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A miscellany of soundtracks, photos and random thoughts apropos of nothing. Find my fuzzy warbles at alphabetdust.bandcamp.com

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I remember Joe Jackson lifting the lid on the charade, asking the audience to indulge him for a bit because he’s going to play some of the new album first but promising he’ll then do the old stuff.

10.10.2025 10:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You’ll need a truck if it’s a Kraftwerk tickets worth of Aldi. After this it’s back to basement micro-gigs for a tenner at the door for me.

10.10.2025 10:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

That’s the bit I don’t get and haven’t found an answer/fix for - why isn’t it entirely accounts I don’t already follow? Shouldn’t that be the point?

10.10.2025 10:44 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Feeling smug because I’ve nabbed tix for both.

10.10.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’d just be happy if my Discover tab wasn’t full of accounts I already follow. Which for the record aren’t erotic anime cats. πŸ˜‰

10.10.2025 10:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’m not a gamer, because stripping down and rebuilding a PlayStation is where the real action is. πŸ˜‰

10.10.2025 10:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I’ve been playing the long game. Record to tape. Wait 40+ years. Then sample it.

09.10.2025 08:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alphabet Dust - Tolbooth Stirling 31/07/13 A rare live appearance by yours truly, performing a live mix of original Alphabet Dust tracks. Yes, as stage presence goes it's a bloke sitting behind a laptop,…

I thought I’d lost this, then remembered there’s a copy tucked away on Vimeo. A live Dust set from 2013, back when the whole thing was driven from AudioMulch. I dearly wish that a revamped AudioMulch would appear, but it’s been pretty much abandonware for a decade or so.

08.10.2025 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When I started going to gigs in the late 70s a lot of tours were effectively loss leaders for record sales, hence the relatively inexpensive tickets. That financial balancing act has been flipped on its head by streaming.

08.10.2025 19:17 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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You’re off the hook, I didn’t catch measles.

08.10.2025 11:58 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I know they’ve been a Cubase semi-remix session for years now, but it’s the whole audio-visual package folk go to see.

I saw them in 1990 and 2004, but I’d like to see the show one more time with my (now adult) kids who grew up listening to "The Mix" in the car. Missed out the last time round.

08.10.2025 10:41 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Just had the utterly pointless experience of trying to get presale Kraftwerk tickets. Chased them round the hall while each block turned unavailable every ten seconds or so. Three minutes after they went live, all gone. Bots funneling tickets to resale websites as per usual. What a scam.

08.10.2025 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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I like their first album.

07.10.2025 09:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A set of Milk and Cheese trading cards.

A set of Milk and Cheese trading cards.

True story, I’ve only ever owned one set of trading cards. Must be worth thousands now but I’m playing the long game.

07.10.2025 05:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I’m just here for the reference to Cardassian jurisprudence.

06.10.2025 20:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ditto Breaking Bad. Also The West Wing, The Sopranos, the list goes on. I have an odd response to being told repeatedly how great a show is: It makes me less inclined to catch up. And even if I am occasionally tempted, I see there’s a billion episodes to watch and my interest fades again.

06.10.2025 07:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Pearly Jazz Pets Audio from a video clip of Peter Russell accompanying a jazz track, repurposed, recycled and rearranged.

My next door neighbour plays clarinet. "Pearly Jazz Pets" is an anagram of "Peter Plays Jazz" because it’s an ambient reworking of Peter playing Jazz. Because that’s the kind of thing that happens round our way.

06.10.2025 07:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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06.10.2025 06:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sunday morning spin.
#cycling

05.10.2025 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Alphabet Dust Soundtracks apropos of nothing.

Yay, Bandcamp Friday! (waves tiny Alphabet Dust flag).

03.10.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks are due, I wasn’t aware of the ESU thing until you posted about. I just tweaked my Dad’s laptop to get another year out of Win 10 support. At 87 he says that might do him! πŸ˜†

03.10.2025 12:58 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

There was a drone boom? Why wasn’t I informed? πŸ˜‰

03.10.2025 06:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Back in my shop floor days I once picked up a length of 1” screwed rod that that just been welded. The burnt indentation of threads across my palm meant if I curved my thumb and fingers together I could almost run a bolt down my hand. πŸ˜‰

02.10.2025 18:51 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Vague recollection that’s a Spike Milligan poem? πŸ€”

02.10.2025 09:58 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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The End, by Rocky Underground All Star Supergroup track by Rocky Underground All Star Supergroup

It’s almost the 40th anniversary of this gem - the lo-fi recording of a chaotic, live and unrehearsed cover version of The Doors’ "The End" with yours truly on the ol’ Yamaha DX7. The audio equivalent of a faded photo that evokes fond, fuzzy memories of the time. Full story in the Bandcamp blurb.

02.10.2025 07:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Textures.

01.10.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Textures.

30.09.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

πŸ˜†

30.09.2025 21:22 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

It’s worth a try, watch this space. But also don’t hold your breath. πŸ˜†

30.09.2025 18:43 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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