MOMENTS of 2012

when i went to george crumb's 80's birthday party it was george and others playing prepared piano and other stuff for hours on end in an uncomfortable church and i didn't want it to ever end. i was so THERE it was scary. i didn't want to miss one bent note.

― scott seward, Tuesday, December 25, 2012 8:25 PM (5 days ago) Bookmark

oh my GOD how cool is that?!

i've had some moments this year, most of them are not things i want to share, but this year marks the first time i entered and failed* to win an erotic fiction writing contest that included reading on a stage in front of people. i didn't even place, but i am confident that my entry was not only the best, but took the most care and tender consideration. don't think i'll do that again, but it was a fun experiment and i feel good for having done it.

* the judges were anonymous, assessment procedures were unannounced and completely unknown to contestants, and the whole thing was a complete farce but i still gave it my all and therefore i feel good about it.

pls share your work with us

So you've entered before, but this is the first time you've failed to win? (genuine question)

Sorry, the asterisk made me read the word "failed" as if it were emphasized.

I just wanted to explain why I failed -- the contest was stupid and the anonymous judges did not properly appreciate my multimedia presentation, but whatever. Anyway I already did this once, but if you insist. I've removed the images, but if you're dying to see them that can happen I guess. Not here. Invent interesting metaphors and similies for women's romantic novels.

cake cake cake cake cake cake cake cake cake cake cake cake

^otm

fall into forever / just forgive me i was faithless / danger in your eyes
BABY YOU CAN DEVOUUUUUUUUUUUR ME, DEFIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILE ME

i just realized that this was on ilm
my post was not music related at all
sorry!

the breakdown in "feel the love" by rudimental, clearly!

- pretty much all the ad libs (or "ad libs") on the dirty projectors album
- the moment on the swans live album where "beautiful child" shifts from melodramatic beautiful intro to kill-everyone death-stomp
- when the big synths swell up on the title track on the killer mike album during the intro
- a bunch of little moments on the lone album where he references (consciously or unconsciously) like the actual sounds of the shitty recording of old rave tunes (i swear there's a dead rip of the woozy tape warp thing from "secret summer fantasy" on there)

1) the reverb on the snare when the drums snap back in
2) the bassline modulation
3) "look up, sugar"
4) the way he leans into the word "world"
5) the "just let" that really soars
6) the "you got to know" that he really bites down on
7) the falsetto, yeah
8) the emphasis on "looked" on "love ain't never looked so good"
9) the way he drifts just behind the beat on "oh put it on, baby," which is highlighted really well in that Bad Boy remix where the beat keeps going
10) the echo that envelops that final sublime "let my love adorn..."
11) that tiny, perfect spoken "you" that most radio stations cut off or start another song over

― some dude, Tuesday, October 9, 2012 2:21 PM Bookmark

XD