My album "Circularity" (and my other Failover releases) is now available on most online music retailers & streaming platforms (except Spotify, for reasons I explained earlier) for you to stream or (cough) purchase...links in the comments. Thanks again as always for supporting independent music!

Both ChatGPT and Claude both suck at Procmail recipes They're both great with Python tho

So this happened an hour ago. I don’t think I’ve seen red this deep in a long time. You could see it quite clearly with the naked eye. #aurora

Wow what a northern lights show in Minnesota! More: https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-weather/spectacular-northern-lights-put-on-mesmerizing-show-across-minnesota

If you’re in North America and have a view to the north or northwest, there’s heavy auroral activity going right now!

Powerful Solar Storm Could Trigger Far-Reaching Auroras across U.S.

#DEFCONSIngapore update: Now that we've wrapped up a very successful DC Bahrain, we're excited to turn our focus to #Singapore. If you want to be involved, we've still got open calls for Creators and Trainers! More info here: defcon.org/html/defcon-... Let's make this thing epic. #defcon

Good morning! AI is being force-fed to you by a handful of billionaires who will lose a bunch of money if they fail to convince you that you need it. You do not need it 🫶

You never know where you'll find SomaFM

"I've listened to what was called "Country Rock" since early '70s and have been listening to BootLiquor for over 15 years now, and I'm STILL hearing/learning about bands & artists I've never heard of. Keep it going & I'll keep donating!" -- Sack

I've been getting back into the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy series after many years, and the most relatable part is how everyday objects like doors and elevators have been imbued with artificial intelligence and it just makes them obnoxious and frustrating to use and everyone hates it.

Streams are functioning properly, but there are some anomalies with our website. Thank you for your patience.

We are experiencing an outage at the moment and are working on it.

SomaFM DJ kampf (DEF CON Radio, Fluid, Vaporwaves, Wavepool) will be spinning in the Chillout Room at DEF CON Bahrain, part of the Arab International Cybersecurity Conference (AICS), November 5 and 6, 2025 #defcon #Bahrain

"I really can't believe I've been listening to some for over 20 years, or just how much it's influenced my musical tastes. Belated congrats for keeping this going and staying true!" -- Mark

And they're back: n5md and Synphaera Radio back on the air as of 4:40pm Pacific.

Due to maintenance, n5md and Synphaera Radio will be off the air for about 20 minutes, and should be back by 5pm Pacific.

"In the course of these ~24 years, your stations have been a continuous source of musical inspiration, acoustic pleasure, pure joy and -- most importantly -- constant emotional support... and one that... well... _cares_ about the music _and_ about its listeners both. " -- a listener in Austria

Thanks to everyone who showed up to Merin MC's book launch/reading Monday night!

Bay Area locals: I'm doing a book launch, reading, and signing for my new sci fi novel tonight in San Francisco at Adobe Books at 7p.m. Come on by and make an indie author very happy.

TONIGHT: San Francisco folks: SomaFM's very own MerinMC (aka author M. Luke McDonell) is having a reading and book signing for her new #scifi book, "Six", at Adobe Books 3130 24th St, San Francisco at 7pm tonight (Monday, Oct 27). Just a few blocks from 24th street BART We'd love to see you there!

Tribute from Marc Almond + others: www.softcell.co.uk/dave-ball-tr...

R.I.P. Dave Ball of Soft Cell. 🥲 www.bbc.com/news/article...

Our "Doomed" channel features dark goth-influenced industrial and other scary music just perfect for #Halloween festivities. And on Halloween night, we add sound-effects & haunted ambience for your Halloween escapades. somafm.com/doomed/ or or "SomaFM Doomed" in your apps and smart speakers

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We (finally) posted the photos from our XXV Anniversary Party: somafm.com/XXV/photoboo...

We received some #SomaFM promo from old friend and #ambient artist @philwilkerson.bsky.social - we’ve bumped into each other around the various forums and networks for years now. Give Phillip Wilkerson a listen if new to you. phillipwilkerson.bandcamp.com/album/kieta-ne

I’ve been enjoying this one Shawn Rudiman - Reality In Quotes (2025) #techno #ambient Very nice album. lighter on the beats, more on the atmospheres. itma.bandcamp.com/album/realit...

SOUL OF THE MACHINE: A Celebration of the Life & Legacy of ARP founder Alan R. Pearlman >>> With an unreleased track from #DepecheMode 's Martin Gore! #MartinGore projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/soul-of-the-machine-a-celebration-of-the-life-legacy-of-arp-founder-alan-r-pearlman

Listening to The Dark Zone on @somafm.com is like having the brooding score of a Twin Peaks episode as the soundtrack of my life SomaFM.com/darkzone

In September 1958, Columbia threw a jazz party at the Plaza Hotel. Ralph Ellison wrote afterward to Albert Murray about "poor, evil, lost little Miles Davis" and his band. "These cats have gotten lost, man. They're trying to get hold of something by fucking up the blues." 🤨 youtu.be/_PrJhAERZlQ?...

RIP Ace, you made a lot of people happy.

Listening to this old collab between @robertrichmusic.bsky.social and Steve Roach. Been a long time since I played this one. Released 1990. Has some utterly sublime amazing tracks and one I don’t care for much. :-) heartsofspacerecords.bandcamp.com/album/strata

Next up in fun ambient history is Vidna Obmana - Crossing The Trail (1998) projektrecords.bandcamp.com/album/crossi...

Long-time SomaFM listener Alexi visiting us from Hawaii

We're only about two months away from Xmas, and SomaFM has brought back their themed stations. All great alternatives to the usual holiday slog!

"Man, I have been listening to this stuff since I don't even know....the beginning. It really is a great gift to have something so good that doesn't change with time." -- B

"You guys rock. I wear your 25th anniversary shirt all the time, cuz spread the word. Secret Agent and Groove Salad FTW!" -- Glen

Just wanted to say, I absolutely love you guys' work, been listening to Underground 80s regularly since like 14 years ago when I stumbled upon it looking for stuff to listen to while I did school assignments, cheers from Brazil, keep the spirit of what the internet was meant to be alive!

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More moments from the celebration — the light, the energy, the music, the people.

I’ve been listening to @somafm.com for 25 years — first discovered in college, and it’s been with me ever since. From Space Station Soma to Groove Salad, these sounds shaped my deep love for electronic music. I had to be at the 25th Anniversary party — here are a few moments I captured. ❤️ #SomaFM

Waiting for Aurechre to go on. This is the warm up DJ. 1990 called and wants its techno back!!!

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day? Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

"I only found this station last night, and I've already put several hours into listening to cliqhop. Super freaking dope station you guys have." -- A

Great channel, a personal goto. somafm.com/7soul/ #music @somafm.com #soul #r_and_b

"I am so grateful for SomaFM & the wonderful selection of thought provoking & energizing music that cultivates inner ease/equanimity for me ~ without ya's ~ I would have NEVER made it through my PhD & 2 master's degrees!😁! Thank you❤️" - aLi

Network issues on the "internet backbone" are interfering with our streams for some listeners in Europe, Canada and the East Coast of the US. It started at 5pm Pacific time. We are working to get the issue resolved, and moved most of our traffic to servers that are on a different backbone.

So much fun almost 2 weeks ago meeting everyone at our XXV 25th Anniversary party! We had a lot of fun, the event sold out, we raised a decent amount of money -- although this wasn't really meant to be a fundraiser, but rather a celebration of you!