#in other news i should be really working on my feminist playlist update instead

[stolligaseptember]

am i making a vegas playlist????

maybe, maybe not, mind your own business

[girlfriendsofthegalaxy]

tuesday again 1/19/2021

kind of a slow week bc work’s fucked

listening weight of the world, battle tapes. i described this the other day as “a simmering kind of frantic barely one-step-ahead? electronic-y rock? veering into industrial synth if that’s a thing?” and i stand by it. really insistent bassline, i don’t love the drop but it’s acceptable. mostly the lyrics remind me of one of the cowboys so it goes on the gigantic messy four-hour playlist that will never see the light of day

reading absolutely nothing!

watching ZEIRAM (1991, dir Amemiya) concept: a cool lady bounty hunter and her stalwart AI companion land on a backwater little technologically-poor planet to hunt down someone she’s got a grudge with.

yes this is basically a western but in a grungy scifi setting.

yes okay you put a lady in a jumpsuit and give her a cool layered cape thing and i fall in love. and ALSO it’s nice to see a lady with the proper body armor to get thrown around like she does. good job protecting your female stuntmembers

it’s got some fun creature design and a lot of impressively gross practical effects. it’s also got some fun weapon design, including what i want to call a shoulder mounted rocket launcher but it shoots one big laser bolt.

a delightful Computer Graphics! sequence which should start at the right spot if i did it right or at ~14:12 if i didn’t (the english dub is free here on youtube innnn uhhh 360p, not sure you can legally stream this anywhere)

an INCREDIBLE late title card look at this shit. ugh. gorgeous. nobody does flats anymore and it’s a shame

it’s a stupid fun little b movie that’s not well dubbed and runs longer than it should but i find myself charmed enough by the concept that i will move on to the six-ep OVA. minimum gross sexist bullshit but does not pass the bechdel test bc there is no other woman with significant screentime, a lot of two hapless dudes yelling for this lady to come save them and then (spoilers) going WOW YOU’RE SO FUCKING COOL at the end. it’s not a feminist masterpiece or anything i just think it’s neat! refreshing!

playing still waiting for a new power source to make its way to me in the mail. lotta genshin impact bc it runs on my work laptop. i got the character i wanted from the current event on the second pull and it’s like okay??? guess i’m done here??? thanks??? bye now i guess i will not be grinding any more??? bad case of boob socks but i think she’s adorable

anyway as usual with this sort of game when there’s no big story update it mostly just feels like doing a list of chores. there was a satisfyingly long character story quest that took me about two hours to get through last week, but my main team is almost maxed out re: power and i COULD grind resources to get a secondary team going but i can’t be fucking bothered.

i have a post in my brain about gambling and gacha games but i don’t really know how to do that without doxxing myself. stay tuned

making the most exciting thing that happened to me this week was that a timer for the outlet that runs the plant lights came in the mail AS WELL AS an extension cord with a switch!!! so i can now turn off all the ambient lights at once instead of plugging and unplugging everything and i don’t even think about the plant lights any more. some really thrilling stuff going on over here, truly all i want to do is make my apartment nicer by buying ever more niche pieces of plastic

[kimdaily]

faq

please use the search feature on the blog to search for anything you have questions about

What do you use to make gifs?

A: photoshop cc, I previously used photoshop cs5

What do you look like?

A: I don’t take many selfies but they are all here

Which networks are you in?

A: all the networks I am in could be found here

Do you have twitter?

A: yes I do -> link (@ rapsaes)

What are you majoring in?

A: I’m working towards my second degree in architecture/design 😭😭😭😭

Who did you kill to get this url?

A: it was randomly released and my friend jas (@chimcheroo) was able to get it and gave it to me. a blessed day tbh

How long have you had this blog?

A: honestly, not that long at all I’ve had it since april 9th 2016

What was your url before kimdaily? / What did your old url mean?

A: rapsae - rapsae was a play on words to 뱁새 (baepsae) and like rap line

Are you a ‘big blog’? (yiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiikes) How many followers do you have?

A: it constantly changes? if you really want to know, ask me. I've always been pretty open about it?? I don’t see the point in hiding it because to me it’s not really a big deal if you know? idk like? it doesn’t really change anything if people know? but clearly not everyone thinks the same as me and some may consider it bragging or showing off and I get it but also like ? eh? it’s tumblr, it’s a random blog? everything on social media shows a follower count so I don’t see a difference on here tbh

tldr; ask me if you really want to know

I want to talk to you but I’m intimidated/can we become friends?/I’m scared to talk to you, I don’t want to bother you~!

A: ahhhhhhhhh no no no no no don’t be scared I’m honestly super easy to talk to promise. you can talk to me about everything and anything! literally talk to me about how a certain sugamon look is killing you and I’m there memeing and sending pictures, or talk to me about how your day was, or your favourite memory and ask me about mine?! literally anyyyythinggggg, I can’t tell you how many people I’ve befriended from the simplest of convos. 

or even better, ask me how I am? or how my day was? because I honestly rarely get those. they make me so happy though, like? thank you? for taking the time out of your busy day? to think about me? and ask me how I am? amazing, it makes me feel all soft and warm inside. I cherish those asks kjesnsekje you don’t even understand. 

and no no no no you’re never a bother, I love getting and answering asks. I love the interaction I get with you guys. you make blogging fun! sadly as this blog got bigger the more interaction with you guys died and the more I was seen as just a blog, often using me as nothing more than a search engine and not a person behind the blog which kills :( so seriously don’t be shy. I love love love talking to you all and anon is always on so that you have the safety of anonymity because I know a lot of you feel more comfortable talking on anon, and helps for those with anxiety. so don’t be shy or scared, or intimidated. trust me, I want to talk to you all and wish you guys spoke to me a lot more so please do~

How do I know if you answered my ask?

A: if you asked it off anon you will get a notification, but if you are anon I don’t believe tumblr sends you a notification. however, all my asks can be found under the answered tag (#answered or /tagged/answered)

Do you answer all your asks? Why didn’t you respond to my ask?

A: no I don’t, unfortunately I get too many/many of the asks are repetitive so I honestly don’t bother answering those because the answer can easily be searched through those keywords they used in the ask to search this blog to find the answer.

or I often get used as a search engine so I don’t answer those anymore tbh because I get way too many and even if I do answer it, I’ll get the same question again in like a day or two and instead of me answering the same ask 59358 times, you can search my blog again because chances are I’ve answered that question many times before. ~OR~ google it, you will get your answer a lot sooner

or you sent me something I do not feel comfortable talking about publicly, or the content in your ask makes me uncomfortable. or again, I don’t want to answer because it is rude or hateful towards myself, or others. or the person behind the ask is being a total dick and trying to just get a rise out of me, so I don’t bother answering those

BUT if you did send an ask that you aren’t being a dick in, or using me as some endless encyclopedia of knowledge it is more than likely tumblr didn’t send it to me, so please feel free to resend it!

***as it stands right now, I have about 300 asks in my inbox I have not been able to answer yet, and I had recently deleted all my asks about 2 months ago***

How do I search for content on your blog?

A: on desktop click on my icon when this opens, click on the magnifying glass and type anything you want to find

you can then search by keywords or tags, this will find any post with those words you can then further narrow the search by clicking on the filter icon to select specific posts. if you click the "original posts” option, it will only show you any original posts I have posted with those words and not reblogs

alternatively, on desktop you can also go on my blog and add ‘/search/put-your-search-terms-here’ to the end of my url to find things or to search just the tags add ‘/tagged/put-tags-here’ (you have to use + or - to separate the words)

example: http://kimdaily.tumblr.com/tagged/pink+haired+nams

on mobile: it is the same as on desktop, you just click my icon and at the top you do the same steps you did on desktop!

Can I help admin this blog?

A: ah, well as helpful as that would be no. this is a primary blog so I don’t even think I could add members on a primary blog. but this is my personal blog and I do this for fun, I post any and all things, like this is /myyyyy/ blog you know? like this may be a bts centric blog but it’s actually just a personal blog I use as a distraction from school or work, a place I come to for fun to get away from all the stress and pressure. that happened to grow beyond that. all this to say, I don’t want people on this blog sorry!

I’m new to tumblr, which blogs should I follow?

A: I made a follow forever when I hit a milestone goal (this follow forever is like 9 months old rip I have to make a new one asap and will update this part when I finally make a new one), please go through it for some amazing blogs -> follow forever 

Which are your favoruite bts songs?

A: all of them, especially the depressing ones

Who is you bias?

A: I’m so far up namjoon & yoongi ass

Who is your true bias though? Stop lying to yourself!

A: sugamon

WAIT!? I THOUGHT NAMJOON WAS YOUR BIAS

A: I these two posts that explain more or less everything 1 & 2

Is Namjoon a feminist/support LGBTQA+/support equal rights/etc?

A: I’ve also answered this question, this post could help you~

Can I be part of your ~namswoon~ group chat?

A: ummmm, sure! it is currently a pretty large group (about 50 of my followers) so idk if I’d add more into that chat tbh BUT I’d be happy to make another group chat if enough of you are interested 

to join: just send me your kkt (kakaotalk) ID in an ASK only and let me know that you are interested in joining 

Do you have the playlist for your blog?

A: most of the songs are listed here but if you go to your youtube history, the song you just listened to will be listed 

Do you follow any other groups?

A: I listen to a few different groups, but more khh and kr&b artists

groups-

bts

bigbang

winner

got7

block b

day6

monsta x

nct

blackpink 

mobb

kard

k-hiphop / k-rnb artists-

jay park

dok2

dean

giriboy

san e

mad clown

crush

zion.t

paloalto

junggigo

crucial star

gray

loco

zico

beenzino

ven

crush

elo

reddy

bevy maco

sik-k

double k

reader

vasco

loki

b-jyun

dynamic duo

yella d

offonoff

ovcoco

changmo

cjamm

the quiett

yeseo

bloo

bewhy

kanto

nell

reader

still pm

hanhae

dpr live

punchnello

hoody

joypark

kisum

heize

kalm

jeebanoff

one

and many more

What do you listen to besides kpop/khh/kr&b?

A: I listen to a lot of music and a lot of different music. like my taste in music is huge, I do tend to prefer a certain sound, but honestly my music library is huge and all over the place. my taste in music has shifted a lot over the years, but tbh I still love and listen to a lot of the same music I listened to when I was a teen (aka typical punk, metal, pop punk groups from the 2000′s) like; marilyn manson, simple plan, blink182, sum41, linkin park, radiohead, rise against, the used, underoath, two door cinema club, vampire weekend, disturbed, death cab for cutie, him, slipknot, fall out boy, panic!, boys like girls, the brand new, alexisonfire, silverstein etc etc etc etc

in the past 5-6 years or so I’ve had another shift in music, and I now listen to mostly chillwave, vaporwave, dreampop, synth, synth pop, indie, alternative, indie rock/alternative rock, electronica, indie pop (prob due to work/university and being easily distracted by a lot) I also love 50′s-80′s music like leonard cohen, the beatles, elvis, bob dylan, simon and garfunkel, the smiths, johnny mathis etc. 

but some artists I listen to:

phoenix

mgmt

passion pit

milky chance

the 1975

neon indian

the naked and famous

the neighbourhood

tegan and sara

the xx

moe shop

tame impala

young the giant

kishi bashi

6lack

troye sivan

of monsters and men

toro y moi

m83

the lumineers

childish gambino

basenji

odesza

alt-j

lorde

atoms for peace

beck

post malone

bastille

bibio

the black keys

porter robinson 

cigarettes after sex

the japanese house

daughter

electric youth

dye

the weeknd

fka twigs

washed out

a bunch of random chillwave/synth/dream artists

Do you have any song recs?

A: feel free to follow me on soundcloud and also check my music tag (#music or /tagged/music) because I often reblog a lot of songs 

Have you seen BTS live?

A: YES! I went to the newark 2017 BTS LIVE TRILOGY EPISODE III THE WINGS TOUR (march 24th, 2017)

What other groups have you seen live?

A: so far I have seen:

got7 (2016)

day6 (2016)

bts (2017)

gdragon (2017)

When did you get into kpop?

A: I first listened to kpop back in like 2008/2009. my friend listened to a lot of shinee and snsd and showed me some of her favourite songs. from there I had it on the back burner of my life and discovered GD’s solo music before bigbang and listened to some of his stuff. I got more and more interested as time went on, but I only really became a true landfill after discovering bts

Have you ever followed a group as closely as BTS?

A: I use to follow bigbang very very closely, bigbang was my ultimate bias group before I let myself give bts all the attention I thought they deserved

[onestowatch]

Q&A: Aisha Badru Matures As a Person & Musician Ahead of Debut ‘Pendulum’ LP

Hailed as a dynamic new voice in folk-pop by anyone with two working ears and any semblance of taste, Aisha Badru has been winning over writers and music critics since the release of her EP, Vacancy, in 2015. The New York-based singer/songwriter received a big break after one of the first songs she released, Waiting Around, was picked up for an international Volkswagen campaign. Her next big hit came in 2017 with the release of  “Mind on Fire.” A strong message of feminism conveyed through soft vocals and production proved to be a winning formula for her.

We talked to Aisha ahead of her debut full-length project, Pendulum, out tomorrow, April 27th via Nettwerk. In our discussion, we touched on the topics of fighting through insecurities, being a woman of color making folk music, the risk of redefining your sound, and the paradox of pendulums. Read our full interview with Aisha below.

All of your music sounds so intentional. Every sound seems like it serves a specific purpose. How do you continue to keep such lean but powerful production?

Honestly, I feel as though I am a writer before I am a musician so the most important part of the song is always the lyrical content and my delivery. So I normally spend a lot of time just crafting the sound I want to convey my lyrics through and the production is almost like an afterthought because the lyrics are so special and important. It’s the most powerful part of my song, I think. I always like to find production that compliments my lyrics and doesn’t compete with or overpower them. I think lyrics always become more powerful than the production but it ends up out sounding pretty balanced.

Do you feel there is a stigma around being a woman of color who makes folk music?

Whenever I’m carrying my guitar, I’ll have people come up to me and say things like “Oh, what do you sound like? Lauryn Hill? India Arie?” They’ll automatically think that I make R&B music. So there’s definitely a stigma around being a woman of color and being a person of color in general. There are so many stereotypes that we get thrown into. I definitely have that stigma following me around but I love proving people wrong. I love surprising people and watching their jaws drop down to the floor when they hear my music.

How has play-list culture affected how you create or release music, if at all?

I think play-listing culture has impacted the way that I release music by making me release different versions of the songs to fit into different categories. With my sound, it can really transcend so many different genres as far as production. Everyone is always looking for something different. I think that’s a cool part of the play-listing culture right now. You can release the same track in a different way to appeal to a slightly different audience.

You’re featured on a “Feminist Friday” playlist on Spotify. How important is feminism to the message that you want your music to give?

I think it’s especially important that I highlight feminism in my music because I think women have always taken the background in entertainment and in society as a whole. I think it’s important for me to be someone who is an advocate for women to have a larger voice. I feel like women have a lot of things to offer to the world that don’t always get exposure because we’re marketed to only highlight our image and not our message. So It’s important for me to be a voice for women.

How have you grown musically and personally since you’ve released the Vacancy EP?

When I released Vacancy, I was a terrified, fearful girl who was just writing songs in her bedroom and didn’t think my music would reach an audience. I was writing and releasing just to see what would happen. I had very low confidence until I released the EP online. It received an overwhelming amount of positive feedback. One of my singles from that EP was in a Volkswagen advertisement and it really gave me a huge boost of confidence. It made me feel that what I had to say was important and that music was something that I was supposed to be doing. Now that I’ve been in the game for three years, I’ve developed an overwhelming sense of who I am. I think the most life-changing thing that has happened since releasing Vacancy has been my growth as a person with confidence. When I release a song now, you can tell that I’m surer of myself. The songs on Vacancy were more about being sad but this upcoming album has an overall message of hope and overcoming negative situations.

What are you anxious about leading up to the release your full-length debut, Pendulum?

I’m most anxious about how the production will be perceived because as I was saying about Vacancy, it was just me and my guitar. It was very strict, intimate, and personal. With Pendulum, I worked with a producer and my sound, production-wise, has evolved even though the content of the lyrics and my voice are still the same. The production is definitely bigger. I just hope that it’s received well. Some people only hear your sound one way and attach that to you forever. I hope that people can respect that I’ve grown and I hope they’ll receive it well.

What does the Pendulum represent in your life and your music?

A pendulum is a swing between light and dark. It’s between the flow of extremes that we all experience whether it’s between being depressed and being happy or being in the company of others or being lonely. A pendulum just represents the whole spectrum of life. I think a lot of my music urges people to not condemn the dark side but look at how it gives way to the light.

What song off the new project are you the most excited for people to hear?

I look forward to people hearing “Splinters” the most because it really urges everyone to hold themselves accountable for the way that they feel and for the things that are happening in society. We’re constantly blaming people for our problems and “Splinters” is about looking within for the answers to the problems that we have instead of externalizing our issues and blaming others.

What is Aisha like in real life? People listen to your music and could think you spend your days at coffee shops in Brooklyn with an almond milk latte writing beautiful poems. What do you do in your free time?

To be completely honest, I spend 95% of my time alone. I love to read and learn new things. I’ve also been traveling a lot for the past two years internationally. I just came back from India where I stayed at a yoga ashram for two weeks. Before that, I went to Nigeria to visit my Dad’s side of the family. Before Nigeria, I went to Peru to stay at an ayahuasca retreat. I’m definitely at a point in my life where I’m spending a lot of time figuring out who I am and while getting a chance to see the world for the first time.

Do you take away different things from these spiritual and tribal experiences? Are you searching for specific things or are you just putting yourself into a situation to see what comes of it?

Well, I grew up in a low-income neighborhood in Yonkers, New York and I never had the opportunity to explore past my neighborhood so honestly, I’m not really looking for anything specific when I travel. I just want to experience the world. I’m not trying to define what that should be. I’m just putting myself into situations where I’m in a new place and I can learn about a new culture. I’m just seeing what’s out there and seeing the world for what it really is because most people don’t get that opportunity especially when your life revolves around trying to survive and pay the bills.

Finally, who are some up and coming artists that you’re listening to right now?

Moses Sumney, I listen to him probably more than anybody else right now. He just released an album called Aromanticism and he’s everywhere. He’s definitely someone that I really admire right now and it’s funny because I opened for him on my very first show in California and I didn’t know who he was. Now he’s just doing so many amazing things and his music just speaks to me on such powerful and deep levels. I think everyone should check him out if they haven’t yet.

Aisha’s Pendulum is out tomorrow. Check back for more updates on this rising artist.