Posts by Dennis Martin6

Gerald Jackson48 said:Sure, the painting exists—but Malevich's work isn't music.

🙏🙏
What kind of logic is this even supposed to be?

Lisa Davis46 said:even with zero budget or atonality, you can still feel the human touch in the work.

Basically, there’s actual intent behind it—meaning the way the sounds are organized isn't just random noise. That’s pretty much the bare minimum definition of art. It’s obvious this counts as music, too; it’s got its own specific genre, its own set of composers and performers, and all that.

I don't know what you're even trying to say here. Get to the point.

Controversial reactions are a given here. 😁
This is one of the first—if not *the* absolute first—albums in its genre, which alone makes it worth a look. I dug into onkyokei and similar musical dead ends a while back (pretty surface-level stuff, honestly), and Ryoji Ikeda was the one that actually stuck with me. I’m gonna spin this again soon, but after all this time, I need to set the right vibe first. 😁

Lisa Davis46 said:I wouldn't say I know Four Tet that well...
just from a few mixes, Burial, and Massive Attack.

Personally, I think his Madvillain remixes are killer—like this one.

Lisa Davis46 said:you guys seen Planet Earth? 🙏

been checking out some other worlds lately. 👍
sadly, there weren't any snow leopards😁

Lisa Davis46 said:Nah, she wouldn't eat this bird for breakfast—if that was even the point.

I tried way too hard to maintain some stoic Zen vibe—basically acting like a fox trying to play it cool to land a mate—but clearly, I overthought the whole human element here. 😁

Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion. (2003)

Carl Ston - Himalaya (2019)

Ashley Grant66 said:Fine, but throw some more Dogbowl-style stuff my way😁

Got a few female versions of Dogbowl up my sleeve—I'll drop them when the time is right😁

Raul Lovisoni/Francesco Messina ‎– Prati Bagnati Del Monte Analogo (1979)

If there’s actually room left, I’d throw in !(an opera) by Dogbowl 😁

Pretty much your standard USA action flick—though it leans way harder into the drama and that almost homoerotic tension between the two leads. 😁 As for the action, what little there is isn't exactly memorable; you don't see any of those toov mise-en-scène experiments you'd find in stuff like 'The Mission' or 'Exiled.' All in all, just solid entertainment if you're into the genre.

Mark Cruz15 said:You're spot on about the band—totally slipped my mind.
That whole scene with the kids is probably the most pathetic part of the movie. It just doesn't hold water unless they were hypnotized or had their brains totally scrubbed—doing it just because it was "trending" is ridiculous.

Is it really that stupid though? 😁 I mean, look at how YouTubers lately have been obsessed with eating and drinking the most toxic garbage imaginable—I forget the specifics, but the details—that scene feels more like a sharp, satirical jab at those mindless trends. 😁

Mark Cruz15 said:For me, the vibe was the biggest standout—honestly one of the best atmospheres I've seen. There are tons of loaded scenes about how technology alienates people. Even though 2001 wasn't as hyper-connected as today, there were already people glued to early internet forums or gaming, so this captures the zeitgeist perfectly.

Yeah, and nobody’s actually pointing out that the directing is top-tier. Like, that hospital sequence at the start? It shows Sono can pull off classic horror tension effortlessly—even if that wasn't his main goal for the rest of the movie. 😁

And I totally agree about it being ahead of its time regarding how it handles new media. I remember another movie from mid-90s Japan that dealt with relationships starting on message boards. 😁 It's been ages since I watched it so my memory is a bit fuzzy, except for the title itself—haru (pretty sure that's just some guy's online handle in the film)

Ashley Grant66 said:Anyway, anyone else got theories on that whole voice purification thing? I know we shouldn't take the movie literally, but I'm curious. 😁

kid sounds like he's got Tourette's. pretty sure there's nothing deeper than that. 😁

Steven Newman50 said:Dogtooth, Lobster, Her.

I see some surface-level vibes, sure, but SC goes way deeper—it hits much harder and covers more ground. It’s just a better movie than those three, period. 😁 Honestly, its closest relative is probably that sequel 'Noriko's Dinner Table,' where you've got teenagers and the internet at the center of everything again, though even that is its own thing entirely.

Steven Newman50 said:IMDB

Watched it... Fine. It’s an obvious satire on how pop culture drives youth trends—where technology is the thing that actually dehumanizes and alienates us.

I don't think it's that black and white. 😁Actually, at the end, Sono has a relatively positive take on new tech; the movie doesn't fall into that trap of being some nostalgic, romanticized longing for a simpler past without digital interference. Instead, it opens up this uncertain, almost utopian horizon for future human-machine relationships. What’s actually under fire here is the structure of mass media itself—that monolithic, tightly knit web of massive corporations pumping out content that just floods every electronic and print outlet. It creates this illusion of everyone being connected, but this hyper-connectivity is totally superficial—there’s zero actual emotional depth or ethical thought behind it. The themes they cook up and serve out—in this case, the broader social issue of suicide—just become commodities for quick consumption, like the latest gourmet food craze or fashion trend. That’s the whole point of the constant questioning of connection in the film: connectivity without any real relationship. The younger generation's response to the disaster left for them by older generations is found in that allegorical, now-cult opening scene—a total rejection of traditional national narratives through new internet tech. And even the detective realizes before everything wraps up that kids aren't actually to blame.

It’s like what Rick Roderick said in one of his lectures about the difference between psychoanalysis and mass media—while psychoanalysis tries to shine a light on the unconscious parts of the psyche to expand the conscious "self," mass culture wants to darken those remaining bits of consciousness. It tries to make everything part of the collective "self" so nothing is left of individual identity or desire. Every single want has to become a shared one.

Steven Newman50 said:It wasn't bad, but I didn't find it convincing. I think there are better movies out there covering the same themes.

Like which ones? 🤔

Nine Inch Nails - Nine Inch Nails (1983)