Body Futures / Resurrectionists / Vile Bees / The Flavor That Kills

X-Ray Arcade, Wednesday, July 8 at 07:00 PM CDT

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BODY FUTURES
Mathy Power Pop from Milwaukee

RESURRECTIONISTS
Milwaukee Rock and Roll

VILE BEES
VILE BEES writes tightly wound punk numbers swallowed by drippy fuzz and mental decay. Existentially dreadful, melodic, perfectly ramshackle whirlwind.

THE FLAVOR THAT KILLS
The Flavor That Kills is a band from Madison, WI delivering a mix of rock, soul, melody, punk, and a dash of classic psychedelic sensibilities.

https://mkeshows.com/event/body-futures-resurrectionists-vile-bees-the-flavor-that-kills

The Irony of Being Single

Me: "I'm feeling sad and lonely that I'm single! No one wants me!"

Also, me:

• Year 2013: Someone liked me, and friends helped her to let me know, but I rejected her.

• Year 2019: Someone who had a crush on me sat beside me, but I left that place. Of course, she was hurt by this, which made her stop trying anymore.

• Year 2020: I and someone were best friends; then she expressed her interest with more effort than past women who had a crush on me. But why did I frequently reject her and break up with her? It took me a lifetime to learn the lessons and feel the heartbreak because of my decisions.

• Year 2020: But with a different partner: Instant online relationships. I felt like she had a crush on me earlier than I realised. But despite her sincere expressions of love towards me, why did I break up then decide to be together and break up again? Maybe I am afraid of closeness.

• Another year 2020:
  • Many online peers; some chose me as an option because their relationships were going to fail, but I didn't recognise the liking. She expressed: "You have me? What do you mean?" then she slowly faded from my sight.
  • Gaming partners: There were three different partners who chose me to have fun together in different times. One of them I broke up with days later; she faded away from me slowly. Even though I saw her real Instagram account, which was very human. The second one I broke up with; she just disappeared and never messaged me again. The third one: a day after I broke up with her, she told her audience that I hurt her. Then, she just left the scene, and I haven't seen her in the video game again.

• Year 2022 (if this is correct): I had an instant attraction to someone, and I messaged her: "💖" — she was surprised. Many other group chat members seemed jealous and even created false stories that she cheated. I asked her: "Kau minat aku ke?" (Are you interested in me?) but received no clear, direct answer from her. She messaged me many times personally, but I didn't reply; I felt blurry or foggy at that time. Then I replied: "Kau sendiri tak cakap kau minat aku, dan agama kita tak sama." (You yourself didn't say you liked me, and our religions are different.) She told me to clarify: "Just because I didn't admit I like or am interested in you, it doesn't literally or truly mean I didn't like or am interested in you." Days later, she then found my mistakes online and used it to justify blocking me.

Pushing people away made me single, but reflecting on these patterns helps me learn and grow.

#Relationships #Reflection #Dating #Single #Growth #Learning #Lessons #Heartbreak #Psychology #Psych #Fear #Irony #MissedConnections #SelfSabotage #LifeLessons #PersonalGrowth #Memories #MentalHealth #Vent #Love #Alone #SocialMedia #Social #Gaming #Connection

GNOOMES
Ax Ox
2023 UK pressing
Purple vinyl

A damn fine #electronic Kraut-ish record that leans further away from their earlier #psych records.

This is much colder, synthesized, and #shoegaze -y sounding; birthed from the band’s experiences with the pandemic, depression, mental illness, and being in Russia whilst dealing with the Ukraine invasion and its fallout.

It’s incredibly euphoric sounding. Perfect for “in transit” soundtrack and tense physical movement.

A great album, and one that I missed upon its initial release in 2023.

Highly recommended if you like Kraftwerk, Neu!, Stereolab, or latter-day Mogwai.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #analog #synth #synthesizer #dance #krautrock #russia #russian #Ukraine #postpunk #postrock #artrock

Arrowwood - Beautiful Grave (2013)

https://littlesomebodyfamily.bandcamp.com/album/beautiful-grave

#freakfolk #experimental #Arrowwood #music #indie #folk #forestfolk #naturalistic #psych-folk #wyrd #EauClaire

SONS
Minus Seeds And Stems
1972 U.S. pressing

One of the coolest and rarest records in my library, and one that I don’t pull out that often.

Super obscure, it’s a self-released album by The Sons Of Champlin. They put it out themselves after two years of contractual conflict between them & their label.

Not a slick finished studio album by any means, but a stunning odds and ends kind of a recording.

Is it #jazz ? #Psych ? #Rock ?
Who knows.

It’s a mix of live recordings, improvs, rehearsal recordings, psych-jazz freakouts, & more. Really killer sounding late #60s San Francisco Freeform jams with NASTY ASS GUITAR PLAYING.

Original copies like this became highly collectible because the record was privately pressed in very small numbers and was never widely distributed. It remained unavailable on CD for decades & developed a reputation as one hell of a strange artifact.

#vinyl #vinylrecords #vinylcommunity #vinylcollection #retro #vintage #art #music #analog

Mega coup de crush, whaaa c'est puissant !
"...high volume psychedelic gospel..."
Très belle voix féminine poussée par un groupe de barbus crados qui joue un hard-rock bien roots et crado sur certains morceau... et du psyché à effets avec grosses variations sur d'autres morceaux (celui ci sonne comme un gros classique puissant).
Le guitariste est trop bon, les solos sont à la fois techniques, inspirés et chaotiques.

https://theneptunepowerfederation.bandcamp.com/track/betrothed-to-the-serpent

#rock #HardRock #HeavyRock #psych #musique

Le crush du jour !
Le nom du groupe me fait délirer, les titres des tracks aussi...
Et le contraste entre la voix limite enfantine de la chanteuse et la lourdeur des zikos derrière c'est tellement bon ! Et ça fait des semaines que j'avais pas entendu un truc aussi propre niveau prod'. Le batteur ils l'ont pas pris juste parce qu'il en faut un, tout est au même niveau, nickel !
Stoner, doom, space, psyché... what else !?

https://mammothweedwizardbastard.bandcamp.com/track/the-spaceships-of-ezekiel

#stoner #doom #psych #rock #musique

https://hearthis.at/meistsonnig/296meistsonnig-just-like-sister-ray-said/

The #APTBS family tree and friends

#noiserock #psych #motorik #stoner #meistsonnig

North, South, East And West (2005 Digital Remaster)
https://youtube.com/watch?v=DzB6K0J0Lto&si=yPnpjnWDNY6OJGXu

They used to practice under my parent's first ever flat. Apparently they would apologise for waking up the baby. But this one is before my time. Stellar hits #UnderTheMilkyWay but such a vast discography :O

Check the whole band shimmering forth, and Kilbey's wry lyrics

#Aussie #psych #alternative #pub #rock #TheChurch #Sydney