#Sparkle Vol. 35

[lovelymotel]

How Britain's Boldest Band Swaggered Far From Home To Find Fame And 'Truth' - Billboard, 2005-08-27, Vol.117 (35), p.32-41

Text version of the interview with Paul Sexton below.

Section: STARS

How Britain's Boldest Band Swaggered Far From Home To Find Fame And 'Truth'

It has often been a rocky decade, but Oasis has rolled with it.

Reinvigorating the dreary British music scene of the pre-Britpop 1990s, these dropouts hailing from a Manchester, England, housing project sparkled and soared like the champagne supernova of their famous song.

Steadfast in the belief that it is better to risk a bad opinion than excite no opinion at all, the band raced up the rankings in U.K. rock without looking back. When it hit the top 10 for the first time in the summer of 1994 with "Live Forever," fans knew the title was no empty promise.

The swagger of Oasis' first chart singles earlier that year, "Supersonic" and "Shakermaker," presented an offer that a somnambulant British music industry could not, and did not, want to resist.

But the group's braggadocio was founded in hard work, endless rehearsals and gigs with little glamour from as early as 1991.

Noel Gallagher, then 24, was a Stone Roses fan who had been turned down as the frontman by another popular local act, Inspiral Carpets, and went to work instead as their roadie. Younger brother Liam was a mere 19. The pair even then were prone to the public sparring that would colorfully punctuate their eventual rock conquest.

The decision by Creation Records founder Alan McGee to sign and champion Oasis produced more than just personal riches. Beginning with the band's debut album, "Definitely Maybe," the Creation collaboration sparked a decade-plus career that has grown into a musical landmark for a generation, first in Britain and then around the world.

The history of a truly larger-than-life British rock band has unfolded in the last 10 years. Working with a variety of band members from that day through to the release of their current album, "Don't Believe the Truth," the Gallaghers have walked it exactly as they've talked it.

Except, of course, on those occasions when either or both of the brothers do not care to talk at all and fail to show for interviews. It is a frustration this writer already has experienced and one which, true to form, Liam chose to reprise for this report.

Nevertheless, his older brother was in an expansive yet thoughtful mood as he reflected on the past, present and future of Oasis.

What do you recall of the British music scene you gate-crashed in 1994?

Let me see. Suede were the great white hopes. Blur were a fucking mess. Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine were still getting front covers. It wasn't that long since Ned's Atomic Dustbin. Primal Scream were in absolute limbo, and it was all kind of going down the toilet.

As I remember, nobody looked good, nobody sounded good, nobody was pointing to the sky and going, "Come on, let's have it!" The music press, the writers and photographers were shit; it was horrible.

We were in a rehearsal space in Manchester, in a little room at the Boardwalk. We were doing this set with "Live Forever," "Rock & Roll Star," "Bring It On Down" and "I Am the Walrus." And we were just waiting for somebody. We weren't going to go into East West Records or XL and say, "We're the greatest band in England, you've got to sign us," because then you're automatically in debt to them before they've even given you a pound.

We knew that if we got it right, we would wipe the floor with everyone. Added to that, me and Liam were eminently quotable the whole time.

Now that you have become a long-serving band, does that help you to understand better the motivation behind groups like U2, R.E.M. and even the Rolling Stones?

I'm a massive fan of the Stones, and I don't think anybody should deny them the right to carry on making music. I just wish they wouldn't wear leggings.

In the case of R.E.M., I don't own any of their records, but we kind of meet them on the road every now and again. Peter Buck and the bass player are great, but it's the big blue stripe, there's no need for that.

U2, I love, I grew up listening to them, and I own all their albums. I remember going to see them on the Zoo TV tour and Bono in his alter ego as the Fly was ridiculing the guy with the mullet and the campaigning rock star. It's funny how it's now come full circle, and he's back.

The longer you go on, it magnifies more of what you are. The longer we do it, the more we look like where we come from.

In the case of me and Liam, who've been there the longest, we look like a couple of guys from a council estate in Burnage and always will be. We never went to college, we were kicked out of school and went straight onto building sites. There was no time for pretension.

But you were very single-minded about going after success, weren't you?

When we started off, we wanted the girls, the cocaine, the fur coats . . . we never got to the leather trousers though, thank God. It wasn't like an act, it was almost like working-class people winning the pools. We went bananas. I've got a fleet of cars I bought at that period, and I've never had a driving license, ever. But it was just, "Fuck it, man! I want a Rolls Royce!" You're in that position for a couple of years, and then you think, "This is bullshit. Who am I?"

Do you think it's possible for a long-running band to be on an upward curve all the time? Don't there have to be bad times?

I wrote the first three Oasis albums all before I had a record deal. So I never had to sit down and reinvent the band until [2000's] "Standing on the Shoulder of Giants," and I kind of took that too far. The band never needed reinventing, it was great as it was. You start using different techniques, like drum loops, and we kind of went away from what we were, and it was difficult to get that back.

All the songs off "Definitely Maybe" and "Morning Glory" I wrote when I was 21, so I was then trying to rewrite the script at the age of 31, and you're a completely different character. I do like all the words on "Giants," but I lost the formula, whatever it was.

After a band achieves the iconic status that you did, is that when you start questioning your motivation?

There are periods where you think, "What am I doing?" or "What am I doing it for?"; that's a more scary question. "I've made shitloads of money, I've left my mark in music, why am I still doing this?," and it takes a while to answer that question. It comes back every time we're at the end of a tour and you have three or four months off and then you've got to get back on the saddle. More often than not, the answer that comes back from me is, "What else are you going to do?"

I struggle with this conundrum. It's not a very noble thing to carry on, it's not very dashing. But I often meet people who've been in great bands and you go, "What are you doing now?" and they say, "I'm not doing anything," and I think that's more sad.

So I'd rather be doing something that I think is good. I never even rated that song "Lyla" [the first single off "Don't Believe the Truth"], and then you see 70,000 people going mad to it and singing the song, and you think, "What do I know?"

And watching people doing that on the recent tour, they're not just celebrating their favorite band or some of their favorite songs. They respond to Oasis almost as a complete validation of their lives.

You'll look up at the stands, particularly doing "Don't Look Back in Anger" [the band's second British No. 1, in 1996], and there'll be groups of people just hugging each other, not even watching the band, just singing that song to themselves. It's obviously something that means so much to them. Those songs are now kind of part of British culture. It's a great position to be in.

Did it make a big difference working with American producer Dave Sardy on this album?

There's two things to this. We decided early on that we wanted to use a producer, then it was a case of "We're going to let somebody else make all the major decisions." Luckily for us by the time we got to Dave Sardy, we'd already written all the songs and arranged them all, so all he really had to do was put them on tape.

It's opened our eyes a little bit. I was sick of being a songwriter/producer/band member. I just wanted to be in a band again—I didn't want to be a producer, just the guy that plays guitar and writes a few songs.

Even being the main songwriter and everybody looking to me for approval on everything, it was like, "Hang on, I'm an equal part of this band in songwriting terms now, so it's all our problem if it goes wrong but we'll all share the glory if it goes right." That's why this album being a success, especially with critics in America, it makes it more special.

Your trials and tribulations with band in-fighting and canceled tours soured your reputation, especially in America. Do you feel more well-disposed toward the American market now?

I've never had a blatant disregard for it in the first place. It's just that America is a really delicate flower that needs a lot of attention, and we're not those kind of people.

The reason U2 and R.E.M. and Coldplay are the biggest white rock bands in America is because of their frontmen. Not being negative towards Liam, he's just not Chris Martin, he's not Bono, he's not Michael Stipe. He's Liam. For all intents and purposes, Americans don't get Liams. I think we're musically as strong as those three bands put together, but as characters we're different.

Did starting your own label Big Brother, in 2000, change the way you view the record industry?

Big Brother was started in a haze of ideals: "We're going to sign loads of bands." Then it was like, "How much? Fuck that!" I take all my money out of Big Brother and put it into my own little label, Sour Mash. I've just signed the [Liverpool] band Shack, and I've done a few little things.

But the thing about bands these days is everybody wants to be the next Oasis, and that doesn't mean slogging it out around the toilet [gigs], it means, "Give me the check, I need to go to the Levis shop and I need a 1960s Gibson."

It's all about advances these days, and most managers of these new bands are idiots. We signed to Creation for 50 grand, and we didn't get any money for about three years. You tell that to a kid these days, and they'll vomit.

Have you ever thought seriously about going solo?

I think about it all the time. I'm doing a bit of a soundtrack for some film that's coming out next year. But because I enjoy time off so much, by the time I've had my time off, it's time to do Oasis again. I always think I'll write the songs on the road, come back and in the six months Oasis are not doing anything, I'll put out a solo album. But because I'm [lazy], it never gets done, and by the time I want to start doing stuff, it's Oasis time. I hope it happens before I'm 40, but I'm 38 now.

What about Liam?

I think he'll do it before I will. He's got more songs, and he's a lot more driven in that department, because although he's 30-odd, he's only just started writing songs, so he's kind of where I was when I was 21.

But now, in the United Kingdom, you can't move for bands paying tribute to your influence.

We thought bands would read [our interviews in] NME and immediately form groups, which they did. But it's only becoming apparent now, [with] the likes of Razorlight, the Libertines, the Killers, the Strokes, Kings of Leon and Jet, all these bands are [citing] "Definitely Maybe." They don't even go "Oasis, Oasis," it's that album.

We were the first people to come out and say, "The world's a great place, life is for living. Forget grunge music. Get a pint of Guinness down your neck, and pick that guitar up."

[posthumanwanderings]

❄️VMII - Vapormas Winter VGM Mix Vol.1❄️ 

0:00 Christmas NiGHTS - Intro 4:20 Christmas NiGHTS - Introduce Dream (Jingle) 5:30 Christmas NiGHTS - Winter Sleep 7:40 Bomberman 64 - White Glacier 11:30 Sonic 3D Blast - Diamond Dust Act 2 17:10 Napple Tale - Spring’s Petal 19:00 Paper Mario - Crystal Palace Crawl 21:10 Magic Knight Rayearth - Cavern of Eternal Ice 24:45 Tales of Vesperia - Thousand Year Slumber of Blastia 27:20 Secret of Mana - A Wish 29:15 Sonic Adventure - Limestone Cave 32:30 Paper Mario - Snow Road 36:00 Sonic 3D Blast - Diamond Dust Act 1 38:10 Tail Concerto - Coolant 44:00 Final Fantasy VII - Buried in the Snow 51:05 Jazz Jackrabbit 2 - A Cold Day In Heck 57:50 Paper Mario - Starborn Valley Trail 59:50 Phantasy Star Online 2 - White Summit Probe Naberius 1:13:40 Napple Tale - Snowball| 1:17:25 Phantasy Star Universe - Christmas 1:23:00 Final Fantasy X - People of the North Pole 1:29:30 Tales of Vesperia - Source of the Seething Silence 1:35:20 Skies of Arcadia - Ice Dungeon 1:41:00 Seiken Densetsu 3 - Another Winter 1:43:55 Phantom Brave - Snowberry| 1:49:05 Napple Tale - Skipper 1:54:00 Napple Tale - October Child 1:58:15 Mario Kart 64 - Frappe Snowland / Sherbet Land 2:02:00 Tomba 2 - Kujara Ranch 2:04:15 Pokémon D/P - Snowpoint City (Day) 2:07:00 NiGHTS Into Dreams - Take the Snow Train 2:19:20 Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Rescue Team - Escape Through the Snow 2:22:45 Tales of Symphonia - A Snow Light (Flanoir) 2:26:00 Mega Man 8 - Frost Man Stage 2:29:20 Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Ice Cavern 2:32:30 Tales of Phantasia - Freeze 2:36:10 Super Monkey Ball - Arctic 2:41:45 Kirby’s Return to Dream Land - Snowball Scuffle 2:46:05 Christmas NiGHTS - New Year’s ‘9th’ 2:47:25 Shenmue - Silent Night, Holy Night 2:51:50 Croc - The Ice of Life 2:54:00 Mega Man X - Chill Penguin Stage 2:56:25 Advance Wars Duel Strike - Sasha’s Theme 3:01:15 Astal - The Crystal Palace 3:05:30 Shenmue - Sha Hua Christmas 3:12:25 Yoshi’s Wooly World - Frozen Solid & Chilled 3:17:00 Christmas NiGHTS - Dreams Dreams (Nightopian Ver.) 3:20:00 Christmas NiGHTS - Ending 3:23:10 Magic Knight Rayearth - The Sparkling Ice of Rosen 3:25:15 Yume Nikki - Snow World

[cheddar-baby]

Cheddar's AOTY 2023

Titles under the read more

1. HMLTD - The Worm 2. Sampha - Lahai 3. Kara Jackson - Why Does The Earth Give Us People To Love? 4. Kali Uchis - Red Moon in Venus 5. Dorian Electra - Fanfare 6. Sufjan Stevens - Javelin 7. Underscores - Wallsocket 8. Jessie Ware - That! Feels Good! 9. Dev Lemons - Delusional 10. EABS - In Search of a Better Tomorrow 11. George Clanton - Ooh Rap I Ya 12. Marina Herlop - Nekkuja 13. Ana Frango elétrico - Me Chama De Gato Que Eu Sou Sua 14. Yoni Mayraz - Dybbuk Tse! 15. Maruja - Knocknarea 16. O. - Slice 17. CMAT - Crazymad, For Me 18. Magdalena Bay - mini mix vol. 3 19. Oneohtrix Point Never - Again 20. JPEGMAFIA - scaring the hoes 21. Paramore - This Is Why 22. McKinley Dixon - Beloved! Paradise! Jazz!? 23. Billy Woods - Maps 24. SLAUSON MALONE 1 - EXCELSIOR 25. Fever Ray - Radical Romantics 26. Chini.png - El día libre de Polux 27. Shame - Food For Worms 28. feeble little horse - Girl With Fish 29. Geese - 3D Country 30. Lauren Auder - the infinite spine 31. urias - HER MIND 32. Yves Tumor - Praise A Lord Who Chews But Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds) 33. Speakers Corner Quartet - Further Out Than The Edge 34. The Go! Team - Get Up Sequences Part Two 35. Jeff Rosenstock - HELLMODE 36. Rebecca Black - Let Her Burn 37. Doja Cat - Scarlet 38. SPARKLE DIVISION - FOXY 39. Ballaké Sissoko - Les Égarés (with Ballaké Sissoko, Vincent Segal, Emile Parisien & Vincent Peirani) 40. Genesis Owusu - STRUGGLER 41. 100 gecs - 10,000 gecs 42. grouptherapy. - I Was Mature For My Age, But I Was Still a Child 43. Ukandanz - Kemekem (ከመከም) 44. Meitei - Kofū III 45. Liv.e - Girl In The Half Pearl 46. Feist - Multitudes 47. Le Cri du Caire - Le Cri du Caire 48. katie dey - never falter hero girl 49. CHAI - CHAI 50. Yussef Dayes - Black Classical Music

[sakurasakiyama]

Goodies I’ve Received During My Offline Period! ❤

Since it’s always been a tradition for me to share with all of you what I’ve received on arrival of some of the DVDs, CDs, Magazines and Good’s that I buy; I thought I would make a *little* post of some of the things that I have purchased and has arrived since being offline! :D This won’t be as long since I haven’t purchased much since I was away due to pre-ordering and a hectic December, but I try my best to keep up with what I can :) And a head’s up that some of the photos have the flash on since my room is at the back of the house and the light doesn’t come through my window xD

There’s a lot to get through, so all of it will be under the cut (especially things that could be spoilers) ♥

1. Di Kita Malimot Drama DVD & Magazines!

I pre-ordered the Di Kita Malimot DVD back in August last year. I was really excited to see the Drama for the first time, and I wanted to have a copy of the extras as well as the visual book that came as a bonus. Unfortunately since I don’t have a Blu-Ray player for my laptop (as it’s a laptop without a disc drive), I was only able to watch the extras once on the Blu-Ray player I have in the living room for the TV when no one was home xD The Drama itself is quite funny and good to watch! You’d see them act in ways that you never thought they would, which is a good pick-me-up on days when you’re sad and in need of a laugh xD Overall, the Drama was definitely worth the wait! :D And, the visual book has a text mistake in it as well that was pointed out to SLF, and they made a note on the item page for those who purchased it. But they didn’t request for people to send it back, only to just be aware of it and what the part was meant to say. 

The magazine contents for all of them are amazing (especially the photos ♥), and the magazine’s in that photo are:

CDJournal October 2018 Issue

B’s LOG November 2018 Issue

Stage Fan Vol. 3 Issue

Cast Size Summer Special 2018

JUNON September 2018 Issue

JUNON November 2018 Issue

2. Stage Stars & Sparkle Magazine’s (Present)

These were one’s that I didn’t buy myself, a friend ended up getting them for me as a present in November! :D This was actually a big surprise for me since I didn’t know that they were going to get them for me, it just arrived at my door xD So, at least this post allows me to say thank you to them for getting me these magazines and I love them very much! ♥ The magazines here are Stage Stars Vol.3 and Sparkle Vol. 35 :)

3. UTOPIA Albums & Sakiyama Tsubasa Birthday Event Goods

I’ll start with the Birthday Goods first xD I pre-ordered them the second pre-ordering started, which actually happened to be during my lunch break when I was doing my teaching placement LOL! But, there’s a long story with these and the UTOPIA albums. Due to December being a busy and a not very financial month for me (I went on a trip to the city, I had to pre-order the Toumyu nendo’s, and I had to pay for subscriptions, phone bill and Christmas presents), I had to put off getting these shipped out to me (along with the albums), until January this year. Luckily I got paid on the first of the month, so I was able to get them shipped out as fast as I could xD They arrived to my proxy around the end of November. The bromides are literally dangerous and cute, and the pamphlet photos are just as perfect, along with the interview being quite deep interesting! ❤ The contents in this photo are:

Birthday Event Pamphlet

Birthday Event Bromides A, B & C (there was no bonus for getting all 3 of them as that was only during the event run)

Birthday Event Ball-Pen (Pink) & Automatic Pencil (Blue) (it’s one of those pencils that you push on and the lead just comes out, so you don’t have to sharpen it, just buy lead refills xD)

Next is the UTOPIA Albums xD I pre-ordered these in November and they arrived the day before release day to my proxy xD I wanted to have them as a Christmas present, but because of the lack of funds was an issue for me in December, I had to wait >.< I got them online which included the online purchase bonus with 2 RAW photos per album (one as a bonus, one as an extra), and there’s 2 in each of those 4 holders. With the RAW photos and the Trading Cards, let’s just say that bad luck is still on my side, and you’ll know what I mean in a moment xD

After listening to all of the songs in full for the first time (excluding “Dancing☆Samurai” thanks to KENZO and TOMO from DA PUMP collaborating with Tsubasa to make a Music Video for the cover of the song by doing the choreography and producing the MV), I fell in love with all of them instantly! ❤ The lyrics for them all have a purpose behind them and you can really feel the emotion in his voice. For the songs Tsubasa wrote the lyrics for himself, “Re:quest” for Kurogarasu and “Snow Gift”, I was really proud and amazed by them! The lyrics for “Re:quest” gives that dark, powerful vibe, which i feel links perfectly with the theme of his main starring movie “Kurogarasu”. “Snow Gift” was a lot more softer and kind of brings out his loving side. But it could also be perceived as him and his passion and never wanting to let go of it. This is his first time writing lyrics, but I do hope in the future, he will be able to write more songs and let his feelings come through ♥

As for the MV, MV Making Video & Special Movie, the short MV of UTOPIA gave us a preview of most of it, so the last part was a total mystery, and it was really beautiful ♥ As for the other 3 MV’s that were on there, I STILL love them to this very day xD The MV Making Video was short but sweet :) They just showed some of the places he took photos at and a couple of other little things that I had a good laugh at, as I had my suspicion that the Special Movie would give the full making in Macao. And I was right xD But I still loved the Making Video since there was some good shots :D The Special Movie was really good! ♥ The way it started I had a bit of a laugh at, but it was really cute. It follows through the 2 days he was in Macao doing his MV shoot and the photos as well for the cover, trading cards, and etc. He really did seem to have a lot of fun and was grateful to be able to do it in Macao, and Tsubasa would still have his little antics here and there as well xD Overall, I loved all of it! ❤

These are the RAW photos I got: 

I got doubles AND triples LOL! As expected of me to end up with the random draw like that, but I still love all of the photos anyway! ♥ They’re all of Tsubasa’s good sides and he’s really attractive in them all ❤ And if anyone has any doubles that aren’t in this photo and I have one of the photos in the triple and double that you’d like to trade with, by all means don’t be afraid to ask! :D If not, I might sell them or do a giveaway xD

The Trading Card bad luck continues to play with me and get worse each time xD So, I’ll let the photo speak for itself:

THEY’RE BOTH DOUBLES LOL! So, I ended up with 2 out of the 5 this time. It’s the same with Crescent Moon, except I got 3 of the same in that one xD I got the two top ones in the MV and Special Movie editions, and the bottom two in the photobook and CD only editions xD The trading card photos are really cute (not to mention quite good looking ♥), and I was super anxious when opening them as well as the RAW photo bonus also. Again, if anyone has a double of the other trading cards and you don’t have one of the ones in this photo, I’d be glad to trade with you! :D If not, again I’ll either sell them or do a giveaway :)

4. Surprise Birthday Present

Since what I’ve purchased is a surprise birthday present for a friend, I’m not going to show or say what they are (hence I took a photo of what it looks like from behind, and put a line in it to keep it as a surprise as it had the name of it on the back xD) since their birthday is still a while away and I don’t want to ruin the surprise! xD I got these off Mercari for a reasonable price and brand new! Thank you to the lovely An, @beansproutsong, for helping me purchase these for me through her proxy! ❤ I have used her a few times and her service fees are very reasonable for second-hand goods and her service is literally 10/10 in every way possible! So don’t be afraid to message her here on Tumblr or on Twitter (@Angelic1408) if wanting any goods that you can’t get shipped overseas, or from second-hand sites! :D She’s one of the friendliest people (out of the many others who are friendly too) who is willing to do a personal proxy for everyone, so don’t be afraid to ask questions or get a inquiry on something :) More info about her proxy service can be found: HERE

[imasallstars]

SONG FOR YOU! Vol.35 [S4U2]

17. ART NEEDS HEART BEATS　(from M@STER SPARKLE 04) 18. Ame ni Utaou♪　(from M@STER SPARKLE 04)

[postambientlux]

BEST AMBIENT OF 2020

the 100 BEST AMBIENT ALBUMS of 2020 curated by @holsgr

#100 :  Tomas Jirku • Touching The Sublime (Silent Season)

#99 :   Drew McDowall • Agalma (Dais Records)

#98 :   Euglossine • Blue Marble Agony (Genot Centre)

#97 :   Domenique Dumont • People on Sunday (The Leaf Label)

#96 :   John-Robin Bold • Demonstrations (Quanta Records)

#95 :  This Valley Of Old Mountains • This Valley Of Old Mountains (12k)

#94 :   zakè • Orchestral Studies Collectanea (Past Inside the Present)

#93 :   Monoiz • Collider (Detroit Underground)

#92 :   S.hel • Disconnect (Whitelabrecs)

#91 :   Glåsbird • Norskfjǫrðr (Whitelabrecs)

#90 :   Botany • End the Summertime F(or)ever (Western Vinyl)

#89 :   Jeannine Schulz • Ground . The Gentle (Stereoscenic Records)

#88 :   Sophia Loizou • Untold (Houndstooth)

#87 :   William Basinski • Lamentations (Temporary Residence Limited)

#86 :   KMRU • Opaquer (Dagoretti Records)

#85 :   ARROWOUNDS • The Loneliness of the Deep Sea River (Lost Tribe Sound)

#84 :   Lingua Lustra • Omni (Exosphere)

#83 :   Slow Dancing Society • The Disappearing Collective Vol. I (Past Inside the Present)

#82 :   Christopher Bissonnette • Wayfinding (12k)

#81 :   Tomotsugu Nakamura • Literature (Laaps)

#80 :   Yui Onodera • Ray (Serein)

#79 :   Gyða Valtýsdottir • Epicycle II (Sono Luminus)

#78 :   Ned Milligan & John Atkinson • Call Me When You Can (Facture)

#77 :   Jonathan Fitoussi • Plein Soleil (Transversales Disques)

#76 :   Joda Clément • The last place they thought of (Glistening Examples)

#75 :  Zoltan Fecso • Daylight In An Empty Room (Whitelabrecs)

#74 :   Aukai • Game Trails (Aukai Music)

#73 :  Ricardo Donoso • Content (Denovali)

#72 :  Fossil Haunting Collective • Vacancy (Ambientologist)

#71 :  Stefan Węgłowski • What Is Hidden (Silesian Museum)

#70 :  Akira Uchida • Sasanami (IIKKI)

#69 :  Minimal Drone GRL • Ancestral Origins (Bricolage)

#68 :  An Moku & Joel Gilardini • Maya Deren (Bullflat3.8)

#67 :  BLOMMA • BLOMMA (Moderna Records)

#66 :  J. Wiltshire • Resa (Musar Recordings)

#65 :  Alva Noto • Xerrox Vol. 4 (NOTON)

#64 :  Ian Wellman • The House That Ate Itself (Room40)

#63 :  Sparkle Division • Feel Embraced (Temporary Residence Limited)

#62 :  Echium • Disruptions of Form (Sferic)

#61 :  Warmth • Life (Archives)

#60 :  Mary Lattimore • Silver Ladders (Ghostly International) 

#59 :  Degoya • Fragmenta (Liburia Records)

#58 :  Ben Lukas Boysen • Mirage (Erased Tapes)

#57 :  Dronny Darko & ProtoU • Metta (Chryo Chamber)

#56 :  Valance Drakes • Freedom Is Its Own Kind Of Salary (Laaps)

#55 :  Mathieu Karsenti • Bygones (Slowcraft Records)

#54 :  Pawel Pruski • Between (KrysaliSound)

#53 :  Guy Andrews • Permanence (Houndstooth)

#52 :  Matt Christensen • Mo Pussyfooting (Self-released)

#51 :  Still Harbours • Armature (Lontano Series)

#50 :  Jogging House • Companion (dauw)

#49 :  David Cordero • Honne (本 音) (Dronarivm)

#48 :  Rafael Anton Irisarri • Peripeteia (Dais Records)

#47 :  T.R. Jordan • Just For You (Past Inside the Present)

#46 :  Margins • I Tired For Hours (Facture)

#45 :  Shuta Hiraki • Voicing In Oblivion (Rottenman Editions)

#44 :  Private Mountain • Stratumi (СТРАТУМИ) (Élan Vital)

#43 :  Ocoeur • Everything (n5md)

#42 :  René Aquarius • Universe (Moving Furniture Records)

#41 :  Ezra Feinberg • Recumbent Speech (Related States)

#40 :  Murials • Stems (Infinito Audio)

#39 :  Snowdrops • Volutes (Injazero Records)

#38 :  Wanderwelle • A State of Decrepitude (A Strangely Isolated Place)

#37 :  Niklas Paschburg • Svalbard (7K!)

#36 :  Phil Struck • Schleswig-Holstein Aufnahmen (Séance Centre)

#35 :  Robot Koch • The Next Billion Years (Modern Recordings)

#34 :  Max Ananyev • Midday (Whitelabrecs)

#33 :  Loke Rahbek & Frederik Valentin • Elephant (Posh Isolation)

#32 :  Ezra Feinberg & John Kolodij • Ezra Feinberg & John Kolodij (Whited Sepulchre Records)

#31 :  Art Crime • Thightening Knots (Radio Sygma)

#30 :  Andrew Tasselmyer • Associative Mechanisms (Self-released)

#29 :  Ecovillage • Arrived (Dronarivm)

#28 :  Jacaszek • Music For Film (Ghostly International)

#27 :  Ital Tek • Outland (Planet Mu)

#26 :  Christine Ott • Chimères (Pour Ondes Martenot) (Nahal Recordings)

#25 :  Radosław Kurzeja • Ogród Botaniczny w Palermo (Nasze Nagrania)

#24 :  Jan Wagner • Kapitel (Quiet Love Records)

#23 :  Niksen • Invisible City (Touch)

#22 :  Toàn • Volta No Vento (IIKKI)

#21 :  Gidge • New Light (Atomnation)

#20 :  Andrew Lang • Momentary Senses (Rusted Tone Recordings)

#19 :  Snorri Hallgrímsson • Chasing The Present (Moderna Records)

#18 :  Endless Melancholy • A Perception of Everything (Sound In Silence)

#17 :  From Overseas • Home (Past Inside the Present)

#16 : ju ca • Chasms (Angoisse)

#15 :  Tropic of Coldness • Human Kindness (Whitelabrecs)

#14 :  Thisquietarmy • Kesselhaus (Thisquietarmy Records)

#13 :  Mark De Clive-Lowe, Andrea Lombardini & Tommaso Cappellato • Dreamweavers (Mother Tongue Records)

#12 :  Patricia Wolf • Lament (Fallen Moon Recordings)

#11 :  Corrado María De Santis • A Dark Mist (Bullflat3.8)

#10 :  William Ryan Fritch • The Letdown (Lost Tribe Sound)

#9 :  Ellen Fullman & Theresa Wong • Harbors (Room40)

#8 :  A Home For Ghosts • Hireath (Rusted Tone Recordings)

#7 :  David Cordero & Miguel Otero • Salinas (Archives)

#6 :  Tapes and Topographies • A Pulse of Durations (Past Inside the Present)

#5 :  Bedroom • A Thousand Harmonies In Silence (Past Inside the Present)

#4 :  Gary Husband & Markus Reuter • Music of Our Times (MoonJune Records)

#3 :  Marek Kamiński & Piotr Michałowski • Luna (N_Coded Records)

#2 :  Havenaire • Movement (Polar Seas)

#1 :   Aho Ssan • Simulacrum (Subtext)

the 50 GREATEST EP's of 2020 curated by @holsgr​

#50 :  Aeoi • Ioeth (TAR)

#49 :  Distant Animals • Everyday Violence (Engram Recordings)

#48 :  Kyle Bobby Dunn • They Have Always Been Within (Self-released)

#47 :  kj • Grace (Self-released)

#46 :  John Wall • M - [ B ] (Self-released)

#45 :  0comeups • Creek Don't Rise (Slagwerk)

#44 :  Sarah Haras • Storm (Self-released)

#43 :  Nexcyia • Crawl (Alien Jams)

#42 :  Darren Harper • Summer Loops (Self-released)

#41 :  Michel Banabila, Stijn Hüwels & Cok Van Vuuren • One Moment In Time (Tapu Records)

#40 :  Glia • QIBE (Self-released)

#39 :  Thys & Amon Tobin • Ghostcards (Nomark)

#38 :  etller • Dysmal (TAR)

#37 :  IHHH • The Magical Ratio (ZABRA)

#36 :  Iskra Strings & Pablo Nouvelle • Manor House (1631 Recordings)

#35 :  Francis M. Gri • Roots (The Slow Music Movement)

#34 :  Filalete • The Weekend Was Modern (Perfect Aesthetics)

#33 :  Ital Tek • Seraph (Just Isn't Music)

#32 :  Perila & Ulla • Transparent Waters of Deep Blue (Self-released)

#31 :  Lorn & Dolor • Zero Bounce (Wednesday Sound)

#30 :  Andrew Tasselmyer & Anthéne • Distant (Hibernate)

#29 :  Max Cooper • Earth (Mesh)

#28 :  r beny • The Dashboard Cast a Spectral Glow (Past Inside the Present)

#27 :  Jordane Tumarinson • Printemps (1631 Recordings)

#26 :  John Bence • Love (Thrill Jockey)

#25 :  Black Brunswicker • Tall Trees (Stereoscenic)

#24 :  Digital Selves • <?/?body> <?!?-?- language -?-?> (Self-released)

#23 :  Ilyas Ahmed & Jefre Cantu-Ledesma • Torch Songs (Self-released)

#22 :  Mathieu Karsenti • Downstream Blue (Slowcraft Records)

#21 :  Taylor Deupree • Canoe (Longform Editions)

#20 :  The Green Kingdom • Shinrin-yoku (Hibernate)

#19 :  Symbol • Lifted (Mystery Circles)

#18 :  User Friendly • Sickle (1094322 Records DK2)

#17 :  Alex Braga • Spleen Machine (7K!)

#16 :  Shida Shahabi • Lake on Fire (FatCat Records)

#15 :  Liam Mour • Ode To Youth (Ode To Youth)

#14 :  Bawskùw • &#027; Escape! (Self-released)

#13 :  Snorri Hallgrímsson & Oliver Patrice Weder • Hallgrímsson - Weder (Les Editions MR)

#12 :  Rinnovare • Aperturia (Sounds Suspicious)

#11 :  Wintergarden • Phase In (1631 Recordings)

#10 :  't Geruis • Que tu es belle, au revoir en douceur (Lost Tribe Sound)

#9 :  Green-House • Six Songs for Invisible Gardens (Leaving Records)

#8 :  Bby Eco • Gen (Slagwerk)

#7 :  Lucy Gooch • Rushing (Past Inside the Present)

#6 :  Slow Meadow • By The Ash Tree (Self-releaed)

#5 :  Nick Malkin • A Thing in Middle Distance (Self-released)

#4 :  ᕦ(ò_óˇ)ᕤ • W.S. (Self-released)

#3 :  Lensk • Unseen, Uncertain, Whole (TAR)

#2 :  Glass • L.U.C.A (Santé Records)

#1 :  Snorri Hallgrímsson • Landbrot I (Moderna Records)

HONORABLE  MENTIONS

William Ryan Fritch - Solidum

J. Peter Schwalm & Arve Henriksen - Neuzeit

Tyresta & Ruan - Elements Return

Ana Roxanne - Because of a flower

Lauge - Nothingness

FRKTL - Excision After Love Collapses

thme - That's What It Will Be Like

Carlo Giustini - Colla

Omni Gardens - Moss King

KMRU - Peel

Forest Robots - After Geography

Francis M. Gri - The Ropes

Phil Tomsett - The Sound of Someone Leaving

Christian Kleine - Touch & Fuse

Autechre - SIGN

Gallery Six - Blue In The Midsummer

Alessandro Cortini - Memorie I

Bad Stream - Sonic Healing

Perko - Galerie

Helios - Domicile

Robin Guthrie & Harold Budd - Another Flower

Mattew Halsall - Salute to the Sun

Constantine Skourlis - Eternal Recurrence

Pepo Galán & Sita Osthermeier - Contact

LCM - Signal Quest

Ivano Pecorini - Barons Court

Carlos Ferreira - Six Postcards and Other Stories

Monogoto - Partial Deletion of Everything (Vol. 1)

Echo Collective - The See Within

Matt Atkins & Slow Clinic - Enfolding

Skin Graft & John Wiese - Accessible World

Vieo Abiungo - At Once, There Was No Horizon

Andrew Tasselmyer & Anthéne - Progressions

Thugwidow - A Figure of Speech

Lauge - Oceanography

Mute Branches - The Detective Is Dead

Ausklang - Chronos

Steve Roach - Back To Life

John Monkman - ASRIEL

Reid Willis - Mother Of

Luis Berra - On Silence Act I & II

Chronovalve - Light

offthesky - Psalm of Solum

Crystal Thumbtac - Jazzosism

J��rgen Kjellgren - Invisible Summer

Skarv - A Memory Like Any Other

Bartosz Dziadosz & Tomasz Mrenca - Black Lake

Hainbach - Light Splitting

Selvedge - Bloom In Rust

Max Loderbauer - Donnerwetter

Stuart Chalmers & Alan Courtis - Rtuals of Cmmon Lnguage

Teruyuki Kurihara - Echoes CatalogIII

Koji Itoyama -  I Know

Marc Ertel - [Overtures]

Claire Deak & Tony Dupé - The Old Capital

Ben Frost - Dark: Cycle 3 (Music from the Netflix Original Series)

V/A (Touchtheplants) - Breathing Instruments

Bentley - Ford Pliner

Ólafur Arnalds - some kind of peace

Christina Giannone, zakè & Tyresta - Vision Transmissions

Simon Posford - Flux & Contemplation: Portrait of an Artist in Isolation

Pun Collins - Dying Together

Ishmael Cormack - The Sunday Project

Daniel Herskedal - Call For Winter

Shinpal - Momentary Disappeared Memory

Lionel Marchetti - Planktos

Tim Koch - Scordatura

Julianna Barwick - Healing Is A Miracle

Baldruin - Die halluzinierte Welt

Nick Storring - My Magic Dreams Have Lost Their Spell

ABADIR - Liminal

Attilio Novellino - Strangar

Fire-Toolz - Rainbow Bridge

Noise Trees - Paper Songs

Maze & Lindholm - A River Flowing Home to the Sea

Thet Liturgiske Owäsendet - Det Var Folk Dar Ute. Dom Ar Borta Nu.

Jeremy Bible - Human Savagery

Paul Schütze - Without Thought

Rutger Zuydervelt & Bill Seaman - Movements of Dust

Saåad - Elijah

Frans De Waard & Miguel A. García - Interior Sounding

HOOR-PAAR-KRAAT - The Place of The Crossing

TIBSLC - A Shell-like Object

Pina - Buit

Michel Banabila - All Connected

Resilience -Forgotten World

Madeleine Cocolas - Ithaca

Ludovico Einaudi - 12 Songs From Home

Jo David Meyer Lysne & Mats Eilertsen - Kroksjø

John Wall - SC Editions 2

Deathbed Convert - Debris of Echoes

Hirotaka Shirotsubaki - Still Life

FFT - Total Self-Fufilment

...From The Benthic Zone - Fjord Genus

Henrik Meierkord - Refuge

Hirotaka Shirotsubaki - slowdance,lowtide

Ancient Loops - An Abandoned City

Nils Frahm - Empty

JC Leisure - Mutations For

Corey Fuller - Sanctuary

Sam Gendel - Satin Doll

Jan Bang & Eivind Aarset - Snow Catches on Her Eyelashes

36 & zakè - Stasis Sounds For Long?-?Distance Space Travel

Aria Rostami & Daniel Blomquist - Sketch for Winter VIII: Floating Tone

Jóhann Jóhannsson & Yair Elazar Glotman - Last And First Men

Sary Moussa - Imbalance

Martina Bertoni - All the Ghosts Are Gone

The Alvaret Ensemble - ea

Nyx Nótt - Aux Pieds de la Nuit

Simone Gatto - Harmonic Resonance System 432 Hz

Oliver Coates - skins n slime

Klara Lewis - Ingrid

Ben Bondy & exael - Aphelion Lash

Halftribe - Archipelago

Jocelyn Reyes - Overland: Biomes

Anna von Hausswolff - All Thoughts Fly

Experimental electronic & Ambient music blog made by Hermann Holsgr. linktr.ee/postambientlux

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BEANSONBREAD AWARDS 2020 - BEST ALBUM

AWARD NO.2 - BEST ALBUM OF 2020

PAST WINNERS

2019 > Self Esteem - ‘Compliments Please’ (see full list HERE)

2018 > Kero Kero Bonito - ‘Time ‘n’ Place’ (see full list HERE)

2017 > Richard Dawson - ‘Peasant’ (see full list HERE)

2016 > Blood Orange - ‘Freetown Sound’ (see full list HERE)

2015 > Holly Herndon - ‘Platform’ (see full list HERE)

2014 > FKA Twigs - ‘LP1′ (see full list HERE)

2013 > These New Puritans - ‘Field Of Reeds’ (see full list HERE)

2012 > Django Django - ‘Django Django’ (see full list HERE)

2011 > Shabazz Palaces - ‘Black Up’ (see full list HERE)

2010 > These New Puritans - ‘Hidden’ (see full list HERE)

2009 > Animal Collective - ‘Merriweather Post Pavilion’ (see full list HERE)

2008 > Wild Beasts - ‘Limbo, Panto’ (see full list HERE)

2007 > Animal Collective - ‘Strawberry Jam’ (see full list HERE)

2006 > Safetyword - ‘Man’s Name Is Legion’ (see full list HERE)

2005 > Animal Collective - ‘Feels’ (see full list HERE)

2004 > Devendra Banhart - ‘Rejoicing In The Hands’ / ‘Nino Rojo’

2003 > Dizzee Rascal - ‘Boy In Da Corner’

2002 > The Streets - ‘Original Pirate Material’

2001 > The Beta Band - ‘Hot Shots II’

2000 > Outkast - ‘Stankonia’

1999 > The Beta Band - ‘The Beta Band’

1998 > The Beta Band - ‘The Three EPs’

1997 > Radiohead - ‘OK Computer’

1996 > Beck - ‘Odelay’

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THE RULES - No Re-issues, Live Albums, Compilations, or EPs.

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SPECIAL MENTIONS for these collections

Bulbils (Richard Dawson & Sally Pilkington) - 50 lockdown albums

Dean Blunt ‘Roaches 2012-2019’

These New Puritans ‘The Cut (2016-2019)’  

Hudson Mohawke ‘B.B.H.E.’ & ‘Poom Gems’

Various Artists ‘Paul Institute - Summer 2020’

Various Artists ‘Return To Y’Hup - The World Of Ivor Cutler’

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***SPOTIFY PLAYLIST FEATURES TRACKS FROM TOP 80 ALBUMS (coming later) ***

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WORTH A MENTION (in no order) - A bunch of albums i enjoyed but didn’t quite make the final lists and others i just didn’t hear enough to be considered properly.  A list for future me to revisit.

Still House Plants / Fire-Toolz / Lomelda / Jerskin Fendrix / Zebra Katz / The Bug / Lorenzo Senni / Diamond Soul / Wilma Archer / Black Dresses / The Fantasy Orchestra / William Carkeet / Bonny Light Horseman / KA / Yung Lean / BlackPink / Rural Internet / Okay Kaya / Future / Belan / Tame Impala / Banoffee / JARV IS / Grimes / Whitmer Thomas / Jeff Parker / The Massacre Cave / Porridge Radio / Selena Gomez / Teyana Taylor / Sparkle Division / Cecile Believe / Lyra Pramuk / Waxahatchee / Happyness / Khruangbin / Bananagun / OHMME / Drakeo The Ruler / Missterspoon / Juice WRLD / Lonnie Holley / Jiafeng / October Drift / Roisin Murphy / KeiyaA / Dizzee Rascal / Salem / Tiña / The Weeknd / Aaron Cartier / Dana Gavanski / A.R. Pinewood / The Cool Greenhouse / Royce Da 5’9’’ / Rachel Aggs / Karl Band / Four Tet / Georgia / Sonic Boom / Kali Uchis / Luis Pestana / Salac / David A Jaycock / Klein / Temple After Faith / Roman Noseband / Dylan Henner / G.S. Sultan / Hinds / Jess Williamson / Coby Sey / Randolph’s Leap / Matthew D. Gantt / Stephen Kerrison / Katie Gately / Snails / Juniore / Good Dog / Lil B / Kamaiyah / Ryuichi Sakamoto / The Big Moon / Zoe Mc Pherson / Holy Fuck / Ovrkast / Reol / Andy Shauf / Ethan Gruska / Poliça / D Smoke / Sign Libra / Chara & YUKI / Wiley / Bad Bunny / Shirley Collins / Jordana / Gaika / DJ Python / North Americans / Michael / Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith / Lido Pimienta / Everything Is Recorded / Lwesberg / Sufjan Stevens & Lowell Brams / Rhodri Davies / LA Priest / Ian William Craig / Flohio / Irreversible Entanglements / Islet / Westside Gunn / Empress Of / NNamdi / Warm Digits / Baxter Dury / Kehiani / Eels / Emmy The Great / Owen Pallett / Elysia Crampton / The Beths / Julianna Barwick / Liv.E / Jimothy Lacoste / Ben Frost / J Hus / Sylvan Esso / Haiku Hands / Ariana Grande / Jean Dawson / Food House / Nuala Honan / Helena Deland / Boldly James / Headie One / Oliver Coates / Lowkey-E / Bree Runway / Warren Ellis / Boldy James & The Alchemist / Young Knives /  Little Dragon / The Garden / Melt Yourself Down / Quakers / Kamasi Washington / Mogwai / Gil Scott-Heron & Makaya McCraven / Eyeliner / ‘The Whalebone Box’ OST / Special Interest / Teyana Taylor / Nadine Shah / Tricky / Moor Mother / Nick Storring

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2020 RUNNERS UP (in no order)

William Basinski ‘Lamentations’

Hook ‘Crashed My Car’

Vic Berger IV ‘Late Enough To See The Moon’

Nines ‘Crabs In A Bucket’

My Morning Jacket ‘The Waterfall II’

Firestations ‘Dream Home’

Moses Boyd ‘Dark Matter’

Dick Dent ‘Life’s Hard’

Nicholas Stevenson ‘Dead Arm, Vol.2’

Otto ‘Clam Day’

Pa Salieu ‘Send Them To Coventry’

Undermedvetenheten ‘Undermedvetenheten’

Martha Ffion ‘Nights To Forget’

Adrianne Lenker ‘Songs’

Happy Spendy ‘You’re Doing Okay’

Mark Korven ‘The Lighthouse’ OST

21 Savage and Metro Boomin ‘Savage Mode II’

Yorkston/Thorne/Khan ‘Navarasa’

Three Queens In The Mourning & Bonnie Prince Billy ‘Hello Sorrow / Hello Joy’

Shopping ‘All Or Nothing’

Megan Thee Stallion ‘Good News’

Obongjayer ‘Which Way Is Forward?’

Mush ‘3D Routine’

Geoff Barrow, Ben Salisbury & The Insects ‘Devs’ OST

Luke Abbott ‘Translate’

Spinning Coin ‘Hyacinth’

Princess Nokia ‘Everything Sucks’

Fleet Foxes ‘Shore’

Julia Holter ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ OST

Sufjan Stevens ‘The Ascension’

Nicolas Jaar ‘Cenizas’

Pottery ‘Welcome To Bobby’s Motel’

Jessie Ware ‘What’s Your Pleasure?’

Jung Jae II ‘Parasite’ OST

Freddie Gibbs & The Alchemist ‘Alfredo’

Doves ‘The Universal Want’

Brigid Mae Power ‘Head Above The Water’

Bab L’ Bluz ‘Nayda!’

James Yorkston ‘That Summer, We Flew’

Oklou ‘Galore’

Angel Olsen ‘Whole New Mess’

The Lemon Twigs ‘Songs For The General Public’

Marie Davidson & L’Œil Nu ‘Renegade Breakdown’

Gupi ‘None’

Alexia Avina ‘Unearth’

John Bence ‘Love’

Colin Stetson ‘Color Out Of Space’ OST

King Krule ‘Man Alive!’

Against All Logic ‘2017-2019’

Willie J Healey ‘Twin Heavy’

Jam City ‘Pillowland’

MXLX ‘Maximum Amounts Of Extremely Fucking Yes (Vol.1)’

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THE TOP 80 ALBUMS OF 2020

80. Poppy ‘I Disagree’ 79. ThisisDA ‘Mud Hype’ 78. Fenne Lily ‘BREACH’ 77. Gorillaz ‘Song Machine’ 76. Soccer Mommy ‘Color Theory’ 75. 1995 Epilepsy ‘1995 Epilepsy’ 74. Jabu ‘Sweet Company’ 73. Actress ‘Karma & Desire’ + ‘88’ 72. Chloe x Halle ‘Ungodly Hour’ 71. Dirty Projectors ‘5EPs’

70. Beatrice Dillon ‘Walkaround’ 69. Matmos ‘The Consuming Flame: Open Exercises In Group Form’ 68. Blanck Mass ‘Calm With Horses’ OST 67. Eartheater ‘Phoenix: flames Are Dew Upon My Skin’ 66. Sega Bodega ‘Salvador’  65. Savage Mansion ‘Weird Country’ 64. Kelly Lee Owens ‘Inner Song’ 63. Daniel Blumberg ‘On&On’  62. Clementine March ‘Le Continent’ 61. HAIM ‘Women In Music Pt.III’

60. Dua Lipa ‘Future Nostalgia’ 59. Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs ‘Viscerals’ 58. Darkstar ‘Civic Jams’ 57. Lil Uzi Vert ‘Eternal Atake’ 56. This Is The Kit ‘Off Off On’ 55. Shabazz Palaces ‘The Don Of Diamond Dreams’ 54. Princess Nokia ‘Everything Is Beautiful’ 53. The Orielles ‘Disco Volador’ 52. Oro Swimming Hour ‘Pteradactyl’ 51. MXLX ‘Serpent’

50. Dan Deacon ‘Mystic Familiar’

49. Jay Electronica ‘A Written Testimony’

48. Fiona Apple ‘Fetch The Bolt Cutters’

47. Galen Tipton ‘Ungoliant’

46. Knife Liibrary ‘MARKS: Songs For Those I Have Killed’

45. Deerhoof ‘Future Teenage Cave Artists’

44. Caribou ‘Suddenly’

43. Working Men’s Club ‘Working Men’s Club’

42. Seamus Fogarty ‘A Bag Of Eyes’

41. Field Music ‘Making A New World’

40. Cornershop ‘England Is A Garden’

39. Lambchop ‘Trip’

38. Katy J Pearson ‘Return’

37. Amaarae ‘The Angel You Don’t Know’

36. James Ferraro ‘Neurogeist’

35. Hen Ogledd ‘Free Humans’

34. Spectres ‘It’s Never Going To Happen And This Is Why’

33. Laura Marling ‘Song For Our Daughter’

32. Bill Callahan ‘Gold Record’

31. Bob Dylan ‘Rough And Rowdy Ways’

30. A.G. Cook ‘7G’

29. Good Sad Happy Bad ‘Shades’

28. SAULT ‘Untitled (Black Is)’

27. Run The Jewels ‘RTJ4’

26. Clipping ‘Visions Of Bodies Being Burned’

25. Thundercat ‘It Is What It Is’

24. Pictish Trail ‘Thumb World’

23. Jessy Lanza ‘All The Time’

22. Yves Tumor ‘Heaven To A Tortured Mind’

21. Sorry ‘925’

20. Yaeji ‘What We Drew’

19. A.G. Cook ‘Apple’

18. Wesley Gonzalez ‘Appalling Human’

17. Pet Shimmers ‘Face Down In Meta’ & ‘Trash Earthers’

16. Arca ‘KiCK i’

15. 100 Gecs ‘1000 Gecs And The Tree Of Clues’

14. Tara Clerkin Trio ‘Tara Clerkin Trio’

13. Richard Dawson ‘Republic Of Geordieland’

12. Phoebe Bridgers ‘Punisher’

11. Perfume Genius ‘Set My Heart On Fire Immediately’

10. Charli XCX ‘How I’m Feeling Now’

9. Rina Sawayama ‘SAWAYAMA’

8. Dorian Electra ‘My Agenda’

7. Alabaster DePlume ‘To Cy & Lee: Instrumentals Vol.1’

6. SAULT ‘Untitled (Rise)’

5. Tim Heidecker ‘Fear Of Death’

4. Moses Sumney ‘græ’

3. Oneohtrix Point Never ‘Magic Oneohtrix Point Never’

2. Crack Cloud ‘Pain Olympics’

1. The Flaming Lips ‘American Head’

[bribe-the-door]

If every song from hs2 was a color, what would they be?

[Track 1] Golden

so.... this is “pretty much on the nose” for what color it should be but I see it as sunset golden... except it’s the shadows of the sunset. you know how you try to take pictures on the beach at sunset and it’s all silhouettes? exactly. it’s bright and warm and golden but ALSO dark and an outline of what you’re trying to capture. your [person] is outlined in golden hues and a slight baby pink or bright orange if the sun hits the water just right on the beach... but you can’t see the faces of those in the picture.

[Track 2] Watermelon Sugar

care-free and bright pink. you’re on a beach [again.... sorry] and you’re sleepy in the sun. you have a pink drink in hand [a strawberry daiquiri maybe?] and are dulling the sunlight by way of huge sunglasses because the ocean in front of you is insanely bright blue like the ‘electric blue’ Crayola marker. it’s a song that feels drunk and dizzy and tastes sweet even on the darkest and moody of days. fight me on this. this is my happy song. it is laced with vodka or tequila and only to be thought of as a sunset song. NEXT PLEASE

[Track 3] Adore You

this one is all earth  tones... a mossy green, a deep inland lake blue, some rich soil brown, all things to make up a spring-time island. there are slivers of grey and deep heather gray and an occasional metallic gold of sea life below the waters, but also hues of deep red-brown and turquoise (easily confused with black or gray under the ripples of water). it’s grainy like a vintage-film reel and smells of old books.

[Track 4] Lights Up

lights up? it’s dark, y’all. all of the colors are muted and murky, kind of like you’re drunk and trying to make out what is in front of you. it’s a deep green again, a very deep yellow or beige, despite the boldness of the sounds heard. it’s as if you’re trying to fight your way out of murky lake water and as the harmonies grow to be stronger, you’re reaching closer to the top [of the lake/pond/ocean/water]. you can finally take a deep breath of clear air once you come to the top... and it’s a clear pale blue. you made it, babe.

[Track 5] Cherry

this song screams early fall morning to me. it’s foggy, there is a hue over a big field of grey and a slight pink, but it’s too early to tell. soft colors; lilac, an olive green, so many hues of pink and white and the slightest tinge of ice blue. kind of like the most stereotypical farm/field-based Nicholas Sparks movie you can think of, but made it slow-motion and sad and also probably post-rainstorm. there is most definitely a cherry blossom tree in the background and also a small white farmhouse, too.

[Track 6] Falling

periwinkle. violet. a tiny bit of a mustard yellow. the cool hues outweigh the bright character of the yellow without fail but the yellow tries to peak out every so often, clearly outweighed by the darkness of blues and purples. it feels like the morning dew and sticks to you like the humidity of a late summer night before a storm rolls in. you feel clouded by the weight of the world but see an ounce of hope in the peaks of the harmonies, that goddamn yellow peeking though again.

[Track 7] To Be So Lonely

baby blue ONLY for the “little boy” mention. i will not take notes on this. also... this song screams groovy and crunchy colors like burnt orange and a vivid gold color, and also a nice cheery blue. kind of the sky blue you see in cartoons but also a navy blue, too. this isn’t color related but the diversity in instrumentals here is incredible, this song feels like a goddam rainbow, but muted. like a jewel-toned rainbow with some glitter. only because of the use of the phrase “an arrogant son of a bitch”. case closed.

[Track 8] She

smokey and deep red embers of a flame, somehow kept alive by a force unknown. there is a deep purple vibe to this song, too, almost confused by a black or the complete absence of color in the dark of night. there isn’t a single bright thing of this song, save for maybe a spark or fleeting ember from the fire in a blazing orange or yellow. maybe even a white [if things are hot enough]. this song is pink in nature but red in execution, only shown in the light with a deep hue of maroon and gold.

[Track 9] Sunflower Vol. 6

YELLOW! YELLOW! YELLOW! is this even an arguable POINT! it is yellow and orange and bright pink and all things HAPPY because sunflowers are warm and remind me of summer when things are okay and fine and LOVELY. also there is definitely a hint of bright green and blue and a little bit of rainbow sparkle.... but only a little. kind of like only around 1:28-:1:35... you know? it’s sparkly. get out of here if you say it’s not. the “boop boops” are also translucent like bubbles and that’s a FACT

[Track 10] Canyon Moon

transition of afternoon sun to a sunset... like dusk, but a color. oranges and yellows and the preparation that goes into a bonfire. also the golden perfection of a perfectly toasted marshmallow? crisp like the evening breeze... teal and purple with darkness but kept warm by the flames of the lasting embers of the flames in front of you.

[Track 11] Treat People With Kindness (THIS IS MY FAV)

it’s rainbow. don’t even try to fight me on this. this song can only be described as confetti cannons going off at all times. i wish i had more to say but i had too much fun jamming out to this song!!!!! it’s absolute madness!!!! I LOVE THIS SO MUCH!!!! IT’S SO BRIGHT AND NEON AND HAPPY AND I LOVE IT!!!!!!

[Track 12] Fine Line

this one starts as a very, very dark green. it stays that hue for a while but slowly transitions into a brighter blue-green as the song progresses. little glimpses into the future of the melody show itself with golden and pink rays but they’re drowned out by the green-blue until the peak of the song when things transition into “we’ll be alright” over and over and over. it’s like a sunrise after fighting your way through the foliage of a dark night and not sure where you’ll end up. but you make it though it all and finally find the sun... golden and shadowy like this album started as. the change between dark and like are so obvious during this song.

[ishikawadesu]

Sparkle Magazine Vol. 35 - Kuroba Mario x Sakiyama Tsubasa

Scanned by me @ishikawadesu. Please don’t repost the scans. スキャンを再投稿しないでください。

[mazurah]

The Elder Scrolls Online: Summerset In Screenshots

Welcome to the archive for the complete main questline of the Summerset chapter of ESO presented in screenshot format. This page contains no spoilers. Reblogging encouraged.

Archive: 1. 2. 2.1 2.alt 2.1alt 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 14-17.alt 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. 35. 36. 37. 38. 39. 40. 41. 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. 47. 48. 48.1 49. 49.alt 50. 51. 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. 57. 58. 59. 60. 61. 62. 63. 63.1 64. 65. 66. 67. 68. 69. 70. 71. 71.1 72. 72.alt 73. 74. 75. 76. 77. 77.alt 78. 78.1 78.2 79. 79.1 80. 81. 81.1 81.alt 81.1alt 82. 82.alt 82.1 83. 83.1 83.alt 83.1alt 84. 85. 86. 87. 88. 89. 90. 91. 92. 93. 94. 95. 96. 97. 97.1 98. 98.alt 99. 100. 101. 102. 103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 114.1 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127. 128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 138.1 138.2 139. 139.1 139.1alt 140. 141. 141.1 141.1alt 141.2alt 141.3alt 142. 143. 144. 145. 

Pages with Lore Books:  Our Blessed Isles: A Guide An End to Isolation, and A Rejection of Open Borders The Divine Prosecution Corruption of the Blood The Psijic Order The Myth of the Sea Sloads The Mystery of Artaeum Further Notes on the Sload, The Maormer of Pyandonea, and Sages of the Crystal Tower The Year 2920, Vol. 4 The Language of Ebon Stadmont Words of the Fallen

More Lore Books: Veya’s Private Thoughts (Complete) Artaeum Lost by Vanus Galerion The Price of Praxis A Case for Open Borders Cases of the Divine Prosecution On the College of Sapiarchs The Crystal of the Tower A Loathsome Civilization Words and Power Tips for a Khajiit in Summerset House of Reveries: The History, The Audition, and The Troupe Art of Smashing Restoring the Welwas Y’ffre’s Sparkling Steeds The Welkynars of Eton Nir and The Gryphons of the Welkynars

(Also check out the Clockwork City in Screenshots)

[saleintothe90s]

377. Miss Sparkle Radner

I made the mistake of watching the documentary Love Gilda about Gilda Radner a few weekends ago. Why a mistake? Because I cried and cried watching the love a little Yorkie named Sparkle gave to her owner, Gilda while she was going through cancer treatments. Whenever Gilda was waking up from her chemotherapy treatments, her husband, Gene Wilder would bring Sparkle in a little tote bag and when Gilda got up, sparkle would sit in her lap, or lie down next to her. 

Around Thanksgiving, 1982, while Gilda and Gene were trying to make their relationship work, Gilda received Sparkle from a friend of the family in Michigan. Gilda said in her book, It’s Always Something, “Sparkle was flown into New York from Michigan, just like me.”  

Gilda speculated that Gene finally decided to settle down with her when she showed responsibility when Sparkle accidentally ate rat poison at an airport (from her book):

[...]

in August of 1984, Gilda appeared on David Letterman’s show with Sparkle, because she stated in her book that she was afraid to go out there alone.  I think she was feeling the same way in 1986 when she invited her neighbors on Letterman. 

When Gene and Gilda got married in 1984 in France, Sparkle came along!  When they honeymooned in Rome, she came along too: 

1

In 1986, Gilda was diagnosed with stage IV Ovarian Cancer. In late 1988, it reappeared. In a 1989 interview with Bob Costas weeks before her untimely death (she slipped into a coma after going under for a cat scan and died on May 20, 1989). 

He brought Sparkle out when Bob asked how Gilda was doing. Gene said that Gilda was doing great and she was out promoting It’s Always Something while Gene babysat Sparkle. 

In 1991, in a People interview, Gene said this: 

If I need to cry or think a little bit, I’ll go over to the cemetery where she is buried to make sure the tree our friends planted is doing well and the grounds are kept up. I think one of the things that would make Gilda happiest is if Sparkle, her Yorkshire terrier, pee-peed right on top of her grave. One for Mama. She’d laugh. 2

1. Radner, Gilda, It’s Always Something (Sydney: Simon & Shuster, 1989), 20-24, 28.  

2. Wilder, Gene, “Why Did Gilda Die?”, People, June 3, 1991. https://people.com/archive/cover-story-why-did-gilda-die-vol-35-no-21/

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[happy-party-train]

My personal Love Live song ranking

This list is excluding The Guided Fate Paradox Character Song Album

1 Evergreen 2 New winding road (Mari) 3 GALAXY HidE and SeeK (AZALEA) 4 Step! ZERO to ONE 5 Tokimeki Bunruigaku (AZALEA) 6 Oh, Love&Peace! 7 Fuyu ga Kureta Yokan (BiBi) 8 Pianoforte Monologue (Riko) 9 Wonderful Rush 10 HAPPY PARTY TRAIN 11 Mattete Ai no Uta 12 Strawberry Trapper (Guilty Kiss) 13 Natsuiro Egao de 1, 2, Jump! 14 Thank you, FRIENDS!! 15 Mijuku DREAMER 16 Humming Friend 17 Kowareyasuki (Guilty Kiss) 18 Hop Step Waai! 19 Torikoriko PLEASE!! (AZALEA) 20 Crash Mind (Saint Snow) 21 Self Control (Saint Snow) 22 Manatsu wa Dare no Mono? (Ruby&Dia) 23 Taiyou wo Oikakero! 24 Beginner's Sailing (You) 25 Yuuki wa doko ni? Kimi no Mune ni! 26 Koi ni Naritai AQUARIUM 27 Over the Next Rainbow (Saint Aqours Snow) 28 Landing action Yeah!! 29 Believe Again (Saint Snow) 30 Thrilling One-Way 31 Daydream Warrior 32 G Senjou no Cinderella (3rd Years) 33 Silent tonight (BiBi) 34 soldier game (Umi&Maki&Eli) 35 Paradise Live 36 Nawatobi (Hanayo) 37 Arifureta Kanashimi No Hate (Eli) 38 Sunshine Pikkapika Ondo 39 Next SPARKLING!! 40 Anata no Risou no Heroine (Shizuku) 41 Meccha Going!! (Ai) 42 Omoi yo Hitotsu ni Nare 43 Natsu no Owari no Amaoto ga (Chika&Kanan) 44 Sotsugyou Desune (AZALEA) 45 WHITE FIRST LOVE (Dia) 46 Sakana ka Nanda ka? (Kanan) 47 Kiseki Hikaru 48 in this unstable world (Yoshiko) 49 Awaken the power (Saint Aqours Snow) 50 Mermaid festa vol.1 51 Dropout (Saint Snow) 52 WATER BLUE NEW WORLD 53 Daisuki dattara Daijoubu! (2nd Years) 54 Yozora wa Nandemo Shitteru no? (CYaRon!) 55 CHASE! (Setsuna) 56 Daring!! (Maki) 57 Genki Zenkai DAY! DAY! DAY! (CYaRon!) 58 Mou Hitori Janai yo (Honoka) 59 Yume no Tobira 60 Donna Toki mo Zutto 61 Garasu no Hanazono (Nozomi&Eli) 62 Yuuki No Reason (Umi) 63 SUNNY DAY SONG 64 Shangri-La Shower 65 Love marginal (Printemps) 66 Sora mo Kokoro mo Hareru kara (2nd Years) 67 Guilty Night, Guilty Kiss! (Guilty Kiss) 68 Yume Kataru yori Yume Utaou 69 LONELY TUNING (AZALEA) 70 PSYCHIC FIRE (BiBi) 71 Marine Border Parasol (2nd Years) 72 Hajimari Road (1st Years) 73 Korekara 74 Shunjou Romantic (lily white) 75 Natsu e no Tobira Never end ver. (Riko, Mari, Hanamaru) 76 Arashi no Naka no Koi dakara 77 Bokutachi wa Hitotsu no Hikari 78 UNBALANCED LOVE (Printemps) 79 Cutie Panther (BiBi) 80 START:DASH!! 81 LOVELESS WORLD 82 Datte Datte Aa Mujou 83 Kinmirai Happy End (CYaRon!) 84 Music S.T.A.R.T!! 85 Jimo Ai ? Mantan ? Summer Life (You&Yoshiko) 86 Kimi no Hitomi wo Meguru Bouken 87 MY Mai?TONIGHT 88 "MY LIST" to you! 89 Natsu, Owaranaide. (BiBi) 90 LONELIEST BABY 91 Nightingale Love Song (Printemps) 92 Ruteshi Kisuki Shiteru 93 Dreamin' Go! Go!! 94 Angelic Angel 95 Yosoku Fukanou Driving! (3rd Years) 96 HEART to HEART! 97 Hop? Stop? Nonstop! 98 Nemureru Mori ni Ikitai na (Kanata) 99 Yume de Yozora o Terashitai (1st & 2nd Years) 100 Aozora Jumping Heart 101 Starlight (Karin) 102 Brightest Melody 103 MIRAI TICKET 104 SKY JOURNEY 105 Guilty Eyes Fever (Guilty Kiss) 106 NO EXIT ORION (Printemps) 107 Sayounara e Sayonara! 108 MOMENT RING 109 Sakkaku CROSSROADS (BiBi) 110 MIRACLE WAVE 111 Shadow gate to love (Guilty Kiss) 112 Shoujo Ijou no Koi ga Shitai 113 Future style (Honoka, Umi, Kotori) 114 Mermaid festa vol.2 ~Passionate~ (Honoka&Rin) 115 after school NAVIGATORS (NicoRinPana) 116 Listen to my heart!! (NicoRinPana) 117 Storm in Lover (Eli&Umi) 118 Takaramonozu 119 Kitto Seishun ga Kikoeru 120 Snow halation 121 Junai Lens (Nozomi) 122 baby maybe Koi no Button 123 Someday of my life (Honoka) 124 WILD STARS 125 Kodoku na Heaven (Hanayo) 126 Aishiteru Banzai! 127 Mogyutto "love" de Sekkin Chuu! 128 Kaigandoori de Matteru yo (CYaRon!) 129 Watashitachi wa Mirai no Hana (Umi) 130 SENTIMENTAL StepS 131 ENDLESS PARADE 132 Love wing bell 133 Dancing stars on me! 134 Bokura no Hashittekita Michi wa… 135 Soshite Saigo no Peji ni Wa 136 Sore wa Bokutachi no Kiseki 137 Yume e no Ippo (Ayumu) 138 Tokimeki Runners (PDP) 139 Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru kai? 140 Aqours?HEROES 141 Seinaru Hi no Inori 142 Moshimo Kara Kitto (Nozomi) 143 Todokanai Hoshi da to Shitemo 144 Anemone heart (Umi&Kotori) 145 Sakura Bye Bye (CYaRon) 146 No brand girls 147 Bokura no LIVE Kimi to no LIFE 148 Mahoutsukai Hajimemashita! (Nico) 149 Shocking Party (A-RISE) 150 Guilty!? Farewell party (Guilty Kiss) 151 Mirai no Bokura wa Shitteru yo 152 Private Wars (A-RISE) 153 Susume?Tomorrow 154 KiRa-KiRa Sensation! 155 Saitei de Saikou no Paradiso (BiBi) 156 Jingle bells ga Tomaranai 157 Tousou Meisou Mobius Loop (3rd Years) 158 Diamond (Kasumi) 159 RED GEM WINK (Ruby) 160 No.10 161 WONDERFUL STORIES 162 Oyasuminasan! (Hanamaru) 163 One More Sunshine Story (Chika) 164 Kaguya no Shiro de Odoritai 165 INNOCENT BIRD (AZALEA) 166 MUSEUM de Dou Shitai? (Printemps) 167 ??HEARTBEAT (Eli, Nozomi, Nico) 168 Spica Terrible (Kotori) 169 Kururin MIRACLE (Rin) 170 Zurui yo Magnetic today (Maki&Nico) 171 Beat in Angel (Rin&Maki) 172 Yuujou no Change 173 Blueberry?Train (Kotori) 174 Koi no Shigunaru Rin rin rin! (Rin) 175 Bokura wa Ima no Naka de 176 P.S. no Mukougawa (CYaRon!) 177 Pops heart de Odorun damon! 178 Waku-Waku-Week! (1st Years) 179 Dokipipo ? Emotion (Rina) 180 Omoide Ijou ni Naritakute (lily white) 181 Kimeta yo Hand in Hand (2nd Years) 182 WAO-WAO Powerful day! (Printemps) 183 Shiawase Iki no SMILING! (Honoka) 184 Wonder zone 185 Korekara no Someday 186 Suki desu ga Suki desu ka? (Kotori&Hanayo) 187 Yume Naki Yume wa Yume janai (Honoka) 188 Diamond Princess no Yuutsu (BiBi) 189 Kimi no Kuse ni! (lily white) 190 A-NO-NE-GA-N-BA-RE! (lily white) 191 Binetsu Kara Mystery (lily white) 192 Shiranai Love*Oshiete Love (lily white) 193 Happy maker! 194 Ai wa Taiyou Janai? (Honoka) 195 Hello, Hoshi wo Kazoete (Rin, Maki, Hanayo) 196 Trouble Busters (BiBi) 197 Pure girls project (Printemps) 198 sweet&sweet holiday (Printemps) 199 Otohime Haato de Rabu Kyuuden (lily white) 200 Super LOVE=Super LIVE! 201 Mi wa µ'sic no Mi 202 Aki no Anata no Sora Tooku (lily white) 203 COLORFUL VOICE

[sakurasakiyama]

[News] Sakiyama Tsubasa Will be Appearing in Sparkle Vol. 35 with Kuroba Mario for “Oretabi Season 4″

Front Cover & Back Cover

Sakiyama Tsubasa will be appearing in the 35th volume of Sparkle Magazine for a cross talk with Kuroba Mario about “Oretabi Season 4″, which is when they went to Hawaii. 

Release Date: 26th July, 2018 Price: 1,700 yen (tax included) Purchase Links: Amazon JP, CDJapan, HMV, Animate

The contents of Sparkle Vol.35:

W Cover:

★ Murai Ryouta x Matsuda Ryo x Tamaki Yuuki x Kimura Tatsunari x Izuka Kenta ★ Arisawa Shoutarou

SPECIAL PHOTO & INTERVIEW:

Stage「Makai Tensho」   ● Murai Ryouta x Matsuda Ryo x Tamaki Yuuki x Kimura Tatsunari x Izuka Kenta

● Arisawa Shoutarou

INTERVIEW:

★ Oota Motohiro

☆ Someya Toshiyuki

CROSS TALK:

『Oretabi. Season 4』 ● Kuroba Mario x Sakiyama Tsubasa

CLOSE UP:

Project K『Our Future』 ★ Kato Kazuki x Kamakari Kenta x Kawai Ryunosuke

Stage『Takarazuka BOYS』 ▲ Nagata Takato x Mizuguchi Takuya x Tomita Kentarou × Kuwahara Kazuma

『Dependent Day ~ 7 People of Dependence ~』 ◆ Ishihara Soma x Kazama Yuujirou  x Kabumoto Hideaki

Live Musical『SHOW BY ROCK』-Mania of Bloody Labyrinth- ★ Torigoe Yuki x Yuutarou x Itokawa Youjirou x Yoshimura Shunsaku

Stage『Legend of the Galactic Heroes Die Neue These』 ▲ Nagara Seiichirou x Kato Sho x Hatakeyama Ryo x Kobayakawa Shunsuke x Konishi Seiya

STAGE REPORT:

◎ Stage『John Manjirou』

◎ MANKAI STAGE『A3! 』~SPRING & SUMMER

Source: HERE, HERE & HERE

[imasallstars]

SONG FOR YOU! Vol.18

35. Sports! Sports! Sports!　(from M@STER SPARKLE 04) 36. Suichuu Candy　(from LIVE THE@TER HARMONY 08)

[tsukiprotranslations]

[Translation] SOARA Drama CD Vol. 4 - Track 2 - Part 2

Here’s part 2 of track 2~! It runs from minute 15:04 to the end www I hope you enjoy this one as much as I did~!

Again, thank you to @ryuukia for sharing the files~!

※ Please don’t re-post the English translations without permission. Please like and re-blog instead of re-posting ^^

Under the cut, enjoy~!

[15:04]

JUNYA: I have your songs in a playlist that I listen to, you know?

SORA: Eh? Is that true? That makes me so happy~!

JUNYA: It’s true! At first I only used them to gather info on how students would feel but I really do listen to it a lot.

JUNYA: Normally for my work I listen to a song one can normally dance to but, since your songs have a different feel, I usually listen to “Itsuka no Natsu Matsuri” and uh… ah! “McGuffin,” was it?

SOARA: WOAH!

NOZOMU: So you really do listen to them, Sensei~!?

JUNYA: Yeah. You have a lot of easy to listen to songs. Plus, it somehow… It makes me want to cheer you on.

JUNYA: It makes me feel like I can do my best and look forward, too!

JUNYA: They’re all such wonderful songs.

REN: Uwah~! Thank you very much!

JUNYA: Ah, but…

REN: Hm?

JUNYA: The latest song’s PV that was just released had a different feel again, huh?

JUNYA: The atmosphere (of the song) in general is good, the lyrics are powerful.

JUNYA: It’s a song where I can feel how much you’ve moved forward.

JUNYA: Ah, that’s only my opinion though…!

REN: Ah… That’s…

NOZOMU: Because it’s RE:START! A new departure! A brand-new SOARA! It’s a song about our restart~!

JUNYA: I see now. It really does feel like that.

SORA: Um…! Sensei… What did you think…?

JUNYA: Hm? About what?

SORA: About the new song. Since you’re a pro dancer who’s listened to a lot of songs… I just wondered what you thought of it…

REN: Sora-senpai…

JUNYA: Hm? Ah, I’m sorry! Did what I say sound negative?

JUNYA: I really love it!

JUNYA: It made me feel like “Oh! I love this” and I could feel the dedication that Sora had as the writer of the song.

JUNYA: Like, it made me want to dance?

SORA: Ah, i-is that so…? I’m so relieved…!

JUNYA: You’re amazing huh, Sora-kun.

JUNYA: I knew this already but, you really are a professional composer and everyone in SOARA’s an artist, huh?

SOSHI: Though, the extent of his dancing level is only until the Awa Odori dance. (1)

SORA: Sou~! The Awa Odori is a very wonderful dance, I’ll have you know!

SOSHI: That’s what you’re mad about?

SORA: I’m mad about both! You keep saying “Awa Odori” You’re persistent.

JUNYA: (laughs) Well, it’s not like you have no sense of rhythm and your stamina is not bad so if you get used to dancing, you’ll get better in no time.

JUNYA: Didn’t you do well with dancing during the previous live?

SORA: I did, right? (excitedly) I did, didn’t I~? Sensei gets it~!

JUNYA: My job is definitely to be able to teach Sora-kun who can only dance the Awa Odori dance, a new and fast-paced kind of dance, right~?

SORA: That’s right, uh-huh. yep—Huh?

JUNYA: And so~! Since you’ve gotten one step closer to it, today’s lessons are over~!

JUNYA: Thank you for the hard work, SOARA.

MORI: Thank you for taking care of us, Sensei.

SOARA: Thank you for the hard work!

JUNYA: Alright, I’ll do more work. I wanna finish the dances for the other two songs, too.

SOSHI: Sensei, you like doing choreography, huh?

JUNYA: Well, of course. I’m doing

JUNYA: I love it so much that I… dropped out of university halfway the other year.

[18:30]

  SOSHI: Hm?

SORA: Huh?

REN: Hm?

SORA: Uni…versity…?!

NOZOMU: You say…?!

JUNYA: E-eh…? Th-that’s what you’ll react to…?

SORA: I uh… No, no, I mean… Right, guys…?

REN: Y-yes… U-um… Th-this might sound a little pretentious asking this so late but…

REN: How old are you, Sensei…?

JUNYA: Eh? Wait a sec… Wait. Up until now, how old did you think I was?

SORA: Here! Is this the time where we can frankly say what we thought?

JUNYA: Go ahead, go ahead~ Please don’t hold back.

SOSHI: 32 years old.

REN: 34 years old.

MORI: 35 years old?

NOZOMU: 33, single, but has been living together with their girlfriend for 10 years~!

SORA: 31, a father of 2, married early and now your children are almost in middle school.

JUNYA: The scenario for the last guess is too complicated…

JUNYA: (laughing nervously) E-eh…?! Do I look that told?

REN: A-ah, no… It’s not… No, uh… It’s not that you look old but… You seem so professional and have such dignity that uh… (gasps and says with a squeaky voice) Right?!

NOZOMU: (with a not so convincing tone) Th-that’s right~! It’s exactly like that, yeah!

SORA: In other words… Sensei is a lot… younger (than what we guessed)…?

JUNYA: Young, you say… I’m from… the same generation as you guys…

SOARA: EEEEEHHHH?!!?

JUNYA: I’m 22 years old, you know…?

SOARA: 22 YEARS OLD??!?!?!

SOSHI: Really? That’s only a 1-year difference.

SORA: Eh? EH? EEEHHH??! With that face?!

JUNYA: “With th—“ uwah… Saying that kinda hurts.

JUNYA: I-it’s true that my friends often say I look older for my age…

NOZOMU: There’s a limit to how dignified you can be…!

NOZOMU: Even though you look like the kinda guy who would say, “I danced in America when I was younger!”?

JUNYA: I’ll take that as a compliment, okay?

JUNYA: Man, now I understand. No I wonder I couldn’t completely break the ice with you.

JUNYA: I thought that you were just simply super polite people but… I guess that’s how it is, huh?

JUNYA: Ma~n, I’m at a loss. Well, it’s true that I’ve been dancing since I was very young though. But, I’m still a very young person who just started doing choreography.

JUNYA: I’d say about as long as you guys have been performing.

SORA: Eh? Is that so?

JUNYA: Yeah, yeah. I got into the industry at about the same time as you did with yours.

JUNYA: I’ll say this again. I’ll be in your care.

MORI: Y-yes… We’re in your care, too.

JUNYA: Like I said, you’re too formal. Lessons are over so please, speak casually.

JUNYA: You can call me “Junya” too, if you want.

MORI: Even if you say that…

REN: Y-yes… Changing so suddenly is…

NOZOMU: Aw ma~n~ We’re in your care, Junya~! We don’t have that much age difference~!

REN: There’s one who just did it, though!

[21:34]

  HINATA: Pardon the intrusion~! Hey youngsters, great work today!

HINATA: Did you break a proper sweat?

REN: Ah, Wakatsuki-san. Thank you for the hard work.

SOARA: Thanks for the hard work.

HINATA: Yes, yes~ Those are faces of people who did their best today~

HINATA: Looks like the lesson went well. All’s well that ends well, I say~

SOSHI: Oh yeah. There’s this person who doesn’t look his age, too. In a different way from Junya, I mean.

JUNYA: Eh, is that so? Manager-san’s not the same age as us…?

SOSHI: What…?

JUNYA: Is he like those people who skip a grade and is a lot younger than us?

REN: It’s the opposite.

JUNYA: Opposite?

HINATA: He looks very young but Wakatsuki-san is 33 years old. He’s married and has two children.

JUNYA: …! 33 years old…?! A father of 2?! For real?!

SORA: It’s totally true.

HINATA: Hm~? What’s this, what’s this? You guys over there, are you talking about me~?

HINATA: Fumufumufumufufufu~ (2) Do you want to know the secret behind this youth~?

HINATA: (laughs) Guess I have no choice~! I shall tell you as a treat!

HINATA: You just have to follow the SNS account that I use for personal stuff~!

HINATA: With the power of my life force and my beautiful angels, I’m sure you’ll get younger just by looking at it~! (sparkles)

HINATA: That’s my secret! It’s familial love! It’s overflowing love!! (more sparkling sound effects)

JUNYA: Uwah… (laughs) His personality is like a celebrity’s…

SOARA: That’s totally it…

HINATA: Oh my~ Mr. Dance Instructor, thank you for giving lessons today, too.

HINATA: How were my children? Did they level up from the Awa Odori?

JUNYA: (laughs)

SORA: Even Wakatsuki-san’s saying that?!

==END==

Translator’s Notes:

(1) The “Awa Odori” is one of Japan’s largest dancing festivals. It’s a celebration held usually as part of the Obon Festival during August. It’s Japan’s largest dancing festival. There’s choreographed street dancing and all that but, just very simple dances that everyone can dance. [Source] Here’s a link to a video of the traditional dances just so we all have an idea of Sora’s dancing level www

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