Simon Ward
@drrubberfunk.bsky.social
Musician. Make music & play records as Dr Rubberfunk. Occasional co-producer of Olympic Cyclone Band. Founder member of Mr Güder.
‘Ectopic Beats Vol.1’ out now on Limited Edition Cassette.
https://linktr.ee/drrubberfunk
https://drrubberfunk.bandcamp.com
‘Ectopic Beats Vol.1’ out now on Limited Edition Cassette.
https://linktr.ee/drrubberfunk
https://drrubberfunk.bandcamp.com
This week for #TicketStubWed - a late in the day appearance from Maceo Parker, at what was basically a JBs gig. The Astoria was a perfect venue for them & the set was very much like Maceo’s ‘Life On Planet Groove’ live LP from ‘92, so I remember being pretty happy that I knew the arrangements.
November 12, 2025 at 11:46 PM
This week for #TicketStubWed - a late in the day appearance from Maceo Parker, at what was basically a JBs gig. The Astoria was a perfect venue for them & the set was very much like Maceo’s ‘Life On Planet Groove’ live LP from ‘92, so I remember being pretty happy that I knew the arrangements.
Because it’s like 16 degrees or something (in mid November!) I thought I’d have a bit of late afternoon time in the garden. Raked up some leaves, enjoyed the colours, had a chat with the robins, that kind of stuff.
November 12, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Because it’s like 16 degrees or something (in mid November!) I thought I’d have a bit of late afternoon time in the garden. Raked up some leaves, enjoyed the colours, had a chat with the robins, that kind of stuff.
Also on the turntable yesterday, this slightly more laidback affair - 'Drifting' by Walter Norris with George Mraz on double bass. Lovely version of 'A Child Is Born' alongside plenty of original compositions, recommended for piano and bass duo fans.
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Also on the turntable yesterday, this slightly more laidback affair - 'Drifting' by Walter Norris with George Mraz on double bass. Lovely version of 'A Child Is Born' alongside plenty of original compositions, recommended for piano and bass duo fans.
Look what the postie delivered just after I posted yesterday - this beaty beauty in all its Triple LP glory! Closing out the final side with ‘Sunset Breakdown’ - my debut for the label in 2008, which only seems like maybe 18 months ago, tops. jalapenorecords.bandcamp.com/album/twenty... #musicsky
November 12, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Look what the postie delivered just after I posted yesterday - this beaty beauty in all its Triple LP glory! Closing out the final side with ‘Sunset Breakdown’ - my debut for the label in 2008, which only seems like maybe 18 months ago, tops. jalapenorecords.bandcamp.com/album/twenty... #musicsky
On deck from the ‘must get round to listening to these’ pile - McCoy Tyner from 1972, going in hard with Sonny Fortune on saxes, Calvin Hill on bass & Alphonze Mouzon on drums. Can’t remember where I picked it up, cheap I think, plenty of noise & crackle, into the ‘should probably get cleaned’ pile.
November 11, 2025 at 1:12 PM
On deck from the ‘must get round to listening to these’ pile - McCoy Tyner from 1972, going in hard with Sonny Fortune on saxes, Calvin Hill on bass & Alphonze Mouzon on drums. Can’t remember where I picked it up, cheap I think, plenty of noise & crackle, into the ‘should probably get cleaned’ pile.
Donned some odd socks yesterday in support of #antibullyingweek but forgot to post a pic, but I’m wearing them again today as handily I discovered another identically odd pair in the drawer this morning. 🥁 #oddsocksday
November 11, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Donned some odd socks yesterday in support of #antibullyingweek but forgot to post a pic, but I’m wearing them again today as handily I discovered another identically odd pair in the drawer this morning. 🥁 #oddsocksday
Enjoying some super autumnal afternoon listening with this stunning album, courtesy of Bristol legend Ben Dubuisson.
Picked it up last Bandcamp Friday - the first lathe cut run sold out, but there's a second red vinyl edition, plus CD & digital
deeppatterns.bandcamp.com/album/comple...
Picked it up last Bandcamp Friday - the first lathe cut run sold out, but there's a second red vinyl edition, plus CD & digital
deeppatterns.bandcamp.com/album/comple...
November 8, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Enjoying some super autumnal afternoon listening with this stunning album, courtesy of Bristol legend Ben Dubuisson.
Picked it up last Bandcamp Friday - the first lathe cut run sold out, but there's a second red vinyl edition, plus CD & digital
deeppatterns.bandcamp.com/album/comple...
Picked it up last Bandcamp Friday - the first lathe cut run sold out, but there's a second red vinyl edition, plus CD & digital
deeppatterns.bandcamp.com/album/comple...
Today’s answer to ‘why is crate so heavy?’ is this 7m long EDAC / ELCO 56 pin to 8in / 8out TRS jack snake for connecting your ADAT machine to a mixer. From a long way away. Anyone needing to do that this weekend? Operators are standing by to take your order.
Very chunk, much industrial.
Very chunk, much industrial.
November 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Today’s answer to ‘why is crate so heavy?’ is this 7m long EDAC / ELCO 56 pin to 8in / 8out TRS jack snake for connecting your ADAT machine to a mixer. From a long way away. Anyone needing to do that this weekend? Operators are standing by to take your order.
Very chunk, much industrial.
Very chunk, much industrial.
Can do! I have these two (apparently from a linksys router after a quick search for the part number!) 9v 1000mA that you’re welcome to - DM or email me an address to send em to 👍🏻
November 7, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Can do! I have these two (apparently from a linksys router after a quick search for the part number!) 9v 1000mA that you’re welcome to - DM or email me an address to send em to 👍🏻
TESTED & WORKING.
Sounds very decent, bit noisy via the Monitor out on the front, but anticipate some fun using as a room mic on drums (and everything else too probably) with some broadcast style limiting across it for that ‘80s talk show vibe.
Sounds very decent, bit noisy via the Monitor out on the front, but anticipate some fun using as a room mic on drums (and everything else too probably) with some broadcast style limiting across it for that ‘80s talk show vibe.
November 6, 2025 at 5:07 PM
TESTED & WORKING.
Sounds very decent, bit noisy via the Monitor out on the front, but anticipate some fun using as a room mic on drums (and everything else too probably) with some broadcast style limiting across it for that ‘80s talk show vibe.
Sounds very decent, bit noisy via the Monitor out on the front, but anticipate some fun using as a room mic on drums (and everything else too probably) with some broadcast style limiting across it for that ‘80s talk show vibe.
Cool, this is the spare PS with 5-pin DIN - 5v 1.5A / 12v 0.5A
You’re very welcome to it if the specs line up!
You’re very welcome to it if the specs line up!
November 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Cool, this is the spare PS with 5-pin DIN - 5v 1.5A / 12v 0.5A
You’re very welcome to it if the specs line up!
You’re very welcome to it if the specs line up!
Vintage radio mic action, I thought all these older frequencies got canned, but apparently not.
174.5Mhz here we come!
174.5Mhz here we come!
November 6, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Vintage radio mic action, I thought all these older frequencies got canned, but apparently not.
174.5Mhz here we come!
174.5Mhz here we come!
Anyone wanting to get their old Tascam Portastudio back in action?
12v 500mA
Tip negative!
12v 500mA
Tip negative!
November 6, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Anyone wanting to get their old Tascam Portastudio back in action?
12v 500mA
Tip negative!
12v 500mA
Tip negative!
Lads I think I found ur lost power adaptorz !!!!11!!
Seriously tho send me ur V / mA requirements I don’t need all these.
Seriously tho send me ur V / mA requirements I don’t need all these.
November 6, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Lads I think I found ur lost power adaptorz !!!!11!!
Seriously tho send me ur V / mA requirements I don’t need all these.
Seriously tho send me ur V / mA requirements I don’t need all these.
This account smells like overdriven valves, Pentel N50s and indigo denim.
November 4, 2025 at 2:24 PM
This account smells like overdriven valves, Pentel N50s and indigo denim.
Something for the households with budding drum kit enthusiasts 🥁
@phillibe.bsky.social
@phillibe.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Something for the households with budding drum kit enthusiasts 🥁
@phillibe.bsky.social
@phillibe.bsky.social
The great cable sort continues, now at the ‘putting things away again’ stage. Found this in my ‘Misc. Adaptors’ box, handily for #CasSunday.
I didn’t ever have a portable CD player, but I did use this in my old Saab when I first got an iPod back in the ‘00s.
I didn’t ever have a portable CD player, but I did use this in my old Saab when I first got an iPod back in the ‘00s.
November 2, 2025 at 10:20 PM
The great cable sort continues, now at the ‘putting things away again’ stage. Found this in my ‘Misc. Adaptors’ box, handily for #CasSunday.
I didn’t ever have a portable CD player, but I did use this in my old Saab when I first got an iPod back in the ‘00s.
I didn’t ever have a portable CD player, but I did use this in my old Saab when I first got an iPod back in the ‘00s.
VERY!
(Although I’m cheating cos I didn’t find this in there - it’s one I’ve had this ‘in stock’ since 1999)
(Although I’m cheating cos I didn’t find this in there - it’s one I’ve had this ‘in stock’ since 1999)
October 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
VERY!
(Although I’m cheating cos I didn’t find this in there - it’s one I’ve had this ‘in stock’ since 1999)
(Although I’m cheating cos I didn’t find this in there - it’s one I’ve had this ‘in stock’ since 1999)
Finding some good stuff, but will definitely be sacrificing these beauties to the Cable Gods. Everyone is ok with that right?
#throwbackthursday
#throwbackthursday
October 31, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Finding some good stuff, but will definitely be sacrificing these beauties to the Cable Gods. Everyone is ok with that right?
#throwbackthursday
#throwbackthursday
Had a trip to the West Country yesterday to pick up a keyboard (more on that at some point) and it came with 3 crates of A/V cables in probably every combination you can imagine, incl some multicore snakes. Will be sorting & testing to sell some, but If you’re missing something - holler!
October 31, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Had a trip to the West Country yesterday to pick up a keyboard (more on that at some point) and it came with 3 crates of A/V cables in probably every combination you can imagine, incl some multicore snakes. Will be sorting & testing to sell some, but If you’re missing something - holler!
I’m at a jazz club, and it is very, very groovy.
There are two Leslies. TWO.
There are two Leslies. TWO.
October 28, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I’m at a jazz club, and it is very, very groovy.
There are two Leslies. TWO.
There are two Leslies. TWO.
October 27, 2025 at 10:07 PM
It’s for this big ole almost-30-year-old beauty. Yardstick for scale. #chemicalbrothers #settingsun
October 27, 2025 at 7:00 PM
It’s for this big ole almost-30-year-old beauty. Yardstick for scale. #chemicalbrothers #settingsun
Late night #CasSunday action from the ever inventive @bhtransmissions.bsky.social - a great Bandcamp Friday purchase from earlier this month complete with all sorts of artwork postcard mini-zine goodies. A triumph. Edition of 20! blackhilltransmissions.bandcamp.com/album/transm...
October 26, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Late night #CasSunday action from the ever inventive @bhtransmissions.bsky.social - a great Bandcamp Friday purchase from earlier this month complete with all sorts of artwork postcard mini-zine goodies. A triumph. Edition of 20! blackhilltransmissions.bandcamp.com/album/transm...
Next in the chronology for #TicketStubWed - Lenny Kravitz at Wembley Arena, Nov 1993. My memory of it is that the seats weren't great (back left corner) and the sound was pretty rubbish as a result, but Kravitz was a big figure on stage & it was an exciting gig for my first Arena show.
October 22, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Next in the chronology for #TicketStubWed - Lenny Kravitz at Wembley Arena, Nov 1993. My memory of it is that the seats weren't great (back left corner) and the sound was pretty rubbish as a result, but Kravitz was a big figure on stage & it was an exciting gig for my first Arena show.