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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 14h

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 14h

I may not know you, I may not understand your circumstances.

But I do know one thing; you contribute to the diverse and beautiful tapestry that is human existence.

That is enough and you are appreciated, even if we've never directly spoken.

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 1d

A long time favorite of mine. I do wish Lesley had been a bit more active after that era of her career, but I suppose she has other priorities.

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 1d

I'm fairly convinced that they are creating these sorts of weaknesses so that when something really bad does eventually happen it gives them an excuse to clamp down even harder domestically. Same thing with CDC/Health department issues.

Claim absolute power in the wake of extreme crisis.

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 2d

I liked this week's episode a lot, it's good to mix up the format from time to time.

And I agree with your sentiment that far too many well-intended keyboard warriors will be happy to sit on the sidelines in the dark days ahead. Everybody should have a well stocked go bag.

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 2d

If you spend enough time with this game you could essentially make your own wallpaper collection or even machinima. It's got pretty extensive camera tools.

A futuristic city created in the pc game Dystopika.

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 2d

If you're not familiar, Dystopika is a sort of "cozy dystopia builder". It's basically just a vibey and aesthetically pleasing sandbox with no real challenge. I tend to zen out with it.

store.steampowered.com/app/2379910/...

(This isn't sponsored or anything, I just really like the game.)

Dystopika on Steam

A city-building sandbox for futuristic cities. No goals, no management, just creativity and dark cozy vibes.

store.steampowered.com

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 2d

Hey darlings, I've created a new soundtrack mod for the pc game Dystopika, using a curated collection of my own ambient tracks. Over 40 minutes of music to enjoy in game.

steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/...

If you enjoy it, please do rate it!

Steam Workshop::The Dreaming Sprawl

steamcommunity.com

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 2d

The Industrial music subreddit is a constant back and forth of people arguing "Why doesn't anyone try anything new?" and "Why doesn't new music sound exactly like my favorite band from 40 years ago?"

In a lot of cases it's the exact same people making both arguments.

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 3d

A game I quite enjoy called Dystopika just expanded their mod support... soooo guess I gotta learn the modkit in order to add my most dystopian instrumental tracks to the game ^_^

I'll post a steam link once I have it all figured out.

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DJ Eternal Darkness @djeternaldarkness.bsky.social · 3d

Newest Mixed Bag of Holding is up! Featuring such artists as @bettyx.bsky.social, @shubzilla.bsky.social, @unwoman.com, @tmitg.bsky.social, @egolikeness.bsky.social, @chaosdoll.bsky.social, @bellheadband.bsky.social, and so much more!

www.mixcloud.com/darkmotherra...

Eternal Darkness’ Mixed Bag Of Holding – Wednesday, October 8th, 2025

www.mixcloud.com

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 4d

I've found with this site that judicious use of the muted words feature under Settings>Moderation helps immensely.

Adding frequently seen team names, player names, etc will clean up your feed pretty quick. Works great for political annoyances as well.

Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 5d

Sadly, all we can really do is try to keep places like this alive. It blows my mind just how many "i'll never touch twitter again" type people are right back on twitter and paying a monthly fee for the a checkmark to get their engagement dopamine hit.

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 6d

No doubt, I mostly meant the kind of folks who've only experienced the culture through anime. I work with some musicians there and have always found it a pleasant country, but folks gotta know the social rules going in. I'm afraid a lot of the younger visitors don't bother to learn.

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 7d

Even as recently as a decade ago, you would still find venues with "No Gaijin!" signs at the entrance.

A whole lot of western folks are about to discover that Japan has always enjoyed being a socially conservative ethnostate.

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 8d

it took me a bit to get into his style as well, I usually recommend his short story 'Beyond the Aquila Rift' just because it's his most accessible and is really haunting. 'Pushing Ice' is also a decent standalone.

The Revelation Space series is good, but yeah it takes a bit to get interesting.

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 8d

Good read. Have you gotten into the work of Alastair Reynolds at all? His work is quite lovely too.

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Passed Recordings @passedrecordings.bsky.social · 9d

It's Bandcamp Friday! Why not head over to the Passed Recordings page for lots of lovely music - with Bandcamp waiving their fees today you can really help the artists, so go and discover something ambient, electronic and Always Atmospheric!

passedrecordings.bandcamp.com

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 9d

I'm not actually a nihilist either, which is what makes it an interesting quandary. My real life is pretty wholesome and chill in comparison to some of the stuff I write.

So I'm not really down on it, I'm most just asking myself "Is this the message I really feel like sending right now?"

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 10d

Oh the creative urge is still very much present, I've recorded a lot this year, It's more of an issue of presentation.

I'm trying to decide if some of the works I've assembled are a bit too nihilistic for the current moment.

But they will all eventually see release.

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 11d

Maybe it's just time to write music about outer space or something, the cold vast darkness can't be any worse than the surface of Earth these days, right?

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 11d

The problem is, my music has had 'dystopian warning' vibes for literal decades now and it turns out humanity considered all the red flags and societal retrogression an ideal future...

I'm not going anywhere, but I don't really feel like admonishing a species that seems to love it's own end.

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 11d

I could be one of those super prolific artists if I just released every creation that popped into my head during a session, but as a lyricist I'm highly compelled to say something worth communicating with each release... even if the end listener just doesn't bother trying to understand.

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Chaos Doll @chaosdoll.bsky.social · 11d

I have something new coming in October, but not for Bandcamp Friday.

I'm still deciding what exactly I want to say with this next release, I'm sitting on a mountain of summer recordings ranging from highly structured Industrial Rock to something random bordering on Power Electronics.

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VV–VERFÜHRERVERGELTER @traumavore.bsky.social · 12d

It's live!

verfuehrervergelter.bandcamp.com/album/post-v...

#noisemusic #harshnoise #cyberoccultism #decay #void

Post-Void\/Pre-Body, by VERFÜHRERVERGELTER

5 track album

verfuehrervergelter.bandcamp.com

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