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Today marks the release of Pretentious Incongruity: 2020-2024, a retrospective compilation looking back at some key milestones in the lifetime of Key 13 as a recording identity.
You can stream, download and purchase it here:
Pretending to be a musician...
Pretending I know what I'm doing...
Everything mismatched and inconsistent...Pretentious Incongruity.
While we're still all reeling from the closure of Radio Free Fedi, there has been a big ray of light in the last few weeks, the integration between Bandwagon and The Indie Beat Radio.
To explain why I'm so excited about this, though, I'll have to take a bit of time out to talk about the current state of affairs for Fediverse-related independent music artists. And, while I'm excited, I still have some concerns that will need to be resolved over time.
This is a long and rambling read – feel free to skip to the last bit to get to the best part!
“What is Bonk Wave? What is not Bonk Wave? What does Bonk Wave mean to you? Does it matter?”
On July 31st, 2023, Yoni Den launched an open call for submissions for Not What I Call Bonk Wave Volume 001, a “proposed compilation of music that may or may not be Bonk Wave”.
I intend to use this blog to talk about Key 13 music, processes, history, influences, and how the Fediverse has had such a dramatic effect. And maybe I'll write a bit more about how this Volume 003 release came together, from my perspective – but today it's not about me, it's time to thank the cast of thousands that helped get the latest Bonk Knob Records release over the line.