Third flight on deck … in immediate retrospect, this one features numinous undercurrents with a nocturnal twist on the oft-renowned tertiary charm … let’s chalk it up to seasonal vibes of a midsummer night’s scene … this flight actually blends quite well together in context of a set sequence / mini-mix … the full-bodied bass across the board amplifies the one on those drop transitions with a proper gravity bounce … anyhaps, with that, let’s spin this sampler — cheers, enjoi

: : Rhyme Flight, Deck 3 : “Obsidian Drift” :
: [ Relative Thread : Terset Crate, ~ 78bpm* ] : :

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· : : “Obsidian Drift” Pilot Fleet : Recs On Deck : : ·

Record	Artist (Vintage)	Album; Label
“Feiticeira” (Clams Casino Remix)	Deftones (2020)	White Pony (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) ; Reprise Records
“ROYL”	Chloe x Halle (2020)	Ungodly Hour ; Columbia Records
“Worry About Me” ft. blackbear	Ellie Goulding (2020)	Brightest Blue ; Polydor Records
“Comeback Kid”	Sleigh Bells (2012)	Reign of Terror ; Mom + Pop Records

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: Flight Taste Note Referentials :

Aspect	Description
Modality	Describes intensity and energy in music
Valence	Describes the spectrum of emotions in music (e.g. sad, happy)
Depth	Describes intellect and sophistication in music
Texture	Describes sensory “feel” of music (e.g. organic / natural, processed / engineered)
Physique	Describes build, body, silhouette of music (e.g. minimal, full ; angular / rigid, contouring / elastic )
Evocation	Describes experiential or conceptual resonance brought forth in music (e.g. any elemental, essential, emblematic associations)

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“Feiticeira” (Clams Casino Remix) — Deftones (2020)

Aspect	Notes
Modality ( intensity / energy )	Deep intensity ; diminish into mid-tempo rebound
Valence ( emotional spectrum )	Penetrating cerebral ; rhetorical inquisition
Depth ( sophistication / intellect )	Svengali
Texture ( sensory “feel” )	Analogue sampler
Physique ( body, build, silhouette )	Hard-bodied ; film stock metallurgic
Evocation ( experiential / conceptual resonance )	What happens in the desert stays circling the haze; 8 bit collapse, arcade fireside staircase drafts ; stockholm symptomatic sin city brigade

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“ROYL” — Chloe x Halle (2020)

Aspect	Notes
Modality ( intensity / energy )	Gradual downtempo
Valence ( emotional spectrum )	Apprehensive entice ; looking glass self-conscious
Depth ( sophistication / intellect )	Post-adolescent eminence grise
Texture ( sensory “feel” )	Chamber synth hymnal dirge
Physique ( body, build, silhouette )	Contouring gravity
Evocation ( experiential / conceptual resonance )	14:59 hourglass frame ; high line trapeze in the lime lit balance upon the tightrope of famous fate

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“Worry About Me” ft. blackbear — Ellie Goulding (2020)

Aspect	Notes
Modality ( intensity / energy )	Deep mellow mid-tempo
Valence ( emotional spectrum )	Self-aware ; post-romantic reckoning
Depth ( sophistication / intellect )	20/20 hindsight ; retrosapient
Texture ( sensory “feel” )	Synth-driven staccato high/sostenuto low hybrid
Physique ( body, build, silhouette )	Full-bodied agile
Evocation ( experiential / conceptual resonance )	Double 0 staccato flow-up glow-up; infamous last impressions; phantom of the electro-popera

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“Comeback Kid” — Sleigh Bells (2012)

Aspect	Notes
Modality ( intensity / energy )	High-intensity ; frenetic elevated
Valence ( emotional spectrum )	Active catalytic redemption
Depth ( sophistication / intellect )	Over the shoulder guidance counsel
Texture ( sensory “feel” )	Analogue synthphonic distortion
Physique ( body, build, silhouette )	Maximalist
Evocation ( experiential / conceptual resonance )	Jiminy Cricket’s JROTscene interlude ; Redemption ricochet

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· · Final Notes and Flight Impressions · ·

“Record,” Artist (Vintage)	Taste Notes
“Feiticeira” (Clams Casino Remix), Deftones (2020)	Alt. metal base with shadow mix sensibility, bit champing bronco vantage echoing doblequis atmosphere … chimerical
“ROYL,” Chloe x Halle (2020)	R&B base with electropop sensibility, protege precipice vantage echoing streamlife industrial atmosphere … threshold
“Worry About Me” ft. blackbear, Ellie Goulding (2020)	Electropop base with trapeze sensibility, next girl vantage echoing blockade runner atmosphere … ambivexless
“Comeback Kid,” Sleigh Bells (2012)	Noise pop base with shoegaze sensibility, nemesis twin vantage echoing jv captain atmosphere … sophomore stompbox
[ On the Whole ] “Obsidian Drift,” ibid. (2022)	Neoteric denizen dirge ; strong bildungsroman montage scene cut interlude underscore cinematic vantages ; post-pompeii pendulum traverse ; visceral verve, bonafide crown in the clutch

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· : Last Call, Maestro Pilot Mix : ·

So … post-flight call back, tunes for the tarmac, in the proximal palatte realm of “numinous undercurrents with a nocturnal twist …” from just your favorite dj savior … this pilot mix surfaces from the canon crates, namely: dj shadow’s endtroducing… happening upon shadow’s repertoire back in … 2007 (?) … amidst record research sessions, workshopping curated playlists for the since-sunsetted-but-ever-illustrious motel de moka … and jpd’s signature style – the cinematic sampling rooted in bedrock percussion scapes – just, instrumental … embryonic glimpses into the sheer limitlessness narrative development fosters through curated music production … anyhaps, with that, cheers : enjoi

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