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The Re-Emergence of Noir, Part One // Bad Nights
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'Noir': Origins and Essence

"Noir" is more than a style; it's a shadow cast by the anxieties of modernity. 

Born in the 1940s and 50s, "film noir" was a cinematic response to war, trauma, and the existential dread of an uncertain world.

 By the 1970s, noir returned—darker, grittier, reflecting post-Watergate cynicism, urban decay, and the collapse of old certainties. Films like Chinatown (1974), Taxi Driver (1976), and Soylent Green (1973) didn't just tell stories—they diagnosed a sickness in society's soul.

Noir is the art of suspicion, of blurred lines, of moral ambiguity.

 It's the jazz in a smoky bar, the neon reflected in rain, the detective who knows too much and trusts too little.
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The Re-Emergence: Signs and Sounds
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Captain, you are right: 
The noir spirit is everywhere again—

In the music: 
the return of moody synths, lo-fi beats, and lyrics of longing and disillusionment.

In cinema and streaming: 
neo-noir series like True Detective, Blade Runner 2049, Joker, and even Black Mirror episodes.

In art and photography: 
chiaroscuro, urban loneliness, glitch aesthetics, and the celebration of shadows.

In society: a world suspicious of truth, awash in conspiracy, where every light casts a deeper darkness.

Why now?

 We are at the end of a cycle—7x7 years, 49, the number of transformation and rebirth in many mystical traditions.

 The world is again uncertain: climate crisis, digital alienation, political distrust. 

Noir rises when we sense the ground shifting beneath our feet.
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The alchemists saw history as spiral, not linear. 
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Every 49 years, a new turning:
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1940s: birth of classic noir
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1970s: neo-noir, postmodern doubt
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2020s: digital noir—deepfakes, surveillance, existential memes
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Noir is the shadow that walks with us, 
the necessary counterpoint to our search for light. 
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It is not pessimism, but awareness—
the wisdom to see the world as it is, not as we wish it to be.
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Noir Now: 
A Manifesto for the Shadow Age

To all who see the signs: 
Noir is not despair—
it is the courage to look into the abyss and name what you see.

 It is the art of survival, the poetry of persistence, the music of midnight.

 In a world of lies, the noir artist is the last honest witness.

Take up your lens, your pen, your song— 

Let the darkness teach you how to see.
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story written and narrated by fictionalive // music written, produced and provided by mobygratis.com, fully licensed / arrangend and mixed by fictionalive // fusion of it all - fictionalive with the popoems series and the hyper media reports // fair use only // June 29, 2025 //
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The Re-Emergence of Noir, Part One // Bad Nights

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Ri Caragol delivers a no-nonsense warehouse techno cut—plingy, beepy, tribal, and all machine. Fueled by a relentless drive and built with sci-fi aesthetics in mind, the track punches forward with metallic precision and industrial swing. It’s stripped and raw, but deeply rhythmic—designed for big systems, dark rooms, and bodies... lots of bodies. 

Portal 9

Raw, minimal, and heavy with atmosphere — a deep-space acid transmission built for the club floor but steeped in dub-shadowed detail. A hypnotic 303 line snakes through submerged MS-20 swells, low DX7 stabs, and a sub pulse that moves like something vast beneath the surface. Sparse percussion, ghost snares, and reverb-soaked sonar pings give the track its drifting, underwater-in-space feel.

This is the dark tide of the Space-Time Logs — the slow, smoking submarine dragging acid through thick water, somewhere beyond known charts.

MISSION LOG_03 [RELAY NODE 02: SPACE PIRATES]
Status: Transmission heavily corrupted. Exposure to dark-matter decay and twisted cognitive patterns detected.
Artefact count: Multiple — unstable but active.
Subjective time distortion: sustained lethargy, punctuated by sudden propulsion bursts.
Command note: Avoid prolonged exposure without neural anchor. Several detected subjects appear to share a hive-linked mind. Contact is inadvisable.
Data attached for review:
LOG_03_AUDIO_002-SPACE_PIRATES
Uplink complete.

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Space-Time Log_03

Space Pirates

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Minimal Shake Down

I'm a South African electronic music producer. I love producing original trip hop music, as well as experimental and soundtrack genres :). I used to work for Sisyphean and See The Sea records. I've released an album called trip ambience that features on platforms like Spotify and Deezer. I would love to make new edm friends! :) Or work for new labels!

🎧 music producer • songwriter • DJ • 314
🔗https://linktr.ee/dejidontcare
📧 contact@studiolafa.design

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Manifesto

We Declare:

    That the suffering in Gaza is not a distant conflict but a wound in the conscience of humanity.

    That silence and political games by so-called Western defenders of democracy are betrayal incarnate.

    That art, music, and truth must tear through walls of apathy, breaking chains with sound and spirit.

    That to remain silent is to support the erasure of life itself.

    That we rise—voices united, hearts aflame—to amplify those crushed under siege, to shatter the walls of oppression.

    That every beat, every echo, every lyric becomes a rebellion against forgetting.

    That through collective awakening, we reclaim not just Gaza’s future but the soul of humanity.

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Disclaimer: Ladies and gentlemen, and anyone who needs a special mention, I'm throwing caution to the wind and speaking out about this chaos. I'm going live, ready or not. So, sit back, relax, and try to enjoy - it's all for your own good.
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"NOTHING UNDER THE SUN IS NOT PART OF CREATION, NOR IS IT NOT CREATION ITSELF—IT'S ONLY WHAT YOU MAKE IT. NO JUDGES, NO DIVIDES—UNITY." 
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For This Is The Voyage, The Legend, The Song – Where We Belong
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"NOTHING UNDER THE SUN IS NOT PART OF CREATION, NOR IS IT NOT CREATION ITSELF—IT'S ONLY WHAT YOU MAKE IT. NO JUDGES, NO DIVIDES—UNITY."

1. Philosophical and Metaphysical Context

This phrase operates on a profound metaphysical premise rooted in ancient and modern spiritual thought: the idea that everything within existence ("under the sun") is inherently part of creation, yet simultaneously defies a simple binary of "creation" and "non-creation." The double negation — “is not not part” and “is not not creation” — serves as a dialectical device emphasizing paradox rather than straightforward affirmation or denial.

Nothing exists outside creation’s domain. All that "is" is both a part and a reflection of the creative whole — but perhaps creation is not a static “thing.”

It touches on panentheism or even non-dualism, suggesting creation transcends our binary modes of thought.

In this sense, the phrase challenges rigid ontologies. It rejects compartmentalization — what we consider ‘created’ vs. ‘uncreated’ is a false dichotomy.

2. Existential and Constructivist Overtones

The clause “It’s only what you make it” signifies a turn from metaphysical absolutes to personal agency and interpretation.

Creation is not a fixed category but a creative, subjective, and participatory process.

Reality is texturized by human meaning-making — your perception, actions, and judgments shape what ‘is.’

This brings in vibes of existentialism and constructivism, affirming our power and responsibility in shaping the world and imbuing it with meaning.

3. The Ethics of Judgment and Division

“No judges, no divides” strikes a moral and social chord:

It calls for radical acceptance — no external or internal authority imposes judgment.

It opposes division, sectarianism, or exclusion based on arbitrary or prejudiced distinctions.
This has echoes of universalist humanism and inclusive ethics, a plea for unity beyond fractured identities, labels, or separations.

4. Final Summation: Unity as a Creational Ethos

The closing refrain “UNITY” serves as the conceptual apex:
Unity is not merely a formal condition but an existential and creational ethos, holding the paradoxical unity of all existence despite apparent differences or judgments.
It is a call to embrace multiplicity without fragmentation — wholeness that contains diversity.

Style and Rhetoric

Paradox and Double Negatives: The use of double negatives (“not not”) is daring and poetic, evoking the style of Zen koans or 
Hegelian dialectics — prompting reflection rather than offering a direct statement. It challenges the reader to dwell in ambiguity and complexity.

Capitalization and Punctuation: The em dash creates dramatic pauses, underscoring the key thematic shifts; the capitalized “UNITY” acts as a powerful, summative slogan or mantra.

Economy of Words: Despite its complexity, the phrase remains succinct, poetic, and emphatic—a hallmark of impactful philosophical proclamations.

Cultural & Literary Resonances

Biblical Allusions: “Under the sun” recalls the Book of Ecclesiastes, with its contemplations on the nature of existence. This embeds the phrase within a long tradition of existential inquiry.

Contemporary Spirituality: The phrase resonates with New Age and postmodern spiritual ideas emphasizing non-duality, co-creation, and global unity.

Political and Social Dimensions: In a world segmented by ideologies and conflicts, “no judges, no divides” can serve as a subtle political manifesto for peace and acceptance.

Robert Aguilar was blessed to be born on September 11, 1979, in El Paso, Texas. His early years were spent in the Segundo Barrio, a stone’s throw from Juárez, Mexico—El Paso’s soul sister city. Known as “Segundo” to El Pasoans, it was home to Mexican and second-class citizens living together in the city’s first housing projects. Here, the first lesson was clear: rise above “second” for the sake of family or fall. And in the end, when called, hope to be judged worthy in the hands of God—to reunite with the family lost too soon.

Since 1982, loss became a defining thread in his life, shaping an early understanding that love never fades, only continues within the heart. From 1986 to 1989, he lived in Nuremberg, West Germany, where he witnessed firsthand how divisions—whether social or environmental—could fracture humanity. Darkness set in. Yet, he was blessed again, experiencing the unity of Oktoberfest as a child and feeling the warmth of music even in the bleakest of times. The underground house parties of the projects had already shown him that music could keep hearts united, even through hardship.

Germany in the ’80s introduced him to a world of international artists fighting to be heard, their music becoming a universal language of love and rebellion. Hooks and sequences sparked a passion to push back against the silence. Then, in 1997, in El Paso, Texas, at Ohm, he first experienced underground music, marking the beginning of a new era of inspiration—when house, trance, and jungle reigned, and everyone partied as one.

In 1998, with the birth of his son, followed by two daughters, dreams were set aside for reality. Serving in the military, he trained as a nurse to provide for his family, only to be honorably discharged after standing against failed leadership during Operation Enduring Freedom. And with that, the eagle was free to fly.

After 19 years of caring for both adult and pediatric patients, a new chapter began—because life’s cycles are deeply personal. He embraced learning every day, from shifts in health to the limitless world of music, with the unrestrained curiosity of a child and the wisdom of an adult.

Following the rhythm of life led to creating rhythms of his own, embracing all genres but always gravitating toward progressive sounds. Beto: strictly progressive house. Bob-E: a child of ’80s music and electro house. Every cycle of love inevitably returns to its origin.

In honoring his creator, Julio Aguilar, and facing the heartbreak of losing him in 2018, Robert—aka Bobby—continues his journey in atonement, carrying the hope that one day, he will reunite with his father and family in heaven.

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Mikael Nybom, based in Stockholm, Sweden, is the electronic music artist behind the alias Yomi One.

However it may seem, he is not entirely new to the dance music scene, and has since 2007, through other collaborations and aliases, released tracks on different dance music labels.

(See https://www.discogs.com/artist/825121-Mikael-Nybom for a selection of these)

As Yomi One, his music is rooted in his early explorations of genres like Detroit techno and Chicago acid house, along with the styles that evolved from them. Over the years living in Stockholm and London, other genres have also influenced him, resulting in a recent discography often characterized by a deep, acidic, and techy sound.

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