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The money grossed is not adjusted for inflation. If you do that then Avatar is still at number 26! Seriously I fail miserably to understand what the hype was all about in this movie. I was expecting it to have a shit story with weak acting and have everything focus on the CG world. What I wasn't expecting was a script that sounded like it had been written by a 10 year old, cheesy ass lines like Everything is backwards now, like out there is the true world, and in here is the dream. Absolutely gag worthy. But it's hard to be disappointed when you expect shit and get god awful shit. No the big disappointment was the CG. I mean seriously guys, it's crap! It may use state of the art techniques but everything looks so fake and never once was I drawn in by it. Seeing as I was not drawn in by the story, acting or anything else I was hugely pissed off. I guess that with so much money being thrown at this monstrosity that people feel like they have to like and don't have the strength of mind to go against the flow. Well probably not with some people but then there is no accounting for taste. Avatar is the Skazi of movies and I feel sorry for people who think that this is a visual treat as they have obviously never seen a real visual treat (or are impressed by fake plasticky looking bollocks, I bet you all like Megan Fox and other such visual monstosities?) I guess the main reason I am pissed off is that in Japan it costs 2000 yen ($22)to see a movie at the cinema and there is much better things I would have rather spent my money on. At least now I know who not to get movie recommendations from. Almost everyone!

Cool! Today I received an order I placed at DataObscura's web shop I got The Circular Ruins - Confluence The Winterhouse - Sanctuary Robert Davies - Terrestre Nunc Stans and Mystified - One Thousand Dreams Nunc Stans - The Unnamable Robert Davies - Gallery of Spirits Nunc Stans - Meridian The Winterhouse - Lost Nunc Stans - Timeless and Various - Portraits although it's not a DataObscura release. I have been listening to these all day and I am very happy with the music here. Nunc Stans is great and Robert Davies - Gallery Of Spirits is even better than I was hoping

Your post seems to be lacking a list of any kind

The Alchemy Concert & Falling Into The Sky are fantastic. 2 albums I enjoy time and time again Land Of The Blind & Realm Of Possibility are merely great I probably like Land Of The Blind a bit more.

It is Celtic and is the name of a mythical Irsih race also called Tuatha Dé Danann. Probably pronounced Ay as da na

The best psy store in Tokyo recently closed although Tower Records just re-did their ambient/healing/shite new world crap section and put ambient and electronica in their own jizz worthy section. It is now really really hard to go to Shibuya

Lustmord - The Place Where The Black Stars Hang Robert Rich - Somnium

Could we add Steve Brand + ISHQ - Spiritual Science / The Voice From Home in the chill section as it was beautiful and I want to vote for it I am almost ready to vote. Just expecting a shipment of what I missed then I'll know

I'd love to hear that re-mastered (or just mastered ) np Secede - Tryshasla

Steve Brand & Ishq - The Voice From Home for the 3rd time in a row

Titanic, Hulk, fourth kind and paranormal activity all get straight 0/10 so yes I have seen some bad movies and this ranks almost as the worst but not quite.

Just out of curiosity, how much did you get for it? Ignore me if this is too personal.

Because it was shit!!!! I am ashamed that I bowed to public pressure and went to see this piece of garbage. Absolutely awful. The CG just pissed me off with it's fake glossiness of it all. Seriously, I don't get what people are getting so worked up about it for? I have seen much more stunning movies than this. Innocence for a start impressed me much much more visually AND had a decent story. This? This was crap, the gimmick of having it in 3D was much needed as without this would be a 1/10 instead a 2/10. At least I know who not to ask for advice about movies again!

I only have the one copy I am afraid I am unwilling to give up, though as I am well aware of the good deals you have done in the past, if I find it for cheap again I will put it aside for you and not bother with all that ebay crap. I know the chances of this are small so I wish you good luck in re-finding this gem.

If I have to work or study I generally listen to more upbeat music as I cannot help but focus on the ambient if I play that

Yeah, they should arrive around next monday (I hope) and then I have nothing to do but listen to music

I just ordered some ambient from DataObscura The Circular Ruins - Confluence The Winterhouse - Sanctuary Robert Davies - Terrestre Nunc Stans and Mystified - One Thousand Dreams Nunc Stans - The Unnamable Robert Davies - Gallery of Spirits Nunc Stans - Meridian The Winterhouse - Lost Nunc Stans - Timeless Various - Portraits (The Circular Ruins, Saul Stokes James Johnson, Interstitial, Christopher Short, and Vir Unis.) Far too much but hey, I was doing retail therapy

Very nice, smooth and lovely. Better than his fullon but I prefer his chill Nice to see he doesn't pigeon hole himself

Viridian Sun - Solar Noise

Well ambient is supposed to be as engaging as it is ignorable right? That means you can put it on lose focus & not notice any of the music. It really needs to the right circumstances but once you get into the genre these circumstances become easy to come by and more circumstances than before are right for the music. When I first stareted listening to ambient I had to sit fully focused to enjoy it (still the best way) but now I can enjoy it while reading, walking about, on the train etc. It's not an easy genre to like but I think if you can get into the rewards are top notch

Shpongle - Crystal Skulls (Western Rebel Alliance Remix)

I have just finished Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? And I can say in this case that the movie Bladerunner which is based on it is much better than the book. It is a rare case when this will happen though and Bladerunner had the stunning sets, beautiful soundtrack and was losely based on the book so it was OK to get rid of the crap and put in awesomeness!

What a bizare thing to say On topic, anything that is soft and warm

A new link for any interested party

Well it might have been a year since my last post regarding sirocco but we have been going strong and even started a side gig in Tokyo which is cool. Check out some of the mixes. First this was a set I was planning for a rather failed gig that never really materialised. The organiser had fucked up the timing pretty bad & I was presented with about 30 minutes of the 3 hours I was booked for. Oh well, it turned into a home set but I thought I'd put it out anyway. Siroccan Cows Tracklist 1. Cell vs Master Margherita - Some Things (12 inch gold remix) (Matsura) 2. Lauge - Up North (Sundays) 3. J.Viewz - Into The Mood (Butterfly Dawn) 4. Enterprise - Eniac (Chiller Vol.1) 5. Entheogenic - Aranyanyara (Abakus Remix) (Dialogue of the Speakers) 6. Younger Brother - Psychic Gibbon (Last Days Of Gravity) 7. Ott - A Shower Of Sparks (Skylon) 8. Kliment - Behind The Steps Of Death (The Perpetual Ritual) 9. Shpongle - Behind Closed Eyelids (Are You Shpongled?) 10. Jikkenteki - Warmth In Cold Places (The Long Walk Home) 11. Doof - Balashwaar Backsheesh (Eclipse: A Journey Of Permanence & Impermanence) 12. The Kumba Mela Experiment - East Of The River Ganges (Mango In My Flute Mix) (East Of The River Ganges) 13. The Orb vs Youth - Appletree In My Backyard (Abakus Remix) (Illuminations) 14. Ott - Smoked Glass and Chrome (Blumenkraft) 15. Shpongle - Crystal Skulls (Western Rebel Alliance Remix) (Shpongle Remixed) 16. Hallucinogen - L.S.D. (World Sheet Of Closed String Mix) (Hallucinogen In Dub) 17. Slackbaba - Long Sunny Daze (...And The Beat Goes Om...) 18. Lucid Picnic - Forest Picnic (Chillogram) 19. Abakus - Opaque (That Much Closer To The Sun) 20. The Orb - A Beautiful Day (The Dream) 21. Shpongle - Connoisseur Of hallucinations/The Nebbish Route/Falling Awake (Nothing Lasts...But Nothing Is Lost) 22. Western Rebel Alliance - Fly (Western Rebel Alliance) 23. Pan Electric - Shadow Hunters (Carribean Eclipse) 24. Shpongle - I Am You (Ineffable Mysteries From Shpongleland) 25. Galaxy - Higher Vibration (Angel) Over New Year's me and the other Sirocco boys played in The Pink Cow in Shibuya, Tokyo. It was a great night and I played a fully Ultimae set (hope that doesn't break any copyright laws ) Tracklist 1. Sync24 - White Pixels 2. Solar Fields - Sol 3. Carbon Based Lifeforms - Photosynthesis 4. James Murray - Where Edges Meet 5. H.U.V.A. Network - Something Heavens 6. Asura - Like A Summer Day 7. Aes Dana - Opalin 8. Sync24 - DOT 9. Asura - Back To Light 10. Malik Trey - Sleepy Shadows 11. Aes Dana - Leylines 12. Vibrasphere - San Pedro 13. Solar Fields - Air Song 14. Carbon Based Lifeforms - Mos6581 15. Aes Dana - Season 5 16. Cell - Hanging Masses 17. Solar Fields - Times Are Good (Sometimes Remix) 18. Amos - Fläktsystem 19. Subgardens - Listen to the Flowers Grow (Aes Dana Remix) 20. Subgardens - Asleep Clockmaker 21. Solar Fields - Monogram 22. Aural Planet - Sunfruits Avenue 23. Carbon Based Lifeforms - Metrosat 4 Download Link so many in between that have been lost