La Asociación Vecinal Barrio del Pla viene denunciando la situación que tienen que soportar comerciantes y clientes del Mercado Municipal de Pla-Carolinas cada vez que llueve.
La asociación vecinal ya denunció en el programa Alicante Directo de 12TV la situación de este Mercado Municipal, uno de los que en Alicante cuenta con mayor actividad comercial y que registra gran afluencia de público. La…
Depth Deception is a deep melodic techno journey in 4/4 (~133 BPM), built on a driving, tightly compressed kick and a pulsating sub-bass that anchors the low end with precision. Crisp percussive textures and subtle industrial hats create forward momentum, while evolving synth layers unfold gradually, adding harmonic tension and emotional weight. Atmospheric pads, granular ambiences, and wide stereo reverbs create a vast spatial field, giving the track an immersive, almost cinematic sense of depth. Filtered risers and modulated arpeggios build anticipation through controlled dynamics, culminating in powerful yet refined drops that emphasise groove over aggression. The arrangement breathes through tension and release, balancing darkness and clarity, minimalism and intensity, resulting in a hypnotic, late-night techno experience designed for deep club systems and introspective listening alike.
This album really reminds me of the drain gang, especially Ecco2k and Bladee. If this album would taste something, it would taste like a slushie.
Even if the lenght of the tracks are small, they each have a little world and they put you in a calm atmosphere that is very different from what I usually listen to. I mention the drain gang, but there are no rap track in this project. The sounds is consistent by keeping instrumental with the same reverb and autotune we can hear in the majority of Ecco2k singing.
Oxy and Grow! are my favourite in the moment because it really sounds like Ecco2k. It also reminds me a lot of the background music on the NDS that I had when I was young.
The second part of the album is more melodic, symphonic instrumentals with a lot of bells and distorsion to make it sounds like a peacefull and spacy video game. It’s reallly a unique feeling to hear it with headphones or on speaker.
On this second act, we can see the tracks are still small with one exception: wav.001 Quiescence which last for 7:06 minutes.
Im putting this album a 7.5/10. The beauty of this project is its simplicity with the sounds. I still think it’s a piece of art that is worthy of tapping in.
I really like it when Neopets’ colours actually have some worldbuilding behind them—in this case, Maractite is a metal from Maraqua that played an important role in the Curse of Maraqua plot. It has a distinct look with complex patterning all over, so it lends itself nicely to a colour as well.
It’s also a very consistent colour—dark blue base with intricate light blue (cyan) markings all over the body. However, there are some quirks here and there. For example, some Maractite pets have much thinner lines than others, and I don’t know if this is a hot take or not, but I like the thin lines much more. The thicker embossed lines feel too busy, and mostly just distract from the actual shading.
Another variation is how underbelly/color markings/eyes are handled. Are they cyan, or the same color as the body? Do they also have symbols, or are they just plain? What texture should they have, if any? For the record, I think that plain cyan with no markings wields the best results; with markings tends to make the designs too busy. Regardless, it’s a solid colour all around.
Maractite was released post-customization, so there’s no old art or pet styles to discuss.
Hissi: The Maractite Hissi is just beautiful. The markings are excellently placed and perfectly accentuate the body, with stripes on the tail, V-shaped lines on the wing feathers, and a circle in the middle of the forward. The flow is great, the contrast is high, and it’s not too busy or overcrowded despite the relative complexity of the design. Also, the subtle rock texturing is nice.
Techo: The Maractite Techo is similar to the Hissi—excellent texturing, perfect markings, and just the right amount of complexity. The swirls on the knees referencing the Techo’s normal kneecaps are just perfect, and I also really like the tail patterning as well, which contours beautifully with the body.
Lenny: I kind of wonder if all three of my top favs were done by the same artist here, as they’re all very similar (beautiful thin-line patterns, solid accent markings, light blue eyes, and marble texture). The Lenny looks just as good as the last three, and I particularly like the flow of the lines on the head feathers and wings.
Moehog: The Maractite Moehog isn’t the worst thing ever, but it’s not great either. Most Maractite pets at least have a darker base color so the markings pop, but here everything’s basically the same color. There’s also a few too many markings, including areas like the stripes and hooves, there’s no texturing, and the body shading isn’t well-defined. I do like the markings in isolation, but this one just doesn’t work well as a whole.
some Secret Santa gift art pieces I did recently!
one Neopets-themed one, a Techo boxer belonging to @problematicperiwinkleplum
the other two are OCs for a friend group and Newgrounds, respectively!
Chapter 6 of @essentiallythesky’s @clonebang fic is up which means it’s time for a 🚨SUPER NSFW BONUS ROUND 🚨
It’s a full page of Techo filth, and as such, you’ll have to hit up the link below to see the full image on ao3 and enjoy the smut that accompanies it ;) Happy clicking!
✨ And Then There Were Five on ao3 ✨
Chapter 5 of @essentiallythesky’s @clonebang fic is now up, and the second piece of art to go along with it! I felt a little bad that Tech got left out of the first illustration so I decided he deserved a nice full spread. If you know 😏 what I mean 😏
Go read the fic and enjoy Echo gettin a lil TLC!
