interesting recession indicator I just spotted: the year is 2026, and the recession began in 2007 and at no point did it meaningfully abate for the vast, vast majority of people

i do not want to make content. i want to make music and i want to write. i do not want to make content

have you ever listened to a record without turning on the amplifier? some of em actually sound BETTER this way

"Well, all sound is made the same way, including electronic and digital sound. And that is by getting molecules in the air moving… molecules are neutral, they don't give a damn what's making them move."

Happy Birthday Morton Subotnick
born April 14, 1933

After nearly a year, with 68 members leading 352 forum discussions, Subvert has published its AI policy:

- No AI-generated music
- No AI-generated visual art
- No AI training on your work

This policy was built by Subvert’s membership.

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Todd is a good follow

It’s a good question, let’s clear the air:

1) Disco is awesome, like 25 all-time classic tracks in a 4 year span,

2) Disco was hated because it was queer, brown, and black,

3) Disco was hated because it paired women and men in a different power dynamic.

4) “Disco Sucks” was a “ MAGA” test run.

gives me space to start thinking abt what i am putting out for the la squadra 10yr anniversary. ofc i don't even use that name anymore. maybe there's a way to use it in the name of the release so it shows up in searches? ack!

that's a wrap on prime cuts.
if i had intended to make an issue 10, i would have numbered the first issue 01 instead of 1
this small detail has a profound effect on the order that the albums will show up in when sorted alphabetically
i ignored the BASIC convention for line numbering at my own peril

prob not gonna get it together to release the next issue prime cuts on schedule (woulda been April 8)
chronologically this aligns with the increasing severity of my chronic illnesses reducing my capacity to create or perform music, so at least it's on theme.
i still want to continue the project tho.

Why are queer people so mean to each other? | Xtra Magazine How brain science explains queer trauma, conflict and call-out culture

Again, I cannot endorse the work of Kai Cheng Thom enough. For example this article.
xtramagazine.com/love-sex/why...

"ME patients can sometimes short-term push outside our energy envelope,
but as one physician said, if you do that it’s like borrowing money from the mob –
you will pay and then some.
This is most often how people with ME worsen and die.
...
Don’t let bias and prejudice steal your hope."

have you ever listened to a record without turning on the amplifier? some of em actually sound BETTER this way

i am not suggesting to add an additional transducer to the cartridge for this purpose, i merely assert that is lacking as a simulacra of the original phenomenon

a digital vinyl system can't replicate beatmatching and mixing no-headphone by listening to the hi-hats coming off the needle.

if you have never experienced this, ask an old head to show you.

the tactile experience of music is a major component of audiophilia after all...

.rar groove

The problem with Long COVID is that most of society would rather not see it. We want to believe the pandemic was just a bad dream we awoke from years ago...The truth is we’re still stuck there — and our collective denial is causing devastating harm. [C19] is still disabling people indiscriminately.

update: it's been a week and it's still just me

is this Ello all over again?

prime cuts 9/x, by L_2NITE 8 track album

the ninth page of a scrapbook-style retrospective of my favorite tunes from earlier iterations

it starts to blur together... i started to learn a lesson that i continue to struggle with to this day: it still hurts, but not for that reason anymore...

alexisicon.bandcamp.com/album/prime-...

"you're realizing how easily society at large and people in your life will abandon you when you cannot offer them things"

eloquent way to describe the social aspect of plague stigma - as if the physical and neurological parts weren't hard enough to deal with ...

A new aid in the doctor’s office: Introducing the Long COVID Treatment Guide - The Sick Times Too often, people with Long COVID hear that since clinical research is still underway, not much can be done for them at this point. We at the Patient-Led Research Collaborative and RTHM Clinic reject ...

Op-ed out today in @thesicktimes.org from PLRC co-lead @leticiasaurus.bsky.social and @jencurtinmd.bsky.social on the #LongCovid Treatment Guide!

“Too often, people with Long COVID hear… not much can be done for them at this point. We… believe it is a fallacy that hinders access to care”

i am currently the first & only artist in the @subvert.fm beta test under genres "queer" "trans" "underground" & "live pa" but hopefully there will be more like me soon

as an artist whose social media presence peaked during the Myspace era,

anecdotal evidence that not everyone gets access to "the same 24 hours in a day"

prime cuts 9/x, by L_2NITE 8 track album

the ninth page of a scrapbook-style retrospective of my favorite tunes from earlier iterations

it starts to blur together... i started to learn a lesson that i continue to struggle with to this day: it still hurts, but not for that reason anymore...

alexisicon.bandcamp.com/album/prime-...

All I know is that if Kamala had won, the extraction of resources to directly feed the billionaire class would have gone on in a far more orderly manner

reaper still works on a core duo, motu firewire drivers are fine, snow leopard is more stable and usable than linux. safari is unusable and app store doesn't work but there are other options. more importantly the polycarbonate shell and lcd are still in great shape and the battery holds a charge.

fuck war & fuck this global regime that's hell bent on severing the peace and happiness of humans trying to enjoy life and connect with one another

2006 macbook in 2026

women techno

"totally untethered categories that don't make any sense unless you blindly accept that everybody feels like they are destined to become a semi-famous person"