I am Ashley Elsdon

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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.

Getting Plastic Planet by the Modified Toy Orchestra

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As a long time fan of The Modified Toy Orchestra I was delighted when their latest album came out and I ordered it a few weeks ago. It seemed to take a while to arrive, then, a couple of days ago, a package turned up.

Not only did it contain the album, a CD in something like a children’s book package, which is an amazing design by the way, but also it contained the following

An extra CD
A Modified Toy Orchestra tie pin
Another shot of the extra CD and pin
This note of apology

I was amazed to say the least. I’d have been happy with a note of apology on it’s own, but this was completely unexpected, and, lovely too.

If that wasn’t enough, Plastic Planet is a joy to listen to as well. I’d recommend it.

The Vinyl dilemma …

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I was lucky enough to get hold of one of the few copies of the last John Foxx 12″ single containing two remixes of Underpass. I have to say that these remixes are absolutely brilliant. I love them. However, it leaves me with a dilema. I love the 12″. I love the music, but, I can only play it on my turntable. I have no digital copy at all. I’d like to listen to these tracks on my iPhone and elsewhere, but I don’t want to take a digital copy really.

It’s a dilemma.

Beautiful vinyl

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Cantonese Boy

I’m pretty sure that I had this when it first came out, but I’ve just got it again as I’m collecting vinyl once more. It was a beautiful release back then, and still looks and sounds great today.

Molecule Synth news and pictures

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Molecule Synth wins
Molecule Synth at maker faire
Molecule getting new features
The new table of elements

Good to see more features coming along to molecule synth. Looks like there’s plenty to look forward to in the not too distant future, and new features that are going to make it easier to interface with other hardware.

Mirrorball limited edition vinyl

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I stumbled over this the other day in a local second hand record store, and whilst I’ve already got the music, digitally, the limited edition vinyl with a numbered print was worth every penny. Actually, it was only £6.50, so it was a real bargain anyway.