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gon Oct 15, 2023

[REVIEW] Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist - VOIR DIRE

[REVIEW] Earl Sweatshirt & The Alchemist - VOIR DIRE - Lemmy.World

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/11607458 [https://lemm.ee/post/11607458] *** Brilliant lyricism with better production. This album is, simply put, incredible. Earl didn’t disappoint on any level, his bars are emotional and packed full of meaning. He really is a word-smith. Topics of depression, loneliness, colonialism, and reflections on culture. And he manages to do all this with his signature flows and delivery; I think there’s nobody out there right now that sounds quite like Earl Sweatshirt. He’s unique, and that’s fantastic. That being said, the production is just on another level. The Alchemist might be the greatest producer right now. If you don’t believe that, I beg you to check out this record, because he really knocked it out of the park. He did a bit of everything, more rhythmic beats, more melody, but all of them with incredible, soulful samples. This album has 2 versions, the original and the streaming version, which have 3 different tracks. Both are very good, but the original version is a bit better. my brother, the wind is way better than Mancala. Overall, this is a fantastic project that you should definitely check out, if you haven’t yet. The lyricism just blows damn near every other album released this year out of the water, and the production is on another plane entirely. What’s there not to love? But hey, what do you think? *** Best song: Vin Skully [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3NSsYtxg9Co] Worst song: Mancala [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDp7ujaAI3A] Rating: 5/5 Streaming version [https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPRWtKgY2MOuiRJNXKrqybT69vOykdK2w].

gon Sep 2, 2023

[REVIEW] Wai-keung Lau and Alan Mak - Internal Affairs (Mou Gaan Dou)

https://lemmy.world/post/4326349

[REVIEW] Wai-keung Lau and Alan Mak - Internal Affairs (Mou Gaan Dou) - Lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/4326326 [https://lemmy.world/post/4326326] *** This is a pretty cool movie. The plot is very interesting, and there’s tons of tension! Definitely keeps you on your toes as the pressure mounts for the main characters, especially in the undercover scenes. There wasn’t really a point where I thought anything in the main storyline didn’t make sense; the motivations of the characters are as clear as they should be, and the emotional weight of the story is perfectly translated every time. The immense stress that they’re under is very compelling, and the inner struggle of the characters is fantastically depicted. That being said, I thought some of the side characters and side plots were superfluous, not developed enough, or just straight up didn’t make sense. Inspector Lau’s fiancé’s novel is a bit on the nose, and Yan’s relationship with his psychiatrist came out of nowhere. The acting was pretty good, especially for the two main characters and their respective handles. Some side characters were also pretty cool, I really loved Chapman To in particular. The cinematography had some highs for sure, but also some lows. There were some shot transitions that looked like someone just pulled up WMM. Overall, it’s a cool film. I decided to watch it because it’s highly rated and from Hong Kong. I’d previously watched Chungking Express and In the Mood for Love and absolutely loved them, but Internal Affairs simply doesn’t compare. It’s OK, and definitely worth a watch, but it didn’t blow me away. What do you think? *** Rating: 3/5

gon Sep 2, 2023

Wai-keung Lau and Alan Mak - Internal Affairs (Mou Gaan Dou)

https://lemmy.world/post/4326341

Wai-keung Lau and Alan Mak - Internal Affairs (Mou Gaan Dou) - Lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/4326326 [https://lemmy.world/post/4326326] *** This is a pretty cool movie. The plot is very interesting, and there’s tons of tension! Definitely keeps you on your toes as the pressure mounts for the main characters, especially in the undercover scenes. There wasn’t really a point where I thought anything in the main storyline didn’t make sense; the motivations of the characters are as clear as they should be, and the emotional weight of the story is perfectly translated every time. The immense stress that they’re under is very compelling, and the inner struggle of the characters is fantastically depicted. That being said, I thought some of the side characters and side plots were superfluous, not developed enough, or just straight up didn’t make sense. Inspector Lau’s fiancé’s novel is a bit on the nose, and Yan’s relationship with his psychiatrist came out of nowhere. The acting was pretty good, especially for the two main characters and their respective handles. Some side characters were also pretty cool, I really loved Chapman To in particular. The cinematography had some highs for sure, but also some lows. There were some shot transitions that looked like someone just pulled up WMM. Overall, it’s a cool film. I decided to watch it because it’s highly rated and from Hong Kong. I’d previously watched Chungking Express and In the Mood for Love and absolutely loved them, but Internal Affairs simply doesn’t compare. It’s OK, and definitely worth a watch, but it didn’t blow me away. What do you think? *** Rating: 3/5

gon Sep 2, 2023

Wai-keung Lau & Alan Mak - Internal Affairs (Mou Gaan Dou)

https://lemmy.world/post/4326326

Wai-keung Lau & Alan Mak - Internal Affairs (Mou Gaan Dou) - Lemmy.world

This is a pretty cool movie. The plot is very interesting, and there’s tons of tension! Definitely keeps you on your toes as the pressure mounts for the main characters, especially in the undercover scenes. There wasn’t really a point where I thought anything in the main storyline didn’t make sense; the motivations of the characters are as clear as they should be, and the emotional weight of the story is perfectly translated every time. The immense stress that they’re under is very compelling, and the inner struggle of the characters is fantastically depicted. That being said, I thought some of the side characters and side plots were superfluous, not developed enough, or just straight up didn’t make sense. Inspector Lau’s fiancé’s novel is a bit on the nose, and Yan’s relationship with his psychiatrist came out of nowhere. The acting was pretty good, especially for the two main characters and their respective handles. Some side characters were also pretty cool, I really loved Chapman To in particular. The cinematography had some highs for sure, but also some lows. There were some shot transitions that looked like someone just pulled up WMM. Overall, it’s a cool film. I decided to watch it because it’s highly rated and from Hong Kong. I’d previously watched Chungking Express and In the Mood for Love and absolutely loved them, but Internal Affairs simply doesn’t compare. It’s OK, and definitely worth a watch, but it didn’t blow me away. What do you think? *** Rating: 3/5

gon Aug 4, 2023

【FUWAMOCO】FuwaMoco Debute Stream 【Animation】by General Hay on YT

https://lemmy.world/post/2650286

【FUWAMOCO】FuwaMoco Debute Stream 【Animation】by General Hay on YT - Lemmy.world

Check out this awesome video by General Hay on YT!

gon Aug 3, 2023

[REVIEW] Being Dead - When Horses Would Run

https://lemmy.world/post/2586912

[REVIEW] Being Dead - When Horses Would Run - Lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2586788 [https://lemmy.world/post/2586788] *** Good music. This is a nice project. I really like the vocals, Cody’s more masculine voice and Juli’s very feminine tone mix perfectly, and their harmonies are divine. That being said, individually they’re both pretty good singers, though Juli is quite a bit better than Cody. The rhythms are pretty cool too, they mostly sing in a very “traditional” way, very melodic, but they also go for weirder rhythms once in a while, like in the song Muriel’s Big Day Off [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=h0HSmBfXUIA&si=LrID-zXg0VSgHqc2], which I thought was cool. Regardless, they always sing their hearts out. The lyrics are also pretty interesting. The songs strike me as rather spiritual in nature, even when they don’t mention religion or spirituality. They’re pretty abstract, which I think is pretty nice and matches well with the ethereal vocals. Some songs tackle themes of hope, continuing despite things not going your way, loneliness… It feels nice to listen to this, at least on that level. The instrumentals are where this album falls short. There’s some passages where they go for something a bit different and it goes great, but there’s just a lot of strumming guitars and muted drums basically all the time. It stars to feel like a background hum, and it just gets annoying. I guess it has a sort of lo-fi charm to it? I don’t know. Overall, I think it’s a nice album with great vocals, interesting lyrics, and lots of emotion. What do you think? *** Best song: The Great American Picnic [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=evB2Q6MGLFY&si=J_Hjhvq6XeuLuItI] Worst song: Oklahoma Nova Scotia [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=zA_rNMeuNFs&si=WrcP5mzYnKOHoMsE] Rating: 3/5 Listen on YT Music [https://music.youtube.com/browse/VLPLfG-jGmkC2Xz-JOCnt7BPEuYVeAhgYNs5]!

gon Aug 3, 2023

[REVIEW] Being Dead - When Horses Would Run

https://lemmy.world/post/2586911

[REVIEW] Being Dead - When Horses Would Run - Lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2586788 [https://lemmy.world/post/2586788] *** Good music. This is a nice project. I really like the vocals, Cody’s more masculine voice and Juli’s very feminine tone mix perfectly, and their harmonies are divine. That being said, individually they’re both pretty good singers, though Juli is quite a bit better than Cody. The rhythms are pretty cool too, they mostly sing in a very “traditional” way, very melodic, but they also go for weirder rhythms once in a while, like in the song Muriel’s Big Day Off [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=h0HSmBfXUIA&si=LrID-zXg0VSgHqc2], which I thought was cool. Regardless, they always sing their hearts out. The lyrics are also pretty interesting. The songs strike me as rather spiritual in nature, even when they don’t mention religion or spirituality. They’re pretty abstract, which I think is pretty nice and matches well with the ethereal vocals. Some songs tackle themes of hope, continuing despite things not going your way, loneliness… It feels nice to listen to this, at least on that level. The instrumentals are where this album falls short. There’s some passages where they go for something a bit different and it goes great, but there’s just a lot of strumming guitars and muted drums basically all the time. It stars to feel like a background hum, and it just gets annoying. I guess it has a sort of lo-fi charm to it? I don’t know. Overall, I think it’s a nice album with great vocals, interesting lyrics, and lots of emotion. What do you think? *** Best song: The Great American Picnic [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=evB2Q6MGLFY&si=J_Hjhvq6XeuLuItI] Worst song: Oklahoma Nova Scotia [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=zA_rNMeuNFs&si=WrcP5mzYnKOHoMsE] Rating: 3/5 Listen on YT Music [https://music.youtube.com/browse/VLPLfG-jGmkC2Xz-JOCnt7BPEuYVeAhgYNs5]!

gon Aug 3, 2023

Being Dead - When Horses Would Run

https://lemmy.world/post/2586904

Being Dead - When Horses Would Run - Lemmy.world

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/2586788 [https://lemmy.world/post/2586788] *** Good music. This is a nice project. I really like the vocals, Cody’s more masculine voice and Juli’s very feminine tone mix perfectly, and their harmonies are divine. That being said, individually they’re both pretty good singers, though Juli is quite a bit better than Cody. The rhythms are pretty cool too, they mostly sing in a very “traditional” way, very melodic, but they also go for weirder rhythms once in a while, like in the song Muriel’s Big Day Off [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=h0HSmBfXUIA&si=LrID-zXg0VSgHqc2], which I thought was cool. Regardless, they always sing their hearts out. The lyrics are also pretty interesting. The songs strike me as rather spiritual in nature, even when they don’t mention religion or spirituality. They’re pretty abstract, which I think is pretty nice and matches well with the ethereal vocals. Some songs tackle themes of hope, continuing despite things not going your way, loneliness… It feels nice to listen to this, at least on that level. The instrumentals are where this album falls short. There’s some passages where they go for something a bit different and it goes great, but there’s just a lot of strumming guitars and muted drums basically all the time. It stars to feel like a background hum, and it just gets annoying. I guess it has a sort of lo-fi charm to it? I don’t know. Overall, I think it’s a nice album with great vocals, interesting lyrics, and lots of emotion. What do you think? *** Best song: The Great American Picnic [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=evB2Q6MGLFY&si=J_Hjhvq6XeuLuItI] Worst song: Oklahoma Nova Scotia [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=zA_rNMeuNFs&si=WrcP5mzYnKOHoMsE] Rating: 3/5 Listen on YT Music [https://music.youtube.com/browse/VLPLfG-jGmkC2Xz-JOCnt7BPEuYVeAhgYNs5]!

gon Aug 3, 2023

Being Dead - When Horses Would Run

https://lemmy.world/post/2586788

Being Dead - When Horses Would Run - Lemmy.world

Good music. This is a nice project. I really like the vocals, Cody’s more masculine voice and Juli’s very feminine tone mix perfectly, and their harmonies are divine. That being said, individually they’re both pretty good singers, though Juli is quite a bit better than Cody. The rhythms are pretty cool too, they mostly sing in a very “traditional” way, very melodic, but they also go for weirder rhythms once in a while, like in the song Muriel’s Big Day Off [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=h0HSmBfXUIA&si=LrID-zXg0VSgHqc2], which I thought was cool. Regardless, they always sing their hearts out. The lyrics are also pretty interesting. The songs strike me as rather spiritual in nature, even when they don’t mention religion or spirituality. They’re pretty abstract, which I think is pretty nice and matches well with the ethereal vocals. Some songs tackle themes of hope, continuing despite things not going your way, loneliness… It feels nice to listen to this, at least on that level. The instrumentals are where this album falls short. There’s some passages where they go for something a bit different and it goes great, but there’s just a lot of strumming guitars and muted drums basically all the time. It stars to feel like a background hum, and it just gets annoying. I guess it has a sort of lo-fi charm to it? I don’t know. Overall, I think it’s a nice album with great vocals, interesting lyrics, and lots of emotion. What do you think? *** Best song: The Great American Picnic [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=evB2Q6MGLFY&si=J_Hjhvq6XeuLuItI] Worst song: Oklahoma Nova Scotia [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=zA_rNMeuNFs&si=WrcP5mzYnKOHoMsE] Rating: 3/5 Listen on YT Music [https://music.youtube.com/browse/VLPLfG-jGmkC2Xz-JOCnt7BPEuYVeAhgYNs5]!

gon Aug 3, 2023

Alexandrite bullet list bug test.

https://lemmy.world/post/2578599

Alexandrite bullet list bug test. - Lemmy.world

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