Aaro Koskinen
@aakoskin.bitwoods.duckdns.org.ap.brid.gy
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Wasted some hours debugging why colors were poor and flicking on C64C, while a breadbin model works with the same cable and monitor. I even ended up soldering and replacing the motherboard CT1 trimmer capacitor, thinking it was broken as tuning didn't […]
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November 28, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Wasted some hours debugging why colors were poor and flicking on C64C, while a breadbin model works with the same cable and monitor. I even ended up soldering and replacing the motherboard CT1 trimmer capacitor, thinking it was broken as tuning didn't […]
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"Uncharted Passages" by #sunra. Solo piano stuff, mostly instrumental (some vocals by June Tyson on Enlightment -> Space Is The Place).
The album starts with careful ambient-style but then we get some Hammill-esque rough bashing too. Sound quality is […]
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The album starts with careful ambient-style but then we get some Hammill-esque rough bashing too. Sound quality is […]
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November 12, 2025 at 8:52 PM
"Uncharted Passages" by #sunra. Solo piano stuff, mostly instrumental (some vocals by June Tyson on Enlightment -> Space Is The Place).
The album starts with careful ambient-style but then we get some Hammill-esque rough bashing too. Sound quality is […]
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The album starts with careful ambient-style but then we get some Hammill-esque rough bashing too. Sound quality is […]
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"The Avant-Garde" by #johncoltrane and #doncherry. Early 1960s, they are playing mostly #ornettecoleman compositions. Nothing too radical here, but it's a nice and tidy enjoyable album and playing.
Typical for 60s the mix has some heavy stereo panning […]
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Typical for 60s the mix has some heavy stereo panning […]
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November 11, 2025 at 8:45 PM
"The Avant-Garde" by #johncoltrane and #doncherry. Early 1960s, they are playing mostly #ornettecoleman compositions. Nothing too radical here, but it's a nice and tidy enjoyable album and playing.
Typical for 60s the mix has some heavy stereo panning […]
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Typical for 60s the mix has some heavy stereo panning […]
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"Ship To Shore" #richardthompson. His latest album, I think, from 2024. Just love the music starting from the 1st song "Freeze", followed by darker "Fear Never Leaves You". Usually RT albums are a bit growers but this one hit the spot immediately. My […]
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November 11, 2025 at 7:47 PM
"Ship To Shore" #richardthompson. His latest album, I think, from 2024. Just love the music starting from the 1st song "Freeze", followed by darker "Fear Never Leaves You". Usually RT albums are a bit growers but this one hit the spot immediately. My […]
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"The Jazz Composer's Orchestra" by #michaelmantler.
This is a nice blend of "orchestral music" and free jazz soloing. The orchestral textures are similar to his later work, but what really makes this album to stand out is that free jazz chaos. And what […]
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This is a nice blend of "orchestral music" and free jazz soloing. The orchestral textures are similar to his later work, but what really makes this album to stand out is that free jazz chaos. And what […]
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November 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
"The Jazz Composer's Orchestra" by #michaelmantler.
This is a nice blend of "orchestral music" and free jazz soloing. The orchestral textures are similar to his later work, but what really makes this album to stand out is that free jazz chaos. And what […]
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This is a nice blend of "orchestral music" and free jazz soloing. The orchestral textures are similar to his later work, but what really makes this album to stand out is that free jazz chaos. And what […]
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"Sweet Talker" by #richardthompson. A soundtrack album. There's a proper catchy RT start with "Put Your Trust In Me" but then it drifts into instrumental zone and gets a bit dull. Out of 11 tracks, there's only a couple of proper songs. Ends with a ballad.
#music #cd #folkrock #recordcollecting
#music #cd #folkrock #recordcollecting
November 6, 2025 at 7:46 PM
"Sweet Talker" by #richardthompson. A soundtrack album. There's a proper catchy RT start with "Put Your Trust In Me" but then it drifts into instrumental zone and gets a bit dull. Out of 11 tracks, there's only a couple of proper songs. Ends with a ballad.
#music #cd #folkrock #recordcollecting
#music #cd #folkrock #recordcollecting
"Down In The Groove" by #bobdylan. One of the lowest-rated Dylan albums. Not so bad after all. Getting older one starts to dig everything about the 1980s...
There's "Death Is Not The End" later covered by #nickcave. Also two #roberthunter collaborations […]
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There's "Death Is Not The End" later covered by #nickcave. Also two #roberthunter collaborations […]
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November 6, 2025 at 6:28 PM
"Down In The Groove" by #bobdylan. One of the lowest-rated Dylan albums. Not so bad after all. Getting older one starts to dig everything about the 1980s...
There's "Death Is Not The End" later covered by #nickcave. Also two #roberthunter collaborations […]
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There's "Death Is Not The End" later covered by #nickcave. Also two #roberthunter collaborations […]
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"On Parole" by #Motörhead. This was intended to be their 1st album, but got shelved and released later around "Bomber" or so. It's a bit rough and more punk/garage pop than their usual rock and roll. But it's OK.
#music #cd #punk #garagerock #rock #recordcollecting
#music #cd #punk #garagerock #rock #recordcollecting
November 5, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"On Parole" by #Motörhead. This was intended to be their 1st album, but got shelved and released later around "Bomber" or so. It's a bit rough and more punk/garage pop than their usual rock and roll. But it's OK.
#music #cd #punk #garagerock #rock #recordcollecting
#music #cd #punk #garagerock #rock #recordcollecting
"Out To Lunch!" by #ericdolphy. A random pick today from 2nd hand bin from a local record store during a lunch walk.
Not sure how I managed to miss this album as a kid when I listened to "Weasels Ripped Off My Flesh" etc. on daily basis.
One of the […]
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Not sure how I managed to miss this album as a kid when I listened to "Weasels Ripped Off My Flesh" etc. on daily basis.
One of the […]
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November 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
"Out To Lunch!" by #ericdolphy. A random pick today from 2nd hand bin from a local record store during a lunch walk.
Not sure how I managed to miss this album as a kid when I listened to "Weasels Ripped Off My Flesh" etc. on daily basis.
One of the […]
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Not sure how I managed to miss this album as a kid when I listened to "Weasels Ripped Off My Flesh" etc. on daily basis.
One of the […]
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The 1999 holiday single by #rem. "Country Feedback" / "Ambulance Blues" with #neilyoung.
I've been searching this for years, so I didn't wait for holidays but opened and played it right away. One of the busiest single packagings I've seen, BTW.
Neil's […]
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I've been searching this for years, so I didn't wait for holidays but opened and played it right away. One of the busiest single packagings I've seen, BTW.
Neil's […]
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November 3, 2025 at 8:36 PM
The 1999 holiday single by #rem. "Country Feedback" / "Ambulance Blues" with #neilyoung.
I've been searching this for years, so I didn't wait for holidays but opened and played it right away. One of the busiest single packagings I've seen, BTW.
Neil's […]
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I've been searching this for years, so I didn't wait for holidays but opened and played it right away. One of the busiest single packagings I've seen, BTW.
Neil's […]
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I got my first trivial machine code routine working. I want to write them in hex for better maintaiability/readability, so I had to code a custom loader - under 10 lines in #basic. It took me 40 years to realize that #commodore64 BASIC supports functions!
#retrocomputing #programming
#retrocomputing #programming
October 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
I got my first trivial machine code routine working. I want to write them in hex for better maintaiability/readability, so I had to code a custom loader - under 10 lines in #basic. It took me 40 years to realize that #commodore64 BASIC supports functions!
#retrocomputing #programming
#retrocomputing #programming
October 26, 2025 at 6:40 PM
"Coastal Soundtrack" by #neilyoung.
From the same 2023 acoustic tour as "Before And After" LP. Both start with a great "I'm The Ocean". Good music. I also liked the versions of "Prime Of Life" and "Throw Your Hatred Down".
#music #singersongwriter #folkrock #recordcollecting #vinyl #lp
From the same 2023 acoustic tour as "Before And After" LP. Both start with a great "I'm The Ocean". Good music. I also liked the versions of "Prime Of Life" and "Throw Your Hatred Down".
#music #singersongwriter #folkrock #recordcollecting #vinyl #lp
October 24, 2025 at 8:24 PM
"Coastal Soundtrack" by #neilyoung.
From the same 2023 acoustic tour as "Before And After" LP. Both start with a great "I'm The Ocean". Good music. I also liked the versions of "Prime Of Life" and "Throw Your Hatred Down".
#music #singersongwriter #folkrock #recordcollecting #vinyl #lp
From the same 2023 acoustic tour as "Before And After" LP. Both start with a great "I'm The Ocean". Good music. I also liked the versions of "Prime Of Life" and "Throw Your Hatred Down".
#music #singersongwriter #folkrock #recordcollecting #vinyl #lp
Puunkaato on aina jännää. Kesäasunnolla oli vanha pihjala kallellaan tien ja sähkölinjan päälle. Virittelin kaksi köyttä vastakkaiseen suuntaan ja sitten käsisahalla sahaamaan. No ei mennyt ihan niin kuin ajattelin, vaan puu halkesi kesken sahauksen […]
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October 16, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Puunkaato on aina jännää. Kesäasunnolla oli vanha pihjala kallellaan tien ja sähkölinjan päälle. Virittelin kaksi köyttä vastakkaiseen suuntaan ja sitten käsisahalla sahaamaan. No ei mennyt ihan niin kuin ajattelin, vaan puu halkesi kesken sahauksen […]
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"Red Headed Stranger" by #willienelson.
A 1975 concept album about a fugitive on the run from the law after killing his wife and her lover? This is "outlaw" country music for sure. Great simple stuff, and also some hits of ragtime, gospel etc. A must have.
#country #music #cd #recordcollecting
A 1975 concept album about a fugitive on the run from the law after killing his wife and her lover? This is "outlaw" country music for sure. Great simple stuff, and also some hits of ragtime, gospel etc. A must have.
#country #music #cd #recordcollecting
October 10, 2025 at 6:50 PM
"Red Headed Stranger" by #willienelson.
A 1975 concept album about a fugitive on the run from the law after killing his wife and her lover? This is "outlaw" country music for sure. Great simple stuff, and also some hits of ragtime, gospel etc. A must have.
#country #music #cd #recordcollecting
A 1975 concept album about a fugitive on the run from the law after killing his wife and her lover? This is "outlaw" country music for sure. Great simple stuff, and also some hits of ragtime, gospel etc. A must have.
#country #music #cd #recordcollecting
"Home Is Where You're Happy" by #willienelson.
A 1990s budget compilation with 16 tracks. A pretty terse release with a short biography & liner notes printed on the back cover. But the music is good and the sound/mastering is great on this old CD […]
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A 1990s budget compilation with 16 tracks. A pretty terse release with a short biography & liner notes printed on the back cover. But the music is good and the sound/mastering is great on this old CD […]
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October 10, 2025 at 5:59 PM
"Home Is Where You're Happy" by #willienelson.
A 1990s budget compilation with 16 tracks. A pretty terse release with a short biography & liner notes printed on the back cover. But the music is good and the sound/mastering is great on this old CD […]
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A 1990s budget compilation with 16 tracks. A pretty terse release with a short biography & liner notes printed on the back cover. But the music is good and the sound/mastering is great on this old CD […]
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"From The Trees" (2017) by #peterhammill.
That raw B&W sleeve with punk style graffiti suggests towards his raw early 1980s band style, even 1970s "Nadir". But the colorful back cover and the inner sleeve makes clear this "a calm" chill out album […]
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That raw B&W sleeve with punk style graffiti suggests towards his raw early 1980s band style, even 1970s "Nadir". But the colorful back cover and the inner sleeve makes clear this "a calm" chill out album […]
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October 4, 2025 at 7:02 PM
"From The Trees" (2017) by #peterhammill.
That raw B&W sleeve with punk style graffiti suggests towards his raw early 1980s band style, even 1970s "Nadir". But the colorful back cover and the inner sleeve makes clear this "a calm" chill out album […]
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That raw B&W sleeve with punk style graffiti suggests towards his raw early 1980s band style, even 1970s "Nadir". But the colorful back cover and the inner sleeve makes clear this "a calm" chill out album […]
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"Meidät pelastaa vain rakkaus" #KaukoRöyhkä #rikumattilla. Mutta Kaukon pelastaa aina Mattila... Tämä on kaksikon kolmas levy ja kovaa kamaa edelleen.
#music #cd #folkrock
#music #cd #folkrock
October 3, 2025 at 9:59 PM
"Meidät pelastaa vain rakkaus" #KaukoRöyhkä #rikumattilla. Mutta Kaukon pelastaa aina Mattila... Tämä on kaksikon kolmas levy ja kovaa kamaa edelleen.
#music #cd #folkrock
#music #cd #folkrock
#willienelson "In Concert". This is a cheapo live compilation from mid-1990s but a pretty good and entertaining one. Great stuff from ballads to bluegrass etc.
#music #cd #recordcollecting #country #rock #roots
#music #cd #recordcollecting #country #rock #roots
October 3, 2025 at 8:35 PM
#willienelson "In Concert". This is a cheapo live compilation from mid-1990s but a pretty good and entertaining one. Great stuff from ballads to bluegrass etc.
#music #cd #recordcollecting #country #rock #roots
#music #cd #recordcollecting #country #rock #roots
"Earth Blue Day" by #nickharper.
Apparently recorded and produced within a day at Abbey Road by #johnleckie. So it's mainly Nick and acoustic guitar, with backing singers ensemble. There's heavy improvisational feel and plenty of that "stunt guitar" […]
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Apparently recorded and produced within a day at Abbey Road by #johnleckie. So it's mainly Nick and acoustic guitar, with backing singers ensemble. There's heavy improvisational feel and plenty of that "stunt guitar" […]
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September 22, 2025 at 7:03 PM
"Earth Blue Day" by #nickharper.
Apparently recorded and produced within a day at Abbey Road by #johnleckie. So it's mainly Nick and acoustic guitar, with backing singers ensemble. There's heavy improvisational feel and plenty of that "stunt guitar" […]
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Apparently recorded and produced within a day at Abbey Road by #johnleckie. So it's mainly Nick and acoustic guitar, with backing singers ensemble. There's heavy improvisational feel and plenty of that "stunt guitar" […]
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Logged into the #amstrad #bbs tonight with my old PC1640. I must do this more often, as the hard disk was giving "not ready" during the boot and I had to do several power cycles / cold resets to get it to work, but once up it was OK.
#telnet #oldschool #retrocomputing #pc #8086
#telnet #oldschool #retrocomputing #pc #8086
September 21, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Logged into the #amstrad #bbs tonight with my old PC1640. I must do this more often, as the hard disk was giving "not ready" during the boot and I had to do several power cycles / cold resets to get it to work, but once up it was OK.
#telnet #oldschool #retrocomputing #pc #8086
#telnet #oldschool #retrocomputing #pc #8086
"Talkin To The Trees" by #neilyoung.
Musically this has some familiar nostalgic moods from his #folkrock and #countryrock era, even some Bluenotes style of #blues. Lyrically there's 1980s echoes, and he's talking part of everyday politics: "If you're a […]
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Musically this has some familiar nostalgic moods from his #folkrock and #countryrock era, even some Bluenotes style of #blues. Lyrically there's 1980s echoes, and he's talking part of everyday politics: "If you're a […]
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September 13, 2025 at 8:20 PM
"Talkin To The Trees" by #neilyoung.
Musically this has some familiar nostalgic moods from his #folkrock and #countryrock era, even some Bluenotes style of #blues. Lyrically there's 1980s echoes, and he's talking part of everyday politics: "If you're a […]
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Musically this has some familiar nostalgic moods from his #folkrock and #countryrock era, even some Bluenotes style of #blues. Lyrically there's 1980s echoes, and he's talking part of everyday politics: "If you're a […]
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I think I'm finally able to continue my project to make a #vt102 compatible e-ink terminal, as I was able to find a copy of the original #digital VT102 manual, documenting all those escape sequences.
Does anyone else miss the days when there were […]
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Does anyone else miss the days when there were […]
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September 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I think I'm finally able to continue my project to make a #vt102 compatible e-ink terminal, as I was able to find a copy of the original #digital VT102 manual, documenting all those escape sequences.
Does anyone else miss the days when there were […]
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Does anyone else miss the days when there were […]
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"Trojan Rude Boy Box Set".
What a great way to start the #weekend. This probably my favourite of these boxes besides the plain ska-themed ones. Killer tunes and great sound.
"Too often dismissed as mere hooliganism, the social ramifications […]
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What a great way to start the #weekend. This probably my favourite of these boxes besides the plain ska-themed ones. Killer tunes and great sound.
"Too often dismissed as mere hooliganism, the social ramifications […]
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September 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
"Trojan Rude Boy Box Set".
What a great way to start the #weekend. This probably my favourite of these boxes besides the plain ska-themed ones. Killer tunes and great sound.
"Too often dismissed as mere hooliganism, the social ramifications […]
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What a great way to start the #weekend. This probably my favourite of these boxes besides the plain ska-themed ones. Killer tunes and great sound.
"Too often dismissed as mere hooliganism, the social ramifications […]
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