I wish I had a really inventive take on it, but I took the purposeful lack of description, from both the narrator and the characters who react to it, as a means to indicate that it was an act of violation so massive, absolute and all-consuming that the Judge might very well have just absorbed the kid entirely. It’s an act of violence so profound that a book predicated on an economy of scalps doesn't see fit to mention the grisly details. The nakedness of the judge adds a perverse element, implying both a sexually violent undercurrent to the encounter but also reflects his antediluvian, primordial status as an embodiment of wrath that existed before man and would exist after man. He is naked and unashamed of his evil in the face of a god, unlike Adam who found his nakedness and sin worthy of shame

I guess the short answer would be consumption haha

before History I made fire in the cave

its today I wrote nothing. at least 2 samples from it that I remember

In the spirit of pointless competition: do ya’ll feel like any of the Armand Hammer albums show one half of the duo “out-rapping” the other, or does it always break even in your mind?

Went through the discog post-Furtive Movements today and would say:

Rome is a straight tie
Paraffin goes to woods
Shrines goes to ELUCID
Haram is another tie

I'd give Rome to ELUCID. Agree with you on the others though.

Probably lean towards woods on Haram actually, but only slightly.

It’s a delight to watch their turns of phrase and neologisms pop back up across other verses and projects

Like a veritable parade 🤩

Meanwhile my bodega ock selling weed (no thanks man)

Still think Rome is underrated ITT. Woods storytelling on there makes him the clear winner

400 dollar Japanese denim jeans
(They're actually very comfortable)

Love these dudes. Good discussion

Kenwood Speakers has grown on me a lot. What an opener

Is it just me or does Soft Landing kinda f*** with the sequencing?

Deluxe of the vinyl has different sequencing, the second track is usually an album’s big single so I figure whoever sequenced the standard didn’t want to have Facetime and Soft Landing both at the end

I don’t find that to be the case personally. After the intro, where he’s at home in NYC, it makes sense that the next song he’s departing on the “journey”

That's probably the case. Interesting with the deluxe edition

Yeah it makes sense in that way. It's just that musically it begins with Kenwood Speakers which is more dark/gritty (amazing track btw), and then you go on to a more 'soft' track. After Soft Landing most of the album is more dark/gritty again. Idk it just throws me a bit off.

Edit: 'in that way' / 'in that regard' or wtf do you say in English?

Both make sense in English

I hear that.. I personally don’t find the switch in sound that jarring, but I def hear where you’re coming from

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God damn lol. He don't miss

Absolutely flammable

That Soul Glo reference reaffirms my desire for an Armand Hammer/hardcore noise split EP. Backwoodz artists working with bands like Jesus Piece or End It would be f***ing nuts