i tend to avoid sad boy emo like the plague, and the record isn't quite as exciting, but i have to admit i'd have walked away rather impressed by this set, in terms of them being a pretty solid punk rock band. you could articulate it like this: if i generally get bored with sad boy emo because it's too slow and poppy, this doesn't fall into that trap.

the record kind of does, though.

so, i dunno. i know i'm not going to get there on thursday....

https://kalimasi.bandcamp.com/album/kali-masi-on-audiotree-live

"post-punk band from chicago", nowadays, conjures up something fairly nihilistic, and this conforms to the stereotype on first listen. but, a few listens in, and the record starts to feel a little less aggressive, even pulling in influences from the likes of la dispute. historically speaking, this is far from novel, but it's a little unexpected at this particular point in time. so, if you tend to like your nihilistic chicago post-punk to have a vaguely goth flair, this might be for you.

i'm not going to get out there this week, myself.

https://corpseflowerrecords.bandcamp.com/album/luggage-shift

years and years and years ago, when the technology used to make this record was new, it was shopped around to some thinkers and composers that made their best guess at what to do with it. the general perception amongst historians of music, and amongst musicologists, is that not much of what came out of that period of experimentation is particularly valuable, largely because it lacked a concept of spontaneity. these people had these tools thrust upon them, and were just trying to figure out how they worked.

this recording does not stray particularly far from the archaic recordings that were made by the first pioneers into electronic music, and i'd argue it suffers from the same criticisms that they have received, in hindsight, but also that there's a kind of disdain built into the pretension. don't ask me if i've met somebody, i'm terrible with faces. that one does look a little familiar, though, and my recollection is that he's exactly how he looks - distant, not all that interested in people. is that the russell in his eyeglass' reflection?

so, this is pointless, and he doesn't give a fuck.

but, listen - that doesn't mean it isn't pleasant as background, for reading or doing whatever else. just don't try to deconstruct it.

https://koltay.bandcamp.com/releases