genocide by candlelight

13 July 2009 @ 18:01

holy shit why didn't anyöne tell me there's a shuttle launch today? and it involves a japanese spacelab. fucking awesome.

http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/jem.html
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/main/rss_feed_above_snip_collection_archive_1.html

on an unrelated note: what the fuck, life? you want to back off with the awful shit happening to people i care about? i'm 'bout to stab you in your motherfuckin' eye. metaphorically, ov course.

today i am:

frustrated

disaurientation: m.o.v.e.; Romancing Train [single]. romancing train (orbitribe remix)

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13 July 2009 @ 17:30

a lighter note

here: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/links/monologues/25steampunk.html
sit down, read it, shut the fuck up.

there's my positivity for the day.

today i am:

cynical

disaurientation: Flood ov Rain; Effigy. submerge

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13 July 2009 @ 16:28

now more than ever

in a convergence that's more distressing than interesting, i stunbled across this in J-lo's journal a few minutes ago:

The latest Chemlab track, Solar Max (The Jimmy Semtex Coil) will be out in February on the ‘Electronic Saviours’ compilation released through Metropolis. It’s a 4-disc comp that’ll be all over the map including exclusive tracks from:

Suicide Commando, Rein[Forced], Caustic, SMP, Assemblage 23, Stromkern, Cyanotic, TERRORFAKT, The Gothsicles, Christ Analogue, 16 Volt, Combichrist, Ego Likeness, Acumen Nation, Gencab, Imperative Reaction, Tower/Opens/Fire, Deviant UK, Spahn Ranch, Massiv In Mensch, Hype Factor and on and on.

There are literally dozens more, sprawling across the musical spectrum from Splatter to Chatter through Dark Scree and Stutter, confounding splinter factions and purists everywhere. It’ll be a sight to behold, a scalpel to hold, and it’ll support an excellent cause: cancer research.

dovetail carcrash timing, and i need to do a spot ov research to make sure it's not CRUK in particular that benefits from this.

today i am:

crappy

disaurientation: Akira Yamaoka; iFuturelist. ifuturelist

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09 July 2009 @ 17:03

making schizophrenia look pretty fuckin' awesome

holy crap i want prints ov louis wain's cat paintings. seriously. the following are examples:

srsly. fucking. want. that is all.

today i am:

bouncy

disaurientation: m.o.v.e.; Synergy. let's rock

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08 July 2009 @ 14:15

synonyms and antonyms

between listening to 808 state's remix ov m.o.v.e.'s 'platinum' and reading comments on a diesel sweeties sexiest song vs. least sexy song thing, i feel like throwing together some retarded/unlikely/potentially brilliant remix ideas. i won't make up anything involving aphex twin, however, as he's been known to remix almost anything for cash, or at least hand one some beats and loops and say it's a remix.

my über-awesome imaginary remix list:*
Death in June : blood ov winter [remix by Angelspit]
Dir en grey : agitated screams ov maggots [remix by Seasons (Pre-Din)]
Dope : my funeral [remix by Life's Decay]
Amen : the price ov reality [remix by miserylab]
Enigma : gravity ov love [remix by Two-Mix]
the Crüxshadows : kisses 3 [remix by estha]
Christian Death : romeo's distress [remix by Altered Statesmen]
Busta Rhymes : dangerous [remix by Cyanotic]
Unter Null : this is your end [remix by Eaters ov the Dead]
Seatbelts : the real folk blues [remix by DJ Sharpnel]
Orgy : dizzy [remix by Marilyn Manson]
Marilyn Manson : the dope show [remix by Pet Shop Boys]

okay, yeah, that got very pointless very fast. still, i think, some good ideas in there. i could, in all honesty, do this shit all day, but it would be distressingly unproductive to do so--three straight hours ov cheezburger sites would be less ov a waste ov time.

*may include bands/remixers who no longer exist. also: remixes, NOT covers. i fucking hate when people can't tell the difference; rocket science, it is not.

today i am:

content

disaurientation: m.o.v.e.; Deep Calm. the massive quest

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07 July 2009 @ 16:37

let's bounce, dawg

nothing much goïng on. fun and thoroughly unpatriotic fourth; we had food from and watched things from countries with whom america has been at war--but then, america's been at war with almost every country big enough to have its own post office.

i've come to another standstill on empty rooms. it's half-intentional, because i'd like to get deadskin's contribution to the 'mother tongue' single in time to release the single before the album. the non-intentional part has a lot to do with dirge ov cerberus.

the end.

today i am:

loved

disaurientation: Nine Inch Nails : in this twilight

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03 July 2009 @ 15:07

unpleasant news

i just found out that terry pratchett has early-onset alzheimer's. having had only tangential connections to people suffering from alzheimer's, i don't know much about it other than that it's buckets ov suck. the following link is his speech at the alzheimer's research trust conference:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/1986843/posts

today i am:

sad

disaurientation: Einstürzende Neubauten; Klaviermusik. die wellen

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03 July 2009 @ 14:07

here is a plea...

this doesn't seem too likely, but here goes...

can anyöne help me get ahold ov einstürzende neubauten's gemini and/or a decently high quality live bootleg from 92-97? mostly i'm seeking a live performance ov 'headcleaner', but also that's a time period from which, in general, i'd love to have a live or two.

today i am:

stressed

disaurientation: Einstürzende Neubauten; Grundstück.

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02 July 2009 @ 10:46

career planning?

maybe my subconscious is slipping me hints that i should indeed go to school for architecture--twice in the past year (that i remember) i've dreamed about houses that, to my knowledge, don't actually exist. this time there's a high stone wall around the property (think feudal japan, except i think their walls were wood), maybe a well in the corner, and what looks like a low cottage ov the 'quaint european' (probably german) variety towards the back. entering the cottage, the ground floor is the top floor ov a fairly large two or three story home; this floor has only the most superficial ov rooms--a foyer, perhaps a living room. everything else is below ground. in my dream, this house was quite distressingly shaky, but there's no reason for that to actually be the case, especially in an underground home. upon waking up, i realised that moving furniture would be problematic with this kind ov setup--then realised that with the entrance to the house at the back ov the property, it should be feasible to have a wide covered stariway or ramp near the front ov the property leading to a wall, probably in the den, with wide but hidden doors.

fuck, i want that house, except that i think i'd replace the european-looking upper cottage with a traditional japanese house.

today i am:

rejuvenated

disaurientation: Einstürzende Neubauten; Selbstportrait mit Kater. november (fadenscheinig)

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01 July 2009 @ 11:38

gotta knock a little harder

reminded myself yesterday to look up the wittenburg door, where i found (among other niftinesses) an article about an atheists convention. most ov the real gems here are in the comment thread. i invite all & sundry to read it, and other articles.

If this page made you think, then Ceiling Cat is watching you cogitate.

today i am:

optimistic

disaurientation: Leæther Strip; Yes-I'm Limited Vol. III. coing up for air (secondary)

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30 June 2009 @ 17:17

a chance discovery

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Move_Under_Ground

i hate to admit it--especially since i outgrew thinking beatniks were cool sometime in middle shool--but this looks pretty friggin' awesome.

today i am:

amused

disaurientation: Phelios; MCMLII. IV

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30 June 2009 @ 09:28

family matters

i generally hate to admit to my family having had much influence on who i have turned/am turning out to be, but this morning it occurred to me that many ov my feminine habits came from the old standby, imitation ov positive role models--none ov the men in my family have shown themselves to be particularly wonderful, especially in the area ov fidelity (with which i'll freely admit i've had a few issues myself, but those lovely creatures have never seemed to consider it a problem), but the women in my family--even the aunt that kind ov weirds me out--are some ov the sweetest, most long-suffering, but also (when appropriate) badass people i've ever known.

correction: a while back i made a post about the 'worst bukkake reference evar'. i was mistaken in my claim that the line was only changed in japanese shows; i've acquired several more marilyn manson bootlegs lately (most ov which, incidentally, weren't well-recorded enough to be worth keeping), and the change seems to be permanent, just dating back to the osaka show.

today i am:

thoughtful

disaurientation: ctephin; Cherubim Dance. birthpangs

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29 June 2009 @ 11:40

answers come in dreams II / we are also what we've lost / E

another haunted by the past dream. this one at least wasn't so probable, not that i registered that during it.

basickally i was haunted by the ghost ov kami past--in this lovely dream, i received a letter that was a copy ov some weird essay thing she'd apparently written in college and sent me just to show me she's doïng well. it's all the details that i'm leaving out and/or only half remember that made it so improbable--well, that and the idea that she'd feel the need to let me know how she's doïng.

also: http://www.qwantz.com/index.php?comix=1499
so fucking nifty.

today i am:

thoughtful

disaurientation: Bloodjunkie; the Lost Years. VI

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27 June 2009 @ 13:11

where no man has gone before

just found out that simon pegg is in the new star trek flick. before i was mildly interested, but now holy shit i have to see this.

that is all.

today i am:

ditzy

disaurientation: Nine Inch Nails; Ghost I-IV. 36 ghosts IV

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27 June 2009 @ 11:39

back on track

half ov empty rooms is now done, as well as the 'mother tongue' single--for it, i'm just waiting for justin to send me his remix(es). got a couple other things in mind before the remix album, one ov which i posted about on the space, the other ov which will likely be the closest i'll ever do to an intentionally limited release--an EP called 里山 that will be a lot lighter and more soothing in tone than most ov my work.

also: is anyöne interested in a months-before-release sneak preview ov the upcoming remix album? i'm currently working on an ambient remix ov '遅い崩壊'* with which i'm especially pleased.

*'osoi houkai' - slow decay, the original version ov which hasn't been released yet.

today i am:

working

disaurientation: Joe Hisaishi : 風の通り道 -トランスver-

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24 June 2009 @ 12:55

ghibli!

i just found out there's a museum devoted to studio ghibli. in addition, there are several short films--including a sequel to my neightbor totoro that are only shown at this museum. put this near the top ov my list ov reasons to go to japan.

english dubs ov ghibli films: i want to see whisper ov the heart and its sequel the cat rerturns, and i actually want to see them in english because cary elwes voices the baron. cary motherfucking elwes. that makes me a happy.

two non-ghibli-related notes:
another reason to go to japan: one can actually visit the set ov the village ov the watermills segment ov akira kurosawa's dreams. as if that wasn't awesome enough, it's a wasabi farm.
i want to see catnapped! it looks very cute an unbelievably odd. which reminds me, i ought to see if i can find a good mac-based NES emulator and download cocoron. it looks like so much fun.

today i am:

cheerful

disaurientation: Combichrist; Everybody Hates You. wreckage

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24 June 2009 @ 10:46

state-sponsored errorism

this is one ov those disointed, pointless entries. i'm only using two ov the fingers ov my right hand to type this, because i'm nomming on some gardetto's.

i recommend this link for humour: http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2009/6/24etheridge.html

am thinking about developing something for the concept となりのクツールー (my neighbour cthulhu). a T-shirt or something based on the cover art ov the fox version ov my neighbor totoro would, i think, be rather cute--or, alternately, a webcomic vaguely along the lines ov hello cthulhu. yeah, that's not actually what i have in mind at all; a webcomic would be awesome, but not one like HC. i like hello cthulhu a lot, mind you, it's just not (dramatic puase) my vision.

anyway. not a whole lot else goïng on atM. i still need to get back to work on 'mother tongue' and empty rooms--not that i can really finish 'mother tongue' until i get deadskin's remix(es).

today i am:

groggy

disaurientation: Marilyn Manson; Mechanical Animals. coma white

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23 June 2009 @ 14:01

songs with a (relatively) traditional or rock structure that i nonetheless find very soothing

Marilyn Manson : coma white (acoustic)
Coil : all the pretty little horses*
Nine Inch Nails : and all that could have been
Einstürzende Neubauten : stella maris
Dir en grey : ain't afraid to die
Mazzy Star : look on down from the bridge
the Smashing Pumpkins : my blue heaven†
the One AM Radio : untied**
the Crüxshadows : winterborn (subway to sally remix)
Machines ov Loving Grace : serpico
Gary Numan : absolution
Depeche Mode : waiting for the night
Tori Amos : twinkle

*i'm aware that this is an old 'folk' (whatever that actually means) song. however, i've only heard it performed by coil and current 93, and i was disappointed in current 93's version(s).
†i know, this is a cover ov a fairly old song, and i've heard older versions (most notably by glenn miller and his orchestra), but this song is one ov the few things for which billy corgan's voice really works. so pretty.
**most ov his work, actually, but i felt that i should pick one in particular.

today i am:

calm

disaurientation: Marilyn Manson : coma white (acoustic version)

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22 June 2009 @ 10:25

weekend in review

weekend events, in chronological order:
concert
party
scavenger hunt
sex
movie
hentai

all ov which were awesome, especially as i finally got to actually meet the josh creature, as well as several other interesting specimens. having victory snatched by the jaws ov defeat at practically the last goddamn second was pretty obnoxious, though. all in all, pretty good weekend, despite financial issues and the clusterfuck that tried to be father's day.

also: i touch titties - because i have titties!
those kids are fucking insane. i heart them.

today i am:

what is that, a fucking beret?

disaurientation: Marilyn Manson; Eat Me, Drink Me. eat me, drink me

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20 June 2009 @ 14:59

one down, many more to go

last night, i finally finished mixing 'stigmata', uploaded it, and sent justin the link. i ended up patching in a couple more samples--i think they work well.

goïng to see X-sister Z tonight, then tryïng to make a certain party.

also: dear god, whatever possessed interscope records to put slipknot's hideous abortion ov a remix on an actual recording? i mean, i know slipknot and marilyn manson partially share a fanbase, but even putting my distaste* for slipknot aside, their (or rather his--i'm pretty sure it was mixed by joey jordison) remix ov 'the fight song' mad eit abundantly clear that he'd never done a remix before--it sounds like something i would've done in middle school--a hideous mashup ov all the 'cool parts' at the beginning, followed by a pretty straightforward version ov the song, with some vocal changes and new drums, with an ending consisting ov part ov the chorus cut up to be the words 'god doesn't exist' repeated just enough times to qualify for ad nauseum status. the most goddamned amateur thing i've ever heard--and it was official. fucking ouch.†

*yes, i used to like them. then i got better.

†continu‹ng my find tradition ov my afterthoughts beïng the most substantial parts ov my posts.

today i am:

uncomfortable

disaurientation: Marilyn Manson; This Is the New Shit [12 inch].

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