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Re: 2022 BST Rd1: Fubar v Диктатура Меня

cestuneblague — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 20:05:57 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 02/24/2023 01:05

Coolwife over Dictatorship Me, 7-5

Re: 2022 BST Rd1: Fubar v Диктатура Меня

MadhattanJack — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 17:31:51 GMT

Author: MadhattanJack

Posted: 02/23/2023 22:31

musicoed wrote:

Kaho Matsui's mother album now ranks #1,890 (RYM-2022)
I have not been able to find this artist's card on BEA.
At the same time, Kaho Matsui has released several LPs in the last year alone.
For me, this track is a mixture of close sounds from familiar songs.

The Kaho Matsui catalog is emblematic of the trend away from conventional "albums & singles" discographies, at least as I see it. She has dozens of tracks (and as you say, a few EPs and albums too) on Bandcamp and on Soundcloud, none of which have been released on any physical medium, and there's even more stuff listed under her vanity label, Bedside Tetrapod, some of which was released on cassette under the name "Kazuma Matsui," and there's even more material under the name "Goldenboy." And this is all just within the last 3 years!

Some friends of hers in Portland, OR had a label called "Norm Records," so they signed her to release the album S/T, which includes "Fubar" and a mixture of new and previously-released tracks. But on Bandcamp, that album isn't listed with her other material at all, it's only listed under Norm Records (though it is listed with her other stuff on Soundcloud, because you can't actually buy it there). And Norm also released it on CD, so that's now her only physical release (so far) as "Kaho Matsui," and therefore the only one on Discogs (though the Kazuma Mitsui material is there because it was released on cassette.) But as you've noted, nobody here has taken the trouble to add S/T here on BEA yet. (And no, I wasn't planning on doing it myself.)

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There's more explanation in this article about her on Willamette Week.

I also noticed that all of her material on Bandcamp is tagged as "breadcore," even though none of the songs have anything to do with bread, or baking, or even food in general. #Breadcore is a legitimate tag on Instagram and other social networking sites, used by bread-baking enthusiasts, so it's fair to say that Kaho Matsui is stealing it — for reasons/motives that I assume are completely unknown. And in addition to that, the S/T album is also tagged as "transgender," so I guess she's trans, and "Kazuma" was her pre-transition name...? That probably makes the situation even more confusing for the untold number of Matsui completists out there.

Re: 2022 BST Rd1: Fubar v Диктатура Меня

musicoed — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 07:11:42 GMT

Author: musicoed

Posted: 02/23/2023 12:11

musicoed wrote:

2022 BST Rd1: Snow Globes v Fever
…I would divide all bets into three categories for clarity.
1. Administrative (very high rating).
2. Systemic (average rating)
3. Anti-system (very low rating or unknown)…

It is obvious that two anti-system stakes clashed here.
At the same time, not a single song has the honorary status of a single.
Kaho Matsui's mother album now ranks #1,890 (RYM-2022)
I have not been able to find this artist's card on BEA.
At the same time, Kaho Matsui has released several LPs in the last year alone.
For me, this track is a mixture of close sounds from familiar songs.
It looks more interesting than many other bets in the tournament.
There is an aura, but the same key gap remains.
I find no points of melodic catharsis here.

I think that an even smaller circle of people knows about the Мрачные Щи.
This project now has about 2,500 subscribers on the social network.
Even for the population of Russia, this is too small a figure.
But this song is also distinguished by its protest content.
The author does not see the future if the musical taste of the population does not change.
As a solution to the problem, he offers his dictatorship.
This is very reminiscent of other infamous stories.
There is a suspicion that this is a parody.
But the chorus about terrible music ratings is true.
The conclusion suggests itself - dictators become imperceptibly.))

Re: 2022 BST Rd1: Fubar v Диктатура Меня

kokkinos — Wed, 22 Feb 2023 10:43:38 GMT

Author: kokkinos

Posted: 02/22/2023 15:43

Weird but interesting matchup. It was close, but ended up going with Диктатура Меня, too nostalgic to resist.

Re: 2022 BST Rd1: Fubar v Диктатура Меня

musicoed — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 14:35:51 GMT

Author: musicoed

Posted: 02/20/2023 19:35

KitchenSink wrote:

…Other dude sounds like he could've opened for Ride in 1992, which I think is a good thing …

CA Dreamin wrote:

… a brave little toaster …

Re: 2022 BST Rd1: Fubar v Диктатура Меня

KitchenSink — Sun, 19 Feb 2023 18:34:34 GMT

Author: KitchenSink

Posted: 02/19/2023 23:34

classic Tap selection and I mean that in the best way. Intricate yet playful bleep bloops of the highest order (as I've come to eagerly expect from the Fennesz fanatic)

Other dude sounds like he could've opened for Ride in 1992, which I think is a good thing but doesn't appeal to me like that Kaho Matsui track, so that's where my vote is going

Re: 2022 BST Rd1: Fubar v Диктатура Меня

musicoed — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 02:54:52 GMT

Author: musicoed

Posted: 02/18/2023 07:54

MadhattanJack wrote:

Does this work? I can see it, at least...

Thanks, I already thought that this song was blocked.))

Until 2022, I did not know anything about this project.
Most likely, now it is one musician from Moscow.
Dictatorship Me is the first track in the debut EP.
I wouldn't know the artist if the track was second.
I don't like other songs, it's too obvious a bias towards punk.
The lyrics are full of jargon and obscene language.
Vocals - mannered singing with swallowing some of the sounds.
I couldn't make out all the words to this song.

Диктатура Меня (Dictatorship Me)
00:00 - 01:05. The verse starts immediately without an intro.
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«�'округ раскинулись е…ня, всюду играет �...…ня
Твоя последняя надежда - диктатура меня»
-----------------------------
F…cking sprawled around, shit is playing everywhere
Your last hope - dictatorship me.
--------------Illegible---------------
--------------------------------------------------------
The author performs this verse twice in a row.
The first lines contain obscene language.
The couplet ends illegibly.
01:06 - 01:33. Chorus (words in full):
«�'удущего нет в этой части карты
Я е…у вообще, что там у меня с расположением планет
Мне вс�' сказали чарты»
---------------------------------------
There is no future for this part of the map
I f…ck in general, I don’t know what I have with the location of the planets
The charts told me everything.
----------------------------------------
01:34 - 02:09. Climax (second verse).
Tension at the highest point.
The timbre changes (aka Walt Disco), the vocals also become higher.
The performance finally turns into the genre of parody.
------------------------------------
«Смотри, какой ч�'ткий пацан
Он слушает гей-шансон»
----------------------------------------
Look what a cool dude
He listens to gay chanson
--------------Illegible---------------
---------------------------------------------
The couplet ends illegibly.
The author shows growing dissatisfaction.
02:10 - 02:40. Chorus repeat.
02:41 - 03:54. The ending is definitely drawn out.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Encrypted phrases not used in the language:
Мрачные Щи – Grim Shchi
Щи - the main hot dish of Russian cuisine.
Щи >> Щ�'ки (Cheeks) >> youth slang.
My free interpretation:
"Gloomy Life" or "Gloomy Faces"

Перечень Трески (EP) - Cod List >> A play on words derived from:
Печень трески - Cod liver (the dish is prepared mainly in Russia).
Треска (Cod) – consonant with «треск» (crackling).
My free interpretation:
"List of low-quality music" or "A herd of sheep."

Re: 2022 BST Rd1: Fubar v Диктатура Меня

Tap — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 01:05:14 GMT

Author: Tap

Posted: 02/18/2023 06:05

lol what? Exhausting? Come on

Like I'd understand if I'd went with something like https://youtu.be/vn8HO_ikfsw but I thought this one was relatively light.

Re: 2022 BST Rd1: Fubar v Диктатура Меня

travelful — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 18:27:14 GMT

Author: travelful

Posted: 02/17/2023 23:27

Norman Bates wrote:

Voted for the Russian guy, the other track is exhausting.

same

Re: 2022 BST Rd1: Fubar v Диктатура Меня

Norman Bates — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 16:54:44 GMT

Author: Norman Bates

Posted: 02/17/2023 21:54

Voted for the Russian guy, the other track is exhausting.

Re: 2022 BST Rd1: Fubar v Диктатура Меня

LedZep — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 05:07:33 GMT

Author: LedZep

Posted: 02/17/2023 10:07

Fubar is a great track. A weird and confrontational blend of IDM and breaks, but it works. Диктатура Меня is fine.

Re: 2022 BST Rd1: Fubar v Диктатура Меня

MadhattanJack — Fri, 17 Feb 2023 00:47:06 GMT

Author: MadhattanJack

Posted: 02/17/2023 05:47

cestuneblague wrote:

If anyone can post the YT video do so please

Does this work? I can see it, at least...

Link

Re: 2022 BST Rd1: Fubar v Диктатура Меня

cestuneblague — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:34:56 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 02/17/2023 02:34

For some reason the video for musicoed's choice was restrictred, which may be a me probkem. If anyone can post the YT video do so please

2022 BST Rd1: Fubar v Диктатура Меня

cestuneblague — Thu, 16 Feb 2023 21:33:16 GMT

Author: cestuneblague

Posted: 02/17/2023 02:33

Kaho Matsui ft DJ Coolwife- FUBAR
Captain: Tap

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Link

https://normcorps.bandcamp.com/album/s-t

Repping: Portland

VS

Мрачные Щи [Mrachnye Shchi] - Диктатура Меня
Captain: Musicoed

apple

Repping: Russia?