Pique Audio Visual

02/14/2025

There are anniversaries, and then there are anniversaries. Today marks four years since Pique Audio Visual cracked its first bottle and set its first fire with Swanskin & The Live Echoes’ debut single, “While Eating With a Friend Lean Over and Ask If They Can Talk Cause They Might Be Choking.” A name as absurdly long as the aftershock it sent through the foundations of this so-called operation. That wasn’t just a song—it was a bullet through the paper-thin membrane separating intention from action, a sudden and violent affirmation that this thing, whatever it was, had begun.

And now, the wheel turns again. Swanskin & The Live Echoes return with “51 Day Standoff,” a title that sounds like a grim headline from some forgotten American tragedy—and maybe it is. A new dispatch from the edge of whatever this band is trying to say. A sequel? A continuation? A complete rejection of everything that came before? Who the hell knows.

But if history is any guide, this isn’t just a release. It’s another crack in the asphalt. The first song set the wheels in motion, leading PiqueAV into publishing, into comics, into collaborations with Karissa Ray, Chris Resnick, and other restless minds who saw something worth chasing. What the future holds is uncertain, and maybe that’s the point. But on a day when everything circles back to the beginning, one thing seems clear: we’re in for another round.

Listen to 51 Day Standoff now on all streaming platforms.

02/07/2025

Link in bio ~ Check out our list of 10 noteworthy albums released in January, 2025 w/ playlists on Apple and Spotify featuring:

10/28/2024

✨ New on the Blog! ✨ We’re kicking off our P.AV.lov’s Playlists series with a deep dive into cover songs, starting with The Moon & The Mind’s unique take on Weezer’s “Say It Ain’t So.”

Plus, explore a playlist of 10 different versions of “Say It Ain’t So,” including haunting ballads by Mozella and emo nostalgia from Further Seems Forever. Available now on Spotify & Apple Music! 🎶 Link in bio to read the full article!

06/09/2024

Link in bio ~ Dive back into the captivating world of “Skyline” as Chris Resnick unveils the second chapter of this indie comic sensation. Set against the backdrop of a humble trailer park, follow the intertwining lives of resilient youngsters navigating the trials and triumphs of coming of age. Through vivid illustrations and poignant storytelling, “Skyline” captures the essence of childhood innocence amidst the challenges of growing up in unconventional circumstances.

02/14/2024

IT’S HERE! hop on over PiqueAV.com to reserve your copy of ‘skyline’ iss. 2 ~ limited first edition!

02/14/2024

3 years ago we PiqueAV released our first single by a little cult from Los Angeles the title of which is so long it can’t be photographed 😂 love you Mohammad

Happy Valentines Day

10/13/2023

link in bio ~ I haven't publicly released music that I've written/co-written in over a decade, as I've chosen mostly to endorse others in the pursuit of building a family of artists w/ but these demos for .andthemind are very special to me, and this project pulled me back into songwriting and collaboration in the best way. The track 'Elliott' began somewhere in the realm of 7 years ago when and I were recording some of his ukulele riffs in a shed turned backyard studio. I loved the music so much I found myself writing lyrics and guitar parts for some of them at the time, but this particular track originally had a vocal collaboration with my sister circa 2016. During the pandemic Lou came to visit and we laid down a slower version of what was once called 'miserable, magnificent', and it sat on a hard drive until I finally met .wine_ in May of 2023. She did a rewrite of the lyrics and absolutely nailed it. The momentum coming off of this track was what we needed to record 8 covers in something like 3 weeks in July. More coming soon.

05/31/2023

6|9 Mode 7: Pärt

You were someone. You are now echoes.

The final mode of transformation… pre-save link in bio

05/06/2023

Mode 6: After the Morning Artificial Harmonic Condition With An Orange Blossom

By

this time I can't kill twice
I wanted life, I wanted life
this time it would not suffice
my body or soul just one of them had to go
I feel it now
I feel it good
I feel the shame it soothes
it makes see
it makes me bleed
it makes me be

been lookin for this kid named Jesus
s/he asked for me by name, but that was long ago
been medicating myself in Vegas
at the roulettes with my soul on the roll

do you wanna get high with my soul on the roll?
the light shines so sublime
I wanted life, I wanted life
but I pass my hands through the light
my body beats soul and throws me back into the world


~link in bio

04/24/2023

5.5.23 & 6.9.23 ~ can’t wait to share the 6th and 7th modes of transformation from

~link in bio
#6 #7

04/12/2023

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JkA-kV1x4PU

Provided to YouTube by DistroKidSundowning, Mooncutting · Swanskin & the live echoesSundowning, Mooncutting℗ Pique Audio VisualReleased on: 2023-04-07Auto-ge...

03/27/2023

The initial release of the Live Echoes iss #1 has been sold out since the fall of 2021. As Karissa began to send us her work on issue #2, and the response to iss # 1 & lo-fi hexes, Side: A, began to settle in, it became clear we needed to re-release iss # 1. Not just re-release, but as the legend grew, and everyone involved began to evolve, it felt like we could do more justice to this multifaceted & and multidimensional project. We did an entire redraw, additional narration, and internal dialogue. It is quite gorgeous, and we look forward to sharing it with you very soon - along with iss #2, and lo-fi hexes, Side: B

From Blueprint Car Crash’s instagram;

Mohammad here. I’m excited to announce the release of my first graphic novel, The Live Echoes, art by the amazing Karissa Ray. My first encounter with a member from the Live Echoes happened during the first Blueprint tour. Josh from The Phoenix Rising was a fan of our EP, and he hooked us up with a couple of shows in the Indiana area where his band was based out of. A few hours before we were set to play with them at The Post, I was meandering through Goshen, Indiana when I met someone who introduced himself as Andromeda. The first question he asked me was if I ever thought about myself from other dimensions? I assumed with the combination of his name and question that he was slanging shrooms. One thing led to another, and I ventured into a deep dive into this group’s views on internal/external interstellar connections and self-ascension. I didn’t keep in contact with Andromeda after we left Indiana, but his stories stuck like gum in hair, which inspired the graphic novel. Thank you to Swanskin, the group’s leader, for allotting permission to tell my interpretation of their story, and thanks to Josh, who now runs Pique Audio Visual, the company releasing the comic. I’ll provide more updates once issue #1 is available for pre-order.

05/20/2022

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05/17/2022

Perfectly timed single.. ‘Warm Summer Days’, by Careless Light☀️🫶out now !

Check out, ‘Warm Summer Days’ by Careless Light taken from the album ‘Is This Ghost’ ‘Is This Ghost’ is the third full length album by Careless Light (J. Wood). It was written/recorded entirely on the Synthstrom Deluge and takes a step back into the original lofi sound of the debut relea...

05/13/2022

It's FRIDAY (the) 13th! .. to off-set any triggering of a negative response to the eclectic associations and attachments to this day and the number 13, we bring you CARELESS LIGHT's 3rd LP, 'Is This Ghost', a true masterpiece. Listen now @ https://music.apple.com/us/album/is-this-ghost/1619366848

https://open.spotify.com/album/3J7LmyBKiiiyik0mxPWVGI?si=WkDiXpGGQDyk5JnfOg7iIA

Check the link in our bio for Careless Light merch, and check back tomorrow for a pre-order of the album on Tape!
Justin Wood Synthstrom Deluge (Open Group) Synthstrom Audible

Careless Light · Album · 2022 · 13 songs.

04/01/2022

bandcamp exclusive! we bring you the soft release of 'Is This Ghost' by Careless Light. Bandcamp is waiving their revenue share today only, which means all of our artists will receive 100% of sales today!

‘Is This Ghost’ is the third full length album by Careless Light (J. Wood). It was written/recorded entirely on the Synthstrom Deluge and takes a step back into the original lofi sound of the debut release ‘Black Goo’. Wood’s composing intends to tell a story with very little words and often carries a nostalgic vibe touching on important memories from his childhood.
https://carelesslight.bandcamp.com/album/is-this-ghost

13 track album