#nick storring

[ozkar-krapo]

I HAVE EATEN THE CITY

"Secret Paths"

(cassette. Tombed Visions. 2014) [CA-US]

[hello-nichya-here]

https://www.tumblr.com/mostly-mundane-atla/710894569738387456/this-sounds-pretty-accurate-but-there-is-another what do u think ??

Okay, here are the bits I agree with:

1 - Some Azula fans are trying way too damn hard to make her a "Girlboss" that never did anything wrong. This is legitimatelly something I have seen happen A LOT lately and it gets on my nerves SO BAD.

2 - Some Azula fans focus a just a little bit too much on the sad aspects of her character/story, mainly her loneliness and how she felt nobody loved her (Note: I'm being generous here because most of the time people bring that to remind me people that, no, just because she was the favorite child of an ABUSIVE parent it doesn't mean that her life was easy, but I HAVE seen the "character sad, therefore character good" a few times).

The stuff that I don't agree with it AT ALL:

1 - "Cersei Lannister is a character that is like Azula." No. Just no. I know the fandom likes to joke about some simmilarities between both shows or borrow elements from that story to our fanfics, but Avatar is not Game Of Thrones, and Azula is not Cersei. Their personalities are not that simmilar, nor their family situations. Cersei is far more reckless, blood thirsty, downright vile ADULT WOMAN, she never got a single shred of respect from her father or ANYONE, and her main way of manipulating people is to go the Femme Fatale route and seduce them. Not at all like the pragmatic (but not sadistic), prodigious, awkward princess that can't flirt to save her life and that everyone respects/fears. Even the whole "When you play the Game Of Thrones, you win or you die" doesn't really apply because Cersei sacrificed nearly everything to remain the queen, while Azula literally brought Zuko back home, making him the heir to the throne again. They. Are. Not. The. Same. (I won't get into the other characters mentioned because I don't know who they are)

2 - "Azula isn't that well written" Unless we're considering the comics, in which EVERYONE was poorly written, I'm gonna die on the hill that this is just wrong. Azula was not redeemed, yes, and Bryke seems to not understand her, but the way her story and arc went in the show makes perfect logical sense to me - I just don't think that's where or how it should end. We can argue over whether her story is finished, not on if she's well-written character and a deliberately sympathetic villain that was also REALLY good at being a villain.

3 - "Azula doesn't have a lot going on" Bullshit. Regardless of redemption or not, Azula IS a complex character - yes, even if she is the villain of a Nickelodeon cartoon (WEIRD argument to claim she can't be that deep - this is literally a show about war, genocide and abusive families, which is why it stood out to people because NOBODY expected Nick to go there). We literally see her having a mental breakdown after years of abuse, indoctrination and VERY bad decisions that ruined every relationship she had finally caught up with her. I consider this a lot, just like I consider things like waking up one day and finding out EVERYONE you knew and loved has been gone for a hundred years or dealing with the fact your father is an abusive piece of shit that is totally okay with disfiguring and banishing you because you dared to speak out of turn. For fuck's sake, the existence of The Beach as an episode proves this claim wrong because the whole point of that episode is "These villainous Fire Nation teens have some hidden depths."

4 - "There are better stories with better/more complex characters" Again, weird argument. I think Beauty And The Beast is the best Disney movie and that Mulan is the best disney princess, but I still adore Snow White despite her story being VERY simple. And even though I like these stories that all have endings, I like the dark fantasy and heavy on politics story of Game Of Thrones - and even though I think the books are better, I still like the first half of the show despite the changes made to the story. This is not a "Either this or that" situation. You can think something isn't perfect or deep and STILL like it.

5 - "She's not a real person, she's a character on a show therefore her not needing to 'deserve' redemption is irrevelant because what matters is what benefits the story and Azula's redemption wouldn't do that" Really? You're pulling that shit? In a show like ATLA? The show that said "Everyone is capable of great good and great evil"? The show that repeatedly says "Friendship and kindness are going to save the day?"? The show that had one of the bad guys redeem himself by befriending the good guys and visiting his abusive father in jail and saying "Maybe this will make you have a change of heart?" THIS show would not benefit or stay consistent to it's themes if the villain that desperately craves love and validation learned that the way she tried to get these things was wrong and started being a better person who'd eventually be healthy, loved and accepted? Give me a break.

[soulless-angel25]

Fluffy Feburary [2024], Day 2 Prompt- Eavesdrop @fluffyfebruary

It had all started very simply, or well... Ronodin thought it had started very simply, he still wasn't quite sure how it had gotten to this point. With him sat in the Sorenson's living room, a Christmas tree up in the corner with several people glancing cautiously at him- as they should.

He had simply been listening in on Kendra and his cousin, and really, the should know better then to talk where someone could easily eavesdrop. And yet somehow, he was caught! Him! Master of hiding and deception and a million other things. (No, he was not going to give that dragon credit for finding him.)

And so. Here he sat in the Sorenson's living room. Ruth(?) staring at him, no amusement on her face as she held a crossbow- a loaded crossbow!- at his face. A few feet to her left was a rather boring looking man that he couldn't recall that name of (David? Daniel? Whatever.). And a satyr! Now, he didn't really have anything truly against them but... really? A satyr in their house? Did they not care about the furniture?

Nearest to him was his beloved cousin, son of the Fairy Queen, Bracken. And opposite his (annoying) cousin was the Fairy Queen's handmaiden, Kendra. Really, if anything it was their whole fault he was here!

Once he'd been found someone had ushered Seth away, which Ronodin found quite rude. Sure, he might've emotionally manipulated him- but everyone emotionally manipulated someone at one point or another!

...

...three hours had passed. Somewhere after the half hour mark the satyr had left the house, but promising that he'd be back later with another satyr (Nick? Newel?).

Then after the hour the plain man (Dale!) had stood up and said that he needed to get back to his chores, not before leveling a glare at him though. Really! The nerve of these people. Did they not understand how rude they were being to him?

Around two hours later, when the sun was making its descent Ruth had reluctantly stood up and made Kendra and his cousin promise to keep an eye on him before she disappeared.

And so, after the three hour mark Kendra had inquired if he would like something to eat. Now, you must understand- he was not a picky person when it came to food. But he had very much laughed in her face, which quickly made her retract the offer of food.

At the realization that she seriously wasn't going to get him food unless he apologized he pouted. Wasn't she supposed to be a 'good guy'? What kind of good guy didn't feed their guests?

Another half an hour later he finally caved and (politely) asked her to get him something to eat. Since really, he did need to eat something. Before she'd left she had made eye contact with his cousin that seemed to make him promise to keep an eye on Ronodin.

...

...an unknown amount of time later he'd been released from him bondage.

And somehow he was... enjoying spending time with his (moronic) cousin and Kendra. Perhaps it was because he felt some... peace, from being around just the two of them. The light magic that emanated from them felt like a cool balm against his skin. Like a memory of something that had once been familiar to him.

He found himself lowering his guard around the two. The barbs coming from him not feeling as venomous as they should, and the ones coming from his friends enemies didn't feel as venomous as they should either. They felt... like the snark one would expect from people who had known each other their entire lives and were friends. Not two unicorns and a mortal(?) handmaiden to the Fairy Queen who were enemies.

At some point, Ronodin realized that there was a blanket wrapped around the three of them, with another spread across their laps. He was stuck in between them but it didn't feel bad... it felt safe. Even as he felt Kendra's head on his shoulder, soft breathing coming from her as her eyelids fluttered. Or his cousin's soft voice that made him feel like he was a young unicorn again and his older cousin was telling him stories.

It felt like home. That was his only thought as he felt himself rest his head on Kendra's and slowly drift off to sleep.

[dailymichifer]

[Archive] fuckyeahlucifersupernatural's fics

fuckyeahlucifer (or carvedwhalebones) is a writer who disappeared from ao3 with their much beloved +89 SPN fics (a lot of Samifer fics and other Lucifer-ships fics) Many have been lost forever, but not all of them, thanks to the Internet Archive.

Here are all the SPN fics I could find:

[Michifer] The Way We Are 'Michael imagines that if he were to sink his teeth into the forbidden fruit, it’d taste just like his little brother.'

[Michifer] Spitting Blood "Sometimes the calm before the storm is all you can hold onto."

[Michifer] Little Brother Michael discovers his punishment within the Cage and he's ready to make it end.

[Michifer] Yuanfen E. They were the founding fathers of physical intimacy and so much more. (bondage, collars)

[Samifer, Nick/Sam] The Devil Wears White "Have you ever confused a dream with a life?" Sam Winchester's been sent to a mental institute, claiming there are demons and angels. In there he makes an unhealthy alliance with a patient, Nick, who wants to keep Sam all to himself.

[Samifer] Snow Sam would do anything to see Dean again. (Season 7, self mutilation)

[Samifer] One True Vessel The patients near the ward mumble and murmur in fear of the one who prowls through the ward. They whisper of a ‘Lucifer’ looking for his ‘one true vessel'... (Sam, Lucifer, Nick)

[Samifer] A Little Piece of Heaven The incident with Gadreel and Dean leaves him more than just broken. Sam moves out of the bunker in search of his little piece of heaven. (Post Gadree, Hurt/Comfort)

[Samifer] Thicker Than Blood M. Who is he to deny his king? (Sam 'boy king of Hell' Winchester)

[Samifer] The Last Truth M. 'He’s broken and Lucifer is still staring at him as if he’s a gift — something to be mounted on a pedestal.' (Sam, Lucifer, Hallucifer, Gadreel, Angst/Comfort, Major character death)

[Samifer] Blood & Creation E. "Lucifer is the only one treated as Sam’s equal, his release from The Cage signifying the reign of Hell and the Era of The Boy King."

[Samifer & Ducifer] Common Ground Despite the favorable odds, Lucifer doesn’t share his first kiss on Earth with Sam Winchester.

[Anna/Lucifer] Lady Lazarus M. The common ground between them is stained heavily in blood. (Serial Killers au)

[Gabriel/Lucifer] Ugly Kind of Love E. "I'll show you an 'ugly kind of love.'" And he did. (Tags; Hammer of the Gods, Major character death, noncon)

Enjoy!

Edit (2023-03-04) 6 more fics!

[Samifer] Speaking in Tongues Sam tries to speak Enochian to Lucifer.

[Samifer] Guardian Angel Guardian Angel (n): An angel believed to have special affection for a particular individual.

[Samifer] Dog Days (chapter 1) God comes to Lucifer with a deal: If Sam accepts Lucifer for who he is (warts and all), he will win his freedom and be with his one true vessel. The catch is that he won't be able to converse with Sam due to being changed into a runt of a puppy.

[Samifer] Home Lucifer helps Sam find a sense of home in his room.

[Samifer] Little Birds Ch1 Ch3 Ch4 Ch5 Ch6 Sam finds out that when angels are at their weakest, they become little birds.

[Anna Milton/Lucifer] What Devils Do Lucifer has been keeping an eye on Anna Milton for a while now, and it's only a matter of time until the tables turn and he's on top. Literally.

edit (2023-08-12) GREAT NEWS

As you may know, some madmad archived the entirety of AO3 a few years ago.

I downloaded their metadata file (index) and typing the pseudo "fuckyeahsupernatural" gave me 181 results. All 181 of their fics (SPN, Legion, Dishonored) have been saved and the epubs are in zip files that can be found here:

I converted the index into a pdf: you can use it to find the location of each fic in the zip files. LINK -> EDIT better link HERE (spn fics only)

EDIT2: use this file to access the fics directly & download them

[queersrus]

hi hi could you do names related to a computer system / collection of files? much thanks :3

hope these work!

(Nick)Names:

cp, cpu, card, co, com, comp, compu, comput/compute, computer, computera, computeria, computerelle, computerella, computerette, computeretta, computa, computelle, computella, computette, computetta, case gp, gpu ram stor/store, storage, sy, sys, syst, syste, system, spea, speak, speaker, sd, ssd pro, proce, process, pc, ps, psu unit, ups ac, ace, acess mem, memo, memory, mon, moni, monit, monito, monitor, mic/mike, mo, mou, mouse win, wind, windo/window bo, boa, boar, board, bali, baikal, banister dri, drive, doss, dossier, data input output key, keybo, keyboa, keyboard hd, hdd alder, apollo, astro, aurora, andro, androi, android, amiga

lots of names can be taken from here too

[omegawhiskers]

Dynamite 26/10/23

A Gift for Sting

Dynamite opened up with a fired up MJF. We had appearances from Adam Cole (via phone), Roderick Strong and the Man in the Devil Mask.

The action began with MJF defending his Dynamite Diamond Ring against Juice Robinson. Juice received a vicious ass kicking outside and around the ring from the get to. The victory came for Max when the Gunns goofed up, giving the Champ enough time to slip the ring on and sock Juice in the jaw.

Post-Match saw a beatdown on MJF with Strong and The Kingdom making the save. Roddy stayed in his wheelchair while The Kingdom got easily discarded. But do not fear, The Acclaimed is here as they cleared the ring. The furious Gunns issued a challenge for the ROH Tag Team Titles at Full Gear. MJF takes the offer but wants a piece of all four members before the PPV. Next week it – in the main event – it will be The Bullet Club Gold ve. MJF and three partners of his choosing. Right away Roddy and The Kingdom as dismissed, followed by he Acclaimed. This begs the question, who will team with MJF? The pressure is stacked as Kenny Omega comes out and makes a challenge for the Triple B. MJF accepts the match for this Saturday on Collision. Later, Samoa Joe offered to team with MJF under one condition; that he is given a title shot.

Next was Hook teaming with RVD to take on the Dark Order’s Alex Reynolds and John Silver. There’s no clear direction for The Dark Order. The main idea is to shine the light on Hook and for RVD to help ignite the crowd.

Tony Schiavone in is the ring to give Sting a gift from Tony Khan. That gift is Ric Flair. I can't say I'm disappointed. I never expected Flair to be in an AEW ring to be honest. The Nature Boy says some very sweet words to Sting. Christian Cage, along with Luchasaurus and Nick Wayne came out and interrupted the feel-good moment. Christian destroyed Flair verbally and issues as challenge at Full Gear. The bout will be a 6-man tag team match. Fortunately, Flair won’t be fighting with Sting and Darby Allin.  Later, both men try to recruit Adam Copeland who refuses to fight Christian. Sting attempts to talk some sense into Copeland. I do think Adam will join the fight at Full Gear, but I sense a heel turn.

Chris Jericho had a sit down interview. He vows to get revenge on Don Callis. Jericho states he has lots of friends and some of them are bigger than Will Hobbs. Who is the Ocho talking about? Paul Wight of course! Nah, that wouldn’t be it. Maybe it’s not size he is referring to but star power.

The ROH Trios Tag Team Titles were on the line as The Young Buck & Adam Page defended against The Hardy Boyz and Brother Zay. I’m not a fan of the ROH belts appearing on AEW. I don’t watch ROH, so I’m not following the journey of these belts. The Bucks and Hangman retained in a non-exciting bout. Before a celebration could begin, we cut to Swerve and Prince Nana breaking into Page’s home. Both men walk through the house. Swerve made his way Adam’s baby boy’s room. It was quite a uncomfortable moment as Strickland gifts the baby with his t-shirt. He vows that the baby will one day owe him something. This feud has become personal, and it must end in blood.

Hikaru Shida defended her AEW Women's title against Ruby Soho. Early on there was a botched cross body and from that point on the match never took off. There was a moment where I thought Soho was going to win, but that's as far as the drama took me. If the moves were tightened up, I think this would have been a solid bout. Toni Storm and her new butler, Luthor made an appearance on stage for an exchange of stares.

Orange Cassidy and Kazuchika Okada took on Bryan Danielson and Claudio Castagnoli in a very good main event. The crowd were behind Orange and Okada. The ending was odd tough. Bryan was left holding his face in a kayfabe injury while the BCC came to his aid. Things were getting tense as Hook and Best Friends came Oranges side.

Most of the show was setting up Full Gear and continuing stories. The wrestlers who ate the pins are kind of in purgatory. What do you do with The Hardyz, Ruby and Dark Order at this point?

[drakternfl2]

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers er ikke den eneste spilleren som er skadet i den nye sesongen

Mange NFL-fans ønsket spillet deres velkommen, og de så endelig kjente spillere i spillet. Men med skaden til New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, har ligaen nylig hatt spillerskadeproblemer. New York Jets-fans vil ikke kunne se quarterback Aaron Rodgers på lenge, og Amerikansk Fotball Drakter hans nr. 8 vil ikke vises i kamper.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers vil gå glipp av New York Jets-kampen på grunn av skade, som er en av lagets største beklagelser. Situasjonen i ligaen i den nye sesongen er veldig spent, og New York Jets fikk fansen til å glede seg før kampen. New York Jets' angrep og forsvar har blitt kraftig forbedret. De er bygget rundt den beste quarterbacken Aaron Rodgers. Men nå kan New York Jets bare håpe at skaden til Aaron Rodgers kommer seg så fort som mulig, ellers vil refusjonen hans for sesongen ha stor innvirkning på laget. Tross alt vet San Francisco 49ers bedre enn noe annet lag at en stor quarterback kan lede et lag til et mesterskap. Deretter kom også Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow inn på skadelisten. Han led av skader og presterte dårlig.

Quarterback Joe Burrow forverret skadeproblemet i den første kampen i den nye sesongen, og fansen tok hensyn til hans Cincinnati Bengals Drakter. Dessverre vil Joe Burrow være ute i en kort periode, og Cincinnati Bengals er fortsatt forsiktige med skaden hans. Den mest alvorlige er Cleveland Browns backback Nick Chubb, som ble alvorlig skadet under kampen. Selv fansen kunne ikke se direkte på Nick Chubbs skade. Heldigvis unngikk han det mest alvorlige skadeproblemet. Til syvende og sist håper fansen fortsatt at spillerne kan holde seg friske og at deltakelsen deres i den nye sesongen ikke kan mangle.

[chorusfm]

Ben Copperhead – “Franny and the Songbirds” (Video Premiere)

Today is a great day to share the latest single and music video from indie-folk songwriter Ben Copperhead. On this eclectic new song called “Franny & The Songbirds,” Copperhead channels his love of other indie-folk artists like Father John Misty, Leonard Cohen, and Surfjan Stevens into his own unique psychedelic package. The song comes from Copperhead’s new LP, Wailing Viridescence, out everywhere music is sold on April 28th. I was also able to catch up with this talented artist for a brief interview below. How does “Franny & The Songbirds” fit into your general vision as a creative, and what made you choose it as the second single to help introduce your new LP? I’ve been writing string trio arrangements for many of my songs since 2015. Composing a string arrangement for “Franny” allowed me to dive deeper into the harmonic and rhythmic possibilities. This song let me expand my creativity by arranging a quartet instead of just a trio. The strings complimented the song without getting in the way of the vocals and I was very pleased about the recording quality.  “Franny” has a catchy melodic hook and one of my favorite bridges, which I wrote with my nylon string guitar. It offers a different kind of listening experience than other songs on the record. It was cool that the music video director, Jonathan Levy, really wanted to do this song. There were so many right reasons to make this song my second single. Alongside your previous single “Copperhead Vagabond” how would you say “Franny & The Songbirds” fits into the general theme spread across your new LP? Sonically and thematically, where did you take inspiration from? Franny and the Songbirds is a different type of song than Copperhead Vagabond. It’s a song that is about my cat Franny-Kaede. It’s somewhat thematic, because there’s another song, Feline Feminine, on the album that is about my other cat, Hanamaru. My cat friends are an inspiration and keep me connected to something unexplainable in words. Sonically, I took inspiration from older folk, pop, and jazz records with strings, like the Beatles, Nick Drake, or Jimmy Scott’s ‘The Source’. But I also love Ligeti and other modern and classic composers like Ravel and Debussy. Having studied how some of my favorite records were recorded and produced in the late 50s and 60s gave me inspiration to try something different. When crafting the forthcoming LP, where did the creative process begin? How does this LP differ from your previous Baby Copperhead work? The process began by writing new songs that I was excited about and having a desire to record most of it on my own. I’d been learning how to record with a reel to reel tape recorder and really loved the results I got, especially with vocals and acoustic instruments. I like the process of recording while playing my instrument and singing at the same time. There’s also the challenge of recording in my bedroom because there’s an above ground subway directly across the street.  I have approx 5 minutes to get an entire take before the walls start shaking. Not an ideal setting for recording, but it makes me really focus, since time is of the essence. It’s about setting parameters, which is different from the way I’ve done previous albums. I put myself in charge this time, and thru trial and error figured out how to get the sounds that I wanted. For previous Baby Copperhead records, I’ve had to rely solely on another engineer to make those decisions. That can be nice when you want to just focus on the music, but maybe the results are not what you want. It’s important to be self reliant,  but you still need that objectivity about your own work or it could become self indulgent. Kramer helped finalize the album by taking out a few tracks that didn’t fit and recommended adding a few older gems. He’s got a lot of experience and knows how to make great records. --- Please consider becoming a member so we can keep bringing you stories like this one. ◎ https://chorus.fm/features/ben-copperhead-franny-and-the-songbirds-video-premiere/

[dustedmagazine]

Nick Storring — Music from 'Wéi 成 (Orange Milk)

Music from Wéi 成为 by Nick Storring

What mysteries can imbue five ascending dyads! Composer and multi-instrumentalist Nick Storring demonstrates the phenomenon six and a half minutes into the second part of his Music From 'Wéi 成, but that delicate moment is only one in a kaleidoscopic entrenchment of tones, colors and sustains that codify and unify this latest project from the imaginative and prolific Toronto-based musician.

Storring has one of those rare compositional voices that combines consonance and dissonance in a way that elucidates narrative rather than relationship. That musical moment just mentioned tells the story. Something approaching a major foundation, or at least it has major inflections, buoys those crystalline ascents that eschew while never quite shattering the serenity. More remarkable than all of that, all sounds in this project emanate from a single source. This is an album of piano music, but it lives in that space carved out most vigorously over the past decade or so by those treating the piano as the totality it always has been. Edgard Varese wanted to forget about the antiquated instrument, but Storring, like other sympathetic minds, exploits every one of its many sonic characteristics. Uniquely though, his is a dense but surprisingly calm world of simultaneities. Over several years, he crafted music to accompany a dance project, recording in various locations and on various pianos, ultimately offering a multileveled aural experience as diverse but as consistent as the family of instruments he employed.  

It happens way too often, but where mere verbiage is concerned, moments must suffice until the trip is taken. Dive in anywhere! If rhythmic intrigue is the order of the day, dig into the quasi-funky breaks opening the penultimate section. It’s got some Reichian phase but magnified, as if those 18 musicians were told to step up the pace and spread out! If reflection comes closer to the desired effect, the fourth section’s initial and overlapping pointillisms and arpeggios should fill the bill. The clumsy word repetition doesn’t even begin to describe what occurs as this music drifts forward, planting seeds of harmony and counterpoint only to abandon them in favor of high-register grindings and industrial scufflings, and then the distant screech and cicada whirrings of stroked wire as mode and chord are supplanted by their polar opposites. Bass harmonics and mid-level sustains flesh out the sparse but ironically full texture as the music inhabits neither one world nor the other, form and structure in constant but felicitous erosion until those arpeggios return in a different register.

Enough of moments! This is a continuous work that should be experienced just that way. Unlike so many other projects, it isn’t just that the piano’s sound worlds are emphasized. All manner of morphage and manipulation detaches element from element, a decay from an attack, a sustain from the velvety hammer blow birthing it. These miniscule considerations are disassembled to be reconfigured, layered and set stark against a dynamic background in constant and orchestral flux. Admirers of the piano’s traditional languages will revel in their spacious appearances, while those in search of the more radical need only wait until the next transition. The album’s beauty is forced to roar in and out of focus as often as it reflects. The music itself brims with the fluid energy of rapid-fire discovery still maintaining time to breathe. Through it all runs the obvious and infectious joy of creation, spontaneity and considered craft in gloriously recorded tandem.

Marc Medwin

[givastihawking]

NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: Re-recording some lines.

Should be fine!

WINDOWS OPEN by Dirty Projectors: It’s only 10 minutes, so why not give it a shot?

(https://open.spotify.com/album/20aYfhm4JHrxx5hSOzL3pB?si=ivbHym5gRtanTJeVmYIT2g)

ENDLESS by Magic Sword: It’s time to outrun, everyone. Too bad we can’t go anywhere but our imaginations.

(https://open.spotify.com/album/1an2mfrb0WxX8SukH0lpaT?si=eLbCsoUVT2y8W2LWKQ5chg)

GIGATON by Pearl Jam: With all that’s happening, this is exactly what I need right now.

(https://open.spotify.com/album/5bTixyz2GHx1YUqNUdzfut?si=LQcuteB0S9CQsLLE6HXeqA)

ARE YOU IN LOVE? by Basia Bulat: Mmm, feels like a warm pecan pie.

(https://open.spotify.com/album/1qn64Ce1nAksES6KVbnxYf?si=e5C2xp6jT4mqiFaM4RBOUw)

MY MAGIC DREAMS HAVE LOST THEIR SPELL by Nick Storring: It’s, like, more of an experience. It’s T R A N S C E N D E N T .

(https://open.spotify.com/album/0UiUFt9f3FCSk0paxhkUXa?si=uu2lIbeuTUiV0jXtkq8L5w)

THIS WEEK’S BEST ALBUM ART

[radiophd]

nick storring -- sleeping, tucked in the lonely purple - I

[hellocanticle]

Nick Storring, Casting a Classical Spell

Nick Storring, Casting a Classical Spell

Seth Graham’s art work alone might be a reason to buy this release by Canadian musician/producer Nick Storring. He sent this to me with several other releases by Canadian composers and performers of various stripes. Some rock/blues solo guitar, some new classical, but this one…I wasn’t sure at first. And as one accustomed to placing music in some sort of context this left me a bit stumped. But…

[resistance765]

“Frood” - Nick Storring

[soundaslanguage]

March 2020 Picks

We are slowly but surely catching up on 2020. Here are our picks for March!

DJ Lostboi - The Blue Stallion (Self-Released)

- Wrote about The Blue Stallion here. DJ Lostboi continue their winning streak with four more slices of melodic ambient trance.

https://djlostboi.bandcamp.com/album/the-blue-stallion

DJ Lycox - Kizas do Ly (Príncipe)

- From the amazing Príncipe label, this four song EP goes by in a brilliant flash and absolutely begs for repeated listens with warm weather now here.

https://principediscos.bandcamp.com/album/kizas-do-ly

Empty Country - Empty Country (Get Better)

- New project from Cymbals Eat Guitars singer/songwriter Joe D’Agostino. This is a beautiful, poignant rock record that will be a classic in due time.

https://emptycountry.bandcamp.com/album/empty-country

Celia Hollander - Recent Futures (Leaving)

- Wrote about Recent Futures here. From glitch to drone to more chilled out atmospheres, Recent Futures moves in so many directions that it can overwhelm the senses. Hollander prevails though by finding the beauty within all the noise.

https://celiahollander.bandcamp.com/album/recent-futures-2

Matt Karmil - STS371 (Smalltown Supersound)

- Wrote about STS371 here. Matt Karmil takes the listener on another fascinating musical ride across different genres. It's a joy to hear Karmil connect all the dots with such precision.

https://matt-karmil.bandcamp.com/album/sts371

Stephen Malkmus - Traditional Techniques (Matador)

- Best Malkmus album since 2014′s Wig Out at Jagbags. Has been my go to quarantine porch sitting album so far this year.

https://stephenmalkmus.bandcamp.com/album/traditional-techniques

Micro Incubus - Micro Incubus (Lillerne Tapes)

- Wrote about Micro Incubus here. Pontiac Streator and Exael team up for a fantastically diverse and loose album of experimental ambient.

https://lillernetapes.bandcamp.com/album/micro-incubus

Emily A. Sprague - Hill, Flower, Fog (Self-Released)

- Wrote about Hill, Flower, Fog here. Hill, Flower, Fog calms and captivates all at once and is perhaps Sprague’s most inspiring work yet.

https://mlesprg.bandcamp.com/album/hill-flower-fog

Nick Storring - My Magic Dreams Have Lost Their Spell (Orange Milk)

- Wrote about My Magic Dreams Have Lost Their Spell here. Over six pieces and 46 minutes Storring creates a musical fantasy world full of whimsical enchantment. This is a captivating album begging for repeated listens and one of the year’s best.

https://orangemilkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/my-magic-dreams-have-lost-their-spell

Melanie Velarde - BB (Self-Released)

- Wrote about BB here. From ambient to exotic tropicalia tinged electronic to more experimental soundscapes, Velarde’s adept touch is to be appreciated.

https://000001.bandcamp.com/album/bb

Andrew Weathers - Dreams and Visions from the Llano Estacado (Aural Canyon)

- This is my first introduction to Weathers who has a plethora of releases all over genre spectrums. Dreams and Visions from the Llano Estacado released on the great Texas label, Aural Canyon, is music made for wide open spaces.

https://andrewweathers.bandcamp.com/album/dreams-and-visions-from-the-llano-estacado

Windy & Carl - Allegiance and Conviction (Kranky)

- The ambient/drone/slowcore legends return with their first new album in eight years and it’s like they never left us.

https://windyandcarl.bandcamp.com/album/allegiance-and-conviction

Zelienople - Hold You Up (Miasmah)

- Speaking of slowcore and release droughts, Zelienople return with their first new album in five years. Marrying art rock with ambient slowcore, Hold You Up is a magnificent listen.

https://zelienople.bandcamp.com/album/hold-you-up-2

[beachypeasysandy]

****Trev’s POV****

"I'm glad we decided to ride together." I admitted to Ryan as we walked up the stairs to Coach's house. "No doubt! It's not a long drive but once you get out of the city the scenery becomes nonexistent."

I nodded and reached to push the doorbell but was too slow for Mrs. H. She opened the door before I even got a chance and ushered us into the foyer. "You're here! We're so excited that both of you are here at the same time!" She hugged both of us and then called for Coach. "Nick!!" Coach came around the corner from the family room and smiled at both Ryan and I. "This is a sight! The two of you together is trouble, there's no doubt!" He joked as he hugged me and then Ryan. "I don't know what he's talking about, do you Trev?" Ryan acted innocent. "Nope, we're as innocent as lamb." I grinned wide and Coach and Mrs. H. laughs echoed in the hallway. "That's the biggest bunch of bull shit I've heard. . .well, at least this week." Coach joked. We all laughed and he motioned for us to go into the family room while we waited for dinner. We sat down and soon he started talking about Training Camp. "So I hear that you two are playing nice on the sidelines and field."

We both nodded. "I'm so over the press making a big deal about that." Ryan admitted. Coach nodded. "I bet. It'll hopefully die down once the season starts." He smiled again. "I also heard you both looked good on the field."

I chuckled at his admission. "And just who are you getting your information from? It wouldn't happen to be a blonde sports journalist, would it?" I joked but any response got interrupted by the sound of footsteps and we all turned to look at the entrance to the family room.

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[woollenpharaohs]

2,3,4&8 for the ask game 😘

Thank you for asking hunnybee ^_^

2. Is there a trope you’ve yet to try your hand at, but really want to?

I was thinking of the answer to this one all day and I think my answer would be enemies to lovers as a narrative trope? Ik that type of trope is so popular but i've never tried it before insofar as one character being 'good' and one being 'evil'. Have done two evil people being perfectly evil together loads of times but I think it could be really fascinating to write the headspace of a person who has had something heinous done to them by the person they end up falling in love with. Like how that harm is rationalised would be hard for me to write and that's part of the challenge.

On a kink level i really want to try writing a very successful and prolonged edging fic lol like to the point where the characters are in tears. That could be fun. love to make my characters weep.

3. Is there a trope you wouldn’t touch with a ten foot pole?

Honestly i don't think there is one? I prefer not to read rape but do if it's by an author i like. i feel like i don't have strong feelings against any type of fic really. like i'm not gonna go out of my way to read a fluffy cafe au but if that's all that exists in the fandom then yeah i'll read it ya know.

4. How many fic ideas are you nurturing right now? Care to share one of them?

I am trying not to write too much fic because i'm meant to be writing my original novel which i keep saying is almost done (and it will stay almost done if i don't work on it lol). So i've only got 1 fic in the works atm which is another soulwax fic where the brothers have a threesome with erol alkan. it's literally just a pwp but i'm writing it so that steph is very Gender with like, wearing a breastplate and looking hot af as a woman and ticking all of dave's boxes. and erol is there too lol.

other than that i have a vague sort of idea of a nick/jay fic i want to potentially write, set when they were in their early 20s, early pond days, wild days. i have no idea what will happen yet except that it will be very sun drenched and warm, might be set at rock pools at a beach. i think there should be dark red blood too, like maybe nick's been punched in the nose or mouth or something and jay's sitting there with him. so it's tenderness and care but also should include smut and i think to write it i need to listen to The Weather from start to finish!

8. Share a snippet from one of your favorite dialogue scenes you’ve written and explain why you’re proud of it.

Oh this is so hard. I feel like dialogue is the hardest thing to write and also most of my fics are pretty light with dialogue. I think more recently i've been writing threesomes which requires more talking so i'm using a more recent example, one that you've already read! I don't know if i'm proud of this for the right reasons but i am proud of this section of What happens in Ibiza, stays in Ibiza:

 “Maybe I should rephrase the question,” Tiga says. “Would a sudden, traumatic death make you stop being involved in music altogether?”

   Steph looks at him quizzically. “Are you plotting something Tiga?”

   “No, no,” Tiga laughs. He withdraws his foot and clasps his hands around his feet, balancing the beer on the cushion on the seat. “I’ve just been thinking about… Well I think we’ve talked about this before but remember how at Pukkelpop 2010 there was the Ou Est le Swimming Pool death?”

   “Charles Haddon, yeah,” Steph says. 

   “Yeah exactly. And that same year, that same festival, there was another death.”

   “Michael Been of The Call,” Dave fills in, “Sound engineer for his son’s band Black Rebel Motorcycle Club who were performing there.”

   “That’s right, heart attack,” Tiga says. He’s always so impressed by Dave and Steph’s memory. Anything to do with music, to do with the people and their stories behind music, they’ll know it and remember it like they were read as bedtime stories. “Yeah, and then was it the same year with the storm? There was a storm that uprooted a stage and killed a bunch of crew.”

   “It was the year after,” Steph clarifies. 

It's not particularly interesting prose but the reason why i am so proud of this is literally because i got to tie in my music factoid about 2 people dying at the same 2010 belgian festival that soulwax/2manydjs actually played at!! like the levels of connections here, wowee... for context i wrote a fic years and years ago which was about if the main cast of Netflix's Daredevil were in a rock band and if the rock band was Black Rebel Motorcycle Club (BRMC). The way i wrote that fic was to use the key events that happened across the history of BRMC and integrated that with the Daredevil story and characters. so i'd done so much research about the trajectory of BRMC, what gigs they'd played, what important events happened, etc. And even though i never actually got up to publishing the parts i’d written about BRMC’s 2010 era, it stuck with me that one of the band member’s dad had died at pukkelpop. That fact always interested me so much because like, 2 key people died and the festival still went on?? and all this other freaky shit happened after it like a super intense storm that killed a bunch of stage hands and idk it just seems like the Haunted festival. so anyway, to be able to name drop another couple of bands i liked (BRMC & ou est le swimming pool) into my ridiculous 2manydjs/tiga fic was a fun little music nerd moment for me. it also felt very like... in character for 2manydjs being music nerds themselves.