#Tera Thomas

[carolmaclaine]

screaming crying AND throwing up noivern is one of my FAVORITES......

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This is an edited repost of the Erzsebet Bathory character analysis I wrote yesterday that I refuse to let go to waste. I tried doing the right thing and tagging all of the necessary trigger warnings only for this post to be completely hidden from the Castlevania Nocturne and Erzsebet Bathory tags. Since I can't afford to tag the proper trigger warnings without being punished please do not read this post if discussions of rape or sexual assault triggers or upsets you in any way. I don't take these topics lightly and they are vital to this analysis of Erzsebet Bathory.

This post also contains major spoilers for this first season of Castlevania Nocturne.

This may seem presumptive of me to say but this thought has been stuck in my head for several hours: Erzsebet Bathory is the most rapist adjacent villainess I've ever seen without her actually being a rapist.

The first and smallest point against her is how often she mentions virgins. I know that Erzsebet's initial mention of virgin sacrifices is supposed to tie into the origin of her alter ego and consumption of Sekhmet but it's super fucking weird that it played into why she wanted to sacrifice Maria.

Next point against her is the lawyer's daughter. I'm not sure if this lady was a virgin but when she's first brought to Erzsebet she's already terrified and too dazed to fight back. It's obvious that she doesn't want to be there and that even if she did that she can't really express that desire. But Erzsebet still takes this lady out of a literal gilded cage, sits down and sits this lady on her dress to admire her despair before drinking her blood. The next time we see the lady she's still dazed. The only differences are that she's dolled up and seems more suggestible. Even with hundreds of people in this ballroom scene the lady is literally ignored by everyone except for Erzsebet who dances with her and parades her around for her own amusement. Everyone else knows that Erzsebet likes to make her victims suffer and they still refuse to acknowledge the lady because Erzsebet has made it clear that she's her possession. Hell the only person who is unhappy enough with Erzsebet to go rogue at this point is Olrox and he STILL IGNORES THIS LADY. When the lady is dragged outside to be fed on again without anyone batting an eye it reminds me of a rapist roofying their target and proceeding to do everything in their power to seem interested in their victim's well-being in order to take them to a second location. And no one speaks up since Erzsebet is the Harvey Weinstein, Prince Andrew or Thomas Jefferson of the vampire world; the embodiment of people in power getting away with abuse until the damage has already been done.

The last and biggest point against Erzsebet is the entire scene where she turns Tera into a vampire. For me personally that is just an allegorical rape scene and it's executed very well. Erzsebet makes her entrance at the abbey as a lioness of a woman, a literal predator who wants to take Maria as a sacrifice and turn her into a vampire to ensure Emmanuel the Abbot's loyalty. Tera protests and offers herself to Erzsebet instead. This is such blatant coercion that Tera refers to herself as the ram Abraham sacrificed to God instead of Isaac. And the only question or concern Erzsebet has at this point is if her sacrifice should be a virgin. The only reasons she accepts the sacrifice are Emmanuel's genuine love for Tera and the fact that Tera is a powerful sorceress. Once Erzsebet settles for Tera and physically lifts her to her level no one can stop her. Maria gets knocked out for trying and Richter gets bodied immediately after. Their only option is to get the hell out of there once Annette makes an opening and Richter rightfully runs for his life. Even Maria, the only person that could look back and see Tera turn, is knocked out and that feels like an intentional writing choice to give Tera one last shred of dignity. Erzsebet holds Tera really close in this sort of hug as she feeds on her and once she's fed she literally sits Tera on her lap for her turn to feed. Then Erzsebet cuts herself and the blood starts dripping down on Tera, starting at her skirt, going to her blouse and reaching her face. At first Tera doesn't react but then her body responds to the blood and she feeds even though she doesn't want to. Even though no one wants this for her. And that is exactly what it's like when someone has an unwanted orgasm. Tera's body is protecting itself the same way a victim of assault would and that paired with the blood on her skirt being reminiscent of the blood on a woman's thigh in the aftermath of an assault hammers home the rape allegory. It's very sad and uncomfortable to think of Tera's turn to vampirism this way but the thought lingers hours after like a grimy film on my brain.

I 100,000% believe that Erzsebet would have been an actual rapist if Netflix Castlevania didn't romanticize Lenore raping Hector and ending their relationship on friendly terms. Not to mention Sumi and Taka's sudden shift from allies to sexually assaulting Alucard out of spite. Castlevania Nocturne seems to shy away from rape and sexual assault in favor of allegories or moments so brief that I missed them unlike its predecessor. So I'm blaming the gratuitous depictions of sexual assault in Castlevania on Warren Ellis, the creator of Netflix Castlevania, who doesn't work on this show for a very good reason.

Everything from her size as Sekhmet to her tendency to torture women and girls before killing them contributes to the allegory of Erzsebet being the vampire equivalent of a rapist. She exudes power and not only does she enjoy making others feel helpless she's also great at it. She is a sadist without honor, willing to parade her lady victim of choice around vampire high society or hang a young girl on hooks to drain dry rather than let any of them die a quick death. The dragged out, needless suffering Erzsebet inflicts along with her preference for women and virgins frames her feeding as something more sexual in nature than the other vampire nobles who simply indulge in their gluttony. Even Olrox feeding on his former boyfriend isn't framed sexually, it's framed as a desperate, romantic gesture to keep his lover alive. And every vampire I remember from Castlevania has their feeding framed as a tool for political power or sheer, simple gluttony. Even the vampire general Cho was shown to be more of a tyrant or a general sadist clinging to power in Japan than a deviant.

Erzsebet's sheer sadism actually contrasts quite well with Dracula's humanity and restraint. He understood humanity, only feeding to survive or strike down the merchants who slighted him. (He probably also used feeding as a tool for political power but I don't think we saw that directly.) Dracula ultimately came to understand humanity so well that he fell for Lisa Tepes, the exemplar of what it means to be human. And that love is why I believe he respected Lisa's wishes and let her keep that humanity instead of turning her into a vampire. And after Lisa's death Dracula stopped feeding entirely, hoping to extinguish his life and take out as many people as he could because he believed that humanity should've been better. He believed that the people who lived alongside Lisa would've stood up for her and they betrayed her out of a mix of fear, religious reverence and apathy. Meanwhile Erzsebet doesn't care about humanity, seeing people like the lawyer's daughter as possessions or people like Tera and Emmanuel the Abbot as pawns to further her own rule. She might be taken aback by Drolta's death once she learns of it but there's an equal chance that she wouldn't even bat an eye.

So what do these points of analysis mean for Erzsebet and Tera's future dynamic as master and pawn? The one thing that's certain is that Tera has been fundamentally changed, forced into an unprecedented nightmare scenario that will drag her down a dark path. But I'm an optimist and I believe that Tera will ultimately be redeemed. She may never be human again but her humanity, her love for her son and daughter will save her soul. Ultimately I hope that Tera lives and recovers from the trauma of Erzsebet turning her. I hope that she goes home to her children and is taken in with open arms. But if Tera dies she will die as Tera, not as a pawn, and that is because Erzsebet could never kill her humanity.

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The Church in Castlevania

Okay, folks, I need to get this out of my system. Because this is always such a bad faith argument and... yeah, I just need to get that out there.

Now, I think most of us can agree that a lot of the game fans, who hate on the series, are just... looking for reasons to hate on it. Because in this time and age it is apparenting not just okay for people to say: "This wasn't for me" and move on. No, folks need to make up reasons why actually the thing they don't like is the worst thing ever.

In terms of Castlevania that comes with people idealizing the games (and quick reminder: I like most of the games, but... their storytelling is still very lackluster) and of course making up issues with that.

And one of the made-up hate reasons they found is how the church and religion are depicted.

They will claim: "Religion is a force of good and such an important part of the games and the Netflix series made religion a bad thing!"

And I am sorry. This is bullshit. Especially as someone who has been raised Catholic - aka the flavor of Christianity that Castlevania features.

Let me explain.

How the Games depict Catholicism

Now, I am no longer Catholic. Because of all the bullshit the Catholic church did to kids, and also their stand towards queer people. But I can tell you: If I still was Catholic, I would probably be offended at the games.

Look, this is how religious characters like priests and nuns look in the games.

And, I am sorry, this is all bad.

Now, let me start with Tera, because she is probably the least offensive in there. Because her dress per se is alright. That is what a habit of a nun would look like. Most probably St. Thomas or Ursuline. But... there is one glaring issue: She is not wearing a head scarf. And that is an important part of being a nun. Like, really. nuns are usually allowed to drop the rest of their habbit. If you live somewhere with an abby (or go to a school where nuns are the teachers like me) you might see nuns running around in normal clothing... But never without their headscarf. The hair has to be covered. It is kinda part of the point.

Next up would be Vincent. And that dress is just like... Okay, I am gonna give them some points for giving him the right hair style that would made him Capucian. But the rest of his design? What is even going on there? That is not Catholic, that is just some fantasy priest design. It absolutely makes no sense. Even less so under the entire "well, technically he should be a monk" idea. The design is bad. Really bad.

And then we have the nameless Priest of Moonlight Rhapsody. Who... looks like you crossed a Capucian monk with a freaking druid?! Like... What?!

Not to mention, of course, that while Sypha in the games is not technically a nun (though she hides as one) she hides as one and also is said to have a close tie to religion, being a woman of faith and all of that.

Now, the CV3 design is not even that offensive.

Like, sure, the blue is a bit weird, but... You know what? Hair is covered. The clothing is very conceiling. Yeah. It is not ideal from a Catholic point of view. So, that is okay.

But then we have the Castlevania Judgement design.

And... Do I really have to explain why this design is offensive on so many levels?

Like, you cannot just put a female character in this super sexy outfit, put so many fucking crosses on it and then go like: "Yay, religious character!"

Ironically the character who has the best religious design in the games is fucking Zead.

Outsie of that, let us look how religion gets depicted within the text... Well, no, let's not do that, because it isn't. Religion is not there in the text. At all. Because it is just a purely aesthetic thing that happens within the games. Charakters have religious affiliations, you will regularly find a chapelle in Dracula's castle with all the pretty stained glass and all that. But... It is not really there.

I think Alucard is a very good example of this. In Japanese artwork he gets depicted with a rosary or cruzifix from time to time. Like on the cover of Symphony of the Night.

But there is nothing religious about how he acts. There is no prayers. Nothing in terms of how he speaks. Really nothing. It is nothing but an aesthetic.

And... that is basically the whole thing going on with the games.

The thing folks miss, when it comes to the depiction of Christianity in the games, is that the games are first and foremost Japanese games made by Japanese games for a Japanese market. And in Japan only 1.5% of all people are Christian. And to Japanese people, Christianity is a very exotic. It is about as exotic as Shintoism is to European and American people. So, the Christianity within the games is very much that. It is basically the same like an American game in which some characters run around with Kitsune masks, or where you run through a shrine with nice torii in front.

Is it offensive in a horrible way? No. Or not that much, and be it just because Christians over here love to feel offended, but actually rarely are because they are the majority. It isn't that bad. But is it a good depiction? No, definitely not.

How Religion gets portrayed in the Castlevania series

So, let me talk about how the series - both the one from 2017 and now Nocturne portray Christianity and how this is related to their historical contexts. Now, let me first get one thing out of the way. The bishop and the Catholic church.

Yes, the bishop is clearly wearing the vestments of a Catholic bishop. Stylized, yes, but this is clearly Catholic vestments. And I have no heard several people claim that this is ahistoric because of Romania in general being mostly Eastern Orthodox.

But here is the big issue with that is, that... Yeah, Eastern Orthodoxy started to spread in Wallachia about a hundred years early. And it was from all we can say (look, there is little of written information that survived on the exact distribution). And I will not do it to you and myself to go deeper into the entire chasm between the Orthodox and the Catholic church.

Something that just needs to be said: The late 15th and the early 16th century in this area was a lot of religious turmoil. Which also had to do with the one historical detail that is not quite adressed in the show: Wallachia was just at the border to the Ottoman Empire, who tried to conquer Europe from there. (Again, the entire historical Vlad Tepes was so closely tied to that story. He got killed by the Ottomans in 1476.)

But that is also the aspect the show rightly brings in in one regard.

See, generally speaking one of the reasons that we got the Spanish Inquisition (which, again, was not about witches!) and the witch hunts just after the middle ages ended, so in the late 15th century was the conflict within the Church. There were suddenly several Christian religions and they were in conflict with each other and with that came a lot more push for the Churches to have power. The witch hunts were a way for them to clear up their power.

And yeah, that was a horrible thing they did. But... it is historically accurate. In fact, I would find it kinda offensive to look at the church of this time and show them as these nice people. Because that is kinda fucking with the pain and trauma of all those killed in the name of the church.

Now, Sala and his men are clearly Eastern Orthodox. While the clothing is not an exact match, the stuff they wear and also how they wear their hair and what not... That is Eastern Orthodox design.

Admittedly, the Priory is a but... bland for that. The Priory looks almost like Protestant. But than again it is a priory in a little town, so I guess it is somewhat understandable that it is not quite as fancy as Orthodox churches would be.

When it comes to the depiction of them... Well, I mean, they are not crazy because of their religion, they are crazy because somehow the night creature has brainwashed them.

That is honestly all I have to say.

And yeah, of course I should mention that we have of course Isaac there, who is a very religious character and who, in the very end, also gets depicted in a more positive light.

Now, compared to the original show Nocturne put in a TON MORE research when it comes to the depiction of the religious folks. Because while I do not consider the depiction in the original show as wrong, there is also not a ton of nuance and neither is there a lot of... details in there.

And compared to that we have now Nocturne and they just get the Knights Hospitaller so right. As well as their role within the revolution and all that. And... you know what? I am just gonna leave this blog here, where I went more into all of that.

But yeah, the entire thing is, that... in the games, Christianity is just an aesthetic. There is no substance to it. It is just to make the setting and the characters more exotic from a Japanese perspective. Meanwhile the show, which is mainly producted for a western audience, is more aware of the historical context it is set in and what role the Church took in it.

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amanda's note 8

Amanda: day 8, me and my friends had just came to the town of Cortondo, somewhere in the Paldea region, after kyouichi lost patience, and caught a Pokemon named Maschiff, we entered a festival, where all the people and their Pokemon were celebrating the Smoliv Festival, where all the Smoliv likes to play, during the festival we came across two of Thomas's friends, kana the electric engine, and Bruno the brake car, we also met the gym leader Katy, she specializes in bug types, after Steven caught two shiny Pokemon, and Addison got her own Sprigatito named ivy, Katy invited us for a gym battle, so he did, we also did our first gym test by pushing a huge Olive towards the basket, after the test both me Thomas and Steven face Katy in a gym battle with her bug types, and her cute Pokemon Teddiursa, which surprisingly her tera type is bug, and so far we won the gym battle, and we won the first Paldean gym badge, the bug badge, and we hope we can do some more.

[cosmicanger]

Tera Thomas and Sisqo photographed by Ron Galella at the 43rd Annual Grammy Awards (February 2001)

[jxrm]

book log - 2019

my kind of perfect by hannah ellis

not the girl you marry by andie j. christopher

the wedding party by jasmine guillory

sweet venom by tera lynn childs

obsession by amanda robson

the proposal by jasmine guillory

maybe in another life by taylor jenkins reid

the last librarian by brandt legg

exit west by mohsin hamid

the water cure by sophie mackintosh

the broken hearts' society of suite 17c by leighann kopans

royal holiday by jasmine guillory

the good samaritan by john marrs

fuck marriage by taryn fisher

christmas with friends by hannah ellis

the death of mrs. westaway by ruth ware

gabi, a girl in pieces by isabel quintero

swipe right for murder by derek millman

#therealcinderella by yesenia vargas

shutter island by dennis lehane

the wedding of rachel blaine by amy cross

pieces of her by karin slaughter

these witches don't burn by isabel sterling

a spark of light by jodi picoult

the friend by teresa driscoll

frankissstein by jeanette winterson

how to hang a witch by adriana mather

the bride test by helen hoang

just one bite by jack heath

the babysitters coven by kate williams

blame game by c.j. cooke

about the night by anat talshir

wreckage by emily bleeker

our house by louise candilish

just what kind of mother are you? by paula daly

the other ann by amy cross

in a dark, dark wood by ruth ware

spare room by dreda say mitchell

jar of hearts by jennifer hillier

without remorse by tom clancy

the amateurs by liz harmer

exhalation by ted chiang

the astonishing color of after by emily x.r. pan

all the beautiful lies by peter swanson

batman: year one by frank miller

go by kazuki kaneshiro

the bird and the sword by amy harmon

q is for quarry by sue grafton

guilt by amanda robson

blame it on bianca del rio by bianca del rio

size 14 is not fat either by meg cabot

the banker's wife by cristina alger

a good enough mother by bev thomas

someone we know by shari lapena

the man i thought you were by leah mercer

radio silence by alice oseman

the butterfly garden by dot hutchison

in twenty years by allison winn scotch

what happened at the lake by phil m. williams

the thinnest air by minka kent

you know me well by nina lacour

the waiting room by emily bleeker

sleeping murder by agatha christie

we were mothers by katie sise

bunny by mona awad

the one by john marrs

losing leah halloway by lisa reganby devney perry

the song of achilles by madeline miller

daughters of the lake by wendy webb

remember me? by sophie kinsella

the birthday list by devney perry

a curse so dark and lonely by birgid kemmener

spindle by e.k. johnston

the babysitter by sheryl browne

a serial killer's daughter by kerri rawson

the ex by alafair burke

the meryl streep movie club by mia march

watership down by richard adams

every ugly word by aimee l. salter

the rhythm of blues by love belvin

killman creek by rachel caine

undead girl gang by lily anderson

the turn of the key by ruth ware

smart girls gets what they want by sarah strohmeyer

girl gnoe virals by arvin ahmadi

the perfect roommate by minka kent

brother by david chariandy

that time i loved you by carrianne leung

lock every door by riley sager

the zen man by colleen collins

stillhouse lake by rachel caine

daisy jones & the six by taylor jenkins reid

once upon a river by daine setterfield

the good widow by liz fenton

sadie by courtney summers

dead girls by tim kizer

half past by victoria helen stone

the woo-woo by lindsay wong

ender's game by orson scott card

smoke by catherine mckenzie

the favorite daughter by kaira rouda

xo by jeffery deaver

whiskey in a teacup by reese witherspoon

the truth lies here by lindsey klingele

save the date by morgan matson

i am wathcing you by teresa driscoll

the last time i lied by riley sager

alex and eliza by melissa de la cruz

little fires everywhere by celeste ng

the long deception by mary mccluskey

fast forward by juliet madison

emergency contact by mary h.k. choi

two weddings and a fugitive by donna joy usher

the rules of magic by alice hoffman

i dream of johnny by juliet madison

friends like these by hannah ellids

the perfect mother by aimee molloy

a beautiful poison by lydia kang

girls with sharp sticks by suzanne young

the other woman by sandie jones

from twinkle with love by sandhya menon

the seven husbands of evelyn hugo by taylor jenkins reid

instant mom by nia vardalos

finding claire by lisa regan

the silent patient by alex michaelides

hidden bodies by caroline kepnes

playing with matches by hannah orenstein

the last resort by marissa stapley

robin by dave itzkoff

the perfect child by lucinda berry

sugar run by mesha maren

the afterlife of holly chase by cynthia hand

bright side by kim holden

convenience store woman by sayaka murata

the perfect mother by nina darnton

rush by lisa patton

girls' night out by liz fenton

the tattooist of auschwitz by heather morris

the power by naomi alderman

bird box by josh malerman

all we ever wanted by emily giffin

the haunting of hill house by shirley jackson

this is how it always is by laurie frankel

eligible by curtis sittenfield

the better sister by alafair burke

an anonymous girl by greer hendricks

educated by tara westover

nine perfect strangers by liane moriarty

the good neighbor: the life and work of fred rogers by maxwell king

harry potter and the philosopher's stone by j.k. rowling

five feet apart by rachael lippincott

the seven deaths of evelyn hardcastle by stuart turton

harry potter and the chamber of secrets by j.k. rowling

verity by colleen hoover

the wedding beat by devan sipher

harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban by j.k. rowling

boy swallows universe by trent dalton

the polygamist's daughter by anna labaron

harry potter and the order of the phoenix by j.k. rowling

starstruck in seattle by juliet madison

harry potter and the goblet of fire by j.k. rowling

13 minutes by sarah pinborough

harry potter and the half blood prince by j.k. rowling

the silver star by jeannette walls

harry potter and the deathly hallows by j.k. rowling

the girls by emma cline

the sun is also a star by nicola yoon

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Birthdays 7.25

Beer Birthdays

Paul Gatza (1964)

Vinnie Cilurzo (1970)

Five Favorite Birthdays

Anthony Bourdain; chef, television host (1956)

Walter Brennan; actor (1894)

Don Ellis; jazz trumpeter, bandleader (1934)

Matt LeBlanc; actor (1967)

Maxfield Parrish; artist (1870)

Famous Birthdays

Arthur James Balfour; British PM (1848)

Louise Brown; 1st test-tube baby (1978)

Manuel Charlton; rock guitarist (1941)

Illeana Douglas; actor (1965)

Thomas Eakins; artist (1844)

Jane Frank; artist (1918)

Estelle Getty; actor (1923)

Steve Goodman; folk singer (1948)

Barbara Harris; actor (1935)

Johnny Hodges; saxophonist (1907)

Eric Hoffer; philosopher (1902)

Iman; model (1955)

Thurston Moore; rock guitarist (1958)

Tera Patrick; porn actor (1976)

Walter Payton; Chicago Bears RB (1954)

Yvonne Printemps; French singer, actor (1895)

Brad Renfro; actor (1982)

[sempreilmeglio]

FIESTA ALBA

presentano il singolo e video BURKINA PHASE..

elettronica e arabeschi di chitarra..

e tra le trame musicali ammalianti, la voce di Thomas Sankara, il leader africano assassinato per aver lottato contro le logiche spietate del neo colonialismo

Guarda il video

Presentazione band

I Fiesta Alba sono 4 lottatori che condividono una passione: lottano una vita intera contro la banalità del male declinata secondo il conformismo musicale, lo strapotere dei signori della discografia, il declino del rock, la dittatura dell’heavy rotation. Abbattono le frontiere tra il nord e il sud del pianeta, tra la musica colta e quella del popolo, tra l'acustico l'elettrico e l'elettronica. Salgono sul ring delle piattaforme digitali rivelando le loro vere maschere, e alzando il pugno gridano "Lucha libre!" Gli incontri sono truccati, gli avversari insostenibili, sanno di essere perdenti in una moltitudine immensa, in un pianeta in cui nessuno vince davvero, con una sola, quieta certezza nel cuore: non può perdere chi non ha nulla da perdere.

Fiesta Alba viene alla luce con un primo lavoro omonimo costituito da 5 brani eterogenei nella forma ma omogenei nella sostanza. Ispirato dal math rock di matrice anglosassone e spogliato di inutili virtuosismi il lavoro subisce le influenze dell’afrobeat minimalista, dell’elettronica ispirata agli anni ‘90, del post-punk chitarristico, del dub e del rap per arrivare a una formula contemporanea e originale. I 5 brani possiedono un respiro internazionale che dall’Europa arriva in Africa attraverso i ghetti di New York. Gli intarsi chitarristici sono supportati dal groove ritmico e digitale, disegnando geometrie colorate e traiettorie geografiche negli emisferi musicali di questo scorcio di millennio.

Riferimenti musicali:

Talking Heads - King Crimson - Fela Kuti - Steve Reich - Battles - Tera Melos

Da questo primo lavoro viene tratto il secondo video della band:

Burkina phase

Un’elettronica minimalista abbraccia arabeschi di chitarre. Steve Reich sonnecchia all’ombra di un baobab, mentre la voce di un fiero leader di un mondo scomparso grida inconfessabili verità ai mostri del nostro millennio.

Il videomaker Guido Ballatori interpreta il brano in una cifra stilistica che richiama da vicino la Videoarte. Attraverso l’utilizzo della grafica digitale si manifestano i concetti di contaminazione e colonizzazione, elementi naturali e artificiali si interfacciano senza alcuna soluzione logica.

Tra l’arcaico e il contemporaneo viene evocato Thomas Sankara, il leader africano assassinato, che diventa icona nella sua trasfigurazione elettronica, mentre denuncia l’occidente e le sue relazioni aggressive.

[bethereorbedquare]

FIESTA ALBA

presentano il singolo e video BURKINA PHASE..

elettronica e arabeschi di chitarra..

e tra le trame musicali ammalianti, la voce di Thomas Sankara, il leader africano assassinato per aver lottato contro le logiche spietate del neo colonialismo

Guarda il video

Presentazione band

I Fiesta Alba sono 4 lottatori che condividono una passione: lottano una vita intera contro la banalità del male declinata secondo il conformismo musicale, lo strapotere dei signori della discografia, il declino del rock, la dittatura dell’heavy rotation. Abbattono le frontiere tra il nord e il sud del pianeta, tra la musica colta e quella del popolo, tra l'acustico l'elettrico e l'elettronica. Salgono sul ring delle piattaforme digitali rivelando le loro vere maschere, e alzando il pugno gridano "Lucha libre!" Gli incontri sono truccati, gli avversari insostenibili, sanno di essere perdenti in una moltitudine immensa, in un pianeta in cui nessuno vince davvero, con una sola, quieta certezza nel cuore: non può perdere chi non ha nulla da perdere.

Fiesta Alba viene alla luce con un primo lavoro omonimo costituito da 5 brani eterogenei nella forma ma omogenei nella sostanza. Ispirato dal math rock di matrice anglosassone e spogliato di inutili virtuosismi il lavoro subisce le influenze dell’afrobeat minimalista, dell’elettronica ispirata agli anni ‘90, del post-punk chitarristico, del dub e del rap per arrivare a una formula contemporanea e originale. I 5 brani possiedono un respiro internazionale che dall’Europa arriva in Africa attraverso i ghetti di New York. Gli intarsi chitarristici sono supportati dal groove ritmico e digitale, disegnando geometrie colorate e traiettorie geografiche negli emisferi musicali di questo scorcio di millennio.

Riferimenti musicali:

Talking Heads - King Crimson - Fela Kuti - Steve Reich - Battles - Tera Melos

Da questo primo lavoro viene tratto il secondo video della band:

Burkina phase

Un’elettronica minimalista abbraccia arabeschi di chitarre. Steve Reich sonnecchia all’ombra di un baobab, mentre la voce di un fiero leader di un mondo scomparso grida inconfessabili verità ai mostri del nostro millennio.

Il videomaker Guido Ballatori interpreta il brano in una cifra stilistica che richiama da vicino la Videoarte. Attraverso l’utilizzo della grafica digitale si manifestano i concetti di contaminazione e colonizzazione, elementi naturali e artificiali si interfacciano senza alcuna soluzione logica.

Tra l’arcaico e il contemporaneo viene evocato Thomas Sankara, il leader africano assassinato, che diventa icona nella sua trasfigurazione elettronica, mentre denuncia l’occidente e le sue relazioni aggressive.

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FIESTA ALBA

presentano il singolo e video BURKINA PHASE..

elettronica e arabeschi di chitarra..

e tra le trame musicali ammalianti, la voce di Thomas Sankara, il leader africano assassinato per aver lottato contro le logiche spietate del neo colonialismo

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Presentazione band

I Fiesta Alba sono 4 lottatori che condividono una passione: lottano una vita intera contro la banalità del male declinata secondo il conformismo musicale, lo strapotere dei signori della discografia, il declino del rock, la dittatura dell’heavy rotation. Abbattono le frontiere tra il nord e il sud del pianeta, tra la musica colta e quella del popolo, tra l'acustico l'elettrico e l'elettronica. Salgono sul ring delle piattaforme digitali rivelando le loro vere maschere, e alzando il pugno gridano "Lucha libre!" Gli incontri sono truccati, gli avversari insostenibili, sanno di essere perdenti in una moltitudine immensa, in un pianeta in cui nessuno vince davvero, con una sola, quieta certezza nel cuore: non può perdere chi non ha nulla da perdere.

Fiesta Alba viene alla luce con un primo lavoro omonimo costituito da 5 brani eterogenei nella forma ma omogenei nella sostanza. Ispirato dal math rock di matrice anglosassone e spogliato di inutili virtuosismi il lavoro subisce le influenze dell’afrobeat minimalista, dell’elettronica ispirata agli anni ‘90, del post-punk chitarristico, del dub e del rap per arrivare a una formula contemporanea e originale. I 5 brani possiedono un respiro internazionale che dall’Europa arriva in Africa attraverso i ghetti di New York. Gli intarsi chitarristici sono supportati dal groove ritmico e digitale, disegnando geometrie colorate e traiettorie geografiche negli emisferi musicali di questo scorcio di millennio.

Riferimenti musicali:

Talking Heads - King Crimson - Fela Kuti - Steve Reich - Battles - Tera Melos

Da questo primo lavoro viene tratto il secondo video della band:

Burkina phase

Un’elettronica minimalista abbraccia arabeschi di chitarre. Steve Reich sonnecchia all’ombra di un baobab, mentre la voce di un fiero leader di un mondo scomparso grida inconfessabili verità ai mostri del nostro millennio.

Il videomaker Guido Ballatori interpreta il brano in una cifra stilistica che richiama da vicino la Videoarte. Attraverso l’utilizzo della grafica digitale si manifestano i concetti di contaminazione e colonizzazione, elementi naturali e artificiali si interfacciano senza alcuna soluzione logica.

Tra l’arcaico e il contemporaneo viene evocato Thomas Sankara, il leader africano assassinato, che diventa icona nella sua trasfigurazione elettronica, mentre denuncia l’occidente e le sue relazioni aggressive.

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I enjoyed seeing this girl - Tera Patrick - Aka Brooke Thomas - Prn*Star...

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Purple

Somerset House Ch2

Thomas, devious seducer, has the members of Somerset House over for drinks. He has every intention of placing the idea of leaving their talent agency into their heads - if he can get them to stop whining and complaining long enough to get a word in edgewise. His plans are ruined by the appearance of an ambulance, bringing John's boyfriend Malcolm and also Ned, who has once again been taken out by one of the Teras' pranks.

Read it now on AO3!

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Perwakilan Kupi Tuan Kuase Berhasil Raih Juara 1 Kelas Manual Brew 2023

BELITUNG, Belitonginfol.com - Perwakilan dari Kupi Tuan Kuase berhasil meraih juara 1 kelas Manual Brew, dalam Event Belitung Brew Week Competition 2023 yang berlangsung di Teras Belakang Cafe pada tanggal 19 Agustus 2023 hingga 20 Agustus 2023, Senin (21/8/2023). Adapun Peserta untuk kategori Manual Brew sebanyak 18 peserta yang mewakili dari berbagai pengusaha Coffe Cafe yg ada di Belitung dan Belitung Timur. Di mana informasi yang awak Media rangkuman, anak kedua dari tiga bersaudara Hazel Faiq Mas Fadli yang biasa di sapa Hazel merupakan Juara 1 dalam Event Belitung Brew Week Competition 2023 kali ini. Melalui pesan Whatsapp, Selaku Owner dari Kupi Tuan Kuase Tantowi Thomas yang lebih akrab di sapa Wiwik menyampaikan, "Tentu membanggakan, perwakilan dari Kupi Tuan Kuase berhasil meraih juara 1 kelas Manual Brew pada Belitung Brew Week Competition 2023 ini. Tentu tidak terlepas dari Hazel selaku perwakilan yang giat berlatih sebagai persiapan dalam mengikuti kompetisi tersebut," katanya. Takhanya itu Tantowi Thomas juga menambahkan, "Harapannya, kedepan dalam kompetisi-kompetisi selanjutnya, Kupi Tuan Kuase bisa kembali mengirimkan perwakilan terbaiknya dan mempertahankan gelar juara tersebut," harapnya. Baca Juga : Mobil Bawa Jerigen Meledak Di SPBU Perawas Jangan. Lupa. Kunjungi. Facebook (Dengan Kamu. Mengklick. Link. ini. Kamu. Akan. Masuk. ke Facebooknya. Belitong Info). Ayo Klik Sekarang Juga. Atau Kamu Juga Dapat Melihat Instagram , Twitter , Linkedin , Tumblr , Medium Kami. atau. bisa mengunjungi Google News Kami. Kami Juga Ada Channel Youtube Untuk Melihat Berita kami Secara Visual Ayo Sekarang Juga Bergabung Bersama Kami. Read the full article

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Demeter sisters characters

made with picrew

Top three: Dea, Tera and Mey

Second row: Theresa, Angel and Marcos

third row: Ben, Asha and Cristy

fourth row: Mike, Hunter and Kinzie

fifth row: Brittany, and Maple

sixth row: Billy, and Oakly

link to book ⬇️

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Decided to wait until the 14th for this bad boi!

My second entry for my side of the month project, featuring Tera celebrating Valentines day! I really like these cards so I decided to make one! January- New Years Day (Marie) February- Valentines Day (Tera) March- Easter (Matt) April- April Fool’s Day (Regan) May- Star Wars Day… I had to take some Liberties. (Adwin) June- Pride Month! (Adwin and Matt) July- Independence day. Don’t question it. (Apathe) August- Beginning of Autumn…. I told you I had to take some Liberties. (Tera, Regan & Matt) September- Back to school. For the nerds, clearly. (Marie and Matt) October- Halloweeeeeeen (Angel) November- Bonfire night! I’m British so hA (Nyx) December- Christmas. (Emmett Scott)

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Magnum P.I. - Episode 4.06 - Devil on the Doorstep - Press Release

Posted by SpoilerTV at October 21, 2021

A JOURNALIST HIRES MAGNUM TO TRACK DOWN HIS ANONYMOUS SOURCE AFTER THEY MYSTERIOUSLY GO DARK, AND HIGGINS RECEIVES A NEW ASSIGNMENT FROM MI-6, ON “MAGNUM P.I.,” FRIDAY, NOV. 12 “Devil on the Doorstep” – A journalist hires Magnum to track down his anonymous source after they mysteriously go dark, and Higgins receives a new assignment from MI-6. Also, Rick’s old friend comes to the island, but TC is suspicious of his motives, on the CBS Original series MAGNUM P.I., Friday, Nov. 12 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+. REGULAR CAST: Jay Hernandez (Thomas Magnum) Perdita Weeks (Juliet Higgins) Zachary Knighton (Orville “Rick” Wright) Stephen Hill (Theodore “TC” Calvin) Tim Kang (Det. Gordon Katsumoto) Amy Hill (Kumu) GUEST CAST: Marsha Thomason (Eve) Christopher Thornton (Kenny “Shammy” Shamberg) Martin Martinez (Cade) Devon Sawa (Robbie Nelson) Yancey Arias (Agent Ray Sloane) Jack Leone (Young Rick) Strider Ellis (Young Robbie) Wilmer Calderon (Oscar Leota) Christopher Wolfe (Nathan Stallard) Loretta Ables Sayre (Owner) Jackie Dallas (Nancy) Karan Sagoo (Barlowe) Lauren Teruya (Siola) Eddie Lee Anderson (SWAT member) WRITTEN BY: Tera Tolentino DIRECTED BY: Claudia Yarmy SOURCE: CBS