Wenzel’s Essentials

But that’s what I bought myself for Christmas! If you haven’t treated yourself this holiday season, go for it! Hope everyone has had a good Christmas and happy holidays. And for those who’ve had a shitty year I hope next year will be better for you. The world fucking sucks but you’re not alone ✌️

I also bought some other CDs with my initial haul but I’m not expecting these until January.

(left to right)
1. Sametou Sawtan (2025) by SANAM
2. Sasquatch Landslide (2025) by The Dwarfs of East Agouza
3. Siskiyou (2010) by Siskiyou
4. Seek Shelter (2021) by Iceage
5. Soft Hell (2019) by Pill

Steam Winter Sale 2025:
Haul Two

Along with Haul One I haven’t touched any of these but goddamn I’m so excited I’m gonna try and play some of these this weekend!

If anyone sees any they’ve played from both of my hauls, tell me your thoughts!

Now on to what I bought from the Steam Winter Sale 2025: Haul One

I tried to get cheaper and lesser known ones and I’ve been really fascinated with Oddworld recently and that was the last one I needed. Ace Combat was stupid cheap and with a new one coming it got me hyped.

7. LOTTO (2025) by They Are Gutting a Body of Water

Did not realize this was also shoegaze because this was another blind buy for me. An angsty and harsh sound to this project and understandably so! Enjoyed this and it’s a quick listen as well!

Fav song: american food

6. Raspberry Moon (2025) by Hotline TNT

This was a blind buy because I had seen it everywhere but hadn’t listened to it. Conclusion: I dig it! Shoegaze has always been kinda an easy listening genre for me and I really enjoyed the fuzz and distortion of this!

Fav song: Break Right

5. Lonely People With Power (2025) by Deafheaven

!!!ACROSS THE VAST WILDS OF TIME!!! I LAID THE GRAIN DOWN THE COASTLINE!!! Up there in my Top 10 albums this year. Such an emotionally intense album with a pristine sound that forced me to stop what I was doing and listen.

Fav song: Doberman

4. Pirouette (2025) by Model/Actriz

A hard and sensual album that evokes prima donna energy and I love it. An easy Top 10 album that I had a great time listening to when it first released.

Fav song: Cinderella

3. Tranquilizer (2025) by Oneohtrix Point Never

Easy listening, liminal space music is my best description for this. It’s great.

Fav song: it kind of all runs together so I can’t really pinpoint a specific song which isn’t a bad thing! It’s an experience that I just can’t tie to a single song.

2. Alpha Zulu (2022) by Phoenix

I loved this album when it came out and I still love it now especially during winter which is why it’s on my current CD rotation.

Fav song: Winter Solstice

1. Comfort To Me (2021) by Amyl and The Sniffers

I really got into them last year and this might be my favorite album of theirs??? Love the art as well and since getting back into collecting CDs this year I knew I needed this physically at some point.

Fav song: Hertz

🎅CHRISTMAS HAUL 2025 🎄

This year, I got a new job and a bonus so I splurged on myself for Christmas! I bought a bunch of CDs and since the Steam Winter Sale is happening I’ve bought a ton of games so here’s what I got myself for Xmas starting with my CD Haul 🧵

Got home from a nice weekend vacation earlier today and had two CDs waiting for me so I grabbed a Sapporo beer on the way back so I can end my night with a drink and music.

Thinking about how quite literally my friends and I watched Spinal Tap for the first time a day before Rob Reiner’s death. Man RIP.

I’m giving away a Steam code for Daemonologie so if anyone wants it just comment under this and I’ll shoot you a message with the code!

but also a bittersweet feeling at how much I loved that movie and the crushing realization that that was 4 months ago and the year is almost over. And I have done nothing that I originally set out to do on here. FUCK.

The radio station at work just played Golden from KPop Demon Hunters (which I’ve honestly been waiting for for awhile since it got so popular) and a flurry of emotions just hit me at once. Partly because the vocals are so beautiful and it always gives me goosebumps

Tuesday 10/07/2025:

Also bought Wednesday’s new album Bleeds on CD as a blind buy since having read it being described as “country shoegaze” and that had me very interested. Currently listening to it as I wait for stuff to install on my Steam Deck and so far very accurate and very good!

Tuesday 10/07/2025:

I BOUGHT THE STEAM DECK THAT WAS ON SALE LAST WEEK AND IT CAME TODAY!!! I’VE BEEN WANTING A STEAM DECK FOR SOOO LONG HELL YES!!! I HAVE NEVER BEEN ABLE TO PROPERLY PLAY GAMES ON A PC SO THIS IS A DREAM COME TRUE! ALSO BOUGHT A BUNCH OF GAMES THAT WERE ON SALE OF COURSE!

Friday 10/03/2025:

Stopped by B&N and they had Big Thief’s newest album on sale and a restock of ONE OF THE BEST ALBUMS OF LAST YEAR (Magdalena Bay’s Imaginal Disk).

Watched Ep 7 of Peacemaker Season 2 and holy fuck. Vigilante has been my favorite character throughout the show but this episode just solidifies it. He’s so goddamn funny that I honestly forget how competent of a fighter he is because when he pops off HE POPS OFF. This season has been incredible 🔥

Thursday 10/02/2025:

Just got this in the mail! A CD of Othiel’s WORLDS FASTEST CAR! It released back in May and I only just listened to it last month and it rips! And I (luckily) ended up snagging their last copy lol

🎃 OCTOBER HAUL THREAD🧵

This is gonna be where I post any physical media I pick up during October!

Okay I may have went to another card store and got more shinies!

Went to a local card store yesterday and ended up finding a shiny Mabosstiff! They’re complete now and it honestly makes me so happy to have finally gotten this but to also have found it at a store! But now I think…I have to…collect more shinies?!?

The Mountain by Gorillaz on Apple Music Album · 2026 · 15 Songs

Also speaking of big releases: new Gorillaz single and their album coming out in March next year. Single is great and I’m pretty stoked but goddamn so far off.
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1/3 of Demon Slayer’s final arc is watched! It was FUCKING INSANE. Akaza had such a valid villain crash out. I knew buying this figure was wise but that backstory holy shit.

About to watch the first Demon Slayer movie of this final arc!!! One of my most anticipated this year and my September film pick! I am (not) ready!!! Such a big year for franchise releases but this one feels like an era coming to an end.

Read it all and fuck we’re back. Yeah I’m pumped for this series. #jjkmodulo

I’ve barely even had time to process this past week that we were getting more JJK but I’m so pumped! I’m glad Akutami is strictly writing and Yuji Iwasaki is illustrating because it was very clear that doing both was having a significant negative effect on Akutami. Love the art of this guy already!