Definitions by Hollis Gearwhistle
Fateswhim
A music artist that writes songs and has either AI or a variety of musicians perform them. He writes in multiple genres, and tends to make full cinematic music videos. He has online presence across multiple platforms, recently he was ranked by Vidiq as being in the top 5% of all channels with under 1k subs. He has an average spotify popularity of 12 currently, and releases approx one new song per month. He uses fictional AI personnas as branding, and artistic means of expressing the music visually. The majority of his songs are meant to heal through mutual understanding and shared pain.
Avril Stephanie? Oh she's one of Fateswhim's musical personnas. She does pop-punk music about relevant current issues.
Fateswhim by Hollis Gearwhistle June 2, 2026
Hollis Steamwhistle
(noun – proper name)
Alleged founding member and self-proclaimed “Liaison to the Inaudible Realms” of the Post-Execution Steamcore movement.
First documented in a grainy VHS recording from 1997, where he appeared in a full boiler suit, antique pilot goggles, and one squeaky leather glove, delivering a spoken-word rant over a background of goat bleats and malfunctioning calliope music.
Known for introducing the “coat hanger solo” during the infamous First Public PESC Performance — an act that allegedly caused a polyphonic rupture audible only to those “properly out of phase.”
Trivia:
Hollis claims to have lived in an abandoned observatory for “tax purposes.”
Once described by a fan zine as “the man who looks like he smells like time travel.”
Believes the word “encore” is a government trigger phrase.
Alleged founding member and self-proclaimed “Liaison to the Inaudible Realms” of the Post-Execution Steamcore movement.
First documented in a grainy VHS recording from 1997, where he appeared in a full boiler suit, antique pilot goggles, and one squeaky leather glove, delivering a spoken-word rant over a background of goat bleats and malfunctioning calliope music.
Known for introducing the “coat hanger solo” during the infamous First Public PESC Performance — an act that allegedly caused a polyphonic rupture audible only to those “properly out of phase.”
Trivia:
Hollis claims to have lived in an abandoned observatory for “tax purposes.”
Once described by a fan zine as “the man who looks like he smells like time travel.”
Believes the word “encore” is a government trigger phrase.
Hollis Steamwhistle by Hollis Gearwhistle August 9, 2025
Post-Execution Steamcore (PESC)
A fringe subgenre of the totally real* musical movement known as Steamcore, characterized by an unholy alliance of industrial chaos, absurd performance art, and oddly specific sound requirements.
A proper PESC track must contain:
The sound of wet meat being slapped (meat drum, steak percussion, etc.)
Throat chanting in any language (preferably unknown)
Vague, alien-sounding nouns and verbs
At least one coherent spoken line that makes sense grammatically but has zero context
Screams, bells, or random telephone rings
At least one unorthodox instrument (e.g., tires, coat hangers, ball-peen hammers, spoons)
Steam noises, because Steamcore
Something called a polyphonic rupture, which nobody understands but everyone agrees sounds important
PESC is allegedly post-execution because it’s “what music sounds like after the final curtain,” according to self-declared genre prophet Fateswhim.
*Totally real in the same way Bigfoot’s Spotify is real.
A proper PESC track must contain:
The sound of wet meat being slapped (meat drum, steak percussion, etc.)
Throat chanting in any language (preferably unknown)
Vague, alien-sounding nouns and verbs
At least one coherent spoken line that makes sense grammatically but has zero context
Screams, bells, or random telephone rings
At least one unorthodox instrument (e.g., tires, coat hangers, ball-peen hammers, spoons)
Steam noises, because Steamcore
Something called a polyphonic rupture, which nobody understands but everyone agrees sounds important
PESC is allegedly post-execution because it’s “what music sounds like after the final curtain,” according to self-declared genre prophet Fateswhim.
*Totally real in the same way Bigfoot’s Spotify is real.
“Bro, this track slapped — literally, there’s a guy hitting steaks in 7/8 time over a steam hiss while someone in the background keeps yelling about moose prophecy. 100% Post-Execution Steamcore (PESC)”
Post-Execution Steamcore (PESC) by Hollis Gearwhistle August 8, 2025