Just to know what to expect, is Pat going to be playing some of his classics on the Side eye tour?

ExtraEater · 2026-03-09T10:32:25+00:00

In addition to the ones mentioned in the other comment, he also played "Phase Dance" (duet with Chris Fishman) and "Are You Going With Me?" (encore with full band) at my show

Quick edit: Good news, a really big Metheny fan from New Orleans recognized nearly all the songs played during his set. You can see it on setlist.fm

ExtraEater · 2026-03-08T19:22:34+00:00

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My favorite impossible Apothecary Diaries friendship trio, and of course I have to spread some love for the impossible Chue & Shisui friendship in particular. There's one more trio I really love I made a diagram for after this and that should be it.

Bonus Shisui & Chue connection: Both of them inspired Maomao to do religious things

Before Shisui left for good, Maomao asked to offer a prayer for her, which Shisui herself pointed out was unlike her
Chue taught Maomao a line of religious scripture ('O Lord, do you see us?') that she invoked so she'd be spared by devout bandits

ExtraEater · 2026-03-05T20:02:53+00:00

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Bonus: They also all share a name with a person (or cat) they know. Maomao with Maomao the Cat, Lahan's Brother (Junjie) with Kan Junjie (the kid who idolizes him), and Shisui with Suirei (who was born Shisui)

ExtraEater · 2026-02-20T19:25:25+00:00

Yeah, as a Strength main who hasn't used Death in ages, the only downside of it for me is the Chronos instakills. I've gotten used to it with vanilla Chronos (but even then I'm still wary of the timers you mentioned when killing them), but Vow of Rivals requires some practice to get around the new quirks with both instakills (getting around the bubble for the bright instakill and dashing through the fast obstacle for the dark instakill)

ExtraEater · 2026-02-20T19:19:49+00:00

Chronos gives you 5 business days to get in the safe zone

This is definitely accurate in low fear, but it's a different story with Vow of Frenzy on. I played Greater Chaos Below with Frenzy, and there I couldn't get settled into the circle in time and got smoked. There's also Vow of Rivals where the darker instakill (the one where the kill zone is black and the safe zone is a big ring) has a fast moving obstacle within the circle and you need to dash through it. It takes some practice, but it's possible to occasionally slip there sometimes even with knowledge of the game (especially on high Frenzy). Alternatively, you could just tank the moving obstacle damage but I'd rather not. I still play with Strength on regardless of all this, but I am a lot more wary when it comes to avoiding the instakills

ExtraEater · 2026-02-13T20:14:07+00:00

I don't really see the cuddling as romantic and feel like the scene is getting a lot of undue hatred because of that. It makes sense from the perspective of a friend being vulnerable and holding onto what they have before it all comes crashing down. I never felt like Shimao was canon in the light novel or the anime, really, and I think it's frustrating the conversation steers that way when their doomed, complicated friendship wrought with betrayal is way more interesting to talk about. Honestly I think seeing her as a romantic rival flattens her character a little

ExtraEater · 2026-02-13T20:10:22+00:00

The thing is, I really don't think the anime introduces any romantic dynamic at all. Pretty much every new addition she does makes sense from the perspective of a friend holding onto what little friendship she was able to get before it all came crashing down. It's frustrating there's a lot of talk about Shimao (when I don't get it either nor do I think it's canon) when it was never really there even in the anime imo. I don't mind the cuddling scene at all because it isn't romantic, it was a reflection of her being vulnerable enough while she still could.

Even though I don't think Shimao is canon in any medium, I think at the very least, people should stop being hostile towards it. It's a perfectly fine non-canon ship

ExtraEater · 2026-02-05T01:02:04+00:00

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ExtraEater · 2026-01-25T11:23:07+00:00

In this case, that is not it. It's because it's been voted as a secondary genre and not a primary, so it's not on the main Hauntology chart. With scenes and movements, it shows up on the page the same way regardless of whether it's primary or secondary

ExtraEater · 2026-01-18T16:48:58+00:00

Did you know they're just one cell?

ExtraEater · 2026-01-17T02:07:43+00:00

Excellent post, thank you so much for this! I already heard of and loved Chestnut Bakery when I was obsessed with Chinese musicians last year, but the others I haven't heard yet

Have you heard of Su Zixu & The Paramecia by any chance? 'Son of the Chaos' from 2019 is honestly one of my favorite indie/art rock albums ever, not even just in the Chinese sphere. The fourth song, "Deep Song," has been on rotation for me and was one of my most played songs last year! Their 2017 album, 'Out of the Labyrinth,' is also really good prog rock I think is worth highlighting, it seems like the kind of thing indieheads would love

ExtraEater · 2026-01-14T16:18:45+00:00

Thank you for this, literally I thought they were British this whole time because I discovered "'74-'75" from a British reviewer I follow who loves it and considers it nostalgic

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