Civilization 6 and sometimes 7 but mostly 6. Contemporary music. Weird fiction.https://bsky.app/profile/scuutes.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/scuutes.bsky.social/post/3lx6esivbpc2u24 Aug 2025 20:57 +0000at://did:plc:4u543lnfvs77yeumrturs42u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx6esivbpc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/scuutes.bsky.social/post/3lx5rnivzws2o#readandplay #MusicChallenge #MusicSky “No rules. The only limit is our imagination.” Read 📚 & Play 🎶 https://open.spotify.com/track/1EaPLeH0N7sLMC8mx6SYzU?si=MIW9NTt0S3Kx1XDkCRBkCw [contains quote post or other embedded content]24 Aug 2025 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:4u543lnfvs77yeumrturs42u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx5rnivzws2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/scuutes.bsky.social/post/3lx5pv4f4zk2o#MusicSky get to know me thru my fav records Blake Babies 🇺🇸 Sunburn (1989) I didn’t have this LP in 89. Thus it’s the sound of the early 90s for me. Juliana Hatfield at full force. John Strohm is one of my favorite guitarists. One of the reasons I bought a Strat. I couldn’t afford a Princeton amp.24 Aug 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:4u543lnfvs77yeumrturs42u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx5pv4f4zk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/scuutes.bsky.social/post/3lx5oa5nez22q#MusicSky get 2 know me thru my fav records Black Sabbath - Mob Rules (1982) With due respect to the extended Black Sabbath universe, Dio is the only person (excepting perhaps Rob Halford, who was not featured on any LP) who could follow Ozzy. Tighter, NWOBHM influenced, Dio’s vocals are perfect.24 Aug 2025 14:13 +0000at://did:plc:4u543lnfvs77yeumrturs42u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx5oa5nez22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scuutes.bsky.social/post/3lx32rwooic26#MusicSky get to know me thru my fav records Black Sabbath - Paranoid (1970) Paranoid, Ramones, Nevermind hold a special place for me. I admire bands who make masterpieces outta easy riffs/chord progressions. A kid learning guitar can play the songs easily. Geezer’s lyrics inspire creative writing23 Aug 2025 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:4u543lnfvs77yeumrturs42u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx32rwooic26https://bsky.app/profile/scuutes.bsky.social/post/3lx2x6j5opc2q#MusicSky Get to know me thru my fav records Black Lips 🇺🇸 Arabia Mountain (2011) The band’s early LPs were raw & feral, then they got a producer capable of wrangling them (Mark Ronson, of Amy Winehouse fame). The result is the first truly coherent Black Lips LP. Less puke, more garage pop.23 Aug 2025 12:15 +0000at://did:plc:4u543lnfvs77yeumrturs42u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx2x6j5opc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/scuutes.bsky.social/post/3lwzpbqqjuc2n#MusicSky get to know me thru my fav records Black Angels 🇺🇸 Phosphene Dream (2010) Phosphene Dream seems like the moment Black Angels matured. A feast for the ears: Rickenbacker jangle thru stereo tremolo and spring reverb. Unusual beat pairings. Shorter songs. A throwback to 13th Floor Elevators.23 Aug 2025 00:21 +0000at://did:plc:4u543lnfvs77yeumrturs42u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwzpbqqjuc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/scuutes.bsky.social/post/3lwx7rrsskc2n#MusicChallenge #WrongAnswersOnly Clever Primitives 🇬🇧 “Really Stupid” (demo) 1985 https://open.spotify.com/track/69SpUQXg4QzSwwbsSl4pgp?si=ZAXMnQ_BTgiwTIgojfNalQ [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Aug 2025 00:39 +0000at://did:plc:4u543lnfvs77yeumrturs42u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwx7rrsskc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/scuutes.bsky.social/post/3lwx5rtpjks2n#MusicSky get to know me through my favorite records Björk - Post (1995) A sillier me, a week ago, said that, in middle-age, Debut is the one I most often reach for. I’ve been listening to Post daily since then, and I feel the need to correct past me. This is the best one. Duh.22 Aug 2025 00:03 +0000at://did:plc:4u543lnfvs77yeumrturs42u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwx5rtpjks2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/scuutes.bsky.social/post/3lwsdvyysps2pIn other #MetalSky news, I recently finished a survey on recent (2022-2024) UK black metal (and adjacent metal). https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1lF9L7WhNoPLeeWlqbYGrK?si=yghaNzWQQRmrZjeinuGwgg&pi=mLHcRNtsSsqdT20 Aug 2025 02:09 +0000at://did:plc:4u543lnfvs77yeumrturs42u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwsdvyysps2phttps://bsky.app/profile/scuutes.bsky.social/post/3lwsd5ihsek2p#MetalSky Pthumulhu 🇮🇸 Tungumál Svarthola (Language of the Black Hole) Another record from last year I missed. Spooky, doomy sludge and heavy as hell. I assume the songs explore eldritch horror and the void of space, but Icelandic is hard and I have no idea other than my instinct on this. Recommend!20 Aug 2025 01:56 +0000at://did:plc:4u543lnfvs77yeumrturs42u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwsd5ihsek2phttps://bsky.app/profile/scuutes.bsky.social/post/3lwig2k37fc22#MusicSky get to know me thru my fav records Björk - Debut (1993) For most of my life, Post has been my favorite. In middle-age, it’s totally Debut. If I have one gripe, it’s that it echoes late Sugarcubes but loses the Einar rapping magic.16 Aug 2025 03:21 +0000at://did:plc:4u543lnfvs77yeumrturs42u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwig2k37fc22https://bsky.app/profile/scuutes.bsky.social/post/3lwfhbeo4lc2e#MusicSky get to know me thru my fav records Bishop Allen 🇺🇸 Charm School (2003) DIY bedroom pop, recorded one track at a time with a lot of clever tricks to conceal limited instrumental prowess & because they only had one mic. Some bands work best with inept drumming (see also, early Cub).14 Aug 2025 23:05 +0000at://did:plc:4u543lnfvs77yeumrturs42u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwfhbeo4lc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/scuutes.bsky.social/post/3lwe7d5cdqs2t#FilmSky I made the tragicomic mistake of watching Kairo (The Pulse) 🇯🇵 (2001) last night. I am a vivid dreamer and dreaded the dreams that would come. Thankfully, I made it through the night without nightmares. This is the second scariest movie in the world to me.14 Aug 2025 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:4u543lnfvs77yeumrturs42u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwe7d5cdqs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/scuutes.bsky.social/post/3lwajo6clhs2l#MusicSky get to know me thru my fav records Big Star 🇺🇸 Radio City (1974) The only argument needed for Radio City: Christgau gave it an A (for “Alex,” I presume). As the dean points out, Chris Bell “just couldn’t take it any more.” (Alex Chilton had that effect on people.) Chilton noisy AND poppy.13 Aug 2025 00:04 +0000at://did:plc:4u543lnfvs77yeumrturs42u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwajo6clhs2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/scuutes.bsky.social/post/3lw5vn2fxt22t#MusicSky get to know me thru my fav records Belly 🇺🇸 Star (1993) I prefer not to understand Belly. Star made my brain go boink because I got something, but knew that what I was getting probably wasn’t the intended point. It’s an example of an album that sounds precisely like it’s cover art.11 Aug 2025 23:01 +0000at://did:plc:4u543lnfvs77yeumrturs42u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw5vn2fxt22thttps://bsky.app/profile/scuutes.bsky.social/post/3lvxw7dpduk23#MusicSky Get to know me thru my fav records Beatles - s/t (1968) My 2025 take on the White Album: insight into the collapse of a once unassailable unit. Beatles were a tight gang of outrageously fun boys. By White Album, it’s more like Nabokov’s Pale Fire - splintered, wasting, but still great.09 Aug 2025 13:55 +0000at://did:plc:4u543lnfvs77yeumrturs42u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvxw7dpduk23https://bsky.app/profile/scuutes.bsky.social/post/3lvtsx2d2v22xBeatles - Revolver (1966) In true #MusicSky spirit, I spent days contemplating where to start talking about Beatles. I could’ve begun with Help & Rubber Soul, but Beatles weren’t Beatles before LSD, Indophilia & the decision to stop playing live to all the screaming kids. Maybe the best record ever07 Aug 2025 22:46 +0000at://did:plc:4u543lnfvs77yeumrturs42u/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvtsx2d2v22x