Heya,

^^went for a walk and found this...incident(?) on the ground over the week—I donno, it's kind of like a wtf mise-en-scene 🤷‍♂️

Tabling the tableau, this week in life has brought a number of notable odds and ends, even through winter's tenacious lingering slumber.

Here's a rundown from the past seven sun-moon cycles:

📝New Blog Post(s):

Have you heard this quote before? It drives me insane! So much so, I was compelled into writing a bulleted buzzfeed-esque breakdown about the damn thing on my blog. YOU'D BE SUPRISED BY #3.

Halfway to Home EP (2026 Mixes) is out now on all platforms! This brings together all my singles from 2020-2023, recently remastered to be released in one cohesive EP-length retrospect. I wrote an article that elaborates on what it was like to revisit these tracks and take them through the process of mastering. If that calls your curiosity, jump in with the full post below:

➰Livestreams:

Updates on the livestream journey:

• 🎞️tads on poles, featuring Head Winds (1925) aired 04-25-26. Audio prints here.
• 🕹️Jam sessions are timestamped in the progress bar and description.
• 🧺MEGA-PLAYLIST
• Dare I say, as yet, this VOD is some of the best work I've put out under fotoplayer. Hard to think it's been almost a year of bitchin' streaming sessions.

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Alex Sitze performed unplugged at Linneman's Acoustic Open Stage on Wednesday!

• The set was short (~34min). Track list went "hapless romantics," "Anny," "Ghosts Are All Gone," and "Desolate Consolation."
• They recorded the set in house, so I may have some videos to upload in the near future.
• The other performers who went before me sounded great!
• Thanks Da for coming through to watch and taking video.

↻/Now:

Stuff I've been watching/reading/listening to/doing lately and other news to your ears. Visit the /now page for real-time updating micro-activity!

• 📺nothin. should I watch Euphoria SE3?
• 📖The Atlantic. Still on the March issue.
• 🎙️Pods: Galaxy Brain episode on clip culture.
• 🎵 This is Lorelei: Box for Buddy, Box for Star (Super Deluxe), Sam Gendel & Sam Wilkes: UNRELATED. Been sending to Sams..
• 👀Relatedly, looking forward to seeing MJ + Wax @Riverside on Tuesday.
• Lots of good music to be excited about this year: Boards of Canada, Modest Mouse, Beck, Strokes, to name a few
• Digging through personal archives.
• Awaiting the public release of Subvert.fm. Might have a post out about that soon.
• In the very early songwriting stages for a new single, stay tuned!

Until the next cycle,

and so on ➿

~Alex