#said ‘funky guy’ is named cascade :3

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silly duo!!!!!

(the funky guy behind hopscotch belongs to @tannicartyom !!!!!!)

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HALF LIFE VRAI (+gorgeous & og gordon) HEADCANONS IF YOU EVEN CARE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BENREY WOOO

during. the end, he had 2 extra eyes, one above his left eye one below his right eye, now he has scars where they laid, they’re faint but he. is autistic im sorry he’s too me to not be he had a tail during the end too faint freckles ^_^ he REALLY likes red meat he likes blue flavor, not blueberries, not blue raspberry, blue stubble YAYY specifically in end, benreys feet to knees and hands to elbows fade into rlly dark blue/black looks like he’s dying of illness but like. has never been sick disassociates very often very touch very very touchy polyamorous, exes with forzen & is now crushing on both Tommy & gordon orphaned, kinda lived on his own since he isn’t human, picked his own name doesn’t actually have brothers, he’s a loser breaths through his mouth esp when he’s comfortable weird but like imagine he’s cuddled up to someone and he just yeah

COOMER YAYYY

fat, idc i’m right

gender-fluid, transmasc & gay ^_^ old man yaoi with bubby YAYYY

cool little funky punching enhancement thingies

big ol’ doe brown eyes

brunette hair before he started graying

after the resonance cascade he retired, they deserve it

has nightmares over clones. a lot, a big lot

autistic, everyone knows the science team kinda is autistic,

going off the autistic thing, one of his vocal stims is hello gordon

loves talking, loves it so much, he loves just talking to people she likes

has a high score on punch out & that one punching game where you punch the punching bag to get evaluated on

the reason is divorced because he realized he was gay

hawaiian shirts FTW!!

(most of these are somewhat canon, holly (his va) headcanons him as transmasc, short and stocky, and 5’4!)

Bubbster

Intersex & bisexual (idc if gir hcs him as straight it’s my world now/pf)

if he didn’t live with Coomer after the resonance cascade, he’d probably just be a basement dweller and just sit in the corner and cry

Bionic legs :3

canonically test tube baby, he’s probably really freaked the fuck out over it & has had genuine panic attacks over being artificially made, only in front of coomer

literally always has epi-pens for coomer

naturally(?) ginger idk what you wanna consider it, he’s canonically like 6 but in my head he’s like 67, he’s been locked in black mesa for 67 years

blue eyes

has a leather jacket with a tiger on it he will wear just to do so

has made the science team watch scrubs.. twice

picks at skin as a stress tick

has tourettes

near blind

when he got his bionic heart he died so he will sometimes just be like “hey guys i’ve died before”

being put back in the tube after betraying gordon was one of the worst things he’s been through, it was terrifying

GORDON FEETMAN!!!

also fat

joshua exists but he was an accidental pregnancy (gordon seahorse father yayy)

ftm based off last hc, that’s just canon cuz i said so

joshua is like, 9 in my head so gordon had him at like 18

bisexual

has a crush on benrey (canon but yk)

mexican and african

curly ass hair, takes really good care of it, always smells nice

bilingual

blind in left eye, 25% prescription in right eye

feels guilty as fuck even when everyone would joke about him being the cause of the RC

also autistic

wayne did not dk him justice when he lost his hand, he was screaming so gutturally loud it was painful, he strained his voice so bad, the pain was so excruciatingly terrible

tommy genuinely was the only one he could trust after benrey & bubby turned their backs on him, and that sucked because his feelings for benrey before that point were getting to him

only was adamant about not being friends with benrey at the end because of the betrayal, he wanted to hate benrey

tommy is like his. comfort friend, he doesn’t have to worry about him.. he does but he always feels comfy around him

Tommy cool man

Autistic, ADHD, PTSD and OCD

G man species, half human

strawberry enthusiasts:3 (me too)

every flavor tic tac enthusiast, always give the science team tic tacs like all the time

not very good at games enjoys playing them though

very touchy for multiple reasons

Sunkist service dog for multiple things as well, helps with panic attacks, PTSD symptoms, anxiety attacks etc

Tommy doesn’t know how Sunkist was trained to do all this, he made her sk he just kinda accepts it for how she is, and loves her

compression hugs, likes being laid on top of, it’s comforting

looks scrawny but can like. genuinely pick up all the science team & benrey with ease

started collecting propeller hats after the RC

the reason he can read sweet voice is cuz g-man species

thinking about getting a cat, maine coon or norwegian forest cat, he likes big ass animals

Sunkist is LARGE like large as fuck for a golden Tommy made sure she was huge

milk enjoyer :3 drinks it with most of his meals

wears readers

ANGEL KISSES!! (moles or beauty marks whatever you wanna call them)

tooth gap :3

walks on tiptoes

Gorgeous

6’7

cuts his hair into a fringe, lets it grow out to shoulder length, then cuts it fringe, never ending cycle

beauty marks man

freckles too

nobody fucking knows his trauma

doesn’t understand why he can understand cicero?? he just.. can??

learned ASL as a kid

clearly has some form of mommy issues he will not touch on

wears solid colors, he doesn’t wear shirts with decals, or anything, a. he doesn’t like them. b. for ASL purpose, it’s recommended to wear light/dark clothes (light in his case) depending on your skin tone to MAKE it easier to read sign, usually in light pink

prefers skirts cuz.. they’re comfy, usually knee & ankle length.. sometimes he will wear mini skirts……. cuz he’s gross

actually hates head crabs.

would be a nudist if it was sociably acceptable

actually really enjoys video games! he doesn’t talk about it, he’s good at them too

he’s a dog person, he wants a saint bernard

freeman YAYY

6’

beauty marks

patchy beard

dark hazel eyes

starting to grey, short pony tail

has scars from his HEV suit

actually lost his hearing DUE to the RC, his mother was deaf so that’s why he knows ASL, it completely shot out his hearing

has always dressed nice

cat person

Alyx is like his daughter to him

i can’t decide if he’s trans or not

same situation with gorgeous, he wears solid colors for ASL purpose

him and cicero have yet to find a way to communicate

when he found out alyx learned ASL for her boyfriend (this is canon, was planned for episode 3) he was over the moon

enjoys IASIP (it’s always sunny in philadelphia)

scary when he’s pissed off

G-Manual samual

major RBF

scottish

moles kuz hes kawaii

wears readers

hes autistic

going on with him being autistic, the fabric his suits are a comfort fabric to him

enjoys sitcoms

drinks his coffee straight black

he is trans masc to me

praises his employers like god tbh

if he were to drink, which he doesnt, his go to drink would be rum on ice

some form of alien, not from xen though, no one knows where hes from

some type of holy creature??? he cant die?? hes weird

you'll never see it but he doesnt bleed red, his blood is black

enjoys fishing

goes to bed at 11pm, wakes up at 4am hes weird

hes also the best father ever???

songs that remind me of science team members + benrey the 6th

Benrey the 6th

I Will - Mitski

Kiss Me, Son Of God - They Might Be Giants

I’m Gonna Win - Rob Cantor

Mad World - Tears for Fears

We Will Commit Wolf Murder - Of Montreal

Gallery Piece - Of Montreal

Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Tears for Fears

The Party's Crashing Us - Of Montreal

Tommy Coolman

Living Island - POGO

Fireflies - Owlcity

Teenage Dirtbag - Weetus

rises the moon - liana flores

Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy - Queen

Head Over Heels - Tears for Fears

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Disclosure's 15 Best Songs: Critics' Picks

Disclosure's 15 Best Songs: Critics' Picks

Do you think Howard and Guy Lawrence’s parents birthed them in a UK garage warehouse party? How else could two kids born in ’94 and ’91 respectively understand to such depths the feelings and vibrations of an era they can’t possibly remember? It’s mind boggling, but there’s no denying Disclosure is one of the absolutely pulse setters of a nostalgic generation of dance producers.

When Disclosure hit, people were literally walking up to DJ booths asking “hey, can you play more stuff that sounds like Disclosure?” It was almost it’s own genre, and it is a retro-influenced sound that went on to define the next three years of the greater genre. Even future house is in some very arguable way a response to the basic tenants Disclosure set in place. This is the band that killed “EDM” as a concept. This is the band that helped introduce thousands to the real roots of “house.” This is a band worth celebrating, and this is a list of the 10 best Disclosure songs so far.

15. Disclosure – “Grab Her!”

This song is kind of strange. That stair-walking robot synth, those twinkling keys, that forceful sample. It’s actually a clip of J Dilla, one of the duo’s biggest influences, and he’s not really saying “grab her,” but it sounds like it does, hence the song name. It’s a whole lot of freaky, funky fun. Guy Lawrence said of the song, “I made that after being on a pretty serious weekend out with my friends listening to a lot of DJs, and that is just the remains of the resonant tinnitus in my ears that came out musically the next day.”

14. Disclosure – “Good Intentions” with Miguel

This sultry little number has me imagining dark rooms and scented candles and satin sheets. Maybe that’s the fault of Miguel’s sensual vocal work, or maybe it’s the Lawrence brothers’ deep, rolling synth work. Something about this Disclosure song just promises naughty things, and everyone knows naughty is nice.

13. Disclosure – “Confess To Me” with Jessie Ware

I just can’t resist this wonky bassline. Ware was added in the 11th hour, replacing Howard’s original vocals. An old friend of the brothers, Ware came in and added verses to the track, stamping “Confess to Me” and the game-changing Settle with her mark forever more.

12. Disclosure – “Omen” with Sam Smith

Sam Smith and Disclosure blew up together thanks to their mega-hit “Latch,” so you know they had to get back in the studio for Caracal. “Omen” is a bit more late-night than “Latch,“ and people loved the vibe. “Omen” charted in 24 countries, further proving the perfection of Smith’s smooth croon when cascaded across Disclosure’s bedroom beats.

11. Disclosure – “Magnets with Lorde

No, you shouldn’t sleep with other girl’s boyfriends, but Lorde makes it sound like an exotic adventure one just has to give a go. Side pieces, rejoice! Lorde is one of your kind. The bridge here is perhaps the best part of the song. Lorde’s smoky voice in tandem with the syncopated percussion lures you into the hook, just as she leads you to make all kinds of bad decisions behind closed doors.

10. Disclosure – “Help Me Lose My Mind”

Here we explore the softer side of Disclosure. In fact, in the duo’s track-by-track analysis of Settle on Spotify, the brothers explain how they built “Help Me Lose My Mind” to match singer Hannah Reid’s softer spoken demeanor. Disclosure still give us the beating bass and persistent snare, but it all melts into the background under the ghostly synths and Reid’s alluringly rich vocals.

9. Disclosure – “Nocturnal” with The Weeknd

Disclosure’s second album Caracal is a strong step into the world of pop music, a message to fans telling what kind of band Disclosure sees itself being at its core. Settle earned them the right to work with whatever vocalist they wanted, and opening your LP with vocals from The Weeknd is surely a dream come true. This track has all the subtle darkness of its singer’s classic catalog mixed with the shining dance floor romance of its producers. It’s also a strong thematic predecessor to The Weeknd’s own recent disco-inspired release Starboy.

8. Disclosure – “Superego” with Nao

How you gonna write a song about an egotistical maniac and then go and make it so bouncy, the listener walks around struttin’ like the song’s protagonist? This is one of those songs you fall in love with immediately upon listening. Some fans wanted to critique Caracal for being less than earth-shattering following Settle‘s paradigm shifting greatness, but I say this song is right up there with anything Settle had to offer.

7. Disclosure – “Holding On” with Gregory Porter

Watch your step as you descend from the time machine. Take this flannel and tie it around your waist, ad be sure to grasp this bottle of water firmly in your right hand as you shake it for dear life to the beat. There you go, you’re ready for the ’90s dance floor. Alright, so “Holding On” is still decidedly modern, but it This song is damn near the perfect groove. Now, get out there and shake it, shake shake it.

6. Disclosure – “You & Me” with Eliza Doolittle

Flume’s remix of this Disclosure song is hugely popular, and it’s often the first version that comes to mind when I read the title, but this upbeat rhythm is nothing to be overlooked. This is glorious girl’s-night-out stuff, the perfect track for those moments on the dance floor when you get lost in thought then find yourself suddenly ripped back into the middle of the action. It’s the sound love makes just before you fall into it face first, when you’re still feeling pretty independent and wanna act like your crush is no big deal, but you know you’re lying.

5. Disclosure – “Voices” with Sasha Keable

Sasha Keable has such a perfect voice for this track, fittingly titled “Voices,” strangely enough. She is powerful and strong, even if the lyrics imply a willingness to give in to temptations too great to resist. It’s an easy siren’s call to answer on top of this delicious garage-inspired beat. This was the sixth single from Settle, but it was no less popular in DJ sets around the world.

4. Disclosure – “F For You” with Howard Lawrence

This is a Disclosure song so dope, Mary J. Blige had to jump on a remix, still, I want to throw it up to the original version, which says a lot about how much I really love me some Howard Lawrence vocals. For a track about playing a fool, it’s quite the cocky rhythm. Even Howard’s vocals drip with a certain slickness. I’m also going to nominate “I’ve been infected with restless whispers and cheats / That manifested in words and the lies that you speak” as two of the best lyrical lines ever written.

3. Disclosure – “When a Fire Starts to Burn”

I’m gonna Settle something once and for all. That sample? It’s from a monologue by Eric Thomas, a Chicago-based motivational speaker, author, and minister, the self-proclaimed “hip hop preacher.” He’s got a series of videos called T.G.I.M., and this is from episode 30, and this is quite clearly one of the greatest uses of sampling in the history of ever. Be honest, you didn’t catch every word in that last part, but you’re on the dance floor screaming it in your friend’s faces through a sloppy drunk grin anyway. Dr. Thomas isn’t even saying this shit to a backbeat, he just has the funky spirit running through him. Disclosure uses his encouraging message to elevate an already holy groove, and your feet on damn sure on fire by the time this track is over.

2. Disclosure – “White Noise” with AlunaGeorge

The first time I heard this song, it was nothing short of a revelation. It was early 2013, I was sitting on my then-boyfriend’s couch, and I’m pretty sure I stood up with a very serious look on my face all “Hey, hey, who is this?” I haven’t looked back sense. Disclosure is close to godliness, and so is AlunaGeorge, for that matter – which is two people, by the way. The singer is Aluna, and she is absolutely divine on this subtle anthem. It’s not an in your face tune, but it is arresting.

1. Disclosure – “Latch” with Sam Smith

In 2013, my buddy told me he used Settle as his finishing move whenever he wanted to get a girl in bed. He said that by the time “Latch” came on, it was sex city. I believe him, I mean, can you fight the raw silky smoothness of Sam Smith’s falsetto? Didn’t think so, and neither can the rest of the world who made “Latch” the biggest hit of Disclosure career to date. It helped launch Sam Smith into an absolutely star, as well as the Disclosure boys and this whole UK house revival sound. It helped change the direction of dance music. No small feat, to be sure, and it’s still one of best, most infectious, organically soulful tunes this decade has seen. 

Source: Billboard

http://tunecollective.com/2017/01/21/disclosures-15-best-songs-critics-picks/