Author: ashleyelsdon
Storyteller - Poet - Explorer
Rick Dickinson Interview — Memoirs of a Spectrum Addict
Had the totally amazing opportunity to interview one of my all-time Spectrum heroes, the one and only RICK DICKINSON down in Cambridge. Rick, who designed the ZX81, ZX Spectrum, Sinclair QL, Spectrum+ etc etc etc was an absolute blast. A proper gent, full of brilliant anecdotes, wit and charisma, and a truly genius vision on […]
Tomorrow’s World on sampling and MIDI with Midge Ure
How awesome is that.
David Sylvian as a Philosopher
I got this book a week ago and as it’s so short I’ll probably read it very soon. I’m looking forward to it to see just what kind of arguments are made for this. We’ll see.
Now that’s a shame, The Aria Pebble Strap is running 2 months late
I was looking forward to this. It seemed like a great device and I’ve got quite a few ideas on how to use it, but they’re going to have to wait now for at least an extra couple of months it seems. These things happen I guess, and let’s face it, all kickstarter stuff tends to be late, especially hardware, so I shouldn’t be too surprised really.
Teenage Engineering OP-1 Crank
I’m slowly adding to my collection of Teenage Engineering stuff and my latest addition is the crank for the OP-1. As ever, the packaging is pretty cool too.
The Blockheads at Under The Bridge
Some pictures from a great gig at Under The Bridge in Fulham. It was a brilliant night and great sound. I’d definitely go see them again without a doubt.
Doctor Who, Vampire of the Mind, the next installment
So this is the second part of this excellent 3 part story with the Master. I’m really looking forward to hearing this one, and if it’s even half as good as the first part it’ll be amazing.
Remember Pullo? No, well he’s still around you know
I’ve mentioned this little twitterbot thing I made before, but I thought I’d post a reminder for it. So, what it is then? Good question, if you didn’t know already then all it is is a little twitterbot / account about legionary Pullo and his amazing sayings from the TV series Rome. He came out with some absolute classics and I didn’t want them to be lost. Not that they will be, but, if you’re so inclined, you can find the twitter account here and take a look if you want.
It’s right here.
The VL-Tonifier is here …
You might remember that I posted about this a week or so ago as I’ve made a bot that tweets stuff about the VL-1 including ADSR settings every hour. It’s a little bit of fun and nothing more, but you might want to follow it if you’d like to think of the old days of the VL-1, or if you have a VL-1 and want some sound suggestions for it.
You can find it here https://twitter.com/VLTonifier.
I am Ashley Elsdon 