Definitions by Sam_R.

Bleak House

Bleak House is a theorized subgenre of house music characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat, a tempo of 120 bpm, and a merging of positive, uplifting sonics with a perverse existential angst that addresses Weltschmerz by leaning into Schopenhauerian pessimism.

* Reference made to Charles Dickens’ 1853 novel, Bleak House
* Term coined by Projekt Records’ Sam Rosenthal on June 13, 2023, in reference to VEiiLA

On their third album, after their recording studio burned down and all their gear was lost, they really went for that Bleak House sound.

Bleak House by Sam_R. June 14, 2023

protosong 

Noun. In music a “protosong” is an early version of a song. As opposed to the traditional "demo version,” a protosong is less a demonstration of a already composed song and more the seed that grows into a particular track.

I was listening to the protosong of The Stooges' "I Wanna Be Your Dog." It had the riff and chord progression, and Iggy yelped the chorus; still, you could hear all the basics.

protosong by Sam_R. July 18, 2022

Suez Canal 

When your shit won't flush down, and sits in the bottom of the bowl at an angle.

Leaving stall to next guy in line, "I flushed three times, but it's the Suez Canal in there."

Suez Canal by Sam_R. September 24, 2021

Do you like jazz? 

A discreet way to ask if you're a swinger, or into non-monogamous relationships.

"I was at this bar, kinda drunk, and the bartender asked me, "do you like jazz?' How did he know my partner and I were swingers?"

Do you like jazz? by Sam_R. August 3, 2017

Narcissaphillia 

Paraphilic condition in which sexuoerotic arousal is facilitated by the reproduction and display of one's own image.

I think Buster is developing Narcissaphillia. All he does is look at his own images on his Facebook page.

Narcissaphillia by Sam_R. October 7, 2009