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Matt Ashton

@matthewjashton.bsky.social

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MUSIC with @theleaflibrary.bsky.social / The Form Group / Sun Drawing / Mirrored Daughters / Basic Design / Sea Glass etc DESIGN + ILLUSTRATION at intervals

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𝕗𝕚𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕥𝕒𝕥𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 @firestations.bsky.social · 16h

Sad that we can’t do Mirrored Daughters after all, but excited to be unexpectedly playing the Many White Horses songs again, with accompanying projections too. Come along for a happysad immersive time.

(Withered Hand is a big songwriting hero of ours so we are v happy 💯🤘)

Fika Recordings @fikarecordings.com · 17h

Unfortunately Mirrored Daughters have had to pull out of supporting Withered Hand for us on the 28th of October at The Victoria in Dalston.

But we're delighted to keep Mirrored Daughters' Mike on the bill and welcome @firestations.bsky.social to the line up.

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Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 5h

Understanding the spectrum as a wheel really helped my family’s situation.

Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 17h

I'm going to start telling people I'm just an ideas man.

Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 17h

And so now, when people say, "oh, what do you play then?", I have to say "the guitaaar like everyone else, yes electric guitar, no, not a Strat, it's an offset, it's called a Jazzmaster, yes, everyone's got them now..."

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Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 18h

Didn't let me learn the drums.

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Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 2d

Got a whole playlist of this stuff for any Tidal pals out there: tidal.com/playlist/47e...

OTHER VOICES

Playlist - OTHER VOICES - 92 items

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Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 2d

Are we still doing the post a banger not in English?

Bit late to this one, but no less in love with it as a result:

youtu.be/RPHb1i2CtSA?...

Rethabile Khumalo ft Master KG - Ntyilo Ntyilo (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by Rethabile Khumalo Official

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Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 4d

Just meeting my neighbours for the night.

(Sleeping out to raise money for Hackney Night Shelter - sponsor along if you can.)

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My sleeping bag in a church yard next to some graves.

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Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 4d

"Well, it's a marvelous night for a moondance
With the stars up above in your eyes
A fantabulous night to make romance
'Neath the cover of October skies"

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🅡🅞🅑 🅜🅔🅢🅤🅡🅔 @robmesure.bsky.social · 5d

“I Can’t Believe It’s Just Hütter”

Steve Coogan Fan @stevecooganfan.bsky.social · 5d

And it's not even Kraftwerk – it's just Ralf and three random blokes

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Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 5d

It would appear the awakening drummer is later coming in, again.

Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 6d

The world of royalties never sleeps (unless you're actually PRS).

Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 6d

Thanks for the reminder, just checking...

oooh, just enough to cover the slightly unjustified s/h record I've just bought. The lord moves in mysterious ways.

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Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 7d

I’m sleeping out this Friday to raise money for Hackney Night Shelter in London.

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If you can, send money and/or toastie vibes. Thanks!

Matt's fundraiser for Hackney Night Shelter

Help Matt Ashton raise money to support Hackney Night Shelter

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Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 8d

Also re. demos, I like getting stuff down really quickly (and I’m no engineer) so they’re often very scrappy. They then get added to over big periods of time, so there’s all sorts of different quality levels going on.

One day that might just be the release. I quite like the idea of it.

Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 8d

Oh, that definitely happens - first and second albums we re-amped a load of stuff. But with this one we wanted a go at going to a big space with a big sound and to stand in the room and play it. Never really done it before. An indulgence.

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Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 8d

I think there's room for a bit of both with our stuff. We demo-ed the heck out of our last album, which I loved doing, and then spent aaages on most elements of it. But then other albums have been recorded as they appeared to us in the room (Mirrored Daughters good example). I love the work!

Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 8d

Send a photo when you do.

Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 9d

Thank you! Got the last one (cvvv-xfsf)

Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 9d

(This was going to be the album cover for a while)

Lewis Young, drummer in the pop band The Leaf Library, taking to the famous Big Jelly slide in April 2022.

Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 9d

What, that's the first thing you're meant to do when you get there!

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Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 9d

Ha ha. It's a guaranteed number one.

Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 9d

There are other instruments on there, not just snare drums.

Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 9d

It was! That snare cupboard was a dream. Results will be out next year.

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Matt Ashton @matthewjashton.bsky.social · 9d

I might start saying that to Lewis mid-song.