The frenetic madness of Hyboid!
It’s not often you get a chance to find out the origin of many classic synthesizer sounds; usually it’s a…
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Basic Audio Production for spoken word – an FOTW primer!
Rode NT2A mic with shockmount ~ Hindenburg Journalist ~ M-Track II with KRK6 speakers Someone recently asked a FB group…
Confessions of a language fascist – and an ass-kicker from way-back!
Lately, I have been slagging off phrases that annoy me, simply because everyone repeats them, from car ads to technology…
Vangelis, a lion of electronic music
https://youtu.be/S9pCUEIIDLE I watched Blade Runner in my early twenties when I was feeling depressed; and rather than it being something…
Writers aren’t people exactly . . .
“Writers aren’t people exactly. Or, if they’re any good, they’re a whole lot of people trying so hard to be…
Mid-morning Wisdom
“Look man, you can’t latch onto other people for help.” “I know.” “You just have to draw on some inner…
One of the best 1980s bands (Can you guess?)
I was never a dedicated Cure fan. For starters, I wasn’t a goth: I had weaned myself on Heavy metal,…
So hot right now! The Wicker Man
“We’re getting ready for our May Day celebration. Who do YOU think should be ‘cleansed by flame’ this year?” Last…
Farewell, Sally Shapiro
Top left: Sally and Johan on tour in 2008 // Bottom Left: Mossebo, Östergötland where Johan and Sally recorded ‘I’ll…
Radiooooo . . . a global musical time machine for your ears
One of the depressing things about the internet is the lack of surprise and spontaneity. Everything is on demand for…