I have always had an interest in the intersection between philosophy and music. Since I was 13 years old, I’ve made music with mortality and temporal decay at the forefront of my mind. As a young teen, I would create “hauntological” soundscapes inspired by the works and lectures of writer and music critic Mark Fisher, an individual who has had a great impact on myself in my personal life as well as in my art. This album is largely dedicated to him and his ideas, intertwined with a unique experience of decay and despair as a queer youth in Appalachia. In previous albums, however, I have never considered making rock / punk stylized music with these philosophical considerations in their compositions and lyrics, until now. On “Look What Fear’s Done to My Body”, time is what takes precedent thematically. This album is made to be heard as a mosaic of various pieces where paranoia, desperation, and anxiety are the consistent thematic throughline.
Musically, “Look What Fear’s Done to My Body” was conceived of as a meeting of various forms of punk, jazz, dance, and “folk” music. Many of the tracks here consist of composed pieces featuring jazz ensemble instruments played by members of Monty Cime’s eponymous band Cime, such as Sean Hoss, Riley, and Elijah Parra. Some of these pieces are lengthy and mercurial in form, changing tempo or time signature or key frequently throughout. Particular examples of this include the indie rock influenced “The End of The Scene”, the jazz and klezmer “The Era of Filth / The End of The Future / A New Engine for Everlee”, the manic jazz poetry piece “Are We Doomed to Become Luddites?”, and, at the end of the album, a 16 minute long nigh suicidal free jazz onslaught aptly titled “Hell”.
This album is a final blow to teenage angst, with the release date lining up with the day I graduate from High School. It is the first time I have felt truly proud of a piece of art I have conceived of and I consider it my “Magnum Opus”. It is my most collaborative album to date, also featuring art by well-known artist in the furry community Chopsyn. I plan for future albums to be as ambitious as this one, and it is the hardest I have ever worked on a piece of art.
LPR-006
Released July 28, 2025
Credits:
Album art by Chopysn AKA Pearl Crews. Thanks Mr. Fish!
Joan "Solska" Terry - vocals, trumpet, percussion, piano, guitar, bass, writing, composition, mixing, production, strings, banjo
The Sex Subversives are:
Sean Hoss - tenor saxophone, bass clarinet
riley. - alto saxophone, flute
Elijah Parra - trombone
All parts recorded by Solska were at Cuba Studios in Phil Campbell, Alabama between December 25th, 2024 and June 20th, 2025
