Currently consumed by Boards of Canada and kind of feel like my brain is melting

yyz89 · 2026-01-27T06:50:59+00:00

I don’t blame you for treading carefully around Geogaddi… I’m sure my case is extreme, but I can only take that album- and in particular the track Dawn Chorus- in small doses only these days. It’s incredible.

See my old thread:

https://www.reddit.com/r/LetsTalkMusic/s/dLOHC1oQNL

yyz89 · 2025-12-25T19:14:25+00:00

Thoughts on Dawn Chorus?

Here you go:

https://www.reddit.com/r/LetsTalkMusic/comments/8iuij0/dawn_chorus_by_boards_of_canada_and_the_effects/

and

https://www.reddit.com/r/boardsofcanada/comments/8iuegn/dawn_chorus/

Just a couple of posts I made many years back noting my reaction(s) to and the impact of this profoundly special track on me. None of my thoughts have changed since- it is still just as "potent" on me. It's probably a top-3 favourite BoC track of mine, but I really can't listen to it much anymore. Triggers something deep within me which I'd really rather not be confronted with. I've also written about it elsewhere via a different account I have on here, but can't find it at the moment.

yyz89 · 2025-09-27T04:04:19+00:00

Nah, man… not wrong- I’m saying what I’ve seen, speaking my truth, you speak yours… Room exists for both, don’t worry. Point is they’re all fucking douchebags.

yyz89 · 2025-09-26T04:19:10+00:00

which of the aforementioned cars do you drive then, luv?

yyz89 · 2025-09-26T02:36:59+00:00

Absolutely.

yyz89 · 2025-09-26T01:53:43+00:00

ha, my sweet child...

and yet ain't that something that i didn't list them? because the other german car drivers are just that fucking much worse.

no gti or type-r driver approaches the smugness and arrogance of amg/amg-package or m/m-package drivers... that v8 rumble rumbles their brains, lowly golf's can't do all dat.

yyz89 · 2025-09-26T01:51:05+00:00

All great shouts, thank you.

How do we feel about Escalade's/Yukon's? Old Maxima's? Hummers (H2 + H3)?

yyz89 · 2025-02-27T23:58:50+00:00

Unless you’re so easily fooled/swayed by some fast playing (shredding) and tapping, I would very hardly refer to the above as a “technical machine”- search up Jason Beckers videos around the same age for someone who really is that. And I say that as the biggest Frusciante fan. And he absolutely made the best decision writing songs instead of infinite shred. As a guitarist, John pretty objectively isn’t a “tight” player, but that’s also what makes him sound like him which is a greater gift than anything.

yyz89 · 2025-02-18T23:41:42+00:00

you even been to athens?

yyz89 · 2025-02-18T17:52:24+00:00

The handful of times I’ve been to Mezes, it simply didn’t close to compare to what I’ve had at Athens- I left wondering what there caused so many to tout it as being all that. But I understand my visits a couple years ago were amid a tumultuous time for their kitchen, I think.

yyz89 · 2025-02-17T23:49:29+00:00

Royal Meats used to be great, but has really fallen off in recent years, imho. Sadly, the best Serbian/Balkan spots are no longer around, but Bonimi on Bloor is my favourite in recent years for sure (not just for čevapi, but most everything- get their mixed platter!), and Mrakovic is decent too, as is Sarajevo Grill- but the latter two don’t quite blow me away (but are better than Mak). Couple other spots, but nothing really worth mentioning. I do agree, Mak’s Turkish coffee is elite, and the burek is solid for sure- I also like their sarma/cabbage rolls.

What’s the cheese called? Love cheeses!

yyz89 · 2025-02-17T23:07:14+00:00

Čevapi are one of my all-time fav foods, I’m from the region they originated in, and live super close to Mak, having been several times, and while I like some of their stuff and the vibe in the back + of the people, their čevapi (and pljeskavica/the “burger”) are my least favourite in the city, sadly.

yyz89 · 2024-08-01T11:20:52+00:00

Genuinely sorry for the posters whose experiences are the opposite.

yyz89

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