OUT NOW — Volume II of a three-part anthology marking five years of Drowned By Locals.

Pornographic-Time is a three-volume compilation tracing the label’s evolving sound, its expanding cohort of misfits, and unfolding trajectory. DBL gathers new works and uncovered pieces from artists across its orbit, including those who have released with the label, collaborated on music or radio, crossed paths through unfinished or never-realized ideas, or remain part of its future.

Volume II — The Continuous Present — arrives December 19, 2025.

Volume I — The Pornographic-Tantalus — is out now and streaming everywhere.

Volume III follows in January.

All three volumes draw their direction from Black Circle, a manifesto written by Ian Bruner and released in a hand-numbered run of 100 copies. A five-year T-shirt by Baby Brusher is also available, and all physical editions include the full digital anthology.

“Because of its accelerated pace, pornographic-time both appears and vanishes instantly—a cybernetic loop, a continuous present. Overfull and empty. Life collapses into micro-moments that disappear as soon as they arrive.”

Mastered by Rashad Becker
Artwork by Giovanni Murolo
Curated by Laith Demashqieh