there's no way I wasn't going to see SISU 2, but this review has me extra stoked

Great discussion of two great swedish records. Thanks to the guys for the s/o and yes, I've been all in on ASG from the first album and they are a big reason why I got back into industrial music in the first place

low-key one of my favorite releases of the year thus far; heavy industrial/techno with heavy arabic flavor

the visual presentation is what got my attention, but the record truly rips

It's officially fall, so I guess it's time to start working on music again

Big day out to Pyramid Peak yesterday

🤔

very cool

they say US shipping is going through without a problem, so that's an instant order from me as usual.

At The Gates' influence on my life cannot be overstated; I picked up a used copy of "Terminal Spirit Disease" on a whim and listened to it 3x in a row when I got it home. "Slaughter..." came out a few months later and I listened to that one literally every day for 2 years.

To see a wormhole in your eyes fall to earth And plague my heavens black With fear I kiss the burning darkness Forever burn Leave not only me But for every thought I think Forever burn *** Vila i frid Tompa.

nice to have some good news after being in the mountains for a few days; also very nice to be heading back into the (different) mountains again almost immediately

"Among those detained were South Korean employees on business travel.... "The raid could raise concerns for South Korean companies that are sending personnel to the US and hiring locally." It comes weeks after Hyundai pledged $26 billion in US investments. Gift link ⬇️ www.wsj.com/us-news/u-s-...

sold a CD from Tobias Forge's pre-Ghost band SubVision for a stupid amount of money and promptly spent it all on folk music

I have over 30 volumes from the BL Tales of the Weird series and this one is by far the most brutal. So many dead children!

ICYMI; I knew it was bad when it was first reported, but it's far far worse

This is so fucked up

bad AQI day means I may as well begin the arduous and long-overdue process of migrating my webhost

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?" Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

This is absolutely batshit

great profile on I Shall Sing Until My Land Is Free at CDM; that new Zavoloka album is brilliant and there's a reason I purchased the cover painting for the most recent Kotra record

In Trump America, Kennedy assassinates YOU.

Highly recommend taking a look at posts from the NYC scavenger hunt if you need a lil pick-me-up

once upon a time I used to run a website on Scandinavian music and I accumulated many, many CDs. I've purged a lot, but held onto many and today, with a pending yardsale and terrible conditions outside (90+ F, 50+ AQI), it's a good time to go through the archives once again.

Took the dog for a walk up to Rampart Lakes; probably won't do this one on a weekend again since the crowds are kinda ridiculous, but it is gorgeous

Opened this app reluctantly, but then I saw this

Sounds promising

Back online after 10 days in the wilderness, so here's a few goat pics

Here we go!

“Uh, no, when you were on the roof they were shouting ‘Trump! Trump!”

2 days of work then 10 days of hiking

lol at this response to a “man on the street” interview with protestors at the Tesla diner

number one on the shopping list this morning

obligatory self-promo post: my latest thing is now PWYW. new music is in the works, but it's summer and I'm not spending any more time in front of screens than I have to.

somehow I have never seen this before and tbh, it's straight-up terrible

So good I watched it twice in a row

The future is dark and the governor is floundering, but I'm still glad I live in WA

This should be obvious if you actually know any Jews, but...

obligatory

Good stuff.

hell yeah, new MC Yallah

many years ago I decided that I should have an answer to the question "who is your favorite band?" and that answer is Black Sabbath.

We've been listening to the Peter Wolf audiobook on our travels and it's so so good - dude is truly the Forrest Gump of rock. Also, this video is absolutely batshit insane; I had this cassette when I was like 8 so I know it front-to-back, but never ever saw this clip until now.

Spent the weekend offline avoiding fireworks (Lakefair 👎), celebrating this guy's birthday (6!), and finally made it to Gothic Basin, among other adventures

Booking a tour with Curse, 'cept it's all hiking/backpacking and no music

The culprit, his victim, and the fix. Thanks to the good folks at Durston for selling me a new inner on the cheap and shipping it fast

Bye forever, WeTransfer.

Swamp's backing band is playing a warm-up set of Christian funk and Olympia does not know how to deal with it

I loathe hot weather and it's 90+ outside, but Swamp Dogg is playing a free show downtown so I think I'm gonna have to brave it

Ghost of a wet dog sleeping in the garage