intellectual caliban (Lev)
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intellectual caliban (Lev)
@levnekov.bsky.social
23. PhD student in musicology at Pitt. BA Music (UIUC, 2025). inquisitor of finite modes, perseverer of the Absolute. editor for @crittheoryworkgrp.bsky.social. banner from Soul Glo, Gold Chain Punk. Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/levnekov
(can I ask my PCP for muscle relaxants without an appointment(
November 12, 2025 at 4:42 AM
my 2DS was literally my phone before I had a phone
November 12, 2025 at 3:32 AM
they nevertheless gave an excellent presentation
November 12, 2025 at 2:30 AM
(unfortunately I can't finish the job because I'm not a LatAm specialist, but holy shit there's something legitimately interesting here)
November 11, 2025 at 1:59 AM
prompt for later: what would a foundation-free music theory entail
November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
my take: I think the attack on positivism in musicology needs to be expanded with (a) true skepticism to the (true) strawman "everything is contingent" and (b) building from the emptiness of (a).

or: Adorno's broadside against positivism is true once again
November 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM