Category: Music
Music is a huge part of my life so it’s almost certain that this category will have a lot of stuff in it.
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.
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.
Seeing ELO at the O2
Generally speaking I’m not a big fan of massive venues, but you’re not going to get to see a band like ELO at a small venue, so this was really the only option. Having said that it was a great gig with some great songs, and of course, the light show was pretty spectacular.
Brian Eno, The Ship
I got the this the other day. It’s a beautiful object. A gatefold double LP with clear vinyl and four art prints too. It’s lovely, really lovely.
Remember there’s the RandomBus, and it’s going to get better too
Whilst mentioning VL tonifier I thought I’d also talk about another of my developing collection of bots, the RandomBus, which I launched a little while ago. It was fun to make and hopefully it’ll be fun for anyone who wants to follow it too. I’ve got some plans for the RandomBus, some interesting plans which I hope to get out in the next few weeks. When they come about I’ll let you know.
So the Artiphon Instrument 1 is nearly here
I have to say that I’ve been waiting for this for a long time now and I’ve excited to see what it’s finally like in the flesh or so to speak. It’s been a long time coming, but they’ve been good at keeping in touch with what they’ve been doing and how they’re getting on, and I’ve appreciated that a lot.
You can certainly expect some posting and thoughts from me when it finally does arrive.
It’s the first of May
And today I’ve been thinking about a song, “Tam Lyn Retold” by the imagined village. Which was a great song and a great album too. “Tam Lyn Retold” was performed by Benjamin Zephaniah, and it was amazing. Keep thinking of the song today.
A VL-1 thing?
So here’s my old Casio VL-Tone, the VL-1. I loved these little devices. In many ways they are where my journey into electronic music began.
So I’m doing something to do with Casio VL-Tones soon. It’s not a big thing, but it’ll be a fun thing.
Near Future’s new single
I bought this single last week, and I’ve been playing it a lot ever since. It’s actually really good. In fact, it’s a lot like the kind of music I think that Neil Arthur should be making with Blancmange. So it was a big strange really to be listening to it when it wasn’t by Blancmange.
I’m looking forward to Near Future making a full album, especially if it’s anything like the single it’ll be brilliant.
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