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Forgive the radio silence 📻
I am still an extant being
and I am still making things -
for me, for you, for everyone else too
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Apparently CDs are making a comeback - which is good news to independent musicians (like me) who would struggle to get records pressed and shipped worldwide...
theguardian.com/music/2026/o…
@guardian
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✨Please give me some song recommendations ✨
Any genre, any language, any country, any year.
As long as it makes you feel something, and you don't think I'll have heard it.
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Moth Equals retweeted
R.I.P. David Lynch, January 20, 1946 — January 2025. Here is Angelo Badalamenti sharing his and David’s composition process for “Twin Peaks.”
2024 has left the building.
Happy new year to my weird, wonderful listeners. Here is a new song - now available on Bandcamp - and there will be more...
youtube.com/watch?v=QCEvqOxk…
New song coming out 1 Jan - premiering over here (updated link): youtu.be/QCEvqOxktfA
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What would be the best/most accessible way to let people preview the (many) demos I'm working on? 🤔
A mix? A livestream? A Soundcloud dump of works-in-progress?
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What's the perfect length for a song?
Some claim 2 minutes 42 seconds, and that anything else is a waste.
But surely a song should last as long as it lasts to make itself heard? I know tracks under 2 minutes that feel like epics, and 16-minute songs where every second counts.
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There's a relevant bit from @nardwuar's recent interview with @fredagainagain1
@brianeno created the Windows 95 start-up sound, and after making 5-second compositions for months, found returning to longer pieces like having "oceans of time" to play with
youtube.com/watch?v=jsoTTMA1…
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Moth Equals retweeted
RIP Ka, rap's greatest minimalist, Brownsville's finest, inimitably dedicated himself to his city & craft. The master of quiet rage, writing zen koans with unremitting soul & passion. Pain, grief & wisdom in every bar. An artist as pure & real as anyone who ever spit cold facts.
Reminder for other music makers: back-up your work 🔐
I lost a song I'd poured days into all because I didn't have a good back-up process and my tech threw a wobbly.
Auto-save, cloud storage, back-up HDs are friends. To butcher an idiom: make saves while the sun shines ☀️
Rest by the light of the evening star, Maggie Smith ✨
I recently sampled her poignant 1973 recital of John Betjman's poem "Death in Leamington" for a work-in-progress track.
It's strange listening back to it, now.
soundcloud.com/moth-equals/e…
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Massive Attack - Mezzanine is so good ✨
It's also fun to delve into the samples and interpolations the band used throughout the album.
This video from 8MU goes through the most notable samples: youtube.com/watch?v=Z4DPoxvd…
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If you:
- find sound effects interesting
- like video games
- like video essays
- have a couple of hours to kill
I recommend @Hbomberguy's deep-dive into the Roblox 'oof', which spirals into a hilarious expose of composer Tommy Tallarico: youtube.com/watch?v=0twDETh6…
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The band Tears for Fears received backlash for using AI-generated artwork for their new album cover.
Their response on Instagram? AI generated.
I'm starting to think Tears for Fears may have been replaced by robots 🤖
People semi-regularly ask me about releasing on vinyl
I'd love to one day (maybe for One Tusk's 10yr anniversary?) ✨
But a short run + postage to anywhere outside of my little kingdom would mean charging a LOT - probably too much
I'll keep looking for options, though
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