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ozkar-krapo · 11 months ago
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I HAVE EATEN THE CITY
"Secret Paths"
(cassette. Tombed Visions. 2014) [CA-US]
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b-skarsgard · 1 month ago
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Bill Skarsgård in a big interview with MovieZine: "Horror is always best at the cinema"
"Nosferatu" current actor in great interview with Alexander Kardelo - about finding Orlok's look and voice, love for Robert Eggers and a busy 2025.
It is a great pleasure to follow Bill Skarsgård's career, which moves from one exciting collaboration to another. Now the Swede is very current in the title role in "Nosferatu", the hottest thriller of the winter. But the risk is that you won't recognize Bill, who has turned into a 350-year-old vampire count with a taste for blood.
MovieZine exclusively tells us that Daniel Day-Lewis could have played Orlok, and that he himself was initially considered for a completely different role in the film. But years of delays led to something good, and Robert Egger's "Nosferatu" is now ready for release.
We also talk about Bill's other intense roles, from last year's "The Crow" to the upcoming "Lords of War" where he meets Nicolas Cage.
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Last time we talked about you being in "The Northman" but choosing "Clark" instead. But you got to work with Robert Eggers in the end, fun! What was it like stepping into his dark world?
- It has been fantastic. It's a long damn journey. I met him at a meeting in New York right after he had done The Witch. I saw it and thought "who the hell is this, I have to work with this man".
- Our meeting only confirmed even more how much I wanted to work with him. I felt that he speaks to all my interests. He inspires. He is so chill in his integrity, in his creative expression. I felt wow , this guy makes no compromises.
- I was cast in "Nosferatu" when it was to be his second film. I read the script and auditioned, first for the role of Harding, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and then for the role of Thomas Hutter, who is the male romantic lead, played by Nick (Hoult). I got it, and I was so incredibly excited and tickled!
The idea was that Bill Skarsgård and Anya Taylor-Joy would have played the love couple at the center of "Nosferatu". But the project fell apart - Eggers refused to compromise his vision, and made "The Lighthouse" (2019) instead. Skarsgård got a minor role in Egger's third feature film "The Northman" but instead chose to jump on the Swedish miniseries "Clark".
- I felt that I love Robert, but that role could not be compared to the challenge in "Clark". I produced "Clark", it was mine and Jonas (Åkerlund's) baby. I didn't know if Robert would be easily offended and write me off forever... Then "Nosferatu" was going to be his next movie and I heard he chose Nick Hoult for the role that was promised to me - that bastard...!
- But the Harding role then? I think I can do it well. No, he wanted Aaron Taylor-Johnson for it. Both of those actors are really my peers, I've been losing roles to them for a hundred years. They are my competitors. I thought Eggers will never want to work with me again. Thanks and bye, I will survive. But out of nowhere he came to me and offered me Orlok.
It is not the most expected choice. Orlok is a 350 year old, stinking, living dead count. Maybe you're not the first person who comes to mind for the role?
- No, I didn't think so either. I know he was talking about Daniel Day-Lewis, and for a while it was Willem Dafoe who was going to play him, and Mads Mikkelsen... When he came to me years later, it was a shock at first, but then I was very flattered. He can have whoever the hell he wants. Giants, big names... What does Robert see in me that I might not see myself?
- But I know he's a perfectionist, and would never ever cast that role with someone he doesn't think can do it. Because the film is so personal to him. My trial filming process was 10 days back and forth, where he shared his research, as he is known for doing. I got a big folder with details, clothes, what Orlok looks like... I would watch some movies for references. Then we started dating: "What do you think of such and such inspiration?"
Bill Skarsgård is really unrecognizable under layers of all the makeup. It took six hours in the makeup chair, every day, to make him hideous and mysterious. But the biggest challenge was finding Orlok's voice:
- How can I make my voice almost so supernaturally dark? And breathing was damn important. I started recording clips and sending them to him. "Should I go more for Bela Lugosi? Or find someone more nuanced?" It was an intense 10 days of express development for the character. But that led to camera tests, which led to me booking the role.
- Then the film fell apart again. And it took two years before we actually started filming. Then the real work began, Bill remembers.
- I worked with an opera singer to get the technique, to activate the voice and get it as deep as I could. Then followed hundreds of hours of recording yourself, listening, recording yourself... From that I found my method - I knew when the voice was at its best. When I was most relaxed. Then I started to build up my routine. I had a 20-minute vocal warm-up process before every damn take.
It's absolutely incredible, you don't see and you don't hear that it's you.
- I have 600 hours of voice recordings that prove it's my voice, haha.
How did you find the look itself?
- The look was based on: what did a Transylvanian nobleman look like in the 16th century, and what would he look like if he had been dead for 300 years? I read the script for the first time almost 10 years ago. Not much has changed. He has marinated on this film for so long. As you know, he always goes to research and to authenticity, to historical clues, for his creation. That's how it always is. He strives to be as historically authentic as possible.
- I asked Robert at some point: "Will you ever make a contemporary film?" "Never," he said. He will never make a film that is not set in the past.
Did you guys use the old "Nosferatu" as a reference?
- I had already seen the old "Nosferatu" many times before. And Herzog's too, to some extent. But there was absolutely nothing I watched before this one. I think it can be harmful to study what people have done before. Even subconsciously, you can start stealing.
You choose courageous roles and exciting film projects. In 2024 you've released 'Boy Kills World', 'The Crow' and 'Nosferatu', all of which are quite dark and brutal in different ways. Just a coincidence, or are you attracted to such roles?
- For me, it is that the characters attract you, and you yourself attract characters. And then you meet in the middle. For some unfathomable reason, I'm drawn to these characters and they seem to be drawn to me. That year was a little too intense and a little too dark, to make the three films back to back. But I think all three of them deserve it. And if you look at the three films, you see that "Bill does different types of characters anyway", haha.
- I am a completely different person than when I was 16 or 18 years old. But what is it that has always been consistent? Playing as many different roles as possible is something that has been true for me ever since I was young.
"Boy Kills World" went under the radar a bit. And "The Crow" was already criticized in advance. Are you affected by that, how the films are received?
- I notice how "Boy Kills World" has grown on streaming. There were a lot of different reasons: it was an independent film, the marketing didn't have that high of a budget, so that film wasn't launched to do best in theaters in today's climate. Then these films can live on-demand. A bit suspicious, I think. How much have these movies made from home rentals? It is nothing that becomes public. I can almost wonder, because I should have a piece of that cake too…
- But "Boy Kills World" is growing and finding its audience, which is fun. I think that film has its place, says Bill.
- With "The Crow" there was just a wave of negativity already in front. I think that film was a little undeservedly harshly judged without that negativity. The film is not for everyone, and I have a lot of opinions about the result as well. But I see that it runs well on-demand. And I meet fans who say "that movie is really important to me". That movie resonates with people. It is not for everyone. But if you meet someone who says "I loved The Crow", then that's enough for me.
After these three dark roles, what's next for you in 2025?
- It's starting to clear up more and more. Looks like it's going to be a pretty busy year... and a bit dark too, haha.
Is "Lords of War" with Nicolas Cage one of your upcoming projects?
- I'm looking forward to it. It looks like it will be released later in 2025. It is a dark comedy. The character is a bit like Clark... A real self-centered sociopath who is an asshole but also quite fun.
- But next I will work with Gus van Sant. We will start recording in January. It is a very demanding and intensive role. It's something I seem to have stuck with, that the roles become demanding. I'm like that. If it's a tight uphill, then I get motivated to start climbing up. When I feel scared, "I can't do this" - I do it! I don't know how wise it is for my well-being, but there is something masochistic about it that motivates me.
But blockbusters don't seem to attract you, do they? On the other hand, you have appeared in two Marvel movies with "Eternals" and "Deadpool 2"... How is it - were you considered for the role of Lex Luthor in "Superman"?
- No, no one contacted me. It was just media rumours. But just because it's a Hollywood blockbuster... that's not enough to get me going on it. But if I feel that I see a challenge, that I can do something that feels good or that I believe in the project - then it suddenly becomes relevant. If you make a big film, you want to make a Gus van Sant film after that. It's fun to switch tracks like that.
- I hope that "Nosferatu" can become a blockbuster. I think it has the potential to be. It is art house. Extremely artistic, very scary, but it's also very conventional. It's the Dracula story. We know this story. It sits in our spine. It's horror. It's a big release. So in that way, I hope and believe that the film can really find a large audience.
- And horror is always best at the cinema. Not enough of that. It's also one heck of a craft. It's the kind of movie that can't be made anymore. Almost everything is practical effects. It is filmed on film. Every single picture looks like a painting. This is filmmaking of the highest order, and should be seen on the largest screen possible.
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hello-nichya-here · 1 year ago
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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.
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soulless-angel25 · 1 year ago
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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!
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...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.
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...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.
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dailymichifer · 2 years ago
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[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
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queersrus · 2 years ago
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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
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omegawhiskers · 1 year ago
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Dynamite 26/10/23
A Gift for Sting
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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?
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laurihyvarinen · 14 days ago
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'Koodi' w/ Juha Rautio out on Falt now. https://falt.bandcamp.com/album/koodi In July 2021, as part of the ESSE festival in the island of Seurasaari, Helsinki, musician Lauri Hyvärinen and poet/sound artist Juha Rautio performed four one hour improvisations in various natural locations. Using small battery powered electronics, an electric guitar, a typewriter, a dictaphone, a cassette player and voice, their intention was to experiment with the impact of duration, repetition and natural environmental sounds on their performance. In addition, the duo sought to research the balance between text and sound – both conceptually (the effect of sound on text/cognition), and practically (the process of writing as a sound source, and voice as an instrument). After the fact, three fixed pieces were composed by layering different elements of the recordings using a dogmatic but intuitive approach. Lauri Hyvärinen: electric guitar, electronics, cassette player, objects Juha Rautio: typewriter, dictaphone, diy synth, voice Photography by Nick Storring
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drakternfl2 · 1 year ago
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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.
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chorusfm · 2 years ago
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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/
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dustedmagazine · 2 years ago
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Nick Storring — Music from 'Wéi 成 (Orange Milk)
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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
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givastihawking · 5 years ago
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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)
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radiophd · 3 years ago
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nick storring -- sleeping, tucked in the lonely purple - I
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hellocanticle · 3 years ago
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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…
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resistance765 · 3 years ago
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“Frood” - Nick Storring
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soundaslanguage · 5 years ago
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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
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