Hypnosis is difficult material that takes the listener on a mental journey through surreal and haunting places.

Also: The problem of online moderation and misogyny, loving your hometown, hunting down time travelers, my favorite horror movie, and friendships between atheists and believers.

For all of their engineering, programming, and whatnot, it’s to Silver’s credit that these songs never seem sterile or artificial.

Opus’ new phase gives me a level of freedom and control that I’ve never had before with the site.

Also: Managing childbirth expectations, online assumptions, reviving Star Trek, Left Behind flaws, and David Bazan.

I certainly don’t consider myself a pundit by any means, but I do think I’ve learned a thing or two after having written online for so long.

Not all of the remixers remain faithful to Makeup and Vanity Set’s sonic aesthetic, and thankfully so.

Also: Movie theaters vs. movie studios, MST3K and the Gospel, the problem with prequels, the history of hold music, and censoring classic works of art.

The sort of meandering instrumental music that makes you yearn for autumn to paint the leaves and bring a sharp edge to the air.

Perturbator’s music can be deeper and more affecting than its “shocking” artwork and cyberpunk themes initially suggest.