I found an interesting fact while I was researching for a lecture workshop I was giving on dub reggae and the (mis)use of tape recorders in music production.

I was already aware of the uncomfortable fact that a key part of our recording and production heritage comes from BASF, an … Continue Reading ››

Well, that's the Twitter account deactivated. Let's see if I can now get some work done!

Thursday 27th June, Rough Trade East : Live electronic duo d’Voxx perform at the vinyl release of their album Télégraphe.

I have had the immense privilege of knowing Messrs. Borg and Auricchio for a number of years, and have witnessed the development of their interest in New Modular. What the hell is New Modular, I Continue Reading ››

So yeah, it was our son’s 17th birthday yesterday and as such he got to choose where we went for dinner. His favourite is TGI Fridays, so TGI’s it was. Menus were scanned, orders made and the food duly arrived. While we waited we chatted and admired the real actual Strats, Teles, Les Pauls and … Continue Reading ››

So yeah, yesterday I heard a re-mix on Grimmy’s Radio 1 show of Kate Bush’s “Cloudbusting” by an outfit called Just Us. It is a good solid example of a decent enough re-mix of a great record and, as such, a form of recontextualization - my current research area-of-interest.  I wanted to … Continue Reading ››

The thing is, since the (now defunct and stuffed) cats have temporarily put paid to all the cabling in my studio, I have lost the facility to be able to put my ideas through the workflow mill, and hence, the facility to engage with that manner of creative endeavour.  Having a studio … Continue Reading ››

625 views, as of this morning.  One can hardly call that viral, right?  One of the most frustrating aspects of the music industry is the sheer effort it takes to give something away for free.  Still, other than a few posts on my personal Facebook and Twitter pages I have … Continue Reading ››

So I went into my studio the other morning to fire up the rig, full of creative juice, coffee and leftover curry.  As I switched on the main power feed, there was this strange buzzing sound coming from one of the multi-gang sockets, followed by a exclamation of disappointment by the small persons watching TV … Continue Reading ››

Although "Long Way to Grandma's" has been sat dormant on YouTube for a few weeks, today was reported in the news as being the busiest day on the roads, being the end of term, and people heading to family retreats, airports, the seaside, caravan parks, etc. So, it seemed a good time to post a link … Continue Reading ››

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Ok, so maybe I ought to think more seriously about releasing the car-based tracks.  Friends and colleagues really seem to like it!  To this end, I am in the process of setting up a webpage, organising an appropriate stage name and looking into branding, trademarking, promotion, legal, social, video, etc.  Such a … Continue Reading ››