TBB S2 EP 11: Metamorphosis

right from the get go already looks like cliché horror film intro (this initially made me dislike the ep, mainly bc we have too many bad horror films playing at the cinema where I work rn, but dw I came around)

the music was actually chillingly different than usually and continued into the scene in which Dr. Hamlock was introduced. I liked that, but in a bad way

the closeup on his hand confirms that the Zillo Beast ate it, no this is not up for discussion, Zillo Beast had himself a treat

I'm kinda coming around on Nala Se, ngl

Also for as uneasy Dr. Hamlock makes me, I feel like we're finally getting a high-quality villain on TBB and I'm here for it

BAD BATCH TELLING CID OFF BAD BATCH TELLING CID OFF BAD BATCH TELLING CID OFF

HUNTER WANTING TO CUT CID OFF HUNTER WANTING TO CUT CID OFF HUNTER WANTING TO CUT CID OFF

Cid, being a huge dick:

Me:🤨🤨🖕🖕🖕

I like watching Wrecker show off how smart he is. He knows all the weapons and how to use 'em. Yes. :D.

"Whatever did this wasn't human." <- I find that an interesting sentence, considering this is Star Wars. If this was a show that took place on earth, somewhere where it was unlikely for an animal to be, that line would've been chilling. In Star Wars? Not so much. Humans are only one of many species in that galaxy and while I do believe that clones = humans, via star wars lore, that doesn't apply. Clones are classified as their own species, meaning technically they aren't human. I'm probably over thinking this but whatever, the line struck me as oddly placed

"By yourself?" "Your concern is not warranted. I will be fine." <- ok, Tech ik you got the whole cool, logical, I-know-what-I'm-doing-vibe going on, but I gotta tell you, the person who says that in horror films dies first.

OFC THE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT IS KAMINOAN FCK

everytime tech checked what's going on in the hallway I yelled "nO" at him. and then he did it anyway. rude.

The second we first saw it I realised it was the Zillo. I've been wondering when/if it would ever come up again, since the Chancellor did order for it to be cloned when the og episodes aired and then we never saw it again, so the arc felt incomplete.

BUT I LOVED THE ZILLO BEAST ARC SO THIS MADE ME V HAPPY AND V SCARED AND I KNOW IT'S NOT CANON BUT CAN THE ZILLO BEAST PLS GO EAT PALPATINE NOW??? IT DESERVES A TREAT!!!!

Hunter grabbing Omega to protect her from the beast 🥺

Tech's slow "Fascinating." followed by his "Take cover."???? sir u already had me, u didn't need to go harder

Wrecker grabbing Omega to protect her from the explosion🥺

Tech casually causing the explosion

"It ate the crew?" MY POOR BABY

"I can help. I know my way around Kaminoan tech." hmmm omega tryna stay out of the fight? she scared? hmmm Tech whatcha do???

Omega being better with Kaminoan tech than Tech and him just going with it and trusting her expertise. Yes. :D

idk where the "Zillo Beast feeds on energy" thing came from bc that wasn't part of the original arc and kinda threw me off, but alright, they needed a reason for it to grow real fast, I'll take it

they're already fighting the beast and then the empire shows up hhhhhhhh whyyyyyyy

omega just casually pulling the plug on tech's research, I love her

Tech grabbing Omega to protect her from the explosion 2.0 🥺

yes, hello, I'd like to inform you all again that I hate the empire, thank you

Tech allowing Hunter to keep flying even though he is the designated pilot and clearly very skilled. Just shows how much he trusts his leader and brother to keep them save. Love that :))

When the Commandos began rounding up the villagers I immediately knew what it meant and GAH HONSLTY WHY ARE THEY LIKE THIS

The Empire only destroyed Kamino to control cloning, not to end it, hm? surprise surprise (these fcking motherfckers i swear)

"Send the data to Echo and Rex. See what they can find out."

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YES HUNTER YES SEND THEM THE DATA YES GO WORK WITH ECHO AND REX AND SAVE THE GALAXY YES LET'S GOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

end of the ep confirms yet again that Dr. Hamlock is a bag of dicks :)

Prime Minister said f you and I'm here for it

and then he brought up Omega and I was not here for it anymore

finally the music during the last shot makes me think that this facility is going to come up again and it will likely be very traumatic and horrible and terrible and um ya. sucks man.

gonna tag @jealous-sloth77 and @saturn-sends-hugs bc I'd love to see their thoughts too :))

The Metamorphoses of Johnny Silverhand - The Death of Orpheus -

By such songs as these the Thracian poet was drawing the woods and rocks to follow him, charming the creatures of the wild when suddenly the Ciconian women caught sight of him. Looking down from the crest of a hill, these maddened creatures, with animal skins slung across their breasts, saw Orpheus as he was singing and accompanying himself on the lyre. One of them, tossing her hair 'til it streamed in the light breeze, cried out: "See! Look here! Here is the man who scorns us!" and flung her spear at the poet Apollo loved, at the lips which produced such melodies.

~ Ovid's Metamorphoses - Book XI - The Death of Orpheus ~

Ovid's Metamorphoses is a twelve-thousand-line Latin epic poem written in dactylic hexameters that contained a collection of legendary and mythological stories surrounding the pervasive and transformative power of metamorphosis. A process of change in form, structure or substance.

In these stories, most of the events and consequences was induced from emotions that can be rational or irrational from mortal or immortal alike. Each of them were marked by their transformative actions driven by powerful emotions like desire, love, fear or grief.

In Cyberpunk 2077, the elements of metamorphosis sometimes occurred in the most literal sense with the ability to modify the physical body via cybernetic technology. But sometimes it was subtle like the changes within a person's psyche. Sometimes it was abrupt like an emotional shock with cyberpsychosis that turned a person into a spree killer. Sometimes it was a slow process of overwriting a person's neural network until a different person came out of it.

One of such example was Johnny Silverhand, a man split between two archetypal personalities; Narcissus, a man who became a self-destructive hedonistic manipulative manifestation of the various trauma suffered in his life which culminated with the nuclear detonation of Night City's Arasaka Tower in 2023.

But he was also Orpheus, a talented charismatic musician with the ability to move the hearts and souls with his songs that transcended his own mortal death. A man layered with many half-truths around himself that even he believed in his own lies especially about his own true feelings until it was too late.

Like the heroes of old, Johnny saw himself as a righteous being with the ability to impose his own remarkable will against the world around him. He wanted to be the savior of a dead woman and sought to redeem himself over the guilt of her death.

On a fateful night in Night City, Johnny was murdered by the very thing his lost love created before her death. Whatever that was left of his living consciousness was transformed into a digital construct. A shade of a man who once lived and filled with broken memories and endless nightmares.

When Orpheus failed to obey a direct order to never look back which sealed Eurydice's fate, his name was forever marked by his own lack of faith and lack of conviction within himself. But the experience utterly changed him that his music became so powerful that it could transform the world around him.

It was assumed that Orpheus invented the mysteries of Dionysus including the belief Orphism; a quasi-Pythagorean doctrine of metempsychosis. A belief that the soul reincarnates in a new body after death which allowed the eternal blissful salvation. The transmigration at death of the soul of a human being into a new body.

Such things was what Saburo Arasaka intended with the creation of the Relic 2.0. The key to immortality. A prototype technology which housed an enhanced personality construct capable of independent function and re-implantation into a new, organic host-body. The modern salvation for the mortal soul at the cost of another living being.

A fate that pulled Johnny Silverhand from a soul prison and into the mind of a lone mercenary.

When Johnny came into V's life, she was at a crossroad between life and death. While her body recovered from the mortal wound that took her life, her mind was slowly fading as the Relic began to overwrite her psyche. But to save her, Johnny must sacrifice his own life for her.

As a projection inside her mind that was invisible to the world around him, Johnny Silverhand became intimately acquainted with the stranger that held the key to his soul. Through their shared experience, Johnny felt every aspects of her own being. From her physical senses to her own emotional battle against his own temper and idiosyncrasies. He was bound to the very being of her. She became a part of him and he was a part of her.

Through their shared journeys, Johnny was able to consciously make his own peace with his past self and confront his own failings directly. He experienced a complete renewal to his own ideas of self and the person he wanted to be. He was able to embrace the hidden aspects of himself; his own life experiences that made him an emotional anchor for V. Someone she could depend on, to soak in his strength and comfort as he held her through her own personal struggles, grievances and self-doubt. She brought out the true mature aspects of Johnny Silverhand that fully embrace the changes within him. A possibility that could happen only with V by his side.

Whether it was a side effect of the Relic or simply their innate compatibility with each other, V became the reflection to his soul. Both of them represented the Jungian aspects of each other; the anima and the animus. With each of their clashing personalities, their connection deepened until they became two people in harmony within one body. Or like two halves of the same whole.

Even if their time was running out.

In one of the obscure Dionysian Mysteries and the Orphic Theogony was the story of Zagreus; the son of Hades/Zeus and Persephone. Upon hearing the news of Zagreus' birth and the evidence of her husband's infidelity, Hera convinced the Titans to murder Zagreus. The Titans tear Zagreus apart until all that was left of him was his heart. And from this heart, Zagreus was resurrected as Dionysus. The god of wine and ecstasy.

Orpheus himself was murdered via dismemberment by the Maenads who were driven to their madness by their jealousy. They tore Orpheus into pieces until his soul returned to the underworld and he was reunited with his wife. These myths became the roots of what the Orphics believed that true salvation can be achieved if they paid a debt to Persephone.

In Dionysian context of Sparagmos (σπαραγμός, from σπαράσσω sparasso, "tear, rend, pull to pieces"), the ritualistic act of dismemberment allowed the soul to be freed of the prison of the body. These myths reinforced the Orphics' philosophy of reincarnation and the divinity of the soul and the cycle of life and rebirth.

Johnny Silverhand was forcibly separated from his mortal body and for fifty years, his spirit was suspended in a state of purgatory. While his shared moments with V was real enough but he could only achieve his true rebirth through V's actions. The only way to save Johnny Silverhand was allowing his reincarnation through V's own body with her consent. An unconditional sacrifice.

Her second death for Johnny Silverhand's second life.

We do terrible things for the ones we love.

The ghost of Orpheus passed beneath the earth; he recognized all the places he had seen before and, searching through the fields of the blessed, found his Eurydice, and clasped her in eager arms. There they stroll together, side by side: or sometimes Orpheus follows, while his wife goes before, sometimes he leads the way and looks back, as he can do safely now, at his Eurydice.

~ Ovid's Metamorphoses - Book XI - The Death of Orpheus ~

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It’s truly survival season for our skin whenever temperatures drop. Besides the fact that it’s cold outside–an understatement on some days–we’re also shuffling in and out of buildings with artificial heat. Now our skin’s confused and reacting on the fly. More often than not, that leaves us scrambling for products, such as moisturizers for itchy skin, that cover a myriad of issues instead of just one. Because whether we like it or not, such inconsistent weather means we aren’t just shopping as if we’re just one skin type–now we’re living with all of them at once.

Now, according to the experts, dryness is what we’re combatting most. And when our skin has been depleted of both its natural and applied moisture from topical formulas, the by-products is incessant itching. We’ve already rundown a short list of tried-and-true moisturizers that we’ve actually used more than once, as well chemical exfoliants that make for a surprising cure. But what do the dermatologists actually say? Ahead, nine of them share the face and body products they’d prescribe to clients.

In addition to pricier options made with little-known technologies and ingredients are a few drugstore finds you’re already familiar with. If anything, let this serve as a reminder that you should be avoiding ash like the plague; your skin will thank you.

Aquaphor.

Aquaphor Ointment Body Spray

“Winter months are drier. The wind makes our face and lips chapped, and hands and feet very dry. And at home, the heater leaches moisture out of the air, making the whole surface of the skin rough, dry and flaky. My patients often complain that they are dry again an hour or two after they apply lotions and creams, so I recommend a healing ointment.

Ointment is more emollient (moisturizing) and stays around on the skin longer.  Sometimes it can feel greasy, but if it is whipped or emulsified, it is easier to spread and breathable, so it doesn’t feel as greasy.” –Dr. Anna Guanche, board-certified dermatologist and celebrity beauty expert

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  Eucerin.

Eucerin Dry Skin Replenishing Cream With 5% Urea

“For the face, I recommend Eucerin Dry Skin Replenishing Face Cream, because both urea and lactate (which it contains) micro-exfoliate the skin, removing dry flakes and both are also humectant, drawing moisture to the skin.” –Dr. Anna Guanche, board-certified dermatologist and celebrity beauty expert

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Arbonne.

Arbonne RE9 Advanced Night Repair Cream

“For someone with dry, sensitive skin, I like to keep moisturizing products as gentle and non-toxic as possible. Avoiding fragrance, and incorporating fatty acids such as ceramides and omega fatty acids is helpful. More emollient creams and certain oils are better than thin lotions that are often watery and tend to evaporate off the skin.

Arbonne RE9 Advanced Night Repair Cream is formulated with an ultra-hydrating blend of botanicals, plus collagen-supporting ingredients that replenish moisture and deliver essential nourishment to maximize the skin’s natural reparative cycle.” –Dr. Naissan O. Wesley, M.D., FACMS and Arbonne Scientific Advisor

$88 at Arbonne

HydroPeptide.

HydroPeptide Nimni Cream

“To prevent and treat dry, dull winter skin, consider using a retinol-based cream. Retinoids help to increase skin turnover and minimize the appearance of pores, fine lines and wrinkle. HydroPeptide Nimni Cream is my dream cream– it goes to work while you sleep to turn on collagen production below the surface so you awake with plumper, radiant, more youthful-looking skin.”-Dr. Joyce Imahiyerobo-Ip, board-certified dermatologist

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Dear by Renee.

Dear by Renee Skin Renewal Serum

“Dear by Renée Skin Renewal Serum contains Bio-Placenta, which is a naturally derived growth factor inducing product. It’s a much smaller and much more sophisticated delivery system by using growth factors in order to implement change on a much deeper level. Clinical studies show that these 5 growth factors can diminish visible wrinkling by 46%, increase skin elasticity by 47%, and increase skin hydration by 64%.” – Dr. Dendy Engelman, board-certified dermatologist

$85 at Dear by Renée

Amarte.

Amarte Wonder Cream

“This is a very light, yet wonderfully hydrating treatment for winter. It absorbs quickly leaving moistness but no residue so it can be used at night and during the day under makeup.  It is packed with brightening and rejuvenating ingredients including alpha-arbutin, 1% retinol, purified nano-sulfur and multiple natural Korean botanical extracts. It improves tone and texture effortlessly in a very light touch application that provides durable moisturization for even very dry skin.” – Dr. Craig Kraffert, Board Certified Dermatologist

Available at Amazon

Marmur Metamorphosis.

Marmur Metamorphosis MMRepose Serum

“An all-in-one serum + moisturizer that drenches your skin in healthy goodness. The innovative gel texture of this water-based formula hydrates and seals in moisture. No sticky or slick feeling (there’s zero silicone!). Makes your skin dewy, plump, radiant, and happy.

Some of the unique ingredients include night blooming cucumber, a botanical extract that helps to regulate the skin’s natural circadian rhythm and repair skin cell damage, and an aromatherapy blend. Lavender, chamomile and sandalwood provide a proven calming effect. They’re also gentle on sensitive skin.” –Dr. Ellen Marmur, dermatologist and founder of Marmur Metamorphosis Skincare

$85 at Marmur Metamorphosis

Aveeno.

Aveeno Cracked Skin Relief CICA Balm

“Great for dry, cracked feet and has dimethicone, which works to treat and prevent dry, rough, itchy skin.” –Shari Sperling, dermatologist and founder of Sperling Dermatology

Available at Amazon

Aquaphor.

Aquaphor

“Greasy and thick; very moisturizing. Perfect for babies for diaper area or kids with cuts/ scrapes, after skin biopsies or procedures, or for routine moisturizing.” –Shari Sperling, dermatologist and founder of Sperling Dermatology

Available at Amazon

CeraVe.

Editor’s Pick: CeraVe Itch Relief Moisturizing Lotion

This body lotion includes two key ingredients. First, ceramides, also known as molecules that make up your skin’s barrier and help protect it against the elements. Second is pramoxine hydrochloride, which is just a fancy phrase for a topical anesthetic typically used to relieve itching. So you’re getting hydration and protection simultaneously; a win-win in our book.

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ANOTHER UNNECESSARY BEST OF 2016 LIST; QUICK RECAP OF HIGHLIGHTS; NARCISSISTIC PREDICTIONS AND A MEGALOMANIAC’S CALL-TO-ARMS

A recap/rant/recommendation/repellant/re-animation/reference/reproduction/”re(-)view” by Dominic Zinampan

WHY MOST LOCAL “BEST OF (INSERT YEAR)” LISTS ARE UNNECESSARY OR TOO FLAWED TO FUNCTION:

-Relies mostly on timeliness/trendiness; there seems to be no convincing reason to confine (and consequently, sacrifice thoughtful insight) releases within one whole year

-Encompasses too diverse of a spectrum of genres; styles are subjected to a totalizing scheme that forces the writer to disregard the differences in modes of listening/appreciating per genre for the sake of some semblance of comprehensiveness

-Blurred idea of “Filipino” or “local”; does this refer to ethnicity, nationality, or geography? What about emigrants or expats? What about those without a Filipino citizenship? Do we really need to verify the ethnicity of an artist and if so, how?; Re: geography- it appears as though not all bases are adequately covered and there is an inherent bias for Metro Manila

-Lack of clear significance of format; how do we differentiate between songs/EPs/albums especially in the age of Soundcloud and Bandcamp (e.g. sets of 7 or 8 tracks, 4-minute EPs, single files that appear to contain multiple songs, etc.)? What’s the point in selecting it as a parameter for a list?

-Pointless utilization of some rigid yet arbitrary number (e.g. “Top 100…” or “20 Essential…”, etc.) that results in the acquiescence to the inclusion of undeserving material

-The absence of any reason in publishing a retrospective list

-Credibility; who grants one the authority to declare the cream of the crop?

WHY THIS LIST IS NO DIFFERENT:

-The author lacks credibility and knowledge (i.e. barely knows any music outside of Metro Manila)

-Clear nepotism

-Willfully disregards a strict idea of “local” or “Filipino”

-Declares several releases, produced within a particular area, as “The Best” of a certain year despite not having heard a substantial amount of music

-Author’s reluctance to shell out cash severely limited possible entries to, with a few exceptions, the freely downloadable

-Attempts to cover different genres regardless of expertise and personal taste

-No reason/concept behind selecting “EPs” and “albums” as the focus of the list

-Got really lazy around the middle of the list

WHY 2016:

-Most recent complete year

-This blog didn’t exist prior to 2016

-I only began writing last year

WHAT HAPPENED IN 2016:

-Not much

-Long-anticipated albums from The Strangeness, Ang Bandang Shirley, Musical O, and The Geeks were postponed

-The bands that I like either broke up, declared hiatus, or just stopped accepting gigs

-The sudden germination of unknown or previously-unheard-of bands (Fresh Filter, Wanderband, etc.)

-Indie veterans are getting older and the then-young bands of the past few years are slowly burning out

-A large crowd—unprecedented in number—attended the Fête at Green Sun

-Indie’s ecosystem/infrastructure appears close to completely ossifying: radio (Fresh Filter), online (Vandals on the Wall, Indie Manila, Pinoytuner, Alternatrip), TV (MYX), physical spaces and venues, established fairs/festivals/events (Wanderband, Satchmi Vinyl Day, JD Indie Fest, Fête de la Musique) and presence in print media and news outlets (Rappler Live Jams, ANC, CNN Life, PhilStar)

-Influx and revitalization of, and renewed interest in noise acts (Maldoror, Local Disk (C:), Promote Violence; Hibernation, Kamuning Public Radio, Expert Trip Mental Music) as well as some sort of horrorcore/witch house/dank meme/cloud rap/(post-)vaporwave movement building up (Virtual Barangay, NoFace Records, Calix, Den Sy Ty)

-Appearance of music scene commentator personas like Kupal on the Wall (R.I.P.) and Flying Lugaw

-Twitter skirmishes: topics include perceived misogyny (Sud’s appearance on the cover of PULP Magazine and practically their entire oeuvre; Soil and Green’s MV for “Hello Sunrise”), music criticism or “gonzo journalism” (KOTW, Flying Lugaw, Vernon Go), Grammar Nazis, the death of indie (CNN Life’s feature article on Manila’s only grunge band Yūrei); bands fighting with other bands, members fighting with other members, website managers fighting with other website managers, etc.

ASSESSMENT OF 2016:

-Lukewarm (if not stagnant and boring) year; it was less animated and barely produced anything fresh; it felt like the trail end of an echo

-Possible intermezzo to some drastic renovation, alteration of atmosphere, or reconfiguration of mechanisms

-Stale acts have firmly established themselves as the dominant players in the scene

THIS LIST’S RAISON D’ÊTRE:

To cite several noteworthy EPs/albums of 2016 that I found either personally resonant or that they embody trajectories for the future, bearing the most potential to effect transformations hopefully many of us would help cultivate

THE ACTUAL LIST HOWEVER GROUPED INTO AD HOC TRENDS

THE OVERDRIVE-GUITAR MACHINE CONTINUUM

Yūrei - Random Schizoid Godhead Generator If there’s any EP/album that would prove itself, in the years to come, as a monumental work that came out 2016, it would be this. Random Schizoid Godhead Generator reveals Yūrei’s metamorphosis: emerging from the chrysalis of self-reflexive Nirvana-grunge to explore stranger territory. Cryptic and opaque verbal phrases are married with fuzz-drenched guitars, eerie synth blips, agile melodic bass, and the intense seismic pounding of drums; the band often plays with density, frequently adding/subtracting elements, prodding at the fragility of what makes a song. We consequently witness them slither into post-punk, noise/musique concrète, hyper-grunge, and minimal/skeletal indie pop. Only time will clearly, and more completely, validate RSGG’s potential widespread relevance.

https://yureiph.bandcamp.com/album/random-schizoid-godhead-generatror

Grows - Go, Glow, Grows The debut album of Grows. This relatively new act can be seen as a sister act of noise terrorists Pastilan Dong! (both acts share two members) but whereas Pastilan Dong!’s style is defined by an ear-splitting and architectonic brute force barrage of noise, Grows emphasizes conventional song structures and easily likable melodies while similarly embracing 90s Gen X guitar-centrism. However, this is not to say that, upon comparison, Grows is regressive; the band exhibits more finesse and thought with regards to songwriting and what we receive in turn is a collection of enjoyable alternative rock.

http://shop.beattherobotrecords.com/album/go-glow-grows

Ced Concepcion - Age Minus Ced Concepcion’s first solo release (he has had numerous projects before such as Ursa Minor, Lochness, and Hey Johnny Wolf, and is also a producer/audio engineer at Crap Studios). Same with Go, Glow, Grows, this is straight-up alt-rock/college rock, a testament to the fact that there is a slow but steady and continuous outpour of similar material. Can be categorized as tito rock as long as said tito listens to The Smashing Pumpkins, Dinosaur Jr., The Replacements, and Superchunk. Don’t expect any of these 90s throwback acts to completely vanish.

http://cedconcepcion.bandcamp.com/album/age-minus

The Buildings - Cell-O-Phane This is my list and I can do whatever I want.

http://thebuildingsph.bandcamp.com/album/cell-o-phane

LO-FI LONE WOLVES

Eggboy - The Spotlight Effect The Spotlight Effect features what I’d call “Eggboy 2.0”; it still retains the lo-fi sensibility for it to be an Eggboy release, it features slacker thrasher tracks like “Wait for Me”, signature Diego Mapa bittersweet melodic pop tunes (think “Nagsasawa Ka Na Ba?” but in this case “Sana Di Mo Ako Iniiwasan”), and analog electro/techno jams (“Beat Matsing”). A key difference is the discernible use of contemporary technology/techniques; the EP sounds more tonally expansive compared to past releases (i.e. the low-bass rumble in “I Feel for You”). Additionally, this isn’t as thin or scattered as 98-05 and is in fact a lot more cohesive and dynamic  (perhaps due to the shorter format?).

https://eggboymanila.bandcamp.com/album/spotlight-effect

The Juliens  - Boyish The Juliens are a severely underrated band. Their latest EP trades in the synthpop of past releases in favor of fuzzed out, lush and liquefied dream pop. All songs display a keen sense of melody and a characteristic yet charming drum machine. Their music video for “Winter’s Flight” is equally amusing and I find it definitive of who they are as a band: laidback and lackadaisical. All of their releases on Bandcamp can be downloaded for free so go check them out.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4mDFjkYYuk (The Juliens- “Winter’s Flight” MV)

https://thejuliens.bandcamp.com/album/boyish-ep

routine protein - strong world I like routine protein not only because his music reminds me of K Records/Flying Nun-type stuff but also because it is “lo-fi”/”twee” that jettisons the saccharine veneers espoused by many traversing similar paths. This is “twee” that seems to get annoyed by the cheerful glow of the sun, it is reclusive rather than bubbly. The songs on strong world are incredibly catchy in their simplicity, and it conveys the paradoxically naïve yet cool and aloof aura typical of Beat Happening and pretty much every interesting indie pop act.

http://strong-boy.bandcamp.com/album/strong-world

Yuji - Inimitable Livers Grabe tinatamad na talaga ako magsulat in English. Basta sobrang ganda nito. Imagine niyo parang Lou Reed-Jandek hybrid tapos demented slacker rock na sobrang lo-fi. Medyo dream pop pero di siya gentle at all so “bangungot pop”? Inimitable Livers proves that there is an alternative to all the cutesy Scout Magazine/berlin-artparasites bedroom twee pop solo projects; you can, under the same circumstances, create something simultaneously frightening, intense, and magnetic.

https://soundcloud.com/yujidetorres/sets/inimitable-livers

Also worth checking: Daydreams - Teenage Feelings

COLLAPSING WALLS OF SOUND

Beast Jesus - In Various States of Disassembly Never mind their recently-released, self-indulgent and conceptually gimmick-y although technically impressive, 16-minute Name-That-Genre-of-a-track “Eros Obfuscate”. In Various States of Disassembly however will come down as an EP that will be talked about by succeeding generations. Beast Jesus’ most admirable quality is their elusiveness to being pigeonholed by genres—the typical categories just don’t apply to their output. In their debut EP, they disassemble genres such as shoegaze, indie pop, noise rock, and post-metal to form some hybrid sonic arsenal suited for their needs.

https://beastjesusmanila.bandcamp.com/album/in-various-states-of-disassembly

Disquiet Apartment - Little Infinities Shoegaze that jettisons hallucinatory comfort for indefatigable momentum. It is dreamlike and intense, angelic and ethereal without ever sacrificing energy. Undeniably one of my favorite EPs last year.

https://disquietapartment.bandcamp.com/album/little-infinities

VOYAGES INTO VIOLENT VORTICES AND THE CESSPOOLS OF CULTURE

Den Sy Ty - #MANILACIRCLEJERK A collection of violent and brutally honest tracks, introspective and at times political, swirled into one heady and disorienting mix.

http://densyty.bandcamp.com/album/manilacirclejerk

Calix - Breakout Satirist Blatantly political and unrepentantly wrathful. Opts for the stark and straightforwardly vicious rather than the woozy. Grime-y tracks that try to match and level with its targets in malevolent intensity.

https://soundcloud.com/calixph/sets/breakout-satirist-2016

帰宅します， Ａｍａｄｏ - 帰宅します， Ａｍａｄｏ   Extremely dusty vaporwave minus Arizona and Tron-like VHS graphics, only motifs handpicked from propaganda posters. Neither is there any weeaboo traits, only sympathies with Communist China. 80s synthpop and video game music is ignored for contemporary pop songs and a good dose of Manila Sound classics. This is vaporwave that flaunts its indebtedness to Marxism, without neglecting humor, and it is “distinctly Filipino”. Including this mostly because of “Walang Drama….”.

https://virtualbarangay420.bandcamp.com/album/--2

Also worth checking: 帰宅します， Ａｍａｄｏ- Ｔｈｅ Ｗｒｅｔｃｈｅｄ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｅａｒｔｈ

THE SOLE PRISTINE ARTIFACT

Moon Mask - Irreversible I lack the appropriate referents to paint a lucid description of this EP but it is enjoyable, danceable, and it doesn’t come across as cheesy or lazy; it contains well-crafted and unashamedly contemporary-sounding pop tunes that seem to draw from 80s New Wave/synthpop and video game OSTs; it undermines all boneheaded suggestions of a dichotomy between pop and “good” music breaks the staid dichotomy of pop and “good” music

https://soundcloud.com/moonmask/sets/irreversible-ep

CYBORGS, KNOB TWIDDLERS, CIRCUIT BENDERS

Local Disk C:- Dyson / System / Temperament This trilogy is a must-hear so as to experience the polar opposite of bombardment, to witness music at its most skeletal. Tones stand autonomously not in support of one another. This is an exploration of our exploration to musical elements like rhythm, melody, and texture. Its intensity and density contracts and dilates. At times, extremely sparse but can also swell into a cacophonous assemblage.

https://localdiskc.bandcamp.com/album/dyson

https://localdiskc.bandcamp.com/album/system

https://localdiskc.bandcamp.com/album/temperament

John Pope - Halocline Contains traces of grime, early dubstep, and musique concrète. I’d like to think there’s an affinity in approach between this and Local Disk (C:)’s trilogy (to explore and emphasize the potential of different tones, their diversity and multidimensionality) but for a wholly different purpose, which is to hook people with its groove.

https://johnpxpe.bandcamp.com/releases

MALDOROR - THE UNIVERSAL BASIS OF Similarly, a tour-de-force of an individual’s experiment with tones. It is multilayered electronic noise, digital glitches, and found sounds/musique concrete. MALDOROR explores a wide range of timbre and utilizes schizophrenic loops that intersect/interlock/overlap/interweave.

https://mldrr.bandcamp.com/album/the-universal-basis-of

Also worth checking: MALDOROR - BASTARD ORGAN; MALDOROR - STATELESSNESS; Similarobjects - Rara Avis

CAN’T RESIST INCLUDING A FEW STANDOUT TRACKS:

Tall Ice Lung - “How I Wish I Met You Sooner in My Life”

https://soundcloud.com/diagnostic-records/tall-ice-lung-how-i-wish-i-met-you-sooner-in-my-life

fisherfolk - “Trial By Fire (feat. Teenage Granny)”

https://soundcloud.com/fisherfolk/trial-by-fire-ft-teenage-granny

Musical O - “House Tea”

https://soundcloud.com/musicaloph/musical-o-house-tea

Ang Bandang Shirley - “Umaapaw”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pXZCO3A_8w

Sour Cheeks - “Anymore”

https://soundcloud.com/sourcheeksmusic/anymore

Mellow Fellow & Clairo - “How Was Your Day?”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAV8X7lviVw

SONGS THAT I THOUGHT WERE RELEASED IN 2016 BUT ARE TOO GOOD FOR ME TO LEAVE OUT:

Musical O - “Lips”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAP6pNzMQUE

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAMINoZbgg4 (Labio)

Joee & I - “Teknobalat”

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GYh7Zn1JNg

http://iandjoee.bandcamp.com/track/teknobalat

NOSTRADAMUS’ COLUMN (EFFECTIVE 2017):

-90’s-emulating guitar-centric rock will be “phased out” for a couple years to give way to the tried-and-tested and more palatable genres like (but not limited to) “big band soul” and conyo rap

-A counter-movement marked by abrasion and self-aware vulgarity will continue to brew steadily in the margins as a response to the sanitized and lackluster acts in the spotlight

-More bands active in the indie circuit will cross over to the mainstream

-MYX-tailored/geared bands will pop up with more frequency

-New scenes/zones/circuits (which may or may not overlap with existing ones) will be generated; an almost complete change of terrain

AN UNNECESSARY CALL-TO-ARMS (OBLIQUE STRATEGIES FOR AN OPTIMISTIC CODA): continue to stage disruptions, interrogate relentlessly, re-open wounds, leap into and/or form new dimensions, morph ceaselessly, don’t merely break ground rather engineer tectonic shifts

MAKE 2017: BIZARRE, WILD, IRREVERENT, STRANGE, JAGGED, SPIRAL, DOPED UP, FLUID, SPECTRAL, FRACTURED/FRACTAL, DISCORDANT, FEED()BACK, (IN)TENSE, PULSATE, ORGIASTIC, ACCELERATE, INFERNAL, SONOROUS, GLACIAL, ELASTIC, DYNAMIC, IMMACULATE, PRISMATIC, AMORPHOUS, RELENTLESS, INTERTWINE, IMPLODE, ZIGZAG, GENERATIVE, UNPREDICTABLE, VICIOUS/VISCOUS/VIRULENT/VIRAL/VITRIOLIC/VISCERAL/VIBRANT/VIRTUAL/VITAL/VIOLENT

This Week’s Deals With Gold And Spotlight Sale Plus Add-On Sale

Here are this week’s games and add-on deals on the Xbox Games Store. Discounts are valid now through 09 March 2020.

These deals will expire at 11:00 am UTC on Tuesday March 10th 2020

Xbox One Deals

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AberrationAdd-On50%Add-On SaleARK: ExtinctionAdd-On50%Add-On SaleARK: Scorched EarthAdd-On50%Add-On SaleAssetto Corsa – Ferrari 70th Anniversary DLCAdd-On40%Add-On SaleAssetto Corsa – Ready To Race DLCAdd-On40%Add-On SaleAssetto Corsa – DLC Season PassAdd-On40%Add-On SaleBattlefield 1 Premium PassAdd-On50%Add-On SaleBattlefield V Premium Starter PackAdd-On33%Add-On SaleBlack Desert – 10,000 PearlsAdd-On20%Add-On SaleBlack Desert – 1,000 PearlsAdd-On20%Add-On SaleBlack Desert – 2,000 PearlsAdd-On20%Add-On SaleBlack Desert – 6,000 PearlsAdd-On20%Add-On SaleBlood Bowl 2: Official Expansion + Team PackXbox One Game50%Add-On SaleCities: Skylines – CampusAdd-On50%Add-On SaleCities: Skylines – IndustriesAdd-On50%Add-On SaleCities: Skylines – Mass TransitAdd-On50%Add-On SaleCities: Skylines – Season PassAdd-On50%Add-On SaleCities: Skylines – Season Pass 2Add-On50%Add-On SaleCivilization VI Expansion BundleXbox One Game25%Add-On SaleDarksiders 3 DLC BundleAdd-On50%Add-On SaleDead by Daylight: Darkness Among UsAdd-On50%Add-On SaleDead by Daylight: CURTAIN CALL ChapterAdd-On50%Add-On SaleDead by Daylight: Demise of the FaithfulAdd-On50%Add-On SaleDead by Daylight: Shattered BloodlineAdd-On50%Add-On SaleDiRT Rally 2.0 Year One PassAdd-On33%Add-On SaleF1 2019 Anniversary and Legend Edition DLC PackAdd-On50%Add-On SaleF1 2019 Legends Edition DLC PackAdd-On50%Add-On SaleFallout 4: Season PassAdd-On50%Add-On SaleFallout 4: AutomatronAdd-On40%Add-On SaleFallout 4: Contraptions WorkshopAdd-On40%Add-On SaleFallout 4: Far HarborAdd-On40%Add-On SaleFallout 4: Nuka-WorldAdd-On40%Add-On SaleFallout 4: Vault-Tec WorkshopAdd-On40%Add-On SaleFallout 4: Wasteland WorkshopAdd-On40%Add-On SaleGravel Season PassAdd-On80%Add-On SaleGRID Ultimate Edition UpgradeAdd-On33%Add-On SaleKerbal Space Program: Breaking GroundAdd-On33%Add-On SaleKilling Floor 2 – Badass SantaAdd-On50%Add-On SaleKilling Floor 2 – Grim Treatments Weapon BundleAdd-On50%Add-On SaleKilling Floor 2 – Headshot FX Bundle 2Add-On50%Add-On SaleKilling Floor 2 – Horzine Mark 7 Suit BundleAdd-On50%Add-On SaleKilling Floor 2 – Horzine Supply Crate KeyAdd-On50%Add-On SaleKilling Floor 2 – Ion ThrusterAdd-On50%Add-On SaleKilling Floor 2 – Mrs. FosterAdd-On50%Add-On SaleKilling Floor 2 – Rhino RevolverAdd-On50%Add-On SaleKilling Floor 2 – Santa’s Helper Outfit BundleAdd-On50%Add-On SaleMafia III Season PassAdd-On50%Add-On SaleMonster Energy Supercross – Season PassAdd-On60%Add-On SaleMonster Energy Supercross 2 – Season PassAdd-On60%Add-On SaleMordheim: City of the Damned – Complete DLC PackAdd-On50%Add-On SaleMX vs ATV All Out 2017 Honda Vehicle BundleAdd-On50%Add-On SaleMX vs ATV All Out 2017 Husqvarna Vehicle BundleAdd-On50%Add-On SaleMX vs ATV All Out 2017 Kawasaki Vehicle BundleAdd-On50%Add-On SaleMX vs ATV All Out 2017 KTM Vehicle BundleAdd-On50%Add-On SaleMX vs ATV All Out 2017 Suzuki Vehicle BundleAdd-On50%Add-On SaleMX vs ATV All Out 2017 Yamaha Vehicle BundleAdd-On50%Add-On SaleMX vs. ATV Supercross Encore All-in-One BundleAdd-On50%Add-On SaleMX vs. ATV Supercross Encore Supercross Track Pack BundleAdd-On50%Add-On SaleMX vs. ATV Supercross Encore Supercross Track Pack 1Add-On50%Add-On SaleMX vs. ATV Supercross Encore Supercross Track Pack 2Add-On50%Add-On SaleMX vs. ATV Supercross Encore Supercross Track Pack 3Add-On50%Add-On SaleMX vs. ATV Supercross Encore Supercross Track Pack 4Add-On50%Add-On SaleNBA 2K Playgrounds 2 All-Star Pack – 16,000 VCAdd-On30%Add-On SaleNeed for Speed Heat Deluxe Edition UpgradeAdd-On50%Add-On SalePAYDAY 2 – CRIMEWAVE EDITION – THE BIG SCORE Game BundleAdd-On50%Add-On SalePlants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Deluxe UpgradeAdd-On50%Add-On SaleRIDE 3 – Season PassAdd-On75%Add-On SaleSkyforge: Starter Pack 3.0Add-On40%Add-On SaleSkyforge: 105 000 ArgentsAdd-On20%Add-On SaleSkyforge: 50 000 ArgentsAdd-On20%Add-On SaleSonic Mania – Encore DLCAdd-On40%Add-On SaleStellaris: Deluxe Upgrade PackAdd-On50%Add-On SaleStellaris: Leviathans Story PackAdd-On50%Add-On SaleStellaris: Plantoids Species PackAdd-On50%Add-On SaleStellaris: UtopiaAdd-On50%Add-On SaleThe Golf Club 2019 feat. PGA TOUR – 28,275 CurrencyAdd-On20%Add-On SaleThe Golf Club 2019 feat. PGA TOUR – 6,000 CurrencyAdd-On20%Add-On SaleThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood And WineAdd-On60%Add-On SaleThe Witcher 3: Hearts Of StoneXbox One Game60%Add-On SaleTitanfall 2: Prime Titan BundleAdd-On45%Add-On SaleTrain Sim World: Northeast Corridor New YorkAdd-On50%Add-On SaleTrain Sim World: Ruhr-Sieg NordAdd-On50%Add-On SaleTrain Sim World: West Somerset RailwayXbox One Game50%Add-On SaleValkyria Chronicles 4 DLC BundleAdd-On40%Add-On SaleWorld of Warships: Legends – Lend-Lease RaiderAdd-On20%Add-On SaleWorld of Warships: Legends – Super-dreadnoughtAdd-On20%Add-On SaleWorld of Tanks – Tiger 131 UltimateAdd-On30%Add-On SaleWreckfest – Backwoods Bangers Car PackAdd-On20%Add-On SaleWreckfest – Goofy Roofs PackAdd-On20%Add-On SaleWreckfest – Retro Rammers Car PackAdd-On20%Add-On SaleXCOM 2: War of the ChosenXbox One Game60%Add-On SaleXCOM 2: Alien HuntersAdd-On50%Add-On SaleXCOM 2: Anarchy’s ChildrenAdd-On50%Add-On SaleXCOM 2: Reinforcement PackAdd-On50%Add-On SaleXCOM: 2 Resistance Warrior PackAdd-On50%Add-On SaleXCOM: 2: Shen’s Last GiftAdd-On50%Add-On SaleDead Rising 3 Season PassAdd-On50%Add-On SaleDead Rising 4: Frank RisingAdd-On50%Add-On SaleDevil May Cry 5 5 Blue OrbsAdd-On20%Add-On SaleDevil May Cry 5 In-game Unlock BundleAdd-On20%Add-On SaleDevil May Cry 5 100,000 Red OrbsAdd-On50%Add-On SaleDevil May Cry 5 Super Character 3-PackAdd-On20%Add-On SaleDevil May Cry 5 Deluxe UpgradeAdd-On20%Add-On SaleMonster Hunter: World – The Handler’s Sunshine PareoAdd-On50%Add-On SaleMonster Hunter: World – DLC CollectionAdd-On15%Add-On SaleMonster Hunter: World – Character Edit Voucher: Three-Voucher PackAdd-On33%Add-On SaleMonster Hunter: World – Character Edit Voucher: Two-Voucher PackAdd-On33%Add-On SaleMonster Hunter: World – Complete Gesture PackAdd-On15%Add-On SaleMonster Hunter: World – Complete Handler Costume PackAdd-On20%Add-On SaleMonster Hunter: World – Deluxe KitAdd-On25%Add-On SaleMonster Hunter: World – Character & Palico Edit Voucher: Three-Voucher PackAdd-On33%Add-On SaleMonster Hunter: World Iceborne – Deluxe KitAdd-On25%Add-On SaleResident Evil 2 Extra DLC PackAdd-On25%Add-On SaleResident Evil 2 – Original Ver. Soundtrack SwapAdd-On50%Add-On SaleResident Evil 2 – Deluxe Weapon: “Samurai Edge – Chris Model”Add-On50%Add-On SaleResident Evil 2 – Deluxe Weapon: “Samurai Edge – Jill Model”Add-On50%Add-On SaleRER2 Episode Two: ContemplationAdd-On60%Add-On SaleRER2 Episode Three: JudgmentAdd-On60%Add-On SaleRER2 Episode Four: MetamorphosisAdd-On60%Add-On SaleRed Dead Redemption 2Xbox One X Enhanced50%DWGFallout 76 Standard EditionXbox One X Enhanced50%DWGThe Outer WorldsXbox Game Pass50%DWGRocket LeagueXbox Game Pass50%DWGBorderlands 3Xbox One X Enhanced50%DWGWarhammer: ChaosbaneXbox One Game50%DWGThey Are BillionsXbox One Game20%DWG8-Bit Invaders!Xbox One Game90%DWGAgent A: A Puzzle In DisguiseXbox One X Enhanced50%DWGAlien: IsolationXbox Game Pass60%DWGAtlas (Game Preview)Xbox One Game w/ Free Trial30%DWGBatman: Arkham Knight Premium EditionXbox Game Pass50%DWGBioShock: The CollectionXbox One Game80%DWGBorderlands: Game Of The Year EditionXbox One X Enhanced50%DWGFallout 76 Tricentennial EditionXbox One X Enhanced40%DWGFlatOut 4 : Total InsanityXbox One Game80%DWGFLYING TIGERS: SHADOWS OVER CHINAXbox One Game50%DWGForza Horizon 3 VIPAdd-On75%DWGGrand Theft Auto V: Premium Online Edition & Great White Shark Card BundleXbox Game Pass35%DWGHello NeighborXbox One Game75%DWGHITMAN – Game of the Year Edition UpgradeAdd-On70%DWGIrony Curtain: From Matryoshka with LoveXbox Play Anywhere50%DWGLords Of The FallenXbox One Game85%DWGLords Of The Fallen – Digital Complete EditionXbox One Game85%DWGLovecraft’s Untold StoriesXbox One Game25%DWGMable & The WoodXbox One Game60%DWGMafia IIIXbox One X Enhanced75%DWGMonster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 2Xbox One X Enhanced60%DWGMonster Energy Supercross 2 – Special EditionXbox One X Enhanced60%DWGNBA 2K Playgrounds 2Xbox One Game67%DWGOdallus: The Dark CallXbox One Game40%DWGPure Farming 2018Xbox One Game60%DWGPure Farming 2018 Digital Deluxe EditionXbox One Game60%DWGRed Dead Redemption 2: Ultimate EditionXbox One X Enhanced60%DWGRIDE 3Xbox One Game75%DWGRIDE 3 – Gold EditionXbox One X Enhanced75%DWGRoad to BallhallaXbox One Game50%DWGSTELLATUMXbox One X Enhanced30%DWGThe Golf Club 2019 featuring PGA TOURXbox One X Enhanced70%DWGTour de France 2018Xbox One Game75%DWGWarhammer: Chaosbane Deluxe EditionXbox One Game50%DWGWarhammer: Chaosbane Magnus EditionXbox One Game50%DWGWRC 7 FIA World Rally ChampionshipXbox One X Enhanced85%DWGWWE 2K20 Deluxe EditionXbox One X Enhanced67%DWGXCOM 2Xbox One X Enhanced75%DWGLords Of the Fallen – Complete Edition BundleAdd-On80%Spotlight SaleReusXbox One Game90%Spotlight SaleAdam’s Venture: OriginsXbox One Game90%Spotlight SaleTyler: Model 005Xbox One Game80%Spotlight SaleBear With Me: The Lost RobotsXbox One Game50%Spotlight SaleBear With Me: The Complete CollectionXbox One Game50%Spotlight SaleBatman: Return To ArkhamXbox Game Pass60%Spotlight SaleMotoGP 18Xbox One X Enhanced75%Spotlight SaleEA Sports FIFA 20Xbox One X Enhanced60%Spotlight SaleEA Sports FIFA 20 Champions EditionXbox One X Enhanced60%Spotlight SaleEA Sports FIFA 20 Ultimate EditionXbox One X Enhanced60%Spotlight SalePlants vs. Zombies: Battle For NeighborvilleXbox One Game w/ Free Trial50%Spotlight SalePlants vs. Zombies: Battle for Neighborville Deluxe EditionXbox One Game50%Spotlight SaleEA SPORTS UFC 3Xbox One X Enhanced70%Spotlight SaleEA SPORTS UFC 3 Deluxe EditionXbox One X Enhanced70%Spotlight SaleColor Symphony 2Xbox One Game80%Spotlight SaleGuacamelee! 2Xbox One Game75%Spotlight SaleGuacamelee! 2 CompleteXbox One Game75%Spotlight SaleGuacamelee! Super Turbo Championship EditionXbox Game Pass75%Spotlight SaleSuper Street: The GameXbox One Game33%Spotlight SaleWe Are The DwarvesXbox One Game75%Spotlight SaleGnomes GardenXbox One Game50%Spotlight SaleGnomes Garden 3: The Thief of CastlesXbox One Game50%Spotlight SaleZenithXbox One Game65%Spotlight SaleDeath SquaredXbox One Game65%Spotlight SaleIt’s Quiz TimeXbox One Game30%Spotlight SalePortal Knights – Druids, Furfolk, and Relic DefenseAdd-On10%Spotlight SalePortal KnightsXbox One X Enhanced60%Spotlight Sale

*These offers are only valid for Xbox Live Gold members.

Please note: prices and availability are subject to change and may vary by region.

Xbox 360 Deals

Content TitleContent TypeDiscountNotesAlien Rage*Arcade80%DWGAlien: Isolation Season Pass*Add-On60%DWGAliens: Colonial Marines Season Pass*Add-On60%DWGBorderlands: The Pre-Sequel*Games On Demand70%DWGEnemy Front*Games On Demand85%DWGGrand Theft Auto V*Games On Demand50%DWGGrand Theft Auto: The Ballad of Gay Tony*Add-On60%DWGGTA IV: The Lost and Damned*Add-On50%DWGL.A. Noire Rockstar Pass*Add-On50%DWGMotoGP 15*Games On Demand85%DWGRotastic*Arcade80%DWGThings on Wheels*Arcade80%DWG

*These offers are only valid for Xbox Live Gold members.

Please note: prices and availability are subject to change and may vary by region.

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Facebook Announces New Blockchain Jobs at Its California HQ

Facebook’s HQ in Menlo Park, California, has opened five new positions in its blockchain department, according to listings posted today, March 29.

The new jobs were posted in the company’s LinkedIn account. According to the announcements, the company is now seeking a growth product manager, product manager, data scientist, software engineer and business operations manager to join its blockchain team.

The description of the positions also hints at the possible areas in which the firm may implement the technology:

“The blockchain team is a startup within Facebook and we’re exploring lots of areas of interest across all facets of blockchain technology. Our ultimate goal is to help billions of people with access to things they don’t have now – that could be things like healthcare, equitable financial services, or new ways to save or share information.”

Recently, the company opened a position for a senior lawyer with experience in both blockchain and payments. The person will be responsible for drafting and negotiating a wide variety of contracts related to its blockchain initiatives, along with advising clients on the various legal risks related to the tech.

Facebook is also reportedly seeking a product manager and mixed methods UX researcher to work in its office in Tel Aviv, Israel. The number of recently opened positions for blockchain department therefore surpasses 20.

As Cointelegraph reported in a dedicated analysis, Facebook’s stance on cryptocurrency has undergone a significant metamorphosis over the course of 2018. The company that previously banned crypto ads is reportedly considering launching a stablecoin for users of the messaging service WhatsApp, which it owns.

The formation of the tech giant’s blockchain team was first announced in May 2018. Back then David Marcus, the head of Facebook’s messaging app Messenger, announced that the social media site is exploring possible applications for the decentralized technology.

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