I think I finally get the hype behind Hippotraktor - Stasis! (First Impressions)
2025.01.19 14:00 TheShadowManifold I think I finally get the hype behind Hippotraktor - Stasis! (First Impressions)
I'll preface this by saying that I've been listening to Stasis a lot since yesterday, probably listened to it 3-4 times in total, and I think I'm ready to elaborate on some of my impressions of it, and to hear your thoughts on it too!
Prior to this, I had tried listening to the first track Descent, but couldn't get into it because of how immediately harsh and abrasive the growling was. It was instantly overwhelming to my ears. Don't get me wrong, I love harsh vocals, but I like them more as a way to reach that next level of intensity in a crescendo or a massive section of a song, with a proper build-up before it. That way, I can connect emotionally with the song, and be fully invested in it when they come through.
I find myself having a harder time connecting emotionally to the harsh vocals when they're used just for the sake of the aesthetic/style of the music, with no prior context or tension building in the song. And that was my first impression of that song: the texture of the growls was so instantly abrasive to me, with no prior warning whatsoever, that it threw me off and took away from my emotional engagement to the song.
To be clear: this happens to me frequently in this style of heavier prog metal, not just with this album or song. But I'll say this: the harsh vocals being so loud and up front in the mix definitely made that worse. A good counter-example would be something like Ulcerate - Cutting the Throat of God. The growls are brutal, but they're way back in the mix, and the songs have very slow, brooding build-ups in them, that allow me to connect with the song on an emotional level.
But, I admit, at that time I didn't even give that song (Descent) a proper chance to develop. As it turns out, the intense moments are nicely balanced with more melodic and contemplative sections. From 3:00 onward it's pure blissful melancholic and melodic metal, up until 5:28. In particular, there's a very nice melodic vocal section at 4:38, that sounds incredible! Also, can't forget to talk about that last stanza at 5:51, which is absolutely soaring!
When I finally decided to give the album a fair chance, I ended up listening to that song 4 times in a row before moving on to the next one, and the growling wasn't an issue anymore, quite the opposite! It made sense because I had a clear vision of the progression of the song as a whole.
Pretty much the same happened with all the other songs. My favourites right now are Descent, Renegade, Stasis, and The Reckoning. But I'm still digesting some of the denser passages in the other songs, so that list might change.
What I found out was that the harsh vocals serve almost as a default state of chaos in each song. They start out in it, and they work their way out of it throughout the song, leading on to some gorgeous soaring cleans and melodic crescendos that resolve all that pent-up tension. There's lots of light-and-dark contrasts in each song, that I really, genuinely love.
The truth is, the ebbs and flows of tension and release are masterfully constructed in Stasis.
I'd like to hear your thoughts on it! There's a LOT more to unpack here, these are just some of my first proper impressions of the album, not a full review by any means.
Also, what do you guys think the album is about? Could't really connect with the lyrics on some of the songs.
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2025.01.19 14:00 Potential-Entrance16 First post - 25F digestion issues and lower abdominal pain
Hello I’ve gone to the doctors a handful of times for the past few years when this started and been told it’s just anxiety or just stress blah blah (for reference I have a high pain tolerance). This first started no more than two years ago when my ass started HURTING, and I mean it was PAINFUL where I couldn’t really sit down and it hurt so bad when I went to take a shit (like on the verge of tears) and I was taking laxatives and I’m pretty sure I didn’t have an anal fissure or a hemorrhoid because I didn’t see anything there. I went to the doctors and he just told me to take laxatives when I already was and was pretty pushed off. So over the past year my stomach has been getting bloated and where it’s a painful bloat just under my belly button when I’ve always had a super flat stomach. I went gaining weight from 110 to 125 with now going to 111 or as low as 107 because with such a painful stomach when I eat I don’t eat a lot but I try since I have a physical job. Another bad symptom I have (I won’t list off of them in this post) is LOWER RIGHT ABDOMINAL PAIN!!! It depends on what activity I’m doing but sometimes it will hurt so bad as work I just need to bend down, and recently I’ve been feeling it on my left side too but I get pushed off saying it’s probs just an ovarian cyst… over this period sometimes my stools look weird and now I’m been more constant getting these white balls when I go to bathroom? Does anyone know if these are in connection or why I get it? (Most of the time my stools have a lot of mucus). Idk if I can post photos but I have some for reference.
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2025.01.19 14:00 LilacWater_ I don’t know what to do
I don't know what to do. So I'm awaiting my results for my master's thesis, which will be released soon. I applied for funding for PhD last year and written a proposal with my then PI (Dr John) to potentially work with him this year (2025)on it. Fast forward, I was contemplating a lot with working with him considering how our relationship was strained in the past year (2024). He would mostly ignore my emails and text messages for like 3 weeks to a month. That would delay my progress with my chapters since I’ll be waiting for feedback. The latest was ignoring my emails for almost 2 months that time I was close to submission of my thesis. This stressed me out really bad and luckily I had a wonderful co PI ( Prof Jenny) who helped with most like 90% of my corrections/feedback. She was also there for me when I fell into deep depression in 2023 due to the research I was doing and mainly that my main supervisor didn't allow me to have a voice in my project, it was mostly his voice and that frustrated me because I felt that as much as he's my PI and is there for guidance, I will be the one to write the thesis at the end of the day. Dr John felt like I was making up excuses to when I fell into depression and what prompted me to isolate my feelings and my emotional state with him was he once said " he is not here to mother anyone" that kind of surprised because in research as a PI you should at least care about your students mental state cause it will eventually impact their project. I’m not asking to be checked up on every day, just that be given time off just to take care of my mental health which even that he refused even when I tried to explain. He can be very dismissive. Anyway, so I scheduled a meeting with my Prof Jenny to discuss the potential of working with her for my PhD and unfortunately she didn't have any projects out that dealt with water related studies (that's the field I'm interested in). She then suggested that I speak to Dr John whom I don't want to be working with from the history I already have with him to which I voiced that I don't want to continue that project (from my master's) not wanting to be blatant about not wanting to work with Dr John since they are friends, she then proceeded to say that she'll speak to Dr John and see if they can't change the project into something else so I STUPIDLY AGREED. Fast forward to a few days ago, I spoke to Dr John and we talked about what the project would be even though I was still hesitant with the idea of working with him. He seemed excited and asked if I'm sure I want to work with him? I STUPIDLY SAID YES. At some point I wanted to say "I'm not sure" but for some reason the word "yes" came out of my mouth and I felt worse after the call. I'm 50 % optimistic with idea that his communicative style will change when I work with him but the half is not because I think he doesn't like me or want to work with me but is excited to have a PhD student onboard and this will look good on his profile since it's his first time ever having a PhD under him. So I feel bad that I accepted the offer even though I wasn't sure and I want to still explore my options by emailing multiple PI's in other institutions who are established in the field I want to work in. I saw a post yesterday about a project I really liked but it required two references and I'm afraid that if I tell Dr John (even though we haven't officially started with the project) that he'll refuse to give me a reference and will get mad that I had already said I'll be working with him and could potentially drop me and I won't have anyone to work with. My mind is just all over the place, more so in his reaction than anything. So should I go ahead and explore my options since a PhD is a big deal or stay with him and accept that even at my lowest during my PhD since research can be mentally and emotionally straining I won't be supported or get support from my PI? Please help
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2025.01.19 14:00 _meisterman_ Is it better to buy a house when you're young or wait to see what happens?
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My parents keep telling me that if I buy a house this early in life, I'll be closing doors and turning down decisions that I haven't thought about yet, but from my perspective, ever since I've started paying attention to the housing market, it has never gotten "better" for a first time buyer, only more and more expensive, which is why I think it's best to get a foot in the door now and then if I do decide to move, I could always find tenants to live in the house or sell it.
I know that with my degree and career choice (Apprentice Tech Consultant) there's a pretty high chance that I won't stay where I grew up long term, but it's sickening to spend almost £1000 a month on rent when I can get somewhere that's my own and pay closer to £600 for something that I can do what I want with.
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I'm also just so tired of the amount of hate in my country.
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Not sure if this post is going to go anywhere and I dread the negative and cruel replies I might get, but I'm just so lonely and miserable. So hoping to kill 2 birds with one stone and find a life partner and get out of USA.
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2025.01.19 14:00 EqualBasis9030 MarginRankingLoss VS LogSigmoidLoss
In representation learning, many models (Node / Knowledge Graph Embedding, Recommender Systems, ..) make use of contrastive learning which goal is to put similar entity pretty close in the embedding space and while pushing away the dissimilanegative ones. I am often confused of which one to use? And what are the benefits/drawbacks of each? While reading academic articles, for example when they chose to use TransR, a KGE model, some chose MarginRankingLoss and looks for the best margin value (hyperparameter of the loss) and some chose the “BPR” which is the logsigmoid in their code… for me it’s just because they have one less hyperparameter to deal with. No?
I want your opinion
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