241 Reply by ForaBrokenEarth

(25 replies, posted in Graphics, Artwork & Design)

Well manga costs less if it's unsuccessful, so they're more willing to take risks with it. The price of modern animation is staggering, generally speaking they'll only make an anime if they consider it a sure fire hit. Also the otaku market is so unbelievably conservative and set in it's ways that they frequently wont accept an anime that deviates from the norm. If it's not Moe or fanservicey you'll have a seriously hard time selling dvd's in japan.

The international market is even worse in many ways. The majority of western fans are only interested in shounen anime like One Piece, Naruto and Death Note and are notoriously crappy at buying dvd's. In one case an anime that got full release in the uk sold exactly 3 copies.

Any way. Any season I generally pick a handful of anime to watch and then whittle it down to a few that aren't totally shit.

This season "Attack on Titan" and "Flowers of Evil" are the two that are most likely going to be the best. Both of them are adapted form really interesting manga and are beautifully fucked up and disturbing in their own way.

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242 Reply by ForaBrokenEarth

(26 replies, posted in General Discussion)

extreme zan-zan-zawa-veia wrote:

1) believe you are justified a whole bunch of fame for doing something essentially anyone could do
2) everything else follows

You've really got that depressive narcissism thing down.

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243 Reply by ForaBrokenEarth

(25 replies, posted in Graphics, Artwork & Design)

I have the new Dark Horse omnibus edition. Suddenly, this is becoming an FLCL appreciation thread...

When I was in Bruges this New year I saw an orange vespa down an alley way and I ran to look at it it, but it didn't have the P! on it sad

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244 Reply by ForaBrokenEarth

(25 replies, posted in Graphics, Artwork & Design)

FLCL is great. It's one of the best looking anime of the end of the pre-digital era of animation. It had a fantastic soundtrack, great characters and an interesting surreal plot that any one who was ever a disaffected teenager can relate to. Apparently Gainax made it specifically to un-depress their team after more than half a decade of Evangelion. Some people hate on it because it's well known, but it's a solid show a lot of people can enjoy.

The manga version has a gorgeous art style as well. Some of Gainax's best work.

I actually did a couple of FLCL themed songs a few years ago when I was just starting out with FM. Not great but I have a soft spot for them tongue
http://snd.sc/YE0r34

For content:

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245 Reply by ForaBrokenEarth

(28 replies, posted in Software & Plug-ins)

GBA's might really make a cool portable .NSF player!

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246 Reply by ForaBrokenEarth

(162 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Smashboy wrote:

Remember me guys? I'm proof of all the negativity of this place. I made a shit peace of shit and didn't realize it last year and put it on this site because I was told it was a great place to get started,learn, and because it was "a good idea" and then i got cursed at,falsely accused(was it trolling?) and discriminated. Been lerking and practicing ever since,because,basically,aint no body got time for dat shit.I laugh at it now though,but since then,all I believe there is here is a bunch of jerks with useful information....the worst kind of jerks. hmm

If I remember, you asked for CC and people gave it you and then suggested that you write more songs before submitting to CC because your first song will always not be that great.

Then the thread rolled off into some other world of people being dumb unrelated to you entirely.

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247 Reply by ForaBrokenEarth

(49 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I love how people who make great stuff will actually discuss their techniques instead of hoarding them like precious gems.

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248 Reply by ForaBrokenEarth

(33 replies, posted in General Discussion)

There's a chance I'll be moving to Holland in the near future. I would love to get my chip clogs on in some form of tracker oriented windmill.

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249 Reply by ForaBrokenEarth

(162 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Good heavens, just look at the time.

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250 Reply by ForaBrokenEarth

(19 replies, posted in Trading Post)

Enfy wrote:
Another Castle wrote:

Jeez, that's a really nice deal. Hope everything works arite!

Totally just get a 64M from Kitsch, it works great. Granted, Drag n' derp holds much more, but it also costs 2.5x as much.

Why would a Drag'N'Derp be better than a 64M? Except for the driverless Plug'N'Play?

Stability.

EDIT: Also flash memory not battery powered EMS.

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251 Reply by ForaBrokenEarth

(16 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I'm really not that confident in the efficacy of your research methodology.

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252 Reply by ForaBrokenEarth

(53 replies, posted in General Discussion)

Started playing guitar many moons ago. Played and sang in bands, mostly loud and angry.
Eventually took up music production, sucked for a long time and then got better.

Probably the highlight of my musical life has been being a regular member of John Richards Dirty Electronics Ensemble and getting to play with Chris Carter and Anna Meredith amongst others.

Annoyingly Johns played more chip gigs than I have, haha.

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253 Reply by ForaBrokenEarth

(30 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

danimal cannon wrote:

It's not aesthetic once you played a show without one with no light on stage.  There's a function.

I have a tiny lamp for gigging...

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254 Reply by ForaBrokenEarth

(30 replies, posted in Nintendo Handhelds)

Unless you live in a cave or gig a lot, back light isn't essential.

If you're just learning, and aren't inputting your gameboy into miles of leads, the prosound isn't necessary.

Gameboy cup holder though. Can't live without that shit.

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255 Reply by ForaBrokenEarth

(1,620 replies, posted in General Discussion)


Top:Arsekickulator MkII. Revision 1. Unit 02.

Bottom: Unit 02, and Arsekickulator MkI. Unit 00. With some pedals and a Dirty Carter Experimental Sound Generating Instrument


My noisy fun-time/ Dirty Electronics set up.

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256 Reply by ForaBrokenEarth

(35 replies, posted in General Discussion)

I bought CD's until the day Nottingham's best record shop, Selectadisc closed. I didn't realise what I had until it was gone. The only place I've ever been able to buy Merzbow in an actual shop. Every CD had a little sticker with a description on it and recommendations from the staff. Still keep all my records in selectadisc bags.For a while they had a london branch and you can see it in the back ground of the cover for oasis' morning glory.

I still prefer to have something physical than just a batch of MP3's and if an artist I really like puts out a CD or a vinyl I'll buy that, especially if they're small.

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