quantity
magazine

issue 2.0

April '23

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IN THIS ISSUE

    for mark & bob

    Danny Meyer

    ig @xasopheno · weresocool.org

    I wrote this piece in a language I've been writing for composing microtonal music called WereSoCool. You can play with the language in the browser on desktop at weresocool.org. There are tutorials on the site if you really want to make cool sound and impress your friends/pets/plants.

    Lately, I've been writing pieces in the WereSoCool to work on with friends. I wrote this piece for two folks who have contributed to this zine - Mark Pascucci-Clifford and Robert Woods-LaDue. I just finished this piece and sent it their way. I'm looking forward to hearing what they play. The video was made with a tool chain I'm building rendering animations leveraging machine learning models. I'm sharing this piece as the unlisted youtube link that I sent to Mark and Bob. :)

    Content Warning: This music is microtonal. Buyer beware! No refunds...

    Do Not Disturbed

    DJ REAL

    ig @djrealsmells · tk @djrealsmells · tw @djrealsmells · Spotify

    Enda Duno

    Onkos

    bandcamp · ig @onkosonkosonkos

    New Onkos album "Vascular Labyrinth" out on I, Voidhanger records on May 12! Bandcamp Link!!

    Sick Day

    Nicole Wong

    themahjongproject.com · ig @nikiwongie

    I drew these sketches of my dog Lucy (from photos on my phone) after spending the day sick on the couch with her. I'm one of those embarrasing people who "didn't really get dogs" until I had one of my own, and now few things bring me more joy than staring at her sweet and silly, sometimes melancholy, always-hungry face. It's like I'm having a core childhood experience in my mid-30s, which I suppose is something to be grateful for.

    Sand

    Adorned / Kendall Russ

    bandcamp · ig @kgr92

    I WANT TO FEEL MY HEART BREAK IN YOUR HANDS AND MELT LIKE SHALLOW WATER INTO SAND

    There's So Much We Have to Discuss

    Molly Bolten

    ig @mollybolten · tw @mollybolten · Bandcamp
    I want to know what you think about
    the deepest part of the ocean
    What does it do to you? The
    Not Knowing?
    
    And have you ever wished you could
    live inside a song? Curl up
    on the couch and peer out the
    window at listeners
    
    And how do you care for your body?
    Do you also think there’s softness
    in doing the dishes? A kindness
    to future self?
    
    And what neighborhood would you
    live in in Roku City? The
    erupting volcano or perhaps the
    warehouse district?
    
    And do you also feel that when we
    talk to each other we are taking ice cream
    scoops out of each other’s brains?
    And do you also want to tell me
    the weirdest thought you had today?
    And do you also think that each of us
    is whole, and we can adore each other?
    We’ll talk about it when I see you.
    

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