Here is the first of three videos @bluetechonline.com (Bluetech) has posted of tracks from his forthcoming album 'Petite Constellations' (DiN96) to be released on 29th May on limited edition Digiapk CD on DiN & Vinyl on Behind the Sky. A Study In Vapors www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQVO...

Just one week to go before the official release date of this fabulous new album by @bluetechonline.com (Bluetech). We will start shipping all pre-orders next week so with a bit of luck and a fair wind you should all have your CDs & Vinyl editions very soon. dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/petite...

And it’s arrivederci to Venice. What a crazy, vibrant wonderful city. Yes there are touristy pinch points but my overall impression is of a city that encourages art, culture & above all creativity. I certainly hope to be back in the future.

And tonight we have.

Spent today meandering through the incredible spectacle of the Venice Biennale. So much art. Much of it beautiful, some of it crazy & some of it unfathomable. The final pavilion we visited was from Egypt with works by Armen Agop. This was my favourite piece. It was like seeing the intangible.

Sometimes the internal architecture of an art gallery can totally enhance the visitor experience which was certainly the case at the Punta della Godana in Venice and the fabulous Lorna Simpson exhibition which we visited today.

Beautiful day visiting the Peggy Guggenheim Gallery in Venice & seeing, amongst many other great works, three pieces by one of my favourite artists, Yves Tanguy. I’ve always been fascinated by his mysterious, other worldly paintings.

Here for the next week chilling & living the good life.

Next up in my van Vogt reading marathon is Supermind published in 1977. This is one of his fix-up works comprised of 3 earlier short stories stitched together into a single work. The first 2 seem to go together but the third seemed like a different story. But still it had Space Vampires.

Wonderful gig last night by The Utopia Strong at the Star & Shadow in Newcastle. A heady brew of psychedelia, progressive, krautrock, ambient & electronic. Steve, Kavus & Michael really have gelled as an improvisational trio.

If you're enjoying my latest Serge Works (DiNDDL35) album I have posted a totally different version of the track Liturgy, based on a chordal progression by Bach, as an exclusive to my Patreon channel 3 this month. Link on the photo.

Petite Constellations (DiN96) - Just 4 weeks to go before the official release date of this fabulous new album by Bluetech. Pre-orders open now with 2 tracks available for immediate download/streaming and the rest of the album going live on May 29th. dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/petite...

For the month of May, 'Yolo' (DiN22) by Tetsu Inoue will be free to download /name your price @ dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/yolo-d... This is a strikingly crafted album that will appeal to fans of his previous work and draw in new converts with a music that is both substantial and timeless.

Next gig will be at the Awakenings in Rugeley on 26th September. I'll be playing a one hour set ably supported by @swansither.bsky.social & Jon Palmer. Ticket details on the poster.

A few pictures of the gig at the Capstone Theatre in Liverpool on Saturday alongside @flcartographer.bsky.social & @sulkrooms.bsky.social. We had such a blast and everything is recorded for a full release on double CD later this year.

What an evening. What a gig. I can quite honestly say this was one of the most enjoyable concerts I’ve ever played. Great audience, lovely theatre & these two awesome dudes. @flcartographer.bsky.social @sulkrooms.bsky.social

This week I am mostly listening to albums by artists beginning with - I Ian Boddy - Axiom #MusicSky @ianboddy.bsky.social Alright, it's the 3rd IB this week but I can only add what I'm actually listening to; no cheating allowed (& it, like IB's other albums, is a wonderful atmospheric listen).

My first outing with this combination is on Saturday in Liverpool with @ianboddy.bsky.social and @flcartographer.bsky.social. Can’t wait to hear how it all sounds. Tickets for the show : linktr.ee/sulkrooms

This week I am mostly listening to albums by artists beginning with the letter - I Ian Boddy - Modulations III #MusicSky @ianboddy.bsky.social I failed & have snuck in another IB release. Great album. Electronic music does have soul (obviously). dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/modula...

Another excellent review for 'Serge Works' (DiNDDL35), this time by @chuckvanzyl.bsky.social, host of Star's End Radio. www.starsend.org/update.html "Different and unknown, within Boddy's remarkable aural fabrications we experience light, as well as the darkness that allows for its existence".

Super looking forward to this on Saturday in Liverpool! Myself, @ianboddy.bsky.social and @flcartographer.bsky.social have been prepping material for a finale jam sesh and it’s sounding epic as fuck…

Now playing ‘Focus at the Rainbow’. Released in 1973 this album still astounds me in how four guys can go on stage at what, at the time, was probably their most important concert and play such a blisteringly incredible set.

Forging ahead to read as many A.E. van Vogt sci-fi books as possible we come to 'The Anarchistic Colossus' published in 1977. Like many of his later novels there's some far-out ideas in here but the plot is rather fragmented and difficult to follow. Having said that I quite enjoyed this one.

This week I am mostly listening to albums by artists beginning with the letter - I Ian Boddy & Chris Carter - Caged #MusicSky @ianboddy.bsky.social I could fill the week with albums of IB collaborations & be a happy listener but I'll try & add some variety. But will start with this stunner.

Fabulous review @igloomag.bsky.social for Serge Works. It's so good to see someone who truly "gets" what I'm trying to do here. igloomag.com/reviews/ian-... "It rewards patience, revealing new details with each listen, and invites the listener into a space where time, texture, and tone intertwine".

Channeling some Berlin School vibes during reherasal for my gig alongside @flcartographer.bsky.social & @sulkrooms.bsky.social at the Capstone Theatre in Liverpool in a weeks time on April 25th. Still some tickets left if you fancy an amazing evening of electronic music inc. a 3-way jam at the end.

Thanks to @moonbuilding.bsky.social for an excellent review in their latest edition @ moonbuilding.substack.com/p/issue-104-.... "It’s one heck of a listen. Coupled with Ian’s excellent, comprehensive sleevenotes, it’s a proper night in for anyone who likes their synthesis pure".

Serge Works (DiNDDL35) out now as a digital album comprising five 30+ minute improvisations done entirely on my Serge modular system. As such, it is a deeply personal, experimental album exploring unknown, abstract, totally analogue electronic sound worlds. dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/serge-...

Final modular rigs I'm using at the Capstone Theatre, Liverpool gig on the 25th April. Make Noise rack has Hermod as the brain of the system with 2 AJH synth voices + a third low bass. The small rack is centred on the BitBox Micro sample playback whereas the Doepfer rack does more sequencing + FX.

There is a full album sampler for 'Petite Constellations' (DiN96) crafted by Bluetech himself @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=aPWU... Pre-sales are now open for both the CD & Vinyl editions at both the DiN Records & Behind the Sky Bandcamp stores with full release on May 29th.

Releasing on Friday (17th) Serge Works is a very special album comprised of five 30+ minute modular improvisations on my large Serge system. Ranging from a tribute to Éliane Radigue to a piece based on Bach harmonies this experimental album will be a Bandcamp digital exclsuive.

Only two weeks to go to the Capstone Theatre gig where I wil be performing alongside @flcartographer.bsky.social & @sulkrooms.bsky.social. Here is another clip from my rehearsals with an unusual vantage point looking down to where I am playing my French Connection for that Ondes Martenot sound.

Created this half-speed soundscape using my trusty old Revox from an improvisation using some of the elements I'll be using in my forthcoming concert at the Capstone in Liverpool. My Patreon supporters get access to the full 30 minute piece. www.patreon.com/c/ianboddy

Continuing my A. E. van Vogt saga with this 1979 novel 'Renaissance'. The main plot is rather silly tbh - set in a future where Earth is ruled by alien overlords (the Utt) who have established a matriarchal society, forcing men to wear chemically treated glasses to keep them in check. Not his best.

Now playing The Focus Symphony. I wasn’t aware of this until I stumbled upon a pair of excellent documentaries on YouTube. It’s really rather wonderful but then again I’m biased as Focus were my favourite band whilst at High School in the 70s.

Pre-orders for the CD & Vinyl editions of the forthcoming album 'Petite Constellations' (DiN96) from @bluetechonline.com (Bluetech) are open @ dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/petite... There are links on there to Behind the Sky & @7dmedia.bsky.social in the USA as well as Groove in the Netherlands.

It's always good to have some crazy, spacey, scary FX in your sonic arsenal at a gig. These are from a Morphing Terrarium (Wavetable VCO) > Cwejman Frequency Shifter > Cwejman Spatial Phaser > Erica Synths Black Hole FX with my trusty old Livewire Vulcan Modulator on LFO duties.

And now a photo of a different kind of spaceship. Tbh the cover image by Chris Foss for 'Planets for Sale' is the best thing about this volume. Although credited here to A. E. van Vogt it is actually written by his wife under the name of E. Mayne Hull but looks like later editions switched names.

I'm of an age where I can remember sitting with my Dad & watching the Apollo missions lift off for the moon. Seeing Artemis II do the same over 5 decades later is no less exciting. Total admiration for the ingenuity of all at NASA & the bravery of the 4 astronauts embarking on this new adventure.

Lithosphere (DiN21), my second collaboration with @robertrichmusic.bsky.social is set as a free to download/name your price album for the whole of April. On this release the duo explore the deep, dark places of the Earth. dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/lithos...

Sorting my modular setup for the forthcoming gig alongside @flcartographer.bsky.social & @sulkrooms.bsky.social at the Capstone Theatre in Liverpool on 25th April. Hermod as ever at the centre of things with various sequences & triggers. Arps from the KeyStep. Lots to play with here.

Four weeks today for this concert where I will be playing alongside @flcartographer.bsky.social & @sulkrooms.bsky.social at the Capstone Theatre in Liverpool. We're all playing solo sets followed by a three way jam session which should be fun. Modulars at the ready. Hope to see some of you there.

Now available for pre-order on Vinyl & CD, Petite Constellations (DiN96) the sensational new album from @bluetechonline.com (Bluetech). 13 sonic melodic vignettes, with contrapuntal analogue synth lines that weave and intertwine around each other. dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/petite...

The next release on DiN will be 'Petite Constellations' by @bluetechonline.com (DiN96). This is a joint release with DiN producing 500 CDs & Behind the Sky releasing 500 Vinyl. Official release date is 29th May with pre-sales (for both formats) going live on our respective Bandcamp sites this Friday

Hanging in the synth man cave of @nigelmullaney.bsky.social

Just over a month until our show in Liverpool at The Capstone! We’ll also be finishing the evening off with a big improv jam session with a room full of synths and my guitar… linktr.ee/sulkrooms

Latest read has been 'Use of Weapons' by Iain M. Banks, the 3rd in his 'Culture" series. I must admit I didn't enjoy this one as much as the previous 2 novels. It has an unusual structure with 2 timelines in alternate chapters with one moving forward in time & the other going back over past events.

Starting to assemble the modular racks I'll be using for my gig at the Capstone Theatre in Liverpool on April 25th alongside @flcartographer.bsky.social & @sulkrooms.bsky.social. These 3 give me plenty of options to mold and shape soundscapes in realtime. Hope to see some of you there.

Hearing the first Chiffchaffs of the year on 14th March. I’m sure this sign of spring is getting earlier each year.