Pitchfork's Chris Ott takes No Prisoners

I listened to the first track, which was basically like having a mosquito buzz my ear for two minutes

really? hmm, maybe he should start a band with whiney.

i don't think ott got fired from PF but if he did it was suicide by cop

Nice to see that Totally is up to his old tricks.

I wonder if Ed Droste ever posted on Pitchfork Smackdown.

So...failed musician and failed writer-about-music? Shit, it's no wonder he's degenerated into basement video-blogging. I'm just surprised he's clothed while on camera.

the rest of this ott album is pretty cool actually

the first track isn't representative

it's not great but there's some cool stuff going on in parts

though i think it's kinda dumb that everyone who does music as a hobby is automatically called a "failed musician" this just seems like a guy making some weird beats for fun

while i agree, i think it would be fair to call ott a "frustrated musician" as he's a musician and clearly frustrated

I'm not talking about commercial prospects. I listened to his music, and it fails. As music.

EPIC OTT FAIL

though i think it's kinda dumb that everyone who does music as a hobby is automatically called a "failed musician" this just seems like a guy making some weird beats for fun

putting it up on spotify implies that you want it to be more than a hobby though.

we are all failed musician

that's not really true. lots of people puts lots of stuff up everywhere. still hate the ott though.

quality of ott's music or grizzly bear's music or size of island's owned by either or number of courses at the meal you ate last week should have no bearing on what is fucked up twitter harassment in the name of "criticism"

oh yeah he seems like a total fucking dick no question

the problem isn't that he's a failed musician or whatever, it's that he's being a psycho. None of his zings at grizzly dude are more than neo-redneck gibberish

Makes no difference if his band sucks. I think it's good when music writers try to play some music or at least dick around with instruments - if only to realize that making really good music is hard, and give em a bit of humility. One would hope. Doesn't seem to have worked that way for Ott but whatevs

I think it's good when music writers try to play some music or at least dick around with instruments

I'd go so far as to insist on it

i didn't know or had forgotten was this dude was like before this incident, so i read the beginning of this here thread, and...

7.4
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3537-dynasty/

This is what Ott wants. Ott knows this is how to market a twitter handle.

7.4: http://www.pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3667-the-remixes/

haw

plz don't insist that film critics make movies, I don't get up that early.

vines are acceptable

;)

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@earlxsweat thanks for helping me pay for my million-dollar condo -- love, @ryanpitchfork #hiphopin2013

丂んﾑﾚﾚԾЩ 尺乇Щﾑ尺Ð丂 ‏@shallowrewards 4m
Who else can I fuck with, this shit is so fucking boring.

@shallowrewards 3m
Man I gotta say Prince William is owning his pattern-baldness better than anyone in world history. Sexy as hell, respect a fucking killer.

http://www.theonion.com/articles/father-teaches-son-how-to-fly-into-rage-over-compl,33487/

wait, Ott plays drums?? okay, its all coming together now. The Whiney Otters double drum attack will not be denied.

fuck are you dragging me into this for

I don't even understand this:

Me: RT @shallowrewards Who else can I fuck with, this shit is so fucking boring. [An entire life, summed up in 57 characters.]

Ott: @burn_amb boring...and looks like a guitar tech.

Is he saying I look like a guitar tech? Or that he does?

i'll give you one guess

http://s3-ec.buzzfed.com/static/enhanced/webdr02/2012/12/6/14/enhanced-buzz-9394-1354823884-4.jpg
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https://si0.twimg.com/profile_images/3473355368/ddfac9389a3e6aca555d39cc201c0c5e.jpeg

lmfao

That photo of me is at least 10 years old.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b72/karmacorn/sleazy.jpg

That photo of me is at least 10 years old.

― 誤訳侮辱, Monday, August 19, 2013 2:40 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark

this is a hilarious retort considering it's your chosen twitter avatar

I'm not disavowing it or anything; I'm just saying, twitter avatar may not accurately reflect reality of person tweeting.

"fuck are you dragging me into this for"

eh it was just the cranky indie rock writer drummer thing. no offense. i LIKE you. hate the ott.

I don't really want to engage with this because it's the epitome of NAGL but did he spend last night proclaiming his heterosexuality as a setup for today's swooning over Prince William?

http://vimeo.com/50499530

Re-reading your 33 1/3 book on Unknown Pleasures and it's taken on a whole new slant as I now have your voice in my head

there are pills u can take for that

so what is going on here

omg that video. hahahaha

nice find ums

'telling' as they say

http://vimeo.com/50499530

― usic for 18 magicians (upper mississippi sh@kedown), Monday, August 19, 2013 2:58 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink

this is a lot more entertaining if you imagine that there's a loaded handgun on the table in front of him

pointed which way

up to you, my friend

"i just think people are tired of, um, people are tired of reading the same thing in 20 different places. i think they're tired of top ten lists. i feel like we've kinda failed... to do anything with the internet. we're not doing anything that's helping anyone."

"i know. but nobody has to die today, chris. we can all walk out of here, ok?"