From the Machine

Some disturbing films

Part 1/2 of our conversation about disturbing media, followup to our conversation about horror. Trigger & spoiler warning. 
Antichrist † Trauma † I Spit on Your Grave † A Serbian Film † The Sadness † The Boys † Invincible
Words by Mikhael-Angelo Gore, Zac Strum, & Conner TomlinsonMusic by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Music, power, agency

Another of our occasional detours, this time featuring Conner’s panel presentation at the NCA 2024 conference. 
Transduction † post-industrial strategy † control society † affective force & overcoding † transvaluation of aesthetic values
Words by Conner TomlinsonMusic by Pithy Docco & Impulse Machine

Guest protocol

Part 3/3 of our conversation about starting a band
Partners at band rehearsal † locking in † communication † rehearsals are boring
Words by Ethan Bowen, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris & Pithy Docco

Observations on governance

Part 2/3 of our conversation about starting a band
Leadership structures † removing members † artistic ownership
Words by Ethan Bowen, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris & Pithy Docco

Obervations on motive

Part 1/3 of our conversation about starting a band
How not to start a band † success † love † tension † spite † joy
Words by Ethan Bowen, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris & Pithy Docco

Cannibalistic love

Sex, love, & cannibalism † born cannibals † everything that flows † cannibalistic love † health & trust † the eucharist
Words by Jane Ferry, Mikhael-Angelo Gore, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Metonymy

Primer episode ahead of next week's conversation about sex & cannibalism
Simile & metaphor † metonymy † against symbolic literary criticism
Words by Jane Ferry, Mikhael-Angelo Gore, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Horror & thriller

Part 2/2 of our conversation about horror cinema
Supernatural † unknown † trauma
Words by Jane Ferry, Mikhael-Angelo Gore, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

The paradox of horror

Part 1/2 of our conversation about horror cinema
What is the appeal of horror † survival mechanisms † self-reflection & mood regulation
Words by Ethan Bowen, Mikhael-Angelo Gore, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Conner being a hater

Part 2/2 of us venting about genres that suck
Deathcore sucks † contemporary Christian music sucks † pop music is okay actually
Words by Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, & Conner TomlinsonMusic by Under the Catacombs of Paris