#warren ng

[memoryarchaeologist]

You'll always be sad about this ... But it doesn't mean that you made the wrong choice. It's just something that you have to carry.

Celeste Ng, Little Fires Everywhere

[calipton]

im on some little fires everywhere brainrot rn and i cant find any fan content of it 😤

[indiasthoughts]

"Can you roll my window up?"

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aka- , eren, and xiao, x black readers turn on this trend

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warnings;;

suggestive, but no smut, x black reader, ,, use of the n word , fluff, she/her/hers pronouns, lowkey toxic relationships, SASSY MEN SASSY MEN SASSY MEN SASSY MEN!!!!

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authors note: ik this is such a silly contrast aot and genshin but i been craving all both men sooo😮‍💨

and for reference--

︶︶ ⊹ ︶︶ ୨♡୧ ︶︶ ⊹ ︶︶

Ps: this is old work but i desperately need smth to post so mind the cornyness pls 🙈

୨⎯ Eren ⎯୧

Inside of the 6'3 mans black BMW M4 was a beautiful girl in his passengers seat, annoyed and frustrated.

see- this girl had a few things that annoyed her that he knew of yet still did when she rode in someones car.

one- rolling her window down and leaving her cold in her black skims dress. two- playing music she's not fond of at the moment, if she's in a brent faiyaz mood why play warren g? and three- not listening to what she had to say.

so when her boyfriend, Eren, of three months did all three at the same time frustration ng came crashing down

"Eren, baby, please roll my window up.", rubbing her arms to create any sort of warmth.

- and to no avail, ignored.

"babe..."

- ignored.

she furrowed her eyebrows and turnt the music down to a volume of 2.

"Can you roll my window up?!"

"No, ur attitude ruining my vibe bro"

As "2SEATER" By tyler the creator started playing, he turned the volume up, but not as high as he had it before, out of the slightest bit of respect.

"Who the fuck is your bro?"

"Ma what I told you about swearing?"

She reached over to his side, unbuckling the seatbelt as her boyfriend stopped at a red light. she pressed the passengers window button and rolled her window up.

"Now the music aint hitting from all angles!!"

"Imma hit you from all angles."

He once again put the windows down.

"Whos car this is?"

"Who sitting here?"

"Ion know what you have an attitude for..."

"Oh my god."

she leaned into her seat, embracing the cold she'd have to deal with for the next 15 minutes.

about another minute passed, and Eren was already tired of the awkward atmosphere.

"Baby im sorry"

"mhm.."

he held a small frown as he pulled up into a empty parking spot .

Tyler spoke in the background- 'the fuck you turn my music down for?'

"mamas it's us" he said with the widest grin he could possibly hold.

'can you roll my window up?'

you lip synced to the girl's parts.

'Why? damn.'

as he would too.

"Cause it's windy." You audibly spoke this time.

"But I love it when your hair blows."

as the beat dropped, he reached in and gave you a kiss.

ewww this was so sickenlybsweet ugh me and who🤢🤢

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୨⎯ Xiao ⎯୧

you and your boyfriend, Xiao had been lying down in his bedroom, while you played with his cat on his lap, he did his homework. There was a specific way he liked to have his room, cold. whether it's the ac blasting on days where the cold was too much too have his windows open, or open windows, on the warmer days. Today happened to be one of the warmer days. And despite the baggy sweatpants, fuzzy socks, and one of his sweaters, his room was still too cold for you. As much as you cuddles up with Astro, the cat, and your boyfriend, it was still unbearable.

"Xiao, lets close the windows please.."

"I won't be able to concentrate."

he furrowed his eyebrows and said that with in the sturnest way he could.

"I'm gonna head into the living room then"

You grabbed the cat, and as quick as one leg came down, it came back up.

He played a faveorite playlist of his, when "2SEATER" came first.

"Sit back down pretty?" more of a question than a command.

"Damnn nigga it's cold!"

"m'sorry, stay wimme ok?"

He turned the volume up and held your waist, bringing his lips to your neck and nibbling your neck.

You knit your brows together, feeling a gush of cold air, and flinched softly. Taking his phone that was connected to his JBL speaker, and lowering it.

"Can you roll the windows up?"

"Whyd you turn the music down"

he puts it back on, lowly chuckling at the perfect timing on the song.

"Can you roll it up?"

"Why?, damn"

"Because it's!-"

You slowly realise the timing on the song and this mini arguement.

"But i love it when your hair blows.."

As he finally removed his lips from your neck, and tilting your neck to crane your head and meet his lips.

[in-dire-read]

Little Fires Everywhere (Book Review)

Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐ (4 Stars)

Information

Author: Celeste NG

Genre: Fiction

Number of Pages: 336

Format: Paperback

Summary

This novel is about the intertwining lives of two families in the suburban setting of Shaker Heights. Elena Richardson, a rule-following resident, rents a house to Mia Warren, an artist with a secretive past and a disregard for the rules. Tensions rise as a custody battle over a Chinese-American baby divides the town and pits Mia and Elena against each other. Elena becomes increasingly fixated on uncovering Mia's secrets, which ultimately comes with a devastating price.

Review

The author's ability to intertwine important topics such as parenthood, race, and social status showcases their astute understanding of the complexities of human life. Their insightful commentary on how some individuals approach social interactions as business transactions serves as a stark reminder of the importance of genuine human connections. Despite these thought-provoking themes, I couldn't help but feel that Moody's character development was somewhat disappointing. Although I found myself rooting for him, I wished for a more satisfying and nuanced arc for his character.

[rockislandadultreads]

Book Recommendations: National Reading Group Month

In honor of National Reading Group Month, here are some titles featured in our book club kits that you can check out to share with your own reading group! 

Born a Crime by Trevor Noah

Trevor Noah’s unlikely path from apartheid South Africa to the desk of The Daily Show began with a criminal act: his birth. Trevor was born to a white Swiss father and a black Xhosa mother at a time when such a union was punishable by five years in prison. Living proof of his parents’ indiscretion, Trevor was kept mostly indoors for the earliest years of his life, bound by the extreme and often absurd measures his mother took to hide him from a government that could, at any moment, steal him away. Finally liberated by the end of South Africa’s tyrannical white rule, Trevor and his mother set forth on a grand adventure, living openly and freely and embracing the opportunities won by a centuries-long struggle. Born a Crime is the story of a mischievous young boy who grows into a restless young man as he struggles to find himself in a world where he was never supposed to exist. It is also the story of that young man’s relationship with his fearless, rebellious, and fervently religious mother—his teammate, a woman determined to save her son from the cycle of poverty, violence, and abuse that would ultimately threaten her own life.

The Unreal and the Real by Ursula K. Le Quin

In this two-volume selection of Ursula K. Le Guin's best short stories - as selected by the National Book Award winning author herself - the reader will be delighted, provoked, amused, and faced with the sharp, satirical voice of one of the best short story writers of the present day.

Where on Earth explores Le Guin's earthbound stories which range around the world from small town Oregon to middle Europe in the middle of revolution to summer camp. Companion volume Outer Space, Inner Lands includes Le Guin's best known nonrealistic stories. Both volumes include new introductions by the author.

My Sunshine Away by M.O. Walsh

In the summer of 1989, a Baton Rouge neighborhood best known for cookouts on sweltering summer afternoons, cauldrons of spicy crawfish, and passionate football fandom is rocked by a violent crime when fifteen-year-old Lindy Simpson - free spirit, track star, and belle of the block - is attacked late one evening near her home. As the dark side of this idyllic stretch of Southern suburbia is revealed, the close-knit neighborhood is irreversibly transformed.

In My Sunshine Away, M.O. Walsh brilliantly juxtaposes the enchantment of a charmed childhood with the gripping story of a violent crime, unraveling families, and consuming adolescent love. Acutely wise and deeply honest, it is an astonishing and page-turning debut about the meaning of family, the power of memory, and our ability to forgive.

Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng

In Shaker Heights, a placid, progressive suburb of Cleveland, everything is planned - from the layout of the winding roads, to the colors of the houses, to the successful lives its residents will go on to lead. And no one embodies this spirit more than Elena Richardson, whose guiding principle is playing by the rules. Enter Mia Warren - an enigmatic artist and single mother - who arrives in this idyllic bubble with her teenaged daughter Pearl, and rents a house from the Richardsons. Soon Mia and Pearl become more than tenants: all four Richardson children are drawn to the mother-daughter pair. But Mia carries with her a mysterious past and a disregard for the status quo that threatens to upend this carefully ordered community. When old family friends of the Richardsons attempt to adopt a Chinese-American baby, a custody battle erupts that dramatically divides the town - and puts Mia and Elena on opposing sides. Suspicious of Mia and her motives, Elena is determined to uncover the secrets in Mia’s past. But her obsession will come at unexpected and devastating costs.

[awayfromthecurrent]

Vinideocall ako ni mamy while on duty. Nagulat ako nandun si Rongi sa bahay hahahaha di ko naman sya nasamahan sa flight nya kasi may straight hours duty ako.

Ang sarap sa pakiramdam na at ease sila mamy at dad sa kanya. Warren took months bago nya nakasundo sila dad. Itong si Rongi ewan ko ba, basta tawa na lang ng tawa si dad sa kanya. May pagkaintrovert na minsan walang sawa yung daldal. Natuwa si dad sa kanya kasi sinamahan sya ni Rongi mag black tea and knowing Rongi hindi nagbblack tea yun but... hahaha. Binigyan nya lang ng tinapay yung mga tao sa bahay bago sya umalis. Shuta parang last supper lang ah?!

[ikaelawa]

M: alam mo, akala ko pupunta si May sa grad ko :)

K: expected mo namang hindi eh, umasa ka pa rin.

M: naiyak nga ako slight? ewan ko. alam mo yun.. kahit email, text? na nandito ako, nanonood ako, wala e

K: bat ka umiiyak tanga hahahaha

M: ewan hahahahahaha putangina mo talaga umatras na nga e

K: hahahahahaha bobo mo, umasa si tanga hahahahaha

M: natatakot ako sa sarili ko, nakakalimutan ko na kasi yung ibang details. naging sakit ko noon kay Angela na sobrang nadepress ako pero biglaan yun.

K: mas nakakatakot yang ngayon kasi paunti unti.

M: kaya nga gusto kong pumunta doon eh. kahit bago ako umalis.

K: August na. sa last week na alis mo diba?

M: oo sure na yun.

K: tama na, wag ka na umiyak, pero sige iiyak mo yan lahat basta pagdating mo doon tama na. sarili mo naman.

M: paano kung ipilit ko

K: hindi pinipilit yan kasi lalong magpupumiglas yan. hindi pinipilit ang ibang bagay, dos.

M: alam ko, alam ko naman. muntikan ko na nga syang imessage kanina eh. ewan ko, ang lungkot lungkot.

K: buti nalabanan mo?

M: kailangan eh. sinasaktan ko nga na naman sarili ko. kailangan kong madistract na naman, alam mo yun hahahahaha puro distractions, ayoko magkaron ng time to grieve. ayoko magkaron ng time sa ganoon kasi ayoko na umiyak ng umiyak sa mga regrets at ayoko na umiyak sa thoughts na may iba na sya.

K: part of consequences yan ng pag iwan mo sa kanya, you have, and have to suffer, yun nga lang hindi mo alam kung hanggang kailan. siguro.. hanggang sa matanggap mo na ng buo na wala na talaga diba?

M: ganto ka rin ba kay warren?

K: ewan ko eh. naforesee ko na yung buhay ko ng wala sya. alam kong magssuffer ako ng todo kasi hindi naman joketime yung 7yrs. parang ikaw, you have, you had to do it para mag grow kayong dalawa, kahit pa sinasabi ng iba na pwede naman kayo mag grow ng magkasama, magpahinga muna kayo then go ulit.

M: mag grow tapos natotoxic ko na sya, ayoko nun

K: inintindi ka ni May, lahat ng hindi kaintinding intindi sayo, nagawa nyang intindihin, ganun kalawak pag iintindi nya sayo.

M: alam ko, ramdam ko naman.

K: kung magkakausap at malaman ni May tong mga pinaggagawa mo, sasabihin nun sayo ang unfair unfair mo. yung mga gusto nyang gawin mo sa kanya, nagagawa mo na ngayon. some will say na kung talagang gusto at mahal mo, gagawin mo agad. majority will not agree with you of course, kasi you have your own reasons.

M: ayoko na makipag argue sa part na yan kasi kung ano isipin nila sa akin, okay lang. nandun na ako sa point na ako naman talaga yung masama sa lahat lahat, you can't please everybody. i just hate myself for being like this. saka alam mo ba hahahah exam week naman kasi ni May ngayon... 5 years ago.

K: umiyak ka na lang dyan, wag ka na magkwento.

M: ayoko na nga magkwento

K: tama yan.

M: ayoko na ahahaaaaa ayoko na talaga ayoko na ng ganto ayoko na ayoko na talaga feeling ko nagccheat ako sa sarili ko feeling ko niloloko ko lang sarili ko na masaya ako nung mga nakaraang araw pero malungkot pala? lalo na pag may araw na hindi ko nabanggit pangalan nya sa isip ko alam mo yun natatakot ako na baka magtuloy tuloy kasi pag nangyari yun parang kinalimutan ko na sya e

K: hindi naman ganun yun baliw ka ba? dadating naman tayong lahat sa ganon na pangalan na lang nya yung maaalala mo. mareretain lahat ng memories nyo pero darating yung time na hindi mo na iiyakan yan, tandaan mo yan. sinasabi ko lagi yan sa sarili ko. we'll get by. kaya tama na, wala ka na ngang mata, lalo pang nawala.

M: kaya nga sabi ko kay mama na umuwi na lang kami agad after grad, akala ko talaga nandun sya e sabi nya kasi pupunta sya e ayoko na lang magstay ng matagal sa UP, ayoko hahahahaha tanginang yan bat ba ko nag pre-med?

K: ewan ko sayo??

M: ?????

[bethly126]

Review: Little Fires Everywhere by Celeste Ng, narrated by Jennifer Lim

Oh, my god, this was so good, y’all. Just, so so good. So, this is the story of two families whose lives collide with each other. Set in 1997, the Richardsons have four kids and live in a nice house in the lovely suburb of Cleveland, Shaker Heights. Mia Warren, a single mother and artist, moves to town with her daughter Pearl and rents an apartment from Mrs.Richardson. One of the Richardson…

[driyhanxx]

GANDUYAN 2/x

So ayon nga, continuation lang to. Hahahaha

One thing na narealize ko din dito sa Sagada, eh yung kelangan ko ipriority yung sarili ko. Syempre kelangan din na matuto tayo sa ibang tao. Realizations ba

Sample na to

Si Ate Nikki tsaka si Kuya Emir

Nakilala namin sila dito sa Sagada, kasama nila anak nila tapos dalawang pamangkin. Solid to silaaaaa. I learned a lot sa kanila

Nagbigay si Kuya Emir kay ate Nikki ng pera non. After ng tour namin.

E: *inabot ATM* withdraw ka ng 4000. Tapos bili ka ng gusto mo

N: sige

Umalis kami non, naiwan si kuya sa transient

Nung nakawithdraw na kami, si ate nagbibibili ng kung ano ano para kay Kuya. Tapos binibiro namin sya na binigyan sya ng pera para bumili ng kung ano ano tapos puro para sa asawa naman nya ang binili nya. Tapos sumagot lang sya samin

"Yung happiness nya kasi yung bigyan nya ko ng pera. Pero yung happiness ko kasi, yung mabigyan ko sya ng mga bagay na makikita kong nagagamit nya."

Ang sarap sa feeling ano? Yung happiness nyo yung happiness ng isa't isa. Yung kapakanan ng partner mo yung iniisip mo. Oh edi sana all!!

Tapos meron naman din nakwento sila nung the night na nainom na kami HAHAHA

Si kuya Emir naman yung nagkwento how they manage to keep their relationship.

"Alam mo, hindi dapat nawawala yung maliliit na bagay sa pagsasama nyo e. Yung simpleng thank you kapag nag aabot sya ng tubig. Simpleng gratitude pero it means a lot"

Grabe yan. Parang tinamaan ako jan kasi parang nakalimot din ako magbigay ng gratitude sa mga kasama ko sa buhay

Yung naka Violet naman,

si Ate Mira

Solo Joiner siya. One thing na natutunan ko sa kanya is hindi mo naman kelangan parating may kasama para maging masaya. Kelangan mo enjoyin yung company mo sa sarili mo. Tsaka tignan mo sya ah.

Umalis sya na mag isa, pero umuwi sya na kaibigan na nya kami lahat.

Another life lesson dito na wag ka matatakot maging mag isa. Kasi palaging may ipapadalang tao para maging masaya ka

Especially, for these pips na grupo ko. Oo

GRUPO KO

Hindi naman sa main character ako dito ah. Pero kasi

Joel (Kateam ko sa Integ)

Grace (Ex Officemate sa LMI)

Warren (Ex Officemate sa LMI/ nasa integ na din sa Mars)

Myla (Ex Officemate sa LMI)

Ako (Main Character)

Ate Miriam (Pinsan ko)

Aaron ( kapatid ko)

Ako ang mutual connections dito

Char

Salamat guys for making this lakad possible. I owe it to you. Sobrang solid nyo kasama. Walang KJ except aaron na ayaw magbitbit ng gamit ko kasi ako naman sumagot ng expense nya. Char. Joke lang

De thanks guys. Solidddd

Thanks to these wonderful peeps, na nakasama ko sa sobrang unforgettable experience. Marami akong natutunan na lessons at nag enjoy ako sobra

Thank you, Sagada. Totoo nga na SAGAD ka sa ganDA. Salamat sa pahinga at kapayapaan na dala mo. Totoo nga na eto yung place na tinatawag nila na "where do broken hearts go". Sobrang kalmado, payapa, at sobrang yaman sa kultura.

Babalik at babalik ako sayo.

[chaotic-theatrical-weaver]

I am convinced that there is a pipeline from Mia Warren apologist to Rose Quartz/Pink Diamond apologist.

Hello, everyone, I am said apologist.

[memoryarchaeologist]

Sometimes you need to scorch everything to the ground and start over. After the burning the soil is richer, and new things can grow. People are like that, too. They start over. They find a way.

Celeste Ng, Little Fires Everywhere

[bong88uk]

Huan Luyen Vien Bong Bau Duc Noi Tieng

Eddie Jones (Anh)

Từng dẫn dắt đội tuyển bóng bầu dục Australia, Nhật Bản và hiện là HLV trưởng đội tuyển Anh.

Đoạt chức vô địch thế giới năm 2003 cùng đội tuyển Úc.

Được đánh giá là một trong những HLV giỏi nhất lịch sử, chiến thuật gia tài ba.

Steve Hansen (New Zealand)

HLV đương kim của đội All Blacks huyền thoại.

Cùng New Zealand đoạt chức vô địch thế giới các năm 2011, 2015. Xếp thứ nhì năm 2019 và thứ ba năm 2023.

Nổi tiếng với lối chơi hiện đại, sáng tạo, luôn sẵn sàng thay đổi chiến thuật nếu cần thiết.

Warren Gatland (Xứ Wales)

HLV trưởng đội tuyển Xứ Wales từ năm 2007 đến 2019.

Giúp đội bóng đoạt chức VĐTG cúp 6 Quốc gia liên tiếp từ năm 2008.

Đưa Xứ Wales lọt vào bán kết Giải vô địch bóng bầu dục thế giới năm 2011 và 2019.

Đó là những HLV xuất sắc nhất của làng bóng bầu dục thế giới hiện nay. Họ chính là những chiến lược gia đứng sau thành công của các đại diện mạnh.

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[thetristoneera]

United Assassins Factor

Nineth Goav Sai (Nine Lives, Something of Folklore; Now Cut It Away)

Tyrael Nox > I Became, Rissari Bailon, Gear Rockin, Fingertip Bazooka, Shogunru, Emera Soryn, Drexdurn, Whisker, Death of A Million & Blitzy

Kino El Tsurroro (When You Hear Things of the Wrong, He Will Sweep Them Away)

Devil's Hate > San Junipero, Jonno Ashton, Sunshiny, Empire Styze, Unhappy, Ms Warren, Symphony, Fotizo, Zinaj Gunava & Jam Ragious

After the wake of the Species Wars, several people believed that an order needed to be made. In order to prevent the mass genocide of chipping away all humanoid species. Pride was taken to Pandora's Box to be placed in it, so to speak; so it will never be revered amongst an entire species again. It took the most high, several orders to make this order a possibility. Of those that believe that universal atrocities shouldn't be witnessed again. A prevention order was made under the guise of assassins. Those with the morals of preventing humanoid extinction instances, dilemmas, developments, plans, secrets & executions; are welcome to join the fold when there's an opening. Psychics were given a very distinctive feeling; so that when children go through history. Those that experience the hatred of the Species Wars, give off a very ill feeling; as if they were dying right that instant. To recruit such children for the prevention of that. Those that were hurt the most by this history have been formed into weapons of mass creation & destruction. For the elimination of any type of leader that would provoke another Species War. Tyrael Nox & Devil's Hate are descendants of the families that created the oaths of Nineth Goav Sai & Kino El Tsurroro. Until they grow tired of existing, the ten people under their command will live immortal as well; until their dying breaths. For the protection of tomorrow, with no Species Wars in sight. From their classrooms to Space Colony: Devi Halriona; they have the license to kill to protect humanity at all costs. No matter the small time leaders to any of the world leaders; if a sentiment of destroying all humans, devils or angels is caught; they'll be the executioners no one will see coming. Between Heaven's Hydra VS Hell's Hydra, their hearts, their ten heads; knows no fear, knows no obstacles, knows that they must go extremely hard in the paint so that innocence will live on.

Their culture, the House of Seven; births children with the super powers of Heaven's Hydra. The House of Tabron; births children with the super powers of Hell's Hydra. They act as the two hearts, the two commanders of this order. Their ten underlings are considered heads, they will follow the hearts. For controlled executions, NGS takes the helm; for mass murder, KET takes the helm. The ten heads' ages range from 19 - 300; Blitzy being the youngest & San Junipero being the oldest. Tyrael Nox or Devil's Hate have no intentions of ceasing to exist any time soon. If a psychic were to read their minds, both of them agree they are trying to make it to the 777 year mark; which is something most immortals try to make it to. There are always anomalies that changes everyone's minds. No matter how much trauma they absorb, longevity is in their vision. No matter how many missions have come across their command center; the hundred year olds have longevity in their vision too. All members, since the end of the Species Wars; tend to live on as assassins until they are killed in action. A lot of them have buried their fellow comrades. Every time a new kid is brought into the fold; the celebration is unmatched. As they are presented with so much luxury before they become an assassin; they use that luxury to wash all of their past away. Then kneel down to be sworded into the fold; the oaths are different between the sides but they are one in the same. From then on, the likelihood of them seeing their family again is very low. UAF will become their new family, as they must stay shrouded beyond anyone's eyes or minds. As far as any technological entity sees it, UAF doesn't exist & will be automatically destroyed from the internet; if anyone or any member ever says the order's name. They won't recieve any backlash for saying who they rep, but that's all it is; an urban legend by the word of mouf. To ensure they remain a secret, their base of operation is located within a college on Dev Halriona; where majority of them act like faculty. Now that this briefing is over, yeah; thought you were going to get some personal summaries of each member huh? Nah, just forget you ever read this...

[emmebook]

PEQUENOS INCÊNDIOS POR TODA PARTE DE CELESTE NG

ORIGINAL: Little Fires Everywhere 2018 Intrínseca 414p ⭐⭐⭐⭐

SINOPSE: Em Shaker Heights tudo é planejado: da localiza das escolas à cor usada na pintura das casa. E ninguém se identifica mais com esse espírito organizado do que Elena Richardson, que tem como princípio de vida seguir regras. Mia Warren, uma artista enigmática, chega nessa bolha utópica com a filha adolescente e aluga uma casa que pertence aos Richardson. Em pouco tempo, as duas se tornam mais do que meras inquilinas: os quatro filhos da família Richardson se encantam com as novas moradoras. Porém, Mia carrega um passado misterioso e um desprezo pelo status quo que ameaça desestruturar a comunidade. Quando velhos amigos da família Richardson tentam adotar um bebê sino-americano, a batalha pela guarda da criança cria uma ruptura na cidade, colocando Mia e Elena em lados opostos. Desconfiada, Elena está determinada a desvendar os segredos do passado de Mia. Mas sua obsessão cobrará um preço inesperado e devastador.

[georgethechen]

Zum celebrates its 25th anniversary as a record label with a series of shows on the West Coast. On Saturday, Dec 2, Oakland California’s renovated Thee Stork Club will host the Bay Area return of GROWING after thirteen years away! 

They will be joined by synth-doom act My Heart, an Inverted Flame, New York’s Somnambulists (solo project of Warren Ng), and Marshall Trammell & Paul Costuros Duo). DJ Melanie Marie will also be spinning and providing live visuals.

The New York/Olympia duo GROWING has a storied history of releases on Kranky and Silver Current and recent live and recorded collaborations with acclaimed harpist Mary Lattimore. GROWING released a CD EP with Zum in 2005 (a split with Mark Evan Burden) and contributed a track to the recent Zum Audio Volume 5 double-CD compilation. 

My Heart, an Inverted Flame played their second-ever show (their first was a 2022 Zum showcase at Noise Pop) after a few years of recording for Zum and Deathbomb Arc. The San Francisco/Ashland, Oregon duo delivers heavy doom drones using only synthesizers and percussion. Members Andee Connors (A Minor Forest, Common Eider, King Eider, aQuarius Records) and Marc Kate (I Am Spoonbender, Driftloss) also released a collaboration single with viral TikTok star Banshee. The Wire magazine called them “Stars of the Lid with a bad fucking attitude.”

Marshall Trammell (Music Research Strategies) & Paul Costuros are longtime Bay Area improvisers who convened for Trammell’s six-month residency at The San Francisco Contemporary Jewish Museum “For Friends” ending in early 2022. Their first recorded material as this Duo is documented in the track “Blue Cube” on Zum Audio Vol. 5. Trammell has toured extensively co-founder and former percussion of the Oakland-based Black Spirituals and currently as solo performer Music Research Strategies or the percussion in In Defense of Memory and White People Killed Them. Costuros has been in the projects Total Shutdown, Death Sentence: Panda!, The Fisticuffs Bluff, Murder Murder, and Burmese.

Somnambulists is Brooklyn-based Warren Ng. He has released solo material under the moniker Somnambulists and in the group This Invitation. Ng has been involved in collaborative film + live score performance works presented at experimental film festivals and exhibitions in New York and San Francisco including an expanded cinema series co-presented by the Microscope Gallery & The Whitney Museum (2016); Mono No Aware IX and X (2015 & 2016); and the SF Cinematheque's Crossroads 2016 & 2018 (presented at the SFMOMA). He has performed at Che Chen’s (75 Dollar Bill) Fire Over Heaven concert series in New York and this is his first appearance back in Oakland since 2019. This show will also be the album release for the new Somnambulists cassette Ascending Planes on Zum.

DJ Bio:

Melanie Marie is a visual artist and creative coder based in Oakland. Initially working with installations centered around Macintosh SE & SE/30 computers, she is now primarily focused on live coding visual synthesis in collaboration with live musicians. Melanie is a host of Transformations Radio and Beloved Radio. Her work and music sets focus on the relationships between music and imagery.

ZUM BIO:

Siblings Yvonne (Xiu Xiu) and George Chen (Common Eider, King Eider, KIT) launched the Zum Audio compilation series (including acts like Duster, Modest Mouse, Deerhoof, Yellow Swans, Zach Hill) in 1998. Over the ensuing decades, the label has released indie emo pioneers Nuzzle, Canadian noiseniks AIDS Wolf, and even Chen’s own stand-up comedy EP.

To mark this anniversary, the latest Zum Audio Vol 5 was released in a double CD format as well as on digital. George Chen set out to survey present-day experimental electronics, drones, hardcore, and mutant pop.

LINKS

ZUM - linktr.ee/zumaudio

GROWING -https://growing-music.bandcamp.com

Marshall Trammell -https://www.musicresearchstrategies.info

Paul Costuros -https://www.discogs.com/artist/310473-Paul-Costuros

Somnambulists -somnambulistsmusic.bandcamp.com

My Heart, an Inverted Flame -https://myheartaninvertedflame.com

Melanie Marie -https://projectvisualsensation.com