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I've been experimenting with "unsettling" AI prompts that go way beyond productivity hacks. Some of these are genuinely life-changing, and others feel ethically… gray. Here are 5 controversial techniques I've found.
https://medium.com/@patryktomkowski/5-controversial-ai-prompts-that-will-change-how-you-think-ab54738c41cf?sk=f47cdfd003f7bb4101e218ee34c52c18
#AI, #ArtificialIntelligence, #PromptEngineering, #AIPrompts, #Psychology, #AIEthics, #FutureOfTech, #SelfDiscovery, #CognitiveScience, #TechEthics, #HumanAI, #Mindset, #DeepTech, #ResponsibleAI, #ThoughtProvoking -
What will tech actually look like in 2026? 🔮 Forget flying cars. My new Medium article argues the real revolution will be a silent one, as our phones, TVs, and AI finally start working together to create a single, proactive, ambient environment.
A look beyond the hype at what's truly coming: https://medium.com/@patryktomkowski/tech-in-2026-not-an-explosion-but-a-silent-revolution-4011e9c2d714?sk=398c54623d0ff867c4128e7edd3511b8
#AI #FutureOfTech #2026 #Innovation #AmbientComputing #SmartHome #InternetOfThings #TechTrends #ArtificialIntelligence #Future
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What will tech actually look like in 2026? 🔮 Forget flying cars. My new Medium article argues the real revolution will be a silent one, as our phones, TVs, and AI finally start working together to create a single, proactive, ambient environment.
A look beyond the hype at what's truly coming: https://medium.com/@patryktomkowski/tech-in-2026-not-an-explosion-but-a-silent-revolution-4011e9c2d714?sk=398c54623d0ff867c4128e7edd3511b8
#AI #FutureOfTech #2026 #Innovation #AmbientComputing #SmartHome #InternetOfThings #TechTrends #ArtificialIntelligence #Future
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What will tech actually look like in 2026? 🔮 Forget flying cars. My new Medium article argues the real revolution will be a silent one, as our phones, TVs, and AI finally start working together to create a single, proactive, ambient environment.
A look beyond the hype at what's truly coming: https://medium.com/@patryktomkowski/tech-in-2026-not-an-explosion-but-a-silent-revolution-4011e9c2d714?sk=398c54623d0ff867c4128e7edd3511b8
#AI #FutureOfTech #2026 #Innovation #AmbientComputing #SmartHome #InternetOfThings #TechTrends #ArtificialIntelligence #Future
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What will tech actually look like in 2026? 🔮 Forget flying cars. My new Medium article argues the real revolution will be a silent one, as our phones, TVs, and AI finally start working together to create a single, proactive, ambient environment.
A look beyond the hype at what's truly coming: https://medium.com/@patryktomkowski/tech-in-2026-not-an-explosion-but-a-silent-revolution-4011e9c2d714?sk=398c54623d0ff867c4128e7edd3511b8
#AI #FutureOfTech #2026 #Innovation #AmbientComputing #SmartHome #InternetOfThings #TechTrends #ArtificialIntelligence #Future
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What will tech actually look like in 2026? 🔮 Forget flying cars. My new Medium article argues the real revolution will be a silent one, as our phones, TVs, and AI finally start working together to create a single, proactive, ambient environment.
A look beyond the hype at what's truly coming: https://medium.com/@patryktomkowski/tech-in-2026-not-an-explosion-but-a-silent-revolution-4011e9c2d714?sk=398c54623d0ff867c4128e7edd3511b8
#AI #FutureOfTech #2026 #Innovation #AmbientComputing #SmartHome #InternetOfThings #TechTrends #ArtificialIntelligence #Future
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Apple's AI private butler 🤖 or China's all-in-one lifestyle integrator 🇨🇳? The AI in your pocket is a choice between two futures. My new Medium article dives deep into these competing AI philosophies on smartphones and what they mean for us.
A choice between privacy and hyper-convenience. Read the full analysis here (Friend Link for free access!):
https://medium.com/@patryktomkowski/the-ai-in-your-pocket-apples-private-butler-vs-china-s-lifestyle-integrator-324d482cd6db?sk=bbdbedbf14a18d2a684ed9f71c4f70ad#AI #AppleIntelligence #SmartphoneAI #TechComparison #FutureOfTech #Privacy #Innovation #ChinaTech #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology
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Patryk Jaki wychwala Trumpa i radzi pójść po rozum do głowy. No to poszliśmy – i mamy złą wiadomość
https://oko.press/patryk-jaki-wychwala-trumpa-i-wegiel-mamy-zla-wiadomosc
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Patryk Vega’s AI-Generated ‘Putin’ Selling Globally Amid Intense Interest in Russian Leader (EXCLUSIVE)
#Variety #Festivals #Global #MarketsFestivals #News #CannesFilmFestival #Kinostar #VladimirPutinhttps://variety.com/2024/film/global/patryk-vega-ai-putin-kinostar-cannes-1236000498/
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RT from Patryk | Cardano SPO Column (@patryk_karter)
#Cardano x #Veritree = #CardanoForest
This is how planting #trees should work! #Transparency
#CardanoCommunity please make positive changes with your /search?q=%23ADA 💙
Visit https://ito.veritree.com/
@Cardano #NFT #CNFT @CardanoStiftung #blockchain #crypto #ClimateEmergency #ClimateAction -
The Simple 5-Ingredient Italian Meal Al Pacino Always Requests
Patryk Kosmider/Shutterstock For more than 50 years, Al Pacino has been synonymous with intense, commanding acting. In films such as “The Godfather,” “Scarface,” and “Scent of a Woman,” Pacino undeniably dominates th…
#dining #cooking #diet #food #Italianingredient #ingredient #Italia #Italian #italiano #italy
https://www.diningandcooking.com/2630888/the-simple-5-ingredient-italian-meal-al-pacino-always-requests/ -
Wchodzisz na stronę juwenaliów… a tu taka niespodzianka [możliwa infekcja malware]
Patryk przesłał nam informację o infekcji strony rzeszowskiejuwenalia[.]pl Nasz czytelnik odwiedził tę stronę i natknął się na taki widok: Sam obrazek jeszcze niewiele zdradza, ale… po kliknięciu strona prosiła aby nacisnąć kolejno klawisze: Windows+R, Ctrl+V oraz enter. O co tutaj technicznie chodzi? Po kliknięciu: I’m not a robot – strona...
#WBiegu #Awareness #Clickfix #Infekcja #Malware #Socjotechnika
https://sekurak.pl/wchodzisz-na-strone-juwenaliow-a-tu-taka-niespodzianka-mozliwa-infekcja-malware/
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Wywiad z Patrykiem Czachurskim, twórcą gry “Hypersomnia”
Na wywiad dla “Kontrabandy” zgodził się Patryk Czachurski, który pewnego dnia postanowił stworzyć własn?
grę komputerow?
. Mimo tego, że gra powstawała przez aż 10 lat, to jej twórca dalej głęboko wierzy, że uda się mu j?
dobrze rozpromować wśród przynajmniej kręgów sympatyków otwartego oprogramowania.
https://kontrabanda.net/r/wywiad-z-patrykiem-czachurskim-tworca-gry-hypersomnia/
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https://www.europesays.com/pl/426223/ Nowe wieści w sprawie stanu zdrowia Patryka Budniaka. Głos ze szpitala #bottomfeed_styl #nat_styl #omp #patryk_budniak #PKOBankPolski #PKOBP #PL #Poland #Polish #Polska #Polski #screening_general #wiadomosci_sportowe #zuzel
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https://www.europesays.com/pl/425290/ Nowe informacje po koszmarnym wypadku Patryka Budniaka. Potrzebna druga operacja #bottomfeed_styl #kontuzja #krajowa_liga_zuzlowa #nat_styl #omp #operacja #patryk_budniak #PKOBankPolski #PKOBP #PL #Poland #Polish #Polska #Polski #screening_general #spiaczka #start_gniezno #zuzel
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https://www.europesays.com/pl/142753/ PiS chce debatować ze studentami jak Charlie Kirk. Studenci tej uczelni odmówili spotkania #BreakingNews #BreakingNews #charlie_kirk #FeaturedNews #FeaturedNews #Headlines #intextvideo_splayer #jaroslaw_kaczynski #LatestNews #LatestNews #Nagłówki #NajważniejszeArtykuły #NEW_HEADER #News #ONET3 #onet3d #ONET3D_2I #patryk_jaki #phx #PL #Poland #Polish #Polska #Polski #screening_general #tobiasz_bochenski #TopStories #TopStories #uniwersytet_w_bialymstoku #V2021 #Wiadomości
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Plotki o miedzynarodowym skladzie #AGOEsports sie potwierdzily, od dzis w dywizji #csgo grac beda:
- Arbnor #Dementor Pacolli (Kosovo)
- Leo #Svedjehed (DEN)
- Jonathan #delle Ahlstedt (DEN)
- Villius #tAk Kasereuskas (LIT)
- Filip #DEPRESHN Jarkić (CRO)Jedynym polakiem zostanie trener, Patryk #Sidney Korab
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Ben Fuhrman (@bfuhrman - US), Marc Favre (FR), Kristaps Pukitis (Dirty Deal Audio @dirtydealaudio - LV), Isabelle de Mullenheim (FR), Cătălin Matei (Acousmativ - RO), Yuko Katori (@yukokmusic - JP), and Patryk Kizny (Slovox - PL) have confirmed their participation in our « Rencontres Acousmatiques 2026 » in early July.
#cranelab #acousmatic #acousmatique #3Daudio #ElectronicMusic #music #MultichannelMusic #AcousmaticMusic #MusiqueAcousmatique #volumiphony #volumiphonie #electroacoustic #électroacoustique #MusiqueMulticanale #AudioResearch #spatialisation
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@volumiphony
@composers
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By Thus Spoke
Can you guess what genre Acidsloth plays? Yes, that’s right, it’s thrash! Ok, no, obviously not, it’s stoner doom—what else with a name that’s a portmanteau of a drug and a notoriously slow-moving animal? Kicking1 around since 2021, Kraków’s Acidsloth already have two LPs to their name, but it’s their third that they bestow the honor of being self-titled. The reason is that this time, they’re a “full band” (to use their own terminology), totaling eight(!) musicians, five of whom perform vocals. In this sense, Acidsloth is kind of their debut. With a charmingly against-type depiction of their token animal, and the promise of “Eyehategod-level aggression mixed with Conan’s heaviness and Electric Wizard’s psychedelic weight,” Acidsloth are out to show they mean business.
Acidsloth’s more-is-more approach to vocalists sees them hand the mic to a new player on (almost) every track.2 This is a cool and unique way to inject a bit of flavor into what is an infamously monotonous subgenre, as we swap between the shriekier (Julia Markiewicz, Radosław Bury), hoarser (Jan Gajewski, Mateusz Zborowski) and the growlier (Patryk Kozera) interpretations of the sludge scream. Beyond this, their compositions follow a common trajectory, often beginning with atmospheric, slightly ominous plucking and spending most of their time brooding in distorted sludgy chugs to a sedated beat. It’s certainly solid (in literal density as well as aesthetic quality), and sometimes it’s even slick thanks to some beautifully-timed transitions and an elusive solo. But as a whole, it fails to have the weight it needs to support its posture.
The thing about having different vocalists on different songs is that it’s quite important to be able to hear them well enough to appreciate their individual skills. Unfortunately, Acidsloth’s vocal track is so low in the mix compared to the instrumentation that the shouts and screams are often lost in the fuzz and bang of guitar and bass drum (particularly on “Float” and “Sin”). Given this, you’d hope the riffs would make up for it, but here too, Acidsloth fumble the ball. Outside of two pretty sweet solos (“Hole,” “Puke”) the guitars only hint at interesting melodies with some hanging plucks (“Hole,” “Free,” “Puke,” “Satan”), and interspersed passages of up-or-down-tempo strumming (“Float,” “Satan”). There are little moments of brilliance where it seems Acidsloth finally finish coming up and deliver—brutal, sledgehammer sludge screams (“Float,” “Free”); that solo (“Hole”); groovily-tapping post metal tension (“Free,” “Satan”); moody liquid plucks (“Sin”). But it’s at these times when Acidsloth’s odd compositional habits truly hamstring what strength they gained. Frequently, songs switch gears midway, and then again, and yet manage to reprise the least-interesting elements of monotony; the cool parts not given time to command the space they deserve (“Hole,” “Free,” “Sin,” “Puke”). The worst case is “Free,” which could have Amenra-esque levels of bite and solemnity, if the mid-tier galloping sludge didn’t smother the harrowing howls, and the anticipatory build that interrupts it set the tone instead.
Doom of any kind, and sludge for that matter, is at heart designed to be uncomplicated, but its presence—whether through emotional depth or sheer magnitude—is what makes it powerful. Alternatively, maybe it can just make you feel good with some psychedelically lush soundscapes. Acidsloth has no presence beyond its literal noisiness, and there’s but a glimmer of color in the melodies. The near-inaudibility of the vocalists is made worse by the frequent use of reverb, and what is either multi-tracking or group shouts (their muddiness makes it hard to tell). The music isn’t “boring,” as such, it’s just draining to listen to, as all the best riffs, screams, and good use of rhythm and atmosphere are quite quickly ironed over with a return to the plod and a sheen of humming feedback. One thus ends up walking away with the unfair impression that there’s simply nothing going on in the entire record. Even in active listens, I struggled to cling to the positive vibes.
As a stoner doom album, maybe Acidsloth is standard fare, but I would like to think not. As a sludge album, it fares better, thanks to an emphasis on chunky—albeit mostly dull—riffing and the fact that at least some of the vocalists seem to have promise. Acidsloth are finding their feet as an ensemble, and if they can pool their assets, I think they could make something pretty juicy. Hopefully, they make the move faster than the animal they’re named for.
Rating: Disappointing
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Willowtip
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
Releases Worldwide: June 20th, 2025#20 #2025 #Acidsloth #Amenra #Conan #CultOfLuna #DoomMetal #ElectricWizard #Eyehategod #Jun25 #PolishMetal #PostMetal #Review #Reviews #SelfReleases #Sludge #StonerDoom
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By Thus Spoke
Can you guess what genre Acidsloth plays? Yes, that’s right, it’s thrash! Ok, no, obviously not, it’s stoner doom—what else with a name that’s a portmanteau of a drug and a notoriously slow-moving animal? Kicking1 around since 2021, Kraków’s Acidsloth already have two LPs to their name, but it’s their third that they bestow the honor of being self-titled. The reason is that this time, they’re a “full band” (to use their own terminology), totaling eight(!) musicians, five of whom perform vocals. In this sense, Acidsloth is kind of their debut. With a charmingly against-type depiction of their token animal, and the promise of “Eyehategod-level aggression mixed with Conan’s heaviness and Electric Wizard’s psychedelic weight,” Acidsloth are out to show they mean business.
Acidsloth’s more-is-more approach to vocalists sees them hand the mic to a new player on (almost) every track.2 This is a cool and unique way to inject a bit of flavor into what is an infamously monotonous subgenre, as we swap between the shriekier (Julia Markiewicz, Radosław Bury), hoarser (Jan Gajewski, Mateusz Zborowski) and the growlier (Patryk Kozera) interpretations of the sludge scream. Beyond this, their compositions follow a common trajectory, often beginning with atmospheric, slightly ominous plucking and spending most of their time brooding in distorted sludgy chugs to a sedated beat. It’s certainly solid (in literal density as well as aesthetic quality), and sometimes it’s even slick thanks to some beautifully-timed transitions and an elusive solo. But as a whole, it fails to have the weight it needs to support its posture.
The thing about having different vocalists on different songs is that it’s quite important to be able to hear them well enough to appreciate their individual skills. Unfortunately, Acidsloth’s vocal track is so low in the mix compared to the instrumentation that the shouts and screams are often lost in the fuzz and bang of guitar and bass drum (particularly on “Float” and “Sin”). Given this, you’d hope the riffs would make up for it, but here too, Acidsloth fumble the ball. Outside of two pretty sweet solos (“Hole,” “Puke”) the guitars only hint at interesting melodies with some hanging plucks (“Hole,” “Free,” “Puke,” “Satan”), and interspersed passages of up-or-down-tempo strumming (“Float,” “Satan”). There are little moments of brilliance where it seems Acidsloth finally finish coming up and deliver—brutal, sledgehammer sludge screams (“Float,” “Free”); that solo (“Hole”); groovily-tapping post metal tension (“Free,” “Satan”); moody liquid plucks (“Sin”). But it’s at these times when Acidsloth’s odd compositional habits truly hamstring what strength they gained. Frequently, songs switch gears midway, and then again, and yet manage to reprise the least-interesting elements of monotony; the cool parts not given time to command the space they deserve (“Hole,” “Free,” “Sin,” “Puke”). The worst case is “Free,” which could have Amenra-esque levels of bite and solemnity, if the mid-tier galloping sludge didn’t smother the harrowing howls, and the anticipatory build that interrupts it set the tone instead.
Doom of any kind, and sludge for that matter, is at heart designed to be uncomplicated, but its presence—whether through emotional depth or sheer magnitude—is what makes it powerful. Alternatively, maybe it can just make you feel good with some psychedelically lush soundscapes. Acidsloth has no presence beyond its literal noisiness, and there’s but a glimmer of color in the melodies. The near-inaudibility of the vocalists is made worse by the frequent use of reverb, and what is either multi-tracking or group shouts (their muddiness makes it hard to tell). The music isn’t “boring,” as such, it’s just draining to listen to, as all the best riffs, screams, and good use of rhythm and atmosphere are quite quickly ironed over with a return to the plod and a sheen of humming feedback. One thus ends up walking away with the unfair impression that there’s simply nothing going on in the entire record. Even in active listens, I struggled to cling to the positive vibes.
As a stoner doom album, maybe Acidsloth is standard fare, but I would like to think not. As a sludge album, it fares better, thanks to an emphasis on chunky—albeit mostly dull—riffing and the fact that at least some of the vocalists seem to have promise. Acidsloth are finding their feet as an ensemble, and if they can pool their assets, I think they could make something pretty juicy. Hopefully, they make the move faster than the animal they’re named for.
Rating: Disappointing
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Willowtip
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
Releases Worldwide: June 20th, 2025#20 #2025 #Acidsloth #Amenra #Conan #CultOfLuna #DoomMetal #ElectricWizard #Eyehategod #Jun25 #PolishMetal #PostMetal #Review #Reviews #SelfReleases #Sludge #StonerDoom
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By Thus Spoke
Can you guess what genre Acidsloth plays? Yes, that’s right, it’s thrash! Ok, no, obviously not, it’s stoner doom—what else with a name that’s a portmanteau of a drug and a notoriously slow-moving animal? Kicking1 around since 2021, Kraków’s Acidsloth already have two LPs to their name, but it’s their third that they bestow the honor of being self-titled. The reason is that this time, they’re a “full band” (to use their own terminology), totaling eight(!) musicians, five of whom perform vocals. In this sense, Acidsloth is kind of their debut. With a charmingly against-type depiction of their token animal, and the promise of “Eyehategod-level aggression mixed with Conan’s heaviness and Electric Wizard’s psychedelic weight,” Acidsloth are out to show they mean business.
Acidsloth’s more-is-more approach to vocalists sees them hand the mic to a new player on (almost) every track.2 This is a cool and unique way to inject a bit of flavor into what is an infamously monotonous subgenre, as we swap between the shriekier (Julia Markiewicz, Radosław Bury), hoarser (Jan Gajewski, Mateusz Zborowski) and the growlier (Patryk Kozera) interpretations of the sludge scream. Beyond this, their compositions follow a common trajectory, often beginning with atmospheric, slightly ominous plucking and spending most of their time brooding in distorted sludgy chugs to a sedated beat. It’s certainly solid (in literal density as well as aesthetic quality), and sometimes it’s even slick thanks to some beautifully-timed transitions and an elusive solo. But as a whole, it fails to have the weight it needs to support its posture.
The thing about having different vocalists on different songs is that it’s quite important to be able to hear them well enough to appreciate their individual skills. Unfortunately, Acidsloth’s vocal track is so low in the mix compared to the instrumentation that the shouts and screams are often lost in the fuzz and bang of guitar and bass drum (particularly on “Float” and “Sin”). Given this, you’d hope the riffs would make up for it, but here too, Acidsloth fumble the ball. Outside of two pretty sweet solos (“Hole,” “Puke”) the guitars only hint at interesting melodies with some hanging plucks (“Hole,” “Free,” “Puke,” “Satan”), and interspersed passages of up-or-down-tempo strumming (“Float,” “Satan”). There are little moments of brilliance where it seems Acidsloth finally finish coming up and deliver—brutal, sledgehammer sludge screams (“Float,” “Free”); that solo (“Hole”); groovily-tapping post metal tension (“Free,” “Satan”); moody liquid plucks (“Sin”). But it’s at these times when Acidsloth’s odd compositional habits truly hamstring what strength they gained. Frequently, songs switch gears midway, and then again, and yet manage to reprise the least-interesting elements of monotony; the cool parts not given time to command the space they deserve (“Hole,” “Free,” “Sin,” “Puke”). The worst case is “Free,” which could have Amenra-esque levels of bite and solemnity, if the mid-tier galloping sludge didn’t smother the harrowing howls, and the anticipatory build that interrupts it set the tone instead.
Doom of any kind, and sludge for that matter, is at heart designed to be uncomplicated, but its presence—whether through emotional depth or sheer magnitude—is what makes it powerful. Alternatively, maybe it can just make you feel good with some psychedelically lush soundscapes. Acidsloth has no presence beyond its literal noisiness, and there’s but a glimmer of color in the melodies. The near-inaudibility of the vocalists is made worse by the frequent use of reverb, and what is either multi-tracking or group shouts (their muddiness makes it hard to tell). The music isn’t “boring,” as such, it’s just draining to listen to, as all the best riffs, screams, and good use of rhythm and atmosphere are quite quickly ironed over with a return to the plod and a sheen of humming feedback. One thus ends up walking away with the unfair impression that there’s simply nothing going on in the entire record. Even in active listens, I struggled to cling to the positive vibes.
As a stoner doom album, maybe Acidsloth is standard fare, but I would like to think not. As a sludge album, it fares better, thanks to an emphasis on chunky—albeit mostly dull—riffing and the fact that at least some of the vocalists seem to have promise. Acidsloth are finding their feet as an ensemble, and if they can pool their assets, I think they could make something pretty juicy. Hopefully, they make the move faster than the animal they’re named for.
Rating: Disappointing
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Willowtip
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
Releases Worldwide: June 20th, 2025#20 #2025 #Acidsloth #Amenra #Conan #CultOfLuna #DoomMetal #ElectricWizard #Eyehategod #Jun25 #PolishMetal #PostMetal #Review #Reviews #SelfReleases #Sludge #StonerDoom
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By Thus Spoke
Can you guess what genre Acidsloth plays? Yes, that’s right, it’s thrash! Ok, no, obviously not, it’s stoner doom—what else with a name that’s a portmanteau of a drug and a notoriously slow-moving animal? Kicking1 around since 2021, Kraków’s Acidsloth already have two LPs to their name, but it’s their third that they bestow the honor of being self-titled. The reason is that this time, they’re a “full band” (to use their own terminology), totaling eight(!) musicians, five of whom perform vocals. In this sense, Acidsloth is kind of their debut. With a charmingly against-type depiction of their token animal, and the promise of “Eyehategod-level aggression mixed with Conan’s heaviness and Electric Wizard’s psychedelic weight,” Acidsloth are out to show they mean business.
Acidsloth’s more-is-more approach to vocalists sees them hand the mic to a new player on (almost) every track.2 This is a cool and unique way to inject a bit of flavor into what is an infamously monotonous subgenre, as we swap between the shriekier (Julia Markiewicz, Radosław Bury), hoarser (Jan Gajewski, Mateusz Zborowski) and the growlier (Patryk Kozera) interpretations of the sludge scream. Beyond this, their compositions follow a common trajectory, often beginning with atmospheric, slightly ominous plucking and spending most of their time brooding in distorted sludgy chugs to a sedated beat. It’s certainly solid (in literal density as well as aesthetic quality), and sometimes it’s even slick thanks to some beautifully-timed transitions and an elusive solo. But as a whole, it fails to have the weight it needs to support its posture.
The thing about having different vocalists on different songs is that it’s quite important to be able to hear them well enough to appreciate their individual skills. Unfortunately, Acidsloth’s vocal track is so low in the mix compared to the instrumentation that the shouts and screams are often lost in the fuzz and bang of guitar and bass drum (particularly on “Float” and “Sin”). Given this, you’d hope the riffs would make up for it, but here too, Acidsloth fumble the ball. Outside of two pretty sweet solos (“Hole,” “Puke”) the guitars only hint at interesting melodies with some hanging plucks (“Hole,” “Free,” “Puke,” “Satan”), and interspersed passages of up-or-down-tempo strumming (“Float,” “Satan”). There are little moments of brilliance where it seems Acidsloth finally finish coming up and deliver—brutal, sledgehammer sludge screams (“Float,” “Free”); that solo (“Hole”); groovily-tapping post metal tension (“Free,” “Satan”); moody liquid plucks (“Sin”). But it’s at these times when Acidsloth’s odd compositional habits truly hamstring what strength they gained. Frequently, songs switch gears midway, and then again, and yet manage to reprise the least-interesting elements of monotony; the cool parts not given time to command the space they deserve (“Hole,” “Free,” “Sin,” “Puke”). The worst case is “Free,” which could have Amenra-esque levels of bite and solemnity, if the mid-tier galloping sludge didn’t smother the harrowing howls, and the anticipatory build that interrupts it set the tone instead.
Doom of any kind, and sludge for that matter, is at heart designed to be uncomplicated, but its presence—whether through emotional depth or sheer magnitude—is what makes it powerful. Alternatively, maybe it can just make you feel good with some psychedelically lush soundscapes. Acidsloth has no presence beyond its literal noisiness, and there’s but a glimmer of color in the melodies. The near-inaudibility of the vocalists is made worse by the frequent use of reverb, and what is either multi-tracking or group shouts (their muddiness makes it hard to tell). The music isn’t “boring,” as such, it’s just draining to listen to, as all the best riffs, screams, and good use of rhythm and atmosphere are quite quickly ironed over with a return to the plod and a sheen of humming feedback. One thus ends up walking away with the unfair impression that there’s simply nothing going on in the entire record. Even in active listens, I struggled to cling to the positive vibes.
As a stoner doom album, maybe Acidsloth is standard fare, but I would like to think not. As a sludge album, it fares better, thanks to an emphasis on chunky—albeit mostly dull—riffing and the fact that at least some of the vocalists seem to have promise. Acidsloth are finding their feet as an ensemble, and if they can pool their assets, I think they could make something pretty juicy. Hopefully, they make the move faster than the animal they’re named for.
Rating: Disappointing
DR: 6 | Format Reviewed: 320 kbps mp3
Label: Willowtip
Websites: Bandcamp | Facebook
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