tag:robertafidora.com,2005:/blogs/general-news?p=140General News2024-03-18T20:20:47+00:00Roberta Fidorafalsetag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/73689032024-03-18T20:20:47+00:002024-03-18T20:20:47+00:00In Streams I Talk To You<p>Obtuse Roy Orbison reference aside, I have uploaded much of my music to streaming platforms and it will be available to listen to on <a class="no-pjax" href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/6AXBb2n1VV4xecIV15SCJ2" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Spotify</a>, <a class="no-pjax" href="https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/roberta-fidora/540130579" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Apple Music</a> and others from April 1st.</p><p>Otherwise, you can find it at the usual places where all the cool kids go. That's <a class="no-pjax" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/follow_me" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Bandcamp</a>, <a class="no-pjax" href="/music-shop" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Music/Shop">this site</a>, <a class="no-pjax" href="https://jam.coop/artists/roberta-fidora" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">jam.coop</a> or <a class="no-pjax" href="https://mirlo.space/roberta-fidora/releases" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Mirlo</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/73679342024-03-16T11:32:38+00:002024-03-18T20:18:50+00:00One Moment Please...<p>There is now a video for one of the recent tracks I worked on with Simon Heartfield, for his release <i>A Human Document</i> (<a class="no-pjax" href="https://wfrsubclub.bandcamp.com/album/a-human-document" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">out now on Werra Foxma</a>). You can read more about Simon's music on <a class="no-pjax" href="https://ra.co/dj/simonheartfield/biography" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Resident Advisor</a> and <a class="no-pjax" href="https://simonheartfield.bandcamp.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">listen on Bandcamp</a>.</p><p>. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IozdRa7YBEc?si=KcuP06IMc4I1Spcs" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/73566062024-02-24T11:26:32+00:002024-03-16T10:25:54+00:00New Year, New Review<p>Slightly late to the party, given that it's almost March, but Dandelion Radio have uploaded a radio show from January featuring tracks released last year (including <a class="no-pjax" href="/album/2539208/apophonia" target="_blank" data-link-type="album" data-link-label="Apophonia"><i>Biarritz</i></a>). You can listen to their 2023 Review below.</p><p><iframe width="100%" height="120" src="https://player-widget.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&feed=%2FDandelionRadio%2F2023-review-202401%2F" frameborder="0"></iframe></p><p>P. S. Andy, I'm not sure I got the pronunciation right either!</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/73560562024-02-23T16:25:42+00:002024-02-24T18:46:08+00:00All Ears On Deck<p>Those of an electronic persuasion can hear <i>You Live Alone</i>, taken from <a class="no-pjax" href="/album/2539208/apophonia" target="_blank" data-link-type="album" data-link-label="Apophonia"><i>Apophonia</i></a>, on a new Beachy Head Radio Deck Chair mix below from <a class="no-pjax" href="https://wfrsubclub.bandcamp.com/album/a-human-document" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Simon Heartfield</a>. It's also features <a class="no-pjax" href="https://wfrsubclub.bandcamp.com/album/a-human-document" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">a collaborative track from Simon Heartfield's new release on it</a> and something by 65daysofstatic, who I've seen play a number of times, including their live accompaniment and rescoring of the film Silent Running, which is well worth searching out (and may have filmic links to <a class="no-pjax" href="/track/1816757/silent-running" target="_blank" data-link-type="track" data-link-label="Silent Running">another song under the old CURXES name</a>).</p><p><iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1753937805&color=%23363228&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe></p><div style="color:#cccccc;font-family:Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif;font-size:10px;font-weight:100;line-break:anywhere;overflow:hidden;text-overflow:ellipsis;white-space:nowrap;word-break:normal;">
<a class="no-pjax" href="https://soundcloud.com/simon-heartfield" target="_blank" title="Simon Heartfield">Simon Heartfield</a> · <a class="no-pjax" href="https://soundcloud.com/simon-heartfield/deck-chair-mix-simon-heartfield" target="_blank" title="Deck Chair Mix: Beachy Head Radio">Deck Chair Mix: Beachy Head Radio</a>
</div>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/73439732024-02-01T10:08:46+00:002024-02-01T10:08:46+00:00You Want It Darker<p>A remix of <a class="no-pjax" href="/track/1817695/what-you-want-album-version" target="_blank" data-link-type="track" data-link-label="What You Want [Album Version]"><i>What You Want</i></a>, that was originally heard as part of the 10th anniversary of the Dark Outside broadcast in 2022, is now up at all the usual spots, like the <a class="no-pjax" href="/track/3690310/what-you-want-roberta-fidora-2022-dark-outside-remix" target="_blank" data-link-type="track" data-link-label=" What You Want (Roberta Fidora 2022 Dark Outside Remix)">shop</a>, <a class="no-pjax" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/track/what-you-want-roberta-fidora-2022-dark-outside-remix" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Bandcamp</a>, the newly-joined <a class="no-pjax" href="https://jam.coop/artists/roberta-fidora/albums/what-you-want-roberta-fidora-2022-dark-outside-remix" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">jam.coop</a> and, of course, the <a class="no-pjax" href="https://robertafidora.com/everything-else" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Neighbourhood</a>. 📡</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/73385552024-01-23T11:01:19+00:002024-02-01T10:04:04+00:00Murray's Theme on NTS<p><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.nts.live/shows/fractalmeat" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Fractal Meat on a Spongy Bone</a> anyone? That's where you can feast on <i>Murray's Theme</i>, plus a whole host of other sonic treats on NTS Radio. Graham Dunning, of <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7y5Kh92blTE" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">modified turntable</a> and Mammoth Beat Organ fame, hosts the show and the tracklist is as follows:<br><br>Ikue Mori - <i>Conflict</i><br>Amy Sterly - <i>I Found The Note</i><br>Jean VOGUET - <i>Pièces et Miniatures pour UNE GUITARE ÉLECTRIQUE SEULE N°3</i><br>Shit & Shine - <i>Joy_12</i><br>Iran Sanadzadeh - <i>Oblique Moons</i><br>Viola Yip - <i>Viola Yip at Music/Fun April 24, 2020</i><br>Max Eastley - <i>Centriphone, Amplified And Filtered</i><br>He Can Jog - <i>Spark (Will Long Remix)</i><br>abstract poem - <i>where the bird finds solace in memories etched into its feathers (grief is a paper bird flying through a burning forest – part 1)</i><br>Jean Tinguely - <i>Sculpture at The Tate (4)</i><br>Garden Path - <i>Get Her Mummy</i><br>Antez & Seijiro Murayama - <i>Antez & Seiji 01</i><br>David Birchall / Andrew Cheetham / Colin Webster / Otto Willberg - <i>Ask A Clown Or The First Face You See That Day</i><br>Lamina - <i>Sous la terre</i><br>DeForrest Brown, Jr. & James Hoff - <i>Project for Revolution in New York</i><br>Anna Xambo - <i>mnnw (extract)</i><br>Dusepo - <i>Dashti Karevan</i><br>Harry Partch - <i>Castor & Pollux: A Dance for the Twin Rhythms of Gemini: From Plectra & Percussion Dances</i><br>Hell on Hearth - <i>one hundred and seventeen.</i><br>Roberta Fidora - <i>Murray's Theme</i></p><p>Listen on <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.nts.live/shows/fractalmeat/episodes/fractalmeat-23rd-january-2024" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">NTS.live</a> or hit the play button below.</p><p> <iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1725095490&color=%23f65e5e&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe></p><p>Additionally, several of my releases are now available through <a class="no-pjax" href="https://jam.coop/artists/roberta-fidora" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">jam.coop</a> and <a class="no-pjax" href="https://mirlo.space/roberta-fidora/releases" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Mirlo</a> (as well as <a class="no-pjax" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/follow_me" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Bandcamp</a> and <a class="no-pjax" href="/music-shop" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Music/Shop">here on the website</a>). I may add the CURXES releases later on as well, but if you have any strong opinions either way, you can send a message <a class="no-pjax" href="/contact" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Contact">through the contact door</a> or over on <a class="no-pjax" href="https://mastodon.social/@RobertaFidora" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Mastodon</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/73220112023-12-20T20:53:36+00:002024-01-23T10:40:20+00:00Murray and Bright<p>Newsletter readers will already be in the know (see the bottom of the last mailout for details), but a track that was originally broadcast as part of the Dark Outisde's 10th anniversary is <a class="no-pjax" href="https://robertafidora.com/single/88047/murray-s-theme" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">now up on the wider web</a><a data-link-type="url"> for your sci-fi listening pleasure</a>. Expect more beats and pieces in the New Year and, until then, enjoy the festive break. <span style="color:rgb(189,193,198);">🎄</span></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/73169172023-12-09T17:43:41+00:002024-02-24T11:20:53+00:00Dandelion Jam<p>Just a short update to say that I am currently uploading a number of my releases to <a class="no-pjax" href="https://jam.coop/artists/roberta-fidora" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">jam.coop</a>, because I think the cooperative model is something that more people should explore and support and I'm delighted to see <a class="no-pjax" href="https://jam.coop/about" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">the folks who helped to build BBC Introducing creating something in this area</a>.<br><br>Secondly, in addition to spins from <a class="no-pjax" href="https://radiofreefedi.net/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">radio free fedi</a>, you can tune into Dandelion Radio throughout the month of December and <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.dandelionradio.com/tracklists/2023-12/main.htm#andy" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">hear one of my tracks on Andy's show</a>. <br><br>Also, there are now some <a class="no-pjax" href="https://robertafidora.teemill.com/collection/apophonia/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Little Bobby t-shirts</a>. If you buy an anti-Little Bobby design, I hope you have a wonderful festive season. If you buy a shirt showing your love of Little Bobby, <a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtu.be/LGidWosNnwI" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">I probably won't respond to your emails or sign your merch</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/73062682023-11-20T19:16:05+00:002023-12-09T17:31:04+00:00Spectres, Ghosts and Phantoms<p>Keeping the collaborative spirit going, here's something new by <a class="no-pjax" href="https://phantomsvsfire.bandcamp.com/"><span>Phantoms Vs Fire</span></a><span>, which features some vocals from myself and many magnificent synth sounds. Listen below.</span><br><br><iframe style="border-width:0;height:340px;width:400px;" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=509793187/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=333333/artwork=small/transparent=true/" seamless="">&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href="https://phantomsvsfire.bandcamp.com/album/xylem-2"&amp;amp;amp;gt;Xylem by Phantoms Vs Fire&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;</iframe></p><p>P. S. If you belong to the Neighbourhood, there's something for you already. You can download them from <a class="no-pjax" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/album/xylem" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Bandcamp</a> or <a class="no-pjax" href="https://robertafidora.com/sound-vision-shop" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">through the main website</a>.</p><p><span>P.P.S. No puppets were harmed in the making of this release (for that, you'll have to go over </span><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/66048334/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><span>here</span></a><span>).</span></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/72978672023-11-03T13:03:27+00:002023-11-20T19:03:37+00:00The Orb One Out<p>I recently contributed some vocals to a project by Simon Heartfield and they found their way into this atmospheric, immersive mix from when he supported The Orb last Thursday (full selection can be found by clicking the title). Hopefully the visuals will be up soon too, but until then, listen below.<br><br><iframe width="100%" height="300" scrolling="no" frameborder="no" allow="autoplay" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/1655286720&color=%231c0525&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true&visual=true"></iframe></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/72967112023-11-01T19:46:43+00:002023-11-02T21:05:02+00:00Biarritz-ing It All Up!<p>Thanks to <a class="no-pjax" href="https://mixitallup.com/2023/10/31/discover-roberta-fidora-biarritz/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Mix It All Up, who have featured Biarritz on their site</a>. <br><br>Dramatic? Check. Alternative pop with a darker side? Check. Listen? <a class="no-pjax" href="https://mixitallup.com/2023/10/31/discover-roberta-fidora-biarritz/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Here</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/72965652023-10-31T16:44:32+00:002023-10-31T20:42:21+00:00'Apophonia' is out today!<p>It's out! Listening posts are <a class="no-pjax" href="/album/2539208/apophonia" target="_blank" data-link-type="album" data-link-label="Apophonia">on the website</a> and <a class="no-pjax" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/album/apophonia" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">over on Bandcamp</a>. Also, following the <a class="no-pjax" href="https://youtube.com/shorts/WuX06zKsW78?feature=share" target="_blank" data-link-type="url"><i>Murder, She Wrote</i> nod</a>, here I am below, fighting with a puppet for your affections, with thanks to Rob Quickenden at <a class="no-pjax" href="https://fordlane.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">Ford Lane</a>.</p><div class="video-container size_xl justify_center" style=""><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="LGidWosNnwI" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/LGidWosNnwI?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/72627422023-08-24T22:14:42+01:002023-10-14T23:07:02+01:00'Shoreliner' on Amazing Radio<p><a class="no-pjax" href="/album/2539208/apophonia" target="_blank" data-link-type="album" data-link-label="Apophonia"><i>Shoreliner</i></a> is currently <a class="no-pjax" href="https://amazingradio.com/genre-streams/dance" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">streaming on the Amazing Dance page</a>. 🪩</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/72562222023-08-14T22:10:57+01:002023-10-17T18:56:33+01:00Apophonia<p>Hello. I have a new EP coming out. It's called <i>Apophonia</i>. It'll be released on Halloween. You can <a class="no-pjax" href="/home" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Home">listen to a clip on the website (via the bottom right player)</a> <a class="no-pjax" href="/album/2539208/apophonia" target="_blank" data-link-type="album" data-link-label="Apophonia">pre-order the EP on the website</a>, or <a class="no-pjax" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/album/apophonia" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">head over to Bandcamp</a>. More to follow.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/71275282023-01-04T21:23:12+00:002023-08-14T22:06:25+01:00X-3, 2, 1...Blast Off!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/1e47b374c6e30dcd09f205c63de36e8da2a44eef/original/img-2058.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_none" alt="Replica console from BLACK ARROW rocket testing facility at The Needles, Isle of Wight, UK." /><br>I hope the year is treating you well a few days in. Today is sponsored by the letter 'X' and the numbers 1971 and 2023.<br><br>X-3 was another name given to the Prospero satellite, launched by the BLACK ARROW rocket in 1971 (<a contents="in-depth information can be found on the Wight Aviation website" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://wightaviationmuseum.org.uk/black-arrow-history/" target="_blank">a technical overview can be found on the Wight Aviation Museum website</a>) and X-1 is shorthand for a radio show on Satsuma Radio and Mixcloud that plays all manner of electronic oddities, including some highlights from <em><a contents="BLACK ARROW" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/1332732/black-arrow" target="_blank">BLACK ARROW</a></em>, which concluded the most recent show.<br><br>Apparently there was a radio show in the 50s with the same name too which featured science fiction writers (Asimov was on there, who happened to write a book called 'X' Stands for Unknown and <a contents="one we borrowed the title of" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1816756/the-stars-like-dust" target="_blank">one we borrowed the title of</a>). Anyway, enough rambling connections around the letter X and space. Have a listen to X Minus One below. 🚀</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="120" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&light=1&feed=%2Fxminusone%2Fx-minus-one-ep-173-bloodinwater-printed-circuit-cold-beat%2F" width="100%"></iframe></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/71201212022-12-23T17:26:03+00:002022-12-23T17:26:04+00:00Season's Greetings!<p>Maybe it should be renamed Dark Krampus instead of Dark Compass given the time of year, but it's always nice to see songs getting a play on the radio, <a contents="in this case, it's In Your Neighbourhood" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.darkcompass.com/2022/12/19/sfw07-dinosaur-ducks/" target="_blank">in this case, the song is <em>In Your Neighbourhood</em></a>. <br><br>On that vague song theme, this year's festive <a contents="Neighbourbood" data-link-label="Neighbourhood" data-link-type="page" href="/neighbourhood" target="_blank">Neighbourbood</a> card has now been posted and <a contents="there is a new section which provides a backdrop to my previous efforts (and a whole lot of hoarding)" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.com/neighbourhood#other-ephemera" target="_blank">there is a new collection of things over there which provides a backdrop to my previous seasonal efforts (and a whole lot of hoarding)</a>. Last year's festive episode of your favourite puppet adventures is also available to watch too, pending the next instalment.<br><br>Speaking of festive and puppets, I knew buying this tiny deckchair would be a great investment. Merry Christmas. 🐻🎄<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/07dd2a0b1ad7e17f12caf127e1d4d757716e436d/original/img-7873.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="Bear wooden finger puppet sat in chair wearing a Christmas hat, with a bottle of Blue Nun." />P. S. As always, suitably wintery versions of <a contents="Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1903187/have-yourself-a-merry-little-christmas" target="_blank"><em>Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas</em></a> and <a contents="I Believe in Father Christmas" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1817943/i-believe-in-father-christmas" target="_blank"><em>I Believe in Father Christmas</em></a> are available to download for free by clicking on the song titles or <a contents="on Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">over on Bandcamp</a>. <a contents="Thanks to Rob at Synth City for playing the Greg Lake cover" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.phoenixfm.com/2022/12/14/synth-city-no-wrappers-here/" target="_blank">Thanks to Rob at Synth City for playing the Greg Lake cover</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/71031022022-11-16T16:33:40+00:002022-12-23T17:18:32+00:00Double Trouble and Other Numbers<p>To badly borrow a quote from a bygone confectionary advert,<br><br>"DarkCompass, with <a contents="these broadcasts" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.darkcompass.com/2022/11/14/sfw03-dimension-shine/" target="_blank">these broadcasts</a>, you are really spoiling us."<br><br>This time though it's <em>Once Upon A Time,</em> at number 10 on the list in the most recent show, which in Roman numerals is X. X is in both<em> Precurxor</em> and CURXES, which started in 20<strong>10</strong>. Coincidence? Yeah, probably.<br><br>We've also been sitting on our Asimov over at 3Fach, which is playing a host of amazing music over in Switzerland and our sombre spaceward track, <em>The Stars, Like Dust</em>. <a contents="Listen in, float away" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://3fach.ch/playlist/2022-11-12" target="_blank">Listen in, float away</a>.<br><br>Finally, for anyone who picked up the CD bundle of issue 79 of Electronic Sound (I mentioned it previously <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.com/blogs/general-news/posts/6689067/track-and-field" target="_blank">here</a>), you can say "been there, listened to that, got the t-shirt", as there is <a contents="a wearable version of the cover artwork available from their website" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://electronicsound.squarespace.com/shop/p/field-recording-t-shirt" target="_blank">a wearable version of the cover artwork available from the Electronic Sound website</a>. <br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/23a1eb1b92a5e7a2ba597c4c19f2da93935540d0/original/screenshot-2022-11-16-at-13-32-53.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.png" class="size_l justify_center border_none" alt="Electronic Sound t-shirt design, featuring artwork from issue 79." /></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/71002532022-11-12T15:56:42+00:002023-06-30T15:38:41+01:00Rewinding Cassettes: A Tape Miscellany<p>As many of the places for finding inspiration and discovering visual archives are shapeshifting again, I'm reminded that I should gather more things together and display them here, lest they disappear into some digital ether, along with all my best Myspace angles, birthday reminders (which were fairly handy actually) and NIN-adjacent MSN names. With that in mind, here are a few cassette-themed bits and pieces that I've been perusing recently for design referencing and general time-wasting purposes. Enjoy!</p><ol><li>A cassette deck that looks vaguely like a children's toy. </li></ol><div class="video-container" style="--video-width:760px;"><div class="video-container size_null justify_inline" style="--video-width:760px;"><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="rObG3GddYGk" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rObG3GddYGk?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div></div><p><a data-link-type="url" contents="A collection of tape inserts"><span style="color:#000000;">2. </span></a><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/jubru/albums/72157604683673651" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="A collection of tape inserts">A huge collection of tape inserts</a>.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/614493cfd62dc482e93da06d4925a07cbe68ae9c/original/screenshot-2022-11-12-at-16-02-22-copy.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="A collection of card tape inserts, including Memorex, Boots and Agfa brands." /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/d55c58b534f2978b740d130925f07b16dd0e03d6/original/screenshot-2022-11-12-at-16-01-09-copy.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="A collection of card tape inserts, including Memorex, Boots and Agfa brands." /></p><p><a data-link-type="url" contents="A collection of tape inserts"><span style="color:#000000;">3. </span></a><a class="no-pjax" href="http://tapedeck.org" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="A collection of labels and shells to go with them from tapedeck.org">An even bigger, searchable collection of labels and shells to go with them from tapedeck.org</a>.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/9b59ea1f5b5678f0a86a66b84c46f2a79c287681/original/screenshot-2022-11-12-at-16-03.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="A collection of plastic tape shells, mostly with red detailing, showcasing a multitude of retro typography." /></p><p><a data-link-type="url" contents="A collection of tape inserts"><span style="color:#000000;">4. </span></a><a class="no-pjax" href="http://blog.presentandcorrect.com/tape-expectations-2" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="A Japanese cassette archive, via the consistently interest Present &amp; Correct">A Japanese cassette archive, via the consistently interesting Present & Correct</a>.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/415c189a888c2d12ed310cdfb73bd10b96beac22/original/e7ubnllxoai1rl3.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpeg" class="size_l justify_center border_" alt="Four Japanese cassettes, which showcase their vintage, geometric-style design." /></p><p><a data-link-type="url" contents="A collection of tape inserts"><span style="color:#000000;">5. </span></a><a class="no-pjax" href="https://cassetteplayers.tumblr.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="A Tumblr gathering cassette-adjacent oddities">A Tumblr gathering tape-adjacent rarities and oddities</a> (sadly, it doesn't seem to have been updated in a while).<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/ea15d166558a15a271341d2c97506ff0a67d3df6/original/tumblr-mo1sp1jcay1s848r4o1-1280.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="A retro, portable Mayfair tape recorder with a bright yellow box, which features old, 50s-style line illustrations of where it might be used." /></p><p><a data-link-type="url" contents="A collection of tape inserts"><span style="color:#000000;">6. </span></a><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.pocketcalculatorshow.com/walkman/vintage-walkman-database/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="A vintage Walkman database">A vintage Walkman database</a>, which collates prices from old advertisements and lists their original selling price.</p><p><a data-link-type="url" contents="A collection of tape inserts"><span style="color:#000000;">7. </span></a><a class="no-pjax" href="https://classicboombox.com/vela-discolite-dk-990r" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Boomboxes beyond your wildest imagination">Boomboxes beyond your wildest imagination</a>.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/5d65daf0dfd90a480bf4ea0b2066bdc5f9ef4d63/original/vela-discolite-dk-990r.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="A disco boombox, photographed in the daytime, where four bulbs are shown in the centre of the speakers. It is bulky and has 80s styling." /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/f7d51c04aae37bb0a085f8a471c5d0656fb17594/original/vela-discolite-dk-990r-lit.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="Four glowing, bright colour bulbs, which continue from the picture above, with smaller, multicoloured lights dotted around. This is the boombox photographed in darkness, looking almost festive." /></p><p>8. Casio taking an interesting turn below, with the <a class="no-pjax" href="http://retrosynthads.blogspot.com" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="KX-101">KX-101</a>. Miracles never cease. Quite.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/49e259c37665284490b5f4a68907a6060a98cf65/original/casiokx101-may84p159play-2.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p>9. Other companies also had a go.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/f8aa8ebb4e53860430e88e41506a47476ccb0f00/original/8ca38f1e48379007628f83121b0a7b83.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p><a data-link-type="url" contents="A collection of tape inserts"><span style="color:#000000;">10. </span></a><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.theverge.com/circuitbreaker/2019/8/30/20840337/sony-walkman-in-the-park-tokyo-exhibit-anniversary" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Sony's Walkman exhibition">Sony's Walkman exhibition</a>, complete with a giant yellow one for snacking around.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/041736fb869e5b15b666587ea65930c415a0d902/original/screenshot-2022-11-12-at-00-19-56.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p>11. Soundwave, a tape-themed Decepticon from Transformers, available to buy in 1985 as a useable cassette player, forced to listen your mixtapes forever (or until the batteries ran out).<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/2f19290f195b483bd4bbfac9dfd8483324c5edb9/original/soundwavecassetteplayer.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p><a data-link-type="url" contents="A collection of tape inserts"><span style="color:#000000;">12. </span></a><a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.guerrilladigital.cc/2021/03/10/i-spent-the-last-two-weeks-researching-and-making-endless-cassette-loop-tapes-and-this-is-what-i-learned/" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="Tape loops and how to make them">Tape loops and how to make them</a>.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/3e3642f2685342f90ac67fe416f87e81d01627b9/original/screenshot-2022-11-12-at-15-51-51.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="" /></p><p>13. Technics having too much fun in their adverts.</p><div class="video-container" style="--video-width:760px;"><div class="video-container size_null justify_inline" style="--video-width:760px;"><iframe data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="3DU9jzjrodk" data-video-thumb-url="" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3DU9jzjrodk?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></div></div><p>14. Walkman creatures by Sticky Monster Lab, found on <a class="no-pjax" href="https://toysrevil.blogspot.com/2018/07/walkmons-by-sticky-monster-lab.html" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="a great toy blog which features a few more examples">a great art toy blog which features a few more examples</a>.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/c602c3d02f61a7915145b874e19a1b32a7ba6d7a/original/img-7668.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==" class="size_orig justify_center border_" alt="" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/9cb0b5b63f5c087059ad08fe020bdabe172dff1f/original/img-7669.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/8a7168ca755064380abdc2028736df7616180225/original/img-7670.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/a53d9d8d491c694ad4dd734be529451563a9cb6f/original/img-7671.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p>15. Walkman Central exists for all your portable listening and cataloguing needs, <a class="no-pjax" href="https://walkmancentral.com/products/wm-w800" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="even twin door versions">even twin door versions</a> for home taping away from home. Photo from <a class="no-pjax" href="https://www.iainclaridge.co.uk/blog/53944" target="_blank" data-link-type="url" contents="here">here</a>.</p><p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/641808d130503424cc6cbd721894df00b8a40923/original/walkman2.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p><p>16. A <a class="no-pjax" href="https://fontsinuse.com/uses/54298/sony-walkman-logo" target="_blank" data-link-type="url">look at the Sony Walkman logo and the obscure typeface it was based on</a>.</p><p style="text-align:center;">For more of this sort of thing, there is always <a class="no-pjax" href="/mailing-list" target="_blank" data-link-type="page" data-link-label="Mailing List" contents="my newsletter">my newsletter</a>, which combines a lot of niche interests with what I'm up to. 🗞️</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/70978232022-11-08T13:39:29+00:002022-11-12T01:48:02+00:00Cities and Memory and Libraries<p>Thrilled to see that all of the Cities and Memory field recordings and compositions (including my contributions <em>Huygens </em>and <em>Ottawa Shortwave</em>) are now permanently archived at The British Library as part of their Sound and Moving Image Catalogue! <a contents="Read the article at the Cities and Memory website" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://citiesandmemory.com/2022/11/cities-and-memory-in-the-british-library-catalogue/" target="_blank">Read the full article at the Cities and Memory website</a>. 📁</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/70977932022-11-08T12:50:18+00:002022-11-09T11:15:45+00:00Broadcasts and Breaking Bird<p>Thanks to Ro from DarkCompass for playing <a contents="What You Want on the show last night" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.darkcompass.com/2022/11/07/sfw02-argon-things/" target="_blank"><em>What You Want</em> on the radio last night</a>. Did you know that the show started in 2004? That's way back when MySpace was the go-to place. Speaking of which, you can <a contents="find Ro on Mastodon" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://mastodon.social/@r0c" target="_blank">find Ro on Mastodon</a> and I am now also <a contents="over&nbsp;here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://mastodon.social/@RobertaFidora#" target="_blank">over here</a>, definitely not following lots of nerdy tags like #postcard and #musodon. 👋</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/70905282022-10-28T12:28:53+01:002022-11-08T12:39:18+00:00Ungilded Cage in the Neighbourhood<p>Halloween is almost upon us and it just so happens that my creepy orange child (an almost perfectly doom-y accompaniment to the spooky season), <a contents="Gilded Cage" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/1161420/gilded-cage" target="_blank"><em>Gilded Cage</em></a>, is five years old this year. For that reason, I've decided to put the instrumental version of it online for all your gloomy soundtrack and karaoke needs.<br><br><em>Ungilded Cage</em> is up now for <a contents="Neighbourhood" data-link-label="Neighbourhood" data-link-type="page" href="/neighbourhood" target="_blank">Neighbourhood</a> folks.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/70697772022-09-30T15:10:58+01:002022-10-28T12:10:28+01:00The Dark Outside is 10! 🎂<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/8c6e32f0514958c5bbd8d3905ae4119a1c8602f4/original/img-7453.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span class="font_small"><em><a contents="Coaster" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thedarkoutside.bandcamp.com/album/tether-coaster" target="_blank">Coaster</a></em> by Tether.</span></p>
<p>Earlier in the year, I released my two space EPs with the finest cassette label and broadcaster in Dumfries and Galloway and was beyond delighted that they sold out in under 24 hours (especially in the post-Christmas period - arguably one of the most miserable times of year, perhaps second only to the hellscape known commonly as "summer"). My copies take pride of place in my tape collection, along with some of the earlier fever dream-esque Dark Outside compilations.</p>
<p>Long before this though, I used to send in songs to the radio broadcast component, which takes place in a forest. Sometimes it would be brief sketches sent in, or some horribly peaked-out demo of old. One year it was some dialogue about top secret space documents dumped in a church. Another was a piece that I'm fairly certain was the one I saw described as "two ghosts getting married", although I don't know for certain because I got up to make a cuppa and missed part of the broadcast. This year I will strap a radio to my belt, as is the style of the time. Every broadcast spans 24 hours, so I recommend keeping a portable listening device on backup duty to enjoy the whole thing uninterrupted. You don't want to miss a Radio Cree ident or a techno banger made from washing machines because you got up to make a sandwich.<br><br>That's the beauty of these broadcasts each year: you can send in whatever you like, as long as nobody has heard it before. It might then be heard by a goat herd, or nodded along to by someone clutching a fog-obscured biscuit, wandering about onsite with a small radio. Once the transmission ends, it's deleted, gone forever; or until you find it in a folder on your computer again decades from now marked "My Recording Final V10 FINAL". I think the first thing I ever sent in, under the Curxes name, was a brass band composition called <em>State Poet</em> that I made in Reason 2.5, which has yet to see the light of day (brass bands can contact me at the top of the page if the season is slow and you want to lend a tuba or similar to some sad music).<br><br>The significant thing about all of this of course, is that the first Dark Outside broadcast was ten years ago, and therefore 2022 is the anniversary of that "stupid" idea - someone else's words apparently, who is probably busy eating them right now like a delicious custard cream. This time around, a remix of something old, a 60s-style space theme and a cut 'n' paste track have been sent from island to forest. You might listen in and catch one of them, with creepy singing children, gloomy monks and an oddly-looped country guitar, because, as I have already mentioned, you and I can send in whatever we want before the deadline, as long as it isn't up anywhere else.</p>
<p>With that in mind, I hope you'll tune in to hear the wealth of wonky and way-out submissions <a contents="over here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://broken20.com/further_in/" target="_blank">over here</a> (stream will be live from October 1st from midday UK time) and raise your chocolate digestives (or biscuit of your choice), to another ten years of weirdness in the wilderness. 🌲📻</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/70507522022-09-01T12:47:26+01:002022-09-30T15:05:54+01:00Won't You Be My Neighbour?<p>No new releases for Bandcamp Friday tomorrow (still on a learning and muttering under my breath curve), but I did make a video a few days ago which brings together my childhood TV habits, sandcastles and celebrity rocks in support of the <a contents="Neighbourhood" data-link-label="Neighbourhood" data-link-type="page" href="/neighbourhood" target="_blank">Neighbourhood</a>. I got stung by a wasp filming it so please give it a watch and help me feel like the suffering for art wasn’t in vain. Will keep you posted if any baby insects burst out of my leg.<br><br>With apologies to Ron Mael from Sparks, Matthew Corbett and everyone on Ryde seafront just trying to have a nice, normal bank holiday. 🎬<br><br> </p><script src="https://player.vimeo.com/api/player.js"></script><script src="https://player.vimeo.com/api/player.js"></script>
<div style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/745348330?h=629052040e&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" title="In Your Neighbourhood - Neighbourhood Chat with Roberta Fidora"></iframe></div><script src="https://player.vimeo.com/api/player.js"></script>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/70154672022-07-20T14:41:18+01:002022-09-01T12:38:45+01:00Inspector Horse and Other Communications<p>I was fully intending to make some equus puns, but it's even too hot for horse jokes. Instead, I will just share this new horse-themed album from Glass Grave, which I recently contributed to (<a contents="Neighbourhood folks" data-link-label="Neighbourhood" data-link-type="page" href="/neighbourhood" target="_blank">Neighbourhood folks</a>, check your emails/Bandcamp for a download code). <br><br><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=282309542/size=large/bgcol=ffffff/linkcol=333333/tracklist=false/artwork=none/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;"></iframe><br><br>Also, for anyone that owns a <a contents="BLACK ARROW record" data-link-label="Music/Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/music-shop" target="_blank">BLACK ARROW record</a>, you might recognise the release imprint BLACK ARROW COMMUNICATIONS and the "BAC" logo, which is part-broadcasting icon and part retro airline graphic. What started as just a riff on the rocket and satellite theme has now gotten slightly bigger and, as a collective label effort, now encompasses a new project from Dom Deane, which I'm sure a lot of you will love if your heart is where the arp is. We have a makeshift <a contents="website" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://blackarrowcommunications.co.uk" target="_blank">website</a> and <a contents="newsletter" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://mailchi.mp/27b4162d1ea5/bacissues" target="_blank">newsletter</a>, but have successfully avoided a podcast thus far (nobody wants to hear awkward mumbling on the radio, I'm sure).<br><br>If you can't stay cool in the sun, at least you can be cool checking out the stuff above. 😎</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/69617412022-05-02T18:27:34+01:002022-07-15T18:57:14+01:00Old Kids On The 'Block<p>That is Cock Block, of course, which is a mixtape released every Friday at noon on <a contents="8k.nz" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.8k.nz/shows/cock-block/" target="_blank">8k.nz</a>. Incredibly, you can hear <a contents="ETHER/ORBIT" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/2067743/ether-orbit" target="_blank"><em>ETHER/ORBIT</em></a> *in its entirety*<em> </em>below. Whew. ✨</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="120" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&feed=%2Ftulipblack%2Fcockblock-174%2F" width="100%"></iframe></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/69582662022-04-28T14:03:56+01:002022-04-28T14:03:56+01:00A Neighbourly City<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/d77e8bcc497ca9fa5d7d245342486f9a75bcb55c/original/synth-city-banner-8.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_xl justify_center border_none" alt="" />Large thanks to the ever-supportive <a contents="Rob Harvey" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/Electronicrv" target="_blank">Rob Harvey</a> for playing <em><a contents="In Your Neighbourhood" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.phoenixfm.com/2022/04/27/synth-city-are-we-there-yet/#.Yml9d18fQVk.twitter" target="_blank">In Your Neighbourhood</a> </em>on his lovingly-curated Synth City show and just a little reminder that the song is up as a free download when you join the mailing list (I generally send them a few months apart from one another because I'm not a plugin company). Go <a contents="grab it" data-link-label="Mailing List" data-link-type="page" href="/mailing-list" target="_blank">grab it</a>!</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/69421712022-04-10T00:03:25+01:002022-04-10T00:03:25+01:00Spring Clean<p>So you might've noticed that the website is looking a bit fancier. We're very much back from space travels now and I decided to do some digital DIY. Hope you like it.</p>
<p>Also, I've made several improvements to the <a contents="Neighbourhood" data-link-label="Neighbourhood" data-link-type="page" href="/neighbourhood" target="_blank">Neighbourhood</a>. You can <a contents="join up via Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/neighbourhood" target="_blank">join up via Bandcamp</a> and any newbies who do so during April will get a bonus CD as well as a limited edition cassette. I accumulated quite a lot of songs during lockdown so let's see how many we can get finished this year...</p>
<p>Finally, it's ten years since <a contents="Haunted Gold" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1817693/haunted-gold" target="_blank"><em>Haunted Gold</em></a> was released. Here's the animated video that came out shortly beforehand - I was scanning away in the evenings after work and despite meticulous hoovering, I never quite got rid of all the glitter. See if you can spot the Barney Bubbles and brief Depeche Mode references as they pop up!</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/r2T2B-k98FI" title="YouTube video player" width="560"></iframe></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/69033372022-03-14T17:19:45+00:002022-03-15T14:47:30+00:00Loud and Cloud<p>It appears that a whole month has gone by. Here are a few notable things that have cheered me up and cheered me on in recent weeks.</p>
<ul> <li>Gaining some <a contents="Electronic Ears" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://shows.acast.com/electronic-ears/episodes/electronic-ears-291" target="_blank">Electronic Ears</a> to go with my electronic fingers.</li> <li>
<a contents="Ottawa Shortwave on CiTR 101.9 FM" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.citr.ca/radio/bepi-crespan-presents/episode/20220311/" target="_blank"><em>Ottawa Shortwave</em> on CiTR 101.9 FM</a>.</li> <li>
<a contents="The cloud that always has the silver lining" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bandcloud.substack.com/p/bandcloud-379?utm_source=url" target="_blank">The cloud that always has the silver lining</a>.</li> <li>
<a contents="This International Women's Day mention" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.electricity-club.co.uk/international-women-in-electronic-music-day-2022/" target="_blank">This International Women's Day mention</a>.</li> <li>Oranges that look like <a contents="other things" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://enjoy.sso.biglobe.ne.jp/archives/mikan_art/" target="_blank">other things</a>.</li>
</ul>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/68983012022-02-15T17:07:51+00:002022-02-17T12:33:08+00:00Silver Hearts and Static<p style="text-align: center;">To what does the mysterious title above refer?</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="giphy-embed" frameborder="0" height="397" src="https://giphy.com/embed/7scCYNWRHUwKc" width="480"></iframe><br>It can only be a new show from <a contents="blue star radio" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bcradio.libsyn.com" target="_blank">blue star radio</a>! Here, you can listen to my contribution to the recent Cities and Memory project, <a contents="Shortwave Transmissions" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://citiesandmemory.bandcamp.com/album/shortwave-transmissions" target="_blank"><em>Shortwave Transmissions</em></a>, along with pieces from Moray Newlands and Audio Obscura (and also music from Grouper and Mica Levi for good measure). Get ecstatic for static below. 👂</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="90" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/22123562/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/5a689d/" style="border: none" title="Libsyn Player" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="100%"></iframe></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/68960502022-02-13T11:17:19+00:002022-02-13T11:17:19+00:00Shortwave Transmissions<p>Broadcasts and radio seem to be a bit of a theme recently. First off, <em>BLACK ARROW</em> & <em>ETHER/ORBIT</em> were released together on cassette via The Dark Outside (normally broadcasting from the Galloway Forest) and now Cities and Memory has released a new project called Shortwave Transmissions (broadcasts from around the world), featuring my contribution, <i>Ottawa Shortwave</i>. <br><br><a contents="You can listen to the entire release on Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://citiesandmemory.bandcamp.com/album/shortwave-transmissions" target="_blank">You can listen to the entire release on Bandcamp</a> and <a contents="hear a special radio programme its curator from Resonance FM" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.resonancefm.com/programmes/6201420850000bf69a000001" target="_blank">hear a special radio programme from its curator on Resonance FM</a> (broadcasts from London). </p>
<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="120" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&feed=%2FResonance%2Fshortwave-transmission-by-cities-and-memory-13-february-2022%2F" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://citiesandmemory.bandcamp.com/album/shortwave-transmissions" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/340834d4710c463eb5f0f6da9bcd6f6c988a1b80/original/a4041415562-10.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a>P. S. Given the recent news that Bandcamp have enabled queuing in their listening app, I've added all of the songs currently on the secret part of the site to Bandcamp as well so they're easier to play on the go. If you're interested in learning more, <a contents="head this way" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/neighbourhood" target="_blank">head this way</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/68855732022-02-02T20:50:28+00:002022-02-02T20:50:28+00:00TGIBF (Thank God It's Bandcamp Friday)!<p>They're back! <a contents="Bandcamp will be resuming Bandcamp Fridays in 2022" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://daily.bandcamp.com/features/bandcamp-fridays-update" target="_blank">Bandcamp will be resuming Bandcamp Fridays in 2022</a>. They'll be on<strong> February 4th</strong>, <strong>March 4th</strong>, <strong>April 1st</strong>, and <strong>May 6th</strong>.<br><br>As a small token of appreciation, <a contents="every order (at least until we run out) placed on Bandcamp Friday" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/follow_me" target="_blank">every order</a><a contents="every order placed on Bandcamp Friday" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/follow_me" target="_blank"> </a><a contents="every order (at least until we run out) placed on Bandcamp Friday" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/follow_me" target="_blank">(at least until we run out) placed on Bandcamp Friday</a> will get a shiny new "Fidoratone" sticker, inspired by a <a contents="long, meandering thread on synth logos" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/RobertaFidora/status/1483047288096411653?s=20&t=Ok2vgBk1Q1t-qqXIMAD08A" target="_blank">long, meandering thread on synth logos</a> and locally, lovingly made by our friends over the water at <a contents="Sticker Freak" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.stickerfreak.co.uk" target="_blank">Sticker Freak</a> (they're fellow fans of retro design and everything hauntology and horror-adjacent, so have a virtual wander over there). Now you can say you've heard the word about the bird and all that.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/9981c46c572526a938597645266f2115211ac02e/original/fknoagawuayrkay.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/14750bb1dc13dcac28079a2dba7f93cb08929462/original/fknoahjxwaqsmkm.jpeg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a contents="Start the countdown" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://isitbandcampfriday.com" target="_blank">Start the countdown</a>!</p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/68703672022-01-18T15:47:16+00:002022-01-18T15:47:16+00:00Thank You!<p>Just a quick post to say thanks to everybody who picked up a copy of the recent cassette release of <a contents="BLACK ARROW" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/1332732/black-arrow" target="_blank"><em>BLACK ARROW</em></a> and <em><a contents="ETHER/ORBIT" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/2067743/ether-orbit" target="_blank">ETHER/ORBIT</a> </em>from <a contents="The Dark Outside" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thedarkoutside.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">The Dark Outside</a>. It was amazing to see 100 tapes sell out in under 24 hours and even more incredible that the obi edition was sold out by 18:01 (having gone up at 18:00)!</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/63b7028ad0b78fe7e7e39beaf08057a6ce632c48/original/screenshot-2022-01-15-at-15-59-17.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br>Appreciate all the folks who enthusiastically shared updates about it too and look forward to seeing those tapes in their new homes! If you do fancy sharing a pic, tag both <a contents="DarkOutside" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/darkoutside" target="_blank">@DarkOutside</a> and <a contents="@RobertaFidora" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/RobertaFidora" target="_blank">@RobertaFidora</a> (hey, that's me) on Twitter and I will DM you your corresponding Bandcamp codes - there will be one for each side as they're on Bandcamp as two separate releases. Any problems or questions about codes, you can contact me <a contents="here" data-link-label="Contact" data-link-type="page" href="/contact" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p>Satellites of love to all. ❤️🛰️</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/68581442022-01-13T20:57:03+00:002022-01-13T20:57:03+00:00Space Spools<p>What's that, you say? The splendid Dark Outside label is releasing <em>BLACK ARROW</em> and <em>ETHER/ORBIT</em> together on a special dual colour cassette?<br><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/e69a1d4538b349ab12557b468a506b5a00fc8e93/original/screenshot-2022-01-07-at-11-46-32.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.png" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="BLACK ARROW & ETHER/ORBIT announced by The Dark Outside on Twitter." /><br>That's right! Tapes will be limited to 100 copies, so make sure you set your alarm for launch and bookmark <a contents="this page" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thedarkoutside.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">on Bandcamp</a> ready for blast off tomorrow, Friday 14th January, at 6pm (Greenwich/Galloway Mean Time). You can also <a contents="or get a reminder via the mailing list" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http:///mailing-list" target="_blank">get an additional nudge via the mailing list</a>, which is a good idea, as they often sell out quickly.<br><br>I've been sending demos and oddities to <a contents="The Dark Outside" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/darkoutside/" target="_blank">The Dark Outside</a> broadcasts for a number of years now and I always look forward to listening and taking part, so this is a really wonderful way to commemorate that. A little bird (possibly near a transmitter) told me that The Dark Outside celebrates its 10th birthday this year as well, so if you're partial to generating or absorbing noise, field recordings and music of a dreamlike nature, then keep a look out for a possible broadcast later in the year.<br><br>Speaking of commemorating things, <em>BLACK ARROW</em> made an appearance on <a contents="this list of Stewart Lee's Cultural Year" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.stewartlee.co.uk/2022/01/from-the-metro-lib-elite-desk-of-stewart-lee-january-2022/" target="_blank">this list of Stewart Lee's Cultural Year</a>, commemorating a year of things listened to on a music-specific physical device. Good stuff. Keeping the turntable warm.<br><br>Well, back to it. These synth won't play themselves! Or will they? MIDI is a magical thing.<br><br>P. S. The thumbnail image of Angela Lansbury holding a cassette was found via the very enjoyable <a contents="Museum Of Portable Sound's page" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/museumsound/status/1471060218620661764" target="_blank">Museum Of Portable Sound page</a>.</p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/68205162021-11-28T17:35:27+00:002021-11-28T17:38:22+00:00A Seance for a Satellite<p>A transmission within a transmission. Thanks to Simon Heartfield for playing some of <a contents="ETHER/ORBIT" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/2067743/ether-orbit" target="_blank"><em>ETHER/ORBIT</em></a> on his Secret Self Seance Radio show, along with Pye Corner Audio, Halina Rice, Rupert Lally and many more. You can listen below or view the whole archive of shows over at <a contents="Mixcloud" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.mixcloud.com/Simon_Heartfield/uploads/" target="_blank">Mixcloud</a>.<br><iframe frameborder="0" height="120" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&light=1&feed=%2FSimon_Heartfield%2Fsecret-self-seance-radio-show-095%2F" width="100%"></iframe></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/67918672021-11-05T07:39:00+00:002021-11-05T07:39:00+00:00Patch Bay<p>As it turns out, I’ve accumulated quite a lot of my own space junk (some of which you can see in the video for <a contents="The Stars, Like Dust" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/yzRVKzpxtC0" target="_blank"><em>The Stars, Like Dust</em></a>) and whilst you can find Apollo moon landing commemorative plates, NASA mission patches and everything from Sputnik t-shirts to Cosmonaut Christmas decorations, there really isn’t much beyond a first day cover for BLACK ARROW or Prospero (and I only know that because Marlene, who I interviewed for <a contents="BLACK ARROW" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/1332732/black-arrow" target="_blank"><em>BLACK ARROW</em></a>, told me about having this lone souvenir at home - with a copy archived at Wight Aviation Museum), so I designed a few things that I thought might keep it in people’s memory a little longer, based on wayback space graphics and the kind of things I used to collect as a kid. Go <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/merch" target="_blank">here</a> for ace new patches on Bandcamp, <a contents="here" data-link-label="Music/Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/music-shop" target="_blank">here</a> for them on the main site or let lots of bright colours orbit your eyes over at <a contents="Teemill" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.teemill.com" target="_blank">Teemill</a>. There may even be some tapes to follow shortly, but that deserves its own post.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/00955616fab4b0268eb0ba0018a3687e24e003e9/original/prospero-display-photo.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/80cf5d6a0fc6466fc033ad9348d7e3a1aef41e8f/original/img-5236.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/794cf106cad66059ad54657ef6c3e319a5294ce1/original/2mewmsyr1xtwliv0a2ahe5tcoj9xhsh4jzqlvqvytbazicec-png.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/d27f50d0f2af9da09a6a2fec8635acf61a235006/original/black-arrow-display-photo.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/250be0d9c5367a30c5d1582cbba3b9240066f51b/original/img-5240.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />P. S. If you email or tweet me a picture of you wearing either the Prospero print or any of the puppet designs from Teemill land, I’ll send you the corresponding Bandcamp code for either <em>In Your Neighbourhood</em> or <em>ETHER/ORBIT</em>. Seems only fair, right?</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/0ac778c21d64e81022876316b89be453564d1e9c/original/j2bzf5ksjwtv4sus1umejmjavpjemp0m5xs7b92rubym6hbt.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/67855542021-10-26T18:17:47+01:002022-10-27T11:14:03+01:00ETHER/ORBIT<p>Lost to the atmosphere or coming down to Earth? That's the question often asked in relation to the Prospero satellite, which is still floating around in low orbit, since being successfully launched by the BLACK ARROW rocket on the 28th October, 1971. </p>
<p>To mark this anniversary, I will be releasing a companion piece to <a contents="BLACK ARROW" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/1332732/black-arrow" target="_blank"><em>BLACK ARROW</em></a> called <a contents="ETHER/ORBIT" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/2067743/ether-orbit" target="_blank"><em>ETHER/ORBIT</em></a> and it will be available as a digital download from Thursday here on the website and via <a contents="Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/album/ether-orbit" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>.</p>
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<p>For those who prefer their satellite sounds with a side of tangible objects though, I hope to have some rocket-related goodies available soon, so keep checking back over the coming weeks. Additionally, <em>BLACK ARROW</em> will be played alongside the unveiling of the replica rocket at Wight Aviation Museum during their anniversary event. The museum is currently building a full-size Prospero satellite model which you can read about <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://onthewight.com/replica-of-prospero-satellite-created-for-50th-anniversary-of-satellites-launch/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/d555c1345f4d323107fe14c3faa334111b445b21/original/img-5127.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsIm1lZGl1bSJdXQ==.jpg" class="size_m justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/67643642021-10-02T21:54:48+01:002021-10-02T22:04:02+01:00Luna Lander<p>Just a short update, but wanted to share <a contents="this" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLthL_x5fflCMkt15m8i0O0eDbXokRikWD" target="_blank">this</a> playlist by an excellent, equality-championing organisation called The F-List, with thanks to them for featuring my remix of isvisible isinvisible's <em>Luna Still</em>. Watch below and read more about The F-List <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thef-listmusic.uk/what-we-do/the-f-list-story/" target="_blank">here</a>. You can also find the remix <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://isvisible-isinvisible.bandcamp.com/album/moon-white-water-re-mixes" target="_blank">o</a><a contents="over at Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://isvisible-isinvisible.bandcamp.com/album/moon-white-water-re-mixes" target="_blank">ver at Bandcamp</a>. 🌝<br><br><iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="560" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/videoseries?list=PLthL_x5fflCMkt15m8i0O0eDbXokRikWD" title="YouTube video player" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p> </p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/67308942021-08-30T15:49:50+01:002021-08-31T01:33:42+01:00Moons and Stars<p>We're back looking and listening to the night sky. My track 'Huygens' can be heard as part of Blue Star Radio's 41st episode, fittingly concluding with those stars who've recently drifted out into the infinite night, and a Leyland Kirby track. Listen below (full tracklist <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bcradio.libsyn.com/41-on-the-docket" target="_blank">here</a>). ✨</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><em>Huygens Probe Shines for Cassini Cameras. Photograph from NASA's Image and Video Library.</em></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/66890672021-07-16T11:22:08+01:002021-08-25T17:56:03+01:00Track and Field<p style="text-align: center;">From <a contents="High Down" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/2399700/black-arrow" target="_blank"><em>High Down</em></a> to <em>Huygens</em>, it's been exciting (not to mention a nice surprise) to see the new collaboration between Electronic Sound magazine and globe-spanning field recording project Cities and Memory. The new issue features an interview with Cities and Memory founder, <a contents="Stuart Fowkes" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/stuartfowkes" target="_blank">Stuart Fowkes</a>, along with a few picks from previous releases and I'm really pleased to say that <em>Huygens</em> is one of them (along with the original sound source for additional context)! The bundle edition comes with an excellent double CD compilation too. </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">You can pick up a copy <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://electronicsound.co.uk/shop/p/issue-79" target="_blank">here</a>, via <a contents="Bleep" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://bleep.com/merch/237851-electronic-sound-magazine-issue-79/related" target="_blank">Bleep</a>, <a contents="Magalleria" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://store.magalleria.co.uk/products/electronicsoundes" target="_blank">Magalleria</a>, <a contents="Norman Records" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.normanrecords.com/records/188289-electronic-sound-issue-79-magazine-cd-bundle" target="_blank">Norman Records</a> and <a contents="Underground Solu'shn" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.undergroundsolushn.com/music/new-electronic/electronic-sound-issue-79-field-recordings-bundle" target="_blank">Underground Solu'shn</a> or read more over at the <a contents="Cities and Memory" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://citiesandmemory.com/2021/07/electronic-sound-cities-memory-feature-release/" target="_blank">Cities and Memory</a> website.</p>
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<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/f1472704b63a6947830ef42c1f05d6fed1129dca/original/electronic-sound-issue-79-field-recording-bundle.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.jpg" class="size_xl justify_center border_none" alt="" /></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/66478072021-06-27T10:05:51+01:002022-09-21T17:23:28+01:00Back to BLACK ARROW<p>Today marks a year since <em><a contents="BLACK ARROW" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/1332732/black-arrow" target="_blank">BLACK ARROW</a></em> was released. <a contents="This article" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://markoneinfour.medium.com/prospero-the-little-satellite-that-could-e9a8f436b51" target="_blank">This article</a> from Mark Brown was something I read early on when researching more about it, which gives a good overview of the kinds of topics covered in the conversation with Marlene and probably best describes many of the ideas I wanted to explore further around this small chapter in the history of space and satellites. It talks about unrealised futures, the relief from several people who worked on it at pivoting to space-focused projects from missiles and the idea of quiet work instead of aggressive mythology building.</p>
<p>Worth mentioning perhaps that it's in a quiet time that I've written a companion piece to <em>BLACK ARROW</em> (this time focusing on Prospero) that I hope to be able to share soon before moving onto album pastures new. Additionally, working on music that's a bit different to normal has provided me with some really excellent samples to meddle with (thanks and sorry to <a contents="Glass Grave" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://glassgrave1.bandcamp.com/album/stranger-together" target="_blank">Glass Grave</a> whose guitar parts for those releases are being rinsed across the forthcoming synthier ouvre at the moment too) so expect to hear more noise in with future electronics!</p>
<p>There's still a free extract of <em>BLACK ARROW</em> up <a contents="here" data-link-label="Mailing List" data-link-type="page" href="/mailing-list" target="_blank">here</a> if you missed it the first time around too, so grab it while you can.</p>
<p>P. S. The photograph is courtesy of the folks at The Needles Old Battery, who were kind enough to show me their High Down archives and files.</p>
<p>P. P. S. If, for whatever reason, you've always wondered what <em>BLACK ARROW</em> would sound like as test card music in a big band style, you'll want to see the latest goings on <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/neighbourhood" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/66592422021-06-14T20:54:17+01:002022-09-21T17:22:57+01:00Ghostess With The Mostest<p>As you know, I'm no stranger to song titles relating to the supernatural. See <a contents="Spectre" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1817703/spectre" target="_blank"><em>Spectre</em></a>, <a contents="Ghosts" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1817698/ghosts" target="_blank"><em>Ghosts</em></a> and <a contents="Haunted Gold" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1817693/haunted-gold" target="_blank"><em>Haunted Gold</em></a>. I'm not going to tell you which one is on this radio roundup of horror harmonies from <a contents="isvisible isinvisible" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.isvisible.me" target="_blank">isvisible isinvisible</a> though. You'll just have to follow the <a contents="blue star over yonder" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/bluestarradio" target="_blank">blue star over yonder</a> and listen to it yourself (and you should, there's lots to enjoy)!</p>
<p><iframe allowfullscreen="" height="90" mozallowfullscreen="" msallowfullscreen="" oallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/19449221/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/5a689d/" style="border: none" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="100%"></iframe></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/65903442021-03-31T22:07:52+01:002021-03-31T22:07:52+01:00Synth In The City<p style="text-align: center;">Potentially <em>your</em> city, even, depending on where you're tuning in from. Anyway, nice to hear <a contents="In Your Neighbourhood" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1816752/in-your-neighbourhood" target="_blank"><em>In Your Neighbourhood</em></a> get a little play <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.phoenixfm.com/2021/03/31/synth-city-time-to-save-again/" target="_blank">here</a> whilst I'm working on some new bits and pieces.<br><br>Also, on the subject of synth cities, if the idea of owning a wall of vintage synths appeals but storage is a problem, then these might be the answer. They are made by a graphic designer called Ronaldo Lopes Teixeira Rolt and I love them. <a contents="Check out the gallery and the mini Space Echo" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.rlmusic.co.uk/rlm3/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/vintage_synth_miniatures_gallery_2.pdf" target="_blank">Check out the gallery (including a mini Space Echo</a>) or watch one of my favourites, the D-50, below, complete with related soundtrack!<br><br><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="NQGFB0oMxro" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/NQGFB0oMxro/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/NQGFB0oMxro?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/65612122021-02-28T21:28:32+00:002021-02-28T21:28:32+00:00Once Upon A Mixcloud<p>Whether it's blasts from the past or "blast off", I can’t resist a good Mixcloud show and this one features a song from 2014 EP <a contents="Precurxor" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/1161422/precurxor" target="_blank"><em>Precurxor</em></a>. Listen to <a contents="Once Upon A Time" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1817712/once-upon-a-time" target="_blank"><em>Once Upon A Time</em></a> and more eclectic electronica below!</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="120" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&light=1&feed=%2Fdarkcompass%2Fdarkcompass-1002-electronica-special%2F" width="100%"></iframe></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/65533352021-02-19T00:00:00+00:002022-09-21T18:06:21+01:00Co-op Of The Pops<p>Orange you glad you took some time to read this blog? Because <em>Youth Ascension</em>, from <a contents="the album with the fright-filled front" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/1161420/gilded-cage" target="_blank">the album with the fright-filled front</a>, is on Resonate's staff pick playlist for February. You can listen to this month's top of the co-op pops <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://beta.resonate.is/playlist/staff-picks" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Start your weekend listening with our February 'staff picks' playlist 🎧 link in bio 👆<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/resonatecoop?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#resonatecoop</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/playfair?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#playfair</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ethicalstreaming?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ethicalstreaming</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/digitaldignity?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#digitaldignity</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/musiccooperative?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#musiccooperative</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/stream2own?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#stream2own</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/futureofmusic?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#futureofmusic</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/staffpicks?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#staffpicks</a> <a href="https://t.co/UB0NuxnllC">pic.twitter.com/UB0NuxnllC</a></p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet">— Resonate (@resonatecoop) <a href="https://twitter.com/resonatecoop/status/1362779831520395275?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 19, 2021</a>
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<p>Additionally, if you've been following a lot of the recent discussion around streaming and you're wondering about alternative ways of listening, I've now added several links on Twitter to folks rethinking the current offerings. Sweet streams are made of this, etc.</p>
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<p><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/65108262020-12-31T16:35:27+00:002020-12-31T16:35:27+00:00Invisible Waves and Seasonal Joints<p>When everything has felt firmly glued to the spot (and the sofa at certain points), I'd like to say thank you to everyone who joined me for a trip into space, with a special nod to <a contents="Wavegirl" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wavegirl.co.uk/wavegirl-best-albums-of-2020/" target="_blank">Wavegirl</a>, Simon and <a contents="The Joint radio show" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.mixcloud.com/thejoint/the-joint-19-december-2020/" target="_blank">The Joint radio show</a> (already well into 2021) for their kind end-of-year words and airplay. It's been really lovely and encouraging to read.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Best EP of 2020:<br><br>Roberta Fidora - Black Arrow<br><br>This is a work of stunning beauty from beginning to end, coupled with the artwork... wow!<br>I really can't wait to see what Roberta has in store for next year. <a href="https://t.co/Nkjqt908vM">pic.twitter.com/Nkjqt908vM</a></p>— Simon Pott (@isinvisible) <a href="https://twitter.com/isinvisible/status/1344659640487972866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 31, 2020</a>
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<p>I'll conclude by saying that this year has been akin to digital mudlarking; trying to find little curiosities or pieces of treasure buried within something that looks pretty grim. Here are two such treasures I've enjoyed reading this year. One from the beacon that is <a contents="The Creative Independent" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://thecreativeindependent.com/people/a-soft-manifesto/" target="_blank">The Creative Independent</a> and the other from <a contents="Huck Magazine, interviewing Ian MacKaye" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.huckmag.com/art-and-culture/music-2/ian-mackaye-survival-issue-interview/" target="_blank">Huck Magazine, interviewing Ian MacKaye</a>. Wishing you a Happy/Better New Year.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/64959802020-12-10T12:20:24+00:002020-12-10T14:45:03+00:00Cooking With Delia<p>No boiled eggs or turkeys here. The Delia and Wendy-inspired <em><a contents="Retrophonica" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://wormholeworld.bandcamp.com/album/retrophonica-aetheric-transmissions" target="_blank">Retrophonica</a> </em>(which includes my track <a contents="Like Clockwork" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://wormholeworld.bandcamp.com/track/like-clockwork" target="_blank"><em>Like Clockwork</em></a>) is <a contents="number 10 in Electronic Sound's top compilations of the year" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/WormholeWorld/status/1336934706735177728" target="_blank">number 10 in Electronic Sound's top compilations of the year</a>! Brian Eno's on there too, which is nice.</p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/66379b9bbe2965d31a4d9f214bc14227b859cd31/original/screenshot-2020-12-10-at-12-14-55.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/64904522020-12-03T14:52:53+00:002020-12-03T14:53:26+00:00Dandelions In December<p>No, not the name of a forthcoming folk album (somewhat Mulligan and O'Hare in tone), but a little heads up that alongside ACR, Arab Strap, Black Honey and other goodies, I'll be on Andy Morrison's December show with a seasonal song to accompany anyone starting on those Christmas spirits early. There's some more information below and you can listen throughout December <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.dandelionradio.com/schedule.htm" target="_blank">here</a>.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/59524bb1e26c7f36aa4443d30611341ab79f3d10/original/screenshot-2020-12-03-at-01-02-52.png/!!/undefined/b:W1sic2l6ZSIsImxhcmdlIl1d.png" class="size_xl justify_center border_" /></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/64433712020-09-26T11:38:25+01:002020-09-26T11:38:25+01:00The Da-Dark Outside<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/69d0ae9d6882645d5f54399cd06a5c1863f53eed/original/dark-outside-square.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Set your radios to hum, because it's time for another instalment of The Dark Outside (the broadcast where you could hear anything from an acid banger to a particularly beautiful washing machine), this time as part of <a contents="Aerial Festival" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://aerialfestival.com/dark-outside-2/" target="_blank">Aerial Festival</a>. Join in <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://furtherin.live/stream" target="_blank">here</a> and listen out for something about top secret rocket documents or that sounds like wind whistling through island deckchairs. You can also <a contents="follow along on Twitter too" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/darkoutside?lang=en" target="_blank">follow along on Twitter</a> as you listen.<br><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/485cfc5649cba68a842078afdad80fc810cf5dee/original/img-a2526ac75fd3-1.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Photo shared by <a contents="Pete Warren" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.twitter.com/petewarrensnds" target="_blank">Pete Warren</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/64426432020-09-25T16:59:20+01:002022-09-21T17:21:57+01:00Further Into Luna<p>Continuing the cosmos theme from <em><a contents="BLACK ARROW" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/1332732/black-arrow" target="_blank">BLACK ARROW</a></em> (and the eagle-eyed may have already spotted it <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/RobertaFidora/status/1309197827692785665?s=20" target="_blank">here</a>, hence the post title), you can find my remix of <em>Luna Still, </em>a song from the forthcoming isvisible isinvisible album <em>Moon-White Water</em>. The remix combines the original synth textures and bloops with a vocal sample from something I haven't released yet, just to be incredibly mysterious. You can listen to all of the album remixes and bag yourself <a contents="a very nice-looking cassette" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://isvisible-isinvisible.bandcamp.com/merch" target="_blank">a very nice-looking cassette</a> below.</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=2779450058/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=fe7eaf/tracklist=false/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 700px; height: 820px;"></iframe></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/64288522020-09-15T21:03:17+01:002022-09-21T17:21:20+01:00Are Waves Electric?<p style="text-align: center;">These ones are. ⚡</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Always exciting to hear a blast of <a contents="In Your Neighbourhood" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1816752/in-your-neighbourhood" target="_blank"><em>In Your Neighbourhood</em></a> over the airwaves, especially when it's followed up by Sufjan Stevens (probably the only time I will ever get to say that) and we're coming up to three years since <a contents="Gilded Cage" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/1161420/gilded-cage" target="_blank"><em>Gilded Cage</em></a> was released. This edition of The Electric Wave show also includes <em>Not Really (Virtual Reality)</em> by Blancmange, who we shared a stage with back in 2017 (probably some of my favourite live outings with venue The 1865 having a notable part-Shining, part-Butlins carpet) as well as new Erasure and Róisín Murphy. Yes! </p>
<p style="text-align: center;">You can listen below and I tip my socially-distanced hat to Rob for a fine selection of music.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe frameborder="0" height="120" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&feed=%2Ftheelectricwave%2Fthe-electric-wave-is-back-10th-sep-2020%2F" width="100%"></iframe></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/64133882020-08-24T21:55:39+01:002020-08-24T21:55:39+01:00Cock Blockin' Rocket Beats<p>The clue was in the title. Here's a BLACK ARROW-led assortment of treats from <a contents="Tulip Black" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.mixcloud.com/tulipblack/" target="_blank">Tulip Black</a> and the folks at <a contents="8K.NZ" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.mixcloud.com/8K_NZ/" target="_blank">8K.NZ</a>. Sending thanks across the globe (and the first play in full too). ✨</p>
<p><iframe frameborder="0" height="120" src="https://www.mixcloud.com/widget/iframe/?hide_cover=1&feed=%2Ftulipblack%2Fcock-block-146-black-arrow%2F" width="100%"></iframe></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/63823522020-07-13T12:21:17+01:002022-09-21T18:04:15+01:00Sunday Seance<p style="text-align: center;">I was listening to the Koyaanisqatsi soundtrack yesterday whilst swimming through the internet of opinions and ended up feeling several inches shorter. What I should have been doing instead, was summoning up some space sounds with <a contents="Simon Heartfield" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://simonheartfield.bandcamp.com/album/mythologies" target="_blank">Simon Heartfield</a> below, on his Secret Self show on Seance Radio.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Enjoy this most excellent mix. ✨</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><em>BLACK ARROW </em>is available <a contents="here" data-link-label="Music/Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/music-shop" target="_blank">here</a> or <a contents="on Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/album/black-arrow-2">via Bandcamp</a>.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Listen to <a contents="Simon's new release on Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://simonheartfield.bandcamp.com/album/mythologies" target="_blank">Simon's new release <em>Mythologies</em> on Bandcamp</a>.</p>
</div>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/63651332020-06-27T00:14:34+01:002022-09-21T18:02:43+01:00Blast Off!<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/8b9b8d2952c4ec12c794ef84a12e14a879109a5e/original/ebrruf5x0aqvj2l.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><a contents="BLACK ARROW" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/1332732/black-arrow" target="_blank"><em>BLACK ARROW</em></a> is out today! Thanks to everyone who's taken the trip with me and to everyone who sent me a picture of their record too - I've enjoyed seeing a little piece of space on synths (thanks to Simon Pott for the main picture), sound setups and beyond (with the Take Hart music looped in my head)!</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">It's also been nice to be able to chat to people about the release and hear it played elsewhere, so a big thank you to <a contents="The Dark Inside" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.darkoutside.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Dark Inside</a>, <a contents="SonOfMarketing" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://sonofmarketing.com/2020/06/20/streaming-roberta-fidora-black-arrow-excerpt/" target="_blank">SonOfMarketing</a>, <a contents="SoundGym" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.soundgym.co/blog/item?id=roberta-fidora" target="_blank">SoundGym</a> and <a contents="We Buy Records" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://t.co/RQGv69fvl9?amp=1" target="_blank">We Buy Records</a> podcast for providing a place for space despite the heaviness of everything right now. With that in mind, I've collected together a few things I've been reading and they will be travelling through space and time shortly via <a contents="my mailing list" data-link-label="Mailing List" data-link-type="page" href="/mailing-list" target="_blank">my mailing list</a>, so get involved if you'd like something to read that will briefly let you orbit the Earth. See you in the digital ether!</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/63621042020-06-22T15:22:35+01:002022-09-29T02:28:56+01:00Here Comes The Son<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/3b0eaa60d904dd4d6b29b593bae17e95091f22a0/original/300626412-762928348319389-2166971003036922781-n.jpg/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/b53b24006cb4138eae74165f13ca56e1f3b4b86e/original/screenshot-2022-09-29-at-02-27-26.png/!!/meta:eyJzcmNCdWNrZXQiOiJiemdsZmlsZXMifQ==/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />A huge thank you to SonOfMarketing, who have featured my forthcoming EP BLACK ARROW on their site, alongside a description of the project. You can read about it and stream the excerpt <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://sonofmarketing.com/2020/06/20/streaming-roberta-fidora-black-arrow-excerpt/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/63241222020-05-25T15:08:51+01:002022-09-21T17:20:18+01:00It's SoundGym, But Not As We Know It<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/1dc239dc19bfff7c62f87f28b1bb6a9940b9db1b/original/soundgym-4.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>In case you missed it (or I did), I was delighted to talk to the audio production platform SoundGym about <a contents="budgies" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://youtu.be/1oof6Nrj_xI" target="_blank">budgie</a> heads, <a contents="flamingos" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://deluxeflamingos.bandcamp.com/music" target="_blank">flamingos</a> and also non-bird-related matters, like how I like to work through songs and recounting my time imitating PJ Harvey at college. The bird is the word (and also a bit of a nerd) <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.soundgym.co/blog/item?id=roberta-fidora" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/63238802020-05-20T21:54:31+01:002022-09-21T17:19:59+01:00Retrophonica Out Now!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/623fc1b4a6ff840f3090b0a69ccd76439ed1389d/original/retrophonica-cover.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>This week I've been getting on my soap box Derbyshire because 'Retrophonica' is now bleeping and blooping out in the world - you can listen to the full release below.</p>
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<p>Enjoy a review of my "swirling synths" and "strong architecture" via ANTI Music <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://xactionmusic.wordpress.com/2020/05/14/retrophonica-aetheric-transmissions-by-various-artists/" target="_blank">here</a>, in addition to <a contents="a track-by-track listen" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://yeahiknowitsucks.wordpress.com/2020/05/16/various-artists-retrophonica-aestheric-transmissions/" target="_blank">a track-by-track listen</a> on Yeah I Know It Sucks, where I may well have been betrayed by my gothic past. Additionally, here's <a contents="an article about Wendy Carlos" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://beardedgentlemenmusic.com/2019/12/23/wendy-carlos-switched-on-bach-review/" target="_blank">an article about Wendy Carlos</a> I found really interesting prior to contributing, which beautifully articulates some of the misgivings that I've seen or experienced around electronic music. There is also some crossover with <a contents="this Tara Rodgers essay" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://online.ucpress.edu/fmh/article/1/4/5/106392/Tinkering-with-Cultural-MemoryGender-and-the" target="_blank">this excellent Tara Rodgers essay</a>, which I very much enjoyed reading, about synthesizer politics and a largely unheard area of electronic music history.</p>
<p>Speaking of unheard histories, the vinyl copies of BLACK ARROW have now arrived and <a contents="they look incredible" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/RobertaFidora/status/1256181734313537633?s=20" target="_blank">they look incredible</a>! You can order a copy <a contents="from the website" data-link-label="Home" data-link-type="page" href="/home">from the website</a> or <a contents="via Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/album/black-arrow-2" target="_blank">via Bandcamp</a> now (limited to only 300 copies). On that note, I'll conclude by linking to <a contents="some thoughts about Bandcamp" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/RobertaFidora/status/1257646016100261888?s=20" target="_blank">some thoughts about Bandcamp</a>; some mine but mostly other, more eloquent explanations. Perhaps it's idealistic or naive, but I'd like to think that the confusion or anger around how much larger companies have operated and treated their listeners/makers in such a fragile environment could be channelled into something more conscientious and useful longer term. I am also trying not to imbue my own nostalgia or present opinion into any of this, but the places and eras I associate with <em>active</em> music listening and participation have felt the most joyous to me and I know my own world would be a lot more grim had I not received tape mixes made by friends, or read blog articles which enthuse over insanely niche or place-specific details, or had my tracks played in a dark forest to a few radio enthusiasts. I hope it doesn't alienate anyone to talk about why I feel let down by streaming platforms, why I no longer give a shit about monthly listeners and highlight where I think people are offering better alternatives or making positive suggestions (even if there are no definitive answers), I just want to support ideas which encourage creativity, sociability, mutual support and the excitement of building your weird project out of nothing, without competitive metrics and where it can return to some form of sustainability.</p>
<p>Okay, time to step off the soap box.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/62737452020-04-11T18:52:09+01:002022-09-21T18:01:18+01:00Rocketronica and Retrophonica<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
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<p>I hope you've been enjoying hearing a little piece of space history this last week (don't forget you can download it free <a contents="here" data-link-label="Music/Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/music-shop" target="_blank">here</a> or via Bandcamp <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/track/black-arrow-excerpt" target="_blank">here</a>). I've been compiling footage and photos the last few days of the original testing site here on the Isle of Wight from a few trips there last year and it's been nice to visit it again via my computer whilst the real thing is currently out of bounds. If you'd like to visit the digital outdoors too, there's a couple of videos below.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Short trailer:</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Longer video:</p>
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<p>Thanks to everyone who has <a contents="preordered the release" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/album/black-arrow-2" target="_blank">preordered the release</a> too. I got to log into Bandcamp and see this, which was very nice! From 'Haunted Gold' to hauntology...</p>
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<p>A big thank you also to <a contents="Simon Heartfield at Seance Radio" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/simonheartfield/status/1248186573809684480?s=20" target="_blank">Simon Heartfield at Seance Radio</a> and to <a contents="Stuart" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/darkoutside/status/1248981369860034560?s=20" target="_blank">Stuart</a> at <a contents="The Dark Outside" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.darkoutside.co.uk" target="_blank">The Dark Outside</a> for their respective broadcasts supporting so many electronic musicians (myself included). Additionally, I know I'm not alone in saying that I really hope we see another <a contents="Dark Inside" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.darkoutside.co.uk/post/614297362333089792/the-da-dark-inside-not-outside-and-online-or" target="_blank">Da-Dark Inside</a> event soon, complete with relaxing sheep and nature graphics. It's great to see experimental music so richly represented and hats off to both for providing a listening lifeline to folks. </p>
<p>Speaking of experimental music, if the cold futuristic dystopian atmosphere of the local Moloko Plus seems appealing right now (as opposed to generalised dystopia, I guess), then you can now get your ears around a brand new release called Retrophonica, which includes a Wendy Carlos-inspired composition I made called 'Like Clockwork' amongst <a contents="all this electronic excellence" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://soundeffectsofdeathandhorror.co.uk/retrophonica-aetheric-transmissions" target="_blank">all this electronic excellence</a>.</p>
<p>The compilation has been curated by <a contents="Sound Effects Of Death And Horror" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://soundeffectsofdeathandhorror.co.uk/retrophonica-aetheric-transmissions" target="_blank">Sound Effects Of Death And Horror</a> as a tribute to early electronic pioneers and is being released digitally and on CD through <a contents="Wormhole World" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://wormholeworld.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">Wormhole World</a>, with proceeds going to <a contents="Delia Derbyshire Day" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://deliaderbyshireday.com" target="_blank">Delia Derbyshire Day</a>. It has also had a rather nice writeup on Louder Than War already with info on the lead track from Elizabeth Joan Kelly. <a contents="Have a read" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://louderthanwar.com/seodah-announce-delia-derbyshire-charity-compilation/" target="_blank">Have a read</a>.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;">On a final note, if you're either stuck indoors or, hanging in there at work but trying to find something less terrible to read in the down time, <a contents="the official Wendy Carlos website" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wendycarlos.com" target="_blank">the official Wendy Carlos website</a> is probably one of the most soothing places on the internet.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">That's all for now. Take care of yourself. 🌍</p>
<p style="text-align: center;">P. S. Check out <a contents="this LEGO model of BLACK ARROW built by Andy Phillips&nbsp;and his daughter" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://twitter.com/AndyPhi88852082/status/1248298145471217667?s=20" target="_blank">this LEGO model of BLACK ARROW built by Andy Phillips and his daughter</a>. Possibly one of the coolest things I've ever seen!</p>
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</blockquote>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/62655322020-03-30T02:43:17+01:002022-09-21T17:17:02+01:00Rocket Fuels On Rocket Fuels<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/907011a6bc0bc1dfeddc1d0763cd507a8c0ddce6/original/rocket-parts.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Last year (or what feels like another 50 years ago), we celebrated the moon landing anniversary, an event that has inspired countless retellings and re-imaginings through television, film, design and song. A historic occasion that gave people the opportunity to imagine little pieces of the universe for themselves, to ponder what else might exist beyond our planet and where we imagined belonging to another, better future than the one we have now. </p>
<p>So imagine my surprise when, in 2018, I stumbled across a rocket casing shell at a tourist attraction on the Isle of Wight, just across the island from where I live.</p>
<p>Even moreso when this discovery then led to a hangar just outside of the large village of Lake (with Wikipedia page highlights that include two funeral parlours and a branch of KFC) that just happens to house<a contents=" a replica of a BLACK ARROW rocket being built by enthusiastic volunteers and retired&nbsp;engineers&nbsp;from a local Men in Sheds project" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.wightaviationmuseum.org.uk" target="_blank"> a replica of a BLACK ARROW rocket being built by enthusiastic volunteers and retired engineers from a local Men in Sheds project</a>. This is the place of sand bottles, wax nightmares, coastal erosion and Donald McGill postcards, apparently, and yet, it has a rich space history that hardly anyone knows about. It turns out that I no longer have to imagine my own piece of space; it's on my doorstep (or rather, a short number 3 bus ride away). </p>
<p>In the aforementioned retellings of our space history too, what I've mostly noticed, are the archival voices of American astronauts, the distinct "Mid-Atlantic English" of bygone announcers or men in white coats and many top down accounts of history that I'm already familiar with. It's unusual to hear the voice of someone who, say, worked on the project as a seventeen year old rocket engineer and her contribution to an important space project like BLACK ARROW, but that's exactly what I want to hear, given that at the same age, I wasn't doing much outside of my embarrassing Robert Smith cosplay, let alone achieving something extraordinary like getting a satellite into orbit. I wish I'd seen more encouraging stories like this and known about the south coast's proximity to the cosmos much earlier.</p>
<p>Which brings me to <a contents="BLACK ARROW" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/1332732/black-arrow" target="_blank">BLACK ARROW</a> as an EP. Whatever is going on in the world, it's important to document your culture and to find interesting stories which might not get told outside of mainstream channels and amplify them in whatever way you can*. I interviewed Marlene Irving in the second half of last year where we talked about her experiences working on the project and the legacy of BLACK ARROW, which is personally one of the most exciting things I've ever been able to do. The development and launch of BLACK ARROW, from an small island at the bottom of the UK, to the other side of the world in Woomera, Australia, is an achievement that I think deserves to be recognised all these years later and I feel fortunate to have a part in continuing the story and documenting an incredibly unique perspective on it.</p>
<p>I hope even in the midst of chaos, you'll listen in and celebrate one of many unsung voices of our space and engineering history.</p>
<p>Blasting off for now.</p>
<p>*Emma Warren's 'Make Some Space' is a great read on this subject. I highly recommend it!</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/59989362019-12-11T11:32:44+00:002022-09-21T18:04:03+01:00Dandelion and Brr-dock<p>I haven't been feeling particularly festive, but thankfully Dandelion Radio have come to the rescue, with Andy Morrision's first seasonal show since 2015! You can hear my solemn synth switch-up of a Santa song on rotation daily <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://www.dandelionradio.com/andy.htm" target="_blank">here</a> in the run up to Christmas. There's also a good dose of Low to make it feel just like Christmas, although I could be wrong and perhaps it isn't like Christmas at all.</p>
<p>The cover is also this month's free mailing list download on <a contents="my music page" data-link-label="Music/Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/music-shop" target="_blank">my music page</a>. Just type in your email and a gift will be sent to you. Guaranteed coal-free.</p>
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<p> </p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/59126382019-10-16T15:37:34+01:002022-09-21T17:16:14+01:00Lurkin' 9 To 5<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/dd1da5a8a4b0f43215de29f4d37a9d59e07d0cb3/original/screenshot-2019-10-16-at-15-36-01.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Drooping fingers have assumed new forms and you'd better beware, because twisted techno terror is coming to get you. </p>
<p>Have a listen below to the most recent tale from the crypt/soundtrack from the void, which includes my remix of Drooping Finger's 'Lurk'. All you have to do is say "SoundCloud" in the mirror five times. </p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="450" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/playlists/897179576&color=%23120d08&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe></p>
<p>If you want to take the doom dancing a step further, you can also blast out some 'Beast Moves' via the monster mix below from DJ and producer Simon Heartfield.</p>
<p><iframe allow="autoplay" frameborder="no" height="166" scrolling="no" src="https://w.soundcloud.com/player/?url=https%3A//api.soundcloud.com/tracks/689581297&color=%23060608&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&show_teaser=true" width="100%"></iframe><br><br>Failing that, you can also get your Halloween playlist off to an early start by awakening the creatures lurking beneath the Glass Grave (spoiler alert: may contain melodica solos and distorted singing about cemeteries).</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=3243251539/size=large/bgcol=333333/linkcol=ffffff/tracklist=false/artwork=small/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 120px;"></iframe></p>
<p>Enjoy, supercreeps!</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58957562019-09-17T23:54:59+01:002022-09-21T17:15:56+01:00Ready, Cassette, Go!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/2f480a0229c18c8502a31a34099dcc13c1a9e518/original/e68380e8-47a1-4e79-8909-e2ed5f611f62.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/8c9137aeee99b4f6670fd9409f896a531314425f/original/edymp91x4ae8ayl-jpg-large.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The hawk-eyed among you might've noticed the recent appearance of a dual-colour, gem-encrusted cassette in various places. This is the first physical release of debut album 'Verxes', which is available exclusively to Bandcamp subscribers in the <a contents="Neighbourhood" data-link-label="Neighbourhood" data-link-type="page" href="/neighbourhood" target="_blank">Neighbourhood</a>. It's backed up on the B-side with demos, rarities and remixes, only 50 have been produced and once they're gone, there likely won't be another run, so if you'd like to get your hands on one (and also to see what else I'm generally up to), you can head over to <a contents="this place" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/neighbourhood" target="_blank">this place</a>. Thanks to Simon Pott (a.k.a. electronic musician <a contents="isvisible isinvisible" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://isvisible-isinvisible.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">isvisible isinvisible</a>) for the top picture.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58689842019-07-19T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T17:14:30+01:00Totally Wired<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/6e8f54a87874c0f46f6b30bba3cceb200a6119a5/original/tumblr-3145cfbcd32e708073eb570d9b6cc3bf-b184ee58-640.gif/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Great to see <a href="https://www.thewire.co.uk/news/55655/cities-and-memory-mark-50-years-since-moon-landings">The Wire Magazine</a> and <a href="http://acloserlisten.com/2019/07/18/moon-land%E2%80%A6">a closer listen</a> digging in to the Cities & Memory <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceisthePlace?src=hashtag_click">#SpaceIsThePlace</a> project. If you’d like to do the same, you can listen via <a href="https://citiesandmemory.bandcamp.com/album/space-is-the-place">Bandcamp</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58688692019-07-09T10:10:00+01:002019-08-24T22:39:30+01:00Moonkind<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/09641c6ada535e7155697f8052c6c72a9229f9cb/original/tumblr-paok00rgxi1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Exciting to see the Cities & Memory <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/spaceistheplace?f=tweets&vertical=default&src=hash">#SpaceIsThePlace</a> project receiving support from <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/video/2019/jul/02/collection-of-space-sounds-released-to-mark-50-years-since-the-moon-landings-video?CMP=share_btn_tw">The Guardian</a>, <a href="https://thequietus.com/articles/26756-space-sounds-moon-landing-anniversary-space-is-the-place">The Quietus</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/bluedotfestival/status/1148124558429446144">Bluedot Festival</a> and even the <a href="https://twitter.com/esa/status/1146348027831083008">European Space Agency</a>. The long-running field recording project brought together artists from all over the world to rework sounds from space in celebration of the anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission and I contributed a track called ‘Huygens’ which uses an alien weather signal as its foundation.<br><br>The picture above is a small disc that was left behind from the Apollo 11 mission to the moon containing messages and sounds of goodwill from Earth. It has a fascinating story which you can read about <a href="https://www.forallmoonkind.org/moonkind-mission/messages-of-peace/">here</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58689862019-06-16T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T17:13:40+01:00Dark Outside in Waltham Forest<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/c98134d1ba2ff7e9797ff5d35904333a154e9d70/original/d9mzpfrxsaa7i8-png-large.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>I’ve been sending secret synths in to this for a number of years now and still get a surge of pure joy from seeing not just my own name, but a sprawling community of the weird and wonderful who will all, for a short time, populate the forest.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58689872019-02-24T10:10:00+00:002019-08-24T22:37:42+01:00Resonate in The Independent<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/f822f8073dbd598f5795feb5919c30437bf236ce/original/stream-to-own.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>With conversations forming around algorithmic bias and the skewed payment models of larger streaming services, what viable alternatives are on offer for musicians and listeners?<br><br>Journalist and filmmaker Hazel Sheffield explores one such option, <a href="https://resonate.is/profile/5131/">Resonate</a>, which also includes a few of my thoughts on sustainability, streaming and inviting audiences to participate, rather than consume. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/indyventure/resonate-spotify-nesta-platform-coops-a8783706.html">Read it via The Independent</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58699932018-12-10T10:10:00+00:002022-09-21T17:12:59+01:00Stubby Christmas<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/e57619cfb64ba5b9c1fdc1b12d2d0e1107598b6a/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-13-27-27.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/8641bd1dfeb99786c1684778305df86a8047d294/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-13-29-56.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Sax-mad Santa has a message of free and jazzy tidings to deliver, thanks to the good folk at Stubby's House of Christmas. <a href="http://www.stubbyschristmas.com/free-list/curxes-i-believe-in-father-christmas">Toot toot</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58699982018-10-31T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T17:12:24+01:00Gilded Halloween<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/c733e8c931d8d572671ed9b7b5ed8e2f06b3e389/original/tumblr-phh0jzgpwi1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Pretty pleased with my pumpkin carving efforts. Really realistic.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58700062018-10-24T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T17:12:15+01:00Ventnor Halloween<figure class="tmblr-full" data-orig-height="1280" data-orig-width="833"><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/f4db7f28c5b98363afbdabe7715c56a71c5bac2f/original/tumblr-ph4gulwpwg1rd0v7h-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Halloween prep in Ventnor.</p></figure>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58700072018-09-29T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T17:11:47+01:00The Solent, Like Dust<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/e82325a9078af071d37bbc366d31a133a9040325/original/tumblr-pfu9zrlluc1s24pb7o1-500.gif/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Set your controls for the heart of the Solent and listen to 'The Stars, Like Dust' on BBC Solent Introducing <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p06kdxxg">here</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58702572018-08-26T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T17:11:35+01:00Milo And The Cosmos<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/1587d632744acb1f0ea0480e632f32823635d901/original/tumblr-p715j5tklx1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/9e18500a2bcd0ecab7b67b28271cf5ddeef458c5/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-18-05-34.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />I've just seen that it's National Pet Day, which is a great day to be a good boy. <br><br>Milo the chihuahua features in the new video for ‘The Stars, Like Dust’ and <a href="http://www.themostradicalist.com/article/list-pick-curxes-the-stars-like-dust/">The Most Radicalist wrote an excellent little review </a>for an excellent little dog.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58700082018-08-21T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T17:11:12+01:00Style Of Sound Interview<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/fcef892ac16840979d77c983704886f202d17220/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-14-33-50.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Really enjoyed talking to <a href="https://twitter.com/styleofsound">@styleofsound</a> about the nature of silence, horror synths and a few of my favourite Isle of Wight haunts. <a href="https://styleofsound.com/curxes/">Have a read</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58700092018-08-16T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T17:10:45+01:00Vinyl In Space<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/dbd96f2a685b4e1676afb2ed3eed24391cee7062/original/tumblr-pdh1rcjylx1r9h4tno1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/756e77d5ac0dc01c22dc77c4870181e8ed262692/original/tumblr-pdh1rcjylx1r9h4tno4-500.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/3888abb09abc189628b22cd9d523b7a4dbad08ae/original/tumblr-pdh1rcjylx1r9h4tno2-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/038fdadaecb861e3134aba16b85d4b0cc8440daf/original/tumblr-pdh1rcjylx1r9h4tno3-500.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">A selection of space-themed records from the <a contents="Collectors Weekly Tumblr" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://collectorsweekly.tumblr.com/post/177035788926/space-themed-records-circa-1960s" target="_blank">Collectors Weekly Tumblr</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58700102018-06-29T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T17:10:35+01:00Dials 2018<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/a94299c4187fb02cad5551c58bdf59f0bb8c6f7c/original/tumblr-pb2w6du1ug1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Playing this in October. Mark your calendars and get tickets <a href="https://www.musicglue.com/the-wedgewood-rooms/events/307aa370-585a-0136-9389-023e262e65dd">here</a>! ✍️</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58700172018-06-25T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T17:07:42+01:00Isle of Wight Festival 2018 Playlist<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/0dafe64d6e28cd1fe330ca2a6f5138906a18a53c/original/tumblr-7b0fc450966e0eb086813d9102916f01-c26f8a61-500.gif/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Stop that moon buggy and take one giant leap onto <a href="https://curx.es/IOWPlaylist">this playlist</a>, featuring all of the songs we played at the Isle of Wight Festival.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58700312018-06-10T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T17:07:25+01:00The Stars, Like Calbourne<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/02f535b9f0e14a006d8e51d1529055c2cfd60f0a/original/tumblr-pa4f67ghfe1s24pb7o5-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/51c29ff67fe8bfd60ac0c540eeb3d80f37668b42/original/tumblr-pa4f67ghfe1s24pb7o3-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/b357218a754e7349109552bace980d279865e413/original/tumblr-pa4f67ghfe1s24pb7o2-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/52c9e21c8c8c5f1ebb998b6a8df891254725affa/original/tumblr-pa4f67ghfe1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/f7e1df5bfab4e7f2deafd6b8c7cfc2d4ab282af4/original/tumblr-pa4f67ghfe1s24pb7o4-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Turns out that I only live a few minutes away from a real-life version of <em><a data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1816756/the-stars-like-dust" target="_blank">The Stars, Like Dust</a></em>. There’s an extensive article <a href="https://www.redfunnel.co.uk/en/isle-of-wight-guide/my-isle-of-wight/featured-articles/britains-space-race-uncovered/">here</a> about the Isle of Wight’s role in the space race, which is amazing and kind of weird.<br><br>Worth a read/view too, is <a href="http://cargocollective.com/orbit-offsite_dowlatshahi">this incredible project by Katayoun Dowlatshahi</a>, which was based on the above discovery about rocket testing on the island. <br><br>Thanks to Joe from <a href="https://horseflies.bandcamp.com">Horseflies</a> for the link!</p>
<p>I also saw a 1940s robot made from part of an RAF Bomber radio set, among other things.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/772865e0ee82c464c0d1b56a60ff1b3700c9ad04/original/tumblr-pa4jhm7gnl1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58700432018-06-10T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T17:06:20+01:00The Stars, Like CAB<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/b0ee28fa21c2e8a8cc5062880db696b207c335a1/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-15-27-12.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><a contents="The Stars, Like Dust" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1816756/the-stars-like-dust" target="_blank"><em>The Stars, Like Dust</em></a> is the first song in space (if space is a DOPECAUSEWESAID playlist)! Click <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3CD4GxXhEzgCXnPX5OHtLz?" target="_blank">here</a> to listen.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58700322018-06-10T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:56:00+01:00Practical Ceramics<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/7420e3eb064759304fdcb4de1f23166b076ad4ba/original/0013278744-10.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/a51a680cb3dd26c223c740d3d344aa7099477bec/original/0013278746-10.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/0717e91c883492fd800fa6e76cd2910a61aae498/original/0013278747-10.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">New in the neighbourhood, <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/merch" target="_blank">mugs featuring your favourite finger puppet band</a> (includes download of <a contents="In Your Neighbourhood" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1816752/in-your-neighbourhood" target="_blank"><em>In Your Neighbourhood</em></a>)!</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58700602018-05-19T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:46:58+01:00The Stars, Like Bus<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/a0d54899cc88f20fc7e77cd6b8487f212518ec06/original/tumblr-p8zvfgtvor1s24pb7o4-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/94a156b1db07a23c1f1e69699612020af5fb990e/original/tumblr-p8zvfgtvor1s24pb7o7-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/51af278073b595b230c2e2975cce051e94450115/original/tumblr-p8zvfgtvor1s24pb7o5-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/46fd3240fff28366e4a9be3184233632fccca732/original/tumblr-p8zvfgtvor1s24pb7o6-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/dd66818e1757004f3f3e301cc2a6633a25bcc5dc/original/tumblr-p8zvfgtvor1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/04bf6232eed5a8fd368e3b17d142d67a6c5ce918/original/tumblr-p8zvfgtvor1s24pb7o9-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/db0ff1eb50e6f9c22650b1804feba61d9ef8e27f/original/tumblr-p8zvfgtvor1s24pb7o2-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/bc5d1af76622529623c738f4bd02e7a298a656aa/original/tumblr-p8zvfgtvor1s24pb7o8-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/c44b303cdb04e17526c836f70e2bb74a576520fa/original/tumblr-p8zvfgtvor1s24pb7o10-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Sorry I couldn't be at The Great Escape, I was too busy squealing with delight at old signs in a bus museum.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58700542018-05-19T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:46:42+01:00London Horse Bus<p style="text-align: center;">An unexpected plot twist.</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/fa4d1d6ed935bd18f63f01fee8155eca943ec577/original/tumblr-p8zvhuycsy1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/408654252ece20a1662794642032af795d8fbed8/original/tumblr-p8zvhuycsy1s24pb7o2-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58700612018-05-17T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:46:28+01:00Isle of Wight Festival 2018<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/3ccf93f4e410234f0d2523a75c3b52014a81826e/original/tumblr-p8veyb6wke1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Join us for beers and bears when we play the <a href="https://twitter.com/Kashmir_IW">@Kashmir_IW</a> stage at <a href="https://twitter.com/IsleOfWightFest">@IsleOfWightFest</a> for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/IOW50?src=hash">#IOW50</a>!</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58700832018-05-15T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:46:15+01:00Stars Like CAB<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/f64e48f9152b785d2e3424b13b55d6ac554d16e6/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-16-10-59.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>In dust we trust. <em>The Stars, Like Dust</em> can now be seen from <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/hk74pk2mo1i6vbz2szhznuaaf/playlist/4Tt3RFuUzsr7Tdf962QdQU?si=mtRuHARkSEOwFPgB6NaFYw">this new playlist</a> via US friends <a href="https://twitter.com/DOPECAUSEWESAID">DOPECAUSEWESAID</a>. No telescope required. ⭐</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58700822018-05-15T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:45:53+01:00Stars Obscura<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/f34607f32bc5358acfd78bcf98717078e382db01/original/tumblr-p8s55hbyna1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />An image taken from <a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/miniature-models-of-famous-photos">an upcoming book of famous photographs recreated in miniature</a>, which I read about today on <a href="https://tmblr.co/mYTfXfhq7Z8aBhYSbNimVBw">@atlasobscura</a>. <br><br>Dry cement powder also worked surprisingly well when recreating the surface of the moon for the cover of <em><a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/track/the-stars-like-dust" target="_blank">The Stars, Like Dust</a></em>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58701422018-05-01T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:45:11+01:00Yes/No To The Stars<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/7ea48478be2a2a2ee17f557a8abb9f26b7945d4a/original/tumblr-p8288i56tf1s24pb7o1-1280.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/a4aa0d5aa2c1bbbb4f395c9f43944882aab844fa/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-16-14-45.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Thanks to <a href="https://tmblr.co/mDFjzwSIJcPoZp26jvAZxzA">@yesnomusic</a> for letting me blast off about <a href="http://www.yesnomusic.co.uk/2018/05/curxes-stars-like-dust.html">nostalgia gone awry in the night sky</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58701692018-04-30T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:43:36+01:00The Stars, Like Tuna<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/fe1b19a8bffb7503c88a37e422041a34172ca1ee/original/moving-eye-gif.gif/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Eye/I can name that tuna in one! It's <em>The Stars, Like Dust</em>, <a href="https://besttuna.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/delight-your-eyes-300418.html">rounded up among this week's music video picks from The Devil Has The Best Tuna</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58701702018-04-27T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:43:14+01:00Fifteen Stars<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/db968f123cc38630f26a4e335281bfc82496aaf5/original/tumblr-p7uxaau3lj1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Beaming more "ominous organs" and sombre space dust out of your screen, <a href="https://www.fifteen.gallery/blog/fifteengallerys-fresh-fifteen-002">thanks to Fifteen.Gallery</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58701712018-04-23T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:42:59+01:00Mates With Jon Hopkins<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/2bc7d9ab94c43bcf5e4f0415f153d8c87e497a40/original/tumblr-p7n820uing1s24pb7o1-500.gif/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Thrilled to see ‘The Stars, Like Dust’ playlisted on <a href="https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FRadio3FACH&t=N2Y4ZjIxN2I1Y2IzNDNlNWEzYmEwOTExMjY5YzRhYzkxZGM3ZDQzNCxFUWcxalliaw%3D%3D&b=t%3A5Z3c5I1eOF7qomyY5gUvUg&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.curxes.com%2Fpost%2F173227064655%2Fthrilled-to-see-the-stars-like-dust-playlisted&m=1">@Radio3FACH</a> alongside lots of great music like Jon Hopkins and Beach House! View the playlist and tune in <a href="https://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2F3fach.ch%2Fganze-playlist&t=OWJkOGY0NzgxNTBjZGUxNTc5MTRiYTM5NzI2NmUxYTM3OTBkOTJjNSxFUWcxalliaw%3D%3D&b=t%3A5Z3c5I1eOF7qomyY5gUvUg&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.curxes.com%2Fpost%2F173227064655%2Fthrilled-to-see-the-stars-like-dust-playlisted&m=1">here</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58701892018-04-17T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:42:45+01:00A Touch Of Klos<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/b875bf38a8fff62ea6180a10623d57981f77d6ee/original/tumblr-nvyw51kunk1qzbiclo2-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/48904c7872f36c2cde93396248d6548bf8c8376f/original/tumblr-nvyw51kunk1qzbiclo1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/13c5d6e7cdcec38d5773f48f853590db72200d97/original/tumblr-nvyw51kunk1qzbiclo3-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Discovered this striking set of images earlier in the week by Cassandra Klos themed around a desire to explore the cosmos and felt an affinity with them (<a contents="originally found on the Kickstarter blog" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://kickstarter.tumblr.com/post/131219799929/artist-cassandra-klos-has-been-fascinated-by-outer" target="_blank">originally found on the Kickstarter blog</a>). In some of the unused footage for ‘The Stars, Like Dust’, there is a sequence of a Sputnik 1 satellite being built from tinfoil for an outer space expedition that never happens. ⭐</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58702322018-04-17T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:42:34+01:00Video Of The Week<p><a href="https://www.dopecausewesaid.com/dope-videos/dopest-video-of-the-week-the-stars-like-dust-by-curxes"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/c8c940ac2620d34f2c08e0639c6a0bd3888b0e65/original/tumblr-p7bwxudk9s1s24pb7o1-1280.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Those stars at DOPECAUSEWESAID have made <em>The Stars, Like Dust</em> their video of the week</a> and I'm over the moon! ⭐</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58701902018-04-17T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:41:52+01:00Electronic North Star<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/8f2e8767fde33752e6817652bee38a3a1d2dfe3d/original/tumblr-p7c8t4qh971s24pb7o1-r1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/7f2905d2224ba62136e1cad72241211755a8b287/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-16-42-23.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Galactic gratitude to Mark from Electronic North for <a href="http://www.electronicnorth.co.uk/curxes-the-stars-like-dust/">this astronomically good review of <em>The Stars, Like Dust</em></a>. Still taken by <a href="https://tmblr.co/mTytG71CoG6cj5Za0Xvsa4A">@zomtographer</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58702382018-04-16T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:41:24+01:00One More Open Star<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/78cef7cab945297b97ff2bbd20b8f293a9bcbc8f/original/tumblr-p7bvolcays1s24pb7o1-1280-1.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/98b6eb40793ace19765c836e4e2ee41825fc3b00/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-17-28-16.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Thanks to Eleanor from One More Open Heart music blog for getting lost in space with us. Read what she had to say about new video <em>The Stars, Like Dust</em> <a href="https://onemoreopenheart.wordpress.com/2018/04/16/the-stars-like-dust-curxes-new-music-video/">here</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58702502018-04-12T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:40:24+01:00The Moon Duke<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/3e4d3bf2d5a11b0e78ec09e4f9de4ca6a35fc281/original/tumblr-p5h8dtor5g1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Above is a photograph of a photograph that sits on the surface of the moon, too small to be detected by lunar satellites and thought to be slowly deteriorating as the shrink wrap reacts to temperature. The image was placed there in 1972 by Apollo 16 astronaut Charles Duke and inspired the cover artwork for <em><a href="https://curx.es/TSLD">The Stars, Like Dust</a></em>, combining a spontaneous human gesture with something distant and desolate. You can read the full story of the original photograph <a href="http://uk.businessinsider.com/apollo-16-hidden-family-portrait-on-the-moon-2015-10?r=US&IR=T">here</a> and I think there’s something really touching about it.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58702562018-04-11T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:39:55+01:002018: A SWIT Odyssey<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/a15b36e7541e0851424837d2b002c28cdd800144/original/tumblr-p715srqloq1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/353d8f18366ec2049925a5c6a8ed3aa20fc49ca3/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-18-02-20.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Well, Dr. Dog is pleased as a puppet to be a super world indie dog. <a href="https://superworldindietunes.com/2018/04/11/the-bear-traverses-parallel-universes-invented-by-curxes-check-out-their-new-verses-not-suitable-for-nurses/">Read what SWIT had to say about his mission into space</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58702592018-04-10T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:39:23+01:00New Video for The Stars, Like Dust<p><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="yzRVKzpxtC0" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/yzRVKzpxtC0/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/yzRVKzpxtC0?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="180" width="320" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p>We have lift off! Watch the brand new video for <em>The Stars, Like Dust</em> now, taken from the album <em>Gilded Cage</em>. Directed by <a href="https://tmblr.co/mTytG71CoG6cj5Za0Xvsa4A">@zomtographer</a> with camera co-pilot <a href="https://twitter.com/timothybconnell">Tim Connell</a>. Album available on vinyl and CD <a data-link-label="Music/Shop" data-link-type="page" href="/music-shop" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58702582018-04-10T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:38:42+01:00Waving, Not Drowning<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/37867b932d8d6a54426eda30ccfc0e9490cde332/original/tumblr-p70o6iavwf1s24pb7o1-1280.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/b844b511e63ec8231f7e1b5cf87e4f8f8d543c1b/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-18-07-55.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />A giant star-sized thanks to Breaking More Waves blog for waxing lyrical on waxing moons and ambient antimatter. Nice mention of The Dark Outside too.<br><br><a href="http://breakingmorewaves.blogspot.co.uk/2018/04/new-music-curxes-stars-like-dust-video.html">Read it here</a>. </p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58702822018-04-09T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:38:23+01:00Space Launch<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/a2776b3ce915669473e602a4d393b644827d86a3/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-18-16-44.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Hurtling to Earth tomorrow at 10am (UK time), watch the space-themed video for <a contents="The Stars, Like Dust" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1816756/the-stars-like-dust" target="_blank"><em>The Stars, Like Dust</em></a>, directed by my friend @Zomtographer, or <a data-link-label="Mailing List" data-link-type="page" href="/mailing-list" target="_blank">get it sent directly to your inbox</a>.<br><br><em>The Stars, Like Dust</em> is taken from the album <a contents="Gilded Cage" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/1161420/gilded-cage" target="_blank"><em>Gilded Cage</em></a>, <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/merch" target="_blank">available now from Bandcamp on vinyl, CD and in various digital formats</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58702832018-04-02T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:36:49+01:00Music From The Dark Outside: Volume 3<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/e6cfb5afc80cc4953490476522f1168c8eff8e47/original/tumblr-p6koedjhlr1s24pb7o1-1280.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Detuned doom in a darkened room awaits. Hear an unreleased song on <a href="http://www.darkoutside.co.uk/about">this magnificent cassette release from The Dark Outside</a>!</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58702852018-03-27T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:36:21+01:00Talking Bear Heads<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/de74e40ea6da969f271a461c2c33a059cfb301ee/original/tumblr-p69ntdldbd1s24pb7o4-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/21c26fa771fd878728903a5428850a2d815b147f/original/tumblr-p69ntdldbd1s24pb7o2-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/25f39b15e058e5705aab83b3993462322b0a27dc/original/tumblr-p69ntdldbd1s24pb7o1-640.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/8839e553986313ae73c0f71673a795292399d4a6/original/tumblr-p69ntdldbd1s24pb7o3-640.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Excellent photos by Rachel Shewen of us finding our bearings at The Talking Heads, Southampton, UK. <a href="https://curx.es/TalkingHeads">View the full set on Flickr</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58703152018-03-19T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:36:03+01:00Lex Celebrate<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/ad3209491e4b740819be8492c6ea506562511bb4/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-18-30-58.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />I'm unfashionably late to the party, but so cool to see 'In Your Neighbourhood' on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/lexrecords/playlist/4QRVZCgVrKn2IFvPTImOz0?si=Ro0qcJG8TDmxa9eixh6TNA">this excellent playlist</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58703252018-03-13T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:35:47+01:00Bat's Entertainment<p style="text-align: center;"> </p>
<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/6cca0d4403b7876a937dfa6c860c541c06a3aca5/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-19-13-36.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" style="text-align: center;" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Bat to the Future at Rectory Mansion, Brading, Isle of Wight.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58703162018-03-13T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:35:39+01:00Cassette From The Dark Outside<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/1ac7be73e1583412dec1460feb16d0b6dc9cd3cd/original/tumblr-p5jyyextzg1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Pleased to be adding some mildly threatening (and previously unreleased) wailing to this wondrous cassette release from <a href="https://tmblr.co/m97VNIetLnVZr4jMq1YOhAw">@thedarkoutside</a>. Fans of mysterious broadcasts in the woods and tape player owners, stay tuned.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58703622018-02-24T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:35:06+01:00A Gilded Alternative<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/6cce3c95c3898f290cb292e2f306e3fbc7fd0d2f/original/tumblr-p4o5urhnsp1s24pb7o1-1280.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Above is one of the original album cover ideas for <a contents="Gilded Cage" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/1161420/gilded-cage" target="_blank"><em>Gilded Cage</em></a> by photographer and visual collaborator <a>@zomtographer</a> after a day spent building, cladding and furnishing a retro living room set, long before pink carpets and orange curtains became the dominant decor.<br><br>On the subject of which, <a href="http://wearecult.rocks/cult-q-a-curxes">I recently answered a few questions for the brilliant We Are Cult about small town peculiarities on film and wood cladding</a>. Those with strong opinions on tombstones and ugly crying are also in for a treat. ⚰️</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58703632018-02-17T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:34:14+01:00Gold Numbering<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/4241ea3bf3baa4120490f3a4d61c7673fd367697/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-19-19-51.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Spent my Saturday with a gold marker in hand. Only a few hundred records to go! ✨</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58703672018-02-11T10:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:34:04+01:00Pink Carpet<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/504be2ab346ea5aac04b30664c550ccee3213625/original/tumblr-p40ci6rcds1s24pb7o6-r1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/fb90c5de96f7e854876c3f3266c54f17623d80af/original/tumblr-p40ci6rcds1s24pb7o2-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/478449699abaacbb5e130a2e3227935dd309469c/original/tumblr-p40ci6rcds1s24pb7o3-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/edbc59225c8dcaf6ca3082ca6cb8cb4653f29071/original/tumblr-p40ci6rcds1s24pb7o4-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/4b3d9401dc33167c3f596d548f643febad441f6b/original/tumblr-p40ci6rcds1s24pb7o5-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/7d94d0c49aad2a7517baf09bdec23009c0e857f2/original/tumblr-p40ci6rcds1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />My Bandcamp was looking a little drab so I put down some pink carpet to spruce it up a bit. Hands up who likes Pepto-Bismol?<br><br><a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/merch" target="_blank">Head over there now to admire the new carpet</a>.</p>
<p> </p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58703682018-01-19T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:33:15+01:00Empathy Dog<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://fifties-sixties-everyday-life.tumblr.com/post/169487212917/nipper-1963" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/989a86e62d250f01439c1d9afb2d830555967dcd/original/tumblr-p29nz6nhyw1td81kyo1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a>Words like violins, break the silence. ?<br><br>Nipper can’t talk, but if he could, he’d tell you that I’m supporting the excellent Empathy Test at the Talking Heads in Southampton (UK) on the 21st March 2018. Bork your tickets <a href="https://www.seetickets.com/event/empathy-test/talking-heads-southampton/1193069">here</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58769742018-01-04T10:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:32:45+01:00A Seaview Rainbow<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/72c010bb5d031331862d602f04dc4cd46f2ac1a5/original/tumblr-p21ep5e9jb1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">This leads me to believe that all of the gold is probably under a hovercraft.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58769752018-01-01T10:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:31:56+01:002018<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/b1b7c6571a76d0d02401445937366e84fdc31c91/original/tumblr-p1viloz1t81s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">First transmissions of 2018. ✨</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58769772017-12-31T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:31:44+01:00Gilded Waves<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/833b7ad4316c2a6654dd2ad0fc4c95e5c06a221f/original/tumblr-p1tqaed1ps1s24pb7o2-r1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/f46560cdfb3afab13ece43b8814594e027723a16/original/tumblr-p1tqaed1ps1s24pb7o1-r1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/6a8efc3a87f503d09d0de5fc8e6819f29520e3f1/original/tumblr-p1tqaed1ps1s24pb7o3-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Waving off 2017 with the album faves of Breaking More Waves. <a href="http://breakingmorewaves.blogspot.co.uk/2017/12/curxes-gilded-cage-albums-of-2017.html">A sea of thanks to Robin for placing <em>Gilded Cage</em> at number 15</a> and sea/see you in 2018.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58769782017-12-31T10:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:31:11+01:00Popular<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/8b9055496b40c09946d544dba31c29947377d3f0/original/tumblr-onfy24msod1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>As well as being a <a href="https://superworldindietunes.com/2017/12/28/swits-best-of-2017-7/">super world indie tune</a>, ’In Your Neighbourhood’ has made Dope Cause We Said’s end of year playlist! Go <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/dopecausewesaid/playlist/5Uc5FlOD9FIpRo8LZydqe5">here</a> to lend it your ears.<br><br>Nice picture of a building found on <a href="https://twitter.com/paultierneysays/status/841780441225035780">this person’s Twitter</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58769792017-12-31T10:00:00+00:002022-09-21T16:30:50+01:00SWIT 2017 Playlist<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/5a667cc64258ce2d2c5b69db1cd00437546646d9/original/tumblr-p1tmwu8sxt1s24pb7o1-1280.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />‘In Your Neighbourhood’ is featured amongst this year’s SWIT hits. It’s such a good playlist, in fact, that it has caused cassettes to grow eyes and ears! Listen <a href="https://superworldindietunes.com/2017/12/28/swits-best-of-2017-7/">here</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58769802017-12-27T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:30:38+01:00Deflated Santa<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/6320c2e6b7c7e06bbcb752f28cd0b8840ba943ba/original/screenshot-2019-09-01-at-14-13-13.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Taken by Dublin-based photographer <a href="http://www.shanelynamphoto.com/stream/">Shane Lynam</a>, here’s a fitting image for the period between Christmas and New Year. </p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58769812017-12-24T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:29:59+01:00Christmas Glow<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/9fa2816b38a04638c41c1d797919bf36cb0d46de/original/tumblr-p1h9iuaxqy1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Have a luminous one (and thank you).</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58769842017-12-21T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:29:46+01:00House Guest<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/fa38156292773d1daa67d8f6f1484a6adb18fc48/original/tumblr-p1afu2axqw1td81kyo1-640.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Tasteful blowmolding. Borrowed from <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://fifties-sixties-everyday-life.tumblr.com/post/168770307192/circa-1960s" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58769822017-12-21T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:29:29+01:00Gilded CD<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/bdd9b9965b5d546bf26910edfc02cff294277e70/original/tumblr-p1b9y3ydpz1s24pb7o1-r1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />I hope you asked Father Christmas for a Bandcamp gift card this year, as <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/album/gilded-cage" target="_blank"><em>Gilded Cage</em> is now available on CD from Bandcamp</a> (and subscribers get 20% off all physical merch)!</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58769852017-12-07T10:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:28:44+01:00Motorhome<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/15730eb8f40d4dd25379ed20b333b779a7157d34/original/tumblr-p0lpfvyhjp1s24pb7o2-r1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />If you’re wondering about the availability of a physical version of ‘Gilded Cage’, then you’ve come to the right update. Currently, vinyl is still in production, but as soon as it’s here it’ll be going up on Bandcamp and, <a data-link-label="Neighbourhood" data-link-type="page" href="/neighbourhood" target="_blank">if you’re a subscriber, you can get 20% off</a>. <br><br>Secondly, a few of you have asked for CDs and whilst a record is a beautiful object, you’re right, it’s quite hard to listen to in the car, so I’ve had a limited number of CDs made and they should be here within the next two weeks! Thanks to <a href="https://tmblr.co/mTytG71CoG6cj5Za0Xvsa4A">@zomtographer</a> for the artwork for those.<br><br>Lastly, thank you for your patience and encouraging comments. I took this picture a few weeks ago, as both the sticker and the context seem quite fitting for anyone doing a creative project or making music independently. We are all this motorhome.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58769862017-12-07T10:00:00+00:002022-09-21T16:28:09+01:00We Are Cult Interview<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/0cf638eb778de9b6ba7a35089f58c432efc562f6/original/tumblr-p0lhncmvl71s24pb7o1-640.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />I spoke to the wonderful We Are Cult about confidence, Blancmange, grunting and, err, metal detectors. Read the full interview <a href="http://wearecult.rocks/curxes-synthpop-for-the-disillusioned">here</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58769872017-12-01T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:27:57+01:00Fast Five<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/a016f79a8f1120e76185aa9d59f996717fa528fc/original/tumblr-otp7cwmphb1s24pb7o1-400.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />For desert island doom, Simpsons characters as musical references and a sad tale about my dashed hopes of becoming a sign painter, <a href="http://www.morethanthemusic.co.uk/fast-five-curxes/">head over to More Than The Music to read the questions that I answered for their Fast Five feature</a>.<br><br>The picture is from Flashbak. It’s like looking in a mirror.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58769972017-11-27T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:27:44+01:00Patrick<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/cd59a94af9b7e46a82857f6081dd316785d223e6/original/tumblr-p02m2h1nqm1s24pb7o1-640.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Massive thanks to Patrick Mahan for adding 'In Your Neighbourhood' to his <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/patreeeek/playlist/7y5zWDXZ6WQqMd5p3NmCMS">Heavy Rotation</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/patreeeek/playlist/0v2TfAanPb00QFY2pQwUxH">Spankin' New</a> playlists and brightening up this dreary Monday.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58769982017-11-24T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:27:28+01:00FM Synthesis<p><i><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/220d9c01cb895ffd5c3317d510e97d64cdfcc830/original/tumblr-ozxkfkil9h1s24pb7o1-1280.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />“It was against what the department said music was; they said I was dehumanizing music!” laughs Chowning. “My response was, ‘Perhaps it’s the humanization of computers.’”</i><br><br>Fascinating read about John Chowning, the inventor of FM synthesis <a href="https://priceonomics.com/the-father-of-the-digital-synthesizer/">here</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58769992017-11-24T10:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:27:03+01:00Up In The Clouds<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/22d889694c333517de1901b3b1bb125d0ca46879/original/tumblr-ozxlsldndf1s24pb7o1-500.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />‘In Your Neighbourhood’ is on this week’s magnificent HighClouds Spotify playlist, alongside FKL, Björk, Arca, Röyksopp and Robyn. You can listen <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/highclouds/playlist/4ITy6mJOxFbYPvKuD2wwjb">here</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770002017-11-21T10:00:00+00:002022-09-21T16:26:50+01:00Cloudy<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/68b8b16121fb66c8b808808982410dbc263f9621/original/tumblr-ozrv41dbem1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Way up in the digital sky, a puppet band, a watchful eye. <br><br><a href="http://www.highclouds.org/watch-curxes-video-for-in-your-neighbourhood/">Watch ‘In Your Neighbourhood’ on HighClouds now</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770022017-11-20T10:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:26:31+01:00Does A Bear Dress Up In The Woods?<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/233ea3905cdb1724b3aeca2b1504d39dfe393a4c/original/tumblr-ozqkdbghly1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Bears do other things in the woods, y'know.<br><br><a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/merch" target="_blank">Tees available now from Bandcamp (with free download of <em>In Your Neighbourhood</em>)</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770042017-11-16T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:25:09+01:00Onions<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/66566852b24d6bdc51155d5a1e1a5eb4d7677bcf/original/tumblr-ouf66z3jqa1s24pb7o1-400.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />From <i>Colour Work</i> by <a href="http://steventaylorphotographer.com/galleries/colour">Steven Taylor Photography</a>.<br><br>Thought I’d post this today because Xune Mag and Pavillonn really know their onions. <a contents="In Your Neighbourhood" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1816752/in-your-neighbourhood" target="_blank"><em>In Your Neighbourhood</em></a> features on <i>both</i> of their Spotify playlists! You can listen <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/xunemag/playlist/2YMymD9n1n8nc3RstP8r3u">here</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/ljdj5lgd7buql02855efh83t4/playlist/4zoOo61vhg3FVrrbUT3hxS">here</a> and think about onions, if you like.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770052017-11-14T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:24:34+01:00Found On Radio<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/03c3914adb5fbf06ab236f684addccee7b6ef8a2/original/tumblr-ozf1jvbfyf1s24pb7o1-1280.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Big thanks to Mark and Right Chord Music for adding <a href="http://www.rightchordmusic.co.uk/episode-216-lost-radio-playlist/">‘In Your Neighbourhood’ to the Lost On Radio playlist</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770062017-11-08T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:24:16+01:00Everybody Hearse...Sometimes<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/6b1fdb5fdde516d30aa53bf9bfcade8ab9af1959/original/tumblr-nv8uhemgkn1r9qhhio1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Hearse-ing around and reposting a 1953 doom cruiser because <a href="https://superworldindietunes.com/2017/11/08/they-should-play-it-in-hearses-its-music-from-curxes/">this heading</a> from Super World Indie Tunes really made me laugh. Thanks to Tom for the kind words about <a contents="In Your Neighbourhood" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1816752/in-your-neighbourhood" target="_blank"><em>In Your Neighbourhood</em></a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770072017-11-07T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:23:41+01:00Bandcamp Subscription<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/79588aadfcbd023b7621e95a88007cb4f162acf6/original/tumblr-oz2bg8x3ks1s24pb7o1-1280-1.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/f95ee2c2c4a8da73963248d8fd537a723548f65c/original/tumblr-oz2bg8x3ks1s24pb7o2-r1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />If, like me, you float between the digital world and the tangible world, you can get hold of new album <a contents="Gilded Cage" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/1161420/gilded-cage" target="_blank"><em>Gilded Cage</em></a> and every single digital Curxes release for £20, plus 20% off physical merch like CDs and vinyl. <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://roberta.bandcamp.com/neighbourhood" target="_blank">Read more over at Bandcamp</a>. <br><br>Photography by <a href="https://tmblr.co/mTytG71CoG6cj5Za0Xvsa4A">@zomtographer</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770092017-11-04T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T22:41:44+01:00Documentaries on Creativity<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/edbed016f1f9439b3ac7b773eb53846481eceb4e/original/tumblr-oywz23kwx21s24pb7o1-540.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />I've gathered together some of my favourite <a href="https://tmblr.co/mvPrldyaJq0Y_iWFJ2_kSQw">@youtube</a> documentaries about creativity over <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inW2Z7ObLxs&list=PLR5s-JDfPf5iNl2qw6AkfuSUqUtfokhY7&index=1&t=65s&utm_content=buffera68c5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer">here</a>. Expect singing postcards (pictured), weird art, melting crayons & electronics.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770102017-11-04T10:00:00+00:002022-09-21T16:19:53+01:00'Cause We Said So<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/de1a5a39a97a5bc01468ad83f8b0672296c87fdb/original/tumblr-oywiu5xg9r1s24pb7o1-r1-1280-png.jpeg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />If you’re into raindrop keyboards and unicorn funerals, you can read <a href="https://www.dopecausewesaid.com/dope-features/review-curxes-gilded-cage-album-pop?rq=curxes">an in-depth gilded page about new album ‘Gilded Cage’</a>, thanks to those all round champs DOPECAUSEWESAID. You can also read about the influence of horror soundtracks on the album and my failed career as a saxophonist in <a href="https://www.dopecausewesaid.com/dope-features/interview-uk-electronic-musician-curxes-discusses-her-new-single-video-in-your-neighbourhood-and-upcoming-album-gilded-cage">this earlier interview</a> on their site.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770112017-10-31T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T16:19:14+01:00Letterbox Hider<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/ad0ccd5ee09e698de5966ae344ca017bed274557/original/tumblr-oyp7jan0mo1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Hiding behind the letterbox in the dark because I’ve already eaten all of the sweets.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770122017-10-26T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:19:01+01:00Lynchian Landscapes<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/eab3f916e3838512ec5f84ed97c3f4fe6f4a8151/original/tumblr-ovi7aoodax1s24pb7o2-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/614086bc609f321f088bd7c8a17dcbcc2b74ea00/original/tumblr-ovi7aoodax1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />From <i>For Your Consideration: Los Angeles as a Cinematic Mirage </i>by <a href="http://www.huckmagazine.com/art-and-culture/photography-2/surreal-lynchian-dreamscapes-los-angeles/">Gianluca Galtrucco</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770132017-10-20T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T22:05:55+01:00Out Now!<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/f2e027794d2a4ab94f32bfa17c2b7bdd1012b5f9/original/tumblr-oy2qsiyl2z1s24pb7o1-1280.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />My second album <a contents="Gilded Cage" data-link-label="" data-link-type="album" href="/album/1161420/gilded-cage" target="_blank"><em>Gilded Cage</em></a> is out now.<br><br>Listen at <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.co.uk%2FGilded-Cage-Curxes%2Fdp%2FB0755D6Q51%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fie%3DUTF8%26qid%3D1505944747%26sr%3D8-1%26keywords%3Dcurxes%2Bgilded%2Bcage&t=ZWYwNDgxZTlmNjJiZDQ4NGU1YjJkNzU4NjJjZWIzODc5NjAwODc1ZCxXYnlZTW9IdA%3D%3D&b=t%3A5Z3c5I1eOF7qomyY5gUvUg&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.curxes.com%2Fpost%2F166252281545%2Fgcpreorder&m=1">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://s.awa.fm/artist/22c6781246373ebe6097/">AWA</a>, <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://robertafidora.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>, <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.deezer.com/en/album/46909282" target="_blank">Deezer</a>, <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fplay.google.com%2Fstore%2Fmusic%2Falbum%2FCurxes_Gilded_Cage%3Fid%3DBvb2fdgp2l5r6epfan6wcdmlzkq&t=MmM0NzAwNDljOTY0MzgzNDAwODJhMTUyMDM5MzlmNDczNTUwMmJkNixXYnlZTW9IdA%3D%3D&b=t%3A5Z3c5I1eOF7qomyY5gUvUg&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.curxes.com%2Fpost%2F166252281545%2Fgcpreorder&m=1">Google Play</a>, <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fitunes.apple.com%2Fgb%2Falbum%2Fgilded-cage%2Fid1275557499%3Fmt%3D1%26app%3Dmusic&t=MThhNzNmMDA0YWEzMDNjOTUzN2NkOTE4MThmYjE2NmUzOGExODY0ZixXYnlZTW9IdA%3D%3D&b=t%3A5Z3c5I1eOF7qomyY5gUvUg&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.curxes.com%2Fpost%2F166252281545%2Fgcpreorder&m=1">iTunes</a>/<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/curxes/id419108226">Apple Music</a> and <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/3umAMPujSZMIv41yVEKdx4">Spotify</a>, <a href="https://song.link/album/gb/i/1275557499">among many other digital stores</a>. Alternatively, you can <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/merch" target="_blank">get hold of the CD version from Bandcamp</a>.<br><br>Written and performed by Roberta Fidora, except <a contents="In Your Neighbourhood" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1816752/in-your-neighbourhood" target="_blank"><em>In Your Neighbourhood</em></a>, written by Roberta Fidora and Andrew E. Wright.<br><br>Additional performances by Mike James, Grace James and P.J.E. Davy. Recorded, produced and mixed by Deluxe Flamingos and Roberta Fidora. Mastered at Stardelta Mastering, with thanks to the Mike Howley Trust on the Isle of Wight. Art direction and photography by Rob Luckins. <br><br>Deluxe Flamingos: <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fdeluxeflamingos.bandcamp.com%2F&t=MDg0NDQxZGE3NDViZDVmNzE5MjI5YjRlZTZhZjgzYTRkNzhmMmMwNyxXYnlZTW9IdA%3D%3D&b=t%3A5Z3c5I1eOF7qomyY5gUvUg&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.curxes.com%2Fpost%2F166252281545%2Fgcpreorder&m=1">deluxeflamingos.bandcamp.com</a><br>P.J.E. Davy: <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.pjedavy.com%2F&t=ZDdhYTgxNDU0YjllMDZjODEwMjEwOWQ0ZWQ4N2UyYjk2ZDI1NmY1MSxXYnlZTW9IdA%3D%3D&b=t%3A5Z3c5I1eOF7qomyY5gUvUg&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.curxes.com%2Fpost%2F166252281545%2Fgcpreorder&m=1">www.pjedavy.com</a><br>Rob Luckins: <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.welcometothedarkslide.co.uk%2F&t=ZjVkYmJhNjJmYjUzYTc4ZGFhMzc0MGNiNmM2YWE3MDA5NTA4YjBkYyxXYnlZTW9IdA%3D%3D&b=t%3A5Z3c5I1eOF7qomyY5gUvUg&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.curxes.com%2Fpost%2F166252281545%2Fgcpreorder&m=1">www.welcometothedarkslide.co.uk</a> <br><br>A huge thank you to all of the above for their help and encouragement and we hope you enjoy listening to it.<br><br>P. S. I’m already working on the next EP, so every stream and purchase helps. Thank you!</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770142017-10-19T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:17:11+01:00Double Okays<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/308a91c07c4c39125927073a1924fa18fb948b8a/original/tumblr-ov4373nlaj1rx3k87o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">A good summary of today from <a contents="Hiller Goodspeed" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://hillergoodspeed.tumblr.com/post/164501698010/httpifttt2w1afd2" target="_blank">Hiller Goodspeed</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770152017-10-19T10:00:00+01:002022-09-21T16:17:03+01:00Workaholic<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/f965a8fe604ccf59932aeac40cd6be1193f604fa/original/tumblr-oy2nzuyxoa1s24pb7o1-640.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />No floppy discs here! <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/spingrey/playlist/4Zfs44IAj7VWQ8pprqICD8">Thanks to SpinGrey for adding 'In Your Neighbourhood' to their Workaholic playlist</a>. ⏲️</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770162017-10-17T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:16:48+01:00Synth Popped<p><a href="http://curx.es/2wYTuiw"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/e68bb17416e6ba7aae647d139912ec49c8547678/original/tumblr-oxwtjm1pzi1s24pb7o1-500.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Hear 'In Your Neighbourhood' on this independent Spotify playlist</a> featuring a lot of my favourite musicians, such as Grandaddy, Jane Weaver & other musical gems! </p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770172017-10-17T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:16:36+01:00Nodding Dog<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/5c3db6d1fdd9c9a24024417c02ab47048666f2f6/original/tumblr-oxz2672wvb1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Along for the Ryde. I took this at the International Classic Car Show a few weeks ago because it reminded me of the kind of thing you see in Twin Peaks and Fargo.<br><br>More of that sort of thing in the <a contents="Neighbourhood" data-link-label="Neighbourhood" data-link-type="page" href="/neighbourhood" target="_blank">Neighbourhood</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770182017-10-16T22:00:00+01:002022-09-21T16:16:08+01:00Show And Tellier<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/e00089986cf33f2028d847b6f6ceee9b308e5b4b/original/tumblr-oxwsrzd5uc1s24pb7o1-500.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />In good company with Sébastien Tellier and St. Vincent on <a href="http://curx.es/2ylBYsA">this excellent, independently-curated Daily Fresh Finds 2017 Spotify playlist</a>. </p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770192017-10-14T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:15:40+01:00Into The Neighbourhood<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/2d64df43426b42c3b31b35adbca7e8d79984baf6/original/tumblr-oxto2a3amj1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Seeing as yesterday was Friday the 13th and there is a puppet king for that, I thought I’d share some thoughts on one of the more obscure inspirations for ‘In Your Neighbourhood’. If you <a href="https://youtu.be/ipFoWGTf-t0">watch the video</a> and listen to the glockenspiel melody, they might summon to mind elements of the US children’s television show, <i>Mr. Rogers’ Neighbourhood</i>, which ran from 1968 to 2001<i>.</i> It wouldn’t be a completely wild connection to make.<br><br><i>Mr. Rogers’ Neighbourhood</i> wasn’t a show I ever watched as a child (although I did avidly watch fellow PBS network show <i>Sesame Street </i>which of course has <a href="https://youtu.be/YZlC-GhzNos">its own neighbourhood-based song</a>) but something I stumbled on by accident when reading a seemingly endless feed of grim news. It was the “look for the helpers” quote which caught my eye and led me to clips of the series on YouTube. I’d sat there ready to roll my eyes at a bunch of naff characters making flutes out of vegetables or laugh at some stuffy presenter, but to watch it is to feel like you have momentarily stepped inside an entirely different world, with its charmingly bizarre puppets and unparalleled, deliberately slow delivery, which gently encourages its young audience to be present, tolerant, engaged and visible, without being patronising. In one episode, Mr. Rogers talks about managing feelings, acknowledging and dealing with them constructively, as opposed to the advice erring on the side of suppressing them (which although relevant now, is a whole other conversation). <a href="https://youtu.be/Upm9LnuCBUM">His speech at an awards ceremony where he times the audience in near silence whilst asking them to think of someone who has “loved them into being”, is capable of disarming even the most militant of misery guts</a>. Even if you can’t get behind any of that, he successfully sued the KKK for targeting children with racist messages, rallied <i>for</i> VCR taping of programmes, gave George Romero his first filming job and <a href="http://wyntonmarsalis.org/videos/view/Mister-Rogers-Neighborhood-Wynton-Marsalis">introduced musicians such as Wynton Marsalis</a> and <a href="http://www.openculture.com/2014/05/mr-rogers-introduces-kids-to-experimental-electronic-music.html">experimental pioneers Bruce Haack and Esther Nelson to an audience of kids</a> who may not have experienced jazz or electronic music otherwise.<br><br>Where the song ‘In Your Neighbourhood’ differs though, is in the erosion of belonging and highlighting the creeping influence of pure nostalgia, which brings so much into conflict, often without any good rationale behind it. A few months before I moved from my hometown to a more remote hillside, I felt like many people in the UK, weirdly unsettled and like I didn’t really understand people’s motivations for things anymore. I couldn’t find the helpers. My sense of place felt warped, because of a negativity I couldn’t quite comprehend. If only the ‘good old days’ we’d alluded to were the good old days of ‘the neighborhood’, where, seemingly, everyone and anyone was welcome.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770202017-10-11T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:14:50+01:00Hiptronix<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/957abdc800517930751c622a9e7df20ea7b6cb45/original/tumblr-oxnn4vqipc1s24pb7o1-640.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Thrilled that ‘In Your Neighbourhood’ has been added to the Fresh Finds: Hiptronix playlist on Spotify, alongside lots of other excellent electronic music! </p>
<p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/spotify/playlist/37i9dQZF1DX3u9TSHqpdJC">Give it a follow and a listen now</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770212017-10-10T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:14:39+01:00Pre-Order News<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/b63ebe82eac5d042d1cf3c87b1345d02aec12536/original/tumblr-ov95xbfzx71s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />The digital pre-order for ‘Gilded Cage’ is now up on <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gilded-Cage-Curxes/dp/B0755D6Q51/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505944747&sr=8-1&keywords=curxes+gilded+cage">Amazon</a>, <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/album/gilded-cage" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Curxes_Gilded_Cage?id=Bvb2fdgp2l5r6epfan6wcdmlzkq">Google Play</a> and <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/gilded-cage/id1275557499?mt=1&app=music">iTunes</a>. Alternatively, you can join me in my corner of <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1c58lmmk8JoGmkMkXBTTET">Spotify</a> and be notified when the album is released.<br><br>For the turntablers amongst you, there will also be a very limited edition vinyl version available to pre-order soon (with free download). More updates on that <a data-link-label="Mailing List" data-link-type="page" href="/mailing-list" target="_blank">here</a> as I get them.</p>
<p>Written and performed by Roberta Fidora, except <a contents="In Your Neighbourhood" data-link-label="" data-link-type="track" href="/track/1816752/in-your-neighbourhood" target="_blank"><em>In Your Neighbourhood</em></a>, written by Roberta Fidora and Andrew E. Wright.<br><br>Additional performances by Mike James, Grace James and P.J.E. Davy. Recorded, produced and mixed by Deluxe Flamingos and Roberta Fidora. Mastered at Stardelta Mastering, with thanks to the Mike Howley Trust on the Isle of Wight. Art direction and photography by Rob Luckins.<br><br>Deluxe Flamingos: <a href="https://deluxeflamingos.bandcamp.com/">deluxeflamingos.bandcamp.com</a><br>P.J.E. Davy: <a href="https://www.pjedavy.com/">www.pjedavy.com</a><br>Rob Luckins: <a href="http://www.welcometothedarkslide.co.uk/">www.welcometothedarkslide.co.uk</a> </p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770222017-10-06T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:13:10+01:00In Your Neighbourhood<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/a662bd02e303b9db3cb59e2d45d58320d1b41b71/original/tumblr-owh46oebgi1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />‘In Your Neighbourhood’ is released today and is the first single from second album ‘Gilded Cage’, co-produced with Deluxe Flamingos.<br><br>Available to download or stream now on <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Your-Neighbourhood-Curxes/dp/B075FBB95V/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1507393142&sr=8-5&keywords=curxes">Amazon</a>, <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/in-your-neighbourhood/id1279795766?i=1279795774&mt=1&app=music&at=1000lxtn">Apple Music/iTunes</a>, <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/track/in-your-neighbourhood-2" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>, <a href="https://play.google.com/store/music/album?id=B2jtljpchm7tiz7h3nhaq7cwy3m&tid=song-Tdeicbsmc5oxmmeaevf2hb66634">Google Play</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/5fU8VxWCeDHWiwHwtZwpVv">Spotify</a> and <a href="https://youtu.be/ipFoWGTf-t0">YouTube</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770232017-10-03T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:12:35+01:00Curxes X Mercht<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/0531ac19bf2520a04035d7f3f264f1cac9e9ec87/original/tumblr-ox294ezn4h1s24pb7o6-r1-640.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/be94ddf10c53394156eefa80374e4663163e244e/original/tumblr-ox294ezn4h1s24pb7o1-r1-640.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/5c6f16be8ef0da64d67760bebe95370092720ec4/original/tumblr-ox294ezn4h1s24pb7o3-r1-640.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/b7370dca1b4fd536affc894722ecbcb6a2432471/original/tumblr-ox294ezn4h1s24pb7o4-r1-640.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/34bf76853a11e25edcb18b22342a33c4cfb5d737/original/tumblr-ox294ezn4h1s24pb7o2-r1-640.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/7102a9951c301e2c0e04f8bedff2a1e78e948bf9/original/tumblr-ox294ezn4h1s24pb7o5-r1-640.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/dc615f87dc1f8f733605bde6fb351a2a83a520f5/original/tumblr-ox294ezn4h1s24pb7o7-r1-640.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Ahead of the release of single ‘In Your Neighbourhood’ this Friday (06.10.2017), I’ve designed a few Curxes x Mercht t-shirts featuring The Captain, Flamingo (constructed by Mitchel Wang) and Herman the Cat from <a href="https://youtu.be/ipFoWGTf-t0">the accompanying video</a>. </p>
<p>They’re available online for a very limited time and <a href="https://www.mercht.com/u/curxes">you can browse all of the designs here</a>. Mercht also offer worldwide shipping options so you you can be part of the neighbourhood wherever you are.</p>
<p>P. S. If you’re a <a contents="Bandcamp paid subscriber" data-link-label="Neighbourhood" data-link-type="page" href="/neighbourhood" target="_blank">Bandcamp paid subscriber</a> who’d like to purchase a tee - please drop me a line and I’ll still honour the physical merch discount by email once the tees are posted. Thanks!</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770242017-10-01T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:11:21+01:00Christmasween<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/2306939dfa66ea84a18712897d228410d92d4848/original/tumblr-ovrjc3u0t61s24pb7o1-500.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Nothing says October quite like this photograph, taken from a selection by William “Billy” Cress.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770252017-09-29T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:10:59+01:00Blancmange Dates<div style="padding:56.25% 0 0 0;position:relative;"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" src="https://player.vimeo.com/video/235085426?h=add03102b5&badge=0&autopause=0&player_id=0&app_id=58479" style="position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;" title="Curxes - On Tour with Blancmange"></iframe></div><script src="https://player.vimeo.com/api/player.js"></script>
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<p style="text-align: center;">Live dates in your neighbourhood with Blancmange? Watch the hillside to find out more.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770262017-09-28T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:02:46+01:00MOJO Playlist<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/e88f8bf8306d24fa98ccc2f5be537e458258cce3/original/tumblr-owzq18puae1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/9d1a5a85e8413ac01eab9b65fd84ba3e0ca0b0a2/original/tumblr-owzq18puae1s24pb7o2-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/25b4b66572c3d897a1af8f9c8b60fec7554c77cd/original/tumblr-owzq18puae1s24pb7o3-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />For fans of David Bowie, The KLF, Can, Popol Vuh, Blancmange and electronic musicians who hang out in television repair shops for fun, <a href="http://www.mojo4music.com/25729/mojo-288-november-2017/">the new MOJO magazine is in shops now</a> (and the CD is phenomenal too).</p>
<p>Photograph by <a href="https://tmblr.co/mTytG71CoG6cj5Za0Xvsa4A">@zomtographer</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770292017-09-23T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:02:32+01:00Dope Interview<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/007fee667ca7d5033c90b18166db05e1ec50464a/original/tumblr-owpepehx7s1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Ahead of the release of ‘Gilded Cage’, I chatted to DOPECAUSEWESAID about my shattered Tim Cappello dreams, embracing the spooky and making a record with friends. <a href="https://www.dopecausewesaid.com/dope-features/interview-uk-electronic-musician-curxes-discusses-her-new-single-video-in-your-neighbourhood-and-upcoming-album-gilded-cage">Visit their excellent site to find out more</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770302017-09-14T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:02:23+01:00Dope Video Review<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/cc032f88a4d58c92f6feba0acd65d03e7c87107f/original/tumblr-ow8ietwoge1s24pb7o1-1280.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />From across the pond, <a href="https://www.dopecausewesaid.com/dope-features/the-uks-curxes-releases-electronic-banger-in-your-neighborhood">DOPECAUSEWESAID</a> shared their thoughts on the cinematography and themes of ‘In Your Neighbourhood’ and you can read them <a href="https://www.dopecausewesaid.com/dope-features/the-uks-curxes-releases-electronic-banger-in-your-neighborhood">here</a>. A large plateful of thanks to them!</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770312017-09-13T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:01:41+01:00Ruell Of Thumb<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/1a40d9bab2a9c29b27952e762f8d27b068b96b40/original/tumblr-ow8nzmpyib1s24pb7o1-540.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />From <i>Places</i> by <a href="http://www.aruell.com">Aaron Ruell Photography</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770322017-09-11T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:01:21+01:00Vehlinggual<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/ab7be9363ee9a56685a7b6fd332dc12bbbc65bbd/original/tumblr-ow424waqip1s24pb7o1-r1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Here’s The Captain, dropping in to give a big thank you to the Brooklyn-based Vehlinggo, <a href="https://vehlinggo.com/2017/09/10/giallo-rue-morgue-synthpop/">who had this to say about ‘In Your Neighbourhood’</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770332017-09-08T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:01:09+01:00Hillside<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/e8e370d70a5c5f4bd276cdfbda5528d5ecff4af0/original/tumblr-ovz19grdnn1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Here’s another view of the neighbourhood, put together by <a href="https://tmblr.co/mTytG71CoG6cj5Za0Xvsa4A">@zomtographer</a> and myself for the opening titles of <a href="https://youtu.be/ipFoWGTf-t0">‘In Your Neighbourhood’</a>. Much like the Isle of Wight currently, it looks like it might be about to rain.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770342017-09-07T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T16:00:56+01:00In Miniature<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/90b570a58227b648d7c6417949cbadf7b4ac514e/original/tumblr-ovxcjzpnpa1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>When I was a kid, I used to make my own dollhouse furniture. Now I'm a luthier for finger puppets.<br><br>This is a miniature replica of a 1960s Hagstrom Futurama bass, which is played by one of the finger puppets in the <a contents="@zomtographer" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://twitter.com/zomtographer" target="_blank">@zomtographer</a>-directed <a href="https://youtu.be/ipFoWGTf-t0">video for new song ‘In Your Neighbourhood’</a>. All of the instruments in the video were constructed using beer mats, dressmaker pins, wooden skewers and cocktail sticks, then painted with acrylics.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770352017-09-05T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:59:57+01:00Totally Radical<p><a href="http://www.themostradicalist.com/article/list-pick-curxes-neighbourhood/"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/84ebc941c57d2e06aa0e6ffb2dab8d0baa019217/original/tumblr-ovtthdrch71s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />On new neighbourhoods and ‘In Your Neighbourhood’, via The Most Radicalist (with thanks to HLMX).</a></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770362017-09-04T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:59:45+01:00In Your Waves<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/702013387f50cd7237a704f475e7195c3377c497/original/tumblr-ovr7r1wtrp1s24pb7o1-1280.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Thanks to Robin at <a href="http://breakingmorewaves.blogspot.co.uk/2017/09/curxes-in-your-neighbourhood.html">Breaking More Waves</a> blog for his kind words about new video ‘In Your Neighbourhood’. High five the band to read them.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770602017-09-02T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:59:18+01:00Telly Gram<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/cb71aa3e93c5fd4adcfa3f7e84d208e6a75f1a15/original/tumblr-ovnifdluht1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />A few of the amazing props from the ‘In Your Neighbourhood’ video. To see them flickering in all of their bright and gaudy glory, <a href="https://youtu.be/ipFoWGTf-t0">you can watch the video via YouTube</a>.</p>
<p>'In Your Neighbourhood’ is the first single taken from second album ‘Gilded Cage’ and the song is co-written with Andrew E. Wright, formerly of <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Sj1C0yicWZVw7ZqbuzNwg">The Strange Death of Liberal England</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770372017-09-02T11:10:00+01:002021-02-19T18:17:46+00:00Faded Neighbourhood<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/e936863c61b72ec4d478e4b114a427aad7b01764/original/tumblr-ovo30tvheq1s24pb7o1-1280.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Back in the neighbourhood, <a href="http://www.fadedglamour.co.uk/2017/09/video-curxes-in-your-neighbourhood.html">with thanks to Faded Glamour</a>!</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770612017-09-01T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:58:53+01:00YouTube Killed The Radio Star<p style="text-align: center;"><iframe class="justify_inline" data-video-type="youtube" data-video-id="ipFoWGTf-t0" data-video-thumb-url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/ipFoWGTf-t0/mqdefault.jpg" type="text/html" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ipFoWGTf-t0?rel=0&wmode=transparent&enablejsapi=1" frameborder="0" height="315" width="560" allowfullscreen="true"></iframe></p>
<p><i>Obsolete technology, a puppet band and a familiar figure.</i></p>
<p>'In Your Neighbourhood' (6.10.2017) is the first single taken from forthcoming album 'Gilded Cage' (released digitally 20.10.2017).<br><br>Directed by <a href="http://www.welcometothedarkslide.co.uk">Rob Luckins</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770622017-08-30T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:58:18+01:007 Rooms<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/994c682b1eb60938875acc3b49746c03a8ad4b19/original/tumblr-on9zjvzvob1s24pb7o2-640.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/20832fa75d29328eeae45d22c55f191179597360/original/tumblr-on9zjvzvob1s24pb7o1-640.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Photographs from <i>7 Rooms</i> by <a href="http://rafalmilach.com">Rafal Milach</a>, who has also produced several books you might like to peruse <a href="http://rafalmilach.com/show/news/">here</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770632017-08-23T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:58:06+01:00Garry<p><i><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/edf79311de908ba45fadfcd0d25d826ed9140b5c/original/tumblr-ona2rtaaow1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></i></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><i>Los Angeles, 1964</i> by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2013/may/18/garry-winogrand-classic-and-unseen-photographs#img-8">Garry Winogrand, courtesy of Fraenkel Gallery, San Francisco</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770642017-08-23T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:54:47+01:00Uniseum<p style="text-align: center;">Never sit too close to the screen. ‘Gilded Cage’ is set for digital release on October 20th 2017 via <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/curxes/id419108226">Apple Music</a>, <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://robertafidora.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1c58lmmk8JoGmkMkXBTTET">Spotify</a> and all good digital stores (special limited edition vinyl release date TBC). </p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770652017-08-21T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:54:17+01:00Gilded Change<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/6638fbd0ac959089ed073c60956f8cb823cab5c3/original/tumblr-otp7e9exzq1s24pb7o1-640.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />If you’re looking mournfully across a hillside, waiting for ‘Gilded Cage’ to arrive, then I have a short but hopefully exciting update for you. Hold on to those binoculars.<br><br>Firstly, I’ve decided to move the digital release date ever-so-slightly (to the 20th October 2017), but there is a very good reason for this. I’m thrilled to say that I have received some much welcome funding from The Mike Howley Trust on the Isle of Wight, which means that the album will be getting a vinyl release! With that in mind, I’ll be setting up a pre-order page very soon on <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://robertafidora.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> (subscribers get 20% off the record price). However, if you are well versed in clouds and streams, you can join me on <a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/1c58lmmk8JoGmkMkXBTTET">Spotify</a> or <a href="https://itun.es/gb/cwX-y">Apple Music</a> and that’s alright too.<br><br>Also, some advice whilst you’re out in the wilds. Be alert for bears and don’t venture out near the log cabins or chalets.<br> </p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770662017-08-17T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:53:34+01:00The Dark Outside<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/cde4abef2d60b27b4f0432f157aa3e03bb2218ee/original/tumblr-outzp9boa21s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />A few days ago on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/curxes">Twitter</a> and <a href="http://www.facebook.com/curxes">Facebook</a>, I asked the question, “if a song is broadcast in a forest and no-one is around to hear it, does it make a sound?”<br><br>If you’re curious to know the answer to this and read about the noises in the darkness which make up <a href="http://thequietus.com/articles/23017-the-dark-outside-2017-music-submissions-stuart-macclean-interview">The Dark Outside, then there’s a nice introduction to it over at The Quietus</a>.<br><br>I’ll be contributing this year, having submitted a couple of tracks from an as yet unheard EP and you can too, if it passes the squirrel test...</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770672017-08-16T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:52:57+01:00Elvis And Orion<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/a564790f889419df628e7f14895bc066bde9eef2/original/tumblr-onvuyflijk1s24pb7o2-500.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/66e804643f7dfa4e7929263b9525625809464b1b/original/tumblr-onvuyflijk1s24pb7o3-500.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/0182f4c2a4db6778aeb31e0d2a2e45b2bd3ac051/original/tumblr-onvuyflijk1s24pb7o4-500.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/9a463f8bf1cc5e6d9af2bc6122a8472538e85ae3/original/tumblr-onvuyflijk1s24pb7o5-500.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/9d8a29275abf010e20ddbce7437dd1267ff5b901/original/tumblr-onvuyflijk1s24pb7o6-500.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/e0b04e0705b8255cb37c2ad8b2e4bc3c967eb3fa/original/tumblr-onvuyflijk1s24pb7o1-500.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p>Between Wales and Tennessee in <i>I called her Lisa Marie</i>, by photographer <a href="https://www.clementineschneider.com/">Clémentine Schneidermann</a>.<br><br>Whilst we’re on the subject of Elvis impersonation too, <a href="http://www.orionthemovie.com">Jeanie Finlay’s <i>Orion</i> is perhaps the strangest tale of them all</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770692017-08-15T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:52:45+01:00An Imagined Fargo<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/143fda0b81d44a00fcb4d77d6ade7d945e632397/original/tumblr-ouqb43ihfx1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />A few weeks ago, <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/robertafidora/playlist/4SMS1v7UIRizo0YdFLSXWi">I compiled a list of tracks I’d choose if I were to write an episode (although there’s now enough for a season) of Fargo</a>.<br><br>I also discovered an artist called Connie Converse, who has the most intriguing but sad story. The New Yorker wrote <a href="http://www.newyorker.com/culture/culture-desk/connie-converses-time-has-come">this piece</a> about her last year and it makes for a fascinating read.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770702017-08-08T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:52:29+01:00Trauberries<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/5464028d615cd7867b8689a7ebcee577c5d618ef/original/tumblr-oov8kuyur71s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />When I grow up, I want to look like this photograph from <i>Lunchtime</i>, by <a href="http://mymodernmet.com/charles-h-traub-lunchtime/">Charles H. Traub</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770712017-08-07T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:52:19+01:00Squeaky<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/f2c6d226576f79208f863bdc05d89e30ee0b809e/original/tumblr-oud3pehlie1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />They’re squeaky, they’re creepy and they’re the perfect eyeball accompaniment to <a href="https://open.spotify.com/user/robertafidora/playlist/46WsIlQSY420AI4mayBSkN">this mind-morphing Spotify playlist</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770722017-07-18T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:51:45+01:00Dancing On Your Own<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/user/robertafidora/playlist/2QYuxdpYbybgbQPfQ6yejx" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/c5a9222cbe84821fa9abd96ce4c9d57c877aa3ef/original/tumblr-ota7n3ceus1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a>Do you like sad songs you can dance to? Click the Estonian concrete radio to be transported a world of wired woe.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770732017-07-12T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:50:57+01:00Precurxor On Spotify<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/5b049b42d8e3b92e0dc9406fd67f562c5ad4e53d/original/tumblr-n7gfyudkp71s7umsyo1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Reposting this wood-cladded wonder today by photographer <a href="http://stephanegoin.com/post/89339654941">Stéphane Goin</a>, as ‘<a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/6dQyRzrJcBENhqUzG8pLDI">Precurxor’ is back on Spotify</a>, ready for you to queue up on your own virtual jukebox.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770742017-07-11T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:50:38+01:00Verxus<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/0ee4b8995b14d0dc25e2b9cdc2cce6e2f27838d6/original/a1864512084-10.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />All of the remixes from ‘Verxes’ in one place plus three previously unreleased early 2000s demos, <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/neighbourhood" target="_blank">now up for your listening pleasure on Bandcamp</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770752017-07-04T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:49:49+01:00Shaky Hand Sam<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/1bb97b68ad765573d26d1226f77b187a155f32f4/original/tumblr-osl63tzhmk1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">Fourth of July.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770762017-07-03T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:49:32+01:00Cigarettes On Toast<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/79f41717b52fe03e4bd55011cac6dcd13affcd4a/original/tumblr-oo6y2zaioz1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />I’ve made <a contents="a tasty new playlist" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0qBoD7Y4B6bmynhXKtrN2n" target="_blank">a tasty new playlist</a> on Spotify, featuring lots of meaty electronic songs. Select the ham-like mass or the cigarettes on toast to continue.</p>
<p>P. S. No animals were harmed in the making of this playlist.</p>
<p> </p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770772017-06-30T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:47:40+01:00Sharp Shooter<p style="text-align: center;"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/f500efc9477ba486f625fc8b2ded20b1bdaf27e0/original/tumblr-osdayhuvkk1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Um, what?</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58770782017-06-26T10:10:00+01:002021-06-30T13:23:57+01:00Sailor Ways<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/0ce71f121f3c87a610101d29991c82fdb7982529/original/tumblr-os67k11tvp1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Just sailing back to Ryde after a day of album-bending with <a contents="@pjedavy" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.pjedavy.com" target="_blank">@pjedavy</a> in Brighton. Nobody gets to go home until the songs are as creepy as this sailor. ⚓️⛴</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58705612017-06-26T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:46:58+01:00Bat The Drive-In<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/bbcf0edfeda8eaf541bbba13a827194029d58f50/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-20-31-33.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Went for a Sunday explore of the neighbourhood and stumbled across this old guide to the Isle of Wight’s much-loved and missed Brading Wax Museum, now a cafe and interesting antique place. Particularly drawn to those Adam West-era Batman-style graphics.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58705602017-06-16T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:46:34+01:00Breakfast<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/3b81fa3d011886949b865039daa0d077eadfb3b0/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-20-30-10.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />In Brighton mixing 'Gilded Cage' after a hearty breakfast*.<br><br>*Yes, it's sugary rock.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58704512017-06-13T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:46:18+01:00Ellectronic<p><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0HAlZ9NHQkKNTzYOcIHmAl"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/0ddd4bd7ad43c68a08efae2a14ed14c7be9eeaf1/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-20-28-17.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />As well as ‘Verxes’ appearing on Spotify again</a>, you might have spotted a new featured playlist in the last couple of weeks. 'Ellectronic’ features over four hours of music celebrating my favourite under-represented electronic, punk and alternative music from the last few decades. Push the door to listen. </p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58704502017-06-13T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T13:14:52+01:00Jukebox Fury<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/0917161ae092a445f356bad0f36cb59dcd006573/original/tumblr-mt6861doog1s7umsyo1-r1-640.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Sharing this moodily-lit image of an old jukebox by photographer <a href="http://stephanegoin.com/post/61305467947">Stéphane Goin</a> today, because <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/0HAlZ9NHQkKNTzYOcIHmAl">‘Verxes’ is now back on Spotify</a>, the world’s biggest digital jukebox, after a brief absence. ‘Precurxor’ will also be available soon.</p>
<p>Other music services are available too, such as <a href="https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/album/verxes/id1247604659?mt=1&app=music&at=1000lxtn">Apple Music</a> and <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://robertafidora.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a>. Happy listening, folks.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58704492017-06-08T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:45:58+01:00Visions and Dreams<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/830068d68f304c099a12891a811493759dbca370/original/tumblr-n6q5ojwx2d1s05vdno1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />All the best. Photograph by <a contents="Phil Donohue" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://phdonohue.tumblr.com/post/156896692606/visions-dreams-costa-mesa-california-ig" target="_blank">Phil Donohue</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58704472017-06-05T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:45:47+01:00World Environment Day<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/f7d940804b8a5b95065541b05500711f910cf136/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-20-17-26.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Appley Beach flora for <a href="http://worldenvironmentday.global/en/about/connecting-people-nature">World Environment Day</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58704462017-06-01T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:45:20+01:00Parallel Barking<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/27feaccabb4b0176e0825d4b41b86af072707bb0/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-20-14-41.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />A postcard, a treasured Alum Bay pencil and hidden musical souvenir from the Isle of Wight, featuring a couple of bands I’m off to see tonight at an event hosted by <a href="http://www.chalkpitrecords.com">Chalkpit Records</a>. Pet the nice dogs to hear it (they’ll take you to Spotify) and start June off properly.</p>
<p>Also, you might’ve noticed that ‘Verxes’ and ‘Precurxor’ are missing from Spotify at the moment. It’s only a temporary thing, but in the meantime, <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/music" target="_blank">you can stream both on Bandcamp</a>. I’ve recently added all of the missing lyrics too so you can yell along.</p>
<p> </p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58704182017-05-28T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:44:26+01:00Blanc Page<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/83d98cb63959157c972160af883cf0c1202912c6/original/tumblr-oqo6h8ojmb1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />This autumn, I’ll be crossing the sea to join <a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.blancmange.co.uk%2Ftour-dates-2%2F&t=MWMwY2IyNjY3N2VlNDQ1MGFiMjU3ZTUxYTczNGU0YmNmNzhkZTczYSxzS1AwMUU2aQ%3D%3D&b=t%3A5Z3c5I1eOF7qomyY5gUvUg&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.curxes.com%2Fpost%2F%2Fpleased-to-be-crossing-the-sea-to-join-blancmange&m=1">Blancmange</a> for live dates in Brighton, Bristol, London and Southampton. Get hold of your tickets by clicking on the links below:</p>
<p><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fagmp.ticketabc.com%2Fevents%2Fblancmange-0510%2F&t=ODA4YWM2ZTZkNGQ0MDYyMGM3YTdlZWNhODQ5YzNkMjRiOTY3MDBlOSxzS1AwMUU2aQ%3D%3D&b=t%3A5Z3c5I1eOF7qomyY5gUvUg&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.curxes.com%2Fpost%2F%2Fpleased-to-be-crossing-the-sea-to-join-blancmange&m=1">October 5th 2017 - Concorde 2, Brighton, UK</a></p>
<p><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fagmp.ticketabc.com%2Fevents%2Fblancmange%2F&t=M2M3MDdlNDg5ZDE0YmIzODljZmFkYTBlOWY3NTM1NWFkNDUxMDMwNyxzS1AwMUU2aQ%3D%3D&b=t%3A5Z3c5I1eOF7qomyY5gUvUg&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.curxes.com%2Fpost%2F%2Fpleased-to-be-crossing-the-sea-to-join-blancmange&m=1">October 6th 2017 - 229 The Venue, London, UK</a></p>
<p><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.the1865.com%2Fevents%2Fblancmange%2F&t=N2FlZGFjMDhkMTIzMDY3NGQwMWVhNTQwY2YxZTY3NTkxZWYzMzUwYixzS1AwMUU2aQ%3D%3D&b=t%3A5Z3c5I1eOF7qomyY5gUvUg&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.curxes.com%2Fpost%2F%2Fpleased-to-be-crossing-the-sea-to-join-blancmange&m=1">October 20th 2017 - 1865, Southampton, UK</a></p>
<p><a href="http://t.umblr.com/redirect?z=https%3A%2F%2Fagmp.ticketabc.com%2Fevents%2Fblancmange-0211%2F&t=Yzg5NjE2NWY1OGQyYzAwMTg2MzM0MDA0MzkyOTI4OTE5ZjM3YmNjOSxzS1AwMUU2aQ%3D%3D&b=t%3A5Z3c5I1eOF7qomyY5gUvUg&p=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.curxes.com%2Fpost%2F%2Fpleased-to-be-crossing-the-sea-to-join-blancmange&m=1">November 2nd 2017 - The Fleece, Bristol, UK</a></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58704172017-05-21T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:44:02+01:00Twin Peaks<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/8d5de433d540690efc626744cd2d5d0dd1a401f5/original/tumblr-oqbe0uebq41s7uy0ho4-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/3235bf7fe64f8994e3644055bea0fcf810ee675b/original/tumblr-oqbe0uebq41s7uy0ho3-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/61f1a7f796160b2d10e32f22421832e583f34c84/original/tumblr-oqbe0uebq41s7uy0ho1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/6022926bf17335dea2f809e276bee364be395026/original/tumblr-oqbe0uebq41s7uy0ho2-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/d4bbdbbe11df9a6d39056b3ec668779658c00be5/original/tumblr-oqbe0uebq41s7uy0ho5-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/c4c6f7d42d0728faa1481e0b0fc6dce9fc5bd5b5/original/tumblr-oqbe0uebq41s7uy0ho6-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">No new Twin Peaks spoilers please. Love these photos by <a contents="Leah Frances" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://americanroads.tumblr.com/post/160915927148/its-happening-again-twin-peaks-the-return-find" target="_blank">Leah Frances</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58704142017-05-21T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:43:46+01:00Cold Hard Fracks<p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/register-to-vote"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/651e142cfc12f567128f3fe3d749c7cb90a33295/original/tumblr-oqauswzqko1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Register to vote</a> or we’re all fracked.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58704132017-05-18T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:43:35+01:00Filling In The Blancs<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/3ad1169f3533f0e738aeef6ddc9e6b50c66e6185/original/tumblr-oq3zwbiyj51s24pb7o1-400.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Pudding on the ritz and sharing this excellent photograph by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/uh0e5WKjwy/">Aleksandra Kingo</a>, because I’m delighted to once again be sharing a stage with <a href="http://blancmange.co.uk">Blancmange</a>, this time on the 20th October 2017 at The 1865 in Southampton. Tickets available <a href="http://www.seetickets.com/event/blancmange/the-1865/1100476?aff=id1songkick">here</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58704012017-05-10T22:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:39:53+01:00The Orange Curtain<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/cb0bbc05885c2db043a470481e2cfb34867318c2/original/screenshot-2019-09-01-at-16-57-54.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Head over to <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/subscribe" target="_blank">Bandcamp</a> to watch the sinister video for ‘Uniseum’ (by my good friend <a href="http://www.welcometothedarkslide.co.uk">Rob Luckins</a>) and read about forthcoming album ‘Gilded Cage’, released 20.10.17.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58704002017-05-10T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:42:52+01:00Uniseum<p><a contents="" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OvizJSbl4vE" target="_blank"><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/296e31173af4333bd5b64c0faf59d76068ce8065/original/a2625287507-10.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></a>‘Uniseum’ is taken from the forthcoming album, ’Gilded Cage’, due for release 20.10.17. Go to <a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="http://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/neighbourhood" target="_blank">robertafidora.bandcamp.com/neighbourhood</a> to support this release and future projects. Thank you.</p>
<p>Directed by <a href="http://www.welcometothedarkslide.co.uk">Rob Luckins</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58703972017-02-01T10:10:00+00:002022-09-21T15:42:03+01:00Stand With The Band<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/8b88d24ca835318b5955246b26b3a204259eae0e/original/bandcamp-600-final.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">See Bandcamp's post <a contents="here" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://daily.bandcamp.com/2017/01/31/bandcamp-human-rights/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58701872016-12-14T22:10:00+00:002022-09-21T15:41:51+01:00A Merry Little Curxemas<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/bbe5f772ddcc761475e3eaf950569cf2b1726e6c/original/screenshot-2019-08-26-at-16-30-05.png/!!/b:W10=.png" class="size_l justify_center border_" /></p>
<p><a data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://soundcloud.com/curxes/have-yourself-a-merry-little-christmas?utm_source=soundcloud&utm_campaign=share&utm_medium=tumblr" target="_blank">“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” cover by&nbsp;CURXES</a>, originally recorded for a <a href="http://breakingmorewaves.blogspot.co.uk">Breaking More Waves</a> festive compilation.<br><br><b><i>“Have yourself a merry little Christmas, it may be your last,<br>Next year we may all be living in the past...”</i></b><br><br>A cover recorded a few years ago of the popular Christmas song from 1944 MGM musical, Meet Me in St. Louis. This version features the original lyrics, which had to be rewritten for the musical as they were considered too depressing. Several changes have been made to the lyrical content by various artists since to make the overall song light and upbeat, but this is 2016 we’re in and those original lyrics really do seem more fitting.<br><br>See you in 2017, I hope it’s a good one.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58701722016-08-19T22:10:00+01:002021-04-01T20:18:09+01:00Flamingling<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/152a309467f4d1deae4c5c307d8bc1ad60eb5d78/original/a2657878660-10.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Somewhere between my time as an ugly duckling and black swan theory, I enjoyed my time as a beautiful flamingo, contributing to <a contents="the new Deluxe Flamingos EP" data-link-label="" data-link-type="url" href="https://deluxeflamingos.bandcamp.com" target="_blank">the new Deluxe Flamingos EP</a>. </p>
<p>It’s out now at all good Bandcamps. Don’t pay what you want, pay what you need.</p>
<p><iframe seamless="" src="https://bandcamp.com/EmbeddedPlayer/album=1877184883/size=small/bgcol=333333/linkcol=fe7eaf/artwork=none/transparent=true/" style="border: 0; width: 100%; height: 42px;">&lt;a data-cke-saved-href="https://deluxeflamingos.bandcamp.com/album/deluxe-flamingos-ep" href="https://deluxeflamingos.bandcamp.com/album/deluxe-flamingos-ep"&gt;Deluxe Flamingos EP by Deluxe Flamingos&lt;/a&gt;</iframe></p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58690552016-06-23T11:10:00+01:002021-02-19T18:16:22+00:00Buchla<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/d70593afea23305c51941367431b899c581babfa/original/tumblr-o988rfrtzn1s24pb7o1-1280.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />Hold on, I’ll just put you through…<br><br>Wonderful, informative modular synthesiser lecture and performance at the University of Portsmouth as part of Portsmouth Festivities.</p>Roberta Fidoratag:robertafidora.com,2005:Post/58690542015-10-10T10:10:00+01:002022-09-21T15:40:19+01:00Madness<p><img src="//d10j3mvrs1suex.cloudfront.net/u/383228/96a8ad7a68daef6d8b5836408548db7c26b188a2/original/tumblr-na5654w3l61s24pb7o1-640.jpg/!!/b:W10=.jpg" class="size_l justify_center border_" />This was the last picture on the old Curxes site before it was deleted in 2015, originally taken at the Kiasma Gallery in Finland. The only thing I have outgrown is motivational quotes in neon. </p>Roberta Fidora