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Guernsey based sound mangler. Links, music, mailing list etc. http://linktr.ee/flexagon

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A standard STR Authorization To Make Music form

A standard STR Authorization To Make Music form

Just in case anyone doesn't have this from the olden days, you should always fill out an Authorization To Make Music form BEFORE you start making any music. It can help reduce mistakes and optimize your reliability and, also, it's legally mandatory.

18.03.2025 15:08 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

A squirrel, in Guernsey!

News story of the year and it's still only February.

24.02.2025 22:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dizzy (with Flexagon), by Kiya Ashton from the album Changing Seasons

I recorded and mixed this album for Kiya recently. It's mainly live, stripped back and very acoustic. But on the last song Dizzy, she said to go off and do what I like with it. So I did. 😊

kiyaashton.bandcamp.com/track/dizzy-...

...also available on all the streaming sites too.

#folk #folkmusic

23.02.2025 19:46 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The Shamen - Re:Evolution (1992)
The Shamen - Re:Evolution (1992) YouTube video by IchigoMe

Been thinking a lot recently about my pivotal musical moments and influences.

Keep coming back to hearing this on the radio.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-U6...

Happy remembering if you were around back then, happy discovering if you weren't.

21.02.2025 03:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kiya Ashton Album Launch – The Drunken Duck – 15/02/25 Having staged her last record launch, for Chirrup, in St Peter Port’s Town Church (astonishingly some five years ago) Kiya Ashton took a more back to basics approach for the launch of her new album…

ICYMI my review of Kiya Ashton’s album launch show at the Drunken Duck… tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/02/19/k...

#music #newmusic #livemusic #albumlaunch #guernsey #drunkenduck #indiefolk #musicreview #livemusicreview #gigreview @flexagonmusic.bsky.social

20.02.2025 20:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Kiya Ashton – Changing Seasons Doing what I do in the sphere of new music in the Channel Islands often feels like a privilege as I get the opportunity to chart artists’ work over the course of years and see them change and grow,…

Ahead of its launch show this and release this weekend my review of the ne record from Kiya Ashton, Changing Seasons: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/02/14/k...

#music
#newmusic
#indiefolk
#modernfolk
#folkmusic
#kiyaashton
#changingseasons
#guernsey
#musicreview
#recordreview
#albumreview

14.02.2025 12:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

All music events, large and small, should have a halftime show in the middle where some people play a sport for ten minutes or so.

10.02.2025 18:25 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 2
Sony MiniDisc Walkman and disc

Sony MiniDisc Walkman and disc

Dug out my old MiniDisc Walkman today.

Why? Because it's going on display in a museum tomorrow!

Feeling old........

28.01.2025 23:04 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands: Kiya Ashton – 25/01/25 With more new releases in the space of a month than I can recall 2025 has started off stronger for new music in the islands than possibly any year before, so it led to an understandably packed edit…

You can find all the info and where to listen to last night’s BBC Music Introducing In The Channel Islands show featuring a preview of Kiya Ashton’s new album and lots more here: tommygirard.wordpress.com/2025/01/26/b...

#music
#newmusic
#bbcintroducing
#channelislands
#guernsey
#jersey
#radio

26.01.2025 10:46 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I would have more respect for Bob Dylan if he mastered his own tracks. There are so many free tutorials out there now.

25.01.2025 17:23 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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A flavour of #MixedFeelings, with @katyskylab.bsky.social - Chilled music curated from the heart. Tomorrow night at 10pm on Skylab.

Thank you for bearing with us as we’re carrying out essential maintenance to our systems and processes. 🎧🧑

12.01.2025 16:59 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
1950s dictation machine

1950s dictation machine

Friend of mine found this in a charity shop today. They thought it was a vinyl lathe for one off discs or acetates. It's not. It's a dictation machine from the 50s that records on a magnetic disc.

"Do you want it? It's Β£35"

YesNoYesNoYesNoReallyShouldn'tYesNoYes

10.01.2025 01:38 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Catch up with the December edition of #MixedFeelings with @katyskylab.bsky.social via Skylab Radio On Demand…

skylabradio.com/mixcloud

Plus, listen again to the previous editions of #TheSpaceStation, #TheLaunchpad and #SuburbanCalm, along with the recent #ClubAeterna guest mixes.

🎧🧑

11.12.2024 15:58 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
Eko 12 string guitar

Eko 12 string guitar

Welcome to the family.

Brought home this lovely old Eko 12 string guitar today. From the 60s or 70s, haven't managed to date it yet.

06.12.2024 23:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Symphony of the Harmony of Celestial Revelations 12.00 PM, by Sounds of Space Project from the album Aurora Musicalis

Welcome to all our new followers! We are an art science collaboration inspired by the "sounds" of space from Earth to beyond the galaxy. Listen to theses amazing "sounds" as recorded by the @bas.ac.uk VLF receiver in the Antarctic accompanied by ambient music on a grand piano πŸŒŽπŸ“‘πŸŽΌπŸŽ΅πŸŽΉ.
⬇️

23.11.2024 10:49 πŸ‘ 45 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Orgone SVH (Flexagon Rework) Citizen-X Β· Single Β· 2020 Β· 1 songs

My collaboration with ambient artist and friend @flexagonmusic.bsky.social #ambientmusic #ambient #chillout #chillwave

open.spotify.com/album/6JHh43...

22.11.2024 13:43 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Mandolin made in 1933

Mandolin made in 1933

My Great-grandfather made this mandolin in 1933. After years in a mess it was restored last year & it's playable again!

I learnt enough to join in at an Irish session, as a one off so my Dad could hear it played again.

Turns out it wasn't a one off, I'm a trad musician now. #mandolin #folkmusic

19.11.2024 00:22 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Flexagon and Lihou - Un Vert Bocage - A Traditional Guernsey song re-imagined
Flexagon and Lihou - Un Vert Bocage - A Traditional Guernsey song re-imagined YouTube video by Flexagon

Hello new followers! I'm not making new music at the moment. Instead I'm enjoying a deep dive into playing and performing traditional music.

My last release, Un Vert Bocage, came out a year ago today. Looking back now it clearly foreshadowed what I'm now doing!

#folk #folkmusic #traditionalmusic

17.11.2024 17:36 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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ON DEMAND | Skylab Radio

Catch up on the December editions of…

- Mixed Feelings
- Suburban Calm
- The Launchpad

via Skylab Radio On Demand…

skylabradio.com/mixcloud

16.12.2023 13:53 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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LIHOU This is "LIHOU" by Little River Pictures on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

Thanks for all the interest and lovely feedback on the Un Vert Bocage single. Link in bio to that etc.

Here's the mini-documentary about the band Lihou, Guernsey, and where the song I used came from.

vimeo.com/871018993

29.11.2023 11:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Top FOTN mod @louiseann.bsky.social reviews our readers faves at freshonthenet.co.uk/faves510 feat:
AODHAN
BETH AND BLUE
BLAKE HARLEY
BLOKEACOLA
BORED AT MY GRANDMAS HOUSE
FLEXAGON AND LIHOU
SHORT SHARP SCRATCH
TELSTEP
THE MANTECAS
XY BIRD
Graphic: BoredAtMyGrandmaHouse by @steveharris.bsky.social

27.11.2023 13:10 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Phantom Circuit #406: Principles

An extended edition with tracks by @flexagonmusic.bsky.social & Lihou, Laibach, Death Dive into Saturn, The Blues Magoos, Coil and many more.

First heard yesterday on @beachyheadradio.bsky.social
www.mixcloud.com/BeachyHeadRa...

24.11.2023 13:32 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Un Vert Bocage Flexagon Β· Song Β· 2023

Here's the new track on Spotify.

"Le long d'un vert bocage, prΓ¨s d’un courant ruisseau"

"Along beside the green hedgerows, beside a flowing stream, the small birds are singing."

It's the start of one of those songs about taking advice from birds...

19.11.2023 08:49 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

DMs and being to upload videos too. πŸ˜‰

17.11.2023 15:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Un Vert Bocage, by Flexagon and Lihou track by Flexagon and Lihou

Out now, my new single, a collaboration with the band Lihou. A traditional Guernsey song re-imagined.

flexagon.bandcamp.com/track/un-ver...

17.11.2023 14:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I've just released my new single. Since it's only nice people here, have some from free download codes. Hope you enjoy it!

flexagon.bandcamp.com/yum

6x6v-bls8
k4y7-xmc2
ke2a-egsc
n6l8-ubhw
lzsy-exms
4tq3-u5yd
cu8l-vf2h
cwzh-6pxv
cstj-yne8
p4u8-bjf2

...did I mention it's a song yet?

17.11.2023 00:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Are you set for #SuburbanCalm? Paul plays two hours of continuous classic chill, with some deep cuts thrown in for good measure. Tune in tonight at 10pm UK/IRL on Skylab Radio.

Come fly with us?

12.11.2023 20:26 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Recording action shot!

11.11.2023 23:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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LIHOU This is "LIHOU" by Little River Pictures on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

A mini-documentary about the band Lihou, traditional Channel Island songs and behind the scenes of the album recording.

My new single (out next week! ) is a spin off project that came from being the recording engineer for this album.

vimeo.com/871018993

07.11.2023 23:00 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Chill Electronic Flexagon

My Chill Electronic playlist is now on Deezer too.

05.11.2023 14:03 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0