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The Aristasian Jukebox

Over the years, the core group of Aristasians produced a lot of media, including audio. A lot of this has since been preserved online. We can't really say for sure who the artists were, and in many cases, the songs use voice filters. This page features a sort of jukebox to easily access these tracks. Below it, you'll find a tracklist.

All of the songs are hotlinked from Archive.org's Aristasia category, which, they surprisingly allow. This may mean the player loads a bit slowly, but you can download the songs directly from Archive if you'd like.

Please note that this is the jukebox for music; it doesn't include spoken lectures, which you'll find here, instead. There's also some Aristasian stories in audiobook form collected for easy browsing here, amongst other examples of Aristasian fiction.

Droppin' the Hottest Intermorphic Hits of All-Time

1. Traditional Aristasian Imperial Anthem - Artist Unknown. Obviously. The Anthem of the Sovereign Celestial Empire of Aristasia, likely written and performed early in the aughts or late in the 1990s.
2. Sai Thame (Lay College) Song - Lt. Cdr. Kathryn Strauss. The "school song" of a Second Life-era virtual Aristasian college. Presumably sung by Miss Strauss herself.
3. March On - Lt. Cdr. Kathryn Strauss. A traditional military marching song from Aristasia.
4. In The Dark of Middle-Winter - The Oomly Shroomly Club. A Aristasian winter holiday (Nativity) song with religious overtones, sung with a child-like voice filter. Likely produced post-Bridgehead.
5. Hail to The Princess - The Oomly Shroomly Club. The same artist creates a version of another religious Aristasian Nativity song, focusing on God as Daughter.
6. Hail to The Princess - Ensemble. An ensemble, longer version, of the aforementioned nativity carol.
7. A Star Upon the Hedgerow - The Oomly Shroomly Club. A Aristasian winter holiday (Nativity) song, analogous to a Christmas Carol.
8. The Creation (Chanted) - Lady Mariamne. A sung/chanted version of the Filyani Mother God creation story, recording date unknown.
9. Maryanna-Marya Chant - Chancandre Aquitaine
10. Maria Mantra - Chancandra Aquitaine

aristasia?

Though it no longer exists, Aristasia was a group of women who abandoned men and the modern world. Instead, they made their own country, just for ladies, with an elaborate belief system and mythology.

Fond of a unique form of roleplaying they called “life theatre," Aristasians were active online and in the UK for some three decades, with murky, secretive origins.

Oh, and early on? They also practiced in-character physical punishment, which they claimed was for correction rather than sadomasochistic purposes.

The group dissolved in the mid-2010s. Was it a roleplaying game, a unique fandom, a goddess-based religion, a lesbian separatist commune, or a sketchy right-wing cult?

why reminisce?

This unofficial guide aims to shed light on Aristasia by compiling archived materials, accounts, and context. I was part of the Second Life Aristasian community. I guess I was considered an outer-circle member.

Aristasia no longer aligns with my values, but I still miss the people involved. While I’m not endorsing Aristasia in any of its incarnations, it had a lasting impact, both positive and negative, on lots of people.

Even after its dissolution, traces persist, both online and offline. It introduced Filianism to the broader spiritual community and held other meaningful aspects worth further exploration.

Welcome

Welcome to the Aristasian Reminiscence! Since you've found this peculiar website, please consider signing the guestbook. You can also contact me if you've questions. To visit, and (one might hope?) follow this site on Neocities, click here.

While not featuring any overt nudity, nor pornography, this site is not appropriate for minors. It discusses sensitive subjects (such as sadomasochism, physical abuse, and even fascism) and presents links to archived material without content warnings. Proceed at your own risk.

As is traditional on neocities itself and the small web, I am providing the buttons above if one would like to link to this site. Please download them yourself. Do not hotlink, and do not link to this site from sites primarily featuring content for minors.

Keep in Mind

Regardless of what any past Aristasians or adjacent would've thought, this site and its webmistress will always be LGBTQ-friendly (obviously), and decidedly unwelcoming to TERFs, racists and other bigots (including misandrists). Lets all try to be better.

Aristasia's history as a queer women's movement is important to remember when trying to understand it, and that was how I originally found links to it.

Nevertheless, earlier Aristasian groups have been criticized for associations with right wing politics. Almost all of these criticisms are justified, and we will explore them. Read the Storm Clouds section for more on that.

I also want to say that the Aristasians I knew online (only) (circa 2000-2010) were, for the most part kind and genuine people. This situation is strange and complicated, and I admit I don't fully grasp how this all transpired.