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  5. Random Music Thoughts V

    in Music Discussion

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    Yeah I agree, they have a good sound but it gets old. That's kind of how I feel about all the chillwave bands that don't put much of a focus on songwriting (what's up Washed Out?). It's still perfect zone-out music though. I hope it replaces Ratatat as the go-to weed-smoking music in college dorms. I've heard their non-Seventeen Years songs a little too much.

  8. Random Music Thoughts V

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    Well don't take it too seriously, the name itself is (probably) supposed to kind of be a joke. I can't remember the last time I heard someone use the word "chill" without trying to be funny. But it really doesn't say anything about the genre. I think "glo-fi" is more clever and also describes the music better.

    Perhaps I'm behind the boat on this one, but what exactly does chillwave encompass?

    Chillwave is usually pretty lo-fi, and it's really not even a genre imo (there are like 5 bands that people have sorta heard of that are described as chillwave), but yeah I would describe it as lo-fi, hazy, nostalgiac pop. A running theme in the music is 20-something laziness. It also tends to be sample-based. here are some examples

    Washed Out - "Feel It All Around"

    Neon Indian - "Deadbeat Summer"

    Neon Indian - "Should Have Taken Acid With You"

    Ducktails - "Landrunner"

    Out of the ones I've posted, I'd say Neon Indian is the one really worth checking out. Washed Out is cool for atmosphere music because it's really relaxing, but his sound gets old after a while. Ducktails is just 90s nostalgia for the sake of 90s nostalgia.

  9. Rate the last thing you read

    in Random Thoughts

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    I just hope they don't try to do an American remake, the Swedish original should not be touched, though I could understand them wanting to tone down those scenes. :P

    They are doing an American remake, but it actually could turn out pretty good depending on what you think of David Fincher (Se7en, The Game). He's gonna direct it.

  10. Rate the last thing you read

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    The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo: B-

    pretty much what you would expect from one of those blockbuster books. The writing is pretty bad, filled with completely unnecesarry details ("He got in the cab, and according to his license the driver's name was Omar. Then he got out of the cab.") and would have been about 200 pages shorter if they edited out every time Larsson talked about drinking coffee or pimped Apple products. And then of course it was filled with gratuitous sex scenes, and a ton of the plot points were just there for shock value.

    But despite all these negative things I have to say about it, it was very suspenseful (if at times cheaply so) and the plot was engrossing. I usually don't finish 600 page books within a few days so that has to say something. But this compliment isn't without a disclaimer. Even though it is a page-turner to the max, it didn't really resonate with me after I put it down. I had to finish it because the mystery was on my mind even when I wasn't reading it. But once I got to the end and the mystery was solved, that was it, there was nothing more to think about. Blockbuster books are like blockbuster movies, they're fun and entertaining, but once it's over it's like it never happened.

    Basically, you'll have fun reading it but you probably won't ever have the desire to re-read it.

  13. Random Music Thoughts V

    in Music Discussion

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    ah, Tim, why don't ya like chillwave? Too chill?

    Also, random thought. I think I have decided on my least favorite quote of all time: "Writing about music is like dancing about architecture." It's just a stupid quote. Writing about music isn't like dancing about architecture, it's more like writing about architecture. And what makes dancing about architecture so inherently bad?

  14. Random Music Thoughts V

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    Anyway, yes it does sound incredibly pretentious but I love Memory Tapes and Washed Out and I'm a fan of Toro y Moi and Neon Indian in small doses as well, so if that's what they're classes as, I'll go with it.

    Hell yeah! Chillwave/glo-fi forever! But in direct contradiction to that last sentence, I'm guessing Neon Indian is the only one of the bunch that will stand the test of time. And it's worth noting that in the internet age, the "test of time" has been shortened to a year or so. Neon Indian is the least gimmicky of the bunch.

  24. Rate the Last Movie You've Seen

    in Movies and TV

    Posted

    No, for the mere fact that if a book isn't translated to your language, you'd never understand it. It's also a fact images appeal to a wider audience than the written word because there are still illiterate people around the world. Whereas images are universal, even if the idea/concept is regional.

    Ok, that's a good point. I guess the most universal art form would have to be purely visual art like painting then. Maybe music? But yeah, that's a good point, I hadn't thought of illiteracy and lack of translators.

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