I think being friends involves sharing commonalities as opposed to like, sharing everything
heck, even with like sredni and I where we have a bunch of overlap generally speaking our core listening doesn't overlap all that much
yeah, I know
I just wish I could get you guys into DOOM or something but that would involve me being pushy, and I don't like doing that cuz I don't like having it done to me.
You know, I have been meaning to listen to DOOM forever but never have for some reason. Same with El-P, who I am even more interested in.
yeah CLPPNG was the one with the wire mesh on the cover. Didn't really care for it as I recall.
Alas.
The song I asked you to check out is even more recent, so maybe you'll like their next one? I live in hope, because I like being able to share stuff like this with you but sometimes... I'll be honest: I get wary that you'll think my opinions are wrong or ill-informed or just stupid, even if that wouldn't happen.
yeah CLPPNG was the one with the wire mesh on the cover. Didn't really care for it as I recall.
Alas.
The song I asked you to check out is even more recent, so maybe you'll like their next one? I live in hope, because I like being able to share stuff like this with you but sometimes... I'll be honest: I get wary that you'll think my opinions are wrong or ill-informed or just stupid, even if that wouldn't happen.
I have very strong opinions on hip-hop music and I think sometimes it comes across as more aggressive than I intend it to.
It's kind of a thing you have to do in a lot of rap discussion circles or else people will just downshout you.
it's good it's just not really in the same area as El-P's solo work.
Has more in common with Killer Mike's who I couldn't tell you nearly as much about.
I'm aware that it's a bit of a departure given his work with, say, Cannibal Ox, or my limited exposure to his solo work and guest spots. Regardless, what I've gathered is that the man is a very talented producer and a really clever lyricist who does not take himself seriously. Which is nice.
it can get tiring which is why I ocasionally go off about Drake stans but honestly when it's good it's very good and you can learn a lot if you're willing to dig through the noise.
tell you what though: nothing prepares you for electronic music discourse, which is always either 100% chill people who like finding good vibes or people who are always 6000% SCREAMING INSANITY AND INSULTS over thing which are blatantly subjective
I mostly know Lil Wayne as The Man 15 Year Old Boys Who Love Guns'n'Roses Hate
Same.
I am also honestly quite repulsed by what I've heard of his stuff, although that was admittedly all the later radio-played stuff, so it's likely I'm missing something.
now I am thinking about PC Music for whatever reason
and how like, every single article about them is about how they are ultra-divisive deconstructive avant-garde pseudopop geniuses when in reality it's a bunch of earnest dorks who really, genuinely love 2000s pop music + aesthetics and experimental electronic music and like to mash them together with earnestness and a good sense of humor
now I am thinking about PC Music for whatever reason
and how like, every single article about them is about how they are ultra-divisive deconstructive avant-garde pseudopop geniuses when in reality it's a bunch of earnest dorks who really, genuinely love 2000s pop music + aesthetics and experimental electronic music and like to mash them together with earnestness and a good sense of humor
also they aren't even divisive almost everyone I meet likes them or is at worst indifferent?
tell you what though: nothing prepares you for electronic music discourse, which is always either 100% chill people who like finding good vibes or people who are always 6000% SCREAMING INSANITY AND INSULTS over thing which are blatantly subjective
this is literally Audiotool's community? like, there's just a bunch of drama over there over nonsense and I have never understood it
also people are really pushy and try to get you to listen to their stuff and it's a nuisance, at one point it just got to the point where all of my notifications were people commenting on my page to get me to check their New Hot Tracks and I had to indirectly write "DO NOT SPAM MY WALL" in my description to get it to stop
Some of the music is really freaking great but the social experience can be hit or miss and overall does leave a fair bit to be desired
now I am thinking about PC Music for whatever reason
and how like, every single article about them is about how they are ultra-divisive deconstructive avant-garde pseudopop geniuses when in reality it's a bunch of earnest dorks who really, genuinely love 2000s pop music + aesthetics and experimental electronic music and like to mash them together with earnestness and a good sense of humor
Some of the meta stuff surrounding the music is pretty outré, but people do tend to fixate on that rather than accept the fact that people can earnestly make and enjoy music from both of those worlds.
now I am thinking about PC Music for whatever reason
and how like, every single article about them is about how they are ultra-divisive deconstructive avant-garde pseudopop geniuses when in reality it's a bunch of earnest dorks who really, genuinely love 2000s pop music + aesthetics and experimental electronic music and like to mash them together with earnestness and a good sense of humor
Some of the meta stuff surrounding the music is pretty outré, but people do tend to fixate on that rather than accept the fact that people can earnestly make and enjoy music from both of those worlds.
this is the same sort of thing people try to do when talking about the music of rappers like Lil Wayne, Gucci Mane, Lil B, most recently Young Thug, etc.
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I can sympathise.
You know, I have been meaning to listen to DOOM forever but never have for some reason. Same with El-P, who I am even more interested in.
I already know I have to check out El-P's own solo work, however.
Alas.
The song I asked you to check out is even more recent, so maybe you'll like their next one? I live in hope, because I like being able to share stuff like this with you but sometimes... I'll be honest: I get wary that you'll think my opinions are wrong or ill-informed or just stupid, even if that wouldn't happen.
I liked the first Run The Jewels, actually. Still haven't gotten around to the second.
^ I don't like places where people do that. But I understand.
not sure if more/less shouty than metal?
I'm aware that it's a bit of a departure given his work with, say, Cannibal Ox, or my limited exposure to his solo work and guest spots. Regardless, what I've gathered is that the man is a very talented producer and a really clever lyricist who does not take himself seriously. Which is nice.
and how like, every single article about them is about how they are ultra-divisive deconstructive avant-garde pseudopop geniuses when in reality it's a bunch of earnest dorks who really, genuinely love 2000s pop music + aesthetics and experimental electronic music and like to mash them together with earnestness and a good sense of humor
this is literally Audiotool's community? like, there's just a bunch of drama over there over nonsense and I have never understood it
also people are really pushy and try to get you to listen to their stuff and it's a nuisance, at one point it just got to the point where all of my notifications were people commenting on my page to get me to check their New Hot Tracks and I had to indirectly write "DO NOT SPAM MY WALL" in my description to get it to stop
Some of the music is really freaking great but the social experience can be hit or miss and overall does leave a fair bit to be desired
IF YOU HEAR ME 'FORE YOU SEE ME
I GOT KING
I GOT KING KONG IN THE TRUNK
Feefo is possibly the mellowest internet reviewer I have yet seen. But yeah, that's pretty delightful.
Some of the meta stuff surrounding the music is pretty outré, but people do tend to fixate on that rather than accept the fact that people can earnestly make and enjoy music from both of those worlds.
I hope that's not silly to say.
^^ See: What Hutson was talking about in that DJ Screw retrospective, but slightly different.