Split by Body Lvl / Hobo Cubes

Impatience is not a virtue. I struggle with it daily, though I would like to think (PERSONAL INFORMATION COMING UP TURN AWAY~!) that being a father has made me impervious to impatience aside from driving (WHY WON’T YOU TURN!? THE LIGHT IS GREEN!). But where do I turn when I need to practice patience and to earn a justly reward when I succeed in the exercise? How about this lovely split between Body Lvl and Hobo Cubes. Having the ability to focus has long been a crux in enjoying drone but Body Lvl’s A-side sonata took me to a zen state of sheer waiting. It’s nearly 10 minutes in before the shell is cracked and persistence is truly rewarded. It’s nearly 8 minutes before Hobo Cubes’ B-side breaks out. Of course, that’s cheating. If you’re only waiting for something to happen (TURN GODDAMMIT!) then you miss the real beauty: the alone time with your thoughts and its soundtrack. A-ha! If you’re meditating on a good drone just to reach the climax, you miss the journey to said climax. At this point this mantra could turn in a completely different direction so before it goes tantric, let’s remember that patience is key to understanding. But if you’re just practicing it and not living it, you’re going to miss a lot of life’s details by focusing on an end than how you get there.

Now if you’ll excuse me…I’m going to go look into that tangent I nearly fell upon. So if you don’t mind I’ll be taking this tape and the deck and, well see in a few hours. Trudy!?

—Tiny Mix Tapes


Francesco de Gallo joins Will Kaufold and Mehta Youngs for a journey into astral projection. Body-numbing swells of synthesis propel for a mind-massage and murmuring field recordings stir the pot to create a prerequisite for the full-cleanse ritual. Reverberated bells ring over rhythmic machinery while we are met with a blooming guise. All frequencies begin to disintegrate. There is no rest for the weary as we fall deep into our trip.

—Weird Canada


Photography by Will Kaufhold.

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