#actual leperwitch

[aleprouswitch]

Definitely the best shot of the night. I'm big, I'm loud, and I'm not sorry.

Photo by Jared.

[secretly-a-ghost]

YEAR END MUSIC AND MISCELLANEOUS POST, LATE AS USUAL AND IN NO ORDER

...At the Altar of Dread (Vrasubatlat comp)

Bloated Subhumans - Unconscious

I Crawled - Demo I - Cold, Tired, Rotting

Khanate - To Be Cruel

Teeth in the Wall - There is An Abyss of Being Which Man Has Never Fathomed

Juniper Visaya - Northern Dog

STCLVR - Post-Self Abandonment

2Libras - World's End

Slow Slow Loris - Solve Et Coagula

Leperwitch - Uneasy Tales

M.I.A. (the power electronics one) - I Love You

Antiempyrean Diverticuluum - Games of My Own Choosing

30XX - Bio-Gored

Special Becca s/t

Princess Disease - I Hate It Here

Nithing - Agonal Hymns

Trichomoniasis - Makeshift Crematoria

Undulation - An Unhealthy Interest in Suffering

honorable mention to Ritualz on Reanimated Miscarriage, I feel like it doesn't rly fit on the main list as a bootleg of old stuff, but the dude put together a killer mixtape as usual for recent years, I kind of drew a blank whenever I tried to think about what I listened to this this year that was good, but I ended up coming up with more than I thought I would. I'm probably straight up forgetting about a bunch of stuff that came out earlier in the year

some random notes about some of the albums on the list: It might actually be worth making a separate post about Vrasubatlat. I loved that label and I was sad to see it come to an end, but I look forward to seeing what they'll do with their new bands It would be a pain to try to confirm it, but I think the first track on the I Crawled demo was my most-played song from a 2023 album. It was the perfect fit for my state of mind on a lot of shitty days The Khanate album honestly didn't make as much of an impression on me as I expected and hoped, but I might just need to listen to it more. Most importantly, I'm just happy that it happened at all

now the traditional list of things that would probably be on the main list except I haven't listened to them yet. I think it'll be shorter than usual so that's great

Commuter - No Longer Penitent

Shredded Nerve - Third Sign

Body Carve - Studies in Advanced Decomposition

Stress Orphan - The Club of Rome

any of the albums from the Prava Kollektiv that just dropped

for personal notes, it was a weird year for reasons I don't want to get too deep into. Just a lot of good and bad shit happening at more or less the same time. I was able to have more of a social life than I had in years, but my job made me feel like I was going to die every day. It's okay now, no worries

I haven't been as active creatively the past couple of months as I hoped to be, but things are happening. This year I performed live for the first time since 2017 and released a couple of albums. I wrote some things that I'm happy with. The local music scene seems to be thriving lately and it feels amazing to be making myself a part of it again

[womenofnoise]

hello, i recently started experimenting with music. i really don't know what im doing, i know no music theory, i can't afford any instruments, im just using a simple software on my shitty computer. my friends seem to enjoy what i make. i uploaded one track on soundcloud, and don't think it's even that good or revolutionary. i am just super scared to put i it out into the world, for some reason, and i don't know how to do it either. i am even scared to put my soundcloud link on my ig. i don't even know who people that aren't part of 'the scene' get their experimental music out there. i literally don't know how people put out this kind of music, and even if i did i feel so insecure about it.

This is honestly a question that I can't answer for you.

For years, I have struggled to try and bring the musical visions in my head to fruition. Like you, I was too poor to afford the kind of instruments I really wanted for years. It's only been within the last year that I have gotten a setup that's actually effective (thanks, pandemic stimulus money), and even now I have no idea what the hell I'm doing in terms of recording, editing, and mastering tracks.

Friends of mine who are experimental musicians usually just sling parts of recordings together in Ableton or like software until it comes out sounding like something they want to release, and then they upload tracks individually on Soundcloud and Bandcamp. Personally, I am too much of a perfectionist, and it sounds like perfectionism might be a problem for you, too. People like us want to fine-tune and redo everything until it's "right"...and then of course, "right" is rare.

I guess it just takes a sudden bout of courage, a brazen "fuck it, here we go" moment to finish a project and actually unleash it onto the world. Don't feel bad if you haven't gotten that sort of epiphany yet, because I haven't either and countless others haven't gotten it. Even some successful musicians had that sort of problem for years - an inability to take action instead of dreaming and visualizing and analyzing and obsessing over every little thing.

The first edition of the Women of Noise zine, ironically enough, will contain an article by me about executive dysfunction in creative projects, and I haven't even finished it yet because of said executive dysfunction. The point in telling you (and other readers) this is that it's not unusual to have no idea what you're doing or to feel stymied by your own mental, emotional, or environmental inhibitions. If the time comes when you can create something that pleases you, cherish it, and then ride that good stroke of luck like a roller coaster.

- @leperwitch

[kaltsektion]

Lock, home (are the same), last track (actually I've been listening to Polish alternative online Radio Kapitał all day, but this is what I recall listening to last, also bought the album), last photo (that I accept). I'm a cheater. Tagged by @symptomofagreatermalady , thank you!

Also yes, making two screenshots took me 15 minutes.

Tagging: @leperwitch, @rottenpossvm, @ratscabies, @kingink2

[mikeyvoodoodunn]

This awful woman on tumblr named Dora or @leperwitch did everything she could to invade my personal life. She started gossip about me, she tried to ruin people’s lives around me that I know in real life and I will never understand why. She came to Brooklyn three times in the past year to actually look for me and stalk me even though I made it clear I did not want her in my life. After I stopped talking to her on tumblr she started to seek revenge. Messaging people constantly and discussing me with others and stalking me over the internet trying to find out anything about me. She was obsessed. This was serious stalking behavior. I just wanted to be left alone. I’m saying this not to seek revenge in turn on her but to warn others how quickly curiosity about a person you chat with on tumblr can escalate into stalking behavior and people will try and justify the hell out of what they’re doing. She thought she was entitled to know who I am and everything about me and if I wasn’t forthcoming with that information then she was going to make it her mission in life to pay every identity check website to find me. It must have cost a fortune.

[aleprouswitch]

Bleepity, and dare I say, bloopity.

Photo by Jared.

[aleprouswitch]

TBT to a basement show I played in 2017, back when my setup was very simple and my outfits were very ridiculous. There was an obnoxious drunk guy in the crowd that kept trying to sabotage everyone's sets, and I kid you not, he asked us if he could play "Wonderwall" on his acoustic guitar. I think Dude was at the wrong gig 😏

[aleprouswitch]

At the Women of Noise showcase last Friday, I debuted some songs which are still works in progress. Thankfully, they were very well received by everyone in the crowd. For the next few months, I'm going to be working on these songs and others for what will eventually be my debut full-length album. I can't give an ETA - I'm taking all the time I need to make sure it's as solid as possible.

I might have more shows lined up soon, and I'll make announcements once dates are finalized. Thanks for your continued interest in what's going on behind the scenes.

Photos by Jared.

[aleprouswitch]

Me and my gadgets and gizmos a'plenty in action at JJ's Bohemia last night. Despite some initial worries regarding the patch cable issue, everything went according to plan.

Photo by Jared.

[aleprouswitch]

The goal for last night's set was to look like a giant Christmas ornament. I think I achieved that goal.

I wish my audio had been better - I had trouble getting my levels right and couldn't hear myself - but everyone said it was a great set in spite of those issues.

Photos by Jared.

[aleprouswitch]

Another shot of me in action last Saturday from Brandon Reynolds.

[aleprouswitch]

One of the better shots of my set last night, taken by @inactionbastardforever .

[aleprouswitch]

Another shot of me from Wednesday's show by @inactionbastardforever .

[aleprouswitch]

Prepping for Wednesday night's show.

[aleprouswitch]

Small snippet of my set tonight.