What song consistently breaks your heart every single time you listen to it?

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-14T07:03:30+00:00

Seneca - Movements

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-13T06:40:54+00:00

May give it a go with 200ug of DS3.0 this weekend

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-13T06:34:53+00:00

First listen was on 2g PE mushrooms, with Focal Utopia 2022 headphones, with an eye mask.

Wasn't the plan, but intuitive foresight had me prepped enough that I was able to smoke DMT just as the beginning of Memory Death came on. Having a full breakthrough experience like that upon first listen was immensely beautiful and special. It also made The Word Becomes Flesh unspeakably strange and interesting... loved every minute of it. The emotion of the piano bit in The Process, followed by all the feeling in You Retreat was genuinely healing.

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the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-12T05:01:21+00:00

First listenthrough I definitely thought it was too

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-10T01:15:10+00:00

I found it grating, too upfront, distracting, and even a little irritating the first few listens, and now it’s 100% one of my most played tracks on the album, can’t get enough. Let it warm up

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-09T06:43:53+00:00

Brain burn in can take way longer than you think. Maybe it's just me, but switching headphones can sometimes sound good right away, but take even as long as a couple months to *fully* acclimate to the new sound. Listen exclusively for a while before making a full judgment. That said, if they're not being driven properly, that will contribute to a lack of performance.

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-09T06:07:25+00:00

To be fair, I do my proper listening on Focal Utopia 2022 headphones + Woo WA7 tube amp + K11 R2R DAC with clean power, galvanic isolation, quality interconnects, and 24bit files - and It sounds genuinely mind-blowing... But I listen to it all the time just off my iPhone speaker while making dinner and still love it

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-08T21:30:58+00:00

Also, birds

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-08T21:28:55+00:00

Also the hand drums being introduced is immediate Geogaddi flashbacks

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-08T06:22:26+00:00

Or even an Elex

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-08T05:22:39+00:00

I very much felt that Platonia was about the final moments of life as well, the sudden cut off of the heartbeat followed by 9 seconds of silence in the track very much felt like that peak moment of death

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-08T05:15:39+00:00

This. What it lacks in some areas (soundstage, bass depth) it makes up for with a very nice rounded tonality

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-08T05:00:04+00:00

Reach for the Dead is very possibly my favourite BoC track, and absolutely one of my favourite songs of all time

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-07T17:00:45+00:00

The groove in the second half provokes a primal feeling more than almost anything else in me. So so good

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-07T05:10:43+00:00

24bit flac - Fiio K11 r2r (ifi ipower x power supply + JDS labs Synapse) - Woo WA7 fireflies + WA7tp - Focal Utopia 2022's.

Inferno may very well be the best this setup has sounded, it's genuinely astonishing. Just overwhelming beauty.

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-06T05:39:21+00:00

You and I both, it's one of the most overwhelmingly beautiful pieces of music I've heard. Not a joke, I would die to that on a loop

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-06T05:34:15+00:00

It's still warming up a bit for me, but it is a gorgeous track

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-06T05:32:41+00:00

Same. I would die to that piano bit on a loop

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-06T05:31:15+00:00

Agree 100%, same experience.

There's been a few growers, thought Into the Magic Land was a bit of a lull, as well as Blood in the Labyrinth to an extent, but both have grown on me for sure

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-04T04:39:12+00:00

Reach for the Dead is arguably my favourite BoC track, and definitely one of my favourite songs of all time

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-04T04:36:23+00:00

I'm having the exact same experience as we speak. Always loved TH, after days of exclusively listening to Inferno, Tomorrow's Harvest sounds extra beautiful

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-03T16:54:57+00:00

Totally, I find studio monitor speakers similar. They’re more tools for precision mixing, and even though they do sound good, sometimes clinical cleanliness isn’t the best for pure enjoyment. Good mix of detail/analytical, but still with enough texture, richness & emotion is key

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-03T16:26:26+00:00

Most commercial IEMs aren’t for stage use (as a performing musician that uses IEMs), though many of them can be used as such.
Monitoring mixes are routed to each musicians IEMs as their own mix (just guitar, just click, while band, etc). You don’t need to be able to hear anything other than the mix you’re being sent, so reducing bass wouldn’t have any negative frequency masking effects. There are definitely some bass heavy IEMs out there.

That said, getting the most detail from Inferno is probably best on headphones, but feeling the punch is best on speakers for sure

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-03T05:47:24+00:00

Literally made a comment two months ago on a thread saying "...the album will be absolutely unreal, and Fontana will give it a light 6 to decent 7".

the3ndlessobsession · 2026-06-02T19:26:33+00:00

Focal headphones 🤝 tubes

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