#trace elements

[dustedmagazine]

Robert Poss — Drones, Songs, and Fairy Dust (Trace Elements)

Robert Poss is best known for his work with Band of Susans, a late 1980s-early 1990s guitar-centric no wave band that came up in the same general scene and time frame as Sonic Youth and Swans. Band of Susans went through a number of configurations, but it never had fewer than three guitarists at a time. Consider Poss the primer inter pares (or first among equals) in the band’s squalling wall of guitars.

Now a few decades and a handful of solo albums on, Poss is still fascinated by the possibilities of amplification and feedback, though perhaps in a more lyrical, less confrontational way than in his youth.

Poss has titled this album Drones, Songs, and Fairy Dust, and indeed, it includes all of the above. Though some tracks favor one element or the other, the lines are not always so sharply delineated. There are drones in the more structured songs, and often, the lilt of melody in even the abstract instrumentals. (I’ll leave discerning “fairy dust” to others.)

Listen, for instance, to the way “Skibbereen Drive” blasts out distorted guitar chords, then surrounds them in flickering wah tones, all the while maintaining a steady, anthemic march. Or how “Out of the Fairy Dust” floats a lucid melody over seething, shifting beds of timber, a folk song living in an ambient wash. “Skew Forest” is maybe the purest expression of feedback sculpture, but even this track follows a wandering narrative line. Poss is thinking hard about texture and atmosphere but not to the exclusion of a good hook.

In the same way, the song-like tracks coruscate with detuned blare, the wall of guitar distortion almost, but not quite, burying the vocals in “Secrets, Chapter and Verse.” “It’s Always Further Than It Seems” has the rough romanticism of post-punk turning into college rock—first run Burma and very early R.E.M. come to mind—but there’s a haze and roar even in this well-shaped song.

As an album, Songs, Drones and Fairy Dust runs a bit long, piling up the brief experiments and longer compositions as Poss tries out new things. You might not want to listen all the way through very often (or you might) but pick any point on this extensive collection and you’ll find some very compelling guitar sounds, bending subtly or overtly towards song.

Jennifer Kelly

[higgsbison]

CHAPTER 2 OF ""CHESS"" IS HERE

40% LESS CHESS, 10% MORE FISH

[lucidstarlet]

I saw this base and I had a vision.

Disclaimer, this isn't exactly my art. I traced the base that I posted above. I think that's allowed with bases so long as you credit? If not, just tell me and I'll take this down!

[luidilovins]

You guys wanna see my prized possession?

Not only did I buy it certified but I also have a field geologist buddy who verified using his eyes. 😚

[pennumbra]

[variousqueerthings]

the question i suppose im asking myself as i move into the final set of episodes of due south is...

is fraser:

mary poppins: enters into the world, does the magic, and eventually leaves after a series of adventures and lessons learned, remaining magic. this is bittersweet, but necessary and good for everyone

pinocchio: undergoes a process and is eventually transformed from "magical" into "real" -- although this process is painful at times, the transformation itself is ultimately considered a positive to his surrounding community and himself

the fox (and the little prince): is a being that is tamed because he wants to be, and willingly engages in the heartache that comes from this process, however is never not magical

the last unicorn: is transformed into a human being that is also something magical. is pained by this, and begins to forget the magic, but is eventually transformed back and leaves -- however is forever neither quite human nor quite magical being anymore. although there is an inherent sadness to this, the change was necessary

i get the feeling it'll be a bit of an "eye of the beholder" kind of deal, however none of these endings are necessarily worse to me. it just depends on what story is eventually being told

also secret fifth: some mix of the four of them

[presidentdisastraofgallifrey]

Romana is Not Ok

[mimjandoodlesstuff]

(Click for better quality)

This project has been something I've wanted to do for a while but only now got around to actually making it.

The real painting's name is The Defense of the Sampo in English (by Akseli Gallen-Kallela, 1896). Yes, the Sampo is golden pizzas in this "AU", because obviously! And the pike jaw kantele is April's video camera.

[whats-in-a-sentence]

The thiol groups act as ligands for ions of trace elements such as cadmium and arsenic (Figure 24.23).

"Plant Physiology and Development" int'l 6e - Taiz, L., Zeiger, E., Møller, I.M., Murphy, A.

[znow-y]

took everything in me to post oc art but i wanted to put the sa2 style images out there. He might reappear once in a while.

[skunkes]

are you okay with people taking inspiration from your art style?

inspiration yes! I have some mutuals that have taken insp from little aspects of my style (and vice versa) i think "stealing" (AND OSMOSING) is how ive cobbled together my own art style. but the important part is the osmosing and integrating into your own style and not just directly stealing and emulating specifics to look exactly like mine its so scary 😭 my personhood....

i wldnt even mind doing studies or such (as long as credited) as long as u eventually Osmose....dis happened to me a few yrs ago, i took heavy inspo from a creator who approached me abt it and i had to of course apologize and then also explain that i wasnt coming for their personhood, but just exploring for a few drawings (which was true! + they appreciated dis clarification)

[bismuthburnsblue]

finally finished tracing out the skirt embroidery!

there was a lot of adjusting i had to do to this to make it symmetrical and also just... make sense (seriously look at the original skirt for a few seconds and you'll start seeing all the places where its.... weird) but im super happy with my results! im planning on using this (or at least elements of it) on the rest of the costume to tie the thing together!

in the end, i couldnt get the lower flower to come out in a way i liked that also felt cohesive with the rest of the design, so i left it off, but i think its just as good without! you can see my first attempt at it in one of the templates below the cut though, if youre interested!

this was fun! idk if anyone other than me will find use in this, but it was worth it anyway,i learnt a lot about using the path tool in the process of making this & already have some future plans for the things i picked up on.

↓ versions with thicker lines and each element separated out into its own template ↓

thicker lines!

The border- this repeats perfectly, just match it center to center

The main flower

The upper flower

The Tulips! i included both directions here

[dollsome-does-tumblr]

if you put a boring blonde man on my tv screen and are like "this is the heroine's boring love interest. his whole thing is that he's a handsome dork and he's boring, too boring for her, too boring for anyone," then i simply love that man completely with hearts in my eyes

see: riley finn, JEFF SADECKI 💖💖💖

[sp00ky-scary]

Ghoulia

drawing mh requests again because life got busy right after i asked for em

i may like g3 but ghoulia is not included in that :] g1 ghoulia is so much better