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A Hug From A Computer

This is a republishing of a post I wrote for my now defunct music newsletter. Substack sucks so the post is here now.

Yesterday, someone mentioned that some types of electronic music feel like getting a hug from a computer. That got me thinking. What kind of music engenders that kind of emotion from me? The first thing that comes to mind are warm synths.

My most favourite example in this category is Daft Punk’s last album Random Access Memories. The synths on this? It is like getting a hug from a friend.

Another example of a slightly different kind of hug would be Boards of Canada’s EP In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country. It is extremely calming. Like the computer going, “hey, its gonna be alright”.

For a more party computer hug kinda vibe the album is Fred again…’s album Actual Life 3 (January 1 – September 9 2022). All of Fred’s music feels like getting a hug from a computer. It is really quite something.

I also highly recommend his Boiler Room set which is still something I listen to whenever I need some good vibes.

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Last but definitely not least. Utada Hikaru’s track Find Love is another favourite in this genre. The beep boops in this one…ahhhhhh

That’s all from me today. What music makes you feel like a hug from a computer?

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Media Diet – February 2023

A month without much media diversity as I’d like. No movie, no TV shows. I didn’t continue with Supernatural or Kakumei.

I did play two new video games – Hi-Fi Rush and Season both of which I enjoyed. I also finished up the Blood and Wine DLC of The Witcher 3 which means my second playthrough of The Witcher 3 is now completed. I am still process what I thought of it and I hope to write a post about that Soon ™.

Speaking of new games, I bought and played Returnal for an hour and a half before I returned it. Just wasn’t really feeling it mechanically which is important to me when it comes to rogue lites. Disappointing because I was looking forward to playing it for years.

I also bought and started the Metroid: Prime remaster. I am not sure if I will continue and finish the game or leave it unfinished. Some parts of the game are really not meshing well with how I play games. If I do finish it, it will be in March and there should be a review up for it as well.

As far as music goes, I have been listening to a lot of the new Skrillex album Quest for Fire. It is quite excellent. I also like the new Kelela and Don Toliver albums, both of which are good for a certain kind of vibe.

I have also been listening to KEXP’s new podcast called 50 Years of Hip-Hop. It is a great listen if you are a hip-hop head like me. I am learning bits of hip-hop history I never new. Highly recommend it.

That is all from me this month, see y’all later.

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Review – Hi-Fi Rush

I wish Korsica would put /me/ in a choke hold like that. I mean what. Ahem.

Every once in a while you get where you play it and think to yourself – “They had one idea, one very good idea and then iterated and polished it until it was perfectly executed.” Hi-Fi Rush is one of those games. Developed by Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda Softworks, this one truly did just come out of nowhere. As far as I know there wasn’t even a teaser trailer before the game just like…appeared on store fronts everywhere.

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