Bianor
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The worst thing about this song is that you only get the feeling of listening to it for the first time once.
I remember not really "getting" why Aphex Twin was so influential and praised when I first listened to one or two of his songs out of curiosity in high school. I didn't really see the appeal, much like with a lot of things people liked that weren't immediately compatible with my own personal preferences. But I think i see now. This track might've convinced me to give him another shot. Even though it isn't outwardly entrancing or catchy like the Flume song is, I appreciate how well it captures a sense of atmosphere and serenity. The faintly pulsating synths, the ultramodern female vocal samples, the drums, and the mixing and mastering all sound like something that could have been produced in this generation. I mean, I thought it was from the 2000's ded srs.I feel similarly to the song Xtal by Aphex Twin, TBHNGL. The difference with this song being, you'll never hear anything comparable to it or have the same feeling of this song replicated through another song, in spite of how simple it's musical structure and sampling is. Although I don't necessarily think it has a ephemeral first time listening experience. Since it's extremely replayable and captures the initial feeling despite constant replays.
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The earliest known physical iterations of that track date back to a demo tape from 1989. So that would mean he wasn't even 18 when he initially produced it. The earliest recorded tracks on that album are from when he was 14 all the way back in 1985. He could've been as young as 15 when he started working on Xtal.I mean, I thought it was from the 2000's ded srs.
I've watched Made in Abyss before, however, it was in the midst of me taste testing a litany of anime and so I didn't delve too deep into it. I will have to check it out again one of these days.An innovative dark fantasy show crowned with music that makes me feel wonder and emotion toward the screen I thought myself too cynical to feel anymore, carrying my imagination as it goes. It takes me somewhere where I feel I can actually have—without shame or reservation—an imagination and excitement. I think you would like some of it too.
he was only 14? Fuarkkk. I will NEVER be a young prodigy known for innovating an entire music genre. The agepill becomes more brutal each day.The earliest known physical iterations of that track date back to a demo tape from 1989. So that would mean he wasn't even 18 when he initially produced it. The earliest recorded tracks on that album are from when he was 14 all the way back in 1985. He could've been as young as 15.
To think that there was a kid in the mid-to-late 80's making music as prescient and beautiful as Xtal with such antiquated technology is genuinely incredible.
It's unfair and brutal but I'm glad that they exist: both for the reality check and music.he was only 14? Fuarkkk. I will NEVER be a young prodigy known for innovating an entire music genre. The agepill becomes more brutal each day.
Wait, actually, I do have one Aphex Twin song in my EDM/electronic playlist:
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I feel similarly. What's worse is that even upbeat songs can provide an initial elating experience but eventually the distinction of the elation as an escape from your life circumstances will begin to blur. To the point where the song become unlistenable, as if the song itself becomes a mirror of how shitty your life is.Even if way longer than it actually needs to be, this track is powerful. I'm a sucker for a good atmospheric song, but I can't listen to it all the time because it always makes me feel more depressed and reflective than I already am.
I nearly started crying this morning while listening to Earth by Susumu Hirasawa. It was the ideal song to listen to at the moment because it genuinely sounds like the dawn of a fresh new day or what it's like to wake up in the morning and finally realize that this life may, in fact, be worth living after all.
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I see. Though I believe the setting to be among the most fantastical and engrossing in anime, I can understand why it might not immediately captivate you. It makes sense that some people would brush it under the rug or think less of it because of its innocent and childish exterior. I still wouldn't quite recommend it to everybody though, as it's a bit of an acquired taste for that reason. Perhaps you wouldn't find it as easy to adjust to the chibi-style character art if you're more into mature anime.I've watched Made in Abyss before, however, it was in the midst of me taste testing a litany of anime and so I didn't delve too deep into it. I will have to check it out again one of these days.
Glad you askedWhat is your favorite anime OST? Or, at the very least, your top 5 in no particular order.
Thinking about something so simple in such a depressing way isn't normal tbhI feel similarly. What's worse is that even upbeat songs can provide an initial elating experience but eventually the distinction of the elation as an escape from your life circumstances will begin to blur. To the point where the song become unlistenable, as if the song itself becomes a mirror of how shitty your life is.
It's a good song.
i love this oneEven if way longer than it actually needs to be, this track is powerful. I'm a sucker for a good atmospheric song, but I can't listen to it all the time because it always makes me feel more depressed and reflective than I already am. I nearly started crying this morning while listening to Earth by Susumu Hirasawa. It was the ideal song to listen to at the moment because it genuinely sounds like the dawn of a fresh new day or what it's like to wake up in the morning and finally realize that this life may, in fact, be worth living after all.
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That's a great pick, TBHNGL. I really liked Fooly Cooly's OST and didn't even realize it was so revered. At the time I watched it, the art style and animation took precedence over it for me personally.FLCL (The show made The Pillows, and their soundtrack made the show. It truly is a match made in heaven. In addition to being one of the best anime OSTs of all time, several of their albums are also hailed as some of the best Jrock albums of all time.)