Claire Welles
@clairewelles.bsky.social
DIY Pop Outsider
20 albums released
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20 albums released
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Today I've been doing some more soundtrack work for an animated film (which will be out next year) and titting around with my new deck of Eno/Schmidt Oblique Strategy cards for my own stuff, for that electronic free jazz album I've been threatening to make. Bye bye synthpop.
September 4, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Today I've been doing some more soundtrack work for an animated film (which will be out next year) and titting around with my new deck of Eno/Schmidt Oblique Strategy cards for my own stuff, for that electronic free jazz album I've been threatening to make. Bye bye synthpop.
Some of my mini discs from back in the day. At the turn of the century mini discs were bigger than Jesus.
August 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Some of my mini discs from back in the day. At the turn of the century mini discs were bigger than Jesus.
I love my little studio ❤️
August 30, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I love my little studio ❤️
New album coming in 2 weeks (8th August), it's called 'Pleasure Tourist' and it'll be my 20th album release in about 20 years. It's the sexiest thing I've done to date. Here's the cover art below.
July 23, 2025 at 7:33 PM
New album coming in 2 weeks (8th August), it's called 'Pleasure Tourist' and it'll be my 20th album release in about 20 years. It's the sexiest thing I've done to date. Here's the cover art below.
Was gifted a brand new mic this morning, it sounds so good that I'm gonna have to re-do all the vocals for my next album!
March 28, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Was gifted a brand new mic this morning, it sounds so good that I'm gonna have to re-do all the vocals for my next album!
In the spirit of Facebook, here's my food cupboard. As you can see, I eat the same food everyday and I also like to snort poppers.
March 24, 2025 at 2:21 PM
In the spirit of Facebook, here's my food cupboard. As you can see, I eat the same food everyday and I also like to snort poppers.
My first gig of the year is on April 25th at Outpost in Liverpool. Be great to see people in real life since I quit META at the start of the year. Will be doing loads of newies as ever and a few oldies...'oldies' being a track or 2 from 2021. Old to me damnit. Xx
www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Liv...
www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Liv...
March 23, 2025 at 1:35 PM
My first gig of the year is on April 25th at Outpost in Liverpool. Be great to see people in real life since I quit META at the start of the year. Will be doing loads of newies as ever and a few oldies...'oldies' being a track or 2 from 2021. Old to me damnit. Xx
www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Liv...
www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Liv...
19 albums on my Bandcamp, absolutely FREE. £0. Nothing.
Money is for knobheads.
clairewelles.bandcamp.com
Money is for knobheads.
clairewelles.bandcamp.com
March 20, 2025 at 2:46 PM
19 albums on my Bandcamp, absolutely FREE. £0. Nothing.
Money is for knobheads.
clairewelles.bandcamp.com
Money is for knobheads.
clairewelles.bandcamp.com
Thanks to everyone who listened to and bought my new album, which came out yesterday ❤️
First sun of the year and my first selfie of the year ☀️ I'm off to my hometown Huyton to recharge the soul x
First sun of the year and my first selfie of the year ☀️ I'm off to my hometown Huyton to recharge the soul x
March 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Thanks to everyone who listened to and bought my new album, which came out yesterday ❤️
First sun of the year and my first selfie of the year ☀️ I'm off to my hometown Huyton to recharge the soul x
First sun of the year and my first selfie of the year ☀️ I'm off to my hometown Huyton to recharge the soul x
Spent today fixing my old Yamaha tape deck, was playing at the wrong speed and the belt was fucked. Trying it out now with some of the first tapes I ever bought from the late 80s, as you can see I had exquisite taste for a 5 or 6 year old back in the day...not enough talk about Bros or a-ha here 🫂🎸
March 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Spent today fixing my old Yamaha tape deck, was playing at the wrong speed and the belt was fucked. Trying it out now with some of the first tapes I ever bought from the late 80s, as you can see I had exquisite taste for a 5 or 6 year old back in the day...not enough talk about Bros or a-ha here 🫂🎸
Been in a very manic/low mood recently, not helped by the fact that it's been winter since about 2022. Also, I came off ALL social media except here and I've had definite withdrawal symptoms from that, having essentially wasted about 15 years on META products. What a swizz.
Anyway, Roll on Spring x
Anyway, Roll on Spring x
March 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Been in a very manic/low mood recently, not helped by the fact that it's been winter since about 2022. Also, I came off ALL social media except here and I've had definite withdrawal symptoms from that, having essentially wasted about 15 years on META products. What a swizz.
Anyway, Roll on Spring x
Anyway, Roll on Spring x
My first computer: the Sharp MZ-700 which I got c.1987/88. Kind of a cross between the speccy and Atari (which I got a couple of years later), but with a lovely keyboard and overall design. Sadly threw mine out sometime in the mid-90s.
February 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
My first computer: the Sharp MZ-700 which I got c.1987/88. Kind of a cross between the speccy and Atari (which I got a couple of years later), but with a lovely keyboard and overall design. Sadly threw mine out sometime in the mid-90s.
Copping a feel of Robin from the Bee Gees, Isle Of Man, summer 2023. Would like to go back to the IOM this year to visit the Manx Cat Sanctuary ❤️
February 25, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Copping a feel of Robin from the Bee Gees, Isle Of Man, summer 2023. Would like to go back to the IOM this year to visit the Manx Cat Sanctuary ❤️
Goodnight all, here's a pic of my soon to be 16 year old cat Dora sleeping with her new fave toy ❤️
February 24, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Goodnight all, here's a pic of my soon to be 16 year old cat Dora sleeping with her new fave toy ❤️
Making a mixtape with my new hifi, Xmas day 1992.
February 19, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Making a mixtape with my new hifi, Xmas day 1992.
Recording my first album ('Potboiler', 2008) vs. recording my 19th album ('Amiga Me', to be released in a fortnight).
Listen to everything in between here: clairewelles.bandcamp.com
Xx
Listen to everything in between here: clairewelles.bandcamp.com
Xx
February 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Recording my first album ('Potboiler', 2008) vs. recording my 19th album ('Amiga Me', to be released in a fortnight).
Listen to everything in between here: clairewelles.bandcamp.com
Xx
Listen to everything in between here: clairewelles.bandcamp.com
Xx
Just discovered that Liverpool pop sensations The Reynolds Girls, after publicly falling out with Stock Aitken and Waterman, self-released a 2nd self-written/self-produced single called 'Get Real' in which their parents remortgaged their homes to finance. It did not chart. 💀
February 6, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Just discovered that Liverpool pop sensations The Reynolds Girls, after publicly falling out with Stock Aitken and Waterman, self-released a 2nd self-written/self-produced single called 'Get Real' in which their parents remortgaged their homes to finance. It did not chart. 💀
My 19th album has just been 'handed in' for streaming services. I absolutely hate streaming services and have literally never used Spotify, but each to their own. I went for a lo-fi screengrab of the track listing as shown on my Amiga, which fits the album perfectly as it's all 8-bit audio and sound
February 5, 2025 at 4:43 PM
My 19th album has just been 'handed in' for streaming services. I absolutely hate streaming services and have literally never used Spotify, but each to their own. I went for a lo-fi screengrab of the track listing as shown on my Amiga, which fits the album perfectly as it's all 8-bit audio and sound
MUSIC NEWS: I'm releasing my next album 'Amiga Me' on 7th March. I recorded it on a Commodore Amiga 500 last year. We found an Amiga for £50 at a local junk shop and did it up, and it was a blast to record on it. Vocals were done on Ableton, all the music on OctaMED v.5
February 3, 2025 at 7:25 PM
MUSIC NEWS: I'm releasing my next album 'Amiga Me' on 7th March. I recorded it on a Commodore Amiga 500 last year. We found an Amiga for £50 at a local junk shop and did it up, and it was a blast to record on it. Vocals were done on Ableton, all the music on OctaMED v.5
My pink backlit Game Boy that I modded recently 💞 just spent the morning soldering on new internal batteries for some games as they were no longer saving.
February 2, 2025 at 12:14 PM
My pink backlit Game Boy that I modded recently 💞 just spent the morning soldering on new internal batteries for some games as they were no longer saving.
Found some of my old Nintendo/Sega Power magazines from 1993-94 era, used to love reading peoples letters/artwork in these, and also for the cheats as I was generally shit at games.
February 1, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Found some of my old Nintendo/Sega Power magazines from 1993-94 era, used to love reading peoples letters/artwork in these, and also for the cheats as I was generally shit at games.
I highly recommend these two bits of kit, make sure you fit the pickup near as possible to the bridge of the guitar. Any guitar will do, and there's a few videos on YT showing you how to install. Just make sure to give 1mm clearance between MIDI pickup and strings. It's been loads of fun using it x
January 26, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I highly recommend these two bits of kit, make sure you fit the pickup near as possible to the bridge of the guitar. Any guitar will do, and there's a few videos on YT showing you how to install. Just make sure to give 1mm clearance between MIDI pickup and strings. It's been loads of fun using it x
Recording some new tracks with my newly acquired Roland MIDI guitar pickup and unit, written and recorded about 9 songs since the start of the year. Quitting Instagram has helped, turns out social media is a complete energy drain. Who knew, hey?
January 26, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Recording some new tracks with my newly acquired Roland MIDI guitar pickup and unit, written and recorded about 9 songs since the start of the year. Quitting Instagram has helped, turns out social media is a complete energy drain. Who knew, hey?