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bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · Sep 5

i've been writing & performing songs for 25+ years, so it feels odd to call this live album my debut.

these are intimate recordings—beyond a gentle mix, there's no production between my voice & your ears.

listen free on Ampwall or Bandcamp—download for $7

robinherold.bandcamp.com/album/me-to-...

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bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 5d

it is i, "some singer-songwriter!" 😂🎵

Ether Diver @etherdiver.bsky.social · 5d

Synth! Synth! Synth! Synths in dungeons, relaxing synths, gorgeous synths! Also some singer-songwriter! Plus gothic blues-psych! All in this week's Other People's Music, awaiting your eyes and ears:

www.etherdiver.com/2025/10/10/o...

#Musicsky #music #blues #psych #ambient #IDM #MusicDiscovery

OPM: Synths and Sensibility – Ether Diver

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bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 6d

gratitude for Ether Diver's generous attention to these eclectic independent artists! re: my recent release, he wrote:

"A… large… singer… with… edge… Yes… you… find… enough… ballads… Some… small… kick… probably… too."

lol read the full review(s) & show some love! i'm vibing to Doctor Deathray rn

Ether Diver @etherdiver.bsky.social · 6d

Friday brings tidings of new music! The latest Other People's Music offers dark dungeon synth, goth blues, and heartfelt love songs! Plus synthesizer showcases and more!

www.etherdiver.com/2025/10/10/o...

#musicsky #MusicDiscovery

OPM: Synths and Sensibility – Ether Diver

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Ether Diver @etherdiver.bsky.social · 6d

OPM: Synths and Sensibility – Ether Diver

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bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 8d

such a heavy loss—wishing you rest & healing ❤️‍🩹

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EvilWeevilDevil @eveyweveydevey.bsky.social · 9d

Okay, let’s do this!

Imma make a list on here featuring #trans #musicians and #producers. Specifically featuring songs about being trans (the good and/or the bad).
If you have it I wanna hear it (DM or reply).

#musicsky #musiciansky #DIYsky

bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 10d

i love this idea—a trans-parency playlist!

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bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 10d

i love this idea—a trans-parency playlist!

bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 10d

ooo this is sweet! please consider adding me to the list! from the refrain in the last song on my debut:

"i'm a trans girl / cis men kiss my hands / you'll never understand / until you worship me //

i'm a trans girl / cringe & contraband / forever unprepared / the point is that we're free!"

.me.to.me. (to you), by robin herold

11 track album

robinherold.bandcamp.com

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Kim TallBear @kimtallbear.bsky.social · 11d

Re California, "This campaign of genocide was carried out not by the military or police, but by a willing, participating public."

Whether ICE are seen as legit state agents or groups of unlawful "thugs," the settler state builds upon centuries of violent precedent, and they know it. Why don't you?

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bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 11d

images & recordings from the event are forthcoming i believe. in the meantime, please enjoy this home recording of the original song i offered up, along with some additional information about our intentions in gathering, + ways to support our ongoing organizing efforts.

dear diaspora — [song & community event] | robin herold

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bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 11d

we ate & danced & prayed & laughed & screamed & protected one another from contagious illness & from surveiling gazes. we freely distributed radical zines & pooled $1200 for Gaza community support & $300 for a local indigenous group. it was a dream—& wholly earthly.

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bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 11d

i've played music at all kinds of local venues, bars, bbqs, fairs, churches, jccs, garages, basements, festivals, forests—i've busked & jammed & offered music lessons.

the anarchist ball held favorite elements from each—collaboration, spontaneity, spirituality, humor, learning, intimacy, landscape

bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 11d

last Wednesday i performed & facilitated collective song at an event unlike any i'd played at before—an anarchist yom kippur ball in the streets.

a local reporter wrote of the event: “…when the voices of the assembled rose in song in the night air — the vibe was celestial.”

i'm inclined to agree!

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bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 12d

if any housed cis people would like to reimburse my donation to this precarious micro-aggressor, that would be most welcome!

🔗 in b¡o 🫶

bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 12d

i made $50 busking this afternoon—a personal record! that's before i gave $5 to a fellow madwoman who later told me eunuchs could help balance the sexes, as god wishes! 😵‍💫

it's hard being trans & hard being an artist & i just wish people could be less creepy about me existing in public.

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bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · Sep 7

Between music, fiction, & poetry, art-making has been the only constant in my life.

Monthly subscriptions through my (free+) Patreon are the most straightforward way to help stabilize my financial future among a new-to-me radical queer community.

Thanks for reading.

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music | musing | remembrance

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bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · Sep 5

or unlock a FREE album download link by becoming a paid subscriber to my Patreon for as little as $1/month!

you could even cancel immediately, but if you stick around, my Patreon already has 20+ otherwise-unreleased recordings, poems, essays, & more.

www.patreon.com/posts/me-to-...

.me.to.me. to you — [the album] | robin herold

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bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 13d

a live version of my song on this compilation appears on my debut album released last month! grab all 11 tracks for $7 (+today is Bandcamp Friday)!

robinherold.bandcamp.com/album/me-to-...

.me.to.me. (to you), by robin herold

11 track album

robinherold.bandcamp.com

bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 13d

i'm on here!

i listened through the whole compilation this morning & it's deeply awesome—full of earnestness & groove & atmosphere & trans magic. highly recommend putting on some headphones & disappearing for a couple hours this weekend!

SHIFT+CTRL Music (Record Label) @shiftctrlmusic.com · 13d

SHIFTIES IT's HERE!!
32 tracks
30 artists
129 minutes of music
Multi-genre
Name-your-Price digital

#newmusicfriday #bandcampfriday #bandcamp
shiftctrlmusic.bandcamp.com/album/vol-1-...

Vol. 1: Let's Begin, by Various Artists

32 track album

shiftctrlmusic.bandcamp.com

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EvilWeevilDevil @eveyweveydevey.bsky.social · 14d

Whoa! Okay, let me catch my breath here... if you're gonna listen to only one of these, please let it be this one.
It's absolutely fucking beautiful. It has some hauntingly beautiful guitars, a chill meandering drum beat and heartbreakingly beautiful vocals.

bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 14d

ngl i fuckin crushed this song i wrote for a queer anarchist yom kippur ritual 🔥

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dear diaspora — [song & community event] | robin herold

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bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 14d

so generous of you to listen! thank you for your kind words ❤️ means a lot

bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 14d

ngl i fuckin crushed this song i wrote for a queer anarchist yom kippur ritual 🔥

www.patreon.com/posts/140182...

dear diaspora — [song & community event] | robin herold

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bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 15d

new song & community event details! join me & FAE for an anarchist Yom Kippur ritual tonight at 6pm ET

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dear diaspora — [song & community event] | robin herold

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bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 26d

is there a way (or is there another social media app) where i can post short audio recordings instead of text? like instead of reading these words i want you to press a button & hear me saying this without leaving the app.

bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 28d

anyway, as a liberation-oriented trans person, i'm not really invested in "rights" or "crime" as concepts. deferring to the state's judgment to determine ethical action bolsters fascism. each of us needs to exercise bodily autonomy in attunement with our values. US culture makes this very difficult!

bewitched songbird @robinheroldmusic.bsky.social · 28d

if an employer or law enforcement officer had fired, arrested, or shot that guy for (non-threatening, off-the-clock) words, that would be a violation of free speech. when a random mf kills a rival at a public q&a, that's just good old fashioned murder.