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hoodie-core /ˈhʊd.i kɔːr/ (noun) Feel deeply. Fight gently. Love wildly. 🖤🔥🖤 Field notes written for tender rebels by @phasenmensch_official

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My personal playlist for this weekend in the woods: „The Cursed Forest Tapes“

Half-dream and half-nightmare nostalgia for cabins, dusk, and the things lurking between trees.

Music that is haunted but sometimes also a little tender.

Probably like some old tape you’d find in a cabin drawer next to dead batteries and a Polaroid of people who absolutely should have left the woods before sunset.

Folk fragments, moss-covered drones, distant bells and damaged lullabies that know the trees are listening.

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Abstract works in permanent ink (manual digital layering and color-grading) I did recently while listening to Emptyset.

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Drawings by me and photo by „Downright Nonsense“

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„Can we feel scared and yet still stay kind?“ - A small collection of tracks I've been listening to lately. Some familiar and beloved names and some new discoveries (in no strict order) to get lost in. Sounds for quiet rooms, heavy thoughts and strange comfort. (Background made from permanent ink and some manual digital retouching).

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„finding a blanket in the uncanny“ (permanent ink on drawing paper and some digital layering and color correction)

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RIP Dawid Kowalski, 1986-2026.RIP Dawid Kowalski (1986-2026), known to many as Purgist. I say this without hesitation or hyperbole, but Dawid was the greatest noise artist Ive ever heard. My own work as Uboa was profoundly and deeply inspired by him - his production, use of ambient and cut-ups - and of course the use of noise to express emotion. I considered him my sensei - and listening to his work I still am in awe of what he did. Even listening now, I am still learning from him. I was also honoured to call him a friend. Sadly, despite knowing each other for around a decade, we never had to opportunity to perform together being on opposite sides of the world. I was looking forward to the day we would finally share the stage. He was a frequent collaborator - he mastered Hook Echo and The Sky May Be - and did an incredible job at it. We had collaborated on a song - which he never survived to release. The collage in pictures above by me was for his upcoming record. Whenever I doubted myself, I would send him tracks and he’d shake me out of my self-sabotaging and imposter syndrome tendencies and encourage me to put my music out there. I sent him the origin of my depression just before release, unsure of its quality and I was considering shelving or even deleting the record. He single-handedly convinced me to put it out there. Without Purgist, there would be no Uboa. It’s simple as that. His music - from Sleep Sessions to Purgist - is the apex of atmospheric noise. I recommend “heartsink” and “secret habit”. He was always humble about it, but it deserves a far greater audience. I understand how depression creates self-doubt, but he never should have doubted his brilliance. Please, listen to his work if you are fan of mine. He was a titan of the noise scene. We will never have another Dawid. I’ll miss our long chats and us encouraging each other to be better at making horrid noises. I feel alone without his encouragement. I wish only warmth and kindness on his partner, Justyna, who also designed some of his incredible cover art. See you in the next world, Dawid. Maybe we’ll finally do that gig together in the hereafter. I’m proud of you, and I’ll miss you. -reposted from IG-

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Got into working with permanent ink recently and love it.

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„Ghosts in oversized hoodies surviving the day on three hours of sleep and full hearts.” Drawn by me with permanent ink. No AI was used in creating this because prompting is not art!

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Reworked some old drafts today. Same ghosts different language.

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You cannot kill us in a way that matters

Just finished this new piece which I've been working on the last few months to... well, process things.

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This was born out of anger, defiance, and fighting the feeling of being powerless.

Feel deeply. Love wildly. Keep pushing back.

Design and text by hoodie-core.

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As the exhibition comes to an end, I want to say thank you to everyone who showed up and made this so special. Your positive feedback meant a lot and I am still very happy I found the courage to just do this.

There are a few high-quality A5 prints left over. I’m happy to sign them and pass them on for a small donation plus shipping.

I’ll also include a set with the next ten orders of the physical copy of „Love Songs“. So if you’re interested just get in touch or order a tape through Bandcamp.

Feel deeply. Fight gently. Love wildly. 🖤