xin "To Shock The Sky And Shake The Earth (SUB025)
Vinyl & digital: https://xxxiiinnn.bandcamp.com/album/to-shock-the-sky-and-shake-the-earth

To Shock the Sky and Shake the Earth is a process of searching. It sees the Berlin-based artist navigating spaces between conventions, cultures, pressures and sounds. This informs their decision to release the EP through Resonate and a handful of independent platforms.

On this decision, xin says:

“I don’t believe that there should be one way to do anything, or in convention for convention’s sake. I’ve been thinking a lot about the ethics of making and releasing music, and trying to find less harmful ways of being in the world.”

This statement points towards growing dissatisfaction around independent music’s reliance on corporate monoliths, from Facebook to Spotify. xin's decision is made as one gesture in a much broader, quickly-evolving discourse.

xin’s particular approach is also evident in their production, which lacks consistent genre signifiers for listeners to grab ahold of. Tracks such as ‘Black Light Blind Fire’ and ‘Sucker’ lean on dance music’s lexicon, while ‘Aedes Splatter’ is comprised of shudders, sputters and hums. 'To Shock the Sky and Shake the Earth' is an unusual synthesis of varied sounds.

http://subtextrecordings.net/

https://xxxiiinnn.bandcamp.com/album/to-shock-the-sky-and-shake-the-earth

Aedes Splatter

Vinyl & digital

xin - Aedes Splatter

tell.mithril@gmail.com

she/her

@hurtfreenetwork

Past Shows:
2021
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10/31: Samhain II w/ Pagan B, Amalina, Freeman 713, Spacemaster
10/30: Frutas.la w/ Flapjack, Baseck, Theywept ex dee, 
10/22: Raccoon City w/ Casper McFadden, Manapool, Gartex, DJ Girl
09/25: 𝘽𝘼𝙎𝙎-𝘽𝙊𝙊𝙎𝙏𝙀𝘿) 𝙀𝙋𝙄𝘾 𝙁𝙐𝙍𝙍𝙔 𝙉𝙓𝘾 𝙉𝙄𝙂𝙃𝙏𝘾𝙊𝙍𝙀 𝘼𝙈𝙑 𝙍𝘼𝙑𝙀 𝘽𝙀𝙎𝙏 𝙌𝙐𝘼𝙇𝙄𝙏𝙔 𝙈𝙐𝙎𝙄𝘾 [240𝙥].𝙢𝙥4
09/11: Portal
07/30 Metamorphocide w/ Umenos, Baseck, Aura T-09, Lag Switch
06/24 Cave Rave in LA
2020
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02/29 Crash and Burn w/ ACEMOMA, Aiden
02/15 Mental Asylum w/ Sinister Hypnosis, Kilbourne
02/07 Paracosm w/ Dj Clone, Motherlurk, b2b with DaniRev as AT Field
02/07 No Bra No Panties w/ Mothercell, Moong!rl
02/02 EYE2EYE b2b w/ DaniRev as AT Field

01/24 Plurgatory b2b w/ Qualiatik 
01/22 Loveless w/ Antpuke, Sxylk, Gooddroid
01/16 HURT-FREE NETWORK X w/ 99JAKES SWAN MEAT CHIBISPEEDPAINT
01/12 Paracosm
12/31 Melting Point NYE
12/28 Deathbysheep Holiday Party b2b with DaniRev as AT Field
12/14 Club Cringe 444 Forever w/ DJ Swisha, Abby, Tendryl
11/23 Club Cringe at 444
11/22 DOOM LAN Party at Babycastles
11/13 Xtended Release B2B with GIA
11/02 Melting Point: Shawn o Sullivan, Total Freedom
11/02 Fatal Error: Maedon, GIA, Octonomy
10/04 SStcky T-09: Kilbourne, Limewax, Fiend, Aura T-09,  Schedule-i
06/27 REN G PRESENTS: Jane Angmar, Chicken, Tendryl
06/23 MELTING POINT PROTEST RAVE b2b with GIA
06/22 HACK THE PLANET w/ Kush Jones, MoMa Ready, Acemo
06/07 JACK DEPT. w/ Projekt Gestalten
05/24 MELTING POINT w/ Total Freedom, Julien Andreas
05/20 POWER PLAY b2b with Dani Rev
03/20 HEALTH CENTER b2b with Dani Rev
03/10 QUALIATIK RESIDENCY b2b with Dani Rev
01/29 NEW WORLD DYSORDER w/ GIA and Cali Rose
01/25 I HATE MODELS, REGIS, UNDER BLACK HELMET @ Elsewhere
12/08 MELTING POINT w/ Zakmatic, Deli Girls, KILBOURNE X SKYSHAKER

Subtext Recordings is a Bristol founded / Berlin based label curated by James Ginzburg.