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Its been months since I’ve blogged. Unusually for me it’s not down being bone idle, but pure stupidity. Spending 12 hours a day hooked up to a Macbook is bad for you and resulted in acute tendonitis for me. Basically … Continue reading →

Like we need another Tesco! I am appalled and amazed that Tesco wants to build a superstore on some waste land near to my home in Nottingham. This land was ear marked for development a number of years ago by … Continue reading →

Looking forward to my talk at www.digitalmusicianstoolbox.com on the 5th of March. It’s going to be a fun day of free masterclasses in Leicester at the Upper Brown Street Theatre, all welcome, sign up here: http://digitalmusicianstoolbox.com/sign-up/

The bass playing on Paul Simon’s Graceland is what first attracted me to the low end (even before I knew what a bass guitar was). Bakithi Kumalo remains a tour de force on the instrument and is still one of … Continue reading →

Its a shame that local councils and traders don’t understand the value that culture (in particular busking) can bring to a faceless city/shopping experience.

Animated segment for the award winning feature film Sound of Noise, directed by Ola Simonsson and Johannes Stjärne Nilsson. World premiere december 2010. Lead animator/illustrations: Kristofer Ström Animation/compositing: Martin Ottosson Producer: Nicholas Wakeham varelsen.com imdb.com/​title/​tt1278449/

Just been reminded about these two vidoes by the excellent Squarepusher:

Been listening to this album from the excellent Ambient / Post-Rock guitarist Lowercase Noises (aka Andrew Othling) quiet a bit recently. I love it! You can download from Bandcamp and you can name your own price or order a CD.

This is a great track and its restored my faith in this song. Laura’s vocals were cut at Leicester College with some of my students FTW:) If you like what you hear please donate to onate to homeless charity Crisis … Continue reading →