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Flowers of My Youth

Flowers of My Youth Throughout the soft days of October, During a burgeoning harvest moon, And the brightness of the sun has already waned. I give you this: The Flowers of My Youth. They only come in a narrow array of colors. Vibrant reds, watery blues, creamy whites, and shadowy grays. For each color gets us closer to the sunset at the edge of the ocean. Sailing alongside the albatross across the open waves. Delivery us, oh gods of the sea, in a lovely small boat decorated with my flowers to where the fields are overgrown with them as far as the eye can see.

Future Kids - 80's Dreams

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Future Kids - 80's Dreams Growing up, as a teenager, I always wanted to live the 80's dream. You know how it goes: successful career, cool car, hot wife, bratty kids, awesome friends, and a general optimistic feeling that you got it made and the best is yet to come. This is due to, in no small part, listening to 80's metal and watching badass action flicks. Now that I am an adult, that aspiriration went to hell in a flaming shopping cart. Part of growing up is realizing that all those movies and shows where fictional. Hell, most of them are unrealistic. It was just a dream sold to us by tv shows and movies so we can escape the mundane lives we actually live. But you know what? Maybe I want to continue buying that dream. These 80's Dreams are so beautiful. Please, don't wake me up! Future Kids conjure up these dreams with simple but beautiful melodies, smooth ryhtms, and a general ethereal feeling of

Carpenter Brut - Leather Terror

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Carpenter Brut - Leather Terror Count me as one of those that didn't fully enjoy Blood Machines . I say that for both the soundtrack and the movie. There was a lot of potential there. I don't think it was fully realized. So, I was doubly dissapointed. It hurts to say that, but I was. You can see that a lot of effort and care went into making the movie. Because of its short running time, there wasn't enough time to explore the world, the characters, and the story more. The soundtrack contained two awesome synthwave tracks in the familiar style of Carpenter Brut. The rest was just boring soundscapes that seem typical of soundtracks. There I said it. This here Leather Terror is the right way to go. There's no preoccupation with fitting the right sonic atmosphere to the correct visuals. Just good old synthwave the way Carpenter Brut does best. Save for a few tracks, there's no radical departure from