39 Comments
User's avatar
Silva Mirovics's avatar

Edward and Jozef, wow! Love the poem. Love the collaboration. Love you ❤️

Everyone has a villain lurking somewhere below the surface of their skin.

Expand full comment
Black Coffee Poetry's avatar

We need the ability to go as low as the real villains of the world.

Expand full comment
Jozef Cain's avatar

Thanks for the love, Silva! Harnessing the villain into art is a good way to keep it in check. Like learning to take ownership over your jungian shadow.

Expand full comment
Paul Dotta's avatar

Real neat to listen to! Inspiring to see how you’re using the expanded tool kit! 🙏

Expand full comment
Black Coffee Poetry's avatar

Co-authoring and cross-posting = so good.

Thank you for the kind words!!

Expand full comment
Nancy Santos's avatar

So, when are you two going on tour?

Expand full comment
Black Coffee Poetry's avatar

We have our tour dates all set:

3/11 - Down South Dakota Dive Bar

4/11 - Twist Them Nips Tallahassee

6/11 - Jockstraps R’ Us Missouri

Only three venues booked, but it’s a start?

Expand full comment
A. Njoto's avatar

Did you just make an allusion to Jonestown in )CHAOS( ? I love how this reminds me of everything... from cults to (weirdly) Ethel Cain. THIS IS GR8!

Expand full comment
Jozef Cain's avatar

Oh... Yeah the kool aid is a jonestown reference.

And I've been listening to Ethel Cain a bit. Only a few songs. But I relate to her, the name is an obvious synchronicity but her spirituality, her surreal and liminal tone in lot of her art is up my alley.

I've been having fun with the audio production, it's something I am passionate about. I've been messing with sampling and sequencing in DAWs for years. I suck but I'm okay at poetry so it works with the subtle stuff. Lol.

Thanks for the support brother! Glad you're here.

Expand full comment
A. Njoto's avatar

Nah yu no suck. Are you using Logicpro? I only have my clunky keyboard and rlly can only dream of doing what u r doin. I can't be arsed to buy the equipment BCS I need to research the brands, price, reviews etc. too overwhelming now.

.

But I do accept mic recommendation (Bluetooth or 3.5 jack for my laptop) lol. I used to be an art director and write songs as well. I can understand the struggle of art production. But u and Ed here did a great job so being supportive isn't a chore at all.

Expand full comment
Jozef Cain's avatar

I used an old version of FL studio that I may or may not have cracked. I record the vocal with my pixel phone with the built in recorder app then just put the mp3 in FL. I have spent some money on sound libraries mainly from a company called cymatics, they make best packs. That's about it for these.

Expand full comment
Jozef Cain's avatar

Beat packs*

Expand full comment
Black Coffee Poetry's avatar

I use my Samsung phone?

Expand full comment
A. Njoto's avatar

Me too for Substack app.. does your mention feature work on apps? I'm honestly a bit annoyed rn like 🫣

Expand full comment
A. Njoto's avatar

Bcs mine doesn't work halp

Expand full comment
Ral Joseph's avatar

This is so beautiful Edward ❤️

I haven't seen anything like it ever. I love the creative direction, it's detailed and of course black ✅

Expand full comment
Black Coffee Poetry's avatar

Thank you so much, Ral 🥹🥹🖤

Expand full comment
Debdutta Pal's avatar

You're back so soon...😭 🖤

I'm going to stare some more at the picture.

And I definitely didn't listen to the recordings more than once.

Expand full comment
Black Coffee Poetry's avatar

We have more time on our hands without Voldemort to care about.

Thank you for the undying support, sweet Debdutta 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤⚡️

Expand full comment
Jozef Cain's avatar

Thanks for listening, Deb!! <3

Expand full comment
Caroline Mellor's avatar

Hit me like a wrecking ball ❤️ Amazing collaborative work!

Expand full comment
Black Coffee Poetry's avatar

Thanking you with a bouquet of magnolias ^_^.

Expand full comment
Zivah Avraham's avatar

Look at you two, getting all fancy with your collabs, readings and shit!

Excellent work (not so) gentlefolk. Bravo!

Expand full comment
Black Coffee Poetry's avatar

We have too much fun with it, and bouncing off of each other feels natural.

Yin & Yang?

Thank you, M’Lud.

Expand full comment
Anthi Psomiadou's avatar

Authentically dynamic!

"narcissism is neoteric (?)

classicism is farcical (??)"

I loved that!

Expand full comment
Black Coffee Poetry's avatar

They are my lines, dear Anthi! So glad you enjoyed the racy, laced authenticity ^_^.

Expand full comment
Anthi Psomiadou's avatar

😉

Expand full comment
Tree Langdon's avatar

Amazing how the two of you can create in synchronicity

Expand full comment
Elena's avatar

“Dirty deeds done dirt cheap” obsessed

Expand full comment
Black Coffee Poetry's avatar

Dat’s Jozef’s line.

Expand full comment
Elena's avatar

Wtf, how can you guys constantly deliver???!

Expand full comment
Black Coffee Poetry's avatar

‘Cos we’re Yin and Yang, sweet Elena.

Expand full comment
Elena's avatar

That, I believe.

Expand full comment
Maisie Archer's avatar

You spelled "villains" correctly

Expand full comment
Black Coffee Poetry's avatar

We so did, forget the email title - that’s a glitch in the matrix.

Expand full comment
julie radford's avatar

well, now my damn brain can’t stop yelling at me in AC/DC lyrics 💀 also: love the format and your collabs so much 😭

Expand full comment
Jozef Cain's avatar

Dynomite.

Expand full comment
Black Coffee Poetry's avatar

Dyna-MATE more like it, ocker Aussie slang FTW.

Expand full comment
Black Coffee Poetry's avatar

HA, it is a bit song lyric-esque. Thank you so much for the kind words, you legend! ^_^

Expand full comment