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Matt Dalby
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Unsightly vox-goblin lurking in Manchesterland. Makes noise and other things. Diagnosed autistic AF. They/them or he/him. Transphobes fuck off.
Not sure what's next on my blog, but I'm currently working on a piece about YouTube auditors who've made videos on Manchester. These are antagonistic right-wing culture war types like Charlie Veitch. It'll take a while.
January 24, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Premiering at half past the hour
Tear Fet: Sky and Stone

My latest longform vocal sound improvisation premieres at 21:30 UK time today, Fri 24 Jan.

I like this one, it's more chill than some recent improvs.

youtu.be/BJ3KKAteBlU
Tear Fet: Sky and Stone
YouTube video by Matt Dalby
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Tear Fet: Sky and Stone

My latest longform vocal sound improvisation premieres at 21:30 UK time today, Fri 24 Jan.

I like this one, it's more chill than some recent improvs.

youtu.be/BJ3KKAteBlU
Tear Fet: Sky and Stone
YouTube video by Matt Dalby
youtu.be
January 23, 2026 at 7:30 PM
It's an observation I've already made, but in addition to his disordered and rambling speech, Donald Trump sounds tired and ill these days. He's on his way out.
January 22, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Hobbit Himmler Greg Bovino simply shouldn't be around human height people.

What border you patrolling, little guy? Is it your flower border to keep the slugs off?
January 22, 2026 at 10:08 AM
New books bought with Christmas gift card.

Yesterday I also picked up my first new glasses in years. They're varifocals and a great improvement. Which is what I'd want for £280.
January 22, 2026 at 7:58 AM
It took longer than I would have liked, but up on my blog now, one of the worst tweets I've ever seen.

santiagosdeadwasp.blogspot.com/2026/01/stan...
Standard Nazi Rhetoric
Photo of Iggy unrelated, I just thought you might appreciate a cat as relief from  the fascist bollox that follows  On the twelfth of Januar...
santiagosdeadwasp.blogspot.com
January 22, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Tear Fet: Evening Mist - vocal sound improvisation

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Tear Fet: Evening Mist - vocal sound improvisation #improvisation #vocalimprovisation
YouTube video by Matt Dalby
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January 19, 2026 at 5:17 PM
I am so sick of this narcissistic, bloviating cretin.

Donald Trump links threats to seize Greenland to Nobel prize snub in letter

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
Donald Trump links threats to seize Greenland to Nobel prize snub in letter
US president says he no longer feels the need to think ‘purely of peace’ in letter to Norwegian prime minister
www.theguardian.com
January 19, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Tear Fet: Sky and Stone

Recorded, slapped together, and uploaded yesterday, my next longform vocal sound improvisation premieres on Friday (23 January) at 21:30 UK time.

I did something calmer than usual this time.

youtu.be/BJ3KKAteBlU
Tear Fet: Sky and Stone
YouTube video by Matt Dalby
youtu.be
January 18, 2026 at 11:02 AM
On my usual weekend bullshit, Marsden Moor edition.
January 17, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Tear Fet: Arrhythmic - vocal sound improvisation

Chaotic kitchen noises.

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Tear Fet: Arrhythmic - vocal sound improvisation #improvisation #vocalimprovisation
YouTube video by Matt Dalby
youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 10:37 AM
Tear Fet: (Dis)section

This week's longform vocal sound improvisation premieres at half past the hour.

youtu.be/kEfS0WwgD5w?...
Tear Fet: (Dis)section
YouTube video by Matt Dalby
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 9:10 PM
Is it actually helpful to Reform that they're taking on various aggrieved Tory failures, wingnuts, attention-seekers, and others to the right of the party?
January 15, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Tear Fet: (Dis)section

My next longform Friday vocal sound improvisation premieres tomorrow (16 January) at 21:30 UK time.

An angry improv, though less focused than I'd ideally like.

youtu.be/kEfS0WwgD5w
Tear Fet: (Dis)section
YouTube video by Matt Dalby
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Reposted by Matt Dalby
NEW | This year is starting so grimly that I’ve taken a break from the present to travel back to 1978….

'If my thought-dreams could be seen...' Stuck inside one Bob Dylan song in a time of chaos

brokenbottleboy.substack.com/p/if-my-thou...
'If my thought-dreams could be seen...' Stuck inside one Bob Dylan song in a time of chaos
A strange edition of this newsletter for strange times.
brokenbottleboy.substack.com
January 14, 2026 at 2:44 PM
It may take a few days, but I'm planning blogpost about one of the most disgusting and reprehensibly overlong Tweets I've ever seen. It seems to have largely flown under the radar, but it's pure fascist rhetoric justifying the murder of Renee Nicole Good.
January 14, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Tear Fet: Time Ticks Down - vocal sound improvisation

ICE, Trump, and the rising tide of fascism.

youtube.com/shorts/UIXI-...
Tear Fet: Time Ticks Down - vocal sound improvisation #improvisation #vocalimprovisation
YouTube video by Matt Dalby
youtube.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Aged 15 in 1955, before Rosa Parks did the same, Claudette Colvin refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white person, showing more bravery than any of Trump's ICE Gestapo can muster between them. RIP

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Claudette Colvin, US civil rights pioneer, dies at 86
Colvin was arrested for refusing to give up her bus seat to a white person months before the famous case of Rosa Parks.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 14, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Reposted by Matt Dalby
Incredible loser shit. Amazing.
January 13, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Reposted by Matt Dalby
This week on A 5-Minute Hour, Crank Sturgeon gives us a sign. We remember Béla Tarr. Michael Ridge plays his water cracker (with a spicy cheddar centre label) record. Jessica announces the winner of the green pea doll...!!! Thanks for taking part everyone! youtu.be/r5Z_MU_fc1s
Crank Sturgeon / Béla Tarr / Michael Ridge / John Wiese / Shock Factory / Giveaway winner announced
YouTube video by A 5-Minute Hour
youtu.be
January 13, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Iggy exploring his new cat tree.
January 13, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Tear Fet: After Sunset - vocal sound improvisation

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Tear Fet: After Sunset - vocal sound improvisation #improvisation #vocalimprovisation
YouTube video by Matt Dalby
youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Imagine being so universally despised.

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America 2026
YouTube video by Adam Parkhomenko
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January 12, 2026 at 9:32 AM