#reduxer

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opinions on alt-j's reduxer

the remix album... anyway i feel like i mostly judged the songs based on 4 criteria:

how much did they change/use the og song

are the vibes of the remix similar to the og song

are the new lyrics related to the og song

does it sound good

also i listened to them once and wrote this, so these are my initial thoughts. okay now, in order:

3WW - otg

the instrumentals aren't changed best i can tell, and while the rap does take over most of the track, two verses and the bridge show up so its not like there's nothing of the og song here.

the vibes are totally off, and the rap part feels like it was made first and then put on the song with no thought. like, 3WW is about experiencing the world/love for the first time and the overuse of "i love you" to the point that its lost its meaning, yet the rapper is talking about... tbh i don't even know. its a weird verse, where there's not really greater connectivity, its just making sure one line flows to the next.

i'll give credit where its due and say i like the sound of it, like her voice and rhythm, but it fails in my mind as a good remix because the addition doesn't mesh with the original.

in cold blood - twin shadow

spoiler: i hate this one. in cold blood is my favorite from the album and i don't like the weird techno filter on the og vocals. plus its really just repeating like 3 lines over and over again.

the rap is about like... big rich drug dealer lifestyle whichhhhh you could say partying is a part of that and the og is about a pool party that ends with a murder so it sorta fits. mostly though i just don't like how this one sounds so its an instant no.

house of the rising sun

actually the best one. the energy of the rap matches really well with the og song too. i think its really fun that the way the rap meshes with the og is by having alt-j's song be a second song inside of it, like the funeral song in last year.

vibes match perfectly, and the lyrics do as well. the rapper is singing about how his father was a drunkard who partied all the time and neglected his wife so like, literally house of the rising sun.

probably the only complaint i have is that alt-j's new verse isn't used in this remix, just the first verse, and the instrumentals seem to be changed a bit. but this one sounds so good and works really well as one cohesive song that i can deal with it.

hit me like that snare - jimi charles moody

first of all, what is up with the new lofi-esque instrumentals at the start? that is NOT in line with the vibes. the lick at the end thats played a few times is really good though, i like that addition. not a lot of the og lyrics are used, and like in cold blood, there's a lot of repetition of a few lines. thats less fun to me.

the rap section does pair really well with the og lyrics though. it fits in with the hardcore sex theme. it starts kinda rocky with sounding good but comes for it in the end. overall though i'd say this one is mid at best.

deadcrush

i like that the song starts with a solid minute of the og, but also its only the chorus. the bridge comes in eventually, but its mostly the chorus. i think the only instrumental change is that they were slowed a bit? the chorus repetition gets a little old though near the end... its just in the song too many times.

we're back with the rap section not relating to the og lyrics. but ya know, i still don't think the chorus on deadcrush matches the verses in a lyrical sense lmao, so you could argue it works. but the energy of the rap and the og are the same, so at least the vibes match.

does it sound good...? yyyyeah but not better than the original deadcrush. its an okay remix... i do mean that its only okay.

adeline

conflicted because i really like the new reworked instrumental, with the heavy beat, it sounds awesome, but i don't think the vibes are the same. most of the og lyrics are here though, which i like.

first verse's lyrics do a decent job of being about the song. the second verse is... like 3WW's i don't see why it fits with this song. weakest part of the remix for me.

i think the remix sounds great, but the vibes are pretty different. so i guess the final verdict depends on how much weight you put on the criteria i'm judging on.

last year

cutting up the song and reordering it is a bad choice. like, going month by month and then ending with the funeral song is a big reason why last year hits so hard. also i'm not a fan of the new instrumentals. like whats up with the weird saxophone solo in the middle of it? and as much as i liked the beat in adeline it does not work here. and the beat doesn't fit given the vibes of the og song.

i'm not a big fan of the rapper here either. i don't like his voice very much sooooo. but to his credit, he does sing about dying so we'll give him that.

honestly i don't like this one very much. i feel like the essence of the original is just gone, as well as the emotional impact. like the first time i listened to last year i was FEELING things, but everything that played a part in that got changed by this remix.

pleader

this is just a different song. how did it get on this album. okay that aside this one has the least amount of the og song in it. even the lyrics that match sound like they were re-sung by the rapper. the instrumentals were also redone. the vibes were killed violently and left three exits back.

a lot of it is in spanish, so i'm not sure how the lyrics relate, but what i can see don't feel the same to me. idk.

does it sound good? i'll admit it, yes it has its charm, but it fails all the rest of the criteria so i can't call it a good remix. i struggle to call it a remix at all, actually. so: okay song, terrible remix.

aaaand its at this point that i relalized there's a few songs that have multiple remixes. i'm still gonna go in album order so those reviews will be down here.

3WW - lomepal

this is wholly rap, with one single instance of the original lyrics - the chorus in the middle. the instrumental is the same so there's that.

its in french, so again another song i can't comment much on for the lyric matching.

given my limited understanding on what the rapper is saying (i'm not looking up a translation for this one sorry), i'll have to rate what i do know. and thats that there's very little of the og song in here, and i don't like that sooooo. meh about it

in cold blood - kontra k

does better than the other by not augmenting the og vocals, and also utilizes more of the og lyrics. the parts where the chorus is interspersed by rap lines are actually really cool.

the rap is in german, and we know what that means here. the rapper has a lot of energy, so the vibes go together pretty well.

way better remix than the other version on the album. got a little bored when it was just rap that i don't understand, but when the og song was a part of it this was super fun to listen to. tbh rivaling the house of the rising sun one for best remix

hit me like that snare - rejjie snow

i'm actually serious when i say the only thing that this song has from the og is a few instances where the instrumentals are taken from alt-j's version. i thought pleader was bad but this one somehow has even more "this is just a different song" vibes.

there's so little here to even compare to the original... i don't even think what he's singing about relates back to it. i can't even call this a remix. its a different song that samples a few seconds of instrumentals from hit me like that snare. although it doesn't sound bad, by the sheer fact of this not being a remix it is officially the worst song on this album.

[trans-axolotl]

what do you mean reverse an overdose? How is that possible?

Hi anon.

So, in my most recent post where I was talking about reversing overdoses, I was talking about Narcan (naloxone).

Narcan is a medicine that can reverse opioid overdoses. It works on any opioids, including fentanyl, heroin, oxy, vicodin, etc. It isn't effective in reversing other kinds of drug overdoses, but would still work to reduce an overdose if your coke has fent in it, for example. It functions by blocking the opioid receptors in your brain and helps restore breathing. Narcan is not a dangerous medication, and it is not harmful to your brain, which means you can be dosed multiple times without increasing harm to your body. The experience of being Narcaned can be pretty fucking shitty, because it basically puts your body in withdrawal super super fast, and you might experience some of the effects of withdrawal like vomiting, body aches and chills, fatigue, etc. But there are not other harmful side effects outside of that. Narcan is safe to give to people of all ages, including children.

Narcan comes in both an nasal spray and intramuscular injections, but it's usually easier to get access to nasal spray. This is what Narcan looks like:

[ID: Someone holding a narcan nasal spray, which has a nozzle that can be placed into someone's nose, and a plunger underneath the nozzle that can be pushed up to administer a dose. Text on the image says: Do not test nasal spray device before use. Each device contains 1 dose of medicine. Each device sprays one time only.]

How to Use Narcan

Identify signs of Overdose

Check for Responsiveness

Administer Narcan

Support (other friends/911/medics)

To administer Narcan, you first need to identify if someone is overdosing. Signs of an opioid overdose can be when someone is unconscious, unresponsive, not breathing or slowly breathing, no pulse or erratic pulse, has pinpoint pupils, and/or has blue lips.

If you see some of these things and think that someone is overdosing, the next step is to check for responsiveness. You can do this by loudly calling the person's name, saying that you are going to Narcan them, gently shaking them, and by performing a sternum rub, which is where you rub your knuckles into the place in someone's chest where their ribs meet. If they're breathing and they respond, even if it's just making noises in response to you or physically pushing your hands away, that can be a sign that you don't need to administer Narcan right away. Still, in that case, it's a really good idea to stay with that person in case that changes. If, and only if, the person is completely unresponsive, you should administer Narcan.

Once you've determined that someone is unresponsive and overdosing, the next step is actually administering Narcan. Narcan comes in packs of two nasal sprays. Take the first nasal spray out of the box, put the nozzle in the person's nose, and press the plunger. If the person is still not responsive after 2-3 minutes, take the other nasal spray out of the box and give them another dose. I try to use the lowest number of doses possible to try to reduce the withdrawal experience, and I stop giving Narcan once someone is breathing and responsive. If they still are not responsive or breathing, and you know how to give rescue breaths, you can start administering rescue breaths. If you have to step away for any reason, turn the person on their side in the recovery position first.

After someone's overdose is reversed, it's really important that whenever possible, someone stays with them for at least an hour afterwards. Narcan is active in the body for about 30-90 minutes, so depending on what someone's original amount of opioids was, they might start overdosing again and need you to give them Narcan again. This is also why it can be important to try not to use again right away, which is really fucking shitty when you're trying to use cause you don't want to be sick, but unfortunately using right away can also put you at risk of overdosing again. When people come back after getting Narcaned, it can be a pretty disorienting and uncomfortable experience. You might not know who Narcaned you or why they're in your space, might be feeling really fucking shitty because of withdrawal, and might want to be left alone. If you've just Narcaned someone, introduce yourself and explain that you just gave them Narcan, listen to what they tell you, empathize with their feelings, respect people's boundaries, and give them space if they ask for it. Understand that they're probably feeling pretty fucking shitty in their body, that it fucking sucks when your high gets ruined, and they (justifiably) might not feel happy about the fact that you Narcaned them.

Pretty much all Narcan trainings will tell you that it's "recommended" to always call 911, but we all know that this is not always actually possible in a lot of situations and that cops always fucking make the situation worse. My policy is that I always, always ask for consent before calling 911 and if someone says no, then we brainstorm other ways of keeping safe and we don't fucking call the cops. If there's a situation where I do need to call 911, I never tell the operator that someone overdosed, because that usually gets them to send out the cops alongside ambulance, which can cause delays to care, put a lot of people at risk, and also put people, including bystanders, in legal danger. If I have to call 911, I say that my friend has collapsed/fainted/isn't breathing and keep it more vague, and when paramedics actually arrive on the scene, that's when I tell them more information about the overdose, what drugs someone took, and how many times I've administered Narcan.

You can get free Narcan a lot of places. Next Distro has resources for getting free Narcan by mail for almost every state. If there's harm reduction orgs in your area, they will have free Narcan. There's also a lot of Department of Health programs for free Narcan. Most pharmacies now also have Narcan available over the counter, but that's usually really fucking expensive and often pretty hard to shoplift cause they keep locking it up.

Even if you don't use drugs and you think that your loved ones don't use drugs, it's super important to have Narcan as a part of your first aid kit and learn how to use it. You never know when you're going to need to use it, and it's super good to be prepared ahead of time, in case your friend/family/neighbor/classmate/coworker ends up overdosing while you're there. Or in case you end up overdosing and having Narcan on you means that bystanders can help support you through it.

Here's a guide that goes a little more in depth into how to use Narcan.

Please feel free to ask if you have any other questions about Narcan or other harm reduction topics!

[emoprincey]

A young man stands in his living room. It just so happens that today, the 13th of April, 2019, is the day of his friends' wedding.

[dognonsense]

Advice if you love/care about an addict but they're not ready for abstinence. This is meeting people where they're at- the most important part of harm reduction

[alexis-royce]

It drives me a little spinny when I see people posting “Why Aziraphale doesn’t just keep his books at home if he doesn’t want to sell them” because it seems to me to so clearly be a riff on real life antiquarian bookshops?

I worked in a used and rare book shop for five years, and have frequented them since I was young, and Aziraphale is like, a type of guy who just exists. An older fellow who refuses to keep his books in any sort of order, neglects to write prices in, opens at wildly varying hours, and by all accounts does not seem to want to be in business at all. The answer I found, by the end, was because many of them were doing it as a sort of retirement hobby. They made enough money to keep the lights on and to buy new rare books to look at.

I swear to you: nobody in the book business would bat an eye at Aziraphale. Especially if his shop had been there for generations. They would assume that the occasional loose encyclopedia plate sale would be enough to make rent, or that Mr. Fell had business and land holdings elsewhere.

And I assume that though he doesn’t want to sell them, he would LOVE a curious browser. Antiquarian vendors often adore it when you ask how to find a rare book, because the thrill of the hunt is often better than actually owning the volume. Anyone can have a private library, but owning a quaint little bookshop is a saucy way to brag and chat with other book lovers, and you can’t put that on your shelf at home.

[itsdefinitely]

TUMBLR LEGWND ITSDEIFNITLEY ALSO DRAWS SANDERS SIDES?!?!???

i dabble

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(Oh yeah baby. I've wanted to do this for a long time)

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DE VIL’S RIGHT HAND MAN

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Pray to your God.

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05.03 - Shooting Star

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The smelly 🧡

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[ogatocalvo]

"I Have a Special Plan for This World"

[emberglowfox]

who are you, when everything’s changed?

[ko60192]

some old postal art to fill in my empty posts.godim tired.anywayy yeah tumblr keeps effing me over hence why peoplehave probably seen this art reposted alot.idk i worry