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“Although bullshit is common in everyday life and has attracted attention from philosophers, its reception (critical or ingenuous) has not, to our knowledge, been subject to empirical investigation. Here we focus on pseudo-profound bullshit, which consists of seemingly impressive assertions that are presented as true and meaningful but are actually vacuous. We presented participants with bullshit statements consisting of buzzwords randomly organized into statements with syntactic structure but no discernible meaning (e.g., “Wholeness quiets infinite phenomena”). Across multiple studies, the propensity to judge bullshit statements as profound was associated with a variety of conceptually relevant variables (e.g., intuitive cognitive style, supernatural belief). Parallel associations were less evident among profundity judgments for more conventionally profound (e.g., “A wet person does not fear the rain”) or mundane (e.g., “Newborn babies require constant attention”) statements. These results support the idea that some people are more receptive to this type of bullshit and that detecting it is not merely a matter of indiscriminate skepticism but rather a discernment of deceptive vagueness in otherwise impressive sounding claims. Our results also suggest that a bias toward accepting statements as true may be an important component of pseudo-profound bullshit receptivity.” 

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Opening the show this Friday in Manchester. Peep the sampler above.

This Friday we’re putting on a bunch of live sets from Clyde Automaton, Matt Kuartz, Bad Juju, Sleepdebt, AlgernonCornelius, and Jecht Rye. Blood Boy will filli the gaps with DJ sets, and Fingerling is bringing the visuals.  Sample the line-up above!

You still have tonight and tomorrow to pick up an advance ticket from Skiddle, or come down on the night and pay on the door. Here ya go.

xo

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PROUD OF YA BWAH

YOOOOO, our boy Bad Juju only went and got himself featured in Mixmag didn’t he? May’s issue, out now down your local WHSmith or any reputable news agents. Congratulations!

Pick up the album in question here, and pay exactly whatever you want.

Once you do that, come and catch him out live with us in Manchester on May 5th, along with Clyde Automaton, Matt Kuartz, AlgernonCornelius, Sleepdebt, Jecht Rye, and Blood Boy. Tickets are £6 for all those talented bastards, and they’re available here. xo

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Love this release so much

It’s about that time again! Bad Juju’s debut tape ‘Prana Bindu Volume One’ has dropped. Crispy instrumental hip hop for fans of Nujabes, Knxwledge, Hawk House, Madlib, J Dilla, Ras G, Low End Theory, and anybody with a pathological case of the head nods whenever a tasty beat enters the room. 

Pay what you want over at Bandcamp here, or stream above. Limited edition cassette release along with coverage on all digital music retail and streaming platforms coming later this month. Look out.

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Announcing the debut beat tape from Bad Juju, ‘Prana Bindu Volume One’, releasing March 3rd 2017.

Peep the preview above!

Historically a deep jazz head, and having formally specialised in double bass and guitar for most of his life, Bad Juju’s now finds himself a disciple of the prolific Knxwledge, Madlib, and Ras G school of jazz-informed beat-crafting. His sound’s like a thousand irresistible head-nods – submerged in analogue warmth and aesthetic precision, knocking funk breaks trip beneath discreetly sophisticated bass-lines, while impeccable jazz samples float in the release between side-chain gasps.

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What happened to you Cloud?

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This City Is Ours Best of 2016

We asked some heads on the This City Is Ours roster to give us their top ten releases this year - whether they’re albums, EPs, re-releases, singles, remixes, anything - just whatever musical events moved them in these last 365 days. They’ll be hitting you one a day from today.

Here’s NDGO’s selection. Check out his work here.

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LIVE NOW, BLOOD BOY UP FIRST

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But why the shock? Why the outrage? It’s almost as if a certain B-Movie actor never occupied the position of American premier. It’s almost as if another American head of state wasn’t filmed saying: “I did not have sex with that woman”, only to have a semen-stained blue dress turn up to prove otherwise. It’s almost as if the Terminator never became Governor of California. It’s almost as if a certain cognitively challenged, former president’s son didn’t have two turns at the helm, amidst all manner of electoral controversy and despite the fact that his first opponent won the popular vote by a margin of over half a million. If you were willing to swallow any of the above events as they were unfolding, but now baulk at President Trump, I have to wonder what planet you’ve been living on.

Evros Stylianou

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The entire EP is out now. Stream it above to your heart’s content or download here and hoard it to keep yourself entertained for the impending apocalypse.

Much love, Matt

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Our throne

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My tape is coming out July 22. 

Preorder available here

Jecht Rye x Depakote - Harmonic Sequence One

Harmonic Sequence One, the transatlantic inauguration of a new This City Is Ours split EP series, pits the twinkling keys, psychadelic synths and driving, cosmic downtempo of Jecht Rye against Depakote’s tipsy, snapback boom bap celebration of good old Californian sleaze.

Also available is our super limited run of gorgeous crimson x gold marbled cassette tapes. Peep below.

Harmonic Sequence One will be available July 22 on all major digital retailers and streaming platforms digitally, and physically exclusively through Bandcamp.

Preorder and preview here.

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FINALLY OUT!

Sleepdebt’s Gravity EP is out now, exclusively from our Bandcamp page. Available with all other digital retailers from June 20.

Pay what you want and click the album art to download.

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Skiddle kindly came down and reviewed the show for us on Friday. Do that reading thing they taught you in school :)

this city is ours at sways bunker review

Big thanks to Skiddle for the awesome review of the show on Friday. Mad props to From The Kites Of San Quentin, worriedaboutsatan, Dujat, Jecht Rye, Sphelm, Sleepdebt & Blood Boy for stunning performances, Ed Sprake Photography for some awesome shots, and to everyone who came down.

Much love!

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