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Shonalika (they/them)
@shonalika.bsky.social
Makes YouTube video essays, produces darkwave/EBM, and blabs in a science fiction podcast: https://linktr.ee/shonalika
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and if youre new to us, hi, we're powderpaint! transgenders making hi-NRG synthpop (apart from the single we just dropped which is like goth and post-punk but it still goes hard)

pls check us out!! πŸ™βœ¨

powderpaint.bandcamp.com/music
Powderpaint
playing fast n' loose with chords and gender
powderpaint.bandcamp.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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it’s here!!!! presenting the β€˜wait’ music video in all its gay goth glory πŸ“ΉπŸŒˆπŸ¦‡

give it a watch!!! if you like it please share and leave us your comments or a bandcamp review we love seeing what you think πŸ’•πŸ’•πŸ’•

youtu.be/CFsDxIts3p8?...
Wait
YouTube video by Powderpaint
youtu.be
October 7, 2025 at 7:01 PM
that's so kind!! more to follow soon I hope

(sorry for mad delayed response I'm never on here)
September 11, 2025 at 3:20 PM
IT'S HERE: β€˜MAGGOT’ music video crawls onto YouTube today πŸ›πŸ›πŸ›

we poured our hearts souls teeth and eyelids into this and think it really shows!! ✨

go check out the full video NOW on YouTube!!!

(and ofc if you like it pls like share subscribe etc it helps so much πŸ–€πŸ–€πŸ–€)

youtu.be/ObDQFTWq2Bc
Shonalika - Maggot (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Shonalika
youtu.be
June 3, 2025 at 5:16 PM
IT’S FINALLY HERE!! horror-infested goth club banger β€˜Maggot’ crawls onto steaming platforms and bandcamp πŸ›πŸ›πŸ› linktree in bio ~

shonalika.bandcamp.com/track/maggot

almost lost friends making them look at the cover art (not pictured) but imo this was worth it πŸ–€

music video coming SOON!! πŸ‘€
May 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
so glad you liked it! <3
May 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
You’re very welcome! 😊
May 4, 2025 at 1:55 PM
genuinely one of the best playlists I've ever made imo. ONLY included stuff that I really like, not just anything underground (plus the flow is perfect pls don’t shuffle this πŸ™πŸΌ)

if you particularly like an artist don’t forget to search them on bandcamp today and send some £££ their way!!! πŸ–€
May 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
presenting for your discovery this bandcamp friday:

πŸš½πŸ¦‡Gothic Toilet CircuitπŸš½πŸ¦‡

open.spotify.com/playlist/3du...

exclusively artists <10k monthly listeners (minus one collab I think that’s allowed), also gayer and transer and womaner and browner than your average goth playlist because obviously
πŸš½πŸ¦‡Gothic Toilet CircuitπŸš½πŸ¦‡
Playlist Β· Shonalika Β· 49 items Β· 14 saves
open.spotify.com
May 2, 2025 at 10:27 AM
That’s amazing!! Thank you ^^
April 10, 2025 at 5:06 PM
hey thank you!! really appreciated your thoughts on the last thing (jan Lute had to jump in and translate for me cos I think you and the other person were talking slightly too high level for me lol) but it was super cool :) hope you enjoy ^^
April 5, 2025 at 7:58 AM
NEW VIDEO: Learning The Language Of Good

on learning toki pona and why it is in fact Good

youtu.be/YBNAumF3o_E
Learning The Language Of Good
YouTube video by Shonalika
youtu.be
April 4, 2025 at 7:41 PM
thank you!!
January 11, 2025 at 12:57 PM
if you're waiting for the day when you can talk about a bunch of rich powerful men safe in the knowledge that the majority of them don't do morally abhorrent things on the daily I've got some real bad news
November 29, 2024 at 9:05 PM
it’s not that there isn’t a time and place for those discussions, but it’s like the popular consensus is if a person has allegations they become nothing BUT their allegations and the only time you are allowed to discuss that person is in the context of their allegations
November 29, 2024 at 9:03 PM
christ this has been bugging me lately. every time I reference more than like five people I'll get several comments like 'um... didn't x do y bad thing πŸ€”'

A) I don't know everything about everyone I'm discussing, I'm talking about their music

B) I'M TALKING ABOUT THEIR MUSIC
I wish people would stop telling me if a man has allegations simply because I bring him up by name. I’m a film critic. I’m going to talk about actors who are good and bad people. if sexual assault isn’t the topic at hand, you don’t need to drop it into the conversation

and I say this as a survivor!
November 29, 2024 at 9:00 PM
thank you!!!
November 28, 2024 at 4:59 PM
ni li pona mute tawa mi <3
November 28, 2024 at 4:59 PM
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someone said this place was different to mastodon but then logged in and immediately saw someone posting about how great libraries are, so this place is in fact exactly the same as mastodon
November 26, 2024 at 6:13 PM
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not done an introduction yet so hello!!

im hazel (they/she), british tran (pray for me), aspiring musician, amateur photographer, professional mess. i like steely dan, disasters, the colour yellow, and all of your pretty selfies. im in a gay synthpop band called powderpaint. let's be friends!!
August 3, 2023 at 12:27 PM
pona tawa sina! ^^
November 15, 2024 at 8:16 PM
NEW MUSIC VIDEO: 'PALi PiNi'

hey if you liked my last highly niche and obscure video, here's a darkwave/EBM-y song in toki pona

happy halloween πŸŽƒ

youtu.be/S81bNIK4MaE
November 1, 2024 at 12:08 AM
moderators of r/goth decided to demonstrate the issues raised in the video so uh

any extra shares to counterbalance would be appreciated thanks ^^;
October 7, 2024 at 10:32 AM
Really appreciate that, thank you so much! πŸ–€
October 5, 2024 at 9:36 PM
NEW VIDEO - Goth Is White: Pallor, Prejudice and Purity

presenting my nichest-sounding video yet

this one might get some people’s backs up!! please approach with good faith and be prepared for some discomfort πŸ™πŸΌ

youtu.be/knrnIY8snKk
October 4, 2024 at 7:02 PM