Faex Optim

I promise this is the 10th in my camera roll.

I did just check my diary and tomorrow is my most quiet day. So it makes sense...I think.

I'm kind of deliberating picking up a few beers from the shop. How do I justify it?

Arthurs Seat is definitely extinct though, right?

There's going to be a boom in sticker sales to electronic musicians needing to cover the front of their laptops.

I wouldn't trust anything written in the Telegraph. It may be true, but I default to assuming anything they report is bullshit.

If you're not already familiar with Sevendeaths, you should look to remedy that now.

Last reminder....

Huge thanks to the awesome @moolakiiclubai.bsky.social for including me in this tape focused special of their brilliant magazine - alongside interviews with fellow magnetic tape enthusiasts and other great artists. 🩶 🧲 🔊

#magnetictape #tapemusic #reeltoreel #experimentalmusic #musiqueconcrete

Good morning! As part of Bandcamp Friday I've uploaded an expanded edition of Call of the Summit featuring 4 bonus tracks - This is uploaded for free with an option to name your price should you wish to add the extras to your collection.

As always, Thank You for your support ❤️

Kids don't hide any more. When I were a lad, your main prerogative was not getting caught. Occasionally a chase from the police when someone reported you. It's like mad max out there in the evenings now.

(Jesus I sound old)

They seem to be getting worse here. Not even moving out of the way of oncoming traffic. Matter of time until it ends in disaster.

Are the teenage cycling ninja gangs weaving in and out of traffic UK-wide or just an Edinburgh/East Lothian thing? It's starting to get kind of annoying....

Tickets:

stirlingevents.org/tolbooth-eve...

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The thing about that Coldplay video is some tech CEO and his mistress are exactly the kind of people I'd expect to find enjoying to corporate vibes at a Coldplay concert.

Stirling Tolbooth are running New:Noise - a series of live music events showcasing Scottish talent. Each event focuses on a specific genre. I'm looking forward to being there to represent Scottish electronic music this August.

Advance tickets:
stirlingevents.org/tolbooth-eve...

YouTube video by RelapseRecords ZOMBI - Mangler (Official Audio)

I imagine whenever someone is breaking into secret government headquarters to find the nuclear weapon plans, this is their soundtrack:

youtu.be/xLRtH8EnO-g?...

Splatter?

True story, years ago a couple of mates and I used to refer to a single pint after work as a Highlander. Because "there can be only one".

At least you have to agree to it. AI is like a race, where companies are scared to be last over the line. Nobody has stopped to consider what they are running towards though.

I naively thought it was a niche little thing nobody else was doing back then.

Mercury, by Faex Optim 8 track album

10 years today since this (my first real EP). Back when I was still making wobbly hauntology, recording on old cassette tapes with an MPC and Roland SH101:

faexoptim.bandcamp.com/album/mercury

This possible outcome feels a little more likely this weekend. MAGA is a monster Trump seems to be losing control of.

Tickets:

stirlingevents.org/tolbooth-eve...

Cheers fella.

Crystal Pleasures, by Faex Optim 8 track album

It kind of amazes me that nearly 2 years after release, people are still buying Crystal Pleasures. Thanks to everyone who picked up copies of the digital release recently, unfortunately the vinyl sold out a while ago.

faexoptim.bandcamp.com/album/crysta...

Thanks for the support 😅

Just flew into London. Dreading the heat down here tomorrow afternoon :(

The Mind is a Heavy Burden, by Posthuman 13 track album

New album: "The Mind is a Heavy Burden"

On purple 12" vinyl in polylined inner / full artwork sleeve
Have kept the price reasonable: £15 + postage for the vinyl

This isn't dancefloor music. It's moody, sombre electronica for moody sombre days.

posthuman.bandcamp.com/album/the-mi...