pressure. 

“Oh, you know exactly what I mean,” his grin was wicked, and the way his head pointed to the space in front of him at the table almost made Yn whimper. Lando pushed the plate and glass to the side, watching as Yn got up and walked to him. The noises of the city came through the open windows, just like the cold wind, creating the perfect harmony with the way her bare steps hit the ground, the slight sound coming from it. 

The legs of Lando’s chair scraped on the ground when he pushed it just a tiny bit to make room for Yn. She sat on his lap, legs on either side of him, caging him in place, and giving him the feeling of her bare cunt against his dress pants. 

“Aren’t you wearing anything under the dress?” he asked, mocking shock on his expression. 

Yn merely shook her head, “It would just ruin it anyway.”

And just like that cooking conversations and random subjects were long forgotten, their lips smashed together in a heated kiss, and Yn moaned into his mouth when Lando gripped her waist and guided her movements on top of him, his cock hardening with each motion. 

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“Come in my mouth,” she rasped, it sounded like a plea, and Lando couldn’t help but give it to her. At that moment he would give her anything and everything she asked for. The way her eyes blinked at him from between his legs, mascara a bit smudged on her cheeks, lips swollen from sucking, she looked like an angel. 

And he couldn’t deny an angel its request.

So when her mouth enveloped him again, cheeks hollowing and tongue twirling Lando gripped the table, hips buckling slightly and body finally succumbing to pleasure. He watched as his cum leaked from her mouth, his dick still spurting the white liquid and making it land on her chin and collarbone. 

Yn grinned up at him, licking her lips. 

He scooped cum from her chin using his finger and she eagerly opened her mouth, sucking his thumb and smiling up at him again. At that moment, he wanted them to be intimate enough, so he could grab a camera and save that image. Frame it. Store it under locks. Have it with him forever. Something about the way she looked and what they had just done stirred his insides again.

“Can I have mine now?” he scooped more cum this time from her collarbone and Yn nodded, parting her lips to him again. 

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[sky-high-standards]

Hi, i saw your requests open and i've been thinking what i should request but an idea came up to me.

What about singer reader x yandere fans? I think is a great idea.

Ah apart from that, what's ur favorite song?

Yandere!!Fans x Singer reader

Thank you so much for requesting and my favorite song is currently either the Daddy issues remix or Everything I wanted.

Yep I decided to redo this thing and I may make it a reverse harem

No one expected you to blow up you took the industry by storm your humble beginning and charming persona first got you a small fan base on TikTok then you only got more and more popular and here you are now sitting pretty on a talk show the bright lights blinding you as the host looks at you eagerly itching to start this interview.

Welcome back everyone today we have hit idol Y/n S/n here with us

The crowd roared when they heard your name thousands of people here just for you their beloved idol.

Host: So y/n what's it like to have such success so quick and young.

Y/n: it's pretty overwhelming that's for sure but I have my adoring and loyal fans supporting me.

You said and smiled at the audience and that sent them over the edge your fans were always quite insane lively but they meant well they got you your success in the first place who are you to complain but idol life was tough enough and you weren't exactly thrilled to see your Instagram filled with desperate fans begging for your attention everyday some even threatening to commit suicide if you didn't reply.

And the things they'd throw on stage when you performed were sometimes sweet like a teddy bear or roses and other times not so sweet the day you were preforming and got hit in the face with a dildo is a day you'll never forget...you still shudder st the memory.

And the amount of secret getaway houses you own are concerningly high since an extra persistent can always manges to follow you home no matter how many detours and lane switches you take.

No one said being famous was easy and all fans act like this right?

It's totally normal that they worship you like a God and it's totally normal to know jars of your sweat and used pads are being sold for millions on the dark and what celebrity doesn't have a dab try to kidnap them twice a week.

And you'd think you'd have your bodyguards preventing most of these things but unfortunately they're fans too and it's common to find your bodyguards being a little too close and going through your dirty laundry...

But unbelievably enough there were certain fans that stood out among the rest in the worst ways possible these fans will do anything and I mean anything for your acknowledgment oh you have an extra mean troll sending nasty comments no less then a day later they send an apology and they've mysteriously gone missing you signed an undeserving fans merch? they were immediately talked down and beaten up for it.

Completely normal fans ☺️

[chaifootsteps]

Hello! Just wanted to say I stumbled across your Stolas project, specifically your take of Look My Way. I don't watch Vivzie's work for a variety of reasons, namely for the people she's hurt as well as feeling personally hurt by the way she treats SA as an SA victim. This is to say I have literally never heard the song before -

...And you make it sound gorgeous. I'm terrified to listen to the original, because that octave just sounds so right for the song. Your Stolas project just makes him sound right in general. You really helped sell it as the beautiful song and the beautiful sequence it was supposed to be. I was stunned. Well done!

It also made me think - in a vacuum, Look My Way is a shockingly romantic song? It portrays Stolas and Blitzo as this sort of forbidden gay yearning, more like an operatic romantic tragedy than the inconsistent, initially 'haha sexual abuse funny and also it's okay because stolas is good-hearted right? Also fuck women!' mess it actually is. If I wasn't aware of what their dynamic actually is, I would be wowed by the romanticism and nuance of it all. You really made me think!

So as thanks for your beautiful song remix and the thoughts on what could've been, here's one for you - listen to Spare Hearts by Exit Mouse. Good song all around, but how do you think it sounds for a 'If Blitzo and Stolas were written properly, with a relationship that's actually like how Look My Way makes them appear'?

Oh my lord, Anon, you have no idea how this makes my day! The Stolas Project is one of those little things that exists mostly for myself and even people who are critical of HH/HB tend not to get it, so anytime anyone likes it, I'm over the moon.

(I do think Stolas lost a lot of what made him an appealing character when he lost that deep, rich, velvet voice, and not just because I prefer it. I think he needed to be an older character, but failing that, to at least hold on to that power, that regal authority.)

Thank you again, and I gave Spare Hearts a listen. Definitely going on my playlist of songs that make me think of Instagram!Stolas/Blitz, a ship I miss constantly.

[myrkywater]

@magenta-somethings i'll humour you this once.

Last Song: 'The Girl That I Call Home' by Tears for Fears

Favourite Colour: The name of the colour that joins a Gray Sky and Blue Sea

Last Book: Currently making my way through Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency at tectonic speeds

Last Movie: The Dressmaker (2015)

Last TV Show: I'm halfway through both Kaos S1 (2024) and Fisk S3 (2024), but last completed would be a rewatch of Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance S1 (2019)

Sweet/Savory/Spicy: That's three options of equal value, Brent. (Also, no Sour/Bitter/Umami would be a shame)

Relationship Status: Emotionally fulfilled, somewhat. 

Last Thing I Searched: "Red Seed Stupid Tree"

Current Obsession: Magic the Gathering's latest set, Foundations

Looking Forward To: Packages arriving

Bonus:

Favorite Drink: Heavily mood dependant, but generally cold water.

Song Playing on a Loop in your Head: A remix of three month old TikTok sounds I've only just heard via Instagram Reels

Current Favorite Character: The emperor penguin that ended up in WA somehow. I hope they're okay.

Fun Activity I Would Like to Get Into: Develop a non-washing basket related storage solution for my clothes

Last Comic/Graphic Novel: Skybound Transformers Issue #14

[angel-bruises]

Initial opinions on the suggestions I was given for songs that feel like Twin Peaks & Laura Palmer (including some I was suggested on Instagram) Under a read more because it ended up being quite long

Les Revenants Soundtrack album - Mogwai  I did sort of skip through each track since this was an entire album suggested, but I agree it sounds like Twin Peaks. Like the town's grief after Laura's death. Will definitely be giving this album a proper listen later because I really like what I heard.

Otterley - Cocteau Twins I'm already a massive Cocteau Twins fan tbh. And I totally see the Twin Peaks vibes here! It's Agent Cooper having dreams about the case. It's owls flying at you in mysterious caves.

Midnight Cowboy - Faith no More This is so Cooper-core. And the brighter side of Twin Peaks in general. Love it.

Painless Steel - Bohren & der Club of Gore Oh I completely hear it tbh! It's giving traffic light in the wind at night. It's giving Twin Peaks soundtrack. The low hum sounds right out of Laura's theme, but then it also gets a bit jazzy like the rest of the soundtrack. Really like this one

On The Sea - Beach House I really enjoyed it. The lyrics definitely fit Laura's story.

A Warm Place- Nine Inch Nails Oh my god I love it. Gorgeous. AAAAAAAGHHH

La Mer - Nine Inch Nails Ngl I had no idea Nine Inch Nails made music like this and I'm really loving it??? It's so good!! And definitely get the Twin Peaks vibe with this, moving from beautiful to chaotic.

Ghosts I - 1 - Nine Inch Nails  Well I'm definitely going to start listening to Nine Inch Nails. And yeah, it absolutely gives a Laura & Black Lodge vibe to me. Like, all the darkness of Twin Peaks.

An Angel Held me Like a Child - Yeule Yeule can play at The Roadhouse like a modern Julee Cruise. It reminds me of Laura's happy ending getting her angel. Or when she's created by Dido in The Return.

Laura - Bat for Lashes I see the connection to Laura with the lyrics. I'm not sure it feels like her to me though. But maybe I'm wrong because two separate people suggested this one

Ptolemaea - Ethel Cain Very black lodge. This is what they're listening to in the room above the convenience store. Sounds like Laura's heartache. I also love it (although the outro is kind of long)

Laura Palmer’s theme - Xiu xiu Kind of cheating imo since it's a cover of a track off the soundtrack but I did like it. Nothing beats the original one though, Angelo Badalamenti is on another level and you can't improve on perfection.

Caroline - Concrete Blonde Makes me want to just get on my bike and go with this playing. Very 'giving a little lap dance in the Fat Trout trailer park' (I may have been influenced by the music video)

Redlights - Salem I'm already a huge Salem fan so I already know this track well and love it. Definitely get the Twin Peaks feeling from a lot of Salem's tracks, though I think Asia fits the vibe the most personally.

Better Off Alone - Salem Another track I already love. And I very much agree it has that feeling. It's Laura Palmer high out of her mind having a breakdown at James before running away. It's the darkness of the Lodge. It's dopplegangers and pain. Which is kind of funny when you remember what it's a remix of

Cocteau Twins Like I mentioned, I'm already a big Cocteau Twins fan and agree that most of their stuff feels very Twin Peaks! Or just Lynchian in general.

Fast moving cars - Carla Del Forno I totally get that Twin Peaks vibe from this one too. I'm running out of things to say lol. But yeah I like it and whoever suggested it is right.

Sarah Missing - Should This is so Bobby and Shelly. This is exactly what their romance sounds like and you can't convince me otherwise. I like it!

Rough Song - Beach House 30 seconds in and I love it, I love the bright sound Beach House have & will def be listening to more of them. The lyrics here are very fitting of Laura's story and the song itself sounds like Twin Peaks as a whole and very Laura.

Shadow - Chromatics I mean it's literally a song on the show. I would argue it's the song of The Return, much like Falling the song of the original show. Of course it sounds like Twin Peaks, it is Twin Peaks The Return!! And it's great

You Wish You Were Red - Trailer Trash Tracy I could see them playing at The Roadhouse! I feel like I've heard this song before but idk if I have. Feels like Cooper's journey?

I'm so glad for all these suggestions, I def have some new music I'm gonna listen to more!!

Also I know my writing is cringe as hell but you know what they say, I am cringe but I am free ;) I wasn't expecting to write as much as I did lmao

[banqanas]

Haiiii

Ik this is so random but I am getting to know Leiya and I'm already so in love but I would like to know more, and since he's your oshi and you love talking about him, may you tell me things about him? 🥺👉👈 Pls

Hello! Thank you for the ask, I love Leiya and I love yapping! (lol)

I think the information on Exile Tribe wiki are pretty sufficient as an introduction to Leiya, so these are just additional fun facts imo

Recommended watch: ⭐️ 50 Questions with Seguchi Leiya (CL - ENG SUB), ⭐️ Seguchi Leiya's Seed of Dreams (CL - ENG SUB), Drinking with Leiya (Horinatsu Kanmuri), Q&A with Leiya (Horinatsu Kanmuri), Leiya's Morning Routine (Horinatsu Kanmuri), What's In My Bag feat. Leiya (Horinatsu Kanmuri)

his emoji in fandom is 🐵

is an only child

childhood dream was to be a sausage (yeah idk what that means)

was pretty much a soccer kid before he discovered dancing

he’s the member in fanta who has the least dance experience

was also interested in rap ever since he started dancing. He mainly rap during concert only (as remix to fanta songs), but you can check out his original rap in his Instagram videos

other than rapping, he's also very good at doing a Donald Duck impression

also likes drawing. his self-produce merch is usually his own design

usually late lol (Leiya's Morning routine)

likes camping and outdoor activities but never really shown any pictures of it

self proclaimed clean freak (50Qs with Leiya)

loves fortune telling

he's always somewhere doing workouts

Very particular about fragrance/perfume. The incense he used in The Usual Night is his own belonging and putting on aroma diffuser is his night time routine (50Qs with Leiya). He also has different mist for his hat/knit caps, mask, perfume etc (What's In My Bag feat. Leiya)

considers his butt as his charm point. Which is also the main focus in his photobook

Looks tough and always happy but is actually very sensitive. He takes things to heart easily and said that he actually thinks he's more often on the low than up. (Q&A with Leiya). Member Sawanatsu says he has a glass of heart.

Pretty sickly. He's prone to anemia and last year he took a break because of an infection.

Iirc the last time Leiya got an attack when performing was sometime two years ago, where he was unable to come out during encore. (I couldn't find which performance it was anymore, so don't quote me on this). this is also why im always happy to see Leiya anytime. Leiya is usually very reserved and doesnt talk much during MC time, but it’s fine. I’m satisfied as long as I get to see a healthy Leiya 🙏

Outside of fanta, he's close to Hidaka Ryuta (Ballistik Boyz)

Respects EXILE SHOKICHI a lot. He started getting interested in meat, wine, and wearing white Calvin Klein underwear because of SHOKICHI’s influence. He calls him niisan

The above are things Leiya himself said or from members, the below will be my own list of things I noticed or like about Leiya

he's very bad at SNS 🙃 He barely updates his SNS and even on the rare times where he does a livecast something will probably go wrong. and he still calls X as Twitter by habit

He's the most boyfriend-like when referring to fans. You will fall in love with him.

recommended MV for Leiya is Hey Darlin'

I really like Leiya's voice. There were some fanta songs that i came to like after i heard the remix with Leiya's rap (Playback, What A Wonder)

other than him rapping I also really like the way Leiya talks about mundane things like how he describes his ideal mattress, different scents, his supplements. etc. He's very good at making things sound important. I think he'd be a good salesman lol

I hope this helps in making you more interested in our Leiyataso! 🐵❤️

[gingerninja8]

I feel like British Bakura can’t used the word cunt since it translates to the word Manko a word that is actually banned in Japanese television and highly vulgar. even though he would say it in English it has to be translated to a Japanese Audience and therefore has to follow their guidelines. Despite the word Cunt being different for a British person

Can't use it at all or it has to be bleeped? Either way, it's fine. There's plenty of British insults he could use that range from family friendly to maybe we should censor that one.

You could also just have him come up with new insults. I follow an account on Instagram called greatbritish.memes and one post was about a manager calling someone a bungalow. (Nothing going on upstairs) The comment section had other insults people had used or heard and some of them are great.

Some others from the comment section:

Pothole - Someone you want to avoid

Minnie Mouse - Cause the guy being called that was fucking goofy

Doesn't quite fill the sandwich

Sensor light - only works when someone walks past

Jurassic spark - very old electrician

Remix - the guy had a stutter

KitKat - always on a break

[ruminate88]

I Never Knew:

Forgiving myself because I never knew:

Didn’t know just because I grew up in church and was told God loves and forgives everyone, doesn’t mean you have to “people please” or allow others to mistreat you. You can still love and forgive but from a safe distance AND you don’t have to trust them anymore.

I never knew ANYTHING about manipulating or emotional abuse. I heard of manipulation growing up as this dark thing but NEVER understood it. I was not prepared for it. Never heard of “gaslighting” and I did hear the word “narcissist” before but never understood it.

I NEVER knew about “betrayal trauma”. I knew people could lie and I even knew people could use fake photos online. (Even before the show catfish came out, I knew such a thing existed.) BUT because I was able to FaceTime Andrew and see he’s the guy in the photos, I trusted him… What was there for him to lie about? Everything he told me seemingly checked out on his Facebook and Instagram. Never knew he could still hide his identity and intentions. Since knowing now, I watch the show catfish still but it makes me tense and sad. The show is more real to me now!! 😣

I NEVER knew people could say things to you but have “undertones”. For example, when Andrew was with me during a suicide attack and said to me, “You don’t wanna be like that. You should want better for you life.” Rather than truly caring about my mental health and wanting good for me, he actually was putting me down. I see it so clearly now where as before, there was so much fog and confusion surrounding him, how could I see anything clear???

I Knew Andrew appeared “young” and “innocent” but NEVER knew it was becuase he’s “emotionally immature.” Probably stunted as a child. When I remember back on his outrageous response to me finding his mom’s Facebook, there’s CLEARLY issues there. Why was he so upset when I found his mom if the relationship was good??? I mean, he threatened me NOT to add her as a friend and said he was “not ready for all that” then he isolated me hours till I apologized and then he “forgave me” but begged me not to talk to his mom…. OBVIOUS issues there… 💔🥺

I never knew he couldn’t take accountability or break up with me because he’s not mature, empathetic and he had me in trauma bond!! The reason he had a robotic reaction when I did the breaking up was because it’s a coping mechanism for him. ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹 He can’t show emotions because most men find that “weak” and plus he doesn’t wanna be the bad guy.” That’s why they make the relationship so miserable so you’ll do the breaking up instead. 😓 (then they can put it back on you and blame you)

I never knew when he quickly was with a new girl and posting her all over his socials, that A. He’s in a rebound for new supply cuz he can’t be alone or without validation and B. He needed to make me jealous. (I was but I didn’t understand that he would treat her as bad as he treated me) he could’ve been making other girls jealous too… 😭 Also, his attempts to call and FaceTime me afterwards but not say anything only listen to my voice, was probably just to manipulate me some more, upset me and keep me in trauma bond. 💔 He didn’t want me to move on even though he had. Sorta. It’s still so hard to wrap my head around it all.

I never knew that years later I would still be heartbroken aka “grieving, “angry”, “sad”, “exhausted”, “sick all the time” and “disconnected from loved ones”. No one could prepare me for allllllll this very long and difficult healing journey. NOW THAT I know and understand more, I’m moving forward with more clarity and truth. I know more now than I did 6 months ago. Excited for what I learn in the next 6!! (God willing) Not just healing from Andrew but Cody and Jake and other childhood things.

ONE DAY AT A TiME ❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹❤️‍🩹

[akwardlyuncool]

Sitting To Know Your Collection January Roundup

Week 1 (January 5th- January 7th)

Album: Learning Logic (2016) by Camilla Recchio Play Count: 5-ish times. Top 2 Tracks: I’m Gone (Track 9) I Don’t Wanna (Track 2)

I started week one a little late, cause the idea for this challenge/project came to me late, but I still managed to get a few good listens in. I had the wheel picker spit an album from my collection out and this is what it gave me. If you haven’t heard Camilla Recchio before I highly recommend you check her out. Listening these last few days just reinforces how good I think she is. The album is soulful and vibey and I didn’t mind having it on repeat. Solid first week.

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Week 2 (January 8th - January 14th)

Album: Peace Love Death Metal (2004) by Eagles Of Death Metal Play Count: 4 Top 2 Tracks: San Berdoo Sunburn (Track 13) Whorehopping “Shit, Goddamn” (Track 12)

Not gonna lie I was not immediately siked for this one. I thought I was gonna have to sit through a week of death metal on repeat and although I do enjoy metal, I just wasn’t ready for that lol. Now that I’ve given it a few plays I can first tell y’all I was wrong, it’s for sure not death metal and second it was not bad at all. It had a funky, classic rock kind of vibe and I was actually super here for it. I think the metal dudes would get down with them for sure.

I got this CD sometime last year I believe, when my boss was getting rid of a whole bunch of CD’s cause it seemed cool and different and I don’t have much metal in my collection lol and it’s for sure staying. I took a chance and that chance paid off. There were some things I didn’t completely rock with, but for the most part I’d check out whatever dive bar these folks are playing at. Week 2 was the prime example of why I’m doing this.

Also I just checked their Instagram and their look matches PERFECTLY to this sound. Love the mustaches, love the suits, love the entire energy.

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Weeks 3 + 4 (January 15th - January 22nd)

Week 3 Album: Corinne Bailey Rae North American 2X Disc Deluxe Edition (2007) *Emphasis on the 2nd disc by Corinne Bailey Rae. Play Count: 4 with 1 full run through. Top 2 Tracks: I’d Like To Weekender Remix (Track 8) Daydreaming (Track 6)

Week 4 Album: I Am Me (2005) by Ashlee Simpson Ross Play Count: 5 Top 2 Tracks: Catch Me When I Fall (Track 8) Say Goodbye (Track 11)

Sorry this is a long one. You’re getting a double feature this week, because I paused my posts cause that was one of the ways I was participating in the strike that was happening last week. Anyways, but not really cause Free Palestine, both albums were good.

Corinne Bailey Rae’s self titled is one of my favorite albums of all time, however this second disc took me a minute to get into. The flow just wasn’t as automatic as I thought it would be, but it eventually picked up with help from the lyrics and a full run through of both discs. Once you’re there, you’re vibing.

Made an exception for this album because of the second disc that I had never listened to.

As for week 4, it was automatic with I Am Me. The album starts with Boyfriend, which is never not a good time and just continued from there. It was fun and poppy and had that little rock edge all the pop girls who dated rocker guys from that era had. Good stuff. __________________________________________________________________

Week 5 (January 29th - February 4th)

Album: PETALS for ARMOR (2020) by Hayley Williams Play Count: 4 Top 2 Tracks: Why We Ever (Track 10) Sudden Desire (Track 5)

Not gonna lie this one wasn’t automatic for me, like I thought it would be. It took a moment and even then I wasn’t sure. That being said the 80’s vibe did grow on me and the songs that I wasn’t really feeling at the beginning almost became favorites, particularly “Roses/Lotus/Violet/Iris” and “Simmer.” I can see the bleed from what Paramore is putting out and her solo work, even if it’s only a slight bleed. It’s Hayley Williams so you’ll probably find something to like.

PS: I saved this one from getting tossed at the library and I’m glad it got picked cause it makes me not regret saving something I didn’t have space for.

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So those are the albums that I sat with in January. I think it was a good variety. Which one would you check out?

Stay tuned for February.

[thefutureiswhat]

Top 5 Tracks from all the soundtracks?

This is Season 5 heavy, because it's the soundtrack I've listened to the most, and the most recently.

"Linda," Season 5 - When I first heard it, I was like, "Who the hell is Linda, and why does her theme go SO HARD?"

"Open (Meet the Families)," Season 4 - I could watch Season 4's opening sequence a million times, and same with listening to the music.

"Rye's Theme," Season 2 - AKA "Wrench and Numbers (Inception BWAAH Remix)." Is it blasphemous to say I like this more than the original? It's just so epic!

"Fargo Season 5 Main Theme (Secret Suite)," Season 5 - The one I waited all season for... that never showed up. I think Jeff Russo said on Instagram that he wrote it as a "musical epilogue." Not quite sure what that means, but I really wish it was featured in the show.

"Dot (Moving)," Season 5 - I heard a portion of this in a pre-season teaser and thought it sounded cool, and later my ears perked up whenever I heard it in the show.

Ask me my "Top 5" anything Fargo-related!

[meera000]

Hello blog,

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Lovey Caterpillar i made of origami sticker paper this morning at graysen's house -- they also made me what is now my new favorite hat. this morning was the coldest it has been since fall started so i bundled up and wore my big green fleece that makes me look like a muppet. on my walk back to the bus i ran into a friend who i haven't seen in a long time and he told me i looked so cozy. it was true. i want to make more Guys like this caterpillar.

Me at work yesterday. sweater storytime: my phone heard me say i needed a nice big grey sweater and showed me this one from american eagle that was on sale! mind you i have not purchased from them in a decade except for aerie underwear-- all of my closet (except for this now) is secondhand and independent designers. and then it showed up and was soooo soft and fit sooo perfect that i just had to get it in black (pictured). i've been a fashion victim far too long… it's time to be an instagram ad one now. it's called the Whoa So Soft sweater lol. yesterday i told hayden (who did not know the product name yet) to feel it and they said whoaa it's so soft. so good job on whoever named it.

I'm reading the 33 1/3 book on portishead's Dummy because it's my favorite album of all time. the first time i heard it it scared the shit out of me. it's so bleak. now that it's cold and dark again i can fully enjoy it for what it is. i've been eyeing the book for about a year and since i get a discount at the bookstore next to my work i decided to bite the bullet once i saw it there. in addition to the album itself i love the band's remixes of their singles. this is my favorite one.

[placegrenette]

all right no really no really this time we are getting Gap, the second ever full-length studio album by That Band I Probably Should Shut Up About Someday, sometime tomorrow Almaty time (knowing our guys and their track record, quite possibly 11:59 pm Almaty time; for those wondering, Almaty is GMT +6, presently ten hours ahead of New York). And I’m putting my markers down before I’ve heard any of it. I am generally terrible at making predictions, but at least this time we’ll have concrete evidence as to how terrible.

so here’s what I’m predicting:

title track music credits are ZaQ, Bala, Alem, in that order, with assistance from DJ Nai

who also helped out with one or two songs we haven’t heard yet.

at least one song will have “Nice Weather”-esque levels of audible vocal processing and I will complain about it.

ZaQ ends up with more music credits than Ace

but Ace has a credit on the most straightforward ballad / love song.

no solo songs, but in the post-release conversations (slash Instagram Lives), Eaglez start asking about solo songs, and the guys say solo works are planned for later in the year.

(and if that turns out to be true, first up is Bala.)

we are not getting any Imanbek remixes. Granted, I may be the only one thinking that an Imanbek remix might be a possibility, after he appeared on the Feya Perizat roundtable with Ace and ZaQ in 2021, but if he was going to offer them a discount on his usual rate he would’ve done it by now.

At least one song (not counting “Gap,” which we’ve already been told has Kazakh/English punning) has as much English as “eMoji” did, or more.

Here’s one of my more out-there predictions: they find a way to sneak Bala speaking some Korean (something cheesy like annyeong hasaeyo or even saranghae) into one of the raps.

We will get official English subs for “Gap” and any other followup singles, but not the entire album.

The four Saturday Tune demos that haven’t already been turned into Independent!Ninety One singles (”T’nda,” “Don’t Dig It,” “Intro,” and “R (Outro)”) are dead, done, nowhere in sight, they have not been repurposed, they will never be heard again. (Sigh.)

 I will like maybe one song we haven’t heard yet on first listen. Most of the songs I will dislike, perhaps strongly, the first fifty times I hear them and then give them another 300 listens and refuse to admit it publicly (this is what happened with “Órik,” by the way). So if you listen to the album, whether or not you love it, and come over here to find me being a killjoy, please do not take it personally or conclude that this reflects somehow on your taste! It does not! I am just trying to fight off the inevitable sense of letdown after all this buildup with, “eh, it’s probably not that great.” Rest assured that I do want to hear about you enjoying the album even if I’m being grumpy.

[songstuckinmahead]

My personally curated playlists:

Information about my main four playlists and links for you to enjoy ;)

VH1 Classic:

Named after the channel this playlist contains "absolutely none of today's hottest new music". Starting as just 70s rock and 80s soundtracks, now curates the top hits of the 20s century from the 50s with Singing In The Rain to the 90s with Ice Ice Baby.

With pop only starts to be conceived, a diverse mix of rock, disco and more makes this playlist the perfect counter to pop.

Except for the Beatles. They're banned.

5 important songs:

I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) - Whitney Houston

Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen

Vogue - Madonna

Hound Dog - Elvis Presley

I'm gonna be (500 miles) - The Proclaimers

M1LL3NNIUM:

If you like those bot-controled engagement bait 00s nostalgia pages on Instagram, twitter or tiktok then this is the playlist for you.

Well, partly, i originally made this playlist to be the pop counter with emo rock music but atfer moving songs from the other playlists, (including the entire 90s boyband genre,) we have a more complete era to listen to.

Despite it's name, there are songs in the playlist from 1987(Step By Step) to 2023 (Speak Now TV Vault Tracks)

5 important songs:

I Want It That Way - Backstreet Boys

I Gotta Feeling - Black Eyed Peas

Welcome To The Black Parade - My Chemical Romance

All Star - Smash Mouth

Toxic - Britney Spears

10s:

The 10s being the decade i grew up with makes this playlist the biggest on this list as i heard the song as they came out and not just a retrospective chart listen.

The transition from the previous playlist to this is arbitrary, based on what vibes with me and probably no logic behind it.

The playlists picture is the top 4 artists by amount of songs in it as well as how i personally would divide the decade to sub-eras: Pink Friday - Nicki Minaj (2009-2012), 1989 - Taylor Swift (2013-2015), Get Weird - Little Mix (2015-2017) Thank U, Next - Ariana Grande (2017-2019)

5 important songs:

Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen

What Makes You Beautiful - One Direction

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together - Taylor Swift

Feel This Moment - Pitbull and Christina Aguilera

I Love It - Icona Pop and Charli xcx

20s:

With a new decade comes a new generation with their own preferences such as TikTok, nostalgia, K-pop and a bigger LGBTQ+ identity. Those affect pop music today by making songs shorter, sample older songs, multilingual, and openly sexual (the latter could've also happened because I became an adult).

How i see the transition between these playlists is not as random: summer of 2019 had Señorita, summer of 2020 had WAP, the time between was covid lockdown.

Several songs from 2018-19 have their remixes in this playlist as well as modern (2016 onwards) Eurovision songs.

With only half of the decade passed this playlist still has more potential behind it.

5 important songs:

WAP - Cardi B and Megan Thee Stallion

Say So remix - Doja Cat and Nicki Minaj

Driver's License - Olivia Rodrigo

Physical - Dua Lipa

Rain On Me - Lady Gaga and Ariana Grande

[airadam]

Episode 183 : The Natural

"Posthumous ain't the wave..."

- Mega Ran

For this month's cover art, I couldn't resist calling back to one of the most unexpectedly popular stars of the Olympics I was glued to earlier in the month, and going a little Griselda with it 😁 Music-wise, we're almost entirely Hip-Hop this episode, but visiting a lot of different chambers - got some brand new stuff, some tracks that are older than I realised, and we open up with a gem that never got a commercial release...

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Twitch : @airadam13

Playlist/Notes

Warzone : Take It Or Leave It

I left the drop on the front of this track to respect the blog DubCNN, from where I got this track way back - one I've never heard anywhere else! Warzone was a supergroup made up of Kam, Goldie Loc, and MC Eiht of CMW, who drop unapologetically gangsta lyrics through all three verses of this fire tune. Sadly, even though they did record a full album, the world never got to hear it due to them being unable to get a distribution deal - if anyone somehow has a copy, I would love to hear the whole thing! I think Mr. Porter is on production, which makes sense, with the drums having a distinctly Detroit timefeel which really adds to the overall flavour.

Sndtrak : Inhuman

The Detroit stalwart House Shoes was recently playing some beat flips by Oakland producer Sndtrack on a Twitch stream, and before he was done I'd already bought two of his albums, including "FLIPS V2: FLIP​-​TUCK" from which this is drawn. He deconstructs Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" on his Maschine and turns it into a dark, gothic, booming track which lives up to its title! This is an artist well worthy of your support.

Layfullstop : Did I Stutter

Brand new single from a double-threat MC/singer you might know from her work in the Manchester scene over the last few years - she posted a clip on Instagram and I immediately had to buy myself a copy! Layfullstop kills it in less than three minutes with flows and bars galore over a wicked self-produced beat that features smooth keys under an irresistible rhythm track. An artist to always keep an ear out for!

Mega Ran ft. The Outlawz : In The Game

It was great to see Mega Ran return to play in Manchester this month, and while it would have been easy to just reach for his most recent release, we're going back to a personal favourite, the "Live '95" LP. As someone who grew up loving Hip-Hop, hoops - and of course gaming - in the magical time of the 90s, this album explores the intersections of them all. Edi Mean and Young Noble of The Outlawz, best known as 2Pac's crew guest here with a couple of short and positive verses over Yon Li's production, but it's the headliner who really shines here with an excellent first verse. His lines about "anybody I ain’t rock with, don’t put them on my projects" ring truer than ever in a world where some are excusing the use of AI deepfake tech to put words in the mouths of the deceased. We don't support that necromancy over here.

Zion I : We Got It

Accidentally deleted my notes for this - let's try again 😂 This was a nice B-side on the flip of "Here We Come" by Skhool Yard, both taken from the 2001 compilation "The Funky Precedent Vol. 2". The production by 418Hz is sparse enough to allow the straight-ahead dopeness on the mic from the late Zumbi to breathe.

Diamond D ft. Torae and Bishop Lamont : MERK

Jo-Jo on the low pro, the Forest Projects and DITC legend Diamond has returned to bless us with a new release this month, the nine-track "The Diam Piece 3 : Initium", loaded with featured guests all doing their thing over his top-shelf production. The crispy drums and guitar sample with a subtle bass backing create a clean but still grimy backdrop for all the MCs - Bishop Lamont from Cali and Brooklyn's Torae, both true insiders' choices - to bring quality bars. Well under three minutes long, this is concentrated dopeness.

[Jay Dee] Slum Village : Fall In Love (Remix Instrumental)

The original version of "Fall In Love" was at least at some point removed from retail copies of "Fantastic Volume II" due to sample clearance problems, but this remixed version is an underground classic in its own way. I recently picked this up as a 45, though I'd expect that there are some 12"  and digital releases containing this excellent J Dilla beat as well.

DJ Premier & Bumpy Knuckles ft. Flavor Flav : Shake The Room

He may only be on the hook, but I thought we needed the Public Enemy legend, US Women's water polo team sponsor Flav, and general US Olympic hypeman on the episode somewhere this month! As he has done so often for Chuck D, he brings a different tone and change of energy to this track to contrast the gravelly-voiced and aggressive style of Bumpy Knuckles, with DJ Premier switching up the beat in those sections to match. The first single from the "Kolexxxion" LP, this one has a beat that Busta Rhymes apparently rejected, but Bumpy and Flav have made it what it needed to be.

Black Milk ft T3 and Phat Kat : Danger

Into the crates for a Phat Kat feature after getting the chance to play an all-Detroit warmup set before he performed in Manchester earlier this month! This cut from fellow 313 native and beast producer Black Milk's debut LP "Sound Of The City, Volume 1" has him taking the mic for the opening verse, before T3 of Slum Village takes the baton for the second, and finally Phat Kat burns it down on the close with pure aggression. Some of those that Kat said should "stop rapping and drive a cab" might well prefer to look into rideshare options if they were on the receiving end of this torching 🔥

Jel : Delete Sound

Just a short instrumental bridge courtesy of Jel, co-founder of the Anticon label as well as, of course, a producer in his own right. This is a great drum workout entirely done on the legendary SP-1200, from the 2002 "10 Seconds" album, named after the total sampling time the SP has available!

O.C. : The Inventor

I have to credit DJ Rolling Adam for introducing me to this track after playing it on one of his Twitch streams! It's a bit of an O.C. obscurity that had passed me by, with Ogee cleverly using the intro of a much loved jazz track that has been sampled on some classics - none of which made much of this part of the original. On the mic...standard solid performance from O.C., who can always be relied on to hold up his part of proceedings. You can find this on the 2006 "Hidden Gems" collection, or on 12" if you're willing to buy one of the relatively few copies that seem to be available on the used market.

Kev Brown : The Cause (Instrumental)

Absolutely fire beat! Not a crazy number of elements, just the basics done flawlessly, which is a real strength of Landover's Kev Brown, one of the most respected producers of his generation by those in the know. Of all the tracks from his "Selective Hearing" project with LMNO, this was by far my favourite, and the instrumental works well in a standard DJ set, an MC cipher, as a scratch backdrop - it has a quality and restraint that give it ultimate versatility.

Verb T ft. Malek Winter and Da Flyy Hooligan : Mere Mortal

Heavy UK business. The "Restoration" project is a collaboration between the veteran MC Verb T (who may be best known to many as one quarter of The Four Owls) and Malek Winter, who comes through with the 21st century lo-fi boom-bap styles on production. North-West London "gourmet rap" purveyor Da Flyy Hooligan features here, as one of the very few guests on the LP, as the MCs speak on how no matter how bulletproof you may feel, it's never quite so.

Sean Price : Title Track

Ok - in a total inversion of Ronseal naming conventions, this tune is called "Title Track" but the album it comes on is entitled "Mic Tyson", meaning that this is actually not the title track in literal sense! Classic merry rulebreaking from the late great Sean P, whose brutal bars on this 2012 release jockey for position against Eric G's slow, grinding, dramatic beat for sheer aggression. As always, R.I...P!

DJ Quik ft. David Blake II : Shine

There are all kinds of things I've seen in Hip-Hop as time has gone on that remind me of my (thankfully) advancing years, but this one is up there - DJ Quik, who I first heard as a nineteen-year-old MC on  the 1990-recorded "Tonite", being in the game long enough that on this track his son is the featured guest! Quik's production is low-tempo with the double-time hi-hats doing work to add a feeling of extra pace as son and then father get on the mic for each of the two verses. This pick from 2014's "The Midnight Life" is certainly not "Just The Two Of Us", but it's an interesting union all the same.

Trae Tha Truth : Trunk Gone Glow

We go deep and dark sonically as we approach the end of the show, taking it down to Houston, Texas, for a track from a true legend of the scene. This comes from the "Another 48 Hours" mixtape, the second of two albums released by Trae that were recorded in a mere two days each! Trademark Houston lyrical content, talking about the famous SLAB cars and the light-up trunk kits that make them extra-personalised. MOXIII and Watson The Great are credited with production over the whole LP, and this track is a spaced-out, screwed-up synthy soundscape with quality drum machine work over the top.

[El-P] Run The Jewels : Job Well Done (Instrumental)

If I see the instrumentals for a good album available for sale, I make a point of picking them up, so this month I was glad to notice that the beats for the first Run The Jewels LP had been released as a standalone collection. If you already know the album, then you know that it was packed with raw beats and this one is no exception - no crossover style, no chill, just banging, menacing production from El-P.

Justice & Thundercat : The End

This played during the closing ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics and sent me - and a lot of other people - scrambling to Shazam it before they switched to something else! The combination of the French electronic duo Justice and Los Angeles bass force of nature Thundercat (although he's primarily on vocal duties here) is sonic bliss, and makes this year's "Hyperdrama" album one to seek out if this is anything to go by. If you have a nice, clean, tuned sound system...this is going to sound spectacular.

Please remember to support the artists you like! The purpose of putting the podcast out and providing the full tracklist is to try and give some light, so do use the songs on each episode as a starting point to search out more material. If you have Spotify in your country it's a great way to explore, but otherwise there's always Youtube and the like. Seeing your favourite artists live is the best way to put money in their pockets, and buy the vinyl/CDs/downloads of the stuff you like the most!

Check out this episode!

[darylelockhart]

Reel People - Second Guess (Simon Grey Remix)

Back when I ran the Mobile Soul Podcast, I played a lot of Reel People's music. I still do, really. Love them.

One day, though, I came across this track, and I lost my actual mind. Simon Grey is the guy who did The Galactica Suite, which was a TUNE in fashion and electronic music circles back then. If you've heard it, you understand that Simon is a synth DUDE. He is also a drummer. So when I heard this remix, it blew me away, because the original song is pretty tame. Nice vocal performance, but in the end...it's aight.

But here was Simon, assigned to do a cool dance remix, and he's just doing everything - drums, multiple layers of synths, solos, fixing the vocal mix a bit - not giving a damn if it was in fashion or not. I have only ever had this as a digital file, and so I don't know if this was ever released as a single or not. I can see that this version of the song is not available to stream.

One of the tags used to describe this was "future jazz". So...we're in the future now. I wondered if I would still enjoy it.

Wow. I still love this.

The other remixes of this track - God bless those producers. The mixes are pretty good, but none of them are a 9+ minute REWORK of the damn song! This is one of those situations where I love the remix more than the original, even years later.

I haven't heard music from Simon in years, and I hope he's okay. I follow him on instagram and I may share this memory there as well.

For some of you, this will be the first time you're hearing this, and I hope you enjoy it. This was a great moment in time for synth geeks into dance music.