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I like digging for old or overlooked music, promoting new artists, and finding (+ demonstrating) the connections between tracks. Those are (some of) the reasons I do what I do, the things I'm interested in, what keeps me going.

I've reached a point now where I'm just too broke to buy music, to dig. Without an influx of new or different tracks to play I've started repeating myself a lot in recent months. I'm not interested in playing the same set over and over, at least not in this format, and so that means it's time to do something else. Hopefully I can find a source of income & then return to DJing in one form or another.

Hey all, I'm putting my mix series "MTT" on pause until at least August 2024. I'm taking a year off to rest & recharge, dig for music, and to make a serious attempt at writing some new music myself.

I'm going to record and release the sets I had planned up through #335 so a few more are coming but then there'll be an extended break.

I look forward to this marathon every year, I really like the RPGLB crew. I think the first of their marathons I saw was their third, RPGLB 2017.

RPG Limit Break 2023 - a video game charity marathon like GDQ but for RPG games - started today. There's a run of Parasite Eve going on right now, still in the early game:

MTT 332 / No Place Like https://djcev.com/2023/07/mtt-332-no-place-like/

Some quick (~135) electro & one stray breaks track this week. This #djmix features music by Dagobert, Mystery Man, Paradox, Silicon Scally, and more.

MTT 329 / Over And Over https://djcev.com/2023/07/mtt-329-over-and-over/

An odd mismatched selection. Electro & IDM to start then into some four-on-the-floor stuff. This #djmix features tracks by Cabaret Voltaire, FSOL, Legowelt, Plaid, Safety Scissors, and more.

I found My Dinner With Andre uploaded to Youtube yesterday & spent the afternoon watching it. I last saw it around 15 years ago I think.

I generally like small conversational movies and My Dinner is one of the best, of course, a classic. Everybody's great in it. Could not stop laughing at the waiter. Their talk is a complex thing, a lot of it goes over my head and I'm sure there's multiple ways to read it. It's kind of exhausting (in a good way).

Something I noticed this time: Lloyd Kaufman was apparently the production manager & Troma is credited with "additional production services".

Was kind of a weird thing to do on the 4th of July now that I think about it.

CW: Mental Health, Self-Reflection

So June was a bad mental health month for me. Depression, the boring anhedonic kind, very strong this time. Just totally empty and grey. When I get that way it becomes impossible to do anything.

That's why I haven't published a mix in a few weeks. (If anyone has been wondering). I've been creatively exhausted for a little while anyway, as far as DJing can be considered "creative" I guess.

Just needed a break. My first in over six years. With a little time I'll get back on track.

I was moving a box of CDs yesterday and found an old Voidcomp by Protman.

I think this one says "Voidcomp 20061006" on it (it's hard to tell on the disc & illegible in my shaky photo). Eight tracks, a total of 30 minutes 53 seconds according to cdparanoia.

MTT 328 / Louder Than Words https://djcev.com/2023/06/mtt-328-louder-than-words/

Breaks, electro, and IDM this week. ~130. This #djmix features long tracks by BufoBufo, Lone, N-ter, and State Logik, as well as two versions of Keep Me by GD Luxxe.

MTT 327 / Best Laid Plans https://djcev.com/2023/06/mtt-327-best-laid-plans/

Electro & some Detroit techno in the 130s. Preparing for summer with some warm, cheery stuff. This #djmix features tracks by Annie Hall, DJ Life, Mano De Fuego, Shanti Celeste, The Martian, and more.

Going live with more #quake1 Explore Jam 3 at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

Will play for a few hours & hopefully complete a couple maps.

I haven't gotten much done today so I'm gonna #stream some maps from the recently released #quake1 Explore Jam 3 at https://twitch.tv/andreaen. Going live in a minute or so.

minimum combat maximum exploration.

MTT 326 / Unexpected Results https://djcev.com/2023/05/mtt-326-unexpected-results/

A slow(ish) set this week to close out the month. Dubby stuff, electro, IDM, chunky beats, etc., all at around 100. This mix features music by Apologist, Dune, Midwest Product, The Darkvoid Project, The Sushi Club, and more.

I'm streaming the Quake 1 mod Quoffee 2 again tonight over at https://twitch.tv/andreaen.

I'm on the final episode of the map pack. I last picked up singleplayer #quake1 like two weeks ago, let's see if I can remember anything.

new VCS2600 release out today:

"ice cold computer funk" just in time for summer