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I’m a Local Government lifer, Musician and Linux dabbler. This is a large and sprawling disorganised mess - a bit like me really. I’m interested in lots of things at the same time but a LOT of music. I’m not really doing this for any particular purpose other than being an old-ish dog learning some new tricks

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  • Feb 16, 2025
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David Vorhaus

In this historical video excerpt, David Vorhaus talks about two of his analogue inventions - the MANIAC analogue sequencer, and the Kaleidophon from 1979.

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  • Feb 16, 2025
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Septik Breth - Nah Again

Seminal Romney Marsh Grindcore lunacy from the mid 80’s - “Septik Breth” were two of my friends with a cheap keyboard, a drum machine, some guitars and basses and a karaoke cassette machine in a garage somewhere in Littlestone.


Excavated Releases of “Septik Breth” and “Bonjela”

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  • Feb 16, 2025
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Planetary Peace - Synthesis

A collection of songs created by two American expatriates living in London in 1980. Recorded in their living room on a Teac tape machine, Synthesis was entirely composed and performed on a mail order Serge synthesizer kit that Planetary Peace (the husband and wife duo of Will & Kalima Sawyer) had built themselves.

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  • Feb 10, 2025
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Croxley Green

Croxley Green is both a village and a suburb of Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire, England. It is also a civil parish. Located on the A412 between Watford to the north-east and Rickmansworth to the south-west, it is approximately 20 miles north-west of central London.

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  • Feb 10, 2025
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Tala Vala - The Lotus

Tala Vala combine experimental recording methods bridging marginalised genres, synths, brass and strings, jagged guitars and primal percussion. Both the Ep and album were recorded on 2 inch tape and mixed by Jake Jackson who engineering credits include Mica Levi and Nick Cave & Warren Ellis.

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  • Feb 10, 2025
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Charlene Knight - If My Dreams Come True

Charlene Knight recorded as a solo artist on Pamela Records in 1961 with the sides_If You Pass Me By / If My Dreams Come True. and in 1962 as Bob O’Donnell & The Tru-Tones_Shy Boy / The Magic Trumpet.

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