I’ve been a big fan of Fennesz for a long time now. Many years in fact, so when he brings out a new album I usually get it. This is a great album. Really enjoyable, although my favourite of all time is Venice, by a very long way indeed.
Author: ashleyelsdon
Storyteller - Poet - Explorer
My old tracks: Passing the time of day
Finally starting to do something with my TouchBoard
TouchBoard up and running
TouchBoard battery
Back of the TouchBoard
TouchBoard in packaging
I backed the TouchBoard on kickstarter, but ever since I got it I haven’t either had the time to do anything proper with it, and haven’t had any ideas of projects to start with it either. But the other day I started having a few ideas of things I wanted to try out. So I got the box out and started to investigate what was in there as I hadn’t looked in ages.
It’s a nice kit, and everything works or at least seems to work just fine even though I haven’t touched it in ages. I’ll hopefully get to use it for a couple of projects soon enough.
My old tracks: Micro process
Blancmange at Red Gallery
A great performance from Blancmange at the Red Gallery in Shoreditch. Really enjoyed it. They played a range of stuff from Semi-Detached to Irene and Mavis. Long may they continue. I’ll keep going anyway.
This is the coolest T-Shirt I’ve ever owned
It’s totally awesome!
That’s a nice little speaker
This came with my TouchBoard invention kit and I only just discovered it. It’s a great little speaker for a smartphone or something similar. The sound is good, and best of all, there’s a little blue LED!
I doubt I’ll keep it, but it is a very nice bit of hardware.
Spiro: Welcome Joy and Welcome Sorrow
I first heard Spiro at WOMAD a few years ago and I’ve been enjoying their music ever since. I especially liked the versions of a couple of tracks with a Moog modular. Whilst their stuff is good it does sound quite similar a lot of the time. Not that it’s a bad thing. Not at all really.
But this album isn’t any different. It’s still good. Interesting to hear, but in many ways a lot like their other stuff. Again, it isn’t a bad thing. It has a place in my listening anyway.
My old tracks: Living in a very small moment
Also hoping to get this tonight …
Which is a new instrumental album from Neil Arthur called ‘Nil by mouth’ and apparently should go on sale for the first time tonight at their show.
I’m looking forward to hearing it.
I am Ashley Elsdon 