Romans 1:19-20

(Why aren't you watching this full screen??)

Happy Birthday

...to me blog!

So its been a whole year since I started this otiose atrocity, and I do believe we need a celebration. I'll give you a second to go find your party hat.

OK! So things that are new with me:

I am one year wiser, and when I say 'wiser' I mean I have more gray hair. That's pretty exciting.

I have two amazing kids. That I think are amazing even though all they do is eat, poop, cry, and poop. Somehow that merits me loving the dickens out of them? (I'm fuzzy on the logic/science behind that, but goodness knows its true.)

My babies' momma is now a full-time stay-at-home mom, and a fabulous one at that.

I only have a few days left of nursing school.

Lets see... I have three 12" sub woofers in my living room that haven't been utilized in the last six weeks and its starting to bother me. :( sad faces ): I'm told babies have sensitive hearing; I say they need an early acquaintance with loud music. I never win this disagreement.

Aaaaaand.... that's about it. I'm a simple man, what can I say.

Now the exciting stuff! We here at Otiöse Morosity found it most advisable to implement some groundbreaking upgrades! (Upgrades so exciting and noteworthy that Steve Jobs should be introducing them.)

These include and are limited to:

A 'Popular Posts' section at the bottom of the page for those days when you're feeling like a stroll down memory lane of the best of times we've had together.

A 'neat' check box on each new post. For those numerous occasions that you're so moved by the incredible incredibility of a particular blog that you are left with a loss for words to describe your pleasure. (Excepting the word "neat" of course.) Its kind of similar to "liking" things on the facebook ...only neater.

I've also reduced the number of posts per page for ultra-super-mega fast page loads, and to allow quicker access to the popular posts feature at the bottom, which I'm certain will be put to constant use. Constant.

A new subtitle to the blog. This was necessary because the reference to my custodian friend is no longer applicable, and because I think that subtitles that include clever oxymorons increase the credibility of my extreme coolness.

And lastly, (what I'm most excited about) the use of SoundCloud to embed my invasive music!!! Now I don't have to deal with low-fi youtubes where the videos were constantly being removed or dropped, thus dinking with the flow of the playlist (a peeve of my pet).

So without further todo, I leave you with some substantial electronic beats (featuring artists like such as: Aphex Twin, Siriusmo, Pantyraid, and Eskmo) mixed by yours truly*. These beats go deep, so if you haven't invested in some form of subwoofing adequate to appreciate them, now is the time.

So come, let us celebrate.

*me

otiösemorosity_birthday_mix_2011 by otiöse morosity

Someday...

Tamer Animals

If this doesn't improve your life, nothing will.



Other Lives - Tamer Animals Sampler by tbdrecords

On iTunes for $7.99

Otiose Morosity 101

Correct usage:



Pause, exhale, and open thy mind to let the music in.



Incorrect usage:


Before the page fully loads, immediately scroll down to the new playlist and hit pause.

RAVIN'

Just thought you may need to have a serious rave in your living room.

Right now.

I have been listening to too much hyperdub lately and this is what you get for it. Two items here:

1. RUSKO:

I stumbled across him over at Onlypieces.com and instantly loved this little diddy "everyday." Its so dang chipper and catchy. Its undeniable, should you choose not to deny it. And thus my sharing it. So, please, have some enjoyment of it.

2. SKRILLEX

No that's not Corey Feldman gone metal. It is LA's own Sonny Moore. Meet this kid on the street and you'd probably be inclined to request he pull up his pants, listen to his beats and you'll approve of his pants being worn in whatever fashion he sees fit. Even if you agree with the majority of humanity that this music is "...just too much ...something," and you refuse to take a serious listen then I'll take the liberty to inform you that this kid is talented.
My eldest of brothers told me to look into him, that I would pry think he's neat. Neat he is. His style of music is some kind of dark/awesome/strange/hilarious/epic. And if you have the amperage to crank up some of his more intense stuff (yes, this is his tamer stuff), you'll swear your house is being attacked by transformers. Just try it.

Addendum: accepted.

Pleasant surprise today, Radiohead emailed me. They just wanted to say thanks for buying their last album, and were like, "oh by the way, here are a couple bonus songs that we couldn't make fit on the album." That's what I call quality follow up.

I'm not sure why they didn't put them on the King of Limbs, they seem to fit in my opinion, but hey, they make their own rules these days. What's amazing is that these aren't b-side quality tracks, they're just as good as the rest of the album.





Also, you may say its unrelated, but I just have to include a couple of my new favorite things...

Inspiration

You know, these days have been pretty intense with tests, clinicals, work, and new babies. So when I came across this uplifing poem, I just knew I had to share it. Sure it may not be biblical, but it does play on the emotions, and to be frank, sometimes that's just what you need.

Too far? Or just too funny...