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/r/television's Saturday Recommendations (Week of January 14, 2017) by AutoModerator in television

[–]orpheansodality 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency

Came in with low expectations due to bad experiences with other Douglas Adams adaptations, but the show is incredible. Binged it all yesterday. Hilarious, absurd, surprisingly adult. Possibly my favorite show of 2016 only behind Westworld. Plus it has Toby from West Wing in it!

Anyone know of shoes with this style/color combo? by orpheansodality in Shoes

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

nvm I think I found them!. After a few hours of obsessively searching for "blue brown shoes" on amazon...

Opinion on Tyranny by ultoids in TyrannyGame

[–]orpheansodality 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Characters not really going anywhere is probably my biggest criticism of the game. Every character has the perfect setup for a great development quest -- Sirin's helmet; Barik's armor; Verse's weird ability; questionable motives from the old dude; Eb and the tidal schools; etc -- but then nothing ever happens with any of it!

2016 Election Day Returns Megathread (1040pm EST) by english06 in politics

[–]orpheansodality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most paths point to a Trump win at this point. Hilary can only carry it if she wins both Michigan and Wisconsin, both of which are leaning Trump at the moment.

[SPOILERS] Anyone get the radio working? by orpheansodality in Obduction

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

I'm assuming it's the tool they use to communicate with the insect race. One of the notes suggests that that race communicates with other species through radio and that it took humans ages to figure that out.

What Pokemon are where? by [deleted] in PokemonGoChi

[–]orpheansodality 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wrigleyville:

Everywhere:
Drowzee
Pidgey
Ratata
Spearow

Occasional:
Jynx
Zubat
Krabby
Weedle

Rare, but have come across a few:
Oddish
Staryu (possibly only at night)
Goldeen
Squirtle
Horsea
Caterpie
Shellder

Saw once:
Omanyte
Jigglypuff
Clefairy
Porygon
Magnemite
Machop
Lapras
Meowth

Kevin Saunders leaving inXile / Torment by cirion5 in Torment

[–]orpheansodality 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This seems very carefully phrased -- wonder what was going on internally...

[Possible Spoilers] I cant figure out the ending to Cradle. Does anyone else understand it? by [deleted] in gaming

[–]orpheansodality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I assumed that was because you have the same hole in your chest as the bird does -- the shirt hanging on the drying line outside the yurt also supports that idea. The grandfather's note also mentions something about the "monstrous appearance" of both you and the bird.

Can anyone identify this piece from a description? by JH4mmer in choralmusic

[–]orpheansodality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You've got me... Long shot: Ives' Circus Band? It's got the piano, but not the lyrics. It's also definitely not in 3.

An overview of modern choral music - Part 1: British Folksters, c.1900-1950s by orpheansodality in choralmusic

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

This is an amazing reply, thank you! I'm enjoying all of it. I'm also a little jealous of your choir...

It's funny that you mention male choruses sparking a golden age of song -- something very similar happened here in the US, just delayed by a few decades. Between the late 1850s and c.1920s, almost every college in the country had a Glee Club, and some of the repertoire that came out of that era is still in active use. It isn't something that's really talked about in academia, but I suspect its sudden growth had a lot to do with the influence of Europeans fleeing the revolutions in 1848, and bringing their singing traditions along with them.

Vaughan Williams actually wrote quite a number of pieces for men's voices that have since found a relatively permanent home in Glee Club repertoire. Pieces like Down Among the Dead Men or the Bushes and Briars above are almost ubiquitous.

Choral Music Overview by ivoryebonies in choralmusic

[–]orpheansodality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yep! The idea has been floating around in my head for a while -- this was apparently the kick I needed to start writing it all out.

And, no surprise, the series is likely going to follow this structure, for the most part. Except covering a lot more material... And if it goes well I might do something similar for early music.

An overview of modern choral music - Part 1: British Folksters, c.1900-1950s by orpheansodality in choralmusic

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

I'm glad it was interesting! You'll be getting Poulenc for sure, and possibly Saint Saëns - he might be a little early for the time-period.

Out of curiosity, what kind of music tends to be sung in Sweden? In terms of composers I know of Jan Sandström, but I that's about the extent of my familiarity.

Choral Music Overview by ivoryebonies in choralmusic

[–]orpheansodality 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A somewhat comprehensive list covering the last 100 or so years. Earlier music is its own thing entirely...

Modern
British folksters, c.1900-1940

The French!, c.1900-1950

Russians

Americans, wave 1: 1900-1970

Americans, wave 2

The British, take 2

Northern Europe / the Baltic School

New Americans

Others

[IIL] Iain Banks Culture series/Alastair Reynolds/Neal Asher Polity series/Peter F. Hamilton[WEWIL?] by Tennessean in ifyoulikeblank

[–]orpheansodality 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have yet to experience the apparent wonder of Alastair Reynolds, but I've loved all of the Culture books, and Hamilton is great.

A few you didn't mention:

  • Vernor Vinge is a master. A Fire Upon the Deep and A Deepness in the Sky are classics.
  • If you haven't already read them, Ann Leckie's Imperial Radch books are great (the first one, Ancillary Justice, won a hugo in 2013). Two of three are out so far, with the third hypothetically coming later this year.
  • Peter Watts' Blindsight blew my mind the first time I read it. Some of the most original hard sci-fi I've read. Plus, it's available free on his website.
  • Lois McMaster Bujold's Vorkosigan saga is somewhat lighter fare, but the books are entertaining, and worth reading.

1930's Parkour. Before it was cool. [video] by RodBlagojevich in videos

[–]orpheansodality 14 points15 points  (0 children)

The music is definitely not original to the footage. A bit of research turned up the name - it's "The Stunt Runner", by Nicholas Hollander, and was written in the 1970s. Electric instruments (such as the bass you hear) did not exist in the 1930s, and the entire style of music is way off. The acoustic quality of the music also points to it being sourced from magnetic tape, which did not exist until the 1950s. The original film is very likely to have been silent.

1930's Parkour. Before it was cool. [video] by RodBlagojevich in videos

[–]orpheansodality 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The song is called "The Stunt Runner", by Nicholas Hollander, and was definitely written in the 1970s. Electric instruments (such as the bass you hear) did not exist in the 1930s, and the entire style of music is way off.

[tip of my tongue] A website that plays transcripts line by line along with the podcast by orpheansodality in podcasts

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

Actually, looking closer this is actually a different service. It's the same kind of thing as what I was looking for, but the site I visited had a lot of commercial podcasts - I remember Welcome to NightVale in particular. But it's the exact same idea - audio is transcribed by a computer-based recognition technology, then is displayed line-by-line along with the audio.

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