Phirnis
@phirnis.bsky.social
Bring the chill noise! ☕❤️
Latest release: https://strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/the-gateway-tape
Latest release: https://strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/the-gateway-tape
Arguably my favourite non-commissioned remix work by anyone - Dave Angel's 'Nightmare Mix' version of Sweet Dreams by the Eurythmics, initially releaed as a white label before RCA made it official. youtu.be/GQ1dBuXFzgo
December 19, 2025 at 9:57 AM
Arguably my favourite non-commissioned remix work by anyone - Dave Angel's 'Nightmare Mix' version of Sweet Dreams by the Eurythmics, initially releaed as a white label before RCA made it official. youtu.be/GQ1dBuXFzgo
Delia Derbyshire on screen, Vienna Museum of Science and Technology.
December 16, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Delia Derbyshire on screen, Vienna Museum of Science and Technology.
Brian Wilson - the Santa Claus connection 🎄
December 14, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Brian Wilson - the Santa Claus connection 🎄
I loved this Shelter album so much in the 1990s. This was "Krishnacore" at its finest - super high energy level with a great ear for melodic twists. It still makes me feel very nostalgic whenever I put it on.
December 13, 2025 at 1:27 PM
I loved this Shelter album so much in the 1990s. This was "Krishnacore" at its finest - super high energy level with a great ear for melodic twists. It still makes me feel very nostalgic whenever I put it on.
I'm convinced that there's a whole genre of 'collaborations' and remixes that only exists because the Spotify 'Release Radar' exists. I'll give these guys the benefit of the doubt and assume that technically this is not AI slop - but it's getting harder to distinguish.
December 12, 2025 at 4:25 AM
I'm convinced that there's a whole genre of 'collaborations' and remixes that only exists because the Spotify 'Release Radar' exists. I'll give these guys the benefit of the doubt and assume that technically this is not AI slop - but it's getting harder to distinguish.
Lovely interview footage with tech house legend Dave Angel about his approach to making music - always inspiring.
youtu.be/uhM0d_yvOOA
youtu.be/uhM0d_yvOOA
Analog to Digital, and much more in rare Dave Angel video interview.
YouTube video by Dave Angel
youtu.be
December 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Lovely interview footage with tech house legend Dave Angel about his approach to making music - always inspiring.
youtu.be/uhM0d_yvOOA
youtu.be/uhM0d_yvOOA
From the early days of AI "art".
December 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
From the early days of AI "art".
The name Lustmord always made me keep my distance from Brian Williams' work but Heresy from 1990 is an incredible piece of brooding and sinister sounding ambient music - I would love to hear this over big speakers.
December 9, 2025 at 9:21 AM
The name Lustmord always made me keep my distance from Brian Williams' work but Heresy from 1990 is an incredible piece of brooding and sinister sounding ambient music - I would love to hear this over big speakers.
The ECM-ification of Experimental Music
December 7, 2025 at 4:39 AM
The ECM-ification of Experimental Music
I still make a lot of music, but releases have become fewer. I only put something out when I feel I have something new to contribute - with stricter quality control.
strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/the-ga...
strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/chill-...
strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/the-ga...
strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/chill-...
December 5, 2025 at 8:18 AM
I still make a lot of music, but releases have become fewer. I only put something out when I feel I have something new to contribute - with stricter quality control.
strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/the-ga...
strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/chill-...
strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/the-ga...
strategictapereserve.bandcamp.com/album/chill-...
Noise drama, early 2000s?
December 4, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Noise drama, early 2000s?
Linda Ronstadt and Brian Wilson, 1970s ♥️
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Linda Ronstadt and Brian Wilson, 1970s ♥️
"The lost era of Netlabels" - I saw someone say that on Reddit and immediately felt a lump in my throat. Those were good times - tons of questionable mastering and terrible cover art, but also a whole universe of genuinely interesting music.
December 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"The lost era of Netlabels" - I saw someone say that on Reddit and immediately felt a lump in my throat. Those were good times - tons of questionable mastering and terrible cover art, but also a whole universe of genuinely interesting music.
Anyone remember Harsh Noise Wally? 🔊
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Anyone remember Harsh Noise Wally? 🔊
Rejected cover art - the label guys (cc @strategictaper.bsky.social) did not understand that true art is meant to be provocative and get you out of your aesthetic comfort zone.
November 30, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Rejected cover art - the label guys (cc @strategictaper.bsky.social) did not understand that true art is meant to be provocative and get you out of your aesthetic comfort zone.
Post your favorite LOTR character(s). Wrong answers only.
November 30, 2025 at 3:32 AM
Post your favorite LOTR character(s). Wrong answers only.
introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Konono No. 1
Brian Wilson
Throbbing Gristle
Matmos
Justin Timberlake
Konono No. 1
Brian Wilson
Throbbing Gristle
Matmos
Justin Timberlake
introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Pulp
Pet Shop Boys
All Saints
Starsailor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Pulp
Pet Shop Boys
All Saints
Starsailor
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Faun
Nightwish
Oomph
ASP
Depeche Mode
I’ve seen Faun and Depeche Mode multiple times tho :)
Faun
Nightwish
Oomph
ASP
Depeche Mode
I’ve seen Faun and Depeche Mode multiple times tho :)
November 28, 2025 at 1:00 PM
introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Konono No. 1
Brian Wilson
Throbbing Gristle
Matmos
Justin Timberlake
Konono No. 1
Brian Wilson
Throbbing Gristle
Matmos
Justin Timberlake
I wrote about Cut Hands and William Bennett's remarkable evolution from Whitehouse to his later rebranding as "Afro Noise" prducer and Boiler Room performer - in German. skug.at/cut-hands-ei...
Cut Hands: Einmal »Boiler Room« und zurück | skug MUSIKKULTUR
Der britische Musiker William Bennett wird in diesem Jahr 65. Nach einer turbulenten Karriere mit der Noise-Band Whitehouse entdeckt er in seinen Fünfzigern die Tanzfläche – und die kulturelle Öffentl...
skug.at
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
I wrote about Cut Hands and William Bennett's remarkable evolution from Whitehouse to his later rebranding as "Afro Noise" prducer and Boiler Room performer - in German. skug.at/cut-hands-ei...
Reposted by Phirnis
I’m buying this theory 💯
My little theory is, AC/DC sounded the most dangerous before they got their iconic logo - it's the pre-branding period.
November 24, 2025 at 8:40 AM
I’m buying this theory 💯
Another performance by The Rita that has to be seen to be believed - at one point he puts on a diving mask and dunks his head in a tub of water, triggering the sound through a contact mic. Harsh noise doesn't get much more... committed than this. youtu.be/TD39L-6SPrY
The Rita Live @ Amplified Humans Festival (2016)
YouTube video by s17ence
youtu.be
November 23, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Another performance by The Rita that has to be seen to be believed - at one point he puts on a diving mask and dunks his head in a tub of water, triggering the sound through a contact mic. Harsh noise doesn't get much more... committed than this. youtu.be/TD39L-6SPrY
Big fan of this new Hercules and Love Affair song ♥️
November 22, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Big fan of this new Hercules and Love Affair song ♥️
From Reddit - most wholesome Whitehouse meme ever?
November 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM
From Reddit - most wholesome Whitehouse meme ever?
My little theory is, AC/DC sounded the most dangerous before they got their iconic logo - it's the pre-branding period.
November 19, 2025 at 10:02 AM
My little theory is, AC/DC sounded the most dangerous before they got their iconic logo - it's the pre-branding period.
1997, here we go:
Portishead - Portishead
The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
Slo-Burn - Amusing the Amazing EP
Helmet - Aftertaste
Melvins - Honky
Daft Punk - Homework
Björk - Homogenic
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
Portishead - Portishead
The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
Slo-Burn - Amusing the Amazing EP
Helmet - Aftertaste
Melvins - Honky
Daft Punk - Homework
Björk - Homogenic
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
What perfect album came out when you turned 16
I mean, come ON
I mean, come ON
November 18, 2025 at 4:41 AM
1997, here we go:
Portishead - Portishead
The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
Slo-Burn - Amusing the Amazing EP
Helmet - Aftertaste
Melvins - Honky
Daft Punk - Homework
Björk - Homogenic
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
Portishead - Portishead
The Prodigy - The Fat of the Land
Slo-Burn - Amusing the Amazing EP
Helmet - Aftertaste
Melvins - Honky
Daft Punk - Homework
Björk - Homogenic
Wu-Tang Clan - Wu-Tang Forever
This footage of a Hijokaidan performance at a Kyoto university from 1981 (!) is just incredible. "Total mayhem" doesn't even begin to describe it - for educational purposes only. youtu.be/u3Zxp0izwzI
非常階段 Hijokaidan - live at Doshisha University, Kyoto 1981
YouTube video by Jenn Jitterbug
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
This footage of a Hijokaidan performance at a Kyoto university from 1981 (!) is just incredible. "Total mayhem" doesn't even begin to describe it - for educational purposes only. youtu.be/u3Zxp0izwzI