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John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 1h

Video from today by Sophie Powers. From talent show star to pop sensation. I don't know if there is a production team behind her, but the quality is pretty good.

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Sophie Powers - spiderwebs (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Sophie Powers

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John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 2h

To my astonishment I just discovered that there was a Wings-album released last year, just 50 years after it was recorded. Still sounds sharp. Linda is looking good <3

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Paul McCartney & Wings - Soily (One Hand Clapping Sessions)

YouTube video by PaulMcCartneyVEVO

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John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 1d

Live release right now of a new track from German rapper Sosa La M. Atmospheric and poetic.

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Sosa La M - No Limit (Official Video)

YouTube video by Sosa La M

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John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 1d

A bit late to the party with this one, but I found this compelling tune and video with Memphis inspired Cantonese rap from last year. It spread virally internationally back then, though it was directed at the Chinese audience.

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攬佬SKAI ISYOURGOD【八方來財·因果（Stacks from All Sides·Karma Code）】HD 高清官方完整版 MV

YouTube video by 太合音樂 Taihe Music-精選

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John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 2d

New single and video by Kneecap, moving into electronic landscapes with Paul Hartnoll of Orbital. North Irish resistance and Gaelic rap.

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KNEECAP and PAUL HARTNOLL - SAYŌNARA (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

YouTube video by KNEECAP

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John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 2d

I cannot get over the "continental" writing style some philosophers use. It's like reading one of those old-time ransom letters - just a series of newspaper cutouts (quote after quote) glued onto a page. Why can't they simply put their own points in their own words?

John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 2d

I was just checking out whether Nina Kraviz had changed her position on the war and Putin's regime, and she has issued nothing but bland "against violence" and "for peace" statements. The latter is ominous since it often signals pro-occupation sentiments. My guess is that she is pro-war.

John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 3d

New track from Marion Di Napoli: a fresh take on festival techno and pop-oriented EDM, with strong vocals and unmistakable French electronic roots. #Techno #EDM #FestivalTechno #FrenchElectronic #MelodicTechno

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Chaos

YouTube video by Marion Di Napoli - Topic

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John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 7d

Kordhell is reportedly acting in this video from Andromeda. While Brazilian funk and phonk sound similar, they stem from different historical lines going back to 90's American hip hop. This is a merger.

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ANDROMEDA - MONTAGEM COMA (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)

YouTube video by elysian.

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John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 10d

I think someone commented with this link, but then it disappeared. I post it again.
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Orchestra x Phonk Instrument | Epic Dark Symphony Beats #OrchestraPhonk #phonkmix #instrumental

YouTube video by Instrument LongPlay

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John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 10d

In similar soundscapes we find this nice new album by the artist or project "MarS", possibly released this week. Atmospheric experimental indie electronica. I couldn't find any info about the artist or the album, so this is certainly a self-release.

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"MarS" - HUSH! LiTTLE GiRL! ((Full Album 2025))

YouTube video by MARS AND THE SPOOKY EARTH

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John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 10d

The track "8" released yesterday by Eartheater. 10 years since her debut album and this release is based the track "Infinity" from it. She often seems to elevate biological and geological motifs of creation and transformation to metaphysical images and themes.

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Eartheater - 8 (Official Visualizer)

YouTube video by Eartheater

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John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 12d

New track from Yizzy with veteran JME with an explicit effort to comment on the next stage of grime. How often do you hear lyrics discussing the genres the song belongs to?

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Yizzy - GRIME 2.0 (feat. JME) (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Yizzy

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John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 12d

The production process for the Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy of Games is officially complete. Huge thanks to Vino and Gayathree from the production team - I’ve promised them a beer if they ever find themselves in my neck of the woods.

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The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Games

Playing games is a basic human activity, and games raise a great number of fascinating philosophical questions. What, exactly, are we doing when we play a game? What is the value of games for human li...

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John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 12d

Megaton is the latest release from Sleaford mods. These guys are certainly keeping it up. Slick beats from Andrew. I'm guessing there is a new album coming this spring.

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Sleaford Mods - Megaton (Official Video)

YouTube video by Sleaford Mods

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John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 12d

I think I might have seen Dimitri Hegemann on two occasions. An elderly gentleman in ordinary summer clothes checking out a floor at Wilde Möhre this year, and being shown reverence in the queue at Polygon some time ago. The grand gardener of Berlin club culture making sure that all is well.

John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 16d

Found this nice pop-hardtekk track by an artist named Molly. Couldn't find anything about her, she does not have very large numbers of views on her good work.

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nie verliebt

YouTube video by molly

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John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 17d

I had a ticket to Vëryl festival this summer which was cancelled, or rather, the organizers just disappeared. Sent a refund request to ticket.io, who charged almost 20 percent of the ticket as a service fee. They said that I need to contact the organizer, which they know does not respond.

John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 17d

I thought that they used a sample from Big Mama Thornton in this Doja Cat track for the movie Elvis in 2022, but it turns out that it was Shonka Dukureh. Still very good, though.

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Doja Cat - Vegas (From the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack ELVIS) (Official Video)

YouTube video by dojacatVEVO

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John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 17d

Fumito Ueda of the Shadow of the Colossus thinks that the age of game mechanics is over and that it better to focus on the visuals. I'm reminded of John Carmack's statement that there is nothing new to do in first person shooters.

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John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 18d

My interpretation of the "67" slang phenomenon is that culture has become supersaturated with meaning, so that people delight in the opportunity to spontaneously crystallize a kind of negative space to a context. Emptiness is form.

John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 18d

People are missing the point about AI-filmmaking: It will *radically* democratize the medium, re-introduce focus on ideas/narrative rather than production, cause an enormous "long tail" diversification of content, enable crowd collaboration and other new forms of production. *It boggles the mind*.

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John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 18d

If a large scale conflict is brewing between USA and China, maybe it is time for Europe to get out a defense alliance with conditions like Article 5? Europe has no part in this misconceived antagonism, escalated by Trump, and is increasingly misaligned with US's values.

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John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 19d

Sunny day in Florvåg.

John 望 @johnrsa.bsky.social · 21d