Dark Culture
The voice evolution
The journey was: unfiltered, then code-switching, then filtered, then deliberately unfiltered again. The formality skills were not lost. The choice...
Tag
format-long-form
Dark Culture
Heartbreak into output
Heart is broken. How do I productivity-max for eventual stunting? That was the actual question, asked the morning after, with...
Dark Culture
Studying religion as a power system
Religion is studied here as a power system, not a faith system. The questions are always how did this work,...
Events
The lockdown cohort: our founding members
The people who came during lockdown are not just fans. They are founders. March 2021 New York was still locked...
Dark Culture
Loved. Hated. Feared. Respected.
The four axes of personal brand positioning are not a matrix from a business school textbook. They are the four...
Scene
Philly debut: the first event outside NYC
SLIST’s first event outside the NYC metro happened in Philadelphia. This was not an experiment in geographic expansion. It was...
BTS
Music file quality: why we check every DJ’s library
Before any DJ plays a SLIST event, we verify their music library. This is not a suggestion. It is a...
BTS
The event naming philosophy
Every SLIST event name is a decision, not a placeholder. The naming convention carries the brand’s DNA in a way...
Dark Culture
The alliance of the cancelled
Cancellation creates instant trust between survivors. The people who have been through it bond faster and trust each other more...
Dark Culture
I worried therapy would take away my creative energy
I need therapy. I have only been listening to dark stuff for a while. But I am worried therapy will...