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I don't know much of anyone from here who chills in Japan.  But regardless I'm glad to hear those people are alright as well as the many others affected.  I'll be getting more of the scoop once my Japanese bud gets out of class.  I hope his friends and family over there are alright too.

Um...yes this.
I'm pretty sure everyone including myself could benefit from such a thread.

Same here.

But I'm a huge supporter of this idea.  I've written guitar songs for a long long time and can remain patient with those...not hurry up a track cause I'm ADD-out and want to work on something different...or releasing a track that I just kindof through together in a day. 

You need to genuinely believe the stuff you've written is perfect.  You need to listen to it a week later and think
"Geez...err...I still don't know what I'd change, it all sounds really great"

I've also listened to your stuff.  It's not AT ALL my style of music.  BUT removing my own personal biases out of the equation...I definitely can tell the songs haven't been given enough attention.  My biggest advice would be to work on the vocals.  IMHO they barely fit the music.  However, I do LOVE THE SHIT out of the ukulele bit.  I really do.  Run with that....it's unique and I think with some more time it could be fucking spectacular and I mean that.

Perfect statement is perfect.

And I completely agree with Note!
It's a double edged sword to make what you like and aim to please.
The best way to go about it is to write songs you really enjoy...be a perfectionist.  If there's something in a song that rubs you the wrong way, don't release it in an EP.  Tweak the song until every tiny bit makes you proud of what you've done.  If you're confident with regards to your own musical talent chances are others will enjoy your stuff and will help promote it even if it's only in a small way.
Don't rush things.  Come back to songs after a while.  Try to find your own sound.  Talk to EVERYONE about your stuff...you never know who may have connections or interest in helping you out. 

ex: I talked to a friend from a while back about chipmusic (which he never really heard much about) and it turns out he regularly sets up electronica gigs everywhere in this state and was interested in utilizing my material in his sets.

Things like that really make a difference.

I'm thinking about writing a comprehensive and specific LSDJ tutorial to throw up on the site.  I know there are many out there and I figured the one I put together would include more specific things (what different S, E commands do to the sounds, detailed WAV channel synth explanations etc. etc.)  I've read many tutorials and there are many things they don't really touch base on or go into specifics about.  Let me know what you guys think because honestly if you'd just think it's redundant then I'll save myself the trouble.  But if you think it'd be of great use (which would probably only be seen once it's done) let me know.  I could include different styles of LSDJ'd material and include tips (without giving away any secrets if anyone feels less inclined to give out straight patches or whatever).

Really...let me know since I would definitely take the time to do it up right if others think it'd be a good addition.  Otherwise I'll just take a picture of my cat standing on my DMG and upload that instead.

Possible theme:  "When things take a turn for the worse."