#feat my violin son

[moonchild-in-blue]

kitty cat in my hand right meow

[fanficfanattic]

Will you share your Jamie Tartt playlist? 👀

Buckle up boys! Hold on to your butts! Other ways to say brace yourselves!

To Build a Home (feat. Patrick Watson) by The Cinematic Orchestra

I'll Be Good by Jaymes Young

Sorrow by Bad Religion

The Greatest by Sia

Love I'm Given by Ellie Goulding

Runaway by AURORA

Achilles Come Down by Gang of Youths

Move by Oliver Tree

High Hopes by Panic! At the Disco

Outrunning Karma by Alec Benjamin

Home by Cavetown

The Perfect Space by The Avett Brothers

A Better Son/Daughter by Rilo Kiley

False Confidence by Noah Kahan

Legend by The Score

The Competition by Kimya Dawson

In the Blood by John Mayer

Winner by Walgrove

Icarus by Bastille

Sympathy by The Goo Goo Dolls

Take Yours, I’ll Take Mine by Matthew Mole

People Help the People by Birdy

Daylight by David Kushner

Cough it Out by The Front Bottoms

Sober by P!nk

The Cave by Mumford & Sons

Tear It Up by Queen

Waves by Dean Lewis

Soldier by Ingrid Michaelson

We Don't Believe What's On TV by Twenty One Pilots

Blood In the Cut by K.Flay

Chameleon/Comedian by Kathleen Edwards

Water (feat. Rostam) by Ra Ra Riot

All is Soft Inside by AURORA

Pieces (feat. Noah Kahan) by Matoma

Dog Days Are Over by Florence + the Machine

Rise up With Fists!! by Jenny Lewis & The Watson Twins

Gone, Gone, Gone by Phillip Phillips

HandClap by Fitz and The Tantrums

Hi Ren by Ren

I Don't Belong In This Club by Why Don't We & Macklemore

Skinny Love by Birdy

Raising Hell (feat. Big Freedia) by Kesha

Go Places by The New Pornographers

The Night Starts Here by Stars

Ghost by Ella Henderson

Here We Go by WILD

If I Be Wrong by Wolf Larsen

Part of Me by Noah Kahan

We're Going to Be Friends

The White Stripes

Bitch by Meredith Brooks

Samson by Regina Spektor

Let's go to Hell by Tai Verdes

Raise Hell by Brandi Carlile

Power Over Me by Dermot Kennedy

Don't Tell the Boys by Petey

Sober Up (feat. Rivers Cuomo) by AJR

O.N.E. By Yeasayer

Locked Up by Ingrid Michaelson

Like a Stone by Audioslave

Leave the Light On by Overcoats

Tough (feat. Noah Kahan) by Quinn XCII

touch tank by quinnie

Warrior by AURORA

Too Sweet by Hozier

I'Il Think of You by Kurt Hugo Schneider

Into the Ocean by Blue October

Star Fire by Sleeping Wolf

Happier (Stripped) by Marshmello & Bastille

Knievel by Tommy Lefroy

Walk Me Home by P!nk

Brat (Humor Me) by Deore

Am I Wrong by Love Spit Love

Someday by One Republic

7 Years by Lukas Graham

Stick Season by Noah Kahan

Like a Prayer by Madonna

Little Bit by Lykke Li

Bruises by Lewis Capaldi

Don't Carry It All by The Decemberists

Freaking Out by The Wrecks

Will Do by TV on the Radio

The Dirt by Tor Miller

Hope of Morning by Icon for Hire

Smile by Mikky Ekko

The District Sleeps Alone Tonight by The Postal Service

Blood Brothers by Ingrid Michaelson

All My Friends by The Revivalists

Fuck Authority by Pennywise

Crazier Things by Chelsea Cutler & Noah Kahan

Kiss With a Fist by Florence + the Machine

Unstoppable by Sia

Can't Go to Hell by Sin Shake Sin

World's Smallest Violin by AJR

All I Know So Far by P!nk

Knocking at the Door by Arkells

Little Lion Man by Mumford & Sons

The Seed by AURORA

Wine, Women and Song by Harvey Danger

The Cult of Dionysus by The Orion Experience

All You Wanted by Michelle Branch

Young Blood by The Naked and Famous

Truth No. 2 by The Chicks

Homesick by Noah Kahan

Family Line by Conan Gray

The Moon Will Sing by The Crane Wives

Heroes Never Die by NateWantsToBattle

My Number Tegan and Sara

Masterpiece by Big Thief

Til It Happens To You by Lady Gaga

I Don't Wanna Live Forever (Cups Version) by Kurt Hugo Schneider

Sit Down by James

Robots by Dan Mangan

Windowsill by Arcade Fire

Be OK by Ingrid Michaelson

Bite the Hand by boygenius

The Top (Bonus Track) by Primo the Alien

MEAN! (Remix) [feat. Noah Kahan] by Madeline The Person

Home We'll Go (Take My Hand) by Steve Aoki & Walk Off the Earth

From The Bottom Of My Heart by The Wallflowers

FourFiveSeconds by Rihanna and Kanye West and Paul McCartney

I Am the Resurrection by The Stone Roses

Chrome Plated Heart by Melissa Etheridge

Precious Love by James Morrison

Bones (feat. One Republic) by Galantis

Let's Go (feat. Icona Pop) by Tiesto

Unbelievers by Vampire Weekend

So What by P!nk

I Don't Feel Like Dancin' by Scissor Sisters

Creature Fear by Bon Iver

Brother by The Rural Alberta Advantage

Save Me by Noah Kahan

High and Dry by Radiohead

Power by Little Mix

Dirty Paws by Of Monsters and Men

The Boy Does Nothing by Alesha Dixon

Set You Free (Edit) by N-Trance

Stronger by Britney Spears

First Things First by Neon Trees

Kings & Queens by Ava Max

Welcome Home, Son by Radical Face

Capsize by FRENSHIP & Emily Warren

We Were Kings by Ryan Star

Come Undone by Duran Duran

Young Folks by Peter Bjorn and John

Pride by Noah Kahan & mxmtoon

Everywhere by Michelle Branch

Blow Me (One Last Kiss) by P!nk

Dust Bowl Dance by Mumford & Sons

Bad Blood by Bastille

Blue Monday by New Order

Make Believe by The FAIM

Midnight Show by The Killers

Can't Fight the Moonlight by LeAnn Rimes

Ophelia by The Lumineers

Shaky Ground by Freedom Fry

Grounds for Divorce by Elbow

Heaven and Hell by Let's Play Dead

Survivor by The Score

Ready Now by dodie

Young Blood by Noah Kahan

Ain’t No Reason by Brett Dennen

King by Years & Years

Bulletproof by La Roux

Beating Heart Cadavers by Acollective

How to Rest by The Crane Wives

Santa Monica by Everclear

Beds Are Burning by Midnight Oil

Get Some by Lykke Li

Sky Full of Song by Florence + the Machine

Beautiful Trauma by P!nk

Parachute (Serban Ghenea Mix) by Ingrid Michaelson

Down to the Bottom by Dorothy

YES MOM by Tessa Violet

Numb Little Bug by Em Beihold

Rise Up by Andra Day

Maps by Yeah Yeah Yeahs

Hurt Somebody by Noah Kahan

[vatemoliver]

"Little Heaven" - Encore Performance

So you all may have noticed my absence from the Internet since late last year. I think since we're coming up close to the show dates, I'd like to share more about the (now award-winning) local stage musical my brother and I are a part of called "LITTLE HEAVEN." Not only are we in it, but also the director asked me if I would be willing to record a number of the songs she wrote for the musical to put up online to drum up hype for our Encore Performance at the end of this coming August.

"LITTLE HEAVEN is set amidst the backdrop of post-World War II Poland and weaves together the stories of those most affected by the horrors of the past as they grapple to rebuild their lives."

01) - Dance Of Life

This song's one of my favourites that I helped record for Piper and Lori Distel. "Dance Of Life" is originally sung by "The Peddler," LITTLE HEAVEN's nameless narrator. He lives around Maél Niebo, an apartment complex that refugees, the lower class, and the disparaged call their home. He is their witness and takes an interest in the ever-changing events in their small Polish town.

"Told through song, scene and monologue, the stories of Maél Niebo's residents are intertwined, exploring themes of grief, hereditary bias and the power of community.

02) - Part Of The Plan

The song "Part Of The Plan" was originally sung by the co-writer and director herself, Lori Distel in the role of Tovah Hoffson, mother of Rachel and wife of Solomon Hoffson. After the horrific tragedy that displaced many of Maél Niebo's residents, Tovah tries to remind the community that there must be a blessing hidden in their tragedy. Sadly, her message is not welcomed by everyone.

Big thanks to my brother JERO (aka John Michael Kelly) for providing the voice for Tovah's opposition in the recording.

03) Justice For All

Justice For All paints the conflicting worldviews of the German father Leo Meier, and the Romani Maestro Marik Covali, who had been hired to teach music to the Meier daughters. JERO in this recording plays the voice of Leo while I provide the voice of the Maestro.

"Leo Meier, a newspaper reporter from Berlin, wrestles with the guilt he harbours for the small part he played in perpetuating the Reich's hateful message. Romani violin virtuoso, Maestro Covali, attempts to start anew following the tragic deaths of his wife and young daughters."

04) - Land Of Broken Dreams

"The Hoffson Family; father, mother, daughter. There were sons, too, in the days before. Twins. Then, there were thousands of sons. Thousands of daughters. Not anymore..."

And at last we come to one of the songs that I actually sing in the live production of the play, "Land Of Broken Dreams." Together, JERO and I play as David and Daniel Hoffson, the only of Solomon's children to die in the Holocaust. Twins were subjected to inhumane science experiments in the camps. In this song, Solomon wrestles with the guilt he feels over doing what he had to to save his children from a fate worse than death.

The play also touches on topics of queerness, love separated by religion and tradition, and hope - even when the world is at its darkest.

Other songs recorded by and mixed by Alexander W. Halma-Reed are also up wherever you listen to music. Click here to hear some more!

LITTLE HEAVEN Music and Lyrics by Lori Robinson Distel and Book by Piper J. Distel. Orchestrations by Alexander W. Halma-Reed. The show goes live August 29-September 2, 2024 at The Guelph Little Theatre in Guelph, Ontario Canada.

[zoebelladona]

hello hello !! this is me inviting you talk about your titan army ocs (if you want to ofc) !!!!

i always want to talk abouy my titan army ocs. i love them so much i plucked them out of pjo and now i'm writing an entire original work with them as the main characters. but that's a conversation for my main blog @encrucijada

the ocs are part of an ongoing au/rp between me, @on-the-river-lethe and a friend of ours who's not on tumblr. we each created an oc to play as and things unravelled from there. this is going under a read more because boy there's a lot

piedad narváez (my oc). daughter of urania, muse of astronomy. they/she. claimed soon after arriving to camp, has an okay relationship with her mum but only because she's an only daughter lol powers are orpheus-like in that whenever she plays music they can entrance people, can also navigate using the stars. then while doing research i realised urania had a prophetic aspect and now piedad sometimes receives premonitions when looking at the stars. weapon of choice are knives and has a violin as a support item for the music stuff, the bow of which turns into a stiletto knife.

hudson moretti (fluffy's oc). son of hypnos, god of sleep. he/him. big guy but a huge softy, a sleepy jock if that's a thing. less than having a bad relationship with hypnos he just doesn't have a relationship with him at all lmao because hypnos is bad at checking in on his kids. has the standard kid of hypnos powers like inducing sleep and also dreamwalking and dream discarding. uses a sword as weapon. him and piedad obviously stayed at the hermes cabin and they were sort of the de-facto counsellors of the claimed kids with no cabin. everyone uses him as a pillow because he makes sleeping safe and cosy.

ericka mulligan (oc of our other friend). daughter of demeter, goddess of harvest. she/her. starts out as the counsellor of cabin 4 until deserting before som. demeter favoured her for being the counsellor but everyone in cabin 4 knows mum will never love you as much as she loves persephone. the "manager" of the team, in a way, she has a schedule and a list for everything. standard demeter kid powers like plant growing, etc. i actually have no idea what her weapon is?? gotta look it up. one-sided crush on luke rip. would have put her hands on the fire for him.

adam rubio (another oc of mine). son of apollo, god of music. he/him. i specify god of music because adam got the music aspect of his dad's attributes, if he sings or plays an instrument he can do all sorts of things ranging from inducing sleep to inducing pain. has no opinion of apollo one way or another. not actually part of the titan army! he stays behind and it's a huge conflict with the others. main weapon is the recurve bow but knows how to use a sword for survival reasons.

allegra anders (npc). daughter of tyche, goddess of fortune. she/her. she and her twin sister rachel were staples in cabin 11, until rachel joined the titan army and left allegra behind. haven't really explored her character in depth but i know she has a special coin she fidgets with a lot.

robin holloway (npc). daughter of hebe, goddess of youth. she/her. another staple of cabin 11, doesn't join the titan army just like allegra. hudson's ex-girlfriend lmao probably the nicest girl you will ever meet. we wanted conflict and also to populate camp with more "older" demigods, that's why these two girls are here.

and we also did stuff like ageing up malcolm pace to be luke's age and now he is the counsellor of cabin 6 because annabeth was literally 12 in tlt. she's co-counsellor due to being a lot more proactive than malcolm. and we also aged up alabaster torrington to be one or two years younger than luke, just because i doubt a bunch of demigods in their 20s would have been like "yeah let that 15yo participate in meetings". we always saw the titan army as more a congregation of young adults than teenagers, basically the demigods who've been here too long and are tired. not featured here are some "name only" background characters like counsellors for other cabins, because we stuck to what annabeth says in tlt about all counsellors except her being of college age. in our take of pjo these counsellors would leave for the army and leave their teenage siblings at the head of the cabins, which would be the counsellors we see throughout pjo

okay with the stage set now let me Actually talk about these guys

@on-the-river-lethe (aka fluffy) and i have done most of the work here. our other friend isn't as insane about pjo lmao. on top of the changes to some ages and whatnot we also did a crucial change regarding luke's quest mates not dying in the garden of the hesperides, instead he is accompanied by piedad and hudson who are both brutally injured by ladon. luke gives up the chance to take the golden apple while ladon is distracted more or less killing his friends to help them. piedad does lowkey die and while passed out receives a premonition of luke with golden eyes. we have an overview of how the quest goes and to add insult to injury hermes sent luke on a fetch quest just to keep him from getting antsy, it wasn't for anything heroic.

things go back to business as usual with all three of them baring the scars of the failed quest, it hits luke the worst. when kronos starts stirring things up in his brain ericka, hudson and piedad don't follow because of kronos but because they believe in luke. luke is their friend, luke is the best of them, luke is the poster-child hero, if anyone can bring change it's luke. ericka and hudson abandon camp before the events of som, piedad sticks around. the premonition is worrying and they're not sure what to do about it. but life at camp without her friends becomes unbearable. she's just another cabin-less demigod in cabin 11, she's a low risk cabin-less demigod in cabin 11. before the events of ttc she makes the switch fully.

because we discovery write a lot of the details i can't say exactly what happens while they are all in the titan army proper. i know piedad doesn't desert camp until the battle in camp at the end of botl, they'd gone back in the summer to be a spy. we know that when luke suggests bailing on everything once he realises kronos used him hudson in particular gets on his case about it (slams luke against a wall) and yells at him about how they risked everything for him, he can't run now, they won't leave every demigod that believes in them to die. we know they go with luke to see may castellan and she grabs piedad by the shoulders and yells about luke's fate to her face. piedad had kept the premonition to themself this whole time and luke, obviously fed up about his fate being kept from him, snaps.

i have written a couple of one-shots for this. i have one about piedad having a conversation with kronos where she bluffs about him getting to the throne room in olympus and luke dying (she was right) and probably has some of my favourite quotes. one of the immediate aftermath of the garden of the hesperides where apollo warns her against telling luke. this monstrosity about adam, the son of apollo mentioned above, who took over my brain and is set after the events of tlo.

(we call the group of luke, ericka, hudson and piedad the "generals" btw.)

the aftermath of everything is a little clearer than the actual events within pjo. ericka, hudson and piedad move to chicago where hudson is from. they stay with hudson's mum for a while before getting their own place. they are pretty much war criminals now, son of magic style, and the olympian council wants them out of the picture. they may not be children of the big 3 dangerous but they did grow in power while being generals of the army. they did not stay to receive any possible pardons or sentence, following the battle of manhattan they simply fled. apollo offers piedad a position as a sibyl, due to her prophetic abilities, it's not a pardon of any kind but it is a bit of protection as harming an oracle is strictly forbidden. they never set foot in camp again.

i like to picture them as a possible pit-stop during tlh. jason, piper and leo would be running from a monster and see this neon sign advertising a sibyl of all things and offering card readings. they go inside and what they find are former titan army soldiers. a guy drinking a large cup of coffee. lots of plants everywhere. and the sibyl is a short scarred enby.

not everything is set in stone and we have much to explore still, like morpheus (hudson's brother) siding with kronos. ericka probably never spoke to demeter ever again, or more like demeter never spoke to her again after she disappointed her so. and just because this is our au and we can do whatever, the generals meet nico and form a bit of a relationship with him. not that we need an excuse apart from "fluffy and i really like nico and we want our ocs to interact with him", but it does fit nico's tendency to just be in on everyone's business. and i think it would be hilarious if he knew about the generals, was friends with them, stayed at their place sometimes, and just never mentioned it at chb.

uh. what else. um... piedad/adam is a thing because i wanted my daughter of a muse oc to have a thing going with a son of apollo. we made malcolm/hudson a thing and it's amazing. i could talk for hours about adam, but right now i'll say he becomes head counsellor of cabin 7 after lee fletcher dies in botl (lee in our version would have been a veteran camper, older than luke).

man this ran long oops. sorry for mostly talking about my oc, it's because they're my oc. i talk even more over on my main blog, about the pjo versions but also the original versions (the worldbuilding is based on dreams).

so, yeah!

thank you for asking <3 sorry you released the flood

[hearts4cara]

okay in order to not be too obnoxious (or break post limit) i am putting all my thoughts about unreal unearth here. so album spoilers if u care about that go listen to it its incredible!!!! n e ways here are my thoughts on each song :)

de selby (part 1) - okay im so excited to have lyrics for this album because What is he saying...still such a beautiful song. i missed softer/acoustic hozier so i adored that but the like part where it gets louder at the end?? AMAZING!! i also think some lyrics weren't in English so i'm very intrigued to see the translations.

also THE TRANSITION BETWEEN THIS AND PART 2??? CHEF'S KISS PERFECTION

de selby (part 2) - of course i've already heard this as it was a single but hearing it paired with part 1 actually made me love it more, like the instrumentals are the ones in part 1 but its more upbeat and it's great!! i have no clue what he's talking about but that's what genius.com and smarter tumblrinas are for <3

first time - OH. MY. GOSH. easily a new favorite of hozier's that was fucking incredible. he sounds BEAUTIFUL and the lyrics??? oh my gosh??? so amazing. and like it's so danceable but i got teary at the end. oh my gosh. cannot say that enough. actually breathtaking.

francesca - already listened to it but it just cannot be overstated how amazing this song is. i truly think its one of hozier's best. his voice sounds insanely good and the instrumentals KILL but the lyrics are really what do it for me. they're so fucking beautiful.

i, carrion (icarian) - that was so beautiful. such a pretty song, i adore the guitar and violins (?? i'm not musically talented i'm guessing that's what they are dsjdsfk) and i'm actually in love with the lyrics. like. oh my gosh top tier love song (if i interpreted right lol). also the title is like a 3-way plan on words (i, carrion, icarian, and i carry on im guessing?) and i am very excited to figure out what they mean fjdsdk. so good.

eat your young - another one we've already heard! tbh i'm enjoying this pattern of non-single to single bc i need a break after how good the nonsingles are LMAO. this song is so fucking good! like as the first single it needed to prove how good this album is and MAN it did. the lyrics are so great, he sounds amazing and the instrumentals are so good. not much to say but i love this song so much.

damage gets done (feat. brandi carlile) - okay i had incredibly high hopes for this and i still like it, but not as much as the others so far sskjd brandi & andrew's voices blend beautifully though there's no denying that. i just wasn't vibing as much. but it's still a great song!! not bad at all just not as good as the others!

who we are - WOW. not as like life-changing as some of the others but that was beautiful. like. WOW. those lyrics are so incredible. like the opening lyric already had me in a puddle of my own tears. so good.

son of nyx - okay i wasn't expecting a (mostly) instrumental track but maybe i should've been! i liked it a lot!! the like ambience had me hooked from the beginning and i really like it. it belongs in a fantasy movie soundtrack i think.

all things end - back to a single! i totally expected this to be the last song on the album but i got no problems with it being here. this is such a beautiful song with such potent (big words!) lyrics, and all of the voices harmonizing is so gorgeous. i adore this song so much, it's so underrated and that better change!!

to someone from a warm climate (uiscefhuaraithe) - WOW. that was so insanely beautiful. while i love the more produced songs of his i am a firm believer that hozier sounds better acoustically because his voice is just flawless. i need lyrics & a meaning for this song STAT because i kind of gathered it but i need more!! so in love with this one.

butchered tongue - i expected this one to be my favorite and i don't think it is but MAN it's so good. you can hear his voice and his accent so well which makes me feel so many things. also another softer song which are my favs. i just adore this, the lyrics are beautiful and just <33 i'm in love with it!!

(okay in between here i took a big break bc i felt sick and came back much more sleepy so if that impacts the writing i apologize lmfao

anything but - the lyrics are probably gutwrenching but i didn't hear them so i'm taking this from what i heard which is WHIMSICAL!!! not my favorite but i liked it a lot, was smiling and bopping my head. great time. loved the backing vocals.

abstract (psychopomp) - OH MY GOSHHHH HELLO!!!!! this is an absolute banger. displays hozier's vocals so so well but it has a BEAT! so in love with it. and those lyrics...i need to lay down

unknown / nth - another single!! i could write essays about this song. everyone and their grandma needs to listen to this song. it's fucking perfection. best song on the album. i cried the first time i heard the bridge just because of the emotion in his voice and the build of the instrumentals. it's seriously so good. the lyrics are incredible and it just makes me feel so much. 10000/10 perfect song

first light - I THINK I JUST ASCENDED. God that was SUCH a beautiful song and such a great closer. all of the backing vocals were so (i can't think of another word sorry) beautiful, but tbh my favorite part oddly enough were the last like 10 seconds where it just ended with guitar. it's such a like ethereal song and then it does that to end the album. and i adored it.

okay overall that was a fucking EXPERIENCE. literally everything i could hope for and more. thanks for reading all my musings if u did i love u forever. hozier the man that you are. i will rank it eventually but for now i need to sleep and think about how these songs are so aziracrow coded (look at me only mentioning them once! it was very hard lmfaoo) i love this album 0 skips i love hozier okay GOODNIGHT

[todos-los-30]

Khalem y Laura de @khalem y @somos-deseos están locos y también son idiotas. Están orquestando en el blog @nomasacosadores-en-tumbler y están produciendo mensajes alarmistas que no cuadran con la sensatez. ¿Quién diablos compartirá números de teléfono o fotografías con tanta facilidad? A menos que en Colombia a todos les guste compartir todo, ¿no? jajaja

Ve a la iglesia todos los domingos y ten menos ansiedad con los extranjeros. No le hago daño ni a una hormiga en el suelo.

Hago amigos con quienes siento que están dispuestos a hacerlo.

Ustedes están inventando mentiras para difamarme y ahuyentar a esas chicas que están dispuestas a pasar un buen rato por una linda y duradera amistad en su libre albedrío, ¿no?

Informaré de tus blogs anteriores a la alta supremacía en Tumblr.

Johnny

[louielle]

𝑌𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑔 & 𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑢𝑙 𝑏𝑦 𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑡𝑜𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑟

𝑖𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑑 𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡

Addicted To You - Avicii

All Lit Up - Craig Armstrong

American Beauty - Thomas Newman

American Money - BØRNS

Awkward Duet - Sons And Daughters

Beautiful People Beautiful Problems - Lana Del Rey, Stevie Nicks

Beautiful Shirts And Dan Cody - Craig Armstrong

Be My Baby - The Ronettes

Blue Light - Mazzy Star

Boats Against The Current - Craig Armstrong

Buchanan Mansion And Daisy Suite - Craig Armstrong

Bye-bye Darling - BØRNS

California Dreamin' - The Mamas & The Papas

Caring Is Creepy - The Shins

Castle Went Dark - Craig Armstrong

Cello Theme - Craig Armstrong

A Change Is Gonna Come - Sam Cooke

Cosmic Love - Florence + The Machine

Dead Myrtle - Craig Armstrong

Dead of Night - Orville Peck

Didn't You Love Anything - Craig Armstrong

Dog Days Are Over - Florence + The Machine

Don’t Fall Down - The Black Angels

Don't Forget About Me - CLOVES

Don't Wake the Dead - Guards

Dream Violin - Craig Armstrong

Everything Will Be Alright - The Killers

Falling - Harry Styles

Fallingwater - Maggie Roggers

Ferryboat of the Mind - Clinic

Fine Line - Harry Styles

Five String Serenade - Mazzy Star

Flightless Bird, American Mouth - Iron & Wine

Fool for Your Face - Coves

Found Love - The Fly Bi Nights

Gatsby's Death And Portico - Craig Armstrong

Get Lucky (feat. Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers)- Daft Punk

Girls - Widowspeak

Glasgow Love Theme - Craig Armstrong

Go Fuck Yourself - Two Feet

Golden - Harry Styles

Green Eyes - Coldplay

Green Light - Craig Armstrong

Halah - Mazzy Star

Hands - Widowspeak

Happiness Does Not Wait - Ólafur Arnalds

Happiness is a butterfly - Lana Del Rey

Hearts A Mess - Gotye

Heavy In Your Arms - Florence + The Machine

Honeymoon - Lana Del Rey

hope is a dangerous thing for a woman like me to have but i have it - Lana Del Rey

Hotel Sayre - Craig Armstrong

I'm Set Free - The Velver Underground

It's You - BØRNS

I Won't Hurt You - The West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band

Juliet's Dream - Abel Korzeniowski

Kill And Run - Sia

The Lake (feat. Gustave Rudman) - Labrinth

Laughing on the Outside - Bernadette Carroll

Let Me Follow - Son Lux

Let Me In - Snowmine

Let's Go To Town - Craig Armstrong

Lights Up - Harry Styles

Little Lady - The Walking Who

A Little Party Never Killed Nobody - Fergie

Lonesome Town - Ricky Nelson

Long & Lost - Florence + The Machine

Louisa - Lord Huron

Love On The Brain - Rihanna

Love song - Lana Del Rey

Magic Tree And I Let Myself Go - Craig Armstrong

Me - The 1975

A Message - Coldplay

Moon - Sleeping At Last

My Body Is A Cage - Peter Gabriel

The Night We Met - Lord Huron

No Church In The Wild - JAY-Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean, The-Dream

No Light, No Light (live version) - Florence + The Machine

Nothing's Gonna Hurt You Baby - Cigarettes After Sex

Old Money - Lana Del Rey

Orphans Of The Storm - Flyte

Over The Love - Florence + The Machine

Overture And Sanitarium - Craig Armstrong

Pale Blue Eyes - The Velvet Underground

Paradise - Coldplay

Past Lives - BØRNS

Play With Fire - The Rolling Stones

Pretty When You Cry - Lana Del Rey

Rabbit Heart - Florence + The Machine

Revolution (acoustic version) - Elias

Run to You - Lea Michele

A Saurceful Of Secrets - Pink Floyd

Save the Last Dance for Me - The Drifters

Shine On You Crazy Diamond - Pink Floyd

Somebody Else - The 1975

Stand By Me - Florence + The Machine

Stone - Jaymes Young

Stoned On You - Jaymes Young

Summertime Sadness - Lana Del Rey

Sunday Morning - The Velvet Underground, Nico

Swedish Garden - Brice Davoli

Take Care - Florence + The Machine

Terrence Loves You - Lana Del Rey

That Night He Told Me Everything - Craig Armstrong

To Believe - The Cinematic Orchestra

Two Minutes To Four And Reunited - Craig Armstrong

Unforgettable - Sia

Us Against the World - Coldplay

Video Games - Lana Del Rey

Wait by the River - Lord Huron

Watercolor Eyes - Lana Del Rey

When My Boy Walks Down the Street - The Magnetic Fields

Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High - Arctic Monkeys

Wild Heart - Bleachers

Wish That You Were Here - Florence + The Machine

With Or Without You - U2

Wondrous Place - The Last Show Puppets, Alex Turner

Yes To Heaven - Lana Del Rey (drum version)

You Kept My Letters - Craig Armstrong

Young & Beautiful - Lana Del Rey

Young Men Dead - The Black Angels

You've Got The Love - Florence + The Machine

[shisui-uchiha-anon]

Shisui & Itachi

Hello everyone ^^ This is the play list for Shisui & Itachi .

I will be probably constantly updating list as ideas hit me....

Fleurie - Hurts Like Hell

Metallica - Nothing else matter

Endless War

The Neighbourhood - A Little Death (Official Audio)

Jaymes Young - Infinity [Official Audio]

Son of the Wind

Hurts - Better Than Love

Placebo - Running Up That Hill

Imagine Dragons - Warriors

Hurts - Illuminated

Nightwish - From G To E Minor

Azure Ray - On And On Again

Ailein Duinn (lyrics and translation)

Karen Matheson and Donald Shaw - Ailein Duinn !

Hari Mata Hari - Otkud ti ko sudbina -

Beautiful Madness - Michael Patrick Kelly (Lyrics)

Somewhere - The Best Duet Ever

Swedish House Mafia, The Weeknd - Moth To A Flame

The Weeknd - i saw the fire in your eyes

In Vain

Yu Grupa - Crni Leptir

Dino Merlin - Sve je laz

One Direction - You & I

Birdy - Shelter

Hari Mata Hari - Sreća

Within Temptation - Firelight

Supernova (Single Edit)

Within Temptation - Raise Your Banner feat. Anders Fridén

Within Temptation - The Reckoning feat. Jacoby Shaddix (official music video)

I'd Pluck a Fair Rose

Lana Del Rey - Dark Paradise

Fleurie - Breathe

Hurts-Devotion

Jennifer Lopez - Waiting For Tonight

Dido - My Lover's Gone

Roxette - It Must Have Been Love

Jenny of Oldstones (Game of Thrones) · Florence + The Machine

Podric signs a song -someone remembering them ;-;-

Lovers Death

The Passing of the Elves-modern AU their fav movie LOTR

Forest Elves - Lullaby From a Distant Land

Alan Walker - Faded

Itachi Uchiha Theme - Senya | Violin Cover ;-;

U MEET - NO JUST

I WILL ALWAYS LOVE YOU | by Andrew Haym & Morten Malvik (Ft. Alexa Ray)

Fire Breather - Laurel (Lyrics)

The Ghost Club - Antique (Official Video)

PVRIS - Use Me (feat 070 Shake)

Nightwish - While Your Lips Are Still Red

Morandi - Save Me

When You're Gone - Avril Lavigne

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ft. Kylie Minogue - Where The Wild Roses Grow

LP - Lost On You

LP - One Last Time

The Rasmus - Livin' in a World Without You

In The End (Epic Cinematic Cover) feat. Fleurie & Jung Youth - Tommee Profitt

Apocalyptica - 'I Don't Care' feat. Adam Gontier

Gloria Regali (feat. Fleurie) - Tommee Profitt

Depeche Mode - It's No Good

Within Temptation and Metropole Orchestra - Somewhere

Within Temptation~ Angels

Within Temptation - Memories

In Your Room

Justin Timberlake - LoveStoned

Medhel an Gwyns

Lana Del Rey - Born to Die

Birdy - Shelter

Florence and the machine - Never let me go

Charlotte Cardin - Main Girl

Evanescence - My Immortal

Evanescence - Bring Me To Life

From G to E Minor

The Poet and the Pendulum

Naruto Shippuden - Itachi Theme (Senya) (Kayou. Remix)

Naruto Shippuden Soundtrack Version 2 | Sonido de Lluvia y Truenos para relajarse 🌧️⛈️

Naruto: Shippuden OST | Saika | Matt Houston Remix

The Rasmus - In the Shadows (Official Music Video)

David Guetta - Titanium (Lyrics) ft. Sia

Holy Ground

Madonna - Frozen

Nenad Manojlovic - Ti meni, ja tebi

Sun Kil Moon - Heron Blue

Awake and Alive- Skillet

Skillet - Hero

Numb [Official Music Video] - Linkin Park

ZAYN - Dusk Till Dawn (Official Video) ft. Sia

Slobodan Trkulja Lepe moje crne oči

[ushidoux]

Father Dearest - Takashi Utsui x Reader

Summary:  Ushijima makes it clear that he’s not interested in you but you find something better.  (~1.1k words)

Warnings: age gap but consensual adults, sorta vanilla nsfw i guess it’s all about the mind games

A/N: this could be better and smuttier but I have to go to sleep lmfao. This is my first old man smut. Shocking.

---

Being friend-zoned was hard enough after pining as intensely as you did but damn, you had really outdone yourself this time.

For starters, you had only unintentionally meandered your way into Ushijma’s tight circle, a feat that was already remarkable enough on its own. The athlete’s resting facial expression was always intimidating and he kept the number of people he engaged with emotionally low, even if over time you realized he was a lot softer and sweeter than he let on. 

Yours was an odd sort of friendship that had begun after being paired together for a school project. You’d been irritated enough that you were still doing group work in the second half of your junior year of college, and terrified once you realized you’d be doing it with him of all people, but a small camaraderie had bloomed after you’d gotten to know him for what he truly was - a kind, sweet, and unfortunately for you, very attractive soul.

But then you’d gotten too comfortable and furthermore, just a bit too bold, and you made the mistake of developing a crush. Even worse - you had actually told him how you felt.

Polite yet direct as he was, he let you down gently but to you, it was possibly the harshest thing you’d ever heard in your life.

“I’m just not interested in dating right now, and we are certainly better suited as friends.”

You were shocked that you’d managed to not burst in tears, and somehow you’d remained stone-faced. It was even more shocking that in those few words, that was the end of that conversation. In fact, once the words had settled in the air between you, he gave you a sympathetic but un-invested look and immediately thereafter, he’d flipped the page in his textbook in an inadvertently symbolic fashion to return promptly back to his work.

A singular focus - you’d admired that about him, but the rejection was harsh, especially when he acted as though nothing had happened on that day and days afterwards.

But could you really fault him? 

You’d still agreed to meet him at his dorm for another studying session - or rather a tutoring session, since you were the only one who knew what was going on in class at this point and Ushijima wouldn’t risk his athletic scholarship in a million years.

So here you were, making your way through the hallway at the end of which was Ushijima’s suite which you had visited quite a few times but never as the kind of guest you had hoped to be. A frown came to your face as you dwelled on this thought as you waited after a text and a knock on the door.

Maybe after today you’d put some appropriate distance between you just for your mental health, you considered as you rocked on your heels idly. 

He was taking longer than usual to get to the door, you thought, only to hear the door whisk open and reveal someone who was in no way Ushijima, and yet…

“And who do we have here?”

There was now a much older gentleman standing before you, one that looked vaguely like Ushijima, but slightly scaled down and noticeably more approachable. Warm even. His smile was wide and reached his eyes, similar to Ushijima’s own smile, but more accessible.

Ushijima eventually appeared behind his father while you tried to piece two and two together to the realization that they were likely related.

“One of my friends, ___,” he said, with a smile, and your heart ached.

---

But not for long.

And for a reason far beyond what you’d anticipated.

It sounded almost lecherous if you said Takashi Utsui had taken an interest in you, occupying himself with a book in the corner while you tutored the son he’d come to briefly visit from overseas. You’d thought it odd that he had stopped Ushijima from canceling your meetup, peering with a sort of curiosity at you and him ever so often as you worked quietly together. You wondered if he had been gauging his son’s interest during that time, and when he finally decided his son hadn’t staked a claim (if he cared at all), deciding at that moment to proposition you with a night out.

It sounded even worse that you’d sensed the attraction the older man had to you barely twenty minutes into your review time, and had decided you were equally as interested. After all, you wondered just how much Ushijima had taken after his father, and you had missed being wanted.

You hadn’t been expecting humoring an older man for a date would turn out with you breathing heavily and soaking wet: from perspiration, from arousal, from tears of overstimulation from orgasms wrenched out of you by the end of the night.

You remembered briefly that Wakatoshi had told you superficially about his parents’ divorce on a late night snack run, and now all you could think was, Holy shit, Ushijima’s mother had left this?

Thick, veiny cock burrowed into you repeatedly, splitting you, splaying you, and if there was any sound you could focus on, it was the earthy grunt so close to your ear, timed with every thrust. 

The years had clearly treated Takashi well, because you were pleasantly surprised by how firm his body was now pressed against you, and his energy was no joke - in fact, he had already outlasted the other men you had been with and you were already starting to wonder if he was a better fuck than his beast of a son. 

When his angle shifted, and he went from fucking you horizontal to fucking you semi-upright, you knew he had to be better.

Experienced hands played your clit like a violin, and neither your nipples nor the sensitive space behind your ears, nor the soft crook of your neck, were neglected as he continued to piston in and out of you.

But his persistent smile, friendly when you’d first met as the cute friend who hung out with his son, was now arrogant, deepening as he drew moans and mewls out of you. It was almost threatening - here you were, barely able to speak, caged in by your crush’s father, and already you knew your feelings would be hard to manage after this night.

How would you proceed?

When your back arched almost violently in your last orgasm of several, dark spots briefly dotting your vision before settling back into Takashi’s mature face, he held you tightly, waiting for you to settle before rubbing your thighs gently to start much-needed aftercare.

“You know… when my son told me someone had a crush on him I couldn’t imagine he’d be silly enough to rebuff someone as beautiful as you.”

His hands were still rubbing your thigh and you were now resting against him, still as a painting, and heart beating softly despite your slightly restless mind.

Your lips curled into a smile despite your mild exhaustion. Takashi was right. He was silly. 

And just to prove how silly Wakatoshi was, you would go one step further: if he’d put you in the friend zone, you’d put him in the step-parent zone.

And you’d enjoy every second of it.

[quidfree]

Would you ever share any of your writing playlists? I'm curious as to what you choose to listen to

ok to be clear while i write i listen to whatever the fuck & i dont really have fandom playlists inasmuch as i listen to certain songs on repeat while associating them w x character but i do have actual playlists for certain things, like books, so i can definitely share those. im not too keen on sharing my spotify for privacy reasons but have some very abridged playlist selections below:

secret history playlist

francis forever - mitski (like… cmon)

are we still friends- tyler, the creator

heroes- bowie

camilla, i’m at home - peach pit

chiquitita- abba

little dark age- mgmt

cult of dionysus - orion experience

vienna - billy joel

the bidding - tally hall

campus- vampire weekend

it’s only sex- carseat headrest

cold cold cold- cage the elephant

sober ii- melodrama- lorde (fic namesake)

orinoco flow- enya

two ghosts- harry styles

for the departed- shayfer james

flaws- bastille

killer + the sound- phoebe bridgers

goldfinch

(this one is like. Themed in Order.)

dear god- xtc

ghosting- mother mother

nights- frank ocean

twin sized mattress- front bottoms

boris pavlikovsky- mexiko

ha Д he- molchat doma

me & ur ghost- blackbear

after hours- velvet underground

i fall in love too easily- chet baker

happy pills- weathers

champagne problems- taylor swift (kitsey song)

you were in my dreams tonight- strawberry mountain

the chain- fleetwood mac

choke- idkhbtfm

borderline- tame impala

still into you- paramore

karma police- radiohead

morally questionable women in literature

6 inch- beyonce ft the weeknd

cool girl- tove lo

smack a bitch- rico nasty (bakugou song)

criminal- fiona apple

you oughta know- alanis morissette

screwed- janelle monae feat zoe kravitz

all the things she said- tatu

crazy girls- toopoor

kill v maim- grimes (only good thing abt grimes)

hit and run- lolo

ella, elle l’a- france gall

bad girls- mia

babooshka- kate bush

bad reputation- joan jett

monster- kanye west (nicki verse focus)

ecoute cheri- vendredi sur mer

desperado- rihanna

barracuda- heart

les faux monnayeurs

2 heads- coleman hell

la thune- angele

alors on danse- stromae

blow- beyonce

boyish- japanese breakfast

consideration- rihanna, sza

double je- christophe willem

nikes- frank ocean

and july- heize, dean

pink & white- frank ocean

poupee de cire poupee de son- france gall

runs in the family- amanda palmer

si maman si- france gall

lavender and velvet- alina baraz

i’m closing my eyes- potsu

fever- peggy lee

cruel- zayn, cobra starship

eclectic personal picks on replay the last week

girls in the hood- megan thee stallion

talking bout a revolution- tracy chapman

do re mi- blackbear

i drove all night- celine dion

out of the woods- taylor swift

violin- cookiee kawaii

romeo and juliet- dire straits

heartless- kanye west

cuz i love you- lizzo

grande finale- studio killers

basket case- bastille

way up- jaden

ladybug- garçons

russian roulette- red velvet

the actual playlists r all unnecessarily long but if u want a full one for some reason ig feel free to ask and i can put it all together for u!

[slipping-through-my-fingertips]

Klaine Advent 2021

Day 9: Fan

AO3

Notes: as you can see by the amount of text, I had a ton of fun with this prompt today. Will proofread tomorrow.

They were a cover band mostly. Honestly, it was a feat they were a band at all. In high school, they all barely had a grasp on instruments. Blaine was a pro on violin but that wasn’t exactly the vibe they were going for. Through sheer determination, Blaine got better at the piano and learned guitar, Sam went for bass, and Tina as it turns out was a rockstar on drums. Over the years, they all tried to learn each other’s but only Tina had managed to nail all three. However, she wasn’t the only member of the band who knew three instruments, as Blaine loved to remind them. 

He took his violin playing very seriously and kept up with it even if it had begun as something to please his parents growing up. Really backfired on them, didn’t it? Instead of the discipline they thought it would bestow on their son, Blaine fell in love with music and never stopped chasing the high he felt on the night of his first recital. Ten-year-old Blaine thought he was The ShitTM that night. 

Tonight, he was getting pretty close to the heat of walking to center stage, sheet music in front of him, and violin in hand. The silence of the audience, just waiting to see what those strings, bow, and hands could do. Except, the bar they were playing tonight was extremely loud with customers shouting orders to the bartender, a DJ blaring music suggested by the audience, and plenty of people bumping into each other as they moved throughout the place. Still, Blaine felt butterflies and warmth consume him the moment the DJ stopped and The Trio took their places on stage. 

They all took turns singing lead and tonight Blaine was up. The Trio played their hits, ones everyone knows. A mix of oldies and top 40s. At some point in their set, they tried to drop in a few lesser-known songs. Blaine had chosen an up-and-coming UK singer-songwriter. 

He adjusted the microphone and began to sing. 

Oh I, have a hobby of pickin' myself apart

Leavin' people I love waitin' in the dark

And sometimes when I want to cry, I laugh

It's kind of funny

When Blaine sang, he felt it in his bones and the audience could see it as his eyes closed and his body began to act out the lyrics. Especially when he felt as connected to the song he was singing as he did right now. 

Right before the chorus repeated, he opened his eyes instantly spotting a shiny pair of blue eyes in the audience. The man was sitting at the corner of the bar, his whole body turned towards the stage, and his tongue playing with the black paper straw of his dark drink. With the lights, Blaine couldn’t fully appreciate the ensemble he had on but he did rake his eyes over the tightness the skinny jeans gave the length of this man’s legs. This was not the time to wonder how the denim likely clung to his ass but still, the thought crossed his mind. 

I need to stop my excuses and have a real conversation

Need to look in the mirror, stop findin' things that need changin'

Need to stop gettin' drunk, to avoid this situation

I need to stop, lettin' myself down

Luckily, Blaine didn’t botch the lyrics. He knew this song so well despite it only coming out this past year, the lyrics were ingrained in his brain. He didn’t need Spotify Wrapped to tell him his number one song of the year. 

He tried to forget the beautiful man was watching him and let the music wash over him again. This was a performance for more than just the blue-eyed beauty at the bar. Blaine shut his eyes again and blocked out the bar, the man too, and just let Tina’s drums, Sam’s bass, and his guitar fuel him. 

When their set ended, the world around them came back to life. The loudness of the bar and the rush of applause. Performances hadn’t felt like this in a long time. Suddenly, Blaine felt like that little boy with a violin again. After packing up their supplies, The Trio made their way to the bar. 

To Blaine’s delight, the man with blue eyes was still in the same spot. He found a space, directly next to him, to try and grab the bartender's attention, just begging for the universe to do him this one favor. After placing an order for 3 beers, Blaine tried to look casual letting his eyes drift around the bar. Purposefully avoiding the man beside him until he spoke to Blaine directly, which he did. 

“You’re very good,” he said, “all of you.” 

Blaine hoped his expression resemble ‘oh, who me? You’re talking to me,’ and not ‘oh thank god, you noticed me.’

“Thanks. It helps to have a good crowd listening.” 

He took this opportunity to appreciate the outfit he couldn’t see earlier. Regular denim skinny jeans made Blaine think no one else should wear them cause it is no way to compete with this man. A simply light gray tee-shirt underneath an equally tight-fitting green and blue flannel, which only emphasized the ocean of colors in this man’s irises. 

“Even better if they sing along.” 

“Exactly,” Blaine agreed, pleasantly surprised by the man. 

“I’m Kurt.”

“Blaine.” 

I'll try something that I've not before

And like myself a little more now

Maybe it was time to take some advice from his top artist of the year. Wasn’t it time he let himself stumble in love?

“I know,” Kurt replied, taking Blaine way off guard. “I’m a bit of a fan.” 

Wait, what? Blaine was sure he would’ve remember this man if he had seen him at other gigs before. 

The bartended delivered Blaine beers then, cutting them off for a minute. 

“You planning to drink those yourself?” Kurt joked. 

“No,” Blaine blushed, “my bandmates are over there.” 

He pointed to the tables on the other side of the stage.

“Just let me deliver these.” Blaine picked up two of the beers. 

“Need a hand for the third?” Kurt offered.

“Just watch it for me, I’ll be back,” Blaine said, leaving Kurt with his beer and a wink. 

Wow, what a dork he was. Blaine wouldn’t be surprised if he found his beer poured out on the floor and the corner seat occupied by someone else when he returned. 

Tina and Sam were in deep conversation and barely noticed his approach until the pints were in front of them. 

“You’re the best!” Sam exclaimed before instantly chugging half of his. 

Tina took a reasonable sip and asked, “where’s yours?” 

 “Um, left it at the bar.” 

“Someone could drug it, you know,” Sam said, helpfully, “you should’ve texted me I would’ve grabbed one for you.” 

“No, it’s not just sitting there,” Blaine said, tripping over his words. 

Maybe he didn’t need the beer. He was already making a fool of himself without the added alcohol. 

“Oh, I see,” Tina teased, “go on, lover boy, make yourself a date.” 

Took Sam a little longer to get their meaning but when he did he jumped right in beside Tina with the teasing. 

“Or a one-night-stand whatever floats your boat.” 

“Who’s the lucky guy?” Tina asked, batting her eyelashes.

“Shut up, you’re both awful friends. I’m leaving now,” Blaine said, “Enjoy your beers.” 

“We will!” Tina said. 

At the same time, Sam shouted, “Enjoy your man!” 

With a red face, Blaine walked back to the bar where Kurt was still sitting, waiting just for him with a smile.

[steamworksandshadows]

Extremely Large Pile of Halloween Music Recs, 2020 Update!

(Reorganized a bit, and with a whole bunch more songs.)

Classical

Come Little Children - Erutan (ethereal classical)

Transylvanian Lullaby - Erutan (ethereal classical)

Transylvanian Lullaby - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (orchestral classical)

A History of Horror (album) - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra 

Double Trouble - City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra (classical)

Carnival of the Animals: Aquarium - Camille Saint-Saens (eerie classical)

Danse Macabre - Camille Saint Saens (dark classical ballet)

Uranus, the Magician - Gustav Holst (orchestral classical)

The Sorcerer’s Apprentice - Paul Dukas (orchestral classical)

Night on Bald Mountain - Modest Mussorgsky (orchestral classical about witches)

In the Hall of the Mountain King - Edvard Grieg (classical)

Dies Irae - Mozart (threatening choral/orchestral classical)

Don Giovanni, a cenar teco - Mozart (growly baritone/bass opera - the bit where Don Giovanni gets dragged to hell, both in the supernatural religious sense and in the modern internet slang sense)

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor - Bach (classical pipe organ)

String Quartet No. 8 in C Minor (III) - Shostakovich (classical string quartet)

Dance of the Knights - Sergei Prokofiev (classical)

Flowering Vines - Unwoman (ominous cello waltz)

The Carny of Mr Dark - Deathwatch Beetle Repairman (goth pipe organ)

Castlevania organ medley - Ulla Olsson (pipe organ)

This Is Halloween - Vitamin String Quartet (classical string quartet)

Vitamin String Quartet Performs The Nightmare Before Christmas (album)

The Vampire Masquerade - Peter Gundry (classical)

Waltz of the Bone King - Peter Gundry (classical)

Masquerade Suite: Waltz - Aram Khatchaturian (dark classical waltz)

The Comedians, Op. 26: Waltz - Kabalevsky (uneasy classical waltz)

Grim Grinning Ghosts - Myuu (instrumental piano)

Rock, alternative, rockabilly

Haunted - Ashcan Orchid (folk rock)

The Last Steampunk Waltz - Ghostfire (rock waltz)

Bad Moon Rising - Rasputina (cello metal)

In the Hall of the Mountain King - Apocalyptica (metal cello)

Get Your Kicks on Route 666 - Exdevils (metal)

Shoot The Zombies - Andrew Huang / Songs To Wear Pants To (sing-along folk)

Something Wicked That Way Went - Vernian Process (circus rock)

Dark Carnivale - Frenchy and the Punk (indie rock)

Come Alive (War Of The Roses) - Janelle Monae (rock)

Gallows - Coco Rosie (goth indie/alternative)

My Favorite Things - Youn Sun Nah (creepy vocal)

Annabel Lee - Psyche Corporation (electronic alternative)

The Devil Wears a Suit - Kate Miller-Heidke (alternative)

Toxic - Yael Naim (neo-folk)

Crazy For You - Venus de Vilo (indie rock)

Witchy Woman - The Eagles (classic rock)

Goodnight Moon - Shivaree (alternative)

Bela Lugosi’s Dead - Nouvelle Vague (alternative)

Bloodletting (The Vampire Song) - Concrete Blonde (alternative)

Tombstone - Suzanne Vega (alternative)

Off With Your Head - Mz Ann Thropik (alternative)

Poison Apple - Charlene Kaye (rock)

This Is The Night - Harry Potter soundtrack (rock)

Look Out Young Son - Grand Ole Party (rock)

Painkiller - Birdeatsbaby (rock)

Haunted - Frantic Flintstones (rockabilly)

Freaked Out and Psyched Out - Frantic Flintstones (album)

Zombie Riot - Batmobile (rockabilly)

Alice in psycholand - Nekromantix (rockabilly)

She’s My Witch - The Radiacs (rockabilly)

Werewolf - Southern Culture on the Skids (rockabilly)

Human Fly - The Cramps (rockabilly)

Munster Beat! - Martinibomb and The Coconut Monkeyrocket (‘60s pop remix?)

Circus punk, dark cabaret

Charmed, I’m Sure - Circus Contraption (dark circus cabaret)

We’re All Mad - Circus Contraption (dark circus cabaret)

Pink Elephants on Parade - Circus Contraption (dark cabaret)

The Last Waltz - The Magnificent Seven (dark cabaret waltz)

Tango de la Muerte - The Magnificent Seven (rock tango)

Bloody Bones - Beats Antique (dark circus waltz)

Monster Tango - Mucca Pazza (circus punk marching band)

Rumanian Dance No. 1 - Mucca Pazza (circus punk marching band)

Mr. Spider Goes Home to Spiderland - Mucca Pazza (circus punk marching band)

The Trouble - Birdeatsbaby (dark cabaret)

Theatre Noir - Robyn Cage (dark cabaret) (music video)

Jekyll and Hyde - Theoretics (hip-hop)

Lament for a Toy Factory - Dr. Steel (circus rock)

Bogeyman Boogie - Dr. Steel (circus rock)

Circus Apocalypse - Vermillion Lies (dark cabaret)

When You’re Evil - Voltaire (dark cabaret)

BRAINS! - Voltaire (dark cabaret)

Careless Whisper (cover) - Unwoman (electronic cabaret)

Katrinah Josephina - Universal Hall Pass (a capella)

Buried in Water - Dead Man’s Bones (dark waltz)

Metropolitan Waltz - Orpheum Bell (folk waltz)

The Buccaneers’ Waltz - GurdyBird (electronic folk?)

Black Waltz - Amber Asylum (electronic circus thing)

Creepy Clown Symphony - Myuu (self-explanatory)

Americana, bluegrass, blues, soul, funk

In Hell I’ll Be In Good Company - The Dead South (Americana)

Stranger - The Devil Makes Three (Americana)

First and Last Waltz - Nickel Creek (Americana)

Ghosts of Mississippi - The Steeldrivers (bluegrass)

7 Devils - The Goddamn Gallows (bluegrass, rock)

Old devils - William Elliot Whitmore (bluegrass)

Death Come Creeping - Stefan Grossman (bluegrass)

The Devil Wears a Suit and Tie - Colter Wall (Americana)

Shankill Butchers - Sarah Jarosz (Americana)

Hellhound - Shawn James (acoustic blues)

Voodoo Woman - Koko Taylor (blues)

Your Hoodoo Man - Studebaker John & The Hawks (blues)

Voodoo - The Neville Brothers (New Orleans soul)

Voodoo - Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons (soul, funk)

The Witch Queen of New Orleans - Redbone (funk)

I Put a Spell on You - Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (rock ‘n roll)

Jazz, swing

In the Hall of the Mountain King - Duke Ellington (jazz)

I Put a Spell on You - Nina Simone (slow jazz)

I Put a Spell on You - Morgan James (slow jazz)

Old Devil Moon - Frank Sinatra (jazz)

Black Magic Woman - Janice Hagan and Kenny Vehkavaara (jazz)

I’d Rather Be Burned As A Witch - Eartha Kitt (jazz)

Thriller (1930s Jazz Cover) ft. Wayne Brady - Postmodern Jukebox (swing) (alternate link)

The Devil With The Devil - Larry Clinton Orchestra (swing)

Swingin’ at the Seance - Glenn Miller (big band swing)

Spooks - Louis Armstrong (swing)

The Headless Horseman - Bing Crosby (swing)

Skeleton Jangle - Dan Levinson’s Roof Garden Jass Band (swing)

Resurrection Waltz - Lee Presson and the Nails (big band waltz)

Spooky - Puppini Sisters (Andrews Sisters-style swing)

Headless Horseman - Kay Starr (swing)

Hell (Remastered 2016) - Squirrel Nut Zippers (swing)

Ghost of Stephen Foster - Squirrel Nut Zippers (swing)

Memphis Exorcism (Remastered 2016) - Squirrel Nut Zippers (swing)

Boogie Man - Lee Presson and the Nails (swing)

Rattlin’ Bones - Preservation Hall Jazz Band (New Orleans swing)

Save My Soul - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy (New Orleans swing)

Skeletons in the Closet - Louis Armstrong (swing)

Skeletons in the Closet - The Moon-Rays (swing)

The Mack - Beat Circus (swing - doesn’t seem very Halloween at first, until the tuba player gets murdered in the middle of the song. I swear it makes sense.)

Balrog Boogie - Diablo Swing Orchestra (swing)

Voodoo Mon Amour - Diablo Swing Orchestra (swing)

The House Is Haunted - Casa Loma Orchestra (swing)

Skeleton Jangle - Viva La Rocca (swing)

Two Little Men in a Flying Saucer - Ella Fitzgerald (swing)

Grim Grinning Ghosts - The Dapper Dans (barbershop)

Grim Grinning Ghosts - The Dapper Dans (in person) (barbershop)

Halloween Medley - The Cadaver Dans (barbershop)

Pop

Full Moon Tonight - Silvastone feat. Bellsaint (pop)

Demons - Hayley Kiyoko (pop)

Season of the Witch - Lana del Rey (pop)

A Little Wicked - Valerie Broussard (pop)

Halloween - Aqua (pop)

Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This) - violin/cello/bass cover - Simply Three (electronic pop)

Shoot The Zombies (Pink Fluffy Unicorns Remix) - Andrew Huang (happy pop)

I Put a Spell on You (no movie dialogue) - Winifred Sanderson (pop musical)

Electro-swing

Fear & Delight - The Correspondents (electro-swing)

Midnight - Caravan Palace (electro-swing) (alternate link)

Midnight - Swingrowers (different electro-swing)

Old House - Dirty Honkers (electro-swing)

Devil’s Samba - Sim Gretina (Latin-flavored electro-swing)

Devil’s Got My Soul - Victor and the Bully (rock/electro-swing)

Cuphead: Railroad Wrath (Electro-Swing Remix) - The Musical Ghost (electro-swing)

Cuphead: One Hell of a Time (Electro-Swing Remix) - The Musical Ghost (electro-swing)

Bendy and the Ink Machine: The Devil’s Swing - Fandroid (electro-swing)

Bendy and the Ink Machine: The Devil’s Swing (Glitch-Swing Remix) - The Musical Ghost (glitch-swing)

Undertale: Spider Dance (Glitch-Swing Remix) - The Musical Ghost (glitch-swing)

Undertale: Spider Dance (Sim Gretina Remix) - Sim Gretina (funk/glitch/chiptune)

Luigi’s Mansion (Remix) - Qumu Music (chiptune, electro-swing)

Undertale: Ghost Fight & Dummy (Peggy Suave Swing Remix) - Sim Gretina (electro-swing)

Electronica, EDM

Backstreet Bones: Everycorpse - Sim Gretina (uhhh…spoopy Halloween EDM remix of Backstreet Boys? If you click on nothing else, click on this one. It’s very worth it, I promise.)

Macabre Rotting Girl Feat. Kathy-chan - Sim Gretina (adorable electro)

Sim Gretina feat. Kathy chan: Let The Monsters Free (µThunder Remix) - µThunder (EDM) 

Ghost in the Machine - PrototypeRaptor (complextro)

Spooky Tune - PrototypeRaptor (complextro)

Nullifcation [Underground] (Legend of Zelda remix) - PrototypeRaptor (grimy EDM)

Grim Grinning Ghost (Remix) - The Living Tombstone (EDM)

Undertale: Megalovania (Sim Gretina Remix) - Sim Gretina (EDM)

Undertale: Spooktune (Sim Gretina Remix) - Sim Gretina (EDM)

Spooky Scary Skeletons (Remix) - The Living Tombstone (EDM)

Warren Zevon: Werewolves of London (Daheen Rmx) - Daheen (psytrance)

Interlude: Limbo - Yoshimasu Kamiya (ambient horror)

Bloodstone - Amon Tobin (atmospheric glitch)

Volk - Thom Yorke (ambient horror)

The Horror - RJD2 (instrumental hip-hop)

Crybaby - Drum & Lace (indescribable brooding atmospheric)

The Kid Who Drowned At Summer Camp - Hot Sugar (instrumental hip-hop)

The Darkest Evening of the Year - Emancipator (downtempo)

Halloween Funtime REMIXMONSTRousMASHup - Pretty Lights (EDM)

HALLOWEEN Theme Song (DJ Deville Trap Remix) - DJ Deville (trap)

The Oogie Boogie (Man) - Duke Skellington (glitch-hop)

Stranger Things Theme Song (Michael Jobity & The Foreign Machine Remix) - Michael Jobity, The Foreign Machine (synthwave - my personal favorite remix of this theme)

Stranger Things Theme Song (C418 REMIX) - C418 (synthwave)

Stranger Things (Louis Futon Flip) - Louis Futon (chillstep)

Stranger Things Theme (Slicey Remix) - Slicey (trap)

Stranger Things - Theme Song (Oscar Wylde Trap Remix) - Oscar Wylde (trap)

Ghostbusters (Kill Paris Remix) - Kill Paris (EDM, future funk - by far my favorite remix of the Ghostbusters theme)

The Ghostbusters Theme (Remix) - The Living Tombstone (EDM)

Ghostbusters Remix - Matheo (EDM)

Ghostbusters Remix - Fat Noize (dubstep)

Lady Gaga: Monster (Starfuckers Remix) - Starfuckers (EDM)

Lady Gaga: Monster (Chew Fu Remix) - Chew Fu (electro-house)

Michael Jackson: Thriller (James Egbert Remix) - James Egbert (electro-house)

Michael Jackson - Thriller [The Reflex Halloween Disco Edit] - The Reflex (moody, indescribable IDM(?))

Beetlejuice (Dubstep Mix) - Figure (dubstep)

The Addams Family (Figure Remix) - Figure (dubstep)

Hedwig’s Theme (KE KRA’s Trap Remix) - KE KRA (trap)

Stress - Justice (French electronic…something)

Things I thought were funny

Werewolf Bar Mitzvah - 30 Rock (parody novelty record)

A Hard Days Night of the Living Dead - The Zombeatles (zombie rock)

Schüttel deinen Speck - Peter Fox (witches’ dance video) (the track by itself)

In the Hall of the Mountain King - Portsmouth Sinfonia (experimental orchestra from the ‘70s - google them, you absolutely will not regret it)

Gangnam Busters - FAROFF (Ghostbusters/Gangnam Style mashup - annoyingly, it works far better than you think it will)

[ladyonfire28]

My French music Masterpost

So since half of the population is in quarantine right now I thought I could make a list of some french/ french speaking artists and songs that I listen to and that you could also discover since we all have time to kill. 

Obviously I cannot put every single artist and song I  know and listen to so it’ll be a bit of mix of my favorite albums/ artists of the past few years but also what i’m listening at the moment ! 

Pop/ R&B

Angèle 

She’s a 23 year old Belgian singer. Her first album was a HUGE hit last year and she got 5 news songs out in November too. She’s also been dating a woman for a few months.

I would recommend to listen to her whole album Brol , it’s quite a bop. Also there are two songs about wlw relationship called « Ta Reine » and « Tu me regardes ». That last song was a kind of coming out song btw, we were all freaking out when we listened to it the first time lmao.

Favorite songs: Les matins, Flemme, Flou, Nombreux, Ta reine, Tu me regardes, J’entends

Clara Luciani

She’s a 27 year old French artist. 2019 was truly her year. She’s has an incredible voice and I just love her energy. She’s an amazing songwriter too. Her first album is called Sainte Victoire.

Favorite songs: La grenade, Les fleurs, On ne meurt pas d’amour, Drôle d’époque, Nue, Dors, Ma Soeur, Bovary.

Christine and the Queens

I think a lot of you know her already. She’s also a queer and pansexual artist. I have to say I really LOVED her first album Chaleur Humaine, one of the best albums of the past decade, but I didn’t love as much her second album (Chris) or her new EP (La vita nuova). I mean they’re good, but her first album was really something else. And it’s also just my opinion !

Favorite songs : iT (it’s in English though), Saint Claude, Science Fiction, Half Ladies, Paradis Perdus, Chaleur Humaine, Nuit 17 à 52, Intranquilité, Amazoniaque, Jonathan, La marcheuse, L’étranger

Therapie TAXI

This is a pretty fun band, their first album has been quite popular. They’re pretty unique and sometimes their songs and lyrics are let’s say... bold lmao. I haven’t listen to all their songs though, there’s like 25 songs in their first album and 15 in their second aha. But they also have so many bops. 

Favorite songs: Hit Sale, J’en ai marre, Salop(e), Avec ta zouz

Aya Nakamura

Aya is now a r&b/pop superstar here in France and even in other countries in Europe. She’s 25 and you can hear her songs in every night club and party here. Can’t say her lyrics are very elaborated but her songs are real bops and the best to dance to in your room lmao

Favorite songs: Djadja, La dot, Pompom, Copines, Pookie, Sucette, 40%, Comportement

Lous and the Yakuza

She’s a 23 year old belgian artist. She only has 3 songs out for now, but i’ve been pretty obsessed with them. Her lyrics are pretty great too (and she’s SO beautiful omg). 

Favorite songs : Dilemme, Tout est gore, Solo

Yseult

Yseult is a 24 year old french singer/songwriter. She’s has a beautiful voice and the beats are also great. I haven’t listened to all her songs though, I only heard her new EP Noir which is great.

Favorite songs: Corps, Nos souvenirs, Noir, 5H

Indie/electro rock/folk :

Pomme

Pomme is very famous in the LGBTQ community in France, but i haven’t listened much to her songs (yet). She’s a 24 year old french and lesbian singer songwriter. Her songs talk about love, anxiety, and even death. She has a such beautiful voice too.

Favorite songs: On brûlera, A peu près, Anxiété, Je sais pas danser

The Dø

The Dø are a finnish/french duo and also one of my favorite band (they sing in english though). They made of of my favorite albums of the last decade, Shake Shook Shaken, which came out in 2014. Their first albums sounded more folk/indie rock, but their third album is much more electro. And the album is about the break up of the lead singer, Olivia Merilahti, and the musician, Dan Levy. One of my favorite song of all time is in their second album Both Ways Open Jaws and is called Too Insistent.

Favorite songs: On my shoulders, Too Insistent, Sparks, Despair Hangover & Ecstasy, Opposite Ways, Anita No!, Nature Will Remain.

Izia

Izia is a singer but also an actress, you may know her from La Belle Saison, Samba, or Un peuple et son roi. I listened a lot to her third album La vague, that was released in 2015. it’s much more electro that what she used to do before. Her two first albums were much more rock albums. She’s got a new album out but i haven’t listen to it yet.

Favorite songs: Hey, La vague, You, Les ennuis, Bridges, Tomber

Mansfield.YTA

The band is composed of 2 women, Julia Lanoë et Carla Pallone. Julia is in other bands/ projects such as Sexy Sushi and Kompromat. Unlike those two last bands that are very electro, Mansfield is something more nuanced. It sounds more like indie folk and mixes different style. You can hear electric instruments but also violin, harmonium, piano etc. And it’s pretty melodramatic.  They sing in french and english.

Favorite songs: Et demain déja, Pour oublier je dors, Mon amoureuse, Gilbert De Clerc

Electro :

Stromae

You might have heard of that Belgian guy. His album Racine Carré (released in 2013) is too me the best of the decade and his song “Papaoutai” was a huge hit in Europe. He’s a pure genius. His lyrics are super deep and usually quite dark but he makes incredible beats that are very electro. If his second album is definitely his most popular album, his first one Cheese, was also so so great and his first single “Alors on Danse” was a huge hit (Kanye West did a remix of it). He also directed Billie Eilish’s “Hostage” music video. That dude is just incredible. But after his huge success his did a burn out and his mental health got very bad. He stopped making music since then. 

Favorite songs: Peace or Violence, Alors on danse, Dodo, Je Cours, House’llelujah, papaoutai, bâtard, ave cesaria, tous les mêmes, formidable humain à l’eau, sommeil

Rap :

I have to say i’ve been listening to a lot of french rap this past couple of years so i won’t list all the rappers i listen to, especially since i’m pretty sure most of you aren’t interested in rap. But I still have to list some of them that have been very popular recently. France has a huge and very diverse rap culture.

Fauve

Actually that collective is actually not a rap band at all. They do more like spoken word songs but didn’t where also to put them lol. The band broke up 5 years but I still listen to them a lot today. It’s one of my fav band too. Their lyrics are really well written and beautiful. It usually talks about the “youth malaise” and their frustrations, heartbreaks and anger etc. They made 1 EP et 2 LP. 

Favorite songs: Blizzard, Cock Music Smart Music, Nuits Fauves, Haut les Coeurs, Rub a Dub, Voyous, Infirmière, Vieux frères, Lettre à Zoé, Paraffine, Tallulah, T.R.W, Les Hautes Lumières 

Meryl

Meryl is a 24 year old french martinican rapper. Before making her own music she used to write and compose melodies for other famous french rappers. She’s very influenced by her roots and and she also sings some of her songs in creole. I love how different and diverse her music is. 

Favorite songs: Coucou, AH LALA, Béni, Désolé, La brume

Aloïse Sauvage 

Aloïse is a multi talented french singer/ actress/ dancer. She released her first EP in 2019 called Jimy and her very first album Dévorantes was released in February 2020. She’s definitely a queer artist (99% sure she’s lesbian but she’s never confirmed it so anyway + her little sister is 100% a lesbian aha) and she talks about lgbtq issues in some of her songs, but also about her own issues and all. Her lyrics are beautifully written. And she’s also a ray of sunshine so there’s nothing to dislike about her haha. 

Favorite songs: Dévorantes, Si on s’aime, A l’horizontale, Et cette tristesse, Jimy, Présentement, L’orage

Roméo Elvis

Roméo isn’t french but belgian. He’s the big brother of Angèle. I actually knew about her because of him. He’s less known than her now obviously but he’s still quite popular. His rap is pretty soft and chill. I preferred his collaborations with Le Motel (who was his producer) more than his “solo” album but he still got some good songs on his last album.

Favorite songs: Morale, Nappeux, Drôle de question, Bébé aime la drogue, J’ai vu (feat. Angèle), Lenita, Chocolat, Normal, Dis-moi 

Lomepal

Lomepal is a french rapper. He’s known for writing songs that are pretty elaborated with chill and melodic beats. I also call is rap “soft”. He usually talks about his loneliness and insecurities

Favorite songs: 70, Yeux disent, Club, Trop beaux, 1000°C, X-Men, Plus de larmes

PNL

PNL is the most popular cloud rap band of the past few of years. They’re two brothers NOS and Ademo and they’re famous for using vocoder when they rap. Like a lot of vocoder lol. But they’re also very known for working with some of the best beat makers in the industry. If the way they rap is sometimes pretty hard, their beats are very chill and cool. In their songs they talk a lot of their life as dealers in the french banlieue, their struggles, how tough their lives were but also how their lives today isn’t set and how they’re not necessarily happier today. Their third album “Dans la légende” was a huuuuge hit in France, and their latest album “Deux frères” just as much if not more. 

Favorite songs: Recherche du bonheur, DA, Dans la légende, Luz de Luna, Humain, Bené, Jusqu’au dernier gramme, Blanka, A l’ammoniaque, Shenmue, Menace, Déconnecté, La misère est si belle

Other songs that I listen to at the moment : 

“Le temps est bon” - Bon Entendeur (electro)

“De mon âme à ton âme” - Kompromat (electro)

“Reste” - Maitre Gims feat Sting (pop)

“Les méchants” - Heuss l’enfoiré (rap)

“C’est plus l’heure” - Franglish feat Dadju, Vegeta (r&b)

“De l’autre côté”-  Ninho feat Nekfeu (rap)

“Blanche” - Maes (rap)

“La complainte du soleil” - Laura Cahen (from I Lost My Body OST)

Some french speaking “classic” songs that  I listen to and that you probably don’t know (from the 50′s to 00′s) :

“Une valse à mille temps” - Jacques Brel

“La foule” - Edith Piaf 

“Chanson pour l’auvergnat” - Georges Brassens 

“Je t’aimais, je t’aime et je t’aimerai” - Francis Cabrel 

“Ma préférence” - Julien Clerc

“La nuit je mens” - Alain Bashung 

“Foule sentimentale” - Alain Souchon

“Mistral gagnant” - Renaud 

“Sensualité” - Axelle Red

“Manhattan Kaboul” - Renaud feat. Axelle Red

“Onde sensuelle” - M 

“Et dans 150 ans” - Raphaël 

“A la faveur de l’automne” - Tété

“L’aventurier” - Indochine 

French LGBTQ+ artists 

This past few years a few lgbtq artists have blown up here and like 4 lesbian artists have been nominated for best new artist this year at the french grammy award called Victoire de la musique (and one of them one the award, Pomme). Unfortunately i’m not very good at discovering new artists so i’m quite late and i haven’t been able to listen to a lot of them. But if you want to discover them yourself here are few lgbtq artists: 

Already mentioned: Angèle, Pomme, Julia Lanoë/ Rebekka Warrior (Sexy Sushi, Kompromat, Mansfield.YTA), Christine and the Queens, Aloïse Sauvage

More : Hoshi,  Suzane, Eddy de Pretto, Safia Nolin (she’s from Quebec)

[dialovers-translations]

Diabolik Lovers GRAND EDITION for Switch ;; More, Blood ー Reiji Dark [Epilogue]

Monologue

ーー Is there a point in doing this?

When asked said question, I can only reply with

‘I have no answer.’

This dance party is nothing but a manisfestation of all ridiculous things 

in this world, put together in one.

Everything is a lie, yet everything is reality.

Exactly. In short, in this world deceit and truth,

exist as two sides of the same coin.

That might sound like a contradiction,

but it is in fact the case.

If you fail to comprehend this,

you shal lose your composure, and resort to displaying

shameful behavior, I suppose.

Those who have witnessed the truth of this world,

should have realized this long ago,

or so I thought.

ー The scene starts with a flashback at the ballroom 

Reiji: ( Ridiculous...A birthday party? Why are we holding this farce...? )

( A birthday is nothing but the start of a tragedy...Especially, to Vampires such as ourselves... )

♫♫♫♫

Female aristocrat B: ...Wonderful...Shuu-sama...~

Female aristocrat C: What a stunning melody...

Female aristocrat B: Somehow it’s so very touching...It is making me emotional... (1)

Reiji: ( ...So what exactly is so beautiful about that tune...? I can’t comprehend in the slightest. )

Beatrix: Reiji.

Reiji: ...Mother. Is something the matter?

Beatrix: I heard you were gifted something wonderful by your Father?

Reiji: Aah...Although it does not compare to the violin given to Shuu.

Beatrix: Fufu. Please don’t sulk like that.

Reiji: Sulk?

Beatrix: Shuu was born before you, making him the eldest son of the family after all.

Reiji: ( Gee. (2) Is she implying I’m sulking because I did not receive as nice of a gift as Shuu did? )

I am already aware of that. Well then, mother, if you’d excuse me now.

Beatrix: Oh dear. Are you leaving so soon?

Reiji: The star of the party being here is plenty, right? ...Well then.

ー Reiji steps away

Beatrix: Reiji...

ー The scene shifts to the balcony

Reiji: Haah, good grief...I might be able to act in a way which is fit for the occasion, I just can’t bring myself to like this sort of thing.

Why does Father insist on continuing to play pretend and hold these human-like events...?

Someone of Father’s caliber...Why...?

*Cling*

Reiji: A watch which counts down the remaining time in this world, huh...? Why did Father decide to gift me such a thing...?

( Father’s decisions always puzzle me. Although I am certain he is always thinking several steps ahead... )

( Yet, I fail to understand him. Am I just too shallow-minded? Or perhaps...? )

( The Great Vampire gazed too long into the abyss (3)...and became an ordinary person, or something...? )

I simply cannot feel joy from someone with the potential to become extranordinary...choosing to lower himself to the level of a commoner...

( Who cares about this family or inheriting the throne. You have to dream big...Fulfilling all ambitions and desires. )

( It would be such an easy feat...So Father’s decision to refrain from doing so seems incredibly foolish to me... )

*Cling*

*Tick tick*

♫♫♫♫

Reiji: ...Oh dear...Is that guy still playing the violin?

( Not thinking is very sly way of living since it allows you to burn a blind eye to everything... )

( Simply laying the blame on someone else... )

...This melody makes me want to gag.

ー The flashback ends

Yui: Haah...In the end, I can’t sleep even after returning to the manor.

As to be expected, my mind feels foggy...

ー She gazes up at the moon

Reiji: Tonight’s moon is remarkable, don’t you think? So very big...It makes me tingle with excitement.

Yui: Reiji-san.

Reiji: Are you not resting? You look rather exhausted.

Yui: I just can’t seem to fall asleep...How about you?

Reiji: Me neither. I was...recalling several things from the past.

Yui: The past? Now that’s new.

Reiji: Hmph. Coming here, I finally realized that this moon must be to blame.

Yui: Reiji-san?

Reiji: Whether we want it or not, Vampires are extremely sensitive to the moon, you see.

We are different from you foolish, lowly animals. (4)

Yui: Animals, you say...?

Reiji: Ah, my apologies. I suppose beasts are actually more sensitive to these kind of natural phenomena, are they not?

In that case, I suppose we can conclude that you humans are below animals in that regard.

Yui: Haah...

Reiji: Fufu...A sigh, huh?

Yui: ...Just like you said, it is true that animals and insects are more in touch with nature...

Reiji: Hmph. So you admit it.

Well, to prove my point, you did not seen to sense anything about the people we met this afternoon...

Yui: Eh?

Reiji: For Vampires, did you not feel like something was slightly off about them?

Yui: When you mention it...They did seem somewhat odd.

Their aura seemed different from the people living in this house...

Reiji: I finally realized after getting the chance to talk to them for a while but...I am almost certain that they are former humans.

Yui: Eh!? Human!?

( I have heard about humans slowly turning into Vampires as a side effect of having their blood sucked by one... )

...Is that the ‘awakening’ you told me about before?

Reiji: I wonder? However, I believe those people became Vampires all at the same time.

Usually, an awakening proceeds progressively, with the moment of completion happening very suddenly, which makes it very difficult to pinpoint exactly.

Yui: In that case...

Reiji: Most likely, someone intentionally turned them into Vampires...

On top of that, all four simultaneously, get it?

Yui: ...Who would do such a thing?

Reiji: Hm...It has been rather tricky to deduct the answer to said question.

Although I am certain it has to be a Vampire who holds a certain amount of power...

*Cling*

Yui: Reiji-san...?

( He’s looking at a pocket watch, that’s a sight you don’t see very often... )

Reiji: ーー Well, either way...The fact we found something which can serve as a clue is something worth rejoicing over.

Now, your hand, please.

Yui: Eh?

ー Music starts playing in the background

Reiji: Please do not make me wait. It’s a wonderful night...Somehow I’m in the mood to dance.

Yui: Y-Yes...

Reiji: Exactly...You are doing great.

Yui: ...What happened? Reiji-san...

Reiji: The fact I’m dancing like this?

Yui: That is part of it as well but...You seem rather cheerful.

Reiji: Hmph. Of course I am?

Yui: ...?

Reiji: You see, Vampires are creatures who live in boredom by default.

Yui: ...

Reiji: Amidst all of that, those guys suddenly showed themselves...This feeling that something might be about to happen...Fufu...

Yui: I-I think it would be better if this all passes peacefully though...

Reiji: I am sure hypocrites such as yourself are the only ones who would feel that way.

It is only normal for all living things to fight amongst, devour or even bring ruin upon one another.

Yui: ...I simply don’t understand...

Reiji: I would assume so. Which is why you only ever get devoured.

Yui: ...

Reiji: Oh well. In that regard, you could say that the existence of someone such as yourself...is exactly what gives us a thrill.

Yui: Is that so...?

Reiji: Don’t you think it is only natural for us to get excited if after days and days of boredom, a delicious feast suddenly comes waltzing in?

Yui: Feast...Are you referring to me?

Reiji: Oh? You will admit it yourself?

Yui: Yes...I keep on being told I’m a prey after all...

Even if I were to deny it, I still would not be able to fight back against you and the others...

Reiji: Makes sense. There is an overwhelming difference in power after all.

Yui: That’s a given but, mentally as well...I simply can’t stay that strong.

Reiji: However, if you do not like being overpowered by the strong...You have no other choice but to become stronger yourself, don’t you think?

If there’s a logic of the weak, there is a logic of the strong as well.

It is simply unthinkable that all living beings in this world live by the same logic.

After all, someone such as yourself who can find satisfaction with being devoured, looks very silly from my point of view.

Yui: That’s...

Reiji: It seems like you are not aware of this yet yourself, but there are also those who fail to awaken as a Vampire and drop to the lowest pits of hell (5) instead.

Yui: ...Is that so?

Reiji: Fufu...A little late but have you perhaps become scared?

Oh well, I suppose all you can do is pray that will not happen to you.

Or rather, show me some determination. It is exactly that attitude of yours which grinds my gears.

Always trying to rely on others for something to happen. It is very impudent, you know?

You are gravely mistaken if you believe things will turn out as you wish, without you having to make any sacrifices yourself.

If you do wish to sacrifice anything, you have no other choice but to keep quiet and...continue to have your blood sucked by me.

ー Reiji steps closer

Reiji: See, like this...

ー He bites her

Yui: ...! Reiji-san, sto...

Reiji: ...Nn...

Yui: Kuh...

Reiji: Fufu...Like this, step-by-step, you should just come closer to becoming one of us...

That might be your true path in life after all...

To make up for the overwhelming difference in power...You have no other choice but to awaken.

Yui: ( ...Kuh...At this rate, I’ll...become a Vampire? )

( However, there’s a possibility I can’t even do that... )

( What should I do...? I hate how I’m always so indecisive... )

( While I don’t like being toyed with as they please, part of me still wants to be accepted by them... )

( My feelings, wishes and desires are all mixing together, I just don’t know anymore... )

ーー TO BE CONTINUED ーー

Translation notes

(1) She refers to 胸騒ぎ or ‘mune-sawagi’ here, which means ‘an uneasy feeling’ in your chest.

(2) In current-day Japanese, まいったな or ‘maittana’ is a very casual way to express surprise, or to admit defeat depending on the context. As is the case with many expressions, I assume that in the past, it was actually a very formal and common, which is why Reiji uses it here. 

(3) I had to look up this expression as well, but it basically means that you worry too much about the past, or feel burdened by your demons from the past.

(4) The word 畜生 or ‘chikushou’ is most commonly used as a curse word nowadays, meaning something like ‘damn it!’. However, it’s original meaning is ‘beast’ or ‘brute’. 

(5) The term 外道 or ‘gedou’ literally means you have ‘strayed away from/been removed from the path’ and originates from Buddhist teachings, where it refers to someone who failed to reach enlightenment. 

[bennybentacles]

Extra-Ordinary: My Life as Number Seven

Grace Hargreeves

Grace Hargreeves, our mother. our mother did everything for us. she made us feel loved in a house that didn't allow emotions to grow, made us feel safe in a place full of threats and she made us feel alive in the place that slowly killed all of us.

our mother did everything for us, from making our bed to bandaging our wounds. our mother is very caring, always offering quick hugs and a kiss on our foreheads whenever our father wasn't looking, because i know if our father knew that our mother has been giving us affections our mother will be in a very big trouble. because of this fact, all of us has learnt to treasure every bit of affection that our mother had managed to sneak in, from the cute arrangements of our breakfast food to the tight hugs that she gave whenever anyone of us had managed to see her on the hallway

the kraken was the closest to our mother. the kraken spent almost all of his free times helping our mother with her every task despite our mother telling the kraken that he should've spent his free times playing with all of us. the kraken always listened to our mother and everytime our mother tried to reinforce some rules that we weren't obeying the kraken would threaten us, saying that we should listen to our mother if we didn't want to get stabbed. on nights, our mother had to bid the kraken goodnight the last because the kraken always hogged our mother, pulling every tricks that he had for our mother to give him longer hugs and kiss his forehead twice. our mother would always give the kraken's little request and when our mother noticed that she spent the most time saying goodnight to the kraken they came into a compromise

our mother did a lot of things for the house. she did the cleaning, the cooking and she also helped all of us get ready for the day. until today it still amazes me whenever i think of the fact that she used to do her chores and more in her high heels and not once did she ever lose her balance. our mother is very graceful, her name truly fitting her. our mother always wore her dresses and her high heels that always made the most comforting sound against our floorboards, signalling that she is the one who is checking on all of us and not our father.

our mother is also very smart, she knew a lot of topics and because of this when we were required to learn various topics she started tutoring us. i remember how she would enter our classroom and how a smile would always be placed on her red lips, as if she wont spend the next few hours teaching us even though we don't have the motivation to learn. our mother never got mad at us when we didn't get her lessons quickly and she would always adjust her teaching methods instead of forcing us to learn with the methods that clearly won't work for us.

when the boy ran away, our mother argued with our father and told him that he should call authorities because her son is missing yet no matter how much our mother tried to tell our father to alert people of his missing kid, our father never yielded and i remember how our mother, in the following days, failed to remember that the boy never came back. she used to call the boy for dinners and she used to arrange food for the boy and she only stopped once pogo talked to her. i do not know what they have talked about but after that, our mother stopped calling for the boy

our mother tried to stop the sèance from diving deep into his addiction and there are times where she had managed to coax the sèance into sobriety, a feat that only she had achieved. our mother used to hug the sèance through his withdrawal, never seeming to give up on the sèance despite the fact that everybody else did. our mother always welcomed the sèance with her open arms even when the sèance broke his promise to our mother once again and got high and i think if our mother didn't coddle the sèance maybe he would've eventually stopped using .

our mother taught me how to play violin. we used to spend hours together poring over music sheets and i remember how she would always correct my every mistake and not even once did i feel stupid when she was teaching me. when i got too frustrated with my lessons and i would cry and ask to stop she never told me to stop crying and continue to play, which i know is what my father would've done if he was the one who was teaching me and to this day i am thankful that my mother is patient enough that she never gave up on me.

when the horror got into his accident, our mother and pogo did everything to save him and i remember how our mother pulled us all aside and calmly told us that we deserved to know the truth and told us that the horror has a slim chance of surviving and we should brace ourselves for every possible outcome. i felt thankful for our mother for telling us the truth instead of lying about the horror's condition and making us hope. when the horror died, our mother was the one who had tried to revive him and i remember how our mother tried to process that one of her child died again and i remember how the kraken hugged our mother, seeking for comfort.

our mother couldn't arrange the horror's funeral because she had to console everybody and try to make the sèance sober for the horror's funeral, and sadly no matter how hard my mother tried she hadn't managed to be successful that time. our mother stood on the side when our father turned his eulogy for the horror into another lecture for everybody. and i remember on how she had to usher us inside after we are left alone on our courtyard, all of us receiving a hug from our mother and yet somehow that hug didn't manage to bring warmth into my soul

when the sèance ran away i heard my mother saying that she wish that the sèance would be safe our there. weeks later our mother took one look at the horror's statue and went back into our home, a clear sign of her hate towards the monument that our father built. when i packed my bags and went to our mother to bid my farewell i remember our mother telling me to stay safe and to never return because she fears if i return our father may not let me our of the mansion ever again. i hoped i could've ran away with our mother and lived a normal life with her finally being free from our father but sadly we couldn't because spaceboy stayed and our mother refused to leave him no matter how much the kraken and i begged her to leave.

i have never seen my mother again and her last memory that i have of her was her trying to keep my safe. i wish i can see my mother again, and everyday i hope that she stayed well so that we can meet once more. our mother did everything for us, loved us so badly and it is a shame that she can only do so much to protect us from our father.

[shemakesmusic-uk]

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Madison, WI-bred and Chicago-based band Slow Pulp recently announced Moveys, their self-produced debut album, and shared its first single 'Idaho.' Now the band shares another song off of the forthcoming record, entitled 'Falling Apart.' The track, featuring Alex G collaborator Molly Gemer on violin, is accompanied by a fantastical music video about feeling lost in a familiar landscape. Director Jake Lazovick, places Emily in a transient world, surrounded by flying objects and missing pieces. The clip features nostalgic animations, body doubles for social distancing purposes, and an homage to Massey's background as a ballet dancer. Read more about the song from Massey below: "As we were finishing up writing the album my parents got into a serious car accident and I came back home to help take care of them. A couple of weeks later COVID-19 started getting worse in the US, and quarantine began. Life felt completely surreal, everything had drastically changed and at such a rapid pace. It was especially strange because everyone was experiencing the same thing at the same time, but couldn’t be physically with each other to support each other. I felt like I couldn’t process any emotions I had about the whole ordeal because I had to keep it together to take care of my family. It became easier to stay numb, and create a facade that I was doing ok, than it was to release any type of healthy emotion for a long time. Luckily I did allow myself to have a full on breakdown induced by a stubbed toe and confusion over taxes, sometimes it’s the littlest things that finally get you."

Soap Detox met a party, and somehow their friendship sustained during the lengthy hangover that followed. A frisky Swedish three-piece with a lust for melody and good times, their raucous garage-pop is already making waves in their homeland. A full EP is incoming, with Soap Detox trailing this with their irresistible new single 'Give Me Gore'. A three minute fuzz pop wonder, it's a clanking, cheeky, subversive statement from a group who thrive on such things. The video features their shorn-headed lead singer in full form, accompanied by her band mates. Directed by Evelyn Del Carmen and Ebba Sylvan, you can check it out above. [via Clash]

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A few weeks ago, Ciara gave birth to her son Win. Last night, she shared a video that she evidently recorded while she was very, very pregnant. Ciara’s new song 'Rooted' is a statement of Black pride, a clear statement of solidarity with the protest movement that’s swept across America and the rest of the world these past few months. It’s a hard, kinetic track with vocals from the songwriter Esther Dean. But the song, at least right now, feels more like a vehicle for the video. Like a lot of Ciara videos, the 'Rooted'�� clip is built around bodies dancing. In this one, though, one of those bodies belongs to Ciara, who dances with her belly exposed and who looks like she’s about to give birth any second. To watch someone dance this hard while that pregnant is an actual marvel, a near-superhuman feat. The 'Rooted' video is full of Black iconography, and it features the faces of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor. All throughout, Ciara presents an image of motherly strength. Annie Bercy directs. [via Stereogum]

Hazel English releases the new video for her single ‘Five And Dime’ taken from her debut album Wake UP! which is out now on Marathon Artists. ‘Five and Dime’ is a woozy, idyllic view into Hazel’s world, which is built on timeless-sounding melodies, retro-tinged soundscapes and a knack for resonant lyrics. The mid-tempo number is reminiscent of the playful love songs of ’60s pop, as Hazel frustratedly muses on a love interest who is consuming her thoughts and detracting from her focus, “Gotta get away cause you’re taking up all of my time / You know I need my space so I’m heading to the Five and Dime.” Speaking about the new video, Hazel says: “'Five and Dime' is about longing for escape and freedom so I thought it would be fun to create an idyllic beach vacation, constructed from a set with cardboard cut out waves and fake palm trees. The idea behind it is that while I'm fantasizing about escaping to a tropical place, it's clear I'm just kind of stuck in this pretend version of it. I wanted to evoke the nostalgia of Hollywood musicals from the '50s and '60s, complete with dance choreography and bright colourful costumes.”

Katy Perry has released her second video for 'Smile,' featuring the pop star playing a video game version of herself as she battles giant spiders, circus trapeze acts and more while dressed as a clown. Much of the video is in CGI, with a live-action Perry playing the video game in her house (while also dressed as a clown). [via Rolling Stone]

Global superstar, Miley Cyrus has unveiled 'Midnight Sky,' a track that showcases a new direction for the always evolving artist.  The song, which was inspired by the past year of her life, is accompanied by a video that Miley self-directed.  In creating the song and video, Miley drew from strong female musical icons, like Stevie Nicks, Joan Jett, and Debbie Harry, who have always been so generous, and have been her greatest allies and inspiration.  The video showcases Miley as her true self: unapologetic, diverse, sexy, confident, experimental, and strong. The video takes viewers through Miley’s creative vision which displays her complete control of the narrative often told through the mouths of the media. Miley is at peace with who she is and has nothing to prove. As a musician she continues to push boundaries and experiment with her sound and look. Miley has proven to be many things, but boring is not one of them.

Chelsea Collins is nonconformist pop singer with a vision. For the captivating new 'Water Run Dry,' a collaboration with rapper, singer and fellow Bay Area-native 24kGoldn, Collins's infectious pop melodies glide over a hypnotic beat. Relatable lyrics about a faltering relationship reveal a depth of experience for the 21-year-old, with a wistful chorus lamenting, "there's no good in goodbye." The Roxana Baldovin-directed visuals for the track are an eyeful — Collins and 24kGoldn play house in an oversized, colorful California dollhouse, interspersed with images of a little girl playing with literal Barbies. The message? "I wanted this song and video to execute the world that's inside of my head — somewhat similar to a weird vintage rom com where at first the drama of love is so toxic, passionate and thrilling but eventually my lover and I have a happy ending," Collins tells NYLON. "Unfortunately reality isn't as fun and it kinda feels like some cranky dude is controlling your path, who's lowkey salty whenever something feels too amazing," she continues. "My intuition will tell me to run, but I'm notorious for acting like a Stepford wife, trying to recreate my past feelings yet they're all super robotic. Maybe one day I'll get lucky and love won't have to be so bittersweet, but until then I'll learn to smile even when things blow up in my face." [via NYLON]

Kali Uchis shared the visuals for her latest single 'Aquí Yo Mando' on Monday. Featuring a verse in Spanglish by Rico Nasty, the single is Kali's first release since her TO FEEL ALIVE EP from earlier this year. The Phillipa Price-directed clip finds the pair on a weapons-filled rampage, dropping bodies in underground parking lots and filming each other along the way. With co-production by reggaeton hitmaker Tainy, the booming track sees Uchis assertively laying some ground rules over trappy 808s. "Haces todo lo que diga (You do everything that I say)," she raps. “Si estás conmigo solo mando yo (If you’re with me, only I call the shots).” [via The FADER]