@Concretism

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Music of a grim, Cold War Britain (2010-2025).

Aside from the odd project, Concretism is now mothballed. I'm doing other things elsewhere.

You can still buy my old stuff on Bandcamp:

https://concretism.bandcamp.com/

East Anglia, UK.

Musichttps://concretism.bandcamp.com/
Videohttps://youtube.com/channel/UCJxFm6gsdEUMaugVrbaqoVg
Concretism5m ago

I'm out today recording lots of stuff at a conference/trade fair. I've got my recording rucksack full of various recording gear.

On my portable recorder I'll be using the windguard, or 'Peter' as I like to call it.

Concretism1d ago
It does blow my mind a bit that I live out in the sticks in rural East Anglia, but with trains I can be sitting in Tottenham Court Road eating breakfast before work.
Concretism1d ago
Andrea Junker 1d ago
Trump, Putin, Netanyahu — I’m so tired of these rich, old, murderous men who cling to power and make the world suffer, desperately trying to escape justice. So damn tired.
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@WiteWulf Oh yeah. I used to play in bands and it was much easier. I'd literally just take a keyboard synth and play it.
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Playing live: Weeks/months of converting existing tracks into live versions, writing new bass parts and sequences, making samples and patches, sourcing and cutting video, assembling and syncing the whole set, then weeks of rehearsals. Travel and accomodation costs.

'I can only pay you £150 for the gig, you've got five minutes to set up/take down, and I've bumped you to the early evening slot when barely anyone is there.'

Show threadConcretism1d ago
Ah yes, playing live. Too much work for too little reward. It was fun, sometimes.
Concretism1d ago

Enjoying Pye Corner Audio a lot today, haven't played him in a while. Truly a unique sound. Kind of raw hauntological disco. Check him out if you don't know him.

Nearly played a gig with him a couple of years ago, until I pulled out (nothing to do with him).

Concretism1d ago
Was working in a central London studio today that I used to work in every day over 20 years ago. It was a bit like travelling back in time, and strangely comforting.
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@Scatterfilter Buttered sourdough toast with eggs is god tier.
Concretism2d ago

Went to a local farmer's market this morning (we went in January so second time). Came home with savoury pies, sourdough bread, cheese, gin, ales.

It's great to chat to the people that actually make all this stuff.