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Woob – Woob 1194
Quite possibly the most interesting ambient-based album I’ve come across recently in my listening. Spanning about an hour of runtime. This cold and global venture of an album samples a wide array of sounds and audio from the Middle East and Europe. As well as mixing sounds from other Documentaries from the sound of it.
Aphex Twin – Selected Ambient Works II
Ambient Works Volume 2 is the practically widely known as one of the greatest albums to be produced in the late 90s. Taking full shape into the Ambient genre, apart from its first volume “82-92” which had more rhythm to it. This album was mainly from the perspective of the artist’s dreams that he had. Each dream differs in sound each night. As of today, this album is held in high regard and a grail to be found in record stores
State Azure : Ambient Tape Session One
Starting off the album discussion, Tape Session one is a very frosty and cold feeling album spanning about an hour of drone and ambient music. Created during November of 2024, it was preformed live and record at Tascam Portastudio 414. While only 2 tracks are on the album, they both seemlessly blend together well almost making it one track entirely.
April 3rd 2026
A place and tool that practically helps experts and beginners alike. While some do tend to start with a tablet or mouse to create drawings, as it is common today. A sketchbook will always rival and be the sole archive to display your progress over time. Being honest, the most convenient way to get your ideas out if you are traveling somewhere and cannot have access to a digital screen.
April 3rd 2026
Honestly, it really can boil down to self-will and determination. I know a couple of people whom I tried to lecture on starting, who struggle with even having confidence in themselves. It takes months, days, maybe a few years before anyone fully states themselves as a beginner artist. Sometimes the pressure to want to be good is too much and many often just give up without even trying, and stop entirely
I’d say the only challenges with using WordPress are mainly from my perspective, just the overall customization with it. While yes, you get a ton of pre-made options, sometimes it may not be enough for someone who is probably more well-versed with coding in general. But on the other side, some minor challenges are just aligning the media pictures with the text, and it just does not have enough space to move around in. It sometimes feels very confined to a certain alignment on each aspect of the page or post.
Using WordPress a bit has definitely seemed like a drastic change in my learning on how to develop a website. Shifting from what is typically the usual way to code a website using HTML and CSS towards what most people nowadays give a different worldview on the world of creating websites. For the most part, using WordPress makes a lot of the aspects streamlined for those who aren’t as experienced in coding. There is an option for at least making things in code at a basic setup, in case there are those who want to code a bit, alongside just placing elements.
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For WordPress specifically, after using this tool and exploring options. It can definitely be used to create a space to showcase various art projects. The ease of access, the ability to switch between and manage pages and posts. As well as the ability to play around with the design aspect, how things were organized, and how things were hierarchical at the tap of a button. I can certainly see the appeal towards a regular audience or the general public who have zero idea of what coding does and how to utilize it.
For the most part, WordPress and HTML are in similar veins, though HTML gives a lot more control over what exactly you want to do. It’s all about figuring out what code does what and putting the pieces together, then starting styling it up with CSS afterwards. It is more akin to building with jumbled Legos; you start with a bunch of pieces to put together and then additional decoration blocks or items to spruce up the build a lot more. With WordPress Its like getting a box set and instructions already premade for you to follow. Yes, you can divert and choose to build what has been given to you, but you can also choose to follow the templates to input your own ideas or spin on. Yes, generally a more easier round for someone who doesn’t know
For someone as myself learning both HTML and now WordPress. I can see the appeal of a pre-made website maker popping up for someone very inexperienced with coding and wanting to make a personal site for whatever reason. I mean, while most elements, such as text boxes, images, and borders, can all still be relatively edited with HTML, it’s definitely a lot easier to fully modify them to someone’s preference.