#focus beats

[herrkaschke]

I am very happy, lucky and proud to be a guest on the BBC programme Focus Beats again. I'm particularly pleased that it's a song like "Birds in stormy winter", which is certainly not often heard in today's AI and bot-customised format landscape. However, it's wonderful that the BBC can afford and support creative arts and culture formats like Focus Beats which is produced by @livswift1 for the @bbc6music and @reformradio.

Thank you for that too.

Love & Bananas

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Focus Beats - Sampa the great presents her favourite instrumentals to help you concentrate

The Zambian artist joins from Lusaka to select an upbeat first hour of the mix. Including #afrobeat, #soul and #jazz instrumentals from Chef 187, Pharrell, Mwanje and more.

Zambian-born and Botswana-raised, Sampa The Great infuses an incredible range of genres into her music. With a truly unique sound, her 2022 album ‘As Above, So Below’, features collaborations with Kojey Radical, Denzel Curry and many more.

Whilst spending some time back in Zambia, Sampa selected the first hour of this focus mix, featuring instrumentals that clearly inspire her own music.

This selection will keep you interested, yet help you maintain your focus.

Produced by Olivia Swift. A Reform Radio production for BBC Sounds, Released 18 Nov 2023

#lofijazz #lofi #bbc #focus beats #reformradio #lofihiphop #electronic #downtempo

[reineydraws]

i think a side effect of loving mishanks for many people is becoming very endeared by the "rayleigh is mihawk's parent" au's haha :') first one's part of this fic i posted where smolhawk challenges rayleigh to a duel ⚔️✨️ second one's just a random kid!mishanks doodle. i think their shenanigans (incl buggy!) would be cute.

#fic recs #dracule mihawk #silvers rayleigh #one piece #one piece fanart #op fanart #mihawk #shanks #akagami no shanks #red haired shanks #mishanks #kinda #the fic series is future mishanks and shanks def has a crush in the now but the focus of the series is mihawk & rayleigh :P #still tho #akataka #but yeah mihawk doesnt even so much as consider romance let alone shanks until much later in life haha his hawk eyes are on the prize #and that prize is yoru and the title of the wgs! but first: beating his (adopted) dad in a duel ⚔️⚔️⚔️

[mr-president]

hey did somebody order *squints at ticket* “fuckable weird old guy?”

#fear and hunger #fear and hunger termina #fear and hunger august #moonless #o’saa #august is one of those characters that toes the like between weird and cool so well that everything fucked up abt him goes ignored #anyway i think we should focus on how insane he is #also the way to beat o’saa is to tell him that exploding himself w magic would be REALLY funny #my art #o’saa the yellow mage

[payasita]

#1: classic fleece

#cotl #cult of the lamb #apparently im in a painting mood this season so imma do a series #doodles #dunno if i'll do all the fleeces but im definitely gonna do the ones that look fun #the pink and gold ones get first dibs because theyre the only ones i actually use #No I Have Not Unlocked The Death One Yet #unfortunately #i keep deleting and restarting saves for different achievements LMAO #EVENTUALLY I'LL HAVE THE FOCUS TO BEAT RELICS

[coyotehusk]

├┬┴┬|•⊖•) ├┬┴┬| art tag: @whumpsday @whumplr-reader @burnticedlatte @yet-another-heathen

#coyote husk draws #oc #Addison #captive #shackled #an AU where Marcy is robbing a house and accidentally stumbles upon a Addison chained up in the basement #I haven't written much of this story yet #just sort of daydreamed about it #anyway I'm beat #I'm gonna try to take a break for a bit #focus on some pressing projects #If you see me on here the next few days #please kick me off #oop sorry forgot the tag list!

[everysongineverykey]

very pleased to report that i tried literally counting sheep last night and got my first full night's sleep in like a week in a long period of sleepless nights!!

#not sure if i should say 'this works guys!' because while it worked for me #i'm not sure if it'll work for everyone #but yeah! focusing on counting sheep gave my mind one thought to focus on #so it could drown all the others out! much more effective than just trying to 'think of nothing' which i CANNOT do #and as i got further i began spacing out the counting. i listened to my heartbeat #and after like ten beats i'd count the next sheep #and in between the counting i found my mind drifting sort of aimlessly #vague noise i wasn't fully consciously thinking of #which i think is generally a good sign for me. cause i'm losing control of my thought processes and slipping into dreaming #but every time i'd count another sheep it was fascinating. #'one hundred and sixty sheep' and just like that the background noise was all gone. and my mind was quiet again. wow. #anyway i had a full dream for the first time in a while. my cousin was there. i missed school by accident and was disappointed. #love you all💙 sweet dreams and restful nights on planet earth even though it's ten am for me

[moonfulthoughts]

20.01.23 - more studying

I love the look of a candle when you light it for the first time, with the flat surface and everything! Anyway, today i'm hopefully finishing my summary of the course book. And maybe writing some more in my (non-existent) novel :)

#sitting on the ground beats sitting anywhere else #i fully believe in making every study session as aesthetically pleasing as possible #if you like where you are its easier to focus on your work #studyblr #studying #study aesthetic #study session #coffee #candle #scented candle #literature #studying literature #studying at uni #university #university literature #english language #english literature #academia #light academia #academia aesthetic

[ryuucae]

Study

#legend of zelda #link #art #illustration #random TOTK art (I just beat the game after a year of playing on and off and i'm so emotional) #An out of the blue drawing but I have decided to use tumblr as a dump to post things into the void #He's here for whoever wants to look at him #this one was a focus on value and color proportions...i always forget to establish color proportions ugh

[triptych-of-voids]

unfriendly reminder (undertaker version ^^)

#reblog if youre asexual or support asexuals or want to beat sebastian to death w your bare hands ^^ #doodles #black butler #kuroshitsuji #undertaker #black butler undertaker #asexual #and not the focus here but #nonbinary

[brucewaynehater101]

There needs to be an Oracle movie

Barbara Gordon and her time as Batgirl. The subtle implications of misogyny (from criminals, emergency services, social media, etc.) and her struggles of being slightly outcast from the Bats (maybe not intentionally, but it's still felt). Despite that (and how hard the role is), she admits to feeling alive and powerful as Batgirl. She loves her ability to help Gotham, the city her dad tries so hard to shape up to be better.

Then the Joker shoots Barbara. He doesn't shoot Batgirl, doesn't even know it's Batgirl that's being injured, but he shoots Barbara because she's the commissioner's daughter. Her life changing injury isn't even about her.

There's the hopelessness, the grief, the sense of loss, and then Jason dies.

The Bats, try as they might to be there for her, are drowning in their own grief. They can't be there for her even if they wanted to.

She's wasting away with the realization that she's lost everything and her father is bending under the weight of supporting her and his job as commissioner.

Slowly, an idea comes to her. Slowly, when she starts looking out at Gotham's skyline and sees the clock tower, she begins to pull herself back together.

It's not an easy process, and she does return to depressive spirals and bed rotting, but she starts to have more decent days than bad. She's puts away her first criminal as Oracle. She becomes a feared force the Bats can turn to for help.

The end of the movie will hint at her starting Birds of Prey.

#dc comics #dc universe #barbara gordon #dc oracle #if dc doesn't knock it off with their ableist and sexist bullshit #barbara deserves her own spotlight because she's cool as hell and not just an extension of the bats #i would pay good money to see a movie where barbara was the focus and the bats were BACKGROUND characters #barbara is badass and capable #her ascent to oracle is a riveting story #if the directors knew what they were doing the movie would be a great representation of disabilities #show me barbara beating the shit out of ableist bastards #subtle indications of barbara being extremely capable but limited to the restrictions the lack of accessibility force upon her

[jazzzzzzhands]

The Wally Shrine grows!!

He sits on a little chair and I keep pouring love into him!

#im loading him with love!! #for what? who knows!! #jazzisaspazz #wally darling #plush #i have beat myself into focus today! #trying trying! #that cookie has been there for a month maybe #yes its real #its part of the shrine

[tubbytarchia]

hello number 1 jimmy understander. do u have jimmy fic recs 🎤

Whoagh what high praise!! I don't actually... :(

Sorry anon... All I can offer are some rancher fics since I combed all the way through that tag awhile back (I'll read more Jimmy fics in time I prommy):

"those were kinder times" by SurrealSupernaturalist - 10k words of ranchers doing rancher things. Light angst, mostly fluff and hurt/comfort as Jimmy's healing, and the agriculture elements in this were absolutely encapsulating. Cozy ranch life...

dull&slow by canarydarity (AO3)- The ranchers are arguing for 6k words and it hurts a lot but it's very well written

strawberry wine (and all the time we used to have) by canarydarity - 2k oneshot that nails the vibes of "peaceful insignificance". It's comforting and I enjoy Tango's introspection a lot

to build a home by pastelitey - Series of mostly fluffy scenarios after the ranch gets burnt down, 10k words. There's a few moments within here that made me feel a lot of things though

#I read many many rancher fix all the way through but unfortunately I'm picky and #I cannot stand certain story beats or ideas or unusual writing style choices. It throws me off too much to focus #so I did ultimately skip a lot but I tried... I liked and bookmarked many more but these are the ones that come to mind #sorry again... I only have rancher fics to offer... #rancher duo #blabber

[blueskittlesart]

do u have any navi thoughts from your oot replay

i've been waiting to answer this until I actually beat the game in my current playthrough because navi is another one of those characters that i think of in like a "set" with several other characters who serve relatively the same thematic purpose; in this case that purpose being the "mother" character, and i wanted to have all the characters in that set fresh in my mind. it's notable that while oot shows us very clear and consistent instances of the ways in which the adults of hyrule fail to protect their children, there ARE several adults who DO go out of their way to both oppose ganondorf and protect and nurture the children under their care. All of these characters are adult women, and all of them explicitly help the children out of some sort of parental responsibility or sense of duty towards them. in this group I include link's late mother, impa, nabooru, and navi.

all 4 mother characters, despite being adults or adult-coded, reject the inaction mentality which characterizes other adults in the game. they become either direct supports or shields to their children from the conflict the world has to offer them, and they are always explicitly punished for their interference--link's mother is killed trying to protect her son, impa's village is burned, nabooru is brainwashed. The mother's fatal flaw is that she will protect her child above all else, even in a world in which children cannot truly be protected. however, with the exception of link's mother, these characters manage to persist even in the face of her punishment, and this is where I think navi becomes the exemplary character.

Navi, after a lifetime of being link's only support system, the only adult in his life he could truly, consistently count on, receives her punishment at the hands of ganondorf--in the final battle, she is pushed out. she is unable to reach her child. she cannot protect him. However, BECAUSE link has grown up with her at his side, he is strong enough to take ganondorf down. and when ganon rises again, navi is there to support link, promising not to leave his side, and the intuitive targeting of that battle (a mechanic which navi is inherently tied to!!) makes it a cinch to win. Navi, and the other mothers we meet, are a reminder to the player that the world doesn't HAVE to be the way it is. Their persistence when punished, their insistence that their children ought to be protected, is a reminder that good adults do exist, and that good adults raise good children. link and zelda are able to win in spite of the adults who refused to help them, but also BECAUSE of the adults who DID. It's a reinforcement of the core theme of oot--that childlike idea that the world SHOULD be good and fair and if it isn't, it should be changed until it is. The mothers of oot are examples of what the world COULD be, reminders that it is possible to grow up without losing hope or growing bitter, and they are examples of the next step for the children they've raised to change the word--to continue fighting even in the face of punishment, to refuse inaction, and to foster that same hope and persistence in the generations to come.

#one thing i've really been noticing this time around is the specific way in which navi's targeting works #because even though other 3d games have that targeting mechanic navi's targeting is noticeably different #in two ways. the first being that she specifically targets weak spots in enemies almost as if she is pointing them out to link #and the second being that she is capable of targeting things link himself doesn't see #whether it be invisible enemies or triggers that are out of his reach or scarecrow points or whatever #it's really reminiscent to me of the way you teach problem solving skills to a kid. you see them struggling with something and beginning to #get frustrated and you say 'hey let's look around. do you see any solutions?' and if they can't see the solution themself you might point #and say 'hey what's that?' just to get their attention on it and help facilitate that train of thought for them #because like in most other games targeting is sort of assumed to be link's own intuition in battle #and therefore it will usually allow you to focus on one enemy within a swarm of them but it won't explicitly light up the weak spot for you #navi does that for link because she's essentially the mother teaching her kid how to problem-solve. #and when she's taken away in the final battle link is able to fight anyway BECAUSE she put so much time and effort into raising him #that he no longer needs her to facilitate that problem-solving process. he already knows how to beat ganondorf #because he's done it with her before. and that's exactly the mother's role in her child's life #protect him and raise him as best you can so that when you can no longer be by his side he isn't afraid. #foster that sense of justice and encourage him to keep fighting to change the world even when it seems unchangeable. #god. ocarina of fucking time #zelda analysis #asks

[craycraybluejay]

You said in tags once that pedophiles and child predators aren't the same, can you explain why? /GEN

For the same reason that people with any kind of attraction to anyone ever aren't all rapists/don't all pursue romantic/sexual feelings that could or definitely would hurt the other person. Because paraphilias are simply the morally neutral state of experiencing attraction and rape/grooming is Not That. Because people *choose* to hurt others, but not what they feel. Because a good majority of child sexual abusers aren't even pathologically/paraphilically attracted to children, they *just want to hurt them because they can.* Because they're dissatisfied with something in life, or want a punching bag, or want to feel powerful, etc etc.

It's not really different conceptually from physical abuse. Do people do it because they have icky feelings about liking blood or violence? No. They do it to feel powerful. Sexual abuse is not about sex but about power. Hope this answers your question. I've answered it a good million times on this blog but eh I'm in a generous mood.

#anon response #pro para #girl imagine if ppl blamed randomass sadists for me getting beat up as a kid #like. no. thats not how that works. if they got off on hurting me in a literal sense they mightve been a little nicer ab it. #honestly its just flat out offensive to equate thoughts and feelings with abuse #regardless of someone's pathology you can always choose to do good and always choose to do evil #what you do with that ability is up to you. but rather than focusing consequences on random 'freaks' maybe focus them on #'normal people' who decide to covertly abuse their kids. or the priest who got tired of being godly and did some fucked shit #it is not the freaks you should fear but those who put on a face of normalcy while treating others like garbage and hurting people #also mostly those that are self aware know how to Be Good so to speak and im saying this broadly ab all 'dangerous' thoughts #ppl who know they can get triggered into violence will usually avoid sais triggers. ppl who spiral out of control during an episode will #have someone watch over them or find some way to offset any possible damage #even for people in whom some sort of harm is an instinctive reaction and not a conscious decision #steps can be should be and are taken to minimize problems and recover from anything that needs it #i trust a big 3 paraphile easier than an unstable person in power with no self awareness #because ive met both and only one has ever seriously hurt me. guess.

[maiamars]

why the totk fandom is so grumpy like all man character are alright, all female character are alright, all main ships have a reason to exist, female characters have an important place in the storyline

#when people are going to understand that even in phrase the tags works #this is about sidlink and sidon and just totk in general #not everyone have beat the game so its easier to focus on something specific #some got attached to one specific character and not the other #and you cant do nothing about it #sidon #sidlink #totk #tears of the kingdom #the legend of zelda #loz

[amcdrawnon]

BONUS ROUND

#non-request #art tag #twewy #since OG Neku and Beat already got official costumes #thought I'd focus on the new kids this time #yes that is Nagi as a sith lord