Post Random Music-Related Thoughts You Have

[Ello Sailor]

Trag...

[Ms Harmless]

For much of my life I've been obsessed with "Aquatic Ambiance," the underwater level theme from Donkey Kong Country.

Something about it is just very peaceful and evocative to me.

So great

this game's graphics were INSANELY good for its time, still looks good now

[Jorge]

It's why I love it despite the platforming gameplay being pretty standard stuff. It's very immersive and cool, great music and visuals. I still play it every once in a while when I wanna blow off some steam and it holds up.

But yeah that underwater theme is something else IMO. And I take Ello's point about it being designed for videogames, but I gotta believe there's some ambient or synthwave stuff that captures a similar vibe

I haven't listened to the 17 videos Trag posted

[tragabigzanda]

[Ello Sailor]

[tragabigzanda]

Top 10 maybe?
Hello Morning
Close Captioned
The Kill
Place/Position
Do You Like Me?
Latest Disgrace
Recap Modotti
Nightshop
Break
Life & Limb

I'd maybe bump Life & Limb for Epic Problem

[Kevin Davis]

For much of my life I've been obsessed with "Aquatic Ambiance," the underwater level theme from Donkey Kong Country.

Something about it is just very peaceful and evocative to me.

So great

this game's graphics were INSANELY good for its time, still looks good now

Yes! I've played all of the sequels on Switch (or whatever system they were originally on) with my kids. They're all really fun.

[Ms Harmless]

For much of my life I've been obsessed with "Aquatic Ambiance," the underwater level theme from Donkey Kong Country.

Something about it is just very peaceful and evocative to me.

So great

this game's graphics were INSANELY good for its time, still looks good now

Yes! I've played all of the sequels on Switch (or whatever system they were originally on) with my kids. They're all really fun.

I had it on Super Nintendo

edit: oh you said sequels, carry on!

[Kevin Davis]

I had it on Super Nintendo too -- loved it. There were a few sequels on SNES, and there have been a few on later system. They're all pretty much the same thing, and are all great. (I'm pretty strictly a nostalgia gamer, so someone who critiques games more seriously may feel different.)

[Ms Harmless]

nostalgia gamer yep, me too - I have a Switch because that seemed the best nostalgia console

[Matters]

Is Paul going to tour again?

[washing machine]

Oh wait, I hear it now. The chords. Eh, doesn't fall into "blatant ripoff" territory. That's a very common progression

Pretty common doesn’t mean it’s a good idea. When they did it in Britain Russian oligarchs bought up vast amounts of property in London and huge country estates and newspapers. Then implicated themselves into the Tory establishment and ruling elite and now British media and same establishment almost entirely under their direction.

[coptheriotact]

but I gotta believe there's some ambient or synthwave stuff that captures a similar vibe

? maybe... ill keep trying

[coptheriotact]

[Higgs]

I quite often listen to "rain sounds" when falling asleep. I just dozed off at my desk for 15 minutes after hitting play on this.

[Ello Sailor]

Bloc Party are touring Silent Alarm (2005) with Metric playing Fantasies (2009) in support. I'm sure it would be a fun show, but I feel like it's Bloc Party admitting that they never released anything worth a damn after their debut. The same cannot be said for Metric, who continue to rip.

I don't know. It has a weird, defeatist aura to it.

[Jorge]

The sad reality is that album anniversary tours are huge audience draws these days, much more so than regular tours

[tragabigzanda]

[Leatherhead]

I had it on Super Nintendo too -- loved it. There were a few sequels on SNES, and there have been a few on later system. They're all pretty much the same thing, and are all great. (I'm pretty strictly a nostalgia gamer, so someone who critiques games more seriously may feel different.)

I STILL have it on SNES.

[Higgs]

For much of my life I've been obsessed with "Aquatic Ambiance," the underwater level theme from Donkey Kong Country.

Something about it is just very peaceful and evocative to me.

Even though you fully ignored my original Dream Academy suggestion, I'll give it another go.

The Low Anthem "Coral Crescent"


into "Dotwav" (which is on the money I reckon)