#independent — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #independent, aggregated by home.social.
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"free-flowing jazz-led genre fluidity meets spiritual psychedelic wonder guided by grooving, ritualist, hypnotic rhythms."
https://www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/gaf-the-love-supreme-arkestra-retiro-espiritual-jazzFind them in the Slow Jazz Playlist: https://www.submithub.com/link/slow-jazz-playlist
#jazz #psychedelic #music #alternative #independent #artist #tenerife
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"free-flowing jazz-led genre fluidity meets spiritual psychedelic wonder guided by grooving, ritualist, hypnotic rhythms."
https://www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/gaf-the-love-supreme-arkestra-retiro-espiritual-jazzFind them in the Slow Jazz Playlist: https://www.submithub.com/link/slow-jazz-playlist
#jazz #psychedelic #music #alternative #independent #artist #tenerife
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PriEco has integrated https://www.iroh.computer/ for #decentralization
Now we are improving #Docker
So you can host your own #independent web search engine
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“Eons” from Library on Fire, my third volume of poetry, available (along with my first two) for Pre-Order now at http://nihtgengapress.com
Thank you for supporting an independent poet! 🖤✨
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GRYMSTONE: SOIL & ASH BRINGS POSSESSED '80s TOY HORROR TO KICKSTARTER
Summit Comics unleashes GRYMSTONE: SOIL & ASH, a surreal folk-horror series about a possessed '80s...
https://comiccrusaders.com/comics/crowdfunding-alert/grymstone-soil-ash-kickstarter-summit-comics/
#comic book Kickstarter #crowdfunding comics #folk horror #GRYMSTONE #horror comics #independent comics #Indie Comics #Kickstarter Comics #Possessed Toys #psychological horror #Scott Alan Gregory #summit comics #Thiago Motta -
GRYMSTONE: SOIL & ASH BRINGS POSSESSED '80s TOY HORROR TO KICKSTARTER
Summit Comics unleashes GRYMSTONE: SOIL & ASH, a surreal folk-horror series about a possessed '80s...
https://comiccrusaders.com/comics/crowdfunding-alert/grymstone-soil-ash-kickstarter-summit-comics/
#comic book Kickstarter #crowdfunding comics #folk horror #GRYMSTONE #horror comics #independent comics #Indie Comics #Kickstarter Comics #Possessed Toys #psychological horror #Scott Alan Gregory #summit comics #Thiago Motta -
https://www.europesays.com/iran/284858/ UN Commission Condemns Israeli Regime Attacks on Southern Syria, Calls for Halt #and #attacks #calls #Commission #concern #Condemns #deep #for #halt #in #Incursion #independent #inquiry #integrity #International #Islam #Israeli #Military #Must #of #on #over #regime #Repeated #saying #southern #sovereignty #stop #Syria #Syria’s #territorial #the #Times #un #violate #voiced
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Laundry Day ► I Wanna Love You Babe
The New York City indie underground just got hit with a fresh surge of basement-born adrenaline! Hailing straight from Manhattan, the dynamic alternative pop-rock outfit Laundry Day has officially dropped their brand-new standalone single and companion music video: “I WANNA LOVE YOU BABE.” Released via The FADER Label, this track arrives hot on the heels of the deluxe edition of their acclaimed album EARWORM, serving as the explosive opening salvo for an entirely new chapter and upcoming […]https://musicwayatx.com/2026/09/08/laundry-day-%e2%96%ba-i-wanna-love-you-babe/
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Laundry Day ► I Wanna Love You Babe
The New York City indie underground just got hit with a fresh surge of basement-born adrenaline! Hailing straight from Manhattan, the dynamic alternative pop-rock outfit Laundry Day has officially dropped their brand-new standalone single and companion music video: “I WANNA LOVE YOU BABE.” Released via The FADER Label, this track arrives hot on the heels of the deluxe edition of their acclaimed album EARWORM, serving as the explosive opening salvo for an entirely new chapter and upcoming […]https://musicwayatx.com/2026/09/08/laundry-day-%e2%96%ba-i-wanna-love-you-babe/
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Laundry Day ► I Wanna Love You Babe
The New York City indie underground just got hit with a fresh surge of basement-born adrenaline! Hailing straight from Manhattan, the dynamic alternative pop-rock outfit Laundry Day has officially dropped their brand-new standalone single and companion music video: “I WANNA LOVE YOU BABE.” Released via The FADER Label, this track arrives hot on the heels of the deluxe edition of their acclaimed album EARWORM, serving as the explosive opening salvo for an entirely new chapter and upcoming […]https://musicwayatx.com/2026/09/08/laundry-day-%e2%96%ba-i-wanna-love-you-babe/
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Laundry Day ► I Wanna Love You Babe
The New York City indie underground just got hit with a fresh surge of basement-born adrenaline! Hailing straight from Manhattan, the dynamic alternative pop-rock outfit Laundry Day has officially dropped their brand-new standalone single and companion music video: “I WANNA LOVE YOU BABE.” Released via The FADER Label, this track arrives hot on the heels of the deluxe edition of their acclaimed album EARWORM, serving as the explosive opening salvo for an entirely new chapter and upcoming […]https://musicwayatx.com/2026/09/08/laundry-day-%e2%96%ba-i-wanna-love-you-babe/
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Laundry Day ► I Wanna Love You Babe
The New York City indie underground just got hit with a fresh surge of basement-born adrenaline! Hailing straight from Manhattan, the dynamic alternative pop-rock outfit Laundry Day has officially dropped their brand-new standalone single and companion music video: “I WANNA LOVE YOU BABE.” Released via The FADER Label, this track arrives hot on the heels of the deluxe edition of their acclaimed album EARWORM, serving as the explosive opening salvo for an entirely new chapter and upcoming […]https://musicwayatx.com/2026/09/08/laundry-day-%e2%96%ba-i-wanna-love-you-babe/
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DIAMOND IS GONE, SO WHY ARE PUBLISHERS STILL FIGHTING TO GET THEIR COMICS BACK?
Diamond’s bankruptcy was supposed to be the end of an era. Instead, publishers are still...
https://comiccrusaders.com/the-wepa-report/al-mega-takes/diamond-inventory-fight-publishers-comics/
#Ad Populum #comic book distribution #comic book industry #comic retailers #comics business #consignment inventory #Diamond bankruptcy #Diamond Comic Distributors #independent publishers #Pop King #Sparkle Pop #The WEPA Report -
DIAMOND IS GONE, SO WHY ARE PUBLISHERS STILL FIGHTING TO GET THEIR COMICS BACK?
Diamond’s bankruptcy was supposed to be the end of an era. Instead, publishers are still...
https://comiccrusaders.com/the-wepa-report/al-mega-takes/diamond-inventory-fight-publishers-comics/
#Ad Populum #comic book distribution #comic book industry #comic retailers #comics business #consignment inventory #Diamond bankruptcy #Diamond Comic Distributors #independent publishers #Pop King #Sparkle Pop #The WEPA Report -
DIAMOND IS GONE, SO WHY ARE PUBLISHERS STILL FIGHTING TO GET THEIR COMICS BACK?
Diamond’s bankruptcy was supposed to be the end of an era. Instead, publishers are still...
https://comiccrusaders.com/the-wepa-report/al-mega-takes/diamond-inventory-fight-publishers-comics/
#Ad Populum #comic book distribution #comic book industry #comic retailers #comics business #consignment inventory #Diamond bankruptcy #Diamond Comic Distributors #independent publishers #Pop King #Sparkle Pop #The WEPA Report -
DIAMOND IS GONE, SO WHY ARE PUBLISHERS STILL FIGHTING TO GET THEIR COMICS BACK?
Diamond’s bankruptcy was supposed to be the end of an era. Instead, publishers are still...
https://comiccrusaders.com/the-wepa-report/al-mega-takes/diamond-inventory-fight-publishers-comics/
#Ad Populum #comic book distribution #comic book industry #comic retailers #comics business #consignment inventory #Diamond bankruptcy #Diamond Comic Distributors #independent publishers #Pop King #Sparkle Pop #The WEPA Report -
DIAMOND IS GONE, SO WHY ARE PUBLISHERS STILL FIGHTING TO GET THEIR COMICS BACK?
Diamond’s bankruptcy was supposed to be the end of an era. Instead, publishers are still...
https://comiccrusaders.com/the-wepa-report/al-mega-takes/diamond-inventory-fight-publishers-comics/
#Ad Populum #comic book distribution #comic book industry #comic retailers #comics business #consignment inventory #Diamond bankruptcy #Diamond Comic Distributors #independent publishers #Pop King #Sparkle Pop #The WEPA Report -
The Green party in Saxony-Anhalt is showing openness to the BSW's proposal for electing a non-partisan candidate as state prime minister. Susan Sziborra-Seidlit... https://news.osna.fm/?p=62955 | #news #avert #deadlock #greens #independent
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The Green party in Saxony-Anhalt is showing openness to the BSW's proposal for electing a non-partisan candidate as state prime minister. Susan Sziborra-Seidlit... https://news.osna.fm/?p=62955 | #news #avert #deadlock #greens #independent
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney @[email protected]
#ForwardGuidance #Canada
#CanadaStrong isn’t about just withstanding this crisis, it’s about coming out of it #stronger, more #resilient, and more #independent.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYAw...
Forward Guidance: A Stronger C... -
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney @[email protected]
#ForwardGuidance #Canada
#CanadaStrong isn’t about just withstanding this crisis, it’s about coming out of it #stronger, more #resilient, and more #independent.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYAw...
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SLAU - Here we are
NEW SLAU-SINGLE THIS FALL, short teaser
More Slau on Spotify. Video: EB © Slau 2026
#slau #denhaag #ICE #minneapolis #livemusic #Albumrelease #vinyl #Independent #indierockbands #indierockmusic #britpop #politics #usa #trump #Pretti #Good #antiice #noking
https://youtube.com/shorts/N6Jt2lxMCrs?si=_pi92gPTuE8WRaP2 -
SLAU - Here we are
NEW SLAU-SINGLE THIS FALL, short teaser
More Slau on Spotify. Video: EB © Slau 2026
#slau #denhaag #ICE #minneapolis #livemusic #Albumrelease #vinyl #Independent #indierockbands #indierockmusic #britpop #politics #usa #trump #Pretti #Good #antiice #noking
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SLAU - Here we are
NEW SLAU-SINGLE THIS FALL, short teaser
More Slau on Spotify. Video: EB © Slau 2026
#slau #denhaag #ICE #minneapolis #livemusic #Albumrelease #vinyl #Independent #indierockbands #indierockmusic #britpop #politics #usa #trump #Pretti #Good #antiice #noking
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SLAU - Here we are
NEW SLAU-SINGLE THIS FALL, short teaser
More Slau on Spotify. Video: EB © Slau 2026
#slau #denhaag #ICE #minneapolis #livemusic #Albumrelease #vinyl #Independent #indierockbands #indierockmusic #britpop #politics #usa #trump #Pretti #Good #antiice #noking
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SLAU - Here we are
NEW SLAU-SINGLE THIS FALL, short teaser
More Slau on Spotify. Video: EB © Slau 2026
#slau #denhaag #ICE #minneapolis #livemusic #Albumrelease #vinyl #Independent #indierockbands #indierockmusic #britpop #politics #usa #trump #Pretti #Good #antiice #noking
https://youtube.com/shorts/N6Jt2lxMCrs?si=_pi92gPTuE8WRaP2 -
PJ Donahoe Talks POWERLESS and Reinventing Superheroes |
#PJ Donahoe #POWERLESS #Commander Comet #Donahoe Films #GeekFest #GeekFest Film Festival #Comic Crusaders Podcast #Al Mega #Comic Crusaders #superhero films #independent films #indie filmmaking #Cincinnati filmmakers #cinematography #film editing #superhero deconstruction #retro superheroes #1950s superheroes #independent cinema #short films #genre filmmaking #comic book films #superhero movies #filmmaking interviews #GeekFest Year 13
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Mixtape 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QkNh-DGpKM
A take on mondo mixtapes: classic movies, tv, ads, toons, genre, psychotronic, vintage, avant-garde, silent, talkie, Hollywood, independent, worldwide.
#ads #avantGarde #classicMovies #genre #Hollywood #independent #Medien #Mixtape1 #mondomixtape #psychotronic #silent #talkie #toons #TV #Vintage #worldwide -
I think I am a blogger now. An AI content creator. An affiliate. It's just like TikTok, where people post interesting content and build a community, except my approach is on self-hosted infrastructure and some ready-to-deploy platforms or software.
#blogger #content #creator #affiliate #selfhosted #infrastructure #writing #community #independent #technology #authenticity #referral #digital #autonomy #platform
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Mixtape 82 – Von mondomixtapes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtZrodlMVeU
Clips in order:
#ads #andWorldwide #avantGarde #classicMovies #genre #Hollywood #Humor #independent #Mixtape82 #mondoMixptapes #psychotronic #silent #talkie #toons #TV #Video #Vintage
3DV (1983)
Space Warriors 2000: The Year of the Monkey Wrench (1985)
3DV (1983)
The Harlem Globetrotters On Gilligan’s Island (1981)
3DV (1983)
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Petition launched to save independent matcha stand operating from a Leeds front garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1920413/petition-launched-to-save-independent-matcha-stand-operating-from-a-leeds-front-garden/ #BestMatchaInLeeds #coffee #coffees #Council #FAMILYBUSINESS #FamilyRun #garden #independent #IndependentCafe #IndependentShop #IndependentShops #indie #IndieCafe #IndieCafes #IndieShop #IndieShops #LeedsCityCentre #LeedsCityCouncil #LeedsMatcha #Leeds #LGI #LittleWoodhouse #matcha #MatchaPlace #MatchaShed #MatchaShop #MatchaSite #MatchaSpot #sips #SipsMatcha #SmallBusiness #yorkshire
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Ukraine update from Giorgio Provincialli:
What Russia can not claim, it destroys.
Desperate cruelty revealed in targeting civilian cathedrals and theatres. Since Russia can not rule Ukraine, they are trying to erase the culture and history of Ukraine.Share the friend link to bypass the paywall and help the world learn better: https://medium.com/@giorgioprovinciali/burning-cathedrals-losing-ground-russia-trades-territory-for-terror-aa9da7b01522?sk=0051cb532ef8e7d1767685e629d8868d
#ukraine #journalism #heroes #independent #news #press #war #russia #russiaisATerroristState #warcrimes #complicit #USA #trump #maga #cruelty #greed #billionaires #sociopaths #shame #fiends #evidence
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Not #following yet? Then what are you waiting for?
Gain direct #access to on-the-ground reporting from #Ukraine — informed, #independent and human-centered.
Get #involved through the link in bio.
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mondoclassicmixtapes – mixtape 74
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGOypZ30xng
(List of clips in description) A take on mondo mixtapes: classic movies, tv, ads, toons, genre, psychotronic, vintage, avant-garde, silent, talkie, Hollywood, independent, and worldwide
#74 #ads #andWorldwide #avantGarde #classicMovies #Fernsehen #genre #Hollywood #independent #Mixtapes #MondoMixtape #psychotronic #silent #talkie #toons #TV #Video50 #Vintage -
Since #Trump easily won #Kentucky in the #2024election you wouldn’t *think* that the state has ‘sore loser laws’, but it does.
So #ThomasMassie is barred from running as an #Independent after losing the #KY4 #Republican primary to a #Trump stooge. https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/19/politics/thomas-massie-whats-next-impact
But he *can* endorse and campaign with any Independent of #Libertarian candidate that he feels like. 🤷🏻♂️
#Resist #kakistocracy in #USpol with #ElbowsUp 💪!
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Mixtape 2: A take on mondo mixtapes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q3U3Ov1o_vU&t=68s
classic movies, tv, toons, ads, genre, psychotronic, vintage, avant-garde, silent, talkie, Hollywood, independent, worldwide.
#ads #avantGarde #classicMovies #genre #Hollywood #independent #Mixtape #mondoclassicmixtapes #MUSIK #psychotronic #silent #talkie #toons #TV #Video #Vintage #worldwide -
#DominiqueAné
La littérature me permet d’être frontalement sur un terrain autobiographique et d’aborder l’écriture d’une façon totalement différente. Je suis alors dans un rapport aux mots qui m’intéresse, me passionne et me questionne.
#DominiqueA #Rock #independent #France #Music #cover #Dalida #Tv #Socialmediahttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DY5ocXOWkNc&list=PLJHsmitFsi0Yd1SUWcM_TCgZaPRIFqKA7&index=5
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EJui8k-5wdY&list=PLJHsmitFsi0Yd1SUWcM_TCgZaPRIFqKA7&index=12
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTjNtLOdj2I&list=PLJHsmitFsi0Yd1SUWcM_TCgZaPRIFqKA7&index=1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAk0rbSFx50&list=PLJHsmitFsi0Yd1SUWcM_TCgZaPRIFqKA7&index=7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_jqWwbkfcHo&list=PLJHsmitFsi0Yd1SUWcM_TCgZaPRIFqKA7&index=10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyxaMSin3Rk&list=PLJHsmitFsi0Yd1SUWcM_TCgZaPRIFqKA7&index=20
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“Every one should discover, by experience of every kind, the extent and intention of his own sexual Universe. He must be taught that all roads are equally royal, and that the only question for him is ‘Which road is mine?’ All details are equally likely to be of the essence of his personal plan, all equally ‘right’ in themselves, his own choice of the one as correct as, and independent of, his neighbour’s preference for the other. He must not be ashamed or afraid of being homosexual if he happens to be so at heart; he must not attempt to violate his own true nature because public opinion, or mediaeval morality, or religious prejudice would wish he were otherwise.” https://library.hrmtc.com/2026/03/26/every-one-should-discover-by-experience-of-every-kind-the-extent-and-intention-of-his-own-sexual-universe-he-must-be-taught-that-all-roads-are-equally-royal-and-that-the-only-question-for-him-is/ #afraid #aleisterCrowley #all #allRoads #ashamed #atHeart #attempt #beingHomosexual #book #book220 #choice #correct #details #discover #equallyLikely #equallyRight #equallyRoyal #essence #everyKind #everyOne #experience #extent #happens #inThemselves #independent #intention #liberCCXX #liberLegis #mediaevalMorality #mine #must #mustNot #NewComment #onlyQuestion #other #otherwise #ownSexualUniverse #personalPlan #preference #publicOpinion #quote #religiousPrejudice #should #taught #TheBookOfTheLaw #trueNature #violate #whichRoad #wish -
"this wonderful compilation and celebration of some of the talented women to be found in ambient music studios around the world."
https://www.theslowmusicmovement.org/post/gentle-voices-vol-1-cloud-collecting-echo-blues-ambientPlaylist Companion:
https://www.submithub.com/link/slow-ambient-playlist#ambient #womensday #music #independent #alternative #artist
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SLAU - the dude abides (Official Music Video)
https://youtu.be/y8HaEWyp5mQ?si=AOK_qBVLCAC9lFsc
Music & lyrics: Jeroen van de Wiel.
Recorded Sept. 2024, Henk Koorn, Sahara Studios, The Hague.
More Slau on Spotify.
Video: EB © Slau 2025
#SLAU #denhaag #vinyl #Independent #indierockbands #indierockmusic #britpop #vinyl #vinylrecords #rock #music #song #politics #protest #protestsong politics #usa #trump #fascism #thedudeabides #thebiglebowski #dutch -
CW: uspol,genderandorientation
Lawsuit challenging sorority’s right to allow transgender members moves to Ohio federal court
Former Kappa Kappa Gamma members say they were wrongly removed for breaching sorority bylaws after protesting transgender inclusion.
https://thebuckeyeflame.com/2026/02/09/kappa-kappa-gamma-lawsuit-sent-to-ohio-federal-cour/#cheryl-tuck-smith #donald-trump #fraternity #independent-womens-forum #independent-womens-law-center #kappa-kappa-gamma #kkg #may-mailman #patsy-levang #student #transgender #trump #university-of-wyoming #wyoming -
time for coffee... ☕ 🏴 ☮️ :yes_scotland:
time to #dumpwestminster...
time for #Scotland to be #independent ...
time for #Scotland to join the #EU...
time to remove all of the #nukes & #subs from #Scotland...
time to politically get as far away from the MAGA sickness in the USofA as soon as possible...
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#Pentagon to overhaul #independent #military #newspaper, calling it ‘woke’
Plans for more #Defense Department control surface after job applicants were asked about their commitment to #Trump’s policies.#StarsAndStripes #law #Constitution #democracy #FreePress #FirstAmendment #FreeSpeech #journalism #FourthEstate #censorship #propaganda #authoritarianism #autocracy #despotism #dictatorship #fascism #tyranny #SevenMountainMandate
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#Buddhist #Humanist #Independent #NOKings Fascism Oligarchs EVER! USA 3=Branches of Gov PREVENTS it😍 #DNC is MUTE on #Peace Deals & Chicago Violence yet protest to keep criminals? #gaslighting or #ignorance ? Not into Hate/Anti. #hitsongs #music #coolsongs #enjoylife www.youtube.com/@FemalesLive
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#Buddhist #Humanist #Independent #NOKings Fascism Oligarchs EVER! USA 3=Branches of Gov PREVENTS it😍 #DNC is MUTE on #Peace Deals & Chicago Violence yet protest to keep criminals? #gaslighting or #ignorance ? Not into Hate/Anti. #hitsongs #music #coolsongs #enjoylife www.youtube.com/@FemalesLive
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CW: Mentions of politics
Would anyone be interested if I ever made a Substack account for my writing? It'd be for shits and giggles basically, I don't wanna feel obligated to write articles all the time. I'd probably write about politics and possibly esotericism. All of my articles would be free unless I get good traction on there.
For more background into my politics, I'm an independent from the US with a slight left lean. I'm also a bi AuDHD woman, so I'm able to bring a healthy dose of diversity into what I do! I think universal healthcare, inflation and privacy are the biggest issues in the US currently. That said, I'm also very passionate about neurodivergent advocacy and acceptance. I think neurodivergence is the biggest DEI issue that few talk about.
#writing #WritingCommunity #politics #uspol #uspolitics #substack #substackwriters #substackpolitics #writer #writers #writersofmastodon #writerscommunity #writings #article #articles #articlewriting #independent #independentmedia #IndieMedia #indiewriter #indiewriters #indiewriting #indiewritersofmastodon #indiewritingcommunity #left_politics #left #LGBTQ #lgbtqia #bi #bisexual #AuDHD #audhdwriters #audhder #audhders #AuDHDAdvocate #adhd #ActuallyAutistic #autistic #autism #neurodivergent #neurodivergence #neurodivergency #AutismAcceptance #neurodivergentwriter #neurodiversity #dei #deipolicies #deiprograms #womenwriters #diversity
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Viogression – Thaumaturgic Veil Review
By Angry Metal Guy
By: Nameless_n00b_602
For every well-known, successful band, countless similar acts haven’t caught the same break or enjoyed the same recognition.1 For every Thou, there’s an Indian; every Abigail Williams, a Crepuscle; and every Obituary, a Viogression. One of the original but unsung stalwarts of death metal’s earliest days, Viogression formed in 1988 and released a well-received debut, Expound & Exhort, in 1991. The 1992 follow-up, Passage, failed to meet expectations, leading the band to take a three-decade hiatus. Their third full-length, 2022’s 3rd Stage of Decay, was praised for its old-school core and modern flair. Three years and a major lineup shuffle later, they return with their fourth full-length and first self-release, Thaumaturgic Veil. Promising a transcendent discourse on the interconnectivity of infinity and individuality, can this new version of Viogression maintain its momentum and deliver?
Like the good doctor, Vickie Franks, Viogression stitches together the genre’s most recognizable touchstones, but parts of themselves peek through, distinct from their influences. Sole remaining founder and vocalist, Brian DeNeffe, exhumes Obituary and Pestilence for his unintelligible rasps and howls, but employs impressive gutturals and layered screams of his own on “Vulnus Sclopetarium” and “Summon.” Guitarists Lief Larson and Johnathon Ibarra evoke the doomy vibe and disorienting, whip-crack tempo shifts of Autopsy and Asphyx (“Jinx,” “Light Extinguisher”), but the western dust on “Superposition” belongs to Viogression alone. An uncharacteristically twangy chorus and heavy distortion build an atmosphere for a clean, soulful guitar to cut through. Larson, Ibarra, and drummer Erik Schultek halve and double their tempos on “Renumeration” to create a pace both consistent and in flux. Punky album high point, “Pummeled,” sees DeNeffe acting as a rare counterpoint for a jazz-infused solo.2 These moments showcase the band’s excellent synthesis of influence and individuality when the stitches hold and the heart pumps strongly.
But the stitches don’t always hold; Thaumaturgic Veil suffers from indiscretionary inclusion, or poor compositional choices. Bassist Jason Hellman provides Cannibal Corpse-esque hooks (“Jinx,” “Travesty öv Darkness”) and a palpable heft to the album, but his performance often feels like parody. The opening basslines of “Superposition” and “As the Light Fades” plod and meander in ways that recall the tongue-in-cheek parts of Green Day’s catalogue. A recurring nasally guitar tone tries to instill unease but is instead repetitive and annoying (“Jinx,” “As the Light Fades”). “Eaten by Flies” invokes Polka and, like “Superposition” and “Summon,” is paratactical in its lyrical delivery, imitating amateur slam poetry. This disharmonious construction hamstrings Viogression’s ability to cultivate the philosophical and contemplative tone their subject matter requires.
Even with more consistent songwriting, Thaumaturgic Veil would still feel stitched together and disjointed. The album presents less as a coherent work and more as a series of vignettes. Each proper track (save closer, “Light Extinguisher”) is paired with an intro, giving the sensation of moving from painting to painting in a gallery rather than viewing one grand tapestry. It’s an interesting idea, but it fails for three reasons. First, these intros don’t bleed into their songs. I struggled to find a correlation in these pairings, whether musically, thematically, or lyrically. Second, without stronger connective tissue, these intros only add bloat to a relatively lean record.3 Third, and most damning, they prohibit the listener from building any momentum throughout Thaumaturgic Veil. This start-stop-start-stop structure makes the album feel twice as long as it is and turns every spin into a test of endurance.
While I can applaud the ambition of Thaumaturgic Veil, the execution ultimately falls short. “Pummeled,” “Renumeration,” and “Vulnus Sclopetarium” show that Viogression has the chops to write and perform a great, concise album, but uneven songwriting quality and an interrupted flow mar what could have been a prime offering from the old guard. Either of these flaws in isolation would have been manageable, but taken together, their impact compounds. There’s potential here, and with tighter threading and a more cohesive structure, I have no doubt Viogression could achieve the recognition they deserve.
Rating: 2.0/5.0
DR: 5 | Format Reviewed: 320 kb/s mp3
Label: Self-Released
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Record(s) o’ the Month – May 2025
By Angry Metal Guy
There are months when the Record(s) o’ the Month feels like a sacred duty. It is the noble, worthwhile culmination of rigorous listening and passionate discourse.1 And then there’s May. May, a month in which Dr. A.N. Grier tried to vote for a band called… SEXCAVE or some shit four or five different times using different pseudonyms (but the same IP address), and where Dolphin Whisperer almost made me rage quit by making a single comment about “sky-tearing tonalities,” which, like… what kind of pretentious fucking bullshit is that? Do you people even listen to music, or do you just sit around all day making up stupid poetic ways of saying absolutely nothing?2 But if we’re fair, he wasn’t entirely wrong. Sometimes a record arrives that doesn’t just demand attention, it seizes it like an Aztec death deity grabbing the sun.3 So for the first time in a while, the best album in May came from an unsigned band. And not just any unsigned band. It came from a band proficient in bull riding!
The beauty of the Unsigned Band Rodeö lies in its chaos. No expectations. No promo sheets. No preconceived narratives. Just music dropped into our laps like cursed artifacts.4 On Nikan Axkan, which was self-released on May 2nd, 2025 [Bandcamp], Kalaveraztekah weaponizes its vision of death metal through the lens of pre-Hispanic culture and indigenous cosmology. There’s no sense that these Hidrocálidos are some kind of novelty act. They aren’t a Mexican Eluveitie, just playing Dark Tranquillity riffs while putting a Ritual Death Flute over it for 40 seconds in every song.5 Rather, Nikan Axkan is a muscular, seething, and deeply rooted record that radiates conviction from every grinding riff. The percussion rumbles like a procession of drums echoing through stone temples, fusing to a brutal core of death metal that just fucks. There’s a Blood Incantation-like spaciness that offers a counterbalance to all this brutality and adds unexpected depth. After spending the better part of a week in what my physician has called a “ritualistic fugue state,” I managed to pull myself out of the netherworld to write that when Kalaveraztekah’s two pillars—the atmospheric otherworldly and the brutal death metal—meet, “they crash into each other like storm fronts, creating something beautiful and terrible to behold. Nikan Axkan is simultaneously brutal and thoughtful, grindy and melodic, atmospheric and immediate,” and it’s the Record o’ the Month.
Runner(s) Up:
…and Oceans // The Regeneration Itinerary [May 23rd, 2025 | Season of Mist | Bandcamp] — …and Oceans is having an Amorphisesque second act and I am here for it. They’ve always walked the line between symphonic grandiosity and black metal chaos, and with The Regeneration Itinerary, they’ve engineered their third very good platter in 5 years. The record combines sharp, Emperor-style riffing with theatrical synths, industrial flourishes, and ruthlessly precise pacing. “Demonstrating a degree of evolution in their craft” and with “exceptional [performances] across the board,” …and Oceans have once again hit that sweet balance—and ever-more unique sound in this current black metal soundscape—that makes their revitalization so welcome. But it’s not just that it’s a good continuation, I feel like they are continuing to refine and revitalize the launch with each new album they release. It’s always fun to watch bands defy Angry Metal Guy’s Law of Diminishing Recordings™, and while The Regeneration Itinerary isn’t their best record yet, 30 years after their debut, …and Oceans is still releasing vital music that’s impossible to overlook.
Jade // Mysteries of a Flowery Dream [May 9th, 2025 | Pulverised Records | Bandcamp] — Mysteries of a Flowery Dream is an atmospheric death metal record that unfolds like a guided hallucination. It’s melodic. It’s moody. It’s weirdly elegant. And it doesn’t care about my riffs-per-minute quota. It takes things slow and keeps them dreamy. Jade trades bludgeoning immediacy for textured dream-logic, and while it takes a few listens to understand what’s happening, once it clicks, it’s hard for listeners to shake. And yet, it balances out the problem that atmospheric records rarely feel heavy, because they’re too busy padding the sharp edges with “atmosphere.” But Mysteries of a Flowery Dream accomplishes its heaviness by feeling oppressive, dense, claustrophobic, and crushing—leaving the listener feeling like they’re in an experimental submarine on their way to see the Titanic.6 And while it’s not the easiest record to penetrate, Owlswald wants you to know that “those who actively immerse themselves in Jade’s expansive world will be handsomely rewarded. The excellent songwriting, replete with its cohesion, balance, and dynamism, is impressive, steadily shifting my initial apathetic impressions to genuine appreciation. So don your finest headphones, sit back, and let Jade immerse you in their dreamlike world.”
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