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Out of the darkness, risen from the ashes … Joseph VanBuren was resurrected under the blood of Jesus Christ in 2021. Now he’s using his God-given talents to bring a light against legion through biblical speculative poetry, music, meditations, fiction, and more.

JVB’s work has been published in several literary magazines and anthologies. He spent a year as the editor-in-chief of the literary journal Confluence and has edited over thirty books. He has written, recorded, and produced hundreds of songs, opened up for national touring acts, and even had one of his tracks played on The Colbert Report.

Originally from the Hudson Valley region of New York, JVB now lives in the Midwest. Find him on introverted media @JVBwriteon

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Step into a hazy, neon-lit daydream where boom-bap drums drift like late-night radio signals and warped synths flicker like VHS footage of forgotten memories. Mentally Chill: Weird Lo-Fi Retro Beats is a strange little universe. Part 90s hip-hop basement session, part 80s synth experiment gone beautifully off the rails.

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