From the Machine

Language is a meme

Going 5 minutes without referencing pop culture 🥴 † language as reference and transmission † on memory genes † on Shrek
Words by Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Reason & metaphor

Part 2/2 of our conversation about the philosophical writings of Baruch Spinoza and Rumi with Billy O'Brien (Hemlock Theory)
Poetry and mathematics † Nietzsche on language and metaphor † art as an act of empathy † straight edge † selfish faith
Words by Ethan Bowen, Billy O'Brien, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Music theology

Part 1/2 of our conversation about the philosophical writings of Baruch Spinoza and Rumi with Billy O'Brien (Hemlock Theory)
Projection † interfaith discourse † all love is love of god † Spinoza on music † physical worship
Words by Ethan Bowen, Billy O'Brien, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Timelessness

Part 3/3 of our conversation about extreme metal music and culture with Julian Gieger (Gxrehxund) and Hayden Innman (Hermaeus Mora, Absorbed in Perception)
Timeless music † Recording technology † Universal struggles † Time encapsulation
Words by Julian Gieger, Hayden Innman, Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Gatekeeping

Part 2/3 of our conversation about extreme metal music and culture with Julian Gieger (Gxrehxund) and Hayden Innman (Hermaeus Mora, Absorbed in Perception)
Moving forward † (Sub)genre classification † Place and time † Gatekeeping and culture
Words by Julian Gieger, Hayden Innman, Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

The character of metal

Part 1/3 of our conversation about extreme metal music and culture with Julian Gieger (Gxrehxund) and Hayden Innman (Hermaeus Mora, Absorbed in Perception)
Fucked up science † Extreme metal is like vodka † The haptic void † Metal and jazz † Metal and rap
Words by Julian Gieger, Hayden Innman, Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Gxrehxund & Under the Catacombs of Paris

Masks

Part 2/2 of our forum on stage presence
Caricature † Mastery of music and self † Costumes
Words by Ethan Bowen, Agis Shaw, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson
Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Observations on stage presence

Part 1/2 of our forum on stage presence
Audience interaction † Acting a fool † Trust † Caricature
Words by Ethan Bowen, Agis Shaw, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

Neurodivergence

Part 2/2 of our forum on artist psychology and mental health
The Martian Timeslip † Against neurodivergence † Cognitive mechanism † Autism in history † Diagnosis & support
Words by Ethan Bowen, Agis Shaw, Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters
Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris

The tortured artist

Part 1/2 of our forum on artist psychology and mental health
Sensitivity † Self-awareness † Bipolarity † Mythology of the tortured artist † Addiction † Exploiting the death of the artist
Words by Ethan Bowen, Agis Shaw, Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Alli Winters
Music by Under the Catacombs of Paris