#echoes of wison

[mjrino]

PLEASE PLEASE PLAESE let there be a Sheik outfit for Zelda in EOW PLEASE PLEASE

[cothomvinhcuu]

Rain

Wade doesn't like the rain. They hurt him both literally and figuratively.

Bad memories are often associated with the rain. And on bad days like this, the burns all over his face, his limbs hurt him to the point of cramping his chest.

The weather is wet, cold and drenched everything in a barrel of sorrow. It makes Wade just want to lie on the couch, thinking and waiting. For a very very long and tasteless day passed.

Sometimes the mission forced him to go out. But usually most of the time, Wade would stay home until the blue sky returned. In a happy and passionate way. At times like this, Wade likes to think of his baby boy, of himself, of what is going on between them.

The rain fell to Wade's world, starting from the small garden in front of their house. Rain drops are falling on the green leaves. The roses planted by Peter himself blossomed, gently showing the light pink. Each flower is round as a bowl with thin petals, arranged gracefully to embrace the pistil. The scent is all around the air.

For him, roses are just a kind of tool. To decorate the house or serve the purpose of courting someone. But they must have brought some special meaning to his baby. He could feel it just by looking at the way Peter meticulously and carefully take care of them.

Watering twice times a day. Sometimes digging the soil and adding fertilizer.

By any way, those flowers are the first things growing up in front of their house.

Just the day before, Peter was worried about the prolonged hot weather that would cause the flowers to wither. Rain fell, make the leaves greener and the aroma continues spread around. The small garden becomes beautiful ever again. Sometimes, Wade thought, rain is also something good.

The rain went to the front porch. He quietly listened to them tapping on the top of the blue canvas. His baby boy and he have run towards this place countless times. Wade does not like the rain. They hurt him. And Peter does not like clothes, especially his super tight suit get wet. Each time the sky grows dark and lightning flashes continuously, the two of them would break through the city's roads as fast as possible. Not to find the place to hide from the rain. They simply want to go home. As soon as possible. Together. And stay in the house, doing some little things both of them love the most until the sun shines and the sky turns into the color of the sea.

At that time, they often stopped for a long time before the porch. Enjoy the cool, pleasant atmosphere. Seeing people running all the way on the street just to hide themselves from the rain. The blue canvas covered him and Peter softly embraced him. At times, Wade found himself like a child in his arms, innocent, honest and still has full of the happiness. Peter is like a warm blanket, but not a thick and heavy cotton blanket, with a bit of foul odor in it, but a white goose's blanket, soft, light, fragrant, covering him from the cold and the pain are growing inside.

Peter Parker doesn't protect Wade Wison with mutated power or advanced technology weapons as the Super Heroes often do. He protects him with the sweetness and gentleness that only he has. Although Peter has a little impulsive, a little curious, a little talkative, a little fool but Wade can take care of it. Because there is only that boy is anxious to cry when Wade is injured despite the fact that Deadpool is immortal. Only that boy frowned and wrinkled his face and give him lectures on how everyone's life is precious, so don't risk it.

Because Peter had never considered him to be just Deadpool - an immortal guy who liked to tease and screw everything up.

And coincidentally Wade had never considered him to be just Spider Man - a friendly neighbor to everyone.

The relationship between the two of them is more passionate and complicated than that.

Under the blue canvas, Peter rubbed his neck and Wade leaned against his lap. Sometimes, Wade thought, the rain could bring something very lovely.

Knock! Knock! Knock!

The rain came to the main door. The droplets fell in here and make this loud noise must be very strong. Wade excitedly heard the knock on the other side of the wooden door echoing through the air.

He left the sofa, heading for the door with a bright smile. After moving into living together, he is usually the person who takes care of housework. But like a covenant, whenever it rains, Peter will go shopping instead of him.

At times, Wade thought, the rain was not so bad. They helped him feel the feeling of welcoming his baby boy to return home.

"Wade, I'm home."

"Baby, welcome back."

[thesunlounge]

Reviews 025: Aporia

Cheers to Dub Disco for dropping one of the coolest packages all year and for turning me on to the sunshine brilliance of Aporia. Dub Disco presents Aporia houses five tracks of near-perfect flower power balearic pop, four of which are from Aporia’s 2016 release Almost Tropical (check it here). And though the dreamy futon themed interludes from that album are omitted, we instead get four insane remixes by the likes of LITS801, Aussteiger, Cosmic Palms, and S&W that bring the tracks closer to the dance floor while retaining the shimmering tropical atmospherics.

Aporia - Dub Disco presents Aporia (Dub Disco, 2018) The high point for me among the originals on side B is “Stereo Moon”, with its swinging beat, shuffling acoustic riff, and melancholic “Wicked Game” leaning guitar lead. There are moments where the song floats away from shore, blue skies above and no worries, and the vocals hit you in the heart, alternating between beautiful lyricism and wordless melodies. The woozy synths, airy beat, and forlorn vocals of opener “Celestial Castles” hover somewhere between transcendent indie and flowery psychedelia, recalling nothing so much as The Olivia Tremor Control or even Circulatory System. Incredible. “Jupiter’s Goldcoast” is intriguing, as the equatorial chord progression underlying everything sounds directly lifted from A.R.T. Wilsons “Rebecca’s Theme (Water)”. The mix is embellished with more energy in the beat and additional aquatic keyboard fx, and Aporia’s narcotic sunshine vocals move everything towards blissed out island pop perfection. “Honolulu Sunset” occupies similarly balearic territory, starting epic and sad as soaring vocals overwhelm the mix, before backing down into a peaceful folkiness with phased string synths in that 70’s prog style. And as a cinematic breakbeat drops, the vibe is totally starry-eyed and reaching ever skyward. The final Aporia original, “First Nail in the Coffin” features Amelia Murray (Fazerdaze) and was not on Almost Tropical. A skeletal drum machine beat backs Aporia’s and Amelia’s vocals in heavenly harmony over huge hopeful piano chords, and everything builds towards shining layers of ambient post-punk riffing over propulsive rhythmics.

The A-side features two remixes each of “Jupiter’s Goldcoast” and “Stereo Moon”. Starting with “Jupiter’s Goldcoast”, LITS801 presents their epic length “Lights on the Island Remix”. Seabirds and the sounds of waves, all under psychedelic echoes, accompany a downbeat disco pulse accented by breezy hand percussion. An up front and housey bassline joins the A.r.t. Wilson pads and the vibe is slow, epic, and club ready...very Coyote. Liquid guitar drops from the sky, processed backwards and forwards, spacey and oceanic, and Aporia’s vocals are reduced to hypnotic sibilance sent through multi-hued delays and reverbs. S&W’s “Drummachine Dub” of this same track is a cruising slice of balearic electro, featuring bouncing bass synths and gigantic swaggering drum machines. The A.r.t. Wison pads are embellished by submarine pings and effected guitar, though the mix stays minimal and dubby, allowing everything tons of space and depth. For “Stereo Moon”, Aussteiger’s “Underwater Love RMX” foregrounds the romantic Chris Isaak guitar lead alongside an uptempo beat, everything gliding on good vibes as vibrato organs mix with Aporia’s incredible vocals. The energy elevates with climactic tom-tom builds as panning synth solos color over the emotional guitar patterns. And the Cosmic Palms “Moon Mix” glides like slow motion Wally with the bubbly beat, tropical multi-layered sequences, and breezy pads.The vocals are morphed into unrecognizable forms and the intoxicating guitar riff is chopped and edited into something completely new. It’s a motorik slow-kraut groove out, but in that mid 2000’s kind of way.

(all images taken from my personal copies)

[violetcrownchronicles]

The Finest Concert Ever Given in the South

16 MAY 1888. Austin Daily Statesman.

THE GREAT CONCERT. Thousands of People Listen to Gilmore’s Band.

At night the drill grounds were packed with people. There were fully 12,000 persons on the grounds, and with one accord the verdict was pronounced, that it was the finest concert ever given in the south. The programme was as follows:

1 Overture, “Tanhauser……….Wagner Gilmore’s band.

2 Euphonium Solo, “Variations on a Popular German Air …….Hartmann. Signer Raffayolo.

3 Romanzs, “Love’s First Heart Throbs” ……Gilmore’s band.   Ellenberg.

4 Quartette for French Horns, “Come Where My Love Lies Dreaming”……Foster Messrs. Weston, Caso, Kulmer and Zilm.

5 Morceeaux de Saint   “Valse sprice”… Rubenstein Gilmore’s band.

6 Cornet Solo. “ Reminiscences of Switzerland,” Signor Liberetl

7 Ithapsodie Hon. Roise No. 2….  Liezt Gilmore’s band.

8 Quartette for Trombones, Soldiers’ Chorus from Fanst…..Gounod Messrs. Wison, Schubert, Krueger and Raffayolo.

9 Echoes from the South, or “Pay Day on the Old Plantation”……….Puerner Gilmore’s band.

10 Solo for Petit Clarinet, “Fantaisie on the Carnival de Venice”  …….Paganini Ilerr Matue.

11 Quadrille of All Nation………Julien

GILMORE’S BAND.

In five numbers, as follows;

1 Introduction and Russian Hymn.

2 March, Battle Scene, and Marsel laise Hymn.

3 Theme, with variatione for Pierolo (Signor De Carlo, Ob e, Signor De Chiarril, and Clarionet Corps in unison.

4 Aris, with variations for Clarionets, (Messrs. Liberail and Austin): ending with all the brass playing the melody in unison.

5 Grand Finale, introducing the airs of several nations, including “The Har  that once through Tars’s Halle,”  “Watch on the Rhine,” etc., the whose concluding with the anthem known in Great Britain as “God S. vs the Queen,” in Germany as “God Save the Emperor,” and in this country as “America.”

12 Scenes from Il Travaters, introducing Anvil Chorus with cannon and anvil accompaniment…..Verdi

Each selection was rendered with that precision and that refined and perfect skill that has always characterized Mr. Gilmore, and everything he touches. The vast throng were thoroughly enthusiastic, and in unmistakable terms demanded frequent encores, all of which were responded to most graciously. The famous band covered it elf all over with glory and completely satisfied every one who heard its perfect music last night.