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Lemon Demon - Spirit Phone
Tracks: 14 (+13 bonus tracks)
Total length: 59:25 (1:43:26 including bonus tracks)
Genres: Synthpop, Comedy, New Wave, Indietronica
Year: 2016
Favorite track: Touch-Tone Telephone
Spirit Phone is the latest original album by Lemon Demon, pseudonym of internet legend Neil Cicierega, known for The Ultimate Battle of Ultimate Destiny, Brodyquest, Potter Puppet Pals, and his mashup albums Mouth Sounds, Mouth Silence and Mouth Moods. In this project, he decides to tackle creepy, occult, political and sometimes even morbid topics with cheerfulness and a comedic tone, which creates a juxtaposition so good, you don't know you need it until you hear it. It mostly strives to create irony out of these topics, like in the absolutely catchy Touch-Tone Telephone where he pokes fun at conspiracy theorists, I Earn My Life which parodies the capitalist mindset, and Reaganomics which is self-explanatory. Other times he chooses to simply tell a story, like in Cabinet Man, inspired by infamous legends akin to Polybius, and Eighth Wonder which retells the story of Gef the mongoose. The poppy, electronic, catchy tunes of this album are sure to become an instant earworm!
Most of the bonus tracks are skippable, paling in comparison to the main tracks of the album, exception made, in my opinion, for Redesign Your Logo, which sounds like a delirious parody of corporate advertising, until you realize it's based on an actual logo redesign proposal document submitted to Pepsi in 2008.
Excellent album for when you just wanna have some fun with catchy tunes and silly lyrics!
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The United Communes of Dayadhvam
Dayadhvam is born out of the union of the diverse anarchic communes living on the Isle of Camoha.
Population: 5 million
Capital city: Damyata
Other notable cities: Dattavam, Zeimakavam
Language: Varied dialects of Dayadh (Most important: National Dayadh, New Bhandi, Zeimak)
Demonym: Dayadh(s)
Currency: wheat grains (though exchange of goods happens mostly via bartering)
Ruler: N/A
Government: Mostly inexistent; The Council of Datta (comprised of elders from the various communes) gathers in Dattavam once a month to discuss local and national affairs
Religions: Varied and numerous, though a majority practises Funyarinpism
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Welcome welcome! We're always glad to have people willing to help around!
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Hey, welcome to TWP! I hope you enjoy your stay here! (Then again, who doesn't?)
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Bit messy but here we go
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The title says it all! You don't have to follow a strict format, but at least some info about the genre may help people understand what kind of taste you have
I'll kick it off with my #1 favorite album!
Porter Robinson - Worlds
Tracks: 12
Total length: 57:49
Genres: Synth-pop, Chillwave, Dream Pop, Electropop
Year: 2014
Favorite track: Goodbye to a World
Worlds is a bit of a religious experience for me. Like the title implies, it transports me to new worlds through combinations of sounds and voices I never even imagined could work together so well, or at all. It goes to show that even an often stale genre like electronic music can convey emotions that go beyond what DJ sets can offer. You can feel the emotion that went into this. Some of the songs even tell whole stories, like in Sad Machine and Years of War, the interaction between humans and machines being a common theme throughout the whole album. The sounds are sometimes so sweet you can do nothing but bask in its bliss. But it all reaches its peak in the final track of the album, Goodbye to a World, a track exquisitely emotional, incredibly powerful, memorable and experimental that serves as the perfect conclusion to such a powerful album.
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“When life gives you lemons, don’t make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don’t want your damn lemons, what the hell am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life’s manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who I am? I’m the man who’s gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I’m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!”
— Cave Johnson, founder and CEO of Aperture Science, in Portal 2
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Nation: The Community of Dayadhvam
Discord: LoOhNo#8562
About: Dayadhvam is a democratic, simil-anarchist nation with a rich historical background, descending from a now-forgotten ethnic group that was massacred in a brutal police state. It is a tiny, peaceful nation, mostly secluded from the rest of the world due to its insular location and lack of notable technological development, having preferred to enjoy nature's gifts instead. Economically, it is centrally planned, with all industries being either state or government-owned. The wealth gap between its richest and poorest citizens is nearly none, with a 56% tax rate being only slightly higher for the former. Said tax money contributes mainly to financing welfare, healthcare and education for all citizens. It deeply values nature, freedom, and inclusiveness. It lacks a notable military force, as for most of its life it hasn't been concerned with such things. Its national currency is the wheat grain, representing the right to sustenance for all its citizens. Its national animal is the ant, representing hard work and strength in group. The nation's name derives from the Hindu and Buddhist values of "Datta, Dayadhvam, Damyata", respectively meaning "Giving, compassion, self-control", as described in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad.
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Hello people of The West Pacific, while my username is LoOhNo, you all can just simply call me Lo (and you're free to make puns with it!)
I'm new to NS, having only joined a couple of days ago on suggestion of a friend, and while he's in another region, I was welcomed into TWP so warmly I'm most definitely set on staying. I'm learning things as I go along, discovering features, talking to more experienced members of the region, and I can't wait to make the most out of this game and its community. I also plan to get more deeply involved, when the time will be right and my experiences have grown more numerous. I'm not a native English speaker, but I've speaking the language for many years now, so I usually have no problems with it, but do warn me if I write anything weird or inaccurate.
The Community of Dayadhvam is born an anarchist nation of simple manners: it's a pacifist country where everyone is equal, economy takes a backseat, and everyone is encouraged to both sustain themselves by growing crops and performing mutual aid. Its priorities are welfare, healthcare and education, and it has no intention to own a private military unless strictly necessary. In our nation, we encourage freedom to be whoever you are, and we welcome anyone and everyone with open hearts, exception being made for those who betray these ideals, and are exiled. Decisions are made democratically. Our currency is the wheat grain, representing the right to sustenance for everyone, and our national animal is the noble ant, a small but strong, tireless worker whose strength shines when in large numbers. The nation's name derives from the Hindu and Buddhist values of "Datta, Dayadhvam, Damyata", respectively meaning "Giving, compassion, self-control", as described in the Brihadaranyaka Upanishad. Dayadhvam loves you, and we hope you'll love us too!
Much thanks again for the warm welcome, and I hope to see you all around the game, forum and discord!
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I, Dayadhvam, swear that I have, to the best of my knowledge, been completely truthful in applying for citizenship in The West Pacific and that I have no other NationStates identity that has not been made known in this application. I swear my allegiance to The West Pacific and its citizens, and I swear not to engage in hostilities against The West Pacific or to violate The Manners of Governance, or any laws made pursuant to it.
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Here it is!
A whiteboard for TWP!
in The Lounge
Posted
https://r8.whiteboardfox.com/810372-3549-9959
Use this whiteboard to write or draw anything you want! The sky's the limit, and in the end a wonderful collage of TWP's thoughts will come out!
[May take a few tries to connect to it.]