#squishyposting

[twinchampionsofkalos]

Have you, perhaps, considered taking better care of the environment?

[squishycalumxo]

Should i write like a modern vox machinaaa fic or another part to my 5sos hogwarts au?

[squishykotetsu]

'Tis the season

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Nevada, I really need to know why you insist on naming shit things like "Oceanview" and "Pelican Bay" you landlocked weirdos

[flossiemaemakes]

Squishy delivery 🚚 just look at those colours and the all have sparkles ✨ not sure it shows up in the pictures, all 100% cotton more summer tops to be made watch this space What styles would you like to see? Cropped? #crochet #squishypost (at Rugby, Warwickshire) https://www.instagram.com/p/B_rTD1llwGX/?igshid=mvg8x6zjhs4

[twinchampionsofkalos]

Greetings! It is I, the one you know as Squishy! My Chosen has decided to give me access to her "Rotomblr" account for the day!

[squishycalumxo]

I wanna write something because I got a keyboard for my iPad for my birthday yesterday but the writers block is crazy and it has been for at least a year now. What do i do?!!!!

[squishycalumxo]

I was just watching narnia: prince caspian. Idk what I’d be

[squishykotetsu]

Currently listening to the Titanicus audio book, and I am just in love with how the perspective of the titans' crews are written. It's so visceral and insane, it inspired me. So here, have a... something, that I wrote. Maybe it's a liturgy. Maybe it's a cautionary tale told to a princeps before their first walk. I don't know, but I hope you enjoy it.

The machine is ancient, you're only human. How long can you expect to hold up to the pressure of this ancient, powerful mind that you are hardwired to? The machine sees you, naked in body and spirit, suspended in the sleepless dream of the manifold. It sees all of you, like it has seen your hundreds and hundreds of predecessors. You are not in control of it, you are merely tolerated as long as you can supply the thrill of the hunt to this predatory giant. The machine will use you. It will use you up. Your consciousness will come apart at the edges, as you dissolve into the machine spirit. Oh yes, it goes both ways, oh yes, like the machine sees you, so do you see it, but you know that what you see there so vastly and decisively out-scales your mental capacity, that your connection with the machine cannot be one of unity. It is one of sublimation. When you were first plugged in, you were thrown into a dark and bottomless ocean. Sure, for now you can swim. The water even carries part of your weight, so staying at the surface is easy. But how long until you grow tired? How long until your concentration lapses, how long until your muscles give in? The ocean is endless, but you are mortal. Time, time that seems so irrelevant and beyond you while you are one with the MIU, is still ticking, still affecting you, it is still going to run out. And then? You know what happens, you know the stories - you might even have seen the fates. When the machine is done with you, it leaves you an empty husk. No longer a person, no longer a human, just another cog in the holy war engine. And then they will unplug you, because you will have become useless to them. And what will you be, then? A cog without an engine to keep it spinning. A dysfunctional piece of scrap, torn out and replaced in maintenance. Because you are irrelevant. But the machine is divine. It has been before you, it will prevail long after you. So, prosper together while you can. Try to stay afloat in the abyssal mind-ocean as long as you're able. The word is given. And the word is

Walk!

[squishykotetsu]

hello little gay people in my phone, I quit smoking today, wish me luck!

[squishykotetsu]

The Great "Squishy went to a Festival" Post

I wrote a thing for some friends but they said to put it online, so here comes:

a little guide to the bands I watched at this years PartySan, written for people that don't know anything about metal, because more people should listen to metal :3

This is a list of all of the bands I watched, with a quick blurb about what they sound like, how the concert was, and a link to a song for checking them out!

Rope Sect BIG recommend, very chill groovy dark goth-y rock with nice gritty dirty production, I love their first EP to bits! The concert was wonderful and the guys are lovely. Give them a listen, even if you're not into metal at all! Track recommendation: Tarantist https://open.spotify.com/track/6lxekwquW2tnlvBNeIwGg0?si=c455db23e99a48ac

Mephorash very cool black metal (meaning there is screams n shid) - epic, kind of unconventional, makes you feel like there's some satanic fuckery afoot :D The concert was in the same vein, very ritualistic and mystical - good stuff Track recommendation: Sanguinem https://open.spotify.com/track/2JQQhdTBOhRV8knLclnF83?si=377bf940b41a441f

Left to Die they're a coverband, so I'll just talk about Death, the band that they're playing, cuz they nailed the sound (granted they do, I think, have some of the original members). Death were a huuuuugely influential band for the genre of, you guessed it, death metal absolute killer riffs - fast, catchy, groovy, technically and musically interesting and progressive, keeps you on your toes the concert had me honestly wondering what we've been doing these past like 40 years that we still can't top them Track recommendation: Left to Die https://open.spotify.com/track/0BO5g7FXNhZgQuC8xIORDm?si=5cf7cd9dea2e4da9

Ritual Death More "advanced", probably harder to get into if you don't already like black metal - they're still pretty new, but the black metal scene is keeping a close eye on them cuz they're interesting and weird. Musically very cool, more on the experimental side, but not too crazy. Just giving their own take on things. The concert was great, the frontman (guitar & vocals) was wearing this cool, tall mask/hood thing that hid his face completely, which made for an interesting experience in watching him sing - no visible mic, no visible face, only gestures and motions, very eery in a way that's hard to describe Track recommendation: Ancient Devil Worship https://open.spotify.com/track/0iVLWVXyoc1WABbtwpVfVh?si=b8984ed8165147a1

Darkend Nocturn Slaughtercult just really fuckin solid black metal - fast, evil, great riffs, lofi production, screeching vocals, blastbeats galore. Bonus: Female vocalist, always cool to see in this sausage fest of a scene (on te bands' side, the audience was fairly mixed) I sadly didn't enjoy their concert all that much cuz the sound was shite - the drums were drowning out the guitars completely. They do have an awesome stage presence though! Gonna try to catch them again somewhere else Track recommendation: A Sweven Most Devout https://open.spotify.com/track/4pkA0avPTHSA5QZz7dI3Op?si=50ab46fa9ffb412a

Schammasch I'd say it's post-black metal, so focussing on atmosphere and deeper lyrics rather than violence and just plain evil satan business - I really recommend checking out this song cuz it has exclusively clean vocals, might be a cool way to check out the other elements of black metal if you're usually put off by the screaming lol The concert was meditative, atmospheric and very moving - I nearly cried during one song :D Track recommendation: Metanoia https://open.spotify.com/track/3bj4gLDzAT8gTC8YdpOMRs?si=5eaeff94f32f4c96

Afsky really good example of a different common variant of black metal that isn't evil aggression: atmospheric melancholy. Wonderfully touching sad songs that use the harsh elements to bring voice to the darker parts of life, I love this kind of stuff The band impressively made these songs work under the 2pm sun, quite the feat Track recommendation: Altid Veltilfreds https://open.spotify.com/track/3dKyLNbYun1timBlPx3Wlp?si=dcce815edb2f456f

Batushka Do you have catholic trauma? This is the band to work it out to. It's black metal from Russia with orthodox male choir elements - epic, dark, mighty, really cool unique shit. Their theatrical, church-y performance was perfect to bring this sound to a live setting Track recommendation: Песнь 1 https://open.spotify.com/track/34FWlbZHTtjslQ9u07ghTY?si=643bec22ba684bbf

Non Est Deus again, just absolutely solid black metal. Good production, kinda lacking in creativity with the lyrics (church bad hurr durr), the guy's other project is much more impressive (they're called Kanonenfieber and they write about WW1) - still really good (epic, fast, dark), just not all that unique imo cuz I think they're too close to Mgła, who are just the best at this particular style of black metal. Bangin show though, you can tell these guys have been on a stage before :D Track recommendation: Thousand Years of Sand https://open.spotify.com/track/7CXCoEqwKrYnHnzAkpmt2Y?si=fb8029a4bd8e4122

Solstafir Kind of chill, kind of psychedelic, progressive blend of influences from within and without the spectrum of metal music - no two songs are really alike, so I'll just recommend a chill one that's easy on the metal bits and should be quite enjoyable for everyone. I used their concert for a bit of a sit-down to relax my back, have a beer and just float around in their soundscapes, so I can't say too much about the front and center before the stage experience. Sound was fantastic tho Track recommendation: Ótta https://open.spotify.com/track/2LJZE1yXy9SdglruufEDHG?si=f239271b14df4838

Konvent This is the heavy shit. The genre is called "doom metal" for a reason. Slow, hard-hitting, dark and unrelenting. A beatdown of a listening experience, but in the best way possible - these ladies don't fuck around. Probably the concert that I had the most physical experience with, I felt like I got run over by a steamroller (affectionate) Track recommendation: Puritan Masochism https://open.spotify.com/track/770HRSwohWkdbOOk6ByEeT?si=6e13a384cb8c451d

Regarde Les Hommes Tomber "watch humanity fall", fantastic french black metal - more on the dark and atmospheric than the enraged and evil side of things, but they keep it interesting, it's never formulaic - howling lamenting vocals, fast and straightforward but effective drums, nicely layered guitar harmonies that drive the mood of the tracks, is gud shit Very energetic live show, they really went all out Track recommendation: A New Order https://open.spotify.com/track/6eL3uPBHe6H23O9AcbhKJB?si=b9a4f709dc274b83

Unto Others Continuation of the 80s with modern technology. It's more rock than metal, but you can hear the influences. Absolute gods of the v i b e Catchy, groovy, but also melancholic and introspective at times, biiig recommend, again something that should be wayyy easier to get into than all that screaming insanity lol Track Recommendation: It doesn't really matter (that is both the song name and also just actual advice, all their stuff slaps lol) https://open.spotify.com/track/5uMml4h2o7eGfkqmXo2n7a?si=0310fa3faa924963

Sulphur Aeon My beloved, the band I was looking forward to the most - cosmic horrors made audible. Sometimes chaotic and fast, sometimes epic and majestic, sometimes slow and brooding, they're definitely conjuring something. Mostly harsh vocals with the occasional clean part. All-around highly competent musicians and songwriters They played a good selection of tracks and I had a blast! Shoutout to the guy from Bogota I stood next to who knew all the lyrics, you made an already awesome concert even better brother! Track recommendation: Usurper of the Earth and Sea https://open.spotify.com/track/0ZOCudJOOzIfV5P5JF0Cns?si=10c258aa203e4d00

Hellripper We're drunk, let's party! This is a crossover between black- and thrash metal, a very successful combination. Fast, virtuous, heavy, just a blast to listen to and to watch live - they bring the heat! It's the dirty sound of black metal without the depression, and the speed and ferocity of thrash without the shitty vocals lol (he scream tho). This is peak moshpit music and the concert was, accordingly, just pure insanity Track recommendation: All Hail the Goat https://open.spotify.com/track/79PE0a8VfZKSxhLVeUq3rd?si=f89cb77d2a8848be

Anaal Nathrak Death metal of the more modern variety. Very hard, very fast, but it's not just mindless brutality - they actually have very clever and effective songwriting - try to make it through the first minute so you can get to the chorus of this one, it's worth it! I didn't see much of the concert, it was another exhausted sit-down one, but they audibly enjoyed themselves and the vocalist was pretty funny in his between-song quips and stories about his own time at this festival as a fan some years back Track recommendation: Endarkenment https://open.spotify.com/track/2IUO6hWyrG7FYDkJZrFpQP?si=1240e071f87840bd

Paradise Lost this band has a huuuge discography, covering a plethora of metal subgenres, but they're probably most famous for their more gothic-leaning work. "Sway in the wind at a graveyard" type music - dark, melancholic, epic, atmospheric, clean but hard vocals. Excellent song- and lyrics writing, a bit more refined you could say. Not too out there tho, I find their music very approachable so it's another recommend to definitely check out if you wanna ease into the genre. The concert was phenomenal, you could tell the years and years of experience and mastery from everyone involved, including sound and light. Fun fact: you know the meme about how you can find the people with depression at a party by how loud they sing "I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all" when Bohemian Rhapsody plays? I found the goth version of this at this concert, when this song played and we screamed "VANQUISH THE PAIN" in unison :D Track recommendation: Faith Devides Us - Death Unites Us https://open.spotify.com/track/5gOjvocmJZQ05QBSE9xIkR?si=9800cb39b7364b37

Sodom absolute titans of the genre, they practically invented German thrash metal. Simple, fast, hard, there's a reason that they're still so successful even though they're getting old. One of the most solid live bands you can see, they know how to light a fire in the crowd Track recommendation: Agent Orange https://open.spotify.com/track/3Ks3K2RmCxSUcXS6cOvd43?si=91c3c9df2afb43ee

[squishykotetsu]

Sometimes things just line up

Masterfully crafted convergence, love the vibes

[squishykotetsu]

Oh great and mighty Danish masters of caveman death metal, save my frail sanity from the madness we call "employment"

[squishykotetsu]

still some way to go for me in getting used to tumblr culture

I see this

and think “heehoo car go nyoom post, let’s see”

only to be hit with the

...oh well. Car no go nyoom this time.

No shade to anyone involved of course!

[squishykotetsu]

I think I'm noticing a pattern

[squishykotetsu]

Hey! This is my blog, I can talk about whatever I want! Huaheahaha, here's some black metal I just listened to and really liked:

Krallice - Years Past Matter, 2012

My music listening habits are very phase-based. I'll hang on the same three playlists for a month and then finally be in the right headspace to sit down and actually listen to some fucking tunes. Today is such a day and now you get to read about it. And look at the gorgeous cover!

Krallice! Never checked them out before, Melon mentioned them in his video about the Sunbather record (a 10 year retrospective, recommended watch). It's a bit less straightforward than what I usually listen to, but it's fucking n i c e. My brain immediately jumped to Ad Nauseam for comparison, but Krallice is less... Maths, I'd say. Very dense and intricate too, but it fucks with your head less. It's clearly rooted in atmospheric black metal of the late 2000s, but (as Melon also mentioned for the Sunbather record) they're not just making more of the same shit here. Very instrumental-heavy loooong songs (last & longest track of the album clocks in at 16min), lots of interesting and unusual ideas. Like it's clearly black metal, but they clearly didn't let genre preconceptions limit their soundscape creation process. It's a wild mix of more typical riff-driven parts with blastbeats, then droning, almost synth?sounding parts, then a clean part, then just a lingering stack of shifting, dissonant chords, then back to in your face. But it never feels random or jumbled. It's very harmonious and contributing to the same *twirls mustache* sonic painting, mhyes. Ok no but seriously, this record creates such a dense, intricate, varied, always flowing and shifting atmosphere. It's so much more than the typical "behold my profound sadness" shit that athmoblack is sometimes associated with (or that was at least present on a lot of the albums that first got me into the genre, lol). I mean it's definitely not a happy album, either, but it's nice and complex, as the mood shifts between anger and sorrow and more calm and serene moments. The cover artwork fits 100%. So if you're down for a ride on which you never really know where the song is gonna take you, give it a listen. But like, don't do anything on the side if you want my advice, this album deserves attention. Can't say which track is my favorite yet, mainly cuz they're titled "IIIIIII" through "IIIIIIIIIIII" and I can't read barcode. But I also wouldn't see myself putting on just one of these songs by itself anyway, it very much feels like an album album.

Ok I just read this again, man is it ever hard to describe the sound of a band that doesn't immediately sound like a different band you already know. This text is probably for nobody, lol But it's fun to write about cool music, so I might just do it again anyway. Maybe if I do it enough, I'll actually discover how to make it useful. Idk.