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whaleyoufeedmenuggets · 5 years

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Im too lazy to look at the questions so DO ALL OF THEM. (if you dont wanna then go on a random number generator and get 5 random numbers)

ITS REALLY LONG BUT I DID IT KJSHADJS HERE GOES i love oversharing my lifealso im putting a read more line bc its hella long

1. coffee mugs, teacups, wine glasses, water bottles, or soda cans?

water bottles

2. chocolate bars or lollipops?

ehhh depends on my mood. i’d say it’s (dark) chocolate most of the time (love that 70% dark chocolate mmMmMm)

3. bubblegum or cotton candy?

cotton candy!! except when it gets all over my face and hair o no

4. how did your elementary school teachers describe you?

common report book comments included

- very active

- bright

- “the live wire of the class”

- usually distracted but still does well

- mischievous

- playful

5. do you prefer to drink soda from soda cans, soda bottles, plastic cups or glass cups?

bottles so that i can close it and save the rest for later and not have to chug it yeet

6. pastel, boho, tomboy, preppy, goth, grunge, formal or sportswear?

sportswear #sweatpantsalldayeveryday

7. earbuds or headphones?

def headphones but they’re inconvenient sometimes :/

8. movies or tv shows?

tv shows!! (also, my adhd ass can’t get through a movie without zoning out oops)

9. favorite smell in the summer?

i haven’t experienced /real/ summer (thank u singapore’s tropical climate) but i rly like the smell of rain :”)

10. game you were best at in p.e.?

making up excuses to skip pe

11. what you have for breakfast on an average day?

belvitas before morning practice

croissant sandwich and chocolate milk after practice

if there’s no practice, then scrambled eggs from the dining hall lolol

if i’m too lazy to go to the dining hall, then cereal

12. name of your favorite playlist?

it’s literally called jams and the description is “a clusterfuck of stuff i’ve jammed to at some point”

13. lanyard or key ring?

key ring

14. favorite non-chocolate candy?

gummy bears/sour patch kids

15. favorite book you read as a school assignment?

death of a salesman - arthur miller

16. most comfortable position to sit in?

with one foot up on the chair and the other leg sitting normally

17. most frequently worn pair of shoes?

a pair of asics sneakers

18. ideal weather?

15ºc/60ºf when its like cool but not too cold but also not ridiculously hot and also when theres no insane wind (a light breeze is fine)

19. sleeping position?

on my left side and hugging a pillow/bolster/soft toy

20. preferred place to write (i.e., in a note book, on your laptop, sketchpad, post-it notes, etc.)?

i like the feeling of pen and paper but im disorganized as hell so an apple pencil + ipad makes a good enough substitute

21. obsession from childhood?

frogs (i’ve loved them since i was 3 hehe)

22. role model?

a dude i used to train with for a while in 2014. he retired last year but he’s always looked out for me like an older brother since we trained together (he’s 8 years older than me lmao) and even thought i’m so far away rn he still checks in on me and stuff and idk he’s probably one of the swimmers i respect the most.

23. strange habits?

i cant fall asleep at night if im not hugging something. like. it could be a pillow. or a soft toy. literally anything. once on a school trip i hugged a pair of sweatpants to sleep bc i legit cant fall asleep if im not hugging something.i have no problem falling asleep in class/on buses/cars/planes though.

24. favorite crystal?

idk i never really paid enough attention to crystals to actually have a favorite and know their names. they’re all rly pretty tho.

25. first song you remember hearing?

uhh h h i honestly can’t remember. probably some classical music bc i played the violin and that was my first experience of music that i was actually aware of????

26. favorite activity to do in warm weather?

switch on the aircon and take a nap / sit in bed on netflix/playing on my nintendo switch. and swimming outdoors i guess.

27. favorite activity to do in cold weather?

switch on the heater and take a nap / sit in bed on netflix/playing on my nintendo switch.

do u see a pattern here

28. five songs to describe you?

jet lag - simple plan (bc time zones suck and i miss my fam & friends)

avalanche - bring me the horizon (pretty much sums up how tf my brain feels)

high hopes - p!atd

astronaut - simple plan

the reckless and the brave - all time low

29. best way to bond with you?

doing dumb shit with me

also Quality Time™️ like idk even if we’re chilling and doing our own shit i like just spending time with people im comfortable enough with

30. places that you find sacred?

idk

31. what outfit do you wear to kick ass and take names?

a hoodie and sweatpants

for no reason other than that’s what i wear 90% of the time

32. top five favorite vines?

I AM CONFUSION!!! AMERICA EXPLAIN

this bitch empty. yeet.

im in my mom’s car VROOM VROOM

the one of that dad playing the saxophone (???) and the kid slamming the oven door open and shut

road works ahead “haha yea sure hope it does!”

33. most used phrase in your phone?

either lmao or lolol or LMFAO or yeet

34. advertisements you have stuck in your head?

gOD i had spotify ads stuck in my head all the time before i switched to premium and now i cant remember any of them (thank god)

35. average time you fall asleep?

i’d say 12:30-1ish

36. what is the first meme you remember ever seeing?

the tROLL FACE MEME LIKE those rage faces idk what they’re called but BASICALLY THOSE 2010-2012 era memes

37. suitcase or duffel bag?

suitcase!!! i like sitting on them and yeeting myself around on them or getting people to push me around and then falling off

38. lemonade or tea?

lemonade

39. lemon cake or lemon meringue pie?

ngl i havent had either of them before

40. weirdest thing to ever happen at your school?

so in jc2 (aka 12th grade), for some reason PEOPLE WERE PUTTING PRE-PACKAGED HARD BOILED EGGS ALL OVER THE SCHOOL. like they were still in their wrappers and all but u could open ur schoolbag and find like 5 eggs in there. and no one knew where they came from. i think at one point there were even eggs hanging from the pull-up bars. all i know is that they were everywhere and people in my batch still remember it as the egg invasion of acjc.

41. last person you texted?

my mom

42. jacket pockets or pants pockets?

def jacket!!! especially when they have zips hehe

43. hoodie, leather jacket, cardigan, jean jacket or bomber jacket?

hoodie

44. favorite scent for soap?

idk man depends on my mood

45. which genre: sci-fi, fantasy or superhero?

sci-fi bc im a fricken nerd

46. most comfortable outfit to sleep in?

shirt and sweats

47. favorite type of cheese?

cheddarrr also i like mozzerrella sticks

48. if you were a fruit, what kind would you be?

a fineapple B)

lmao jk ummmm maybe a watermelon bc when u hit it it sounds hollow, just like how my skull would sound if someone hit it (h a)

49. what saying or quote do you live by?

here for a good time not for a long time

never give up without a fight

50. what made you laugh the hardest you ever have?

idk probably some dumb meme. i laugh at a lot of stuff like i laugh anything even mildly funny. some that i can think of off the top of my head are:

- i was tryna type ducky but typed fucky instead and sOmEOnE (could be the person who submitted this ask, idk tho) changed my facebook messenger nickname to fucky and the notification was like ”poopy butthole changed your nickname to fucky” and i think that’s still the funniest sentence i’ve read in my whole life

- one time we went to mcdonalds and a friend said mcfluffy instead of mcflurry and idk why but i laughed so hard at that

- once @doduo and i spent half a chinese lesson cutting out random faces from the chinese newspaper and sticking them randomly all over the classroom and idk. it was the funniest thing ever. until the teacher came over and confiscated my scissors rip.

51. current stresses?

- an essay draft (that i am procrastinating rn by doing this, oops)

- CANADIAN TRIALS (but thats a good kind of stress)

- submitting a proposal for a group project but none of my groupmates are freaking replying my texts ugh

52. favorite font?

avenir next!! i find san serif fonts way easier to read than serif lolol.i like helvetica neue too.

53. what is the current state of your hands?

dry af but also i just got my nails done so they pretty rn hehe

54. what did you learn from your first job?

i…havent had a real job yet

55. favorite fairy tale?

idk i was never rly one for fairy tales even as a kid.

56. favorite tradition?

chinese new year when we get CASH and we spend 3 days just eating junk yEET im rly sad im gonna be missing it the next few years tho

57. the three biggest struggles you’ve overcome?

hh h h hh hhh hh hh they’re pretty personal i don’t /really/ wanna put it out here but i can text you the answer to this if you want (i’m perfectly fine with that!!)

58. four talents you’re proud of having?

- i think i’m pretty intuitive!!! i can guess anyone’s mbti if i’ve spent enough time with them/gotten a detailed enough description of them /winks/ and i can read people pretty well in general and i can draw links to themes/symbols in lit pretty well….???

- i’m somewhat decent at lettering…i think

- i’m good at pull-ups and also vertical jumps i’m secretly a froge

- i’m decent at photography…i guess….

59. if you were a video game character, what would your catchphrase be?

yeet

60. if you were a character in an anime, what kind of anime would you want it to be?

pokemon !!

61. favorite line you heard from a book/movie/tv show/etc.?

/sweats/ i’m not very good at remembering lines from books/movies/shows WELP

62. seven characters you relate to?

JAKE PERALTA - b99

rosa diaz - b99

linguine - ratatouille (he’s permanently confused and he let a ratto take over his job bc he had no idea what he was doing like damn what a big mood)

dory - finding nemo/finding dory (i relate to the forgetfulness)

percy jackson

kale bae /winks/

mitt (during bad phases) /winks again, but sadly/

63. five songs that would play in your club?

idek man i wouldnt even be at my own club i’d be at home taking a nap i’ll just ask someone else to handle my playlist

64. favorite website from your childhood?

club penguin !!!

65. any permanent scars?

yE one of them was from jumping onto a treadmill going at 13km/h 2 years ago bc i thought i was a good idea

66. favorite flower(s)?

i dont have any

67. good luck charms?

i eat pancakes for breakfast on meet days!!!! altho i think this is more of a habit than a good luck charm tbh lmao.

also i guess pip???? he’s my emotional support narwhal :’)

68. worst flavor of any food or drink you’ve ever tried?

durian. i cant stand the stuff or anything flavored like it ugh.

69. a fun fact that you don’t know how you learned?

red food coloring is derived from beetles

70. left or right handed?

right

71. least favorite pattern?

overly-floral patterns i guessssss. also i hate wearing stripes.

72. worst subject?

chinese

besides that, math and physics

73. favorite weird flavor combo?

i rly like vanilla ice cream and fries

also i would eat ketchup with nearly anything

74. at what pain level out of ten (1 through 10) do you have to be at before you take an advil or ibuprofen?

i usually just suck it up and go to sleep when it comes to pain but i guess an 8??? idk. i usually take advil/ibuprofen only for fevers

75. when did you lose your first tooth?

i got my first loose tooth on january 11 2005 and it fell out on january 18 2005 & it was a tuesday (pls don’t ask me how i remember this bc i dont know)

76. what’s your favorite potato food (i.e. tater tots, baked potatoes, fries, chips, etc.)?

tater tots

77. best plant to grow on a windowsill?

cactus i guess. idk im not good at plants.

78. coffee from a gas station or sushi from a grocery store?

grocery store sushi (it was pretty decent in singapore so yeeeee lmao also i ate a lot of that as a kid)

79. which looks better, your school id photo or your driver’s license photo?

its the same photo for both so yeAh

80. earth tones or jewel tones?

earth

81. fireflies or lightning bugs?

idk i always called them fireflies

82. pc or console?

console I LOVE THE FEEL OF BUTTONS

83. writing or drawing?

drawing (more like doodlign for me bc i cant draw for shit)

84. podcasts or talk radio?

neither but if i rlllllly had to choose then podcasts i guessss s sss

84. barbie or polly pocket?

neither LMAO i gave all my barbies haircuts when i was a kid bc i didnt know what to do with them

85. fairy tales or mythology?

mythology for sure!! i love greek mythology (may or may not be bc of percy jackson lolol)

86. cookies or cupcakes?

87. your greatest fear?

losing those i love and care about (could be drifting or actual death it goes both ways)

88. your greatest wish?

rn, for my essay to write itself

for the short-term, to make the olympics (and WUGs…and worlds…and sea games…and asian games…and commonwealth games lmao)

for the long-term, uhhh idk. i just wanna live a life i’m satisfied with and to have a job i actually like and to be able to support my parents

89. who would you put before everyone else?

my mom

90. luckiest mistake?

i always say that i regret doing a year of college in singapore instead of coming here for freshman year but if i’d come in a year earlier like i was supposed to, i proba wouldn’t have made it past swim team tryouts and i made some pretty great friends in my first year of college soooo it all worked out i guessi cant think of any others rn

91. boxes or bags?

bags

92. lamps, overhead lights, sunlight or fairy lights?

fairy lights are rly pretty!!but i like natural light :”)

93. nicknames?

deb

debs

debo

debbo

alpha childuhh h h i think thats about it??? i cant remember any others

94. favorite season?

spring’s pretty great rni like fall too (before it gets cOLd)

95. favorite app on your phone?

insta/tumblr/telegram

96. desktop background?

a photo of me looking rly cool at the starting blocks before a race B)

97. how many phone numbers do you have memorized?

4 - mine (singapore & US), my mom’s and my dad’s

98. favorite historical era?

uhh h h idk the ice age seemed pretty cool haha sike it was actually coldmedieval times seemed pretty cool too like damn i want a suit of armorWHEW I SPENT WAY TOO MUCH TIME ON THIS but i had fun so yeet

also if you read all the way down here ily and you’re cool

#ask #this was hella long #but also hella fun

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daehwifi · 6 years

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SONATA IN G(UMMY BEARS) MAJOR . | YU SEONHO

- admin xion

genre: fluff/crack lolol member: yu seonho, a member of cube entertainment word count: 1, 875 requested: nope side notes: I KNOW WE ONLY WRITE FOR JBJ AND WANNA ONE BUT I JUST WANTED TO WRITE A SEONHO SCENARIO IN DEDICATED TO MY BABY SHURI AND I’S ANNIVERSARY ILY BUBS <3 @xiupch // done off of this classical piece for our classical dweeb minds

prompt: the best piano player with the highest iq in the district, parent’s owning the whole entire high school and lives in a billion dollar mansion, eats gummy bears and can’t talk to girls properly

soulmates were destined in different ways

the most common way you were prone to was the classic clef ‘tattoo’ since you went to a school mainly based around music

it’d usually appear on their necks or behind their ears

the gender didn’t really matter when it came to who had the treble clef and who had the bass clef

you’ve seen some of your friends had them

but yes, these ‘tattoo’s’ can vanish overtime if the love for each other soon fades away

you entered the auditorium, quietly closing the door behind you making sure no one could hear your entrance

it was almost like you had an synesthesia, the atmosphere gave you a warm orange, yellow and blue ‘vibe’ despite it’s silence

seonho was sitting at the piano, making a few jokes here and there with the two of his friends who stood on the opposite side of the grand piano

they all chanted for him to begin playing

seonho was known to be the “piano boy” of the whole entire school and people would just always praise him for his talents in that category

you took a seat near the back of the auditorium, close enough to hear everything but far enough to not be seen by many people

the boy began playing a song you were able to point out right from the very first chords

sonata in g major, k .283- 1st mov. allergo by mozart

everyone was amazed by his talent, jaws dropping and wide proud grins

his dynamics were good as well

you only learnt the right hand to this piece, mainly because you didn’t have that big of a passion in learning the whole entire song compared to seonho

unzipping your bag, you got out a pack of gummy bears due to your starvation in class (and not eating in the morning)

you began to snack of them, watching the show and enjoying the music

the dim lighting and the warm atmosphere made you feel at peace, closing your eyes to embrace this moment that may never happen again

after seonho finished playing, he smiled warmly and slightly bowed to everyone clapping

you watched the famous seonho step off the stage, waving bye to his friends and jumped a bit, realizing you were forgetting to give him his homework that he forgot to get

all your compulsory courses were with seonho and all of your electives did not have his presences

you two were basically mutual friends that didn’t talk to each other much

quickly grabbing your bag, you shoved the empty bag of gummies inside whilst zipping it up and rushing down the stairs to catch up to seonho

a groaned would escape your lips every time he’d turn a corner and you’d have to walk even more quicker to close the distance

but you had to admit, once he entered the music room, you were quite glad the wild goose chase was over

you swung your bag to the side to unzip it and get his sheets of homework out while entering the room

“seonho, you forgot-” you sharply stopped your talking without even noticing after seeing the sight of THE smartest kid in your school, with billions of dollars, multiple talents and multiple careers path opened to him was sitting at the piano with and ipad, eating the same gummy bears you were snacking on earlier

seonho jumped a bit, dropping a few gummy bears and quickly threw it behind him, acting as though he wasn’t eating them

“uh- hi what did i f-forget?” he stammered, clearing his throat a bit

“you’re homework...” you trailed off, slowly approaching him with the sheets in your hand

on his ipad, you saw him watching a cartoon show in which he quickly hid before accepting the sheets of paper

“t-thanks y/n, you c-can go now,” he mumbled shyly

“close the d-door behind y-you please,” he added as you slowly left the room, raising an eyebrow

the sight made you chuckle a bit at first to both how ironic and how cute it was

you were so used to seonho either wearing the expensive uniform or a suit for a important presentation he had to do

he’d usually present without stuttering at all and with ease but suddenly when he talked to you (a female gasp), he becomes all nervous

from that day on, you began to notice seonho’s actions a bit more

he was completely comfortable talking to his guy friends and would often laugh a lot when joking with guanlin

going home right after school, you threw your bag on the ground and stretched your neck since it stung a bit

as you were about to tie your hair into a ponytail, you noticed a small black sign on your neck

squinted a bit, you leaned in towards your mirror and attempted to rub it off

b u t i t d i d n ‘ t r u b o f f

you didn’t want to believe that it looked like a treble clef as well

“hAHAHAHHAHA i don’t have a soulmate do i?” you asked yourself, forcing a small smile

the mark didn’t rub off

it didn’t even smear

the treble clef was a bit faint but you’ve never seen it before until now

every time you got home, you’d tie your hair into a ponytail and put on your glasses but you found yourself stuck in that one step

you didn’t even tie up your hair because the mark was distracting you too much

“who could my soulmate be?”

“i have a soulmate?”

“do they like me back?”

“oh god,” you spoke to yourself

bipolar emotions slapped you in the face

you laughed and were confused at the same time

there was an increase in your heart race but you claimed it was out of nervousness over a reason you were unsure of

you attempted to distract yourself by eating random food in your cabinets and or watching random youtube videos

but you found yourself rubbing your neck here and there and lightly tapping your cheek

at one point, you came to a conclusion to stop worrying about it

unless the mark becomes more noticeable, then you should start worrying a bit more

going to school the next day, you found yourself covering the mark with your hair in hopes your friends don’t notice and loose their shit

sitting down at your usual seat, you noticed seonho approaching you

randomly, he sat next to you and looked around his surroundings

once his eyes landed on yours, you noticed a small mark on his neck as well

“don’t tell anyone a-about the gummy b-bear thingy s-situation uh-” he babbled, making you raise an eyebrow

“huh?” you blurt since you were paying more attention to the mark on his neck

“gummy b-bear, no, don’t talk, sh,” he made it clear, placing his fingers to his lips

“uh ok-kay bye y/n,” he mumbled, sheepishly smiling before running off

you watched him sit at his proper seat and oddly, he rubbed his neck

maybe you were overthinking but you attempted to ignore what you think you were thinking and paid attention to the upcoming lesson

midway into the school day, you were sent to the principals office to get a few sheets of paper from him

as you knocked on his office, there was a faint ‘come in’ in the air

opening the door, you were taken a bit aback seeing seonho there

of course like any other father-son relationship, they were simply just having a conversation but you felt like you intruded on a family moment

“you must be here to pick up the papers for mrs. oh,” the principal spoke

you nodded in return as he walked to the other side of his desk

“seonho, you know having a soulmate is normal. when i found out i had a mark, i flipped out lik-”

“oKAY DAD LET’S TALK ABOUT THIS PRIVATELY PLEASE” he blurts loudly

seonho’s cheeks began turning a bit red, making you smile a bit to the sight

you didn’t know why and you didn’t notice

but you cheeks were turning a bit pink

the principal chuckled whilst giving you the sheets of paper

you slightly bowed, accepting the papers and left his office

just as you closed the door, you were able to hear them continuing their topic about the whole soulmate situation

“well i bet seonho’s soulmate is as smart as him,” you mumbled to yourself

from then on, every time seonho interacting with a girl, you connected the dots and try to see if that person was his soulmate

none of them connected to the big picture

he’d end the conversation to quickly or not smile at all with them

not a single time would his cheeks turn pink

going home, you checked up on the mark

and oh boy

it was official

you had a soulmate

you weren’t even aware you had a crush and you weren’t even aware that they liked you back

hell- you don’t even know who it was

dashing into your bed, you screamed into your pillow, kicking your legs like a child throwing a tantrum

“WHO

LIKE?” you yelled into your pillow

rolling over, you stared at your ceiling, puffing up your cheeks

“that was therapeutic,” you mumbled to yourself

the next day rolled around

you noticed guanlin kept on pushing seonho towards you in a teasing manner

in reply, you rose your eye to the action

at first you didn’t really question as to why guanlin kept on doing that

but then you were reminded of seonho’s mark

you noticed he had a bass clef on his neck and it was awfully a lot more noticeable than you last seen it

during break, you entered the auditorium in attempts to play the piano

there was seonho’s sonata in g major sheet music before left on there

you began playing the song, following the right hand off the sheet music

the sounds of the chords clashing together filled your ears as you noticed seonho was standing beside you, playing the left hand portion

his cheeks were a light shade of pink that were slowly growing more red over time

you found yourself enjoying playing the piece with seonho and a small smile appeared on your face

slowly, as the two of you ended the song, seonho noticed the mark on your neck as well

there was a pack of gummy bears on the top of the piano and you managed to sneak one, cheekily laughing a bit without noticing

“you have a t-treble clef on your n-neck,” he mumbled

you made direct eye contact with him

though all you did was look at him, seonho found it to be the most beautiful thing he’s ever seen

then it finally clicked inside your head

seonho had the bass clef while you had the treble clef

you could only play the right hand in sonata in g major and seonho was able to fill the missing piece and play the left

you two were soulmates in this allegro piece

#yu seonho #yoo seonho #seonho #seonho yu #seonho yoo #kpop #kpop imagines #kpop scenarios #seonho imagines #seonho scenarios #produce 101 #produce 101 season 2 #produce 101 seonho #i love shuri #<3

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ayeio · 6 years

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A review of Singularity, by Jon Hopkins

I think that I’ve written a total of two albums reviews in my life. There’s a chance that they no longer exist on the internet (if they ever did at all). So this little piece is probably review numero tres. The album that I have chosen to write about is Singularity by Jon Hopkins. It is very good. I am going to write about (and hopefully convince you) why.

Cities have their own rules when it comes to driving while listening to music. Some cities permit playing loud music, while others prevent anything with rammy bass lines, or tinny highs. Or maybe it comes down to preference. Listening to music while riding a bike is similarly variant, in terms of law. The reason for outlawing such a practice, as is obvious to some, is that music is a distraction. It prevents you from hearing the noises out on the streets. You can’t hear car horns or passersby yelling that you’ve cut them off. In regard to danger, I take the contrary view. Listening to music while riding a bike is about as smart a decision as one can make, especially when that music enhances your concentration.

Before you, dear reader, jump to any conclusions just let me say: I don’t think that all substances or activities that apparently enhance concentration need to be paired to riding a bike (ie. drugs) but sometimes music plays a most significant and vital role. Especially when the album you’re listening to is Singularity.

Like some of Jon Hopkins’ other works, this album starts with a very healthy dose of amplitude. In his 2013 release, Immunity, the album starts right in there with We Disappear. The energy injected to that song is a bit of a false sense of exhilaration. It’s a little bit of an amuse bouche. You know there’s more, but you’re going to have to wait for it. On Open Eye Signal, you get that sense that there is magic in the works. A few repetitive bloops lead you into a trance. The keys just build from there. On the basis of Open Eye Signal, the whole album works. And when you finally get to Immunity, you can’t help but say “thanks, I’ll take that cigarette now.” (I don’t even smoke.)

Singularity, on the other hand, which comes to us just five years on from Immunity, has a completely different message: just get up and go. Put on your headphones and run out into the world. I heeded this beckon, jumped on my bike and just pedalled. The ride itself was planned to be a bit of a leisurely pace to take me to the grocery store. A few bars in to Singularity (the album and the title track), I had to change my plans. A few thoughts came to mind: I hope I don’t mind when others see me all sweaty. I wonder if my face looks as good as it feels. Can I just keep this song on repeat?

At about the 4:00 mark, the song reaches a crescendo and I can’t help but think to myself that life is good and that things will be alright. Immediately before listening to this album, I hadn’t doubted that, but it was nice to have that reassurance.

I saw a tweet earlier today that said Jon Hopkins had taken two years to create this album. It sounds like it. It feels like it. With electronic music - or whatever sub-genre - I get a lot of joy in the transitions between songs. I really enjoy when there is a unifying theme on the album, which makes the transitions that much more valuable. Conversely, I find it rather annoying when a full length album just sort of blends into one extended track. But Jon doesn’t do that. He’s spent two years creating a full 9 tracks (plus a few bonus ones) that are linked, but are very much separate songs. They have some of token Jon Hopkins rhythm and timing (and base lines) that you’ve come to enjoy, but there enough gaps and dissimilarities to make Singularity feel like something fresh. The quiet piano tones are warm and welcoming. The choral sounds on Feel First Life work perfectly, especially as a mid album break. C O S M picks up where things were left off, and builds you up to the feeling of enlightenment. It’s the perfect kind of song to stare up at the sky to. Or to look into the palm of your hand and think: “how did we get so far, as a society?”

Once you’ve grabbed all of the groceries that you need to buy, though, you can turn on Luminous Beings and blend right into the music video. The build-up will get you around a lot of smooth, quiet turns and by the end you’ll be ready to climb the bridge on your final ascent home. (I am at least speaking for my own commute.) There is enough open space to let you wonder if you remembered to get everything. When you realize it’s all there (plus an extra chocolate bar and some gummy bears), you can really just sit back and enjoy the ride while you drown out the asshole peeling out in his 2008 Camaro.

This album is a truly like a fantastic piece of cake: it’s sweet, and it has a lot of layers. There are all sorts of flavours hidden in each layer, too. When it first hits your tastebuds, you taste the sweetness. It gets your body moving and your insides doing their job. But it’s not the kind of cake you get tired of. It doesn’t make you hit a wall or regret any decisions. Each bite is progress in the forward direction. After the second bite, flavours start to open up a bit. With the third bite, you move the bolus from left to right inside your mouth; is that lavender? Do I taste a little sprig of mint? Oh my, there is even some cocoa in this piece? Trust me - it’s all there. And it works. Every bite has the same sweet goodness that you somewhat expect, but each bite tastes a little bit different from the last. It can be poor form to ask for the recipe but you want to do it anyway. Staring at the final bite from the end of your fork, though, you smile and take it all in. Instead of getting the recipe, though, just get another piece to go. It’s worth it.

So yeah, Singularity is a good album. It made me want to ask for the recipe, or climb into that little door on floor 7.5 and be left on the side of the New Jersey Turnpike. It filled me with enough creativity to write this non-album-review-album-review, which means something to me.

I’m going to give this album 🍰🍰🍰🍰🍰 and 🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️🚴‍♂️. I recommend it to anyone who needs a companion to whatever adventures befall you.

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