Downupright
@downupright.bsky.social
Queer boi-ish from Buffalo. I'm a producer, composer, & DJ, as well as a full-stack developer. They/them. I bring startups to prod and make outlandish concept albums that intentionally mix-and-match genres, focused around a base of EDM & pop.
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trust is neither given nor earned. it forms naturally between people who share the experience of having listened to Skinny Puppy at or after 3 am in the dark by themselves
November 11, 2025 at 8:54 AM
trust is neither given nor earned. it forms naturally between people who share the experience of having listened to Skinny Puppy at or after 3 am in the dark by themselves
As if every ICE trooper isn't exactly the kind of dingus who is always like "Cheese it! It's da bat!!" when you come up on them in video games
Border Patrol's Greg Bovino just posted a new Batman-themed propaganda video to social media
November 7, 2025 at 7:50 PM
As if every ICE trooper isn't exactly the kind of dingus who is always like "Cheese it! It's da bat!!" when you come up on them in video games
Sitting here waiting for when, not if, I will see a "Zohran won—here's why that's bad news for Democrats and the left" article from a major publisher before the end of the day.
November 5, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Sitting here waiting for when, not if, I will see a "Zohran won—here's why that's bad news for Democrats and the left" article from a major publisher before the end of the day.
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FACT: you should be sappier with your friends and loved ones. there is no reason not to be.
November 3, 2025 at 4:00 PM
FACT: you should be sappier with your friends and loved ones. there is no reason not to be.
Had a ton of fun last night seeing The Spit Sisters (and Heathens, who are new to me!) in my giant inflatable bull, at the newly reopened Mohawk Place. Good for thrashing.
November 1, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Had a ton of fun last night seeing The Spit Sisters (and Heathens, who are new to me!) in my giant inflatable bull, at the newly reopened Mohawk Place. Good for thrashing.
Time to dress up as a giant inflatable Buffalo and go see a punk show/burlesque show combo. Happy halloween, everybody!
October 31, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Time to dress up as a giant inflatable Buffalo and go see a punk show/burlesque show combo. Happy halloween, everybody!
A lot of the talk about the Platner thing keeps coming back to asking "is (thing) disqualifying?" and people need an update on what a disqualification means.
The fundamental point of a disqualification is that it, and it alone, sets the answer, even weighed against other things.
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The fundamental point of a disqualification is that it, and it alone, sets the answer, even weighed against other things.
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October 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
A lot of the talk about the Platner thing keeps coming back to asking "is (thing) disqualifying?" and people need an update on what a disqualification means.
The fundamental point of a disqualification is that it, and it alone, sets the answer, even weighed against other things.
(1/4)
The fundamental point of a disqualification is that it, and it alone, sets the answer, even weighed against other things.
(1/4)
Was having a fun talk with a friend last night about "musical concepts that exist just for the sake of a single genre". We had "squelch" for acid and "wub" for dubstep. Anybody else think of any musical ideas that provide an assessment for only a single genre?
October 22, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Was having a fun talk with a friend last night about "musical concepts that exist just for the sake of a single genre". We had "squelch" for acid and "wub" for dubstep. Anybody else think of any musical ideas that provide an assessment for only a single genre?
More like us-east-FUN amirite
October 20, 2025 at 12:29 PM
More like us-east-FUN amirite
felt cute etc etc etc you know the drill
October 9, 2025 at 5:30 PM
felt cute etc etc etc you know the drill
Scajaqueda
What’s the word where you’re from that, when pronounced exactly as it looks, identifies a tourist immediately?
October 8, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Scajaqueda
Saw some threads earlier about greatest lyricists. I think you have to differentiate for different purposes of lyrics.
For instance, accessbility: I respect Linkin Park's vagueness and ability to make generic enough lyrics that make a point that resonate with EVERYONE who's ever been lonely.
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For instance, accessbility: I respect Linkin Park's vagueness and ability to make generic enough lyrics that make a point that resonate with EVERYONE who's ever been lonely.
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October 8, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Saw some threads earlier about greatest lyricists. I think you have to differentiate for different purposes of lyrics.
For instance, accessbility: I respect Linkin Park's vagueness and ability to make generic enough lyrics that make a point that resonate with EVERYONE who's ever been lonely.
(1/3)
For instance, accessbility: I respect Linkin Park's vagueness and ability to make generic enough lyrics that make a point that resonate with EVERYONE who's ever been lonely.
(1/3)
I think my most inconsequential-but-still-real music opinion is: I wish pedal steel guitar wasn't so country-coded. It's a gorgeous instrument that adds to every track, and every time somebody uses it outside of country, it's glamorous. Just so hard to use it and not trigger "this is country"
October 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I think my most inconsequential-but-still-real music opinion is: I wish pedal steel guitar wasn't so country-coded. It's a gorgeous instrument that adds to every track, and every time somebody uses it outside of country, it's glamorous. Just so hard to use it and not trigger "this is country"
I think I've put my finger on what makes all Oasis' music seem so dickish and aloof in hindsight.
If you listen closely you'll notice the lyrics are RARELY "me". They're overwhelmingly about how YOU'LL feel, what YOU will do, what YOUR actions will cause. Nearly all other artists are like 90% "me"!
If you listen closely you'll notice the lyrics are RARELY "me". They're overwhelmingly about how YOU'LL feel, what YOU will do, what YOUR actions will cause. Nearly all other artists are like 90% "me"!
October 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
I think I've put my finger on what makes all Oasis' music seem so dickish and aloof in hindsight.
If you listen closely you'll notice the lyrics are RARELY "me". They're overwhelmingly about how YOU'LL feel, what YOU will do, what YOUR actions will cause. Nearly all other artists are like 90% "me"!
If you listen closely you'll notice the lyrics are RARELY "me". They're overwhelmingly about how YOU'LL feel, what YOU will do, what YOUR actions will cause. Nearly all other artists are like 90% "me"!
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Looking for some political-but-not-strictly-political music to purchase this BandCamp Friday? "Radical Honesty" is clearly written from a queer, leftist angle, but not insistently so. I'll highlight some of the most "in our present moment" lyrics below: downupright.bandcamp.com/album/radica...
Radical Honesty, by Downupright
16 track album
downupright.bandcamp.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Looking for some political-but-not-strictly-political music to purchase this BandCamp Friday? "Radical Honesty" is clearly written from a queer, leftist angle, but not insistently so. I'll highlight some of the most "in our present moment" lyrics below: downupright.bandcamp.com/album/radica...
Looking for some political-but-not-strictly-political music to purchase this BandCamp Friday? "Radical Honesty" is clearly written from a queer, leftist angle, but not insistently so. I'll highlight some of the most "in our present moment" lyrics below: downupright.bandcamp.com/album/radica...
Radical Honesty, by Downupright
16 track album
downupright.bandcamp.com
October 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Looking for some political-but-not-strictly-political music to purchase this BandCamp Friday? "Radical Honesty" is clearly written from a queer, leftist angle, but not insistently so. I'll highlight some of the most "in our present moment" lyrics below: downupright.bandcamp.com/album/radica...
you know you're having a pretty bad allergies day when you sneeze and it makes your nose piercing fly out 😯
October 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
you know you're having a pretty bad allergies day when you sneeze and it makes your nose piercing fly out 😯
"Actually, technically Elon is the *doctor*. You're thinking of Elon's *monster*."
gizmodo.com/elon-musks-w...
gizmodo.com/elon-musks-w...
Elon Musk's Wikipedia Competitor Is Going to Be a Disaster
Remember when Grok praised Adolf Hitler?
gizmodo.com
September 30, 2025 at 9:09 PM
"Actually, technically Elon is the *doctor*. You're thinking of Elon's *monster*."
gizmodo.com/elon-musks-w...
gizmodo.com/elon-musks-w...
My new business plan is that I am going to rob every bank. But- I am announcing my plan to do so beforehand. Every bank can inform me ahead of time if they would like to not be robbed. Ergo, when you try to hold me liable for robbing your bank, I will point out that you could have opted out.
Exclusive: OpenAI is planning to release a new version of its Sora video generator, which creates videos featuring copyrighted material unless copyright holders opt out of having their work appear.
OpenAI’s New Sora Video Generator to Require Copyright Holders to Opt Out
Executives at the startup notified talent agencies and studios over the last week.
on.wsj.com
September 30, 2025 at 3:00 PM
My new business plan is that I am going to rob every bank. But- I am announcing my plan to do so beforehand. Every bank can inform me ahead of time if they would like to not be robbed. Ergo, when you try to hold me liable for robbing your bank, I will point out that you could have opted out.
War, war never changes. (cue louis armstrong as we pan across the wasteland)
“war is very strange, you never know what’s going to happen with war” - President Trump literally just said this to the assembled generals
September 30, 2025 at 1:36 PM
War, war never changes. (cue louis armstrong as we pan across the wasteland)
This reminds me of nothing so much as when we were first introduced to Peacemaker in Suicide Squad- "I cherish peace with all of my heart. I don't care how many men, women and children I kill to get it." I think we were supposed to laugh at Cena's character for how stupid that sounds.
Hegseth: "As history teaches us, the only people who actually deserve peace and those who are willing to wage war to defend it. That's why pacifism is so naive and dangerous."
September 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
This reminds me of nothing so much as when we were first introduced to Peacemaker in Suicide Squad- "I cherish peace with all of my heart. I don't care how many men, women and children I kill to get it." I think we were supposed to laugh at Cena's character for how stupid that sounds.
Was tinkering with the amount of vinyl crackle I was getting in a sample and couldn't identify where part of it was coming from. Stopped playback and realized it was my carbonated drink crackling.
September 29, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Was tinkering with the amount of vinyl crackle I was getting in a sample and couldn't identify where part of it was coming from. Stopped playback and realized it was my carbonated drink crackling.
BREAKING: Guitars are now banned and guitarists under watch for suspected terrorism after high ranking government officials learned about Woody Guthrie's stickers
September 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
BREAKING: Guitars are now banned and guitarists under watch for suspected terrorism after high ranking government officials learned about Woody Guthrie's stickers
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One of the great silver linings of how mask-off the 2025 update to MAGA is, is that it has blissfully freed me from pointing out hypocrisy. No longer do I think or engage with "Hah look at how it applies in reverse!"
That's the point, is it is never supposed to, so we are freed of pointing it out.
That's the point, is it is never supposed to, so we are freed of pointing it out.
September 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
One of the great silver linings of how mask-off the 2025 update to MAGA is, is that it has blissfully freed me from pointing out hypocrisy. No longer do I think or engage with "Hah look at how it applies in reverse!"
That's the point, is it is never supposed to, so we are freed of pointing it out.
That's the point, is it is never supposed to, so we are freed of pointing it out.