Otis reading - these arms of mine

[luka]

no one has emotions any more. no one under the age of 80 has ever had an emotion

 

[shiels]

The obvious answer is about being too self aware and mediated and affected etc

 

[luka]

 

[luka]

The obvious answer is about being too self aware and mediated and affected etc

primacy of the self. not mediated by the awareness of the billion other people identical in every respect to you. same experiences. same responses. paste people infinitely dispensible and replaceable.

 

[shiels]

But I was listening to Otis and crying the other day, almost angry at how beautiful it was and kind of out of reach

 

[luka]

angry that you dont have emotions and can never feel that way lol

 

[luka]

 

[shiels]

That sounds over the top I know but it’s fucking true and I know you feel it too

 

[luka]

 

[luka]

That sounds over the top I know but it’s fucking true and I know you feel it too

yeah i grew up with this stuff and it shaped my sensibility and made me the romantic thridform always bullies me for being but it's not how we feel today is it

 

[luka]

2006

-Soul Music-

this is a companion thread to 'western movies' because obscure things are all too often obscure for good reason. sometimes obvious things are the best things. i was listening to one of dave godin's compilations over breakfast this morning and it reminded me,nothing beats soul music, nothing...

www.dissensus.com

 

[thirdform]

 

[thirdform]

 

[Leo]

Why can’t anyone do this anymore. What have we lost?

it's the fault of all that fucking autotune!

 

[thirdform]

 

[Leo]

anyone with an average voice can be a star, as long as you have that sexy vocal psychedelia.

 

[thirdform]

yeah i grew up with this stuff and it shaped my sensibility and made me the romantic thridform always bullies me for being but it's not how we feel today is it

hey there's nothing wrong the sensibility it's that shiels should be able to subject it to his mastery.

 

[thirdform]

anyone with an average voice can be a star, as long as you have that sexy vocal psychedelia.

On the surface this is a kneejerk take but there is truth in it. In that people are developing their vocal abilities in service of the autotune software. Misuse of technology. This isn't a value judgment though.

 

[Leo]

On the surface this is a kneejerk take but there is truth in it. In that people are developing their vocal abilities in service of the autotune software. Misuse of technology. This isn't a value judgment though.

it's an ok use of technology, but when it become the dominant method, you lose the natural soul of the unadulterated great voice and human vocal stylings.

 

[Leo]

also, it's Otis Redding.