Horror Stories for After Halloween

Finally got to see* Autechre live last night. Went right down the front, nodded my head next to some very advanced ravers determinedly bopping along for the whole gig. 1.5 hours of unbroken mayhem, absolutely amazing. *sort of, AE gigs are totally dark

If they put an algorithm on the TL on this site I will give up on social media. I want to see posts from people I follow, when they post them. That is it. In years to come, when social media is dead, they will blame it's demise on deviating from this very simple formula

Working on some stems that a talented jazz keyboard player friend has sent me, they're really good, but the timing is very, er, natural, and suddenly I understand why Logic has all this tempo analysis and flex-time stuff in it. You can just fix slightly wonky bits like magic, amazing

Just back from a nice afternoon of pylon hunting. This one was having a little lie down.

That's my xmas present sorted @kittydorkling.bsky.social

New toy. Let's make some acid

30 years old and still stunning. This record rewired my brain when it came out. Finally sprang for the 3x12", slightly crackly but sounds so good

Igorrr just knocked my socks clean off. Operatic breakcore metal, I think? Absolutely bloody amazing whatever they are

It’s crazy that we invented the internet and then it completely tore us apart. Like imagine if we invented the mass produced assembly line automobile and then it caused 40,000 deaths per wait

really we should get rid of the idea that a band’s entire discography should be on streaming services. maybe the singles? “if you like this, here’s a link to the album, which will cost you £10” you know, like how you’d hear something on the radio and think “i liked that, i’ll buy it”

Absolutely loving these two new tunes from @mintimperial.com Some lovely, laid back dnb. open.spotify.com/album/3jB0ZC...

Just totally normal music production stuff going on officer nothing to see here yep all fine cheers

The last time I put out some tunes the label used AI for the artwork, which I was not wild about. This time I made sure, as with my music, that nobody was stolen from for the graphics either. The image here is a photo I took in Berlin in 2008, I think it fits the vibe of the title track.

I have new music out! Jazzy/liquid DnB, go to mintimperial.com top post links to streamers as they update. Because of the mad way low-level music promo works I would *really* appreciate people sticking ❤️s & 🔥 comments on the IG posts: www.instagram.com/themintimper... (DJs/mates HMU for WAVs.)

Day off vinyl haul results, it's a good job my nearest record shops are miles away or I'd be permanently skint

To all the influx of new blue sky users: you won't read this because you're not following me, I'm not on any welcome pack lists, all of my followers are pure of heart and mind, stay blessed 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Post you from a different era 1999

Saw this leggy fella on the way through town earlier. Also saw one flapping along a few miles away, pretty sure it wasn't the same bird. Yeah I know they're common as pigeons in some places but we don't have many of them so two in one day is pretty nice

Timothée Chalamet Benedict Cumberbatch Malachi Mulligan Dactylic dimeter Pleasingly, dactylic dimeter is an example of itself

"No more than a liter of wine a day" - In the early 1950s, when French wine consumption was 140+ liters/capita, France launched the campaign "Santé Sobriété" to limit alcohol consumption. In 1954, Philippe Foré became the chief designer. #WineHistory`

Boards of Canada's Olsen performed on a PDP-1. Holy shit. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wubk...

Tech dudes! I don't want to talk to my tools! I want to press well designed buttons that make them do precisely what I tell them to, not have them vaguely guess my intentions and needs from fuzzy vibrations in the air and get it wrong. I have lots of friends and family to do that for me already

This is absolutely stupendous. Easily the best rendition of a GnR song by miles yes I'm including everything the original band recorded in that fight me

Years ago I did a photo-a-day for a year project, an exercise in discipline and technique and dealing with the supreme indifference of the world towards any of my creative efforts. Time to sort and recycle

Super Furry Animals are back! Yeeeeeassssssss...

Several Youtubers that I was subscribed to have surreptitiously stuck up flags (you know which flags) in the background of recent vids, and I'm sorry lads (they're all lads) but you're not as subtle as you think you are

Hell in a handbasket

Portishead have come together to do this brand new version of Roads in aid of Together For Palestine, they uploaded it to their Youtube just yesterday with the stunning black and white video of them performing it live ❤️ You can donate here: togetherforpalestine.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=g2Am...

AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Garden mushies, earlier. Autumn is here, everyone start your decay cycles

New track. weebl.bandcamp.com/track/finall...

I hear the bad guys all got together and decided they don't want to be called bad guys any more, and anyone who calls them that will be lowered very slowly into a volcano while they all laugh diabolically and twirl their moustaches

I drew this a week ago, but once again, I have been lured in by Minecraft. This is much better j think.

Ten months ago we had some building work done and this cat was so pissed off about it that it has taken until now for her to decide that she trusts me enough to sit next to my feet like she used to. Ridiculous drama queen

I am available for freelance writing work. mikerampton at gmail dot com. I am very funny!

My new release "Isola" is out now — 8 minutes of atmospheric drum & bass, with all proceeds going to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund and World Central Kitchen Because fees are waived on Bandcamp Friday, buying today means more can be given to these worthy causes #BandcampFriday #Drum&Bass

Just set a PB! 17 minutes Manchester Airport gate to carpark. Plane opened at 12:30, was on the road by 12:47, even the stupid passport e-gate worked first time which never happens for me. Annoyingly there's no Strava segment for it though

Appalling conditions in The Alps yesterday

The more things I've made, the less I've been interested in publicly criticizing the things that other people make, because once you make a few things you start to understand what a miracle it is that anything gets made at all

I made a tune by recording junk in my shed

Fountain Pen and Brushpen. It might be too busy and not very clear, but there are bits of it I like.

I made a tune by recording junk in my shed

A horse struggles to exist #art #animation #indieanimationday #horse

Some more tracks from the archive have just gone live on Bandcamp. Featuring vocals from the first lady of jazz, "Two Kinds of Blues" is two haunting and atmospheric tracks with that unique voice, smooth synths, dubbed out piano and laid back beats. rolandoakes.bandcamp.com/album/two-ki...

Vanilla and lavender do not belong in tea, "Earl Grey Crème" is an abomination and is definitely not Earl Grey, it should have a totally different name so I don't accidentally buy something that tastes like air freshener, I suggest "Horrible Tea Don't Buy" I should work in tea marketing I'd be great

I've never used uber. Just met a mate who does, he spent the last 20+ mins of the evening dicking about with the app typing crap into boxes to sort out his ride. Previously you'd just bell your cab co and wait till they show up, that was it, end of, right? Why have we done this to our world?

Hello new followers, I drew this last night. Ink, Fountain Pen and Brushpen. A3.