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IMHO not enough folks talking about the Simone Dow's (Voyager) Eurovision 2023 swag
#REALLLLLL#sorry op for the late reblog ive made my way back to the voyager tag on tumblr#voyagerposting
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bunny theme by @joyfriend
live previews: 1 x 2 x 3
hehe giggle. if something doesnt work just try turning the toggle buttons on and off.
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comic sans
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g d o e s a t h i n g - how to make a tumblr theme from scratch;
each section of these tutorials will walk you through making your own theme from scratch with instructions, images and all the code you need along the way! links to the code as you progress are included in EVERY section!
NB/ feel free to use these codes as you please, ( part 6 & 7 include full base codes ) - credit is nice but NOT necessary!
theme 101 part 1 - basic html, styling body, styling and positioning posts.
theme 101 part 2 - the padding function, the margin function, permalinks, tags and styling.
theme 101 part 3 - styling general links, styling bold and italic, styling blockquotes, post images.
theme 101 part 4 - styling sidebar, navigation links, headings and pagination.
theme 101 part 5 - index and permalink pages, float, post info, styling asks and quotes.
theme 101 part 6 - adding images, backgrounds, sidebar graphics, etc.
theme 101 part 7 - container theme, scrollbar, overflow, hover effects.
from part 6 - FULL PAGE THEME with SIDEBAR + BASE CODE
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from part 7 - CONTAINER THEME with HOVER SIDEBAR + BASE CODE
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14 years ago today, Enter Shikari released 'Destabilise'.
The single was the band's first release after stepping away from their deal with Atlantic Records, and continued the thread that 'Common Dreads' sparked — focused on both politics and unity.
Here's the story.
Before I start, a good chunk of what I'm about to say is from Luke Morton's incredible ES biography 'Standing Like Statues' — and I don't want to take away from that.
So, I'll only cover the basics. If you wanna know more, go read the book!
To put it short, the band had found that the major label life was not for them — the nature of a big corporation simply clashed with the spirit of Enter Shikari.
However, where most artist would falter after leaving a deal like theirs —
Enter Shikari were on fire.
Destabilise was a triumphant next step for the band. With passion, spirit, and love, the song has gone down in the ES books as one of their most popular and beloved cuts.
Compositionally, the song is rebellious and full of energy. The song's structure is unique and bold.
The main motif of the song is fanfare — a motif that carries through the band's whole history, but this is one of the strongest examples of how Rou uses brass to signify that Enter Shikari is only just getting started. Very similar to their use of brass on AKFTWW.
One of the most iconic things about Destabilise, however, is the line —
"Rory C, what's your thesis?"
Now, Rory had no clue how iconic this line would be. But, it goes down in the Enter Shikari lore as one of the most important questions ever asked in an ES song.
Ultimately, though. This song was a rebellious song that ushered in the 'A Flash Flood of Colour' era with a bang, and has only gone down as one of the band's most popular and beloved.
The song has over 5 million streams on Spotify, and is a staple of the live set.
It is their 4th highest played song of all time live (with 613 performances) and was debuted at Sziget Festival 2010, just over six months after the single released (August 13th)
Here's a video of the first performance of Destabilise!
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According to the description of this video, Destabilise was actually a cover of the song 'Destabilise' by St Albans jazz-legends 'Jonny and The Snipers'.
This could in fact be accurate, but has never been fully confirmed.
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Ultimately, this song is one of Enter Shikari's most pivotal and iconic songs.
Ushering in the Flash Flood of Colour era with ambition, rebellion, and unity, the song is a key part of the Enter Shikari lore and will always be a beloved part of the band's history.
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A decade ago, today. (26/02)
(Source: @enterrob on Twitter)
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VOYAGER!!!!! sorry i am like the 1 voyager enjoyer on tumblr haha
i agree with this review! element V isn't the best. very much early sound, entirely different band lineup (apart from Danny), and he wrote all the early stuff himself (he wrote it all until V album actually, which is why you see such a tonal change there)
im glad to see you're going through the discography! imo, ghost mile and fearless in love are by far the strongest 2 of their discography, however the rest is still very enjoyable in their own way. can't wait to see your opinions on everything else :D
I thought I should listen to Voyager's whole discography in chronological order and see how their sound has developed through their career because their older albums sound almost nothing alike their sound today. So here's my review/things that I noticed/general thoughts about their debut album, Element V from 2003.
When I was first getting into Voyager, I remember that I was hesitant to listen to their early stuff because I know that most bands and artists' early years are... usually very rough. My first impression of Voyager's old stuff did confirm this opinion. I think that early Voyager is very generic heavy metal with very little that sets it apart from everyone else. Not to mention that the mixing on some of the songs on this album is rough and the vocals seem to drown in the instrumentals a little.
However, there are good songs in here! I like the opening track, Sic Transit Gloria Mundi and the baroque-esque (?? is that a word?) hapsichord sound in it. I like how it transitions to the next song and the synths immediately after. It's such a different sound and almost whiplash-y, but it does foreshadow Voyager's evolution and chameleon-like nature. Voyager has refused to stay in a single box since day one. I love that. There's also a general medieval-ish or baroque-esque sound and lyrics for the album that invokes images of knights and high fantasy in my head that took me by surprise when I first listened to this album. It's so different from modern Voyager! It's fascinating that we got from this to the more modern synth sound in Fearless in Love.
One thing that stands out to me is that Daniel's vocals are sometimes growled, when he doesn't growl in the later albums at all. Fascinating!
Overall, Element V is not to my tastes, but I can appreciate it. There are three songs that are on my Voyager faves playlist, but the rest of the album I don't much care for. I feel bad for saying that, seeing how much I love this band lol. But then again, I know for a fact that the more I enjoy their music just increases with the evolution of their sound. I already look forward to this experiment. (Didn't say "voyage", HAH.)
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uh oh this pronunciation of polycules is gonna stick in my head for a long while
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when you create something at a time like this and receive an end product, this is something an old teacher of mine referred to as Violet Springs.
Violet Springs was often referred to as a place, but was also a feeling- the necessity and urge to create in a time when you can do nothing but create, and the byproduct of that feeling. he described himself as writing several songs that came out of thin air, lyrics, melody, everything, after long slumps of nothing. even if they were only half finished products that he had to take time to complete or perfect, he at least had these beautiful ideas and concepts he wouldn't have purposely thought of or created otherwise.
if you're ever in a mood like this, that's Violet Springs calling. answer it. let it call you in. and in the end, you may escape with something greater.
One of the worst feelings in the world: when you are just desperate, like claw-your-own-skin-off desperate, to create, but the only thing that even vaguely appeals to you to work on is a nebulous half-feeling that might be dreamily related to some half-formed notion of a concept. I must! Make! No thing! Only make!
#i can go into violet springs as a place another time because its one of my fav concepts to this day#violet springs#my love
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Xinjiangtitan
Reminder of one of the "worst" sauropods to have existed. Xinjiangtitan a sauropod of the Mamenchisauridae family that lived during the Middle Jurassic of what is now Xinjiang, northwestern China. It is pretty darn complete for a large sauropod (which is a miracle given how rare they are to preserve )so is good but damn does it look stupid with its stupidly long neck and proportions.
Art by Knüppe and Gunnar.
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Rating band names based on their accuracy:
(I keep updating this list so check back later)
The Beatles: 3/10. None of these people are beetles, they’re just a bunch of fruity guys from Liverpool with matching haircuts
(Edit: changed from 0/10 to 3/10 because John Lennon beat his wife)
Pink Floyd: 4/10. There is not a single person named Floyd in the band, but some of the members do arguably look kinda pink
Nirvana: 10/10. Getting high and listening to Nirvana is roughly what I imagine actual nirvana to be like
Foo Fighters: either 0/10 or 10/10. I have never seen foo in real life so either they’re pretending to fight a problem that doesn’t exist or they’re doing an absolutely fantastic job of fighting it
The Eagles: 0/10. Same as the Beatles, there is not a single eagle in this band. The name is misleading and we have all been lied to
Queen: 6/10. Partial points for Freddie Mercury
Led Zeppelin: 0/10. I don’t think any of these guys have ever even seen a zeppelin, let alone one made of lead. A lead balloon would crash faster than my hopes and dreams
The Rolling Stones: 3/10. There is not a single stone in this band. Some points added because I’m pretty sure they rolled quite a few
U2: 0/10. Despite what the name says, I am not a member of this band
Metallica: 9/10. Naming a metal band “Metallica” is like naming your dog “doggy”
Red Hot Chili Peppers: 2/10. These guys are not chili peppers. They’re not even that hot, let alone red hot
Guns N’ Roses: 0/10. How the fuck could a gun or a flower play music
Backstreet Boys: ?/10. Depends entirely on their current given location
Simon and Garfunkel: 10/10. No notes
The Doors: 1/10. Jim Morrison is kinda shaped like a door tho
Chicago: 4/10. The number of people in this band does not come even remotely close to the population of Chicago. Points added because it originated in Chicago
Earth, wind, and fire: 2/10. This is even more innacurate than Chicago. Points added because wind instruments were often used
Def Leppard: 3/10. There is not a single leopard in this band. Some of the members are probably kinda deaf by now tho
The Beach Boys: ?/10. Accuracy depends entirely on location
The Black Eyed Peas: 6/10. Not sure what the hell an ‘eyed pea’ is but the black part is pretty accurate
Imagine Dragons: ?/10. Depends entirely on whether or not they’re thinking about dragons.
Cage the Elephant: 1/10. Why would you do that. Let the elephant go
Green Day: 0/10. They’re not even green
The Police: 0/10. There is not a single cop in this band
KISS: 5/10. I’m sure they probably kissed sometimes
The Monkees: 0/10. Are you fucking kidding me
We Butter the Bread with Butter: 8/10. I can’t verify this but I have no reason to suspect that they’d lie. Butter seems like the most logical thing to butter bread with
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard: 0/10. I got really excited about the concept of a lizard wizard only to be let down. My disappointment is immeasurable
They Might Be Giants: 5/10. I googled everyone in this band’s height, the tallest guy’s only 6’1 so I wouldn’t exactly consider him a giant. Then again, I can’t really argue because the claim was only that they MIGHT be giants
The Presidents of the United States of America: 2/10. None of these people are Joe Biden nor are any of them former presidents. This is incredibly misleading. I’m pretty sure “Lump” was written about my first girlfriend tho so I’ll give them a point or two
Gorillaz: 2/10 Not quite but we’re kinda close genetically so I’ll give them partial credit
The Killers: ?/10. I have no way of verifying if they’ve actually killed before but the fact that they’re not in prison tells me probably not
The Offspring: 10/10. These guys are definitely somebody’s offspring
Arctic Monkeys: 1/10. They are neither monkeys nor are they from the arctic
Thirty Seconds to Mars: 1/10. It takes WAY longer to get to mars than that
Beastie Boys: 8/10. They’re pretty beast on the guitar
Jimmy Eat World: 1/10. Slow the fuck down Jimmy, you’re biting off way more than you can chew
Hole: 9/10. One point deducted because I’m pretty sure they had more than one hole
Rage Against the Machine: 10/10. They did exactly that
Alice In Chains: 0/10. This is illegal. Let Alice go
The Band: 10/10. This could not possibly be more accurate
Nine Inch Nails: 1/10. I can’t find any good pictures of their feet but from what I can tell their fingernails definitely aren’t nine inches long
Bush: ?/10. Not quite sure about this one, felt uncomfortable asking
The Who: 2/10. I’m not dealing with this “Who’s On First” bullshit
Radiohead: 0/10. Not a single person in this band has a radio for a head
Queens of the Stone Age: 0/10. This band should be called “five random dudes from the modern era” but FRDFTMA is a bit of a mouthful
Soundgarden: 2/10. Sound does not grow in the garden
Sonic Youth: 5/10. They’re not exactly youth anymore but the sonic part checks out
Talking heads: 8/10. There’s more to the band than just a bunch of disembodied heads but the heads do tend to talk
The Cranberries: 0/10. Decent music but I only added them so that the Beatles and Freddie Mercury weren’t the only fruits on this list
The Wiggles: 8/10. They do tend to wiggle a lot
Blue Man Group: 10/10. Yep!
Weezer: 5/10. They all look like they definitely have asthma
Limp Bizkit: 3/10. While the visual image of baked goods playing the guitar is hilarious, Fred durst is not a biscuit. Points added because he probably has erectile dysfunction
Stone Temple Pilots: 0/10. None of these people are accredited as being licensed to pilot anything, much less an entire stone temple. Stone temples don’t need pilots anyways
Wasted Youth: 8/10. I guess it really kinda depends on how you frame it but yeah, they probably wasted a lot of it
Them Crooked Vultures: 3/10. These are people and not birds but Dave Grohl’s posture is kinda bad and John Paul Jones is so old that his neck kinda looks like a vulture’s so I added some points
Audioslave: 0/10. Slavery is illegal
Traveling Wilburys: 4/10. Sure, they traveled a lot but not a single one of those lying bastards was named Wilbury
D12: 6/12. There were only 6 people in this band
NWA: 10/10. I’m a little too white to safely comment on this one but I’d say they nailed it
Jet: 1/10. A real jet would be way too loud
Goldfinger: 0/10. Not a single person in this band has a finger made out of gold
No Doubt: ?/10. I can’t really be too sure how Gwen Stefani felt but I think it’s probably a safe assumption that she had some doubts
The White Stripes: 3/10. I bet if you stripped them down naked and made them stand shoulder to shoulder and squinted really hard they’d probably look more like white stripes
Screaming trees: 3/10. They scream occasionally
Garbage: 2/10. I think they’re being a little harsh on themselves, their music isn’t THAT bad
Butthole Surfers: 5/10. Not even gonna touch this one
Megadeth: 3/10. To be fair, some of the former members are dead but only a little amount of death, not mega death
Dead Kennedys: 2/10. Last I checked Kennedy was still dead but neither he nor his clones are members of this band
Cake: 0/10. The cake is a lie
Cracker: 8/10. Most of them are
Tool: 7/10. I don’t know much about their music but they sure look like tools
Counting Crows: ?/10. Is this what emo kids do instead of counting sheep? Accuracy depends on whatever bird they happen to be counting at the moment
Dave Matthews Band: 10/10. It certainly is
Oasis: 1/10. Their music is the opposite of an oasis
Blur: 2/10. They are not that fast
Barenaked Ladies: 0/10. If I wanted to be this disappointed I’d reestablish a connection with my biological father instead
Meat Puppets: 10/10. Technically, aren’t we all?
Live: 8/10. Apparently they still do live shows but I deducted some points because I’ve only ever heard their music on Spotify
ABBA: 9/10. I’m still not giving any points to Guns N’ Roses but that’s mostly out of spite
5 Finger Death Punch: 8/10 I guess it probably depends on how hard you hit them but this seems to be the usual amount of fingers to punch somebody with
All American Rejects: 9/10. They’re all rejects from America so I don’t really see any issue with this
T. Rex: 0/10. Even if any of these people WAS a T. Rex I don’t think their arms would be long enough to play their instruments
Free: 0/10. Unless you steal their music, in which case it becomes a 10/10
The Strokes: 3/10. To my knowledge, none of them have had a stroke but I still added a few points because the name was probably accurate for other reasons
The Smashing Pumpkins ?/10. Another thing I have no way of verifying but this seems like a waste of perfectly good pumpkins
Therapy?: ?/10. The hell are they asking me for? I don’t know their medical history
Twenty One Pilots. 0/10. There’s only two of them and neither is a licensed pilot
Finger Eleven: 0/10. Leave the poor Stranger Things girl out of this
Fall Out Boy: 9/10. I conferred with an expert on this one who confirmed that they are in fact boys who had a falling out
Cream: 8/10. Considering this was the OG supergroup I’m sure a lot of people did in fact cream when their music came out
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