wednesday night intermission
whose dream are we living in?
welcome back to another wednesday night intermission! as a refresher, this space will be more stripped down, more lowkey. these’ll be posts every other week in lieu of the traditional volumes we know and love
i’ve been in my new job for close to 5(!!) months now which has flown by. it’s been an adjustment to get back to a work routine especially coming in-office
i like seeing people IRL so i don’t mind it most times. the small talk can be brutal though and doing the half-smile to acknowledge someone i’m passing by can be boring lmao. thinking of switching to this lowkey:
i don’t come to the office frequently enough to say anything but this dude in a cubicle adjacent to me (in a sea of empty cubicles) takes. every. meeting. from. his desk. 🤪
i also forgot how brutal commutes can be. esp with the night coming sooner, the race to get back can be a slow simmer of stress from an already long day at work
i have my podcasts that i listen to but sometimes they get stale. i’m thinking i might start diving into some music theory content to learn on the go
the podcast Song Exploder is GREAT for this:
i also just discovered (editor’s note: IG’s relentless algorithm fed) clips from this new podcast One Song:
they use music theory to analyze hella popular songs but it feels wayyy more accessible. it doesn’t feel holier than thou and i’m brought along for the ride instead of being lectured
in this clip they talk about how “Maps” and how some of these mega pop producers like Max Martin repurpose the melody for some of today’s biggest hits. i honestly didn’t know how far its musical lineage went
it’s nice to know that the door is always open to find new ways to appreciate what we like 😌❤️🔥
- claudio / claud / @offballscreen
this week’s music ⤵️
shared this with me and i was blown away. you can hear the melodic trap influence originating from Speaker Knockerz (RIP 😪 — “Lonely” belongs in the hall of fame) to 24hrs and 454 and now 4batzwith each generation comes more refinement and he’s able to use his autotuned voice to blend between trap and Frank Ocean r&b all while sprinkling in a lil chopped & screwed on top. the second half is soooo moody, i love it
it’s sub-2 min but i play it on repeat for 20+ and get lost. this is def a late add to my fav songs of 2023 (more of which i’ll be highlighting in next week’s first ever Ribbies™️ 😉)
memes of the week 🤠
tired of companies feeding the "when you’re here, your family” lie
when the d&b logo is in full bloom, hide your Bud Lights
there’s about 3.5 Autozones all within a one mile radius of our house and i’m about 98% sure they’re all money laundering schemes
the best way to do date night and spend less than $30 a person
hahahaha