I always wanted one growing up. Took 25 years, but here we are ☺️
28.10.2025 12:20
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I always wanted one growing up. Took 25 years, but here we are ☺️
I'm no expert, but i finally got the time and energy to throw a decent streaming setup together.
Gonna have to make the place (and me) pretty now.
#music #jamming #mc505
@jparish.bsky.social has been covering TurboGrafx in his series lately, and in context, their place in console history can seriously be summed up in this meme format.
I got lucky. 😁 I'm actually going to be paring down soon, because I have worthy trade-in fodder to afford a JP8K/8080, which has been on my bucket list for years. MC505+JP8K= Timeless Electronica.
My gear acquisition tends to follow this:
"Was it on Bad Gear?"
and/or
"Did Skinny Puppy use it?"
Early Birthday present/rare pawn shop find: I now have Vintage FM, a pretty Thicc Manual that breaks down programming fairly well, and disk drive go brrrr😁
Because it was NEVER actually how one would actually survive a cataclysm. (food, shelter, safety, communication) It's always an edgy, violent daydream where they get to be The Hero™ in a lawless world, because they watched some movies.
Remember 15/20 yrs ago when everybody (mainly white male teens) had a "Zombie Plan"?
I think back to those quite a lot. At first I used to laugh because yeah, ridiculous. But as time passes by, I think a little deeper, and am increasingly disturbed by the concept.
Karaoke Night challenge:
1.) Sing the "Weird Al" version of the song.
2.) Get up there and "Shatner" your favourite song.
"Hi. My Name is Lexxi and Its been 3 weeks since my last Video Essay."
(Hi, Lexxi!)
"I guess it all started with 'How it's Made'. Kids stuff, right? I wanted more... Tom Scott, Defunctland, then, I got into summa that hardcore HBomberguy..."
Then you're the equivalent of the drummer who's in 4 different bands because no one can find a drummer. 😂
"We should do a D&D game" is the new "We Should Start a Band"...
My outdoor setup. Just through testing I'm already enjoying how the MC-505 communicates with other gear out of the box. Exactly the easement I wanted.
Male Colleague: "This reminds me of a thing Critical Drinker said..."
Me:
Aren't we also required by law to shoehorn Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken in every third or so conversation?
Found one of those songs that should have been in my collection forever ago.
[Alternative/Indie Rock, 1984]
I only had literally a semester worth of credit to make up, and worked diligently all that year.
Still, adults would tell 18yo me that I had no future and should quit, but in the same breath, tell a 17yo next to me that their future is bright.
One. Years. Difference.
Yearly reminder to also congratulate "late" HS grads a.k.a "The 5 year program", or "Super Seniors".
I'm one myself (2007).
They are not "dumb", "lazy" or "hopeless", and deserve just as much love and support.
#highschool
#graduation
#supersenior
#classof2025 #congratulations #ibelieveinyou
It is becoming unbelievably difficult to stay both informed and sane
Lately, I've been referring to the Atari Shock/"'83 Crash" historical narrative as "Let's Fast Forward To Nintendo."
It ignores not only Home Computers' role in that history but also Europe and the rest of the world at large.
#retrogaming #gaminghistory #computinghistory
"Is MySpace still around lol?"
People didn't leave MySpace because of Trolls, Bots, pay-to-play algorithms, and sociopolitical unrest.
We left after posting a long, vague, passive-aggressive rant about being "done with all the drama" because we saw Becky bump us down to #4 on her Top 8.
Came in faster than I expected. I've got a lengthy manual to read, now. There's lots of really cool stuff on it.
My setup is complete. (For now 😉)
In approximately under a month, I'll be the owner of a Roland MC-505. (Coming in from Japan.)
I only have two hands, and my live playing is getting ambitious. After months of looking, I think i found something to my tastes. If anyone used one, let me know how you got on with it!
The newsboy cap stays on. 😂
Mild take: VHS actually looked good back in the day If you took care of it.
The VHS "A E S T H E T I C" exists because people didn't clean their VCRs, Wore out their tapes, or recorded on SLP (crap quality) to cram 6 hours of video on a tape.
The "Retro" video look kinda bugs me ngl. I Must fix!
A little cardboard and masking tape is all i needed to make this more comfortable. (Also got a Juno Chorus pedal I've been messing with.
Whaaaaaaa?
Omg yes.
2004: Used keyboard, $75 just get it tf out of my house.
2025: Synthesizer VINTAGE ***RARE*** Collectors Piece $1500 (Cancelled and re-listed 4 times)
Coming to the end of my TP complete run-through. Return is imo, the most original approach to a Legacy Sequel.
I forgot about this track and it hits so hard.
[Found Art/Soundtrack, 2017]
@hainbach.bsky.social
Have you ever listened to the 1983 compilation record "The Elephant Table Album"?
If you have, I'd love to hear your thoughts on it. It's got some early/forgotten avant-industrial tracks from pioneers such Coil and Legendary Pink Dots.
