#moondiver

[beatsforbrothels]

Tokyo Shoegazer - Your Relief

[moondivess]

would you judge me if I said I loved every minute of it?

[suchaspookyginger]

"i feel like there’s something a bit," maka pauses, crinkling her nose, "pretentious," she ultimately settles on before continuing, "about us hanging the jacket art of some new electro-jazz band that you don’t even like."

"i don’t even want to hear it from you. how many times have we changed our wall art in the last two months alone?" soul snarks back from his spot on the floor, relaxing against their couch as he tinkers with his secondhand record player. maka doesn’t even deign soul a proper response; she merely hums as she slowly turns her head away from their decorative jacket sleeve du jour to look over at her partner with a cheeky grin, her legs stretching out to the other end of the small couch. soul looks up at her non response, quirking an eyebrow at her before returning his attention back to the needle of the turntable, apparently deciding on a record while maka’s attention was elsewhere. "besides, regardless of the fact that i don’t care for moondiver, you can’t deny the art works well with what we usually decorate with. i’d love to decorate with the circling sun, but everything we own clashes horribly with their sleeve art."

"yeah, i can agree with the circling sun," maka says, ruffling soul’s hair briefly before settling her arm over his shoulder and onto his chest. "maybe we can find some new prints to match their weird galaxy theme?"

"absolutely not! we already have more art than we need in any capacity!"

maka’s responding giggle resounds through their small apartment, the perfect harmony to soul’s chosen jazz track.

merry christmas, @silluuuu!! i’m glad you like your gift ❤️❤️

@sesecretsanta

[aeolianblues]

🎵 SONG-TO-GO 🎵

Okay I'm doing it! :D Friday is here, so I've got another Song-To-Go poll fresh from the oven! (It smells like peppermint.)

If you're new, hello and welcome! Song-To-Go is a weekly song poll (well. 'Weekly'.) released every Friday where I present you with new, lesser-known songs to listen to while you scroll. I might try and make it Christmassy, idk.

As always, choose songs based on the 30-second Spotify snippets if you don’t know them (and I try to make sure there’s always something you won’t know). If you like what you hear, go listen to the full songs, they’re yours to carry along on your scroll!

[latest poll, and playlist of everything so far (in order) and other/future picks]

Have fun!

This week, a festive tune from instrumental surf rockers Los Bichos (produced by Alex Kapranos from Franz Ferdinand). Gotta say, their debut album Let The Festivities Begin! came out in February of 2022. They were born ready for the holidays! Alt rock for fans of Muse or Royal Blood, courtesy of Canadian duo The Blue Stones. American alt rock cult icons Wedneday, Irish jazz group moondiver with those chill frequencies, and London-based, Brazil-made artist Nonô with a dancefloor-ready Portuguese banger.

Let me know what you liked! Tell me all about it, maybe even tell your mates (I mean reblog!) I try and have a bit of something for everyone each week, but anything you'd like to hear more of? I'm all ears.

Back next Friday with a new Song-To-Go poll, in the meanwhile, happy listening and happy holidays!

[hiroseudachi]

gemini / 双生児, 1999

dir. shinya tsukamoto

[cerastes]

dreamer your lore and worldbuilding is SO good and I honest to goodness leapt off my couch seeing a name I recognized from moondivers, LOVING this infodumps

LMAO Istesa Jumpscare. It fits, given she's a category 10 woman moment. GLAD you enjoy the worldbuilding, bwahaha.

[520floor]

240126 : ecclesiastes

01 Monica Martin - Go Easy, Kid (with James Blake)

02 Ryan Beatty - Ribbons

03 Ivan Ave - George Duke

04 Lauren Creviston - It’s You

05 Moondiver - Dominoes

06 Black Moth Super Rainbow - Sun Lips

07 Koji Kondo - Great Fairy's Fountain (Lofi Lia Remix)

08 Cuco - Pendant

09 Tyler, The Creator - Sweet / I Thought You Wanted to Dance (ft. Fana Hues, Brent Faiyaz)

10 Massive Attack - (Exchange) (2018 Remastered)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1RTtFmz0ZBSz-nRsLbG3gmFUunzYYJzQy/view?usp=sharing

[ma-lark-ey]

Summarizing the Foxhole Court cast as artists I follow on Spotify and why (and with links to the artists/songs);

Neil;

Set It Off, thinks he’s so cool and edgy and for the most part he is but also there’s too much time where’s he’s a silly goose. Specifically, he’s Cinematics Era because yeah they have some emo bangers like Partners in Crime and I’ll Sleep When I’m Dead but also Dad’s Song is on that album as is Dream Catcher

Andrew;

Chase Petra. Intense, overwhelming, takes awhile to understand, either is super mellow and chill or the pop punk anthems are GOING. Particularly, Andrew reaks of Monet Issues and Soapy Water, but I also believe he could jive with Reliable Narrator, not to mention In An Emergency Such As The End Of The World

Kevin;

Noah Kahan. It's abut the complex relationship with where you grew up and having a deep, inescapable loving and loathing for that environment. You're Gonna Go Far is just so Kevin coded, and also recognizing you are simultaneously your problem and your solution, like Dial Drunk. And All My Love is just sooo Riko and Kevin (I mean, 'No winter coat could keep out the cold of your atmosphere // We once sang Retrograde, we'd shake the frame of your car // Now I know your name but now who you are')

Aaron;

Alec Benjamin. A lot of people find him unassuming and whatnot, but honestly he'd kind of devastating and we should be cautious. Particularly, Boy In The Bubble & Outrunning Karma I feel have a very fitting energy. My Mother's Eyes (Unreleased) also has something distinctly Aaron about it, as does The Knife In My Back (Unreleased)

Nicky;

The Moondivers. Similar genre feel to Chase Petra but has a more lo-fi undertones. Stays at a pretty level sixty but can go either direction pretty fast. Particularly, Lovely has very Nicky energy to, lacking commitment but also not lacking the love and the need for the person.

Wymack;

Fall Out Boy. Very gruff and rough and tumble on the surface and has that iconic emo energy, but under all of that harsh exterior there’s an underlying message of community and healing and acknowledging the depression and the darkness but also learning to heal. Things like Save Rock & Roll as well as The Kids Aren't All Right show that distinct want to improve and move on with life while we also have songs like My Songs Know What You Did In The Dark and So Much (For) Stardust keep us in that depressive state.

Dan;

Sabrina Carpenter. It took me awhile to figure this one out, but I think this is the one. Pretty much everyone knows who she is but doesn't realise just how much she's done. The energy of this low-level A-lister who everyone knows and respects at least a little bit, but doesn't have the public in the palm of her hand the way other women like Beyonce or Swift do. Also the vibes are entirely correct, she's in the car karaokeing this shit with Matt tell me I'm wrong. She's jamming out to Feather and Sue Me and Thumbs like it's nobody's business. The entire summary of emails i can't send just feels so Dan I can't explain it.

Renee;

Julian Moon. Has this softcore vibe about her, but it powerful and doesn't put up with a lot. Particularly, Siren Song I think fits Renee really well, and Pomegranate Seeds feels like something that'd be on her playlist. Savior matches her role amongst the Foxes (also the intense religious imagery in this song and this EP as a whole needed to be referenced).

Matt;

Placebo. It's glam rock but also not. It's kind of undefinable. You're not really sure what's going on with the music, but you know it's slaps. It's been around a long time and has it's own respect. tbch I don't know massive amounts of Placebo's stuff, mostly only know one album right now because I feel the need to completely dissect an album from an artist before I move on to the next one, but their cover of Running Up That Hill is fantastic. From their actual discography, I think Matt has the vibes/would enjoy Brick Shithouse, Pure Morning, and Burger Queen

Seth;

Eminem (YES I listen to Eminem unironically). He doesn't give a fuck what you think about him, he says a lot of shit he probably shouldn't say, but he's also got points sometimes. Without Me is playing in the background when he comes back in book one. Love The Way You Lie is him and Allison core. Just Lose It is just funny and something he'd listen too all the time. He'd also think he was cool and different for listening to him.

Allison;

Maisie Peters. As much feral crazy ex-girlfriend music as there is sad depression bops. Unpredictable in every measure. Is here for a good time not a long time. BSC is very Allison core, and I think History of Man as well. Boy also reeks of her and Seth's relationship, and Blonde is what she blasts in her bedroom to get ready in the morning.

Abby;

Kesha. She's got a history to her, she fits with the Foxes. She's one of this insane pack, but also she's working on helping fix this insane group. She cares abut their wellbeing, she wants the best. She's got the energy of Resentment, Learn To Let Go, but also she knows these are kids who are gonna do insane things, so let's through in Hymn and Raise Hell. She knows her role in the group, but also she'll stray out of it and test new things. Also, she has to be a bit crazy to be able to manage Andrew's lot.

okay thanks for coming to my tedtalk

[theam-cjsw]

The AM: September 18, 2023

This week's AM shares three hours of fall vibes, with a blend of ambient jazz, hazy psych-folk, and other sounds that mix melancholia and coziness in that uniquely autumnal way. For best results, serve with crunching leaves and hot cider.

CJSW stream

Listen on Soundcloud

Spotify playlist (includes most AM tracks from the last month)

Hour One

Abstract Sky Violeta Vicci • Cavaglia

SLEEP: Tranquility Base (Kelly Lee Owens Remix) Max Richter • Single

Fog Dance Various Artists, featuring Sun Rain • Cosmic Vibrations Vol. 3

Our Place Joseph Shabason, featuring Thom Gill • Single

Order and Class Ecotype • Field Study

Last Traces of Infrastructure Josh Semans • To Will a Space Into Being

The Light Without Love Veryan • Reflections in a Wilderness

Wanderlust - The Field Remix Wild Beasts • Single

Windows Leland Whitty • Anyhow

Dominoes Moondiver • Single

Hour Two

Reflections Tristan De Liège, Jambal • Enterprises of Great Pith and Moment

Salute Daneil Villarreal, featuring Jeff Parker, Anna Butterss • Lados B

Taivshral Enji • Ulaan

More Easily Makushin • Move into the Luminous

The Surface of the Water Circus Underwater • Circus Underwater

Sleepwalker Faunts • M4

Well (refilled and set in sand) Azeda Booth • Tubtrek

Five Four Child Voice Fridge • Happiness

Drumheller Caribou • The Milk of Human Kindness

Hour Three

Have You Seen a Horizon Lately Yoko Ono • Approximately Infinite Universe

Discover Who I Am Blossom Dearie • Discover Who I Am (The Fontana Years London 1966-70)

The Sea Baby Cool • Earthling On The Road To Self Love

Salade Sauvage Deluxe Dressing Mix Les Chouettes • Ha Ha Happiness

Kings & Queens Apostle of Hustle • Folkloric Feel

Three By Noon Bart • Today, Tomorrow, & The Next Day

L’Étau de Zálmoxis YOCTO • Zepta Supernova

My Odyssey Various Artists, featuring Fenella • Weird Walk presents Leyline

D-85 teardrop Chad Vangaalen • NTH 2

I’ll Be Your Star Lael Neale • Single

Bang Melenas • Ahora

1000 Times Big Blood • Quarantunes Series No​.​027

[seymourmusicclub]

moondiver "Gretchen"

[steezybeezy]

Tokyo Shoegazer - Moondiver

Here we are! We've made it to the end of our journey through my favorite shoegaze albums of 2019. And boy are we in for a treat, cause we're ending it off with a real doozy. Rounding off my favorite 3 shoegaze albums of 2019 is Moondiver, the comeback album from the one and only Tokyo Shoegazer, masters of the loud and heavy. Shoegaze is one of those genres that can really span the spectrum of loudness. On the soft, sticky, sugary and sure to satisfy the most melancholic sweet tooth end we had Uchu Nekoko's Kimi ni You ni Ikeretara, with its candy coated guitars and vocals. Then there was monocism's Fukou, which was a uniquely refreshing and airy breeze that whisks you away to faraway lands. But sometimes, I want shoegaze to punish, I want something to pummel me into the ground. And trust me, Moondiver delivers the hammer. On Moondiver, Tokyo Shoegazer had one mantra - to make their fuckin guitars SCREAM. The result is 40 minutes of pure teeth shattering bliss, from the thunderous guitar wails on Your Relief to the earth shaking Moondive, possibly my favorite shoegaze track of 2019. It's heavy, enrapturing, and unforgiving, with layers upon layers of the most distorted, reverb'ed out sounds you will hear. Crank the volume to 11 and get comfortable, cause this album is going to bring you to your knees.

 With that, my little shoegaze adventure of 2019 comes to a close. But as we all know, shoegazers around the globe are just getting started. And the shoegaze gods will almost certainly bring us gifts of noise as wonderful as these in 2020. Count on it. Until then, here's three more albums to add to your collection. Bon voyage, and happy reverberations!

[weisswinds]

you wanna izuna drop me so bad it makes you look stupid

[moondivess]

Soooo here's my contribution to the geek girl fandom

[amber-gimlet]

[lorie-ballage]

Remora encounter and walks like space. Shots by: Pablo Alvarez . . . #moondive #remora #diving #messingaround #underwater #explorationdive #blue #sea #nogravity (à Koh Tao Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bzk5ZWVgcN5/?igshid=1mhv3nz0ulkzx