We are so sad to hear that Dave Ball, the keyboard genius of Soft Cell, has died. He was an electronic pop pioneer and with Marc Almond made a unique catalogue of songs, completely original in sound and content. Our love and condolences go to Marc and all those close to Dave. Neil and Chris xx

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One benchmark of a democracy is whether it is willing to hold those who have served at the very highest levels to account. Can you imagine the United States ever doing something like this?

If you like films about nude vampires, you gotta check out Jean Rollin’s 1970 film “The Nude Vampire”

#JohnWaters #EuroCult #horror #Giallo 😎

Inferno (Dario Argento, 1980)

Andor, a Disney+ show about resisting fascism, just won 5 Emmys. Three days later, the network caved to it.

Wow. New iOS looks total arse gravy.

It was 20 years ago today, I met my Mrs in the queue for Space...

Digitone II is sold. I just wasn't vibing with it. Elektron workflow is far more streamlined and intuitive with their non poly boxes. Plus I get far superior FM techno tones far faster from my Nord Lead A1.

Lin Carter's ‘Thongor And The Wizard Of Lemuria’ book cover, Jeffrey Catherine Jones (1969) #fantasyart

This was a word AND he cussed 😂

Requiem for a Vampire (1972) Jean Rollin

Elon Musk openly called for violence on our streets yesterday. I hope politicians from all parties come together to condemn his deeply dangerous and irresponsible rhetoric. Britain must stand united against this clear attempt to undermine our democracy.

This is such a funny element to the Kirk eulogizing: they can’t describe him the way they’re describing him *and* show clips of anything he actually said or did

The Basilisk’s Daughter- 2025

R.I.P. to Ben Shapiro or whoever

Bill Burr was right. youtu.be/0JTo5HjctjA?...

Amazing how those democratic lawmakers who were hunted down in their homes in the middle of the night in Minnesota weren’t a watershed moment of political violence, huh?

We have a bit of a natural experiment here. Compare the tone, quantity and duration of Charlie Kirk coverage with that of the two Dem lawmakers gunned down in their homes in Minnesota 6 months ago. May be revealing.

Kirk's views on the Second Amendment were prominently shaped by an ill-advised belief that no one was ever going to shoot him.

It is weird that the assassination of essentially a celebrity influencer is a bigger deal than the shooting of two top state legislators + their spouses

New Elektron box looks yawn.

Think I'm gonna delete my Bsky. I don't really get anything from it and it seems that whenever I do spend time on here it's just distracting me from something i'm actually into and should be doing more of.

Being purely into #Dawless hardware electronic instruments can leave you behind the curve in terms of what’s going on in the cutting edge end of sound design. If you want to make modern sounding #techno, you shouldn’t be shopping for analog subtractive synths. It’s samples, FM, Granular.

#Dawless Techno is usually some of the worst techno you have ever heard in your life. Do these people even listen to techno? This crap sounds nothing like the techno I've listened to for decades. It's just banging hard loops that you made. Get some taste.

I think it’s fantastic. I love its odd vibe. Brilliant soundtrack too.

Absolutely perfect description. If only this had been his obituary.

I don't agree with this. "Can we trust Trump?" is not a question European leaders are "hiding from" or one that needs asking any longer. None of them trust him. It's still worth nudging him, and publicly, from overt saboteur back to unrealiable ally territory. ~AA www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...

News channels somehow managing to cover a War Summit as if it were a Royal Wedding - both breathless and adding no insight. This isn't a dig at Sky - have shopped around. They're all like this. "Oh what jolly fun this is!" seemingly oblivious to the actual stakes for an entire nation at war. ~AA

Sign it. Keep Musk out of the UK.

So here we are… The Eurorack transformation unfolds. From A-D. #modular #eurorack #modularsynth #modularsynthesizer #electronicart #techno #electro

This is one of the most beautiful things I have witnessed, the craft here is impeccable.

Hear me out. This is the build plan... 🤓 #modular #eurorack #modularsynth #modularsynthesizer #electronicart #techno

idk quite how to put this but the casting director of alien earth somehow managed to channel the mind of a 70s casting director, people who look interesting are back on the menu

Trump. What a wanker.

Houghton Festival 2025 was fking wicked. Definitely planning to go again next year.

The overwhelming sense I get from any company which makes me talk to a chatbot is of being fobbed off, patronised, unvalued. They are clearly happy to waste my time & let me fight with frustrating options rather than trying to help me. If I were an MP, I wouldn’t especially want to create that vibe

#NW They Have Changed Their Face (1971) 🎥 dir. Corrado Farina 'The director of a known car corporation invites one of his employees to his country villa to give him the good news. He just got promoted. However, the old man is not what he seems and promotion has a price' 🎥🇮🇹🤌🏻

That new Naked Gun film trailer looks fking awful. Liam, what are you thinking? Why?

PHENOMENAL!Thank you tremendously for this supremely superb🙌song🎵

Worth mentioning that if, in the event of of Ozzy’s passing, you have decided to buy Black Sabbath records on vinyl in the UK, try and bug the RhinoUS pressings as they sound far superior to the uk BMG/Sanctuary versions. #ripOzzy #Ozzy #BlackSabbath www.juno.co.uk/search/?face...

Glimviel Lightworks, Harrowden - Down on Flicker Alley, Mr. Grivven takes portraits of the dead, some just before the last breath, others long after. He lifts the mouldy veil 'twixt life and death, just for a blink. The lens knows. The camera never forgets. #Harrowden #GlimvielLightworks #FolkHorror

Just watched the first episode of #Space1999. Long dormant childhood crush of nonspecific ethnic crew member Sandra reawakened. 😍

It might be time to revisit Elden Ring.

Ozzy going out after raising $190 million for sick kids and a Parkinson’s cure is metal AF.