Nonexistent Objects by i am the mackerel

Nonexistent Objects is a single piece of atmospheric drone progressive ambient music, with occasional vocals, meant to be consumed as such (and, of course, it goes without saying (as the saying goes), preferably with headphones, or not, really; two speakers setup in some decent way to present the left and right channels as, indeed, left and right channels and not, as is often done recently post-cellular-telephone-invasion, in an up-and-down or even forced-to-one-tiny-speaker-behind-a-plant-on-your-desk way. Although you can listen however you want to listen, of course, and will without doubt enjoy it in whatever way that is.) Due to size limitations on bandcamp, as well as pressures from the universal advertising executive to create valuable, marketable content, it has been broken into a number of smaller movements. In particular, to wit, you will have by now most definitely understood that our sell-out has been completed, has in fact buried us beneath a heavy block of sediment, our own weight, by the inclusion here of a separated out movement called "Movement 2: The Bunny," an undeniable kowtowing to the God that is Big Tech, Pop Music Spotify 30 Seconds, Large Language Hadrons, Google Mark Knipperboxoffice LA Fire burned goodbye, Mister Campus Peach Officer. Please don't hold it too firmly against us, our fluttering feathers and butterfly wings will quiver but you may mistake the pain for pleasure and feel, in twenty or more years, a deep pit of regret at what you have stolen, whether inadvertently or not.

The piece was recorded in phases, beginning in the head-flushing, soul-crushing, and body-demonizing month of June, 2020, and concluding even now and into the future, as I write this and mix simultaneously, my left hand caressing the chrome shaft of the mastering joystick while my write hand (you read that right) regales you with these important pieces of background information for your collections, books, fanzines, and etc. Even then I am realizing I need third and fifth manipulator limbs in order to complete the final 10 minute movement. And let me tell you something: my head hurts.

- KS, Saturday, January 18, 2025 @ 10:02 PM

i am the mackerel is a loosely affiliated cult consisting of members of Halaka, Allele Cog Experiment, EGAC, Dead Children's Brigade, HOZ, The Orchestra of the Blow of the Hand, and others. They are releasing 87 albums in 2025, most of which will be available here.