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Written by lectronice on 2024-08-24 at 19:26

It's #AUSPEX day 237.

What is the point to escape for one day if you still have to escape the next day?

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Written by lectronice on 2024-08-25 at 20:01

[#]AUSPEX day 238 is out.

And we're once more lost in the innards of a giant machine.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-08-26 at 20:46

Hey, it's #AUSPEX 239.

We're still in the empty land of melancholic robots.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-08-27 at 20:15

[#]AUSPEX day 240 is out.

No matter how many ruins of aborted civilizations were visited, the stairs were always here, lurking in the dark, ready to remind puny life forms of their ineffable greatness.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-08-28 at 20:33

[#]AUSPEX day 241 has been released.

And incomplete pyramids in the dark are still valid pyramids.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-08-29 at 20:01

It's #AUSPEX day 242.

And 200 days later we still have no clue regarding life, the universe and everything.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-08-30 at 19:40

Well, #AUSPEX day 243 has been released.

And the sun is still setting.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-08-31 at 17:42

The seventh part of the #AUSPEX soundtrack is now available here:

https://lectronice.bandcamp.com/album/leo

Yup, that's my seventh album of the year. Some kind of chronologically built looped #handpan #ambient #techno blend, I have no idea how to describe it.

Maybe I'll do next year, wherever that musical journey takes me.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-08-31 at 19:34

[#]AUSPEX day 244 is out!

Visiting some apparently non-robotic ruins for a change.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-01 at 18:58

So, it's #AUSPEX day 245.

And sadly, yes, the time has come for more jumping in the dark on tiny and awkwardly spaced platforms while holding a torch that can go out at any moment.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-02 at 21:21

[#]AUSPEX day 246 is live.

Wandering through one more ruined fortress of solitude.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-03 at 19:05

It's #AUSPEX day 247.

And it's probably not the first time.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-04 at 19:17

Today is #AUSPEX day 248.

And we may never meet again. Again.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-05 at 20:39

[#]AUSPEX day 249 has been released.

And we're already walking through the ghostly remnants of yesterday, that could as well be blueprints for the future.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-06 at 20:28

It's #AUSPEX day 250.

It's a bridge. We don't know where it comes from, where it leads, or what it crosses. But it's a bridge.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-07 at 19:06

Guess what? It's #AUSPEX day 251.

And we're still on a bridge.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-08 at 20:16

[#]AUSPEX day 252 has been released.

That bridge doesn't seem to end. But at least we're under it, for a change.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-09 at 20:55

[#]AUSPEX day 253 is out.

This is not a bridge. Probably not.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-10 at 20:18

[#]AUSPEX day 254 is now live.

It's not a bridge, it's a tunnel. Kind of.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-11 at 20:46

Oh yeah it's #AUSPEX day 255!

And we're not on a bridge any more. Almost.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-12 at 19:45

So, it's #AUSPEX day 256, and I have to tag @alderwick about this extremely important day.

Not that it's anything special, but I've kept day 256 in a corner of my mind since it was mentioned on day 200. So, in fact, this does make it special, I suppose :)

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-13 at 22:25

[#]AUSPEX day 257 is out.

No, that ladder doesn't lead anywhere. At least, not this side of the ladder.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-14 at 21:49

[#]AUSPEX day 258 is live.

Ghost chasing ghosts.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-15 at 20:07

Hell yeah it's #AUSPEX day 259!

And everything is getting slightly more confusing.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-16 at 21:10

[#]AUSPEX day 260 is out.

Walking on the ouroboros' scales.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-17 at 19:36

Hi, it's #AUSPEX day 261.

And everything old is just a bit older.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-18 at 19:18

[#]AUSPEX day 262 has gone live.

And this is where we mistake forests for cities and cities for forests.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-19 at 20:25

It's #AUSPEX day 263.

There's no easy way out.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-20 at 20:24

Here comes #AUSPEX day 264.

And that's still a long walk into the night.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-21 at 20:41

[#]AUSPEX day 265 is out!

And its smells like hidden spirals.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-22 at 20:20

We've reached #AUSPEX day 266. So there are 100 days left, which isn't especially meaningful, but probably enough to mention it.

Also, pipes.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-23 at 21:07

[#]AUSPEX day 267 is out.

Yet we're still inside. And the pipes may be watching.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-24 at 19:54

[#]AUSPEX day 268 has been released.

And we're getting lost in some biomechanical structure, apparently.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-25 at 18:29

It's #AUSPEX day 269.

And the machines are still winning.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-26 at 19:59

[#]AUSPEX day 270 has come.

Sadly, no one is partying at the disco void pyramid.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-27 at 22:23

Is it #AUSPEX day 271? Yes.

And we're trapped in a glass prison.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-28 at 22:01

[#]AUSPEX day 272 is out.

And we're thinking that maybe pushing a boulder up and down these strange industrial ruins wouldn't make less sense than just walking through.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-29 at 18:12

Well, it's #AUSPEX day 273.

Yesterday has been recycled. Again.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-09-30 at 17:50

Oh hai, it's monthly album o'clock!

Still your usual blend of #ambient #handpan electronic mixture, but also featuring some #harmonica loops, because... why not?

https://lectronice.bandcamp.com/album/virgo

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Written by Bad Diode on 2024-10-01 at 05:41

@ice I am so impressed by your continuous discipline and dedication mate, otherworldly consistency!

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Written by lectronice on 2024-10-01 at 06:00

@bd Thanks! But honestly, at this point it feels like nothing special. It’s like working out, once the habit is ingrained, you just roll with it, and, mysteriously, it just keeps going.

Here, I appreciate the result for what it is, but I also have a hard time thinking about these as "real" albums. The process leaves no room for endless perfectionism. Which is… the point lol, but also frustrating.

It’s hard for me to see the quality through the quantity. Imposter’s syndrome, I guess :)

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Descendants

Written by Bad Diode on 2024-10-01 at 10:00

@ice there is an order of magnitude more value in consistent creation than in perfectionism. you should be proud! music + daily levels is an impressive endeavour.

I really want to build the consistency muscle myself, I know once we get rolling everything goes smoother but damn if sometimes things are challenging to get started lol.

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Written by lectronice on 2024-10-01 at 20:23

@bd I oscillate constantly between "this is pointless shit" and "sometimes it's awesome so it's probably worth it", which, all things considered, can be said not only of my work but also of my general worldview 😂

To start a habit I'd say the most important is to have a plan. I got into weight lifting because I found a 5-month program, stuck with it, and kept looking for other programs. This game project is the same: I know what to do every day, so I do it. It's that dumb, at least for me :)

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