I almost moved on from the introduction but I'm glad I got to hear Kate. Her voice is 🔥.

Burned out, tired of academia and self-help groups? Then you start a band. Thirteen Turing Tests by Axioms of Mediocrity is a concept album hovering between therapy session, absurd radio play, and dystopian university seminar. The music? Rock - sort of. The voices? AI-generated, oddly eloquent. The lyrics? Like Popper, Siri, and an exhausted grad student locked in a studio with red wine. Supposedly, 4 real people are behind the project. But calling them “musicians” is debatable. There’s no playing, no singing - just prompting, arranging, and curating. Think PowerPoint, but musical and oddly high-level. Across 13 “tests,” they explore self-doubt, career pain, Asimov’s laws, and the eternal “WTF is this all about?” The sound ranges from Radiohead on Valium to Monty Python with a philosophy degree. The kicker? Everything is AI - music, voices, artwork. And still, it feels disturbingly human. Not easy listening. But lasting.  Maybe not music.  Definitely art.  And yes - she knows it.

This track is a journey through introspection and identity, perfectly setting the tone for the entire album. The lyrical depth resonates with me and the melody transports the listener beyond the constraints of reality. Greetings from imaginary Worlds!

Welcome.
I hope you’re having a nice day.

Please, sit down.
Get comfortable.

Take a moment to silence your phones—
not just out of respect for the performers,
but out of respect for yourself.

Because if you’re distracted...
you might miss something meant just for you.

This is a story about four people who thought they’d have some fun and make music.
They were wrong.

But we don’t tell them that yet.

For now—
they’re just tired, brilliant, and trying to be heard.

Ready?

Here we go.

It begins, as these things often do—
with noise no one hears.

The shuffle of lecture notes.
The hum of a printer out of ink.
A forced smile from someone who signs the evaluations
but not the paychecks.

Four minds—clever, tired, brilliant—
drawn together by a shared fatigue.
Not of students.
Not of research.
But of the thousand little absurdities between them and meaning.

They don’t start a band to be heard.
They start one to scream—without footnotes or filters.

To turn spreadsheets into snare drums.
To make the faculty handbook moshable.

They call themselves Axioms of Mediocrity.

They think it’s clever.

It’s not that clever.
Unless you’re an academic who’s had a few pints.

But it doesn’t matter.

Axioms of Mediocrity it is.

Not yet knowing they’re also the control group.

This is Test 1.

A pub.
A storm.
And a rant that turns into rhythm.

It starts where all great rock begins:
with something that pisses you off.

A student who wants their hand held.
A system that calls that “support.”

Kate’s voice cuts through the noise—
sharp as a snapped guitar string.

And from that noise
comes a song.

Song: I'm Not Your

Dear student, it baffles me that I must say,
I'm not your parent in any way
I won't nudge you at the crack of dawn
Choosing classes? That's on you, come on!
Act your age, step up to the plate
I'm just here to educate.

I'm not your mother
I'm not your father
I'm not your friend
I'm not your clerk
Stand up, show up, do the work

Dear student, hear me loud and clear
I'm not your babysitter, dear.
Party all night? That's your call
Homework done? Not my problem at all
Exams looming? You better prepare
Your future boss will know if you cared

I'm not your mother
I'm not your father
I'm not your friend
I'm not your clerk
Stand up, show up, do the work

Dear student, let's get it straight
I'm not your secretary, not here to wait
Won't fill your forms, nor google your stuff
Reading the syllabus isn't that tough
Being an adult isn't just a phrase
It's your ticket through this maze

I'm not your mother
I'm not your father
I'm not your friend
I'm not your clerk
Stand up, show up, do the work

Dear student, it's clear I must convey
I'm not your hire, not in any way
I do care, yet you must stand strong
Your life, your choice, right or wrong

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