Something different for the next release…

I was with some friends at a Thai restaurant a few days ago, and a couple of us really liked the music that was playing, but Shazam wasn’t able to identify any of it. We asked one of the waitresses if they could find out the name of the Spotify playlist. Turns out all the bands were AI-generated.

YouTube doc for Burial’s “Untrue” is pretty fascinating. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Et5B...

1978-2026

After Silent Hill 2…

Bandcamp Friday!!!

I gave up on playing Baldur’s Gate 3 due to turn-based combat fatigue halfway through Act 3, but I’d happily (regretfully) watch an HBO series based on the game.

#1artist1album1song #OneArtistOneSong #MusicChallenge #MusicSky Eels Album: Beautiful Freak (1996) Track: Novocaine For The Soul Video was nominated for two MTV Music Video Awards (Best Cinematography and Best Special Effects)

I apologize in advance for the music I’m releasing within the next 4 or 5 weeks.

“Jedi walk around acting righteous, but they never come to the places we’re from. Then they wonder why we burn it all down.”

argalirecordsnetlabel.com/2026/01/07/n... Hello all. Am caught up on emails and we have 7 tracks for the upcoming Q1 2026 @argrecnetlabel.bsky.social compilation, inc tracks by: James Ghost & {AN} EeL, Lezet, Mati Pirsztuk, NOISENIBOR, Rasalasad, RDKPL, and State Vector Collapse. Deadline is MAR 27.

Christian Bale apparently screamed daily to keep from “going insane” during the six-hour makeup process for his part in ‘The Bride!,’ and it’s sounding like a pretty good strategy at this moment in time.

Seriously considering ditching PaulxStretch for the time being, and try getting creative with crafting soundscapes from samples in Alchemy.

Playing Mass Effect 3. When the hell do I get to walk around inside the Normandy? I miss the chill time, it’s been nonstop fighting aliens and Cerberus for a good while now.

Cast so far for Amazon's live-action 'God of War' series 🪓

Vovious can’t really work with polyphonic material like Melodyne Studio can, but for “clean” vocals, it’s a fairly strong competitor.

I will not carry water, justify acts of injustice, or make excuses for someone who prosecutes the innocent while protecting the guilty.

Wonder Man is a good show, but not typical Marvel. It’s more like ‘The Studio,’ or ‘Entourage,’ where the actor trying to get a decent gig has superpowers. This might be why they chose not to seriously promote it.

First official look at Paul Mescal, Harris Dickinson, Barry Keoghan and Joseph Quinn in the upcoming biopic films for 'The Beatles' Releasing in 2028

I have an alias for my mellow music, another for my extreme/aggressive music, and yet another for my writing. Wish I could combine them all into a single entity… maybe I will, somehow. Life finds a way.

My patience level when I’m mixing a project that I can’t wait to release

Wonder Man looks kinda familiar?

“Describe your musical taste with two artists”

Recently discovered Kokeshi, which is a Japanese “horror metal” band (sound fluctuates between black, death, and doom metal), and I absolutely love them. I might catch a flight to Tokyo just to see them perform live. The cultural experience would be a bonus.

Robert Eggers’ ‘Werwulf’ has wrapped filming 🎬 It’s the darkest film he’s ever written ‘by far’ In theaters this Christmas

A reminder to the news media: “conflicting accounts” is what you say BEFORE the incontrovertible video evidence appears. After that, your job is to ask why one side is lying, not to repeat the lie and pretend no one knows the truth.

Rewatching ‘Homeland.’ On Season 6 now, and it’s feeling a bit too relevant for today.

IMAX's 2026 slate 🍿

I’m seeing accounts with 15k followers who post things that get zero engagement, as far as likes and comments go. Bluesky doesn’t work like a typical social media platform. Not sure how I feel about that.

Scarlett Johansson, Cate Blanchett, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and Vince Gilligan are among 700 artists, writers and creators backing a new anti-AI campaign calling out tech companies for stealing copyrighted work "Stealing our work is not innovation. It’s not progress. It’s theft — plain and simple"

Logic Pro’s Stem Splitter is a decent tool. Has issues isolating bass tracks (lots of artifacts), and can drop syllables on vocal tracks, especially depending on drum frequencies. Still, it’s fun to use.

Hello all. I am a bit behind on @argrecnetlabel.bsky.social updates. Was hoping to get caught up today, but some stuff came up, and wasn't able to get it done. More details soon. Note: we are still accepting tracks for the next comp until Mar: argalirecordsnetlabel.com/2026/01/07/n...

Tim Hecker still the g.o.a.t.

“Clear as mud, Jackie.”

Looking up new USB audio interfaces. The RME looks preem, but it’s also very pricey, gaht-dayum!

GameStop hating on Sophie Turner as Lara Croft in a desperate attempt to stay relevant as they’re forced to close dozens of stores across the country

Haven’t checked in on SFTS Records in a while because they’re only on Twitter, FFS

Moving all of my label submissions and compilation tracks to what was originally my first experimental ambient EP tomorrow. No point in separating them into different releases. No one visits my artist page after listening to my music.

Secretly recording live instruments during a rehearsal. Wanna try something.

jkflesh.bandcamp.com/album/rise-a... Re-release of this album on Avalance, as the original label is no more, with the albums returning to the artists. 👀

Wish I could find the black metal or doom metal equivalent of Sangam.

I listened to the new single "Glory Black" from Sunn O)))'s self-titled album. It’s interesting, but my first thought was, "Oh, this must be how the people who don’t enjoy my music feel when they listen to my dark ambient drone stuff." I could never get into their music, but I do like Jesu.

argalirecordsnetlabel.com/2026/01/07/n... Via @argrecnetlabel.bsky.social . Check link for more info. At present, the submission deadline is MARCH 27TH, with a tentative release date of APRIL 3RD. Thank you, take care, and stay safe out there.

First look at Lee Cronin’s ‘The Mummy’ The story follows a family where the daughter vanishes in the desert and returns 8 years later — the reunion quickly turns into a nightmare “This is a very different kind of Mummy movie” In theaters April 17

The ‘Dark Souls’ of my childhood

This might just be my favorite metal song of the decade.

Apparently, there may have been a real GTA 6 leak.

Drone ambient naturally morphing into doom metal.

Ólafur Arnalds, on piano, had musicians over to play together, and this was the result. At 5:58 — in a video that lasts just over 14 minutes — he lets a motif resolve, and then it just lingers in the air for about nine seconds. I keep going back to it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzEs...