Al Swainger's Pointless Beauty
@pointlessbeauty.bsky.social
“Music for the soul...pure, perfect and exquisite”
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Keep talking to stay visible is a terrible reason to do so. In improvisation that idea creates clutter and works to the detriment of the whole. On social media it's a guiding principle of expected behaviour...
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #digitalartist #analogmind
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #digitalartist #analogmind
November 21, 2025 at 9:08 AM
Keep talking to stay visible is a terrible reason to do so. In improvisation that idea creates clutter and works to the detriment of the whole. On social media it's a guiding principle of expected behaviour...
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #digitalartist #analogmind
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #digitalartist #analogmind
Feeling ill today. Have had a cold for a week now and still seems to be getting worse. It's hard to keep moving on days like these. When we only have something simple to offer we have to be ok with accepting that that is enough.
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #digitalart #analogmind
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #digitalart #analogmind
November 14, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Feeling ill today. Have had a cold for a week now and still seems to be getting worse. It's hard to keep moving on days like these. When we only have something simple to offer we have to be ok with accepting that that is enough.
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #digitalart #analogmind
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #digitalart #analogmind
A line is just a line... But it's also a start. So then we add another line. It doesn't need to be the world's most original choice, it just needs to be a choice to keep us moving.
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #digitalart #analogmind
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #digitalart #analogmind
November 12, 2025 at 9:25 AM
A line is just a line... But it's also a start. So then we add another line. It doesn't need to be the world's most original choice, it just needs to be a choice to keep us moving.
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #digitalart #analogmind
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #digitalart #analogmind
Some time ago now I started making images with a line...
The line came from light bleed around a door frame...
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #digitalart #analogmind
The line came from light bleed around a door frame...
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #digitalart #analogmind
November 11, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Some time ago now I started making images with a line...
The line came from light bleed around a door frame...
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #digitalart #analogmind
The line came from light bleed around a door frame...
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #digitalart #analogmind
Whatever mood I'm in, there's always a way to express it in music. Definitely been feeling some Existential Blues today...
music.alswainger.com/track/existe...
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #ambient #cinematic #soulmusic #pointlessbeauty #improvisation
music.alswainger.com/track/existe...
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #ambient #cinematic #soulmusic #pointlessbeauty #improvisation
September 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Whatever mood I'm in, there's always a way to express it in music. Definitely been feeling some Existential Blues today...
music.alswainger.com/track/existe...
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #ambient #cinematic #soulmusic #pointlessbeauty #improvisation
music.alswainger.com/track/existe...
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #ambient #cinematic #soulmusic #pointlessbeauty #improvisation
Sat by the sea and reminded of this track from 'After & Before'. I wanted to capture a sense of peace, patience and nature.
music.alswainger.com/track/the-ro...
#Soundscape #cinematic #chillout #improvisation #ambient #pointlessbeauty #glockenspiel #sea #waves #naturalworld #nature
music.alswainger.com/track/the-ro...
#Soundscape #cinematic #chillout #improvisation #ambient #pointlessbeauty #glockenspiel #sea #waves #naturalworld #nature
September 24, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Sat by the sea and reminded of this track from 'After & Before'. I wanted to capture a sense of peace, patience and nature.
music.alswainger.com/track/the-ro...
#Soundscape #cinematic #chillout #improvisation #ambient #pointlessbeauty #glockenspiel #sea #waves #naturalworld #nature
music.alswainger.com/track/the-ro...
#Soundscape #cinematic #chillout #improvisation #ambient #pointlessbeauty #glockenspiel #sea #waves #naturalworld #nature
I came across an abandoned, rusted ship while on holiday in Cornwall. On it's side was the number FH732. I wondered what had happened to it's ship and crew on it's final journey.
music.alswainger.com/track/the-la...
#meditative #ambient #cinematic #soundtrack #loop #improvised #solobass #original
music.alswainger.com/track/the-la...
#meditative #ambient #cinematic #soundtrack #loop #improvised #solobass #original
September 23, 2025 at 10:36 AM
I came across an abandoned, rusted ship while on holiday in Cornwall. On it's side was the number FH732. I wondered what had happened to it's ship and crew on it's final journey.
music.alswainger.com/track/the-la...
#meditative #ambient #cinematic #soundtrack #loop #improvised #solobass #original
music.alswainger.com/track/the-la...
#meditative #ambient #cinematic #soundtrack #loop #improvised #solobass #original
Currently in Altea and reminded of this meditative improv I recorded :
music.alswainger.com/track/till-t...
#ambient #loop #improvisation #cinematic #meditation
music.alswainger.com/track/till-t...
#ambient #loop #improvisation #cinematic #meditation
September 22, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Currently in Altea and reminded of this meditative improv I recorded :
music.alswainger.com/track/till-t...
#ambient #loop #improvisation #cinematic #meditation
music.alswainger.com/track/till-t...
#ambient #loop #improvisation #cinematic #meditation
What’s the difference between playing a pub gig and playing the Royal Albert Hall?
That’s the reflection in this week’s newsletter — alongside the news that the next Pointless Beauty album heads into the studio in October!
Full piece here: go.pointlessbeauty.com/newsletter
That’s the reflection in this week’s newsletter — alongside the news that the next Pointless Beauty album heads into the studio in October!
Full piece here: go.pointlessbeauty.com/newsletter
August 18, 2025 at 12:23 PM
What’s the difference between playing a pub gig and playing the Royal Albert Hall?
That’s the reflection in this week’s newsletter — alongside the news that the next Pointless Beauty album heads into the studio in October!
Full piece here: go.pointlessbeauty.com/newsletter
That’s the reflection in this week’s newsletter — alongside the news that the next Pointless Beauty album heads into the studio in October!
Full piece here: go.pointlessbeauty.com/newsletter
It’s Bandcamp Friday — a rare day when every purchase goes directly to the artist.
Today’s support helps bring fresh sounds out of my head and into finished music.
Explore the catalogue today and be part of making the next Pointless Beauty album happen.
alswainger.bandcamp.com
Today’s support helps bring fresh sounds out of my head and into finished music.
Explore the catalogue today and be part of making the next Pointless Beauty album happen.
alswainger.bandcamp.com
August 1, 2025 at 4:29 PM
It’s Bandcamp Friday — a rare day when every purchase goes directly to the artist.
Today’s support helps bring fresh sounds out of my head and into finished music.
Explore the catalogue today and be part of making the next Pointless Beauty album happen.
alswainger.bandcamp.com
Today’s support helps bring fresh sounds out of my head and into finished music.
Explore the catalogue today and be part of making the next Pointless Beauty album happen.
alswainger.bandcamp.com
10 years ago today I recorded After & Before — the first full band Pointless Beauty album — at Sound Gallery Studios in Exeter with Neil Yates, Mike Outram, George Cooper & Mark Whitlam.
Still proud of what we made.
🎧 Bandcamp: alswainger.bandcamp.com/album/after-...
Still proud of what we made.
🎧 Bandcamp: alswainger.bandcamp.com/album/after-...
July 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
10 years ago today I recorded After & Before — the first full band Pointless Beauty album — at Sound Gallery Studios in Exeter with Neil Yates, Mike Outram, George Cooper & Mark Whitlam.
Still proud of what we made.
🎧 Bandcamp: alswainger.bandcamp.com/album/after-...
Still proud of what we made.
🎧 Bandcamp: alswainger.bandcamp.com/album/after-...
May 1, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Drifting slowly out of range...
3 variations. Which one do you like more? I can't decide
#art #pointlessbeauty #CreativeExpression
3 variations. Which one do you like more? I can't decide
#art #pointlessbeauty #CreativeExpression
April 29, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Drifting slowly out of range...
3 variations. Which one do you like more? I can't decide
#art #pointlessbeauty #CreativeExpression
3 variations. Which one do you like more? I can't decide
#art #pointlessbeauty #CreativeExpression
Pointless Beauty at the Lantern. So great to finally get music and visuals happening in a bigger space!
More to follow
#pointlessbeauty #art #abstract #fusion #originalmusic
More to follow
#pointlessbeauty #art #abstract #fusion #originalmusic
April 28, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Pointless Beauty at the Lantern. So great to finally get music and visuals happening in a bigger space!
More to follow
#pointlessbeauty #art #abstract #fusion #originalmusic
More to follow
#pointlessbeauty #art #abstract #fusion #originalmusic
I've really enjoyed making digital art, as a therapeutic process, over the years. I got out of the habit for a while. It started to feel more like an obligation than it was a thing of joy. Today I did something for fun again. Just a personal observation really...
#art #abstract #pointlessbeauty
#art #abstract #pointlessbeauty
April 27, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I've really enjoyed making digital art, as a therapeutic process, over the years. I got out of the habit for a while. It started to feel more like an obligation than it was a thing of joy. Today I did something for fun again. Just a personal observation really...
#art #abstract #pointlessbeauty
#art #abstract #pointlessbeauty
One night only - come be a part of our concert film!
April 13th. The Lantern, Bristol Beacon.
Cinematic fusion for the emotionally curious—live visuals, deep grooves, and soundscapes you can lose yourself in.
#pointlessbeauty #cinematic #fusion #livemusic #bristol #livevisuals #originalmusic
April 13th. The Lantern, Bristol Beacon.
Cinematic fusion for the emotionally curious—live visuals, deep grooves, and soundscapes you can lose yourself in.
#pointlessbeauty #cinematic #fusion #livemusic #bristol #livevisuals #originalmusic
April 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
One night only - come be a part of our concert film!
April 13th. The Lantern, Bristol Beacon.
Cinematic fusion for the emotionally curious—live visuals, deep grooves, and soundscapes you can lose yourself in.
#pointlessbeauty #cinematic #fusion #livemusic #bristol #livevisuals #originalmusic
April 13th. The Lantern, Bristol Beacon.
Cinematic fusion for the emotionally curious—live visuals, deep grooves, and soundscapes you can lose yourself in.
#pointlessbeauty #cinematic #fusion #livemusic #bristol #livevisuals #originalmusic
A few photos by photographer Kasia Opeia from last night's gig at Black Mountain Jazz
#pointlessbeauty #cinematic #fusion #livemusic #projection #digitalart #animation
#pointlessbeauty #cinematic #fusion #livemusic #projection #digitalart #animation
March 31, 2025 at 9:39 PM
A few photos by photographer Kasia Opeia from last night's gig at Black Mountain Jazz
#pointlessbeauty #cinematic #fusion #livemusic #projection #digitalart #animation
#pointlessbeauty #cinematic #fusion #livemusic #projection #digitalart #animation
Hopefully I've finished all my basic checks that tech will work as expected for this eve's Pointless Beauty gig at Black Mountain Jazz! Packing up next...
#pointlessbeauty #cinematic #fusion #livemusic
#pointlessbeauty #cinematic #fusion #livemusic
March 30, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Hopefully I've finished all my basic checks that tech will work as expected for this eve's Pointless Beauty gig at Black Mountain Jazz! Packing up next...
#pointlessbeauty #cinematic #fusion #livemusic
#pointlessbeauty #cinematic #fusion #livemusic
Remembering when I used to like Instagram. The pivot to video really turned it into a tedious spam bucket for me. Before that I just liked looking at and sharing static images of people's creativity... I'd make one new image a day as a process of mindfulness and self reflection.
March 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Remembering when I used to like Instagram. The pivot to video really turned it into a tedious spam bucket for me. Before that I just liked looking at and sharing static images of people's creativity... I'd make one new image a day as a process of mindfulness and self reflection.
Pointless Beauty upcoming gigs :
30/03 Black Mountain Jazz
13/04 The Lantern, Bristol
17/04 Teignmouth Jazz Club
21/06 Calstock Arts
#cinematic #fusion #livemusic
Surrender to the Soundscape
30/03 Black Mountain Jazz
13/04 The Lantern, Bristol
17/04 Teignmouth Jazz Club
21/06 Calstock Arts
#cinematic #fusion #livemusic
Surrender to the Soundscape
March 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Pointless Beauty upcoming gigs :
30/03 Black Mountain Jazz
13/04 The Lantern, Bristol
17/04 Teignmouth Jazz Club
21/06 Calstock Arts
#cinematic #fusion #livemusic
Surrender to the Soundscape
30/03 Black Mountain Jazz
13/04 The Lantern, Bristol
17/04 Teignmouth Jazz Club
21/06 Calstock Arts
#cinematic #fusion #livemusic
Surrender to the Soundscape
Fighting through a cold, but creativity’s still flowing. Sign up for free at pointlessbeauty.com to stay updated on new music, visuals, and more!
#studio #ableton #touchdesigner #helix #novation #allen&heath #animation #pointlessbeauty #musician #artist #independent #overcomingtheodds
#studio #ableton #touchdesigner #helix #novation #allen&heath #animation #pointlessbeauty #musician #artist #independent #overcomingtheodds
February 24, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Fighting through a cold, but creativity’s still flowing. Sign up for free at pointlessbeauty.com to stay updated on new music, visuals, and more!
#studio #ableton #touchdesigner #helix #novation #allen&heath #animation #pointlessbeauty #musician #artist #independent #overcomingtheodds
#studio #ableton #touchdesigner #helix #novation #allen&heath #animation #pointlessbeauty #musician #artist #independent #overcomingtheodds
Sometimes, however hard you try, you just have to let things go...
I’d been busy prepping to try exciting new multi-media things at a Pointless Beauty rehearsal tonight but it's not to be —The work never goes to waste, but band availability (and rehearsal costs) means cancelling is never easy!
I’d been busy prepping to try exciting new multi-media things at a Pointless Beauty rehearsal tonight but it's not to be —The work never goes to waste, but band availability (and rehearsal costs) means cancelling is never easy!
February 18, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Sometimes, however hard you try, you just have to let things go...
I’d been busy prepping to try exciting new multi-media things at a Pointless Beauty rehearsal tonight but it's not to be —The work never goes to waste, but band availability (and rehearsal costs) means cancelling is never easy!
I’d been busy prepping to try exciting new multi-media things at a Pointless Beauty rehearsal tonight but it's not to be —The work never goes to waste, but band availability (and rehearsal costs) means cancelling is never easy!
Al Swainger’s Pointless Beauty brings deep grooves, spacey atmospheres & immersive soundscapes to Fringe Jazz, Bristol! Expect rich textures, rhythms & moments of beauty. Sometimes a gospel ballad is just what you need.
🎟️ Tickets: bit.ly/4jzyk21
🎶 Live music | Jazz fusion | Improvised soundscapes
🎟️ Tickets: bit.ly/4jzyk21
🎶 Live music | Jazz fusion | Improvised soundscapes
February 3, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Al Swainger’s Pointless Beauty brings deep grooves, spacey atmospheres & immersive soundscapes to Fringe Jazz, Bristol! Expect rich textures, rhythms & moments of beauty. Sometimes a gospel ballad is just what you need.
🎟️ Tickets: bit.ly/4jzyk21
🎶 Live music | Jazz fusion | Improvised soundscapes
🎟️ Tickets: bit.ly/4jzyk21
🎶 Live music | Jazz fusion | Improvised soundscapes
Feel like I'm starting to get somewhere...
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #touchdesigner #animationart
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #touchdesigner #animationart
January 23, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Feel like I'm starting to get somewhere...
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #touchdesigner #animationart
#alswaingerspointlessbeauty #pointlessbeauty #touchdesigner #animationart