#smhtdf

[top-quality-garbage]

has anyone named the fucking thing yet?

(🎥)

[floating-goblin-art]

Behold, a divide.

[panda-boy]

the video I referenced is from when they played at Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford on Sept 15 in 2022. i cant link to it directly but you can find it in the venue's highlights on IG here (its somewhere in the middle) and it was reposted on twitter here (which is where i saw it originally)

[sailorsun546]

The alchemical notation for Aqua Regia, I see you fuckers (affectionate)

[tempered-grace]

the entire sleep token fandom right now:

[the-impulse-to-love]

i still can't get over the fact how the new album is even in arcadia.

like. take me back to eden, and now even in arcadia.

take me back to eden, which is a paradise that was inhabited in and later lost due to the sin of eating the forbidden fruit.

even in arcadia, which is an idyllic paradise of a real region in greece. a concept that was romanticized and explored during the renaissance that is said to be unobtainable and lost.

and the phrase "even in" -- referring to the phrase "et in arcadia ego," roughly meaning "even in arcadia, there i am." a phrase used as a title to painter nicolas poussin's painting (left) depicting three shepherds and a woman. yet, this work was inspired by a work of the same name done by artist guercino (right), done about a decade before. and his work has themes of memento mori, a reminder that death is always There, with the image of a skull reinforcing the idea of the title.

all just to say...

vessel wants to be taken back to eden -- back to a way when things were idyllic and perfect. and yet, if he obtains this, if he somehow gets to arcadia, he's met with the harsh reality that his paradise is unobtainable and lost. "i" -- whether that be sleep, death, or some other figure -- they are still there in what appears to be paradise, even if vessel wants to escape from them...

[moonchild-in-blue]

By the way!

In case there was still people who were a bit uncertain of the use of gen. ai for their new stuff - we finally got the credits of the artist!

Noruwei seems to be a relatively small indie company, so it's extra nice to see them supporting actual creatives!

[stellasplendens]

As a totem animal, the flamingo emphasizes the importance of community and collective effort. Just as flamingos thrive in their large colonies, this totem urges you to connect with your community, cherish your relationships, and remember that together, we can weather any storm.

And with what @elkkiel found out about the “deadicated to the shades part”, it’s telling that the flamingo is black.

Fuck forgot that the black sheep is always the odd one. So the black flamingo could be the odd one in the flamboyance. A group of flamingos is called that.

Vessel may feel like the odd one. BUT since we are all a bit odd and still follow him, listen to him and enjoy what he has to offer he will become one of us.

Sorry feeling odd myself today.