mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Creative director & digital designer / Experienced independent generalist / Artist and musician as @sitenonsite@mastodon.social
Back from a week working and walking on the edge of Saddleworth. Nothing restores my positivity quite like spending time on the Pennine moors.
One for fellow spoolers: WalkmanLand is a database of all 80s/90s portable cassette players (found via @simplebits@mastodon.social' fine newsletter). My WM-22 still outperforms any modern alternatives and it's lovely to get this much detail. https://walkman.land/sony/wm-22
Here’s my 22nd annual music roundup — bigger and more ridiculously obsessive than ever. https://colly.com/journal/twenty-twentyfive-in-music
Almost finished part three of my Tokyo roundup. Here’s a preview...
Spent the day re-recording software piano parts on a lovely Yamaha YU-11 in a tiny Harajuku studio — then went record shopping.
Lots of Sakamoto moments on this trip. Watched the Tokyo Melody 4K restoration and also got up close with his Fairlight CMI. The highlight was an afternoon at Sakamoto Library (secret location, strictly no photos). Incredible to quietly read a book that I know he cherished and discover his margin notes and underlines.
I love this so much. Jon's side project is a wonderful example of what it means to really love music and how rewarding it is to be a fan.
A deep one for fellow fans... https://colly.com/journal/radiohead-o2-arena-london
Happy Setsubun ("seasonal division," the day before spring in the old Japanese calendar). I was half-blind from staring into the sun, but managed to catch a packet of beans, which should help me ward off a few demons.
