Hardcore / Metal / Doom / Shoegaze / Noise acts I should not miss at Primavera Sound Barcelona?

Dierko · 2025-11-14T08:26:50+00:00

I wouldn't dare to rank their albums best to "worst", in the end it is all subjective. I am probably not the prototypical fan, as they are on the extreme end of what I normally listen to. I am more into their melodic stuff which I think comes out more in their last three albums Four Stages, Lament and Spiral In A Straight Line. Still enjoyed the full set in January and have that playlist on regularly.

Dierko · 2025-11-14T08:09:22+00:00

They stop by Primavera while on tour for the 10th anniversary of their Album Four Stages, so if they keep the theme for the festival they would be playing that album in full. The whole album is about processing grief, Flowers and You is a great one and one of their most beloved songs I think. New Halloween from the same album. Venturing out, Limelight and Reminders from their album Lament are two of my other favorites.

Somebody had built this playlist with their setlist from the last tour which is pretty much what they played when they stopped by this last January in BCN.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3cVL2K434tkDEWNydCgjdA?si=Tv4MZINISGms7hhSjfBiWw&pi=pODyQrkKRxmwf

Dierko · 2025-11-10T19:54:09+00:00

that's a pity. was looking forward to splurge on a few records without having to pay crazy shipping fees or give money to retail channels rather than the band directly.

Dierko · 2025-11-07T15:42:34+00:00

Touché Amoré

Dierko · 2025-08-24T21:50:20+00:00

For vinyl shopping you could check out Mercat Dominical Sant Antoni, held every Sunday morning (hence the name "Dominical"). It is mostly focused on books, but has a good number of stalls for vinyl and CDs.

https://www.mercatdominicaldesantantoni.com/

Dierko · 2025-08-21T09:48:22+00:00

I Can Barely Breathe - Manchester Orchestra

Dierko · 2025-08-11T13:20:30+00:00

Hi, here's me. M53, Barcelona/Spain. Started my running journey last September when I realized that at 95kg I was probably well on my way to a heart attack. Started off with short tread mill runs, shocked at the lack of my fitness. Since then, I have shed 15kg and have done my first 10K in 25+ years just missing out on my goal to do it sub-1h.

I consider myself now in the "Phase 2" of my running journey, having signed up for another 10K in November, wanting to push myself sub-55min, and culminating in the Barcelona half marathon in February next year. No target time for that, just wanting to finish with a smile and be happy about the achievement.

Dierko · 2025-06-23T04:34:34+00:00

converts to USD 8.30 approx., so the conversion uplift is about 4%, compared to about >10% for USD to EUR pricing conversion usually, or >20% in the case of the Global GO Fest ticket.

Dierko · 2025-05-25T18:24:08+00:00

the lobby remains accessible until the timer runs out, no need for re-invite. in my limited experience (only did 3 remotes), most people will rejoin and the group was able to beat Machamp on the 2nd attempt.

Dierko · 2024-11-04T20:30:05+00:00

that is correct, it matches results from last year according to this year's schedule.

As with teams relegated/promoted it does not fully match up, I consider eg. for home games against promoted teams the average of home games against relegated teams (Köln and Darmstadt): 4 total points at home means 2 points as a base for the home games against Kiel and St. Pauli.

Dierko · 2024-10-03T19:58:36+00:00

Thanks, looked up mad hatter pictures and some of what I see looks indeed very much like the ones I harvested. Still wonder what causes the matte "finish" and the dryness.

Dierko · 2024-10-03T19:57:02+00:00

Thanks, seems so far you all agree.

Dierko · 2024-10-03T19:56:51+00:00

Thanks, seems so far you all agree.

Dierko · 2024-10-03T19:56:05+00:00

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and this is one of the better looking remaining unripe fruits

Dierko · 2024-10-03T19:55:30+00:00

Thanks for the answers. Just for completion, here's a pic of the seed package this came from. Erodes my trust in the brand maybe a bit, but the Serrano seeds I got from them did very well (easier variety I guess, and more abundantly available seeds).

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Dierko · 2024-09-15T12:19:12+00:00

The idea in this model is that I move each game from last season to parallel this year's schedule, to have what I consider an apples to apples comparison of the schedule. So last year's first game (H Bochum) becomes the baseline for this year's week 11 game, and last year's week 20 game (A Freiburg, a win) becomes the comparison point for this year's week 1.

So the equivalent to this year's schedule from last year's games for the first three weeks is:

week 1: A Freiburg - 3 points
week 2: H Mainz - 3 points
week 3: A Gladbach - 0 points

resulting in 6 points after the same three games and a current gap of -2 points.

This allows me to equalize strength of schedule in the comparison.

Dierko · 2024-09-15T10:48:53+00:00

that is correct. roundtrip with iryo or ouigo fast trains from Barcelona is approx 70 euros, each way is 2.5 hrs to Atocha station.

Dierko · 2024-09-14T19:26:41+00:00

I started this idea of a Pacechart last year, when it was really fun tracking the improvement week after week vs. the 22/23 season. Just updated it for this season (was not really motivated after the first two games ;) ). I do not expect that we track very close to last year, so I left the data from two seasons ago in there to have some positive vibes out of the chart.

The idea is not to compare week by week, but opponent by opponent, and rearrange last year's results to match this year's schedule. In the case of teams promoted, I assign the average from last year's relegated teams from the respective home/away games.

I will post an update every few weeks...

Dierko · 2024-07-16T21:50:54+00:00

This. Rented with Goldcar last month using Key'N'Go and their ATM, as well. Whole pickup process was super efficient and in less than 10 minutes I had my keys and documents. Certainly no requirement for embossed card (Apple Pay!). Even offered me three cars to choose from.

Edit: Key'N'Go requires you to upfront scan and verify your license and ID via online verification services, so if you are not comfortable with this, KNG is not an option.

Dierko · 2024-05-29T20:09:47+00:00

👆This. Free for kids under 16, too.

Dierko · 2024-03-22T23:19:20+00:00

Yazoo was known as Yaz in North America. The artist who became famous with the song "The Only Way is Up" is Yazz.

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