vol #6: mugler, bills & brown noise
sent from kavi's iphone with love
kavi:
internet pop sensation, runway model, d-list socialite, dj, intellectual, mental illness sufferer, future lawyer and reality tv mogul in the making.
record scratch. yep, that’s me - you’re probably wondering how i got here.
hi i’m kavi and basically it’s bc my talented friend / style icon / quick witted queen / dancefloor staple / absolute angel joss asked if i wanted to be here (here being within your inbox) and literally anything she says goes so that’s that.
without further ado, here are some things i’ve been vibing: sent from my iphone to yours, with love / sent from my iphone to your android, with hate. what the hell a green text bubble got to do with me?
kavi eye reveal (not wearing sunglasses) (rare)
this is the internet bit
When I studied marketing, I learnt about the buyer persona - a semi-fictional person that a retailer creates to depict their “ideal” customer. One thing about H&M is that when they crafted their buyer persona, it happened to be an internet pop sensation, runway model, d-list socialite, dj, intellectual, mental illness sufferer, future lawyer and reality tv mogul in the making.
In 2014, H&M sold me my first pair of skinny jeans, and in 2023, they’ve sold me a dream.
I hate to say it, but I’m indebted to this environmentally evil, multinational conglomerate for getting Arca, Shygirl, Eartheater and Amaarae on the one track - all for their recent music video teasing their forthcoming collection with Mugler.
A vein-dilating serotonin-rush of hyper-digitised harmonies introduce a cover of Stardust’s ‘Music Sounds Better With You’, levitating and zooming across industrial, Jersey-club-influenced percussion. While I pray and hold out for this all-star experimental pop anthem to hit streaming, I will be continuing to indulge in its equally chaotic, yet cunty, accompanying visuals - depicting sleek silhouettes from the year 3010 marching through inter-dimensional time-space cuntinuums. It’s just so famous.
Sped-Up Songs
This was going to be a think piece, but a Google search revealed that this phenomenon is one that’s been recently written about by Billboard, NME and Forbes, which kinda makes me think that Sped Up Songs Pty Ltd sent out a press release in January 2023. What these pieces have failed to include is a) that sped-up songs / remixes are an addictive substance for ADHD havers (me) and b) Kavi has some favourites, as listed below:
Your Bills Has Been Affected Young Man
This TikTok. It’s taken over my life, it’s become an intrusive thought - suitably so, as we teeter at the edge of a recession. My card declines as I tap to make a $2 Ezymart flat white purchase? Your bills has been affected young man. DiDi makes a fare adjustment of $3.78 following my ride from Hope St Radio to Miscellania? Your bills has been affected young man. I am arrested by Interpol on multiple charges of fraud and embezzlement via shell accounts in the Caymans? Your bills has been affected young man.
your bills has been affected
this is the irl bit
A 10 year plan
Call it manifestation, or call it a product of my all-encompassing, all-pervading greatest fear (wasted potential).
I know these aren’t for everyone, but making a 10 year plan is something I love doing. I started it out of high school, and it’s a constant WIP in my Notes app. I tweak it on the train to work - dreaming of a house in the Hills as I am engulfed in mundane monotony - and I tweak it when I’m violently stoned in bed - listening to my demos as I envision playing them on stages across a sold-out stadium tour.
I usually have Years 1-3 firmly plotted out, with Years 4-10 centred around target milestones, net worth figures and lists of suburbs that I’ll live in across London, New York and LA. Call it delusional, but it’s worked so far, and I love the sense of direction / stability it gives me. Like a Kmart weighted blanket, a hug from your best friend, or a cone, it’s a reassuring point of reference for the times I’m spiralling and feeling like I’m treading water. It reminds me that the anxiety and tears are all worth it. It’s like a love letter from 18 year old me that says ‘keep ur head up baby boy, there’s a bigger picture’.
Brown Noise
Coming to terms with an ADHD diagnosis in 2021 made, like, everything in my life make sense. While medication, actually paying attention to nutrition and actually valuing sleep have been game changers, brown noise is my silver bullet for getting through times where I need that little bit more stimulation to keep my brain and dopamine pathways happy enough for me to focus on a task at hand.
My Spotify Wrapped this year is going to be cooked, because I listen to THIS more than anything else. It lets me enter my own little universe - very world OFF, boyboss ON, vibes.
Sunglasses
My anxious besties who don’t like being perceived, but love to look fierce and enigmatic - I get you. I wear sunglasses on-stage when I perform, and I wear them to Marrickville Woolworths Metro. I’ll gatekeep when I want to, but now isn’t one of those times. Here are some of my faves:
kim in the Balenciaga BB0180s
bisous bisous bitch!