keep cool, keep cool—cucumbers is the word

Only started listening to Radiohead when Kid A came out, and that was a complete accident. Hearing Creep on college radio 12x a day in the 90s made me swear off the band.

Nothing like it ! Absolutely bonkers to the end.

Now Google proposes to wipe out the publishers whose content they stripmined by breaking the web's bargain: that search engines are symbiotic with publishers. Google has turned fully parasitic, sucking the last drops of juice out of the open web before discarding its husk. eof/

Future psych country classic. What rhymes with Midsommar?

These would jam at the Black Lodge

Amen

Honored to have my first (semi) modular set at the relaunch of Modular on the Spot. Had the best time just sitting on the lawn and hearing some amazing music. Make Noise Easel, and the Music Thing Modular Workshop was my rig today. It was a hoot.

Sick @daedelus.bsky.social show at Rare Candy in Highland Park last night. Feels like the 90s in LA again —not perfect, lots of things are bad, and we’ve got room to grow out of the cracks again. LA got one of their own back!

Since a few folks have been writing about the band Pan(a)Sonic in the last days, I thought I'd share my story of helping produce their debut show in London back in 1994 scannerdot.com/the-debut-of...

Modular On The Spot! Live modular synth performances coming to Ocean View Park in Santa Monica, CA. Saturday June 28, starting @ 5pm #synthsky #modularsynth #santamonica

I love polished,high-quality music made in top-notch studios with skilled engineers,but I also genuinely love music born in a small room,created with minimal resources and a lot of ingenuity in order to express someone’s musical identity. I suppose I could call it “low-budget,high-ingenuity music.”

Whether a movie is good or bad should be the beginning not the end of any conversation about it. It's also the least interesting question to ask about a movie.

Not one, but two invisible fire trucks. Wacky-ass film.

Any Apple Music users out there? My cousin’s done a rather good 6-hour ambient playlist >>> music.apple.com/gb/playlist/...

Boosting! We’re a polite group of diverse people that play weird music. Also we will buy drinks and food at your place and wipe our feet.

So many good memories here. Played my first live piece — then later played a bunch here with the kiddo. Hope the new venue is not 21 and over because the kids have been enjoying it.

I'm really excited to announce that I'm helping Seaside Modular and Analog Haven to start up the LA Modular On the Spot events again. The first one will be on Sunday June 28, starting at 5pm. More info to come! #synthsky #modularsynth

Big fan of Anika Niles.

Most recent live show with Blanket Forts is streaming in the latest edition of Idiot Business. Live improv— Blanket Forts providing beats and textures, and i was supplying tones and shrieks. www.mixcloud.com/blanketforts... Starting the night (Silver Moats) and ending the night (Earth 626).

I don't know how to explain to the people who pop up when creatives complain about "AI" to say there are legit uses for it just how much they sound like someone saying "Well actually fire is used to make bread" when people are talking about an organized arson ring burning down their fucking houses

Really loving the change that happens between the end of D1 and D2. The Word Becomes the Flesh is almost like the last moment before we dive into the underworld, and Into a Magic Land is lovely. C side is pretty relaxing.

Currently my favorite side is C. Have listened twice now, and I’m pretty excited for #3. Not sure if this is the US pressing, but there is a bit of surface noise, and pops on some tracks.

Took extra long for the deluxe, finally jumping in.

Note to self — read up on this QUARK quad sound encoding on stereo quark.cykik.com

ships, barques, brigs, schooners, and what not

What a performance. Pure bliss. youtu.be/DUJOKwbhJK8?...

Just grabbed a copy. A little pricey with shipping, but it comes with a cassette tape.

time.com/6337835/ai-m... Ray Naylor on AI

Okay so now I’ve encountered the 3rd BOC track on the credits for Backrooms. BR was better than I was expecting. Clumsy and awkward first Act, but when this puppy learns to walk it’s genuinely interesting when it gets going. Another film that I can only see as commentary on GenAi.

There was a wonderfully exhaustive blog that covered the history particularly of American Graffiti— but I can’t for the life of me find it. This will have to do… explores so many of the edit fixes on A New Hope. www.upworthy.com/how-marcia-l...

Without Marcia there would be no enduring Star Wars universe. She saved George’s films including a new hope and has sadly been written out of the history.

Two of our games are on sale in the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase: Tactical Breach Wizards is 40% off! store.steampowered.com/app/1043810/... Gunpoint is 75% off! store.steampowered.com/app/206190/G...

On a BOC lockdown until the vinyl arrives late next week. Fingers in ears.

Strongly agree.

Ahhh… the old comedy movie bundle purchase from 2007.

Tom Waits eclipses Red with this song. youtu.be/6Qu3ECNR9UM?...

Fun show tonight. Managed to balance the synth rack on top of the Quadraverb with the help of two books: On Minimalism, and the Eno bio (they’re both the same height). Got the Terra up on some springed feet which made it more expressive with pitch bends just needing a little pressure.

A lovely 2am sound bath Marc Laidlaw played at my bday party last year. www.subvert.fm/marc-laidlaw...

All geared up to play tonight. Quadraverb is coming out on its maiden voyage tonight- drenching the Digitone/Terra side of the rig.

I Love Boosters has a fantastic first Act. There’s something so stupidly wonderful in the first 10 minutes that just sets up the world. Tune Yards score is off the wall and essential. Film is kind of a mess in the second half, but fine. A film that has more ideas in a scene than most do in 120mins.

Watched Pink Floyd’s The Wall in a theater the other night. And other than the 3 seconds of joy watching Bob Hoskins bit into half a pineapple, I don’t think I need to see it ever again. Some of Alan Parker’s images are nice, but I found myself bored— mind wandering. Not for me. Not the 1st watch.

Yoko Ono exhibit at the Broad.

Live rig for tonight’s improv performance with Blanket Forts at Die Electric in Downtown LA. Total joy playing a set like this: sounds picked out — but building sequences on the fly. Starting to get the hang of the Terra. Omnichord mode is great for picking up notes hammered into the TB-3.

Happy to be on the bill May 24th in Pasadena. Playing solo for this one, alongside some great acts.

Playing an improved live set with Blanket Forts twice this month. The first date is May 21st at Die Electric in Downtown LA. I’m doing tones and noise and Blanket Forts providing beats and textures.

Best adaptation of The Odyssey, wrong answers only.