Berlin-based hyperbolic IDM artist IXXF lost their body but not their voice. Their debut is a genre-bending music project that separates the artistic output from the individual's body — from the voice of a gendered and embodied Persona.
Trap and deconstructed club music blend in with bold pop anthems - and even fragments of emo punk, into an artificial but yet heartwarming sound. To conquer the idea of the artist's voice as a primal extension of the singer themselves, a direct link from their anatomy to the audience, IXXF uses digital effects and voice manipulation to free the music from the restrictions of the artist's physical presence.
IXXF has numerous features by gender challenging artists on like Pussy Riot, Catnapp, Galen Tipton, Jinka, Lamb Kebab, Recovery Girl, Atlas Moe and more on their upcoming debut album. These collabs sound like a single, disembodied voice that represents the music with a maximum of authenticity.
IXXF is an inclusive musical journey and proves that an artist is not defined by their persona, but can become their own vision through simultaneous impersonation by a multitude of bodies in various (fluid) forms.
lyrics
Back on the run..
(Oh my god) they won't save you, nah
Push me around, ya
They push me, push me around, yaha
Oh my god, you're my savior
Back, back! Back up, back up!
- They won't save you, nah
I suck, I suck at..
I suck at, I suck at this, ya
I suck, I suck at..
I suck at, I suck at this, ya ya
I suck at..
Oh, I suck at this, ya
I suck, I suck at..
I suck at, I suck at this, ya
Back on the run..
(Oh my god) they won't save you, nah
Push me around, ya
They push me, push me around, yaha
Oh my god, you're my savior
Back, back! Back up, back up!
- They won't save you, nah
I suck, I suck at..
I suck at, I suck at this, ya
I suck, I suck at..
I suck at, I suck at this, ya ya
I suck at..
Oh, I suck at this, ya
I suck, I suck at..
I suck at, I suck at this, ya
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