Alan 🛸
@alanblip.bsky.social
Alien Brunch // Eclectic electronic music and photo art by Alan Bland // #synthesizers #eurorack #midi #music #photography #colorado
Spent the afternoon peeling freshly roasted Hatch green chilies. Set aside some to make pork green chile. Most of the rest are in the freezer for future use.
September 28, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Spent the afternoon peeling freshly roasted Hatch green chilies. Set aside some to make pork green chile. Most of the rest are in the freezer for future use.
A seven minute drone music video celebrating Ingenuity, the NASA helicopter on Mars. Created for Drone Day 2025, and premiered on the Rocky Mountain Synthesizer Meet live stream.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdbA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdbA...
Ingenuity - drone day music with Solar 42 synthesizer
YouTube video by Alien Brunch
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May 25, 2025 at 9:27 PM
A seven minute drone music video celebrating Ingenuity, the NASA helicopter on Mars. Created for Drone Day 2025, and premiered on the Rocky Mountain Synthesizer Meet live stream.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdbA...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdbA...
Had my first In-N-Out burger last weekend. It was incredibly... average. Definitely not worth the 30 minute wait. Five Guys tops it, but even better are burgers from local non-chain places like The 49th or Lariat Lodge.
March 5, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Had my first In-N-Out burger last weekend. It was incredibly... average. Definitely not worth the 30 minute wait. Five Guys tops it, but even better are burgers from local non-chain places like The 49th or Lariat Lodge.
Happy Superb Owl Day to all who celebrate!
This is a Pearl-spotted Owlet we saw at Kruger National Park in South Africa
This is a Pearl-spotted Owlet we saw at Kruger National Park in South Africa
February 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Happy Superb Owl Day to all who celebrate!
This is a Pearl-spotted Owlet we saw at Kruger National Park in South Africa
This is a Pearl-spotted Owlet we saw at Kruger National Park in South Africa
Pro tip: don't get into an argument with your house painter
#selfportraitsunday #artofselfportraiture #selfportrait #selfportraiture
#selfportraitsunday #artofselfportraiture #selfportrait #selfportraiture
February 9, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Pro tip: don't get into an argument with your house painter
#selfportraitsunday #artofselfportraiture #selfportrait #selfportraiture
#selfportraitsunday #artofselfportraiture #selfportrait #selfportraiture
Every year I make a year-end sound journal: a one minute track with 5-second snippets of 12 selected recordings I made throughout the year. My work this year tended toward drone and experimental, with a bit of actual music here and there. soundcloud.com/alanblip/rep...
Replay 2024 - Disquiet0678
It's always fun to go back and listen to the music I created during the year and select twelve pieces for my year end sound journal. 2024 was a fairly sparse year for me, but I did manage to find twel
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December 28, 2024 at 7:47 PM
Every year I make a year-end sound journal: a one minute track with 5-second snippets of 12 selected recordings I made throughout the year. My work this year tended toward drone and experimental, with a bit of actual music here and there. soundcloud.com/alanblip/rep...
It's Bandcamp Friday and my new album dropped today! Moonrise is a collection of space music inspired by the dark and the light of space.
alienbrunch.bandcamp.com/album/moonrise
Bandcamp gives 100% of proceeds to artists today. Thank you for supporting your favorite artists.
alienbrunch.bandcamp.com/album/moonrise
Bandcamp gives 100% of proceeds to artists today. Thank you for supporting your favorite artists.
Moonrise, by ALIEN BRUNCH
3 track album
alienbrunch.bandcamp.com
December 6, 2024 at 2:22 PM
It's Bandcamp Friday and my new album dropped today! Moonrise is a collection of space music inspired by the dark and the light of space.
alienbrunch.bandcamp.com/album/moonrise
Bandcamp gives 100% of proceeds to artists today. Thank you for supporting your favorite artists.
alienbrunch.bandcamp.com/album/moonrise
Bandcamp gives 100% of proceeds to artists today. Thank you for supporting your favorite artists.
Finishing up all the details for an album release on Friday. Three tracks of downtempo space music. Watch for it on Bandcamp sometime Friday morning!
December 3, 2024 at 12:05 AM
Finishing up all the details for an album release on Friday. Three tracks of downtempo space music. Watch for it on Bandcamp sometime Friday morning!
Snowing outside, making music inside. A good day.
November 27, 2024 at 6:32 PM
Snowing outside, making music inside. A good day.
Starter Pack of musicians who have participated in the weekly Disquiet Junto projects
Ok, there's now a Starter Pack of Disquiet Junto community members. I'll add more as I become aware of the various accounts' existence. Lemme know if you wanna be added — or removed. :)
go.bsky.app/EaKoSoS
go.bsky.app/EaKoSoS
Disquiet Junto
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November 14, 2024 at 4:20 PM
Starter Pack of musicians who have participated in the weekly Disquiet Junto projects
My brain exploded 🤯 when I saw the news that The Onion had bought InfoWars. I couldn't decide whether it was reality or satire. Looking forward to some masterful trolling.
November 14, 2024 at 4:16 PM
My brain exploded 🤯 when I saw the news that The Onion had bought InfoWars. I couldn't decide whether it was reality or satire. Looking forward to some masterful trolling.
I've decided to no longer play Wordle or Connections. Octordle, Squaredle, Puzzmo, Waffle, and Giznep are currently on my daily menu. Anybody got any other word puzzle games they like that aren't affiliated with NY Times?
November 13, 2024 at 11:45 PM
I've decided to no longer play Wordle or Connections. Octordle, Squaredle, Puzzmo, Waffle, and Giznep are currently on my daily menu. Anybody got any other word puzzle games they like that aren't affiliated with NY Times?
Giving Bluesky a try again after being away for 8 or 9 months. Maybe I'll figure it out better this time 🤷
November 8, 2024 at 6:42 PM
Giving Bluesky a try again after being away for 8 or 9 months. Maybe I'll figure it out better this time 🤷
One reason I rarely post on Bluesky is the paltry message size. When I compose a brief message, I can post it on Threads and Mastodon without issue, but on Bluesky I have to break it into two or more messages. Since Bluesky doesn't display threads very well, it's just not worth the effort. End Messa
February 9, 2024 at 9:36 PM
One reason I rarely post on Bluesky is the paltry message size. When I compose a brief message, I can post it on Threads and Mastodon without issue, but on Bluesky I have to break it into two or more messages. Since Bluesky doesn't display threads very well, it's just not worth the effort. End Messa
I recorded Moonrise for the January Skies space music concert. I was inspired by the Pet Rock module which creates random rhythms based on the phase of the moon. The moon was in the waxing crescent phase the day I recorded it. Pet Rock played the rhythms of the two lead synths. youtu.be/J-dMSV88e_E
Alien Brunch Moonrise
I created Moonrise for the Colorado Modular Synth Society "January Skies " space music concert. I performed it on my modular synthesizer in my home studio.In...
youtu.be
January 27, 2024 at 11:26 PM
I recorded Moonrise for the January Skies space music concert. I was inspired by the Pet Rock module which creates random rhythms based on the phase of the moon. The moon was in the waxing crescent phase the day I recorded it. Pet Rock played the rhythms of the two lead synths. youtu.be/J-dMSV88e_E
Instead of beats per minute, this song is measured in years per beat.
Next note change happens on February 5! Mark your calendar!
@disquiet.bsky.social a candidate for next week's sound newsletter?
theconversation.com/in-an-ancien...
Next note change happens on February 5! Mark your calendar!
@disquiet.bsky.social a candidate for next week's sound newsletter?
theconversation.com/in-an-ancien...
In an ancient church in Germany, a 639-year organ performance of a John Cage composition is about to...
The new note will be sustained for a relatively ‘brief’ two years.
theconversation.com
January 26, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Instead of beats per minute, this song is measured in years per beat.
Next note change happens on February 5! Mark your calendar!
@disquiet.bsky.social a candidate for next week's sound newsletter?
theconversation.com/in-an-ancien...
Next note change happens on February 5! Mark your calendar!
@disquiet.bsky.social a candidate for next week's sound newsletter?
theconversation.com/in-an-ancien...
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Enjoy the rest of your New Year's Day. 🎉
Starting tomorrow, those of us in the U.S. have a buttload of work to accomplish between now & November. I'm serious as a heart attack. Listen up, GenX, GenZ and Millennials: The next 50 years is on the line. It's your future, not mine. Respond accordingly.
Starting tomorrow, those of us in the U.S. have a buttload of work to accomplish between now & November. I'm serious as a heart attack. Listen up, GenX, GenZ and Millennials: The next 50 years is on the line. It's your future, not mine. Respond accordingly.
January 1, 2024 at 9:21 PM
Enjoy the rest of your New Year's Day. 🎉
Starting tomorrow, those of us in the U.S. have a buttload of work to accomplish between now & November. I'm serious as a heart attack. Listen up, GenX, GenZ and Millennials: The next 50 years is on the line. It's your future, not mine. Respond accordingly.
Starting tomorrow, those of us in the U.S. have a buttload of work to accomplish between now & November. I'm serious as a heart attack. Listen up, GenX, GenZ and Millennials: The next 50 years is on the line. It's your future, not mine. Respond accordingly.
Here we are on the eve of 2024 and Bluesky has a character limit like it's 10 years ago. All the other platforms I use allow much longer posts than Bluesky. One reason I don't post much here is the editing I would need to do. This isn't Twitter. There is no need for such a stupid limit.
December 30, 2023 at 3:06 AM
Here we are on the eve of 2024 and Bluesky has a character limit like it's 10 years ago. All the other platforms I use allow much longer posts than Bluesky. One reason I don't post much here is the editing I would need to do. This isn't Twitter. There is no need for such a stupid limit.
At year end I create a flashback video of synth music I made during the year. This year I put together 7 second snippets of 12 of my recordings for a total of 90 seconds of music and video (for those of you doing the math, the last piece is a little longer for a fade out). youtu.be/VNJoltutJ3w
Flashback 2023 disquiet0626
At the end of every year I create an audio/video flashback of music I made during the year. I make this for the Disquiet Junto year end Audio Journal prompt,...
youtu.be
December 30, 2023 at 2:57 AM
At year end I create a flashback video of synth music I made during the year. This year I put together 7 second snippets of 12 of my recordings for a total of 90 seconds of music and video (for those of you doing the math, the last piece is a little longer for a fade out). youtu.be/VNJoltutJ3w
So much truth here 🕑
December 14, 2023 at 1:57 AM
So much truth here 🕑
I had a butterscotch bar at lunch today
Sadly, there is no actual scotch in butterscotch
Sadly, there is no actual scotch in butterscotch
December 4, 2023 at 8:30 PM
I had a butterscotch bar at lunch today
Sadly, there is no actual scotch in butterscotch
Sadly, there is no actual scotch in butterscotch
It's the day before Thanksgiving. It's 70 degrees, I'm outside in shorts and T-shirt, and my phone dings me with "Winter Weather Advisory" ⛄
November 22, 2023 at 9:10 PM
It's the day before Thanksgiving. It's 70 degrees, I'm outside in shorts and T-shirt, and my phone dings me with "Winter Weather Advisory" ⛄
Awesome! Got my Bluesky invite code emailed to me today. You know, the one I requested when they first started up. When was that, 6 years ago? 😆
November 22, 2023 at 6:03 PM
Awesome! Got my Bluesky invite code emailed to me today. You know, the one I requested when they first started up. When was that, 6 years ago? 😆