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  1. Sharkie @[email protected] ·

    Hi there! A bit of an #introduction for those who haven't met me!

    I am a #bitey #punk #feminist #shark #furry.

    I'm an airline pilot (albeit on a brief hiatus), a unix-hacking technomancer #dragon, and a #rollerderby skater.

    I'm a #wiccan, a beginning #artist (3D sculpting, digital art, texture painting, etc,) a musician, a systems architect, a mastodon instance runner, and ... so on.

    I'm anti-facist, civil-libertarian, pro-choice.

    Trans rights are human rights.

    Black lives matter.

    #introduction #dragon #furry #rollerderby #artist #bitey
  2. Sharkie @[email protected] ·

    Hi there! A bit of an #introduction for those who haven't met me!

    I am a #bitey #punk #feminist #shark #furry.

    I'm an airline pilot (albeit on a brief hiatus), a unix-hacking technomancer #dragon, and a #rollerderby skater.

    I'm a #wiccan, a beginning #artist (3D sculpting, digital art, texture painting, etc,) a musician, a systems architect, a mastodon instance runner, and ... so on.

    I'm anti-facist, civil-libertarian, pro-choice.

    Trans rights are human rights.

    Black lives matter.

    #artist #wiccan #rollerderby #dragon #furry #shark
  3. Sharkie @[email protected] ·

    Hi there! A bit of an #introduction for those who haven't met me!

    I am a #bitey #punk #feminist #shark #furry.

    I'm an airline pilot (albeit on a brief hiatus), a unix-hacking technomancer #dragon, and a #rollerderby skater.

    I'm a #wiccan, a beginning #artist (3D sculpting, digital art, texture painting, etc,) a musician, a systems architect, a mastodon instance runner, and ... so on.

    I'm anti-facist, civil-libertarian, pro-choice.

    Trans rights are human rights.

    Black lives matter.

    #introduction #bitey #punk #feminist #shark #furry
  4. Ricardo @[email protected] ·

    Ep361: Universo Simétrico; Earendel; Interfaz Cerebral; Plantas del Pleistoceno; Tecnomarcadores; Starshot - Coffee Break: Señal y Ruido - Podcast en iVoox

    ivoox.com/ep361-universo-simet

    #tecnologia #ciencia #medio_ambiente #medicina #biología

    #tecnologia #ciencia #medio_ambiente #medicina #biología
  5. aexana @[email protected] ·

    youtube.com/watch?v=ZOnmKy9fVfk

    out of a terrible breakup, i've begun a ritual practicing what i call synaptic regenesis using #numogram zone mapping to create mantra-based healing patterns which can (hopefully) repair trauma. the song above is a simplistic demo, but its goal is the #manifestation of an individual power source using plunderphonics, reminiscent of early vektroid-era #vaporwave. i hope you enjoy.

    technomancy is fun. :333333333333333

    #numogram #manifestation #vaporwave
  6. aexana @[email protected] ·

    youtube.com/watch?v=ZOnmKy9fVfk

    out of a terrible breakup, i've begun a ritual practicing what i call synaptic regenesis using #numogram zone mapping to create mantra-based healing patterns which can (hopefully) repair trauma. the song above is a simplistic demo, but its goal is the #manifestation of an individual power source using plunderphonics, reminiscent of early vektroid-era #vaporwave. i hope you enjoy.

    technomancy is fun. :333333333333333

    #numogram #manifestation #vaporwave
  7. aexana @[email protected] ·

    youtube.com/watch?v=ZOnmKy9fVfk

    out of a terrible breakup, i've begun a ritual practicing what i call synaptic regenesis using #numogram zone mapping to create mantra-based healing patterns which can (hopefully) repair trauma. the song above is a simplistic demo, but its goal is the #manifestation of an individual power source using plunderphonics, reminiscent of early vektroid-era #vaporwave. i hope you enjoy.

    technomancy is fun. :333333333333333

    #numogram #manifestation #vaporwave
  8. aexana @[email protected] ·

    youtube.com/watch?v=ZOnmKy9fVf

    out of a terrible breakup, i've begun a ritual practicing what i call synaptic regenesis using #numogram zone mapping to create mantra-based healing patterns which can (hopefully) repair trauma. the song above is a simplistic demo, but its goal is the #manifestation of an individual power source using plunderphonics, reminiscent of early vektroid-era #vaporwave. i hope you enjoy.

    technomancy is fun. :333333333333333

    #vaporwave #manifestation #numogram
  9. aexana @[email protected] ·

    youtube.com/watch?v=ZOnmKy9fVfk

    out of a terrible breakup, i've begun a ritual practicing what i call synaptic regenesis using #numogram zone mapping to create mantra-based healing patterns which can (hopefully) repair trauma. the song above is a simplistic demo, but its goal is the #manifestation of an individual power source using plunderphonics, reminiscent of early vektroid-era #vaporwave. i hope you enjoy.

    technomancy is fun. :333333333333333

    #numogram #manifestation #vaporwave
  10. Convoca-la BCN @[email protected] ·

    Jornadas en defensa de la tierra contra el estado y el capital

    L'Hort de Ka la Trava, dissabte, 21 de febrer, a les 11:30 CET

    PROGRAMA DE LAS JORNADAS DE DEFENSA DE LA TIERRA, CONTRA EL ESTADO Y EL CAPITAL. 21/22 DE FEBRERO EN EL «HORT DE CA LA TRAVA»

    SÁBADO 21/2/26

    11:30.- Ecologismo de masas o cómo hacer el juego al estado

    12:30.- «Contra Toda Nocividad. una experiencia de lucha contra el tecnomundo»

    De 14:00 a 15:30 COMIDA

    15:30.- La devastación imperialista de Palestina a cargo de Samidoun

    16:30.- BoicotICL

    17:30.- Rojava una tierra que resiste a cargo de Comitè Jineolojî Catalunya i La Màquia

    18:30.- Mesa redonda antimilitarista en torno a las publicaciones:

    -Guerras del capital y extractivismo

    -"Contra sus guerras, contra su paz" con Afilando Nuestras Vidas

    -"La transición a la guerra en casa" con Prometeo Ediciones.

    Recogida y limpieza del espacio

    DOMINGO 22/2/25:

    11:30.- El extractivismo de litio en el Cono Sur

    12:45.- La destrucción del espacio fluvial, el caso del riu Ripoll. Con la Plataforma de Defensa del riu Ripoll.

    De 14:00 a 15:00 COMIDA

    15:00.- Impactos de los centros de datos en el territorio aragonés, Campaña no es sequía, es saqueo

    16:00.- Ametller del greenwashing a la devastación (por Stoagroparc y la campaña Boicot Ametller)

    17:00.- Las emergencias ambientales sobre todo climáticas (Comités Locales de Emergencia y Reconstrucción de Valencia, XAFEC)

    18:00- Presentación de Revoltes de la Terra

    19:00.- Mesa redonda: mundo laboral y defensa de la tierra, posibles sinergias y contradicciones (con la participación de diferentes ponentes de las jornadas y algunos invitados)

    Recogida y limpieza del espacio

    bcn.convoca.la/event/jornadas-

    #xerrada #ecologisme #jornades #gracia
  11. Editorial 77Mundos @[email protected] ·

    Estación Norte 🚉 no es solo un dungeon, en este suplemento para #AxisMundi encontrarás:

    🏡 Un asentamiento totalmente descrito.
    🤫 Tablas de rumores, encuentros aleatorios, ganchos de aventura.
    🔫 Nuevo equipo, pericias y armas de fuego.
    🤖 Nuevo sistema de magia: Tecnomagia.
    ⚔ 5 nuevas clases.
    🐲 1 nueva especie: el kobold.

    👉 Únete a la preventa aquí:

    77mundos.es/tienda/axis-mundi/

    #axismundi
  12. Editorial 77Mundos @[email protected] ·

    Estación Norte 🚉 no es solo un dungeon, en este suplemento para #AxisMundi encontrarás:

    🏡 Un asentamiento totalmente descrito.
    🤫 Tablas de rumores, encuentros aleatorios, ganchos de aventura.
    🔫 Nuevo equipo, pericias y armas de fuego.
    🤖 Nuevo sistema de magia: Tecnomagia.
    ⚔ 5 nuevas clases.
    🐲 1 nueva especie: el kobold.

    👉 Únete a la preventa aquí:

    77mundos.es/tienda/axis-mundi/

    #axismundi
  13. Editorial 77Mundos @[email protected] ·

    Estación Norte 🚉 no es solo un dungeon, en este suplemento para #AxisMundi encontrarás:

    🏡 Un asentamiento totalmente descrito.
    🤫 Tablas de rumores, encuentros aleatorios, ganchos de aventura.
    🔫 Nuevo equipo, pericias y armas de fuego.
    🤖 Nuevo sistema de magia: Tecnomagia.
    ⚔ 5 nuevas clases.
    🐲 1 nueva especie: el kobold.

    👉 Únete a la preventa aquí:

    77mundos.es/tienda/axis-mundi/

    #axismundi
  14. Starhawk @[email protected] ·

    #ThisWeekAtMyTable it's the Grand Conjunction of #ttrpg joy!

    Tonight I ran my #dnd5e Ptolus game, more rampaging through a haunted castle - ended on a cliffhanger, coming face to face with a demon!

    Tomorrow I'm a player in a #Shadowrun 4e game, we're trying to extract our technomancer friend (NPC) before Aztechnology captures her.

    Sunday I'm running Session Zero of #Daggerheart and it's going to be great!

    #thisweekatmytable #ttrpg #dnd5e #shadowrun #daggerheart
  15. lgsp @[email protected] ·

    Quando abbiamo ristrutturato, abbiamo speso veramente tanto su certe cose. I rubinetti erano di marca buona, nella speranza che durassero un po' di più.

    In 10 anni questo rubinetto della cucina Franke mi ha fatto bestemmiare moltissimo: la leva si è indurita, perdeva dalla base della leva e l'altro giorno la
    leva si è rotta, senza fare molto sforzo.

    Non so quanto lo abbiamo pagato, ma quello nuovo da 40 € al Tecnomat scommetto durerà di più.

    (Aggiungo: non sapevo cambiarlo, è stato facile. Soldi e tempo risparmiati)

    #idraulica

    #idraulica
  16. lgsp @[email protected] ·

    Quando abbiamo ristrutturato, abbiamo speso veramente tanto su certe cose. I rubinetti erano di marca buona, nella speranza che durassero un po' di più.

    In 10 anni questo rubinetto della cucina Franke mi ha fatto bestemmiare moltissimo: la leva si è indurita, perdeva dalla base della leva e l'altro giorno la
    leva si è rotta, senza fare molto sforzo.

    Non so quanto lo abbiamo pagato, ma quello nuovo da 40 € al Tecnomat scommetto durerà di più.

    (Aggiungo: non sapevo cambiarlo, è stato facile. Soldi e tempo risparmiati)

    #idraulica

    #idraulica
  17. lgsp @[email protected] ·

    Quando abbiamo ristrutturato, abbiamo speso veramente tanto su certe cose. I rubinetti erano di marca buona, nella speranza che durassero un po' di più.

    In 10 anni questo rubinetto della cucina Franke mi ha fatto bestemmiare moltissimo: la leva si è indurita, perdeva dalla base della leva e l'altro giorno la
    leva si è rotta, senza fare molto sforzo.

    Non so quanto lo abbiamo pagato, ma quello nuovo da 40 € al Tecnomat scommetto durerà di più.

    (Aggiungo: non sapevo cambiarlo, è stato facile. Soldi e tempo risparmiati)

    #idraulica

    #idraulica
  18. lgsp @[email protected] ·

    Quando abbiamo ristrutturato, abbiamo speso veramente tanto su certe cose. I rubinetti erano di marca buona, nella speranza che durassero un po' di più.

    In 10 anni questo rubinetto della cucina Franke mi ha fatto bestemmiare moltissimo: la leva si è indurita, perdeva dalla base della leva e l'altro giorno la
    leva si è rotta, senza fare molto sforzo.

    Non so quanto lo abbiamo pagato, ma quello nuovo da 40 € al Tecnomat scommetto durerà di più.

    (Aggiungo: non sapevo cambiarlo, è stato facile. Soldi e tempo risparmiati)

    #idraulica

    #idraulica
  19. lgsp @[email protected] ·

    Quando abbiamo ristrutturato, abbiamo speso veramente tanto su certe cose. I rubinetti erano di marca buona, nella speranza che durassero un po' di più.

    In 10 anni questo rubinetto della cucina Franke mi ha fatto bestemmiare moltissimo: la leva si è indurita, perdeva dalla base della leva e l'altro giorno la
    leva si è rotta, senza fare molto sforzo.

    Non so quanto lo abbiamo pagato, ma quello nuovo da 40 € al Tecnomat scommetto durerà di più.

    (Aggiungo: non sapevo cambiarlo, è stato facile. Soldi e tempo risparmiati)

    #idraulica

    #idraulica
  20. Starhawk @[email protected] ·

    #ThisWeekAtMyTable

    I was a player in a #Shadowrun 4e game that has been going for almost a year. We had a big story event that ended with 3 of the 4 of us players switching to new characters (1 dead, 1 off to corporate stardom, 1 willingly lost in the metaplanes forever).

    So we had a nice RP session and got started on an extraction, trying to get our favorite NPC technomancer out of the city alive.

    Anyway, I'm playing a dwarf raven shaman, street name Nevermore of course.

    #thisweekatmytable #shadowrun
  21. Aerik Arkadian @[email protected] ·

    Divination: Playlist Scrying (Shufflemancy)

    Did you know that you can divine with music? Well… you can. It can be done rather simply, but may require some out-of-the-box thinking.

    And for those of you who may try to dismiss this offhand, let me remind you that bibliomancy is a pretty universally accepted form of divination, probably stretching all the way back to ancient times. And with this particular method, you just grab a book and go to a random page.

    Fun Fact: When I was a kid in church, people would often tell me that I could find answers or inspiration from the Holy Spirit by grabbing my Bible, opening it up randomly, pointing somewhere on the page, and reading the verse that my finger touched. I would love to go back in time and explain to those folks that this process is witchcraft.

    Uh oh…

    If that is divination, then anything can be divination. Including music.

    All the Many Mancies

    You may have noticed that many forms of divination have a “proper name” that ends in the suffix -mancy. This comes from a Greek word, manteia, which means divination or prophecy. When attached to a root word, it helps specify the particular method or medium of divination. For example, the bibliomancy I mentioned a moment ago combines it with the word “biblion,” meaning book, to indicate a method of divination that uses books.

    Different -mancies. Some weird. Some hilarious. Yes. Phallomancy.

    We combine words pretty often. And we can change the meaning completely by keeping the same root and swapping the suffix. Bibliophile? A person who loves books. Bibliography? The study of books. Bibliomane? Someone obsessed with books. Bibliophobia? The fear of books. I would hate to be a bibliomane who suffered from bibliophobia… it would certainly make bibliomancy rather difficult. The study of language is fascinating isn’t it? But I digress.

    We have a couple of these -mancy words that are specific to music:

    • Canticumancy – A form of divination where practitioners listen to music to receive guidance and insight or predict future events.
    • Shufflemancy – A form of divination where practitioners create a playlist, focus on a specific question, and then shuffle the playlist ro receive guidance and insight from the melodies, song titles, and lyrics that appear

    If you were curious, canticum is Latin for song. I guess things always sound fancier when you use ancient languages. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like either the Ancient Romans or the Ancient Greeks had ever conceptualized a shuffled Spotify playlist, so when it comes to shufflemancy, we’re obviously building off of a modern term.

    Of course, you could also call all of this “technomancy,” which is a broader term that encompasses using modern technology to perform divination.

    So what is scrying?

    Google says that scrying means to “foretell the future using a crystal ball or other reflective object or surface.” Unfortunately, that’s too narrow of a view. It’s only partially correct. Let me update the definition.

    Scrying is just when you observe something long enough to arrive at a divinatory result. That could be a shiny crystal ball, yes, but it could also be a rock, a puff of smoke, or a dancing flame. Or you could just close your eyes, sit quietly in the woods, and listen to the sounds of nature around you. Those are all forms of scrying in my book.

    And the divinatory result? That could be signs of the future, a message from the spirit world, knowledge of a past life, personal insight, or just meditative reflection. It takes many forms!

    Random

    Divination methods often use a random element in order to ensure that results are varied and to help combat personal bias. In Tarot, for instance, you shuffle the deck before you draw a card. In some schools of geomancy, you perform a series of random dice rolls.

    With playlist scrying, you introduce the element of random by clicking the shuffle and skip buttons.

    How it works

    Once you’ve determined what playlist to use, there are two options for proceeding — one will give you an instant result and the other will take place over a deeper and longer session.

    • Quick Method: Hit the skip button repeatedly. Once you stop skipping, play close attention to the song that is playing — this contains your message.
    • Meditative Method: Press play on your music. Meditate and reflect on your situation or whatever is causing you to seek guidance. Try to achieve a state of mind where you are not paying attention to the music for at least 5 – 10 minutes. At some point, one of the songs will inevitably grab your focus — your message is there.

    Always have shuffle turned on! Bonus points if you skip enough songs to leave your playlist and wind up in “discover” territory.

    Whatever option you choose, the overall divinatory result may require some deep thinking. Be sure to pay attention to every detail: the title of the song and album, the name of the band or performer, the lyrics, and even the exact time stamp of the track. Furthermore, you can ask yourself a series of questions. What do you hear? What do you feel? Does the melody seem to convey a particular emotion? Does the rhythm have a message? Answers can be hidden anywhere.

    Step by Step

    Here’s a breakdown of the process:

    1. Formulate a question or at least set your intention to receive general guidance
    2. Clear your mind and enter a meditative state
    3. Press play on a shuffled playlist
    4. Listen for a while and see what grabs your focus; or press skip a random number of times
    5. Pay close attention to the music, lyrics, titles, etc.

    You may wish to start this whole session with a prayer or some sort of general declaration to the universe or your spirit guides. “Hi, guys. I’m here and I am listening.” Even such a simple statement is enough.

    Try not to be discouraged if nothing happens the first time. Maybe none of your spirit guides have anything to say at that moment. Just try again later.

    Playlists

    The method is simple, but one of the most difficult things is choosing songs for a playlist. What type of music should you use? Should you use spacey, meditative music? I think something with easily understood lyrics is more important here rather than subtle tones that aid in the meditation process, but your mileage may vary. Either way, it’s usually pretty hard to find songs that check both boxes (lyrics and meditative qualities).

    The good news is that you can really use anything.

    Or you could just go with either of these two playlists that I threw together for your enjoyment. They’re mostly filled with rock and pop songs.

    PLAYLIST SCRYING – YES OR NO ANSWERS

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7BJ6Fb6hevgGciPbATHnHE

    PLAYLIST SCRYING – GENERAL QUERIES

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0E1I2PlTfDZZdEHyLERnsf

    As the names would imply, the first playlist is only good if you have a simple question that can be answered with “yes” or “no.” You’ll find that the lyrics and song titles are FILLED with those words. It should be pretty straight to the point. The second playlist is for general inquiries or more opened-ended questions. Have fun!

    Don’t miss out. Here’s what’s coming up…

    More Info

    An Accidental Example

    Many years ago, and possibly in another life entirely, I didn’t have a car. I did, however, have a 50cc scooter, which I rode across vast distances. I would often just put a short Spotify playlist on shuffle and then let the gods of random queue up whatever suggested songs they wanted to introduce me to — I found a lot of new music that way.

    On one fine, sunny day, I was riding merrily along, when I suddenly became aware of the fact that the words “run for cover” were playing over my headphones. It was different. They seemed to be warning me of something.

    Of course, I ignored it.

    And before the song ended, I got stuck in a torrential downpour.

    Was I inadvertently engaging in playlist scrying? Or was it just a coincidence? You be the judge.

    Signs and Messages

    I don’t really see this as a way of telling the future, per se, but then again, I view most divination tools as methods of self reflection. Playlist Scrying is a little different. For me, it’s kind of like giving the spirits around me a medium to communicate. They might have a message… then again, they might not.

    We all accept signs and symbols in our life in unique ways. What I ascribe meaning to, you may not see or agree with. The dragonfly that hovers for a moment has meaning to me. Equally so with the squirrel barking in a tree. Others, of course, may see something in a flock of birds or the shape of a cloud. The universe is constantly speaking to us — it’s up to us how we interpret.

    Lyrics carry so much intention. It can pretty much be a direct form of communication from the spirit world… that is… as long as you allow it to be.

    #canticumancy #divination #magick #music #occult #playlistScrying #scrying #shuffle #shufflemancy #spirituality #spotify #technology #technomancy #witchcraft

    #canticumancy #divination #magick #music #occult #playlistscrying
  22. Aerik Arkadian @[email protected] ·

    Divination: Playlist Scrying (Shufflemancy)

    Did you know that you can divine with music? Well… you can. It can be done rather simply, but may require some out-of-the-box thinking.

    And for those of you who may try to dismiss this offhand, let me remind you that bibliomancy is a pretty universally accepted form of divination, probably stretching all the way back to ancient times. And with this particular method, you just grab a book and go to a random page.

    Fun Fact: When I was a kid in church, people would often tell me that I could find answers or inspiration from the Holy Spirit by grabbing my Bible, opening it up randomly, pointing somewhere on the page, and reading the verse that my finger touched. I would love to go back in time and explain to those folks that this process is witchcraft.

    Uh oh…

    If that is divination, then anything can be divination. Including music.

    All the Many Mancies

    You may have noticed that many forms of divination have a “proper name” that ends in the suffix -mancy. This comes from a Greek word, manteia, which means divination or prophecy. When attached to a root word, it helps specify the particular method or medium of divination. For example, the bibliomancy I mentioned a moment ago combines it with the word “biblion,” meaning book, to indicate a method of divination that uses books.

    Different -mancies. Some weird. Some hilarious. Yes. Phallomancy.

    We combine words pretty often. And we can change the meaning completely by keeping the same root and swapping the suffix. Bibliophile? A person who loves books. Bibliography? The study of books. Bibliomane? Someone obsessed with books. Bibliophobia? The fear of books. I would hate to be a bibliomane who suffered from bibliophobia… it would certainly make bibliomancy rather difficult. The study of language is fascinating isn’t it? But I digress.

    We have a couple of these -mancy words that are specific to music:

    • Canticumancy – A form of divination where practitioners listen to music to receive guidance and insight or predict future events.
    • Shufflemancy – A form of divination where practitioners create a playlist, focus on a specific question, and then shuffle the playlist ro receive guidance and insight from the melodies, song titles, and lyrics that appear

    If you were curious, canticum is Latin for song. I guess things always sound fancier when you use ancient languages. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like either the Ancient Romans or the Ancient Greeks had ever conceptualized a shuffled Spotify playlist, so when it comes to shufflemancy, we’re obviously building off of a modern term.

    Of course, you could also call all of this “technomancy,” which is a broader term that encompasses using modern technology to perform divination.

    So what is scrying?

    Google says that scrying means to “foretell the future using a crystal ball or other reflective object or surface.” Unfortunately, that’s too narrow of a view. It’s only partially correct. Let me update the definition.

    Scrying is just when you observe something long enough to arrive at a divinatory result. That could be a shiny crystal ball, yes, but it could also be a rock, a puff of smoke, or a dancing flame. Or you could just close your eyes, sit quietly in the woods, and listen to the sounds of nature around you. Those are all forms of scrying in my book.

    And the divinatory result? That could be signs of the future, a message from the spirit world, knowledge of a past life, personal insight, or just meditative reflection. It takes many forms!

    Random

    Divination methods often use a random element in order to ensure that results are varied and to help combat personal bias. In Tarot, for instance, you shuffle the deck before you draw a card. In some schools of geomancy, you perform a series of random dice rolls.

    With playlist scrying, you introduce the element of random by clicking the shuffle and skip buttons.

    How it works

    Once you’ve determined what playlist to use, there are two options for proceeding — one will give you an instant result and the other will take place over a deeper and longer session.

    • Quick Method: Hit the skip button repeatedly. Once you stop skipping, play close attention to the song that is playing — this contains your message.
    • Meditative Method: Press play on your music. Meditate and reflect on your situation or whatever is causing you to seek guidance. Try to achieve a state of mind where you are not paying attention to the music for at least 5 – 10 minutes. At some point, one of the songs will inevitably grab your focus — your message is there.

    Always have shuffle turned on! Bonus points if you skip enough songs to leave your playlist and wind up in “discover” territory.

    Whatever option you choose, the overall divinatory result may require some deep thinking. Be sure to pay attention to every detail: the title of the song and album, the name of the band or performer, the lyrics, and even the exact time stamp of the track. Furthermore, you can ask yourself a series of questions. What do you hear? What do you feel? Does the melody seem to convey a particular emotion? Does the rhythm have a message? Answers can be hidden anywhere.

    Step by Step

    Here’s a breakdown of the process:

    1. Formulate a question or at least set your intention to receive general guidance
    2. Clear your mind and enter a meditative state
    3. Press play on a shuffled playlist
    4. Listen for a while and see what grabs your focus; or press skip a random number of times
    5. Pay close attention to the music, lyrics, titles, etc.

    You may wish to start this whole session with a prayer or some sort of general declaration to the universe or your spirit guides. “Hi, guys. I’m here and I am listening.” Even such a simple statement is enough.

    Try not to be discouraged if nothing happens the first time. Maybe none of your spirit guides have anything to say at that moment. Just try again later.

    Playlists

    The method is simple, but one of the most difficult things is choosing songs for a playlist. What type of music should you use? Should you use spacey, meditative music? I think something with easily understood lyrics is more important here rather than subtle tones that aid in the meditation process, but your mileage may vary. Either way, it’s usually pretty hard to find songs that check both boxes (lyrics and meditative qualities).

    The good news is that you can really use anything.

    Or you could just go with either of these two playlists that I threw together for your enjoyment. They’re mostly filled with rock and pop songs.

    PLAYLIST SCRYING – YES OR NO ANSWERS

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7BJ6Fb6hevgGciPbATHnHE

    PLAYLIST SCRYING – GENERAL QUERIES

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0E1I2PlTfDZZdEHyLERnsf

    As the names would imply, the first playlist is only good if you have a simple question that can be answered with “yes” or “no.” You’ll find that the lyrics and song titles are FILLED with those words. It should be pretty straight to the point. The second playlist is for general inquiries or more opened-ended questions. Have fun!

    Don’t miss out. Here’s what’s coming up…

    More Info

    An Accidental Example

    Many years ago, and possibly in another life entirely, I didn’t have a car. I did, however, have a 50cc scooter, which I rode across vast distances. I would often just put a short Spotify playlist on shuffle and then let the gods of random queue up whatever suggested songs they wanted to introduce me to — I found a lot of new music that way.

    On one fine, sunny day, I was riding merrily along, when I suddenly became aware of the fact that the words “run for cover” were playing over my headphones. It was different. They seemed to be warning me of something.

    Of course, I ignored it.

    And before the song ended, I got stuck in a torrential downpour.

    Was I inadvertently engaging in playlist scrying? Or was it just a coincidence? You be the judge.

    Signs and Messages

    I don’t really see this as a way of telling the future, per se, but then again, I view most divination tools as methods of self reflection. Playlist Scrying is a little different. For me, it’s kind of like giving the spirits around me a medium to communicate. They might have a message… then again, they might not.

    We all accept signs and symbols in our life in unique ways. What I ascribe meaning to, you may not see or agree with. The dragonfly that hovers for a moment has meaning to me. Equally so with the squirrel barking in a tree. Others, of course, may see something in a flock of birds or the shape of a cloud. The universe is constantly speaking to us — it’s up to us how we interpret.

    Lyrics carry so much intention. It can pretty much be a direct form of communication from the spirit world… that is… as long as you allow it to be.

    #canticumancy #divination #magick #music #occult #playlistScrying #scrying #shuffle #shufflemancy #spirituality #spotify #technology #technomancy #witchcraft

    #canticumancy #divination #magick #music #occult #playlistscrying
  23. Aerik Arkadian @[email protected] ·

    Divination: Playlist Scrying (Shufflemancy)

    Did you know that you can divine with music? Well… you can. It can be done rather simply, but may require some out-of-the-box thinking.

    And for those of you who may try to dismiss this offhand, let me remind you that bibliomancy is a pretty universally accepted form of divination, probably stretching all the way back to ancient times. And with this particular method, you just grab a book and go to a random page.

    Fun Fact: When I was a kid in church, people would often tell me that I could find answers or inspiration from the Holy Spirit by grabbing my Bible, opening it up randomly, pointing somewhere on the page, and reading the verse that my finger touched. I would love to go back in time and explain to those folks that this process is witchcraft.

    Uh oh…

    If that is divination, then anything can be divination. Including music.

    All the Many Mancies

    You may have noticed that many forms of divination have a “proper name” that ends in the suffix -mancy. This comes from a Greek word, manteia, which means divination or prophecy. When attached to a root word, it helps specify the particular method or medium of divination. For example, the bibliomancy I mentioned a moment ago combines it with the word “biblion,” meaning book, to indicate a method of divination that uses books.

    Different -mancies. Some weird. Some hilarious. Yes. Phallomancy.

    We combine words pretty often. And we can change the meaning completely by keeping the same root and swapping the suffix. Bibliophile? A person who loves books. Bibliography? The study of books. Bibliomane? Someone obsessed with books. Bibliophobia? The fear of books. I would hate to be a bibliomane who suffered from bibliophobia… it would certainly make bibliomancy rather difficult. The study of language is fascinating isn’t it? But I digress.

    We have a couple of these -mancy words that are specific to music:

    • Canticumancy – A form of divination where practitioners listen to music to receive guidance and insight or predict future events.
    • Shufflemancy – A form of divination where practitioners create a playlist, focus on a specific question, and then shuffle the playlist ro receive guidance and insight from the melodies, song titles, and lyrics that appear

    If you were curious, canticum is Latin for song. I guess things always sound fancier when you use ancient languages. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like either the Ancient Romans or the Ancient Greeks had ever conceptualized a shuffled Spotify playlist, so when it comes to shufflemancy, we’re obviously building off of a modern term.

    Of course, you could also call all of this “technomancy,” which is a broader term that encompasses using modern technology to perform divination.

    So what is scrying?

    Google says that scrying means to “foretell the future using a crystal ball or other reflective object or surface.” Unfortunately, that’s too narrow of a view. It’s only partially correct. Let me update the definition.

    Scrying is just when you observe something long enough to arrive at a divinatory result. That could be a shiny crystal ball, yes, but it could also be a rock, a puff of smoke, or a dancing flame. Or you could just close your eyes, sit quietly in the woods, and listen to the sounds of nature around you. Those are all forms of scrying in my book.

    And the divinatory result? That could be signs of the future, a message from the spirit world, knowledge of a past life, personal insight, or just meditative reflection. It takes many forms!

    Random

    Divination methods often use a random element in order to ensure that results are varied and to help combat personal bias. In Tarot, for instance, you shuffle the deck before you draw a card. In some schools of geomancy, you perform a series of random dice rolls.

    With playlist scrying, you introduce the element of random by clicking the shuffle and skip buttons.

    How it works

    Once you’ve determined what playlist to use, there are two options for proceeding — one will give you an instant result and the other will take place over a deeper and longer session.

    • Quick Method: Hit the skip button repeatedly. Once you stop skipping, play close attention to the song that is playing — this contains your message.
    • Meditative Method: Press play on your music. Meditate and reflect on your situation or whatever is causing you to seek guidance. Try to achieve a state of mind where you are not paying attention to the music for at least 5 – 10 minutes. At some point, one of the songs will inevitably grab your focus — your message is there.

    Always have shuffle turned on! Bonus points if you skip enough songs to leave your playlist and wind up in “discover” territory.

    Whatever option you choose, the overall divinatory result may require some deep thinking. Be sure to pay attention to every detail: the title of the song and album, the name of the band or performer, the lyrics, and even the exact time stamp of the track. Furthermore, you can ask yourself a series of questions. What do you hear? What do you feel? Does the melody seem to convey a particular emotion? Does the rhythm have a message? Answers can be hidden anywhere.

    Step by Step

    Here’s a breakdown of the process:

    1. Formulate a question or at least set your intention to receive general guidance
    2. Clear your mind and enter a meditative state
    3. Press play on a shuffled playlist
    4. Listen for a while and see what grabs your focus; or press skip a random number of times
    5. Pay close attention to the music, lyrics, titles, etc.

    You may wish to start this whole session with a prayer or some sort of general declaration to the universe or your spirit guides. “Hi, guys. I’m here and I am listening.” Even such a simple statement is enough.

    Try not to be discouraged if nothing happens the first time. Maybe none of your spirit guides have anything to say at that moment. Just try again later.

    Playlists

    The method is simple, but one of the most difficult things is choosing songs for a playlist. What type of music should you use? Should you use spacey, meditative music? I think something with easily understood lyrics is more important here rather than subtle tones that aid in the meditation process, but your mileage may vary. Either way, it’s usually pretty hard to find songs that check both boxes (lyrics and meditative qualities).

    The good news is that you can really use anything.

    Or you could just go with either of these two playlists that I threw together for your enjoyment. They’re mostly filled with rock and pop songs.

    PLAYLIST SCRYING – YES OR NO ANSWERS

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7BJ6Fb6hevgGciPbATHnHE

    PLAYLIST SCRYING – GENERAL QUERIES

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0E1I2PlTfDZZdEHyLERnsf

    As the names would imply, the first playlist is only good if you have a simple question that can be answered with “yes” or “no.” You’ll find that the lyrics and song titles are FILLED with those words. It should be pretty straight to the point. The second playlist is for general inquiries or more opened-ended questions. Have fun!

    Don’t miss out. Here’s what’s coming up…

    More Info

    An Accidental Example

    Many years ago, and possibly in another life entirely, I didn’t have a car. I did, however, have a 50cc scooter, which I rode across vast distances. I would often just put a short Spotify playlist on shuffle and then let the gods of random queue up whatever suggested songs they wanted to introduce me to — I found a lot of new music that way.

    On one fine, sunny day, I was riding merrily along, when I suddenly became aware of the fact that the words “run for cover” were playing over my headphones. It was different. They seemed to be warning me of something.

    Of course, I ignored it.

    And before the song ended, I got stuck in a torrential downpour.

    Was I inadvertently engaging in playlist scrying? Or was it just a coincidence? You be the judge.

    Signs and Messages

    I don’t really see this as a way of telling the future, per se, but then again, I view most divination tools as methods of self reflection. Playlist Scrying is a little different. For me, it’s kind of like giving the spirits around me a medium to communicate. They might have a message… then again, they might not.

    We all accept signs and symbols in our life in unique ways. What I ascribe meaning to, you may not see or agree with. The dragonfly that hovers for a moment has meaning to me. Equally so with the squirrel barking in a tree. Others, of course, may see something in a flock of birds or the shape of a cloud. The universe is constantly speaking to us — it’s up to us how we interpret.

    Lyrics carry so much intention. It can pretty much be a direct form of communication from the spirit world… that is… as long as you allow it to be.

    #canticumancy #divination #magick #music #occult #playlistScrying #scrying #shuffle #shufflemancy #spirituality #spotify #technology #technomancy #witchcraft

    #canticumancy #divination #magick #music #occult #playlistscrying
  24. Aerik Arkadian @[email protected] ·

    Divination: Playlist Scrying (Shufflemancy)

    Did you know that you can divine with music? Well… you can. It can be done rather simply, but may require some out-of-the-box thinking.

    And for those of you who may try to dismiss this offhand, let me remind you that bibliomancy is a pretty universally accepted form of divination, probably stretching all the way back to ancient times. And with this particular method, you just grab a book and go to a random page.

    Fun Fact: When I was a kid in church, people would often tell me that I could find answers or inspiration from the Holy Spirit by grabbing my Bible, opening it up randomly, pointing somewhere on the page, and reading the verse that my finger touched. I would love to go back in time and explain to those folks that this process is witchcraft.

    Uh oh…

    If that is divination, then anything can be divination. Including music.

    All the Many Mancies

    You may have noticed that many forms of divination have a “proper name” that ends in the suffix -mancy. This comes from a Greek word, manteia, which means divination or prophecy. When attached to a root word, it helps specify the particular method or medium of divination. For example, the bibliomancy I mentioned a moment ago combines it with the word “biblion,” meaning book, to indicate a method of divination that uses books.

    Different -mancies. Some weird. Some hilarious. Yes. Phallomancy.

    We combine words pretty often. And we can change the meaning completely by keeping the same root and swapping the suffix. Bibliophile? A person who loves books. Bibliography? The study of books. Bibliomane? Someone obsessed with books. Bibliophobia? The fear of books. I would hate to be a bibliomane who suffered from bibliophobia… it would certainly make bibliomancy rather difficult. The study of language is fascinating isn’t it? But I digress.

    We have a couple of these -mancy words that are specific to music:

    • Canticumancy – A form of divination where practitioners listen to music to receive guidance and insight or predict future events.
    • Shufflemancy – A form of divination where practitioners create a playlist, focus on a specific question, and then shuffle the playlist ro receive guidance and insight from the melodies, song titles, and lyrics that appear

    If you were curious, canticum is Latin for song. I guess things always sound fancier when you use ancient languages. Unfortunately, it doesn’t look like either the Ancient Romans or the Ancient Greeks had ever conceptualized a shuffled Spotify playlist, so when it comes to shufflemancy, we’re obviously building off of a modern term.

    Of course, you could also call all of this “technomancy,” which is a broader term that encompasses using modern technology to perform divination.

    So what is scrying?

    Google says that scrying means to “foretell the future using a crystal ball or other reflective object or surface.” Unfortunately, that’s too narrow of a view. It’s only partially correct. Let me update the definition.

    Scrying is just when you observe something long enough to arrive at a divinatory result. That could be a shiny crystal ball, yes, but it could also be a rock, a puff of smoke, or a dancing flame. Or you could just close your eyes, sit quietly in the woods, and listen to the sounds of nature around you. Those are all forms of scrying in my book.

    And the divinatory result? That could be signs of the future, a message from the spirit world, knowledge of a past life, personal insight, or just meditative reflection. It takes many forms!

    Random

    Divination methods often use a random element in order to ensure that results are varied and to help combat personal bias. In Tarot, for instance, you shuffle the deck before you draw a card. In some schools of geomancy, you perform a series of random dice rolls.

    With playlist scrying, you introduce the element of random by clicking the shuffle and skip buttons.

    How it works

    Once you’ve determined what playlist to use, there are two options for proceeding — one will give you an instant result and the other will take place over a deeper and longer session.

    • Quick Method: Hit the skip button repeatedly. Once you stop skipping, play close attention to the song that is playing — this contains your message.
    • Meditative Method: Press play on your music. Meditate and reflect on your situation or whatever is causing you to seek guidance. Try to achieve a state of mind where you are not paying attention to the music for at least 5 – 10 minutes. At some point, one of the songs will inevitably grab your focus — your message is there.

    Always have shuffle turned on! Bonus points if you skip enough songs to leave your playlist and wind up in “discover” territory.

    Whatever option you choose, the overall divinatory result may require some deep thinking. Be sure to pay attention to every detail: the title of the song and album, the name of the band or performer, the lyrics, and even the exact time stamp of the track. Furthermore, you can ask yourself a series of questions. What do you hear? What do you feel? Does the melody seem to convey a particular emotion? Does the rhythm have a message? Answers can be hidden anywhere.

    Step by Step

    Here’s a breakdown of the process:

    1. Formulate a question or at least set your intention to receive general guidance
    2. Clear your mind and enter a meditative state
    3. Press play on a shuffled playlist
    4. Listen for a while and see what grabs your focus; or press skip a random number of times
    5. Pay close attention to the music, lyrics, titles, etc.

    You may wish to start this whole session with a prayer or some sort of general declaration to the universe or your spirit guides. “Hi, guys. I’m here and I am listening.” Even such a simple statement is enough.

    Try not to be discouraged if nothing happens the first time. Maybe none of your spirit guides have anything to say at that moment. Just try again later.

    Playlists

    The method is simple, but one of the most difficult things is choosing songs for a playlist. What type of music should you use? Should you use spacey, meditative music? I think something with easily understood lyrics is more important here rather than subtle tones that aid in the meditation process, but your mileage may vary. Either way, it’s usually pretty hard to find songs that check both boxes (lyrics and meditative qualities).

    The good news is that you can really use anything.

    Or you could just go with either of these two playlists that I threw together for your enjoyment. They’re mostly filled with rock and pop songs.

    PLAYLIST SCRYING – YES OR NO ANSWERS

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7BJ6Fb6hevgGciPbATHnHE

    PLAYLIST SCRYING – GENERAL QUERIES

    https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0E1I2PlTfDZZdEHyLERnsf

    As the names would imply, the first playlist is only good if you have a simple question that can be answered with “yes” or “no.” You’ll find that the lyrics and song titles are FILLED with those words. It should be pretty straight to the point. The second playlist is for general inquiries or more opened-ended questions. Have fun!

    Don’t miss out. Here’s what’s coming up…

    More Info

    An Accidental Example

    Many years ago, and possibly in another life entirely, I didn’t have a car. I did, however, have a 50cc scooter, which I rode across vast distances. I would often just put a short Spotify playlist on shuffle and then let the gods of random queue up whatever suggested songs they wanted to introduce me to — I found a lot of new music that way.

    On one fine, sunny day, I was riding merrily along, when I suddenly became aware of the fact that the words “run for cover” were playing over my headphones. It was different. They seemed to be warning me of something.

    Of course, I ignored it.

    And before the song ended, I got stuck in a torrential downpour.

    Was I inadvertently engaging in playlist scrying? Or was it just a coincidence? You be the judge.

    Signs and Messages

    I don’t really see this as a way of telling the future, per se, but then again, I view most divination tools as methods of self reflection. Playlist Scrying is a little different. For me, it’s kind of like giving the spirits around me a medium to communicate. They might have a message… then again, they might not.

    We all accept signs and symbols in our life in unique ways. What I ascribe meaning to, you may not see or agree with. The dragonfly that hovers for a moment has meaning to me. Equally so with the squirrel barking in a tree. Others, of course, may see something in a flock of birds or the shape of a cloud. The universe is constantly speaking to us — it’s up to us how we interpret.

    Lyrics carry so much intention. It can pretty much be a direct form of communication from the spirit world… that is… as long as you allow it to be.

    #canticumancy #divination #magick #music #occult #playlistScrying #scrying #shuffle #shufflemancy #spirituality #spotify #technology #technomancy #witchcraft

    #canticumancy #divination #magick #music #occult #playlistscrying
  25. ResearchBuzz: Firehose @[email protected] ·

    Man of Many: 32 Influencers Sink Rick Ross’s 4,000HP Lamborghini Yacht in Miami. “Sometimes, the headlines write themselves. That’s especially true when it comes to Miami influencers, Lamborghini Yachts, and rapper Rick Ross, whose 1 of 63 ‘Tecnomar for Lamborghini 63’ yacht was recently sunk by a pod of influencers near Monument Island, South Beach.”

    https://rbfirehose.com/2025/06/04/man-of-many-32-influencers-sink-rick-rosss-4000hp-lamborghini-yacht-in-miami/

    #boating #boatingaccidents #boats #celebrities #famouspeople #influencers
  26. Boost Media APS-ETS :verified: @[email protected] ·

    📢 Apple si prepara ad escludere dagli aggiornamenti di sistema i device: MacBook Pro del 2018, iMac 5K del 2019, l’iMac Pro del 2017, Mac mini 2018 e MacBook Air Intel 2020.

    Presto questi dispositivi diventeranno quindi obsoleti, cioè non riceveranno più gli aggiornamenti di sistema, rendendoli di fatto non più usabili.
    Se anche tu hai uno di questi dispositivi cosa aspetti?
    Visita il sito web finemacos.it

    tecnoandroid.it/2025/06/02/mac

    #boostmediaaps #ufficiozero #opensource

    #boostmediaaps #ufficiozero #opensource
  27. vintage screwlisp account @[email protected] ·

    #springlispgamejam2024
    Seeking clarification, does the pre-existing engine component need to be clearly published separately to the 10-day jam game itself?

    Also who was on my team again. Do *you* believe you are on my team? ( @rybson maybe , anyone else)

    Tentative concept is to do some interpretation of using my sorta clim logos as a game engine.

    cc @dthompson @technomancy @Reiddragon

    #springlispgamejam2024
  28. techno-mage in: @[email protected] ·

    simple-web org memorial service

    gopher://triapul.cz/0/phlog/20

    It's been months since the simple-web.org website went offline. It hosted several opensource alternative front-ends to popular proprietary services, as well as listing similar projects that do the same. It's philosophy was "users' privacy and no javascript."

    While the projects themselves live on, the instance lists are outdated or gone. I have archived them and published a list of still working instances in this brand new homage to simple-web.

    Stay safe out there, technomancers.

    #gopher #invidious #breezewiki #phlog #simpleweb #javascript

    #gopher #invidious #breezewiki #phlog #simpleweb #javascript
  29. Amigatronics @[email protected] ·

    Posadas 2025: Avivando la llama

    Del 27 al 29 de junio de 2025, la localidad cordobesa de Posadas volvió a acoger uno de los eventos más esperados por la comunidad, la Posadas Party 2025. Organizado por los legendarios Batman Group y The Brothers, el encuentro reunió a programadores, artistas gráficos, músicos y aficionados de todos los rincones para disfrutar una vez más con pasión del AMIGA y la escena.

    Durante el evento se celebraron competiciones en más de 14 categorías, que incluyeron gráficos, intros, música, demos y videojuegos. A diferencia de otras ediciones, esta entrega se caracterizó por una notable participación en formatos alternativos como Android, Windows, TIC-80 y hardware personalizado, demostrando que la escena está más viva que nunca.

    Entre los títulos más aclamados destaca Ninjyations, de Soy, que se alzó con el primer puesto en la categoría de juegos homebrew. También brillaron creaciones como Xenomorph de Juande3050, SwitcherBoy de Tecniman, y The Last Door – Episodio 1, adaptación del clásico point & click llevada a cabo por Daniel Pontiveros.

    En el terreno gráfico, magiA de Veritas y z3k y Who’s Afraid of Batman Group? de Zaac / Madwizards pusieron el listón muy alto tanto en OCS como en AGA.

    En cuanto a la música, Estrayk, Jeenio, JosSs, Fireboy, Jesusito y ReSeT contribuyeron con composiciones que cruzaban estilos tan diversos como el acid jazz, la electrónica o el tracker clásico.

    En la categoría Wild, el grupo Volumetric Illusions sorprendió con VI-SAT 01, una demo para hardware personalizado, mientras que inCubus Mundi (Android) y Calling my name (Windows) demostraron que el espíritu demoscener no entiende de plataformas.

    El evento también contó con invitaciones destacadas producidas por Batman Group y Jesusito, ambas disponibles online como parte del archivo histórico del encuentro.

    🏆 Resultados completos por categoría

    🎮 Homebrew Games (Amiga AGA/OCS)

    1. Ninjyations AGA – Soy (10)
    2. Xenomorph – Juande3050 (9)
    3. SwitcherBoy – Tecniman (8)
    4. The Last Door – episodio 1 – Daniel Pontiveros (7)
    5. BitByBit – Daphne (la guiri) (7)
    6. Hundra – AmigaFactory (6)
    7. Apagón! – The Blackout Crew (5)
    8. LogRolling – Rafael Luque (5)
    9. Escape To Posadas 2025 – Miguel Tojar Rojo (4)

    🎨 AGA Pixel GFX

    1. Who’s Afraid of Batman Group? – Zaac / Madwizards (10)

    🎨 OCS Pixel GFX

    1. magiA – Veritas & z3k (10)
    2. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? – Jok / Dreamweb (8)
    3. Inércia 2025 – harvest (7)

    🎨 Fast GFX

    1. Sierrezuelo Común – Freddy (1)

    💾 Bootblock AGA (1K Intro)

    1. Mandaelbro – Goblins (10)
    2. Chunky Tubular Bells – Goblins (8)

    💾 Bootblock OCS (1K Intro)

    1. Banderolo – Goblins (10)

    📼 AGA Intro (64K)

    1. Ephemeral Permanence – Software Failure (10)

    📼 OCS Intro

    1. Posadas Chronicles – NibbleForge (10)
    2. Planartunnel – Resistance (9)

    💣 OCS Cracktro

    1. Twelve Jokers in a Deck – Loonies & The Twitch Elite (11)
    2. Boreal Dust – Batman Group (9)
    3. Cracktris! – Goblins (7)
    4. The Twister That Time Forgot – Compofillers (6)
    5. Marshmallow – Ozone (5)

    🎶 Fast Music

    1. Elektrik Acid Jazz – Jeenio (10)
    2. Mobyda – mgyv / NibbleForge (8)
    3. La Mobi-da Malena – Jesusito (6)

    🎶 Tracked Music

    1. Being in Trance – Estrayk / Capsule ^ Scoopex (10)
    2. 30 Years of Party – Fireboy / Custom Real Amigas Never Emulated ^ Ozone (9)
    3. Loorah! – JosSs / Software Failure (8)
    4. Funk Da Posadas – Filippp / Damage ^ MoonShine (7)
    5. Wargamez – ReSeT / Batman Group (6)
    6. GuadAmigalquivir – Jesusito (5)
    7. Long Time Coming – Fl1N (4)
    8. Vengan a Inércia! – Jeenio (3)

    🎶 Executable Music

    1. Sweet Marmalade – JosSs / Software Failure (10)

    🌀 Wild

    1. VI-SAT 01 – Volumetric Illusions (Custom Hardware Demo) (10)
    2. inCubus Mundi – Pantuflas Software (Android 64K Intro) (9)
    3. Te Gusta Guay – ScenePT All Stars (8)
    4. GrooveBox Nr 4 – Grotesticle (Amiga AGA Musicdisk) (7)
    5. Save the Date – Ozan / The Electronic Knights (Amiga OCS/ECS Demo) (6)
    6. Omoide – DJ Metune y Toni Gálvez / Batman Group (Amiga AGA Video) (5)
    7. Calling my name (ft. Junior Peas) – Jesusito (Windows – Music) (4)

    🔗 Enlaces oficiales

    #AGAIntro #amigaAga #AmigaOCS #amigafactory #AndroidDemo #batmanGroup #BootblockIntro #CommodoreAmiga #cracktro #CulturaDigital #DanielPontiveros #Daphne #demoscene #DJMetune #Estrayk #executableMusic #fastGraphics #fastMusic #goblins #Grotesticle #hardwarePersonalizado #homebrewGames #Jeenio #Jesusito #JosSs #juande3050 #musicdisk #NibbleForge #Ninjyations #OCSIntro #Ozone #pixelArt #Posadas2025 #ReSeT #retroComputing #retroDemo #sceneParty #ScenePT #SoftwareFailure #TheBrothers #TheLastDoor #TIC80 #ToniGálvez #trackedMusic #Veritas #VolumetricIllusions #wildDemo #WindowsDemo #xenomorph

    #xenomorph #windowsdemo #wilddemo #volumetricillusions #veritas #trackedmusic
  30. Angry Metal Guy @[email protected] ·

    Stuck in the Filter: May 2024’s Angry Misses

    By Kenstrosity

    I thought the onset of summer would mean a total solar beatdown. Instead, it’s brought the rain. Absolutely chucking down rain. But, if you thought that bad weather leads to mercy from me, you’re dead wrong. In fact, I pushed my minions even harder to dredge up as many waterlogged nuggets of notable ore from our perpetually overtaxed filtration system.

    And so, as my “staff,” who are definitely paid (don’t look into it) dry off in the industrial-grade wind tunnel, allow me to introduce May’s Filter entries for a public I truly don’t care about at all (don’t look into it). BEHOLD!

    Iceberg’s Divisive Defenstrations

    Cobra The Impaler // Karma Collision [May 24th, 2024 – Listenable Records]

    Belgium’s Cobra The Impaler bill themselves as carrying the torch of classic-era Mastodon, a band hitting so many spectrums of metal comparing one’s music to theirs is a much safer bet than not. Led by primary songwriter and ex-Aborted guitarist Tace DC, the band sit somewhere in the murky grey between progressive and technical modern metal. The aforementioned Mastodon worship is strong here—especially in opener “Magnetic Hex”—although the crystal clean production by Jens Borgren really prevents the use of the term “sludge.” Elsewhere there are prog-metal moments of Virus/Vector-era Haken (“Karma Collision,” “The Fountain”) and some of the relentless, drums-in-front compositions of Gojira (“Karma Collision,” “The Assassins of the Vision”). Vocalist Manuel Remmerie’s also has his work cut out for him, delivering plenty of admirable cleans in both high and low registers alongside full-throated screams and somewhat less effective pitched growls. The instrumental performances here are top-notch, professional in the verse/chorus sections, and continuously—sometimes outstandingly—creative in the free-form bridges. There is some tightening to be done with the accessibility of the choruses—they fall flat against the superior instrumental sections— but there are moments of brilliance and a ton of potential in this five-piece.

    Capstan // The Mosaic [May 24th, 2024 – Fearless Records]

    Anyone who’s plugged into the post-hardcore scene should know that Florida’s Capstan transcend the—rightfully deserved—vitriol thrown at the style. I don’t think any Fearless band has ever been reviewed here, but Capstan’s latest opus The Mosaic deserves a shoutout to whomever hasn’t run screaming from these halls. Led by vocalist Anthony DeMario—sure to be a divisive figure with his unapologetic pop punk cleans—the band has continuously augmented their Warped-core sound with the mathy guitar noodlings of Chon or Polyphia, and an impressive triple vocalist attack for thick, elaborate harmonies. This album, clocking in at over an hour, doesn’t pull any punches, showcasing trip-hop, breakdown-laced numbers (“Bete Noire”), full throated anthems about self-loathing and heartbreak (“Misery Scene”) and even lighter, crooning ballads (“What Can I Say”). Synergy and professionalism are where the band shine; everything has is slickly produced and the performances—especially those vocals—are whip-smart. Plenty of editing could have been done, but you can tell how much fun the band is having. Anyone with a passing interest or nostalgia for 2000’s post-hardcore should check this out. Plus their drummer plays with traditional grip, and watching a jazz guy slam out breakdowns is pretty rad in my book.

    GardensTale’s Dose of Decay

    Strychnos // Armageddon Patronage [May 17th, 2024 – Dark Descent Records]

    I don’t always check out albums that set the comment section and/or Discord abuzz, but when I do, it rarely results in anything less than interesting. Case in point, the bottomless evil of Strychnos, a Danish outfit that struggled to get off the ground in the early 00’s, eked out a single EP in the 10’s, and suddenly started shitting out heaving platters of malicious black/death since the pandemic. Armageddon Patronage is the second full-length off their new production line, and it brings every horseman along for its deadly ride. War is embodied by the lethal double feature that starts the charge, with swelling riffs battering the unjust to fertilizer. The unflinching and unfeeling brutality of Famine seethes from “Choking Salvation,” and out the beaks of “Pale Black Birds” pours Pestilence with slavering enthusiasm. Frontman Martin Leth Anderson, who also handles bass for Undergang, employs a bellowing growl that encapsulates hopelessness and suffering, and the excellent, malevolent riffs usher an effective aura of utter destruction. Death, however, comes not at the end, but during the doom-laden centerpiece, the despondent “Endless Void Dimension” with its atmospheric Gregorian chanting. I have no qualms becoming a patron to this spiteful chunk of armageddon.

    Dear Hollow’s Shtanky Shwamp of Shrieks

    Saidan // Visual Kill: The Blossoming of Psychotic Depravity [May 24th, 2024 – Self-Released]

    Saidan do things a little differently. The Nashville duo’s themes rooted in Japanese folklore and the formidable and mysterious yokai in particular, combined with a relentlessly riffy and punk-driven tour-de-force of black metal proportions are always food for thought in the act’s brief and formidable history. Seamlessly transitioning between punk chord progressions and bouncy drums to blastbeats and kvlt tremolo to groovy riffs and rhythms, anchored by Splatterpvnk’s ripping vocals, it never shies away from punishment. However, interwoven with this assault is a distinctly melodic undercurrent that brightens the progressions and gives purpose and a sense of fun – a hyper-melodic black metal act would be jealous. You won’t be able to shake the grooves of “Desecration of a Lustful Illusion,” the symphonic black intensity of “Genocidal Bloodfiend” and “Veins of the Wicked” hit you like a cyclone, and the classic thrash solos and anime-theme-song vibe of “Sick Abducted Purity,” “Visual Kill,” and “Switchblade Paradise” are guaranteed to get your head banging – plus, the interlude “seraphic lullaby” and instrumental closer “suffer” ain’t half bad. Visual Kill is like if Powerglove wrote a black metal album that you could actually take seriously, backed up with the technicality, songwriting chops, and sheer unbridled energy to make it work.

    Parfaxitas // Weaver of the Black Moon [May 31st, 2024 – Terratur Possessions]

    The minds behind Parfaxitas should need little introduction, although the moniker will likely not ring any bells. Representing three separate scenes and their respective contributions to black metal lore, two American stringsmen from acts Merihem, Suffering Hour, and Manetherean, Icelandic drummer B.E. from Almyrkvi, Sinmara, Slidhr, and Wormlust, and Norwegian vocalist K.R. From Whoredom Rife collide. Weaver of the Black Moon combines the blueprint of second-wave Norwegian black with the obsidian dissonance of Icelandic, and the experimental edge of American acts, making it a tour-de-force of both vicious sound and tortured atmosphere. Dissonance rains down like acid, a backdrop, and shroud of otherworldly sounds that shimmer and crunch in ways that recall both the winding passages of Suffering Hour and the psychedelic rawness of Wormlust simultaneously. Hammered by vicious blastbeats and guided by tortured barks, the guitar and meandering fluid bass guide listeners from untouchable intensity (“Thou Shalt Worship No Other”) to haunting and hypnotic atmosphere (“Ravens of Dispersion”) – stealing the show. Parfaxitas features a whole lot of firepower, culminating in epic closer “Fields of Nightmares,” a crescendo of punishing and otherworldly proportions.

    Aseitas // Eden Trough [May 30th, 2024 – Total Dissonance Worship]

    After Aseitas’ formidable 2020 album False Peace, which narrowly missed my AOTY’s, the Portland trio is back with another album – which could easily be classified as an EP in its tidy thirty-minute runtime. Eden Trough condenses the lofty and decadent ambition of its predecessor for an album devoted to complete takedown in winding riffs, punishing death metal, and ravaging vocals. From the thick and punishing signature shifts of “Libertine Captor” and “Alabaster Bones,” complete with shifting riffs and a liminal sense of melody, to the more droning and haunting “Break the Neck of Every Beautiful Thing,” to the epic and cosmic psychedelia of ten-minute centerpiece “Tiamat,” Aseitas’ shows its tantalizing and gradual progression to an echelon of indispensable in the world of dissonant death. Offering influences of convulsive mathcore, mammoth post-metal, and unhinged yet intensely calculated technicality, Eden Trough is a must-listen for the long-time fan, as well as proffering a snapshot to the curious of what makes Aseitas so special to begin with.

    Dolphin Whisperer’s Progalicious Ponderings

    Azure // Fym [May 23rd, 2024 – Self Release]

    Are you way into high fantasy and exuberant, progressive albums that reflect that sentiment? If so, look no further than Azure’s third opus, Fym, which over its runtime recounts the tales of a mystical fox’s journey in a frightening and whimsical world. Normally I wouldn’t think twice about an album with such a storybook concept.1 But between Chris Sampson’s vocal navigations that ring as hyper-tenor and dolphin-like (“The Lavender Fox”)2 as they do sullen and heart-wrenching (“Kingdom of Ice and Light,” “Moonrise”), and Galen Stapley’s mystical fretboard wizardry that marries funk chords, soundtrack melodies, and dance-able shred, Azure packs too much sunshine in their prog for me to ignore. And at almost eighty minutes, they pack a lot of it too. However, each run through Fym’s pages finds a new rumbling bass bounce to propel a hop, a new vocal run to twirl my tongue (with notes that I couldn’t possibly hit), or a synthfully sinful refrain to stain my brain matter with happy juice—”The Azdinist // Den of Dawns” or “Agentic State” unite these ideas best—it’s truly a hard album to put down. Combining just about every era of Genesis with the acrobatics of Dream Theater, the play and ambition of the earliest of Pain of Salvation theatrics, and healthy dose of modern bastardizations (check the autotune/pitchshifting on “Doppelgänger”), Azure has made a mighty statement with Fym that I’m still digesting. And with as many inventive synth patches, harmonic vocal layers, and cinematic builds as this rainbow dose of prog pushes, it’ll be quite some time before I’ve made up my mind about it all. So I’ll continue in pieces. Or all at once. Whatever time allows because Fym is just that much fun.

    PreHistoric Animals // Finding Love in Strange Places [May 16th, 2024 – Dutch Music Works]

    And here we are with, what’s that, another prog concept album? This one’s a little less terrestrial though, featuring healthy infusions of a futuristic space drama and heavy-hitting synthwave doots and bounces. Over the course of their past couple works, PreHistoric Animals has found an ease in comfortable exploration with their King’s X-like tendency to grip with a barbed verse melody or chorus explosion, layered tastefully with harmonic vocal accompaniment and groove-heavy riffs. But, despite that comparison, it’s clear from the opening synth pulse of “The City of My Dreams” and “Living in a World of Bliss” that an electronic and hooky identity that’s caught between Toto and Yes imbues the edges of refrains that stick like honey to vocalist Stefan Altzar’s easy-on-the-ears narrative. Finding Love in Strange Places can get bogged down a touch in its word-driven nature, though, especially on the various interludes and certain longer tracks like “Unbreakable” and “Nothing Has Changed but Everything Is Different.” None of that fluff ever truly interrupts Finding Love’s heartbeat rhythms, which hold a steady if highly syncopated simplicity and form a hi-hat charming vessel that keeps the head nodding in progressive pomp. Oh, and it helps that guitarists Altzar and Daniel Magdic (ex-Pain of Salvation) have studied the slow-burn solo nature of greats like David Gilmour (Pink Floyd) and Brian May (Queen), with tasteful legato and searing ascensions aiding in earned crescendo at Finding Love’s best moments (“Living in a World of Bliss,” “The Secret of Goodness”). Having reliably churned out confident and catchy works every other years since 2018, PreHistoric Animals fly relatively low in the flock of modern prog, but these space-bound Swedes have earned a likely lifelong aquatic fan at this stage of their growing career. Give Love a chance!

    Matrass // Cathedrals [May 17th, 2024 – La Tangente Label]

    And, last but not least from my assortment, Matrass hails from France to bring you Cathedrals, which is… yes, you guessed it, another prog concept album! If you’re worried about another album of the synthtastic and 80s prog-themed variety, though, don’t fret about what Matrass brings to the table. Playing closer to post than progressive waters, Cathedrals flitters about dreamy, lounge jazz guitar passages before crushing down with Cult of Luna riffs and Tesseract-inspired, low-end atmospherics. But most important to the groove and cinematic lilt that defines Cathedrals is the methods by which vocalist Clémentine Browne navigates jangling verses with gentle croons and accented, rhythmic spoken word before frying down with screeching and hissing fervor against heavy chord crushes. That talent for establishing and reinforcing mood lands idiosyncratic in the realm of post acts, so her exact methods may not fit the bill for all fans of the rise-and-fall aesthetic the genre offers. And though Matrass remains largely iterative of this mood through its hour-long run, it’s that successful idea of atmosphere that allows peak tracks “Shreds,” “Adrift” (which features Browne on saxophone instead), and “Cathedrals” to conjure such powerful and drifting thoughts in my head. And when you’re in its valleys? Matrass still maintains a textural backdrop that spells high potential for this young act.

    Saunders’ Sulfuric Stash

    Desolus // System Shock [March 10th, 2024 – Hells Headbangers]

    Who’s up for some explosive, throwback thrashy goodness? Although hailing from the States, Desolus take plenty of inspiration from classic German trash titans Kreator, Destruction and Sodom. Throw in classic Dark Angel vibes, a heavy, modern edge and crunchy production job, and the band’s debut System Shock ticks all the boxes for a thrashing great time. This shit is seriously jacked with unhinged, old-school aggression, spitfire riffs and stampeding percussion propelling the album’s ten speed-driven assaults. An utterly deranged, ’80s underground-inspired vocal performance adds further steel-plated authenticity to a retro-minded sound that manages to sound fresh and inspired. Aside from rare moments of slower melodic nuance on the otherwise blistering “Sea of Fire,” and the aptly titled “Interlude” providing a handy breather, Desolus crank speed and intensity to the max, rarely breaking from their relentless stride. The opening one-two salvo of “System Shock” and bonkers lunacy of “From Man to Machine” set a savage tone and gritty platform from which Desolus launch assault after assault of high-octane thrash mania. “Cures of the Technomancer” is an absolute riff beast with groove and speed for days, while “The Invasion Begins” deftly puts you in a false sense of bouncy melodic security before jamming the afterburners into a typically ferocious attack. Exuberant, nasty stuff.

    Terminal Nation // Echoes of the Devil’s Den [May 3rd, 2024 – 20 Buck Spin]

    The second album from Pittsburgh bruisers Terminal Nation hits with sledgehammer force, obliterating any semblance of subtlety in favor of an extra beefy, in-your-face hybrid of death metal and hardcore. Echoes of the Devil’s Den features a searing, politically charged and seriously pissed-off bite. High-profile guest vocal slots seamlessly blend into the vicious attack, including strong turns from Integrity‘s Dwid Hellion (“Release the Serpents”), Killswitch Engage‘s Jesse Leach (“Merchants of Bloodshed”) and Nails frontman Todd Jones. Jones features on “Written by the Victor,” a vicious tune that harnesses thick, neck-wrecking grooves and punishing, doom-laden death grooves. The album’s hardcore influence and political slant may turn off certain listeners, but those who don’t mind some hardcore in their death stew should find plenty to like here. The gritty, muscular exterior features nods to Bolt Thrower and All Shall Perish, while the weighty, mid-paced crush, chunky riffs and breakdowns are balanced by tasteful melodic counterpoints and livelier bursts of speed (“Dying Alive”). Not all works; the provocative, anti-police song “No Reform (New Age Slave Patrol)” musically has its moments; however, the heavy-handed lyrical approach sticks out like a sore thumb. Nevertheless, Echoes of the Devil’s Den swings and slugs you more often than it misses.

    Steel Druhm’s Sewer Tarts

    The Troops of Doom // A Mass to the Grotesque [May 31, 2024 – Alma Mater Records]

    For their sophomore outing, Brazilian death-thrashers The Troops of Doom took their vintage Sepultura-esque sound and juiced it up considerably from what we heard on 2022s Antichrist Reborn. A Mass to the Grotesque still sounds a bunch like classic Sepultura but it’s much more refined, developed and expanded in scope. Yet it’s still a frenzied, thrashing assault full of lyrics about evil, demons, and all things anti-Christian. It sounds like something that should have dropped in as the 80s thrash wave started mutating into proto-death, and that is a beloved era of music for yours Steely. Songs like “Chapels of the Unholy” and “Dawn of Mephisto” sit right on the bleeding edge of thrash and early death, with Slayer-tastic riffs colliding with early examples of death grooves. What makes this so entertaining is how the band reaches outside of the Sepultura homage bubble to drag in new elements to expand their sound. Some songs feel slightly progressive (“Denied Divinity”) while elsewhere they shoehorn epic doom into the massive “Psalm 7:8 – God of Bizarre.” The straight-up riffbeasts are my favorites though, with “The Imposter King” being a big, fat, sweaty highlight. While these cats are always going to get compared to classic Sepultura, they made real efforts here to stake out their own identity. This is a wild, testosterone-fueled ride featuring the maximum allowable Satan, and I support that.

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