During GDC week I was thrilled to be able to nab one of Songbird Ocarina’s very first “Ocarinas of Light”, aptly named Synesthesia. This instrument has a microphone inside which detects the pitch you’re playing and matches it to a specific color with LEDs. It’s really everything I wish my oboe could do.
Here’s a sample of this enchanting ocarina 🙂 Enjoy!
“after one long season of waiting, after one long season of wanting, i am breaking open. my insides are pink and raw. and it hurts me when i move my jaw, but i am taking tiny steps forward. and i… i feel sure that my wounds will heal. and i, i will bloom here in my room. with a little water. and a little bit of sunlight. and a little bit of tender mercy, tender mercy.”
this song got me through so many scary days. sad, sick, spooky days when i felt like all my raw wounds were gonna bleed forever. i would float on my back in the swimming pool and hum this to myself. it softened the rough edges.
one of my friends found radiooooo which is a site that streams music from any country from any decade (well, most countries/decade combos work) and we’ve been digging going on a quest to find what is rad
so far the following is good
50s/60s/70s/80s russia
70s cambodia
20s japan
80s ethiopia
80s india
let’s add 70s armenia and 70s japan to this list
actually im willing to bet 70s *any country will be amazing, it’s all been really good so far
and if you go for 90s india fast music you might get hit in the face with tunak tunak tun right away so get your meme groove on
one of my moms recommended 70s east germany and this proves true, this is weird and amazing in a good way
also set the mood to “weird” for maximum fun, it enhances literally every station
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