#spaceout

[postitforward]

Hello there 👋

Welcome back to the third week of Mindful Mondays. It’s very good to see you 🧘

Here is another installment of mindfulness to get the first day of your week well underway, and underway well. Experience the phases of the Moon as you turn on, tune in, and space out to relaxing music and stunning ultra-high-definition visuals of our cosmic neighborhood… 🌌

Sounds good, right? Of course it does. Mysterious, even. You can watch even more Space Out episodes on NASA+, a new no-cost, ad-free streaming service.

Why not give it a try? There is nothing to lose, everything to gain. Because just a few minutes this Monday morning can make all the difference to your entire week, as @nasa helps to bring mindfulness from the stars and straight to you. 

🧘WATCH: Space Out with NASA: Moon Phase 12/11 at 1pm EST🧘

[caffeinatedenough]

My super power? I can look you dead in the face while you’re talking and not hear a damn word you said.

[joemuggs]

30 Years of Headmelt

Aphex Twin's debut album Selected Ambient Works 85-92 was released 30 years ago today. Below is the appreciation I wrote for FACT mag when it was declared no.1 best album of the 1990s back in... 2012 or so? I guess, but the 20 years reference anyway? Some of the reference points are very, uh, of their time but I stand by the general gist of it.

Original is here: https://www.factmag.com/2012/09/03/the-100-best-albums-of-the-1990s-100-81/

Very early on, I think before this album even, I remember reading an NME review of an Aphex Twin release that described his sound as “very ancient and very futuristic at the same time.” And really, I’ve yet to see a better summation of the appeal of Richard D. James’s best work. Listening back to Selected Ambient Works 85-92 now, just as then, it feels way ahead of its time, able to do things that producers with far more sophisticated technology are still struggling to grasp – but also like it has been around for ever, as if you could blow the dust away and have revealed the geometries of a whole other civilisation.

That “dust” is vital to how this music works. We think of Burial or Tri Angle releases as being new, but RDJ was performing the same tricks with mist and shadows 20 years ago: everything is drenched in reverb and hiss, obscuring and blending, forcing the imagination to work. It was said of Debussy that he was able to turn the piano from a mechanism with 88 hammers, each producing a separate note, into his own personal orchestra from which great waves of sound and melody emerged – and this is the trick RDJ manages too. Whether on the soft and melodic tracks drenched in the hiss of the cassette tapes on which they were recorded live, or on the hyper-real clarity of the belches and blurts of the pool of acid lava that is the album’s centrepiece ‘Green Calx’, everything flows into everything else. Everything is a part of a whole, not just because of the dust and blurring, but because every chord, every rhythm, every unwinding melody is locked into every other part with uncanny rightness.

It’s a psychedelic record in the truest sense, alarmingly evocative of acid’s synaesthesic and glossolalic qualities, full of the ecstasies of floating free and the terrors of complete disconnect from reality. The thought of the number of serious sessions it must have soundtracked over the years in itself fries the brain – but like other great drug music – from Sgt Pepper to Sly Stone, Chris & Cosey to Gaslamp Killer – it doesn’t require drugs. It also, far from being “ambient” in the true sense, has both feet on the dancefloor, extraordinarily heavy bass throughout, and a surprising understanding of black American music given how white and geeky its legacy has been seen as being. Listen now to ‘Pulsewidth’, ‘Ptolemy’ and ‘Delphinium’ and you hear a teenager from Cornwall who has managed to grasp the mechanisms of Todd Terry, Jamie Principle, Derrick May, Larry Heard and co better than almost anyone else in Britain bar A Guy Called Gerald. In short, for all its mindmelt and harmonic sophistication, it grooves like a mother.

Every so often through the album, the spell is broken for a second when you hear an element in the track faded in or out a little roughly and realise someone is actually mixing the track live – but this in fact makes the magic more powerful. It’s these moments when you realise this was made in a bedroom with jerry-rigged keyboards, solder and cable, and hands shoving faders up and down as the tracks are recorded live to tape, rather than gigabytes’ worth of processing power, that its singularity becomes even more boggling. But then each time the gaps in the scenery close up as quickly as they opened and you’re swept back away from the reality of circuitboards and gaffer tape, and back into the high cosmic drama of the sound and melody, where scale is always uncertain and time is elastic. Because this album’s appeal then and now is not about technique or cultural reference points, it’s about getting swept up in those waves of sound and melody that keep on coming and are still a pleasure to have wash over you, 20 years on.

[monkiebrand]

@monkiebrand TGIF ARTE Victory at all costs, victory in spite of all terror, victory however long and hard the road may be; for without victory, there is no survival. STAY ELEVATED #winstonchurchillquote #dalton #MORNING #spacemonki #monkibrand #goergiamountains #spaceout #artwork #flying #monkiebusiness #hoodies #streetstyle #skateboard https://www.instagram.com/p/ChKR7JVrq-T/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[hehe471]

If you want to write an creative/inspiring post, but are really bad at this stuff and just lying in the bed and looking outside the window, the ceiling and back again

[thedevilsrain]

prettiest dorian ive ever drawn completely on accident (hes eating popcorn)

[govindhtech]

Dive into Sightful’s Spacetop AR laptop Revolution!

Sightful’s Spacetop AR laptop is a game-changer in both the workplace and outside the home

Sightful has made a significant advancement in the ever-changing field of technology by introducing their revolutionary Spacetop augmented reality laptop to the whole community. This Snapdragon-powered wonder provides customers who are looking for a seamless combination of cutting-edge hardware and increased software capabilities with a new arena of possibilities. It does this by breaking free from the confines of a restricted launch in 2023.

A peek inside the augmented reality experience offered by Spacetop

Imagine having access to a virtual workplace that goes beyond the limitations of traditional screens; this is just what the Spacetop AR laptop comes with. This laptop offers users a spectacular 100-inch virtual desktop, which is made possible by its two OLED screens and its revolutionary Spacetop OS, which is a customized version of the Android operating system. Not only is the scale of this transforming experience important, but so is the clarity, reactivity, and ease with which you are able to move through your assignments.

A New Definition of Compatibility

A number of well-known programs for the workplace, including Microsoft 365, Slack, Figma, Zoom, and Google Suite, are perfectly compatible with the Spacetop AR laptop, which sets it apart from other similar products on the market. The fact that this laptop is not compatible with more complicated apps that need a central processing unit (CPU) from either Intel or AMD is a crucial point to keep in mind.

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Because of its enhanced capability, which includes stereo headphones, several microphones, and a camera with a resolution of 5 megapixels, the laptop is an excellent option for having extended virtual meetings.

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For readers who are looking for a virtual solution that is compatible with their existing personal computers, there is a practical option that they should consider, a headset that is compatible with Office. Without the requirement for a whole augmented reality laptop setup, this provides users with the opportunity to experience a virtual workplace. Although it is not as immersive as the Spacetop, it is able to accommodate a wide range of requirements and budgets.

Sightful’s Spacetop augmented reality laptop is a game-changer in the technology business, as stated in the overall conclusion. As a result of its innovative product design, robust hardware, and improved software capabilities, it has established itself as a market leader. Spacetop is poised to revolutionize the manner in which we work and play, as professionals try to achieve greater productivity and more seamless virtual experiences.

Read more on Govindhtech.com

[piasgermany]

[EP] carina kündigt Debüt-EP "spaceout!" an!

Die 18-jährige Singer-Songwriterin carina veröffentlicht ihre neueste Single "summer air buzz" über Don't Sleep, mit der auch die kommende EP "spaceout!" angekündigt wird (16.09.2022).

Der Großteil der Musik von carina, die sich von anderen jungen weiblichen Talenten wie Tate McRae und Billie Eillish inspirieren lässt, entstand im letzten Jahr 2021 in ihrem Schlafzimmer. Eine von London beeinflusste, verträumte Teenager-Soundkulisse mit Lo-Fi-Beats für die Jugend, die jedoch mit einer besonderen Prise Magie versehen ist. “To me the tracks all kind of flow into each other, and I really wanted it to feel immersive more than anything else. To me, the record is basically a dream-like spacey version of my life at the time when I was 16.”

Der Titel der Debüt-EP bezieht sich neben der offensichtlichen Weltraumthematik, auch auf den Begriff "Spacing out": etwas, das mit den Kämpfen einer Dissoziationsstörung einhergeht, mit der die Künstlerin ihr ganzes Leben lang zu kämpfen hatte.

"summer air buzz" ist die bisher am stärksten vom R&B beeinflusste Single der jungen Künstlerin, für die carina mit ihrer Londoner Freundin Bel Cobain zusammengearbeitete. "I wrote the chorus to this song during a heatwave in london I’m pretty sure”, ergänzt die Sängerin. “It’s a bit inspired by this lyric from lausse the cat in redstripe rhapsody: “mood nice and mellow, cool air kept by a sun so yellow, mood smooth like the sun play cello. I just think that is such beautiful poetry.”

Tracklist "spaceout!" EP: 01. frontin 02. skets and stoners 03. ur soft eyes 04. summer air buzz ‘ft. Bel Cobain’ 05. accessory

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[gay-ppl-real]

I'm Gonna Dump a Bunch of Welcome Home Thought Nonsense Here

Because I am so normal about the latest update and usually I theorise with a friend but rn I'm anxious I'm annoying them for some reason asldjfnasdlf

Considering the update from the "Mental Health theme" standpoint,

what we've seen both Eddie and Wally experience is very dissociation coded. With Wally, he was having spaceouts whenever he was around people but they were conversing without him/talking over his head. Idk as a speech impaired person that really really sprung out to me - I think the feeling of being excluded in the interaction COULD (big could) be related to whatever is going on with him. In Eddie's case, he just spent the entire day increasingly freaking out about not being useful, nobody needing him to do his job, only to come to the party and actually find out that they DIDN'T need him - they did his job for him. It was intended as a kind gesture, but Eddie is starting to come off as someone who 'needs to be needed', who's eager to please, will do anything and everything people ask of him (even to his detriment) in the name of doing a good job and being acknowledged. For someone like that, the takeaway might be "they don't need me and I don't have value", and yeah, that'd be hella distressing and, if you happen to have dissociative tendencies, potentially triggering of an episode. Also, they both seem distressed by the idea of people not interacting with them/having to be alone or alone with their thoughts. What am getting at is mayhaps their respective spacing moments are related to their individual struggles/social trauma.

Orr maybe that's barking completely up the wrong tree.

ALTERNATIVELY!!

From the "Home actin kinda sus" (Home is an antagonistic entity or connected to one) standpoint,

Home was ofc specifically called attention to in Eddie's episode, with that shot of its eye gradually becoming redder. I saw someone on Reddit observe that the "single pea on a plate" thing might be symbolic of the circle of houses with Home/the pit underneath it in the centre (full credit to u/Luz-y-Luna over there for that) and given Eddie had his Moment when faced with the dish in his hand, it supports the idea that he "woke up/remembered" or realised something was very wrong at that moment.

I have other thoughts about the "Media and commercialisation" standpoint but they're tied into thoughts about the Hallowe'en update since I'm also only catching up on that now, so I'll, idk, do them in a separate post or smth ig

[unadulteratedqueenface]

SpaceOut

[ejfivercommander]

@starwarscolorss coloring a galaxy far, far away:

↳ Day 6:Color palette: spaceout

@pscentral event 19: music: Måneskin songs (in/sp) 

Bonus: Italian songs with the original lyrics

[drarryglobesficrecs]

Major Character Death pt. 2 - Drarry Fic recs

Pt. 1

(this one is just mcd)

The Next Twenty-Four Hours by Saras_Girl(3k)

In twenty-four hours, the Ministry will take your life. Until then, I’m all yours.

Yours, Draco by FeelsForBreakfast(3k)

All that's left are 15 letters, and then those are gone too.

Nobody's Ever Died Of A Broken Heart by Frayach(10k)

Harry staggers under a burden of grief, trying both to remember and to forget

To Die With The Sun by loopyzoop(1k)

Oh my love, you don't know what you do to me.

How Can I Live Without You? by ununquadius(2k)

After Draco's death, Harry wonders how can he live without the one he loves when he's so far away.

Texting You by ununquadius(6k)

After Draco's death, Harry can't let go so he keeps texting their private chat, updating him on his life and rambling about everything and anything until it almost feels like there's a possibility that, one day, a reply will come.

Gone to Take the Air by eleventy7(1k)

Draco never recovered afterwards and nor did Harry.

And In The End, It Will Be Okay by SpaceOut(4k)

He was back in the same spot as he was last time. His body back to the state it was during the prime of his life.

He was wearing his favorite pair of shorts and his favorite shirt.

Harry looked up. It was him. Draco was on the train, smiling at him from the compartment they had taken up when they were going back after the war for their eighth year.

Stepping forward, Harry thought one simple thing:

It would, as it seemed, be okay.

[Or, in which stories are told, and the dust finally settles.]

Sweet Nothings by PenguinAnimagus(1k)

What do you do when you lose the one you love? After a raid goes wrong, Draco navigates the waters of his grief and may very well lose himself in the process.

[warehouseradio]

Warehouse Radio Episode 43 - Guest Mix: Key Archive B2B V8COLA

Key Archive LINKS: key-archive.bandcamp.com/ twitter.com/KeyArchive_

V8COLA LINKS: v8cola.carrd.co/

Tracklist under the cut:

TRACKLIST: Vacant - Flashbacks Blu Mar Ten - Blue Skies (Unquote Remix) lynchobite - Into My Eyes Key Archive & V8COLA - Singularity Burial - Strange Neighbourhood Trampique - Pluto lynchobite - Talk To Me V8COLA - ID Key Archive - ID nathanashersherman + sv1 - Stereo Microscope Oak - Airwalk C418 - Warmth W/Bop - Recharging W/Luka Beatović - Everything (feat. False Noise) Jupiter Himself & Hajimari - Absence Key Archive - Heaven's Disappearance V8COLA - ID Key Archive - Nullity Extract Ermite - ta-u Vacant - Hiraeth Bardea - Entwinement Spaceouters - Trauma V8COLA - ID Key Archive - Death & Rebirth Burial - Prayer W/ Burial - State Forest Key Archive - ID Key Archive & V8COLA - Singularity (Key Archive Ambient Mix)

[ksana-salamandra]

In your eyes - fireflies. Never stop looking at me.

[ghoul--doodle]

who's Flick I love their design so much 🥺🥺 are they a litwick?

They’re a slime character :}! Tho very much inspired by litwick

I had a phase where every single one of my characters no matter what had to be a slime and Flick was part of that

That being said I have no idea what kinda slime they are

He was supposed to be quiet and shy! And good friends with Blu and Spaceout