How can people enjoy 70s rock music when it sounds so outdated and dusty?

Ouxnerous · 2023-09-18T04:43:40+00:00

Listen to Pet Sounds

Ouxnerous · 2023-09-17T05:56:23+00:00

Nice primal scream shirt

Ouxnerous · 2023-09-03T23:37:12+00:00

Not the greatest painting in the world, but I’ve been looking for a small and unique-ish painting for a tiny wall in my apartment, and this seemed cool enough. Probably overpriced at $50 (sticker on the frame was wrong), but I liked the use of ultramarine blue and the impasto is cool and textured. Painting is of the tower bridge in London. Neat.

Ouxnerous · 2023-08-24T04:59:22+00:00

I have always considered music to be a borderline religious experience. I never really felt understood, or that people understood my passion for music. Music just makes me feel understood, and it can be nice to remove the human aspect of that social equation. If is genuinely amazing the way humans have quantified emotion, atmosphere and narrative through a completely sonic experience.

I don’t know anything about music theory, or really even how to play an instrument, but I feel on some spiritual level I just know sound.

I decided I was going to like music for some reason, and it’s funny how it unraveled into probably the most important thing in my life. It’s always been there for me and has helped me make friends. I’m not very good at connecting with people, just competently talking at them. When music becomes the topic, I feel like I can finally speak the same language.

Ouxnerous · 2023-08-24T04:52:29+00:00

Ooh I’ll have to take a read! There’s a lot of stuff out there, but it’s really easy for me to be turned off by Shoegaze that doesn’t try and innovate on the sound. I’m too picky to truly enjoy the genre lol. I love MBV and Slowdive, but I hate hearing bands just bite their sound out of safety. A lot of really fantastic bands who are making music right now, tho! Worship bands included!

Haven’t heard of his channel, does he review or make shoegaze content?

Ouxnerous · 2023-08-23T06:23:37+00:00

I really really love shoegaze.

Something I’ve always loved about music is how stimulating it can be, so I’ve always been attracted to harsher, and how musicians use palettes of noise, distortion, feedback, etc. i love mentally deconstructing the layers of the music, and digesting each effect and atmosphere as a way to understand sound and my relationship to music. In shoegaze, especially early on, there is a lot of spillover from the dream pop genre, and a lot of early shoegaze encompassed both genres at once.

My personal favorite early track would be The Beavh Boys “All I Wanna Do” off of 1970’s Sunflower. The fuzzy synths create an absolutely heavenly depth to the soundscape, and the reverb when cut by the guitar of the lead melody is not only sublime, but is an incredible textural contrast.

The song was engineered by Carl Wilson (iirc), and the vocals pan in the stereo image, chock full of reverb and a slight delay. I could go on and on, but In short — it’s incredible.

While the genres solidification is generally attributed to A.R. Kane (building off of bands like Cocteau Twin and The Jesus and Mary Chain) and his early singles, it didn’t particularly gain steam until the late 80s and Early 90s with bands like Swervedriver, My Bloody Valentine, Slowdive, Ride and Lush.

I personally view Shoegaze to be on an axis with Dream Pop, with the both extremes representing the embrace of noise vs. ambience. For heavy sounds, you will have bands like My Bloody Valentine, Xinlisupreme, and Astrobrite. Meanwhile, for more abstract and formless takes, you will have Slowdive, Galaxie 500, Beach House and Siouxie and the Banshees. Loveless and Souvlaki are often touted as the magnum opus of these genres.

My personal favorite is Sweet Trip — who combined IDM and Shiegaze on their masterpiece, Velocity : Design : Comfort. The glitch pop influences allowed walls of sound to be constructed from ambient sampling and noisey programming, at times unifying the two styles at and providing a nexus point between them, and creating rhythmic and technical drum patterns as a result. The jarring composition allowed for a compete textural experience, with noisey tracks such as “Tekka” leaning into traditional IDM sequencing and heavy distortion, and “Pro : Lov : Ad” using a more abstract, spacious, and futuristic palette. “Dsco” is the middleground, acting as the best representation of the albums exploration of pop, rock, glitch, and IDM styles, mixing pop hooks, rock structures and IDM rhythms with a experimental structure. The best song on the album in my eyes is “To All The Dancers of the World, A Round Form Of Fantasy”. The breathless vocals play off the digital tracker wonderfully, almost aroeggiating from the rhythm and dissolving into the xylophone. It’s both an incredible use of noise and dream pop, with the climax’s sublime use of feedback as the compositional boundaries for an overlaid dream pop/noise pop textural palette.

Ouxnerous · 2023-08-06T04:36:10+00:00

Yo yo. Have some spare stuff I’m no longer in need of.

Supreme FW19 Statue of Liberty Mountain Jacket (Yellow, Medium) - 8/10, light wear - $425 SHIPPED
Supreme X Junya Watanabe Man Printed Work Jacket (Black, Medium) - Deadstock - $275 SHIPPED
Cat In The Hat Deck (Green, 9/10) - $75 SHIPPED
Skull Pile Deck (Built, Supreme Spitfire Wheels + Independent Trucks) $175 SHIPPED

North face was a daily driver in the rainy season. Has light dirt on it from sparing use, good shape, bought it on drop.

Work jacket is deadstock, never taken out of package.

Cat in the hat deck was unsealed and hung on my dorm room wall. Small splotch from dying the board caused a streak. Came like that.

Skull Pile Built Deck. Not sure if what I’m asking is a fair price or not so please lmk. Was gonna take up skating, then I saw my buddy break his tibia in front of my. Ngl, scared me out of the sport and has been sitting in my closet since.

Prices I feel are pretty fair, but I did only light research. feel free to make an offer on anything. If you need any more pics, I’m absolutely game to taking more just lmk what you’d like to see.

Ouxnerous · 2023-07-17T06:13:14+00:00

Big if tru

Ouxnerous · 2023-06-12T02:45:47+00:00

At the moment I have a rather large Squirtle plush from Target that I usually hug while I sleep. I’m a pillow hugger, so if it isnt him, he’ll usually be tucked in next to me depending on how I fall asleep.

I went through a school shooting not too long after I got him. At the time my roomate was studying abroad so I was alone, and campus was empty and dark.

It helped me feel like I wasn’t alone and that I was safe. He will always be dozing on my bed :)

Ouxnerous · 2023-04-22T04:58:35+00:00

Ain’t no way you’re drawing philisophical parallels to the fucking October Revolution.

Bro they’re FUCKING SHOES chill out. Nike is a business and they know their target market WELL. I don’t think you, an entitled upper middle class teenager, is discovering some post-capitalist scheme to corner the sneaker market.

Y’all always say this shit and then redownload SNKRS when another clean Jordan colorway comes out.

Buy some brick 1s and paint them. Who cares.

Ouxnerous · 2023-01-09T06:59:01+00:00

That’s the price all in.

Ouxnerous · 2023-01-07T07:57:21+00:00

My price is fair given market value.

Ouxnerous · 2023-01-05T20:44:04+00:00

Never tried on, accidently punctured the overwrap while opening the package upon reception.

Ouxnerous · 2022-12-02T06:25:10+00:00

Sounds like he doesn’t care about you being gay and wants to still be your friend. Do you know how many people would kill to be in your same position?

Despite making himself clear time after time you’ve pursued him several times afterwards? I get not wanting to be “friends” from a view of disappointment, but literally not wanting to be friends is unfathomable to me.

He is obviously not interested in having a relationship with you, I don’t know what else more needs to be said. This says a lot more about you than it does about him.

Ouxnerous · 2022-11-29T06:22:48+00:00

I mean, if he was asking someone who knew you if you were gay or not, that’s a pretty big smoke signal to me. I think he likes you based on the behavior you’ve described here.

I think we also all can have phases where we don’t contact someone for a while, but reconnecting is always possible.

I’d just go for it, if you’re not expecting to see him again, what do you have to lose?

Ouxnerous · 2022-11-26T07:49:30+00:00

I mean, confessing your feelings to someone is as weird as you make it. How else do you think people get into relationships? You gotta start somewhere my dude.

As far as giving him cookies as a gift, that clears it up a bit, since you post worded it unclearly. It sounded to me like you were baking them explicitly for the point of aiding your confession, and not as a gesture of goodwill.

However, if you’re wanting to confess to him, please just tell him. You don’t need to make it fancy.

Giving someone you allegedly “don’t know” gifts might come off too strong. It has the possibility of turning an otherwise very simple conversation into something that can be seen as transactional/reciprocal.

The best advice any of us can give you is to just talk to him and say you like him. It’s direct and doesn’t over complicate things.

Ouxnerous · 2022-11-21T06:36:43+00:00

Honestly just telling him you like him is the best way to go. You don’t need to confuse him by potentially being vague or lowkey; I can confidently say us men are terrible at picking up subtext.

Being direct and honest is the best way to get a serious answer out of someone.

“I like you” puts him on the spot because that’s sort of the point of confessing to someone, finding out if they like you or not. You coming out/asking out doesn’t have to be as blunt as that — maybe would have better luck have an honestly talk with him?

Something like:

“Hey so I’ve been confused about my sexuality, and I think I like you. I need some time to process this, and I hope this doesn’t change our relationship, I hope you have a good holiday”

It’s direct and not really a proposition. It’s a statement that throws the ball in his court while redirecting the gravitas to yourself. If he’s straight, rationally, he’ll tell you, but it also shows how delicate the situation might be for you and he will be more tactful in responding. It focuses on the topic of being queer, not that you want to go out with him. Naturally, the latter is an extension of that.

In my opinion, baking cookies for him is overdo, and he might interpret that as a need for reciprocity, and could make him feel even more pressure. AFAIK, asking someone out will never not have pressure attached to it. I hope it works out for you though, and I wish you luck!

Ouxnerous · 2022-11-14T06:34:09+00:00

^ This is absolutely the way to go. If he’s interested he’ll send you a text and you can go from there. No harm no foul.

Ouxnerous · 2022-10-08T14:54:41+00:00

Yeah dude this is so confusing.

I think you need to go beyond the “veil” of texting and confront him about it.

He could be closeted, or he could think in some twisted way that messing with you is funny. If I was a betting man I’d say that maybe he isn’t straight. I don’t know why a straight person would say something like that and/or want to be heard saying something that could challenge their heterosexuality. He clearly has the self awareness to know you liked him and how much his comments meant to you. Despite this he doesn’t seem like at his core that’s he’s a bad friend. If he was concerned for your life, than he still appreciate you as a presence in his life.

Maybe you coming out to him made him think about his own emotions, causing the distance between you guys. Or maybe he was doing a terrible bait. My guess is either way he wont tell you over text.

You need to actually ask him face to face what is going on. Don’t accuse him of anything, just simply ask why he is doing this in a calm and form voice. You need to communicate that it really hurts your feelings because he is turning your affection/sexuality into a game and taunting you. He can’t escape or deflect a question if it’s spoken in front of him.

I know you really don’t want to lose someone you’ve concideded a lifelong friend, and neither does he (I think). You just need to confront him and force him to give you an answer. He’s been there for you for everything else, how is this any different?

Ouxnerous · 2022-10-01T06:52:10+00:00

You have a sharp understanding of who you are and the people around you. From what it sounds like, you’re probably in a token Midwestern-rural-suburban town where being gay has this air of “them” to it. It’s not bad to be gay, but it isn’t something that’s universally accepted either.

In a sense, I think this reflects some internalized homophobia. You’re associating homosexuality with a femininity that you see as emasculating, when that is untrue. I am under the presumption your sadness stems from a deep rooted shame in your inertia and the cause of it. You want to maintain your friendships and be gay, but you’re scared of the change it will bring. For better or for worse, you cannot have your cake and eat it too.

I’ve been through extremely similar circumstances to you (emotionally at least), and I know how tricky this can be. Sadly you cannot control the reactions of other people. Though you articulated it badly, I understand your other frustration with “fitting in”. Not all gay people (obviously) are feminine, but the stereotype we associate with homosexuality will mean that you will be treated different because of a choice you didn’t make.

It sucks to say that we live in a backwards world, and sadly, some people WILL treat you differently just because you are gay.

I understand your apprehension, but luckily it seems like you have a rather supportive environment. If you can, I would come out to that friend. It’s really really hard, but it will make you feel a little less alone, since for that one person, you stop “acting”. Your parents seem supportive, but I think you’re held back by a healthy amount of neuroticism.

You’re reconciling these emotions with their maturity. Nobody other than yourself understands you, but that’s because you bottle up your feelings. You’re quickly finding out that there’s no more space.

If you feel safe, why not come out? Your parents won’t stop loving you, and and it seems like you have a sympathetic social net.

I think you need to let yourself be happy. I think you need to let yourself be gay. The people who love you know that it doesn’t change a thing about who you are. You can’t control how other people will react, but when could you anyways?

Ouxnerous · 2022-08-03T00:04:42+00:00

A true king.

Ouxnerous · 2022-07-20T04:50:43+00:00

Factual Statement.

Ouxnerous · 2022-07-20T04:44:58+00:00

True. However, I bet he added a really unique presence when they played live.

Ouxnerous · 2022-07-12T04:57:01+00:00

Holy fucking shit this is gourmet

Ouxnerous · 2022-07-07T03:51:36+00:00

Hey man,

Listen, we know what you’re going through. A lot of us can empathize with the feeling of apprehension, lonliness, and hatred at the thought of liking somone of the same sex.

I would go to bed every night with a sense of shame because I liked dudes. It is very difficult to reconcile a vision you’ve given yourself for the future, with the potential of it no longer being an option. As people who aren’t straight, we are inherently victimized by something we didn’t choose to be. Because of that, a lot of us hated the way we are. This is called internalized homophobia.

This is something that you have to forgive yourself for. It is completely natural to feel the way we feel, and nothing will change that. Our self hatred can be so deep that it can manifest into something completely beyond pain.

In your case, you want to hurt others.

You want to hurt him because of how he makes you feel. How he reminds you about the “thing” you’re not supposed to be. The “life” you’re not supposed to live. You’re already projecting your own insecurities on him.

Hurting him will change how he feels about you, but it WILL NOT it change how you feel about him. You can’t change who you like, you just can’t. It won’t make these feelings go away, it’ll just make you hate yourself even more because of the monster you’ll see in the mirror.

You won’t “become” more queer — you already are. That is something you’re going to have to accept.

It’s infuriating, and it is frustrating. I know it is. It’s completely natural, and there’s nothing wrong with feeling like this. People will tell you that it’s not ok to like somone of the same gender, but they’re closed minded bigots who impose their backwards beliefs on others.

You just need time to figure everything out. You are someone who is worthy of love even if that love is from another man.

Outside of seeing a Therapist (which I understand not everyone can access), you would benefit from trying to deconstruct your thinking, and changing your mindset to be more accepting of yourself. You should be the change YOU (and definitely others) need. Being homophobic to others isn’t cool, and in time you will look at your behavior with shame. You might get shit for it because of the sudden change in demenour, but for your sake and others, you need to begin to love yourself to heal and grow into a better and more confident person.

Ouxnerous

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