Possible 2023 Slate

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EDIT: I’m going to keep this stickied to the top of the Blog for all of 2023, and keep it updated as the year progresses.

I’m only a couple of days into 2023, and already i’ve got a stack of really interesting things that I’d like to accomplish this year.

On top of playing as many shows as possible, I’ve already got a stack of ideas scribbled down. . . almost one a month for all of 2023.

Lots of things can get in the way, and plans always change, but as of 4pm on Tuesday, January 3rd, here’s a rough list of everything I’d like to do this year (in addition to 12x VJOLTRONS, and whatever releases I end up duplicating for Virtua 94, Retro Release Video, and anyone else who’d like to release some VHS tapes).

✔ denotes completion!

Jan
✔ VJOLTRON – 1/9
✔ 8 HOUR SMART TAPE
• 8 HOUR CYBER TAPE
✔ 8 HOUR BEMANI TAPE

Feb
✔ VJOLTRON – 2/13
✔ STREET SPIRIT (FADE OUT) 2019 Photodiary
✔ STREET SPIRIT (FADE OUT) 2020 Photodiary

Mar
✔ VJOLTRON – 3/13
• STREET SPIRIT (FADE OUT) 2021 Photodiary
• STREET SPIRIT (FADE OUT) 2022 Photodiary
✔ SYNC NYC – MARCH

Apr
✔ VJOLTRON – 4/10
• VXPX_048 – #PureMoods 2023 – VHS release – V94
• VXPX_051 – Future Streams – VHS release – V94
• Dirty Epic Photo Book

May

✔ VJOLTRON – 5/8

✔ VXPX_046 – KLEEBATRON – LIVE AT WONDERVILLE – VHS Release


Jun
• VJOLTRON – 6/12
• 60 Second Wipeout Video Installation

Jul
• Music for Three VCRs – “Decay” Live Performance
• VJOLTRON – 7/10

Aug
• VXPX_050 – H4XOr5 – VHS & Cassette Release + Tour? – V94
• VJOLTRON – 8/14

Sep
• V I D E O H E X installation
• Music for Three VCRs – “Stasis” Live Performance
• VJOLTRON – 9/11

Oct
• VJOLTRON – 10/9

Nov
• Music for Three VCRs – “Growth” Live Performance
• VXPX_054 – Music for Three VCRs – VHS release
• VJOLTRON – 11/13

Dec
• VXPX_020 – Tomorrow is Code for a Bright and Shining Future – VHS release (finally)
• VJOLTRON – 12/11

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Currently On Hold

• VXPX_045 – VVerevvolf Fucktape – VHS & Cassette (re)-release – V94
• VXPX_047 – Untitled SC – VHS Release
• VXPX_049 – GREETING THE NEW DAY – VHS release
• VXPX_052 – $kinhead Fucktape – VHS & Cassette release – V94
• VXPX_053 – Øbject Fucktape – VHS & Cassette release – V94
• H4XOr1 digital release
• H4XOr2 digital release
• H4XOr3 digital release
• H4XOr4 digital release

• Home Away from Home Photo book (title subject to change)


NOTHING – Tired of Tomorrow Documentary

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In 2015, Geoff Rickly was my neighbor at 67 West st, a Greendesk where we all had offices.

Hex Taylor & I had just started doing VHS releases out of our space, and Geoff was running Collect Records. I had a huge NOTHING flag in our office, since I’d just seen them open for HUM, and Geoff mentioned that they were putting out the next LP ‘Tired of Today’.

We never got beyond the ‘Gee, that’d be cool, let’s do it’ stage of talking about the NOTHING VHS release, but there was a very good chance that we would have done some sort of VHS release for EVERY Collect Records album that got released.

Unfortunately, Martin Shkreli happened, Nothing signed with Relapse, and Collect Records closed their doors.



My life has gone in a very different direction, but when I watch this BTS doc, I wonder what my life would have been like if i’d been ‘The VHS Guy’ in Post-Hardcore/Shoegaze/Whatever.