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Avi C. Engel @aviengel.bsky.social · 5h

It's become fringe to actually purchase music. I encourage you to be more fringe, if you want music to survive as an art form & for people not born into wealthy/well-connected families to also pursue their calling as artists

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rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 4h

Oh Jesus… dare I even ask?

rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 4h

You can have my coffee when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers.

Also, it benefits my liver so fuck your "no nutritional value."

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 5h

Tariffs have rapidly increased the price of coffee—a drink with almost no nutritional value and lots of functional substitutes. Yet coffee may also be the one thing Americans can’t live without, @elcush.bsky.social writes:

The Drink That Americans Won’t Give Up Without a Fight

Coffee has almost no nutritional value and lots of substitutes. It’s also, apparently, too important to lose.

bit.ly

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rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 5h

raudvik.bandcamp.com/album/ey-ile...

This showcases a far more experimental and noisy side of the opsix.

Everything is odd, harsh, and at times unrelenting.

The soundscapes are meant to tell the story of crashing onto a dead alien world, and eventually succumbing to the elements

eyðileg lönd, by rauðvik

3 track album

raudvik.bandcamp.com

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rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 5h

raudvik.bandcamp.com/album/erfi-a...

Since I’m in an #opsix mood, here are two album recommendations for today.

This is lovely, lush, conventionally pretty, but imbued with a great sadness (given the title is "difficult farewells", I’ll let you draw your own conclusions)

erfiðar kveðjustundir, by rauðvik

3 track album

raudvik.bandcamp.com

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♿🏳️‍⚧️ Need Dental Funds ASAP! @wylder.bsky.social · 6h

Masking with a respirator in public is the biggest litmus text of being antifascist there is.

If you are not doing this the real ones do not trust you.

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rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 5h

It is 🙂

rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 5h

For me, it was finding out my partner had a microKorg shortly after we got together, and yeah… haven’t looked back

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rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 5h

Leave it to the opsix to help me feel something again while working and noodling in front of a synthesizer

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rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 6h

What are we working on today?

Glad you asked

#korg #synthsky #synth #opsix #FM #sounddesign

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rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 1d

raudvik.bandcamp.com

Last week’s mission was Operation Word of Mouth.

This week, something different.

If you have supported my Bandcamp in any way throughout the past year, please take a few moments and write a review.

Not for me, but for others to know what they’re about to listen to.

rauðvik

rauðvik is a project born out of a fascination for astronomy, electronic music, deep ambient soundscapes, and classical musical training. The idea behind most work is to build a musical framework on a...

raudvik.bandcamp.com

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rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 19h

www.youtube.com/live/qYhQuIR...

Live again. Not going to be able to sleep leaving it off where I did

Let's Play Sekiro Live - Episode 12 - Ashina Depths & Hidden Forest

YouTube video by rauðvik

www.youtube.com

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rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 21h

I’ve tried to keep a lid on my mouth with streams, but that didn’t happen here.

There was much yelling at the first boss and while going toward the secondary goal

rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 21h

The difficulty curve has really started to spike upwards. Spent an entire hour on the Guardian Ape.

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rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 23h

www.youtube.com/live/5WnA0Fh...

Live for a while to see if I can finish the Sunken Valley section of Sekiro. Hang out if you want

Let's Play Sekiro Live - Episode 11 - Guardian Ape & Whatever Comes After

YouTube video by rauðvik

www.youtube.com

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rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 1d

raudvik.bandcamp.com/album/yngdar...

Here would be a cool place to start

þyngdarhrun, by rauðvik

3 track album

raudvik.bandcamp.com

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rick murnane @rickmurnane.bsky.social · 1d

www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

‘Death to Spotify’: the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the music app

Musicians have long criticized the streaming service’s paltry payouts, but a new wave of boycotts is emerging

www.theguardian.com

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rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · May 29

"I asked ChatGPT…"

Yeah, well I asked my cat and she said, "pbbrrthprth" and that means, "you’re a fuckin loser."

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rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 1d

At the very least, my feelings of annoyance and disgust when listening to my own pieces are remaining a thing of the past, so at least I’m partially through this massive crash-out.

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rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 1d

But yeah, when I say that I’ve been nearing the point of just saying "fuck it", selling off all my gear, and giving up entirely, that’s not an exaggeration.

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rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 1d

It does help me to feel better when I can rationalize and come up with points like this so my problems don’t seem so nebulous. A. and B. are fixable / wait-out-able.

C. not so much. The disappearance of every last podcast could be a start though.

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rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 1d

C. *gestures at everything* It is really hard to keep going in our current environment, and I’m not just speaking to the global ascent of fascism.

There is also the mentality towards music as a whole where a LOT of folks have forgotten (or have never known) how to engage with it.

It’s discouraging

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rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 1d

I’ve had time to think on it and I’m having ideas why making music is so damn hard for me right now.

A. Persistent depressive episode is playing a role

B. Chronic illness is wiping me out with the transition to autumn, which is just giving me more time to sit with A., creating a feedback loop

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rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 1d

raudvik.bandcamp.com

Last week’s mission was Operation Word of Mouth.

This week, something different.

If you have supported my Bandcamp in any way throughout the past year, please take a few moments and write a review.

Not for me, but for others to know what they’re about to listen to.

rauðvik

rauðvik is a project born out of a fascination for astronomy, electronic music, deep ambient soundscapes, and classical musical training. The idea behind most work is to build a musical framework on a...

raudvik.bandcamp.com

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rauðvik / blávik (they/them/þau) @raudvik.bsky.social · 1d

symphocat.bandcamp.com/album/draumu...

This is where it’s at.

If my busted brain can’t be bothered to make its own music, finding excellent ambient tunes will serve as a lovely pick-me-up.

Ambient fans, dive into this.

Draumur (album), by SymphoCat

6 track album

symphocat.bandcamp.com

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