Happy New Year to you all. Wishing for good health & a peaceful life.

Festive holiday film watching.

Now playing 'Ultima Ratio' by Bernhard Wöstheinrich & Stephen Parsick. Total Berlin School bliss with pulsing sequencers, mellotron washes, and Stratosfear-like lead lines & the track 'Mundane' with a huge slab of tape-echo-drenched cosmic wonder. bernhardwoestheinrich.bandcamp.com/album/ultima...

Continuing my A.E. van Vogt marathon with 'The Universe Maker' first published in 1953. Like many of his earlier novels there's so many ideas in here that at times the storyline can appear a little confused. This edition also includes the novella 'The Proxy Intelligence'.

Making progress.

And so it begins.

Boxing Day perambulation.

Well that's the Christmas lights set up.

Well it's time to put away the modulars & start eating sweet mince pies. Wishing you all a lovely festive time & peaceful new year.

Modular in the Shed. An extract from my improvisation based around a diminshed scale. String samples & sound FX from the 1010 BitBox Micro morphing through the Triple Cross. The big case has 3 synth voices all sequenced from the Hermod with these passing through the AJH Ring SM.

Good to see two DiN albums - Tone Science Module No.10 The Final Patch & Hydrology (DiN94) by @loulayorke.bsky.social - featuring in the Top 10 for 2025 list from @chuckvanzyl.bsky.social, the host of the Star's End Radio show.

Modular in the Shed. Sometimes it is good to take a small sub-set of gear from your studio & improvise with it in a different space - in this case my live rig Eurorack modular systems in the summer house in my garden.

A huge thank you to everyone who supported the DiN label and the musicians on it throughout this year. 2025 was a fab year @ DiN HQ with 4 albums on the main DiN label, a 9th iNDEX compilation, the final Tone Science album, Modulations IV & the amazing reissue of Caged by @muterecords.bsky.social.

A gentle reminder that Arcturus (DiN19), by ARC, is available as a free-to-download/name-your-price album until the end of December. This album is a recording from the Hampshire Jam III festival in Liphook, Hampshire in October 2004. dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/arcturus-din19

Hydrology. Fantastic CD "made from water and electricity" by Loula Yorke @loulayorke.bsky.social din.org.uk/album/hydrol... #nowplaying #cd #ambient #electeonica #electronicmusic #experimental #modular #mudularsky #synth #synthsky @ianboddy.bsky.social

Continuing my A.E. van Vogt reading marathon with this Golden Age space opera originally published in 1952 as 'The Mixed Men'. It certainly feels like one of his "fix up" novels being based on 3 short stories originally written between 1943 - 45 with additional material added for this novel.

Posted up a video on my YouTube channel where I go through some of the analogue modular gear I used in creating the sample pool for Polarity Modular which I have designed in conjunction with @soniccouture.bsky.social. youtu.be/Rrix-ial-y0

Now playing 'Transformation', the new album by Parallel Worlds. Bakis Sirros has several albums on the DiN Records label, both solo & collaborative, so good to see him on @neoouija.bsky.social continuing to explore his unique style of modular electronics. neoouija.bandcamp.com/album/transf...

Lovely to see both 'Hydrology' (DiN94) by @loulayorke.bsky.social as well as the final edition of the Tone Science series, 'Module No.10 The Final Patch' featured in the @moonbuilding.bsky.social albums of the year & compilations of the year. moonbuilding.substack.com/p/issue-92-1...

Thanks so much to @electronicsound.bsky.social for publishing a lovely interview with Chris Carter & I chatting about the release of the 25th Anniversary edition of our 2005 collaborative album Caged on @muterecords.bsky.social. Such a thrill to have a new generation of listeners hear this music.

Latest read has been this collection of early Asimov short stories. These are from his very early career with all but 3 of these tales written between 1938 - 1942 including his first published story 'Marooned Off Vesta". A bit of a mixed bag really although his usual wit & inventiveness are there.

Lovely to see 'Transmissions' (DiN92), my live album with @erikwollo.bsky.social sitting at No.2 in the Top 3 Albums of 2025 from Progressive Music Planet. progressivemusicplanet.wordpress.com/2025/12/

Good to get back in the studio and start working on a new collaborative project due for release in 2026. Here we have Roland System 100-M dual phaser vibes going through the Wellspring stereo spring reverb.

The @echoesradio.bsky.social Best Albums of 2025 is out and it's great to see my 2 collaborative DiN releases this year - 'Doppelgänger' (DiN91) with @haraldgrosskopf.bsky.social & 'Transmissions' (DiN92) with @erikwollo.bsky.social included amongst such esteemed company. echoes.org/2025/12/08/t...

Now playing ‘The Return of the Durutti Coulmn’. A lovely way to welcome in the new week before heading off to the beach for a walk with our dog.

Arcturus Part 2 is now up on my YouTube channel. www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9tt... Please like & subscribe. This is a more mellow section toward the end of this set & as previously mentioned the album is free to download/name your price over at the dinrecords Bandcamp store during December.

I have cleaned up & uploaded the whole of the first set from the Arcturus concert and uploaded it to my YouTube channel (please like & subscribe if you can) youtu.be/U-DkAhHDiwM This album is free to download/name your price for the whole of December.

Well how about that then. Waking up to find 'Arcturus' (DiN19) No.1 in the Electronic genre on Bandcamp. Thanks for all your support for this album originally released in 2005 which will remain free to download/name your price throughout December. dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/arctur...

Here is a brief excerpt from the Arcturus concert showcasing Mark Shreeve's incredible live sequencing skills. Performed in 2004 this album is currently a free to download/name your price album on the dinrecords Bandcamp store. This gig was such a blast & great to have the big modulars out on stage.

Arcturus by ARC is up as a free to download/name your price album on Bandcamp till the end of December. dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/arctur... Live @ the Hampshire Jam III festival in Liphook in Oct 2004. ARC = label boss Ian Boddy & his sorely missed friend & musical collaborator Mark Shreeve.

Dog in a ditch.

Excellent review from @moonbuilding.bsky.social of the 25th Anniversary edition of Caged, my collaborative album with Chris Carter just released on @muterecords.bsky.social. moonbuilding.substack.com/p/issue-90-2... The word classic is bandied around far too easily these days. This is the real deal.

Official re-release day of CHRIS CARTER & @ianboddy.bsky.social collaboration album. Order here: mute.ffm.to/ib-cc-c25

Out now, Ian Boddy and Chris Carter’s underground classic ‘Caged’ returns in its 25th anniversary edition. Remastered and expanded with two new pieces reimagined from the original audio. Listen / Buy Here: mute.ffm.to/ib-cc-c25

Caged (25th Anniversary Edition) - today is release day for this amazing album that I am so very proud of. Recorded all those years ago with Chris Carter it is great to see it getting a new lease of life via the mighty @muterecords.bsky.social. mute.ffm.to/ib-cc-c25

Another review in for 'Hydrology' (DiN94), the new album from @loulayorke.bsky.social over @freqzine.bsky.social. freq.org.uk/reviews/nove... "Across its recordings, osmotically expanded over 42 minutes, the DiN-dispensed Hydrology could be her finest and most approachable outing to date".

Only a few more days (28th November to be exact) until the 25th Anniverary edition of Caged, my 2000 collaboration with Chris Carter releases on CD & double red vinyl on @muterecords.bsky.social. Limited stocks available from DiN HQ: dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/caged-...

Blimey! Hydrology (DiN94) by @loulayorke.bsky.social getting up to No.21 in the Offical Album Downloads Chart is pretty cool.

The fine art giclée prints have arrived of the beautiful artwork by Wendy Gibson Boddy of the album Hydrology (DiN94) by @loulayorke.bsky.social. Available from the dinrecords Bandcamp store.

A gentle reminder for the free to download/name your price offer on Moiré (DiN18), my 2005 collaboration with Bernhard Wöstheinrich, which has one week left to go (until the end of November). dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/moir-d...

This is a rather beautiful short film made by Riley Sayer about living with Autism, featuring my very good friend and musical collaborator @nigelmullaney.bsky.social. It's a fascinating insight into how the thought processes of someone with Autism can shape their entiire being youtu.be/-J8ygmkxkRw

Lots of reviews coming in for 'Hydrology' (DiN94) the new album by @loulayorke.bsky.social (Loula Yorke). This one is by @chuckvanzyl.bsky.social host of Star's End Radio. www.starsend.org/Hydrology.html "Loula Yorke confirms the presence ever around us of an unseen magic".

Here are a few quick snippets of audio created entirely within my new sample library Polarity | Modular in conjunction with @soniccouture.bsky.social (Soniccouture) utlising their Polarity granular engine. 250 modular synth samples | 250 patches.

New interview on the @syntheticdreamspod.bsky.social chatting about the upcoming reissue on @muterecords.bsky.social of Caged, my collaborative album with Chris Carter, as well as all things DiN label & modular synths. Just search for Synthetic Dreams wherever you listen to podcasts.

A great review of 'Hydrology' (DiN94) by @loulayorke.bsky.social over @igloomag.bsky.social. “Yorke crafts a hydrology-inspired sound world shaped by water, electricity, and a distinctive array of synthesiser modules”. igloomag.com/reviews/loul...

Hydrology (DiN94) is out on all streaming platforms and good record shops today via @ianboddy.bsky.social Worldwide customers can save on postage by buying from these places EU www.groove.nl/shop/loula-y... USA din7d.bandcamp.com/album/hydrol... 🌊🌊🌊🌊

Cool in depth video review of Polarity | Modular the new software instrument I have designed with @soniccouture.bsky.social which features 250 samples of my modular gear inside their granular engine. “It doesn’t sound like anything else - it feels like a parallel dimension.” youtu.be/L4jxbhrzdK4?...

Hydrology (DiN94), the wondrous new album by @loulayorke.bsky.social getting the Album of the Week treatment over @moonbuilding.bsky.social. "The more you hear from Yorke the better she seems to get. Actually, there’s no seem. She just gets better & better. moonbuilding.substack.com/p/issue-89-2...

A cool review of 'Hydrology' (DiN94), the new album by @loulayorke.bsky.social (Loula Yorke) over at @acloserlisten.bsky.social. "Loula Yorke’s Hydrology is an effortlessly flowing universe of modular synthesis". acloserlisten.com/2025/11/20/l...

It's the official release day for 'Hydrology' (DiN94) the wonderful new album from @loulayorke.bsky.social so it will be available from the major streaming sites as well as selected mail order outlets & stores and of course from the DiN Bandcamp site. dinrecords.bandcamp.com/album/hydrol...