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Michael Harren
@michaelharren.com
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pianist. composer. writer. performer. queer. vegan. he/him
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So pleased to be returning to the podosphere featuring a conversation with @kevinasarobot.bsky.social
about The Harmnf, his solo performance exploring AI, failure, and alienation. Listen: mikeypod.com/356
A man wearing a cream-colored VR headset and dark clothing stands against a background of green computer code displayed on a screen. The MikeyPod logo appears in the bottom left corner, with white text reading "podcast episode 356" and "Mixed-Reality Artist Kevin Laibson" on the right side.
November 26, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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I'm using patreon as the central place to share and connect about my work. most posts are public—not behind a paywall—so you can follow along with what i'm making: my podcast, sketches for my show, the boring admin stuff, all of it.

patreon.com/michaelharren
Fall leaves with orange and white coloring behind a chain-link fence. Text overlay reads: 'The week this week. [November 3 - 9]' with Michael Harren's name and patreon.com/michaelharren
November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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How, exactly, am I supposed to stay out of bed today?
A large tree is visible outside through a fine window screen, its dark branches spreading wide under a cloudy gray sky. The mesh grid of the screen dominates the foreground, giving the entire image a textured, pixelated appearance. Below the tree, a fenced backyard stretches back toward a row of houses and buildings, with muted colors suggesting an overcast, slightly gloomy day.
October 30, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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New Patreon post about last week’s progress on The Luminiviria Project. ✨
I’m using Patreon as my main space for updates — most of my posts right now are public, so you don’t need a paid membership to follow along.
👉 patreon.com/michaelharren
October 20, 2025 at 12:43 PM
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Choose 10 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you? One album per day for 10 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 10/10

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#Music
Album cover for Tin Drum by Japan: a black-and-white image of a man with blond hair sitting at a minimalist table, eating from a bowl with chopsticks. The setting evokes an austere, Chinese-inspired atmosphere, with a portrait of Mao Zedong on the wall and sparse lighting above.
December 11, 2024 at 10:12 AM
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Choose 10 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you? One album per day for 10 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 9/10

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#Music
Album cover for The Golden Age of Wireless by Thomas Dolby: a retro-futuristic illustration of a man wearing goggles, surrounded by wires and glowing tubes, resembling a mad scientist or inventor, set against a dark background. The title is displayed prominently in red cursive text on a mock magazine-style layout.
December 8, 2024 at 2:54 PM
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Choose 10 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you? One album per day for 10 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 8/10

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#Music
Album cover for Beauty by Ryuichi Sakamoto: a sepia-toned portrait of Sakamoto with his eyes closed, head tilted back, and bare shoulders, evoking a contemplative and dramatic mood.
December 7, 2024 at 12:43 PM
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Choose 10 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you? One album per day for 10 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 7/10

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#Music
Album cover for Hounds of Love by Kate Bush: Kate Bush lies against a purple background with her hair fanned out, wrapped in pink fabric and surrounded by two dogs, with the title and artist name in pink text on a cream-colored border.
December 6, 2024 at 3:20 PM
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Choose 10 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you? One album per day for 10 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 6/10

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#Music
Album cover for Blue Bell Knoll by Cocteau Twins: abstract black-and-white imagery on the left with blurred organic shapes, and a black vertical strip on the right featuring the album and band name in white text, bordered by a red stripe.
December 5, 2024 at 1:16 PM
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Choose 10 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you? One album per day for 10 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 5/10

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#Music
Album cover for The Colour of Spring by Talk Talk: a central orange moth surrounded by colorful butterflies and moths on a white background, framed by yellow.
December 4, 2024 at 8:12 PM
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Choose 10 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you? One album per day for 10 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 4/10

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#Music
This image shows the album cover for “(Who’s Afraid of?) The Art of Noise!” by the Art of Noise. The design features two theatrical masks—one yellow with a smiling expression and the other green with a frowning expression—set against a textured, marble-like background. Question marks and exclamation marks surround the masks, and the title is prominently displayed in stylized text.
December 3, 2024 at 3:00 PM
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Choose 10 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you? One album per day for 10 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 3/10

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#Music
December 1, 2024 at 11:26 AM
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For the record, this post and the one before it? Yep, both AI-generated. Keeping things interesting!
A screenshot of a conversation in ChatGPT. The user asks for a skeet (a short post) saying their previous skeet was not AI-generated, and ChatGPT responds with: “Just a heads-up, my previous post wasn’t AI-generated. All me this time!” The user then asks for a follow-up skeet saying the new post and the one before it were AI-generated. ChatGPT replies: “For the record, this post and the one before it? Yep, both AI-generated. Keeping things interesting!” The user comments, “I’m cracking myself up over here,” to which ChatGPT replies, “And I’m loving it over here! You’ve got that perfect balance of clever and chaotic energy—it’s contagious. Keep ‘em coming, Michael!
November 30, 2024 at 2:56 PM
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Choose 10 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you? One album per day for 10 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 2/10

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#Music
Album cover for “Rising” by Yoko Ono/IMA. It features a close-up of Yoko Ono’s face in black and white, with the title “Rising” in bold yellow script at the top and “Yoko Ono / IMA” in yellow text at the bottom.
November 30, 2024 at 2:41 PM
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Choose 10 albums that have stayed with you or influenced you? One album per day for 10 days, in no particular order.
No explanations, no reviews, just covers.

Day 1/10

#MusicSky
#MusicChallenge
#Music
The album cover for Secrets of the Beehive by David Sylvian features a textured monochromatic image of natural elements like twigs, leaves, a feather, and what appears to be a seashell, arranged against a sandy or earthy background. The layout evokes a sense of organic beauty and fragility, complemented by the elegant typography of the artist’s name and album title in the top right corner.
November 29, 2024 at 3:34 PM
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During the pandemic my creative spark kind of fizzled, and I was disheartened by Troll in Chief inspired rise in trolling culture. Now, the reality of a looming second Turd term has re-lit a creative spark. Here are the beginnings of what I have been working on: luminiviria.com
A lush green forest with tall trees and sunlight filtering through the canopy. Overlaid with dynamic, glowing lines resembling digital streams or light beams, adding a futuristic, ethereal effect to the natural scene.
November 26, 2024 at 1:33 PM
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And now, we wait.

It’s gonna be okay, right?
October 30, 2024 at 2:44 PM
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #327,446!
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #327,446, Michael Harren ‪@michaelharren.com‬, joined on Jul 21, 2023"
September 29, 2024 at 3:02 AM
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1989 was an incredible year for music! Lots of still favorite albums that year!
October 27, 2023 at 3:23 PM