Been living in music limbo lately. We’re selling our apt & my studio is in storage except for stuff I randomly pull & set up in the living room. But every weekend is another open house & I have to break it all down & it’s way too hard to focus on writing under these conditions. Not. Happy. 1/

Making patches for the OB TEO-5. This synth is so lush - great for pads. The 2-pole filter isn’t the most aggressive but it can slide btwn low-, band- & high-pass modes for incredible variation. And the OSC x-mod makes it easy create some MEAN sounds. 🖤 #ElectronicMusic #Synthsky #IndustrialMusic

@shiftctrlmusic.com is nailing it with their first two physical releases by @imrryr.com and @amiintrouble.bsky.social. Very different albums of music, though both Imrryr and I have remixes on AIIT’s record. So, you know… we’re all connected in the matrix!

There’s a huge sale on used & vintage gear over at A Perfect Circuit. Some of the discounts are nuts, and it’s a great inventory list. Excellent store, highly recommended. Yeah, I snagged something… ⚙️ #ElectronicMusic #MusicProduction #Synthsky www.perfectcircuit.com/used.html?pc...

This is a radical take on the idea of black metal. I mean, who drops a metal remix album? @amiintrouble.bsky.social, that’s who! These tracks are bonkers, the whole thing’s great, and I’m really proud to have contributed to it. #ElectronicMusic #Metal #Synthsky #IndustrialMusic

Rock some cool Negative Agent merch! For a measly $4 you get two 1” buttons & the kind of sticker they used to have in grocery store vending machines. SMELL THE OLD SKÖÖL! Find ‘em on Ampwall! ampwall.com/a/negativeag... #IndustrialMetal #IndustrialMusic #Metal #ElectronicMusic #BandMerch

⚙️The anti-fascist industrial metal madness is almost here!⚙️ One week out from the official release of Terminal Days on 4/8! Check out the singles or pre-order the album on Bandcamp! negativeagent.bandcamp.com/album/terminal-days #IndustrialMetal #Metal #IndustrialMusic #ElectronicMusic #Synthsky

⚙️The anti-fascist industrial metal madness is almost here!⚙️ One week out from the official release of Terminal Days on 4/8! Check out the singles or pre-order the album on @ampwall.com! negativeagent.ampwall.com/album/terminaldays #IndustrialMetal #Industrial #Metal #ElectronicMusic #Ampwall

5 shows to get to know me: • Star Trek: Deep Space Nine • Ultraseven • Parks & Recreation • Spaced • Max Headeroom: 20 Mins. Into the Future

My birthday tonight was pretty rad. First, I went for chicken and waffles with my wife. Then I cracked open the manual and spent a couple excellent hours learning the ins and outs of my Oberheim TEO-5 synth. Hardcore! (Both dinner & the synth kick ass.)

So… A year older today. Wiser? Doubtful. Better looking? Nope. Faster? I wish. BUT… I’m pretty sure aging has made me tastier and more tender, so if you’re out there werewolves, now’s a good time for a snack!

GREAT tips for better bass patches. Marinelli spends a lot of time explaining the hows & whys of the tips & demos them on an INSANE group of rare, vintage synths. Not a quick watch but fun & worth every second. #ElectronicMusic #MusicProduction #Synthsky www.youtube.com/watch?v=nELA...

If you own the Roland R8 drum machine or R8m module & you make industrial music, EBM, hard techno, or any aggressive electronic music, check out the Impact Snare (“Impct_S”) sample. It’s the Shai Hulud of snare samples - massive! 🖤⚙️🔥 #MusicProduction #IndustrialMusic #ElectronicMusic #EBM #SynthSky

I’m listening to Contempt (2001 Metropolis), the 1st album by @assemblage23.bsky.social. It’s a sweeping, pounding, grinding, often melodic mashup of electronic genres welded to industrial music’s frame. 25 years later it still sounds exciting. 1/ #IndustrialMusic #EBM #Assemblage23 #ElectronicMusic

🔥Special thanks to the Anti Fascist Black Metal Network (@antifascistbmntwrk.bsky.social) for the review!🔥 Pre-order Terminal Days on digital, tape, or CD! Album drops 4/8 - hear the singles now! negativeagent.ampwall.com/album/terminaldays #IndustrialMetal #IndustrialMusic #Metal #Goth

I just made a patch for the SH-101 that nearly ripped my eyeballs out. It’s this grind-y, rave-y pulse-wave thing with a lot of edge to it. Turn on portamento & jump between 2 octaves to melt down the dance floor. Goddamn I love this synth. #SynthSky #ElectronicMusic #Rave #IndustrialMusic #EBM

Pinching myself! I added an amazing dream synth to my studio - the Roland SH-101 from 1983. I’ve wanted one forever. Not only does it sound fantastic, but it’s a classic piece of electronic music history.🧵1/ #IndustrialMusic #IndustrialMetal #ElectronicMusic #80sMusic ##Trance #Synthsky

Start your week off right by listening to 5 singles off Terminal Days! Anti-fascist Industrial metal mayhem! negativeagent.ampwall.com/album/terminaldays You can also pre-order the album on digital, CD & tape from @ampwall.com! #IndustrialMetal #Metal #ElectronicMusic #Goth #IndustrialMusic

@amiintrouble.bsky.social wrote an amazing black metal album & then let me obliterate one of the songs for his remix project. So psyched to be part of it! Pre-orders open now for a June 5 release on @shiftctrlmusic.com ! #Metal #IndustrialMusic #ElectronicMusic #Remix #BlackMetal #Ampwall

I don’t know what Roland’s marketing team was snorting when they came up with the ad campaign for 1983’s SH-101 but I guarantee it was high-grade shit! I love these ads & I legit miss the 80s. A truly batshit crazy time that I’m glad I experienced. #ElectronicMusic #80s #Synthesizers #Synthsky

Yep, @voidscanmusic.com puts some extra bestdown in the remix of “Fascist Beatdown.” It’s so badass. 🔥⚙️🖤

I just spent 30 minutes doing something on the Yamaha TX802 synth. Then I checked the manual and discovered it can be done with one button. ONE BUTTON. Read the fucking manual, kids. Read the fucking manual. ⚙️🖤 #ElectronicMusic #Synthsky #IndustrialMusic #Synthpop #Synthwave #EBM #MusicProduction

VERY FEW copies of the Terminal Days: Special Edition tape remain! It’s inspired by the Wax Trax Records Black Box compilation. Don’t know what that is? Read on! 🧵1/ ⚙️ negativeagent.bandcamp.com/album/terminaldays ⚙️ negativeagent.bandcamp.com/album/terminal-days #IndustrialMusic #IndustrialMetal

I forgot I had a Helios Type 69 preamp plugin that I grabbed during UAD’s last sale. I finally opened it on a vocal track & was like, “Hm, what’s this switch do? OH! IT DRIVES THE SIGNAL LIKE IT’S FORMULA-FUCKING-ONE.” Gotta love a good vocal distortion. ⚙️🏎️🔥🤘 #MusicProduction #IndustrialMusic

🔥Terminal Days tapes are in!🔥 If you wanna get some anti-fascist industrial metal on tape, CD, or as a digital download, pre-order the album today! New single: “Dead in Berlin!” negativeagent.ampwall.com/album/terminaldays #Metal #IndustrialMetal #IndustrialMusic #ElectronicMusic #Goth #OnAmpwall

I can’t be held responsible for what happens when you’re listening to “Dead in Berlin,” the new Negative Agent single that dropped today on @ampwall! Be safe out there & rock responsibly! ⚙️🤘🖤 negativeagent.ampwall.com/album/terminaldays #IndustrialMusic #IndustrialMetal #Metal #OnAmpwall

Bandcamp Friday! New Negative Agent single drops today: “Dead in Berlin!” Anti-fascist industrial metal mayhem! Pre-order the new album TERMINAL DAYS on digital, CD & tape! Drops 4/8! negativeagent.bandcamp.com/album/terminal-days #IndustrialMetal #IndustrialMusic #Metal #Goth #BandcampFriday

Got something for you all for Bandcamp Friday tomorrow… Stay tuned! #IndustrialMetal #IndustrialMusic #Metal #BandcampFriday

Fuck off angry you puppy-shooting psycho. I hope the rest of your life is miserable. Sadly, her replacement will likely be somehow worse, but I’m gonna enjoy this moment while I can. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/03...

The new release from @eveale.bsky.social can be pre-ordered now! Black metal awesomeness! 🤘 Features @neastwizardtyrant.bsky.social, who played on Negative Agent’s “Mind Wipe,” and is also the madman behind @amiintrouble.bsky.social & @negativebliss.com! Definitely don’t sleep on this one. #Metal

Added a classic FM synth to the sonic arsenal: Yamaha’s TX802 (‘87). It’s basically a juiced-up & racked DX7 MkII. Giant pain to program but so’s all FM synthesis; apps like Patch Base make it easy. This is killer for eighties pads, metallics & basses. #ElectronicMusic #Synthsky #Industrial #80Music

I needed some band photos to help promote the release of Terminal Days, so my friend, photographer @ponycargirl.bsky.social came by and shot these in my apartment building’s weird murder basement. (Lol) (Pics by Megan Green) #IndustrialMusic #IndustrialMetal #Metal #BandPhotos

If you dig the bands you find on @ampwall.com grab the new iPhone #Ampwall app! It’s a great way to search for, organize & listen to your music. Fantastic audio quality, too! apps.apple.com/us/app/ampwa... #Metal #MusicApp #Synthsky #iPhoneApp #Music #Apps #iPhone

New gear day! Alesis HR-16B drum machine (1990). Total time capsule w/original box, merch inserts & everything. Sounds KILLER. 16-bit samples specifically designed for aggressive electronic music. Much heavier than the standard HR-16. 🖤⚙️🔥 #ElectronicMusic #Synthsky #IndustrialMusic #EBM #Techno

Oh hey! I had a good toy auction. Popy Cyborg series Ninja Arashi figure from 1970. About 4” tall. I love vintage vinyl toys that have cool internal details inside them. These things are little gems. I’ve got most of the Cyborg series, still missing two of them. The hunt continues!

What I chase when I’m not buying synths… Vintage Japanese toy auction happening soon!

I’ve started learning modular synthesis through a great online course taught by educator & musician @sarahbellereid.bsky.social called LSS. We use VCV Rack, a free modular synth program that’s blowing me away with its power, expansiveness & flexibility. 🧵1/ #ElectronicMusic #Synthsky #ModularSynth

I’ve been watching @winceandfrisson.bsky.social develop over the last year or so, from the earliest demos on an unplugged guitar (!) to the massive wall of head-splitting metal it’s become. Psyched to finally hear some finished music! #Metal #Metalsky

Haven’t posted in a while - life’s been keeping me busy. (And a cold knocked me on my ass.) Should have some new gear to share soon, and perhaps the next Bandcamp Friday might come with a new Negative Agent treat… Stay tuned!

Spent an hour playing with this crazy contraption. Metal Fetishist by Body Synths is a fun creative beat machine that encourages experimentation & expression. Lots of noise & aggression & weirdness - slams hard but also gets tight & quirky. I 🖤 this thing! #ElectronicMusic #SynthSky #MusicProduction

I’m using CDBaby for my streaming distribution. After extensive research & convos with other bands, I’m convinced they meet my needs. Great. But holy hell, they REALLY push the upselling. My dudes, here’s the $14, just get my shit online. I don’t need ANYTHING else. Good gravy.

See that blue cartridge in the Ensoniq ESQ-1? That thing’s got 1280 patches across 32 banks (16 x A & B). It’s a bonkers mix of the great, the terrible, and the weird. All on RAM so I can overwrite the garbage. Totally worth it. 1/ #Ensoniq #Synthsky #Synthesizers #ElectronicMusic #ESQ1

Just a reminder that while Valentine’s Day is a corporate holiday designed to sell greeting cards, plugin companies DO use it as an opportunity to put things on sale. So if there’s a VST that you’ve been holding out for, check to see if the price has been slashed! #MusicProduction #ElectronicMusic

As a looooong-time D&D player, I support this message. ⚔️🦉🐻🤘

Ordered Body Synths’ Metal Fetishist a couple days ago. Maximum sonic insanity. I feel like this is great for ppl who like what Eurorack can do but who are intimidated by Eurorack. (Me. I’m talking about me.) youtu.be/dObTzEAO6eo?... #Synthsky #ElectronicMusic #EBM #IndustrialMusic #DrumMachines

Steve (@neastwizardtyrant.bsky.social) played the solo on the Terminal Days track “Mind Wipe” and now he’s got a new badass black metal project called Eveale! This’ll be great! @eveale.bsky.social #BlackMetal #Metal

Always read the manual. That way you won’t spent 40 minutes creating a new patch and then accidentally delete it. Lol. Good times! #IndustrialMusic #synthesizers #ElectronicMusic #MusicProduction #VintageSynths #Ensoniq #Synthsky #ReadTheDamnManual

Picked this up to thicken the sound on the Ensoniq ESQ-1. I like the Dimension C because it doesn’t do that warmly, tremolo thing that other chorus pedals do. It only thickens things up. I forget the tech behind it, but it’s based on a vintage Boss pedal & old rack unit. #MusicProduction #Synthsky

So these showed up! CDs full of industrial metal madness! It never feels real until you hold it in your hands. Pre-order the Terminal Days CD (or tape or download) now! Stream 3 singles for free! negativeagent.ampwall.com/album/terminaldays #IndustrialMusic #Metal #OnAmpwall #AntifascistMusic

Thanks to @judekerr.com & @untidyradio.com for spinning the track “Terminal Days” on Early Sunsets Over Glasgow! Bringing some industrial metal to internet radio! Snag the album: negativeagent.ampwall.com/album/terminaldays! Tune into the show: untidyradio.com/early-sunsets-over-glasgow!