#CS Deluxe

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Wishlist Crimson Snow Deluxe or play the demo on Steam heree X>

[amenra-official]

AMENRA announce De Toorn & With Fang And Claw EPs out March 28, 2025 on DLX 2LP/LP/CD/CS/Digital

Pre-Order at linktr.ee/amenra

Video shot and directed by @rreedduuxx 

Deluxe LP is a one-time pressing of both EPs housed in a gatefold jacket with exclusive album art. 

De Toorn and With Fang and Claw have distinct soundscapes, songwriting approaches, and emotional weight. The result is a two part journey through AMENRA’s raw, visceral beginnings, and a look into the band’s future as one of the most enthralling and cinematic experiences in the genre.

Recorded in a single session at the same studio in the Belgian Ardennes where the band’s massive Mass VI was recorded with Seth Manchester @seffffffy (Machines With Magnets).

[we-are-houseguest]

"did you grow up lonesome and one of a kind? were your records all you had to pass the time?" ~ the queen of lower chelsea, the gaslight anthem

welcome back, y'all.

first off, i'm stoked to tell you (if you haven't already heard) that you can actually hear what we recorded with all of this instead of just reading about it when our debut ep,

cry about it

is released on january 31st!

(and if you're in/near vancouver, you can come see us at our release show the night before! rumor has it there'll be merch and new songs 👀 (there'll be merch and new songs, it's not a rumor))

now. let's talk about mj's guitars, shall we? he used a LOT more guitars than i did this time around, so let's dive in.

this is mj's fender noventa stratocaster, one of his two main guitars, and hot damn. this thing is unbelievable. i'm not usually a strat girl but changing the standard design is a good way to pull me in and this thing sounds incredible. the p90s are a fender custom design and they really are fantastic - i'd love to see fender making more guitars with these pickups. the thing weighs nothing and has such tonal variety that mj plays it on big aggressive tunes and the quietest, softest parts (this is the only rhythm guitar on pink power ranger, for example). if you find one of these, i really cannot recommend it enough. mj keeps this guitar in his half open c tuning, CGDGBe; something you may notice is that mj, rach and i often play in wildly different tunings. does my baritone sit more neatly with this weird tuning because of a natural eq curve? is this completely psychosomatic and it just sounds good and i'm overthinking it massively?

... moving on! he uses .10-.52 ernie ball skinny top/heavy bottom strings on it!

this is mj's other main guitar, the fender vintera 70's telecaster deluxe. what is there to say about a telecaster in 2025? hopefully lots. this thing is surprisingly light, given that it's just a big beefy slab of wood, and the wide range pickups sound fantastic. still very versatile, but when he goes absolutely nuts on taurus, for example, that's where these humbuckers shine. this thing is fantastic and comfy as hell (tummy cut forever!). he's got one of those d'addario auto locking straps on this thing and WOW is it ever comfortable. hell of a guitar, truly. he keeps this in e standard (for now; i see d standard in the future, though) and uses the same string set.

(fun fact I - this was my DREAM guitar when i was like 14-18 years old. I always wanted to like sg's but they never seemed like they suited me but then i saw THIS and that was that. it was my absolute dream to own one of these because justin pierre from motion city soundtrack played one and i was (and still am) just such a huge fan. maybe one day i'll use one, too.)

mj lives in the land of actual pedals as opposed to my digital utopia, but i digress. his pedal board includes:

source audio soundblox 2 dimension reverb

southampton pedals fifth gear (nasty, NASTY little motherfucker, so good)

boss cs-3 compression sustainer

source audio nemesis delay (an incredible delay, this thing is so versatile and powerful. it's like a time machine)

boss ph-3 phase shifter (i actually don't think he's ever used this but i'll check)

mxr analog chorus

ehx linear power booster

dunlop crybaby wah (there's definitely something funky with the switch on this one, hence the AM I ON? reminder tape)

boss tu-2 chromatic tuner (tu-2 forever!!!!)

and the fulltone ocd autism pedal (for the record fuck this guy and fuck his company; as of the time of writing, we've got it (tentatively) replaced with a boss ms-3 multi effects switcher (this thing is very cool. surprised there aren't more multi fx/switcher combos out there))

mj is one of the most creative guitar players i've ever heard and he can coax ANYTHING out of this board (which you'll see when our next songs come around). Big weird spacey things, heavy, nasty distorted things, beautiful math-y things... he gets it. he's got The Pedal Touch.

mj plays all of this through a fender tone master deluxe reverb. you might be wondering, why the tone master model? well.

a) you would never know that this is not a tube amp listening to it. never never never.

b) it weighs HALF and that's honestly a big swing right there

c) digitally recording it is not a compromise the way it was way back when with digital amps

d) built in attenuator??? hell yeah. it's not 1985 anymore, baby. the days of diming an amp to get "the best tube breakup" are dead!

as expected, given that it's emulating one of the most legendary amps of all time, it sounds fantastic, takes pedals incredibly well and can do... essentially anything.

now for the studio only guitars! (all three of which belong to rachael, incidentally - out of all of us, she's the guitar collector for SURE.)

mj played this epiphone sheraton ii on a couple tracks just for some tonal variety - different scale length, different strings, different pickups, semi-hollow... really brought a lot to the table for some tracks. these things are ENORMOUS - mj was less than pleased haha.

(fun fact II - i used to own one of these in black with gold hardware and i LOVED it and i miss it all the time)

we currently have this fender strat in half step down to facilitate some of our new stuff, but mj used this on the ep for some really chime-y cleans on re-run. we used it hyper specifically, but it really did the trick.

i used this prs se soapbar II for some kind of like. extra guitarwork, weird noise stuff, guitar pad-style sounds. not super frequent, but a good jack of all trades instrument that served us well! (plus it's a prs without those fuck-ugly bird inlays so that's a big point in its favour haha)

THERE YOU HAVE IT. all instruments have been revealed. in the next week or two i'll do a quick breakdown of what we used mic wise and in the box to record, as we did this whole thing ourselves, but 'til next time:

au revior/arrivederci/auf wiedersehen/adiós/etc

~ elizabeth

[thosesharpnotes]

Johnny Cash – At Folsom Prison (Columbia – CS 9639, 1968 🇺🇸)

Jenny Owen Youngs and I had a great chat about imperfection in recording—which led us to Johnny Cash’s legendary “prison albums,” full of ambient noise and raw presence. I flub the title of “25 Minutes to Go,” but you’ll get the point.

We also dig into the deluxe edition of her Avalanche record and her hit podcast “Buffering the Vampire”.

Full episode drops Wednesday at www.theSharpNotes.com.

[lizzy-doll-thefoxy]

I'd imagine CS Deluxe Beltrenn, if him and Hanna were to meett, saying something likee: "My myy, what a lovely kingdom you have here Queen Hannaa, it's so much brighter compared to the kingdom I live inn!" X>

It would be really cute XD

[goodbysunball]

Illegal life forever

Sleep's hard to come by these days, but important new music is not. Really excited about all of these albums, though I think a lot more people would be into the J.R.C.G. and Weak Signal records if they heard 'em. Feels wild to be alive in a time where this much new music hits a nerve.

J.R.C.G., Grim Iconic (Sadistic Mantra) LP (Sub Pop) Second album post-Dreamdecay from Justin R. Cruz Gallego, and it's a monster step forward from Ajo Sunshine. While sonically the two albums are drowning in layers of tom-forward drumming, buzzing synths, and effects-garbled vocals, Grim Iconic (Sadistic Mantra) puts all the pieces into a coherent whole. For whatever coherence is present, this is still a deeply adventurous, genreless, psych-damaged, electronics-rich album with enough twists and left turns to hogtie any attempts to pigeonhole it. My favorite songs, "Drummy" and "World i," are lush, heavy meditations on a single theme, driven forward by Gallego's nimble drum patterns and padded with enough synths to glide smoother than a limousine, even where blasts of white noise and black metal vocals come in. Then there's "Liv," in which Happy Songs For Happy People-era Mogwai splits open to reveal a warped vision of '00s dance-punk, or "Junk Corrido," where what sounds like a Goblin track falls off a cliff into eerie ambience, complete with thin, shallow woodwind exhalations. The album can feel just as impenetrable as it is approachable, but all the pieces fit, even where they normally wouldn't, a credit to the production of Gallego and Seth Manchester. Whether you're interested in pulling the million audio-instrumental threads stuffed into Grim Iconic (Sadistic Mantra) or you, like me, just want to listen to "Party People (Heaven)" at maximum volume and never leave its luscious confines, it's one of the year's must-hear records, and one that's scarcely left my listening rotation for months.

Jim Marlowe, Mirror Green Rotor in Profile CS (Medium Sound) From way back in January, a second solo cassette release from Louisville's most active musician, he of Sapat, Equipment Pointed Ankh, Tropical Trash, and now a member of Ryan Davis' Roadhouse Band. Where Time Out on the Miracle Index (Haha Tapes, 2022) veered more toward drone and ambient, Mirror Green Rotor in Profile triangulates on the surface somewhere between Vince Guaraldi, ZNR when they let their guard down, and the oft-orchestra'd crescendos of 00's indie. The latter is woven into a decidedly psychedelic tapestry, stripped of its sometimes embarrassing vocals and melodrama, revealing the many moving parts and layers intertwined and churning beneath. Hooks seem to fall right out of Marlowe's brain and hands, augmented by tumbling drums and hammered piano and a litany of other instruments I'm doomed to misidentify. The tracks that jump out on early listens, like "Imaginate Me" and "64 Deluxe: Plank Ring," are inventive and cartoonish like the cover art, both music and art reminiscent of animation for children from the '60s and '70s. The more pensive moments ("Bud Morton's All Gone," "Pink Rotor Mist") feel no less bright and vivid, the rich, warm percussion-heavy sound stringing together the short vignettes. The noted lack of cynicism, dropped in favor of a bright, punchy sound, shows where Marlowe contributes to Equipment Pointed Ankh, and anyone who liked either or both of their albums last year ought to be right at home on MIrror Green Rotor in Profile. The rest'll find something to hang their hat on across the albums 30 minutes, as these quick, unassumingly busy tracks reward both cursory and repeat listens. My favorite cassette of the year so far.

Mordecai, Seeds From the Furthest Vine LP (Petty Bunco) Sixth LP from America's finest purveyors of lo-fi scuzzy jangly rock, and if you thought they'd clean up with age, breathe a sigh of relief. The band has regrouped to deliver their best and most enjoyable LP yet, even with its members now spread out worldwide, far from their Montana roots. Seeds From the Furthest Vine eschews any crisp production techniques, arriving instead chock full of vocals that sound as if they were recorded through an oscillating fan, cardboard box drums, and guitar solos that wriggle violently like eels out of the players' grasp. While sonic similarities to their forebears can be spotted - Rep/Shepard/Jay, early Pavement, and a splash of the Galbraith/Russell corner of the NZ underground - there simply aren't many groups left that sound like Mordecai, let alone deliver on the promise of that suite of influences. Peep how the soft jangle of "Oval Door" collides with the sharp, clattering noise of "Meat on a Stick," or how the piercing woodwind of "Seeds From the Furthest Vine Pt. II" presages the Fall-indebted blare of "Never Get Ahead." Then there's the audacious seven minutes of garbage heap clang and manic vocals on "Down In an Alley," delivered over a warm harmonium and serving as the speaker-crackling comedown on a rather brilliant album. While it can sound like the group records spontaneously, using whatever means at hand when the situation demands it, the fact that the whole record flows effortlessly belies a logic behind the album's construction. The fragments of lyrics I can make out indicate a thoughtful, poignant core, roughed up and resilient, though more often they're buried and indecipherable ("When You Know Them As"). Vocals are an instrument, too, so whether you're comfortable with that fact or not, Seeds From the Furthest Vine's a winner, capable of floating on the fringes of your consciousness as much as it is enveloping it like a rough wool blanket.

Negative Gears, Moraliser LP (Static Shock) Second record from Sydney's Negative Gears, arriving after five long years, and it couldn't be more suited to the moment. The band sits within the dark grooves laid down by Crisis, Siekiera (both mentioned by the label) or Juju, fleshing that framework out with multiple guitars, keyboards and vocals dripping with contempt. They frame the moment through a psychological lens, lending fresh eyes to all the seemingly unsolvable problems everyone acknowledges: crushing workloads, social media-begotten loneliness, and keeping up appearances that everything's fine through it all. While their sound is certainly of a contemporary Australian lineage (equal parts Total Control, Constant Mongrel and Low Life), they keep it fresh and stand out on their own by bringing wild energy to the topics at hand, eyes bulging through the swelling, driving noise on "Room With a Mirror" and "Lifestyle Damages." Moraliser's catchy as hell in spite of its lyrical evisceration of society, late-stage capitalism and themselves, which they cover right off with "Negative Gear." Despite the dour topics tackled, there's an undeniable itchiness and movement about these songs; you could probably dance to "Ants" or "Connect," and I imagine they'll be crowd favorites in no time, tightly wound construction leading to anthemic release. Even though the music might lend itself to movement, there are long, moody tails at the end of each side to drive home the real state of things, conjuring visions of empty city streets, drizzle, wet trash rolling around, the unavoidable mess humans leave when they're gone. The earth will be fine even if we won't, and it's hard not to have some optimism about younger generations' action and impact, but on days when it feels like all's lost, Moraliser is the album to lean on.

Vampire, What Seems Forever Can Be Broken LP (Televised Suicide) It's been a bumper crop year for bands on the Amebix-Rudimentary Peni sound axis, and amongst the bunch that I've heard, Vampire's What Seems Forever Can Be Broken stands tall as my favorite. Any fan of Death Church is gonna find a lot to like here: tom drums pound, the bass threads vicious lines around each hit, and the guitar’s a distorted buzz saw. Where Vampire really distinguish themselves is their vocals, placed right up front and enunciated clearly despite the rage and bile bubbling underneath. Sounds like each of the three members takes turns, but the feral gnashing and their more melodic foil are the two vocalists that make the most appearances. The best vocal performance has to be the opening verse on "Endless Chain," where it sounds like the one vocalist is chewing off and spitting out each syllable, blood dripping from the corners of their mouth. "The Letter" is another standout, a disarming takedown of shamers and abusers set to an absolutely bulldozing riff. The band keeps things trim, with most songs snuffed out after two minutes, and that extends to the lyrics, too: “We’re looking for a future/there’s nothing to hold” hits the nail. There's a respect for their anarcho forebears, but Vampire veers slightly more toward hardcore, except with audio so crisp you can feel the sweat and spit coming out of the speakers. The production allows tracks like "Human Market Capital" to hit that much harder, all tightly wound tension and release squeezed inside 90 seconds. Gotten a ton of mileage out of What Seems Forever Can Be Broken, as much of an adrenaline boost and it is an unfortunate reflection of our current moment. Apropos now, and probably forever.

Weak Signal, Fine LP (12XU) If there is one band you should hear this year, it's Weak Signal, the quietly prolific trio from NYC. Fine already feels like a future classic, the kind of record that I listen to multiple times a day and still find more time to listen to again. The trio is brutally efficient: drums hammer rudimentary patterns, locked down by the bass, and the guitar chugs along with crunchy, muted notes and chords until a solo breaks free. The band's lyrics and Bones' straight, baritone delivery cut to the quick with the bite of Denis Johnson, unpretentious sentiments that are washed and tumbled from half-a-lifetime of experience, as cynical and biting as they are heartbreaking in their economy. They can cut both ways at once, like "I only love my friends/that's why I leave them be" from "Baby," or the chorus to "Wannabe," where Bones manages to sound both at peace and deflated. They even reach for a bit of unapologetic hedonism on "Rich Junkie" and all without a whiff of condescension, a fleeting thought given space and squashed in the span of two minutes. The lyrical efforts would all be for naught if the music wasn't up to snuff, but the band has doubled down on their streamlined grunge sound, excess grime wiped clean and even given a bit of polish with acoustic guitar and mellotron accents. There are blasts of noise that open up each side of the record, rock star moves from a group that deserves to make 'em, but they're tamped down in favor of choruses and guitar lines that both stick in your craw. The combination of the music and lyrics connects in such a primal, satisfactory way that it's almost beyond words, but when the solo on "Disappearing" hits, or "A Little Hum" leaves you with a lump in your throat, you just know this is it. Feels like a big moment for a band that deserves a bit of recognition - a fact wryly acknowledged by Bones a few times on the album - and here's hoping Fine is the album that does it.

[jenamaaircond]

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Daikin SMARTO Premium R32 Inverter

Panasonic CS-XU13XKH-1

LG Dual Inverter Deluxe

Sharp J-Tech AHX12VED2

Hisense AN12CDG

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Mitsubishi SRK-18 CS

Electrolux ESM09CRR-B3

Haier HSU-10LPB21

Samsung AR05TGHQASINSE

AUX ASW-09A4/FFR1

Changhong CHOL-05L

Midea Xtreme Dura

Hitachi RAS-XH13CKM

York 1.5HP

Acson R32 Non-Inverter

Beko 1.0HP R32 Inverter

Setiap model mempunyai kelebihan dan kekurangannya sendiri, jadi penting untuk mempertimbangkan semua faktor sebelum membuat pembelian.

[phantomime-para]

This is the development blog for the RPGMaker game Crimson Snow Deluxee, a game created by @xxk3vonicaxx and @monsteretto X>

Play it here or heree!

If you find a bugg, please report it to us in the community discussions tab on Steam or the comments in Itch.io and we'll fix it as soon as possiblee X)

We'll likely post stuffs regarding game development and things around that nature heree X)

Extra info regarding the game under the cutt

Game plott:

"Set in the Medieval-Renaissance era of the 1530s, you are an being named Phantom Scott, who after a turn of events in his childhood, vows to destroy the world he has created. It's up to you to decide which path to take for him..."

Crimson Snow Deluxe is the deluxe (and pretty much the complete) version of the prototype build of the game from 2022, which you can play heree. You do not have to play the prototype build to understand this gamee (it's more like a proof of concept these dayss)

This game is a psychological thrillerr, story driven RPG game inspired by works such as Earthboundd, Undertalee, Heroes Of Might And Magicc, and the original Faces Of Nothing gamee

(Bottom divider by @grungenglam and top divider by @animatedglittergraphics-n-more)

[helpconnieandsuz]

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[dontreadthisgamereview]

The Top Games You May Like from 2015

Hi. I played these games. I liked them. Maybe you could like them. I put them in order of how much I liked them. They are links. You may click on them for more information.

As

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Batman: Arkham Knight

Shovel Knight

Fallout 4

Resident Evil Revelations 2

Tearaway: Unfolded

Just Cause 3

Dying Light

Bs

The Talos Principle: Deluxe Edition

Until Dawn

LEGO Jurassic World

Cs

Battlefield Hardline

The Order 1886

Dead or Alive 5: Last Round

Ds

Mortal Kombat X

Wolfenstein: The Old Blood

Need for Speed

Zombie Army Trilogy

Thank you for reading. I love you.

[plpicz]

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[acrosstobear]

thossalex This year we (HOME DELUXE) were sponsor of the SVAG CS Classic NRHA European Affiliate Championship at the Corinna Schumacher Ranch in Givrins 🐴🇨🇭. I traveled to Switzerland with my family and @riccardobasile to see the event in person and get a first impression of equestrian sport. We congratulate @gina_schumacher on winning their category, as well as all other winners, and thank everyone involved for the great partnership, the friendly welcome and the perfect organization!👏🏼❤️

[mydearhosea]

RDR2 Ask Game - Choices

JB - Save or kill Jimmy Brooks?

HM - Split up or place bait when hunting with Hosea?

JL - Help Mary get her brother back or decline?

BW - Rescue Bill with Javier or decline?

CS - Choke or spare the man who murdered the bison?

DB - Accept or decline the delux bath?

VH - Give Mickey a hug or decline?

LS - Charm the man at the bar or threaten him during A Quiet Time?

ML - Accept or decline Mary's invitation for a date?

AL - Only absolve Londonderry's debt or give his wife and her son money as well?

JJW - Take the debt from John Weathers or absolve it?

SA - Help Sadie with the last of the O'Driscolls or decline?

JM - Help John escape to his family or go back for the money?

AM - What backdrop do you choose for John and Abigail's portrait?

[guitarplanet-fender-gibson]

フェンダー編第379回：「~Winter 2022 CS Event Limited #045~ LIMITED EDITION 1953 Telecaster Deluxe Closet Classic -Faded/Aged Nocaster Blonde-ってこんなこと」

2022年9月に行われた、「Winter 2022 Online Custom Shop Event」オンライン選定会にて限定受注された逸品!! 微細なウェザー・チェッキングが施された極薄ラッカー仕上げの「デラックス・クローゼット・クラシック」を採用した、 カタログ外モデルの特別な1953テレキャスターが入荷しました!!

Spec. Body : Selected Light-Weight Ash Off-Center 2PC Body Finish : Nitrocellulose Lacquer , Deluxe Closet Classic Neck : AA Flame QTR-Sawn Maple 1PC , 54 U-Shape Neck Finish : Nitrocellulose Lacquer , Deluxe Closet Classic Fingerboard: 7.25" to 9.5" Vintage Compound Radius , 6105 Narrow Tall Frets , 21F Pickups : Custom Shop Hand-Wound Twisted TELE Neck & Original Blackguard Bridge PU Controls : Fat 50s TELE Wiring -Vol, Tone, Modern 3way-SW- Weight : 3.33kg Case : Custom Shop Logo Tweed Tolex Hard Case

※「デラックス・クローゼット・クラシック（旧称：ラッシュ・クローゼット・クラシック）」とは、2017年から新規採用されたフィニッシュ・パターンのことで、 塗装の厚み自体はレリック並みに薄く（Thinner as Relic Lacquer Finish）、N.O.S.のような艶出し仕上げ（Buff like N.O.S.）で、細かなウェザーチェック（Closet Classic）が入れられている、 『定期的なメンテナンスを受けながら、大切に保管されてきたヴィンテージ・ギター』の風合いを再現したものです。

アッシュ＆メイプルの軽快な響きを存分にご堪能頂ける極薄ラッカー・フィニッシュに加えて、 プラス・ネジ仕様＆上品なフレイム・ネックが "あの" 御仁の愛機を彷彿とさせるナイスなテリーに仕上がっています!! 選定会イベントの為に企画された特別な逸品を、ぜひこの機会にご検討下さい!!

GUITAR PLANET 2023

吉岡　哲志

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[goodbysunball]

Best of 2021

What a freakishly dark year. Amidst our dystopian descent, one where D-beat and grindcore record covers seem particularly apt, independent record labels and artists keep providing and grinding, delays and inflation be damned. What the fuck else are ya gonna do? I wince reading headlines - the world is dying, tribalism reigns, someone just burned down the Planned Parenthood blocks from where I live - but music remains a constant source of elation, solace, rejuvenation and invigoration for me. It's helped me through a lot this year, and turned into a form of self-care in a way, given that increasingly rare free time was almost always accompanied by immersion into music. When I survey the past 12 months, these are the records that resonated. Grown man photographs his precious belongings, 2021. Take care of yourselves and each other, support the music venues and artists suffering through the pandemic's never-ending coda, and I hope this list can introduce you to something new even if I gave away the top dog months ago. Damn, what an amazing time for new music - happy digging.

LP

Nusidm, Hatred of Pain (self-released)

Cube, Drug of Choice (Alter)

Monokultur, Ormens Väg (ever/never / Mammas Mysteriska Jukebox)

Nightshift, Zöe (Trouble In Mind)

Quarantine, Agony (Damage United 82 / La Vida Es Un Mus)

Heimat, Zwei (Teenage Menopause)

Mortiferum, Preserved In Torment (Profound Lore)

Lea Bertucci, A Visible Length of Light (Cibachrome Editions)

The Body, I've Seen All I Need To See (Thrill Jockey)

N0V3L, NON-FICTION (Flemish Eye)

Six more:

Cerebral Rot, Excretion of Mortality (20 Buck Spin)

CIA Debutante, Dust (Siltbreeze)

Jean-Luc Guionnet & Will Guthrie, Electric Rag (Ali Buh Baeh / Editions Memoire)

Maraudeur, Puissance 4 (self-released)

Emily Robb, How To Moonwalk (Petty Bunco)

Waste Man, One Day It'll All Be You (Feel It)

12" / 7" / cassette

CIA Debutante, Music For Small Rooms 12" (ever/never)

CIA Debutante, Pier 7" (SDZ)

Earwig Deluxe, It's An Emergency To Them CS (Striped Light)

The Fulmars, The Lost Ones 7" (Hüüpnootsche Platen Un Kassetten)

Horrendous 3D, The Gov. and Corps. Are Using Psycho​-​Electronic Weaponry To Manipulate You and Me​... 7" (Whisper In Darkness)

Sial, Zaman Edan 7" (La Vida Es Un Mus)

Suffocating Madness, s/t 7" (Active-8 / Roachleg)

Stomachache, Good Machine CS (self-released)

Taphos, Blood Plethora 7" (Night Shroud)

Treasury of Puppies, Lollos Dagbok 7" (I Dischi Del Barone)

Rap

Separate category because I'm a tourist at best. Here's what I was listening to that hit a nerve.

Armand Hammer feat. Earl Sweatshirt, "Falling Out the Sky"

Bigmutha AKA BbyMutha, Muthalificent 2 and Bastard Tapes Vol. 3 (self-released)

Boldy James & the Alchemist, Bo Jackson (ALC)

Flint & Detroit Rap 2021 mix by the best @thehotboxsocial

MIKE, "Disco!" (10K)

Pooh Sheisty feat. Lil Durk, "Back In Blood"

R.A.P. Ferreira, the Light Emitting Diamond Cutter Scriptures (self-released)

Starlito, Funerals & Court Dates and Insomnia Addict (Grind Hard) Not new, but it's never a bad time to revisit my favorite rapper's discography. The two albums I listened to most this year in any genre or form.

Young Nudy, Rich Shooter (RCA)

Young Slo-Be, Red Mamba and Slo-Be Bryant 3 (KoldGreedy / Thizzler on the Roof) - thx @raygarraty

[crystalelemental]

“books-are-my-life-stuff: I think I vaguely remembered when Gauntlet was still a new thing, you ever said something like "high gauntlet streak is not really necessary, 10 or 12 is more than enough for max rewards", and to this day I still believe that. The 5* power-up tickets is okay, but Trainer Lodge makes acquiring 5* power-ups much, much easier, so it's not really necessary anymore. The deluxe cookies are great and it's nice to have plenty, at least.

So, I guess higher win streaks nowadays don't really seem to have that much value anymore other than the deluxe cookies. I only farm every now and then too.“

And that’s just it.  I like playing along and pushing myself a bit, but not so much I go crazy, and the tradeoff here is 20k gems for Allister for what will effectively be one (1) deluxe cookie and five (5) 5* powerup tickets, once every two months.  I can’t justify him.  Especially since I have a very strong stockpile of Deluxe Cookies at this point.  They’re so rarely necessary.

“Also this is random and very much unrelated but I like to think Halloween Allister's Gourgeist is the same Pumpkaboo from Halloween 2021 that almost dragged Caitlin, Hilbert, Morty, and MC to the afterlife, since it's implied that all of the ghost Pokemon that attacked the team in the event are Allister's Pokemon. Looking forward to Halloween 2022, hopefully no one gets almost killed anymore.”

Oh my god, that’s adorable.  I love that idea, I hope that’s the case.  Even if they say nothing, I’m accepting it as the case.  Good work, murder pumpkin.

“But yeah, what am I saying is, if you plan on pulling for Allister just for gauntlet win streak but you don't feel like doing it anymore, then I suppose you can skip them and hope someone else gets another Gourgeist.”

I’m really hopeful for a shiny Gourgeist one day.  It’s one of my favorite shiny forms, so I’ll wait for that.  In the worst case, I can always pick up Allister at the 3.5 anniversary or whenever they do the whole “Seasonal Select Scout” thing.  Can’t hurt to have someone I’d be willing to pick up later.  And I think it’s good for me to practice missing stuff.  I think I tend to get very fixated on collection, even when it’s not serving a purpose anymore.  So many units are coming out, and I legitimately don’t use everything I pick up.  It’s also pretty telling that, lately, CS has been me just going straight to the hard curbstomp, and I’m not engaging as much.  I don’t think I’m losing interest in the game, per se, so much as just finding more enjoyment in other things going on lately.  The last big excitement was Naomi, a free unit, and I imagine Helena will feel very similar.  If I’m gravitating toward the F2P units anyway, there’s really not much reason to pull for characters unless I’m really invested in what they’re offering.  I should really be more judicious with my picks.