#breakwave

Man! This was the first made but the last to get to it's destination which was the lovely @deliicacymercy Also excuse the lighting between the past 4 cards my bulb died and had to use another so I look like I went to Mexico for this post.

First of all! We have some Bleach cuties, Kiwa and Commander Komamura. Damn that's a long name. Do love me a small and tall ships brings me joy. Also I hope it was a nice surprise for her. A malancholic pre war/no war(?) Starstreak. Wishing for the sweet escape from the pressures of being the Winglords Ward. Moving on from the angst, LOOK AT THE GIRLIES!! Wish is so excited to see her best friend Breakwave. Last is just another silly. Sky took this pic just to use as a way to just embarrass Streaks later. < 3

but that is the last of my mail. I did have another one in the makings but unfortunately I never got it done for them

having kids are hard- BUT THEY ARE WORTH IT !! ✨ 💖

Human!Starstreak and human!Sky Drop and their daughters >:3 I was inspired by a sketch Momo did of the bbies and i could not just sit by and NOT DRAW MY OWN- FJKSDJF I LOVE THESE DADS AND THEIR LIL BBIES!! Obviously, Breakwave and Wishing Well get along very much >:3

Wanted to post a wip of sorts

We're making something on the side as a lil' bit of a continuation to Mercy's goregous art (The original sketch was the fuel to her fire to make it.) It's taking a hot minute but it'll be DONE!

The orange and red baby is Breakwave and the blue baby with the rainbow arms is Wishing Well/ Wish. Wish here is using ASL (American Sign Language) as I thought it would reach more people; she was taught it as another way of communicating with her parents who thought she was going to be non-verbal.

She's saying 'Hello, My name -- Wish'

[@deliicacymercy] <- the mastermind behind Breakwave and Starstreak

Lil' addition to all of this; have these scuffed sketches:

Dynasty by AV Okubo

Check out the first half of AV Okubo's new album Dynasty, produced by (it's illegal not to mention this) Gang of Four's Andy Gill. Dynasty is the band's first output since 2010's Greed of Man. I made fun of Hedgehog last week for taking a long time between albums, but their last one only came out in 2012. It feels like this AV Okubo record has been rumored and pushed back for a very long time, but now it's here. Hailing from industrial stronghold Wuhan, AV Okubo has always been a talented wildcard in yaogun. Wuhan is known for its punk scene, which plays a part in the band's sound, but they also have a heavy dance and electronic influence going on. I've enjoyed the band since around the time they opened up for Ratatat in Shanghai. I was friendly with their previous drummer, Lucky. My favorite moment from one of their shows happened at the old MAO Livehouse in Shanghai when I was smoking cigarettes and drinking with their bassist, huddled against a wall next to the "green room", not realizing that it had been a long time since the previous band had finished and the crowd was getting restless waiting for AV Okubo. Finally, the rest of the band just went on without him and started playing, at which point he broke into a run for the stage and caught on mid-song.

The band's persona is kind of quirky, cool, nerdy, macho, and intelligent all at the same time, which is quite unique on the Chinese indie rock scene. They have a fascination with kitschy pop culture, as well as a revolutionary political side, as well as a sort of dystopian technocratic/technophobic paranoid avant garde sensibility. It's all mixed up like a collage trompe l'oeil and sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't but when it does it's breathtaking. Take a listen to the first half of the album above and decide for yourself whether it's breathtaking or yawn-inducing. I'm going to give it more of a listen and wait for the second half before passing judgment. UPDATE: I forgot to add this promo video of the boys in the studio. Check it out: Dynasty will be released on Maybe Mars on April 19 at Yugong Yishan in conjunction with the Maybe Mars release of Alpine Decline's Go Big Shadow City, of which we have already spoken.