Want 48 hours of continuous techno, house, electro & IDM in yr ears? Here’s download links for the 19 mixes I did in 2024 (with PDFs of the track lists) 17 here: www.mediafire.com/folder/mkin6... 2 here: www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/9d31s... Or you can just stream them here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

If you missed Autechre in Philly, this was the opening act.

I worship at the Church of Plaid. Their music has always made me think of church or like Christmas or something. Top 5 IDM/braindance/WARPy groups, absolutely.

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What's this now? John Tejada and Plaid, 2024?

I don't doubt many in the crowd thought Autechre started a bit early. That said, William put his own sounds and style on display in Philadelphia! (Sorry I missed it!)

(Yes, I am more than 30 years of age.)

Tonverk is a "desert island" piece of gear for me.

Oops. Forgot to renew glitched.org. Brb.

Maybe the 4th time I've said this this year, but: it's time to stop creating and start finishing that album. I mean, really. 18 tracks just sitting there.

A+++ Important album.

Yes, this is pretty insane. Korg has their own plugin ecosystem.

WEAPON OPENS TIME

Yeah, I think I have to watch this one again

Elden Ring is so good. I think about it a lot.

Maan, making electronic music is so fun. You can literally do anything.

Listen to this mix and also make one yourself! Share what you like and perhaps help smaller artists reach some new ears as well. As I've been working on one, I've discovered all sorts of gems. With so much media, it's nice to sit down and listen with intention.

Modified car exhausts are a scourge to ears everywhere. There are at least two in my apartment complex and they idle at such an annoying frequency...

Bandcamp listening party now mikeparadinas.bandcamp.com/live/ziqs-19...

Dudes writing 1,000 word essays on why the Tonverk is basically broken in its current form. Just sell the thing already or give me another one. I'm doing fine over here.

You just know it's a hit from the first few bars. I mean, it's just 707+303 for 8 minutes and you don't want to move (except to dance.) Another example of how AI could never replace human ingenuity and experimentalism. youtu.be/IEoXo8TTXB4

808, 909, blah, blah, blah. But let me just say this: 707.

The late 80s was crazy for dance music. You had guys from Chicago, Detroit, NYC figuring out the formula. Just experimenting.

Virgo - Do You Know Who You Are? youtu.be/u4ciJlcUbqA

I have to recommend these artists if you like Autechre's more experimental side: nnirror, IKTS, eczem, a0n0. They have releases on labels like Tokinogake and @evelrecords.bsky.social evel.bandcamp.com/music tokinogake.bandcamp.com

Ahh, good reminder to start creating playlists on bandcamp! It's pretty easy.

Soma Labs' Warp is a promising, little FX box! youtu.be/u2dvs1-ABZk...

The sound quality of the Tonverk is really excellent. Coming from an Octatrack, you can really hear the difference, especially with the FX.

FSOL just trying to bankrupt me

When I am no longer annoyed by that piercing, high-pitched dagger of a hi-hat in Autechre's Eidetic Casein, I'll know my hearing has truly been affected..

Ahh, crap, I don't know if I'm going to the Autechre concert.

I wish I had enough patience and forethought to record my Elektron musings with Overbridge. Sometimes I do want to go back in the 2-track mix and fix something, but it's usually fine.

Might I suggest "foreign delta" from that album? glitched.bandcamp.com/track/foreig...

(d) / glitched - "Was It Ever Real? (2017)" Cover by @nkurence.bsky.social (nkurence.com).

Love that Joker!

The blue-checks just LOVE AI art

I think I have to reassemble the eurorack system for this. It sounds really good an seems really responsive. I think it's the only hardware spectral-processor on the market.

I'd love these types of weird FX to come to Tonverk. www.twohp.com/modules/p/blur

Seemingly, a useful tool for producers at all levels that want to speed-run releasing tracks. Allows a good balance of control and preset application. Hundreds of $$$ less than Izotope Ozone and NO A.I.!

Just rendering the sh(t out of these files

Alright, I'm doing the thing.

Ok, so, I had 12 tracks from an album I never released (2024-2025) and a bunch of tracks I finished this year. The plan now is to hybridize the tracks and do one, big release, including my favorites from the unreleased stuff. This is a "plan," as I don't know if the two sessions really go together

This is probably pretty good seefeel.bandcamp.com/track/raptur...

FYI: 26 years ago, today: Warp10+3 Remixes www.youtube.com/watch?v=yr8Y...

Samples the (in)famous (ahem) Adagio for Strings, but it totally works with Nas and Mobb Deep on the mic. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NROw...

Shoot. d01.me is down. This happens every year. I'll get it back up soon. Until then: glitched.org

Hypnotism

Right now: Cyberaktif - Tenebrae Vision (1990). A collab between Frontline Assembly and Cevin Key (Skinny Puppy). I kind of ignored this one back in the day, but now I get it! Kinda like old Noise Unit. cyberaktif.bandcamp.com/album/tenebr...

Tonight, I choose to listen to music, instead of making some of my own. I realize that I rarely actually sit down and listen to music. The only time I concentrate on music is in my car. A half hour here, a half hour there. I think this is just the way of things, these days.

Congrats to Blush Response on his new release on Artoffact records. Hard-edged industrial. A little Ministry, a bit Leather Strip, some Lead Into Gold; maybe even a tinge of Fear Factory. Anyway, the vibes are dark and the sounds are fresh. blushresponse.bandcamp.com/album/ego-de...