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Last Notes npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic That's a great looking guitar, @nprofile…52tz npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…rqq4 I would be immensely sad to see you stop doing this. But I also understand how much effort you put into it, and the competing claims on your time. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…4e7w I was heartbroken when Lowell George passed. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Check out the new album from @nprofile…egn4 https://playmusic.muz4now.com/album/marxylo?from=fanpub_fnb 'Three instrumentals made entirely with mallet instruments. Some have been significantly tweaked.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…egn4 What a great band! Underrated, along with Average White Band in my opinion. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic A little Schoenberg with your coffee? https://www.johndcook.com/blog/2026/03/15/twelve-tone-composition/ 'Since a tone row is a permutation of 12 notes, there are 12! possible tone rows. However, since the notes of a tone row are played in a cycle, the same sequence of notes starting at a different point shouldn’t count as a distinct tone row. With that way of counting, there are 11! possible tone rows.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Why "perfectly in tune" is subjective. https://www.ethanhein.com/wp/2019/why-cant-you-tune-your-guitar/ 'The mathematical awkwardness of harmonics-based tuning systems has caused Western musicians a lot of pain over the past thousand years. Depending on your starting pitch, some intervals can be perfectly in tune, but others can’t be. And the more harmonically complex you want your music to be, the worse the tuning issues become.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…egn4 Oh my. Not the sort of research you'd be wanting to scale up, then? npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…52tz Strings? Will you have strings? npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic We can then include any other links we want in that post, whether they're to elasticStage, our own website, an aggregation page, video site, etc. But it means readers can hear the song without having to leave Mastodon. Just my $0.02 worth. Ignore it if it's not helpful. [... ends] npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic We try to provide this immediate gratification in two ways. [1] We include a link to the song on Mirlo or Bandcamp. This automatically embeds a player. [2] We drop an MP3 onto the post. Usually one we've transcoded to lo-fi to minimise the bandwidth. [more ...] npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Can I share an insight? I've observed with Mastodon posts for sideSister that a post with an embedded music player gets more listens than a post that requires navigating to a separate website, and =way= more listens than a post that takes the reader to an aggregation page (we used those a few years back). This doesn't mean we shouldn't use external links or aggregation pages, just that it works best for us to include an immediate point of gratification. [more ...] npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…nekg Hah ... snap! I came across and posted this just before I found your post. Great article. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…egn4 I love Bill's music. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…52tz That's still £16 ... npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…egn4 Yes, I reviewed them all and contacted the company to confirm Linux compatibility. A week ago they didn't mention Linux on their site but they've updated all the listings since I got in touch. I am interested in purchasing some of their libraries, but I thought I'd first explore what I can get from the free libraries supplied by AudioModern. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…egn4 Some small crumbs of good news on the NI bankruptcy. [1] It doesn't include Plugin Alliance. [2] Akai could be in the market to pick up the Native Instruments group of companies. https://www.engadget.com/audio/native-instruments-enters-into-insolvency-proceedings-leaving-its-future-uncertain-183206826.html npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…vf8x I agree. Running Mint 22.3 in Wayland mode fixes small issues for me like screen tearing when scrolling, but I can no longer use modifier keys when clicking within Firefox. And as you point out, it only works with my external monitor if I run it at native resolution. Any scaling and ... nah! So sad. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…rqq4 Oh yes. Definitely. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic I'm not sure this is new, but Bandcamp has officially banned music created "wholly or in substantial part" with artificial intelligence. https://old.reddit.com/r/BandCamp/comments/1qbw8ba/ai_generated_music_on_bandcamp/ 'If you encounter music or audio that appears to be made entirely or with heavy reliance on generative AI, please use our reporting tools to flag the content for review by our team. We reserve the right to remove any music on suspicion of being AI generated.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic My personal favourite from sideSIster's SPACE FOR YOU album seems a fitting song for the first day of a new year. You can hear the whole album at https://sidesister.bandcamp.com/album/space-for-you ... "The Future is Waiting" is track two. https://cdn.masto.host/musiciansocial/media_attachments/files/115/815/960/190/162/919/original/6013e83bbae76e8b.mp3 npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Offers 12, 19, 24, 31 and 53 -TET options. https://shih1.github.io/spiral/ 'This project is the culmination of years of global travel and a desire to bridge the gap between Western musical foundations and the vast world of non-Western and historical scales. By dividing the octave into different numbers of equal steps (N-TET), rediscover lost intervals and cross-cultural harmonies.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…0jfq I'm in. Perhaps an audio snippet and a photograph? npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic https://tv.theindiebeat.fm/ is happening! npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic It's 7:40am on 25 December here in Aotearoa New Zealand. It's a good time to wish a safe and happy Christmas Day to all who celebrate. And here's a celebratory Christmas song; a bonus track on sideSister's album https://sidesister.bandcamp.com/album/space-for-you https://cdn.masto.host/musiciansocial/media_attachments/files/115/776/001/331/657/362/original/72d35e9748c7a17e.mp3 npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Nick Bollinger looks back at Chris's 1989 album Seizure. https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/essential-new-zealand-albums-chris-knox-seizure "'The New Zealand music industry just don’t have a clue/they have a low (or no) opinion of poor geeks like me and you…' the song begins, while in the chorus he sings: ‘I won’t be led astray/I won’t be damned/I won’t be held in thrall by your multi-national hand’." npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic The Euclidean algorithm tries to position a number of hits as evenly as possible across a pattern. https://pv.wtf/posts/euclidean-rhythms 'A rhythm that looks beautiful on a circle might still not sound so interesting, as I tried to take higher-order polynomial curves and map them to the hits. In the end, interpolating between a clustered version and the Euclidean was one of the best ways to explore.' [WARNING: Near the end of this article the author briefly uses artificial intelligence.] npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic An extensive dictionary of the languages used for programming music. https://timthompson.com/plum/cgi/showlist.cgi?sort=name&concise=yes An example: 'Nyquist: A functional programming language for composition and sound synthesis. Uses a Lisp syntax, a signal processing and signal representation core, and a rich semantics dealing with time and transformations.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Singer keeps audience entranced. https://www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin/singer-keeps-audience-entranced 'Her unblinking emotional intellect and honesty are matched as the band veers away from regular strum and beat into something approaching art music. Her rendition of John Martyn’s I Don’t Want to Know About Evil hits home, as does Take What’s Mine.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Abey Sparks on colouring outside the lines on her new album "Behold the Orb". https://www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/music/composing-possibilities '"I definitely like when music can transcend genre in that way. And I definitely think about bringing together those sonic influences without thinking about prescribed categories. And just trying to think freely."' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Sara Carter's weekly newsletter again focuses on depth in mixing. https://graph.org/Mapping-out-a-depth-workshop-12-19 '... the problems I hear people struggle with around depth are very consistent. Mixes feel wide, but flat. There’s space, but no real sense of closer or further away. Adding reverb makes things murkier, not more three dimensional. And almost always, it’s because depth is being added, rather than deliberately built.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic RNZ's reviewer thinks this is the best protest album of 2025. https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/the-best-protest-record-nick-bollinger-has-heard-this-year 'Haley Heynderickx & Max Garcia Conover are American singer-songwriters, from Portland and Maine respectively. They have been performing and recording individually for the past decade or so, and first recorded together in 2018. That was an EP, now they have made a full album.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Dogalog is a realtime Prolog-based livecoding music environment where you write logic rules to create algorithmic rhythmic patterns and melodies. https://github.com/danja/dogalog Built-in predicates include Timing, Random, Variation, Musical, Logic, Control, and Instruments. Dogalog can generate euclidean rhythms, melodies with scales, arpeggiated chords, probability and variation, song structure, fills, and more. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Sara Carter on transient masking. https://graph.org/The-hidden-mix-problem-most-people-never-listen-for-12-15 'When multiple transients happen at the exact same moment, your brain cannot decide what to focus on. Instead of hearing several clear elements, you get one blurred event.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Achieving some respect for West Coast Jazz. https://www.honest-broker.com/p/will-west-coast-jazz-finally-get 'As a young man, I was also on a mission to celebrate the legacy of West Coast jazz. I convinced Oxford University Press to publish a book on the subject—and this turned into my single biggest project when I was in my twenties. I met many of the jazz elders who helped create West Coast jazz—and saw how they had been unfairly forgotten. Many were living in poverty. Some were playing music on the streets.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…h5w2 I've been using https://startpage.com for more than ten years and remain very happy with it. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Cassette tapes are making a comeback. Yes, really https://theconversation.com/cassette-tapes-are-making-a-comeback-yes-really-268108 npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Velato - Futility Closet https://www.futilitycloset.com/2025/10/10/velato/ npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…wryx Bugger. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic The former Free and Faces bass player died a few days ago, aged 79. https://www.loudersound.com/bands-artists/former-free-and-faces-bassist-tetsu-yamauchi-dead-at-79 'Yamauchi's only studio contribution to the Faces came with the single "You Can Make Me Dance, Sing or Anything (Even Take The Dog For A Walk, Mend A Fuse, Fold Away The Ironing Board, Or Any Other Domestic Shortcomings)", which was released in late 1972 and still holds the record for the longest-titled song ever to chart in the UK.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…dq8n #Mirlo is increasingly a good product. I had some reservations when I first used it due to missing features, but these have largely been backfilled now. The prospect of federation is exciting. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Vega's first album in eleven years, Flying with Angels looks at some of the struggles her native New York has gone though post Covid. https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/it-s-a-very-tempestuous-time-to-be-alive 'Her 1980s hit song, ‘Tom's Diner’, has been covered, remixed and sampled by more than 50 artists. She puts its success down to its simplicity “First of all, the melody, it’s gets into your head and it stays there. Secondly, the idea of the song, of sitting in a diner with a cup of coffee and looking around.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic A quick public thank you to those who've bought sideSister's music this Bandcamp Friday. You'll get a longer private thank you in due course. https://sidesister.bandcamp.com/album/space-for-you npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…86pu @nprofile…ustj They'll think you're a sax player. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic mtxt is a human-writable text format for musical notes, timing, and expression. https://github.com/Daninet/mtxt Until the MTXT<->MIDI converters are available I can see only limited uses for this tool. But it's good to be aware of. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Iconic New Zealand musician Don McGlashan on music, water and the meaning of life. https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/don-mcglashan-all-we-can-do-is-keep-our-tools-sharp 'C.K. Stead, in, I think,“The New Poetic; Yeats to Eliot”, talks about the subconscious as being where all the good stuff comes from.... But we have no control over when that good stuff is going to be obliging and come out. All we can do is to keep our tools sharp so that when it does arrive, we can go to work on it effectively.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic If you would like a copy of sideSister's SPACE FOR YOU album on CD or vinyl, we're pleased to offer 15% off with the coupon code BLACKFRIDAY15 Apply this at the checkout when you make your order: https://elasticstage.com/sidesister/releases/space-for-you-album https://cdn.masto.host/musiciansocial/media_attachments/files/115/628/775/852/086/430/original/93a10556433cea09.jpg npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic "Christmas Memories" is a bonus track on SPACE FOR YOU. Today it goes out to all radio stations in Aotearoa New Zealand. It should be on all streaming services from 0000 UTC. Some of the lyrics are not very relevant to the northern hemisphere, but it does have a flute medley that includes eight carols. https://cdn.masto.host/musiciansocial/media_attachments/files/115/623/981/641/890/233/original/4a01270dd060ef06.mp3 npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic This really good song by @nprofile…5s05 is a really good song! npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic How tube (valve) amplifiers work. https://robrobinette.com/How_Amps_Work.htm npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…8lq4 I have a song I've recorded eleven versions of ... and still haven't got right. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic A simple fifteen minutes a day routine to dramatically improve your mixing abilities. https://graph.org/Your-new-fifteen-minute-mixing-routine-11-20 'Most home studio mixers feel unsure because they listen passively. They hope problems will jump out at them. But trained ears don’t wait for problems to appear. They know what to listen for. That’s what this routine builds.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Musicians whose songs are impossible to tell apart (humour). https://graph.org/Sam-Fender-and-other-artists-whose-songs-are-impossible-to-tell-apart-11-19 'Being afflicted with same-song syndrome isn’t necessarily a barrier to success. These artists have discovered what works and are in no hurry to change it.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Building a child-friendly, tactile music toy. https://bitsnpieces.dev/posts/a-synth-for-my-daughter/ 'I built a portable step-sequencer synthesizer for my daughter’s third birthday. It has four sliders that control four notes in a looping sequence. Slide up = higher pitch, slide down = lower. It includes: - An onboard synth module + speaker - Tempo, volume, scale, pitch, and instrument controls - An OLED screen with visual feedback + a dancing panda - A custom PCB and 3D-printed enclosure' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Andrew Fagan's two loves have always been music and boats. https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/blue-light-discos-books-boats-and-ufos-the-swirly-world-of-andrew-fagan 'A 24-track compilation album – Andrew Fagan: Passage of Time 1991-2025 – is in the works. The views remain the same … hard metal, sailors, and the wild blue sea. A job that’s seen him moving “at the sprightly speed of 3 knots” has afforded him “plenty of time to work on the content of my solo show”.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic 'For someone who can't dance, he does okay' - why David Byrne doesn't read reviews | RNZ https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/for-someone-who-can-t-dance-he-does-okay-why-david-byrne-doesn-t-read-reviews npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Clyde Stubblefield was James Brown's drummer from the mid-sixties to 1971. His work is iconic and continues to be sampled and copied ... yet he never received any royalties. https://lithub.com/more-than-james-browns-drummer-clyde-stubblefield-an-unsung-pioneer-of-rb/ ' Stubblefield finally couldn’t take “Brown” (his only term for his boss) anymore. He quit the group in 1971 while they were on tour, ... but he never had a friendly word to say about his old employer, his onetime revolutionary leader.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic These four instrumentals by @nprofile…8lq4 are reflective and peaceful and sound rather lovely. I'm enjoying them. https://muz4now.bandcamp.com/album/o-i-c-u npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…8lq4 Excellent! Looking forward to the links when the time comes. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic How Black Hole Sun was written. https://faroutmagazine.co.uk/the-story-behind-soundgarden-black-hole-sun/ 'While it loosely began as something rooted in the perils of miscommunication and overstimulation in the digital era, it quickly became a Soundgarden and grunge staple, taking on its own form and reflecting everything good about the genre’s explosion—dark, honest, and inviting to every soul yearning to taste something a little bit different.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic The former Mockers frontman talks about his current solo tour ... and his failed round-the-world boating attempt. https://www.odt.co.nz/lifestyle/magazine/circumnavigating-catalogue '... this is a very different tour for me because it’s spoken word and songs that are stripped down ... ‘‘So it’s a very different tour to say touring with the Mockers, you know, with a full band where you’re really just the lead singer and you’ve got the sonic security blanket of all the music.’’' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic A great short email message from Sara Carter about achieving mix depth. https://graph.org/How-to-make-your-mixes-sound-deeper-instantly-11-07 'Learning to hear and control depth is one of the fastest ways to make your mixes sound more professional. It’s not about piling on plugins, it’s about shaping perception.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic A rescued starling leads to a motet in her honour. https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/the-song-inspired-by-a-rescued-pet-starling-called-matisse 'The 20-minutes long piece to be performed this weekend tells the story of their friendship. “It's a motet in seven movements for unaccompanied choir, and it tells the story of our life together from finding her on the ground that day, to what she looked like as a baby and how I worked out how to feed her and care for her.”' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…5s05 It feels awkward sometimes when you write a song that's the perfect exemplar of a genre you don't personally feel an affinity for. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic SPACE FOR YOU got a great review on music.nz. So chuffed. https://www.muzic.nz/reviews/album-review-space-for-you/ 'As I made my way through this album one thing was abundantly clear, the lyrics which are expressive, meaningful and straightforward are also utterly charming. Let’s Get Angry, pretty much sums up the world right now. The indignant tone of this song conveys the duo’s conviction very well in a harmonious and catchy way.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic The story of the Kiwi promoter who booked White Stripes their first international tour and ended up on the team. https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/the-kiwi-who-brought-the-white-stripes-to-new-zealand 'Meg and Jack White had never had anyone look after them on the road before and after their New Zealand experience that they invited Baker to continue as their tour manager.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic We've used #elasticStage to press vinyl and CDs for the second sideSister album. After the release we've discovered two things we don't like. [1] elasticStage doesn't advise artists when they have a sale. You have to periodically log in and check sales figures. [2] elasticStage does not and will not share purchasers' email addresses with artists for privacy reasons. [more ...] npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic sideSister's second album SPACE FOR YOU is now also available on #mirlo ... https://mirlo.space/sidesister/release/space-for-you npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Tom Scott at the Civic in Auckland. https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/from-home-brew-to-anitya-tom-scott-s-night-of-throwbacks-and-transformations 'Tom put together a show that felt like a life and love story - sprinkled with some acidic political commentary of course. It was a curated and crafted journey through songs from ANITYA to 'Years Gone By' and some throwbacks, that masterfully took us on a journey.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic This Rick Davies obit is a couple of months late, but still worth reading. https://www.odt.co.nz/entertainment/music/obituary-rick-davies-musician 'He was in a variety of bands, including one with future star Gilbert O’Sullivan, but ended up working as a welder when success proved elusive. Determined to give it one more try Davies formed Supertramp in 1970 and the band was soon signed to US label A&M’s new UK sub-label.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Thank you @nprofile…0jfq for reviewing sideSister's second album. 'Smart and polished pastoral pop with strong production and gorgeous arrangements. A unique set of influences and styles – New Wave and folk and ‘70s singer-songwriter MOR and more are mixed and matched into some intriguing pop shapes. The tunes are finished with a charmingly straightforward lyrical approach and some heavenly voices. ' Read the whole review at https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/10/31/opm-sisters-rock/ npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Florian Schneider's armory of devices is up for auction. There are photos. https://www.juliensauctions.com/en/articles/the-florian-schneider-collection-rare-instruments-and-iconic-equipment-from-kraftwerk 'Now, an extraordinary collection of his personal and professional artifacts, a treasure trove of more than 450 items, is set to be made available for the first time. This unprecedented assembly is the first comprehensive collection from Schneider's estate, offering a tantalizing glimpse into the often-enigmatic musical processes of KRAFTWERK.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Yes, today is the day that sideSister's second album SPACE FOR YOU is finally released. You can hear it in full at https://sidesister.bandcamp.com/album/space-for-you and buy it if you wish. Personally, it seems to have taken a lot more effort getting to this point than it did for our first album NOTHING. And now that the album's out I have coasters, business cards and A5 posterettes to distribute locally, to ensure I don't get bored between here and Christmas. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Waveguide Synthesis is one of the most effective approaches to generating sounds with physically realistic traits. https://www.osar.fr/notes/waveguides/ 'When researching the topic, I've found most material on waveguide synthesis to be heavy on the theory and yet lacking when it comes to application and implementation. This is why I decided to assemble my notes on the implementation and applied exploration of waveguides, using the occasion to play with interactive in-browser synthesis.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…8lq4 It's the green skies that worry me most ... npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic This is a fun page. Clicking the triangles between the notes lets me hear triads I might not automatically consider. https://thetonnetz.com/ I like this a lot! npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic The VST3 plugin format is now open source. https://forums.steinberg.net/t/vst-3-8-0-sdk-released/1011988 The latest version released under the MIT license includes support for MIDI 2.0 and for Wayland renderers on Linux. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…8lq4 It's a strange issue. The cure is to fully render the pages and make the site static. Currently each page is markup that's rendered to HTML in javascript. The workaround is not to post links to new pages for 48 hours after publishing. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic How to reverse engineer vintage snyth hardware. https://ajxs.me/blog/Introduction_to_Reverse-Engineering_Vintage_Synth_Firmware.html 'A few years ago I decided to give myself a crash course on what goes on inside synthesisers. I ended up writing the article Yamaha DX7 Technical Analysis about what I'd learned. In order to tease out some more details about the DX7's inner-workings, I decided to disassemble the synth's firmware ROM ... I'd like to share what I've learned. ' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic A blog post about creating sideSister's SPACE FOR YOU album. https://www.else.co.nz/music/sidesister-space-for-you npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…8lq4 It is a concern. On the other hand, as a full APRA member, the revenue has increased again this year; not only in dollar terms but it inflation-adjusted value. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic This cartoonist's take on AI Art is entirely relevant to musicians too. https://theoatmeal.com/comics/ai_art npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic For three years Ireland has trialed a basic income for artists, enabling them to commit to their craft without having to hold down a day job. Now the Irish Government is making that programme permanent. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/ireland-basic-income-artists-program-permanent-1234756981/ 'The announcement follows the release of an external report by UK-based consultants Alma Economics, which found that the pilot cost €72 million to date but generated nearly €80 million in total benefits to the Irish economy.' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic While it's nice having the sale, pressing and shipping handled seamlessly (and without investment from us), next time we will also get a couple of dozen CDs pressed and packaged locally for promotional use. We'll still sell them through Elasticstage, but we'll use the same artwork to press promotional copies here in Aotearoa New Zealand. They'll be cheaper per unit, and we'll only have to order half as many. [... ends] npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic We've used #Elasticstage to press vinyl and CDs for the second sideSister album. The process has been fairly straightforward, with just a few things we need to remember for next time. [1] The cost per unit is towards the upper end of the scale (but the quality is very good). [2] Elasticstage's online help isn't always accurate. [3] For CDs, the minimum bulk purchase is 50 units, which is twice what we actually need locally. [more ...] npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic It's less than three weeks now until sideSIster's second album is released. There are three tracks you can audition immediately at https://sidesister.bandcamp.com/album/space-for-you Vinyl and CD pressings will be available from Elasticstage on the day of release. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Much wailing and gnashing of teeth here today. The first batch of vinyl arrived, and I have the wrong track order on the cover and label. I see I've done the same for the CD cover and label. I can correct this before any more are pressed, but I have 25 vinyl copies here which claim one song is out of order, even though it's not. Sheesh. I have to berate myself. Aelyth will be nice about it. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Just arrived. https://cdn.masto.host/musiciansocial/media_attachments/files/115/351/417/014/393/819/original/6cd6b84367457b36.jpg npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Split Enz will reform for Electric Avenue festival | RNZ https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/split-enz-will-reform-for-electric-avenue I =so= want to go to this. I saw each year's Split Enz tour from 1974 to 1978, and interviewed Tim Finn multiple times for different radio stations. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…fn2v @nprofile…dwry I completely understand the dilemma. Generally I do play bass with a pick, but there are times I want a softer attack and I also have "guitar fingernails". npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Today I tweaked mixes for two of the three final songs on sideSIster's second album. After mastering I'll have release candidates to listen to for a couple of days and see whether they still have anything to annoy me or not. Just that one difficult song to go. I hope. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic Some examples of songs with a sequel. https://www.rnz.co.nz/life/music/paul-kelly-s-rita-wrote-a-letter-the-latest-in-a-long-line-of-sequel-songs 'David Bowie created many fascinating characters and personas in his career, with arguably the first being the astronaut Major Tom. ... A little over a decade later, the astronaut returned, this time a strung-out junkie, lost in space ... Major Tom also popped up in the Pet Shop Boys' remix of Bowie's 'Hallo Spaceboy' (1996), and appeared in Bowie's farewell film clip 'Blackstar' (2015).' npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…9z8h Currently sideSister is still releasing singles on streaming services including Spotify. Full albums are only available from services like Mirlo and Bandcamp. But perhaps the times are again changing. Perhaps we should be removing even singles from streaming services. Hmmm ... npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic I've created the new album page on Bandcamp, and we're looking forward to sharing sideSIster's second album with you in a few days. The actual album release is in October, but there's a presale with a couple of singles released before we get there. Maybe a listening party too. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic The United States now requires the collection of tarriffs on shipments worth less than USD800. https://www.reuters.com/world/us-ends-tariff-exemption-all-low-value-packages-2025-07-30/ In contravention of existing norms they also require these tarriffs be collected by the country in which shipments originate. Because countries have no existing mechanism for collecting these tarriffs, many are now refusing to ship small value items to the USA. If you ship physical product (vinyl, CDs), how are you dealing with this? npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic I've spent about three hours updating our directory of radio station contacts in Aotearoa New Zealand. The list has mushroomed from 26 to 105, which shows only how lackadaisical we were in the past. Now to update our other media contacts. Sigh. Datamining is quite fun, but this is necessarily a very manual process because many organisations go to great lengths to hide their email addresses. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic I spent the afternoon editing the drum cacophony for the second-to-last song on the second sideSister album. I say drum cacophony because I think it's the most accurate description. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic I have three songs to finalise for the second sideSister album. I =think= one was finished yesterday. I'll listen to it in different environments over the next few days to confirm that. This will be the final song on the album, and was recorded live in studio (vocal and acoustic guitar) with a flute overdub. The next one adds Aelyth's vocals to an idea we had two years ago. It's mostly there and just needs massaging, maybe a few harmonies. I've been working on that today. Getting close now. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic @nprofile…9z8h Have a cup of tea and sit down for a bit. That's my recipe. npub1lr8tt8lvunhdwjyplxafhfwr8l4pudhvqlfsttwvz8jwncn7ss2suys9c7 elsemusic The latest Red Hand Files is out and interesting as always. https://www.theredhandfiles.com/50-questions-no-4/ 'How can I encourage my 17-year-old son to believe in himself and ease his anxiety? - STEPH, ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA By being strong yourself. By listening to him. Understanding him. Loving him and not over-indulging his anxieties and compounding them with your own'