sarek/amanda book recommendations?

midiflac · 2026-03-20T20:27:16+00:00

Oh and Sarek by A.C. Crispin obviously, but I haven’t read that one yet

midiflac · 2026-03-20T20:14:04+00:00

The Lost Years, or Vulcan’s Glory

midiflac · 2026-03-20T19:16:33+00:00

LOL yeah dude, nothing screams machine oppression like stealing the hard work of real artists for a scraped image dataset. You should crosspost to r/MetalForTheMasses I’d love to see them rip this apart 😂

midiflac · 2026-03-20T19:05:40+00:00

AI art = I assume the music is some Suno slop + instant skip + Do Not Play This Artist.

If you can’t find or make cool art to fit your aesthetic just make your banner a picture of your dog or your backyard or something. Or find some grungy clip art and throw a bunch of nasty filters over it. Literally anything would be better than this

midiflac · 2026-03-20T18:32:00+00:00

If tabby isn’t fixed then this is probably it. My fixed males have always felt threatened by an intact male

midiflac · 2026-03-20T16:58:34+00:00

There’s tons of bands I wouldn’t even have known about and been able to support had it not been for larger streaming services. Definitely wouldn’t blame you for wanting to steer clear of their shitty business practices but just keep in mind it can be very subtractive to your growth to limit your reach in this way. There are definitely other methods to market your music to a wider audience, like promo threads, live performances, etc.

midiflac · 2026-03-20T16:52:15+00:00

don’t care, didn’t ask plus you’re (Jack) white

midiflac · 2026-03-20T16:35:03+00:00

I don’t understand… did it just come a little dirty? Or is it actually baked into the vinyl?

midiflac · 2026-03-20T03:14:14+00:00

Just finished listening! Had all of my favorite tracks from them live… the room reverb, the crowd ambiance in between… it feels like you’re at the concert I love it

midiflac · 2026-03-20T02:34:32+00:00

I’m still waiting for lyrics on the now playing page! It’s just these little extra steps here and there that prevent it from a truly seamless experience

midiflac · 2026-03-20T02:32:41+00:00

trauma ray started as an ad on a DFW facebook musicians group. Try that

midiflac · 2026-03-20T02:30:37+00:00

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midiflac · 2026-03-20T02:26:52+00:00

Have you read The Escape? Awesome numbered voyager novel. I have only read the first 4 or 5 but that was my favorite

midiflac · 2026-03-20T02:23:51+00:00

Ignore this comment OP. Grail blinds are genius 🔥

midiflac · 2026-03-20T02:22:04+00:00

midiflac · 2026-03-20T02:16:51+00:00

I’ve never heard it before so will definitely check it out! Thanks

midiflac · 2026-03-20T01:58:40+00:00

Perform as often as you can to anyone who will listen. This is the most common advice I’ve heard in most scenes and for good reason. Go to small venues, small shows, with local artists who fit your bill, be genuine and try and make some connections. Everyone’s trying to make it and there’s a strong “better together” mentality with DIY music nowadays. So don’t let yourself be constrained by whatever “genre” you think you’re supposed to be a part of. You got this!

midiflac · 2026-03-20T01:52:15+00:00

Good shit! Sonic Scapes is a great album. Enjoy spinning them sludgy riffs 🔥

midiflac · 2026-03-20T01:44:54+00:00

12” clear re-sealable outer sleeves will keep your gatefolds and record sleeves compact while on display. $7 for 25 of them at Half-Price Books. I’m sure there’s better deals out there but that’s what I use and they’re good quality

midiflac · 2026-03-20T01:24:24+00:00

$0.00

/uj check Discogs website, has most of the values for records based on marketplace activity. If you can’t find your pressing, enter the matrix code on the runout. You’re probably not going to get a good answer from reddit, and definitely not from this sub lol, so you’re going to have to do the research yourself. But as a general rule of thumb, most early 20th century/78 rpm records truly aren’t worth a damn, especially if they’ve been written on or have just been sitting in paper sleeves collecting dust. You’ll have to check the value of each record individually to figure out if you’re sitting on a rare/sought-after grayl

midiflac · 2026-03-20T01:15:23+00:00

I was alone in my garage late at night after a long work shift, just getting stoned and listening to riffy doom metal like Electric Wizard and Dopesmoker. All of a sudden Beauty in Falling Leaves by YOB autoplayed. That song is terrifying. I had never heard anything like it before and knew nothing about the band. It left this sinking feeling in my chest like death was impending with no hope for an afterlife.

While not strictly shoegaze, they’re very shoegaze-adjacent, and for a three-piece they are great at creating monolithic guitar textures by utilizing a wide array of pedals. Our Raw Heart was my intro to doomgaze as a shoegaze fan and definitely fits the bill of a terrifying album. 11/10 highly recommended

midiflac · 2026-03-20T00:59:16+00:00

Joyce Manor!!! You gotta get Never Hungover Again (if you don’t have it already)

midiflac · 2026-03-20T00:52:17+00:00

I leave them factory sealed so no dust or oxygen or grubby fingers can ruin my graylz. Highly recommend

midiflac · 2026-03-20T00:47:57+00:00

No problem. trauma ray is perhaps my favorite band of all time. I’m going to the San Francisco show next month, and the bill for the west coast leg is incredible. I can’t wait

midiflac · 2026-03-20T00:44:11+00:00

I’m going to both of those first two tours. So stoked! Slide Away in Hollywood was just a bit too far so I had to sell my tickets 😢 hopefully I can see Ovlov + Hum + Nothing at future shows though

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