Greg; the snow was near me, but we only got a couple of inches; we're about 75 miles from Buffalo area where it hit hardest. Weirder still - the Buffalo airport got 4 inches, while 6 miles away got 4.5 feet! Here's a gif of the lake effect wall rolling in.
I naturally wondered if there were any other claims out there on the Internet about different things you could enlarge subliminally, and of course the answer is, yes, there are.
One of the best albums of 2013:
Tim Hecker - Virgins
@ Rostasi: FYI: Benslaters review on the breast enhancement "thing"
Oooops !
- The good news is - this one really works! I played this at home continuously for several days, and the effect on my wife was quite noticeable! The bad news is - it also affects men who happen to be within earshot (such as myself).
@kargatron, yeah, of course Pjusk are the real test-case for good taste :-). (I'm afraid they'll feature high up my year end list again this year).
Seriously, it is often intriguing to me when I am not connecting with something that others clearly think is good and that is in a genre I like a lot. Of course it must happen to everyone; I suspect we all have artists that do or don't resonate on our idiosyncratic personal frequency, just like we all have different people we fall in love with, but trying to put your finger on what it is about *this* drone or noise experiment that is not quite coming alive...
I do keep trying with Fennesz. I would be the last to say it is bad music. I think I understand what it is trying to do - after all there are very similar projects that I like a lot. It's highly regarded. But none of it seems to excite me the way, say, Alva Noto's Xerrox project does.
Oooops !
- The good news is - this one really works! I played this at home continuously for several days, and the effect on my wife was quite noticeable! The bad news is - it also affects men who happen to be within earshot (such as myself).
There's a lot of white, pink and other kinds of noise around here. I'm wondering how it's affecting the cats!
For breast enlargement, I'd think that Shepard tones would be better. ;-)
Gp, at the level you're listening, I'd just say you might be worrying about it too much. I like to remind myself of how people are attracted to others physically. There's loads of idiosyncrasy involved, and in the end, one should never end up feeling puzzled why Jane finds Joe cuter than James. It needn't seem a deep mystery when so many idiosyncratic processes are involved.
Otoh, I recognize the drive to understand how others feel. We all share physical and cultural backgrounds to some (often major) extent, and those often lead to similar aesthetic conclusions - how/why they differ will always interest the curious.
Tangentially, I often try to temper my initial reactions (the holy "first impression") by realizing that artists (who are humans that share physiologies and cultures as noted above) have spent a great deal of time with the music that I'm just listening to once. So it's always possible (and often probable) that greater appreciation lies in the future (due simply to our physical and cultural similarities, and the fact that they like it after so many listens). Of course, aesthetic difference may also raise their heads too. (I'm not lecturing you or anyone here, just noting that I find it a useful mindset to remind myself of.)
I don't know whether "worry" is the right word - it's not a problem that I don't like something. It just fascinates me. I listen a lot and think a lot about what is happening while I am listening. And in the end a lot of it is elusive - who knows, some freqency that was comforting as a small child, some subconscious association... Musing about music is part of the pleasure of music. And sometimes it can be interesting to not quite like something that there is evidence you maybe should.
I sometimes think about that too - that an album that even if I am paying attention gets maybe a dozen intensive listens is something the artist might have spent months or a year with in one way or another. Or in another sense a whole lifetime pursuing their skill or congruence between what they hear in their inner ear and what they can make their music sound like. That makes even quite abstract music quite personal.
I guess I meant "worrying" in regards to your use of the word "should". I consider that a dangerous word that never genuinely applies (re: aesthetics).
OK I'm comfortable with the scare quotes. There's no obligation to like something.At the same time, when a lot of other people not only like something but find value and significance in it I think that's often a prima facie reason to pay attention, not dismiss too quickly, and wonder if you are missing something, especially when it's in a genre that's important to you. (It's not possible to keep up with everything that a group of other people think is good).
Talking of following up on other people's ideas of what is good, you recommended The Necks to me. I already bought Chemist and Open, but am just now finally listening to Drive By, which I think you may actually have recommended to me more than once. Enjoying it a lot - thanks.
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Somewhat wild and experimental, I'd say . . .
I've just been reading about the snow in the north east of USA - I hope those affected (amc2?) are not too impacted
- Emusers link.
Now playing: Hype Williams - London 2012
The Legendary Pink Dots - Walls of Snow - Live in Sundsvall 1989
Thanks Brighternow!
Dave's review. Possibly fooling myself, but I got the "Mastered for iTunes" version (gift card), and it sounds great on my good desktop speakers.
"There's a sucker born every minute"
(you can take this in every one of its myriad ways)
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Now playing: Morton Feldman - Palais de Mari (Tilbury: Conway Hall, London - March 24, 2006)
Tonight!
Craig
Craig
Tim Hecker - Virgins
@ Rostasi: FYI: Benslaters review on the breast enhancement "thing" - I just thought you should know . . .
- And thanks for the Curran write-up.
Seriously, it is often intriguing to me when I am not connecting with something that others clearly think is good and that is in a genre I like a lot. Of course it must happen to everyone; I suspect we all have artists that do or don't resonate on our idiosyncratic personal frequency, just like we all have different people we fall in love with, but trying to put your finger on what it is about *this* drone or noise experiment that is not quite coming alive...
I do keep trying with Fennesz. I would be the last to say it is bad music. I think I understand what it is trying to do - after all there are very similar projects that I like a lot. It's highly regarded. But none of it seems to excite me the way, say, Alva Noto's Xerrox project does.
Mal Mal Mal. OOP, WTF?
For breast enlargement, I'd think that Shepard tones would be better. ;-)
Chris Herbert - Constants
Otoh, I recognize the drive to understand how others feel. We all share physical and cultural backgrounds to some (often major) extent, and those often lead to similar aesthetic conclusions - how/why they differ will always interest the curious.
Tangentially, I often try to temper my initial reactions (the holy "first impression") by realizing that artists (who are humans that share physiologies and cultures as noted above) have spent a great deal of time with the music that I'm just listening to once. So it's always possible (and often probable) that greater appreciation lies in the future (due simply to our physical and cultural similarities, and the fact that they like it after so many listens). Of course, aesthetic difference may also raise their heads too. (I'm not lecturing you or anyone here, just noting that I find it a useful mindset to remind myself of.)
I sometimes think about that too - that an album that even if I am paying attention gets maybe a dozen intensive listens is something the artist might have spent months or a year with in one way or another. Or in another sense a whole lifetime pursuing their skill or congruence between what they hear in their inner ear and what they can make their music sound like. That makes even quite abstract music quite personal.
Talking of following up on other people's ideas of what is good, you recommended The Necks to me. I already bought Chemist and Open, but am just now finally listening to Drive By, which I think you may actually have recommended to me more than once. Enjoying it a lot - thanks.