Drowned By Locals marks its fifth anniversary with a three-volume digital anthology and a limited printed manifesto, Black Circle, written by Ian Bruner and published by Drowned By Public.

https://drownedbylocals.bandcamp.com/album/pornographic-time-vol-ii-the-continuous-present

Rather than serving as a retrospective, the anthology traces the label’s evolving sound, its expanding cohort of misfits, and its unfolding trajectory. Across the three volumes, DBL assembles new works, long-buried material, and contributions from artists connected to the label through releases, radio, dormant ideas, or future intentions. Taken together, they form a portrait of the label’s instinctive curatorial logic — pairing worlds that should not, by any reasonable measure, coexist.

Release Schedule 
Volume I: Pornographic-Time, Vol. I — The Pornographic-Tantalus — November 28, 2025 
Volume II: Pornographic-Time, Vol. II — The Continuous Present — December 19, 2025 
Volume III: Pornographic-Time, Vol. III — The Horizonless Interface — January 30, 2026

All volumes draw their titles and thematic direction from Black Circle. The manifesto describes “pornographic-time” as a condition in which desire is continuously activated but never fulfilled. It’s the experience of being pulled outward by images, demands, and expectations faster than one can return to oneself. You remain visible, but rarely seen.

Each volume adopts a different facet of this state.

Volume I — The Pornographic-Tantalus “Each gesture toward conclusion makes the object recede. Tantalus stands beneath bowed fruit trees, but as she moves to consume, the branch bends away. With each pang of thirst, the water ebbs further.”

Volume II — The Continuous Present “Because of its accelerated pace, pornographic-time both appears and vanishes instantly—a cybernetic loop, a continuous present. Overfull and empty. Life collapses into micro-moments that disappear as soon as they arrive.”

Volume III — The Horizonless Interface “Both the targeted individual and the pornographic-Tantalus occupy the time-space of the horizonless interface, hived in algorithmic neurological pathways and pathologies, resulting in a bare life layered with compulsive and neurotic loops of behavior.”

Black Circle expands these ideas into print, combining Bruner’s text with visual contributions from more than twenty artists. Released in a hand-numbered run of 100 copies, it will be available independently or bundled with the anniversary T-shirt. All physical editions include the full three-volume digital anthology.

releases December 19, 2025

Mastered by Rashad Becker at Clunk Studio, Berlin 
Artwork & design by Giovanni Murolo 
Curation by Laith Demashqieh 
Manifesto: Black Circle — text by Ian Bruner (published by Drowned By Public, printed edition: hand-numbered run of 100 copies)

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Pornographic-Time, Vol. II: The Continuous Present

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From the host: _"This show is dedicated to Dave Ball (3 May 1959 – 22 October 2025)"_ 
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Colombe presents Dihya, curated by @paloma-colombe. She delivers an embodied compilation, deeply rooted in her time, conceived as an exploration of the percussive 2.0 scene.
Driven by a desire to amplify marginalized voices within the music industry, she brings
together 11 artists from these communities. The musical direction is unmistakable — each track draws its club energy from the richness of drum patterns and the power of syncopated rhythms. Paloma Colombe summons them as forces of transcendence and healing, giving shape to her vision of the party.
Nourished by her Amazigh heritage and her immersion in the radical queer scene of
California, Paloma Colombe envisions the club as a space of fertile friction between ritual, resistance, and release. Applause｜Paloma Colombe presents Dihya opens a space to dance, celebrate, and come together — to resist, together.

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Bergsonist is a musician originally from Morocco based in NYC. Genre-free sonic explorations with occasional conversations/guest mixes featuring inspiring artists.

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This episode debuts my new album ASL أصل ⴰⵙⵍ  and includes an excerpt from my project presentation at Roulette Intermedium in NYC this past September. Enjoy a 25% discount with the code "Bendir" (valid through Nov 30). bergsonist.bandcamp.com"_ 
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Recorded live at Dark Entries Records on December 7th, 2025
Celebrating our record shop’s 3 year anniversary 🎉

Selwa Abd, professionally known as Bergsonist, is a Moroccan-born, New York City–based interdisciplinary artist, composer, and design researcher specializing in time-based media, performance, and sound art. Her multimedia practice reconfigures evolving archives of field recordings, live video, and electronic sounds into immersive, intuitive environments. Informed by Deleuze’s interpretation of Bergson, Abd uses intuition to explore complex questions of post-colonial identity, techno-futurism and the psychological effects of virtuality on contemporary societiy.

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Recorded live at Dark Entries Records on December 7th, 2025
Celebrating our record shop’s 3 year anniversary 🎉

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A preoccupation with de- and re-contextualized music and production equipment motivates his approach to audio, video, and lighting systems. This deconstruction of mechanism led him into DIY electronics early on, and he continues to build and modify much of his gear. 


G. ZIFCAK at Dark Entries Records 12-7-25

Dark Entries reissues archival and contemporary gems that prove to be crucial to our modern idea of bodily music that exists out of time. Electro, italo, cold wave, new beat, house, techno from a one-of-a-kind digger who visits dusty basements to rescue lost tapes. 
Find the full tracklist and related episodes on NTS: https://www.nts.live/shows/dark-entries-record/episodes/dark-entries-record-11th-december-2025

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