The Submarine Broadcasting Company is known and respected for its unique, musical selections and now, its caring ways. As such, it has combined its exemplary traits by producing a marvelous and mercurial compilation to assist the honorable DePaul International Homeless Charity (named after the great, social reformer, Saint Vincent DePaul), which grants support to those in dire need.
It's not my place to point fingers or give reasons why some fall upon their austere paths. I only know that it saddens me to see and hear of such anguished souls, and until someone of enlightened inclination and perhaps even larger heart can conceive an unfailing solution to the problem, the best we--and sterling outfits like Submarine Broadcasting and DePaul International--can do is share the proceeds culled from those who care enough to make some positive impact.
Submarine Broadcasting's 30-track, benefit album is entitled Post:Soc, and it contains a lengthy line of eccentric, insightful and provocative artists: Martin Neuhold; Alwin Van Der Linde; Anata Wa Sukkari Tsukarete Shimai; Chad Frey; Bridget Wishart & Everling; Crayon Angels; Tracy K. Woodard and Gabriel Monticello; m.t. scott; Kirameki; Autonomaton; Beltism; Synaptyx; Candy L; Cousin Silas; Jim Wylde; Ian Haygreen; Pampered Fists; Bunny and the Invalid Singers; Lezet; Valet Surprise; {AN} EeL; Peri Esvultras; Mean Flow; HYPERCUBE (ft. Santiago Jimenez Borges & Frederic Iriarte); Glove of Bones; Saint de l'Abime; CJA Band; SOLILOQUA; Playman54; and Carbonates on Mars.
Yes, an enormous queue, but it should warm the spirit to know that so many were willing to share their creativity for such a righteous and genuine cause.
Though each artist presents his/her own take on matters of woeful detachment, their combined work generates a flavor that connects to one's emotions in broad, powerful tiers.
The selections are divided into a sporadic spree of three categories (at least to my ear), which include a nomadic/tribal stretch; a desperate/defiance section; and a symbolic/robotic patch.
The portions intermingle ideally, I believe; for those who fall into a wandering state might likely need to romanticize their maddening circumstances or simply resign their fight for "normality", letting discourse be their guide. (Probably many fluctuate between the mindsets, but who am I to say or judge? I can only imagine their strife and hope to empathize.)
For the sake of the album's robotic strokes, I found myself thinking of Phillip K. Dick's android extrapolations: that is, the way his synthetic characters were forced to escape one form of existence for something better, but in the process, could only run without the hope of a permanent home. Also, the need to question one's worth and sense of reality isn't, in truth, an android state (though Dick did project such), but it's truly a part of the human condition. We ask ourselves how we came to enter our current stations and whether our status quo is justified; and if not, can our situations ever be altered...made better?
Answers to such can be many and varied, but Post:Soc doesn't try to unravel the hows and whys or determine definitively what the future may bring. The music only paints the road before us, and on that road are people we simply can't ignore.
We're of the same species, possessing the same feelings and desires, even if our positions may not always match. Most listeners, in this respect, will identify with what Post:Soc presents and during the album's tumultuous trip, come to care even more for the heartbroken and downtrodden individuals who populate any given society.
Post:Soc is available for download at ... https://postsoc.bandcamp.com/. All proceeds will be forwarded to the DePaul International Homeless Charity for immediate distribution.
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