Aaron Taylor-Johnson cast as Akira in Akira

Odradek · 2015-12-23 17:45:11

Made you look

Salix Babylonika · 2015-12-23 17:45:36

who?

Calica · 2015-12-24 00:36:58

akira, the main character of akira

Obā-san · 2015-12-24 00:37:52

my favorite Kurosawa biopic

Fossilmaiden · 2015-12-24 00:47:09

Calica said:
akira, the main character of akira

Don't be silly, everyone knows the main character of Akira is Johan.

Crystal · 2015-12-24 00:52:44

Actually that's Naruto.

Odradek · 2015-12-24 00:58:37

Sredni Vashtar · 2015-12-24 01:02:39

I politely disagree, Kanye, but this could be an interesting argument.

Odradek · 2015-12-24 01:03:15

I'll use my friendship with Kim Kardashian to get him to post here then.

Sredni Vashtar · 2015-12-24 01:05:00

Now that would be a thing.

You think he could land Jane and I label deals?

Obā-san · 2015-12-24 01:06:40

sredni should absolutely end up on GOOD music

he will produce the new pusha t album

Sredni Vashtar · 2015-12-24 01:07:41

I think it would honestly be pretty fun to produce a rap album.

Salix Babylonika · 2015-12-24 01:11:17

It would be but your loose organic indie sort of thing would not work very well with Pusha T who only really sounds good over things that were produced by The Neptunes or things that were produced by people who want to be The Neptunes.

Sredni Vashtar · 2015-12-24 01:13:07

This is true.

I am much more interested in being Oktopus than The Neptunes.

Salix Babylonika · 2015-12-24 01:16:22

then you should try to sign with

i don't know

who even does that kind of music anymore

Brainfeeder maybe?

Sredni Vashtar · 2015-12-24 01:37:22

Fun fact: Alap Momin currently works as a well-respected and prolific recording engineer and producer. He has worked with David Byrne, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Will Oldham, Melt-Banana, Fantômas, Amon Tobin, and Charles Hayward, among others. Interesting guy. The background folks in Dälek have lead some pretty interesting careers in general, but his is definitely the most varied.

But yeah, heavy psychedelic hip-hop in that vein isn't the speciality of very many labels. It never was.

Section42L · 2015-12-24 01:42:54

You might mindmeld surprisingly well with Mike Will Made It, based on what I've heard of his productions (which admittedly is mostly that Miley Cyrus/Flaming Lips album and a couple other scattered tracks).

Tre · 2015-12-24 01:45:17

Sredni Vashtar said:
Now that would be a thing.

You think he could land Jane and I label deals?

oh I see how it is

Sredni Vashtar · 2015-12-24 01:50:17

Tre said:

Sredni Vashtar said:
Now that would be a thing.

You think he could land Jane and I label deals?
oh I see how it is

You think I wouldn't pull strings, my man?

Tre · 2015-12-24 01:52:23

:P

Salix Babylonika · 2015-12-24 02:06:27

Section42L said:
You might mindmeld surprisingly well with Mike Will Made It, based on what I've heard of his productions (which admittedly is mostly that Miley Cyrus/Flaming Lips album and a couple other scattered tracks).

I may be wrong but I don't feel like Sredni would enjoy Rae Sremmurd very much.

Section42L · 2015-12-24 02:10:20

Jane said:

Section42L said:
You might mindmeld surprisingly well with Mike Will Made It, based on what I've heard of his productions (which admittedly is mostly that Miley Cyrus/Flaming Lips album and a couple other scattered tracks).
I may be wrong but I don't feel like Sredni would enjoy Rae Sremmurd very much.

I admit that this was the kind of thing I was thinking of.

Not really my thing, but I thought Sredni might find it interesting.

Sredni Vashtar · 2015-12-24 02:28:22

Section42L said:

Jane said:

Section42L said:
You might mindmeld surprisingly well with Mike Will Made It, based on what I've heard of his productions (which admittedly is mostly that Miley Cyrus/Flaming Lips album and a couple other scattered tracks).
I may be wrong but I don't feel like Sredni would enjoy Rae Sremmurd very much.
I admit that this was the kind of thing I was thinking of.

Not really my thing, but I thought Sredni might find it interesting.

The interesting thing about the track is that the production, mixing and selection of timbres is excellent, and the melodies are catchy and tasteful if a bit simple for my tastes, but the style it is working in is played out as all hell and the rap component is, lyrically speaking, quite awful.

^^ Rae Sremmurd are atrocious.

Section42L · 2015-12-24 02:33:34

Sredni Vashtar said:

Section42L said:

Jane said:

Section42L said:
You might mindmeld surprisingly well with Mike Will Made It, based on what I've heard of his productions (which admittedly is mostly that Miley Cyrus/Flaming Lips album and a couple other scattered tracks).
I may be wrong but I don't feel like Sredni would enjoy Rae Sremmurd very much.
I admit that this was the kind of thing I was thinking of.

Not really my thing, but I thought Sredni might find it interesting.
The interesting thing about the track is that the production, mixing and selection of timbres is excellent, and the melodies are catchy and tasteful if a bit simple for my tastes, but the style it is working in is played out as all hell and the rap component is, lyrically speaking, quite awful.

^^ Rae Sremmurd are atrocious.

I pretty much agree.

That track just makes me think that he might be potentially a more interesting producer in the right situation than most people give him credit for.

Sredni Vashtar · 2015-12-24 02:43:27

Oh, I have no doubt with that clear mixing and tasteful arrangement that the man could make some great electronic music were he to work with the right people. But the man is really wasting his chops.

Obā-san · 2015-12-24 16:30:14

Sredni Vashtar said:

Section42L said:

Jane said:

Section42L said:
You might mindmeld surprisingly well with Mike Will Made It, based on what I've heard of his productions (which admittedly is mostly that Miley Cyrus/Flaming Lips album and a couple other scattered tracks).
I may be wrong but I don't feel like Sredni would enjoy Rae Sremmurd very much.
I admit that this was the kind of thing I was thinking of.

Not really my thing, but I thought Sredni might find it interesting.
The interesting thing about the track is that the production, mixing and selection of timbres is excellent, and the melodies are catchy and tasteful if a bit simple for my tastes, but the style it is working in is played out as all hell and the rap component is, lyrically speaking, quite awful.

^^ Rae Sremmurd are atrocious.

wow ferret confirmed for trapped in the no flex zone

Sredni Vashtar · 2015-12-25 05:40:11

Today is Tomorrow said:

Sredni Vashtar said:

Section42L said:

Jane said:

Section42L said:
You might mindmeld surprisingly well with Mike Will Made It, based on what I've heard of his productions (which admittedly is mostly that Miley Cyrus/Flaming Lips album and a couple other scattered tracks).
I may be wrong but I don't feel like Sredni would enjoy Rae Sremmurd very much.
I admit that this was the kind of thing I was thinking of.

Not really my thing, but I thought Sredni might find it interesting.
The interesting thing about the track is that the production, mixing and selection of timbres is excellent, and the melodies are catchy and tasteful if a bit simple for my tastes, but the style it is working in is played out as all hell and the rap component is, lyrically speaking, quite awful.

^^ Rae Sremmurd are atrocious.
wow ferret confirmed for trapped in the no flex zone

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Obā-san · 2015-12-25 13:51:24

no flex

zone

no flex

zone

they knooowww better

they knooowww better

Obā-san · 2015-12-25 13:52:19

💪🚫

Odradek · 2015-12-25 13:54:10

I said Aaron Taylor-Johnson because he was really bland in Godzilla and Kickass, but I looked him up and apparently he was Quicksilver in Avengers 2, and I thought he gave one of the better performances in that.

Salix Babylonika · 2015-12-26 00:11:35

^^ Rae Sremmurd are atrocious.

You did not just call Swae Lee and his brother "atrocious"

Obā-san · 2015-12-26 00:13:22

indeed, i hardly understand how I could hold affections for such an ill-cultured mustelid u~u

Salix Babylonika · 2015-12-26 00:13:42

Anyway if you're going to listen to Juicy J music I see no reason to make it anything he's done with Mike WILL.

Salix Babylonika · 2015-12-26 00:14:02

Jane said:
^^ Rae Sremmurd are atrocious.

You did not just call Swae Lee and his brother "atrocious"

the joke here is that no one cares about Slim Jimmy at all

Salix Babylonika · 2015-12-26 00:15:27

anyway Rae Sremmurd are probably the best torchbearers for a party rap tradition that dates back at least as far as 2 Live Crew, probably further.

I can understand them not being someone's thing (they're not really mine) and sometimes people do like them for what I would describe as the wrong reasons, but they're fine at what they do and I feel like just calling them bad is unfair.

If you want someone in the same general category I would describe as atrocious, see Tyga.

Salix Babylonika · 2015-12-26 00:16:09

also they made a song out of the "This Could Be Us But U Playin" meme

Obā-san · 2015-12-26 00:33:16

I haven't heard anything by them besides no flex zone but it's just such a nice and crisp and earnest little tune, hating it seems like pure humbuggery

Salix Babylonika · 2015-12-26 00:34:39

most of their songs are in that same vein. They have their lane, but it's a good one.

They're also surprisingly good at freestyling, as has been proved several times (look up the video of them going off-dome on Sway In The Morning)

Obā-san · 2015-12-26 00:35:47

also I really like the kick drum in that song it's mixed well and had this short, boxy quality without loads of low end, which is a nice change of pace

Salix Babylonika · 2015-12-26 00:38:05

I think I own the drum pack that that kick is from.

Section42L · 2015-12-26 00:52:36

Jane said:
Anyway if you're going to listen to Juicy J music I see no reason to make it anything he's done with Mike WILL.

I don't listen to Juicy J at all but just got linked that song elsewhere a while ago and was kinda impressed by the production of it.

Is that wrong?

Salix Babylonika · 2015-12-26 00:57:38

"wrong" is a strong word I just think all involved parties have done better work.

Section42L · 2015-12-26 01:00:05

Fair, fair.

I wouldn't mind hearing some of that, honestly.

Salix Babylonika · 2015-12-26 01:03:37

Jane said:
most of their songs are in that same vein. They have their lane, but it's a good one.

They're also surprisingly good at freestyling, as has been proved several times (look up the video of them going off-dome on Sway In The Morning)

Section42L said:
Fair, fair.

I wouldn't mind hearing some of that, honestly.

Juicy has basically everything with the Three-Six Mafia

Mike has, well, the Rae Sremmurd stuff

Sredni Vashtar · 2015-12-26 04:27:54

What I've heard of their stuff for the most part is just... vaguely irritating and a bit tasteless in a not-terribly-fun way, with some interesting production touches that would have been so much cooler in a different context.

I have basically forgotten anything Tyga has done that I have heard. Mainly I remember that he's boring and collaborates with Chris Brown a lot and has similar sociopathic woman-punching tendencies, or something to that effect, which is all I really need to know, I think?

Salix Babylonika · 2015-12-26 05:00:49

Tyga brags a lot about being rich (compared to many other rappers he really isn't) and banging the youngest--until recently underage--Kardashian sister, so yeah that's about the size of it.

Rae Sremmurd you have completely wrong but I really don't know how I'd convince you so.

Salix Babylonika · 2015-12-26 05:04:02

also I really don't like conversations on "taste" and find the entire subject really annoying, but I suppose that's an entirely different ball game

Sredni Vashtar · 2015-12-26 05:09:03

How do I have them completely wrong? I think I am allowed to have a differing opinion from yours once in a while. I am not even saying that they are completely talentless, just that what little I have heard of their work is not pleasant to me. There are pop rappers who I do actually enjoy even if I wouldn't want to listen to them all that often. It's not like simply loathe the genre wholesale or something.

Sredni Vashtar · 2015-12-26 05:12:28

What I have heard of theirs seems to consist mostly of their lyrically sleazier material, though, which I guess puts everything else in a worse light, but it's not like I'd be all that better disposed were it not kind of gross on top of everything else.

Sredni Vashtar · 2015-12-26 05:16:28

Jane said:
also I really don't like conversations on "taste" and find the entire subject really annoying, but I suppose that's an entirely different ball game

I love tasteless things. I love sleazy, tacky, wildly coarse and grotesque things. But I feel like there's a fun kind of tasteless and a not-fun kind of tasteless. It's very subjective but I think it has something to do with to what degree it feels like a wink to the audience or just wilfully absurd and to what degree it's sincere and without self-awareness.

Salix Babylonika · 2015-12-26 05:25:49

I don't really care that you don't like them but I have no idea how you get "sleaze" from a pair of teenagers* making glam rap.

If you want a sleazy rapper, like, again, Tyga, or someone like Action Bronson, who is actually an awful person IRL in addition to rapping about bodily functions, degrading women, and degrading women while exercising bodily functions.

"Sleaze" to me is a value judgment on like a moral level, Sremm don't seem like bad people to me. They make super-sanitized squeaky-clean "club" music that most clubs don't actually play, plus they actually have some investment in hip-hop as a genre both in the past and present tense (they like Kool Moe Dee!). They're like two steps removed from a bubblegum group. Like again, read the lyrics to "No Flex Zone". You can find it annoying if you want--whatever, I find plenty of things annoying--but it's mostly just rapping about having a lot of money and having girlfriends that are cooler than your girlfriends.

*technically one of them is 20 now I think

Aaron Taylor-Johnson cast as Akira in Akira

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