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The Unfinished

@theunfinished.bsky.social

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Matt Bowdler; purveyor of synth noises; father of two girls; lover of the Nordics, Japan, Korea; 80s child; music making stuff & nonsense

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The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 7m

I went to Aldi!

Haven’t done that for probably a decade.

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Coates is Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 4h

It’s the 111th anniversary today of the birth of Harry Rée, who was a teacher and conscientious objector when the Second World War broke out, and by the time it ended, when he was 31, had invented ‘blackmail sabotage’ and got a DSO, an OBE, a Croix de Guerre, and a Medaille de la Resistance

b/w photo of a man in socks and sandals, jacket, short and jumper, in front of a wall with a bike leaning on it, and with a pipe in his mouth. If you wanted one image to sum up the word ‘nonchalant’, this would be it

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The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 20m

I currently have an iPod playlist of just 1980 to 1983 which is about 7 hours long.

And that’s ONLY taken from the NOW compilations as well. None of my own extra favourites!

The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 3h

What impossibleness is this??!!!

The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 3h

Top 30 from each year, yes?

The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 5h

Anita Cheetah.

The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 6h

a man in an apron is walking down a street

Alt: The “sugar and water” alien from Men In Black walking down the street trying to look normal.

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The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 6h

It would be quite good to have a function on here that says “Hey! You’ve liked a dozen posts from this person you’re not following recently, maybe you SHOULD follow them!

That’d be useful.

The alternative is my brain working. Which is a non-starter.

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The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 6h

Have come up with an idea for a series of softsynth videos which is probably going to require me to up my video making game.

Well, learn some software better and put together a package of graphics gimmicks anyway!

Should be fun work.

The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 16h

I can imagine.

I have a little dream of spending a week by myself in a hotel, to do some proper business planning/admin.

Hotel breakfast, little walk, a few hours of brainstorming, before having a nice meal by myself and a little telly in bed!

The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 16h

Lovely jubbly! Thanks Ben. :)

The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 16h

How’s the hotel life suiting you?

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The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 16h

Haha, classic idea.

Is there a way to listen back to Ben’s shows, do you know? I’ve been meaning to listen for a while now but, can’t when he’s broadcasting.

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The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 16h

Two of my favourite countries. Have only ever had a great time in them*.

*Even the time my girlfriend technically dumped me in Stockholm.

The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 16h

And didn’t it make the lower rungs of the top 40?

The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 21h

I love that Chaffy cartoon. :)

The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 23h

It's also quite amusing that the band (him singing, drummer, pianist and upright bass) manage to somehow produce the sounds of an electric guitar, string section AND backing vocalists.

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The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 23h

Have started watching the second series of Ridley and I'm quite amused that they've added MORE of Adrian Dunbar singing in his jazz club.

I refuse to believe that was the feedback they got for the first series.

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The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 1d

I like some fresh tomatoes in a sandwich or a salad.

But, honestly, tomatoes in Italy are off the scale! It was quite the revelation.

A bit like discovering what proper Italian tiramisu is supposed to taste like.

The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 1d

Tomatoes? I sense a man who's never been to Italy. :)

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The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 1d

Please don't.

The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 1d

ChoooooooooooooooooooN!!!!!

The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 1d

Ovid Video, I do remember. But I didn't have Sky, so that might be why this is ringing zero bells!

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The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 1d

Jesus Christ, the music!

And you "enjoyed" this, did you?

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The Unfinished @theunfinished.bsky.social · 1d

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