like sometimes it's hard. sometimes i get frustrated trying to get something figured out. but as a whole, i fucking love it. i'm not giving that away to ai

i can't stop thinking about the clip of the Suno guy saying "nobody actually likes making music"

i dunno, man. i fucking love making music. have you tried a different hobby?

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also i want to make an album called Hymns, Old and New but i don't know if I have the guts

The cult my grandparents were elders in/my dad grew up in (see also my big-ass 2x2 church thread) doesn't allow being a musician or listening to any music that isn't specifically approved hymns sung out loud from their book Hymns, Old And New, to the point where there are stories about workers snapping the antennas off people's cars at the convention.

so a whole album on this theme feels a little illicit in a nice way

@forestine i was bored and was curious where the term "weedwhacker" came from

apparently it was a trademark but it was spelled "weedwacker?" i guess it insulted the weeds instead of smacking them?

also, i really liked this piece on the Hudson Valley Drone Day meetup

International Drone Day in the Hudson Valley: Sonic Activism, Deep Listening and Communal Resonance by Katie Down

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the one thing i'm maybe not into is some of the vocal samples, esp the low garbly one on Prophecy, it kind of goes on too long

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also there are some scales i haven't heard them use much before, not just in the stuff referencing eastern mysticism, like the little lead that comes in on the third track

also as a reminder to those who say it sounds too much like boards of canada

remember when Tomorrow's Harvest was considered so different that people hated it for a long time? they can't win

but like also i didn't go to the record store listening party because my relationship with music is very personal. so people are going to get what they get out of it. i don't really care about people's opinions who think it's overrated or got overhyped because they waited so long. i probably won't be reading any more reviews

It resonates with me a lot probably also because of my recent cult deep dive I've been on.

I also think it sounds like an evolution of their music but not the same as the other albums. I think each of their albums sounds different from the last one.

Some heavier sounds and more forward drums on this one as well which is a nice switchup.

Maybe I'm one of the die hards mentioned in the Guardian review that people should ignore. Idk. I like it.

And here is the artist list for tomorrow's Earth Modular Society Drone Day stream #modularSynth #droneDay #internationalDroneDay #experimentalMusic

Saturday, May 30th, 2026, is our sixth annual stream train for International Drone Day. We'll have about 30 people streaming throughout the day at

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@Aleums found it on archive if anyone wants to read it but not give them the clicks https://web.archive.org/web/20260524053141/https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/may/23/boards-of-canada-inferno-review-after-13-years-away-their-prodigal-return-is-a-big-disappointment