From the Machine

Beer frequencies

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 TomlinsonMusic by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Dream interpretation

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

Neural network unconscious

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

On dreams

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

Superhero Ultraviolence

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

Zeal & Ardor

Unpublished review of Zeal & Ardor's 2022 self-titled album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

Addendum to music as spec fic

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 WhitmanMusic by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Music as spec fic

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

Sci-fi / fantasy

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 WhitmanMusic by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Speculative fiction

Part 1/3 of our conversation about sci-fi & fantasy
What if…? † speculative evolution † escapism vs analogy † human nature † capitalist realism in science & fiction † termination
Words by Ethan Bowen, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, Ethan Whitman Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris