And my book is doing surprisingly well.
Read MoreMonth: July 2017
Reviews: Desert M, Loewenhertz, Elektrostaub (2016, 2017).
Instead of books, let’s talk about industrial, in ambient prog and synthpop flavours.
Read MoreAttack of the 50 Foot Blockchain is out!
IT IS OUT! PEOPLE QUITE LIKE IT!
Read MoreLinks: The failed hi-res audio of the 1990s, the risks of piracy, Simon Reynolds’ glam faves.
And the Blockchain Robot!
Read MoreFollowups: Spotify “fake artist” speaks, SoundCloud, more audiophile networking.
And I have two or three days to get the book absolutely finished OH GOD
Read MoreLinks: Women in jazz, the power of arts funding, Chrome will kill torrent sites.
And some fake copyright VHS warnings.
Read MoreWell chaps, SoundCloud may be buggered. Save what you can.
Despite a possible last-second rap rescue, assume SoundCloud is probably still at risk and you should be downloading and preserving.
Read MoreJeph Jacques, Questionable Content and Deathmøle.
Jeph Jacques, author of Questionable Content, has a fictional instrumental metal band. And they’re really good.
Read MoreSpotify’s extruded pop product substitute is worth it for the industry outrage.
Spotify outrages the record industry by not giving them even more free money. The actual listeners are fine with this.
Read MoreSevered Heads: Donut (2017). A single you can play as a CD or on a turntable.
Why? Tom Ellard, pretty much.
Read MoreThe Ithaca Psychogeographic Liberation Front succeeds, as well as seceding.
Rocknerd is not a reliable path to artistic effect, but when it works, it’s not bad.
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