#Solo joiner

[jezawitha-z]

Up until now, I still couldn't believe that I conquered Mt. Ulap. ✨

Great job, self! You did well.

[four-white-trees]

Sunday Six: opening the vault

I ain't written in a minute but I don't want to lapse on S6 for two weeks in a row, soooo have some gay Star Wars OC fun if you like! I've been wrangling some of my old stuff together to post. Most of it is sort of rambling episodes without much of a storyline, so I've been trying to organize it all. You don't really need to know anything about SW to enjoy this. It's mostly just homoerotic teasing.

Tagging: @overdevelopedglasses @jichanxo @skysquid22 @mike----wazowski @passthroughtime

Hobbs stood outside Joiner’s quarters, working up the gumption to knock. It had been a few days since the incident in the transport, and in the chaos, Hobbs hadn’t had a chance to give Joiner his blaster back. He hadn’t even seen Joiner for more than a few minutes since then. Gaius had been keeping him busy, but Hobbs heard Joiner had finally gotten a break. 

Perhaps he should just leave the blaster by the door. Joiner would be sure to get it when he left. Then again, this crew was not made up of scrupulous types—and anyone could come along and take it. Especially those of the crew fortunate enough not to be as familiar with Joiner. 

He sighed. No, do the right thing, he told himself. 

He raised his hand to knock on the door when it slid open on its own. Hobbs blinked at the open door, and saw Joiner on his bed, sitting up against the headboard, throwing darts. He was shirtless and barefoot, although thankfully he still wore his trousers. Hobbs couldn’t help the way his gaze fell over Joiner, enjoying in a distant sort of way Joiner’s muscular but stout form. Hobbs always did have a thing for guys with a little extra to them.

Unfamiliar music was playing quietly, made up of what sounded like high-pitched flutes, fiddles, and some sort of pipe Hobbs had never heard before.

Joiner glanced at Hobbs as he threw his last dart. “Wonderin’ if ya were gonna just stand out there all day,” he said. He stretched out his hand and the darts flew back into his grasp. It was still quite astounding to Hobbs to see even such a simple display of Force powers. 

Hobbs stepped into the room. “I just wanted to return this,” Hobbs said, holding out the blaster. 

Joiner glanced at it, then threw a dart. It hit the bullseye. “Put it on the desk, will ya, Space Cadet?” he said. 

Hobbs did as he was told, but turned to Joiner with a huff. “Will you stop calling me Space Cadet?” he said, trying to sound more commanding. 

Joiner threw another dart. Hit the target dead-on again. “The hell else am I gonna call ye?” 

“My name, perhaps?” Hobbs responded. 

“Your name?” He threw the final dart. It landed between the other two. “Laddie, I don’t call people I like by their proper names.” 

Hobbs started. “You…like me?” 

Joiner reached over and picked up a glass bottle of whiskey that had been resting on an end table, taking a long drink from it. He gave no answer.

“Th-then why do you pick on me?” Hobbs demanded. 

Joiner sighed. He reached out and the darts flew back to him. “Yer just a skinny little greenhorn. Ye gotta cut yer teeth somehow.” 

Hobbs glared, but said nothing in response.

The music swelled into a crescendo. Hobbs recognized the melody. It was the tune Joiner always whistled. Even now, Joiner hummed along quietly as he threw the darts again. It was surreal to see Joiner like this, as Hobbs had only ever seen him stalking around the ship like a caged jaguar. Part of him wasn’t certain that this was that same man. 

“I’ve got to get back to work,” Hobbs said. Joiner took another drink of his whiskey and didn’t say anything. 

Hobbs headed toward the door, but as he got to the threshold, Joiner called to him, “’Ey, Space Cadet.” Hobbs turned and nearly screamed when one of the darts came flying at him. It stopped just mere centimeters in front of his eye and stayed there for a second in frozen momentum before it returned to Joiner’s hand. Joiner started laughing as Hobbs recovered from the fright. 

Hobbs glared at him. “That’s not funny,” he growled. 

“Yer fuckin’ face!” Joiner said, his laughter deepening. 

Cheeks burning, Hobbs turned and left Joiner’s quarters, but Joiner’s laughter echoed in his mind the rest of the day. 

[stealingpotatoes]

some ppl very kindly loredumped abt the organa-solo kids for me so gonna put that + responses below the cut!! ↓

@erkhyan asked:

Don’t mind me, just dropping some Organa Solo kids lore, hopefully summarized enough. Anakin: both motivated and intimidated by the fact that his name was supposed to redeem that of his grandpa. Had his grandpa’s qualities (excellent pilot, great warrior, very strong in the Force) but none of his negative trait. Traumatized by being unable to save Chewie. Died a hero at age 16 during a successful mission to destroy a Jedi-killing weapon. Jacen: a big, empathetic goof as a teen, but was traumatized by the war that killed Anakin. The war and the trauma of Anakin’s death turned him into an introspective monk who went to learn weird non-Jedi Force powers. Returned, fathered a secret daughter, fell to the Dark Side because the Force told him that every timeline in which he’s not a Sith ends badly for his daughter. Became a Sith Lord by killing mara jade Skywalker. Eventually died when he found himself having to choose between saving his daughter from an Imperial plot, and dodging his sister’s lightsaber. Jaina: best pilot, best lightsaber user, best warrior, earned the nickname of Sword of the Jedi. Unfortunately, people mostly remember the fact that she was stuck in the world’s most annoying love triangle for two decades in-universe. And that time she processed the trauma of Anakin’s death by trying to seduce her Jedi Master. And that time she was in a bug hivemind that tried to solve her love triangle with a sexy threesome. And that time she went to train under Boba Fett so that she could kill Jacen in Luke’s stead. And also because the Jedi Order finally recognizing that she should have been a made a Master years ago, was almost the LAST thing that happened in the Legends continuity. Heavily implied that her husband would have eventually become Emperor (but a good one) if the continuity had been allowed to go on.

CHEWIE DIED??????????? also christ thats a lot to put on poor lil anakin jr-- ALSO AGAIN. POOR LEIA. HASNT SHE BEEN THRU ENOUGH (poor han too but LEIA)

WHY ARE THERE MORE STAR WARSES!!! LEAVE THEM ALONE!! a secret daughter hi i love those but AGAIN. POOR LEIA. A SITH. FR HE KILLED MARA JADE WHAT???????????? oh my god.

i support jaina's turboslaggery she's been thru so much also WHAT potential emperor husband????????? wow ok legends gets wilder n wilder

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@novastargalaxydesigns asked:

I saw your Jacen, Jaina, and Anakin from Legends! And as someone who freaking adores that trio, I'd love to help point out a few things! In Legends of the Force, Jacen starts to affiliate himself with the Dark Side with his cousin, Ben, as his apprentice. Anakin was killed before the book, The Joiner King, and I didn't get the book that he was killed off in, but if I remember correctly, it was told in The Joiner King that he was killed during a mission as a fighter pilot. Jaina, in Legends of the Force I believe if I remember correctly, she gave up being a Jedi to be a pilot. I don't have all of the Legends of the Force books so I may be a bit spiffy on a few things. But we cannot forget Chewbacca's nephew, Lowbacca aka Lowie, and Jacen's childhood and teen hood crush, Tenel Ka whom is a princess and he accidentally cut her hand off with his new lightsaber during the book Young Jedi Knights Lightsabers. And Zekke who went to the dark side in the series Young Jedi Knights (I only got the first 3), but was redeemed. Anyone please correct my nerdiness if I'm wrong. But anygays, you has been educated by a fluffy bean. Had a lovely day!

JACEN CORRUPTS LUKE'S KID??????? HUH?????? CAN THE SKYWALKERS NOT CATCH LIKE. ONE SINGLE BREAK FROM THE DARKSIDE EVER???????? PLEASE

sorry all i can think w the tenel ka thing is:

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@m0th-person asked:

To follow up on the solo kids ask, Jaina had a weird love life. Her love interest that she eventually married was Jagged Fel. He is the son of the former baron of the empire , Sootir Fel, and Syal Antilles-Fel (Wedge Antilles sister) . (a picture I found on Wookieepedia when he was imperial head of state, the white streak in the hair seems to be genetic) Jag grew up in Thrawn’s empire of the hand (and was grown up with the chiss expectations, that’s literally the second quote on his wookieepedia page)

he had 3 out of his 5 other siblings die. He eventually became the imperial head of state (he first lost to his rival political candidate for the role because abeloth messed with it) and flash forward to the legacy comics, his descendants have revamped the imperial remnant into the Fel Empire. It’s mostly believed that his descendants are also Jaina’s because both Roan fel and his daughter empress Marasiah Fel are both force sensitive. And Jacen Solo’s descendant , Ania Solo, says she’s a distant cousin of Marasiah. (Roan)

(Marasiah and her love interest) ( the imperial knights were grey Jedi that served the Fel empire) — and in legends Han actually had a family tree (ancestors, specifically, Jonash e solo (who was Corellian royalty and the admiral-prince during the old republic time period)) , and him and Jagged fel’s father used to rivals in the imperial academy. Darth Vader attended his class graduation and I only find this funny because Han became his son-in-law.

jaina was rlly living that booktok enemies to lovers life back in the 90s huh. go girl i love her and support her weird love life decisions so much

omg go han having fancy royalty ties <3 see hanleia IS politically advantageous

[dasinclair]

uhhh hi, long time listener first time caller! where do you think da sinclair learned all the knowledge and skills necessary to design and build the reanimen? classes, textbooks, obsessively scouring niche sources at the library? did he ever get mentored by an older scientist or something?

i haven’t read the comics so sorry if this is explained in those, but I would love to hear your headcanons about young da sinclair!

thank you so much, listener! sorry this took so long. they don't explain hardly anything about him in the comics but that's where i come in

i do think his skills are largely self-taught and self-researched. he is absolutely a "scouring niche sources at the library" kind of guy. he loves libraries. he attended a few different schools over the years, both public and private, none of which were ever a good fit for his intelligence and standards (and behavioral issues). he was never really in one place long enough to join a robotics club or anything like that. not that he's much of a joiner

early on he was sort of mentored by his father, who was absolutely not a scientist but had a bit of mechanical knowledge and supported his ambition. father sinclair set up a little workspace for d.a. in the attic and would bring him scrap parts and thrifted electronics to work with. of course they would occasionally go to the garage and mess with The Car as well

otherwise there was a lot of solo experimentation. d.a. greatly enjoyed taking objects apart and putting them back together and seeing what connected to where. he'd offer to fix electronics or bicycles for other kids on the street (whether or not they were actually broken in the first place). i think he also liked building models - lots of tiny intricate pieces fitting together

tying into my headcanon that the sinclair parents owned a mortuary and d.a. practically grew up there: it was easy for him to become desensitized and perceive the human body, especially the dead one, as a "thing". he saw the interplay of flesh and machinery early on with things like the embalming machine or even the device used to wire the corpses' mouths shut.

he became obsessed with medical technology, in particular, around age 13 after having surgery for an aortic valve defect. he had a lot of time to read after that. he'd take home anatomy books, obsessively study and copy diagrams from them. he'd fill journals with notes and sketches of prosthetics and medical implants - some for saving lives, some just to improve efficiency, all a bit unconventional in design. always room for improvement

he eventually started submitting the better ones (along with impassioned essays) to scientific magazines. these weren't the same designs he'd end up using on the reanimen later, due to lack of resources, of course. but this is what started getting the attention of the sort of people who give out genius grants

he should have been properly mentored by someone, really, but he's not much of a listener either.

[kengkastanyas]

I really enjoyed my Sagada trip. Nagkataon lahat kame solo joiners, nagclick agad sa van palang at nagkalabasan ng problema. no judgment. at aun nagplano mag elyu in the next few months. nagkaron pa nga ata ako ng mga travel buddies at hindi ko na inexpect to have new friends at this age. share ko lang. hahaha

[georgefairbrother]

A little something for the weekend, as the old saying goes...

John 'Rhino' Edwards, bass player from Status Quo, with a track from his new solo project, Just Sayin'...

Also features Leon Cave (Status Quo) on drums, and Craig Joiner on guitar.

[tenelkadjo]

    “I didn’t come here to… to become your paramour.”     “You won’t. Paramours are playthings.” She stopped in full view of the pond’s far bank and gave him a long, warm kiss. “And I would never play with you, Jacen Solo.”

                        Dark Nest: The Joiner King

[jacentenelka]

“I think my suitors have had enough time to plot your d e a t h .” “I’m glad I could bring them t o g e t h e r .”

                                    Dark Nest: The Joiner King

  Our IG account was disabled for a reason we’re unsure of/weren’t told so we had to start a new one. If you were following us over there (thank you, first of all! :D) you can now find us on IG here!

  It’s sad because we made a lot of SWEU friends over there and now all the people we were following and all the posts we made are just gone. :( Anyways, we’ll be starting over on IG and if you’re a fan of Jacen Solo and Tenel Ka we’d love to see you over there! 

  We’ll be working on some new pieces (photos, gifs, etc.) for this project soon! We’re in the middle of moving places at the moment (for real, not just IG accounts, hehe) so we’ll be back with new stuff in the near future! Thank you! <333

[blogaocaos]

Animal Trees em: estilhaço de contrastes - PARTE I

Animal Trees, projeto do capixaba Vitor Toledo, mescla elementos do eletrônico, rock, noise e ambient em loops hipnotizantes. Faz shows em diversos pontos de Vitória (ES) e integra as bandas Desvio, Laika no Espaço, Tarde Mais Densa, Cross the Ocean e Loopspace

Por Arian Motta

Desde quando você tem contato com música? Acho que como todo mundo, desde muito novo, enquanto ouvinte. As primeiras coisas que lembro de gostar mais eram bandas de rock e metal, provavelmente por influência da minha família. Depois fui conhecendo o punk e seus subgêneros na adolescência, e meu gosto musical começou a se moldar muito em volta disso.

O primeiro instrumento que me interessei em tocar foi o baixo, e aí comecei a aprender algumas linhas de baixo no violão que tinha em casa mesmo, antes de ganhar meu primeiro baixo. Tive uma banda na época da escola com dois amigos, e nesse momento comecei a compor também. Acho que logo percebi que a composição era algo que me interessava muito mais do que me aperfeiçoar tecnicamente em um instrumento específico, então comecei a aprender um pouco de outros instrumentos, pra conseguir compor de uma forma completa. Daí aprendi a tocar bateria, guitarra, e mais pra frente comecei a mexer com equipamentos eletrônicos também. Mas sempre aprendi somente o básico pra conseguir fazer o que eu queria fazer, e tudo foi muito na experimentação, usando muito o ouvido, sem fazer aula e pouco me baseando em teoria musical.

E com produção musical? Sempre teve familiaridade com interfaces como o Ableton, ou começou estudando instrumentos mais tradicionais?  Eu comecei a experimentar com a produção musical na adolescência, tentando registrar de alguma forma as músicas que estava compondo. Provavelmente os primeiros esforços que eu tive nesse sentido foram de compor as músicas no Guitar Pro, um programinha bem rudimentar de partitura, que também reproduz a composição com uns instrumentos MIDI bem toscos. Eu usava esse programa quase como uma DAW, tentando chegar o mais perto que podia de programar os arranjos e os timbres que estava imaginando. Mas era muito limitado, então comecei a aprender mais sobre gravação e passei a tentar gravar em casa. O que foi muito útil é que eu tinha acesso a um estúdio que eu ia de vez em quando, que tinha mesa de som, bateria e alguns microfones, então comecei a fazer algumas gravações no Pro Tools, experimentando sem saber direito o que estava fazendo, ainda sem nenhum conhecimento sobre mixagem, e assim gravei e lancei no Bandcamp a primeira demo do meu projeto em 2013, uma música chamada "Acting/Reflection/Phobia". Depois fui tentando aprender mais sobre produção musical, mixagem e masterização, comecei a trabalhar com o Ableton Live (que acho que foi um avanço grande), e comecei a gravar em casa mesmo, no meu quarto, e assim produzi todos os registros do Animal Trees. Todo o processo de aprendizado sempre foi bem experimental, com bastante tentativa e erro, e tentando absorver informações pesquisando na internet. Acho que foi algo que surgiu mais pela necessidade de gravar, e pela falta de dinheiro pra pagar alguém pra fazer pra mim, mas acabou se tornando algo que eu gosto bastante e vejo muita importância em aprender sobre e incorporar no fazer artístico, porque é um dos elementos fundamentais pra garantir a integridade da sua visão artística.

Quais você considera suas maiores inspirações musicais? Pro Animal Trees especificamente, tem alguns artistas que foram muito inspiradores. O primeiro é um projeto solo chamado Girlfriends, de um músico estadunidense chamado Jerry Joiner. Ele tocava ao vivo num setup com guitarra e bateria, daí ele gravava as linhas de guitarra na função loop de um pedal de delay (não era nem um pedal específico de loop), e ia pra bateria, e tocava por cima dos loops gravados. Ver os vídeos dele tocando ao vivo foi o primeiro contato que eu tive com técnicas de live looping, e foi algo que me impressionou muito. Por volta da mesma época, conheci também o El Ten Eleven, que é um duo de um baixista/guitarrista que constroi as músicas com vários pedais de loop, e um baterista, que tem que tocar seguindo o tempo dos loops dele, sem metrônomo. Outro artista que também me influenciou bastante foi o Mylets, um projeto solo com guitarra, vários pedais, vocal e drum machine, que também é muito baseado na construção de loops. Acho que essas foram as 3 grandes referências que eu tive pra montar o meu projeto da forma como montei, tanto em termos de setup pra performance ao vivo, quanto em termos de sonoridade. Fora isso, acho que são principalmente influências de bandas de post-rock e gêneros afins, como Mogwai, Tortoise, Slint, Pretend, E A Terra Nunca Me Pareceu Tão Distante, por aí… Atualmente venho explorando novas sonoridades, e algumas referências são Aphex Twin, Boards of Canada, Flying Lotus, e Mylets de novo. Como é o seu processo de memorizar os loops que cria ao vivo em suas performances? (e ainda conseguir sustentar em harmonia diversos instrumentos ao mesmo tempo). Acho muito incrível o quão seguro você fica durante seu show, dá pra ver que tem muito tempo de treino no seu processo. É como se você conhecesse os seus instrumentos e a interface do Ableton como a palma da mão. Muito obrigado! É um processo que envolve bastante prática, ficar ensaiando as músicas várias vezes, até elas ficarem naturais pra mim e eu desenvolver memória muscular. Acho que praticar várias vezes no mesmo setup desenvolve, além da memória muscular dos arranjos que eu toco na guitarra e nos beats, a memória sobre o setup em si. Nas apresentações que eu faço live looping, eu uso uma pedaleira que tem tipo 25 bancos com timbres diferentes, então tenho que memorizar em qual banco tá cada timbre pra usar na hora certa. E tem o lance de praticar pra aprimorar meu metrônomo interno e garantir que os loops fiquem no tempo certinho. Uma coisa que eu percebi com o tempo é o quão importante é que eu esteja calmo e focado no som. Quando eu faço o primeiro loop, ele define o tempo da música, e é a base pra eu fazer os outros. Se eu estiver ansioso, aumenta muito a chance de eu errar o tempo certo de fechar o loop, e isso cria um problema pra música toda. No formato que eu tô explorando mais recentemente, que é mais eletrônico, eu tenho menos pressão e um pouco mais de flexibilidade, porque não estou construindo as músicas do zero no pedal de loop como fazia, mas disparando as tracks programadas com controladores, e manipulando elas com efeitos. Ainda assim, são vários parâmetros pra memorizar, e o único jeito de garantir isso é só praticando mesmo.

Durante seus shows que presenciei, em momentos me sentia no espaço, flutuando sem rumo, em paz. Em outros me via em um bunker num mundo pós-apocalíptico, com notas distorcidas de guitarra e outros elementos de noise. Como você vê essa criação do seu universo/ sensações? Quais você geralmente busca despertar no público? Fico feliz que você tenha dito isso, porque eu sinto que o contraste é uma das coisas mais importantes e impactantes num trabalho artístico. Eu busco muito construir contrastes dessa forma, entre o etéreo e o caótico, entre o contemplativo e o catártico. Acho que o contraste faz com que cada um desses momentos seja mais intenso. Também acho que a música instrumental é uma forma de transmitir esses sentimentos com bastante potência, porque acredito que a linguagem verbal não dá conta de carregar toda a intensidade das emoções. Acho que existe um nível de conexão que só o abstrato é capaz de representar, e a forma de se conectar com essa representação é individual de cada pessoa. Eu sinto que muitas vezes, nas minhas composições, o baixo é o que define a atmosfera da música. Ele tem o poder de pegar as camadas de guitarra, soltas no ar, e levar elas pra outro lugar, dar outro significado a elas. Uma nota do baixo pode mudar todas as sensações que as outras camadas trazem. Então é uma ferramenta importante que eu tenho à disposição, e que costumo usar pra conduzir essa representação abstrata.

De onde surgiu inspiração pro nome do seu projeto Animal Trees? Foi um nome que eu inventei há muitos anos, na época que gravei minha primeira demo, em 2013. Eu não lembro exatamente da onde veio o nome, mas a ideia era um nome que fosse algo meio contraditório, impossível, mas ao mesmo tempo complementar, integrado. Acho que mostra um pouco essa questão do contraste, de "opostos" que se complementam. Lembro de ter considerado o nome Human Trees também, porque um dos desenhos que eu fazia mais frequentemente no caderno durante as aulas era de pessoas mescladas com árvores, tipo pessoas com pernas afundadas no solo como raízes, braços como galhos, mas acho que Animal Trees soa melhor. Vi que você está usando o seu próprio nome em uns lançamentos recentes, você está migrando o nome do projeto? Ou vão ser projetos paralelos? Tem músicas que eu faço sozinho que não tem a ver com o Animal Trees em termos estéticos. Acho que Animal Trees é uma proposta mais específica, com uma certa identidade. E aí eu venho lançando músicas mais descompromissadas, usando meu nome mesmo, pra poder compor e lançar qualquer coisa, sem me prender a um estilo específico. Geralmente são músicas que eu componho, gravo, faço a pós-produção e lanço no menor intervalo de tempo possível (as vezes tudo no mesmo dia), pra tentar exercitar um processo criativo mais imediato e menos preso a perfeccionismos. Mas as duas coisas andam paralelamente.

Como foi o processo criativo do seu último álbum, 'Espelho Trincado'? Todas as músicas desse álbum foram compostas próximas ao lançamento do EP Reflected, em 2020, algumas até antes. Acredito que o processo criativo foi semelhante aos outros dois EPs que tinha lançado anteriormente - músicas compostas num pedal de loop, usando a guitarra como instrumento principal. Foram músicas que eu senti que tinham conexões entre si, que exploravam sentimentos e temas parecidos, e aos poucos foi se fechando o conceito do álbum. Eu tenho o costume de ligar meu setup, e começar a improvisar ideias, fazer jams sobrepondo camadas de guitarra no pedal de loop, e ir vendo para onde a música se desenvolve. Nesse processo, existem muitas jams que eu faço que são bem temporárias, que só existem no momento da improvisação ali, e que acho que não valem a pena serem registradas e se tornar algo mais sério. Mas quando surge uma ideia que eu acho mais forte, com mais potencial, geralmente eu gravo no gravador de voz do celular, pra deixar registrado, e em outro momento volto pra essas gravações e começo a estruturar o arranjo, já usando o Ableton Live. Depois da composição e arranjo delas, levei um tempo considerável pra gravar, mixar e masterizar, porque tenho uma tendência a trabalhar com um perfeccionismo que costuma me atrasar. Então gravei entre 2021 e 2022, e fiz a pós-produção no primeiro semestre de 2023. A gravação foi feita em casa, com uma interface de áudio de 2 canais, um teclado controlador e uma bateria eletrônica, bem simples. Qual considera que sejam as ideias centrais deste projeto? Pelo nome das faixas consigo ir imaginando vários cenários (casa, vista da janela, espelhos) e momentos (confusão, dor, autoconhecimento) Espelho Trincado é o disco mais introspectivo que produzi, com um tom bem melancólico e denso. O tema central, como o nome do álbum sugere, é da distorção e fragmentação da própria imagem, do conflito na percepção de si próprio. Como uma figura que se vê em um espelho estilhaçado e observa um reflexo fragmentado, uma imagem de si que não reconhece. Existe também um aspecto de confusão entre realidade e sonho, entre interno e externo, uma atmosfera meio surrealista. Associações entre a mente, o eu, e espaços, elementos arquitetônicos (escada, porta, janela, espelho). Há algumas cenas mentais que me vieram a partir das músicas, como a imagem de uma pessoa socando o espelho, no momento explosivo de "A colisão", e observando seu reflexo nos cacos, em "A imagem nos estilhaços". E essa cena do reflexo distorcido aparece com uma certa recorrência, porque também está em “Esse espelho não reflete minha imagem” e “Desfigura”. Acho que uma inspiração forte desse disco, em termos de atmosfera, é o álbum Spiderland, do Slint. Mas existe uma flutuação entre esses momentos mais densos e outros momentos mais otimistas, como em "Primavera tardia", que surge como um raio de esperança em meio a essa confusão, mas é insuficiente para impedir o desfecho inevitável de “A colisão”. Uma coisa que notei, depois de produzir esse álbum, é que existe uma certa conexão temática entre os discos que lancei. Meu primeiro EP, the sun/the moon, traz a questão do contraste, de explorar sensações opostas a partir de elementos similares, e isso surge num sentido metafórico a partir da natureza. O segundo EP, Reflected, é muito sobre o estar no mundo, a inserção do ser na natureza, e a inserção da natureza no ser, como um reflexo de si próprio, num sentido holístico. E esse álbum resgata novamente essa questão do reflexo, mas agora de uma perspectiva introspectiva, dos reflexos que existem dentro do ser. É engraçado como que músicas majoritariamente abstratas, instrumentais, sem significados literais, podem construir tantos significados pessoais. Mas não existe certo, é tudo sobre o que aquilo representa pra cada um, de que forma aquilo se conecta com cada um. Eu acho que isso é um pouco do que representa pra mim, especificamente.

[whatsonmedia]

Music Monday 5 New Releases: This Week's Must-Listen Tracks

This week brings a fresh wave of music from both established and upcoming artists. We've got dance-worthy tracks, heart-wrenching ballads, and even a touch of Halloween spirit. Let's dive into what you should be listening to this week. LLOREN captures the raw, transformative energy of chasing dreams in the heart of LA with new single! Lloren has definitely set something of a scene here, and it's not one that requires visuals, just your ears. Last Star gradually builds itself up layer by layer before finally giving it the all. A great song, already looking forward to the video  Listen - Last Star in LA https://open.spotify.com/track/6py2lyAW3CFq1CIbfY4tEX?si=26883202c5db453e Live out all that you are with Veronica D'Souza's interpretive dance video for "Peaches In My Halo" Whilst I wouldn't go as to say that it oozes originality what I will say is that it makes great reference to the Tarantino classic Kill Bill and works by Kate Bush. I will say that it's outside the box thinking which I enjoy  Watch - Peaches In My Halo  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6vnNDiS8yE Phil Mac serves up a menacing new Halloween hip-hop banger, 'Shiftin'! Certainly, something of an after dark feel to it and Phil just tells it like is and doesn't do the softly softly touch which I like. Now I don't mind strong language in music provided it's not for the sake of it but rather as an expressive release. Decent tune Listen - Shiftin https://open.spotify.com/track/3m34ZTeBAkUehlLB8F4Cqf?si=495e3e5c99654756 Beans on Toast - Releases New Single: "Why?"  Beans on Toast basically asks the question which occasionally we ask ourselves if we've nothing else going on; why are we here, what was here before us and what life actually means (probably not 42 if you're a Hitchhiker fan). A nice little comical song with some entertainment to it New Album 'Wild Goose Chasers' Coming 1 Dec STREAM ON ALL SERVICES HERE 'WILD GOOSE CHASERS' OUT 1 DECEMBER, VIA BOT MUSIC PRE-SAVE 'WILD GOOSE CHASERS' TOUR 2024/25 2024 Special guests Dillon Warmek and Sorrel Nation in support. - 13/11 STOKE ON TRENT Sugarmill - 14/11 WREXHAM The Rockin' Chair - 15/11 BIRKENHEAD Future Yard - 16/11 PONTEFRACT Northern Social - 17/11 HALIFAX The Grayston Unity (SOLD OUT) - 19/11 YORK The Crescent - 20/11 WHITBY Whitby Brewery (SOLD OUT) - 21/11 HARTLEPOOL The Studio - 22/11 STIRLING Tolbooth - 23/11 DUMFRIES The Venue - 24/11 BOLTON The Ramp - 26/11 SCUNTHORPE Café Indie - 27/11 NORWICH Norwich Arts Centre - 28/11 CHELMSFORD Hotbox (SOLD OUT) ** 01/12 MARGATE Olby's - LAUNCH SHOW ** - 03/12 ALDERSHOT West End Centre - 04/12 ST ALBANS The Horn - 05/12 MILTON KEYNES MK11 - 06/12 SHREWSBURY Albert's Shed - 07/12 LICHFIELD Lichfield Guildhall - 08/12 LEICESTER International Arts Centre - 10/12 TOTNES The Barrel House Ballroom - 11/12 FALMOUTH The Cornish Bank - 12/12 BARNSTAPLE JCT27 - 13/12 GLASTONBURY The King Arthur - 14/12 SHOREHAM Ropetackle 2025 - 12/3 LIVERPOOL The Cavern Club - 13/3 MANCHESTER Band on the Wall - 14/3 KENDAL Brewery Arts - 15/3 NEWCASTLE The Grove - 16/3 EDINBURGH The Voodoo Rooms - 18/3 SHEFFIELD The Leadmill - 19/3 NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms  - 20/3 LEEDS Brudenell Social Club - 21/3 CARDIFF Clwb Ifor Bach - 22/3 BRISTOL Bristol Beacon - 23/3 PLYMOUTH The Junction - 25/3 SOUTHAMPTON The Joiners  - 26/3 BIRMINGHAM Castle & Falcon - 27/3 COLCHESTER Colchester Arts Centre - 28/3 CAMBRIDGE The Junction - 29/3 LONDON The Dome JOHNNY LLOYD - new single "If You Love Them..."  and solo Punchline  I've said it before and I'll say it again, though they're full of emotions like sadness songs about heart break are just incredible as they're honest the artist wears their heart on their sleeve. Johnny reminisces about lost love in this strong acoustic number  STREAM HERE 'PUNCHLINE' OUT 31 JANUARY 2025, VIA XTRA MILE RECORDINGS PRE-ORDER HERE For more updates on letest music visit here LLOREN captures the raw, transformative energy of chasing dreams in the heart of LA with new single! Live out all that you are with Veronica D'Souza's interpretive dance video for "Peaches In My Halo" Phil Mac serves up a menacing new Halloween hip-hop banger, 'Shiftin'! Beans on Toast - Releases New Single: "Why?"  2024 2025 JOHNNY LLOYD - new single "If You Love Them..."  and solo Punchline  Read the full article

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Joiners In Edinburgh

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Any time you're in need of a service in the Edinburgh area, give Edinburgh Joiners a call Home Renovation Edinburgh Only Edinburgh-based joiners give this option. If a joiner is required, Edinburgh is the ideal location to visit. It would be pointless to look elsewhere. We gave it our all the moment the conditions were satisfied. They are overjoyed by the number of compliments their Edinburgh website has received. Since 2009, the company's excellent carpentry and joinery services have made it famous throughout the Edinburgh area and beyond.

We officially began our company in 2009. During the premiere in 2009, I made my solo performance debut. We have assisted policyholders in filing claims for a wide variety of insured losses, including fire, flood, and disastrous remodels. No matter what happens, you can count on us to be there for you. We are here to help you with any of these endeavors. Get in touch with us right away if you're interested in any of our many services. The chance to collaborate with you is an opportunity that will last a lifetime, so you can depend on us no matter what. Our crew of professional joiners can handle any project, no matter how large or small. A comprehensive training program yielded the results. Please contact us if you are thinking about donating. Your convenience is our first priority, thus our customer support representatives are available 24/7. You will also find all the necessary resources here. Everyone pitches together to help a wounded family member. We are here to help you with any of these endeavors.Because of the help we were getting from their Edinburgh personnel, we had no choice but to hire their joiners. Consequently, shoppers will have a better chance of standing out.

The following are some of the most important things to have experts handle when organizing a bathroom remodel:The restoration's capacity to greatly alter the area's visual attractiveness is dependent on how it is carried out Water Damage Ceiling Repairs This will also be accurate after the problems are fixed. Perhaps we can revisit this once the repair is finished. Due to its high traffic, many people consider the bathroom to be an extension of their bedroom. This theory is supported by the design of the restroom. These are only a handful of the several compelling arguments in favor of installing a bathroom in every home. Expert joiners in Edinburgh have seen it all when it comes to bathroom remodels. Regardless of the scope of the project, they consistently deliver top-notch results. After finishing what they had begun, they were sure they could handle anything. New layout design is just one of their several responsibilities. They have a lot of stuff, but this is the most obvious. If you're fortunate, they may even recommend brand-new, high-quality furnishings and appliances for your room. Just to name a few instances, they provide an extensive range of services. To meet the specific needs of each client, they offer a wide range of additional professional services. Rest assured, we will not rest until the bathroom meets all of your expectations, be they aesthetic or practical. In this way, we can achieve our main objective. Keep your mind on a single task at a time if you want to get anything done.

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⛰️ MT. ULAP

📍Itogon, Benguet

📅 March 24, 2024

First time to hike as a solo joiner and it's really a tough decision to make and a lot of things needs to be considered.

I just prayed for a travel buddy but God gave me travel buddies who are very considerate and awesome. The coordinator of this travel agency handled the team very well as we had an instant photographer and comedian which makes every hardest climb as light as possible.

I'm really grateful for this team as they never showed me that I'm just a joiner or "others" and I felt that as if we've been together for several hikes already.

This is really an unforgettable experience for me and I'll treasure this forever.

[michael-imagine]

Credit card rewards app

Credit card rewards app

WEWARD

Project overview

Dedicated credit card reward app for you and your friends to achieve rewards together.

The Bank credit card department would like to start a loyalty program which able to grow customer loyalty by providing high quality rewards and services.

Weward is a credit card loyalty program infused with gamification and social media. Your rewards are now in a journey of different Chapters, each Chapter contains solo or group Challenges to win rewards.

My Contributions

This project started as an existing service revamp project. I am working with landing department colleagues to gather and review current customers’ spending patterns and rewards earnings. We discovered most customers would spend more than their average spending to achieve reward requirements.

I was inspired by the Bank tagline “ Together, we thrive” and curated spending challenges which required 2 or more participants to achieve the challenge across different spending categories.

As this project is in the POC stage, the new user journey I drafted only focuses on challenge gameplay and its rewards. I started user testing by inviting a few colleagues and giving them a quest card and subsequence quest cards when they achieved the goal. The gameplay feedback was positive as this is an opportunity to create great memories with their friends.

After the user testing, this project was handed over to the vendor to handle the entire app development. Gamification of the spending challenge concept has been adopted in the final app design. However, due to system limitations, the concept of 2 or more people joining in a challenge hasn’t been implemented.

⌃ Challenge tiers and rewards journey

⌃ Co-challenge gameplay journey

LOGIC

Game mechanics

Reward goes beyond traditional credit card reward apps by adding collaboration and gamification elements to its challenges which encourage users to team up and spend wisely whilst having fun with friends.

PROTOTYPE #1

Participants will receive a challenge tailored to their level with 3 elements: spending category, spending target & timeframe and team-up requirement.

TESTING #1

Some participants were less engaged which affected the overall gameplay.

REFINE & PROTOTYPE #2

The system identifies halted collaborative challenges and allows remaining participants to change to solo challenge (with updated target and timeframe.) By adding a quit challenge mechanism to avoid conflicts and stress on both the challenge initiator and joiner.

TESTING #2

Participants were able to swap to other friends’ challenges when they noticed the progress wasn’t as they expected which greatly enhanced the engagement. However, there’s a risk that participants might focus more on earning points and rewards and deviate from their usual spending pattern.

REFINE & PROTOTYPE #3

Adding challenges target ceiling restrictions and reminders on each participant and allow participants to share transaction history within the group.

TESTING #3

Participants appreciated the sense of community to achieve rewards together as well as promoting healthy credit card spending habits through challenges.

COMPONENTS

Quest cards & Rewards

The quest card mission is tailored to the customer’s spending pattern and the rewards also match their spending categories, such as a foodie customer’s rewards will be curated on food and drinks categories. When different spending category customers start a mission, the system also will expand the rewards categories to encourage them to use their credit card on different category merchants.

TESTING #1

Participants praised the co-challenge gameplay is innovative and it would be better if there’s an in-app communication to notify their co-challenger to achieve the target before the deadline.

REFINE #1

Proposed to add emoji based communicator within the ring progress indicator.

This rewards app also want to be a scrapbook to record you and your friends memories

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Bertha Lee Pate (June 17, 1902 - May 10, 1975) like many aspiring blues singers, held a regular day job as a cook for local white families. At the age of sixteen, she met Charlie Patton who by that point (1918) was already a legendary blues singer in the region. They met at a club where Patton was performing, began an intense courtship, and soon the two were married. They settled in nearby Holly Ridge, Mississippi, and both began performing together in local clubs.

By this point, they had developed a volatile relationship. Charlie Patton was a womanizer, she remained faithful to him despite their often violent arguments about his infidelity.

In 1934 the couple made the long journey by bus and train to New York City to record together for the first time at the Paramount Records recording studio. For Charlie Patton, however, this would be his last recording session. Her recordings with her husband are the only documents left of her voice. She sang on twelve of his records, including the album, Masters of the Delta Blues: The Friends of Charlie Patton. As a consequence of the success of that album, Patton recorded three songs as a solo artist, “Yellow Bee,” “Dog Train Blues,” and “Mind Reader Blues.”

They remained married until his death due to a heart condition on April 24, 1934. Shortly after they completed their last recording together, he died lying across his wife’s lap. She met a man named Joiner and took her new husband’s last name. They moved to an undisclosed suburb in Cook County, Illinois in 1949 where she worked in a used clothing store. She never sang in public again. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence

[kengkastanyas]

nakakatuwa din pala mag solo joiner - i made and met new friends during the trip, never felt alone. swerte din sa mga nakasama sa group, walang kj. haha. 2 days walang signal and idgaf for the first time. nakahanap talaga ng peace of mind kahit saglit. planning to have more of this 🥰

[andidowi]

Last weekend, I embraced a daring opportunity to travel solo. I did not even know if the Joiners group was legit until the tour coordinator was very accomodating, but still i payed my downpayment and pushed through. Leaving my work for a while was kinda risky but i put all my faith that all things would go well.

Traveling to Buscalan was terrific 😈🤣 but atleast the views was all that mattered. My main goal was to witness the pre-colonial building structures of the Rice Terraces. It even greeted me during the 30 minute hike towards the town.

My visit was quick and it checked everything I expected; unlimited local coffee(one of the best i tasted), an honor to meet Whang Od(107 years old National Artist of Traditional Tattoo) and finally touched the Rice Terraces.

I wrapped up my last day savoring coffee and capturing photos of the rising sun over the Buscalan Rice Terraces. Grateful for this experience, thank you, God!