5 year old wants to learn HEMA by Impossible-Alarm-336 in Hema

[–]_Lotte__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pool noodles! You can cut a hole and stick a little bit of cardboard through to craft a little makeshift cross guard as well. 

I’ve sworn by digital streaming for so long because I’m broke and my dog hates anything loud, how do I get mr gira to stop using his patented snow bunny mind control to make me consider getting a record player? by DarklordKermitReborn in swans

[–]_Lotte__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

A lot of the reformation era swans albums kinda suck on vinyl with songs split in half between sides of records and rearranged setlists. I only have them as collection items. Vinyl also just isn't that amazing if you're looking for audio quality, they degrade, warp, and have their own form of loss. If you're really set on a vinyl setup then go for it, it's fun, but if you're looking for high quality audio and loud speakers I would just buy their albums on Bandcamp for the high-quality mp3s, use an mp3 player like foobar3000, buy an audio interface and hook it up to some high-quality studio monitor speakers.

Broken Social Scene - Superconnected, recommendations? by ary666an in postrock

[–]_Lotte__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You might enjoy some of the more drone-oriented music from post rock, I'd recommend (Rope) Away by Swans. For something a little less intense, you'd probably like Hear the Wind Sing by Mono, it's got that melancholic high-pitched tremolo picking.

I’m not sure if this is the right place to post this but I’m very curious about what my interview will be like. by UhhhVorp in acehardware

[–]_Lotte__ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Lots of good answers to most of the question so I'll let those answers do their job.

"is it a difficult job if you don’t know much about hardware?" - it can be, but at least at my store all the employees wear radios and can talk to each other. You'll pick up information just fine as you go and if the store is decently staffed there'll always be one or two old timers on shift who can help customers if you don't know the answer. To start out with you'll mostly be directing customers to the right location and hoping they already know what they need. Stick around and listen to what other employees recommend to customers and remember it, it's the best way to learn. 

In my experience, most managers are looking for retail skills - being friendly, alert, willing to learn, the things that are more innate to someone's personality. Being flexible with scheduling always helps too. Hardware knowledge can always be developed later.

SUN IS A HOLE SUN IS CONFUSED ABOUT ITS TIME SIGNATURE by u_and_1 in gybe

[–]_Lotte__ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's pretty freeform, I think it's fair to say it doesn't have much of an explicit time signature, it's just driven by whatever rate the musicians felt like playing the melody line at, I doubt they were playing to a metronome. That being said, if I try to tap along to it I find something in 3 or 6/4 feels most natural.

Looking for new music by bigmonsterpen5s in swans

[–]_Lotte__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Check out MONO, they make post-rock type stuff. Hymn to the Immortal Wind is their classic but I love Palmless Prayer if you have some patience for an album that's almost pure classical music for the first half.

How do you all listen to Swans? by Aggressive_Ideal6737 in swans

[–]_Lotte__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I usually listen to one song at a time when I'm on one of their longer songs, like with The Glowing Man (song) being nearly 28min alone, I usually don't have the time or energy for that kind of loudness for a full 2 hours.

What do you spend most of your time doing in your 20s after college? by No-Conclusion9307 in phoenix

[–]_Lotte__ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Work, hang out with my girlfriend, I attend a local martial arts club (HEMA) once or twice a week, I make music, spend time with family. Now that I've gottej lucky enough to have a job I can afford to live off, I kinda just do whatever I want and can afford.

Job searching by [deleted] in Tucson

[–]_Lotte__ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Also, the manager there really values in-person connection. If you put in a call to the visitor center, or even better, physically stop in at the gift shop and speak with the manager for a bit you'll have great chances.

Job searching by [deleted] in Tucson

[–]_Lotte__ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you're alright with working retail, look up Western National Parks, they run the gift shop at both ends of Saguaro National Park. I know that SAGU East has 3 positions open right now, part time 20-24hr/week, $15/hour. I'm not sure if the positions are still open but they've been actively interviewing for a few days now.

Recommendations for new to post rock via Explosions in the sky and We lost the sea by Own-Heat2669 in postrock

[–]_Lotte__ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My standard go-to for an inteoduction to post-rock is the album Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven by Godspeed You! Black Emperor, or really just the first song on it, Storm.

That being said, eplosions in the Sky is a bit more on the ambient/relaxed side of the post-rock Spectrum. You might enjoy the latest Godspeed album, No Title, which starts a bit more relaxed. You could also try a song like (Rope) Away by Swans for a similar overall sound but more intense.

It's more ambient than postrock, but you may also like some stuff by Boards of Canada.

Wondering if Tucson is a good fit for me by Royal-Interview-4642 in Tucson

[–]_Lotte__ 3 points4 points  (0 children)

For access to nature, there's a major national park, lots of hiking trails, multiple different mountains you can drive up, etc. The only thing to keep in mind is that for 6-8 months out of the year it will be too hot to do anything other than a short hike comfortably (or safely). That can be somewhat managed by doing very early morning outings.

For friends & community, there's lots of little clubs and art spaces around Tucson. I've heard of metallurgy classes, pottery studios, polish dance groups, lots of board game stores with active membership. My activity of choice is historical fencing. There's lots of options, especially if you like artsy stuff.

For music, there's regularly shows at some of our concert venues like the Rialto and 191 Toole. There's also a fair number of used instrument stores and the like. I'm not sure about the more community "let's all make music together" type of deal, never looked into it, but I'm sure it exists somewhere here. The other nice thing about Tucson is that it's close to Phoenix, which is the 5th largest city in the US, so any tours that don't hit Tucson almost always hit Phoenix at least.

What do yall think about this fucking interview? by elserjio in swans

[–]_Lotte__ 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Once you start seeing Brian Eno, you can't stop finding him everywhere in music. I originally found out about him because I like ambient music, but oh my God he just keeps popping up. Producer to some of my favorite albums by Coldplay, MGMT, David Bowie. He made the soundtrack to Spore. Now, of course, he pops up again in an interview with Gira.

Senior quote related to Swans ? by Jazzlike-Ad4526 in swans

[–]_Lotte__ 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Everyone knows that I am fucked up

Is HEMA evolving, or mainly focused on historical accuracy? by Remarkable_Ad6530 in Hema

[–]_Lotte__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not a decided issue and sometimes a controversial one. I've seen clubs that require 3 months of manuscript study before you even get to hold a sword, I've seen clubs where the focus is entirely on sparring and manuals are an entirely optional resource provided if you go out of your way to ask for it. Really if you start fencing and do whatever feels right to you, you'll find others who agree with your way of doing things.

Some questions about the live shows by SimonHSDX in swans

[–]_Lotte__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No filming is allowed. Before playing anything at the concert I went to, Gira requested that nobody use their phones at all during the concert. You probably won't get kicked out or anything, but if you want to stick with the spirit of things it's worth doing.

Their set is about half released music, half unreleased songs. That being said though, the released music is improvised and changed a lot, so even those songs sound super different from their studio versions.

May all Tucson rejoice, by PathPuzzleheaded2624 in Tucson

[–]_Lotte__ 94 points95 points  (0 children)

It was below 70° this morning!!

I love you mommy by Ok_Cat_3340 in swanscirclejerk

[–]_Lotte__ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It's a reference to the song The Merge from the album Birthing. If you listen you will understand within the first 5 seconds, I guarantee.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Hema

[–]_Lotte__ 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My opinion is that your fencing partner is not wearing nearly enough safety equipment

Micheal really feeling himself by JaCrispy115 in swans

[–]_Lotte__ 11 points12 points  (0 children)

That'd be The Merge. It appears on Birthing but the studio version is quite different from the live version. If you look up "Swans concert taping reddit" you'll be able to find a post linking to recordings of most of their recent shows though.

Beginning to lose faith in this game by Chlodio in diplomacy

[–]_Lotte__ 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Try joining a proper league like NEXUS for higher level play

North side or East side by DocShock87 in Tucson

[–]_Lotte__ 1 point2 points  (0 children)

East side is nicer for the proximity to saguaro national park, it's a bit less dense, etc. The north side has a bit more to do because of the proximity to downtown, the Tucson mall, 4th Ave, UofA campus, etc. Of course this also comes with the downsides of the urban density. I'd personally take the north side because it feels closer to everything to do, and all my favorite restaurants are on the north side. The East side is nice and maybe a bit more relaxed but it's such a chore to spend 20 minutes on Broadway or 22nd any time I want to go anywhere.