Dan - ACAB / BLM @Odd_Bloke@wrestle.town

Hello!

I'm Dan. Originally from the UK, I now live (on stolen land) in Kingston, ON.

I love listening to music (I have an eclectic taste, but metal and classical are my true loves), reading, and watching motorsport!

(I work from home as a computer toucher.)

#introductions

Here are threads of my notes (mostly quotes) from reading some theory.

Are Prisons Obsolete? by Angela Y. Davis: https://wrestle.town/@Odd_Bloke/104271008727004277
Comrade by Jodi Dean: https://wrestle.town/@Odd_Bloke/104298508406791466
The End of Policing by Alex S. Vitale: https://wrestle.town/@Odd_Bloke/104305785843492861

(I'll reply to this with new ones as I start them.)

Politics-wise, I'm a lefty, and inclusion is very important to me. I'm currently trying to work out what that means for me, both in my online life and my offline life. (I deal with a lot of anxiety, which makes working that out much trickier!)

Related to politics, this Mastodon/hometown instance is my first foray in to the world of the decentralised web, which I think is going to be very important over the coming years.

#introductions

Another very important part of my life is my ginormo-dog, Colt! We rescued him earlier this year. He's a ~4yo Great Dane and very friendly!

(The rescue named him Colt because he snorts like a horse when he is annoyed about something. They were not wrong to do so!)

#introductions #petroductions

excellent death metal album, every track is great. every member kicks ass which makes sense, this is a supergroup, but unlike a lot of supergroup projects this feels like a coherent band. probably my second favourite death metal album of the year

more dan! maybe my favourite album thus far!

piano concertos can be overwhelming for me, because the piano is capable of so much polyphony in addition to the whole orchestra. this applies here too, but I enjoyed the ride even if I'm not following it as well as other pieces

🎶 i saw evgeny kissin prokofiev
underneath the mistletoe last night 🎶

the spotify algorithm suggested this as an addition to my 2022 playlist so I gave it a go. it's cool! black metal vocals over fairly traditional heavy metal, which is not a combo I thought would work, but it's a cool hypnotic vibe, I like it!

prokofiev is not the only important musical figure of the 20th century I want to catch up on.

this is davis' debut album as a leader, and it's really great!

I enjoyed this more than their last album! alissa mixes in some cleans, which I like! I think the band is more consistent on this album, and it works really well

I have noticed the lyrics get less anarchist and more "the first rule of punk rock is loyalty" since alissa joined, but they still have their moments (and are never actually objectionable)

and now I'm caught up on the arch enemy discography!

more steely dan! this feels much in the same vein as the last album, I dig it though they continue the streak of having a few questionable lyrics per album which I dig less