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EPISODE I: THE HUNCHED BACK MENACE

 
Welcome to Old BasedWorld
Hurried crowds, sparse synths and ringing cathedral bells in the streets of Old BasedWorld set the scene for our journey. High above the town in the Old BasedWorld Cathedral, a young man with a hunched back dreams of a brighter tomorrow.
 
Staring Out My Window
“The only way you could really feel this pain is from the BasedGod” – From this opening line along with the somber instrumental accompanying it Lil B makes it clear that this project will be different from the hyphy material he’d been releasing since Black Ken. The BasedGod’s stirring musical backdrop allows Brandon to reminisce on the times he spent as a troubled youth staring out the windows of Old BasedWorld’s Cathedral (as pictured on the album cover), dreaming of a normal life with the rest of the citizens across the bridge in San Francisco New BasedWorld.
 
The Many Sides of a Genius
Using a compilation of voicemails taken directly from Old BasedWorld’s only working phone, Lil B uses these messages to convey his own message. The people leaving these voicemails were clearly important people in Brandon’s life and, one could say, are some of the “sides of genius” that helped him develop into the man he is today. It continues the album’s narrative of a brilliant soul whose talent and ambition are unnoticed by the outside world, with only those who are closest to him recognizing the genius within.
 
Ain’t Gon Pick Up
One of the people leaving a voicemail on “The Many Sides of a Genius” mentioned how Lil B never picks up his phone, so it’s only appropriate that the next song has B discussing why he chooses not to answer the phone in Old BasedWorld’s Cathedral. It also ties back in to the theme of unrecognized talent, with Brandon stating in the chorus “I ain’t gon pick up, nobody gives a fuck so I don’t give a fuck”. References to stomach pains and Crohn’s disease further highlight how B is feeling “sick to [his] stomach” of being disrespected: by the end of the song, the listener fully understands why Lil B wouldn’t be interested in picking up his phone.
 
Hunchback of BasedGod
One of the album’s great conceptual triumphs. Lil B states from the jump that this song is meant to be a set of instructions for the Hunchback of BasedGod for his eventual descent from his perch back into the town of Old BasedWorld and beyond. It’s still unclear whether or not Lil B himself is the Hunchback, the BasedGod, the Hunchback of BasedGod, or none of the above: the abstractness allows the listener to form their own perceptions and create their own story. Again, there’s a continuation of themes from the previous songs, with further references to stomach pains and issues of self-worth and meaninglessness coming from Lil B: with so much pain in this world, is it even worth it for the Hunchback to enter society? By the end of the song, Brandon affirms that it is, stating, “Do it and don’t just watch/ Step in the game and have fun/ We all townspeople, we one/”. As such, the Hunchback leaves the cathedral, passing through the cobblestone streets of Old BasedWorld while hushed onlookers stare silently, as he ventures out towards New BasedWorld.
 
Berkeley San Francisco Its the BasedGod
This song is delivered from the perspective of the Hunchback, as revealed in the first line of the first verse: “I got the hunched back from all the depression”. Themes of struggle from the previous tracks reemerge, but you get the sense that the Hunchback is beginning to build up his self-esteem, boasting how he refuses to conform to the looks and expectations of the other townsfolk. He also seems to have gotten past the lack of recognition that was hindering him on “The Many Sides of a Genius” and “Ain’t Gon Pick Up”, as he proudly exclaims, “Who cares if I’m famous?” This gives the Hunchback the confidence to finally travel across the bridge he so often observed from his cathedral window. The townspeople are stunned: the Golden Gate BasedWorld Bridge had been badly damaged and decayed for decades, with no one daring to cross in the fears that it would collapse. But the Hunchback’s persistence leads him to make it across unscathed.
 
Outer Mission Music
With his feet firmly set in New BasedWorld, the Hunchback visits the colony of Outer Mission, a tight-knit community of New BasedWorld inhabitants who are unsure of how to react to their visitor. Lil B spends much of this track describing his interactions with the colony’s locals, which include Justin Timberlake, Alex Rodriguez, and Lionel Messi as tribe members. He also manages to make the situation surrounding the identities of his disparate personalities even more confusing, stating, “Lil B, I’ve seen him in public/ Is that the Hunchback of BasedGod, or is that the BasedGod? It’s BasedGod/” Will we ever know the difference?
 
Wake Up Get High Go Back to Sleep
In spite of a renewed sense of confidence brought upon by his decision to leave his old life behind, not all is perfect in the Hunchback’s mind. On this joint (pun intended) he harkens back to his days in the cathedral, where he would spend his mornings smoking heavy doses of marijuana in order to numb the pain of his seclusion, often to the point of losing consciousness. It’s also worth noting that the only weed that grows naturally in Old BasedWorld is mids, so the Hunchback would need to smoke a significant amount to achieve the desired effect.
 
Video Game That I Still Play
The irony in the title of this song is that the “video game” the BasedGod is referencing here is in fact a metaphor for his own life’s journey. As he so aptly states during the chorus: “My life is like a video game/ It’s been so weird, but I still play”. The fact of the matter is, Lil B could have chosen to rage quit this game of life long ago, but his perseverance has brought him to a new place of inner peace within the confines of New BasedWorld, even if the townsfolk are still unsure of how to respond to their new neighbor.
 
I Rather Die Then Go Home
At the end of the previous song, the Hunchback makes reference to an incident where he visited the Café Au Coquelet, a boutique restaurant in New BasedWorld. Upon his arrival, he received a similar reaction to those he used to receive in his homeland: “I go to restaurants, people stop smiling”. While some of the townspeople have begun to appreciate his presence, many of the other New BasedWorld residents still recognize his outsider status and continue to shun him as a result. This song is B’s response, with a firm affirmation that he would rather die than have to go back to the life of isolation he led in the Old BasedWorld Cathedral, where he wasn’t really living life to begin with. That said, the song’s mistitling of based comrade The-Dream’s original line of “I’d rather die than go home” as “I rather die then go home” leaves the Hunchback’s true intentions up for interpretation.
 
Crying in the Club
After finishing a five-course meal at the boutique, B ventures out to the party district of New BasedWorld, where he surprisingly gets admitted to one of the most exclusive night clubs in the land. As he observes the scene, the crushing reality of the differences between himself and the other clubgoers becomes apparent. A single tear is shed, followed by another, and another, until the BasedGod is in a state of full-blown emotional distress. In spite of his condition, he makes it known that he isn’t ashamed of wearing his heart on his sleeve, openly admitting in the chorus: “I don’t really care if I hurt myself, I don’t really care who sees”. This unyielding display of raw emotion brings the music and dancing to a halt. All eyes are now fixated on the strange being with the tear-stained T-shirt and the disfigured spine. He lets out a desperate plea: “I just want a hug…” To the surprise of the Hunchback, the residents of New BasedWorld collectively embrace him, looking past his outer deformities to recognize the beautiful soul that exists within. Historians would later acknowledge this moment as the primary catalyst for the BasedWorld Revolution™.
 
 

EPISODE II: THE COLD WARS

 
Voyage to Berkeley California
Meanwhile, down in the town of Old BasedWorld, the townsfolk slept restlessly, their dreams invaded by shadowy fake based figures digging away at their souls. Every day, people would wake and stare at the Old BasedWorld Cathedral. Why was the Hunchback not ringing the bells that had kept the evil spirits of the fake based realm out of their lives? It was then they realized that the Hunchback had crossed the sacred bridge and ventured to New BasedWorld. Frantic to reconcile with the gatekeeper they had long taken for granted, a group of the townspeople decide to bravely seek out the BasedGod in the hopes that he will return. However, they recognize that crossing the BasedWorld Bridge is something no mortal man is capable of doing and living to tell the tale. Using a secret map rumored to have been drawn up by Captain 66 himself, a group of citizens board a modest ship to cross the San Francisco BasedWorld Bay on a warm summer’s eve. Will they survive? Only time will tell.
 
Across the Sea
And here, ladies and gentlemen, we are presented with the greatest plot twist this side of the Fingerpoke of Doom: It turns out Lil B is not actually the Hunchback and/or the BasedGod after all.
 
Perhaps we should have known all along...
 
Indeed, unbeknownst to the townspeople (who themselves had just assumed all three entities were combined as one person), Lil B has remained in BasedWorld all along in disguise. About halfway into their journey across the Bay, Lil B’s resentment towards his shipmates and their longing for the Hunchback’s return gets the best of him, and the violent persona exhibited on tracks like “Murder Rate” and “Domestic Violence Case” overtakes Lil B’s natural pacifist tendencies. In a fit of rage, he attacks them, “knocking them off the boat” into the shark-infested waters and keeping all of the remaining LifeVests to himself. B himself recognizes the consequences of his actions, ending the song by saying, “This darkness… It’s scary.” Nonetheless, he refuses to be stopped in his mission to visit New BasedWorld and confront the Hunchback all on his own.
 
Where Is the Potion
Having arrived on the shores of New BasedWorld, Lil B ventures into town. Knowing that the only way to find the elusive Hunchback is through the townspeople who may have caught a glimpse of him, he travels to the aforementioned nightclub, with floors still drenched in the BasedGod’s tears from earlier, asking, “Where is the potion?” The response he’s given comes in the form of several bottles of liquor, which quickly dispel any notions of anxiety or self-doubt that may have stopped Lil B from completing his mission. A few of the club’s premium members willingly show him the spots around town where they had spotted the Hunchback, but any further clues of his whereabouts are hard to come by. Before they know it, they find themselves at one of the many riverbanks in New BasedWorld, where a celebration of the BasedGod’s glory is in full swing.
 
Riverdance
This instrumental is what Lil B and the clubgoers heard as they made their way to the bank of the river. Speaking with more of the natives, Lil B learns more of the Hunchback’s travels and experiences in New BasedWorld and begins to put the pieces together in his mind for where the BasedGod may be headed next.
 
Wolves and Snakes
As Lil B continues to plot his course, the BasedGod, who has just finished eating a salad on his way to the colony of Chaddick, senses a disturbance in the Based Force, feeling as though him and his hunched back may be in grave danger. He ponders on the wolves and the snakes that he was forced to deal with in his past life and reflects on the growth he’s experienced since leaving the dreaded, darkened halls of the Cathedral. In spite of this, he can’t help but shake the feeling that, like in the proverbial rear-view mirror, one of these wolves and/or snakes may be closer than they appear…
 
Meeting on UC Berkeley Campus Today
Undeterred, the Hunchback makes his way to UC Berkeley, New BasedWorld’s sole institution of higher learning. After giving a spirited 90 minute lecture on the power of positivity (modeled after previous lectures at such high class institutions as NYU,Carnegie Mellon and Princeton), the BasedGod is greeted by a mass of adoring students at the university. The male students beg for the BasedGod to fuck their bitches, and said bitches are more than willing to oblige. In a grand spectacle, the Hunchback has consensual sex with all 1,000 of the college’s female attendees while this instrumental blares out of speakers across the campus, being awarded with a trophy as a result of his success.
 
Artistic or Autistic
Elsewhere in New BasedWorld, Lil B attempts to strategize his next move. However, planning the escapade is made difficult thanks to B’s second most potent Internet distraction after his Twitter feed: Reddit. Going through a series of faked based comments on the hiphopheads subreddit, Lil B is particularly struck by a comment suggesting that he may in fact be suffering from the neurological disorder autism. The assertion is an eye-opening moment for him: after all, the elevated levels of lead found in Old BasedWorld’s drinking water had been a concern amongst the town’s scientists for years, and his own behaviors and thought patterns seemed to align relatively well with the common symptoms of the condition. After a brief moment of solemnity, Lil B realizes that his immaculate catalog of music has been made possible because of who he is, and if he is autistic, it is an essential component of his artistic output. This song is the result of this revelation.
 
Free 03
Our story continues as the BasedGod chooses to use his newfound fame and glory to give back to the New BasedWorld community. He begins volunteering at the New BasedWorld Penitentiary, espousing his worldview and giving advice to the inmates on how to make positive contributions to society after they have served their time. One particular inmate catches his eye: a fellow hip hop artist named 03 Greedo, who was arrested a few years earlier in a drug trafficking scheme. The Hunchback’s conversations with the young man have a profound impact on him, and in the weeks and months to come, Greedo becomes the model prisoner for other inmates to aspire to be, with intentions of joining the ministry upon his release. The BasedGod, proud of what he was able to accomplish, promises to dedicate a song on his new 50 song mixtape to Greedo.
 
Rhode Island
Rhode Island, officially the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area, the seventh least populous, but is also the second most densely populated. Rhode Island is bordered by Connecticut to the west, Massachusetts to the north and east, and the Atlantic Ocean to the south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Island Sound. It also shares a small maritime border with New York. Providence is the state capital and most populous city in Rhode Island.
 
As Rhode Island is located on the opposite side of the continent from Old and New BasedWorld, it has nothing to do with this story other than this brief mention of its existence.
 
I’m Depressed Again
While the Hunchback is continuing to make great strides in improving the lives of the people in New BasedWorld, he continues to be fazed by an ever-growing sense of something troubling being on the horizon. A dark evil is emerging that he cannot foresee, and he worries that by the time he learns what this evil may be, it will be too late. This sends the BasedGod back into a spiraling depression, one not felt since the last day he had spent alone in the cathedral. He warns his closest confidants of the impending doom, saying, “Real talk… Feel it through your heart. Feel it through the spirit. You can feel it through the dark, cold as ever.”
 
Café Au Coquelet
At the same time as the Hunchback is experiencing this sense of dread, Lil B has made his way to Café Au Coquelet, one of the first spots in New BasedWorld that was graced by the power and the glory of the BasedGod. Lil B immediately detects the Hunchback’s prior presence in the vicinity: all of the restaurant’s guests are acting unusually positive and based towards one another, and the only dish that anyone has ordered over the past week has been the clams casino. Lil B also recognizes that the music playing in the background of the restaurant (the instrumental that is this song) was created by the BasedGod. Enraged, he stands up on the restaurant tables and begins to lambast the townsfolk for having fallen for the lies and deceit of a false prophet. He dictates a new philosophy, beginning by disposing of the food everybody has already ordered and teaching them how to cook for themselves. Before long, the entire restaurant is cooking to “Like a Martian”. A growing sect of New BasedWorld begins to emerge in objection to the Hunchback’s teachings, with Lil B and the swag movement as their new leader.
 
Downtown Berkeley Protest
Back in the colony of Berkeley, the BasedGod is gathering his followers together for a celebration of optimism and goodwill unto others. His new instrumental track plays as the Hunchback’s followers enjoy the festivities. It is at this moment that the BasedGod feels a searing pain encompass his entire being, and he recognizes that this is the moment he has been fearing for the past few weeks: the evil has arrived. A mass of residents from the other New BasedWorld colonies have descended upon the party with torches and handguns. Dressed in pink shirts, tiny pants and Vans sneakers, they march to the center of the crowd in unison, yelling nonsensical phrases such as “Figaro!” and “Martha Stewart!” as the frightened followers of the Hunchback look on. At the front of the mob is the leader, the enigmatic Lil B. He flashes a slight smile at the BasedGod, who stares directly back into the eyes of his former student. As the crowd of pretty residents begin to hurl insults and grievances towards the based residents, Lil B raises one hand, and the noise stops. Then, he begins to walk away. B’s worshipers follow him out of the city square in silent unison. Many of the Hunchback’s flock wonder if this is the end of the madness. However, the BasedGod knows deep down inside that this is just the beginning.
 
 

EPISODE III: REVENGE OF THE BITCH

 
Bring the BasedGod and Lil B Gifts
This is a Cold War, and we know what each side is fighting for. The New BasedWorld citizens have been divided into an even split, with half of the townsfolk (now calling themselves the “Task Force”) following the ways of the Hunchback and the other half (now calling themselves the “Bitch Mob”) committing themselves to the teachings of Lil B. In a frantic attempt to prove the superiority of one leader over the other, the townspeople begin to bestow luxurious gifts and rewards upon their idols in an attempt to make one appear more grandiose than the other. Lil B relishes in his newfound fame, gladly accepting a plethora of PlayStation 2 and Xbox 360 games from his fans, along with a fully registered copy of FL Studio to allow him to produce beats on the same level as the BasedGod. Meanwhile, on the other side of the village, the Hunchback seems uncomfortable embracing his new role as a worshipped deity. Having become accustomed to people ignoring him or being flat-out disgusted by his appearance, the adjustment to now becoming the leader of thousands of men is one that is not made easily.
 
Body Shaming
The opposing sides of New BasedWorld’s population quickly transition from honoring their respective leaders to creating smear campaigns against the opposition. One of the Bitch Mob’s most talented computer hackers manages to secure nude photographs of the Hunchback and distribute them online, highlighting the embarrassing weight gain that the BasedGod has endured over the past 5 years. The Hunchback is at first distraught upon hearing the news: “Why are they body shaming me? Why would they say all these mean things?” It is only when the BasedGod taps into his creamy center, where all the gooey happy-lovin' goo sits that allows him to be the nicest, most compassionate person he’s ever been, that he’s able to let the world know that he will not fall down so easy. He releases this song on his MySpace as a rebuttal, saying, “There's no reason to bully people and make fun of folks”. The Task Force immediately lauds the song as the perfect response to the scandal, while the Bitch Mob lashes out at the lack of trap drums and celebrity-based adlibs.
 
Stopped Talkin’ But I Still Rap
“So self-conscious, you feel me?”: Despite the approval of his comrades, the BasedGod is unable to shake the ever-persistent sense of self-hatred that is being exacerbated by the actions of the Bitch Mob. He feels his mind regressing to a prior state of fear and insecurity akin to that of his days spent in isolation in the Cathedral. Deep inside, the Hunchback finds himself in the midst of an existential crisis: how can one speak on the benefits of positivity and self-love when one does not truly love thyself? What would the consequences be of allowing this negativity to manifest itself in real time? Surely, an admission of hopelessness would spell defeat for the Task Force, allowing Lil B and his army of pretty townsfolk to rule the land for all eternity. But it would also be hypocritical for the BasedGod to continue to preach the Gospel of Based when his mind is not in a based state of being. In a move that would prove to be one of the most shocking of the Cold War, the Hunchback gathers his followers in the town square to announce that he will be taking an oath of silence until peace can be found between the two factions of New BasedWorld, capping off his decree with the debut of his ‘final’ song, “Stopped Talkin’ But I Still Rap”. The crowd gasps and devolves into hysteria, with thousands pleading for the Hunchback to reconsider, rightly worried over what would become of the based movement without the voice of its sole originator. But the BasedGod is persistent. He silently walks through the crowd, hugging each of his based brethren (and consensually face-fucking some of the females) before departing, possibly for good. Some time after midnight, he successfully crosses the Based Bridge and returns to Old BasedWorld, making his way back to the Cathedral without a single soul noticing his presence. He travels to the deepest, darkest depths of the Cathedral’s caverns, located miles beneath the Earth’s surface, where he begins an indefinite period of contemplation and meditation. This sequence of events would prove to be a milestone of the BasedWorld Revolution™, and would be forever immortalized in the cover art for the Where Did the Sun Go? mixtape.
 
Intermission
It was a bad time for both Old and New BasedWorld. The Hunchback just stayed inside his Cathedral and he never came out. People said his brain was infected by fake based devils. The Task Force hurt the most of all: without their leader, they crumbled and succumbed to the will of the Bitch Mob. Lil B’s tyrannical rise to power was all but complete. In the months that followed, he would expand his territorial control, conquering the villages of Albany and East Oakland and even sending troops to claim regions of land as far away as Hawaii and Nepal.
 
Nearly a full year after the disappearance of the BasedGod, Lil B’s armies waged war on Old BasedWorld. The BasedWorld Bridge was destroyed, leaving Lil B and his followers (who controlled the naval fleets) as the only ones who had access to both sides of the territory. After taking most of its citizens hostage and establishing a new structure of government with Lil B at the helm, the Bitch Mob began to formulate its Ultimate Bitch Plan to capture the Hunchback. One night, they rushed the Old BasedWorld Cathedral, setting it ablaze and burning the once-iconic structure to the ground in the hopes of finding the charred body of the BasedGod buried underneath the rubble. When they failed to retrieve the body, the contingent of pretty boys and girls was ordered by Lil B to venture underground, as an ancient prophecy had foretold the Hunchback’s journey to the center of the Earth. Armed with assault rifles of all varieties, they began their descent into the depths of the caverns.
 
However, the deeper they traveled, the more they became disillusioned by their actions, and the actions of their once-beloved leader Lil B. They did not realize that the closer they got to the Hunchback, the more they were swayed by his righteousness and his way of being. Soon, they were no more than a few hundred yards from locating the BasedGod. It was at this moment that they had a great awakening, recognizing the error of their ways and freeing themselves from the spell that had been placed on them by Lil B. They abandoned their mission, instead choosing to return to the surface without the Hunchback. Lil B, furious at the group’s reluctance to complete their task, began to chastise his former followers, and prepared to issue one of his infamous curses upon them, one which would result in certain death. Having become completely overwhelmed with the guilt and the shame of their exploits as part of Lil B’s army (and also acknowledging the fact that none of them would ever win an NBA championship now without signing to Golden State), they instead turned the guns Lil B had given to them on themselves, committing mass suicide on top of the remains of the Old BasedWorld Cathedral. Thousands of Old BasedWorld onlookers stared in paralyzing shock as the sound of hundreds of guns discharged at once. What followed was several hours of silence, as Lil B, covered in the blood of his former troops, coldly stared at the mass of dead bodies, trying his best to process what had just taken place.
 
 

EPISODE IV: A NEW HO(PE)

 
The Waterfront West Berkeley at Night
Meanwhile, on the other side of the Bay, most of the former Task Force members still remaining in New BasedWorld have all but accepted their fates, purchasing clothing that is too tight for them to wear comfortably and listening to the government-approved “Cooking Music” playlist on a constant loop. A small contingent of Hunchback loyalists remain, holding private meetings in the basement of the Café Au Coquelet and listening to the “Based Music” playlist in shrouded secrecy. Upon learning that Lil B and a commission of his troops had left to invade Old BasedWorld, the few remaining Task Force members felt it was safe enough to worship the Hunchback out in the open one last time. As most of the Bitch Mob members who had crossed the BasedWorld Bay with Lil B had come from the village of West Berkeley, the BasedGod’s loyal comrades choose the village’s Waterfront area as the gathering place for the ceremony. Unbeknownst to any of the group’s members, the mass suicides in Old BasedWorld were taking place at the exact same time as the celebration in New BasedWorld was commencing. The Task Force members rejoice, harmoniously singing the BasedGod’s favorite songs of worship: “B.O.R. (Birth of Rap)”, “The Age of Information” and “No Black Person Is Ugly” are belted out towards the heavens. Suddenly, the youngest of the Task Force’s members (who goes by the name of u/insabnma) feels a twinge underneath his bare feet. He looks down at the ground and notices that he has stepped on a golden USB drive, encrusted with diamonds and embroidered with the word “BASED” in all caps. The curious group of based boys and girls procure a laptop and, upon plugging the drive in, are amazed to find a .zip folder of 13 unreleased instrumentals credited as being produced by the BasedGod. Even more amazingly, the first song is entitled “The Waterfront West Berkeley at Night”: the exact place and time of day that they are performing their ritual. The Task Force members ecstatically listen to the new music, with several being driven to the point of involuntary orgasm. Throughout the night, word spreads throughout New BasedWorld of the drive’s existence, and suddenly, the followers of the Hunchback have a renewed sense of hope.
 
Games of Berkeley and Magic Cards
The next evening, thousands of Task Force members, old and new, join together in the town square of Berkeley, the last place that the Hunchback was seen alive. A Task Force party has commenced, with various games being played and the Based Music playlist blasting from the colony’s speakers. As it is nearing midnight, the townspeople are each given a magic life card, rumored to be the same life cards that were discussed in the BasedGod’s legendary philosophical diatribe [“Life on Earth”](). At the stroke of 12, the second of the BasedGod’s 13 secret instrumentals is played, as the crowd enthusiastically chants “Thank You BasedGod” along to the beat. The expectation is that the Hunchback will hear their prayer and reemerge by the end of the song. However, this was not to be the case: the instrumental ends, with the BasedGod nowhere to be found. For a moment, the Task Force is disheartened, wondering if the signs pointing to a return of the Hunchback were too good to be true. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, a shooting star flies across the Berkeley sky, the brightest and most brilliant star that anyone in the colony has ever seen. It continues to arc across the northwestern skyline and appears to land in the village of Albany, a formerly based territory which has been overrun with members of the Bitch Mob. The Task Force is again filled with a renewed sense of hope at this discovery, as they courageously follow the signs that could lead them to the Hunchback’s holy ascension.
 
Walking Through Albany California
Upon arriving in Albany, the Task Force members notice a contingent of Bitch Mob members huddled around a large crater, approximately one mile in diameter. Evidently, this is where the shooting star had landed. One of the senior members of the tribe is examining the star, which, contrary to its once large and brilliant appearance, has been reduced to the size of a small rock. Several Bitch Mob members now make their way into the crater to examine the fallen star. Then, seemingly out of nowhere, the once-dead star explodes into thousands of pieces, each piece shooting out towards the heads of a Bitch Mob member (though some less fortunate members wind up getting hit in the balls). When the star touches each member, it instantly uploads the third of the BasedGod’s secret instrumentals directly into their cerebral cortex. The Bitch Mob members are at first displeased at the lack of poorly mixed 808s and rattling hi-hats, but soon after, they begin to comprehend and enjoy the BasedGod’s alternative production style. Once the song has finished, they have all been converted into full-fledged comrades of the Task Force. The Berkeley delegation of Task Force welcomes their new brothers and sisters into the fold, and the group marches on to spread the word of the Hunchback’s return to the other villages.
 
The Sound of Being Bullied
While this is all occurring in the BasedWorld territories, something else entirely is beginning to unfold in the far away kingdom of Detroit, Michigan. Teejay Witherspoon, the Bitch Mob’s certified rarest hacker, leans back in his chair and slyly grins. His successful exploitation of the BasedGod a year ago has proven to be a major turning point in the young man’s life. His notoriety has allowed him to start a rap career of his own, with several music videos on YouTube having gone viral throughout the past 12 months. His loyalty to the Bitch Mob has been unquestioned, and he has since been promoted to a senior position within the fold. As he clicks his way through a darkweb laundering scheme one evening, he leaves to take a shit and, upon returning to his computer, notices that a mysterious golden USB drive has been plugged into the laptop. Only one file exists on the drive: an audio file entitled “The Sound of Being Bullied.flac”. Teejay curiously loads the file into VLC, and the instant the song begins, he is assaulted with a rush of crushing despair and depression. The title of the song spoke for itself. Teejay is experiencing the totality of the Hunchback’s negative emotions that had been fueled by his prior actions, but even more intensely, and as the emotions begin to amplify, he next notices that his physical being is being affected as well. His body is shaking uncontrollably, his skin is beginning to peel, his eyes are popping out of his skull. After four minutes and seven seconds of agonizing torture, his entire being bursts into flames, unable to handle the power of the BasedGod’s wrath. The song ends.
 
No Longer Afraid of the Dark
It’s dark. The air is still. The ground is hot. Water drips from the ceiling. The Hunchback, in a deep state of reflection, hasn’t moved a muscle for over 12 months. His shriveled body has been starved of nourishment and exercise, but fortunately, his weight gain has had the positive effect of having enough fat stored to keep him alive. The amount of based energy needed to have maintained this state of being has aged the BasedGod considerably. He has been devoid of almost any sense of perception for at least a few months. A faint glow radiates from his being. He has concentrated his powers to what was thought to be an unattainable degree of positivity. Before his extended withdrawal from society, the negative side of the force was something that the Hunchback struggled to put out of mind. At the level of based he now encompasses, the light of positivity is too grand for the BasedGod to fail. He is no longer afraid of the dark. And that’s because the dark no longer exists. The cavern has been filled with his based radiance. And the Hunchback is almost ready to return and spread this radiance throughout the land.
 
Nepal Wants the BasedGod
All across BasedWorld, shooting star sightings have been abound, and thousands upon thousands of Bitch Mob members have been converted to Task Force faithful. Even beyond the traditional confines of BasedWorld, rare star sightings have also been seen in the Bitch Mob’s disparate properties. A star lands in the Bitch Mob’s Nepalian expansion territory. After having its people cleansed with the power of the BasedGod’s sixth secret instrumental track, Nepal adopts a new constitution which entails all of its citizens to embrace the Hunchback’s teachings of optimism and self-love.
 
Taxi Around Town
The streets of Old BasedWorld have been in dire need of repair ever since the Bitch Mob ransacked the colony, but that doesn’t stop Travis, one of the land’s only remaining horse-drawn taxi drivers, from making a buck. One evening, he picks up a mysterious hooded figure in one of the town’s more dangerous districts. The man enters the carriage, greeting the driver with two words: “Hello, Travis.” The driver says nothing. The horses begin their trek through the streets, passing by a row of burning buildings. Travis breaks his silence. “It’s lit,” he says. “The buildings, that is. There’s only a few Bitch Mob members left at this point but they always blow these things up.” The figure feels more comfortable speaking to the driver: “I hear you got the nomination”. It dawns on Travis that this person must be almost exactly one year behind the times: has he ever even heard of Cardi B? Regardless, he plays along. “Straight up. Won’t be long now.” The figure smiles, quipping, “Well, I hope you win.” He then proceeds to remove his hood. Travis looks back and momentarily gasps. His composure returns soon thereafter. Unsure of how to proceed, he attempts to continue the conversation. “I… I read about you in the papers… How are you?” Knowing he’s referring to the suicides, the figure replies, “Oh, it’s nothing new, I got over that.” They sit in silence for the remainder of the ride. Soon, the horses come upon their destination, the edge of the BasedWorld Bay. The figure gets out of the car. Turning to Travis, he asks, “How much was it?” Travis is nearly speechless. He lets out one final Auto-Tuned “So long………..LA FLAME!” and the horses gallop off.
 
Berkeley California Before Lil B
A massive cleaning project has commenced throughout Berkeley. The townspeople have nearly all been converted to followers of the BasedGod by this point, and in a unanimous vote, the colony’s leaders choose to rid Berkeley of any and all trace of Lil B and his formerly effective propaganda. Murals are whitewashed, statues are torn down, and portraits are removed from public spaces as the eighth of the BasedGod’s 13 secret instrumentals is played on a loop. The many books proclaiming Lil B’s omnipotence are collectively burned to ash in the town square. Even saying the name “Lil B” is punishable by fine of up to $30,000, equivalent to the amount of money Lil B had charged for features (in contrast to the Hunchback’s extremely generous $0.01 minimum fee for a verse). The townspeople are once again a tight-knit unit of based human beings living their best lives. It was just like Berkeley California before Lil B.

Room 1515: The Search for an Inception.
Let’s get one thing straight: I knew exactly what I was doing when I came to this hotel. I’d heard through the rumor mill of a place like this for months now. Any writer or respectable artist lacking as much inspiration as me would be searching for a place like this like a lost social security card. Needless to say, I sought this place out to the best of my ability. I chased rumor after rumor, scrounging up old newspaper clippings, and investigating ‘disallowed’ texts from libraries left and right. I needed some sort of basis for my next story, something I could hopefully spin into a book.
I have been an artistic and mental dry well for months on end. So naturally when the moment came where I finally discovered my target location, I threw my belongings into a bag and hit the road. How could I pass up a place with only rumors and unverified documents identifying it as actually real, right? Precisely, I knew what I was doing when I came here. I knew the risks in both regards, if it wasn’t real and the terrifying possibility that it is. However, it’s clear I am not the only guest to this establishment it seems? No, this place is crawling with social outcasts (like myself), men in, just as you imagine cheesy detective attire, what appear to be ‘regulars’, and the honest to god vacationers. The problem with that last group is that I can’t even remotely begin to fathom what the appeal for this place is outside of experiencing a lovecraftian tale in reality. Maybe I am the only one, but the state of the unoccupied floor 15 left me disappointed, if not surprised.
I ordered my room in a very cautious and deliberate manner, that meaning that I intentionally chose an isolated floor from the rest of my fellow patrons. The hallway leading to my room was nothing short of below expectations. The walls were an awkward beige color with the occasional dark spots, and the walls smelled of some kind of mold. The carpeting was clearly done in a hurry, and showed signs of age of the years, with torn seams and definitely not up to standard patch jobs. To me, the state of this place was peculiar considering the divided rumors of the hotel itself. There is obviously no correct answer here, but the locals seem to be positively spot on two schools of thought. Some argue that this hotel has only been here for a few days, which would really be alarming for the immense history and overall aged appearance of just this hallway.
Another group would say that this place has been a scourge on this land for generations, and that the origin is shrouded in uncertainty, simply it has been here for as long as they can remember. No matter the origin, nothing could have prepared me for the state of the room and for the fact that it was breathtaking. The overwhelming contrast from the hallway immediately became apparent by manor solely of the door to 1515 itself. The handle was encrusted with a fine golden material that formed a shape of a lion's head on the center of the lock. When I took my first step into the room, my nostrils were invaded by cleaning products, which matched the well kept appearance of the room itself.
The bed was tucked properly and layered with decorative pillows and the sheets were made of fine quality material fit for a king. Speaking of being fit for a king, parts of the interior were littered with paintings that oozed medieval and renaissance era style. The bathroom was neatly compact, stuffed with products and a grand bathtub. The mirror of the bathroom spoke to me the most however, it was pieced together in a gorgeous and regal manor. An outline of bright silver and emerald withheld the mirror which was spacious enough to cover my whole body. It felt like I was almost looking at myself in HD, like somehow my tattered old jacket, painfully overgrown hair, and overall battered appearance wasn’t actually the subject of stares. In a way, it was almost as if someone had just put graphic shaders on reality; the light your pc on fire variety. So much as the presence of the mirror was almost haunting, as if it should be accompanied by a cathedral choir, my own reflection felt like a piercing gaze and a window into my soul.
I had no idea how this was possible, but I immediately documented the mirror in my journal as my first actual paranormal encounter. In the main room there was a standing table for a widescreen tv, several lamp shades, clothing chests, a miniature fridge, a large window with golden drapes, and the typical accommodating luxury items for a fancy hotel. However, I took notice of a desk, with a basket of assorted fruits and a hotel directory all addressed with my name attached to a note card.
“Jackson D. Merric.”
The letters of my name were the cheap fake-gold color you’d find at a cvs pharmacy ‘letters’ aisle, needless to say they were lifeless and not all as attractive as likely intended. The contents of the note card were a directory for the hotel, stating the hours for the bar, the pool, and the typical hotel fare. All of the text was black and white, clearly from a colorless printer, barring bright red letters accompanied by a yellow caution symbol stating that floor 17 is closed indefinitely. This was not a surprise to me, considering that the elevator had a clearly missing floor 17 button; with only a hole and the defining metallic scrapes of something torn out in a hurry. The note however meant little to me in this circumstance, or rather the contents of it meant little, because the fact that the letter was here at all was perplexing. I had only just checked into my room at the reception desk mere minutes prior, I did not have any prior reservations, so how did this entire assorted basket get here before my bags?
I knew there after that my room was just a microcosm of something much much deeper occurring within the hotel itself. I wanted to know more.
I spent my next few moments taking in the view from the hotel window, the view of the lake in the distance was admittedly gorgeous, and almost uncomfortably so. By all accounts, it really was breathtaking, beautiful trees and accompanied lucious fields teeming to the brim with wildlife, all over a setting sun. Yet, it was to me the uncanny valley equivalent of a scenic view, it felt off, like someone was just injecting that sunset straight into my mind. My moment of contemplation was interrupted by a single pound on my door. The Bellboy had finally arrived with my bags.
“Hey there!”
Nothing, he was dead silent, and his long shaggy hair kept his face from anything close to eye contact.
“Thank you! Hey, you don't have the time do you?”
I knew he wasn’t going to speak, I just wanted to see how far I could take this to learn as much as I could about the boy before me. His head finally glanced up at me for a moment, and I could partially make out the least human expression I have ever seen a person make. Suffice to say, he looked dead.
“The suns coming down you know? I just wanted to get the direct time, thanks for the basket by the way.”
He cautiously reached out his wrist to me, trembling, like he was learning how to stretch his arm for the first time. On his wrist stood an ancient looking wrist watch, which read exactly 12 pm... in the afternoon.
— I knew, without a shadow of a doubt what I was getting myself into coming here, but that didn’t exactly mean I knew where to start. Hell, initially I didn’t really know what to be looking for at all. Then, my next objective came to me by way of raw caffeine pretending to be a human. The girl before stood at what could I assume to be 5’2 with long brown hair, and slightly blonde highlights. She rocked back and forth as the elevator moved downwards, if peppiness as a concept was a person, this was her. Admittedly I was attempting to avoid making conversation, the standard fare for me usually, but when the girl noticed my journal conversation became a must for her.
“Is that made of leather?!”
“Yeah, I’ve had it for a long time, I use it to jot down my life and idea, basic stuff”
“Oh! Do you like writing too?”
“Actually yeah, I suppose so, it’s why I’m here honestly?”
“Seriously?! Dude are you kidding?”
“No I’m—
“That’s why I’m here too, this place is like a gold mine for everything that doesn’t belong to be seen by the public!”
I couldn’t believe I was having this conversation, honestly. Maybe it was just how little I planned to interact with other guests or how nonchalant and casual she seemed about this place being shrouded in incomprehensible rumors. We chatted for a moment, and she explained to me that she was headed to the library in the hotel, one I didn’t know they had.
“That isn’t in the directory right?”
“Uhm, yeah it is.” Her expression looked almost puzzled by me for a moment.
The elevator stopped on floor B1 and it revealed to me an open library, sprawling with shelves and all manner of books. How did I not know of this, and how did I never see that there were more floor options than just the main floors? The library was enormous, and straight out of some childhood imagination.
“What even are all these books? What is this?”
“Dude, are you new to this type of deal or something?”
“I’m sorry?”
“Is this the first time you’ve ever tried exploring this side of the world?”
“Pardon?”
She looked at me with one eyebrow raised and an almost disapproving smirk. She took a deep breath, gestured for me to grab a seat.
“Let’s get one thing straight, you really don’t have a clue what you’re in for huh?”
“I guess not.”
“Listen buddy, for your sake I’m gonna keep it simple. The world as you may possibly know it is filled with unspeakable horrors and tales from those who have witnessed them are outcast, and hidden from the world. A lot of the first hand accounts are buried by the government and those in power to erase any chance of the major populous ever becoming too aware of what is taking place just below the surface of our society. The written archives are stored all over the world, and this hotel? It happens to have a vast collection. From stories about park rangers discovering something unspeakable, ordinary people becoming wrapped up in something horrible, or drifters like you winding up in a place like this. What you’re seeing now is a place with only a fraction of that information withheld.”
It took me a moment to even comprehend what I had heard. I knew I shouldn’t be surprised, I spent days on end researching the Hotel Non Dormiunt. The content I discovered along the way brought me into a world I was not entirely prepared to witness. Rumors of the origins of this place, and would could have possibly led to the inception of this place. Right then and there, I knew what my next objective was, and what I wanted.
“What is this place?”
“I just told you, this is a collection of—“
“No, I mean what is the Hotel?”
“Not a clue. I’m just here for the knowledge, all of these books are free material for days, I’m gonna make so much money off of this stuff.”
Well, at least she was devoted to her goals, even if it was kinda theft?
I spent the next while of my time researching the library for any manner of content about the hotel itself. I chased after alphabetical order, passing by dates and novels of all kinds. Eventually I conceded defeat and asked the girl who was loading at least twenty books into a gym bag, for aid.
“Check the catalogues, that’s just documents, maybe you’ll find something there? Honestly, you probably shouldn’t waste your time with this, just get what you have and get out of here. That’s what I’m doing, peace!”
Paper after paper, I finally located a catalogue that stated “Hotel Non Dormiunt check in dates.” At the top of the page stood an incredibly uncomfortable date. “June 6th 1944: Check ins”. For awhile, I was not positive on the relevance of that date until I saw an annotation of the location “Normandy.” Wasn’t June 6th 1944 D-Day? The catalogue was covered in dates that made the hairs on my skin raise. Days like 9/11, November 22nd 1963, and so many more days in history were all marked on the catalogue. On those days, few people checked in, and there were few names of note. How could this even be possible, the hotel opened around these places on those dates.
How could it have moved all the way over the world, crossing continents? My mind raced with confusion. The hotel had accordingly been open even in times during the 1700s, but beyond that the catalogue has a clear tear where former dates once were. I fell back and slammed against the bookshelf behind me. I couldn’t believe what I was seeing. Beside the catalogue, I found a document that stated staff. Jackpot. I tried to transcribe as many as I could, but frankly the amount of staff members was somewhat astonishing to me, there was page after page with names.
Bellboy: Maxwell B.
Head Chef: Ian W
Janitor: Samuel M.
Service manager: Bryant (No last name identified)
Marketing team: Jacob M and Michael S. (What marketing?)
Garden keeper: Diana L.
Now there was a name very clearly expunged from the very top of the document, where I assume it would say “Manager”. I was left puzzled, if there were pages of staff, where the hell were they? How have I only encountered that Bellboy, Maxwell. I was also absolutely positive they did not have a garden, in fact after I gathered my information, I went back to the ground floor.
Hotel Non Dormiunt upon immediate judgment seems to have a very old school appeal. The carpet patterns are a sort of 1920s red and black checkered pattern not too much unlike a casino. I wandered around for close to an hour when I finally found it, a metallic gate like door marked with the name “Garden” marked above it. When I made my way into the garden, I observed the exterior of the hotel was very medieval based, with arching marble and stone gargoyles lining the square garden. The garden stood in a sizable square, with walls on all signs and only the sun way above , shining down into the quaint little space. At the very center of the garden stood a woman in a Victorian era dress, with a parasol over her shoulder.
She was beautiful. Her hair was a flowing red color, which contrasted well to her emerald colored eyes. Her skin was soft and youthful, she couldn’t have been a day over 20. Using context clues, I figured this was Diana. She looked composed, focused on the beaming sunlight above the garden awning. When she noticed my presence her demeanor changed, and a soft inviting smile formed on the edge of her lips. Just looking at her made a wave of nostalgia wash over me, it felt like I knew her so well already. She waved a hand to me and for a moment, I did nothing but keep staring. She gestured her hand towards the small tea table beside her, and looked at me with a questioning gaze. I was not even aware she was beckoning me until she tilted her head out of confusion over my gaping jaw.
“Do you mean me?”
“Absolutely.”
Her voice was heavenly, soft, and motherly with an overall angelic posh tone. The world seemed to pause just by standing next to her, she was completely otherworldly.
“Starstruck, are we?”
I tried to speak coherent words but they came out more like a collection of syllables. Before me she prepared us two glasses of tea and invited me to sit across from her.
“Well, why have you come to the garden today young one?”
“I...I don’t really know?”
Through a gentle giggle, she spoke: “Well, do not fret, perhaps you would rather speak about the garden. Does it look as wonderful as you may remember?”
“Pardon?”
She ignored me. “Well, to your right you will see a row of roses, pretty right? On the left, my tulips, and to the right of those: lilies by the fountain.”
“it’s all beautiful, how did you manage to grow all of this here?”
“Ages of work.”
“Speaking of that, I just wanted to ask, do you know about the hotel, or where it came from?”
She looked hurt, and clutched her chest in retort. “Over there you will see my yellow carnations, lovely, yes?”
“Certainly, but do you?”
“Do you really want an answer to that question?”
“Yes, I do.”
She crossed her hands over one another and let our air through her nose. Apart from her appearance, her face seemed to wrinkle in some manner of anxiety.
“Jackson, do not waste your time with this place. You are still so young, you have spent your life alone and wandering, this is not your destination.” I started to feel really uncomfortable, a bead of sweat ran down my cheek.
“You have spent your life searching for a direction after that day, do you remember it? When your soft weary head collapsed upon that pillow and your mind conjured a wonderful world for you to stay in.”
How could I forget. The day I lost everything in only a few hours. My family, my innocence. I have long since grown from it by now, but the stress of her knowledge made a dam of emotion inside my mind break for a moment. How could she possibly know all of this, what the hell is even happening?
“How do you—“
“We’ve met before, do you not recall my face in your dreams, our garden in the otherworld of your subconscious?”
Of course I knew her, how could I forget someone like this, I kicked myself for not recognizing her immediately. My mind imploded on itself for a moment, the weight of merely coming to this hotel was happening so fast and directly, it was like I was orchestrated to have even arrived here. I couldn’t even fathom the words to articulate my terror, I was paralyzed by fear. My mind froze and a voice inside me began to scream that I needed to leave this place as fast I possibly could. My fight or flight had been triggered and it was looking to be flight as my option of choice.
“I know this is a lot to take in at one moment Jackson, that’s why I just wanted to speak about the garden. I wanted to distract the hotel for a moment, so you could escape. He sees you now however, and it will be only time until you cannot leave, so if you desire to find your answer, go and get your truth before you lose the ability to see it.”
I hesitated for a moment, who was ‘he’, and why did it feel like the peaceful atmosphere turned to the feeling of eyes watching me. I wanted to open my mouth and ask so many questions but before I could even think of what I wanted to say next, she spoke again.
“Jackson, if you dare to know the truth, you need to properly enter the hotel. Make your way to floor 17, in room 1717 you will locate a pail, collect and return to your room. Floor 17 will not be simple to traverse child; you will need to avoid any and all children you see approach you in the dark. If at any point you begin to feel a migraine you will only have mere minutes to obtain the sought after pail. Do not speak to any guests you encounter, and for all that is pure and good in the world, if you hear a mans laughter, just jump out of a window. That will be a preferred outcome” She winced and held her chest once more, the wrinkles on her face seem to grow deeper and her lively glow faded.
“What do I do with the pail?”
“Fill it with water, and douse your mirror, you saw it, did you not?”
“The one in my room?”
“Yes, you must wet your mirror and the next step there after will be up to you, so go and get your answer.” Her hair seemed to lose it’s red color, and speckles of grey formed in patches on it. Her dress appeared tattered and stained, and the yellow carnations began to wilt.
“Hurry Jackson, if you waste time, you will lose your chance, they know of you know, and I cannot protect you as I once did in your mind.You must learn what this hotel is, or rather what this hotel is not.”
I sat up from the table and turned to the door. The state of the garden was now dilapidated and heartbreaking. I could feel a lump in my throat form, I wanted to quit, to grab Diana and never let go. Yet, I steeled my will and marched on through the door. As I walked back into the hallway, I could hear the door lock behind me.
—
The elevator was still missing the button to floor 17, So I decided on a better course of action. When I returned to my room, it was as I left it, this bothered me more than I care to admit. It felt like the whole room should have been torn up thrashed to pieces. I knew that there was only one way I was gonna get into floor 17, and it was the only way to get to a higher floor without an elevator or staircase (serious fire code violation by the way). I grabbed my backpack and threw it over my shoulder, knowing this could be it, I made sure to bring my journal. I threw open my window and stepped out until the sill. I’ve always been scared of heights, but this was a new kind of terror. I slipped, I would fall to my most certain to death and likely be impaled by the architecture towards the bottom. I grabbed onto the nearest gargoyle statue and cautiously lifted myself upon its head.
I reached up for the window sill of 1616 and took about ten minutes to pull myself up to it. As I sat up against the window, I peered inside and had to ask myself “What in the hell is happening in here?!”. I didn’t have time to think about that, however. I hoisted myself to the next gargoyle and noticed the temperature was simmering. It caused my hand to slip and I banged against the side of the window. “Shit, sorry.” I said to myself. Finally, I pulled myself atop the hot gargoyle and jumped up to grab the 1717 window sill. I peered down for a moment, admiring that I had actually managed to climb two stories.
I knew there was gonna be only way into the pitch black room before me, I mean it’s not like there is a handle on the exterior. I retrieved my metallic flashlight, and smashed the glass as hard as I could. It cracked a few bits, and shattered after a few more swings. The pitch black room before me was beginning to become more visible. I took one step in and the steaming air immediately hit me. The warmth of the room was stunning, I couldn't discover the source of the heat, but it was like a thick mist of heat. Immediately, I could hear stirring in the hallway, banging all around. This was about to get difficult.
I began searching the room with my flashlight as quickly as my eyes would allow. The pail was nowhere in sight when suddenly all of the banging halted for a moment. For some reason, I couldn't control my stomach and vomited nearly impulsively. I knew right then and there I wouldn’t have time to hesitate, I would need to find the pail and get out of floor 17. A child’s voice began to speak to me from behind the front door.
The voice was distorted and hoarse, it sounded like several different children talking all at once. “Can you show me how to get back to my mom?”
I realized something terrible when the door knob began to turn. I charged for the door and slammed my shoulder against it, beginning to scream out of panic. That only made things worse, it attracted more of whatever was about to open that door. I slammed the lock of the door and that only seemed to piss them off more. Now the children’s voices sounded like a symphony of questions.
“What are you doing here?”
I scrambled to find the pail, checking under the beds and then deciding on the bathroom. Low and behold, sitting in the bathtub was a shiny golden pail. I grabbed the pail and raced for the window, but as I got to the edge I noticed a major problem.
“Where are the gargoyles?” I screamed. There was no down that wouldn’t assure death.
The banging on the door began to halt for a moment again, and a scream rang out in the darkness. It sounded like another group of people had found their way into floor 17. The girl’s scream was horrible, and I could hear thrashing battering the walls outside. As terrible as it was, this was my chance. I couldn’t let her life go to waste. This is why floor 17 was closed. Whatever sort of nightmare hell spawn they have running here, I knew that it needed to be exposed. I needed to find out the truth and escape. Why was floor 17 this way, the rest of the hotel while concerning was withholding such nightmares on the middle of an obscure floor. My life as a boring and simple average author was feeling like a long way away now. Regardless, I had to complete my goal all of these other people are doomed if I can’t expose the truth.
All in one moment, the banging ceased and the whole floor went deathly silent. I sat with my ear against the door for thirty minutes, just listening intently, I could not hear so much as the shuffle of feet. I didn’t want to risk them returning. I know this is stupid, but I’d like to say, put yourself in my shoes here. The hallway was pitch black and reeked; some manner of decay invaded my nostrils. I turned to my left and saw rooms lining the hallway, all with a welcome sight at the end. The elevator, I could call it and escape to a different floor. Carefully I made my way to the door, when a guttural groan escaped from the mouth of something at the other end of the hall. The massive hulking beast had fleshy tendrils in a place where I assumed it’s arms would be. It’s face was solely teeth, a culmination of human jaws.
They clacked to themselves in anticipation. The legs on the beast were lopsided and not at all facing the way they were supposed to be. It was turned towards the wall and shaking grotesquely, unaware of my presence. I couldn't call the elevator, the slightest shift of movement was enough to make it growl in curiosity. I did not know if it could see, but it sure could hear.
At that moment, room 1739 opened. The man who emerged looked to be one of those detective types, and he was followed by a younger girl and two men. They moved quietly as I did, but they would not be so lucky. The young girl among them began to whimper and cry as quietly as she could, but the creature heard it as clear as day. The detective screamed to the three to run, and run they did, barreling down the hallway. I slammed the elevator call button with my fist and prayed to God it would come in time. I knew I wouldn’t have much of a choice, it was do or die.
“RUN MAN!!” One of the men screamed to me.
I just needed a few seconds, just a few seconds and I could escape. The beast grabbed hold of the girl's leg and whipped her to the floor. The men turned back to try and help her but the detective kept running. She screamed violently and begged for help, the men were immediately slammed to the side and they began to scream too. I was already frozen in terror, but when the beast began to talk like a child, I struggled to keep my stomach in line. The detective arrived next to me clamming for breath.
“Y-you called the damn elevator?”
I didn’t answer him, I could only watch in terror as the girl has her arm ripped from her body, scattering bones and flesh onto the floor. The men convulsed backwards where they were impaled straight through the skull, they fell limp instantly. The creature feasted upon all three with it’s mouths, cackling the entire time.
The world around me seemed to pause, and before I knew it, I was dragged into the elevator by the detective. He sent us down to floor 1. The entire elevator ride down, I did not speak to him, the only thing I could focus on was the poor girl and the laughter of a man echoing throughout the hall just as the detective pulled me. When we finally arrived at ground level, I looked at the man.
“You left them…”
“They knew the risks.” He said, before stepping out, adjusting his hat and making for the foyer.
I was still frozen in place, terrified of what I had just seen. It took me a moment to stumble out of the elevator and begin my walk back to the garden. I wanted to see Diana. But I could not find the door. I was in the spot I was sure it would be in, but it was absent. A man in stereotypical Hawaiian vacation attire was walking passed with an ice cooler trailing behind him.
“Hey buddy, whatcha starin’ at that wall for…wait don’t tell me, you’ve had too much to drink ohohoh, don’t worry buddy I get you.”
“Where is the garden?”
“Oh, do they have a garden here? It didn’t say anything about that on the brochure!”
What brochure? That was all I could focus on for a moment, before I just nodded to the man and made my way back to the elevator.
When I returned to 1515, all I could do was fall into my bed and weep for a moment. What sort of nightmare am I witnessing? I did not have a clue what I had gotten myself into. But I knew I was about to find out the answer, I rose from the bed and grasped the pail in my hands. I could still find out the truth, I could get people to leave here and help all of these people. I took to filling up the pail with water as commanded. But as the water began to fill the pail, my blood ran cold. There was a harrowing laughter throughout all of floor 15. The man's laughter was heavy and booming with every bellowing gasp for air. The pail filled up, and I knew what to do. My door flew open and the bellboy had a shotgun in his hands and a look of intent in his eyes that was absent earlier.
I slammed the bathroom door shut and locked it, but that didn't deter him from firing straight into the door. I wasted no time splashing the entire contents of the pail onto the mirror. The glass began to shake like the liquid that had just touched it. It began to create a swirling motion and the mirror then became alight with a golden glow. The bellboy had just finished busting the padlock off, and I did the only thing I could think to do and put my finger into the mirror. Instantly, my entire body was pulled into another realm.
—
When I opened my eyes, the world around me was devoid of color. I was at the foyer of the hotel once more, but everything was grey. There was no semblance of life anywhere to be seen. Frozen. They were all frozen, the people in the foyer were paused, human statues. The world around me did not have a temperature, I could not feel anything. Was I frozen too? No, I could move my legs. I could still move forward. The world was silent. I could not hear my footsteps, or my heartbeat. My soul was in a limbo. I could only reflect at this point.
There were so many guests. So many people in the hotel, were they all frozen too? Could they see? Have I failed them? These people came here for whatever reason and have likely seen their fair share of differing events, but could they be experiencing this as well? The silence was broken by clapping. It was slow and loud enough to fill the foyer with sound. Then, he emerged. A man in a blazer, styled slick back hair and a regal appearance. He stood on the above walk away, staring down at me while still clapping. I walked closer to the man, and I noticed a badge on his blazer.
Manager.
“Good to finally meet you, Jackson.”
I tried to speak, but no sound emerged from my lips, I was silent.
“Don’t bother, humans aren’t supposed to be in a realm like this, human mental understanding is far too limited to be able to comprehend the nature of a place like this”.
I couldn't tell how or when, but in a flash he was before me, looking me right in the eyes.
“I already know your questions, this meeting was prearranged the moment your soul was set free to the world by the man upstairs, when you were born I knew everything about how I wanted you to come to me.”
I did not feel alone in my thoughts, it was as if my brain was having it’s every idea taken from it.
The manager took a deep breath and sighed in disappointment.
“Alright, I set you to be here, so let’s just get to your questions. You’re asking in your head, what is this hotel? When I was born into this universal system, I observed you humans briefly for an age. You would all fail to grow, at every core of a person was a perception of the world. What one grew into, what they experienced, it shaped them into a person with a perception of how they viewed the world, what they thought was right and wrong. I became obsessed with humanities simple understanding, I wanted to see how much I could control by manipulating perception.” He pauses.
“Jackson, I have made many men kill each other by making entire civilizations believe what I wanted them to. Technically, humanistic understanding of history still isn’t wrong, wars were fought for reasons and everyone had their own pure distinctive motivations. Leaders led their subjects and followers to the next step of perception. But one day, I grew tired of watching humans fight. No, I wanted to see them at their most curious. In the olden days, this hotel was but an inn. I wanted to see how rumors would spread among you all, what you were all capable of doing. I wanted to see humans scared, I wanted to see them happy, I wanted to see humans. As simple and pathetic as you may all be to this universe, this rock in space has given birth to an almost precious attribute that humans share. It is as I said, your perception, how you all view the world you reside in. I desired to watch it all unfold.”
I could not even speak, I had nothing left to say, and it seems he already knew that.
“I knew from the beginning we would meet Jackson, I arranged your entire life so that we would finally encounter one another. Every guest here in this hotel? I arranged them all to be here, some for fun, some for terror, some for mystery. The hotel itself is molded by how one sees the world. You remember the library girl, yes? She is a dreamer not unlike yourself, so the hotel gave her a library. Your garden? You are the only one it was visible for. Diana? Just a tool for me. Every guest here is experiencing something completely different, sometimes groups share what they see. I do love a story with plenty of characters. Every action that led to our meeting today was just me guiding you along. Every single interaction was me leading your perception. You are asking yourself, Jackson, why? Why you? No particular reason, I simply wanted to see the scope of how one would react to this meeting.”
“But now, I must confess. I don’t have a plan for you now, Jackson. I know you desire to tell people to escape, so that their lives aren’t at risk. Jackson, nobody here is a risk. Everyone is meant to be here, and if they died here, it was chosen from birth. There is no one to save. But if it would make you comfortable, I would like to see how humans I have not tampered with react to your psychotic ramblings. It is ultimately up to you, if you so choose, I can take your tale; everything you want to say as it is and put it into books, I can spread the story anywhere from your internet to a local bar. It is your choice, I will not tamper with this decision. I apologize for the brevity of the events today, I was eager with anticipation to finally have this meeting be real. You may now make a decision.”
I thought for a moment, about everything I had just been told. My entire existence had been a preplanned tale for an elder god. You can probably guess how I answered his question.
“You may hate me, and I feel the emptiness inside you now, but truly Jackson, it has been a pleasure to meet you. I cannot wait to see if humans believe you, I will watch you carefully from now until the end of time. You are free.”
I awoke later, in the foyer. I cried in my hands, people began to comfort me and ask me why I was crying. I did not answer. I only made for the exit and left. The sun was shining, and it was peaceful. The world as I know did not feel like it agreed with my feelings, it likely did not. I could not know if this was a real feeling now. I took one look back at the Hotel Non Dormiunt and thought for one last time about the people in the hotel, what will they perceive? What sort of stories are being told? I will not search for an answer. I have found the inception, and I am checking out.

GUESTBOOK

Note: Long-distance is okay!
Hey all, my name is Mika. I live in Trinidad and Tobago; time zone ET -4. As in the title I'm looking to develop a strong emotional relationship with someone. I'd like to be able to talk to this person about anything. A pre-requisite is that you have to be non-judgmental and open to all sorts of things, able to have a conversation about even the unusual and arguable unethical - notwithstanding yes that doesn't mean anything we discuss is necessarily okay to do it in real life but I like to entertain morality, ethics, and stuff like that.

About me:

• I'm pretty chill, but can get exciteable sometimes. Open-minded, non-judgmental, great listener, good conversationalist, friendly, and considerate.
• I do have social anxiety though I open up very quickly to weird people. Overall, I've been going to therapy and my anxiety isn't nearly as bad as it used to be. I want to get out there and explore -everything-
• I'm genderfluid/non-binary. I prefer female pronouns but I'm way too laid back to care about it enough to get upset if you don't use em. I.e. it's not that important. I dress a little sometimes and I fully intend to continue that and I'd prefer to meet someone who would be okay with those things.
• I'm pansexual. I accept all gender identities and sexual orientations.
• I play games - Star Wars: The Old Republic mostly; I prefer games with great stories and don't do strategy games and the like. Totally down for let's plays over Discord.
• I like memes, yes, but also dark stuff, sexual stuff, unusual things.
• Huge fan of Star Wars Old Republic era.
• LOVE horror. Movies, games, you name it. Would definitely explore an abandoned building or cave with you.
• Like to hike. At some poin I would like to go rock climbing, that sort of thing.
• Yes I work. I don't earn much, but I survive.
• Can swim; will teach you if you don't know how to. :)
• Pretty submissive, can be sissy but there are times when I feel masculine in a -disconnected-from-my-emotions- sort of way haha. (Working on that.)
• I dislike authority in general.
• No political alignments.
• Drug friendly.
• No problem with NSFW conversation. Lewds.... maybe. It depends on the vibe.
• I don't have any fancy, change the world type goals; my biggest desire is for myself and others to reach their full potential - whatever that may be.
• Music is also hugely important to me. Beside DJENT, I like a lot of trap-related stuff, including Eastghost, Beneath My Shade, Πлачь Ʒемля, Fraunhofer Diffraction, Clams Casino, Kareful, Blvck Ceiling, $uicideBoy$, Ramirez, Araabmuzik, Doja Cat, Dan Mason ダン·メイソン, Dyzphoria, Chvrn, Kyddiekafka, Øfdream, Skeler, Cristoph, Giorgia Angiuli, 2 8 1 4, Lifeformed, Noble Oak, Mick Gordon, GB Austin, TJ Hartmann, and Nerve. Here's a quick playlist I put together for you to vibe to if you're down. ~PLAY ME~ Whatever music you have for me, just hit me I'll listen.

Here's pics (I included a few of my best doggo): https://imgur.com/a/UZHB4lu

About you:

• Like I said earlier I'm not interested in anyone who wants to me to confirm to any stereotypical masculine roles. Nor anyone who will tell me how to live my life.
• Age isn't important to me.
• Body type isn't very important to me either. I myself am average. I don't actively work out or anything; I just try to not to gain. How you handle your body is up to you and I will never judge you for that.
• You don't need to send pictures of yourself right away. I tend to fall for the person, and not what they physically look like. That being said, sending pictures would help establish some degree of closeness between us; it is nice who we're talking to on the other side.
• In terms of relationship dynamics, I'm okay with open relationships, sharing, etc. etc. provided I'm also given attention... I mean I don't think anybody would like to be 'thrown away'. But commitment is totally okay too. And in fact, I may prefer it. But In any case, either is good. I always support and stand by my partner, as well as my friends.
• Honesty is important. I don't bite, unless you want me to, and you should know that you can always come to me to discuss things you might want to try - with myself or with others.
• Relationship communication is important - and passive-aggressiveness is not something I do or would tolerate.
• Neither would I tolerate rudeness. I do believe people should be treated with respect and patience; I would like someone to be patient with me since I would be patient with them.
• Please be drug friendly too. You don't have to partake, but don't hate on it yk.

I saw this "documentary", I think we've all seen it by now, of men who sleep with horses. I'm just gonna say right now, that if you already sleep with a horse that's okay - just give me my time as well.
Hope you all are finding success, and if you're interested feel free to either DM me or hit me up on Reddit chat!

Preparing for a baby early next year and the wife is making me sell a lot of my personal collection to make some space.
Long-time lurkecollector (as shaznay4508), first-time poster. Find my 100% positive feedback and other items for sale on Discogs as shaznay4508 and on eBay as musicsaves4508. Happy to get verified if that is possible. Items are all in-hand and ready to ship from North Carolina within 24 hours of payment.
Everything is factory sealed and in Mint/Near Mint condition unless stated otherwise; most are Limited Edition or Exclusive releases, and most will include download codes. I'm a bit manic about my records, so everything has been stored carefully in a smoke-free home. I want my records to make it to a good home in the same condition they left my home; so you can rest assured I will do my best to package all items securely and carefully. Some will be priced to sell and some may be priced higher, probably because I have a personal connection and would really prefer to keep it part of the hoard.
I am tired of eBay and Discogs fees and have been wanting to try posting here for once to see if I have traction or just get shamed. The stuff listed is only a small selection of my actual collection, so let me know if you have any questions/offers/trades (I have one copy of Endless, not for sale, but I would trade it for Black Friday Blonde). Keep in mind I have been subscribed to Vinyl Me Please and Third Man Vault for quite some time; if you know of any releases on your want list, make me an offer I can't refuse. If this goes well I can post more.
Shipping is $5 up to 5 discs (up to, every 5 LPs adds $5 more) (Media Mail to the US only; message me for international options). Prefer Paypal, but can accept Venmo, Cash App, and ChaseQuick Pay.
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-Standard, Colored, Limited Edition, & Exclusive Releases:
Angel Olsen - My Woman (Purple) - 2LP - $45
Angel Olsen - Phases (Olive Green) - LP - $40
Aphex Twin - Syro (Gatefold, Black) - 3LP - $25
Better Oblivion Community Center ‎– Better Oblivion Community Center (Orange LP) - $40
Car Seat Headrest - Teens of Denial (Black) - 2LP - $20
Clams Casino - 32 Levels (White) - $40
Cody Jinks ‎– Lifers (VMP, Yellow/Red Splatter) - $70
Dave Chappelle - The Age of Spin & Deep In the Heart of Texas (Clear w/ Black Smoke) - 4LP - $40
DIIV - Is The Is Are Special Edition (Clear w/ Marbled Blue/Yellow, Pink/Red), - 2LP - $50
Father John Misty - Pure Comedy (Loser, Colored) - 2LP $35
Father John Misty - Fear Fun (Red) - LP - $40
Florist - Emily Alone (Black/White Split) - $50
Flume - Skin (Purple Swirl) - 2LP - $95
Frightened Rabbit - Midnight Organ Fight (180g, Black LP, 10th Ann. Ed.) - $50
Future Islands - The Far Field (180g, White LP) - $25
Jim James - Eternally Even (Gold LP) - $25
Jungle - For Ever (Gold) - 2LP - $35
Kanye West/Jay Z - Watch the Throne (Official Picture Disc)- 2LP (VG+) - $95
Khruangbin ‎– Live At Lincoln Hall (Purple LP) - $80
Khruangbin ‎– The Universe Smiles Upon You (White LP) - $100
Khruangbin ‎– 全てが君に微笑む (Japan Exclusive compilation of early Khruangbin singles) - $75
Kyle Dixon, Michael Stein ‎– Stranger Things Volume One (Soundtrack, Score) (Clear w/ Black Smoke) - 2LP - $30
Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti Remastered Deluxe Edition (180g, Black) - 3LP - $50
Led Zeppelin ‎– The Complete BBC Sessions (Black LP) - $120
Leon Bridges - Coming Home (Red LP) - $100
Linkin Park - Hybrid Theory (Black LP) - $25
Mac Demarco - make offers on his entire discography
Maggie Rogers - Heard It In A Past Life (Red LP) - $50
Migos - Culture (Gold LP) - $25
Mountain Goats - Goths - 3LP (2 Red, 1 Green) - $25
Nina Simone - At Town Hall (Pink) - $25
Pink Floyd - The Wall (180g, Black) - 2LP - $40
Radiohead - In Rainbows (Black) - $20
Rhye - Blood LP (2LP, Purple) + Summer Days (12", Red) - 3LP - $75
Sleigh Bells - Treats (180g, Black, Issued unsealed in a poly outer bag) - LP - $20
Sylvan Esso - Sylvan Esso (Coke Bottle Clear LP) - $75
Tame Impala - Currents - (Violet/Amber) (US Edition) - 2LP - $100
The Avalanches ‎– Wildflower (Red) - 2LP - $55
The Band - Music From Big Pink (Pink) 2LP - $65
The Beatles - Abbey Road (Black) - LP - $30
The War On Drugs ‎– A Deeper Understanding (Yellow/Orange) - 2LP - $60
The War On Drugs ‎– Slave Ambient (Blue) - 2LP - $55
Toro y Moi - What For? (Blue/White Starburst) - LP - $40
Tops - Sugar at the Gate (Yellow LP) - $20
The Mountain Goats ‎– Beat The Champ - 3L P(1 Orange, 1 Green, 1 Red) - $40
Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride (Spotify, Blue/Green Split) - $95
Viktor Vaughn (MF DOOM) - Vaudeville Villain (Silver, 15th Ann. Ed.) - $30
Weezer - The Blue Album (180g, Blue) - $40
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-Signed:
J Cole - KOD (Red, Signed) - $75
Kacey Musgraves - A Very Kacey Christmas - (Signed, Green) Amazon Exclusive Edition - $200
Kendrick Lamar - Untitled Unmastered. (Black, Signed) - $50
Mac Demarco - This Old Dog (Signed Poster, White Vinyl) - $80
Matt Morton - Apollo 11 (Soundtrack) (Black, Signed by both Morton and Director Todd Douglas Miller) - $30
Mitski - Be the Cowboy (Signed Poster, Polaroids, /100) - $50
TLC - TLC (Black, Signed LP) - $50
Vampire Weekend - Father of the Bride (Black, Signed) - 2LP - $100
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-Box Sets:
Amy Winehouse - The Collection (Black) - 8LP - $120
Black Eyed Peas - The Complete Vinyl Collection (12LP) - $160
David Bowie - Sound & Vision (1989, Clear) (Used) - 6LP - $180
DJ Koze - Knock Knock (Indie Exclusive) 3LP+7"+10"+CD Boxset - $45
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong ‎– Complete Studio Master Takes (Black 5LP, Blue 10") - 6LP - $80
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass (Black, 2017 Lt Ed) 3LP - $60
Gorillaz - The Now Now Deluxe Box Set(180g, Blue) - LP - $75
La La Land OST - The Complete Musical Experience 2CD/3LP (Blue, Black) - $105
My Morning Jacket - Okonokos (Live at The Fillmore San Fran) - 4LP - $40
Red Hot Chili Peppers - Stadium Arcadium - 4LP - $35
Run the Jewels - RTJ3 (Limited Edition Super Vinyl) (Blue 2LP, Gold 2LP) - 4LP - $120
Songs: Ohia - Love & Work The Lioness Sessions Box Set (Purple) - 2LP - $60
Sufjan Stevens - Songs For Christmas (Black) - 5LP - $55
The Beatles Stereo Box Set(180g, Box Set + Book) - 16LP - $500
The War On Drugs ‎– A Deeper Understanding (Coke Bottle Clear 2LP, Black 12", Clear 7", + CD) - $80
Thundercat - Drunk 4x10 inch (Red) - $35

Hi guys - before we move forward with the weekly things to do post, we wanted to provide some clarity on why a new account is creating this post and provide the community with some information about who we are and how this came about. We’ll keep this intro brief for the sake of getting to what you actually came here for, finding cool things to do this week! We are 4 childhood friends (and are all Redditors as well), who grew up living and hanging out in Toronto. We realized every time we hung out we ended up at the same places because it was far too cumbersome to find anything else, and even though we wanted to explore new things, it just felt easier to go somewhere familiar. We decided we’d try our hand at creating something that makes discovering new things to do easy, and over the last few years and countless of hours later, we created the ExploreTO app. We really admired the daily things to do posts, and also aspired to contribute to the Reddit community in a way that is aligned with our passion project. Our focus on event research has been increasing over the last several months and when we saw that the mods have started doing the posts, we reached out to see if there was a way we can contribute. We are very delighted that the mods gave us the opportunity to create these weekly posts on a trial basis, and we hope you enjoy them! We also wanted to get ahead of some questions that you may be wondering about:
How will this affect me as a user who frequently uses these posts?
It won’t. We wanted to be transparent in this post because we know the passing of the torch may be confusing. We hope to maintain a great and consistent experience with these posts and improve it further over time based on feedback from the community.
We don’t want these posts to turn into anything but what they have always been: a community generated post that captures the best things happening in Toronto.
So what’s in it for you?
To be frank, these posts take quite a bit of time a week to compile, especially if you aren’t already doing it for another purpose (we are, for our app). We thought it might be mutually beneficial to the community for us to generate these posts as we’re already doing a lot of event research. The community will get a weekly things to do thread that is continuously updated & improved, and we will get exposure for our app. We will never be impartial to events that “benefit us”, this will not only be true in the Reddit threads we post, but also in the app itself. We see our job as finding the best things to do based on the merit of the events themselves. We will never post affiliate or sponsored links on Reddit, however, if the community believes we’re doing a good job, we would be happily welcome anyone to check out our app.
Closing thoughts
Just like the app was created as a passion project, these posts will only be a continuation of said project. We have no clue how far the app will go and we’ve already spent thousands of hours working on it with nothing earned but the joy of a few positive reviews on the app store. We will however, ask you – the community, for one thing: if you enjoy these posts or derive some benefit from them, occasionally, please let us know. Between our day jobs and our evening passion project that is this app, we’re running on fumes and positive reinforcement. This is the first and last time we will add this intro on the post. We will link to it in the next few so that anyone who may have missed it can still access it. If you have any questions, please go ahead and ask. Hope you enjoy this week's post!
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Monday Jan 21
Burdock Piano Fest 2019 @ Burdock | 7PM | Free
Do or Die Open Mic @ The Corner Comedy Club | 8PM | $5
DesignTO Talks: Tiffany Pratt @ Relative Space | 6PM | Free
Tuesday Jan 22
Raptors vs. Sacramento Kings @ Scotiabank Arena | 7PM | $63+
DesignTO Talks: Uncovering Canadian Design @ EQ3 | 6:30PM | Free
The Office Toronto Trivia! @ Dublin Calling | 8PM
Free Coding Workshop @ HackerYou | 6:15PM | Free
Art Battle Toronto @ Great Hall Toronto | 7:30PM | $10+
Tinder Tales: Drunk Dating @ Gladstone Hotel | 8PM | $12
Free Bollywood Dance Classes @ Sony Centre | 6-7PM | Free
Wednesday Jan 23
Leafs vs. Washington Capitals | @ Scotiabank Arena | 7:30PM | Tickets Available
Work/Life Exhibition @ Umbra Store | 6PM | Free
Star Wars: A New Hope Concert @ Roy Thompson | 7:30 PM, Wed-Sat | $56+
Miso Making Workshop @ Skippa | 6PM | $50
Off The Rails @ Comedy Bar | 9:30PM | $7
Thursday Jan 24
Free Skate Rental Thursdays @ The Bentway Skate Trail | 5-9PM | Free
Above & Beyond @ Rebel | 10PM | $76+
DesignTO Tours: Deloitte @ 22 Adelaide St W | 1:30PM | Free
DesignTO: The Future of Work @ 180 John St | 4PM | $30
Arts & Minds: Sculpting Our Stories @ Aga Khan Museum | 6:30PM | Free
Friday Jan 25
Winterlicious @ Various locations | Starts today - on until Feb 7
Friday Night Live: DinoNite @ ROM | 7PM | $19
Winter 2019 Opening Party @ Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery | 8PM | Free
Kung Fu Fridays @ TIFF | Starts today! On until April 12th
Airship Distillery District Bachata Party @ KizzMe | 8PM | $18
Saturday Jan 26
DJ Skate Nights @ Harbourfront | 8PM | Free
Winter Craft Beer Festival @ Roundhouse Park | 11AM | $25
Après Skate Saturdays /w free Kahlua, Coffee, Hot Chocolate @ The Bentway Skate Trail | 5PM | Free
Daft Punk Party @ Sneaky Dee's | 10PM | $5
Panic: 80's & 90's Video Dance Party @ Remix Lounge | 10PM | $10
Clams Casino @ Velvet Underground | 10PM | $26
Angela Zhang Live @ Sony Centre | 7PM | $156+
Pathways to Sustainability Conference @ MaRS | 8:30AM | $34
Sunday Jan 27
Mick Jenkins @ Mod Theatre | 8PM | $29
Winner Everywhere Tour [k-pop] @ Sony Centre | 8PM | $88+
Church Street Comedy @ Pegasus | 8PM | Free
Vision Boarding + Intention Setting Workshop @ Lululemon Queen W | 1PM | $30
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Ongoing Events
Winterlicious @ Various locations | Starts Friday - on until Feb 7th
Festival of Lights @ Distillery District | on until March 3rd
DesignTO Festival @ Various locations | on until Jan 27th
Winter Light Exhibition @ Ontario Place | on until Mar 17th
Happy Place Toronto @ Harbourfront | on until Jan 27th
Light Therapy @ MOCA | on until Feb 10th
Black History Month @ Various locations | Starts Friday - on until Feb 28th
Contemporary Art Exhibit, Pay what you can @ Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) | On Until Feb 13
ROM, free admission for post-secondary students @ The ROM | Every Tues
Gardiner Museum, free admission for post-secondary students @ Gardiner Museum | Every Tues
Aga Khan Museum, free admission @ Agha Khan Museum | Every Wed
Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), free admission @ Art Gallery of Ontario | Every Wed
Bata Shoe Museum, pay what you can @ Bata Shoe Museum | Every Thurs
Gardiner Museum, half price @ Gardiner Museum | Every Fri
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Winter Fun Ideas
Skating | Map listing of all of Toronto's rinks
Indoor Activities | A list of fun indoor things to do
Winter Hiking | Top trails suited for winter hiking
Spa Escape | 10 ideas for spa escapes
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We also post on Instgram, so if you'd like additional things to do ideas, you can check us out @exploreTOapp

An interview with Nicolas Pellion aka Pure Baking Soda, most likely to be the best french-speaking rap storyteller and part of this story that went everywhere on the web: the quite spontaneous boom of young harlemite A$AP Rocky, his machiavellian manager and a series of dirty tricks. Kind of an insight amongst cannibal piranhas and food for thought regarding the illusion of Internet as a development tool for music artists.
First time you hear about A$AP Rocky ?
First time I hear a song from A$AP Rocky, I believe it was January, 2011, Been Around The World. To be honest, I don’t remember what I thought about it back then at all. Today I think it’s a good tune but at that time I didn’t especially dig it. It came to me as a guy named Eastsidestevie had posted it on his blog Realniggatumblr.
Loading video That Tumblr is a true monument of Internet-Rap history. This guy used to scan his old Rap magazines, like XXL and more, brightening it up with stories you couldn’t read anywhere else. This concept was already really dope, but in addition to that, he had a great taste, made no compromise and had a strong sense of humor… It was thrilling, funny, harsh… Now the blog has been deleted and I hope that someone comes out someday saying he printed it all, as I believe it’s one of the best rap blog ever, if not THE best.
4 months later, between some Max B & Cam’Ron’s stories, some rare Prodigy’s freestyles and vintage footages of Puff Daddy, EastSideStevie brings out a new A$AP Rocky joint: Purple Swag. It sounds like an MP3 rip, the song being uploaded on YouTube, with the guy’s picture as scenery.
Today everyone knows it… But at that time, hearing this out of nowhere, I was kind of stucked. Maybe it’d be good to re-establish the context: right now, in 2013, 90% of weak rappers with a lack of personality look after those stuff and try to do that kind of music. Yet back then it wasn’t « cool » again to rap as they do in Houston… and Houston was honestly kind of lifeless. People hadn’t heard neither of Lex Luger yet, nor those stuff that were going to be everywhere for the next 2 years, so running into Purple Swag was like being 2 years in the future of rap music… even though this track could totally be an unreleased from 2005 or 2006…
So it motivated me to dig into A$AP Rocky… I see he has nothing on datpiff, nothing on livemixtapes, in short he’s a no name. So I look into the hidden depths of the Internet… I eventually find some verses of him here and there and even a video. I rip the whole thing and make a little compilation out of it. For the record, I didn’t know how to rip audio from YouTube… and the one who helped me is « a_nos_mousse »… who’d be known as Soufien 3000 a few weeks later…
I ended up making a cover with Paint, uploading the compilation on the Internet and putting it on my blog.
So when is this compilation getting out of control ?
Once I put it online, the compilation spreads a bit… But it gets wider when Andrew Noz posts it on his Tumblr. He actually had run into Purple Swag on YouTube too, did the same thing I did, except he came across my compilation. At that time, it’s not that it gets « out of control » – as it doesn’t spread that much yet – something like 3 or 4 000 downloads, maybe less… But we’re now 2 or 3 talking about A$AP Rocky on the web, including Noz, a journalist who’s writing kind of everywhere… Enough to bring the attention of the artist himself, who probably begins to wonder « Damn, nobody knows me, I haven’t officially released anything yet but they’re talking about me on the web »… And that’s when EastSideStevie, with whom I had chatted sometimes in the past – sends me an email « to clarify the whole story around ASAP » he says.
What is it saying ? Are you the only one he talks about it with?
In this moment yeah, I believe I’m the only one he talks about it with. Roughly, he starts by telling me that Rocky is really touched by this compilation coming out of nowhere, punctuating every sentence like « no homo ». Even though there are some tracks he hates and he’d rather forget, like the one with Seth Narley. Then he tells me A$AP is a crew, him and Rocky kind of driving the whole thing. I remember he compared the both of ’em with Jim Jones & Cam’Ron in order to make me get it right.
Then, still in that same email, April, 2011, he tells me Rocky’s currently working on his album. That he’s been signed (a management deal I guess) on the company which manages Big KRIT and which is also in charge of Curren$y’s booking. He goes on saying they hope to drop the mixtape by summer, coming along with many videos, and that so far the project is being produced by The Olympicks, Big KRIT and their in-house producer… He says it will come out via clothing brand Supreme, which was about to sponsor them.
He eventually encloses a 11-track full A$AP Rocky project entitled « Mouth Full Of Gold », kind of a preview of what his 1st release would have been like. With some DJ Burn One, Olympicks & Ty Beats produced joints.
Then begins a long series of emails in which he explains to me the kind of strategy he has in mind.
A strategy consisting in what ?
Consisting in making Rocky blow up thanks to blog support, but not just any random blogs. In big letters, their manager is trying to model them to fit in with 2Dopeboyz/Nahright… The Get High video with Ferg, to me it was about that… And him, Stevie, he’s not into that, I mean not at all. So he tries to connect some other rappers and producers to reach a different audience. He starts namedropping all the folks with whom he plans to collaborate; it sounds like an All Star Game of what was critically acclaimed by all the « specialised » rap blogs at that time: Young L, Droop-E, Clams Casino producing… Main Attrakionz as well.
No more than a few days later, he manages to get Squadda B on a beat from a Norwegian, Cash Flow I think. This is the track which will become Underground King, a tribute to Pimp C in which he says he fucks the majors. I think it eventually came out on no project.
May/Jun 2011, except for the compilation I uploaded and which is still not spreading that much, you can’t find any of the songs online… But already some majors look for signing him. Such as Atlantic Records… These guys already offer them a fine contract – which I don’t know no detail about – but they refuse it. They won’t go in as Rocky’s album would have been directed by Wiz Kalifah’s A&R (Rolling Paper period) who wants to make them a pop product with an « overdose of wild homo guitars ».
Still aiming at seducing a certain audience, which I personally would consider as Realniggatumblr’s audience after all, Stevie tells me he wants to shoot a Purple Swag video… kind of a remake of Prodigy’s Mack 10 Handle.
In the meantime, he sends me over two new Clams Casino produced tracks: Palace & Wassup. As I begin to have a few tracks at hand, he says I can spread some of ’em, even make another compilation if I want to. So I put one or two more on my blog… And the rest of it I ask some Internet guys to listen to, some folks from the Music Industry as well, so I know how they feel about it.
Loading video So what do Internet and Industry people say ?
I bring the attention of something like 10 guys around those tracks, French and Belgian people only… All of ’em are really into it at first. ‘Must say the guy blows in with productions from all the current freshmen, period; it was gold at that time. Amongst them are some « behind the scenes » guys like Amaury Feron or Guillaume Berg, convinced that he has a bright future. Guillaume even reaches out Stevie and starts getting along with them, working a bit with them… On organising a European tour in particular, to make them come to Paris. I think early July, 2011, while the Purple Swag video hadn’t dropped yet and nobody had heard about them except for 15 Parisians and 2 Belgians, it’s already decided that Main Attrakionz & A$AP Rocky would do a gig in Paris in October.
So do they and you meet ’em for real this time ?
Not really… Even though everything had been planned, or nearly planned, with such things as Young Jeezy opening in Scandinavia if I remember well, this tour would actually never be. Because a lot of things happened between this early July and October.
Let me just go back, to Jun, 2011. First of all, Soufien enters the loop. One morning I receive a message from Stevie saying that I must listen to this beat from a French producer that Rocky will probably use… When I find out this French producer is… Soufien, whom I already knew, I’m laughing my ass off, as he hadn’t tell anyone. I think everybody knows how it happened, he sent over some beats on Facebook, etc, etc.
As they didn’t have that much contact with Soufien anymore, that’s me who recovers Acid Drip for him and I send it over via Twitter. If I remember well, we didn’t have Get Lit at that time and we weren’t sure whether those tracks would be on the tape or not, so we kept our mouths shut.
Then we meet SpaceGhostPurpp… The rest of Green Ova, etc… which leads the mixtape to be delayed again and again, ending up not looking at all like the original project (Mouth Full Of Gold).
End of May/early Jun, the Purple Swag video is already shot and they start making a new one for each track of the tape. Their idea is to do like Lil B in a way, having a new video each week during summer. And then, I don’t know what happens, they give up the video. Stevie asks me to remove all the songs I put online (Wassup, Peso, Diamonds), to delete quite a few other stuff and not to communicate anymore. I understand that things are happening faster for them. They go back and shoot another video for Purple Swag… they launch it early July on Realniggatumblr, my blog and a couple of more such as Yayodancing.
From now on, everybody knows what’s up, as they are « officially » out. First vid works very well but the one that will really be a hit is Peso. And as Deep Purple – the small compilation made of YouTube rips – is still the only Rocky project available out there, it’s being more and more downloaded, easily going over 100 000.
So now the majors start to quiver I guess…
I guess they do… As they were already in touch with labels before, plus the way things happened, I think their record deal with Sony was almost signed even before the new Purple Swag video came out. And that they just didn’t tell anyone. There were probably some details to be fixed, and the viral success those vids encountered probably helped in exaggerating some figures in the end… but to me it was already almost done before they went really « famous ».
About that, the so-called $3-million deal is not exactly the one that has been given to the general public, do you have some details ?
No I don’t. What I know, or what I believe I know, is that it was about 1,5M$ for A$AP Rocky as a solo artist, and 1,5M$ for A$AP Mob. Without even knowing what it exactly means. But I really don’t think they currently have 3M$ in their wallet…. Once again I don’t know the details as I never had to see this contract, but regarding this deal so many talked about… I’m not convinced that’s the best idea they had.
If their success is indeed « viral », which everything seems to demonstrate – hold by social networks, Tumblr, YouTube, etc. Roughly if they were as supported as indie artists as they seemed to be… It meant they already had a large audience and so they didn’t need that deal. By remaining independent, they would have got 100% of everything their music generates, from MP3 sales to YouTube ads, live tours or clothing brands in their case… When you have millions of views, in less than a month, on several of your videos… If you’re smart and if you’re able to handle it, a lot more money can go INTO YOUR POCKET rather than signing such a deal… Furthermore… your masters still belong to you. Now I’d bet everything you want that the music those guys are dropping, legally doesn’t belong to them no more.
Go ask Mac Miller or Macklemore what kind of money comes into their pocket at the end of the year. I’m 300% sure it’s ten times what the whole A$AP Mob crew is making all together. And they remain owners of their masters.
I think what made them sign is the promise of a relative « artistic freedom », roughly your albums will be just as you want it to be… Yeah, just the same as being indie right ?!
We get to this theory according which ain’t no such thing as a spontaneous boom in this new worldwide musical industry driven by the Internet, is that it ?
I personally hardly believe in some spontaneous boom happening on the web, yeah. Some folks – with just a video on YouTube, without having approached anyone first, without having a manager, etc… who’d sign a contract for several millions with a major label 5 weeks afterward, I believe that’s part of the stories that feed into marketing, also allowing musical journalists enabled to speak a word about music to have something to say.
But that’s not exactly what I wanted to highlight here. Thing is, for the US market, when you have a thrilled audience already existing, I doubt signing with a major is the best option. I believe Macklemore is now a role model in this field.
A$AP Rocky had everything under control so he could handle his career the same way, I’m sure he would have sold the same amount of albums and would have make more money… But that’s true they couldn’t have fronted like « Yo, we got a $3-million deal »… When it’s actually « Yo, I’m paying that percentage of what I earn to Mr. so-and so and my masters don’t belong to me no more »
By the way the guy who built that A$AP Rocky buzz – Stevie/Yams – has now been put aside, hasn’t he ?
Stevie became A$AP Yams indeed. He’s credited on both the album and mixtape as executive producer, so I think he’s still involved in the artistic choices. I guess he will also on the next A$AP Ferg album to be released.
I don’t know if he plays another role but this one today. He’s still with them, touring and shit. But for a few months he seems to be busier with some West Coast rappers. He manages them, advises them and helps them; thanks to the connections he developed during the A$AP Mob adventures. Like Joey Fatts for instance. But I don’t know more precisely.
Nowadays the few interactions I got with him go through a Facebook group we have, involving a bunch of guys who’ve been part of this story or close enough for the last 2/3 years.
From your point of view – as an industry insider – what is your feeling on this ? Bitterness ? Amusement ? Proud ? The three combined/none of that ?
No bitterness, I got no reason to feel this way. It was amusing on many aspects for sure. Especially when people here in France said I had « discovered » A$AP Rocky, based on some newspaper articles and these kinds of stupid stuff, when it was absolutely not true. Me being part of the equation or not wouldn’t change anything to the story I think. I used to receive dozens of emails as people thought I was their manager or something… It was funny.
In addition, the fact that I was there allowed me to meet people and connect. And this is always cool.
Do you believe that « Influential blogs » in rap music are necessarily manipulated by Stevielike guys?
Sometimes it’s not completely conscious or as well thought out as Stevie did, so I don’t know if we can talk about manipulation, but there are definitely some artists that are being helped by some blogs. It can be explained by friendliness. As artists eventually get closer with bloggers/journalists for instance. There is this one blog of a skating clothing brand, talking a lot about rap music; this is exactly what I’m saying… Rappers they highlight always have a small success thanks to their support… And after chatting here and there, I realised that it’s just a huge friendliness network. Neither the rappers nor the bloggers are completely aware of it.
And there’s also some quite vicious stuff. Here’s a funny one. I’m part of a Facebook group gathering almost all the American bloggers, something like 10 rappers and a bunch of producers… One day we asked ourselves, if we all started to praise somebody at the same time on our different websites, wrapping up the whole thing well, like taking a beat from that well-known producer, a featuring with this hot cat and shit… Would we succeed in making believe he’s dope ?
We took someone from the group who didn’t know how to rap, someone ghostwrited his lyrics and we made him rap on some beat from a producer everyone would know… One after the other, every blogger from the group wrote some stuff to explain why it was dope… It worked. But even more than everything we could have imagined. As this artist went highly praised by all the « tastemaker » blogs, for real. We found him in some year-end blog lists from bone-headed hipsters websites nearly interested in rap, some articles saying it was revolutionary, including some big players like Complex, Fader, Spin, Pitchfork… And now… well this artist has a career. Not amongst the rap audience, but amongst kind of retarded hipsters who love to believe that they listen to rap music, it’s a hit. This artist is touring now, hanging around with stars and shit… I think I won’t reveal his identity for now, but someday someone will, for sure.
Anyway, I don’t know if it’s a proof that these kinds of practices do exist, but it’s a proof it definitely works.
More on a RNT model, there are the Baller’s Eve guys, responsible for launching Yelawof, Trinidad James and a few other careers. The boss of this radio/blog seems to hang out and find new talents pretty much everywhere, then manages them a bit undercover before pretending he discovers them when posting on his blog.
It’s been really nice of you to take some time and energy to tell us the hidden agenda of this story, one last word to add ?
Only that as far as I’m concerned, I don’t write articles on « the next big thing » no more, or new talents, in fact I don’t do really fresh news topics… Not to fall into that kind of stuff, even without noticing.
Because I don’t want to hand on no plates to people no more.
I’ve always been writing what I think, but when you start doing this too much, you become this snooper website, running after the last news and the next thing to blow up… maybe for lack of a real high quality content.

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• Agalloch - Ashes Against the Grain (Smoke vinyl) ($60 - SOLD) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Agalloch-Ashes-Against-The-Grain/release/8821643
• Agalloch - Pale Folklore (White vinyl) ($32) (Excellent condition all around, tiny bump to upper-left corner of sleeve) - https://www.discogs.com/Agalloch-Pale-Folklore/release/4532394
• Alcest - Ecailles de lune (White vinyl) ($35) (Vinyl in excellent condition, tiny bump on one corner of sleeve. Includes poster) - https://www.discogs.com/Alcest-%C3%89cailles-De-Lune/release/6192007
• Alcest - Souvenirs d'un autre monde (Brown Marble vinyl) ($23) (Vinyl shows light cosmetic scuffing. Sleeve shows a few bends & bumps around corners.) - https://www.discogs.com/Alcest-Souvenirs-Dun-Autre-Monde/release/4103753
• Aria / Ария - Hero of the Speedway / Герой Асфальта (Black vinyl) ($15) (Original pressing from USSR. Vinyl shows light wear. Sleeve has multiple creases - this has got to be one of the flimsiest, thinnest records sleeves I've seen.) - https://www.discogs.com/%D0%90%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%93%D0%B5%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B9-%D0%90%D1%81%D1%84%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%8C%D1%82%D0%B0/release/2005128
• Aria / Ария - Megalomania / Мания Величия (Black vinyl) ($30) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/%D0%90%D1%80%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%9C%D0%B0%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%8F-%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%B8%D1%8F/release/4950700
• Bedemon - Child of Darkness (Black vinyl) ($11) (Very light wear to sleeve & vinyl) - https://www.discogs.com/Bedemon-Child-Of-Darkness-From-The-Original-Master-Tapes/release/6679235
• Burzum - Filosofem (Black vinyl) ($20) (Sleeve in excellent condition, aside from light ring-wear. Vinyl shows a few very light marks) - https://www.discogs.com/Burzum-Filosofem/release/1463098
• Burzum - Hvis Lyset Tar Oss (White/Black Splatter vinyl) ($60) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Burzum-Hvis-Lyset-Tar-Oss/release/4487983
• Elite Gymnastics - Ruin (Dark Green/Green vinyl) ($40) (Vinyl in excellent condition, tiny bumps on a few corners of sleeve. Includes booklet) - https://www.discogs.com/Elite-Gymnastics-Ruin/release/3193854
• Iron Maiden - Killers (Black vinyl) ($12) (Excellent condition all around, very light wear to sleeve) - https://www.discogs.com/Iron-Maiden-Killers/release/6198067
• Iron Maiden - The Book of Souls (Black vinyl) ($20) (Vinyl in excellent condition, sleeve shows some ring-wear) - https://www.discogs.com/Iron-Maiden-The-Book-Of-Souls/release/7429340
• Jesu - Jesu (Black vinyl) ($55) (Minor wear to vinyl & sleeve (including some ring-wear) . Upper-right corner of sleeve has price tag) - https://www.discogs.com/Jesu-Jesu/release/746655
• Jesu - Silver (Green vinyl) ($23) (Vinyl in excellent condition, sleeve shows very minor wear to corners) - https://www.discogs.com/Jesu-Silverelease/920850
• Jesu - Sun Down / Sun Rise (Grey w/ Yellow Swirl vinyl) ($25) (Vinyl in excellent condition. Sleeve shows some wear including small creases to corners and spine. Upper-right corner of sleeve has outline where price tag once was) - https://www.discogs.com/Jesu-Sun-Down-Sun-Rise/release/3414246
• Sunn O))) - Monoliths & Dimensions (Black vinyl) ($18) (Seam splits beginning to form on top of gatefold, light shelf wear to sleeve. Small tear in upper right of the vellum jacket around the sleeve.) - https://www.discogs.com/Sunn-O-Monoliths-Dimensions/release/1969358
• The Drift - Noumena (Black vinyl) ($10 - SOLD) (Excellent condition all around, tiny bump to upper-right corner) - https://www.discogs.com/The-Drift-Noumena/release/952089
• The xx - xx (Black vinyl) ($13 - SOLD) (Vinyl & sleeve show a few light marks) - https://www.discogs.com/The-xx-xx/release/1947533
• Urfaust - Geist Ist Teufel (Black vinyl) ($17) (Excellent condition all around, tiny bump to bottom-right corner) - https://www.discogs.com/Urfaust-Geist-Ist-Teufel/release/4852206
• Wizard Eye - Wizard Eye (Magenta/Blue Swirl vinyl) ($13) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Wizard-Eye-Wizard-Eye/release/7345756
• Wolves in the Throne Room - Diadem of 12 Stars (Green Mist vinyl) ($37) (Excellent condition all around. Printed inner sleeves show seam splits) - https://www.discogs.com/Wolves-In-The-Throne-Room-Diadem-Of-12-Stars/release/8665752

METAL

• Abbath - Abbath (Blue/White vinyl) ($30) (Like-new condition, played once.) - https://www.discogs.com/Abbath-Abbath/release/7984821
• Altar of Oblivion - Grand Gesture of Defiance (Black vinyl) ($7) (Tiny crease near sleeve's spine. Vinyl looks excellent.) - https://www.discogs.com/Altar-Of-Oblivion-Grand-Gesture-Of-Defiance/release/5167243
• Altar of Oblivion - Salvation (Black vinyl) ($6) (Light wear to sleeve, including small crease in bottom-left corner. Vinyl looks excellent.) - https://www.discogs.com/Altar-Of-Oblivion-Salvation/release/4623860
• Amorphis - Elegy (Black vinyl) ($14) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Amorphis-Elegy/release/6679200
• Aquilus - Griseus (Brown vinyl) ($37) (Vinyl is excellent, sleeve shows very light wear) - https://www.discogs.com/Aquilus-Griseus/release/7115831
• Arcturus - Sideshow Symphonies (White vinyl) ($10) (Vinyl in excellent condition. Major creasing to upper-left corner of sleeve, extending to the top of the spine. Ask for pictures if needed) - https://www.discogs.com/Arcturus-Sideshow-Symphonies/release/643452
• Avatarium - The Girl With the Raven Mask (Clear vinyl) ($20) (Vinyl is like-new, played once. Tiny bend near upper-right of cover) - https://www.discogs.com/Avatarium-The-Girl-With-The-Raven-Mask/release/7632151
• Beyond Creation - The Aura (Translucent Green vinyl) ($40) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Beyond-Creation-The-Aura/release/7115202
• Bone Awl - Not For Our Feet (Black vinyl) ($7) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Bone-Awl-Not-For-Our-Feet/release/961300
• Boris & Michio Kurihara - Rainbow (Black vinyl) ($26) (Minor wear to corners, vinyl shows some scuffing on side 2) - https://www.discogs.com/Boris-3-With-Michio-Kurihara-Rainbow/release/1014264
• Burzum - Burzum/Aske (Grey/Black/White Splatter vinyl) ($30) (Vinyl in excellent condition. Sleeve shows light wear & some ringwear) - https://www.discogs.com/Burzum-Burzum-Aske/release/4495018
• Caladan Brood - Echoes of Battle (White vinyl) ($45) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Caladan-Brood-Echoes-Of-Battle/release/8317265
• Caulfield - Caulfield (Purple Marble vinyl) ($4) (Unplayed. Tiny bump in upper right corner of sleeve, otherwise excellent) - https://www.discogs.com/Caulfield-Caulfield/release/4482761
• Christian Mistress - To Your Death (Silver vinyl) ($5) (Like-new condition, played once.) - https://www.discogs.com/Christian-Mistress-To-Your-Death/release/7454530
• Circle of Ouroborus / Drowning the Light - Moonflares (Black vinyl) ($12) (Vinyl in excellent condition, sleeve shows creasing to corners and general wear) - https://www.discogs.com/Circle-Of-Ouroborus-Drowning-The-Light-Moonflares/release/2789810
• Cormorant - Dwellings (Cream/Gold Swirl vinyl) ($30) (Brand new, unplayed. Did not come sealed. Vinyl taken out of sleeve only to inspect for defects.) - https://www.discogs.com/Cormorant-Dwellings/release/7936523
• Cormorant - Earth Diver (CleaRed/Green Splatter vinyl) ($30) (Brand new, unplayed. Did not come sealed. Vinyl taken out of sleeve only to inspect for defects.) - https://www.discogs.com/Cormorant-Earth-Diverelease/7936597
• Cormorant - Metazoa (Blue/Yellow Swirl vinyl) ($30) (Brand new, unplayed. Did not come sealed. Vinyl taken out of sleeve only to inspect for defects.) - https://www.discogs.com/Cormorant-Metazoa/release/7936144
• Cultes des Ghoules - Henbane (Splatter vinyl) ($24) (Vinyl in excellent condition, very minor shelfwear on sleeve) - https://www.discogs.com/Cultes-Des-Ghoules-Henbane/release/5718888
• Darkspace - Darkspace I (Black vinyl) ($16) (Sleeve in excellent condition, vinyl shows some light scratching from inner sleeve) - https://www.discogs.com/Darkspace-Dark-Space-I-/release/6380572
• Darkspace - Darkspace -I (Black vinyl) ($17) (Vinyl in excellent condition, some wear to sleeve including the beginnings of a seam split at the top of the gatefold) - https://www.discogs.com/Darkspace-Dark-Space-I/release/3689140
• Death - Symbolic (Black vinyl) ($16 - SOLD) (Light wear to vinyl, sleeve in excellent condition) - https://www.discogs.com/Death-Symbolic/release/7815980
• Dread Sovereign - All Hell's Martyrs (Red vinyl) ($17) (Vinyl in excellent condition, some minor wear to sleeve) - https://www.discogs.com/Dread-Sovereign-All-Hells-Martyrs/release/5893340
• Dwell Within - Monkshood (White vinyl) ($6) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Dwell-Within-Monkshood/release/1721518
• Earth - Hex; Or Printing In The Infernal Method (Silver vinyl) ($35) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Earth-Hex-Or-Printing-In-The-Infernal-Method/release/5957689
• Earth - Primitive and Deadly (Black vinyl) ($8 - SOLD) (Vinyl shows a few hairline scratches. Some of the glue from the inner sleeve dried on the outside of the record, NOT on the playable portion of the vinyl. Ask for pictures.) - https://www.discogs.com/Earth-Primitive-And-Deadly/release/5986730
• Empire of Rats - Empire of Rats (Gold vinyl) ($5) (Unplayed, excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Empire-Of-Rats-Empire-Of-Rats/release/5139668
• Enslaved - In Times (Black vinyl) ($13 - SOLD) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Enslaved-In-Times/release/6738912
• Epica - The Phantom Agony (Red vinyl) ($23) (Like-new condition, played once.) - https://www.discogs.com/Epica-The-Phantom-Agony-/release/7674095
• Epica - The Quantum Enigma (Clear vinyl) ($28) (Unplayed, like-new. Numbered #075/300) - https://www.discogs.com/Epica-The-Quantum-Enigma/release/5660203
• Evil Army - Evil Army (CleaRed Splatter vinyl) ($18) (Light wear to vinyl, light shelfwear to sleeve) - https://www.discogs.com/Evil-Army-Evil-Army/release/2164644
• Exivious - Liminal (CleaBlack Splatter vinyl) ($40) (Very small light creases on sleeve, vinyl excellent) - https://www.discogs.com/Exivious-Liminal/release/6487952
• Fallujah - Dreamless (Sea Blue vinyl) ($20) (Slight warp to vinyl, otherwise excellent) - https://www.discogs.com/Fallujah-Dreamless/release/8447981
• Forgotten Woods - Sjel av Natten (Black vinyl) ($15) (Vinyl looks excellent, sleeve shows some minor wear including the hint of a seam split) - https://www.discogs.com/Forgotten-Woods-Sjel-Av-Natten/release/1630230
• Forteresse - Les hivers de notre epoque (Black vinyl) ($70) (Excellent condition all around. Poster not included) - https://www.discogs.com/Forteresse-Les-Hivers-De-Notre-%C3%89poque/release/4283208
• Ghost Bath - Moonlover (White vinyl) ($25) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Ghost-Bath-Moonloverelease/7693936
• Ghost Brigade - Until Fear No Longer Defines Us (Black vinyl) ($18) (Vinyl in excellent condition, some minor wear to sleeve) - https://www.discogs.com/Ghost-Brigade-Until-Fear-No-Longer-Defines-Us/release/3574999
• Glaciation - Sur Les Falaises de Marbre (Black vinyl) ($15) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Glaciation-Sur-Les-Falaises-De-Marbre/release/6681260
• Gorguts - Colored Sands (Black vinyl) ($20) (Like-new condition, played once. Signs of slight ring wear on back cover.) - https://www.discogs.com/Gorguts-Colored-Sands/release/6245501
• Heretoir - Substanz (Blue vinyl) ($17) (Vinyl shows some hairline scratches) - https://www.discogs.com/Heretoir-Substanz/release/5549198
• Hierophant - Great Mother: Holy Monster (Red vinyl) ($4) (In shrink but unsealed, looks like a seam split may be starting at the top. Vinyl in excellent condition) - https://www.discogs.com/Hierophant-Great-Mother-Holy-Monsterelease/4514796
• Iced Earth - Horror Show (Black vinyl) ($14 - SOLD) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Iced-Earth-Horror-Show/release/8113953
• Ihsahn - The Adversary (Brown vinyl) ($35) (Excellent condition aside from a tiny crease at top of sleeve) - https://www.discogs.com/Ihsahn-The-Adversary/release/6458332
• Ilsa - The Felon's Claw (Oxblood vinyl) ($9) (Very light wear to corners of sleeve, otherwise excellent) - https://www.discogs.com/Ilsa-The-Felons-Claw/release/7106336
• In the Woods... - Strange in Stereo (Red vinyl) ($9) (Tiny hint of warp to the vinyl, otherwise excellent condition) - https://www.discogs.com/In-The-Woods-Strange-In-Stereo/release/5003444
• Kauan - Lumikuuro (White/Blue vinyl) ($45) (Very minor bend in upper-right corner of sleeve, otherwise excellent) - https://www.discogs.com/Kauan-Lumikuuro/release/7112392
• Kauan - Tietajan Laulu (Aquamarine vinyl) ($40) (Small bend to lower-right corner of sleeve, otherwise excellent) - https://www.discogs.com/Kauan-Tiet%C3%A4j%C3%A4n-Laulu/release/7107925
• Landskap - I (Black vinyl) ($12) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Landskap-I/release/5635361
• Lifelover - Erotik (Red Translucent vinyl) ($16) (Unplayed, excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Lifelover-Erotik/release/9253568
• Lifelover - Konkurs (Blue Transparent vinyl) ($23) (Vinyl in excellent condition) - https://www.discogs.com/Lifelover-Konkurs/release/6665344
• Lychgate - An Antidote For The Glass Pill (Gold vinyl) ($20) (Small ding on front cover, otherwise like-new) - https://www.discogs.com/Lychgate-An-Antidote-For-The-Glass-Pill/release/7381341
• Morne - Asylum (White vinyl) ($10) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Morne-Asylum/release/3655932
• Mortifera - Vastiia Tenebrd Mortifera (Black vinyl) ($20) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Mortifera-Vastiia-Tenebrd-Mortifera/release/3511113
• Mountain Throne - Stormcoven (Black vinyl) ($7) (Vinyl is like-new, played once. Tiny bend near bottom-left of cover (really nitpicking here, you need to hold it at a certain angle to even notice).) - https://www.discogs.com/Mountain-Throne-Stormcoven/release/6181934
• Nachtmystium - Instinct: Decay (Clear vinyl) ($17) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Nachtmystium-Instinct-Decay/release/1201463
• Negura Bunget - OM (Brown vinyl) ($25) (Brand new, unplayed. Did not come sealed. Vinyl taken out of sleeve only to inspect for defects.) - https://www.discogs.com/Negur%C4%83-Bunget-OM/release/7976182
• Nightwish - Oceanborn (Black vinyl) ($15) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Nightwish-Oceanborn/release/7516757
• Nile - What Should Not Be Unearthed (Black vinyl) ($10) (Vinyl shows some warping, otherwise excellent) - https://www.discogs.com/Nile-What-Should-Not-Be-Unearthed/release/7399213
• Odium - The Sad Realm of the Stars (Black vinyl) ($45) (Some very minor wear to left corners of sleeve, otherwise excellent) - https://www.discogs.com/Odium-The-Sad-Realm-Of-The-Stars/release/4951776
• Our Survival Depends on Us - Scouts On The Borderline Between The Physical And Spiritual World (Black vinyl) ($13) (Vinyl in excellent condition, light wear to sleeve) - https://www.discogs.com/Our-Survival-Depends-On-Us-Scouts-On-The-Borderline-Between-The-Physical-And-Spiritual-World/release/7821302
• Pest - Daudafaerd (Black vinyl) ($18) (Vinyl in excellent condition, some wear to sleeve including multiple small bends in spine and some scuffing along the bottom) - https://www.discogs.com/Pest-Dau%C3%B0af%C3%A6r%C3%B0/release/493061
• Psycroptic - The Early Years (COLORED VINYL EDITION vinyl) ($110) (Brand new, unplayed. Did not come sealed. Vinyl taken out of sleeve only to confirm color & inspect for defects.) - https://www.discogs.com/Psycroptic-The-Early-Years/release/6461233
• Riverside - Love, Fear and the Time Machine (White vinyl) ($40) (Vinyl in excellent condition, some very minor wear to sleeve, small bumps on a few corners. Includes CD) - https://www.discogs.com/Riverside-Love-Fear-And-The-Time-Machine/release/7707375
• Sacramentum - Far Away From the Sun (Black vinyl) ($25 - SOLD) (Sleeve shows some light wear, vinyl has a scratch. Can playtest if needed. Otherwise excellent) - https://www.discogs.com/Sacramentum-Far-Away-From-The-Sun/release/4259664
• Sigh - Graveward (Blue Clear vinyl) ($33) (Like-new condition, played once.) - https://www.discogs.com/Sigh-Graveward/release/7398309
• Sleep - Holy Mountain (Red/Green vinyl) ($43) (Like-new condition, played once.) - https://www.discogs.com/Sleep-Sleeps-Holy-Mountain/release/7221378
• Solstafir - Svartir Sandar (Black vinyl) ($21) (Sleeve in excellent condition, some light wear to vinyl) - https://www.discogs.com/S%C3%B3lstafir-Svartir-Sandarelease/3200701
• Summoning - Oath Bound (Gold vinyl) ($70) (Excellent condition all around, tiny bump to bottom-left corner) - https://www.discogs.com/Summoning-Oath-Bound/release/5050670
• Sylvaine - Wistful (Black vinyl) ($17) (Vinyl in excellent condition, minor wear to sleeve) - https://www.discogs.com/Sylvaine-Wistful/release/8514218
• The Body and Thou - You, Whom I Have Always Hated (Black vinyl) ($9) (Excellent condition all around, very light scuffing to vinyl from paper inner sleeve) - https://www.discogs.com/The-Body-3-And-Thou-You-Whom-I-Have-Always-Hated/release/6581240
• Thorns - Thorns (Black vinyl) ($17) (Looks like some ring wear is starting to develop on the sleeve. Otherwise, like-new) - https://www.discogs.com/Thorns-Thorns/release/3757139
• Triptykon - Melana Chasmata (Black vinyl) ($18) (Vinyl in excellent condition, some very minor wear to sleeve) - https://www.discogs.com/Triptykon-Melana-Chasmata/release/5605527
• Various Artists - Warfaring Strangers: Darkscorch Canticles (Black vinyl) ($19) (Some light scuffing to vinyl from paper inners) - https://www.discogs.com/Various-Warfaring-Strangers-Darkscorch-Canticles/release/5427269
• Vaura - The Missing (Black vinyl) ($14) (Some light wear to vinyl & sleeve) - https://www.discogs.com/Vaura-The-Missing/release/5572642
• Vektor - Outer Isolation (Orange/Red vinyl) ($40) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Vektor-Outer-Isolation/release/7695686
• Winterfylleth - The Ghost of Heritage (Clear vinyl) ($14) (Tiny bumps to right-side corners of gatefold, otherwise excellent) - https://www.discogs.com/Winterfylleth-The-Ghost-Of-Heritage/release/6762340
• Wintersun - Time I (Red vinyl) ($70 - SOLD) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Wintersun-Time-I/release/5092747
• Woman is the Earth - Torch of our Final Night (Red/Black vinyl) ($12) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Woman-Is-The-Earth-Torch-Of-Our-Final-Night/release/8801403
• Woods of Ypres - Pursuit of the Sun & Allure of the Earth (Yellow/Black vinyl) ($35) (Minor wear to vinyl) - https://www.discogs.com/Woods-Of-Ypres-Pursuit-Of-The-Sun-Allure-Of-The-Earth/release/5834074

EVERYTHING ELSE

• Active Child - You Are All I See (Black vinyl) ($14 - SOLD) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Active-Child-You-Are-All-I-See/release/3068811
• Airs - Apart (Black vinyl) ($8) (Vinyl shows light scuffing, otherwise excellent.) - https://www.discogs.com/Airs-Apart/release/7518942
• Alpha & Omega - No Rest, No Peace (Green/Black Splatter vinyl) ($7) (Vinyl is in excellent condition, sleeve shows some creasing) - https://www.discogs.com/Alpha-Omega-No-Rest-No-Peace/release/4775411
• Annabel - Youth in Youth (Translucent Blue vinyl) ($8) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Annabel-Youth-In-Youth/release/5301797
• Ayshay - Warn U (Black vinyl) ($7) (Very light wear to corners of sleeve, very light scuffing to vinyl from paper innersleeve. Tiny "Made in England" sticket towards center of jacket front.) - https://www.discogs.com/Ayshay-Warn-U/release/3125285
• Best Practices - The EP LP (Translucent Green vinyl) ($3) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Best-Practices-The-EP-LP/release/7866246
• Blouse - Imperium (Black vinyl) ($5) (Vinyl shows scuffing from inner sleeves, cover in excellent condition aside from some shelfwear to the bottom) - https://www.discogs.com/Blouse-Imperium/release/4960611
• Bon Iver - For Emma, Forever Ago (Black vinyl) ($8) (Light wear to sleeve & vinyl. Be warned this pressing does not sound great, especially on B side - check Discogs for more info) - https://www.discogs.com/Bon-Iver-For-Emma-Forever-Ago/release/1361007
• Burial Chamber Trio - Burial Chamber Trio (Black vinyl) ($6) (Vinyl looks excellent, sleeve shows some minor wear.) - https://www.discogs.com/Burial-Chamber-Trio-Burial-Chamber-Trio/release/997640
• Clams Casino - Rainforest (Black vinyl) ($28) (Light wear to vinyl, mostly cosmetic scuffing from paper inner sleeve) - https://www.discogs.com/Clams-Casino-Rainforest/release/2873150
• Culture - Two Sevens Clash (Black vinyl) ($8 - SOLD) (Vinyl in excellent condition, some minor wear to sleeve) - https://www.discogs.com/Culture-Two-Sevens-Clash/release/2785131
• Direct Effect - Sunburn (White vinyl) ($7) (Unplayed. Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Direct-Effect-Sunburn/release/6491497
• Dowsing - It's Still Pretty Terrible (Blue/Green/Purple vinyl) ($9) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Dowsing-Its-Still-Pretty-Terrible/release/7847470
• How To Dress Well - Love Remains (Black vinyl) ($10) (Vinyl & sleeve show light wear, including the beginning of a seam split at the top) - https://www.discogs.com/How-To-Dress-Well-Love-Remains/release/2577104
• Jedi Mind Tricks - Legacy of Blood (Orange vinyl) ($20) (Some light wear to sleeve, vinyl looks excellent) - https://www.discogs.com/Jedi-Mind-Tricks-Legacy-Of-Blood/release/4599023
• Jedi Mind Tricks - Psycho-Social (Red vinyl) ($22) (Vinyl in excellent condition. Sleeve shows some hints of ring-wear, and a bend in the bottom-left corner.) - https://www.discogs.com/Jedi-Mind-Tricks-The-Psycho-Social-Chemical-Biological-And-Electro-Magnetic-Manipulation-Of-Human-Co/release/4552195
• Jedi Mind Tricks - Servants in Heaven, Kings in Hell (Blue vinyl) ($35 - SOLD) (Some light wear to sleeve, vinyl looks excellent) - https://www.discogs.com/Jedi-Mind-Tricks-Servants-In-Heaven-Kings-In-Hell/release/4602411
• Mortiis - The Smell of Rain (Black vinyl) ($60) (Vinyl in excellent condition, some wear to sleeve) - https://www.discogs.com/Mortiis-The-Smell-Of-Rain/release/188467
• Mulatu Astatke - New York-Addis-London: The Story of Ethio Jazz 1965-1975 (Black vinyl) ($25) (Vinyl in excellent condition. Light wear to sleeve including minor ring wear) - https://www.discogs.com/Mulatu-Astatke-New-York-Addis-London-The-Story-Of-Ethio-Jazz-1965-1975/release/1997304
• Rescuer - Anxiety Answering (Clear vinyl) ($5) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Rescuer-Anxiety-Answering/release/6732686
• Riff Raff - Neon Icon (Black vinyl) ($30 - SOLD) (Sleeve & vinyl show minimal wear) - https://www.discogs.com/Riff-Raff-Neon-Icon/release/6149018
• Sage Francis - Personal Journals (Black vinyl) ($12) (Some scuffing to vinyl from paper inners. Sleeve coming apart at top - no tear, just seperation, could easily be fixed with some glue. Sleeve shows creasing at corners as well.) - https://www.discogs.com/Sage-Francis-Personal-Journals/release/1659211
• Signals Midwest - Light of the Lake (Grey vinyl) ($7) (Unplayed. Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Signals-Midwest-Light-On-The-Lake/release/7878280
• Sleep Over - Forever (Black vinyl) ($10) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Sleep-Over-Foreverelease/3119638
• SOHN - Tremors (Black vinyl) ($10 - SOLD) (Vinyl shows a few light scratches, otherwise excellent) - https://www.discogs.com/S-O-H-N-Tremors/release/5559093
• Sorrow - Dreamstone (Black vinyl) ($14) (Vinyl in excellent condition, some wear to sleeve) - https://www.discogs.com/Sorrow-Dreamstone/release/4562830
• Sun Kil Moon - Benji (Clear vinyl) ($80) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Sun-Kil-Moon-Benji/release/6125335
• The Abyssinians - Satta (Black vinyl) ($13) (Crease on back of sleeve, very minor wear to vinyl) - https://www.discogs.com/The-Abbysinians-Satta/release/5178794
• The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Belong (Black vinyl) ($7 - SOLD) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Pains-Of-Being-Pure-At-Heart-Belong/release/2804474
• The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - Higher Than the Stars (Black vinyl) ($4 - SOLD) (Vinyl shows slight hint of warp, otherwise excellent. Sleeve shows some wear) - https://www.discogs.com/Pains-Of-Being-Pure-At-Heart-Higher-Than-The-Stars/release/1940510
• The Pains of Being Pure at Heart - The Pains of Being Pure at Heart (Black vinyl) ($10 - SOLD) (Hint of ringwear on sleeve, otherwise excellent) - https://www.discogs.com/The-Pains-Of-Being-Pure-At-Heart-The-Pains-Of-Being-Pure-At-Heart/release/1657824
• The Tallest Man on Earth - Dark Bird is Home (Black vinyl) ($9 - SOLD) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/The-Tallest-Man-On-Earth-Dark-Bird-Is-Home/release/6998106
• The Tallest Man on Earth - The Tallest Man on Earth EP (Black vinyl) ($8 - SOLD) (Vinyl shows some minor scuffing) - https://www.discogs.com/The-Tallest-Man-On-Earth-The-Tallest-Man-On-Earth/release/2949201
• The World Is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die & Deer Leap - Are Here To Help You (Clear w/ Red Smoke vinyl) ($9) (Vinyl shows slight warp and a bit of scuffing) - https://www.discogs.com/Deer-Leap-And-World-Is-A-Beautiful-Place-I-Am-No-Longer-Afraid-To-Die-Are-Here-To-Help-You/release/6736886
• Thrushes - Exposing Seas (Pink vinyl) ($10 - SOLD) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Thrushes-Exposing-Seas/release/7649277
• Unison - Unison (Black vinyl) ($14) (Vinyl in excellent condition. Sleeve shows some wear, including a seam split at the top and some more wear to the top-right corner. Ask for pictures if needed.) - https://www.discogs.com/Unison-Unison/release/3129395
• Various Artists - Trainspotting OST (Orange vinyl) ($17) (Unplayed, opened only to inspect vinyl. Minor wear to sleeve) - https://www.discogs.com/Various-Trainspotting-Music-From-The-Motion-Picture/release/9329818
• Venetian Snares - Rossz Csillag Alatt Született (Black vinyl) ($35) (Sleeve shows some minor wear to the corners and a mark toward the upper right corner (looks like there may have been a sticker there at some point?) - https://www.discogs.com/Venetian-Snares-Rossz-Csillag-Alatt-Sz%C3%BCletett/release/419871
• Walleater - I / II (Clear Black Smoke vinyl) ($5) (Excellent condition all around) - https://www.discogs.com/Walleater-III/release/7764156
• Yung Lean - Unknown Memory (Clear vinyl) ($60 - SOLD) (Vinyl in excellent condition. Some wear to sleeve, including small bend in upper-left corner) - https://www.discogs.com/Yung-Lean-Unknown-Memory/release/6318944
• Zola Jesus - Stridulum II (White vinyl) ($10) (Vinyl in excellent condition. Sleeve shows some creasing, ringwear, and the beginning of a seam split at the top.) - https://www.discogs.com/Zola-Jesus-Stridulum-II/release/2408256