Quote from: Necro Red on May 29, 2026, 10:13:48 AMQuote from: Eoin McLove on May 28, 2026, 11:14:13 PMLong time since I've read 1984 but my impression from a distance is that it has more impact due to being darker in tone, and more gritty. Brave New World is about the dulling of the senses through gluttony and luxury, which is probably more true of modern western civilisation than the ultra bleak Stasi-esque grimness of 1984. It seems less harrowing in many ways. You get to chill out and fuck whoever you want but there are few, or no emotional highs to be experienced. But then, there is no obvious suffering either- if you're on Soma, at least. It's maybe harder to sell a future of being drug hazed and banging babes as an existential threat than it is having rats chew off your facecouldn't put it better myself man. It isn't as dark as I thought it would be like 1984.
And yet, BNW is potentially more of an accurate imagining of where much of humanity was headed. Between drugs, TV, and the ever encompassing reach of technology into our lives, that dulling of the senses, the dropping out of reality, becomes a much bigger threat. Again, that's dependent on where you happen to have been born, but it was prescient none the less.
Some records for sale, local pickup only from Dublin 18 for the moment.
Bethlehem / Joyless – Gestern Starb Ich Schon Heute / Have A Nice Fight Mint 10EUR
Arditi – Marching On To Victory Near Mint / Very Good 20EUR
Sisyphean – Colours Of Faith Mint 26EUR
Rebirth Of Nefast – Tabernaculum Mint 24EUR
Orrery – Nine Odes To Oblivion Mint 31EUR
Adaestuo – Tacent Semitae Mint 10EUR
Hypothermia (2) – Gråtoner Mint 25EUR
The Austrasian Goat – Pieces Of Oblivion Mint 10EUR
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Bethlehem / Joyless – Gestern Starb Ich Schon Heute / Have A Nice Fight Mint 10EUR
Arditi – Marching On To Victory Near Mint / Very Good 20EUR
Sisyphean – Colours Of Faith Mint 26EUR
Rebirth Of Nefast – Tabernaculum Mint 24EUR
Orrery – Nine Odes To Oblivion Mint 31EUR
Adaestuo – Tacent Semitae Mint 10EUR
Hypothermia (2) – Gråtoner Mint 25EUR
The Austrasian Goat – Pieces Of Oblivion Mint 10EUR
Discogs page:
https://www.discogs.com/seller/Clavius/profile
Quote from: Eoin McLove on May 28, 2026, 11:14:13 PMLong time since I've read 1984 but my impression from a distance is that it has more impact due to being darker in tone, and more gritty. Brave New World is about the dulling of the senses through gluttony and luxury, which is probably more true of modern western civilisation than the ultra bleak Stasi-esque grimness of 1984. It seems less harrowing in many ways. You get to chill out and fuck whoever you want but there are few, or no emotional highs to be experienced. But then, there is no obvious suffering either- if you're on Soma, at least. It's maybe harder to sell a future of being drug hazed and banging babes as an existential threat than it is having rats chew off your facecouldn't put it better myself man. It isn't as dark as I thought it would be like 1984.
Quote from: Jward on May 29, 2026, 10:04:12 AMQuote from: Eoin McLove on May 29, 2026, 09:53:27 AMQuote from: Jward on May 29, 2026, 09:40:06 AMElectric Wizard – Dopethrone
Great stoner doom
I don't listen to much stoner doom, but Electric Wizard at their best really infused the experience with such negativity and hate it is hard not to like it! Stoner is usually a bit too generic and cartoonish- and EW have albums like that too- but Dopethrone is pure nihilism.
Song-writing in a lot of stoner doom I've heard is poor.
They seem to just go for the sound more than the craft.
Not a huge fan of the genre myself, but I'd recommend checking out As Heaven Turns to Ash by Warhorse. They're like the US version of EW and the tunes are equally as good.
Quote from: Eoin McLove on May 29, 2026, 09:53:27 AMQuote from: Jward on May 29, 2026, 09:40:06 AMElectric Wizard – Dopethrone
Great stoner doom
I don't listen to much stoner doom, but Electric Wizard at their best really infused the experience with such negativity and hate it is hard not to like it! Stoner is usually a bit too generic and cartoonish- and EW have albums like that too- but Dopethrone is pure nihilism.
Song-writing in a lot of stoner doom I've heard is poor.
They seem to just go for the sound more than the craft.
Quote from: Jward on May 29, 2026, 09:40:06 AMElectric Wizard – Dopethrone
Great stoner doom
I don't listen to much stoner doom, but Electric Wizard at their best really infused the experience with such negativity and hate it is hard not to like it! Stoner is usually a bit too generic and cartoonish- and EW have albums like that too- but Dopethrone is pure nihilism.
Electric Wizard – Dopethrone
Great stoner doom
Great stoner doom
Wasn't quite the typical end of season fare, the two red cards were bizarre. Moylan seems to be a decent proposition but last night showed he may have a touch of the Mcclean's about him. But delivery good and made a great nuisance of himself in the box.
Really impressed with Umeh's cameo - if things click for that lad could be a serious player for Ireland.
Really impressed with Umeh's cameo - if things click for that lad could be a serious player for Ireland.
Seen that announced alright, base game and original dlcs are top tier.
Will have to give it a go once I pull myself out of the current retro binge.
Finished chrono trigger recently and just about to finish FFVI, have the translation of shin megami tensei 1 lined up for after!
Will have to give it a go once I pull myself out of the current retro binge.
Finished chrono trigger recently and just about to finish FFVI, have the translation of shin megami tensei 1 lined up for after!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5CsbmCZjq30
Worth watching in full. Sadlier nails the national sentiment, and great to see him be let say it all and for it to be broadcast to all.