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Marc Weidenbaum @disquiet.bsky.social · 4h

I drafted a list of favorite records of the year, almost entirely ambient and/or abstract. There are a few hip-hop albums, too, by Earl Sweatshirt; Tyler, the Creator (aka Tyler who makes you use semicolons in lists like this); Little Simz; Aesop Rock. Any recommendations along those lines? Thanks.

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Ezra Brooks @ezbrooks.bsky.social · 5m

A truly functional AI would understand improv. From now on I want all responses to begin with "Yes, and..."

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Spectrum Culture @spectrumculture.bsky.social · 9m

Notes on Camp.
spectrumculture.com/2025/10/19/j...

Jon Camp: Proceed - Spectrum Culture

Jon Camp’s Proceed is a step forward in his output with an album that illustrates the uncanny nature of human progress and how one observes it.

spectrumculture.com

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Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · 1h

Reminder that you can and should study Supercollider with me.

Bhob Rainey @mphonic.bsky.social · Jul 8

I've been giving lessons in Supercollider lately, and I invite anyone who's interested, beginner, intermediate, advanced, to try a few with me. Sliding scale, remote or in person where feasible, flexible schedule. Maybe you're in one of these positions:

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Ezra Brooks @ezbrooks.bsky.social · 18h

I bounce around years, but coming back to the primal era always feels like coming home.

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Chris @ghosttwist.bsky.social · 19h

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tania ⊹ 🐇࣪ @synthstatic.bsky.social · 23h

turkish pop bangers NTS mix from Olympian shooter Yusuf Dikeç

Yusuf Dikeç 17th October 2025

Playing Anatolian Rock, Turkish Disco. Olympian shooter Yusuf Dikeç selects an hour of Turkish pop bangers. “Music, like shooting, is about silence, rhythm, and focus. Every song tells a story of pat...

www.nts.live

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Marc Hive Mind @hivemindrecords.bandcamp.com · 1d

Heavy, heavy Sufi trance music from Morocco. Available until the end of November. All proceeds go to Hope Not Hate:

hivemindrecords.bandcamp.com/album/a-ssao...

Aïssaoua: Sufi Trance from Morocco, by Hive Mind Records

4 track album

hivemindrecords.bandcamp.com

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onezero @onezero.bsky.social · 1d

I missed the unfortunate news of the passing of guinbri master Mustapha Baqbou, whose cassettes have long been on replay in my brain. Respect, good sir. moroccantapestash.blogspot.com/2025/09/good...

Goodbye Mustapha Baqbou

I was very sad to hear this week that the Gnawa master Mustapha Baqbou passed away on September 8. I've sung his praises over the years her...

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Audio Antihero @audioantihero.bsky.social · 1d

Huge if true (it's true).

Not only will @veryverynoisy.bsky.social's 'The Secret Ingredient Is Even More Meat' be released on October 24th, but you can also get tickets to their Nov 9th launch show at Launderette Records in Philly.

Tickets: www.handstamp.com/e/the-noisy-...

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Jon Camp @jonrcamp.bsky.social · 1d

Esteemed local music head and taper @rmhayes.bsky.social organized my trio’s recent Milwaukee show, and he got a great recording of it, now up on his wonderful Milwaukee Taper site, available for free download. www.milwaukeetaper.com/2025/10/jon-...
🎥: Joel Berk

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Ezra Brooks @ezbrooks.bsky.social · 1d

We always leave enough batter at the end to make one giant pancake for the final batch.

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Ray Padgett @raypadgett.bsky.social · 1d

While in Tulsa this summer, I visited the Bob Dylan Archives and listened to four never-heard tapes from Bob's Bay Area concerts in 64 and 65. Today I share the story of how these tapes came to exist—and came to be discovered in a basement 60 years later.

How a Macy’s Stock Boy Taped Four Never-Heard 1960s Dylan Shows

Within a year Ray Anderson was a leading figure in the San Francisco counterculture

www.flaggingdown.com

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Ezra Brooks @ezbrooks.bsky.social · 1d

New (old) music from Skwar! I'm still holding out for a true follow-up to their extraordinary 2022 album Wandering Haze. But I'll gladly take this and enjoy every second of it.

skwar.bandcamp.com/album/dunes-...

Dunes (old jams and demos), by Skwar

9 track album

skwar.bandcamp.com

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GetMusic @getmusic.bsky.social · 1d

Earth to West - Hyena Carpets 2

"Open soundscapes with witty bars perfect for a long drive or late night listening session."

#hiphop #undergroundrap #jazzrap #music

getmusic.fm/l/WPVMah

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Dean @ordersson.bsky.social · 1d

get ready to feel

Jim O'Rourke - "Fast Car" (live In Japan, 9/16/2002)

YouTube video by SemStark

www.youtube.com

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Alex Tripp @endaural.com · 1d

This new Sudan Archives, WOW! This is the new getting ready music. Restless dance pop that's always bringing in some kind of change, but it's not just a concession for the people who are too scared of clearly experienced repetition. It's a full engagement and presence in the now, fully *living* it.

THE BPM, by Sudan Archives

15 track album

sudanarchives.bandcamp.com

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Faber Books @faberbooks.bsky.social · 5d

‘The resulting volume lets us see Heaney’s work, whose ripples we are still learning to navigate, for the colossal achievement it is.'

The Guardian on The Poems of Seamus Heaney: theguardian.com/books/2025/oct/09/the-poems-of-seamus-heaney-review-collected-works-reveal-his-colossal-achievement

The Poems of Seamus Heaney review – collected works reveal his colossal achievement

The complete works, including previously unpublished poems and expert notes, are brought together in one volume for the first time

www.theguardian.com

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Ezra Brooks @ezbrooks.bsky.social · 1d

This is incredible!

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Jeremy Erwin @jeremyerwin.bsky.social · 2d

Immerse yourself in the final Prairiewolf tape of 2025! The sound was ace, the vibe was high and the boys delivered.

Live Music Archive Updates @livemusicarchiveupdates.heads.social.ap.brid.gy · 2d

Prairiewolf Live at Glob on 2025-10-13 https://archive.org/details/Prairiewolf2025-10-13.mix.flac24

Prairiewolf Live at Glob on 2025-10-13 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

Prairiewolf10.13.2025Glob, Denver, COSource: Mix [Schoeps MK4's > Vark KCY > VST 62 IUg + DPA 4061's > DAD6001BC] > Zoom F6 @ 32f/48 > SDHC >...

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Tim McManus @islandhouserecs.bsky.social · 3d

Does anyone know of labels or artists selling tote bags? Thanks for the help

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K. A. “Kîck Åß” Pillë @keithpille.bsky.social · 2d

South Minneapolis sticker report

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Ezra Brooks @ezbrooks.bsky.social · 2d

"Dreaming of Babylon" and "The Hawkline Monster" are my go-to reads when that mood strikes.

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Vintage Synthesizer Museum @vintagesynthmuseum.bsky.social · May 22

Want to hear live ambient music being played on over 40 synths and through 14 speakers?
This happens every second Sunday of the month at the Vintage Synthesizer Museum in Los Angeles.
Second Sunday Psychedelic Synthesizer Soundbath
#synthsky #synth #soundbath #synthesizer #meditation #ambientmusic

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Erin L. Thompson @artcrimeprof.bsky.social · 2d

Photo from a review of the exhibition that opens on the 23rd: www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Breathtaking, unsettling, healing: a new exhibit by Black US artists transforms Confederate monuments

The sweeping exhibition Monuments opens in Los Angeles on 23 October and is on view through May

www.theguardian.com

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