London England

Before trying to do a crossword: I'm a smart guy! After trying to do a crossword: Who will care for me, the dumbest man in the universe

laughed pretty hard at this boat

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Owl over the meadow in the evening in Gravenhurst Central Beds

I like a metaphorical one

Of all sports open for casual enjoyment, cycling is a) the most accessory heavy and b) the easiest to escalate in terms of cost Discuss

Winamp Skin: expensivehifi11

The Eighty by XILS-Lab meticulously and faithfully emulates the iconic YAMAHA CS-80, which was Vangelis’ signature synthesizer featured in the “Blade Runner” soundtrack. Has the revered analog synth been finally captured? @bytemapper.bsky.social dives in. www.absynth.space/the-laborato...

On Sunday night I went to see the second of The Ting Tings' low-key comeback shows at Bush Hall. I think the last time an album of new songs somehow tricked my sense memory into such a deep, nostalgic sense of well-being was Air's Moon Safari. I am utterly smitten. www.patreon.com/posts/return...

This week I'm at a massive mobile tech show in Barcelona. Enjoying the photo opportunities.

Age yourself with your first gateway horror

It really was an absolute stunner this evening

Sunset over Gravenhurst and Wrest Park, Bedfordshire

A brilliant night at the Bigg Theatre feat. my first live experience of a dulcimer, the best 18 string version of Free Fallin' in the Home Counties, an epic Celine Dion-alike and some serious shredding at the end (not by me).

About time we created one of these! go.bsky.app/TP6NKd3

The time I covered Lana Del Rey with Timo from Montage Collective and shot a video in Greece to go with it 👇 youtu.be/ncHnJ2w6EjY?...

Capturing the original’s 16-voice polyphony, versatile signal paths, and extensive modulation capabilities, the Rhodes Chroma by @cherryaudio.bsky.social brings the iconic synthesizer’s sound and functionality to modern production. Review by @bytemapper.bsky.social www.absynth.space/the-laborato...

"While it is February, one can taste the full joys of anticipation. Spring stands at the gate with her finger on the latch.” -Patience Strong 🎨✨️

Dr Barbers, Ampthill Bedfordshire

It's here! Now let's give "Followers only" replies a quick test. Only people who follow me should be able to reply ...which is still a lot tbh.

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1⃣🎞️🔙 🙈🙉🙊 For the release of toy-based jumpfest The Monkey, we're asking for your FAVOURITE CURSED/HAUNTED TOYS ON FILM. 🪆👺 Suggestions below, we'll feature the top five on the show ⤵️

That’s more like it.

UK politics are great. Everything constantly gets worse and there's never a foreseeable future where things could be better

time cast a spell on you but you wont forget me

the goal for 2025 is to have a vibe somewhere between Helly R from Severance (season 1) and Stevie Nicks (specifically in her June 1997 performance of Silver Springs)

Remembering Doug who passed away last week and drummed with us between 1997 and 2000 when we were a noisy band practising in a neglected music room near the Student Union on the second floor of St. George's Hospital South London (1/4)

Why has Iain Banks’s Culture series – “a world where your Bezoses & your Musks are not just irrelevant, but actively sought out & disempowered” – garnered a billionaire fanbase? Kurt Schiller examines ultra-rich misreadings & delusions for @bloodknife.bsky.social 10/10 bloodknife.com/culture-war-...

Iain M. Banks (1954–2013) was born #OTD, 16 Feb: a 🎂 🧵 1/10 “Iain Banks… is a novelist who has his own ‘double’, an author for whom the idea of a split writing persona is emphatically not out of place” —A 2010 article on Banks’s genre-busting career: www.thebottleimp.org.uk/2010/11/read...

This book has an absolutely devastating first line 💔

Playing the strings and reading the things

I'm really worried about where the world and music is headed. I know I'm not alone in this feeling. Throughout this year, join me as I meet experts, visionaries and pioneers to ponder what music will be like in 2050 and as music lovers, how we can save it...? 🎵 by @soundmirror.bsky.social

This wonderful world of purchase power

Update: it lasted longer than January 🎉🥳

Great brand for alcohol-free wine

I'd struggle to name a Nick Cave song but am really enjoying this. Really insightful on his creative process and his life as an artist.

A feast of music for you - which releases from the year so far would you add to this selection?

👋 if you've recently followed, good to see you here ❤️ I'm Jake, I live in beautiful rural Bedfordshire, England and work in London. When not doing the day job in tech marketing I'm a songwriter, vocalist, guitarist and slowly improving pianist + I sound like this: youtu.be/yvNELZvQln8?...

Toyota Land Cruiser "90" Prado series (1996)

Lost in the mist, Ampthill Great Park, Bedfordshire

All the best synthy weirdos are right here 👇🥰

This will be the year that Guinness loses its cool. Cheers to that! | Lauren O’Neill