▲ 25 r/ClimateActionPlan+1 crossposts

So are we going to Brussels this sunday ?

Asking for Climate Action at the North Station, 14h. See Climate Coalition website.

“We are just little Belgium, why should we try to save the world” well we are beyond that point already, it’s about preparing for the near future. Not in a couple decades, not in a couple elections, now.

I understand that for the average person, there are more important/urgent issues they care about politically than cLiMaTe ChAnGe, but you should realize that the inevitable climate change and all its (in)direct effects will make almost every single one of those issues worse! Think of housing prices, FOOD prices especially, but cost of living in general. Yeah, immigration will also get absolutely bonkers.

The only problem that might solve itself when shit hits the fan are the pensions but unless you absolutely hate your (grand)parents, that will not be a nice solution.

I’m not the kind of person to go to the streets and the people in my direct environment aren’t either, but the future looks very bleak and as soon as the most recent fire or flood is out of the news cycle, nobody in power seems to give a damn.

The Earth is never gonna actually split open like in a dramatic end-of-the-world movie, but society as we know it will not be sustainable at all anymore without sudden radical action.

It’s about time we get our head out of the sand.

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u/Goatellounge — 6 days ago
▲ 5 r/moby

Song of the day: Run On!

Suboptimal day choice as his birthday was yesterday, but the album Animal Rights has its 30th Anniversary in 2 weeks - what are the best songs on there according to you?

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u/Goatellounge — 1 month ago

Song of the day: The Moon

(I was planning to make 1 serious reel about the album turning 25yo and one silly goofy one, but as the music fragments I wanted to use were unavailable on Instagram, 1 hybrid reel is will be…)

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u/Goatellounge — 1 month ago

Song battle: The National Anthem (Radiohead) VS Theme From Turnpike (dEUS)

From Kid A (2000) and In A Bar Under The Sea (1996).

Let’s start with the similarities: they both have some trumpets, an awesome bassline and more instrumentals than vocal parts. They are just perfect to listen to while driving a car at night. Oh, and they’re about 5:50 in length!

Intro/first minute: from the opening seconds, we hear the epic bassline (TNA) and the Charles Mingus sample in TFT.

Middle of the song: awesome progression in TNA. I love the guitar loop from about 1:25 on in TFT.

Outro/last minute: the trumpets in TNA get a bit too over the top for me, but the soft classical ‘national anthem’-ish music after it is quite neat. TFT is building up more and more chaotic, but the drumming is absolutely contagious, and you tend to even appreciate the crazy yelling. Only negative remark is the sudden 5:44 cutoff for the album version…

Overall: I give to edge to TFT for having a cool video clip filmed in Paris. No more loud music!

What do you think? Is the comparison valid? Have you heard them both before?

u/Goatellounge — 1 month ago

Song of the day: Apple Bed!

Ok this might not be the actual official 25th anniversary of the release day of the album (I’m seeing June and late August?) but who really cares?

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u/Goatellounge — 2 months ago
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Something very interesting and Belgian AF

Some time ago, a bunch of Belgian artists made a single called ‘Do It Now’ as a matter of climate change awareness activation.

‘Sing for the climate’, well it was sung by: Stef Kamil Carlens, Frank Vander Linden, Luc De Vos, Sioen, Milow, Klaas Delrue, Brahim, Veerle Baetens, Kommil Foo, Lady Linn, Rocco Granata, Koen Crucke and Hans Peter Janssens.

Yes you read that right, Luc De Vos. The man has been gone for over a decade.

So has anything actually changed since they made this in 2012?

We went a little more electrical and surely had a lot of climate related meetings, but anything really meaningful?

I know the USA and China are bigger factors in worldwide emission, but Belgium seems to be taking it quite poorly in both the short and long term…

Also, I know climate change cannot be tackled from a personal level, but it baffles me how many people will sell their soul before they’d try a vegetarian meal. (Yes your diet is actually the most meaningful change you can make - much more than avoiding planes or AI - and No I’m not a complete vegetarian myself)

The culprits are the big bad companies, but they are just listening to the market… if nobody is responsible, everybody is.

Anyways, I was listening to my Belgian playlist and got lost in thoughts. This is the song: https://open.spotify.com/track/7vz0C35gXioZHWnfznZJDy?

u/Goatellounge — 3 months ago

Song of the day: The Teacher

Only a half fan; didn’t realize this was a single as it’s quite a longer song.
Might have heard it on the radio before, it felt familiar.

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u/Goatellounge — 3 months ago

Can you suggest me some specific Swedish music ?

This is actually 2 quests in 1.

First: What are some must-hear Swedish songs/artists ? Please refrain from obvious famous ones like ABBA, Avicii, Ghost,… I love to discover smaller acts (example: Last days of April)

Second: songs that reference Sweden or a Swedish place/thing?

Examples:

Daan - Swedish designer drugs

Say hi - A hit in sweden

Of Montréal - The past is a grotesque animal (somewhere in the lyrics)

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u/Goatellounge — 4 months ago

Music from/about Sweden

This is actually 2 quests in 1.

First: What are some must-hear Swedish songs/artists ? Please refrain from obvious famous ones like ABBA, Avicii, Ghost,… I love to discover smaller acts (example: Last days of April)

Second: songs that reference Sweden or a Swedish place/thing?

Examples:

Daan - Swedish designer drugs

Say hi - A hit in sweden

Of Montréal - The past is a grotesque animal (somewhere in the lyrics)

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u/Goatellounge — 4 months ago