Phirnis
@phirnis.bsky.social
Bring the chill noise! ☕❤️
Latest release: https://strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/the-gateway-tape
Latest release: https://strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/the-gateway-tape
From the early days of AI "art".
December 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
From the early days of AI "art".
The name Lustmord always made me keep my distance from Brian Williams' work but Heresy from 1990 is an incredible piece of brooding and sinister sounding ambient music - I would love to hear this over big speakers.
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The name Lustmord always made me keep my distance from Brian Williams' work but Heresy from 1990 is an incredible piece of brooding and sinister sounding ambient music - I would love to hear this over big speakers.
The ECM-ification of Experimental Music
December 7, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The ECM-ification of Experimental Music
I still make a lot of music, but releases have become fewer. I only put something out when I feel I have something new to contribute - with stricter quality control.
strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/the-ga...
strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/chill-...
strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/the-ga...
strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/chill-...
December 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I still make a lot of music, but releases have become fewer. I only put something out when I feel I have something new to contribute - with stricter quality control.
strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/the-ga...
strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/chill-...
strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/the-ga...
strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/chill-...
Noise drama, early 2000s?
December 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Noise drama, early 2000s?
Linda Ronstadt and Brian Wilson, 1970s ♥️
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Linda Ronstadt and Brian Wilson, 1970s ♥️
"The lost era of Netlabels" - I saw someone say that on Reddit and immediately felt a lump in my throat. Those were good times - tons of questionable mastering and terrible cover art, but also a whole universe of genuinely interesting music.
December 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"The lost era of Netlabels" - I saw someone say that on Reddit and immediately felt a lump in my throat. Those were good times - tons of questionable mastering and terrible cover art, but also a whole universe of genuinely interesting music.
Anyone remember Harsh Noise Wally? 🔊
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Anyone remember Harsh Noise Wally? 🔊
Rejected cover art - the label guys (cc @strategictaper.bsky.social) did not understand that true art is meant to be provocative and get you out of your aesthetic comfort zone.
November 30, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Rejected cover art - the label guys (cc @strategictaper.bsky.social) did not understand that true art is meant to be provocative and get you out of your aesthetic comfort zone.
Post your favorite LOTR character(s). Wrong answers only.
November 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Post your favorite LOTR character(s). Wrong answers only.
introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Konono No. 1
Brian Wilson
Throbbing Gristle
Matmos
Justin Timberlake
Konono No. 1
Brian Wilson
Throbbing Gristle
Matmos
Justin Timberlake
introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Pulp
Pet Shop Boys
All Saints
Starsailor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Pulp
Pet Shop Boys
All Saints
Starsailor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Faun
Nightwish
Oomph
ASP
Depeche Mode
I’ve seen Faun and Depeche Mode multiple times tho :)
Faun
Nightwish
Oomph
ASP
Depeche Mode
I’ve seen Faun and Depeche Mode multiple times tho :)
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Konono No. 1
Brian Wilson
Throbbing Gristle
Matmos
Justin Timberlake
Konono No. 1
Brian Wilson
Throbbing Gristle
Matmos
Justin Timberlake
I wrote about Cut Hands and William Bennett's remarkable evolution from Whitehouse to his later rebranding as "Afro Noise" prducer and Boiler Room performer - in German. skug.at/cut-hands-ei...
Cut Hands: Einmal »Boiler Room« und zurück | skug MUSIKKULTUR
Der britische Musiker William Bennett wird in diesem Jahr 65. Nach einer turbulenten Karriere mit der Noise-Band Whitehouse entdeckt er in seinen Fünfzigern die Tanzfläche – und die kulturelle Öffentl...
skug.at
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I wrote about Cut Hands and William Bennett's remarkable evolution from Whitehouse to his later rebranding as "Afro Noise" prducer and Boiler Room performer - in German. skug.at/cut-hands-ei...
Reposted by Phirnis
I’m buying this theory 💯
My little theory is, AC/DC sounded the most dangerous before they got their iconic logo - it's the pre-branding period.
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I’m buying this theory 💯
Another performance by The Rita that has to be seen to be believed - at one point he puts on a diving mask and dunks his head in a tub of water, triggering the sound through a contact mic. Harsh noise doesn't get much more... committed than this. youtu.be/TD39L-6SPrY
The Rita Live @ Amplified Humans Festival (2016)
YouTube video by s17ence
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Another performance by The Rita that has to be seen to be believed - at one point he puts on a diving mask and dunks his head in a tub of water, triggering the sound through a contact mic. Harsh noise doesn't get much more... committed than this. youtu.be/TD39L-6SPrY
Big fan of this new Hercules and Love Affair song ♥️
November 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Big fan of this new Hercules and Love Affair song ♥️
From Reddit - most wholesome Whitehouse meme ever?
November 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
From Reddit - most wholesome Whitehouse meme ever?
My little theory is, AC/DC sounded the most dangerous before they got their iconic logo - it's the pre-branding period.
November 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
My little theory is, AC/DC sounded the most dangerous before they got their iconic logo - it's the pre-branding period.
1997, here we go:
Portishead - Portishead
The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
Slo-Burn - Amusing the Amazing EP
Helmet - Aftertaste
Melvins - Honky
Daft Punk - Homework
Björk - Homogenic
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
Portishead - Portishead
The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
Slo-Burn - Amusing the Amazing EP
Helmet - Aftertaste
Melvins - Honky
Daft Punk - Homework
Björk - Homogenic
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
What perfect album came out when you turned 16
I mean, come ON
I mean, come ON
November 18, 2025 at 4:41 AM
1997, here we go:
Portishead - Portishead
The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
Slo-Burn - Amusing the Amazing EP
Helmet - Aftertaste
Melvins - Honky
Daft Punk - Homework
Björk - Homogenic
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
Portishead - Portishead
The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
Slo-Burn - Amusing the Amazing EP
Helmet - Aftertaste
Melvins - Honky
Daft Punk - Homework
Björk - Homogenic
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
This footage of a Hijokaidan performance at a Kyoto university from 1981 (!) is just incredible. "Total mayhem" doesn't even begin to describe it - for educational purposes only. youtu.be/u3Zxp0izwzI
非常階段 Hijokaidan - live at Doshisha University, Kyoto 1981
YouTube video by Jenn Jitterbug
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This footage of a Hijokaidan performance at a Kyoto university from 1981 (!) is just incredible. "Total mayhem" doesn't even begin to describe it - for educational purposes only. youtu.be/u3Zxp0izwzI
I love the weird chaotic energy of Tangerine Dream's early material - Alpha Centauri sounds like cosmic ritual music for alien encounters. 👽
November 15, 2025 at 4:12 AM
I love the weird chaotic energy of Tangerine Dream's early material - Alpha Centauri sounds like cosmic ritual music for alien encounters. 👽
Reposted by Phirnis
Reposted by Phirnis
The 1967 billboard for Love's Forever Changes album in West Hollywood. The original album art was by Bob Pepper.
November 15, 2025 at 3:04 AM
The 1967 billboard for Love's Forever Changes album in West Hollywood. The original album art was by Bob Pepper.
Legend has it there's a Phirnis tape with a hidden shoegaze karaoke cover of this German country song on it - the title translates to "Hey boss, I need more money".
November 14, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Legend has it there's a Phirnis tape with a hidden shoegaze karaoke cover of this German country song on it - the title translates to "Hey boss, I need more money".
Love this Boiler Room footage of Christian Fennesz from a couple of years ago - always one of the most brilliant performers in experimental music. youtu.be/PFwYf083rJc
Thirty Three Thirty Three (33-33) presents CHRISTIAN FENNESZ live // Boiler Room
YouTube video by 33-33
youtu.be
November 13, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Love this Boiler Room footage of Christian Fennesz from a couple of years ago - always one of the most brilliant performers in experimental music. youtu.be/PFwYf083rJc
Next year, Firestarter will be 30 years old. 🐜
November 13, 2025 at 4:57 AM
Next year, Firestarter will be 30 years old. 🐜