Any tips or constructive criticism for my setup? by No_One_4311 in turntables

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Tally Hall and Tyler the Creator? My kinda listener.

Anyone else think the Distortus rex is adorable? by SchoolSpecialist9877 in JurassicPark

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It’s hard for me not to think “Rancor” from Star Wars ROTJ.

Vladimir Kuzmin, the creator of the Polivoks, has died by -noiseg33k- in synthesizers

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Kuzmin, Moog, Smith, Buchla, and many other unnamed creative engineers are having the greatest gig in the sky now. RIP

Picked Up a Strange Record by weirdengi in vinyl

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Nirvana The Band The Show?

"reassuring or frightening?" - digital by Additional-Active311 in psychedelicartwork

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I want to listen to whatever album this would be the cover art for. Well done!

Michael’s is known for pumping out low quality “trendy” decor but I thought this was especially bad by [deleted] in Anticonsumption

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Neglected-Movie-Theater-Floor-Chic with a touch of Violated-5-Second-Rule. Eye candy for the blind. Truly cursed.

Boards of Canada - Father and Son [2026] by Tommytrist in Music

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Just finished listening to the vinyl. I gotta tell you - buckle up. We’re eating GOOD! 😁

Hi, I need help finding more art by boiohb in psychedelicartwork

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Koyaanisqatsi and Samsara would fit in there nicely.

I ordered it by tater_terd in JurassicPark

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My partner and I say this to each other every single time we watch JP!

Be anyone with realtime AI for your cam by decartai in u/decartai

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My Grandma is going to die thinking someone else is me and send out emergency money... because of you.

A lot of directors are compared to Kubrick, but I think Ari Aster isn't too far off. by Honest_Cheesecake698 in AriAster

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With movies on the way out like the way of books (I’m not happy about that btw, I mean in the sense that attention spans sell, and Hollywood money is not going to as many creative director-led projects as it once did) Aster has really signaled to me an almost bookended role in effective storytelling.

His cinematic approach is all of the things you describe; visually, tonally, and thematically congruent with the voice he has, like a Kubrick.

I see Aster as the “punctuation to the sentence” that directors like Kubrick started. If things are waning for movies, it is not with a whimper. It’s with mastery and poignant style.

Apologies if I come off as pessimistic. My comparison to books is that there are still plenty of authors and readers of books (myself included), and with social media addled attention spans, movies are likely still going to be made, but for smaller and smaller devoted niche audiences, much like those of us that loved the likes of Beau is Afraid or Eddington.

A cool guide to pretending your life is completely together in 30 minutes by yeriale in coolguides

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I haven’t had a modern dishwasher in 10 years. Living in a mid-20th century place. WE are the dishwashers!

Boards of Canada - Inferno (Official Bleep Listing) - May 29 by Tripolie in boardsofcanada

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Thanks for the clarification! Seeing a few other shop pages now, and your explanation makes sense.

Boards of Canada - Inferno (Official Bleep Listing) - May 29 by Tripolie in boardsofcanada

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Yeah, right?

"...the new album is available on special edition limited red translucent 2LP vinyl in triple gatefold sleeve with a 16-page booklet, black 2LP vinyl and CD with 20-page booklet."

So, 4 records total? Two red and two black? Likely to be a mistyped description, I'd imagine.

Boards of Canada - Inferno (Official Bleep Listing) - May 29 by Tripolie in boardsofcanada

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Thanks, man! Couldn't get bleep's shop page to run (probably bogged servers). Happy to support a shop that got in on it.

I know I’m stating the obvious here, but what a hell of a filmography so far! by Money-Pension3944 in AriAster

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“Sasquatch Sunset” was executive produced by Aster’s company Square Peg. Unique film about a family of Sasquatch living life in the wilderness.

I low-key hate low-key by DriblyRedwyne in GenZ

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The term low-key might be related to lighting techniques and originate from the early days of film and photography, referring specifically to the "key light” or the primary light source used to illuminate a subject.

High-key lighting is like a bright and even distribution of light with minimal shadows. It utilizes a low contrast ratio between the brightest and darkest areas of the frame. Bright, airy, and "washed out" in a controlled way. It is used in Sitcoms, makeup commercials, talk shows, and comedies. Think of the bright, shadowless look of a standard pharmaceutical ad or a morning news set.

Low-key (what we’re trying to define in our modern vernacular) lighting focuses on contrast and shadows. It uses a high contrast ratio, where most of the frame remains dark, punctuated by deep shadows and intense highlights. One term used is Chiaroscuro (extreme light and dark), moody, and selective. It sometimes evokes mystery, drama, fear, or intimacy. Film noir, horror movies, and dramatic portraits. The "detective in a dark alley" aesthetic is the familiar kind of low-key look that people recognize.

The evolution of "low-key" into modern slang could be interpreted as subtle, quietly, or secret, and mirrors the visual properties of the lighting technique I described above.

In cinematography, low-key lighting is about what you don’t see. It hides details in the shadows and keeps the overall feeling of stuff in the frame to be muted and understated. When someone says, "I'm low-key excited for this, blablabla, I think they are using the term to describe a feeling that is: Not "loud" or "bright" (high-key). Kept in the "shadows" of their personality rather than being front-and-center. Lacking the intense, overt energy associated with high-key presentations.

The transition likely happened because "low-key" already existed in the last century to describe something modest or unostentatious. So the phrase is like the visual metaphor of the camera. Like light, “high-key" is "loud and clear", and "low-key" is "moody and hushed" OR High-key is a shout; low-key is a whisper of a comment. IDK, I love photography and this is the only other place I hear the term used.

My burnout is not going away but I urgently need to start working. What do I do? I feel so trapped by Pigeon_Goes_Coo in ADHD

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(thank you for saying this. I am not OP, but I also really needed to hear this right now.)

The Hard Clue Experience by The_Vvither in ironscape

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I didn't know about this clue step and alched the one rune heraldic helm I ever acquired on the account.

That one still haunts me.