#middle eastern techno

[newreputations]

I push paper and product to Muslimgauze all day.

[goryhorroor]

masterpost of horror lists

here are all my horror lists in one place to make it easier to find! enjoy!

sub-genres

action horror

analog horror

animal horror

animated horror

anthology horror

aquatic horror

apocalyptic horror

backwoods horror

bubblegum horror

campy horror

cannibal horror

children’s horror

comedy horror

coming-of-age horror

corporate/work place horror

cult horror

dance horror

dark comedy horror

daylight horror

death games

domestic horror

ecological horror

erotic horror

experimental horror

fairytale horror

fantasy horror

folk horror

found footage horror

giallo horror

gothic horror

grief horror

historical horror

holiday horror

home invasion horror

house horror

indie horror

isolation horror

insect horror

lgbtqia+ horror

lovecraftian/cosmic horror

medical horror

meta horror

monster horror

musical horror

mystery horror

mythological horror

neo-monster horror

new french extremity horror

paranormal horror

political horror

psychedelic horror

psychological horror

religious horror

revenge horror

romantic horror

dramatic horror

science fiction horror

slasher

southern gothic horror

sov horror (shot-on-video)

splatter/body horror

survival horror

techno-horror

vampire horror

virus horror

werewolf horror

western horror

witch horror

zombie horror

horror plots/settings

road trip horror

summer camp horror

cave horror

doll horror

cinema horror

cabin horror

clown horror

wilderness horror

asylum horror

small town horror

college horror

plot devices

storm horror

from a child’s perspective

final girl/guy (this is slasher horror trope)

last guy/girl (this is different than final girl/guy)

reality-bending horror

slow burn horror

possession

pregnancy horror

foreign horror or non-american horror

african horror

spanish horror

middle eastern horror

korean horror

japanese horror

british horror

german horror

indian horror

thai horror

irish horror

scottish horror

slavic horror (kinda combined a bunch of countries for this)

chinese horror

french horror

australian horror

canadian horror

decades

silent era

30s horror

40s horror

50s horror

60s horror

70s horror

80s horror

90s horror

2000s horror

2010s horror

2020s horror

companies/services

blumhouse horror

a24 horror

ghosthouse horror

shudder horror

other lists

horror literature to movies

techno-color horror movies

video game to horror movie adaption

video nasties

female directed horror

my 130 favorite horror movies

horror movies critics hated because they’re stupid

horror remakes/sequels that weren’t bad

female villains in horror

horror movies so bad they’re good

non-horror movies that feel like horror movies

directors + their favorite horror movies + directors in the notes

tumblr’s favorite horror movie (based off my poll)

horror movie plot twists

cult classic horror movies

essential underrated horror films

worst horror movie husbands

religious horror that isn’t christianity 

black horror movies

extreme horror (maybe use this as an avoid list)

horror shorts

[cavedwellermusic]

Levantine Week Day 5: Kurdonoid - Creature X

A look at one of Iraq's most prevalent DJs/electronic artists

Each month CDM spends a week looking at the music of a specific country or region that we believe deserves more attention. This month we have chosen to look at the music of the diverse region known as the Levant, covering music from multiple countries.

For Day 5 of Levantine Week, Yari Wildheart presents Kurdonoid’s latest EP titled Creature X. Kurdonoid is an Iraqi DJ who makes great use of technology and an array of digital instruments to create industrial, house, and atmospheric techno music. He is integral to the dance scene in his region, and this latest EP packs a lot of punch, showing why you should pay attention to electronic music from Iraq.

[trevlad-sounds]

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Invisible Waves 29.

21.07.2024

Invisible Waves is a radio show hosted by Trevor Lewis exploring a variety of electronic and experimental music. This episode features music by Hverheij, Joakim Moesgaard, 2muchachos, Sababa 5 & Yurika Hanashima, Markus Reuter & Ian Boddy, Apifera, Unknown Me, and Bart Hawkins.

The show is divided into chapters with information on the following artists:

Hverheij – dark and moody electronic music from their album Afterlight (2022)

Joakim Moesgaard – Danish performance artist known for genre-bending work, track “Travaux” from the EP PCIA (2021) on Moniker Eggplant

2muchachos – Russian dream pop group, track “I’m Not Afraid Of Cold Air” from the album Natura: 2009-2012 (2024) on Not Not Fun Records

Sababa 5 & Yurika Hanashima – Collaboration between a Middle Eastern funk band and a Japanese singer, track “A Flower Called Indica” from the album Kokoro (2024) on Batov Records

Markus Reuter & Ian Boddy – guitar and modular synth collaboration, track “Gyroscope” from the album Memento (2017) on DiN label

Apifera – psychedelic jazz group, track “I Love ECM” from the album Keep The Outside Open (2024) on Stones Throw Records

Unknown Me – Japanese ambient group, track “Mirage of Ocean (Science Edit)” from the album Bitokagaku (2024) on Not Not Fun Records

Bart Hawkins – electronic modular synth artist, track “Out Of Time” from the album MIRROR (self-released)

The show also includes information about the labels the music is released on and how to find out more about the show and host Trevor.

Intro 00:00https://apifera.bandcamp.com/track/i-love-ecm Hverheij-Becoming 00:14 Chapter 1 03:28 Joakim Moesgaard-Travaux 07:26 2muchachos-I’m Not Afraid Of Cold Air 13:37 Chapter 2 18:16 Sababa 5, Yurika Hanashima-A Flower Called Indica 22:35 Markus Reuter, Ian Boddy-Gyroscope 26:48 Chapter 3 34:00 Apifera-I Love ECM 36:06 Unknown Me-Mirage of Ocean (Science Edit) 38:41 Chapter 4 41:49 Bart Hawkins-Out Of Time 47:05

[takumifujiwaraswfe]

RUKAWA KAEDE ROMANTIC HEADCANONS

To be honest you would never talk to each other if your parents didn't knew each other.

You moved to Kamakura before you started gymnasium and he's your neighbor, your mothers instantly liked each other so you were meeting each other quite often. (By meeting I mean that you let him sleep in your bed when his mom made him go over to your place with her)

At first you were just friends but at the first year of high school he realized he likes you, rejecting every girl that confessed to him just to think about a way to confess to you himself. It took him some time.

But he finally did it in the middle of the night cause he couldn't sleep because he kept thinking about you and it was a tragedy for him.

It ended up being romantic for no reason- Like he was scared that he'll wake up your parents so he just climbed your balcony and scared the shit out of you by knocking at your window.

Then he told you that he likes you and went back to sleep on your bed and you were just standing there in shock cus wtf.

It ended up as your ritual, he's just coming to see you through your balcony sometimes.

In the public he doesn't show you affection much. Mostly only when his fangirls torture him with their presence then he'll just look them up and down and hug you from behind and put his head on your shoulder or when he's not in the mood he'll just hold your hand and look at the girl annoyed.

In privacy though... He'll just cuddle you to the end. You go home from school and he invites you over? Only to force you to be his pillow.

He invites you over to his games cause he notices that he plays better in front of you.

Mostly because he does all the crazy shit he normally is too lazy to do.

He's not really jealous, he knows that you would never leave him.

When he sees any boy talking to you he just stares at him and then goes back to sleep.

When you became a couple your moms started planning your future as they are besties and will do everything so you will be family.

He's just like me, listens to music 24/7 and loves to share his songs that he gatekeeps only with you. So I will share my songs that I usually gatekeep that remind me of Rukawa here.

(and also this one cus it's only on youtube)

I like to think that he has similar music taste as me because he's similar to me so sorry but I had to add this part

Soo a few music headcanons cause I can't sleep so why not.

He looks like lana del rey guy outside but no. HE'S KINGS OF LEON GUY AND DON'T TRY TO ARGUE WITH ME OKAY.

He listens to really energetic music which shocked you at first when he let you listen to music with him. Omen III and him? Wha-

His fav genres are old school (duh) hip hop, rock, and some kind of techno but not techno eurobeaty music?(sometimes only) Idk what genre it is but if you're from eastern Europe you get it.

(If anyone cares to read that you can tell me if you want other characters have their playlists as well)

[qqueenofhades]

just saw your offer for book recs and would love some fantasy/sci fi books, it seems like we have similar taste. i just finished nk jemisin's broken earth trilogy, and also loved the city we became by her.

Aha, I am at work right now and thus do not have my bookshelves at hand to make sure I'm not missing something blindly obvious. However, I will start you off with these:

The Rook and Rose trilogy by M.A. Carrick (The Mask of Mirrors, The Liar's Knot, Labyrinth's Heart). Yes, this is the series I have been screaming about nonstop for the past few weeks and thus craftily suckering unsuspecting passersby into reading. An AMAZING world, an OT3 who own my entire ass, lots of political intrigue, cultural and social commentary, a unique magic system, and also plenty of humor. It really has it all. I continue my one-man quest to make this fandom bigger. Ahem.

The Green Bone trilogy by Fonda Lee (Jade City, Jade War, Jade Legacy). Another fantastic fantasy series that NEEDS more readers. Inspired by Chinese/Hong Kong kung-fu movies, set in a gritty modern universe, kind of like the Godfather but with magical jade-wielding families. Tons of discussion of empire, culture, violence, appropriation, power, war, family, Asian identity, more. They're likewise nice and long to keep you busy.

The Daevabad trilogy by S.A. Chakraborty (The City of Brass, The Kingdom of Copper, The Empire of Gold). Another you-gotta-read-this trilogy (yes, I have many of them). Set in the 18th-century Middle East and the magical djinni kingdom of Daevabad. Politics, empire, religion, history, intrigue, magic, scheming families, ancient wars, and my most beloved, Muntadhir al-Qahtani. What is not to love.

The Priory of the Orange Tree and its standalone prequel, A Day of Fallen Night, by Samantha Shannon. Absolute doorstopper (800+ pages apiece) epic-with-dragons-and-medieval-worlds fantasy, like Game of Thrones if Game of Thrones was a) good b) gay c) feminist and d) had people of color. She is also the author of the Bone Season series (four books thus far) which is a unique blend of futuristic sci-fi and fantasy set in an alternate totalitarian London and a ruined Oxford.

Winter's Orbit and Ocean's Echo by Everina Maxwell. Two M/M space opera romances (set in the same universe, but can be read independently). She got her start as a fanfic writer and it shows; these are both delightful, plotty, funny, and full of sassy gay disaster homosexuals in space.

A Memory Called Empire and A Desolation Called Peace by Arkady Martine (I have read the first one, need to read the second one). Historian of medieval Byzantium writes space opera set in Space Constantinople which is also Space Tenochtitlan. Explores language, history, memory, power, identity, assimilation, and more, and is also very funny.

Autonomous, The Future of Another Timeline, and The Terraformers by Annalee Newitz. High-concept social-commentary dystopian science fiction; of the three, Terraformers (the newest one) might be my favorite. They're not related so you can read them in whatever order.

Two books that I have not read yet but I really want to: Swim Home to the Vanished by Brendan Shay Basham and To Shape a Dragon's Breath by Moniquill Blackgoose. Both are fantasy novels by Native American authors; Basham's is magical realism and Blackgoose's is about a Native American dragon-rider facing assimilation at an English (Anglish) boarding school.

Likewise coming soon and I am excited: The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport by Samit Basu. Middle Eastern-inspired fantasy, cyberpunk, techno-magic. In space!

There are definitely more that I will get home and be like oh wait yeah. But this should get you started.

[ffi-stuff-xcept-its-memes]

okie who do u think ......... in all of the ffi teams would secretly listen to overly cutesy kpop songs....... think about ur answer well🐹🎤

Ohhh, nice question!!

To be fair, I'm not really an expert on Kpop (I like a lot of songs and bands, but I'm not super up to date with new bands and lore about the idols), so I apologize if something is off 😔

🇰🇷 To be honest, I think that the main cutesy K-pop song listeners would probably be Noh Sung-joon and Aphrodi 🪽 from the South Korean team. But neither is exactly discreet about it...

In Sung-joon's description, it's stated that he'd love to fly all over the world as a Hallyu star 🌟 in the future. His favourite K-pop idols would probably be Jin from the BTS or maybe Jisung from NCT Dream.

Nagumo 🔥 would probably be secretly a hard-die fan of a lot of bands (especially TWICE, Blackpink, and Weeekly), but if asked about it, he would deny everything. Suzuno and Aphrodi would definitely make fun of him for that, lol 😂.

Choi Chang-soo, the captain, is not super into K-pop, but he likes to listen to a few bands, particularly Red Velvet and Exo.

🇺🇸 I'd like to think that Dylan from Unicorn knows a lot of songs, but I feel like he's more on the chaotic side of K-pop rather than the cute one. Mark doesn't necessarily dislike the kind of music Dylan listens to, but after hearing the same song on repeat for the 15th time, anyone would go 🤪.

🇬🇧 Edgar would be hesitant at first, but eventually, he would turn out to like a few songs (he still thinks English music is better, though).

🇦🇷 Teres would refuse because 🙄 😤 God forbid that man to listen to anything else other than reggaeton and old tango songs his abuelo recommended.

🇩🇪 Jonas mainly listens to techno and alternative indie music, but Dylan would annoy him so much that he'd have to give up and accept to give K-pop a try, and to his surprise, he likes quite a few songs.

🇪🇸 Now, Querardo is similar to Teres when it comes to music taste. He likes a lot of Spanish 💃 and Latino artists, but sadly, he's not too keen on K-pop and foreign music.

🇧🇷 Mack likes all kinds of music, from classical to hard-core dubstep. He likes K-pop as well and follows a few idols on his socials.

🇶🇦 Bilal listens to a lot of K-pop, even though the rest of his team doesn't understand the appeal. He especially likes songs that have Middle Eastern influences in the instrumental.

🇮🇹 Fideo has listened to K-pop music before (thanks to Marco and Angelo), and even though he enjoyed the songs and the bands he was presented with, he kinda forgot about its existence. He still has the songs in his playlist, but he listens to local Italian hits more than everything else.

I'm unsure about the rest of the FII teams and players; maybe Shine and Quincy from Oz 🇦🇺 and Abari from South Africa 🇿🇦 would enjoy K-pop, too.

What about you, anon? Who were you thinking about? 🤔

[styrmwb]

Favorite Final Fantasy Music (FFXIV - Stormblood)

I don't think the copypasta has reached Stormblood yet BUT ANYWAYS 2ND EXPANSION LET'S DO ITTTTTT! This is when I started playing XIV! Lots of fond memories of TP (0 fond memories of TP). Something Stormbloood does, very similar to XIII, is the main motif. That shit is EVERYWHERE. And luckily, it's Amazing, so I literally am not complaining about hearing it all the time (spot #1 on this list goes to the stormblood quest accepted tune).

Something I will preface with is a lot of the music I love here is in the Omegascape raids but it's all (mostly) remixes! I love all of those songs but it would be doing this soundtrack a disservice to put any of them in this list (That Dancing Mad version is fucking dope though)

5. Crimson Sunrise Easily my second favorite main city theme. I feel like I can't say much about the melody, cause it is The Stormblood Motif and I'm probably gonna say some more about it later down the list, but I will say I love the instruments used here. The flute and plucking (I think it's a shamisen) is really calming, and the slow tempo of the drums (taiko?) add to this, while also giving that grand nature befitting of a huge city.

4. Dangertek Completely different vibe from the last song. This was originally introduced in PvP, but I more commonly experience it in treasure maps. It's an absolutely banger techno remix of Hard to Kill, the FATE Boss theme, and it's my favorite version of the two. The melody is sick, the guitar playing it rocks, and that heavy beat is a bop. I also really love the interlude section that I can only describe with the BADADUNBADADUNBADADUN noise going back into the Hard to Kill riff again but from a distance, it's so coollllllll I love this song

3. Triumph Part 2 of The Stormblood Motif; but I think this version is the most stand out example. This also includes the Ala Mhigo anthem for an epic combination of both sides of the expansion, a lot of eastern instruments included. I love the start of this song with the japanese flute and the more middle eastern sounding guitar (I have learned that this is called an Oud!) again, showing that combination of two ends. The Ala Mhigo anthem played by the brass builds up the intensity of the song, and then The Stormblood Motif rockets it into pure hype. It's so hard not to sing along to it every time it plays! The finale of this song sounds like a spiral wind down while still keeping the energy. It's impossible to hate any dungeons in this expansion when you know you're gonna hear this at the end. (STORM OF BLOOD, BORN FROM BLOOD, OF OUR FALLEN BROTHERRRRRSSSS! BORN UPON OUR HANDS, CRADLED IN OUR ARMS, SWELLING IN OUR HEAAAAAARTS! RAISE YOUR WEARY HEAD, HEED THE CALL TO ARMS, RINGING IN YOUR HEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAART!!!!)

2. Amatsu Kaze Bringing in that classic Primals rock to this list in my favorite way, Amatsu Kaze is a song I literally liked so much I learned to sing to it despite not knowing Japanese (I'm sure my pronunciation is horrible don't worry I keep it private). That fucking bass at the start is legendary, not to mention the electric strumming and the strange vibraphone like pongs creating a super unique sound. It's not a very high speed intense rush song, but that slower deliberate nature is perfect for Byakko being this massive brutal creature. To the main meat of the song, I love how it's the first lyrical song in XIV to be in Japanese! I mean, like, I don't see why they wouldn't cause it literally takes place in the Far East, but I still love it. The verse sounds like he's holding in his anger, the refrain getting more angry, and then finally screaming in the chorus (I looked up music words for this I hope I'm using them right). The very end of the song before the loop sounds like an absolutely mindless rage, looping and spiraling before calming down once more. What else is really cool about the lyrics is it's actually telling Byakko and Tenzen's story (also shoutouts to the XI reference let's goooo), which the next of the Four Lords' song also does. This song is addictive to listen to, only getting more hype as it continues. In the Primals version, it even has Yoshi-P singing it which is fucking outstanding. (KAZE TODOROKE KAZE TODOROKE KAZE TODOROKEEEEEEEEEE)

1. The Worm's Tail COME DON THE MASK OF BLIND BETRAYAL E'ER DOES THE HEAD DEVOUR ITS TAIL AS IRON BENDS TO STEEL O'ER MY RIVALS I PREVAIL! This song has a beginning so fucking epic, they use it twice in the game (granted the second time was a medley BUT UHH SHUT UP). The Worm's Tail is my favorite final boss theme out of all of the XIV expansions. As you can probably tell, I fucking love that intro. The massive choir setting the stage as you fly into the heavens on a giant fucking dragon that you're literally trying to kill, the drums slamming to raise the song further, I hate using this word so much, but it's fuckin epic! The final note brings tears to my eyes. When the song actually starts, it goes into this really really cool melody that's very bouncy and I THINK it's waltz like? please feel free to correct me on this I need to expand my words but I hope you get what I mean. It's a very unique rhythm. I love the middle part between it looping, continuing to raise the song even higher, almost like that audio illusion that keeps going up despite not actually going up? It gives that illusion of height as it should. The entire way through, the orchestra continues to sound heavy and grand even during the "calmer" parts, which for the size of this fight and Shinryu himself, I think is perfect. Finally, we reach The Stormblood Motif Part 3. The finale of this expansion HAS to fucking have it. The melody itself already sounds uplifting, it already stokes the fires in your heart. Combine it with the sound of this song and the context of the fight, and it brings it to the highest level it could possibly go. Last thoughts, cause I couldn't put them anywhere else, but while the base version is mainly gibberish vocals, the official orchestral version actually adds lyrics (same with Ultima and Heroes), and this song is essentially sung By Zenos. It talks of rising above, it talks about being the beginning and the end, and it's even partly sung in latin, befitting the Garlean Empire. The entire song is Zenos's victory chant against you, but you almost combat him equally with Storm of Blood overtaking the entire song. It's fuckin poetic, man.

Honorable mentions are: Prelude - Long March Home, Heroes of Stormblood, Gates of the Moon, Beauty's Wicked Wiles, Answer on High, Wayward Daughter, eScape, Sunset, Sunrise, and From the Dragon's Wake. (and again like every song in Omegascape and Return to Ivalice (those songs are just straight ports but tactics music fucks))

[pixelgrotto]

Cannon Dancin' In The Middle East

If the Strider series represents a Japanese team making a blazing action game set in a Soviet futurescape, then Cannon Dancer is the same but for the Middle East.

Prevously unknown except to the handful of people who either touched the arcade cabinet or downloaded the ROM for MAME, Cannon Dancer flew under the radar for nearly 30 years until it got a surprise remaster earlier this year. I have the pleasure of reporting that Cannon Dancer's 2023 Switch port is just as batshit as the 1996 arcade original, and I'm glad that a wider audience can now experience the joy of an assassin in floopy trousers rampaging through the streets of future Dubai, kicking tigers in the face and battling giant goddesses for control over the planet.

Cannon Dancer is a spiritual successor to the original Strider, made by designer Kouichi Yotsui after he left Capcom and decided to channel the same energy that birthed Strider Hiryu for Mitchell Corporation. He did this despite the fact that arcade platforming action games were pretty much dead in '96, and as a result Cannon Dancer never did well financially. But I doubt that anyone who played this visual kaleidoscope back in the day forgot it. Cannon Dancer bursts with bright colors and killer sprite art, depicting some of the most vibrant levels I've ever seen.

It starts out in Agadan, a cyberpunk UAE-style metropolis on the Persian Gulf, and continues to a temple, a sprawing desert, the Indian Ocean, some forest near Aleppo, Prague, and a weird final level that may or may not take place in the Earth's upper hemisphere, except that it's red and nightmarish instead of freezing cold. Throughout all these arenas, Cannon Dancer's protagonist, a dude named Kirin, exquisitely beats ass by kicking things until they explode and getting powerups that shoot after-images of himself across the screen. How do you know you've gotten a power up? The color of Kirin's pants change. It's great stuff.

Visually, I've appreciated Cannon Dancer's aesthetic ever since I first glimpsed it in emulated screenshots. Just as the Strider series' unusual penchant for Soviet-era futurism feels dated yet novel at the same time, Cannon Dancer's depiction of Western Asia populated by robots, techno troopers, oil rig mechs and pyamids rising above skyscapes is rad. It's rare to get a Japanese game (or any game from the '90s and 2000s, really) that channels the Middle East in a way that isn't just an Arabian Nights retread or some drab, browish setting for world militaries to make a mess in. While I wouldn't exactly call Cannon Dancer's "representation" good, it's at least fun and memorable.

One missed opportunity is that Kirin doesn't appear to be Middle Eastern himself, despite the English version giving him the Turkish name "Osman." (In fact, Cannon Dancer was released outside of Japan as Osman, and the new re-release generously goes by the title Cannon Dancer Osman. But let's be real, Cannon Dancer is 100% the better name.) Instead, he seems to be your usual Japanese action game badass who serves on Teki, a mercenary squad. He takes orders from Jack Layzon, the attorney general of the WORLD who desses like a 1930s gangster, because Cannon Dancer's vision of the future is wild. After a routine mission to take down cultists goes haywire, Kirin is left in the desert to rot and forced to seek revenge on his old Teki comrades and Mr. Layzon. Along the way, the deity Abdullah enslaves him as her personal avatar of justice...until Kirin breaks free and goes to beat the crud out of her as well, presumably becoming a deity himself by the end of the game.

This is my own interpretation of the plot as gathered from the various Cannon Dancer entries on the Strider wiki, by the way. There is a surprising amount of story bubbling around the edges of this game, but it's all stuff cobbled together from interviews or magazine articles. There are actual cutscenes, sure, but they feel like the work of a development team tasked to create a game based on an 80-episode 1995 anime about a cyber ninja in Baghdad that nobody else watched. Obviously, most Japanese games in the '90s had something lost in translation. But Cannon Dancer takes it to a new level, relishing in its incomprehensible nature yet offering the curious a treasure trove of lore if they bother to dig around online. It reminds me of the underrated Strider NES game, which was also baffling yet at least had a manga to fill in the gaps, and I respect it for that.

As far as its status as a Strider spiritual successor goes, I'd say that I actually prefer Cannon Dancer over both Strider 2 and Double Helix's 2014 Strider remix. Those are decent games held back by poor pacing, whereas Cannon Dancer is just as tight as the original 1989 Strider, if not more so thanks to the additional years that Kouichi Yotsui and his team had to improve on gameplay mechanics. And while you could dismiss Cannon Dancer as too much of a clone to win such praise, as some did in the years leading up to its re-release, I think there's more room out there for mashups which can best be described as "neon-drenched Dubai nightlife meets Jojo's Bizarre Adventure." Cannon Dancer is a garish Middle Eastern fever dream, and the world is better off for its existence.

[thelogicalghost]

A rundown of the Eurovision finalists from the official Youtube playlist

Apologies for lack of above-letter marks in non-English words/names.

("Peace Peace" is a reference to "Love Love Peace Peace," a legendary Eurovision host song throwing shade at common entry tropes. Highly recommend googling it. Somewhat equivalent to calling a movie Oscar-bait.)

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ARMENIA: "Future Lover" - Brunette

Weird little pop song that starts out slow and then gets rap-adjacent. Rumor is that all the lyrics were lifted verbatim from viral social media posts.

ISRAEL: "Unicorn" - Noa Kirel

Bog-standard "I'm special" pop song. Rumor/joke/possible reality: Israel picked a mediocre song to ensure zero chance of hosting next year.

SWEDEN: "Tattoo" - Loreen

A pop song that would be better if the singer wasn't trying to do a weird vocal thing. Hoping the final performance is better than the music video.

FRANCE: "Evidemment" - La Zarra

Techno-pop song that absolutely slaps and has undeniable style. Extremely French. Got stuck in my head. Makes my top 5.

UK: "I Wrote A Song" - Mae Muller

Solid breakup pop song that definitely got stuck in my head. Upper tier but not top tier. Would love to see it do well in on US charts.

AUSTRIA: "Who The Hell Is Edgar?" - Teya & Salena

Quality techno-dance song elevated to Eurovision levels by lyrics about being possessed by E.A. Poe. Music video is perfection. Makes my top 5.

CZECHIA: "My Sister's Crown" - Vesna

Strong women-empowerment song elevated to Eurovision levels by a bizarre music video. Looking forward to how it'll translate to the stage.

SERBIA: "Samo Mi Se Spava" - Luke Black

Classic Eurovision goth vampire, this year trapped in a video game boss fight. Only downside is the singer's weird breathy almost-singing.

NETHERLANDS: "Burning Daylight" - Mia Nicolai & Dion Cooper

Sad ballad about depression. Uncomfortably accurate feels, but too slow and sad for Eurovision.

ITALY: "Due Vite" - Marco Mengoni

Solo ballad in Italian, nothing visually interesting, very meh.

FINLAND: "Cha Cha Cha" - Kaarija

Frantic rock song about getting drunk in a club with epic music video of singer in a WWE-style fight. Very Eurovision, strong contender.

CROATIA: "Mama SC!" - Let 3

100% BONKERS rock song that never mentions names but is undeniably a "f*** Putin" anthem. Includes middle-aged men in drag. A must-watch. Makes my top 5.

PORTUGAL: "Ai Coracao" - Mimicat

Peppy fun little pop song with a peppy fun little dance number.

AUSTRALIA: "Promise" - Voyager

Australia still hasn't quite figured out what Eurovision is about. Decent alt-rock song but way too mainstream and polished for this rodeo.

SPAIN: "EAEA" - Blanca Paloma

Poignant Middle-Eastern style song about a mother's pain. Not sure what to make of this one, but recommend giving it a try.

GEORGIA: "Echo" - Iru

Standard pop song with standard "big fans and lots of flowy fabric" music video. Meh.

LITHUANIA: "Stay" - Monika Linkyte

Might've been a decent ballad about … trauma, maybe? … but performance is uninteresting and music sounds a little off.

SLOVENIA: "Carpe Diem" - Joker Out

Boilerplate party anthem with a music video about a party in a hotel.

UKRAINE: "Heart of Steel" - TVORCHI

Male duo aims for that specific "I'm a boss" style (I personally associate with US rappers) and falls short IMO. Feels disjointed.

SWITZERLAND: "Watergun" - Remo Forrer

"Peace Peace" ballad morning boys fighting in wars. Meh.

ROMANIA: "D.G.T (Off And On)" - Theodor Andrei

A song that can't seem to decide what genre it wants to be or what it wants to say, but it definitely wants to sing it in bondage/fetish clothing.

AZERBAIJAN: "Tell Me More" - TuralTuranX

Low-key pop/ballad that feels out of place in Eurovision, with an awkward hipster boy feel.

GREECE: "What They Say" - Victor Vernicos

Another meh ballad with a sad boy singing in the increasingly intense rain.

POLAND: "Solo" - Blanka

Boilerplate Instagram-girl pop song. Nomination caused outcries of corruption, and if you watch her performance in the Poland national finals you'll agree.

ALBANIA: "Duje" - Albenia & Familja Kalmendi

Haunting lament, I think about losing children. Solid music, really hope the final performance is visually interesting.

CYPRUS: "Break A Broken Heart" - Andrew Lambrou

Another sad rock ballad, very meh.

MALTA: "Dance (Our Own Party)" - The Busker

Party anthem for people who don't like parties. Fantastic music video and a saxophone riff cherry on top. Makes my top 5.

BELGIUM: "Because Of You" - Gustaph

Great homage to 90's hip-hop with fun dancing. Unfortunately song is a little too forgettable. Bonus points for Supremes-esque choir.

GERMANY: "Blood & Glitter" - Lord of the Lost

German heavy metal in glittery carnival outfits. No idea what's going on here but it's very Eurovision.

IRELAND: "We Are One" - Wild Youth

Beatles-style throwback "Peace Peace" song. Would be unremarkable except for weird glitter masks.

SAN MARINO: "Like An Animal" - Piqued Jacks

Very off-putting rock song meant to evoke animalistic attraction, but the weird lyrics and creepy singer just make it uncomfortable.

MOLDOVA: "Soarele si Luna" - Pasha Parfeni

Rock-style Druid chanting, a Eurovision staple, including a distinctive wooden flute (possibly aping last year's winners?)

ICELAND: "Power" - Dilja

Another girl ballad. Very unmemorable.

DENMARK: "Breaking My Heart" - Reiley

Extreme teen/YA pop star vibes and the music video makes him look even younger. Standard sad breakup pop song.

NORWAY: "Queen Of Kings" - Alessandra

Girl wrote a rock anthem about her YA dystopia self-insert heroine and I'm here for it. Makes my top 5.

ESTONIA: "Bridges" - Alika

I can only describe this as Baby Adele singing not quite "Rolling in the Deep." Solid talent, hope she makes it in the industry.

LATVIA: "Sudden Lights" - Aija

Can't focus on or care about the song when it's playing over a music video that seems to include a cult, an empty pool, and a forced baptism.

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Ray of Light is the seventh studio album by American singer-songwriter Madonna, released February 22, 1998, by Maverick Records. A major stylistic and aesthetic departure from her previous work, Bedtime Stories, Ray of Light is an electronica and techno-pop record which incorporates multiple genres, including ambient, trip hop, psychedelic music and Middle Eastern music. Mystical themes are…

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SZÁRA presents: The Fall

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Qatar Industrial Valve Market: Forthcoming Trends and Share Analysis by 2030

The Industrial Valve is Expected to Grow at a Significant Growth Rate, and the Forecast Period is 2023-2030, Considering the Base Year as 2022.

An essential component of the nation's industrial infrastructure is the industrial valve market in Qatar. In many different industries, such as oil and gas, petrochemicals, power production, water and wastewater, and many more, valves are essential components that regulate the flow of liquids and gases. Due to Qatar's significant role in the global oil and gas sector, there has always been a high need for industrial valves.

The industrial valves market in Qatar is influenced by variables such as national economic development, government infrastructure spending, and programs aimed at expanding the industry. The need for valves has grown recently due to the expansion of the energy and construction industries.

Offering a broad range of valve types and sizes for varied industrial needs, major multinational valve makers and local businesses compete in this market. Furthermore, there is a growing need for sophisticated valves that may help save energy and safeguard the environment as a result of the increased emphasis on sustainable and efficient industrial operations.

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Leading players involved in the Qatar Industrial Valve Market include:

Mannai Industrial (Qatar), Al-Jazeera Tube Mills Company (Qatar), Faisal Jassim Trading Company LLC (Qatar), Techno Fibre Middle East W.L.L. (Qatar), Flowline Mechanical Engineering (Qatar), RENKO Group (Qatar), International Gulf Trading Company (IGTC) (Qatar), United International Trading Company (UITC) (Qatar), Elite Middle East (Qatar), Al Jaber Trading & Contracting Company (Qatar), Aswan International Engineering Company (Qatar), Al Shoumoukh Group (Qatar), Hamad and Mohd Al Futtaim Co. LLC (HMAF) (Qatar), KBS Enterprises W.L.L. (Qatar), Al-Asmakh Facilities Management Company W.L.L. (Qatar), Qatar Air Distribution Network Manufacturing Factory W.L.L. (QADNET) (Qatar), Techno Q (Qatar), Power International Holding (Qatar), Qatar Integrated Plastic Bags Factory (Qatar), Qatar Plastic Products Company (QPPC) (Qatar) and other major players. 

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Ball

Globe

Gate

Butterfly

Plug

Check

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Steel

Brass

Bronze

Cast Iron

Plastic

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< 1”

1”–6”

6”–25”

25”–50”

50”

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Oil & Gas

Power

Energy

Chemical

Water & Waste Treatment

 By Function

On/Off

Control

Isolation

Special Purpose

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Western Europe (Germany, UK, France, Netherlands, Italy, Russia, Spain, Rest of Western Europe)

Asia Pacific (China, India, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, The Philippines, Australia, New Zealand, Rest of APAC)

Middle East & Africa (Turkey, Bahrain, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, Israel, South Africa)

South America (Brazil, Argentina, Rest of SA)

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Summary '23

the banana prize: Sufjan Stevens – Javelin (grand prize)

the apple prize: Mitski – The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We

the orange prize: boygenius – The Record

the grape prize: Blur – The Ballad Of Darren

the pineapple prize: PJ Harvey – I Inside the Old Year Dying

the watermelon prize: Olivia Rodrigo – Guts

the strawberry prize: Anohni – My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross

the peach prize: Lana Del Rey – Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd

the green leaf prize: Yo La Tengo – This Stupid World

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the rotten tomato prize: Ash – Race The Night

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the best album released by a veteran musician/band: Blur – The Ballad Of Darren

the best debut album: boygenius – The Record

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the best LGBTI album (lyrics): Troye Sivan – Something To Give Each Other

the best queer album (sound): Jessie Ware – That! Feels Good!

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the best Mercury Prize nominated album (acc. To me): Young Fathers – Heavy Heavy

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the best US record: Sufjan Stevens – Javelin

the best UK & Irish record: Blur – The Ballad Of Darren

the best Canadian record: Fucked Up – One Day

the best Australian & New Zealand record: Kylie Minogue – Tension

the best European record (except the UK & Ireland): Fever Ray – Radical Romantics

the best Latin American record: Kali Uchis – Red Moon In Venus

the best African record: Genesis Owusu – Struggler

the best Middle Eastern record: --

the best Far East record: yeule - Softscars

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best records by genres

ambient: yeule – Softscars

americana: Lucinda Williams – Stories From a Rock n Roll Heart

art rock: Django Django – Off Planet

avant-garde: --

bluegrass: Chris Stapleton – Higher

blues: Van Morrison – Moving on Skiffle

country: Rodney Crowell – The Chicago Sessions

country/rock: --

alt. country: Jenny Lewis – JOY’ALL

dance: Carly Rae Jepsen – The Loveliest Time

disco: --

dub: --

dubstep: Skrillex – Quest For Fire  

electro: Kelela – Raven

electro-pop: --

electronic: Fever Ray – Radical Romantics

electronica: Anohni – My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross

experimental:  Yves Tumor – Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)

folk: Sufjan Stevens – Javelin

folk-rock: Wilco – Cousin

folk/pop: --

alt. folk: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy – Keeping Secret Will Destroy You

funk: Janelle Monae – The Age of Pleasure

garage:  The Hives – The Death Of Randy Fitzsimmons

grime: --

grunge: Foo Fighters – But Here We Are

hardcore: Fucked Up – One Day  

hip hop: Danny Brown – Quaranta

house: --

indie pop: Water From Your Eyes – Everyone’s Crushed  

indie rock: Yo La Tengo – This Stupid World

indie/folk: boygenius – The Record

jazz: Alfa Mist – Variables

lo-fi: The Mountain Goats – Jenny From Thebes

metal: Metallica – 72 Seasons

noise-rock: --

pop: Jessie Ware – That! Feels Good!

pop-punk: Paramore – This Is Why

pop/rock: Sparks – The Girl Is Crying In Her Latte

alt-pop: Baby Queen – Quarter Life Crisis

post-punk: Squid – O Monolith

post-rock: Explosions In The Sky – End

prog: --

psych-rock: Osees – Intercepted Message

psychedelia: --

psychedelic: The Lemon Twigs – Everything Harmony

punk: Be Your Own Pet – Mommy

r&b: Jamila Woods – Water Made Us

rap: slowthai – Ugly

reggae: --

rock: The Rolling Stones – Hackney Diamonds

alt. rock: PJ Harvey – I Inside the Old Year Dying

shoegaze: Slowdive – everything is alive

singer-songwriter: Lana Del Rey – Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd

soul: Sampha - Lahai

synthpop: Mitski – The Land Is Inhospitable And So Are We

techno: James Holden – Imagine This Is A High Dimensional Space Of All Possibilities

trip hop: --

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the best debut albums of the year

boygenius – The Record

Grian Chatten – Chaos For The Fly

Alison Goldfrapp – The Love Invention

Blondshell – Blondshell

Yaeji – With A Hammer

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the worst albums of the year (the worst albums that succeeded to be in the database - the bad of the good)

Ash – Race The Night

A Certain Ratio – 1982

Matt Maltese – Driving Just to Drive

Empire State Bastard – Rivers Of Heresy

Graham Nash – Now

Black Honey – A Fistful Of Peaches

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130: The Mask of the Imperial Family // Untitled

Untitled The Mask of the Imperial Family 1981, Mimic (Bandcamp)

The Mask of the Imperial Family/Yasuo Sugibayashi has a small but somewhat tangled discography: two 7” EPs as Yasuo in 1980 and 1982, and between them this 12” which has been variously credited as a self-titled or untitled record by the Mask of the Imperial Family, and on a 2017 reissue as Yasuo Sugibayashi—The Mask of the Imperial Family. (More confusingly still, the reissue is a mix of tracks from the three releases, and as they’re all untitled I don’t know which is which.) This is very minimal early electronic/industrial music. Although the tracks share a gloomy, at times outright sinister ambiance, the recordings cover a lot of ground. Sugibayashi primarily used a Roland System 100m modular synthesizer and an electric guitar, but he also blends in more exotic musical elements from time to time.

The first two tracks are austere bleep-bloop proto-techno that isn’t wildly far off Manuel Gottsching’s E2-E4, with Sugibayashi using his electric guitar as an additional beat element, joined by a decaying synth (or vocal?) line that flaps around in the background like a ghost’s tattered robes. Better still are the middle tracks, which more explicitly take on Eastern sounds. “Untitled 3” is a lurching odd-time beast that incorporates metallic percussion. It probably takes influence from some Japanese form I’m not familiar with, but it puts me in mind of the clangorous rhythms of Indonesian gamelan. The lengthy, comparatively sunny “Untitled 5” features almost folky electric guitar over what sounds like a digeridoo sample amid whirring industrial noise. The reissue closes off with “Untitled 6,” an unsettling, tape-hiss ridden evocation of classical Japanese music and taiko drums that is also strongly reminiscent of a washing machine running with a pair of shoes in it.

The Mask of the Imperial Family’s bold, geometric cover has the kind of iconic design sensibility a forbidden book about like time-travel or human experimentation would have in an ‘80s horror film, so it’s no wonder reissue label Lullabies for Insomniacs makes a point to refer to its “occult” nature. Is that what Sugibayashi was going for? I don’t know. But the album is certainly an evocative, moody listen, and it will hold just about any interpretation your mind feels like mapping onto its impassive azure and black mien.

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