Ruven
@ruvenmusic.bsky.social
Artist // Songwriter // Producer of dystopian pop and escape pod funk
NOT THE FUTURE is my EP:
https://linktr.ee/ruven
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NOT THE FUTURE is my EP:
https://linktr.ee/ruven
🦺
About to get 30% off on 100% of things I’d never otherwise buy
November 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
About to get 30% off on 100% of things I’d never otherwise buy
It’s not my favorite Stevie album (I love FFF and Innervisions more) BUT if I ever want to feel pure musical joy, Songs In The Key of Life is a reliable jolt of passion
November 19, 2025 at 7:22 PM
It’s not my favorite Stevie album (I love FFF and Innervisions more) BUT if I ever want to feel pure musical joy, Songs In The Key of Life is a reliable jolt of passion
I don’t think AI bots should be allowed to use the personal pronoun “I”
November 17, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I don’t think AI bots should be allowed to use the personal pronoun “I”
Aye bro don’t be lookin at me with them Meta shades on
November 10, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Aye bro don’t be lookin at me with them Meta shades on
¡ Today’s Album !
Niall Ashley - Subject Access EP (2025)
Glitchy pop though the longing is organic, with a breadth of influences from mournful flamenco to skittering DnB. I love the digital multidisciplinary world-building but selfishly love the vocals on the less pixelated songs
Niall Ashley - Subject Access EP (2025)
Glitchy pop though the longing is organic, with a breadth of influences from mournful flamenco to skittering DnB. I love the digital multidisciplinary world-building but selfishly love the vocals on the less pixelated songs
Subject Access, by Niall Ashley
6 track album
niallashley.bandcamp.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM
¡ Today’s Album !
Niall Ashley - Subject Access EP (2025)
Glitchy pop though the longing is organic, with a breadth of influences from mournful flamenco to skittering DnB. I love the digital multidisciplinary world-building but selfishly love the vocals on the less pixelated songs
Niall Ashley - Subject Access EP (2025)
Glitchy pop though the longing is organic, with a breadth of influences from mournful flamenco to skittering DnB. I love the digital multidisciplinary world-building but selfishly love the vocals on the less pixelated songs
When you’re indie and underground you can’t afford for your music to be too simple, then when you’re famous and mainstream you can’t afford for it to be too complex
October 1, 2025 at 4:16 PM
When you’re indie and underground you can’t afford for your music to be too simple, then when you’re famous and mainstream you can’t afford for it to be too complex
If you don’t believe climate change is real, look no further than the September Christmas displays in your local Walgreens
September 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
If you don’t believe climate change is real, look no further than the September Christmas displays in your local Walgreens
Every independent artist is promoting their music so I’m going to stand out by not
September 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Every independent artist is promoting their music so I’m going to stand out by not
Shame on everyone who didn’t remind me that Rob Thomas - Lonely No More is an absolutely perfect pop production
September 6, 2025 at 12:17 AM
Shame on everyone who didn’t remind me that Rob Thomas - Lonely No More is an absolutely perfect pop production
I’m millennial enough to admit that what’s now called “cringe” was always a quality I felt I needed to overcome rather than to avoid, and I guess the tide is turning with younger folks who realize how self-limiting self-consciousness can be in a creative economy
July 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I’m millennial enough to admit that what’s now called “cringe” was always a quality I felt I needed to overcome rather than to avoid, and I guess the tide is turning with younger folks who realize how self-limiting self-consciousness can be in a creative economy
Reposted by Ruven
My show is continuous solo playback so I try to plan for every imaginable failure—CPU overload, IEM cutouts, missed cues—and it’s always something totally stupid like leaving the tuner on or forgetting a lyric
July 29, 2025 at 9:15 PM
My show is continuous solo playback so I try to plan for every imaginable failure—CPU overload, IEM cutouts, missed cues—and it’s always something totally stupid like leaving the tuner on or forgetting a lyric
I’m playing Norfolk VA this Fri 8/1 and it’ll be my 1st show in my hometown in a loooong time.
Like, 2007 long.
Better believe I will channel every ounce of Virginia pride into this one—a solo set of dystopian pop & escape pod funk originals
Supporting local artists Bennett Wales / 95Leo!
Like, 2007 long.
Better believe I will channel every ounce of Virginia pride into this one—a solo set of dystopian pop & escape pod funk originals
Supporting local artists Bennett Wales / 95Leo!
Ruven @ The Annex
Aug 01, 2025 - Norfolk, VA
www.bandsintown.com
July 29, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I’m playing Norfolk VA this Fri 8/1 and it’ll be my 1st show in my hometown in a loooong time.
Like, 2007 long.
Better believe I will channel every ounce of Virginia pride into this one—a solo set of dystopian pop & escape pod funk originals
Supporting local artists Bennett Wales / 95Leo!
Like, 2007 long.
Better believe I will channel every ounce of Virginia pride into this one—a solo set of dystopian pop & escape pod funk originals
Supporting local artists Bennett Wales / 95Leo!
¿ We’re calling AI music “Bot Pop” right ?
July 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
¿ We’re calling AI music “Bot Pop” right ?
I thought Tate McRae and Addison Rae were the same person until today
July 7, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I thought Tate McRae and Addison Rae were the same person until today
¡ Fans of indie music in Hampton Roads aka The 757 !
I’m playing a (very slick, very solo) homecoming live show at The Annex in Norfolk on August 1st 🌊
Supporting local VA artists Bennett Wales and 95Leo, so if you dig spacey alt-pop and agree to wear orange, do teleport over!
🖖🏽
I’m playing a (very slick, very solo) homecoming live show at The Annex in Norfolk on August 1st 🌊
Supporting local VA artists Bennett Wales and 95Leo, so if you dig spacey alt-pop and agree to wear orange, do teleport over!
🖖🏽
Bennett Wales & the Relief reunion + EP Release w/ 95Leo + Ruven at The Annex
LAVA Presents: August 1, 2025 at The Annex Bennett Wales & the Relief reunion + EP release show! 95Leo & Snshwr Ruven Doors 7pm // Music 8pm Tickets $15 advance // $20 day of All Ages
www.etix.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:52 PM
¡ Fans of indie music in Hampton Roads aka The 757 !
I’m playing a (very slick, very solo) homecoming live show at The Annex in Norfolk on August 1st 🌊
Supporting local VA artists Bennett Wales and 95Leo, so if you dig spacey alt-pop and agree to wear orange, do teleport over!
🖖🏽
I’m playing a (very slick, very solo) homecoming live show at The Annex in Norfolk on August 1st 🌊
Supporting local VA artists Bennett Wales and 95Leo, so if you dig spacey alt-pop and agree to wear orange, do teleport over!
🖖🏽
THE best = YOUR favorite
July 7, 2025 at 9:44 PM
THE best = YOUR favorite
Reposted by Ruven
Being a childfree artist doesn’t mean I’m less sleep deprived, just means instead of a crying baby, I hear my own thoughts screaming at 3AM
May 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Being a childfree artist doesn’t mean I’m less sleep deprived, just means instead of a crying baby, I hear my own thoughts screaming at 3AM
Reposted by Ruven
¡ Today’s Album !
Thom Brennan - Mountains (1987)
Like looking out from atop a vast expanse shrouded in ancient mystery, the passage of deep time washing over in successive waves of melancholy, leaving a rich record of a primitive sensation with the available digital tools of the time
Thom Brennan - Mountains (1987)
Like looking out from atop a vast expanse shrouded in ancient mystery, the passage of deep time washing over in successive waves of melancholy, leaving a rich record of a primitive sensation with the available digital tools of the time
Mountains, by Thom Brennan
7 track album
thombrennan.bandcamp.com
May 28, 2025 at 6:56 AM
¡ Today’s Album !
Thom Brennan - Mountains (1987)
Like looking out from atop a vast expanse shrouded in ancient mystery, the passage of deep time washing over in successive waves of melancholy, leaving a rich record of a primitive sensation with the available digital tools of the time
Thom Brennan - Mountains (1987)
Like looking out from atop a vast expanse shrouded in ancient mystery, the passage of deep time washing over in successive waves of melancholy, leaving a rich record of a primitive sensation with the available digital tools of the time
¡ 2Day’s LP !
Seba - Producer 06 (2003)
Aqueous breaks cool my 90° F summer walk as I imagine a smooth highway connecting 2 cities floating in the clouds. Crisp DnB w/ neo-soul sensuality, like the nonexistent lounge party on alc commercials where everyone is ageless, sexy, and not actually drunk
Seba - Producer 06 (2003)
Aqueous breaks cool my 90° F summer walk as I imagine a smooth highway connecting 2 cities floating in the clouds. Crisp DnB w/ neo-soul sensuality, like the nonexistent lounge party on alc commercials where everyone is ageless, sexy, and not actually drunk
Producer 06 by Seba on Apple Music
Album · 2003 · 9 Songs
music.apple.com
July 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
¡ 2Day’s LP !
Seba - Producer 06 (2003)
Aqueous breaks cool my 90° F summer walk as I imagine a smooth highway connecting 2 cities floating in the clouds. Crisp DnB w/ neo-soul sensuality, like the nonexistent lounge party on alc commercials where everyone is ageless, sexy, and not actually drunk
Seba - Producer 06 (2003)
Aqueous breaks cool my 90° F summer walk as I imagine a smooth highway connecting 2 cities floating in the clouds. Crisp DnB w/ neo-soul sensuality, like the nonexistent lounge party on alc commercials where everyone is ageless, sexy, and not actually drunk
“My team” = me writing from an additional Google email address that costs $7 / month
July 7, 2025 at 1:44 AM
“My team” = me writing from an additional Google email address that costs $7 / month
The Hampton University radio station 88.1 WHOV just played Dexter Wansel and Alphonse Mouzon so I will be listening to nothing else while I’m home
July 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The Hampton University radio station 88.1 WHOV just played Dexter Wansel and Alphonse Mouzon so I will be listening to nothing else while I’m home
¡ 2Day’s LP !
yeule - Evangelic Girl is a Gun (2025)
Sloshy breaks and gritty production frame this sonic world melding 90s psych, lo-fi, trip-hop, and rave elements into something extremely present and pretty singular. Left field pop that’s self-aware and innovative with watertight world-building
yeule - Evangelic Girl is a Gun (2025)
Sloshy breaks and gritty production frame this sonic world melding 90s psych, lo-fi, trip-hop, and rave elements into something extremely present and pretty singular. Left field pop that’s self-aware and innovative with watertight world-building
Evangelic Girl is a Gun, by yeule
10 track album
yeule.bandcamp.com
July 2, 2025 at 10:10 PM
¡ 2Day’s LP !
yeule - Evangelic Girl is a Gun (2025)
Sloshy breaks and gritty production frame this sonic world melding 90s psych, lo-fi, trip-hop, and rave elements into something extremely present and pretty singular. Left field pop that’s self-aware and innovative with watertight world-building
yeule - Evangelic Girl is a Gun (2025)
Sloshy breaks and gritty production frame this sonic world melding 90s psych, lo-fi, trip-hop, and rave elements into something extremely present and pretty singular. Left field pop that’s self-aware and innovative with watertight world-building
¡ 2Day’s LP !
Yaya Bey - do it afraid (2025)
Starts in loose, minimal soul territory and keeps leaning further left as the album goes deeper into pop, hip-hop, and electronic experiments. Playful and adventurous, she really shows off a versatility with signs pointing to any number of genre worlds
Yaya Bey - do it afraid (2025)
Starts in loose, minimal soul territory and keeps leaning further left as the album goes deeper into pop, hip-hop, and electronic experiments. Playful and adventurous, she really shows off a versatility with signs pointing to any number of genre worlds
do it afraid, by yaya bey
18 track album
yayabey.bandcamp.com
July 2, 2025 at 9:57 PM
¡ 2Day’s LP !
Yaya Bey - do it afraid (2025)
Starts in loose, minimal soul territory and keeps leaning further left as the album goes deeper into pop, hip-hop, and electronic experiments. Playful and adventurous, she really shows off a versatility with signs pointing to any number of genre worlds
Yaya Bey - do it afraid (2025)
Starts in loose, minimal soul territory and keeps leaning further left as the album goes deeper into pop, hip-hop, and electronic experiments. Playful and adventurous, she really shows off a versatility with signs pointing to any number of genre worlds