David Menestres
@abstracttruth.bsky.social
Destroy the original. Fax the images to Newark.
davidmenestres.com
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Ladonna Smith and D-Alex
November 27, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Ladonna Smith and D-Alex
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big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
No more PJM data centers unless they can be reliably served: market monitor
The PJM Interconnection’s market monitor urged the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to rule that large data centers can only come online if the grid operator can still meet reliability metrics.
www.utilitydive.com
November 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
big late breaking news: the market monitor for the largest energy grid in the u.s., covering much of the midwest and mid-atlantic, has called to block new data centers connections to the grid, saying current course of growth assures regular blackouts
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I released exactly one (1) easily available album this year, with the Elka Bong kings (Al Margolis & Walter Wright).
@foxydigitalis.bsky.social called a " a ritual to reanimate the inanimate"
@alteranthony.bsky.social called it "an experience beyond limits. Pain and pleasure, indivisible"
@foxydigitalis.bsky.social called a " a ritual to reanimate the inanimate"
@alteranthony.bsky.social called it "an experience beyond limits. Pain and pleasure, indivisible"
Alpha Bete, by ELKA BONG
4 track album
elkabong2.bandcamp.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I released exactly one (1) easily available album this year, with the Elka Bong kings (Al Margolis & Walter Wright).
@foxydigitalis.bsky.social called a " a ritual to reanimate the inanimate"
@alteranthony.bsky.social called it "an experience beyond limits. Pain and pleasure, indivisible"
@foxydigitalis.bsky.social called a " a ritual to reanimate the inanimate"
@alteranthony.bsky.social called it "an experience beyond limits. Pain and pleasure, indivisible"
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"Land Back / American Rent is Due"
Seen in between Flagstaff and Page, Arizona at a abandoned hotel on native land
Seen in between Flagstaff and Page, Arizona at a abandoned hotel on native land
November 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
"Land Back / American Rent is Due"
Seen in between Flagstaff and Page, Arizona at a abandoned hotel on native land
Seen in between Flagstaff and Page, Arizona at a abandoned hotel on native land
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The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii Island continued its intermittent eruption Tuesday, shooting lava 400 feet into the air.
Video showed the molten rock flowing down Kilauea as smoke fills the air.
Video showed the molten rock flowing down Kilauea as smoke fills the air.
November 26, 2025 at 10:21 PM
The Kilauea volcano on Hawaii Island continued its intermittent eruption Tuesday, shooting lava 400 feet into the air.
Video showed the molten rock flowing down Kilauea as smoke fills the air.
Video showed the molten rock flowing down Kilauea as smoke fills the air.
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This piece is well worth reading, though IMO it overlooks the impact of a century of recorded music (and in particular the continued availability/omnipresence, of music from the last six decades) on the music being made today.
chrispitsiokos.substack.com/p/why-innova...
chrispitsiokos.substack.com/p/why-innova...
Why Innovation in So-Called Creative or Experimental Music is Frozen Solid
Or How the Creative Music Community Became the Least Creative Music Community
chrispitsiokos.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This piece is well worth reading, though IMO it overlooks the impact of a century of recorded music (and in particular the continued availability/omnipresence, of music from the last six decades) on the music being made today.
chrispitsiokos.substack.com/p/why-innova...
chrispitsiokos.substack.com/p/why-innova...
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It’s good!
I released exactly one (1) easily available album this year, with the Elka Bong kings (Al Margolis & Walter Wright).
@foxydigitalis.bsky.social called a " a ritual to reanimate the inanimate"
@alteranthony.bsky.social called it "an experience beyond limits. Pain and pleasure, indivisible"
@foxydigitalis.bsky.social called a " a ritual to reanimate the inanimate"
@alteranthony.bsky.social called it "an experience beyond limits. Pain and pleasure, indivisible"
Alpha Bete, by ELKA BONG
4 track album
elkabong2.bandcamp.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
It’s good!
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Music is already accessible and democratized. You can sing acapella. You can play spoons or acrylic nails as percussion instruments (check out Dolly Parton doing the latter). The long 20th c has shown us basically anything can be a musical instrument.
All AI music does is devalue the work done by human artists. It’s not accessibility, it’s exploitation. We need real protections for artists against AI!
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
BTW — even if you had access to this AI startup as a child, you still wouldn’t know how to make music.
November 26, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Music is already accessible and democratized. You can sing acapella. You can play spoons or acrylic nails as percussion instruments (check out Dolly Parton doing the latter). The long 20th c has shown us basically anything can be a musical instrument.
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Pentecostal snake handling is having another moment in more mainstream music, here’s a film from a while ago I helped a little with research for. Far Off Sounds whole video catalog is worth going through!
Songs of the Snake Handlers
youtu.be/VhWv1RHqpv8?...
Songs of the Snake Handlers
youtu.be/VhWv1RHqpv8?...
November 26, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Pentecostal snake handling is having another moment in more mainstream music, here’s a film from a while ago I helped a little with research for. Far Off Sounds whole video catalog is worth going through!
Songs of the Snake Handlers
youtu.be/VhWv1RHqpv8?...
Songs of the Snake Handlers
youtu.be/VhWv1RHqpv8?...
southside RVA needs much better pizza delivery options
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
southside RVA needs much better pizza delivery options
I released exactly one (1) easily available album this year, with the Elka Bong kings (Al Margolis & Walter Wright).
@foxydigitalis.bsky.social called a " a ritual to reanimate the inanimate"
@alteranthony.bsky.social called it "an experience beyond limits. Pain and pleasure, indivisible"
@foxydigitalis.bsky.social called a " a ritual to reanimate the inanimate"
@alteranthony.bsky.social called it "an experience beyond limits. Pain and pleasure, indivisible"
Alpha Bete, by ELKA BONG
4 track album
elkabong2.bandcamp.com
November 26, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I released exactly one (1) easily available album this year, with the Elka Bong kings (Al Margolis & Walter Wright).
@foxydigitalis.bsky.social called a " a ritual to reanimate the inanimate"
@alteranthony.bsky.social called it "an experience beyond limits. Pain and pleasure, indivisible"
@foxydigitalis.bsky.social called a " a ritual to reanimate the inanimate"
@alteranthony.bsky.social called it "an experience beyond limits. Pain and pleasure, indivisible"
More insanity. Parks should be free for everyone.
"US triples national park fee for non-residents, amid ‘new’ fee for Americans"
"US triples national park fee for non-residents, amid ‘new’ fee for Americans"
US triples national park fee for non-residents, amid ‘new’ fee for Americans
Interior department, which has defunded conservation organizations, claims fee hike is for conservation
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
More insanity. Parks should be free for everyone.
"US triples national park fee for non-residents, amid ‘new’ fee for Americans"
"US triples national park fee for non-residents, amid ‘new’ fee for Americans"
Back on my bullshit
Have listened to this album at least 10 times in the the 2.5 weeks since Chad reminded me of it. What an incredible thing it is. Released 17 years ago tomorrow.
Q-Tip
The Renaissance (2008)
Q-Tip
The Renaissance (2008)
November 26, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Back on my bullshit
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Continuing my efforts to separate you from your hard earned dollars/euros/etc.
Everything at the label is 30% off through the end of the year with the code "winnow".
Bonus discs included if you buy physical copies.
waveformalphabet.bandcamp.com
Bonus discs included if you buy physical copies.
waveformalphabet.bandcamp.com
Waveform Alphabet
waveformalphabet.bandcamp.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Continuing my efforts to separate you from your hard earned dollars/euros/etc.
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meanwhile, nonprofits are asked “what is your plan to sustain this food bank after the term of this one month emergency grant to replace SNAP?”
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates on.ft.com/4ij0yh8
OpenAI needs to raise at least $207bn by 2030 so it can continue to lose money, HSBC estimates
A burning platform
on.ft.com
November 25, 2025 at 11:28 PM
meanwhile, nonprofits are asked “what is your plan to sustain this food bank after the term of this one month emergency grant to replace SNAP?”
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It was an honor to review & blurb the legendary Alice Gerrard's new memoir, out now w/ @uncpress.bsky.social!
I was trying to work in a mention of how she taught her dog to grab her a beer from the fridge (as just one example of her legendary status) but I couldn't quite make it work
I was trying to work in a mention of how she taught her dog to grab her a beer from the fridge (as just one example of her legendary status) but I couldn't quite make it work
November 25, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It was an honor to review & blurb the legendary Alice Gerrard's new memoir, out now w/ @uncpress.bsky.social!
I was trying to work in a mention of how she taught her dog to grab her a beer from the fridge (as just one example of her legendary status) but I couldn't quite make it work
I was trying to work in a mention of how she taught her dog to grab her a beer from the fridge (as just one example of her legendary status) but I couldn't quite make it work
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it’s my privilege to announce
ekko astral’s online merch store
is now OPEN!!!!
we are selling the remaining stock of our merch from tour — which are the title card from “horseglue” and a design of our first president on fire (by @mattielubchansky.com)
go here: ekkoastral.bandcamp.com/merch
ekko astral’s online merch store
is now OPEN!!!!
we are selling the remaining stock of our merch from tour — which are the title card from “horseglue” and a design of our first president on fire (by @mattielubchansky.com)
go here: ekkoastral.bandcamp.com/merch
November 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
it’s my privilege to announce
ekko astral’s online merch store
is now OPEN!!!!
we are selling the remaining stock of our merch from tour — which are the title card from “horseglue” and a design of our first president on fire (by @mattielubchansky.com)
go here: ekkoastral.bandcamp.com/merch
ekko astral’s online merch store
is now OPEN!!!!
we are selling the remaining stock of our merch from tour — which are the title card from “horseglue” and a design of our first president on fire (by @mattielubchansky.com)
go here: ekkoastral.bandcamp.com/merch
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Experimental music fans, you’re going to love this new one from JOBS bassist Ro(b)//ert Lundberg. A fascinating album that I recently reviewed for PopMatters.
Bassist and composer Ro(b)//ert Lundberg creates unique sounds and atmospheres centered around "a watery fascination" on 'by-passing-upon'.
#PMPick out now via @akprecordings.bsky.social
#PMPick out now via @akprecordings.bsky.social
Ro(b)//ert Lundberg Mixes Composition and Improvisation » PopMatters
Bassist and composer Ro(b)//ert Lundberg creates unique sounds and atmospheres centered around "a watery fascination" on by-passing-upon.
tinyurl.com
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Experimental music fans, you’re going to love this new one from JOBS bassist Ro(b)//ert Lundberg. A fascinating album that I recently reviewed for PopMatters.
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We ended up with a few hundred extra copies from our old distributor of our first self-published book, Creative Music Recording Volume 2.
On sale for $9.99 plus shipping for a limited time because we need to clear the space in our shipping distributor’s floor.
tapeop.myshopify.com/products/tap...
On sale for $9.99 plus shipping for a limited time because we need to clear the space in our shipping distributor’s floor.
tapeop.myshopify.com/products/tap...
Tape Op: The Book About Creative Music Recording Vol. 2
We ended up with a few hundred extra copies from our old distributor of our first self-published book, Creative Music Recording Volume 2. This book compiles issues 11-20 of Tape Op that were publishe...
tapeop.myshopify.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
We ended up with a few hundred extra copies from our old distributor of our first self-published book, Creative Music Recording Volume 2.
On sale for $9.99 plus shipping for a limited time because we need to clear the space in our shipping distributor’s floor.
tapeop.myshopify.com/products/tap...
On sale for $9.99 plus shipping for a limited time because we need to clear the space in our shipping distributor’s floor.
tapeop.myshopify.com/products/tap...
Continuing my efforts to separate you from your hard earned dollars/euros/etc.
Everything at the label is 30% off through the end of the year with the code "winnow".
Bonus discs included if you buy physical copies.
waveformalphabet.bandcamp.com
Bonus discs included if you buy physical copies.
waveformalphabet.bandcamp.com
Waveform Alphabet
waveformalphabet.bandcamp.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Continuing my efforts to separate you from your hard earned dollars/euros/etc.
3 frames of 250D from back in September.
November 25, 2025 at 2:26 PM
3 frames of 250D from back in September.
"This show is a digitized cassette of a concert from September 23, 1980.
Recorded Live at Ryles, Boston, MA
The only time this group played together: Paul Motian drums, Charlie Haden bass, Pat Metheney guitar, Julius Hemphill saxophone"
sound isn't great but it's worth more than one listen
Recorded Live at Ryles, Boston, MA
The only time this group played together: Paul Motian drums, Charlie Haden bass, Pat Metheney guitar, Julius Hemphill saxophone"
sound isn't great but it's worth more than one listen
jazzcloset.blogspot.com
November 25, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"This show is a digitized cassette of a concert from September 23, 1980.
Recorded Live at Ryles, Boston, MA
The only time this group played together: Paul Motian drums, Charlie Haden bass, Pat Metheney guitar, Julius Hemphill saxophone"
sound isn't great but it's worth more than one listen
Recorded Live at Ryles, Boston, MA
The only time this group played together: Paul Motian drums, Charlie Haden bass, Pat Metheney guitar, Julius Hemphill saxophone"
sound isn't great but it's worth more than one listen
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Incredible set here, the opening section based around Assata Shakur's poem 'Leftovers - What is Left' in particular. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4URF...
Saul Williams, Carlos Niño & Friends - Full Performance
YouTube video by KEXP
www.youtube.com
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Incredible set here, the opening section based around Assata Shakur's poem 'Leftovers - What is Left' in particular. www.youtube.com/watch?v=4URF...
clipping the shit out of this morning's render and other signs I should go back to bed by i.p. freely
November 25, 2025 at 1:53 PM
clipping the shit out of this morning's render and other signs I should go back to bed by i.p. freely
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We're all in trouble. Imagine a world where masked cops are planting illegal literature on the regime's political enemies. That's one step from where we are *right now*.
November 24, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We're all in trouble. Imagine a world where masked cops are planting illegal literature on the regime's political enemies. That's one step from where we are *right now*.