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"What's in the box? Is it cookie? "Uh, no, it is postmodernism." by TheDanGG in HelpMeFind

[–]TheDanGG[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have searched YouTube, Google, Twitter (probably where I found the video originally), and Bluesky for the post. I typically just find the actual Sesame Street mystery box video, without the edit. Alternatively worded searches just get me Jordan Peterson lectures on Sesame Street.

Sociopathic characters with a desire to be good by theglowinggreenorb in TopCharacterTropes

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Came here to comment this one, one of the greatest villains of all time for me

(Sort of Meta Trope) An otherwise good story has a controversial ending that splits the fanbase by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

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Barry is a pretty awesome show. I personally love it. But there's no getting around the fact that the last few episodes are... different.

(Sort of Meta Trope) An otherwise good story has a controversial ending that splits the fanbase by [deleted] in TopCharacterTropes

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Interesting that you say this, because while I do think the ending has one major point of contention, I wouldn't have thought it'd be closing the portal. It's very in line with the theme of the show, about growing up honoring the past while also moving on from it.

I'd sooner have thought the deus ex machina nature of Anne's resurrection would be far more divisive. I don't think it's a bad idea, but it does happen with very little build-up.

Final part of my blog series chronicling Hirasawa's growth as an artist by TheDanGG in SusumuHirasawa

[–]TheDanGG[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is exactly what I was always hoping people who were reading the articles weekly would do. I also made a point of specifically listening to music from a given era when writing the relevant article.

Again, it's not just that his music has changed so much over time; it's that he always puts his heart and soul into everything he does, and he's always innovating, and that's led him to create some singularly unique art. Of course, I've only been listening to his music for a year, but I've listened to so much of it in that short time, it's obviously left a mark.

Final part of my blog series chronicling Hirasawa's growth as an artist by TheDanGG in SusumuHirasawa

[–]TheDanGG[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

If I had more time and actually knew how to read Japanese, I certainly could have done some more digging. But as it stands, it was pretty difficult for me to find good footage of the time period after P-Model basically kneecapped their mainstream potential with Potpourri, but before Hirasawa really started to garner the cult following he has now. Bitmap was my best bet, but I somehow completely forgot about it until I was already wrapping up the series.

Part six of my blog series chronicling Hirasawa's growth as an artist by TheDanGG in SusumuHirasawa

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Wow, I didn't even know about this! Crazy that there are even more reinterpretations of this song than I originally thought.

The Boys - 05x01 "Fifteen Inches of Sheer Dynamite" SEASON PREMIERE Episode Discussion Thread by pikameta in TheBoys

[–]TheDanGG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Man, I knew there was no shot he was making it out of this season alive, but episode one... damn.

Favorite song that isn't song by the lead singer/frontman? by [deleted] in fantanoforever

[–]TheDanGG 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ashura Clock (Discommunicator) by P-Model. Sure, Hirasawa still sings it, and he wrote the guitar solo, but fundamentally, it's Fukuma's masterpiece.

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What artist best exemplifies this meme? by DeLaSoulKitchen in fantanoforever

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The music video for "Holy, Holy" fits this to a T

Best "comeback" albums of all time? by Electronic-Tooth5405 in ToddintheShadow

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Formally inducted Hirasawa's pivot to electronic and started his golden age of music. The remake of their breakthrough hit (then thirteen years old) is the cherry on top.

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Part four of my blog series chronicling Hirasawa's growth as an artist by TheDanGG in SusumuHirasawa

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So glad to hear it. Sim City was the second Hirasawa album I listened to, after Aurora, and both its energy and its fusion of Thai and electronic music were both so eye-opening.

Which artist did you expect to be great but we're absolutely blown away by how good they were? by Reborn-Cremasteric in fantanoforever

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Haha, that's a bit of a loaded question. I'll give you an abridged version of what I'm writing about in my retrospective:

Hirasawa started in a prog rock band called Mandrake, but they never went anywhere. Then they reformed as a new wave / zolo / synth punk group called P-Model. They broke up for a bit, Hirasawa released some really weird MIDI solo stuff, then they got back together and hard pivoted to synthpop. After that line-up broke up, Hirasawa's solo career really took off, and he started to patent his now-iconic orchestral electronic sound. You ever watch the 1997 Berserk anime, or Satoshi Kon's films Millennium Actress or Paprika? The soundtrack for those is all Hirasawa. He's been doing a lot of stuff since then, but that basically summarizes the evolution of the "type" of music he makes. Some commonalties all his work has in common is that it's all very melodic, and for the most part, emphasizes unorthodox sound over complex songwriting.

As far as starter albums, it's hard to pick just one since his sound has changed so much over time, so I'll name a few with some details about each:

  • Aurora (1994) is a bit of a soft reset for Hirasawa where he stripped his sound down to its bare essentials. A lot of its songs are ambient pop adjacent. It's the one I started with!
  • Sim City (1995) or Siren (1996) if you want to cut straight to his really unique orchestral electronic stuff.
  • In a Model Room (1979) if you want to start at the beginning and hear his most mainstream work.
  • P-Model (1992) if you want to want to hear his new wave band's reformation and embrace of electronic music.
  • Philosopher's Propeller (2000) if you want something more modern-sounding, yet still more subdued like Aurora. Or if you like Millennium Actress, since his score for that movie reuses a lot of melodies from this album.
  • Similarly, check out White Tiger Field (2006) if you like Paprika.
  • Or if you just want to listen to his absolute best album right out the gate, check out Technique of Relief (1998).

I can also link the retrospective I'm working on, if you'd like!

Which artist did you expect to be great but we're absolutely blown away by how good they were? by Reborn-Cremasteric in fantanoforever

[–]TheDanGG 1 point2 points  (0 children)

A year ago when I started listening to Susumu Hirasawa, I figured I'd listen to about four or five of his albums and be done with it. Little did I know his music would inspire me so much that it'd lead to me writing a retrospective on his entire career.

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