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[isleofdarkness]

The Isle

The pieces of the Isle and notable locations and inhabitants of them

Isle of the Lost - Dragon Hall - Serpent Prep - Bazaar - Barge Docks - Facilier's Arcade - Castle Across the Way - Cruela de Vil's mansion - Evil Queen's Palace - Jafar's Junk Shop - Horned King's Cauldron Repair Shop - Ursula's Fish and Chips - Hades' Cavern -- River Styxx - Yen Sid's house - Gothel's Tower - Hospital - Kronk's Shelter - Want's Escorts and Whores - Harriet Hook's Docks - Uma's Docks - Forbidden Forest - Slop Shop - Monsieur D’Arque's Asylum - Nasty Nanny's Orphanage - Chernabog's Mountain - Devil's Bayou - Tremaine Palace - Frollo's Church - Rasputin's Church

- Hades - Persephone (part-time) - Maleficent - Evil Queen - Jafar - Cruella de Vil - Horned King - Pain and Panic - Ignorance and Want - Ravana - Surtr - Zhan Tiri - Red Faerie - Blue Faerie - Madam Mim - Ursula - Morganna - Demona - Marina Del Rey - Oogie Boogie - Fawn - Queen Nerissa - Nasira - The Enchantress - Doctor Facilier - Queen La - Mother Gothel - Mr Dark - Yzma - Rasputin - Monsieur D’Arque - Yen Sid - Scout - Ivy de Vil - Cecil B de Vil - P H de Vil - Jasper and Horace Badun - Lady Tremaine - Anastasia and Drizella Tremaine - Madame Medusa - Mr Snoops - Captain Hook - Smee - Cassim - Queen of Hearts - Judge Doom - Bill Sykes - Percival McLeach - Gaston - Paulette, Claudette, and Laurette - Claude Frollo - Shan Yu - Lyle Tiberius Rourke - Helga Sinclaire - Pete - Ringmaster - Stabbington Brothers - Hans - Kronk - LeFou - Edgar Balthazar - Stromboli - The Huntsman - Lawrence - Nasty Nanny - Shan Yu's Army - The hyenas - The black triangles - Scar - Zira - Iago - Flotsam and Jetsam - Diablo - Monstro - Kaa - Shere Khan - Lucifer (cat) - Cheshire Cat - Molly - Tick Tock - Calypso

- Mal - Jay - Evie - Carlos - Claudine - Hadie - Uma - Freddie and Celia Facilier - Ginny Gothel - Jade - Diego de Vil - Dizzy - Anthony Tremaine - Yzla, Zevon - Harriet, CJ, Harry - Gaston II, Gaston III, Gil, Belle, Giles, Gordon, Narcissa, and Alaric - Squeaky, Squirmy, and Sammy Smee - Rick Ratcliffe - Jace - Harry - Hermie Bing - LeFou Deux - Reza - Riah Darhk - Rose and Ace of Hearts - Veronica de Vil - Mischa, Polina, Kira, Nikita, and Pasha Rasputin - Odgerel, Odtsetseg, Sarangerel, and Taban - Arika Sykes - Lydia Snoops - Hans II and Anna - Averil, Hayden, Ash, and Josiah - Tarzan and Tara D'Arque - Agony and Chaos - Desiree - Jonas - Bonny - Gonzo - Maddy, Madrigal, Mallory, Malvolia, Mara, Mary, Molly, Mordred, Malcolm, Mage, Morpheus, Morwenna, and Maxine Mim

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Isle of the Doomed - Maleficent's Palace - Cavern of Lost Items - Desmodona's Prison - Dream Pirate Prison - Firebird Forest

- Kozmotis Pitchiner - Creeper - Firebird - Lord Ombra - Fenrir - Maleficent's Minions - Chernabog's minions - Horned King's minions 

- Desdemona

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Isle of Exile - Gods of Tomorrow Academy - Hecate's Apothecary - Circe's Shelter - Medusa's Garden

- Nyx - Hecate - Androctasiae - Melinoe - Eurynomos - Themis - Loki - Deimos - Erebus - Elea - Oizys - Circe - Styx - Dionysus - Medusa - Mother Earth - Father Time - Chiron

- Mavis Mim - Dawn Olympian - Hatitosa Lokidottir - Justice Olympian - Mercy Olympian

[soundchxck]

New SAULT, stream Untitled (Black Is) now!

[sinceileftyoublog]

SAULT Album Review: Untitled (Black Is) & Untitled (Rise)

BY JORDAN MAINZER

When they surfaced last year with albums 5 and 7, anonymous British collective Sault garnered comparisons to ESG and other bands that seamlessly combined funk, soul, R&B, and punk. This year, the two albums they’ve released, both seemingly written after the global protests surrounding George Floyd’s murder, are more sullen, filled with chants of uplift and desperation, physical music with lyrics that are simple, stark, and powerful. 

Untitled (Black Is) was released on Juneteenth with proceeds going to “charitable funds,” and it’s about explicit Black empowerment as much as it’s still raw from the combined effects of pervasive police violence and violence against protesters. “When everything else fails, Black endures,” they sing on “Out The Lies”. “We are the original people / And we don’t believe in evil,” they repeat on “Stop Dem!” “We win while we are dying,” they say on soulful spoken word track “X”. Cementing Black joy and force in the face of antagonism is central to Black Is, and the music, too, is key in that purpose. Progressively louder chants and claps give way to calming piano and synth shimmer on “Out The Lies”. The dark, but hopeful “Hard Life” sees a smooth, jazzy hip-hop drum beat persevere even when sampled vocals cut in and out and threaten to distract. “Don’t Shoot Guns Down” is pure dance music as protest, its upbeat rhythm, drum beats, and chants drowning out the sirens that introduce the song.

Yes, Black Is still pulls plenty of devastating punches. “Eternal Life”, a segue from the gospel boost of “US”, juxtaposes a deliberate drum beat with zooming synths, both ascending like a chorus of angels, as they sing, “I see sadness in your eye / ‘Cause I know you don’t wanna die,” presenting the oppression of Black life at the hands of white supremacy in inarguable terms. Ultimately, though, it’s the anthemic nature of the songs, resistant of platitudes, that shines through. “Nobody cared / This generation cares,” says Laurette Josiah on “This Generation”. Whether she’s talking about young people in general or the latest generation of young Black leaders, the sentiment is reflected on songs like “Black”, wherein over dynamic, sinewy instrumentation, the singers alternate between encouragement, support, and love of the self and others.

Untitled (Rise) is, for the most part, pure instrumental candy, an album that truly shows what Sault can do, traversing genres and playing with longer forms. Take opener “Strong”, which you think will take advantage of a familiar formula of harmonies and wavering sampled vocals. Instead, it introduces maximal hand percussion, layers of synths, a slinky funk track, guitars, and a drumline over 6+ minutes. “Fearless”, led by its propulsive bass line, combines arpeggio synths and orchestral arrangements with funky guitars and spoken word. “I Just Want to Dance” shakes with hip hop beats, warbling synths, and layered drum lines. “Son Shine”’s got funky, fried keyboards and, because you knew it would appear on a Sault song eventually, disco cowbell. And their explorations with Afrobeat on “The Beginning & the End” represent a logical sibling to Black Is’ Michael Kiwanuka-featuring “Bow”.

Rise’s most burning songs, however, are gloriously incisive in tone. The hilarious “You Know It Ain’t” knocks the many self-perceived and self-described “woke” white people. “Yeah, I see your little post, talking ‘bout “BLM is my motto” / But you know it ain’t,” they facetiously laugh over a slow, rolling beat. “I see you over by the water cooler on your break talking ‘bout / ‘Tanisha, your mental health is super important to me.’ / But you know it ain’t;” anybody who worked for a for-profit company following the Floyd protests either witnessed or was themselves faced with such corporatized Juneteenth-adjacent ingenuity. On “Uncomfortable”, they ask, bewildered, “Why do you keep shooting us?” Then there’s the piano-laden closer “Little Boy”, a generic but too-real conversation between a parent and a child. “When you get older / You can ask me all the questions / And I’ll tell you the truth about the boys in blue,” they sing, continuing, “And you’re searching for the answers / And the lost truth for those who look like you.” Yet, their optimism doesn’t waver: “One day, you’ll find out God is one of us,” goes on of the final lines of the album. All of Sault’s albums so far have, as a means to dismantle the police state and white supremacy, elevated the historical precedence of not just Black excellence but Black power. That the band is able to do so using so many different genres and approaches cements their already earned greatness, responsible for the most exciting music of the past couple years.

UNTITLED (Rise) by SAULT

[quietmack]

This song speaks to the BLM movement with power and grace. In the words of the talented SAULT singer Laurette Josiah, "It’s time to wake up, we have walked the walk many years ... we have expressed our voices. People have died ... Nobody listened, nobody cared .... This generation cares.” I couldn't agree more.

Sending you love and angel kisses my sweet friend. 😇💋 Thank you for hosting today. 🎶 Have a fabulous day. ❤kal63

Thank you Angel @kal63 for this song and powerful message. Thank you for your friendship and support. When beauty, kindness, compassion and grace comes together, forms a gift from heaven like you!

[tulipblack]

7 August 2020 /  / LISTEN LIVE ON 8K.NZ Friday 12:00 NZT repeats Saturday 15:00, Monday 06:00, Wednesday 00:00 /  /

Kebabette - TIT BIT #148

Tove Lo - sadder badder cooler Paige - Too much to h8 [NZ] Okay Kaya - Asexual Wellbeing Baby Rose - August 5th Rina Sawayama - Bad friend Coco & Clair Clair (featuring Kreayshawn) - TLG U.S. Girls - 4 American dollars Jorja Smith - Rose Rouge Phoebe Bridgers - Garden Song Scarlett Rose - Queen of Disaster Young M.A. – Bad Bitch Anthem CHAII - LIGHTSWITCH [NZ] The Beths - I'm not getting excited {NZ} Blegh - His hands JARV IS - House music all night long

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Tulip Black - COCK BLOCK #148

100 gecs - gec 2 U (Danny L Harle Harlecore remix) Illuminati Hotties - K - HOT AM 818 / superiority complex (gi noise) Illuminati Hotties - b yr own b Souki - Miura Liza Anne - Too Soon Candace - Still Phase Katie Dey - Darkness TiKA - Don't Be Afraid ft HMLT Princess Nokia* - Soul Food y Adobo Sofie - Happen 2 B There Inda Jordan - I'm Waiting (Just 4 U) Sault - This Generation ft Laurette Josiah / Why We Cry Why We Die Sault - Only Synth in Church / Monsters Ladytron - Deadzone (HQFU remix) Planningtorock - Drama Darling (Chanel Show version) Beyonce - Don't Jealous Me ft Tekno, Lord Afrixana, Mr Eazi, Yemi Alade Beyonce - MOOD 4 EVA

*Princess Nokia - Everything is Beautiful album cover

[snackpointcharlie]

Snackpoint Charlie’s July 1 Transmission has been packed in dry ice and shipped to your favorite podcast aggregator, the Wave Farm iPhone app, and direct download

[ photo of the Grande Mosquée de Djenné by Ruud Zwart (Creative Commons), customized by Snackpoint's Art Department ]

Snackpoint Charlie - Transmission 044 - 2020.07.01 PLAYLIST

1) Harry Roesli - “Sekar Jepun” from TITIK API https://groovyrecord.ecrater.com/p/36460687/harry-roesli-2lps-titik-api-1975 https://www.discogs.com/Harry-Rusli-Titik-Api/master/1694691

2) Asma Omar - “Raga Kaan Ka'Eegtow (You Are the One I Love)” from THE DANCING DEVILS OF DJIBOUTI https://ostinatorecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-dancing-devils-of-djibouti

3) Sharhabil Ahmed - “El Bambi” from HABIBI FUNK 013: THE KING OF SUDANESE JAZZ https://habibifunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/habibi-funk-013-the-king-of-sudanese-jazz

4) Mdou Moctar - “(Untitled)” from MDOU MOCTAR MIXTAPE VOL. 2 http://mdoumoctar.bandcamp.com

5-6) SAULT - “This Generation feat Laurette Josiah” / “Wildfires” from UNTITLED (BLACK IS) http://saultglobal.bandcamp.com

7) Wyatt Waddell - “FIGHT!” https://wyattwaddell.bandcamp.com/track/fight

8) Linton Kwesi Johnson - “Fite Dem Back” from FORCES OF VICTORY https://www.discogs.com/Linton-Kwesi-Johnson-Forces-Of-Victory/master/106792

9) Jacob Miller feat. Fat Man Rhythm Section - “Healing of the Nation” https://www.discogs.com/Jacob-Miller-Healing-Of-The-Nation/master/492833 w/Ernie Chambers segment from A TIME FOR BURNING https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ujw_KJzTF8k https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Chambers

10) Abyssinians - “Declaration of Rights” https://www.discogs.com/Abyssinians-Sound-Dimension-Declaration-Of-Rights-Declaration-Ver/master/172728

11) Karl Bryan & Count Ossie - “Black Up” https://www.discogs.com/Zion-All-Stars-King-Stitt-Black-Up-No-Man-Version/release/9346259

12) Bab L' Bluz - “Ila Mata” from NAYDA! https://realworldrecords.com/news/introducing-bab-l-bluz/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc94U1ctSS8

13) Luka Productions & Kandiafa - “Ne Be Massa Wfo” from MUSIC FROM SAHARAN WHATSAPP 06 http://lukaproductions.bandcamp.com

14) Amaria Hamadalher - “Tarha Mitikate” from MUSIC FROM SAHARAN WHATSAPP 05 http://sahelsounds.bandcamp.com

15) Santrofi - “Africa” from ALEWA https://outhererecords.bandcamp.com/album/santrofi-alewa

16) Al Bilali Soudan - “Apolo” from TOMBOUCTOU https://www.clermontmusic.com/tombouctou https://www.forcedexposure.com/Catalog/al-bilali-soudan-tombouctou-lp/CLE.029LP.html

17) BLO - “Chant To Mother Earth” from NIGERIA ROCK SPECIAL: PSYCHEDELIC AFRO-ROCK & FUZZ FUNK IN 1970S https://soundwayrecords.bandcamp.com/album/nigeria-rock-special-psychedelic-afro-rock-jazz-funk-in-1970s-nigeria

18) Tomeka Reid Quartet - “Woodlawn” from TOMEKA REID QUARTET https://www.tomekareid.net/ w/Angela Davis - “California State Prison Interview 1972” as excerpted in BLACK POWER MIXTAPE https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Black_Power_Mixtape_1967%E2%80%931975

19) Nina Simone - “How It Feels To Be Free” from MONTREUX 1976 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dlrXCYrNYI

20) Count Ossie & The Mystic Revelation of Rastafari - “Ethiopian Serenade (Single Take)” https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ilJELoE6hw

21) Mohammed Wardi - “Al Mursal (The Messenger)” from TWO NILES TO SING A MELODY: THE VIOLINS & SYNTHS OF SUDAN https://ostinatorecords.bandcamp.com/album/two-niles-to-sing-a-melody-the-violins-synths-of-sudan w/Cornel West - “America’s Moment of Reckoning” from DEMOCRACY NOW! JUNE 1, 2020 https://www.democracynow.org/2020/6/1/cornel_west_us_moment_of_reckoning

[isleofdarkness]

VK OC Parents

(There are around four hundred people who were born on the Isle. I can't list them all, but here's some of them.)

Zachariah Darhk- Horned King and Madam Mim

Cora Olympian (deceased)- Hades and Persephone Selah Olympian (deceased)- Hades and Persephone Dawn Olympian- Oizys and Eurynomos Hatitosa Lokidottir- Loki and Circe Justice Olympian- Themis and Dike Mercy Olympian- Elea and Medusa

Rose and Ace of Hearts- Queen of Hearts and King of Hearts Veronica de Vil- Cecil B de Vil and Madame Medusa Mischa, Polina, Kira, and Nikita Rasputin- Rasputin and Paulette Odgerel, Odtsetseg, Sarangerel, and Taban- Shan Yu and wife Arika Sykes- Bill Sykes and Want Lydia Snoops- Mr Snoops and Nasty Nanny Desdemona- Chernabog and Maleficent Hans II and Anna- Hans and Nerissa Averil, Hayden, Ash, and Josiah- Hans and Anna Tarzan and Tara- Monsieur D’Arque and Queen La Belle, Giles, Gordon, and Narcissa- Gaston and Laurette Alaric LeGume- Gaston and Belle Agony and Chaos- Panic and Want

Madame Mim descendants - Mara, Mary, and Molly Mim- Madam Mim and the Horned King - Malvolia and Morwenna Mim- Madam Mim and Chernabog - Malcolm and Mace Mim- Madam Mim and The Ambusher - Maverick Mim- unknown father

Grandchildren- Maddy, Madrigal, Morpheus, Mage, Mallory, Mavis, Mordred, Maxine, Mystica, Morrigan, Malachi, Morticia, Mildred, Mabuz, Midnight, Michael, Malacoda, Mora, Maddox

Pasha Raputin- Mischa Rasputin and Ivy de Vil Aeden Diego and Faolan Anthony Jones- Harriet Jones, Anthony Tremaine, Diego de Vil, and Ginny Gothel Sunshine Harriet Fitzherbert- Ginny Gothel, Diego de Vil, Anthony Tremaine, and Harriet Jones Hope Uma Yzma- unknown birth parents, adopted by Yzla Stormi Bella Never- Narcissa Never and Jonas Never