#sonic x ep 5

[beanbagstab]

Even tho pride month is over, it's never to late to draw your favs in a sapphic relationship

Another Sonic X screenshot redraw!

Sonic X episode 5 "Cracking Knuckles"

[kingprinceleo]

Top 3 (or however many] sonic x episodes!!!

oguhghghgh oughghghghghhhhgg screech i cant do this im not strong enough sonic x.... my baby......

5. ep 20 cruise blues- they put that guy on a boat

4. ep 59 galactic gumshoes- they beat vector with a lead pipe

3. ep 52 a new start - RAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH slamming my head in conk crete

2. ep 73 the cosmo conspiracy- shadow kills that fucking child and i laugh the entire time

ep 67 testing time- dark sonci :]] pukes on the floor

[becauseimanicequeen]

Rewatching Pit Babe (ep. 8) and the Colors

This is part of my Crazy-Ass End-of-Year Rewatch Challenge where I will rewatch some of my favorite shows, my least-favorite shows, and some shows in between.

I can't promise cohesive thoughts in these posts because it's the end of the year, I'm currently living in right-brain land 10+ hours per day, and I'm TIRED because the darkness of winter is coming. You've been warned.

My previous post: episodes 1-2, episode 3, episodes 4-5, episodes 6-7.

Also, since this is a rewatch, there are spoilers ahead.

Episode 8

We start off with Jeff and Alan. Jeff is afraid that Alan will fire him now that everyone knows he and Charlie are also Mr. Red's adoptive sons. But there is no trace of red on his body here. He's wearing that grayish-blue shirt because he's loyal to Alan and X-Hunter.

And on the topic of blue, it looks like the blue is haunting Way now.

But the red is still making itself known in the background and through the light shining on him. Things are definitely changing...

The interesting thing is that even though Pete is comfortable with Way and his red past (because he has his own past association with Tony), the red keeps hanging around Way while the blue light is shining stronger on Pete's side.

In comparison to Way, Pete is never going back to Tony. Not even though he has some red details on his jacket (and on his watch, which we saw in the previous episode).

Then we have Jeff in an even deeper blue than before. And a green shirt. Alan has worn some green shirts before (I would say at least a handful of times). And now Jeff is wearing green.

He's getting really comfortable around Alan.

(Also, that blue shirt has some yellow stripes on it. And, I know that you know what colors make green.)

Even though Jeff has worn green once or twice before this, I would definitely say that this combination of blue and green is a sign that he's getting a lot more comfortable with Alan. And thank goddess for that! I need them together, stat!

Also, I'm glad this news channel is reminding us all of Tony's true color:

As well as the room he rented for Kim:

And the details around his henchmen:

Because he seems to have forgotten it himself...

Anyway, let's go back to a character who doesn't piss me off. Jeff! Who comes home with his red bag as a reminder of his past.

And, since it's a reminder of his past with Tony, it's simultaneously a reminder of his powers. Which show up as visions that, very fittingly, flash in hues of red.

You know, Tony can try and hide his true colors all he wants, but the red suits him perfectly.

And, on a completely different topic...

Another one of my favorite scenes in the show is the confrontation between Pete and Kenta.

The sexual tension got me good.

Why weren't these two endgame?!

Anyway, back to the colors before I get pissed over this missed opportunity, lol...

I'm not surprised Jeff added some red on his body before he entered Tony's home...

Just in case he would get caught (which he does).

By my pretty fallen angel.

Also, since I know the person Jeff saw Tony talking to at his house was Way, it's nice to see the red next to Way in the garage when they're planning how to deal with Tony:

He has a different reason for being around X-Hunter now, in particular Babe. And Jeff, the only one who knows about Way's true reason, is trapped.

Also, it's nice to see Babe in his white tank top. Not just because of Pavel's arms (even though that's a factor, lol), but because Babe has lightened up a bit from his usual dark colors. I'm sure Charlie's positivity has contributed to that.

And when it comes to Sonic...

I'm deciding to surrender my frustrating at all his colors and just call him Mr. Rainbow from now on. He practically wears all the colors of the rainbow and more anyway.

So, let's get back to the usual programming...

As Babe and Charlie (I can't really count on Way, lol) are trying to find evidence against Tony, red shows up everywhere:

And if that wasn't enough red, Winner Winner Chicken Dinner continues to show his true color...

And proves exactly why I want to knee him in the groin.

And on that positive note, this episode is over. I'm once again so close to the image limit that I have to change to another post...

[therecordchanger62279]

THE RECORDCHANGER YEAR-END EDITION 2024

  My annual year-end review of my favorite records and books.

   TOP NEW RELEASES

   1. The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology – Taylor Swift

   2. TexiCali – Dave Alvin & Jimmie Dale Gilmore

   3. The Border – Willie Nelson

   4. Sensual – Rachel Z

   5. Heaven (EP) – Softcult

   6. The Lost Record – Susanna Hoffs

   7. Short N’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter

   8. Smoke and Fiction – X

   9. =1 – Deep Purple

 10. MoonDial – Pat Metheny

 11. Memories Have Faces – The Loons

 12. Brasil – Lee Ritenour & Dave Grusin

 13. The Vienna Recital – Yuja Wang

 14. Viva – Lone Justice

 15. Hit Me Hard and Soft – Billie Eilish

    REISSUES / ARCHIVE RELEASES

    1. Woodstock 1969 – Ten Years After

    2. The Best of Rory Gallagher at the BBC

    3. Welcome to Shepherd’s Bush – The Rolling Stones

    4. Live at The Wiltern – The Rolling Stones

    5. Live at Fillmore East, 1969 – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

    6. Live Through the Past, Darkly – The Dream Syndicate

    7. Miles ’54 – Miles Davis

    8. Brooklyn, NY 2011 – Sonic Youth

     ARTIST OF THE YEAR

        Taylor Swift

     FINDS OF THE YEAR

        Folklore; Red; Speak Now; Fearless; Evermore; Midnights – Taylor Swift

        Norman Fucking Rockwell; Born to Die: The Paradise Edition; Ultraviolence; Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Boulevard – Lana Del Rey

        John Adams: Must the Devil Have All the Good Tunes? – Yuja Wang with the Los AngelesPhilharmonic

        NVM; Lost Time; This Mess Is a Place – Tacocat

        All Hands on The Bad One – Sleater-Kinney

        Holly & the Italians – Holly Beth Vincent

        Out of the Mist – Illusion

        Back to Black – Amy Winehouse

        Siren – Roxy Music

        Children of the Future; Brave New World; Your Saving Grace; Number 5; Rock Love; Recall the Beginning…Journey to Eden – Steve Miller Band

        Sheet Music – 10cc

        Happy Nightmare Baby – Opal

        Ask the Ages – Sonny Sharrock

        Room of One’s Own; Under the Milky Way Express – Rachel Z

        Bright Lights; The Deep End – Susanna Hoffs

        At Home – Shocking Blue

     BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR

       The Penguin Book of Rock & Roll Writing edited by Clinton Heylin (1992)

       Just Backdated by Chris Charlesworth (2024)

       Zip It Up! The Best of Trouser Press by Ira Robbins (2024)

THE YEAR IN REVIEW

     This was the year where I finally accepted the inevitability of listening to music more often on digital files through a computer, rather than through a stereo system with a turntable, CD, and cassette player. My stereo got less use this year than any year since I began listening to music, but I listened to far more music than any year since I left the music retailing business. I made the transition out of convenience, and out of financial necessity. I have been priced out of buying physical media when it comes to music. I bought some things, of course, but very little after July. Prices on records, compact discs, and even cassettes just continued to rise. Delivery got more expensive, and less reliable. And availability fell to an all-time low. Everyone else can do as they please. But I will not overpay for anything. And I will not spend hours or days chasing what I want to buy – new or old. If the musician or the label can’t give me access to the music without hassle, and at a reasonable price, then it’s no sale. Plenty of music can be accessed, and listened to, and even owned digitally without any hassles, and, in some cases, even owned without having to pay. I’ve never been reluctant to buy what I wanted, but I simply refuse to be robbed, and I will not jump through hoops to find what I’m looking for. Looking at titles that were added to my collection this year, I only bought a single vinyl record in 2024, and not one cassette. I bought 29 compact discs, and 5 digital downloads. But I added many more titles to my digital collection this year at no cost. Most of those were titles I could not find a physical copy of anywhere. Some were available at prices that were outrageous. Still others were unavailable to me through regular channels. I was forced to improvise, and that’s what I did.

     I spent a lot of time on You Tube listening to albums, and even more time with what is called The Vinyl Community. That’s a group of music lovers who upload videos to You Tube where they discuss what they own, what they’re buying, what they like and don’t like. That was in Spring, but before Spring turned to Summer, the novelty had worn off for me. There are still a few channels I follow, but I don’t fit in as a part of this “community.” Most of these collectors have a passion for music, but making videos for You Tube is a side business for them, and because they have a following, record labels and musicians often send them free copies of new releases hoping for favorable reviews, and, consequently, free or cheap advertising as a result. That business model calls into question the integrity of their opinions which, to my way of thinking renders them useless.

    In any case, I’d hoped that my involvement as a viewer with that group would fill the gap that’s existed since I left the record business, as I no longer had a way of interacting with people who came into my shops and wanted to talk music, and exchange opinions. And while there are four or five of these people whose work I do enjoy, it’s clear I don’t belong there. They don’t respond to comments or questions you might ask, so it’s not dissimilar to being back on Facebook again where even your friends and family ignore you. I’d rather talk to myself on Tumblr.

     You Tube did give me the opportunity to hear a lot of new releases this year that might otherwise have slipped past me. My lists would look very different, and would be much shorter if not for You Tube. So, the experience with the channel overall was certainly a good one.

     As for the lists above, it turned out to be a pretty good year for music. I’ve already posted pieces about Taylor Swift, and Lana Del Rey, and they were the artists I listened to most in 2024. My choice of Taylor as Artist of the Year was easy. It wasn’t even close. She made the best record by far. She had the year’s biggest tour. She got written about, and photographed more than anyone else. And she deserved every accolade, and award she got. She’s the best, and most talented artist to debut this century, and I will listen to her music until my ears fall off. The Tortured Poets Society: The Anthology already cracked my all-time Top 200 Albums list when I revised it this summer. No album has ever done that in the year of release. And when I revise the list again, I would expect the album to move into the Top 100, and pull three or four of her older albums onto the list, too. Lana Del Rey will probably make the list as well, and maybe more than once.

     Several of the artists who made my Top New Releases list have never made the list before. Rachel Z released her first album, Sensual, in 15 years, and it might be her best. Softcult’s 6 track EP, Heaven was one I listened to again and again. Sabrina Carpenter’s Short N’ Sweet jumped seven places on my list after I saw her Tiny Desk Concert last week for NPR. She’s far more talented than I realized on first listen. Even Billie Eilish slipped onto the list this year. First time I’ve actually taken the time to listen to her, and I was impressed. But the old guard was well-represented by Dave Alvin and Jimmie Dale Gilmore whose TexiCali would’ve been an easy number one had Taylor Swift taken the year off. Willie Nelson released The Border, his best record in decades. X, Deep Purple, The Loons, and Lone Justice surprised with fine new albums. Lee Ritenour (at 72) and Dave Grusin (at 90!) bring decades of experience to their tasty Brasil album. Susanna Hoffs, Pat Metheny, and Yuja Wang have been here many times before, of course.

     The Reissues/Archive Releases list, on the other hand, has many of the usual suspects, but that’s the nature of the beast, so it’s fitting. Seven of the eight releases are live albums while the one studio set is a snapshot of what Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis was up to in the calendar year of 1954. It’s telling, too, that I didn’t buy a single box set this year.

     But the Finds of the Year list is always the one that excites me most because that’s where I get to add great albums to my collection that had previously slipped through the cracks. Half a dozen Taylor Swift albums, and four more by Lana Del Rey led the way, followed by a concerto John Adams wrote specifically for pianist Yuja Wang that is both old world Classical, and thoroughly contemporary. It was recorded in 2019, and is already among my favorite Yuja Wang recordings.

     I also caught up with a Sub Pop band called Tacocat whose first for the label was released in 2014, with a follow-up in 2016, and a third in 2019. The band is still together, and I hope planning a fourth release soon. It’s great Indie Pop that is without pretensions, and fits nicely with the very best bands in that genre. The rest of my “finds” are older than these, and I wrote about them previously in these pages.

     Finally, my three favorite books of the year were all books of music journalism, one a memoir by the Melody Maker’s Chris Charlesworth, and the other two collections of essays, and reviews from Rock’s history, and Trouser Press magazine. I read 44 other books in a variety of genres and categories, but none I enjoyed as much as these.

If you like what you see here, hit the ‘follow’ button, and then the ‘like’ button when the spirit moves you. Thanks for reading The Recordchanger. I hope you found it worth your time.

[smashorpass50plus]

Roles under cut

Anime

Accel World - Additional Voices.

Attack on Titan - Mitabi Jarnach.

Baki the Grappler - Hanayama, Vladimir.

Bleach - Sōsuke Aizen, Ganju Shiba, Metastacia.

Blood Lad - Dek.

Blue Dragon - Gilliam, Legolas.

Blue Exorcist - Ryuji "Bon" Suguro.

Blue Gender - Sgt. Robert Bradley, Seno Miyagi.

Buso Renkin - Sekima Hiwatari, Kinjou.

Case Closed - Vodka.

D.Gray-man - Georg.

Darker than Black - Reiji Kikuchi.

Digimon Data Squad - Belphemon.

Digimon Fusion - Dorulumon, Ballistamon, Greymon, Piddomon.

Dragon Ball series - Son Gohan (Adult/Future/Gt. Saiyaman), Pikkon, Narrator, Announcer, Various.

Durarara!! - Horada, Taro Tanaka (screen name of Mikado Ryugamine), Setton (screen name of Celty Sturluson), and Kanra (screen name of Izaya Orihara).

Ergo Proxy - MCQ.

Eureka Seven - Ken-Goh (Ep. 29).

Fate/zero - Berserker.

Freedom Project - Gosche.

Fruits Basket - Makoto Takei.

Fullmetal Alchemist series - Vato Falman.

Ghost Slayers Ayashi- Hozaburo Ogasawara.

Gunslinger Girl - Mario Bossi.

Gurren Langann - Kamina.

Hell Girl - Yoshiyuki Kusuno.

Honey and Clover - Ippei Matsumoto.

Initial D: First Stage - Keiichi Tsuchiya.

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders - Noriaki Kakyoin.

Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple - Tsukuba.

MAR - Peta.

Marvel Anime: Iron Man - Ho Yinsen.

Mega Man Star Force - Omega-Xis.

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn - Yonem Kirks, Watts Stepney.

Monster - Fritz Vardemann.

Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit - Jiguro Musa.

Naruto series - Kiba Inuzuka, Mozuku, Inoichi Yamanaka, Ebizo, Akatsuchi, Okisuke, Kiji (Shippuden Ep. 224), Mozuku (Shippuden Ep. 231).

One Piece - Nefertari Cobra.

Ouran High School Host Club - Kazukiyo Soga.

Persona 4: The Animation - Mitsuo Kubo.

Pokémon Origins - Professor Oak.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica - Tomohisa Kaname.

Rumbling Hearts - Hiro.

Sailor Moon - Priest/Boxy (Ep. 26, Viz Dub)

Samurai 7 - Mosuke.

Shigurui: Death Frenzy - Naotsugu Andou.

Soul Eater - Masamune Nakatsukasa.

Space Dandy - Ferdinand (Ep. 21).

Strain: Strategic Armored Infantry - Mechanic.

Street Fighter IV: The Ties That Bind - Ryu.

Sword Art Online - Kains (Eps. 5-6, 25), Godfrey (Ep. 10), Patrick (Ep. 16).

Tenkai Knights - Beag, Eurus.

Tiger & Bunny - Mr. Legend, Eric Lyle.

Higurashi: When They Cry - Jirō Tomitake.

YuYu Hakusho - Karasu.

Zatch Bell! - John Owen.

Films

Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher - Cain.

Bleach: Memories of Nobody - Bau.

Blue Exorcist: The Movie - Ryuji "Bon" Suguro.

Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods - Gohan, Ox-King, Narrator.

Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess - Cannon.

Lupin III: The Columbus Files - Burton.

Lupin III: Dead or Alive - General Headhunter.

Lupin III: The Pursuit of Harimao's Treasure - Goering.

Lupin III: The Spirit of Twilight Gemini - Butrakari.

(IMDb)Magnum Farce - Blivit, the sniper - Gov. Arnold Schwartzenhertzen-Geldengrubber.

Manborg - #1 Man (voice).

Naruto the Movie: Ninja Clash in the Land of Snow -Mizore Fuyukuma.

Naruto the Movie: Legend of the Stone of Gelel - Kahiko.

Naruto Shippuden 3: Inheritors of the Will of Fire - Kiba Inuzuka.

One Piece the Movie: The Desert Princess and the Pirates' Adventures in Alabasta - Nefertari Cobra.

Puella Magi Madoka Magica: The Movie - Tomohisa Kaname.

Tekken: Blood Vengeance - Kazuya Mishima.

Wreck-It Ralph - Ryu.

Video Games

Street Fighter 4, Marvel Vs Capcom 3, Street Fighter X Tekken - Ryu.

League of Legends - Ezreal, Jarvan, Graves.

Resident Evil 6 - submarine computer, BSAA soldier, BSAA agent, Umbrella Juavo, refugee.

Guild Wars 2 - Hamar, Great Ginz, Ogron.

Xmen Arcade - all male voices for PS3/XBOX/mobile versions.

World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King - Algalon the Observer.

World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade - Blood Elf

Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of a New World - Richter Abend, Dirk the Dwarf.

Sonic: Colors (DS) - Big the Cat

Dynasty Warriors 6, 7, Strike Force, Next - Sima Yi.

Soul Calibur V - Cold Assassin (custom voice).

Devil May Cry 4 - Bael/Dagon.

Persona 4 (PS2) - Mitsuo.

Lollipop Chainsaw - Basketballer, Geek Zombie.

Star Ocean: The Last Hope - Arumat, Crow.

Star Ocean: Second Evolution - Dias Flac, Jophiel.

Fire Emblem Awakening - Frederick, Validar.

Dragonball Z - Narrator, Teen/Adult Gohan, Ox King, Pikkon, General White.

Naruto - Kiba, Inoichi, Akatsuchi, Manda, Ebizo, Shinga.

Bleach - Sosuke Aizen, Ganju Shiba, Kaein Shiba.

Rune Factory: Tides of Destiny - Gerard, Goblin Captain, Belzagor.

Saints Row the Third - Tough Guy White Male, White Bum.

Marvel Pinball “Vengeance and Virtue table - Odin, Juggernaut.

Marvel Pinball “Avengers Chronicles” table - Iron Man, Silver Surfer, Odin.

James Cameron’s Avatar - Rai’Uk.

Hyperdimension Neptunia MK2: Clan of Champions -Narrator, various.

Resident Evil 5 - Majini.

Resident Evil 6 - Submarine computer, BSAA soldier, Umbrella Juavo, Refugee, BSAA agent.

Mugen Souls - Soul.

Ar Tonelico Qoga - Hikari Gojo.

Gods Eater Burst - Lindow.

Desperate Housewives - Carlos Solis.

Atelier Totori: The Adventurer of Arland - Guid.

Devil Survivor: Overclocked - Naoya.

Time Crisis: Razing Storm - O’Neal.

Zettai Hero Project PSP - Pirohiko.

Comic Jumper - Benny, security guards, villagers.

Wolfenstein - Hans Grosse, PA Voice (Xbox/PS3).

Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight - Xaviax.

Mad World - Big Bull Crocker, Scissors Man, Ninja.

Wild Arms 5 - Volsung.

Baroque - Archangel.

Castlevania: Dracula X Chronicles - Narrator, Nose Demon.

Riviera: The Promised Land - Ledah.

Armored Core: The Answer: Otsdara/Thermidor

Tenchu - Kurogawa, Ninja.

Final Fantasy XIII, XIII-2 - Cocoon inhabitants, various.

Steel Batallion: Heavy Armor - various.

Skylanders: Giants - various stadium attendees.

Soldier of Fortune: Payback - Thomas Mason.

Red Alert 3 - Imperial Nanocore, Allied Mobile Construction, Allief IFV.

Chocobo’s Dungeon - Marris the Fishmonger.

Guilty Gear 2 - Blade, Roller.

The Last Remnant - Zuido.

Yu Yu Hakusho: Dark Tournament - Karasu, M2.

Everquest II - Voidman, Stone Golem, Skeleton, Ogre, Werewolf.

Growlanser: Heritage of War - Zeikwalt.

Dawn of Mana - Masked Guru.

Infinite Undiscovery - Sigmond, Held.

Watchmen: The End is Nigh - thugs.

Golden Axe: Beastrider - beasts.

Bloodrayne 2 - demons.

Enchanted Arms - various.

Baten Kaitos: Origins - Juwar.

Summon Night: Twin Age - various.

Rondo of Swords - various.

.hack GU Part 2-3 - Krewhaha, Skumumu.

Magna Carta 2 - various.

Wordchums - zombie, cat, pig, alien.

Battle High 2 - Jiro.

[crusherthedoctor]

Thinking of secondary video media rep of him

AoStH Robotnik: Goat. Very involved, very entertaining, very memorable.

Satam: Has 4 uvulas for some reason. Besides good VA, just sits. Fucker can't make his own robot army

OVA: Fun, but the film overly hyped Metal to where he's overshadowed. Plot contrivances in later half of Metal Robotnik so he loses notwithstanding

Underground: Underwhelming VA, but he at least tries. Bad animation aside

X Eggman: Is a roulette wheel on whether he's on point of not giving a fuck and wrecking shit, or severely hapless and disappointing or oddly remorseful. No, 4Kids didn't fuck him up in the Dark Sonic ep, that's on the OG writers too. But look at this delicious banana~

Boom: Not him. At least he's classed as not him legitimately

Prime: Bitch, where? What do you mean we have 5 Gru rejects?

I wouldn't call OVA Eggman overshadowed. Metal Sonic may get a lot of the limelight, but he was still created by the doctor, and unlike Heroes, he didn't go rogue, so Eggy's still the puppetmaster. Plus we still got classic lines like PAIN IN MAH EGGGG.

Otherwise, this mirrors my stance on each of them. X Eggman had some concerning moments in season 1, but they were fewer and farther compared to seasons 2 and 3, where they went into overdrive.

[mondoradiowmse]

04/03/24 Mondo Radio Playlist

Here's the playlist for this week's edition of Mondo Radio, which you can download or stream here. This episode: "Ready to Rumble", featuring classic turntablism and more. If you dig it, don't forget to also follow the show on Facebook and Twitter!

Artist - Song - Album

DJ QBert - Destination: Quasar 16.33.45.78 - Wave Twisters - Episode 7 Million: Sonic Wars Within The Protons

DJ QBert - Invasion Of The Octopus People - Wave Twisters - Episode 7 Million: Sonic Wars Within The Protons

Mix Master Mike - Vyce Grypp - Anti-Theft Device

Mix Master Mike - Billie Klubb - Anti-Theft Device

The X-Ecutioners - The Countdown - X-Pressions

The X-Ecutioners - Mad Flava - X-Pressions

Rob Swift - This Is Our Day - The Ablist

Rob Swift - All That Scratching Is Making Me Rich! - The Ablist

DJ Babu - Intro - The World Famous Beat Junkies, Vol. 1

DJ Rhettmatic Of The World Famous Beat Junkies - The Audition - The Funky Precedent

Randy Crawford - Don't Wanna Be Normal - Abstract Emotions

Dr. Octagon - Bear Witness - Dr. Octagonecologyst

Dr. Octagon - Blue Flowers Revisited - Dr. Octagonecologyst

DJ Shadow - Building Steam With A Grain Of Salt - Endtroducing…..

UNKLE - UNKLE Main Title Theme - Psyence Fiction

DJ Shadow - Napalm Brain/Scatter Brain - Endtroducing…..

DJ Krush - Duality - Meiso

DJ Spooky That Subliminal Kid - Sum Ill Shit (Clinton Street Dub) - Synthetic Fury EP

Deltron 3030 - Love Story (Instrumental) - The Instrumentals

Peanut Butter Wolf - Phonies - My Vinyl Weighs A Ton

Peanut Butter Wolf - Casio - My Vinyl Weighs A Ton

Kid Koala - Fender Bender - Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Handsome Boy Modeling School Feat. DJ Shadow & DJ Quest - Holy Calamity (Bear Witness II) - So … How's Your Girl?

Jurassic 5 - Lesson 6: The Lecture - Jurassic 5

Ozomatli - Cut Chemist Suite - Ozomatli

Cut Chemist - (My 1st) Big Break - The Audience's Listening

The Avalanches - Frontier Psychiatrist - Since I Left You

The Avalanches - Extra Kings - Since I Left You

RJD2 - Silver Fox - Deadringer

[djfrankk]

Jahresrückblick 2023

10 mal Dancefloor. 26 Alben. 16 mal "songs". 1 mal alles andere (05.01.2024)

BEST TRACKS (DANCEFLOOR)

1. dj koze – wespennest 2. actress – push power 3. roisin murphy – you knew 4. roisin murphy – can't replicate 5. peletronic – riddim & bassline (dmx krew remix)

6. jayda g – blue lights 7. aliyah's interlude – it girl 8. grim104 &dissy – risse 9. ren – down on the beat (feat. viktus) 10. kelela – closure (flexulant x bambi remix feat. rahrah gabor + brazy

BEST ALBUMS

1. the chemical brothers – for that beautiful feeling 2. protomartyr – formal growth gn the desert 3. actress – lxxxviii 4. die türen – kapitalismus blues band 5. jesus piece - ...so unknown

6. sqürl – silver haze 7. deichkind – neues vom dauerzustand 8. róisín murphy – hit parade 9. helmet – left 10. sleaford mods – uk grim

11. helena hauff – fabric presents helena hauff 12. alison goldfrapp – the love invention 13. jayda g – guy 14. panda bear & sonic boom – reset in dub 15. bipolar feminin – ein fragiles system

16. squid – o monolith 17. overmono – good lies 18. king krule – space heavy 19. elektro guzzi – lost tracks 20. metallica - 72 Seasons

21. shame – food for worms 22. czarface – czartificial ontelligence 23. dj shadow – action adventure 24. credit 00 – midnightlife crisis 25. ayesha – rhythm is memory 26. comforter2 – tell me something happy (before i fall asleep)

BEST SONGS (inspired by fm4) (zufällige reihenfolge)

roisin murphy – fader deichkind – kids in meinem alter (part 2) die türen – grunewald is burning neps – melody coach party – what's the point in life

laurell – best night ever pixey & tayo sound – daisy chain cordae – make up your mind turnstile & babadnotgood – underwater boi k.flay – raw raw

texta – still funky mae stephens – if we ever broke up coi leray – players gretel hänlyn – king of nothing soft play – punk's dead sharktank – h-a-p-p-y

AND ALSO …   DJ/ELECTRONIC SET – dj joe joe, fm4 unlimited im wiener prater CONCERT – preoccupations, chelsea, wienb FESTIVAL – CLUB – TV – star trek lower decks, beavis and butthead, RADIO – deutschlandfunk kultur tonart MOVIE – the marvels MUSIC-VIDEO – Aphex Twin – Blackbox Life Recorder 21f MAGAZINE – trasher MUSIC-MAGAZINE – musik express BOOK – kein aktuelles NOT BAD – die unterschiedlichen meinungen von freiwillige filmkontrolle (rolling stone) und fm4 filmpodcast NOT GOOD – war² 2024 – eine ep

[igazikutya]

Zajok a nappaliból - 2023 TOP12 LP és EP/Single megjelenései

Top 12 LP – 2023

1. NVST - Filled with Oil [2023, Les Disques Magnétiques][LP] 2. Beau Wanzer - A Dead Person's Monologue [2023, iDEAL][LP] 3. The Orb & David Gilmour - Metallic Spheres In Colour [2023, Sony][LP]

4. Flesh & The Dream - Choose Mortality [2023, Everything Forever][LP] 5. VC-118A - Waves Of Change[2023, Delsin][EP] 6. Judgitzu - Sator Arepo [2023, Nyege Nyege Tapes][LP]

7. Years Of Denial - Suicide Disco Vol. 2 [2023, VEYL][LP] 8. PANGAR - Position [2023, Pangar][LP] 9. Benedikt Frey - Fastlane [2023, ESP Institute][LP]

10. Anatolian Weapons - Earth [2023, Subject To Restrictions Discs][LP] 11. Deadbeat - Kubler-Ross Soliloquies [2023, BLKRTZ][LP] 12. Ultramarine - Send And Return [2023, Blackford Hill][LP]

13. Artefakt - Floodplain [2023, Semantica][EP] 14. Totek – ttk. 1 [2023, Darker Than Wax][LP] 15. Paul St. Hilaire - Tikiman Vol.1 [2023, Kynant][LP] 16. Cosmo Vitelli - Medhead Remixes [2023, Im a Cliche][Rmx-LP] 17. Scotch Rolex & Shackleton - Death by Tickling [2023, Silver Triplet][LP] 18. African Head Charge - A Trip To Bolgatanga [2023, On-U Sound][LP] 19. Harmonious Thelonious - Cheapo Sounds [2023, Bureau B][LP] 20. Legowelt - The MidiVerb Chalice [2023, Axumisia][EP] 21. Labelle - Noir Anima [2023, InFiné Éditions & Eumolpe][LP] 22. Pris - Phantom [2023, Resin][LP] 23. Saint Abdullah & Eomac - Chasing Stateless [2023, Planet Mu][LP] 24. Andrea - Due In Color [2023, Illian Tapes][LP]

25. Maps and Diagrams - A Study Of Ends Or Purpose[2023, Handstitched][LP] 26. The Black Dog - My Brutal Life [2023, Dust Science][LP] 27. Tolouse Low Trax - Leave Me Alone [2023, Bureau B][LP] 28. Actress - LXXXVIII [2023, Ninja Tune][LP] 29. Marmo - Epistolae [2023, Utter][LP] 30. VHS Head - Phocus [2023, Skam][LP] 31. Froid Dub - Deep Blue Bass [2023, Delodio][LP] 32. Fire & Adrian Sherwood - Fire [2023, Salgari][LP] 33. Mioclono - Cluster I [2023, Hivern Discs][LP] 34. Cristian Vogel - Fase Montuno [2023, Edition Mille Plateaux][LP] 35. Vanishing Twin - Afternoon X [2023, Fire][LP] 36. Suzanne Ciani & Jonathan Fitoussi - Golden Apples of the Sun [2023, Transversales Disques][LP]

Top 12 EP/Single – 2023

1. Orphx - Revenant [2023, Self-Released][EP] 2. Univac - MagnetFunk [2023, 30D ExoPlanets][EP] 3. Toribio - Tongue In Cheeks [2023, BDA][EP]

4. Djedjotronic - Smog on the Dancefloor [2023, Italo Moderni][EP] 5. Khidja - Transmissions Part 1 [2023, Malka Tuti][EP] 6. Laksa - Body Score [2023, RE_LAX][EP]

7. Al Wootton - Vitus [2023, Optimo Music][S] 8. Talaboman - Bosca Bosca - Bosco Bosco [2023, Night Land][S] 9. Coco Bryce - Canaan [2023, MYOR][S]

10. Humanoid - Sweet Acid Sound [2023, De_tuned][EP] 11. Viels - Distorted Reality [2023, Dynamic Reflection][EP] 12. Na Nich - Black Soil [2023, Delsin][EP]

13. Ancient Methods - The Third Siren [2023, Persephonic Sirens][EP] 14. Civilistjävel! - Fyra Platser [2023, FELT][EP] 15. Jerome Hill - Crude Appraisal [2023, Super Rhythm Trax][EP] 16. Pugilist - Negative Space [2023, Of Paradise][EP] 17. Jeff Mills - X-Ray Zulu [2023, Axis][EP] 18. Rhys Fulber - Brutal Nature Redux [2023, FR][EP] 19. Priori & Al Wootton - Flaw [2023, Trule][EP] 20. Orphx - The Way Through All Things [2023, Sonic Groove][EP] 21. Lew E - Touched / Teardrop [2023, Basic Spirit][S] 22. Yaleesa Hall - Newman [2023, Will & Ink][S] 23. DYL - Fjord [2023, Nous'klaer Audio][EP] 24. Ayaz - Unpinned [2023, phase group][EP]

25. nueen - Link [2023, 3XL][EP] 26. Blawan - Dismantled Into Juice [2023, XL][EP] 27. Sepehr - Diaspora Cocktail [2023, Planet Euphorique][EP] 28. interferenc - pH4R [2023, Self-Released][EP] 29. Khidja - Transmissions Part 2 [2023, Malka Tuti][EP] 30. Soreab - Maschera [2023, Baroque Sunburst][EP] 31. Sabatoj - I.C.U. [2023, Katharsis][EP] 32. Terrain - Corners [2023, Varmal][EP] 33. Luke Slater & Dubfire - The Dissent [2023, Mote-Evolver][EP] 34. Dino Sabatini - Opera Quattro [2023, Outis Music][EP] 35. Domenico Crisci & Retina.it - Diorama [2023, Semantica][EP] 36. Benedikt Frey - Recall [2023, Malka Tuti][EP]

[kinopioa]

So 4Kids made an erroneous error Ep 5 of Sonic X where Eggman states that his tower base is called Chaos Control. Episode 1 this doesn't occur, so the mistake is funnier in hindsight

But when I went to check OG with Sub, while Chaos Control is properly referred to there, Eggman tricking Knuckles is significantly stupider

Alright, now what will lead Knux to thinking Sonic's ba-

This entire flashback (which was over 30 seconds) is silent unlike Dub. And despite that, Knux is suddenly convinced

Eggman literally didn't even say his name until after that, so it's not faulty subs. It's literally broken logic

I'm honestly baffled this happened. Props to 4Kids for completely redoing it, despite the error, it at least makes sense there

Like, was there a sub version where

But God, X is a mess...

[suckaysuamigos200]

puse tarde en el título ya que su cumpleaños fue ayer pero nunca es tarde para hacer uno de estos dibujos simples relacionado algún actor de doblaje favorito

De todas formas este dibujo lo hice por el cumpleaños (fue ayer) de el actriz de doblaje Jessica Toledo quién es conocida por ser la voz de Katara en Avatar: La leyenda de Aang, Trixie Carter en Jake Long: american dragon, Chini en las versiones de Hi-5 y cheese en Sonic X(eps. 1 - 52).

en midnight horror school ella fue la voz de la adorable estudiante nota musical con una bonita voz para el canto Onpoo (ella también fue la voz de Inky)

le deseamos un gran cumpleaños 🎂🎉

.❥ℋค℘℘ℽ Birthday࿐🎂🥳🎉❥ℋค℘℘ℽ Birthday࿐🎂🥳🎉❥ℋค℘℘ℽ Birthday࿐🎂🥳🎉

I put late in the title since his birthday was yesterday but it is never too late to do one of these simple drawings related to a favorite voice actor

Anyway, I did this drawing for the birthday (it was yesterday) of the dubbing actress Jessica Toledo who is known for being the voice of Katara in Avatar: The Last Airbender, Trixie Carter in Jake Long: american dragon, Chini in the versions of Hi-5 and cheese in Sonic X(eps. 1-52).

In midnight horror school she was the voice of the adorable music note student with a pretty singing voice Onpoo (she was also the voice of Inky)

We wish you a great birthday 🎂🎉..

[obsessiveviewer]

OV460 - Nosferatu (2024) & Babygirl (2024) - Guest: Andy Carr

Happy New Year! This week, I’m joined by Andy Carr to review Robert Eggers’ Nosferatu. Then, in this week’s secondary review, I share my thoughts on Halina Reijn’s Babygirl. We also discuss Grand Prix (1966), Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024), Happiness (1998), and Jailbreak: Love on the Run (2024) in this week’s Potpourri section.

  Timestamps

Show Start - 00:28

Introducing Andy - 03:02

Playing in Indianapolis - 09:47

Goals for 2025 - 14:00

Feature Review

Nosferatu (2024) - 20:25

Spoiler - 51:28

Secondary Review

Babygirl (2024) - 1:19:21

Potpourri

Andy: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) - 1:28:42

Matt: Grand Prix (1966) - 1:35:34

Andy: Happiness (1998) - 1:44:21

Matt: Jailbreak: Love on the Run (2024) - 1:47:57

  Closing the Ep - 1:56:32

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OV461 - Better Man (2024) & September 5 (2024) - Guest: Nick Rogers

Check out this episode!

[ibubblesunoo]

welcome to yohan's corner 🎸

LOADING CHAT 💬 . . .

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chat room #1

enter key: #1228

[user : yohan has entered the chat room]

[user : 404 has entered the chat room]

[yohan]

do you think they're gonna read this?

[404]

depends if they have the time to waste…

[yohan]

I'm not that boring am I?

[404]

it really just depends on the day sometimes your alright

[yohan]

well now that I have them here what do I talk about?

[404]

tell them about yourself you idiot

[yohan]

about myself?… well my name is yohan

[404]

yeah no shit they can see it as your chat name talk about the stuff they don't know about you

[yohan]

oh like the fact I'm trans and use he/him pronouns?

[404]

now your understanding it wasn't so hard wasn't it

[yohan]

well I'm also bisexual… what else I guess I'm emo and love the band 5 seconds of summer

[404]

god please don't get into a 5sos rabbit hole again I couldn't get you to stop talking about them last time you mentioned that band

[yohan]

hey it's not my fault they're a good band! I've loved them ever since 2011 and if you must know my favorite song is voodoo doll my favorite member is calum my second fav member is a tie between Michael and Luke

[404]

oh god please stop I don't need to hear more shit about this band

[yohan]

did you know I own both 5SOS5 and calm on cassette and I own every main album on cd, I also own the how did we end up here documentary on dvd

[404]

hey I heard you also like kpop isn't that right? I mean you don't have sunoo in your username for nothing

[yohan]

oh yeah I do like kpop! my older sister got me into it in 2016 the first song other than gangnam style that I heard from the genre was stop stop it by got7 and they actually became the first kpop group I ended up stanning. I remember listening to the identify album on loop so much that I think I know every song front to back, and if you want to know my favorite kpop song of all time is Russian roulette by red velvet my favorite girl group, my favorite boy by the way group is enhypen stanning them since watching I-land which was so traumatic by the way made me cry at the end and hearing into the I-land still makes me tear up a little

[404]

ok hearing you talk about kpop is just as worse as hearing you talk about 5sos… who knew you had all that shit to ramble on about

[yohan]

and I'm not even done with 5sos. I own livesos and the feeling of falling upwards on cd as well, I also have the she looks so perfect ep on cd and hope to get the don't stop ep on cd at some point because try hard is too good not to have on physical media

[404]

enough about those Australian men! god one more word about 5sos and I might block you

[yohan]

oh well then I guess I can talk about idk how I like yo-kai watch? If there's even still a fandom for that or how about beyblade! The x series just came out and I'm so happy the beys are made by tomy because I'm sorry some hasbro beys suck ass

[404]

not your dead fandom interests anything but that! your basically purposely talking to a brick wall at this point

[yohan]

excuse you! beyblade still has a pretty decent community just go look up beyblade on YouTube right now and you'll find countless YouTubers who base themselves on beyblades and still upload to this day!

[404]

ok maybe beyblades aren't as much of a dead fandom as I thought but still there's not gonna be one reading this now you know

[yohan]

well then I'll talk about monster high! and how I currently own ten g3 dolls and how I want to own g1 dolls eventually

[404]

I honestly forgot monster high got brought back

[yohan]

yeah and it's doing pretty well wouldn't say amazing but well enough to make Mattel want to make more g3 dolls

[404]

why'd you sent me this sonic post? you know I don't have a clue about sonic the hedgehog and it's weird lore

[yohan]

shadow reminds me of you

[404]

I don't know if I should take that as a compliment or an insult

[yohan]

it was definitely a compliment

[404]

skeptical but ok…

[yohan]

now that you mention video games with lore I couldn't help but bring up kingdom hearts!! I only have amazing things to say about that series

[404]

ok I will not lie kingdom hearts is a great series and the story is very interesting

[yohan]

oh my god I almost forgot about fnaf!!

[404]

let's save all the fnaf talk for when the second movie comes out

[yohan]

have I mentioned Sanrio yet and how my favorite character is pompompurin?

[404]

you have now

[yohan]

do they know my favorite Disney movie is big hero 6?

[404]

again they know now…

[yohan]

do they know my favorite aesthetic is frutiger aero? and that I based my carrd off of it?

[404]

they do now!

[yohan]

oh I know for sure they don't know my favorite fruit is a strawberry and how I live for strawberry milk

[404]

I don't know how you can drink and eat strawberries all the time without getting sick of it

[yohan]

I'm surprised my body hasn't tried to reject it yet from how much I consumed strawberries

[404]

what's your favorite flower?

[yohan]

cherry blossoms!! I even made a mini Lego cherry blossom bonsai tree

[404]

don't you play splatoon?

[yohan]

yup! I even own the limited edition splatoon 3 switch oled model

[404]

rich motherfucker…

[yohan]

says the one who just bought themselves the iPhone 16 even though their iPhone 15 worked just fine but they needed the new one

[404]

the colors of the 16 looked cute! stop hating loser

[yohan]

whatever you say

[404]

anything you want to close out this chat room with?

[yohan]

I hope whoever reads this is having a good day know your loved and respected and if anyone treats you badly know you have a home right here with us <3

[404]

come visit us anytime ~

[yohan]

peace out!

[user : 404 has logged out]

[user: yohan has logged out]

chat room is now closed !

[becauseimanicequeen]

Rewatching Pit Babe (ep. 6-7) and the Colors

This is part of my Crazy-Ass End-of-Year Rewatch Challenge where I will rewatch some of my favorite shows, my least-favorite shows, and some shows in between.

I can't promise cohesive thoughts in these posts because it's the end of the year, I'm currently living in right-brain land 10+ hours per day, and I'm TIRED because the darkness of winter is coming. You've been warned.

My previous post: episodes 1-2, episode 3, episodes 4-5.

Also, since this is a rewatch, there are spoilers ahead.

Episode 6

We start this episode where we left off in the previous one, which means that Charlie still has that red detail on his racing overalls:

We've seen it before. But we've also seen him being loyal to Babe.

But, this bitch, though, with that red seat and line of the steering wheel:

He's switching sides faster than he can drive.

And when Dean chooses to accuse Alan of not valuing him after choosing Charlie to replace Babe in the team, Alan gets the most angry we've seen him so far:

This is the first time I've seen red on this man, but it's justified. Dean is being a spoiled brat and it will drive him to make idiot decisions.

Btw, is that red I see on Way's lighter?

The red on him is sneaky, but it is there.

Also, look at these moody brooders in black:

I wonder what a situationship or romantic relationship between these two would have been like. No, let's not go there.

Let's move on to Jeff instead. Here he is at the café and my hyper brain is wondering what the fuck to focus on:

The red title on the book/magazine and the red on his bag tattling about his past? The blue clothes that say something about his current loyalty? The yellow-ish/orange-ish cake that seems to follow him around (the color, not the cake, lol)? The pink drink and the pink light outside? And does that equal Alan's feelings in his attempt to get Jeff back with his Love Actually flashcard apology?

Anyway, they should just stop being idiots and hook up already! (I know they won't for a while longer, but can't a girl dream that the rewatch will be different? LOL!)

Also, I will defend Charlie until the end. I did it over on Twitter when the show was airing (before I had this tumblr) and I will do it now. But I have to admit that it's kind of annoying seeing that red follow him around!

Because all I see is Mr. Red's presence, and I don't like him.

And even though there's red in purple, look at that pretty purple-ish sky:

These boys are in love. Even Charlie, who is being secretive, came to X-Hunter to protect Babe because he thought that was the right thing to do. Isn't that a trait of a blue character through and through, though? Noble tendencies.

Either way, I love how the red and blue light appears in the frame when they're at Babe's special place and he asks Charlie to be his boyfriend.

And the way I fucking cackle every time Charlie brings up the whole children and Papa/Mama conversation.

(I needed a good laugh, so I watched that scene three times, lol.)

But, Sonic (even though he has some blue on the shirt under his jacket), what is up with the yellow?

No wonder Dean gets pissed.

The colors are all over the fucking place with these two!

And I'm saying this as a visual artist who reinvents myself ALL. THE. FUCKING. TIME. It's a pain for my loved ones, and I feel sorry for them. So, this is my official apology to all the Deans in my life. I understand your pain. (But the only thing I won't change is how much I change.)

Anyway, moving on...

Babe comes out of the bar/diner with the blue light behind him.

And meets Jeff who has both the red on his bag and shirt mixed with the blue. After Babe apologizes for the behavior he displayed before he knew Charlie and Jeff were brothers, Jeff uses his power on Babe and freaks out.

His and Charlie's plan is about to take a sharp turn.

And, so is Babe and Charlie's relationship (very soon, at least) since the red is the big secret between them that will get exposed.

Unfortunately for Way, he's going to see exactly how upset Babe will get when Babe finds out about Charlie's red past.

It won't matter that he's crying in the blue...

Because Way has had a red past all along...

Babe will feel more betrayed by Way keeping his red past from him than he ever was for Charlie doing the same thing...

And, that's the end of the 6th episode. Let's move on to the next!

Episode 7

On the subject of Way and the red. I can't believe Babe accepted Way's red-flag tendencies...

Good friends don't make you feel that way, Babe.

Instead of crying in the blue at the end of the previous episode, Way is better off focusing on the man who doesn't care about his red past.

Mainly because Pete knows exactly who Way is and accepts him for who he is (red past and all). And because Pete has a red past of his own.

Even though he could hide that red strap of his watch under his blue jacket. What a sneaky (but pretty) man he is.

Anyway, let's move on to the truth about Charlie's past coming out. You know what I love about this, though? Charlie is sitting there in blue.

He's being loyal to Babe and X-Hunter right in front of Tony, who is finally drinking something red again (that greedy green was getting boring, lol).

And even though Babe is livid, which he has every right to be...

Charlie is loyal to Babe. He fucking showed up in front of his psycho adoptive father and flashed his loyalty left right and center.

He's even confronted in a blue room. But Babe is too angry to see the loyalty (understandable). Instead, he runs to Way who is keeping his own secrets about his affiliations with Tony.

But Charlie is persistent enough to seek Babe out and tell him the truth. And luckily for Charlie, Babe chooses to see Charlie's loyalty to him rather than the past connection with Tony.

Too bad for Way, though, who thought he and Babe were having dinner that night to celebrate that Babe was single again. But, showing up with a bouquet of red flowers tied together with a red ribbon...

I'm sorry, honey, but I can't see that as a gesture of love (usually associated with red). All I see are secrets, Tony, and Red Racing.

Bad choice of color, Way.

So, excuse Babe for standing you up.

He's busy riding Papa with that purple light shining in the background.

Babe is gone and won't go back. His purple phone says so.

But Sonic... What's with that fucking red?!

He is giving me a migraine!

That's the end of this episode, and my image limit. So, let's move on to another post!

[brettdeadly]

Ronin X — Musashi Xero. Album Review

The following article was featured in Trap Metal Magazine issue #1 CHECK IT OUT HERE

Musashi Xero’s latest offering, “Ronin X,” is a sonic journey through a futuristic, dystopian landscape. This 5-track EP blends multiple genres into a cohesive, high-energy experience that feels ripped straight from the world of Cyberpunk 2077. From start to finish, Ronin X is a relentless fusion of sounds, and its ability to shift between different audio textures is what truly sets it apart. The first thing that hits you is the beat production—an absolute standout across all five tracks. The EP showcases masterfully curated soundscapes, each one distinct yet tied together by a sense of gritty, cinematic atmosphere. Musashi Xero pulls from a wide range of influences, with dubstep elements and seasoned DJ techniques adding layers of depth to each song. The production feels immersive, like walking through neon-lit streets in a digital rainstorm. Vocally, Musashi Xero brings a unique performance with his shadowy delivery and laid-back lyricism. His threatening undertone matches the dark, cybernetic soundscapes, giving the EP an almost ghostly presence. There’s a restraint in his vocals, but it only amplifies the feeling of tension and foreboding, creating a haunting juxtaposition to the relentless, genre-bending production.

What makes Ronin X truly exceptional, though, is how well the art matches the sound. This is one of those rare releases where every element—from the cover art to the beats to the vocal delivery—fits together seamlessly, painting a vivid, futuristic world. You can practically see the neon glow and hear the hum of dystopian machinery as the tracks unfold. It’s cyberpunk at its core, with a gritty, rebellious edge that feels alive. Overall, Musashi Xero has crafted a genre-defying masterpiece with Ronin X. While there’s always room to push the envelope even further, this EP is a near-perfect experience that feels both familiar and refreshingly new. 9/10—a must-listen for anyone looking for a ride through the darker corners of the future.

[tedstunes]

upcoming releases

there is not really a comprehensive calendar of music release dates, so i'm going to try to compile upcoming release dates here. most albums especially from major labels are dropped on fridays fyi.

to navigate, here is the format album/ep - artist [genre] (release date) {other notes}

january 2024

Hot Air Balloon - Pile [alt rock] (january 5)

Letter to Self - SPRINTS [alt rock] (january 5)

Born to Be - Itzy [kpop] (january 8)

Four-Calendar Café - Cocteau Twins [dreampop/shoegaze] (january 12) {remaster/rerelease}

Milk & Kisses - Cocteau Twins [dreampop/shoegaze] (january 12) {remaster/rerelease}

Orquídeas - Kali Uchis [r&b/neosoul/hiphop] (january 12)

Hudson River Wind Meditations - Lou Reed [ambient rock] (january 12) {remaster/rerelease; lou reed's final album}

Big Sigh - Marika Hackman [alt] (january 12)

Lovegaze - Nailah Hunter [alt folk/ambient/fantasy/harp] (january 12)

Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations - The Vaccines [indie rock] (january 12)

Saviors - Green Day [pop punk/alt] (january 19)

Little Rope - Sleater-Kinney [indie rock/riot grrrl] (january 19)

Is Survived By (Revived) - Touché Amoré [post-hardcore/screamo] (january 19)

Peaky Blinders: Season 5 (Original Score) - Anna Calvi [soundtrack] (january 26)

Peaky Blinders: Season 6 (Original Score) - Anna Calvi and Nick Launay [soundtrack] (january 26)

Everybody Can't Go - Benny the Butcher [rap] (january 26)

Junk - Brion Gysin [avant funk] (january 26) {reissue}

People Who Aren't There Anymore - Future Islands [indie rock] (january 26)

Sadness Sets Me Free - Gruff Rhys [alt/folk rock] (january 26)

Blue Rasberry - Kat Kirby [indie rock/post-folk] (january 26)

Philip Glass Solo - Philip Glass [contemporary classical] (january 26)

Wall of Eyes - The Smile [art rock] (january 26)

What an Enormous Room - Torres [alt rock] (january 26)

Three Bells - Ty Segall [alt rock/glam] (january 26)

february 2024

What Now - Brittany Howard [rock] (february 2)

What Do We Do Now - J Mascis [alt rock] (february 2)

King Perry - Lee "Scratch" Perry [reggae] (february 2) {posthumous}

Chupetones - Meth Math [experimental] (february 2)

Band on the Run (Underdubbed Mixes) - Paul McCartney and Wings [rock] (february 2)

Compassion - Vijay Iyer, Linda May Han Oh, and Tyshawn Sorey [jazz] (february 2)

She Reaches Out to She Reaches Out to She - Chelsea Wolfe (february 9)

What Happened to the Beach? - Declan McKenna (february 9)

Phasor - Helado Negro (february 9)

Rave:N, the Remixes - Kelela (february 9)

Weird Faith - Madi Diaz (february 9)

Forgot About Me - Pouty (february 9)

Magnet Factory - Pylon Reenactment Society (february 9)

Walls Have Ears - Sonic Youth (february 9)

Coming Home - Usher (february 11)

Adult Contemporary - Chromeo (february 16)

Blu Wav - Grandaddy (february 16)

Tangk - Idles (february 16)

This Is Me... Now - Jennifer Lopez (february 16)

Hole in My Head - Laura Jane Grace (february 16)

Grip - Seprentwithfeet (february 16)

The Past Is Still Alive - Hurray for the Riff Raff (february 23)

Rooting for Love - Laetitia Sadier (february 23)

Untame the Tiger - Mary Timony (february 23)

Loss of Life - MGMT (february 23)

Daniel - Real Estate (february 23)

march 2024

YHWH Is Love - Jahari Massamba Unit, Madlib and Karriem Riggins (march 1)

I Got Heaven - Mannequin Pussy (march 1)

Playing Favorites - Sheer Mag (march 1)

Where's My Utopia - Yard Act (march 1)

Apocalypse - Thundercat (march 1)

Tyla - Tyla (march 1)

Electric Blue Light - Lenny Kravitz (march 1)

Bleachers - Bleachers (march 8)

Letter to Yu - Bolis Pupul (march 8)

Glasgow Eyes - The Jesus and Mary Chain (march 8)

All Quiet on the Eastern Esplanade - The Libertines (march 8)

Invincible Shielf - Judas Priest (march 8)

A Forsaken Lover's Plea - Chuck Strangers (march 15)

Real Power - Gossip (march 22)

Live Laugh Love - Chastity Belt (march 29)

Evolution - Sheryl Crow (march 29)

Heaven :x: Hell - Sum 41 (march 29)

sources:

pitchfork

bandcamp