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Dallas Acid’s Spa Hunter LP is an ASMR Wonder

sngalbums: Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  I apologize in advance to anyone who is just learning about autonomous sensory meridian response from this piece. Once you start looking up examples of it on YouTube, you’ll never escape the black hole. The sensation is inexplicably pleasurable, described on Wikipedia as being “low-grade euphoria,” brought on by soft stimuli, such as whispers or ambient noises. Texas-based Dallas … Continue reading Dallas Acid’s Spa Hunter LP is an ASMR Wonder

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Dallas Acid’s Spa Hunter LP is an ASMR Wonder

Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  I apologize in advance to anyone who is just learning about autonomous sensory meridian response from this piece. Once you start looking up examples of it on YouTube, you’ll never escape the black hole. The sensation is inexplicably pleasurable, described on Wikipedia as being “low-grade euphoria,” brought on by soft stimuli, such as whispers or ambient noises. Texas-based Dallas Acid … Continue reading Dallas Acid’s Spa Hunter LP is an ASMR Wonder

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Mind Monogram Reflect on Unobservable Forces in “Dark Matter Theory”

Photo Credit: Seth Halko Originally appeared on Grimy Goods.  You don’t need to be an astrophysicist to decipher this new single. Dark matter is a concept hypothesized to contain the majority of mass-energy in the universe, but it is unobservable and, let’s be honest, extremely difficult to understand. It is an appropriate title for the track, which reflects on ethereal ideas, like time and ESP. … Continue reading Mind Monogram Reflect on Unobservable Forces in “Dark Matter Theory”

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In New Music Video for “El Paso,” Ziemba Tells the Tale of Two Cities

Originally appeared on. Grimy Goods.  Like most of Ziemba’s body of work, her new video for “El Paso” is dense and significant. The track comes from her 2016 record, Hope Is Never, which she spoke with me extensively about last year. She explained how the city impacted her life as a borderlander, or more specifically as a “child of NAFTA,” which instigated her family’s move … Continue reading In New Music Video for “El Paso,” Ziemba Tells the Tale of Two Cities

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I Come To Shanghai Transport Us to a Paradise, of Sorts

A friend of mine in college used to have a large poster with a beach scene in her dorm room. She had insomnia, specifically due to negative thoughts that haunted her at night, so she cited this as the reason she was able to sleep. She gave the image a lot more credit than it probably deserved, but it did make her feel at peace. … Continue reading I Come To Shanghai Transport Us to a Paradise, of Sorts

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CHUCK uses layered acrylic paint, something typically associated with still works of art, to animate a video that celebrates even the simplest forms of dance. “Cherry Tree” appears on his latest album, Frankenstein Songs for the Grocery Store, out this Friday. Celebrate the occasion at the record release show at Secret Robot Project in Brooklyn that night. Event details.  Frankenstein Songs for the Grocery Store by CHUCK Continue reading

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I Come to Shanghai is a psych pop band from Athens, GA, which invites comparisons to the Elephant 6 roster–and those comparisons wouldn’t be overly misleading! Their sound on “Swept Out in the Storm” takes liberties with structure and rhythm, and every risk pays off tenfold. The third LP from ICTS is titled Low Pressure and is due out 9/29. Pre-order on Bandcamp.  Source: Bandcamp Continue reading

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