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(Thread) ok I just took a really long (hopefully inconspicuous) bathroom break at work to finish my first listen-through the new @elite_gz record and itās so amazing and I have so many feelings I just needed to type them out so plz forgive me for being sappy
Iāve never played final fantasy, but inasmuch as I understand it, Jaimeās comparison between the FF7 remake and this album seems really spot on. The āmain pop girl 2019ā is like really fertile soil that an entirely new organismāāpain mop girl 2020āāhas grown out from.
The whole album is gorgeous. Itās amazing to me how all these artists from very different backgrounds came together to reimagine these songs, and in a sense precipitated out all these genre influences that have been present in default genders music since the beginning.
Another analogy (sorry) is like āmain pop girl 2019ā was the prism, the contributors were like the light, and āpain mop girl 2020ā is the light refracted out of the other side. Itās really cool to me the way that inspiration can beget inspiration can beget inspiration.
I think my favorite part of this record is how cohesive everything sounds even though basically each song was an individual project undertaken by a different artist. And (speaking for myself at least) we didnāt really coordinate w each other outside of contacting Jaime.
Of course we were all reinterpreting songs from the same record, so some amount of cohesion is expected. But I feel like thereās something deeper outside of that connecting each of the songs together. I feel itās really symbolic of the ecosystem of queer and trans artists that
Exist on twitter rn. We all experiment with very different sound palettes. All our music is informed by different artists as influences. Outside of being a fan of a few of the other artists featured on this, I donāt really know them, nor have I really spoken to them. And yet...
Certain through-lines connect our music together. Idk what it is. Sometimes I think itās the vocal processing. Sometimes I think itās the themes our songs focus on. Sometimes I think itās the walls noise lingering in the background, but itās hard to put a finger on.
But I love it, and itās the fuel that inspires me to create. More and more lately, Iām realizing how there is this whole world of really inspiring and interesting artists that exist outside of both mainstream and indie-blog consciousness. And theyāre making the best music rn.
And I really appreciate Jaime for facilitating this work that sonically represents a small piece of that community. Iām so honored to be alongside artists Iāve admired for a while, and through this Iāve found even more cool artists I want to connect with and hear their music.
Itās really amazing. I wanna attempt a highly collaborative album inspired by this someday. This was such an awesome thing to be a part of. Iāll treasure the experience forever. Thanks Jaime! 
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If any of my followers arenāt aware of the music by @AdaRook666 @neotenomie @ASHNERVE @ang3lph4se @glitchlette and @Drainpuppet please rectify that! Some of them Iāve known of their music a while, others Iām so excited to dive into their discographies!
if I can find the @ās of the other artists featured Iāll reply and link them here! This was really long Iām so long winded Iām sorry! Everyone have a good day or night wherever youāre at and stay safe from this virus! Love and light to you all!
