Mandisi Nkomo
@darkcow.bsky.social
Drummer. Producer. Writer.
Find my work here: https://thedarkcow.com/
Shortlisted for the Toyin Falola Prize
Longlisted for the Nommo Awards
Stories in, The Best of World SciFi Vol 3, The Big Book of Cyberpunk, Omenana, AfroSF
Find my work here: https://thedarkcow.com/
Shortlisted for the Toyin Falola Prize
Longlisted for the Nommo Awards
Stories in, The Best of World SciFi Vol 3, The Big Book of Cyberpunk, Omenana, AfroSF
I guess it's Jack deJohnette all day today.
October 28, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I guess it's Jack deJohnette all day today.
We the rats, must have our feast.
October 27, 2025 at 10:31 AM
We the rats, must have our feast.
Oof forgot how fucking awesome this album is.
October 27, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Oof forgot how fucking awesome this album is.
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Consider buying my new album, also available here on cassette and CD!
October 27, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Consider buying my new album, also available here on cassette and CD!
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Black Dahlia morning.
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Verminous by The Black Dahlia Murder on Apple Music
Album · 2020 · 10 Songs
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October 27, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Black Dahlia morning.
music.apple.com/za/album/ver...
music.apple.com/za/album/ver...
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Radio 4 interviewed some folks on AI yesterday and one proponent rolled out the usual 'people are scared of new technology' nonsense.
People aren't scared of new tech.
They're scared of the devaluation and loss of jobs, which is happening.
They're scared of thirsty data centres.
This isn't hard.
People aren't scared of new tech.
They're scared of the devaluation and loss of jobs, which is happening.
They're scared of thirsty data centres.
This isn't hard.
October 21, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Radio 4 interviewed some folks on AI yesterday and one proponent rolled out the usual 'people are scared of new technology' nonsense.
People aren't scared of new tech.
They're scared of the devaluation and loss of jobs, which is happening.
They're scared of thirsty data centres.
This isn't hard.
People aren't scared of new tech.
They're scared of the devaluation and loss of jobs, which is happening.
They're scared of thirsty data centres.
This isn't hard.
South Africans not believing an ANC member would take a decision for the benefit of the citizens, just as a face value statement even, is both sad and hilarious.
October 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
South Africans not believing an ANC member would take a decision for the benefit of the citizens, just as a face value statement even, is both sad and hilarious.
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🎃Something real special coming out this Halloween from ZamaShort 🎃
October 17, 2025 at 11:00 AM
🎃Something real special coming out this Halloween from ZamaShort 🎃
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Did some drums for my man Snotnoze Saleem on this album. Please give it a listen. Phenomenal MC and producer.
illuminatedpaths.bandcamp.com/album/a-rive...
illuminatedpaths.bandcamp.com/album/a-rive...
A River Dies of Thirst, by Snotnoze Saleem
20 track album
illuminatedpaths.bandcamp.com
October 8, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Did some drums for my man Snotnoze Saleem on this album. Please give it a listen. Phenomenal MC and producer.
illuminatedpaths.bandcamp.com/album/a-rive...
illuminatedpaths.bandcamp.com/album/a-rive...
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Idk how many times doing nothing led to something. It’s the downtime that starts the next push. The mind reflects and wanders and the next idea is born.
October 3, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Idk how many times doing nothing led to something. It’s the downtime that starts the next push. The mind reflects and wanders and the next idea is born.
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If you are attacking unarmed humanitarian aid ships with water cannons and drones, while civilians starve in the city rubble -- you are not the good guys.
Anyone pretending Israel is still in the right here needs to take a long hard look at what they're supporting.
Anyone pretending Israel is still in the right here needs to take a long hard look at what they're supporting.
October 2, 2025 at 7:38 AM
If you are attacking unarmed humanitarian aid ships with water cannons and drones, while civilians starve in the city rubble -- you are not the good guys.
Anyone pretending Israel is still in the right here needs to take a long hard look at what they're supporting.
Anyone pretending Israel is still in the right here needs to take a long hard look at what they're supporting.
South Africa is crazy right now. Lol.
October 1, 2025 at 12:06 PM
South Africa is crazy right now. Lol.
Anybody taking incendiary essays, highly critical of US and Israeli foreign policy, with a bit of sci fi, and Warren Gibson analysis thrown in?
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Anybody taking incendiary essays, highly critical of US and Israeli foreign policy, with a bit of sci fi, and Warren Gibson analysis thrown in?
New Between The Buried and Me. 👀
September 18, 2025 at 9:12 AM
New Between The Buried and Me. 👀
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September 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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For the first 40 odd years of my life, I lived under state-sanctioned oppression. The reality is that a great deal of ppl are perfectly comfortable with fascism as long as it doesn't mean them.
To see blatant hate speech as "just an opinion" is the outlook of the perfectly comfortable. Same old.
To see blatant hate speech as "just an opinion" is the outlook of the perfectly comfortable. Same old.
September 14, 2025 at 11:03 AM
For the first 40 odd years of my life, I lived under state-sanctioned oppression. The reality is that a great deal of ppl are perfectly comfortable with fascism as long as it doesn't mean them.
To see blatant hate speech as "just an opinion" is the outlook of the perfectly comfortable. Same old.
To see blatant hate speech as "just an opinion" is the outlook of the perfectly comfortable. Same old.
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Important reminder
September 14, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Important reminder
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"Free speech for me,
But not for thee..."
But not for thee..."
September 14, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"Free speech for me,
But not for thee..."
But not for thee..."
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If you missed it or haven't seen it recently, I am still adding to this starter pack.
July 23, 2025 at 11:09 AM
If you missed it or haven't seen it recently, I am still adding to this starter pack.
I actually naively thought South Africans would be more concerned about what's happening in Nepal, than that white boy bigot getting shot.
September 12, 2025 at 10:30 AM
I actually naively thought South Africans would be more concerned about what's happening in Nepal, than that white boy bigot getting shot.
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South African's upset over Kirk's death, totally baffled how people can be so heartless...
Also had nothing to say about the latest school shooting in the US.
Yes, murder is wrong. But if the first US murder you comment on is over a cis, white man GOP member...I am taking notes.
Also had nothing to say about the latest school shooting in the US.
Yes, murder is wrong. But if the first US murder you comment on is over a cis, white man GOP member...I am taking notes.
September 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
South African's upset over Kirk's death, totally baffled how people can be so heartless...
Also had nothing to say about the latest school shooting in the US.
Yes, murder is wrong. But if the first US murder you comment on is over a cis, white man GOP member...I am taking notes.
Also had nothing to say about the latest school shooting in the US.
Yes, murder is wrong. But if the first US murder you comment on is over a cis, white man GOP member...I am taking notes.
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I'm fascinated by all the South Africans that are falling over themselves to declare how bad murder is after Kirk's death.
I mean, I agree, murder is wrong...which is why I was also sad after Kyle Rittenhouse went on a killing spree and these same people said...nothing.
I mean, I agree, murder is wrong...which is why I was also sad after Kyle Rittenhouse went on a killing spree and these same people said...nothing.
September 11, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I'm fascinated by all the South Africans that are falling over themselves to declare how bad murder is after Kirk's death.
I mean, I agree, murder is wrong...which is why I was also sad after Kyle Rittenhouse went on a killing spree and these same people said...nothing.
I mean, I agree, murder is wrong...which is why I was also sad after Kyle Rittenhouse went on a killing spree and these same people said...nothing.