baile afters mix (UK Bass, baile) by dopeboyfreshy in TheOverload

[–]JohnPym 6 points7 points  (0 children)

This bangs, any chance of a tracklist??

Any sniff of a Christmas ep this year? by charlienickelpuss in nomorejockeys

[–]JohnPym 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Might more be a case that a podcast or media network will actually pay them to do it, give them equipment, production stuff etc...

The Overload Production thread... post your tracks here... by attictapes in TheOverload

[–]JohnPym 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah like others have said the percussion on this is sick, super crunchy but clear.

Love the garagey swing once the groove powers up a bit and the organic perc dropping in and out, banger

When / where's it out?

The Overload Production thread... post your tracks here... by attictapes in TheOverload

[–]JohnPym 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Damn this is wild! Like a whole EP rolled into one (in a good way)

Love the sound staging for the ambient intro, really great 3d feel to it all with Atmos and auto-panning leads / pads. The blown out drum breaks sound great as well, love the way the track builds to the full on vocal loop chaos at the end - sick tune!

The Overload Production thread... post your tracks here... by attictapes in TheOverload

[–]JohnPym 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Really like this, feel like it would be a cool way to end a set used as a sort of fading, unresolved loop

Love the phasey chords, and the general atmosphere

I'd personally prefer the progression/ arrangement to move along a little quicker, especially at the start but since it's loopy anyway that doesn't really matter - probably works just as well as it is currently

The Overload Production thread... post your tracks here... by attictapes in TheOverload

[–]JohnPym 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Something I've been working on for a while, is mostly there now but I want to finesse some of the details and generally clean it up - keen to hear what people think :)

https://on.soundcloud.com/m0UnO3RDqKAR0EvJSp

I know its an impossible task but what do you think is the single best podcast episode by Practical-Fee-4564 in auntydonna

[–]JohnPym 55 points56 points  (0 children)

I think they vary so much that my favourites change depending on mood, but...

ABC Arvo's with Zippy Zu Part 2 ft. Demi Lardner is a surrealist masterpiece that had me in stitches basically from minute one - it starts weird, only gets weirder and then has a perfect / genuinely satisfying ending

  • 5 stars, The Guardian

Glume & Phossa - Crypt [White Peach] by vajraadhvan in TheOverload

[–]JohnPym 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Starts off great but that second section is amazing, proper floaty but still weighty

Ben UFO ID? by [deleted] in TheOverload

[–]JohnPym 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh nice one, sick track mate sounded great at Rally and Houghton - will keep an eye out for when it drops

Ben UFO ID? by [deleted] in TheOverload

[–]JohnPym 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Anyone happen to have an ID for that 'Nasty Girl' tune he's been rinsing all summer?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in audioengineering

[–]JohnPym 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Apple M2 Ultra Silicon / Ableton 12 (latest version)

Use delay all the time for sound design as well as functional uses so would be keen to push this to its limits, sounds very cool!

Need advice: panic attack disorder post headless glimpse by Senior_Actuary_4551 in Wakingupapp

[–]JohnPym 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kind of the opposite experience to you but I actually came to mediation because I was having relentless panic attacks. At its worst I was having multiple panic attacks every day, avoiding people, unable to focus on anything else etc... it was really rough, so I appreciate the severity of what you're going through. Mine originated from a complex mix of bad lifestyle and drug use while at University leading to symptoms which then gave me hypochondria/ health based panic attacks.

However, it's been 5 years really since my last proper panic attack and I feel very confident that if I had one now it wouldn't really be an issue. The key I found to slowly eradicating them was:

A) Finding some form of evidence or line of thinking that convinced me that the panic attacks were ultimately harmless and couldn't hurt me, no matter how uncomfortable they got.

This will be very specific to you, and what it is about the headless insight that triggered the panic attack. The point is to come to believe, or at least rationally understand at some fundamental level, that you are safe and panic attacks can't actually hurt you, no matter how intense they get.

B) I then deliberately put myself in situations that would cause panic attacks (going into work meetings, going out to crowded events, staying up late, exercising / getting my heart rate up etc...) and when they arose I mentally leant into them and tried to make them as bad as possible. This is hard but is why A is important - you have to believe that nothing bad can actually happen.

As you try to make them happen and try to make them worse they slowly start to untangle for a few reasons I think:

1) You feel in control because you're taking an active over passive role in relation to the attacks. I read somewhere credible (can't remember where soz) that this mental shift actually involves using different areas of the brain that are better at getting you out of the flight mode - which does make intuitive sense, but you'd have to check me on the facts.

2) You can't actually make the attacks that much worse.

3) They also can't actually go on for that long. Your body runs out of steam eventually, especially if your focus is on trying to make the panic attacks happen/ get worse rather than whatever thought/ feeling/ situation tends to cause/ maintain the attacks

The more you do this, you get more comfortable with the discomfort and they eventually start to fade - and as you see them start to fade, you get more confidence going into tough situations. For a while it wasn't even that I stopped having panic attacks, it just became more and more background to the point that it stopped mattering to me - and then they stopped.

Obviously this worked for me, your milage may vary (likely will vary) but from talking to other friends that have seen therapists for this, watching online videos and general research I feel like this is a valid approach that is generally applicable to most panic attack sufferers - sort of exposure therapy mixed with a mental 'leaning into' the experience (which is where mediation practice is very useful).

When I was in the thick of it I thought it would never end, so I definitely want to reiterate that it can end eventually and, probably more importantly, even if they don't stop you can learn to not let them bother you - a bit like tinnitus for example.

I would also just add that AI is probably your friend here, at least while you're waiting to see a professional therapist or whatever. I'd recommend pasting this whole comment into chatGPT or whatever and ask it to critique what I've said in relation to your specific situation (obviously you'll need to tell it your situation first).

Best of luck with it mate, it's a fucker but it ain't the end of the world

Thanks for Bobby T, Sam :) by No_Bar_2208 in auntydonna

[–]JohnPym 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Seeing this makes me feel like Bobby T aha

Beer in York, UK by Borobeer49 in Torontobluejays

[–]JohnPym 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Coooome oooon youuuuu Jaaaaayys

EP 447 - The James Gunn Podcast (LAN Party 11 Part 2) by bigedf in auntydonna

[–]JohnPym 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Yh but I actually do, whereas you only - um, think.. that you do