-
Content count
4,109 -
Joined
-
Last visited
-
Days Won
23
Content Type
Profiles
Forums
Calendar
Blogs
Gallery
Store
Everything posted by ballzac
-
.
-
I got a lot of free time at the moment and when I get focussed on something I can be pretty persistent, but yeah, I'm super happy with my current output (both in quality and quantity). I find that it only takes about three days for me to lose the headspace for a track, so if I have most of a track blocked out in a day and mostly finished within another couple of days, it end up being more coherent than if I spend longer on it. Fine tuning and mastering are, conversely, best done with fresh ears at least a few days later, in my opinion.
-
.
-
.
-
.
-
.
-
.
-
Some pop: I put this up on soundcloud about a month ago, but I was planning on remastering it before sharing it around. I spent a while tweaking it to bring out the base and kick a bit more, but I think it lost some commercial pop charm in the process, so I'm sticking with this original master.
-
I'm not sure how I feel about Acid/time. It stands out amongst my music as having unique qualities, which in itself is something positive, but I don't listen to it and think "this is perfect. there's nothing I would change about this". As for genre names, I think of them as mostly a convenience to help people find things they like. For me, it also helps to find new inspiration. I'll often look up a variety of examples of some particular genre and try to emulate some commonalities without actually copying anything from an individual track. Sometimes I end up with something that actually sounds like that genre, and other times it just sounds like my own style with those elements incorporated, but I always walk away with a larger toolset that I can draw from in the future. With that said, here's my take on techno: Yes, a lot of my track names end in "7", lol.
-
.
-
-
.
-
.
-
.
-
-
Possibly Coprinellus disseminatus. Have you seen fully mature ones? If so, do they change colour as they mature? Coprinellus disseminatus start off looking like those but end up going grey. Sporeprint would be black.
-
"thin and weak looking" often means they came off plants that didn't get enough light, but it can also mean they were in pots and weren't given enough food. "soft" (when it's not rot) means that the cutting has spent a long time between being cut and being planted, so it's become dehydrated. Alternatively, it could mean the plant it originally came from was dehydrated. If the new growth is fine, then everything will most likely turn out okay. The etiolated (thin) part will fatten up a little, but never completely. It will probably pup from the base more readily than a plant that's not etiolated, because it simply can't provide resources to the tip as fast as it wants to. The softness should go away completely as it absorbs water. If parts of it don't improve, or start getting worse, it might indicated that it spent too long in that condition and is starting to rot. If that happens, you're probably best off cutting those parts off.
-
It's hard to tell when they're this small. If I had to guess, I'd say it could be T. Cuzcoensis, but nowhere near confident about that.
-
A new one with a bit of a housey vibe:
-
I'm really sorry to hear about this. I never met him irl, but he had been on these forums since before I joined more than a decade ago, and he's one of the people who made this community so great.
-
Plant info: betel nut, nunu, herb mixes and legal highs
ballzac replied to matt1720's topic in Ethnobotany
Honestly, I have found dry betelnut to be underwhelming. The sensation is pleasant, but just requires too much to get a good effect. I've never tried it fresh, so I can't comment on that. Dry betelnut that you get from suppliers in Australia is very, very hard, and I find it's unchewable. I found that I could get some effect by grinding it up in a rotary coffee grinder and mixing it with a base (bicarb soda, or lime if you're game). However, sitting there with a mouth full of gritty powder for a mild, and very short-lived effect is not worth it for me. I would much prefer something like khat, which you can actually chew on easily. The euphoria from betelnut is very fleeting, and regardless of how much I have, I never feel like it's satisfied what it seems to promise. Khat, on the other hand, doesn't feel euphoric to me, but the stimulant effect is pleasant, and because there's no mild euphoria, I don't feel like I've been 'teased' in the same way that I do from betelnut. I'm not sure of the current laws on khat. Last time I looked into it, you could obtain a permit to import for personal consumption if it was culturally relevant to you. As far as I know, you can still legally grow it. No idea about smoking betelnut; I didn't even know it was an option. Another one to consider is nutmeg. There are questions about its safety, so I urge you to research it before trying it, but it has an effect that you could consider similar to betelnut, but with a strong stoning component. It's not very pleasant (taste-wise) to consume in large quantities, but the effect lasts a long time (maybe 24 hours or so from memory), so that's not really an issue. If you just want something that is legal and will cause a mild, but pleasant, change in consciousness, and are also okay with any potential risk, nutmeg is certainly an option. I haven't tried the smoking mixtures you mention, so I can't comment on them.- 5 replies
-
- plant info
- betel nut
-
(and 3 more)
Tagged with:
-
I was helping my Dad move the other day, and found a couple of unfinished artworks that he was going to throw out, so I grabbed them. I thought some people here might like them. It's a shame he never finished them as I feel that it was an interesting direction to go in. I think he just found the process too tedious. As you (hopefully) can see, the Buddha is made up of tiny dots and the other of thin lines.
-
Thanks paradox. Yeah, that's me. I kind of wish he wouldn't do so many of me to be honest. It's nice to have them, but I don't want more than one painting of myself up on the wall at one time, so the rest have to take up space in the cupboard.
-
The colour and hairiness can very based on conditions. As you can see, mine do not really have a bluish hue, and although they have hairs, they're fairly shiny and the hairs don't always show up in a photo depending on the lighting conditions. I think I can see hairs on Dicko's plant when zooming in on the close-up. It's also wet, which can can make the hairs lie down a bit. That said, looking at the images side by side, I'm far from 100% convinced now. Dicko, if you rub your fingertip across the leaves, is there a velvety feel to them? Even the ones that don't look hairy have enough hair on them to to able to feel (and hear) it. I still think the best way to identify it is by smell, but it's obviously not easy if you don't already know what it smells like.