Rian van der Merwe
@rianvdm.com
👋 Product person, curious learner, and music fanatic.
👨💻 Data and other platform things at @cloudflare.social
✍️ Blog → https://elezea.com
🎸 Music DB side project → https://listentomore.com
🤖 Music trivia bot → @listentomore.bsky.social
👨💻 Data and other platform things at @cloudflare.social
✍️ Blog → https://elezea.com
🎸 Music DB side project → https://listentomore.com
🤖 Music trivia bot → @listentomore.bsky.social
Every once in a while a preorder shows up before release date and it’s always such a wonderful thing when that happens.
Mdou Moctar’s band made a 4-track EP. It comes out on Friday but it showed up today and this thing goes so hard. It’s like post-punk desert blues.
Mdou Moctar’s band made a 4-track EP. It comes out on Friday but it showed up today and this thing goes so hard. It’s like post-punk desert blues.
April 15, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Every once in a while a preorder shows up before release date and it’s always such a wonderful thing when that happens.
Mdou Moctar’s band made a 4-track EP. It comes out on Friday but it showed up today and this thing goes so hard. It’s like post-punk desert blues.
Mdou Moctar’s band made a 4-track EP. It comes out on Friday but it showed up today and this thing goes so hard. It’s like post-punk desert blues.
@therealadam.com Hey there, I’m subscribed to your RSS feed and every article title shows up as “Adam Keys is Thinking”. If possible, it would be great to change that to a title That helps RSS readers like me quickly parse the topic. Thanks for considering!
April 1, 2025 at 12:11 AM
@therealadam.com Hey there, I’m subscribed to your RSS feed and every article title shows up as “Adam Keys is Thinking”. If possible, it would be great to change that to a title That helps RSS readers like me quickly parse the topic. Thanks for considering!
Went to the Post Office today and get this—thanks to modern technology I got to listen to music on the way there and back! This is a game changer. Imagine always having 12 songs in your pocket!
January 22, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Went to the Post Office today and get this—thanks to modern technology I got to listen to music on the way there and back! This is a game changer. Imagine always having 12 songs in your pocket!
I am trying to read more books in 2025 so I am testing a theory that it’s the Kindle that puts me to sleep as soon as I open it. So here is an actual TBR pile!
This year’s non-fiction theme is music. Fiction theme is all SF/F (with the exception of the new Orphan X novel because I love that guy).
This year’s non-fiction theme is music. Fiction theme is all SF/F (with the exception of the new Orphan X novel because I love that guy).
January 6, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I am trying to read more books in 2025 so I am testing a theory that it’s the Kindle that puts me to sleep as soon as I open it. So here is an actual TBR pile!
This year’s non-fiction theme is music. Fiction theme is all SF/F (with the exception of the new Orphan X novel because I love that guy).
This year’s non-fiction theme is music. Fiction theme is all SF/F (with the exception of the new Orphan X novel because I love that guy).
I own very few Christmas records, but this one is not only a very pretty splatter pattern, it’s also wonderful (not cheesy!) music. Highly recommended.
December 25, 2024 at 12:49 AM
I own very few Christmas records, but this one is not only a very pretty splatter pattern, it’s also wonderful (not cheesy!) music. Highly recommended.
Oh I like this game. Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
November 20, 2024 at 12:30 AM
Oh I like this game. Post a perfect album from the 90s that isn't Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Soundgarden, or Alice In Chains.
Are we still doing How It Started / How It’s Going or is that over now? Anyway. Happy Friday, friends. May you be able to charge your… battery this weekend.
July 28, 2023 at 11:59 PM
Are we still doing How It Started / How It’s Going or is that over now? Anyway. Happy Friday, friends. May you be able to charge your… battery this weekend.
New book arrival! Thanks a bunch to @andrewliptak@mastodon.social for putting this on my radar via his newsletter. What an absolute delight.
July 25, 2023 at 10:38 PM
New book arrival! Thanks a bunch to @andrewliptak@mastodon.social for putting this on my radar via his newsletter. What an absolute delight.
Sunday evening with a couple of this week’s new jazz & blues reissues. Turns out this is an excellent back-to-back combination for taking a breath before the week starts. Recommended.
July 24, 2023 at 12:58 AM
Sunday evening with a couple of this week’s new jazz & blues reissues. Turns out this is an excellent back-to-back combination for taking a breath before the week starts. Recommended.
Recent jazz listens. Once I got on the Kenny Burrell train I couldn’t get off. He’s in my top 3 jazz guitarists.
July 21, 2023 at 2:19 AM
Recent jazz listens. Once I got on the Kenny Burrell train I couldn’t get off. He’s in my top 3 jazz guitarists.
Hello, gorgeous. Ah, I miss this band so much. Best live show I’ve ever seen.
July 19, 2023 at 12:46 AM
Hello, gorgeous. Ah, I miss this band so much. Best live show I’ve ever seen.
Me: “It’s some lost recordings from a live Coltrane concert at the famous Village Gate.”
My wife with a pained look on her face: “It’s definitely something.”
And this is why I don’t play “weird jazz” unless I’m home alone. But if that kind of thing is your vibe, this set is 🔥.
My wife with a pained look on her face: “It’s definitely something.”
And this is why I don’t play “weird jazz” unless I’m home alone. But if that kind of thing is your vibe, this set is 🔥.
July 17, 2023 at 11:43 PM
Me: “It’s some lost recordings from a live Coltrane concert at the famous Village Gate.”
My wife with a pained look on her face: “It’s definitely something.”
And this is why I don’t play “weird jazz” unless I’m home alone. But if that kind of thing is your vibe, this set is 🔥.
My wife with a pained look on her face: “It’s definitely something.”
And this is why I don’t play “weird jazz” unless I’m home alone. But if that kind of thing is your vibe, this set is 🔥.
I’ve been obsessed with Diablo IV, to the point where it’s interfering with sleep time. This Diva Agency campaign is so good, and that means I’ll probably go to bed late again tonight. “How we drew on old and new creative techniques to summon a 100ft Lilith in three European cities for Diablo IV.”
July 15, 2023 at 12:23 AM
I’ve been obsessed with Diablo IV, to the point where it’s interfering with sleep time. This Diva Agency campaign is so good, and that means I’ll probably go to bed late again tonight. “How we drew on old and new creative techniques to summon a 100ft Lilith in three European cities for Diablo IV.”
I think I’m a few days late, but happy 3rd anniversary to The Midnight’s “Monsters”, an album I adore with all my heart. There is probably no song I listen to more than “Brooklyn”.
July 12, 2023 at 11:10 PM
I think I’m a few days late, but happy 3rd anniversary to The Midnight’s “Monsters”, an album I adore with all my heart. There is probably no song I listen to more than “Brooklyn”.
This text—which appeared in every single CD booklet ever produced until around the mid 90s—is one of my favorite pieces of copywriting ever. Clear, consistent, benefit-focused. I have read it a million times and will continue to read it with a sense of wonder and nostalgia for many years to come.
July 9, 2023 at 7:07 PM
This text—which appeared in every single CD booklet ever produced until around the mid 90s—is one of my favorite pieces of copywriting ever. Clear, consistent, benefit-focused. I have read it a million times and will continue to read it with a sense of wonder and nostalgia for many years to come.
“Next Level” in Portland—a pinball museum and arcade—is an absolute national treasure. Today I finally played Golden Axe again after way too many years.
July 9, 2023 at 4:40 AM
“Next Level” in Portland—a pinball museum and arcade—is an absolute national treasure. Today I finally played Golden Axe again after way too many years.
My 10yo asked me to put the app for my Tidbyt (https://tidbyt.com/) on her iPad and now she sends me messages every day and it’s the absolute best.
July 4, 2023 at 4:51 PM
My 10yo asked me to put the app for my Tidbyt (https://tidbyt.com/) on her iPad and now she sends me messages every day and it’s the absolute best.
Can this be my jazz record recommendations account or is that going to be a problem?
July 4, 2023 at 12:51 AM
Can this be my jazz record recommendations account or is that going to be a problem?
I already think that @ryanbroderick.bsky.social is a national treasure, but today’s newsletter is just off the charts amazing.
https://www.garbageday.email/p/humanitys-digital-public-square
https://www.garbageday.email/p/humanitys-digital-public-square
May 24, 2023 at 11:05 PM
I already think that @ryanbroderick.bsky.social is a national treasure, but today’s newsletter is just off the charts amazing.
https://www.garbageday.email/p/humanitys-digital-public-square
https://www.garbageday.email/p/humanitys-digital-public-square
I confess that I’ve never listened to this album front to back. But it’s this month’s VMP record and dang, have I been missing out. What an absolute banger.
May 24, 2023 at 12:28 AM
I confess that I’ve never listened to this album front to back. But it’s this month’s VMP record and dang, have I been missing out. What an absolute banger.