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The Median's Ark

by Roxy Radclyffe

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halfaxa0 so fucking monumentally insane. i've never listened to something like this THANK YOU ROXY (i chose so year as my fav track but i can't really actually choose a favorite track they're all amazing) Favorite track: So Year [w/ elwood].
brnt-chz
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brnt-chz people need to listen to what this album is saying, all of it. the sounds of a gay heaven shine through in this absolutely beautiful, inspiring, and monumental project... roxy, i know you will reshape music with this; you already have to me Favorite track: SITTING NAKED IN HEAVEN (OUR ENEMIES WILL NEVER KNOW JOY).
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(I am Irreplaceable We are Irreplaceable Art is God God is Art I am God) IN THE NAME OF "INNOVATION" YOU PRAY TO FALSE PROPHETS WHEN THE BETTERING IN QUESTION ISN'T GONNA JUST MAKE ITSELF IN GOD'S LANGUAGE I'LL BUILD A MORE PERSISTENT MISSION STATEMENT I'M IRREPLACEABLE BITCH, TOGETHER WE'LL CREATE SOMETHING AMAZING [...] here we go here we go here we go hear me go hear me go hear me go HERE WE FUCKIN GO IT BEGINS, CAN'T WITHDRAW FROM THIS HOTTIE I GOT CONSISTENT VIEWERSHIP EVEN WITH A 3 MINUTE INTRO NOW I'M NOT GONNA WASTE MY BREATH JUST DISSING TECHBROS IN MY HEAD IT'S A MESSAGE I'M HERE TO GIVE TO MY FELLOW CREATIVES DON'T FRET, I KNOW SHIT'S BEEN WEIRD BUT DESPAIR IS NEVER GONNA GET US ANYWHERE WE NEED TO MATCH THAT CHAOTIC ENERGY AND BECOME THE VERY THING THEY ALWAYS FEARED I'M IRREPLACEABLE I'M IRREPLACEABLE U GOT NO WAY TO TELL WHERE ANY GIVEN SONG WILL END UP NEXT IT'S THE *MACHINES* WHO MOVE FOR *ME* I'M SITTING PRETTY, WON'T SHIFT AN INCH THEY STAY THE FUCK OUT MY WAY UNLESS I GOT A USE FOR THEM SO FOR EXAMPLE, JUST LISTEN TO THE TORMENT I INFLICT ON THIS SYNTH YOU FAKE-ASS "INTELLIGENCE", YOU'RE NEXT JUST LISTEN TO THE TORMENT I INFLICT ON THIS SYNTH [...] i won't be brought down now i've got so much to show so.. don't tell me tell me tell me that there's something wrong in my head don't tell me tell me tell me that there's nothing left to be said don't tell me tell me tell me now that all creation is dead don't tell me tell me tell me what you can't be bothered to get [...] And let it be known that this is only the first of numerous pillars of progress she intends to spell out across this project. For as many angles as it takes, Ms. Median will do everything in her power to disturb the comfortable and comfort the disturbed. And shall any accusations of pretension be thrown her way for this statement, let it also be known that she does not give a shit, as the p-word holds no meaning to the most free. From the stinkiest to the perfectly pristine, every art finds its home within the Median, giving it a truly unique sheen. I am cringe, and for this, I will never bleed again.
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"What happened to shame?!" "What happened to shame?!" "What happened to shame?!" "What happened to shame?!" I Happened To Shame. Meet Queen Consequence. Meet Queen Consequence. Meet Queen Consequence. Meet Queen Consequence. I SPEAK TO THEE SO GRACEFULLY I CAN'T BELIEVE U CAME TO SEE MY GREATEST INVENTION TO DATE WITH THE MOST MALICIOUS OF INTENT MAKES SENSE, A BITCH LIKE THIS U CAN'T RESIST IF YR TAKING EVEN A MINUTE TO RECONSIDER IT THEN DISRESPECTFULLY, I THINK YR ALREADY DEAD TO ME MEET THE MACHINATIONS, EACH PIECE FOR ME TO PLAY WITH I REACH FOR YET ANOTHER FROM THE FUN BIN YOU CAN'T DICTATE WHAT'S DEAD, I'M HERE TO STAY RETAIN IMMUNITY TO PLEAS OF "EMBARRASSMENT" DISPARAGE IN WEAKNESS, I'LL KEEP THIS SHIT MY WAY LET SINCERITY BLEED THRU EACH CONNECTION AS THEY SING BUILDING A BLEND UNIQUELY APPEALING TO THIS SAME QUEEN AND SHE HOPES U CAN JOIN IN, AMBASSADORS APPOINTED WITH FASTER GROWTH WE'LL MAKE ONE THING KNOWN A SIMPLE STATEMENT TO DEFY THE GENERATIONS SO U BETTER BE READY TO GET IT I SAID U BETTER BE READY TO GET IT IF U AINT THEN THIS IS UR LAST REMAINING ESCAPE CELEBRATION RULES, CYNICISM DROOLS THE BULLY'S REIGN ENDS HERE TODAY YAY! THE POOL OF UNCOOL IS SO SOULFUL AND I WON'T BE TAKING YR FEEDBACK BUT THANKS FOR ASKING SO CELEBRATION RULES [...] Meet Queen Consequence! Meet Queen Consequence! Meet Queen Consequence! Meet Queen Consequence! here's specific policy positions of the queen really i could extend this for even as long as a week but i'll spare u the deep end and bring u what u need the most keep the prose in a chamber reserved for later videos plate 1: placing belief in whatever you deemed "shit" plate 2: iterating on every trait that made it captivate plate 3: not exclusively using the controversial; a fusion is worth it plate 4: keep the gays in frame; kiss a minimum of 1 girl every day plate 5: stay free, breaking convention, whether thoughtless happy accidents or flawless flaunting ass attacks plate 6: warn the onlookers she's capable of switching to some insane shit at any minute (So Play Nice.) [...] [...] now let me level with you more clearly for a moment here at least one end of my boasting serves another instance of exorcism this doesn't solely come from a place of lambasting the assholes who invented "cringe" the sentiment of IRREPLACEABLE still needs to sink in through further angles while i may have reaffirmed our potential range of chaos a bigger picture's still missing, illustrating the conscience in question and up next i may have just the thing
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(here's a little something only we can feel if you'll allow me to quickly indulge in the bitch-end of this image many in the arts have got it lurking somewhere and it's about time i have a little fun with it) CREATING HITS SO ENDLESS IT'S UP TO ME TO MAKE UP A HATER ALL IT TOOK IS ONE ANYWAY, NEW EXAMPLE FOR THE BRAIN YOUR COMPARISON FAILED AGAIN, SUCH A MINIMAL EFFORT It's Like Y Mixed With X, Plus A Little Bit Of Z I SHOULD GET IT, I'VE BEEN THERE, BUT CAN'T HELP FEEL LIKE I'M BETTER I'M A JACK OF ALL TRADES, AND A MASTER AT THAT DON'T EVER THINK ANYTHING IS SAFE FROM A DASH OF MY REIGN AND I'M ANXIOUS TO GO PROCESS YR PAYMENTS JUST FOR BEING A GODDESS U CAN'T AFFORD A WHORE LIKE ME I DRAIN YR RESOURCE AND MAKE A KITTY FACE AS I PISS ON UR GRAVE :3 LET'S MANDATE A THANKS FOR MY PRESENCE A BLESSING I GAVE IN THE FORM OF MY LATEST AMBITIOUS VISION CUZ I CAN'T WAIT I NEED VALIDATION, I KNOW WHAT I REALLY DESERVE SO CAN THEY PLEASE COME HOME MY PAGES AND PAGES OF GIFTS REMAIN UNBEATEN ANY DAY OF THE WEEK STAYING INFINITE STEPS AHEAD OF PATHETIC IMITATION NEAR VERBATIM THEY MAKE EM, REMAINING STUCK IN ANCIENT PAST ZONES AND IF I EVER CALLED ATTENTION TO THIS YOU'D THINK I'M AN ASSHOLE BUT I KNOW I'M NOT CRAZY, EVEN THE CAPITALIZATION'S THE SAME BITCHES FIXATE ON THE LONE ALIAS I LEFT DISOWNED CLAIM YR "NOT MISSING MUCH" FROM THE REAL ROXX? I'M SORRY BRO, DID I FINALLY GO "TOO POP"? WELL SHIT HUN, DON'T MISLEAD THOSE KIDS, THAT'S YR LOSS (i can be a little cunty just as a treat i think ^_^ and i promise i'm not really mean >_< it's just fun to play it up but i'm breaking the kayfabe by even briefly saying this shit.. v_v i commit to the bit except when a risk is presented.. >_>) ...jUUST KIDDINGGGG~!! U CAN'T AFFORD A WHORE LIKE ME I DRAIN YR RESOURCE AND MAKE A KITTY FACE AS I PISS ON UR GRAVE :3 LET'S MANDATE A THANKS FOR MY PRESENCE A BLESSING I GAVE IN THE FORM OF MY LATEST AMBITIOUS VISION CUZ I CAN'T WAIT I NEED VALIDATION, I KNOW WHAT I REALLY DESERVE SO CAN THEY PLEASE COME HOME MY PAGES AND PAGES OF GIFTS REMAIN UNBEATEN ANY DAY OF THE WEEK (...) so there i embraced & exaggerated the bitterness just for a minute in this shape i'm thinking it's strangely fulfilling and does indeed represent what a creature contains dilemmas we face in the real act of creation but for one thing, i don't truly do shit for fame, don't get it twisted i've had enough of a run-in with that bullshit anyway there's just a happy medium it'd be pretty neat to reach yes a healthy dose of recognition for achievement she'd appreciate but it's not the only thing to motivate by any means in my soul i still feel the need to make in any case and i sure as hell wouldn't present them openly if their worth i didn't believe in i hope we could all agree that's plenty reasonable and doesn't make me some horrendous ego-driven beast though the other end is prone to making me feel that way possessiveness over the concepts i bring on stage a range of inspiration is great, and the law can fuck off yet despite those principles it's hard not to feel violated by the most blatant exact reflections of raw identity both past & present, you don't get it is it that fucking hard to come up with your own take just iterate, bring anything else to the table at nine i learned that lesson myself the awful way front and center, they made the time to humiliate and given the context of that life experience i'm really being charitable by comparison even if i completely get their perspective now being the object of a copy at best it's further encouragement for me to keep changing at breakneck speed but honestly i'd be doing all this shit regardless i don't let a specific selection of strange kids dictate the vision and i figure like me they'll evolve beyond this some day, even if it's clearly taking way longer there's no real hate in my heart there, just a feeling that's complicated and i see a lot for which i could safely say the same [...] if i may make my way back into this conversation a few rotations later i think you should see the progress we've already made since we last spoke of these teeny grievances i appreciate the attempted introspection previously on display, don't take this as discrediting i just think we exaggerated the prevalence of that thievery in the first place we said in the opening all it takes is one example for the brain so don't you think the same applies even outside the outright dismissal let's meditate on this i will reiterate they are not my enemy and i know i'm enough, i will get where i want to be i'm seeing momentum building, just gotta do my thing keeping focus on the spirit that really matters the most it was only you i didn't soothe yet the ego presumably embedded in even the best of us and that's something that makes a living relation to creation a special thing although it comes with danger i nearly got carried away back in the beginning but i'm feeling more in tune with a proper strength now
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now i think i'm gonna make it at least to my ideal level i can feel things shifting in my favor at a rapid pace it's amazing how i went from the angst toward the top the breakthroughs just falling straight into my paws received an invitation to my first physical space and i see some integers trending their way up I'M A BIG STRONG GIRL I'LL RULE THIS WORLD LET'S END THE HURT AND PROVE OUR WORTH So can you feel my determination They won't miss my range these days In a matter of minutes I span generations contrary to previous stages I rise above the dipshits' region and their total reliance on irony So will you all please recognize my victory in a more timely manner I'm not quintessential I know I'm something else I'M A BIG STRONG GIRL I'LL RULE THIS WORLD LET'S END THE HURT AND PROVE OUR WORTH NOW YOU CAN'T IGNORE but i gotta think about the things i'm saying with that statement cuz who says i've got shit to prove to begin with the voices refer to a nonexistent sender so threatened by imaginative apparitions i must admit it's as simple as contempt comparison to little makers who don't get it i must admit it's as plain as hate superiority seeping through the brain [...] a certain splitting point is past i refuse to let this self-inflicted exhaustion stay stuck on my back i'll keep the calmest focus on my path I don't wanna be a jackass Thinking jesters make me look bad It's none of my goddamn business I just gotta gain my head back Even if I make some funnies Nobody is gonna judge me Not that I should care either way Just a round of first assurance down That's what a *real* big strong girl would say
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look too fucking close look too fucking close deep beyond the clothes deep beyond the clothes meet me on the ropes meet me on the ropes keep this breed afloat keep this breed afloat Now that my strength is making it to the main stage I'd like to think a bit on where else it takes me See we love the concept of a shape-based positivity But can't seem to get down to the specificity I got the sweetest buckteeth making my smile cuter And my lover thinks my jagged boney form is hot as fuck So I sure as hell don't need spinal symmetry for appearance reasons Let's make that shit the least of our curve-oriented concerns SO I'LL SPARKLE LIKE CRAB MEOW HIGH I GO WON'T STOP THINGS WILL STAY THE NUDE BREAK THE BEST KEEP ONTO AWFUL THROWS AH, AH, AH, HAHAHAHA [...] (keep looking) [...] What a mess, what mess What a mess she's strategically placed What a mess of your screen will be made Drop back into the rainbow core Sparkle on for a wednesday evening Bitches like me getting pitchy with it again You can't stand it but I do it anyway YES I KNOW YOU ALREADY TUNED ME OUT SO I SCREAM AGAIN WITH A CLASHING CHANT REINFORCE BELIEF IN THE HOPE SHE MADE LALALALALALALALALA take your first click in position quit being so fuckin vicious though either way you can't do shit i'll remain presented in any state doesn't matter to me, think in empowering ways my form is only broken in the eye of a -phobic beholder so i'm inviting you, just try to leave me deconstructed take a crack, kiss my ass analyze every pore, i'm a whore stroke the fur, still a her and you love every minute cuz in the same breath as ur hate u wish for us to stay in the marketplace of fantasia so those are the real freaks and i won't let them in me that easily i'm just demonstrating the love i'm made of showing u that even uneven things don't need ur thanks now prepare for my final speech [...] my pieces all so visible i'll be so vulnerable make ur experience so skeletal oh babe her stems are showing that's the now-minimal effect of perceived 'ugliness' on me and if you thought i was done with you i'm afraid your shitstain was sorely mistaken cuz i'm ready to break in a new sequence of beams which is still only the beginning of my rage & reclamation
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i'm awake you don't get a thing i say I've seen the same shit time and time again The kind of thing you couldn't even call a "critique" A gatekeeper operates for the "sanctity" made up in their range And even though there's no such thing And it's only felt in their brain They hate any piece on the "wrong" end of a false dichotomy See there's the HIGH ARC... And there's the LOW ARC... See there's the HIGH ARC The LOW ARC The HIGH ARC The LOW ARC THE HIGH LOW HIGH LOW i'm breaking every barrier [...] U like that U hate that U like that I'll spice it up IN THE EYES OF THE HIGHEST & MIGHTY THIS LIFE HERE WOULD ONLY SERVE AS A PUNCHLINE I SPEND MINE REVELING IN LEVELS OF SINCERITY THE LIKES OF WHICH YOU MOTHERFUCKERS NEVER SEEN I'M IN A PLACE OF LOVE I DIG THE WAY THIS GOES IT'S NOT A FUCKING JOKE I'M MAKING OUT WITH DRONE AND WHEN THEY DON'T GET THIS AFFECTION FOR EVEN THE PEAK OF THE SHIT THAT'D MAKE EM SCREAM IT'S THE FILTRATION SYSTEM WORKING AS INTENDED IF YOU CAN'T TAKE THE QUEEN AT HER TRASHIEST YOU DON'T DESERVE ME AT MY ACADEMIA Blessed is thee who made it to this stage When I gave in a piece of what many call the bottom feed Demonstrated in basic form with no deep modification Cause it's perfect already at all the things it wants to be Now your time of peace is over I'm bringing in another perceived enemy You break dreams over "dreambreak" You claim again it's "not the real thing" Instead of letting each angle's unique merit freely speak for itself It's not a goddamn competition Be grateful there's such renewed interest in drum and bass in the first place I've got no patience for those controlled by bitterness alone Now you'll see this true form unfold Greatness can't be limited ALL MY FRIENDS ARE WITH ME NOW YOU CAN'T BRING THIS SPIRIT DOWN YOU NO LONGER HAVE A SAY HERE THUS WE THRIVE IN ANY STYLE I STILL CAN'T BELIEVE YOU THOUGHT YOU'D GET AWAY WITH THIS JUST LEAVE ME DROWNING IN THE PIT YOU WANTED SO BAD TO FORGET WE EXIST YOUR BAD FAITH IS NO MATCH FOR THE TRANSCENDENT QUALITY OF EMBRACING ABSOLUTELY EVERYTHING I DON'T DISCRIMINATE BASED ON THE SOUND IT MAKES
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time spent in confinement, hell no go back the way you came one place just aint the same it's hate to which we pray rebel against the memory reclaim and you'll face me that shit was just so year and forever we fear yum yum yummity yum crunch on ur dreams yum yum yum yum yummity yum they're such a meme if u just let me lean into the deep breaching every intricacy re-experiencing beauty we'd all seen pre facing the sea of irrelevancy the few who keep these things up kicking just dont have the time to listen to u whine customize the pace i spend life new ways to try here i'll keep finding reinvigorate memory to motivate keep it fresh in all ur heads i just know the next approach yum yum yummity yum realize the dream yum yum yum yum yummity yum much more than it seems We're always more than we seem Let's look back around for a victory screech Call right now and I'll always make it rain [...]
9.
ABCDEFU 06:31
fuck you and ur job, ur positions and ur thoughts and the way u brush off all the kids as just "lost" fuck you and the lies makin people think ur right if you want us all to die, i'll keep living out of spite here i am in a dress the world requested get the closest of fits, hope they don't notice gotta build up the skills and then we blend in we really shouldn't need to do this anyway i just wanted to pass but i'm over it now and i wanna dismantle it all but nothing's getting through, so let me spell it out ABCEDFU AND YOUR JOB, YOUR POSITIONS AND YOUR THOUGHTS AND THE WAY YOU BRUSH OFF ALL THE KIDS AS JUST "LOST" FUCK YOU AND THE ENDS YOU'LL DO ANYTHING TO WIN IF EXISTING IS A SIN, YOU CAN "CLEANSE" THIS DICK IF IT'S A BETTER WORLD YOU WANT LET ME LIVE NO CONSEQUENCE AND IN A BETTER WORLD WE WON YOUR IDEOLOGY IS DOOMED this bit goes out to the bitches who project their self-hatred on the rest of us think our validity hinges on making dickheads not cringe at us so naive to believe this shit wasn't rigged from the beginning when you raise unjust suspicion, demand we fit in, turn against your own community you're no better than the outright erasers dressing their bullets in a "feminist" coat of paint I JUST WANTED TO PASS BUT I'M OVER IT NOW AND I WANNA DISMANTLE IT ALL BUT NOTHING'S GETTING THROUGH, SO LET ME SPELL IT OUT ABCDEFU AND YOUR BLOGS, AND THE SHIT YOU ALWAYS TALK AND THE WAY YOU TRY TO HIDE YOUR BIGOTRY WITH IRONY FUCK YOU AND THE SITES YOU COULD NEVER LEAVE BEHIND IF YOU'RE DWELLING IN A CHAN, THEN YOU'RE NOT MY KIND OF TRAN IF IT'S A BETTER WORLD YOU WANT LET ME LIVE NO CONSEQUENCE AND IN A BETTER WORLD WE WON YOUR IDEOLOGY IS DOOMED it can be easy to succumb to exhaustion when there's seemingly endless hostility from every angle the country, the media, and even our supposed kin is there anybody left we can believe in well of course there is, i don't want us to forget you know there's good ones out there, it's just tough to spot them so to my people, i hope i can make you feel a little better feel free to join me in this next round of catharsis WE WILL ALWAYS COME BACK STRONGER THRU THESE HARDSHIPS, WE LAST LONGER I MAY NOT HAVE ALL THE ANSWERS BUT I'LL NEVER TRADE MY TRANSNESS now let's finish what we started returning focus to the biggest of our problems give me an A! B! C! D! EFU AND YOUR JOB, YOUR POSITIONS AND YOUR LAWS AND THE WAY YOU BRUSH OFF ALL THE KIDS AS JUST "LOST" FUCK THIS GENOCIDE YOU DON'T EVEN TRY TO HIDE EVERYBODY AND YOUR GOD, YOU CAN ALL FUCK OFF IF IT'S A BETTER WORLD YOU WANT LET ME LIVE NO CONSEQUENCE AND IN A BETTER WORLD WE WON YOUR IDEOLOGY IS DOOMED FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU I HOPE ONE DAY THESE PAWS OF MINE CAN CONTRIBUTE A PUNCH OR A HUNDRED OF THEIR OWN FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU CUZ CIVILITY LONG SINCE CEASED TO BE AN OPTION FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU FUCK YOU A-A-A-A-A B-B-B-B-B C-C-C-C-C D-D-D-D-D E-E-E-E-E F-F-F-F-F ... UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU UUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU fuck you <3
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Beyond the most obvious problems with our opposition I find myself thinking on just how profoundly boring the lives they lead are Staying so engulfed in the culture war is a one-way ticket to Miserableville Not to mention the shame-based regression they advocate in the first place Meanwhile.. We laugh, we cry, we fuck, we'll never die And sure, the queers aren't without our own fears But legislation is something that can be erased The fear in your base is predicated on me simply being the way that I am And that's something that'll never change So you literally cannot win! You must either reconcile or continue letting an icky feeling and a bible dictate your remaining pathetic days And regardless of your response, I'll still be right here Screaming, whispering, singing, whatever my message takes on a given day The sheer prevalence of my expression would easily outnumber what dozens (if not hundreds) of stuck-up fuckheads have ever done with themselves And if even 1 freak like me has ever felt remotely assured by what I have to say Then the most beautiful thing has already taken place Something our enemies just can't understand Because they have never, and will never, know joy.

about

NYS#162

FORMERLY KNOWN AS "THE DEVIANT'S ART"
CURRENTLY KNOWN AS "THE MEDIAN'S ARK"
(Or, more pompously, "Music for the Advancement of Hyperpop")

FOR THE TRUE 'DEVIANT' CARVES HER OWN NEW MEDIAN
WE MUST NOT EXIST MERELY IN OPPOSITION
OUR TRUE HOPE IS UNIQUE FULFILLMENT, WHATEVER IT MAY CONTAIN
THIS IS WHAT THE INHUMANE-MADE HORRORS BEYOND OUR COMPREHENSION CAN’T RECREATE

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Meet the MEDIAN'S MANIFESTO ::

==Side 1;; on "THE SOUND";
Ms. Median is in Deep Disagreement with the widespread Insistence that 'HYPERPOP' is "DEAD, BURIED, POORLY AGED, LONG GONE".

This belief seems to largely stem from many of the biggest figureheads in the scene having pivoted away from it in favor of a more streamlined 'INDIE ROCK' sound, or returning to a 'NORMAL POP' sound, among other things. While there's certainly nothing wrong with such artistic progression, Ms. Median believes it is incredibly counterproductive when listeners (or even the artists themselves!) use this as an excuse to tear down everything that came before, throwing it under the bus like a meaningless fad. The 'HYPERPOP' was not—and is still not—an innately Lesser Art than what followed. It is not merely "internet music" (which really doesn't deserve a negative stigma in the first place); it is Life Music. This kind of Maturation does not Necessitate a complete abandonment of 'HYPERPOP' & anything resembling it; that is simply the path some artists independently chose to take. Within her Ark, Ms. Median presents an alternative approach that Embraces rather than Rejects.

Society has not progressed past the need for HYPERPOP's cultural placement; in fact, we are in more dire need of it now than ever before. I refuse to let go of the most unabashedly queer music in recent memory during a period in which we are being legislated out of existence exponentially more aggressively with each passing year. Do not let some random fuckboy with a microphone on TikTok convince you that all of our music has already been overtaken by The Cishets and that we should just give up & go home. Are we really that spineless? Do not let a natural passing of the initial trend convince you that the entire concept of this genre couldn't possibly have anything left to explore & iterate on. Are we really that shallow?

If a truly worthy substitute for HYPERPOP comes along some day, then so be it. But as things stand currently, there is no other sound palette I find truly matches the urgency at hand right now, and as such, The Median's Ark aims to dig even deeper into this one (as well as its associates) to bring about the vibrancy it was once known for. There's still more fun & fury to be had here. And while it's obviously not Literally Enacting The Revolution, anything that helps us stay sane in the process & gives us a more prominent artistic voice is surely some kind of positive. If I'm not yet in a position to attend protests or anything similar, then I must express these ideals through the medium I do know best, that being The Art.

>>>

==Side 2;; on "THE REPLACEMENT";
This side concerns the phenomenon colloquially known as "AI", which Ms. Median will not be gracing with that term at any point beyond this sentence, because actual artificial Intelligence does not exist, and the only people trying to convince us that it does (or soon will) are those who would benefit from our belief in it. What I am actually talking about here is Text-Prompted Generative Models, most notably as they relate to IMAGE & AUDIO formats.

The actual regulation of this technology (which I fully agree it so desperately needs) is a whole can of worms I don't feel there's any use in me opening here; instead, I want to focus on how we as creatives should respond to & cope with the looming threat it represents in the eyes of many.

Let's think back to just a couple years ago, when these models only really excelled at some truly surreal & uncanny blobs of vague familiarity, which I honestly believe could never be precisely replicated even by a living artist. They carried a certain Aura, like a window into a space between dimensions that no one was ever meant to see. Until, of course, these "errors" were completely ironed out, leaving us with nothing but the bleakest implications plainly on display. It has become unavoidably clear since then that the real underlying goal of these services was never to just be a "tool", and certainly not to bolster the creation of legitimately unique art; it is a means of mass-producing the most profitable Sludge possible with utmost efficiency, built off the backs of countless uncompensated creators. Thus, it is my hope that artists come away from this history with a desire to Become IRREPLACEABLE, just as the technology itself once was in its initial janky glory.

Do not cower in fear. Do not divide. What we have here is a golden opportunity for a creative renaissance of sorts — not via the false promises of "democratization" these generative models were sold on, but from an ever-growing necessity for conscious artists to make themselves stand out amidst the sea of slop. It's incredibly telling that some of the very first things to fall under the highest threat of replacement have been lo-fi hip hop beats & naked anime girls, things that have been so comically oversaturated for years that they might as well have already been factory-produced. Of course, this isn't to say they're Innately Soulless, or that anyone working in these fields "deserves" to be replaced; ideally, I would much rather that even the most generic of art remained solely in the hands of actual people. But it's clear we aren't going to be living in that world for much longer, and as such, I believe any artist who is remotely worried about this would greatly benefit from re-examining their work and thinking up ways it could be more bold. Embrace the Esoteric. Get uncanny with it. Put your Whole Pussy into every piece, and let everyone know exactly what makes You YOU. I promise there is so much more left to explore than you may currently realize. Even once all the mindless masses are fully hooked up to their daily algorithmic media intake, we must be right here waiting for the remaining outsiders who actively seek out something truly soulful. They must know exactly where to find us. This is how we win.

credits

released February 1, 2024

Roxanne Jonas Radclyffe takes GLEEFUL RESPONSIBILITY for the following::
- ARTWORK <3
- SONGWRITING :P
- PRODUCTION @_@
- LYRICS :3
- VOCALS :O
- TITLES ._.
roxyradclyffe.bandcamp.com
roxyradclyffe.neocities.org

Additionally, "elwood" may be held accountable for CO-PRODUCTION & CO-WRITING in our song "So Year" (particularly for the opening synth melody, and pretty much everything in the second half), as well as CO-PRODUCTION in "SITTING NAKED IN HEAVEN" (in this case more loosely; I was simply provided with pre-existing project files of theirs to mangle for my own purposes.)
soundcloud.com/elw00d

Lastly, track 9 is a cover of "abcdefu" by GAYLE, with new lyrics. While I have ended up ultimately preferring this version, it should be known that my choice to cover that song came solely from a place of love, just as any of my other covers. The original is awesome in its own way. Shameless teenage rebellion is forever. Fuck you too if you disagree.

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Next Year's Snow

Svalbard Seed Vault field recordings label. Dabbling in large-scale interactive hydrophone installations and sixth wave post- Pigfuck on the side.

Art collective est. March 1st 2017

Founded by:
Octa Möbius Sheffner
Valyri Sheffner Harris
Spencer Booth

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earlyprey
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7FORM

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