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Originally Posted by _slavo_

I've never been to Australia so I can't say, but he kind of confirmed what you said. He said it was very boring and then he left for Tokyo which is, indeed, a much different story.

Fortunately I live in the 'exciting' part of Australia, so there's usually things happening. I wouldn't call Aussie life boring, but there are problems (fairly minor ones, though).

but slavo, i wrote you my whole testament and you never replied...

ps: when is your new album coming out man?

(the old one is also in apple music)

finish the work! :D

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

but slavo, i wrote you my whole testament and you never replied...

ps: when is your new album coming out man?

(the old one is also in apple music)

finish the work! :D

Sorry man! I'll reply today for sure, though now I'm kind of busy (I am at work in the morning only, then I'll take the rest of the day off to have doctors' appointments etc.)

New album? Hmmm, that's gonna be tough - I have like 2 tracks ready, the rest is half-assed. And no time at hand.

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

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slavo hey!

i'm sorry it's taken me a while, i was swamped and without a method (i've reinstituted pomodoros, a life-saver), and we had a death in the family and all kinds of things but i'm giving your tracks some dedication now, and i've listened to the first one a few times: EXPO 80

so, first of all, i looooooooove the sound of the synthesizer, sounds like something very 70s, vangelis, or something. that fat analog sound, with a slight bit of reverb, that's just fantastic, fantastic. i love that loop and the way it fills the air.

you said treat them like demos and so i found 2 problems for me:

1) the voice of the (australian? australians?) is hard to tell what's he's saying. and so instead of hearing some and then forgetting, the brain tries to figure out what is going on. i listened to this with alone and with my wife, and she's a native english speaker, so it might be the level or something. personally, i don't prefer his voice, it sort of clashes.

i do love the static over the voice though, which for me comes across as a homage to daydream nation's "providence", except that it's not watt telling thurston about his lost weed (i heard that's what that was about) but instead it's some aussie saying something.

with that in mind i do wonder if the fans of your music would know who that guy is and what he's saying? but the vibe i get from him is not pleasant. don't mean to rag on the guy but not knowing what he's saying and his tone of voice makes me a little "nervous" in a way. don't know if that's the mood you want with it.

Oh, dude, wow! This reply is just fantastic and really thorough. Thanks a bunch for this feedback and sorry I had missed it before.

I know what you mean about the voice in EXPO80. It's actually a recording of a Scottish fisherman taken from freesound website. I kind of understand that it's hard to figure out what the dude is saying, and believe me, I've had the dilemma if to actually include it in the recording or not. I tend to like the contrast of spoken word + music, as it usually works well together.
But in this case, I just didn't find anything better.

Thanks again for what you said and that you actually found time to listen to my stuff. Highly appreciated.

hey! yeah i listened to everything actually but stopped sending comments when i did not hear back—actually your pms were full, so i ended up posting here

but anyway yeah, been wondering about future albums. i understand life’s demands, but you make good music. ok!

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

and would you - please - let me know your thoughts about the other tracks as well?

yeah, life has its demands. I always desire for new music by myself (ha ha) and for the creative process itself. I just don't have the time for that.

hey Slavo I am looking forward to your set @ https://www.hradbysamoty.org which should be different from what you normally do, I mean to fit to the concept of that festival.

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Originally Posted by _slavo_

and would you - please - let me know your thoughts about the other tracks as well?

yeah sure! that was the original plan, though it’s been longer than a year by now...

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Originally Posted by _slavo_

yeah, life has its demands. I always desire for new music by myself (ha ha) and for the creative process itself. I just don't have the time for that.

ouch

It's that day again.

Hey jico. I see you're doing great.

Kind of hard to keep up the conversation tho

have you had some amphetamine today?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nQcOVQEJor8

Dazzle is the best Siouxsie song. it's cry worthy.

i got an adidas tracksuit and it’s an absurd fit

ihave to go exercise now and laugh at myself

you alright?

i’ll check back later

I want that tracksuit. Adidas is kewl. One of my favourite clothing brands (alongside North Face and Abercrombie)

I am good, thanks. A bit bored today, but I try to act like I'm super busy. It's hard to pretend. So at least I'm typing the keyboard. shuwiwnewneuwoxninwpxjwbaoejapeanbe[axnie/enkw

You know what I'm talking about.

haha! you probably already have it

thing is the fit is wrong for me. the roomy thigh and tapered leg at the bottom and makes it look like this on me:

and yeah of course i know what you mean ha ha

I'm typing the fuck of my keyboard again.

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Originally Posted by _slavo_

I'm typing the fuck of my keyboard again.

:eek:

I remember you reading the Metro 2033 series a while back. They seem awfully short, but I love the story. Are they good? I’m only moderately worried about loss in translation but I’m interested.

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Originally Posted by floatingslowly

I remember you reading the Metro 2033 series a while back. They seem awfully short, but I love the story. Are they good? I’m only moderately worried about loss in translation but I’m interested.

I have read Metro 2033 and Metro 2034, not the last one. The first one was a brilliant, brilliant book with tight story and great twist in the end. Plus the weird setting of post-apocalyptic Moscow was great. The second one was very good too, although not as thrilling as the first one.
Go for it.

Anybody with a bit of time on their hands today?
Last day at work before flying home for Xmas, so it's all nice and quiet around here.

i woke up too early couldnt make much racket now alarm about to go off...

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Originally Posted by !@#$%!

i woke up too early couldnt make much racket now alarm about to go off...

you looking forward to Christmas? I can't wait to spend time with the familiy.

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Originally Posted by _slavo_

you looking forward to Christmas? I can't wait to spend time with the familiy.

im already with the family, and although im not big on the jesús birthday, i do enjoy the down time and relaxation. i look forward to things like... reading a book all day without interruptions hahaha. and catching up on good movies. and tasty hams. and avoiding crowds... except for new year’s eve, when i’m looking forward to getting good and plastered at a party and... aaaah! the cult of dionysus...