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A chance find at Gridfest leads to Gutter Punx Vol. 2—a zine discovery that captures the raw, handmade spirit of underground culture and DIY publishing. ...more
Discover Zines
April 30, 2026•1 min read

A look inside my 2026 home recording studio setup—synths, samplers, and VSTs working together as a system to turn small ideas into finished music. ...more
Homemade Music
April 27, 2026•24 min read

A surreal and biting look at greed, identity, and illusion, “Wanda Golconda” blends Magritte-inspired imagery with glitchy modern unease. Baby Fred explores replication, desire, and the quiet seductio... ...more
Songs
April 26, 2026•7 min read

Briyan explores his lyric from the song, As An Aside. ...more
Songs
April 26, 2026•6 min read

An exploration of Ken Clinger, Suno AI, and the evolving spirit of home taping—where human instinct, machine generation, and the long tail of creativity intersect. ...more
GAJOOB
April 25, 2026•4 min read

Have tools like Suno reversed a trend of mechanized, routine modern music making? ...more
AI Sound Off
April 24, 2026•5 min read
Blind Mime Music – April ’26 Vol. 2
April ’26 Vol. 2 captures a moment in the ongoing flow of Blind Mime Ensemble—where fragments become forms and small ideas expand into something more complete. The collection leans into contrast: structured rhythms against drifting textures, human gestures filtered through machines, and melodies that feel both familiar and slightly out of reach.
There’s a sense of movement throughout—loops evolving, voices shifting, sounds bending just enough to feel alive. Some pieces feel like sketches caught at the right moment, others settle into something more defined, but all of them carry that same underlying thread: the search for something just beyond intention.
As with most Blind Mime work, this isn’t about polished endings. It’s about process—capturing the point where inspiration turns into sound and letting it exist there. April ’26 Vol. 2 sits comfortably in that space, part document, part exploration, and another step in the larger conversation.
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Seeking industrial stem manipulators. Deadline: May 15.
New collaborative cassette release out now. Limited run.
Call for submissions: silent track remixes. Open to all.
An experimental audio collective exploring the outer limits of sound, spoken word, and lo-fi tape loops. Recorded entirely on 4-track cassette, the ensemble builds unpredictable sonic landscapes that challenge the conventional structures of modern music. Raw, unedited, and viscerally present.
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An early documentation of the Metro Sector art scene, featuring interviews and hand-drawn poster art.

A staple of the Westview District, this zine catalogued local music venues and independent artist cooperatives.

The definitive collection of poetry and photography from The Foundry workers' collective.
An experimental series exploring generative sound design, neural tape emulation, and algorithmic decay. Listen to the models reinterpret raw audio, or feed the machine with your own recordings.

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