Cultural Practices: Pipa

Other than the fictional tsungi horn, the pipa is the instrument that gets the most attention in the ATLAverse. A pipa (琵琶) is a traditional Chinese lute. The four-string pipa is quite an old instrument, being over a thousand years old. As a result, the way it has been played has evolved quite a bit. During the Tang Dynasty (618 - 907), the instrument was played horizontally, like a guitar. Nowadays, the pipa is played vertically, like a cello. It’s interesting that Jee plays in the modern style, while Iroh and the Flamey-Os play in an antiquated style. Maybe it’s a reflection of class? Iroh and the school children are well to do, so maybe they had to learn the older, more rigid way. Jee might be self-taught, so he could have learned to play from observing street performers.

Just a little headcanon of mine. Anyways, enjoy some nice pipa music below:

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An Emily Prentiss Writing Playlist

Yes, I've only written one Emily Prentiss one-shot so far, but I couldn't help but make a playlist for Emily as well. I do have a lot of other ideas for Emily to write out when I have the time. I want to thank everyone that liked my Emily fic so far. I guess I didn't realize she had such a large fan base.

I will say that a lot of these songs are more mainstream compared to my Aaron Hotchner writing playlist (found here), but I still think these songs encapsulate Emily's personality well.

As I did with Hotch's playlist, I'll make a YouTube playlist with the songs that I can find online for your listening pleasure. Hopefully, this will happen tomorrow or over the weekend. I hope you all have a great Friday. Lots of love - Levi

My roommate (who i forced to play signalis) got back from work and immediately went “Yo you should listen to this since you loved signalis” and yes it’s super the vibe: (Black Light Burns - Iodine Sky ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTCY9IUYCeU

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Mood music for a rainy day

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Songs I listen to when writing specific characters, Part 1/x

Dirty Harry by Gorillaz for Reem Malak: This isn't the kind of music she makes, and I know it's an anti-war song, so there's really no parallels to be drawn from the content. But somehow, this is just her vibe. I see her grinning when I listen to this.

The Sensual World by Kate Bush for Anita Merrick: Peak dreaminess with this one. I listen to this when I think up flirtycrush!MC or shycrush!MC scenarios with Anita. It's such a tender, tentative song. It'd totally reflect Anita's approach to attraction/romance.

Let's Dance by David Bowie for Basil Laurier: This is the song Basil listens to if the MC chooses to ride in his van at the start of Chapter 3. The MC can choose to sing along to it with him (if that sounds any good will depend on whether the MC has a musician background hehe).

Words by F. R. David for Flo Malak: Gives me soft feelings about a romanced Flo, also in a platonic way for Reem bc he loves his sister infinitely. Towards a romanced MC, this would reflect his "confession" pretty well. Honest, raw, very very vulnerable.

These are just random songs (four out of hundreds) that I listen to as backdrop while writing or as inspiration. I might make more posts like this, if y'all are into it. And yes, there are also more modern ones!! I realize all of these are kinda dated. But that doesn't make them less awesome imo

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It takes 10 minutes to change your life forever. My personal favorite band of all time, and probably my favorite song as well. A fucking holy relic of sound.

Ooh, let's talk about chemistry 'Cause I'm dying to melt through To the heart of her molecules 'Til the particles part like holy water If anything, she's an undiscovered element Either born in hell or heaven-sent But either way I'm into it

In news of "Title is not the smartest at deciding how to spend their time," I made a collection of mood music for @bogleech's Mortasheen setting on Open Game Art!

It's perfect background for any tabletop session, and since it's all under CC0 or CC-BY, you're free to use it if you're doing; say; a TTRPG podcast...

Molly Lewis - On the Lips - don't know if I'm ready for a full-on lounge/exotica (re)revival, but it's the perfect milieu for a whistler

Consider this your invitation to Café Molly, a lounge bar like they don’t make them anymore. The lights are low, the martinis are ice cold, the banquettes are velvet, and the stage is set for the electrifying talent of whistler Molly Lewis. Molly’s soft-focus cocktail music conjures up visions of classic Hollywood jazz clubs, Italian cinema soundtracks and lingering embraces between lovers. After the exotica stylings of The Forgotten Edge EP and the tropicalia-indebted Mirage EP, Molly wanted to encapsulate the sound of Café Molly for her debut album On The Lips, a dreamy tribute to classic mood music. That spellbinding sound, which usually comes to life in Los Angeles, has also popped up in Mexico City dancehalls, graced the runways of Paris and London Fashion Weeks, and made a magical appearance at a children's fairyland. Molly Lewis’s love for this smoky corner of the world doesn’t end with her songwriting. She is a devotee and an archivist, capturing and enlivening the pieces that endure. She was a regular at the legendary shows by Marty and Elayne, the lounge duo who spent almost 40 years playing LA’s Dresden bar. The duo came to global fame after an appearance in 1996’s Swingers and kept going long after that spotlight faded, finally finishing their nightly residency after the death of Marty at the ripe age of 89 last year. “That felt like the end of an era,” says Molly. But there are still flashes of that world to be found, and she finds them. “I’ve been spending a lot of time in New York lately, where there are a lot more of those moody, classic jazz bars,” she explains. Over the past few years Molly has flexed her one-of-a-kind musical skill alongside Mark Ronson on the Barbie soundtrack, as well as with Dr Dre, Karen O, actor John C Reilly, Mac De Marco, fashion houses Chanel, Gucci and Hermes, and folk rock royalty Jackson Browne. After a performance with longtime friend Weyes Blood on Burt Bacharach’s The Look of Love during a Café Molly evening at LA’s Zebulon, Molly supported the singer on a US tour, introducing her sound to a brand new audience. “I forget sometimes that what I do has that factor of surprise and uniqueness – it is something that most people have never seen before,” says Molly. She too might never have entered the idiosyncratic world of whistling had she not as a teenager seen the 2005 documentary Pucker Up, which details the International Whistling Competition. Equally amused and bemused by the eccentric event, in 2012 she competed herself. Spending her early twenties in Berlin she then moved to LA to work in film – and returned to the contest in 2015 to take home first prize. One evening Molly did a turn at an open mic at the Kibitz Room, a tiny late-night bar inside historic LA deli Canter’s. Her display led to appearances at performance art happenings across the city, and she soon caught the ear of independent record label Jagjaguwar. On The Lips was recorded with producer Thomas Brenneck of the Menahan Street Band, Budos Band, Dap-Kings and El Michels Affair, at his newly-built Diamond West Studios in Pasadena. The pair bonded over the work of 1960s soundtrack composers Alessandro Alessandroni and Piero Piccioni, and, with something of an open door policy during the sessions, a stream of acclaimed musicians ended up across the album’s 10 tracks. With her intoxicating compositions, and wry brand of stagecraft (she might not be singing up there, but she can sure tell a joke) Molly Lewis looks set to join her heroes in the storied lore of the Los Angeles lounge scene and beyond. So pull up a chair, order your favorite drink, and prepare to fall for On The Lips.  PERFORMER LINE-UP: On The Lips Molly Lewis - Whistle, guitar, vocals Joe Harrison - Flute, bass Eric Hagstrom - Drums, clave Thomas Brenneck - Organ Written by: Molly Lewis

New track. "Kioku." Here's the music video for it. Took forever and every program kept crashing on me so it's done way later than expected and is what it is at this point.

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