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power_of_heavy_metal's upload of aNnh's run of biotrix-castle.

I'm so mad I can't get that jump over the lava, near the beginning, through the pain barrier. 0:16 thru 0:18. I can't seem to build the speed up to that point. #quake3 #defrag

MTT 205 / All Better https://djcev.com/2021/01/mtt-205-all-better/

New mix. Downtempo, #electro , and #idm at ~100. Features tracks by Zobol, Sepehr, Neuroactive, Metamatics, L'Automat, Annechoic, Andy Garvey, SOPHIE (by way of Autechre), and more.

Audio levels are pretty uneven in this one, sorry about that.

I wrote a little article about a record I love: https://djcev.com/2021/01/voigt-kampff-carplan

I'm not much of a writer (and an even worse photographer) but I figure if I work at it for a few years I'll improve. Maybe I'll figure out how to convey with words how much I love music.

I've been having a quiet but productive few days. Did a bunch of work on some hidden bits of my website, wrote an article about a '90s electro record (to be published tomorrow), cleaned out my incoming music directory. Lots of boring data entry.

In the middle of all that I somehow re-watched Witch Hunter Robin.

MTT 204 / Preformat https://djcev.com/2021/01/mtt-204-preformat/

#electro and #idm at ~120, something comfortable for a tough week. Features tracks by Aphex Twin, Audiowerk, Low Orbit Satellite, Mikron, Nullptr, Silicon Scally, a big tune from Minor Science, and more.

Spotted this in episode 1 of Otherside Picnic. Now I'm wondering if there's anything else hiding in the show.

Marking as sensitive 'cause I guess it could be a spoiler. (And there's a drawing of a scary monster). I'm sure it's old news by now anyway.

I haven't followed new anime in a few years, but I heard about Otherside Picnic through preview guides and just watched the first episode. It's a surreal horror/science fiction/supernatural yuri show (loosely inspired by Roadside Picnic, the "Otherside" being the "Zone"). I like it a lot, it seems promising. Will watch the rest of it as it airs.

Tape Wizard

A short documentary by Kilian Vidourek about the cassette tape artist Amulets

"The best thing about an influence is to realize it and to swallow it and to never throw it away. It's like throwing away all the advantages of meter or rhyme. Everything is grist to your mill. You want to be on guard but not afraid."

Rosemary Tonks, from a short audio interview clip in the latest episode of the Backlisted podcast. Something about that really struck me today.

New mix.

MTT 203 / Negative Space https://djcev.com/2021/01/mtt-203-negative-space/

#electro / #techno , what I think of as the Donald / Stinson style, although that may be my lack of knowledge showing. 130 BPM, kicks on 16. Features tracks by Automat, Dexter, E.R.P., Lost Trax, MANASYt, Morphology, Plant43, and more.

MTT 202 / A Delicate Time https://djcev.com/2021/01/mtt-202-a-delicate-time/

Fast #electro and #idm for the first show of 2021. Pensive, moody stuff. Features new tracks by Lloyd Stellar, Metamatics, NULLPTR, and Ubahnrider, plus a bunch of old favorites.

I like this one a lot. The tracks came together well.

CW: Lyrics, Italo nonsense

"I Wanna Rock You" by Giorgio Moroder:

"I wanna rock you, I wanna roll you, all night long..."

"Mystic Eyes" by the Polgyamy Boys & Lindsay-J:

"We've been in this rut for far too long / it's time to show me if you're really that
strong
Where is the man I fell so hard for / are you ready to give me more?
Do you have eyes for others? Do you have eyes for me?
Do you have eyes for others? Do you wanna be with me?"

One of my favorite transitions after four years of weekly mixes is "I Wanna Rock You" by Giorgio Moroder to "Mystic Eyes" by Polygamy Boys & Lindsay-J. You can hear that in my most recent recorded mix at https://djcev.com/2020/12/mtt-201-the-robot-is-your-friend/ .

CW: Alcohol

I made it, my sober year is done. This was a tough one.

And now I'm drinking on amateur night.