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Difficult Art And Music
@difficultart.bsky.social
Music and Art label specialising in the avant-garde, the academic, the conceptual, and the challenging.
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I'm not saying this sold out immediately at Norman records... but this sold out immediately from Norman records.

More still available at our Bandcamp store!

difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com/album/i-only...
Heading to the end of another year and I still haven't been asked to join Rancid.
December 28, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Those good folk over at @igloomag.bsky.social have run a story about our kickstarter campaign!

Check it out!

igloomag.com/newswire/the...
The Talking Castle :: Gothic novel and Vinyl LP soundtrack by Near Minerals
A very English children's story about death: Difficult Art & Music present A.C. Fayler's novel and an accompanying electronic OST by Near Minerals. Kickstarter campaign.
igloomag.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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Do DAAM a favour!

If you read this, tag 2 people you think might like our campaign: fans of experimental music, minimal synthesis, unusual soundtracks, or gothic lit.

Ask them to each tag 1 more person.

It's a small ask, but would make a huge diff.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/daa...
December 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Do DAAM a favour!

If you read this, tag 2 people you think might like our campaign: fans of experimental music, minimal synthesis, unusual soundtracks, or gothic lit.

Ask them to each tag 1 more person.

It's a small ask, but would make a huge diff.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/daa...
December 27, 2025 at 6:01 PM
December 26, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Knee-deep in a job application for a position I would really love to get (when I should be spending a relaxing Boxing Day with the fam).

Make me feel a little better by considering backing our #experimental #gothic kickstarter, now 125% funded!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/daa...
The Talking Castle: Gothic novel and Vinyl LP soundtrack
A very English children's story about death: DAAM present A.C. Fayler's novel and an accompanying electronic OST by Near Minerals.
www.kickstarter.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:20 AM
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Nothing says 'I don't have any money' like giving stuff away for free.

It's the DAAM xmas gift: 'Wishing You A Very Difficult Christmas', by Distant Animals!

difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com/album/wishin...
Wishing You A Very Difficult Christmas, by Distant Animals
3 track album
difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Little bit tipsy on Xmas eve?

You should absolutely blow your spending money on the new Near Minerals kickstarter.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/daa...

If I don't get two more backers by Xmas day my Christmas is ruined.

And thats on you, Grinch.
The Talking Castle: Gothic novel and Vinyl LP soundtrack
A very English children's story about death: DAAM present A.C. Fayler's novel and an accompanying electronic OST by Near Minerals.
www.kickstarter.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:54 PM
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The kickstarter is fully funded: so we're introducing stretch goals!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/daa...
December 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
I should really be promoting my own kickstarter, but bloody hell - look at this awesome thing!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/hea...
Spreading the Diseases The Art of Health and Disease Posters
A visual history of public health, fear, and persuasion through a century of disease awareness posters.
www.kickstarter.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Nothing says 'I don't have any money' like giving stuff away for free.

It's the DAAM xmas gift: 'Wishing You A Very Difficult Christmas', by Distant Animals!

difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com/album/wishin...
Wishing You A Very Difficult Christmas, by Distant Animals
3 track album
difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:54 AM
First world problems but:

woke up to email saying we didn't have enough money for our xmas food delivery. scrambled about moving funds between accounts to cover it.

Eventually succeeded, only to get an email saying they couldn't delivery ANY of the ingredients to our vegan xmas dinner anyway.
December 24, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Compiling the @meansmagazine.bsky.social end of year list. Like all good end of year lists, it's coming out in January, just in case someone releases something brilliant in the last week of 2025.
December 23, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Goal for 2026:

do some interesting collaborations.

Me: electronics, vocals, percussion, harmonium, autoharp...

Them: violin, cello, brass, other interesting instruments...

DM if you play something and want to explore undertaking a project!
December 23, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The kickstarter is fully funded: so we're introducing stretch goals!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/daa...
December 23, 2025 at 10:11 AM
December 22, 2025 at 6:33 PM
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Ok! We need just £12 more and the kickstarter will be fully funded in the first 10 days!

Get involved!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/daa...
The Talking Castle: Gothic novel and Vinyl LP soundtrack
A very English children's story about death: DAAM present A.C. Fayler's novel and an accompanying electronic OST by Near Minerals.
www.kickstarter.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
I absolutely don't want to gatekeep - and some of these albums are pretty good - but am I alone in thinking hardly any of it qualifies as 'experimental', even by a pretty open definition? I mean, a lot of it is basically leftfield genre music?

www.theguardian.com/music/2025/d...
The 10 best experimental albums of 2025
Raisa K’s solo album is primitive and intimate, Saeko Killy adds a euphoric touch to her dimly lit sound and Bitchin Bajas get blissed out
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Ok! We need just £12 more and the kickstarter will be fully funded in the first 10 days!

Get involved!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/daa...
The Talking Castle: Gothic novel and Vinyl LP soundtrack
A very English children's story about death: DAAM present A.C. Fayler's novel and an accompanying electronic OST by Near Minerals.
www.kickstarter.com
December 22, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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December 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
December 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
If you've seen me post about the Kickstarter but haven't backed because you can't afford an LP right now, please remember - you can back the project for as little as £1! Every backer - no matter how much they pledge - now gets a copy of the Near Mineral video-art piece 'Sans Vox'!

shorturl.at/Y3gbh
December 21, 2025 at 10:47 AM
December 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
GOAL: one more backer today.

YOU can make that happen.

My Xmas will be saved.

Plus it's really, really good.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/daa...
The Talking Castle: Gothic novel and Vinyl LP soundtrack
A very English children's story about death: DAAM present A.C. Fayler's novel and an accompanying electronic OST by Near Minerals.
www.kickstarter.com
December 20, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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December 19, 2025 at 8:34 PM