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I donāt know what it is about leaks and snippets that make em more compelling; maybe itās that, even with artists on the biggest scale, thereās a long process of revision and re-recording that happens. And itās creatively invigorating to remind myself of that. Iām talking about Ye, mostly (but could be talking about Carti, Uzi). The Jesus is King-era alternate tape Yahndi that leaked, from when it was still called Yahndi, Iāll still bump that. But more recently, this alternate Donda-era tracklist someone put together, āGodās Country.ā Itās this weird, slightly illicit collaboration that happens between fan, artist, and listener. It keeps some of the tracks and sketches Ye made, then scrapped, alive. I like that.
Aug 16, 2022
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this album got me through a lot of ruff tymes. IDK trulywhy it resonated with me so much. Its still so different to me over many repeated listens. id say at LEAST if youre not gonna listen to the whole thing, give these tracks a listen: str8 outta mumbai, genevieve, 100,000
Apr 17, 2025
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š¬Was recently going through Mac Demarcoās demo albums and found that I loved the demos versions over some of the originals.
This also reminded me of deluxe albums that feature rough takes and demos. Iāve been loving the āFeel Flowsā Super Deluxe.
Feb 18, 2025
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insanely fresh and deeply inspiring. i havenāt gotten sick of running this record front to back over and over.
dream collab honestly but maybe im too fanned out, I went to their NYC show and gave him a burned CD of the album iām working on, spent a ton of time putting stickers and drawings in the liner notes.
Have you ever heard music that evokes a deep personal connection with the artist? iād love to hear about yours. a song you heard and said fuck yes i couldāve made this, I would have made this, like the song is reading your mind.
not out of jealousy that you DIDNT make it, but purely out of inspired admiration.
May 28, 2025
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šÆI donāt know how people read without candles. Iāll read without a candleāin the daytime, at the park, on the train. I do do that. But when Iām really going in. Thatās the only way. At night, phone silented and out of reach. Reading for the duration of a candleās burn. Thing is, in order to really use a candle, youāve gotta have candles on candles. Youāve gotta be really strapped. Solid holder, with the wide, ashtray-like base, so you can balance it on random things. An armrest. Your lap. I throw down on these 45-count boxes of āperfect flame, clean burning, cotton wickā bistro candles from Bolsius. Polish brand. But you donāt even have to ball out like that, you can just go with the 4-count taper pack. Just make sure you got that solid holder, thatās crucial.
Aug 16, 2022
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šRecently bodied this. Old big French novel. Technically about the mining strikes in northern France in 1866, and definitely about that, but also just about life during that time. Scrapping in the mines. Living in close quarters, turning up in the village with the other workers. The implied stuff Zola looks at in terms of family structure, mating rules, social life. It moves like novels of that time, like the Russians, say, in how it roams omnisciently in that quintessentially 19th century way. But something about how he starts it, with the protagonist pulling up to a new town, homeless and hungry, and seeing him gradually integrate into the mining communityā¦ The intimacy of living in such close quartersā¦ Idk, itās counterintuitively spicy, I recommend it, it slaps.
Aug 16, 2022
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š¤«Been trying to do stints, timed spurts, of total silence throughout my work days. Itās a constant back and forth, music or silence. But I tend to feel calmer, better about myself somehow, after I manage to be silent awhile.
Aug 16, 2022