From the Machine

Part 2/2 of our discussion about Frank Zappa's work

Zappa's vision † solo & group writing † jamming † innovation

Words by Ethan Bowen, Brady McDaniel, Agis Shaw, & Conner Tomlinson

Part 1/2 of our discussion about Frank Zappa's work

Live recording † musicianship † collaboration † criticism

Words by Ethan Bowen, Brady McDaniel, Agis Shaw, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson

Follow your roots † types of influence † creativity † channeling influence † pure originality

Under the Catacombs of Paris

Words by Ethan Bowen, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, & Joshua Zamarron

Part 3/3 of our forum on music ethics with representatives from Glass and Blinded by Blood

Are bands responsible for their audience † political activism † virtue signaling

Words by Ethan Bowen, Mikhael-Angelo Gore, Brady McDaniel, Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson

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Part 2/3 of our forum on music ethics with representatives from Glass and Blinded by Blood

AI as a design assistant † imperfections † abusing AI for fun and profit † embodied perspective

Words by Mikhael-Angelo Gore, Mason Kinder, Brady McDaniel, Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, Alli Winters, & 𝒯𝒾𝓂𝑜𝓉𝒽𝓎

Part 1/3 of our forum on music ethics

Fuck GG Allin † danger & consent † ethics vs morality † ethics as individual style

Words by Ethan Bowen, Mikhael-Angelo Gore, Mason Kinder, Brady McDaniel, Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, Conner Tomlinson, Alli Winters, & 𝒯𝒾𝓂𝑜𝓉𝒽𝓎

Going 5 minutes without referencing pop culture 🥴 † language as reference and transmission † on memory genes † on Shrek

Words by Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson

Part 2/2 of our conversation about the philosophical writings of Baruch Spinoza and Rumi with Billy O'Brien (Hemlock Theory)

Poetry and mathematics † Nietzsche on language and metaphor † art as an act of empathy † straight edge † selfish faith

Words by Ethan Bowen, Billy O'Brien, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson

Part 1/2 of our conversation about the philosophical writings of Baruch Spinoza and Rumi with Billy O'Brien (Hemlock Theory)

Projection † interfaith discourse † all love is love of god † Spinoza on music † physical worship

Words by Ethan Bowen, Billy O'Brien, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson

Part 3/3 of our conversation about extreme metal music and culture with Julian Gieger (Gxrehxund) and Hayden Innman (Hermaeus Mora, Absorbed in Perception)

Timeless music † Recording technology † Universal struggles † Time encapsulation

Words by Julian Gieger, Hayden Innman, Matt Stretz, Zac Strum, & Conner Tomlinson