Kat Five
@katfive.bsky.social
"Techno-goth genius" - Loud Women
Music & tech. Change. Artist, producer, AI explorer, aka Terry Tyldesley / Feral Five linktr.ee/katfive
https://feralfive.bandcamp.com/track/truth-is-the-new-gold
Music & tech. Change. Artist, producer, AI explorer, aka Terry Tyldesley / Feral Five linktr.ee/katfive
https://feralfive.bandcamp.com/track/truth-is-the-new-gold
Pinned
Kat Five
@katfive.bsky.social
· 20d
Pre-order this now!
lnk.to/t4plullabyin...
lnk.to/t4plullabyin...
December 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Pre-order this now!
lnk.to/t4plullabyin...
lnk.to/t4plullabyin...
Reposted by Kat Five
Could 2026 be the year of public interest technology? We've been doing some thinking at Kinship Works with @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social and co at Careful Industries - what it would take for 2026 to see public interest/civic tech to reach its full potential? Some ideas:
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
Could 2026 be the year of public interest technology?
Yes — if funders step up
medium.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Could 2026 be the year of public interest technology? We've been doing some thinking at Kinship Works with @rachelcoldicutt.bsky.social and co at Careful Industries - what it would take for 2026 to see public interest/civic tech to reach its full potential? Some ideas:
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
medium.com/@jamestplunk...
Reposted by Kat Five
Band applications open for 2026 LOUD WOMEN Fests in Berlin, NYC and London – and Rebellion Introducing Stage on LOUD WOMEN Sunday!
This year, LOUD WOMEN has been celebrating 10 years of championing women and non-binary musicians globally. We’ve held events in London, Bristol, Edinburgh,…
This year, LOUD WOMEN has been celebrating 10 years of championing women and non-binary musicians globally. We’ve held events in London, Bristol, Edinburgh,…
Band applications open for 2026 LOUD WOMEN Fests in Berlin, NYC and London – and Rebellion Introducing Stage on LOUD WOMEN Sunday!
This year, LOUD WOMEN has been celebrating 10 years of championing women and non-binary musicians globally. We’ve held events in London, Bristol, Edinburgh, Manchester, New York, Halifax Nova Scotia ... and before the year is out we’ll also have taken a trip down under to Sydney and Melbourne too! In 2026, we’re going just as hard. And if you’re a woman or non-binary musician, you can join us too...
loudwomen.org
November 27, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Band applications open for 2026 LOUD WOMEN Fests in Berlin, NYC and London – and Rebellion Introducing Stage on LOUD WOMEN Sunday!
This year, LOUD WOMEN has been celebrating 10 years of championing women and non-binary musicians globally. We’ve held events in London, Bristol, Edinburgh,…
This year, LOUD WOMEN has been celebrating 10 years of championing women and non-binary musicians globally. We’ve held events in London, Bristol, Edinburgh,…
Learned a new expression, contact fatigue. Every delivery, every product, inbox cluttering, energy wasting. And then there’s the new indignant subject line marketing trend, no idea why people think rudeness sells!
November 30, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Learned a new expression, contact fatigue. Every delivery, every product, inbox cluttering, energy wasting. And then there’s the new indignant subject line marketing trend, no idea why people think rudeness sells!
Refreshing gift guide from @parismarx.com, tech products to avoid!
Christmas is coming, and the Black Friday sales signal we’re in peak gift-buying season.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
When you’re picking out gifts for friends and family this year, there’s a whole slew of tech products that are better to avoid. I put together a guide to help you through it.
A tech critic’s guide to holiday gift-giving
Maybe your grandma doesn’t need that Alexa smart speaker
disconnect.blog
November 29, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Refreshing gift guide from @parismarx.com, tech products to avoid!
Reposted by Kat Five
One *good* thing about Black Friday? Any chance to support independent musicians making tools for other musicians, solving problems and giving us inspiration, works for me! So here's @isotonikstudios.bsky.social @manifestaudio.bsky.social @rainbowcircuit.bsky.social and many more:
Black Friday: pimp my Live with the best add-ons - CDM Create Digital Music
Ableton Live 12.3 is out of beta; it's time to liven up your Live setup (plus Ableton Move and Push and Novation Circuit Tracks). Black Friday deals have these at the lowest prices you'll see all year...
cdm.link
November 28, 2025 at 6:07 PM
One *good* thing about Black Friday? Any chance to support independent musicians making tools for other musicians, solving problems and giving us inspiration, works for me! So here's @isotonikstudios.bsky.social @manifestaudio.bsky.social @rainbowcircuit.bsky.social and many more:
It’s Clock DVA night in London. Never thought it’d happen!
November 28, 2025 at 5:19 PM
It’s Clock DVA night in London. Never thought it’d happen!
Check out the @recklessyes.bsky.social sale @bandcamp.com for deals on our Feral Five album on vinyl, the new compilation, excellent tea towels and more! #TruthIsTheNewGold
Of course we’re having a bit of a sale - money off vinyl and CDs including our compilation Among The Wildflowers as well as Reckless Yes adorned items such as a quality tea towel!
Over on Bandcamp: recklessyes.bandcamp.com/merch
Over on Bandcamp: recklessyes.bandcamp.com/merch
November 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Check out the @recklessyes.bsky.social sale @bandcamp.com for deals on our Feral Five album on vinyl, the new compilation, excellent tea towels and more! #TruthIsTheNewGold
Reposted by Kat Five
LOUD WOMEN return to Rebellion Festival in 2026 – band applications to play LOUD WOMEN Sunday on the Introducing Stage now open!
LOUD WOMEN will be back at Rebellion Festival on Sunday 9 August 2026 to programme a full day of female, non-binary and trans powered punk bands on the Rebellion…
LOUD WOMEN will be back at Rebellion Festival on Sunday 9 August 2026 to programme a full day of female, non-binary and trans powered punk bands on the Rebellion…
LOUD WOMEN return to Rebellion Festival in 2026 – band applications to play LOUD WOMEN Sunday on the Introducing Stage now open!
LOUD WOMEN will be back at Rebellion Festival on Sunday 9 August 2026 to programme a full day of female, non-binary and trans powered punk bands on the Rebellion Introducing Stage. Band applications to play are now open via this form.
loudwomen.org
November 26, 2025 at 8:41 PM
LOUD WOMEN return to Rebellion Festival in 2026 – band applications to play LOUD WOMEN Sunday on the Introducing Stage now open!
LOUD WOMEN will be back at Rebellion Festival on Sunday 9 August 2026 to programme a full day of female, non-binary and trans powered punk bands on the Rebellion…
LOUD WOMEN will be back at Rebellion Festival on Sunday 9 August 2026 to programme a full day of female, non-binary and trans powered punk bands on the Rebellion…
Reposted by Kat Five
invitation #London listening party for the release of Nonclassical album Vari/ations – An Ode to Oram
November 26, 2025 6:30pm – 10:30pm
www.nonclassical.co.uk/events/varia...
November 26, 2025 6:30pm – 10:30pm
www.nonclassical.co.uk/events/varia...
(Release Party) Vari/ations – An Ode to Oram — nonclassical
Celebrate the release of Vari/ations: An Ode to Oram , a compilation honoring 100 years of Daphne Oram. Listen to the full vinyl release, hear from the featured artists, join a Q&A, and enjoy DJ ...
www.nonclassical.co.uk
November 26, 2025 at 7:50 AM
invitation #London listening party for the release of Nonclassical album Vari/ations – An Ode to Oram
November 26, 2025 6:30pm – 10:30pm
www.nonclassical.co.uk/events/varia...
November 26, 2025 6:30pm – 10:30pm
www.nonclassical.co.uk/events/varia...
Reposted by Kat Five
I was up at 2 am checking out @subvert.fm. (I'm member #1,000.) The site was amazingly glitch free for an alpha version. I bought 2 albums and downloaded a free track. Artists get 100% of the release purchase price (sometimes discounted for members), but I added a little extra to support the site.
November 22, 2025 at 5:29 PM
I was up at 2 am checking out @subvert.fm. (I'm member #1,000.) The site was amazingly glitch free for an alpha version. I bought 2 albums and downloaded a free track. Artists get 100% of the release purchase price (sometimes discounted for members), but I added a little extra to support the site.
Reposted by Kat Five
Thanks for the play @untidyradio.bsky.social #Switch 🪶 📻
November 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Thanks for the play @untidyradio.bsky.social #Switch 🪶 📻
Reposted by Kat Five
Our platform is here for you to test.
After a year of building with 15,000+ co-op members, our collectively-owned Bandcamp successor is live for testing at alpha.subvert.fm
Join today to help test it before public launch.
After a year of building with 15,000+ co-op members, our collectively-owned Bandcamp successor is live for testing at alpha.subvert.fm
Join today to help test it before public launch.
November 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Our platform is here for you to test.
After a year of building with 15,000+ co-op members, our collectively-owned Bandcamp successor is live for testing at alpha.subvert.fm
Join today to help test it before public launch.
After a year of building with 15,000+ co-op members, our collectively-owned Bandcamp successor is live for testing at alpha.subvert.fm
Join today to help test it before public launch.
Ace new release out today from @wherewesleep.bsky.social 🔥
Thanks to @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social for making Headlong their video of the week.
Headlong is out today. 😎
tinyurl.com/2nhwtybk
Headlong is out today. 😎
tinyurl.com/2nhwtybk
Video Of The Week #307: Where We Sleep - Headlong - God Is In The TV
Where We Sleep make a thrill with their atmospheric new single 'Headlong', and the accompanying video, layers of slashing and simmering fuzz box riffing
tinyurl.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Ace new release out today from @wherewesleep.bsky.social 🔥
Reposted by Kat Five
Everyone, please welcome Brian Eno.......
Poor people are being abandoned by this country.
Brian Eno telling it straight
Brian Eno telling it straight
November 19, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Everyone, please welcome Brian Eno.......
Reposted by Kat Five
In our brand new Music Streaming guide, we take a look at 12 streaming platforms, giving our recommendations on what to avoid and who is leading the way with their ethics.
We also include a bespoke rating on how each platform compensates musicians.
Read the full guide here: bit.ly/4968YWG
We also include a bespoke rating on how each platform compensates musicians.
Read the full guide here: bit.ly/4968YWG
November 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
In our brand new Music Streaming guide, we take a look at 12 streaming platforms, giving our recommendations on what to avoid and who is leading the way with their ethics.
We also include a bespoke rating on how each platform compensates musicians.
Read the full guide here: bit.ly/4968YWG
We also include a bespoke rating on how each platform compensates musicians.
Read the full guide here: bit.ly/4968YWG
Reposted by Kat Five
If the main channels of music distribution infrastructure on the internet are going to continue to enshittify themselves to death, the only logical response is to enact a digital dubplate mentality in your community both IRL and URL.
November 13, 2025 at 6:08 PM
If the main channels of music distribution infrastructure on the internet are going to continue to enshittify themselves to death, the only logical response is to enact a digital dubplate mentality in your community both IRL and URL.
Yes!! I’m in, as in work in progress.
The age of 'art' (music, images, anything) being all about obscuring / confusing any overt meaning is dead.
We need art that says EXACTLY what it means in the most incisive, transmissible and elevating way.
We need art that says EXACTLY what it means in the most incisive, transmissible and elevating way.
November 13, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Yes!! I’m in, as in work in progress.
Reposted by Kat Five
Big win for creatives today in the battle against exploitation by AI companies ⬇️
German court rules OpenAI infringed copyright when it trained on copyrighted song lyrics
www.reuters.com/world/german...
German court rules OpenAI infringed copyright when it trained on copyrighted song lyrics
www.reuters.com/world/german...
November 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Big win for creatives today in the battle against exploitation by AI companies ⬇️
German court rules OpenAI infringed copyright when it trained on copyrighted song lyrics
www.reuters.com/world/german...
German court rules OpenAI infringed copyright when it trained on copyrighted song lyrics
www.reuters.com/world/german...
Reposted by Kat Five
Looking for some ethical, #coops-friendly #Christmas presents? Here's part one of our gift guide, compiled with Ethical Consumer
Ethical Christmas gift guide for co-operators
The first instalment of our 2025 Christmas gift guide is made up of items from Ethical Consumer’s Best Buy Label list
www.thenews.coop
November 10, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Looking for some ethical, #coops-friendly #Christmas presents? Here's part one of our gift guide, compiled with Ethical Consumer
Reposted by Kat Five
In a few mins, (and then @bbcsounds.bsky.social) it's our Freak Zone Art Time Punks special on the more experimental end of new wave. Expect Wire, This Heat, ATV, Television Personalities, Swell Maps, Patti Smith, Television, Pere Ubu, The Fall and more....
November 9, 2025 at 7:58 PM
In a few mins, (and then @bbcsounds.bsky.social) it's our Freak Zone Art Time Punks special on the more experimental end of new wave. Expect Wire, This Heat, ATV, Television Personalities, Swell Maps, Patti Smith, Television, Pere Ubu, The Fall and more....
Excited to be speaking about music @ethical-consumer.bsky.social Conference today in their session on ‘Moving away from tech monopolies’
It's only a few days away from our annual conference in London.
We've got some great speakers joining us to explore "How can we move beyond corporate power? Why re-inventing corporations can help us build a fairer and more sustainable future"
Find out more and buy tickets here:
bit.ly/4nFvWr8
We've got some great speakers joining us to explore "How can we move beyond corporate power? Why re-inventing corporations can help us build a fairer and more sustainable future"
Find out more and buy tickets here:
bit.ly/4nFvWr8
November 7, 2025 at 8:16 AM
Excited to be speaking about music @ethical-consumer.bsky.social Conference today in their session on ‘Moving away from tech monopolies’
Reposted by Kat Five
A brilliant book, chuffed to have been able to review this one for LTW
Mike Joyce finally tells his story, offering candid and personal reflections on being a member of The Smiths
@iainkey.bsky.social review for LTW
@johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @newmodernbooks.bsky.social @peteselby.bsky.social
louderthanwar.com/the-drums-by...
@iainkey.bsky.social review for LTW
@johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @newmodernbooks.bsky.social @peteselby.bsky.social
louderthanwar.com/the-drums-by...
The Drums by Mike Joyce - Book Review
Mike Joyce finally tells his story, offering candid and personal reflections on being a member of The Smiths
louderthanwar.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:42 AM
A brilliant book, chuffed to have been able to review this one for LTW