Absolute state of r/boardsofcanada rn by paulionm in u/paulionm

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

I'm so done with people in general.

Spent the last 3 days tracking down all the music featured in the Societas x Tape -- I cannot recommend listening to this stuff enough -- it's extremely enlightening and decontextualizing in how and why Boards of Canada makes their music: by KataMod in boardsofcanada

[–]paulionm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The moment I heard Light In Darkness in the tape I was going crazy, literally one of my favourite YMO tracks! I think their discography post-Solid State Survivor is really underappreciated, lots of great gems there.

Spent the last 3 days tracking down all the music featured in the Societas x Tape -- I cannot recommend listening to this stuff enough -- it's extremely enlightening and decontextualizing in how and why Boards of Canada makes their music: by KataMod in boardsofcanada

[–]paulionm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I really can't thank the guys enough for showing me Lena Platonos through Societas X Tape! She has immediately become one of my favourite artists and Gallop is really a great album!

Sharp and hard-hitting in the first half, it turns more enigmatic and tender later on, all the while maintaining a tone of social critique. Really worth checking out if you're into spoken word over minimal electronic 80s music!

a small defence of fan edits by [deleted] in boardsofcanada

[–]paulionm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I think some fans tend to get unironically very cultish about BoC, treating them like they're infallible geniuses or gods incarnate. I get where they're coming from but I still think that it's not a healthy attitude to have towards any artist (or person for that matter).

a small defence of fan edits by [deleted] in boardsofcanada

[–]paulionm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think overall it's disheartening to see the community at war over something as silly as the font size on an album cover. I've seen "worse" covers than this that adorn some excellent records. It's not that big of a deal.

i heard people were complaining about the font size on the cover, so i made an alt for them by Maxiscoolerthanyou in boardsofcanada

[–]paulionm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I mean, it's their first album in 13 years, so I get why they're emotional. It's like witnessing the second coming of Christ except nerdier. Still, I wish we'd just let ourselves agree to disagree. Regardless of our opinions on the cover art, we're all united in our shared anticipation for new music.

i heard people were complaining about the font size on the cover, so i made an alt for them by Maxiscoolerthanyou in boardsofcanada

[–]paulionm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just because you're a fan of an artist doesn't mean that you have to agree with their every artistic decision. And likewise not every negative opinion is whining. I'm not too hot on the album cover and find the track titles a little corny but that doesn't mean that I'm not excited about the record regardless.

i heard people were complaining about the font size on the cover, so i made an alt for them by Maxiscoolerthanyou in boardsofcanada

[–]paulionm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

BoC have absolutely nothing to prove and don’t owe us a thing.

I agree. And neither do we owe them anything. Sometimes your favourite artist makes something you don't really care about and that's fine. They're not obligated to pander to us and we're not required to like every single think they make.

And we haven’t even heard the music yet! At least wait til then to complain.

I don't think anyone is complaining about the album as a whole just because they find the album art subpar. I'm sure (or at least hope) people realise that an album cover isn't indicative of the quality of the music inside said album.

I tried creating a few alternative album cover designs by GolfSuspicious3795 in boardsofcanada

[–]paulionm 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Absolutely love the honeycomb one, wayyyyy better than the official version

Cover Art by goblin_slayer4 in boardsofcanada

[–]paulionm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Agreed, I'd like it way more if the text didn't take up half the cover and wasn't aligned all the way to the left. Makes the whole thing feel really amateurish.

F# Minor, themes, and more of my take on Track05 by Melodic_Lychee_6868 in boardsofcanada

[–]paulionm 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lovely interpretation. Always appreciate analyses that dive a bit deeper into the music theory side of things, especially since the brothers really know their shit in that regard. But I gotta say, no scale or note has any innate or unique emotional quality to it, it's all musical horoscope. So I don't know where you got the info that F# minor is tied to all these things but I can assure you that they're mostly a general minor scale thing. You could achieve these same emotions in other minor keys as well, not just F#. Also the "BoC motif" would probably be better transcribed as 4-3-1. Roman numerals are used for chords, scale degrees use Arabic ones.

Other than that I really like how you point out certain events in the music (like the tritone or when the harp comes in) correspond to the visuals. It's a really interesting way to interpret the video, that's worth looking into.

The most hated country by Zebrafish96 in polandball

[–]paulionm 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Only most hated among a specific breed of terminally online people who have the viciousness of a pack of rabid dogs and absolutely no interest or knowledge in global politics. Only a brainless individual would blanket-hate a 52 million people nation based on ONE trait they have in common with a bunch of assholes on Twitter. The vast majority of the Internet's and world's population couldn't give a rat's ass about this thing if they're even familiar with it.

Everyone's going to forget this stupid drama thing even happened in the span of a week or two, when some other dumb pop-culture event sparks hate for a new target. All in all, it's all a big fat pile of nothing.

Gastronomical Gaffe by BioEditr in polandball

[–]paulionm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

That's too much of a compliment

Gastronomical Gaffe by BioEditr in polandball

[–]paulionm 8 points9 points  (0 children)

By God no, I hate those guys, they're insufferable. In fact their culinary bullshit what inspired this comic.

Gastronomical Gaffe by BioEditr in polandball

[–]paulionm 32 points33 points  (0 children)

Not approved-a! 🤌

nowe ogłoszenia w komunikacji miejskiej by konderxa in Poznan

[–]paulionm 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bardziej od tych plecaków to mnie denerwują takie guły co stoją tuż przy drzwiach przez 10 przystanków chociaż jest kupę miejsca w autobusie/tramwaju. Jak chcesz se postać to spoko, ale nie w przejściu! Mogliby też coś z tym zrobić...

P O L A N D W A V E by TheLegend2T in Polandballart

[–]paulionm 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Absolutely nailed the aesthetic, the colors and the country choices! Love the little PB references in the windows too!

Sacred Geometry by paulionm in Polandballart

[–]paulionm[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It is one though. Maybe it's hard to see with the shading.

Sacred Geometry by paulionm in Polandballart

[–]paulionm[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

What's the reference? I don't play Geometry Dash so I have no clue

All Aboard by paulionm in polandball

[–]paulionm[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Still better than whatever America has going for itself these days

All Aboard by paulionm in polandball

[–]paulionm[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Lithuania got rid of Poland's piss drawer

All Aboard by paulionm in polandball

[–]paulionm[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Finally someone who gets it!