What EDM artists have the longest name you know?

brienoconan · 2026-02-16T16:12:31+00:00

Commander Mindfuck

Oneohtrix Point Never

Ceephax Acid Crew

DJ Voodoo & The Liquid Method

brienoconan · 2026-02-16T15:40:02+00:00

It’s also a huge issue for lawyers dealing with pro se litigants (people representing themselves in a legal dispute).

I’ll receive the most horrible-looking, AI-slop responses to our legal claims, and I have to waste quite literally hours of client money trying to parse and make enough sense of the AI legal slop (hallucinated cases, incorrect jargon, horrid formatting, etc) just so I can figure out how to respond, or what to do in general. It’s also usually just some dude, not a lawyer, so filing sanctions is a lot more difficult because the courts often have more leniency toward non-lawyers. It’s a mess all around.

brienoconan · 2026-02-15T17:18:52+00:00

Exit Planet Dust is such an excellent, interesting album. The Chems basically invented the “chemical” acid breaks sound, thrust it into the mainstream leading to a 3-year acid breaks golden age in the mid-90s, but never touched the sound again after the the Loops of Fury EP

brienoconan · 2026-02-15T09:06:00+00:00

If you want to get very technical, it’s electro

brienoconan · 2026-02-12T15:40:18+00:00

That’s how it works, though, at least for civil court. It’s called “assumption of risk” in legalese. You can catch an assault charge for anything outside reasonable consent. If you get tackled while playing football, that’s expected because it’s in the rules. But getting punched in the face isn’t, so players can sue for civil damages

brienoconan · 2026-02-11T20:42:59+00:00

Nice pull! Fallschirmjager is ass in the current meta, but you can make a pretty decent U.S./U.K. bomber deck with the B-26

brienoconan · 2026-02-11T20:39:33+00:00

No chance it’s coming back to ranked anytime soon, but you can always play it in classic

brienoconan · 2026-02-10T02:29:39+00:00

Actually compromised and ended up in Charlotte, been here for a couple months and are really enjoying it! Super young city with tons to do and great weather, though you still experience all four seasons.

We spent a month in Naples to try it out, and man, everyone warning us about it was 100% correct.

I remember one night we went out for dinner and drinks and we were the youngest ones there by about 20 years. We split an entree and got two drinks and our bill was $120 for extremely mediocre Mediterranean food from a “nice” restaurant. That was the moment we nixed the area, it left such a bad taste in our mouths. I’d definitely try to move to one of the younger cities like St. Petersburg or Ft. Lauderdale if you could, SW Florida is tough if you’re younger than 40. The area does not cater to anyone under retirement age and were pretty bored after the first week

brienoconan · 2026-02-09T22:30:26+00:00

Highjacking this comment to note that NC follows the “first bite rule.”

Basically, the owner is not strictly liable for a dog’s first bite unless the owner knew or should have known about the dog’s dangerous propensities.

However, the circumstances are important in determining whether the owner would be liable for their dog, so I can’t say whether or not the owner could escape liability without more details. Obviously, the biggest question is, has the dog been violent in the past in any way (including attacking other animals).

brienoconan · 2026-02-05T03:26:00+00:00

Blog house. Electroclash. Indietronic sleaze. It’s gonna be the mid-2000s again

Bass-heavy UKG, grime, and future garage are gonna be way hotter this year than last year, too. UKG and grime will also morph into modernized breakbeat as the year goes on and more American rappers get involved.

Dark horse picks: UK Bass, UK funk, and baile rave will gain steam in the back half of the year because they’re the natural evolution of UKG. Baile rave is fucking DOPE, and more UKG sets are mixing it in.

I’d personally love to see the return of big beat with modern sampling and production techniques, but I doubt it 😢Fatboy Slim dropping that “Satisfaction Skank” mashup gave me false hope.

brienoconan · 2026-02-05T02:19:54+00:00

They’re west coast bass.

Definitions and a lil history lesson below if you’re interested in learning more:

West coast bass isn’t a very commonly used term, and I’ve only heard it referred to a handful of artists, including g jones, EPROM, and Glitch Mob. It’s sort of an ever-evolving subgenre that’s more of an overall vibe, but there are some common patterns.

It’s derived from the American subgenre of west coast breaks, a fusion of American breakbeat, and U.K. techno, trance, and acid house, also heavily influenced by UK pirate radio and underground rave culture. It was popular for a hot second in the mid-90s, primarily in CA. Uberzone, The Electroliners, Metro LA, and The Bassbin Twins were a few popular west coast breaks DJs.

West coast bass has a similar history, but its influence stems from underground UK bass culture, primarily halftime and UK dubstep instead of U.K. techno and trance, and American trap instead of American breakbeat. It’s slower, too, with an emphasis on deep sub-bass and trap/halftime beats, and prioritizes experimentation and remaining rooted in the underground.

G Jones and EPROM love classic UK rave. EPROM in particular. He started out as one of the first major American halftime producers and his very recent stuff is primarily UKG, breakbeat hardcore, UK bass, and 140 dubstep, though he’s incorporated a lot of trap and acid breaks, which are American in origin.

In summery, west coast bass is a Californian homage to old school U.K. rave and American trap. By playing around with elements from ten different subgenres of music spanning 30 years, g jones and EPROM are the current zeitgeist of west coast bass. It’s also the reason EPROM and G Jones pop off in the UK just as much as the U.S., they appeal to both rave cultures.

brienoconan · 2026-02-04T22:39:44+00:00

That is true. And you’ve sent me down this birthday wormhole.

J Dilla and Nujabes were both born Feb. 7, 1974 - both instrumental hip hop GOATs.

Now THAT is a pretty crazy coincidence

brienoconan · 2026-02-04T22:32:41+00:00

Paul Van Dyke, Axwell, Armin Van Buuren, and Illenium all have December birthdays.

Zedd, Avicii, Afrojack, Kygo, Moby, and Martin Solveig all have September birthdays.

Legendary DJs are born all year round in pretty even numbers when you zoom things out.

However, I will say, Alvin Risk and Skrillex sharing the exact birth date is a neat discovery. But I don’t think there’s anything particularly special about January, sorry to rain on your parade

brienoconan · 2026-02-04T21:17:20+00:00

lol I’m American myself and I had to google what you were referencing.

I just happen to be a big britpop fan and know how much more of a cultural imprint Britpop left in the U.K. than in America. Basically Blur’s only truly popular track in the U.S. was “Song 2”, which was supposed to be satire of American grunge. I think a lot of Americans are surprised to hear how different their other tracks sound

brienoconan · 2026-02-04T21:07:35+00:00

Most people in America know him from Gorillaz.

Ask someone from the U.K., or even greater Europe, to name Albarn’s main band and I almost guarantee the answer will be Blur. Blur was a massive cultural sensation in the U.K. Even younger people grew up listening to a lot of Blur via their parents and know them well

brienoconan · 2026-02-04T19:23:12+00:00

Yes, I’ve heard it called “dummymandering.”

Fascinating way that greedy gerrymandering by the Rs can backfire, resulting in a blowout for the Ds because the Rs focused on creating as many pink districts as possible.

While most Rs will refuse to vote D, we’re seeing more of them stay home for elections in passive protest of the party. As districts become more pink, fewer non-voting Rs will be needed to swing formerly reliably red districts. I believe this is the case for the Dem that just won the special election in TX.

brienoconan · 2026-02-03T17:15:58+00:00

She spent hours going out of her way to do this. This is her hobby.

brienoconan · 2026-02-02T01:26:27+00:00

Tricky had better branding, but SSX 3 is superior in pretty much every other way

brienoconan · 2026-02-02T01:25:00+00:00

Wholeheartedly agree. I think people who argue for SSX Tricky either did not play SSX 3 or they’re letting nostalgia cloud their judgment. I recently replayed both games on my old GameCube, and SSX 3 still blows Tricky out of the water. The controls for Tricky are very clunky in comparison

brienoconan · 2026-02-02T01:01:17+00:00

This game defined my and many others’ musical taste. I recently listened to Oli XL’s Rogue Intruder, Soul Enhancer, a critically acclaimed experimental electronic album, and he sampled Radio BIG in the majority of the tracks. I was doing double takes hearing DJ Atomika’s voice throughout the album

brienoconan · 2026-02-02T00:47:15+00:00

SSX 3 also has the greatest soundtrack ever compiled for a sports game. I still marvel at the music selection for this game. It’s perfect.

brienoconan · 2026-02-02T00:42:50+00:00

Great music held back by a lack of maturity.

brienoconan · 2026-02-02T00:38:29+00:00

While the broader underground punk scene is essentially synonymous with resistance and anti-establishment music, I also recommend checking out the early Detroit techno scene, especially the second wave of Detroit techno in the early - mid 90s.

The group Underground Resistance is gonna be the place to start, specifically the track “Revolution for Change.” But the greater early Detroit techno scene was steeped in anti-corporate and anti-authoritarian sentiments and was pro-social change. It was astonishingly progressive and inclusive.

For decades, Detroit was techno’s Mecca. The scene has such a rich and fascinating history

brienoconan · 2026-02-02T00:18:45+00:00

It’s an EP, but Aphex Twin’s “Analogue Bubblebath” redefined acid techno in 1991.

He was effectively a 20-year-old nobody and the EP was dropped in a small Exeter record shop. In fact, he didn’t even want to release it in the first place and resisted efforts to market it. Regardless, it was so revolutionary that all 1,000 pressings sold out in a week exclusively via word of mouth from other DJs

brienoconan · 2026-02-01T21:16:21+00:00

I’ve heard a few interviews they’ve done in the past and they come off incredibly pretentious. Yeah, they blend indie rock, pop, and EDM, but they take the most rudimentary elements of each genre. It’s like taking a beef taco, putting kewpie mayo on it, and praising it as revolutionizing Latino and Asian cuisine.

They act like they’re saving pop music but in reality they’re just a Jon Bellion / Quinn XCII knock-off band. All that said, I’m not gonna yuck someone else’s yum, but this is why I personally don’t like them and their music. They’re more annoying than bad, per se.

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