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1. mcc (mcc@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 09-Jun-2022 15:27:15 UTC mcc

   What I'm listening to today: "Meeting in the Aisle"

   Radiohead has a lot of odd, interesting corners in their discography, and some of their best tracks are hiding as B-sides. My sometimes-favorite song of theirs is an OK Computer b-side, "Meeting in the Aisle", which in the US was released on the "Airbag / How Am I Driving?" EP. This is one of Radiohead's very few instrumentals and it nails a dreamy, layered vibe. I recommend listening on something with bass.

   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cvh5mKrYf8Q

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   • mcc (mcc@mastodon.social)'s status on Thursday, 09-Jun-2022 15:27:15 UTC mcc

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     What I'm listening to today: "Sanxion" loader music, Rob Hubbard

     The Commodore 64 had an unusually featureful, musician-friendly and *weird* sound chip. It also had a problem: Games took a *long* time to load off tape. The solution was epic and very long (often 10+ minutes) "loader" songs that played while the game code loaded. The loader for "Sanxion", by C64 master Rob Hubbard, suggests an alternate universe where 00s IDM musicians had a knack for perfect pop hooks.

     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=It7yJh-NwPY