The devil may seem robust, but only when he’s full of piss, his puffed chest is innocuous
The same drain sees his broken floss, as it does the blood and profit loss
He’s always said that the big boss bore the lighter cross
And that he’s just his piece of meat, and at least doing wrong by him is the harder feat
You’ve no control, it just pays to pay the toll, rather than to obstruct
You’ve no control, it just helps to put your keys in the bowl, before you get fucked

He’ll roll you like a wheel that’s come right off the steel
And he’s going to make anything in his path his next meal
And he’s gonna make the innocent in his path roadkill
You don’t confuse a heart for Achilles’ heel

And your memory fades but so do the bars that it brings with it, though its selection is iniquitous
You’ve been wading through the shit as if you gave it quit
But it too takes will to submit

What’s delayed if what’s late wasn’t to arrive at all?
And a name can’t echo the halls if you put holes in the walls
Yeah, you make them small and try for new things to recall

devil-may-care

For our 7th Mix we're proud to present a mix from Kenji, whose heartfelt sound collages have been appearing Sex Magazine for many years. 

Who are you?

Kenji! I am the former owner of Wasabi Tapes. I have made music under several names, the most famous being DJWWWW. All of those are no longer active.

What does the name “supernaturals of touch” mean?

Sorry for using quirky language! (Laughs) The correct way to separate the two is "supernal soft touch". I started this magazine and label when I was suffering from severe depression, and at the time I was looking for healing textures. That's when I came up with this term.

Why did you decide to mix covers? 

There is a subgenre of J-POP called "Setsuna-kei." I don't think these are very well known outside of Japan yet, but they are very commercial and cheesy sounding r&b with themes of love and affection. The lyrics are also often clichéd, like something a child would write, but to me I found them very pure. They don't really go off on too many tangents. I felt that was the attitude I needed, so I decided to sample and cover their songs.

How would you describe your musical style? Who are your influences?

Elysian Crampton is my absolute idol. I think she deserves too much praise. Her amazing songs have set the direction of the scene for the last decade. I've been pouring over a huge amount of sample sources and making collage music since around 2015, so I think this mixtape is the result of incorporating their essence into my style. That and the fact that I've started putting vocals on the songs is a big part of it.

Are there any songs that didn't make it into the mix that you've been into lately?

regardless of the setsuna-kei, these are the songs I've listened to most often this year:
uku kasai - white cube
t-pain - can't believe it (instrumental)
m-flo loves melody. & ryohei - miss you
ふんわりちゃん - sea
tek lintowe all songs

Last q: is there a tracklist?

yoshitaka hikawa - icarus
kenji - short mix ‘b’
kenji - orb
kenji - e
kenji - nai!
kenji - short mix ‘tokyo style’
堀池ゆめぁ - 約束
brother sun, sister moon - ghosts of barry mill
kenji - suburbs
kenji - motive
kenji - demo1
kenji - demo2
kenji - hakuchumu
kenji - zettai kanojo
kenji - newdays
kenji - akashingou
kenji - unravel
kenji - kiminosubeteni
kenji - chiikoi
kenji - hanasanaideyo
kenji - aenakutemo
kenji - 天使の影 - 001
kenji - sinking sea
kenji - shogo hamada
kenji - sad
kenji - still remember love
kenji - stay gold
kenji - angel 4 lounge 5

Sex Mix 007: Kenji

made w/ @d_viance May 2021 during the initial recordings of The Infinite Spine

33 & Golden (original version)

Dawn DX — 'Bezel'

Nineteen-Ninety-Now!

Heaven's Night (1993)

Rock Dream

Nothing Special

battlecry

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We discuss the shocking attempt on Jeffrey Epstein's life and scrutinize the players in the Epstein Extended Universe via the Little Black Book.

Kevin Spacey -- Let Me Be Frank: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZveA-NAIDI

What Do I Look Like, A Dumbass?

Sachi