ShrimpShady

ShrimpShady

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    Looking on the internet, I've found a lot of Southeast Asian literary publications that have long been abandoned. Kinda sad :blob_hmm:
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    Assurbanipal_II
    Assurbanipal_II
    :meowsip:Elaborate?
    ShrimpShady
    ShrimpShady
    There are a bunch of SEA-based online literary publications, but the vast majority of them are defunct and have been for years. It's a shame 'cause I think they'd be a really nice way for creatives to connect and share :blob_hmm:

    I don't know if this means Southeast Asians just aren't interested in that sort of stuff, or if English as a lingua franca is still limiting for a lot of people.
    Assurbanipal_II
    Assurbanipal_II
    :meowsip:Probably the latter~. I am not writing in my native either~.
    ShrimpShady
    Daily music recommendation #109

    Let me put you on some real game.

    You see, Indonesians invented music. By that I mean gamelan music pioneered blast beats (as heard in the video above) and math rock.
    ShrimpShady
    ShrimpShady
    You've likely heard gamelan in its many forms somewhere before. Numerous foreign music dorks have traveled to the archipelago to study this exotic yet intricate style of literally heavy metal music, from Debussy and Satie all the way to Steve Reich.

    Sonic Youth did a weird gamelan track in 1982, the Godspeed You! Black Emperor Track "We Drift Like Worried Fire" was originally titled "Gamelan".
    ShrimpShady
    ShrimpShady
    And perhaps most famously, King Crimson's Beat era was Robert Fripp trying to incorporate gamelan's complex interlocking melodies into a rock context. This era of Crimson was instrumental in the genesis of math rock, so whenever you listen to Toe or American Football, just know you're listening to Indonesian history ??
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    Put your hands up if you write gooder than the Orc city guy
    ShrimpShady
    Lowkey scared of horses, what if they shit on me and kick my skull in

    I won't fall for Umamusume propaganda
    ShrimpShady
    Daily music recommendation #108

    Feeling a little woke.

    This is the catchiest song about sex work I've ever heard. Just a nice little pop tune that extends empathy to people who rarely ever get it.

    I hope it isn't too obvious that I get my recommendations from Anthony Fantano :blob_hmm:
    ShrimpShady
    I've heard that cleaning your earwax is actually bad and stuff, but like, are you just not supposed to do it at all?

    Like, leave it be and let it accumulate? :blob_hmm:
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    Cipiteca396
    Cipiteca396
    Cleaning your ears isn't inherently bad. The problem is when you take something like a cotton swab and just shove it in your ear, you could either damage the delicate internals, or pack the earwax down like compacted dirt.
    Bobple
    Bobple
    Yeah, the problem tends to be the method. I've had to use as people mentioned ear drops to break down the wax because I had a bad build up which was helping to cause an infection.
    ShrimpShady
    ShrimpShady
    I have heard there are specialized tools for ear-cleaning. Never seen anywhere actually selling anything like them though. Just Q-tips :blob_hmm:
    ShrimpShady
    Daily music recommendation #104 & 105

    I realized I forgot yesterday's recommendation, so here's a 2-for-1 deal. Yes, it's 2 songs even though it's 3 parts. Check the track listing.

    One of the most legendary opening sequences in indie music. From the get-go, you're sucked into this enchantingly bizarre world that's somehow reminiscent of The Marvelous Misadventures of Flapjack.
    ShrimpShady
    ShrimpShady
    What's a King of Carrot Flower? Listen to the album to not find out because who knows what the fuck is even going on.

    But by the end of the album, you'll be crying your eyes out over two-headed boys, semen staining the mountaintops, Freudian imagery, and allusions to Anne Frank.
    ShrimpShady
    ShrimpShady
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