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Rhath
@rhath.com
With wild abandon - artist, music, podcasts & more.
Running the creative collective, Vibe Union, in Melbourne.

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Congrats to Josh Bennier for this release!
And thanks so much for getting me on artwork duties. This was a fun project, love making collage pieces.

joshbennier.bandcamp.com/album/nadie-...

Everybody, go check out this new release through Josh's Bandcamp

#melbournejazz #melbournemusic #collageart
November 9, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Should you put out physical music in 2025 - Rhath podcast 93

How do you legitimise your art in the eyes of others and, far more importantly, in your own eyes? How do you communicate to people that you’re taking your art seriously?

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#melbourne #podcast #vinyl
Should you put out physical music in 2025 - ep-93 In the Back of My Head Podcast
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October 30, 2025 at 12:46 AM
New podcast episode out - EP92 - Should you brute force your creative brain?

When you hit a creative roadblock, is it worth brute forcing your way through it? And how much trust should you put into your tools?

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#melbournepodcast #podcast #creativity
Should you brute force your creative brain? ep-92 In the Back of My Head Podcast
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October 7, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Kelsey Jean & The Bad Health (which I happen to be in, of course) has a new single out today!
I also got to do the artwork, which I'm bloody stoked with. Super bold, and fish.

Check it out.

kelseyjean.bandcamp.com/album/pretty...

#melbournemusic #melbournevinyl #albumart
October 6, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Consume art with intention & the downfall of Spotify

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Joined the bandwagon in ditching Spotify because the CEO is a scumbag, which was easy, I couldn’t stand the user experience… but is the decay another sign towards the ‘dead’ internet (as we know it)?

#artpodcast #podcast
Consume art with intention & the downfall of Spotify: ep-91 In the Back of My Head Podcast
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September 25, 2025 at 12:53 AM
G'day, new podcast episode out - Our Aesthetic 'Rules'

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Is the advice you’re giving (and I’m giving) ‘rules’ or simply your aesthetics? Been thinking on the mental gymnastics we all can do when rationalising our creative choices.

#melbournepodcast #podcast #creativity
Careful of your creative 'rules' you give as advice: ep-89 In the Back of My Head Podcast
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August 28, 2025 at 1:06 AM
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New Podcast Episode Out Now! - How much should you talk about your creativity?

How does what we share online and in conversation with people about our creativity affect our practice or mental space? Does it guilt you into doing more, or paralyse you?

#melbourne #podcast
How much should you talk about your creativity? ep-88 In the Back of My Head Podcast
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August 13, 2025 at 11:10 PM
New podcast out: Should you treat your art like a job?

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Are you creating through passion & romance, or is your rigid structure to creativity sucking all the life out of your art?
Musing on romanticising other's creative processes, finding routine, and building your workshop.
Should you treat your art like a job? ep-87 In the Back of My Head Podcast
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July 31, 2025 at 12:18 AM
New Podcast episode out: Are you taking opportunities or just people pleasing?
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You need to be careful with your time, but you also never know what’s coming next and who’s checking out your work.

#melbourneartists #artpodcast
Are you taking opportunities or just a people pleaser? ep-83 In the Back of My Head Podcast
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July 17, 2025 at 1:43 AM
New Podcast episode out: Some pitfalls of time-blocking creativity
Like many, I get on a 'productivity kick' too often, and I struggle to let myself rest. Just some musings on that along with some thoughts on the book 'The Wall' by Marlen Haushofer.

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#thewall #melbourneart #art
Some pitfalls of time blocking creativity - ep-85 In the Back of My Head Podcast
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July 2, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Put out a new creative journal/podcast: Are you attracting the right people to your art?

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What's your hook/entry point/draw to your art, and what does it say about the work itself? And how many times have you tried to get into a movie/game/band before it clicks?

#art #creative
Are you attracting the right people to your art? - ep-84 In the Back of My Head Podcast
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June 5, 2025 at 1:38 AM
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New podcast out, talking about emergent storytelling & detail in your art. How to find artistic depth through time and work, rather than having 'something to say' at the start.

#artpodcast #dwarffortress #art
Emergent Storytelling: Connecting the Dots — RHATH
Do you give enough time for emergent stories and details to emerge? And do you look for the intended meaning in art or the accidental meaning in art? Melbourne art podcast - In the Back of My Head Pod...
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May 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
You got that sinking feeling? New EP out

www.rhath.com/news/thatsin...

Oh no
You got that sinking feeling?
We’re taking on water
Oh no
We’re taking on water
You got the sinking feeling?
Oh, no, no

#melbournemusic #indierap #experimentalhiphop
May 13, 2025 at 2:33 AM
New podcast ep: 82 Cringe Reels Music & the Artistic Social Contract
youtu.be/z5SAhN763L8

You make a social contract with every piece of art you interact with/create. Are you holding up your end of the bargain?

And what’s happening with all the cringe on music reels?

#cringe #creativepodcast
Cringe Reels Music & the Artistic Social Contract
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April 24, 2025 at 6:34 AM
New podcast episode up:
Do you need ambition as an artist?

Do you need ambition to make ‘something of yourself’? Do you need to ‘make something of yourself’? What’s the difference between drive and ambition as an artist?

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#artpodcast #melbourne #musicpodcast
Do you need ambition as an artist?
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April 10, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Cover I made recently for Kelsey Jean & The Bad Health single - I'm Not Listening.

Sort of going for a digital linocut style. Got some alts ready for future singles as well!
So much fun as always making music covers.

#folk #folkmusic #albumcover
March 17, 2025 at 8:49 AM
New podcast episode: Getting Back to Curiosity
How do you get back to that place of curiosity, after you've finished a project and again at a crossroads?

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Some rambles on such topics today

#melbourne #art #creativity
Depression after releasing a project
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March 13, 2025 at 12:40 AM
New EP out from our Melbourne hip-hop duo, Melbourne Sympathy Orchetra

www.rhath.com/news/msofrog...

Hope you enjoy! It's weird and we had a lot of fun making it.

Original cover art by Rhath

#melbournerap #weirdhiphop #abstracthiphop
Melbourne Rap Duo - Melbourne Sympathy Orchestra - Frog Cult — RHATH
New abstract hip-hop project by Rhath & UserNameUnknown. Streaming everywhere
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February 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
New podcast episode: Scrapbooking in the Digital Age

Are you actively consuming art and media or passively? The mentalities of old-school scrapbooking could help.
Also, what's all this about a “blood book”?

#scrapbooking #bloodbook #diy

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Scrapbooking in the Digital Age
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February 20, 2025 at 9:06 PM
I drew up a new version of the veiled lady for 50FIFTY based on the single cover that I made recently for them. This time, for some merch! Stoked to see these printed up; they look sick!

www.instagram.com/50fifty.au/

#illustration #gothicart #melbourne
February 17, 2025 at 4:30 AM
My mum trusted me to design a tattoo for her of the Glastonbury Tor! Had a blast doing this style!

Here's also an alternate design that was too detailed, but I love this shadow-focused style.

#melbournetattoo #glastonbury #castles #tattoo
February 10, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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New podcast episode: Why do you make art? - In response to Suno

The majority of people don't enjoy the majority of the time they spend making - Mikey Shulman, CEO @suno

Why do you make art? How do you find your passion and curiosity?

#suno #artpodcast #melbourneart
Why do you make art? - In response to Suno
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February 7, 2025 at 4:20 AM
Maybe my favorite verse from my latest EP

Crystalized in the bones, split 'em
Brought to their knees, all the big hitters
Back to the ooze, yeah we're looking good
Yeah we're looking gorgeous, man I feel enormous

Rhath & Superstructure - Sticks & Stones EP

#rap #hiphop #melbourne
January 30, 2025 at 6:40 AM
New pretentious cult rap single out with my new duo, Melbourne Sympathy Orchestra.

Hope ya like

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#rap #melbourne
All the Noise
Melbourne Sympathy Orchestra · Single · 2025 · 1 songs
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January 28, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Some birds are just like us.

#illustration #birds
January 25, 2025 at 1:13 AM