Investigate and maintain your second self with help from the International Parallives Institute. Parallives, as we now know, are defined as the “secondary lives one constructs and maintains parallel to one’s true identity.” We make avatars – we participate in other worlds, and so exist both physically and digitally. By creating a blissful, textural soundspace to explore, the IPI aims to assist in the development of such parallel existences. Allow your Monday crunch to be illuminated through comfortable consumption of the two deeply layered ambient compositions below, brought to you by Paul Skomsvold (Former Selves) and Rui Nogueiro (Lace Bows). Also, pursue physical intake of said musical content by purchasing the limited tape cassette from Exo Tapes here.
“DSM” showcases the many individual styles of Brockton’s Van Buren Records
It has been a fruitful 18 months for the Brockton super-collective Van Buren Records. Their two 2021 records, Bad For Press and Black Wall…