From the Machine

Part 3 of our series on music & politics Defining politics † systems approach † infoblitz † (in)efficacy of protest music Words by Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Part 2 of our series on music & politics Memory & metaphor † emotional manipulation † avant-garde Words by Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Part 1 of our series on music & politics Contemporary protest music † historical objectives † Kendrick v Drake † comedy & irony Words by Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Part 5/5 of our conversation about singing/songwriting with Aaron Bard (Thus Spoke) and Jane Ferry (LittleXFerry / Ferryopolis) Inhales aren’t bad † Jane’s technique † articulation † volume Words by Aaron Bard, Jane Ferry, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Part 4/5 of our conversation about singing/songwriting with Aaron Bard (Thus Spoke) and Jane Ferry (LittleXFerry / Ferryopolis) Conner’s technique † clean and harsh singing † pitch correction † mouth & jaw position Words by Aaron Bard, Jane Ferry, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Part 3/5 of our conversation about singing/songwriting with Aaron Bard (Thus Spoke) and Jane Ferry (LittleXFerry / Ferryopolis) Alcohol & anxiety † sobriety as an altered state † psychedelics † embrace the silliness Words by Aaron Bard, Jane Ferry, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Part 2/5 of our conversation about singing/songwriting with Aaron Bard (Thus Spoke) and Jane Ferry (LittleXFerry / Ferryopolis) Comfort zone † Aaron's technique † pain † live vs recording † children screaming Words by Aaron Bard, Jane Ferry, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris & Impulse Machine

Part 1 of our conversation about singing/songwriting with Aaron Bard (Thus Spoke) and Jane Ferry (LittleXFerry / Ferryopolis) Songwriting as therapy † what does authenticity really mean? † research methods Words by Aaron Bard, Jane Ferry, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Skill appeal in popular metal † timbre & attack † humanity & blood Words by Michael Hopkins, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Theorizing pop & rock † descriptive rules † language shapes perception Words by Michael Hopkins, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Part 3/3 of our conversation about artistic creation and altered consciousness Experiences in the pain cave † quitting † osu & limit experience † panic † mind/body dissolution Words by Michael Hopkins, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Part 2/3 of our conversation about artistic creation and altered consciousness Mindset toward content/expression † Neurochemical minmaxing Words by Michael Hopkins, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Part 1/3 of our conversation about artistic creation and altered consciousness Developing ideas † dark places † contrast † cliche Words by Michael Hopkins, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Novelty & recognition † the concept of authorship † suggestions † kairotic moments Words by Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Care † ethos † quality vs quantity time † obsession Words by Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

(un)Cancelability † seriousness † response † justification Words by Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Outtake from our conversation about music taste Sonic metaphors for flavor † embodied cognition † the world of sound Words by Ethan Bowen, Douglas Stephens, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Part 3/3 of our conversation about dream mechanism & analysis Dream work † self-interpretation † elaboration & memory † the ego(s) Words by Conner Tomlinson, Alli Winters, & Joshua Zamarron Music by Pithy Docco

Part 2/3 of our conversation about dream mechanism & analysis Weighting & continuity † AI & dream logic † dreams, science, & occultism Words by Conner Tomlinson, Alli Winters, & Joshua Zamarron Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Part 1/3 of our conversation about dream mechanism & analysis Meaning † lucid dreaming † abstraction † solipsism † unconscious agency † theories on dreaming Words by Conner Tomlinson, Alli Winters, & Joshua Zamarron Music by Pithy Docco

Spoiler warning.  The Boys † Invincible † Spectacular violence † 4 body genres † infrastructure † formula † Super † paratext † The Suicide Squad Words by Zac Strum & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Unpublished review of Zeal & Ardor's 2022 self-titled album Metal and evil † revisionist history † alternative present † speculative future Words by Conner Tomlinson Music by Impulse Machine

Part 4/4 of our conversation about sci-fi & fantasy Fantasy music? † spec-fic semiotics † look at this new graph Words by Ethan Bowen, Conner Tomlinson, & Ethan Whitman Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Part 3/4 of our conversation about sci-fi & fantasy Fantasy music † industrial as sci-fi † alternative history † sound weapons † more examples Words by Ethan Bowen, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, Ethan Whitman Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris & Pithy Docco

Part 2/3 of our conversation about sci-fi & fantasy Why draw distinctions? † edge cases † look at this graph † sci-fi horror Words by Ethan Bowen, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, Ethan Whitman Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris