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Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Jun 14

I’ve been picking up rubbish on dog walks, with the Litterati app (open source rubbish data!) Turns out me and Bean both need “enrichment”.

Last week I found a half-buried plastic bag with some interesting contents.

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A photo of a music album jewel case, distressed and mud encrusted. It is the back of the OK Computer album by Radiohead.

A photo of a music album jewel case, distressed and mud encrusted, with the cover missing. Roots have grown over the disc.

A photo of a music album jewel case, distressed and mud encrusted. The cover/booklet illustration has gotten damp and distressed in a pleasing colourful manner.

A photo of a music cd disc, distressed and mud encrusted. The disc has blobs of white mould on it in a very post apocalyptic or The Last of Us vein

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Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Apr 8

This took me maybe 3 seconds to fix...

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Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Jan 23

Does ANYTHING beat @listenbrainz.org when it comes to tracking physical listens? Just mucking about listening to music today and it suddenly hit me that we’ve created something great.

A screenshot of adding a entire physical cassette as a listen on ListenBrainz, with the timestamp starting now

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Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Jan 22

What an oversight on my behalf!!

beta.musicbrainz.org/tag/shipping...
beta.musicbrainz.org/tag/shipping...

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Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Jan 22

Todays #musicbrainz #albumscan: Various - Rest Your Mind to the Music -and let the Maersk Minds work for you!

Pretty restful for the most part, apart from dud or two. Makes my top 10 shipping company mixes. Maersk did NONE of my work while I listened to this.

beta.musicbrainz.org/release/3829...

The cover of “Rest your mind to the music -and let the Maersk Minds work for you!”. It is a photo of a man in an office, with a shit eating grin, looking at some paperwork while trying to casually “recline” in an uncomfortable manner, holding a futuristic looking remote.

The back cover and tracklisting of “Rest Your Mind to the Music”

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Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Jan 12

Hi! If you didn’t disable MBID tags in Picard, before overwriting everything, you will be able to easily change everything back using Picard.
It’s the MBID’s (MusicBrainz identifiers) that are critical in that case, all the other tags could be blank and it wouldn’t matter.
Fingers crossed for you 🤞

Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Jan 2

So glad someone else shares my appreciation for it!! Packaging + content, everything perfect

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Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Jan 1

Coming out of hibernation to share my 2024 @listenbrainz.org #yearinmusic 💚

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Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Mar 16

Ha, I really would have to be, wouldn’t I!

Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Mar 15

Todays #musicbrainz #albumscan: Guy Cater - Change for Life

One of the best ‘album’ covers a thrift shop has delivered so far! I haven’t taken this for a test-ride yet, but open for suggestions as to what thing I should try change in 30 days!

beta.musicbrainz.org/release/baba...

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Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Dec 22

Todays #musicbrainz #albumscan: Lix - 3 Songs

Again, amazing for obvious reasons. I couldn’t find anything about this artist online - total bedroom project. I wonder if they would be stoked or mortified to see this today.

beta.musicbrainz.org/release/c1e4...

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Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Dec 20

Todays #musicbrainz #albumscan: Allswither - HZATR

For obvious reasons!! If you want to smash Allswither with orders based on this that would be very very funny. They sell the cassette for very cheap here: allswither.bandcamp.com/album/hzatr

beta.musicbrainz.org/release/c08b...

The tray of the J-card, reading “sorry it took so long I didn’t think anyone would order this. i can’t find the original art, i put it somewhere safe but by the time i finished recording i lost it.” and then some more stuff

Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Dec 5

Weird one this week (I’m not christian) but whatevs!

To generate your own: listenbrainz.org/explore/art-...
#listenbrainz #ListenBrainzMonday

1 KIA A IHU: UNTO JESUS NGAA KAIHIKI
2 LONGHENA GRIDLINK
3 TAUTOKO GAZA AOTEAROA ARTISTS IN SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE
4 START OUR REVENGE TRIGGER
5 TURN OF THE SPHERE DAVID SZYMANSKI
6 DISTANCES DAVID SZYMANSKI
7 ORPHAN GRIDLINK
8 MADNESS, THE VIVISECTION OF FORM DAVID SZYMANSKI
9 JUST CAUSE 2: MUSIC TO BLOW S**T UP BY MATS LUNDGREN & ANDERS EHLIN
X C2E - EMERGENCY FOR GAZA C2E - EMERGENCY FOR GAZA

Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Dec 4

Todays #musicbrainz #albumscan: Various - Channel Z: The Best Of, Volume 1

A kiwi classic that never had a good cover online. When I got this for $1 I told the cashier the CD was stolen from the case. Their face when I said I don’t care…

beta.musicbrainz.org/release/f87a...

Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Dec 1

Todays #musicbrainz #albumscan: Ngaa Kaihiki - Kia a Ihu: Unto Jesus

A downside of archiving junk (aka treasure) is the volume of Christian self-releases. Usually it’s just bad music.. but this one is nice! Not understanding Te Reo helps too.

beta.musicbrainz.org/release/cb7f...

Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Nov 19

Pretty interesting playlist this week.

To generate your own: listenbrainz.org/explore/art-...
#listenbrainz #ListenBrainzMonday #yesitismondaywhereilive

1 DIABLO IV ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK LEO KALISKI & TED REEDY
2 ASTRAL ASCENT (ORIGINAL GAME SOUNDTRACK) DALE NORTH
3 LOST TRACK: NEW ZEALAND SOUNDTRACK HEADLAND
4 THE GIANT’S LAWN WURLD SERIES
5 IT’S OK, B U KIEFER
6 WARHAMMER 40K: CHAOS GATE OST JIM CREW
7 SONGS FROM SLOW LANE HEADLAND
8 VALKAMA TENHI
9 IDEAL HOME NOISE VERA ELLEN
X YOU SHOULD KNOW BY NOW BARBARA MANNING AND THE GO-LUCKYS!

Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Nov 13

Ooh I really like this list! Go me.

#ListenBrainzMonday, to generate your own: listenbrainz.org/explore/art-...

1 SLUDGE LIFE 2 (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) DOSEONE
2 ENDLESS EXECUTION THRU VIOLENT RESTITUTION INSECT WARFARE
3 ORPHANS OF THE SKY BOCUMA
4 ORGYNIZER: ORIGINAL GAME SOUNDTRACK VARIOUS ARTISTS
5 ENKEL RESA TILL RÄNNSTENEN SKITSYSTEM
6 LIVE THE LIFE YOU PLEASE (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) STEPHEN GALLAGHER
7 THE SORROWS (ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK) STEPHEN GALLAGHER
8 THE FINAL CHAPTER FILTH OF MANKIND
9 MUSIC FOR PERENNIAL PLANES MODNIY
X TOO FAR INTO THE SHIT AND BLOOD TO CARE UTTERANCE

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Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Nov 7

#ListenBrainzMonday

Back to work - which mean ambient soundtracks + a bit of weirdness. Nice new discovery with Bocuma.

To generate your own: listenbrainz.org/explore/art-...

1 DARK SABER (SOUNDTRACK) BOCUMA
2 THE DAY OF PURPLE DAWNING BOCUMA
3 REQUIEM FOR JAZZ ANGEL BAT DAWID
4 Z E I T : AN EVENING OF ELECTRONIC MUSIC BOCUMA
5 WORLD OF SLEEPERS CARBON BASED LIFEFORMS
6 HAVE ONE ON ME JOANNA NEWSOM
7 KNOTS MICHAEL MANNING
8 ISSUE(S) MILK
9 PENUMBRA SOUNDTRACK - SPECIAL EDITION MIKKO TARMIA
X IN MY HEAD BLACK FLAG

Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Oct 31

#ListenBrainzMonday

Grindcore and soundtracks again. This combo makes me happy. More @doseone, #insectwarfare, @Kiefer_on_Keys, @karuritosu, some other god stuff!

To generate your own: listenbrainz.org/explore/art-...

1 DUNGEONS & DRAGONS: CHRONICLES OF MYSTARA OST + “REBORN” TRACKS VARIOUS ARTISTS
2 ENDLESS EXECUTION THRU VIOLENT RESTITUTION INSECT WARFARE
3 WORLD EXTERMINATION INSECT WARFARE
4 BLOWER / WADGE BLOWER / WADGE
5 STEEP (ORIGINAL GAME SOUNDTRACK) ZIKALI
6 IT’S OK, B U KIEFER
7 SLUDGE LIFE (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) DOSEONE
8 ALMA ROSE GARY FORRESTER
9 THE LAST DOOR: SEASON 2: COLLECTOR’S EDITION CARLOS VIOLA
X THE LAST DOOR: MY DEAREST VISITOR CARLOS VIOLA

Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Oct 23

#ListenBrainzMonday

Back home and settling in! Work music is soundtracks like #deadlypremonition and #sludgelife, play music is grindcore like old #brob and new #gridlink (kinda fake grind but whatever), woo!

To generate your own: listenbrainz.org/explore/art-...

1 SLUDGE LIFE (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) DOSEONE
2 CORONET JUNIPER GRIDLINK
3 DEADLY PREMONITION: OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK RIYOU KINUGASA, TAKUYA KOBAYASHI & HIROMI MIZUTANI
4 EMPTY LIFE BROB
5 DEADLY PREMONITION RIYOU KINUGASA, TAKUYA KOBAYASHI & HIROMI MIZUTANI
6 DEEP STATES TROPICAL FUCK STORM
7 APOCALYPSE ROTTEN SOUND
8 SELFIE (INSPIRED BY “LIFE IS STRANGE”) GAMER HORIZON
9 HUNTING HIGH AND LOW A‐HA
X BLACK PICKET FENCE JARREN CRIST

Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Oct 23

Todays #musicbrainz #albumscan: Josephine Fisher - Guided Meditations

This CD-Rs cover made it an easy purchase. Pinecones and rubbish in a hole? While entering this I found that she died this year. It’s nice to connect with, and immortalise, local strangers.

musicbrainz.org/release/c88c...

Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Oct 20

Todays #musicbrainz #albumscan: Eclipse - On Track

This ticks so many boxes for me. Awkward cover picture. Covers album. Band name that has been taken by 1,000 other bands already. Heart-warming booklet. Good on ya, Chris and Larry!

musicbrainz.org/release/3709...

Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Oct 16

#ListenBrainzMonday

Amos Roddy again… I guess I was still travelling last week. Nothing beats his tracks to blur out a long flight. Nothing really surprising or new here folks!

To generate your own: listenbrainz.org/explore/art-...

1 METAGAME: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK VARIOUS ARTISTS
2 CITIZEN SLEEPER (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) AMOS RODDY
3 MEMORIES OF TOKYO-TO 2 MELLO
4 WIPED OUT: A TRIBUTE TO THE WIPERS FROM AOTEAROA AND BEYOND VARIOUS ARTISTS
5 IT’S OK, B U KIEFER
6 IN OTHER WATERS OST AMOS RODDY
7 LOCK IN COOL TAN | MEER | DBLDBL
8 KNOTS MICHAEL MANNING
9 ROTATO ROTATO
X JACK DA FUNK HIDEKI NAGANUMA

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Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Oct 8

#ListenBrainzMonday

Sitting in the airport, on my way back from #summit23. 12 hour plus layover, uh oh. Time for LBmonday. Spot the releases where I was chilling and working, and the ones where I need to unwind!

To generate your own: listenbrainz.org/explore/art-...

1 OMENSIGHT - ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK VIBE AVENUE
2 CITIZEN SLEEPER (ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK) AMOS RODDY
3 STR8 OUTTA NORTHCOTE BLOOD DUSTER
4 HEAVEN’S VAULT – OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK LAURENCE CHAPMAN
5 HEAVEN’S VAULT - OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK LAURENCE CHAPMAN | COMPOSER
6 ETERNAL DEATH SHITGRINDER
7 MUSIC FOR PERENNIAL PLANES MODNIY
8 REJOICING IN THE HANDS DEVENDRA BANHART
9 IN OTHER WATERS OST AMOS RODDY
X A HIGHLAND SONG - ORIGINAL SCORE LAURENCE CHAPMAN

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Simon @aerozol.bsky.social · Sep 24

#ListenBrainzMonday

Almost entirely soundtracks and good background listening = a week of all work and no play

To generate your own: beta.listenbrainz.org/explore/art-...

1 RÖKI (ORIGINAL GAME SOUNDTRACK) AETHER
2 CRY OF FEAR (OFFICIAL SOUNDTRACK) ANDREAS RÖNNBERG
3 SHADOWS OVER LOATHING (ORIGINAL GAME SOUNDTRACK) RYAN IKE
4 SILENT HILL: ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACKS AKIRA YAMAOKA
5 BURST BRUTUS
6 MYOPIA AGNES OBEL
7 EVERYTHING IS ALIVE SLOWDIVE
8 CASABLANCA VARIOUS ARTISTS
9 OUTER SPACE IS JUST A MARTINI AWAY THOUGHT INDUSTRY
X SLOWDIVE SLOWDIVE