Snake Machine
@snakemachine.bsky.social
#Techno/#breakbeat/#dnb DJ, producer, radio presenter, photographer, skywatcher, political agitator. #electoralreform. 🇬🇧 🇪🇺 🇿🇼
I mean harm to none except those who secretly plot my downfall.
Here's my music and stuff: https://digitalfist.start.page/
I mean harm to none except those who secretly plot my downfall.
Here's my music and stuff: https://digitalfist.start.page/
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Snake Machine
@snakemachine.bsky.social
· Jul 19
Greatest Works - Across Multiple Genres
www.mixcloud.com
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Collection of my best recordings over the past few years, compiled for a friend who was very ill and has since passed.
There was an epic 10hr NYE set from a couple of years back, but Mixcloud got pissy because there were too many tunes by the same people. Enjoy.
Collection of my best recordings over the past few years, compiled for a friend who was very ill and has since passed.
There was an epic 10hr NYE set from a couple of years back, but Mixcloud got pissy because there were too many tunes by the same people. Enjoy.
Do you all remember the vague promise when we were growing up that things would gradually get better?
September 14, 2025 at 2:02 AM
Do you all remember the vague promise when we were growing up that things would gradually get better?
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. If Clive Lewis and Rory Stewart had won their respective leadership elections, we’d be living in an utterly different and far more sensible country.
September 9, 2025 at 1:07 PM
I’ve said it before, and I’ll say it again. If Clive Lewis and Rory Stewart had won their respective leadership elections, we’d be living in an utterly different and far more sensible country.
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Farage party picked a dead woman to run for Croydon Mayor
EXCLUSIVE: Sharon Carby, aged 70, from Bradford, sadly died in July 2024. But that didn’t stop Reform UK six months later picking her as their Croydon mayoral candidate. By our Political Edit…
insidecroydon.com
August 29, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "I think he should start with Shreveport, Louisiana, and Speaker Johnson's district that has 6x the per capita murder rate of Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco. What about the carnage, Mr. President, in Shreveport? Why aren't you protecting the folks there? What bullshit."
August 15, 2025 at 1:50 AM
@gavinnewsom.bsky.social: "I think he should start with Shreveport, Louisiana, and Speaker Johnson's district that has 6x the per capita murder rate of Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco. What about the carnage, Mr. President, in Shreveport? Why aren't you protecting the folks there? What bullshit."
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We must get online safety right! Lord Clement Jones and I have written a letter to the Secretary of State regarding our concerns about the implementation of the Online Safety Act, calling for a cross-party committee from both Houses of Parliament to ensure effective implementation.
August 5, 2025 at 5:19 PM
We must get online safety right! Lord Clement Jones and I have written a letter to the Secretary of State regarding our concerns about the implementation of the Online Safety Act, calling for a cross-party committee from both Houses of Parliament to ensure effective implementation.
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Documentary on the Southport (and the rest of UK) riots last year. Well worth a watch. Far-right lunacy.
Documentary on the Southport (and the rest of UK) riots last year. Well worth a watch. Far-right lunacy.
July 26, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Documentary on the Southport (and the rest of UK) riots last year. Well worth a watch. Far-right lunacy.
Documentary on the Southport (and the rest of UK) riots last year. Well worth a watch. Far-right lunacy.
This is an exceptional book ("Secrets of Techno Production"). Cannot strongly recommend it enough, and I'm not getting paid to say this. ;) #techno
The Theory Of Techno Pads (Part 1)
In an excerpt from our new book, The Secrets of Techno Production, we dive into the theory of techno pads. Throughout the book so far, we’ve focused on
www.attackmagazine.com
July 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
This is an exceptional book ("Secrets of Techno Production"). Cannot strongly recommend it enough, and I'm not getting paid to say this. ;) #techno
This brings me joy at any time of day. :)
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al
Album: Graceland
Year: 1986
Album: © Feyenoord
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July 25, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This brings me joy at any time of day. :)
Something for the weekend. I am amused by the spoof news article a while back speculating that Burial was secretly JK Rowling.
Anyway, another solid tutorial. Happy weekend, y'all.
Anyway, another solid tutorial. Happy weekend, y'all.
Burial -'Ghost Hardware'
In this Beat Dissected, we break down a beat inspired by Ghost Hardware by Burial. Burial is a producer who needs no introduction. Due to his anonymity,
www.attackmagazine.com
July 25, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Something for the weekend. I am amused by the spoof news article a while back speculating that Burial was secretly JK Rowling.
Anyway, another solid tutorial. Happy weekend, y'all.
Anyway, another solid tutorial. Happy weekend, y'all.
RIFF.
Finley Quaye - Sunday Shining (Official Video)
YouTube video by FinleyQuayeVEVO
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July 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
RIFF.
Another excellent tutorial for the #techno crew, courtesy of Attack Magazine. Keep it dusty, bumpilots. :)
How to Program Techno Like Dave Clarke
After our recent interview with the legendary Dave Clarke, we found ourselves asking, 'Why haven't we covered his style yet?' It's time to change that.
www.attackmagazine.com
July 24, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Another excellent tutorial for the #techno crew, courtesy of Attack Magazine. Keep it dusty, bumpilots. :)
Old Gorm is back in the room, delivering his lucky eggs to those who have moved on. All hail Gorm! Happy Thursday.
July 24, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Old Gorm is back in the room, delivering his lucky eggs to those who have moved on. All hail Gorm! Happy Thursday.
#meditation crew, I’ve never liked sitting. Greatly prefer lying on my back, and I’ve never had issues with falling asleep that way. Is this just me?
July 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
#meditation crew, I’ve never liked sitting. Greatly prefer lying on my back, and I’ve never had issues with falling asleep that way. Is this just me?
Subscribe to these people. I tried to write a track entirely composed of a 909 kit as an exercise, a few years back, but it never got past the loop stage. I understand arbitrary restrictions can be freeing for some people, but maybe not for me.
The Beginners Guide To The TR-909
If an original TR-909 unit is out of your price range, Roland's digital recreation, available through Roland Cloud, offers an impressively accurate
www.attackmagazine.com
July 23, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Subscribe to these people. I tried to write a track entirely composed of a 909 kit as an exercise, a few years back, but it never got past the loop stage. I understand arbitrary restrictions can be freeing for some people, but maybe not for me.
Very interesting read.
Joe Rogan anoints a new progressive star – can James Talarico triumph in Texas?
The state house member seemed like an unlikely aspirant for the US Senate battle, but an appearance on Rogan sparked the question: can he turn Texas blue?
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Very interesting read.
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I love the fact that Donald Trump’s vocabulary is so tiny it can trigger vigorous good-fair debates over where he could have written something containing a three-syllable word
Does that weird birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein sound like the work of Donald Trump? [via @juddlegum.bsky.social's Popular Information]
Does that weird birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein sound like the work of Donald Trump?
These are the facts. You be the judge.
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July 23, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I love the fact that Donald Trump’s vocabulary is so tiny it can trigger vigorous good-fair debates over where he could have written something containing a three-syllable word
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Yet more serious overstep in tech regulation. Sign the petition now. @openrightsgroup.bsky.social
Yet more serious overstep in tech regulation. Sign the petition now. @openrightsgroup.bsky.social
Sign the open letter to DSIT on regulating age assurance
Dear Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, CC Ofcom CC ICO Age Assurance Must Be Safe, Private and Trusted We are writing to raise serious concerns about how age assurance is bein...
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July 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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Yet more serious overstep in tech regulation. Sign the petition now. @openrightsgroup.bsky.social
Yet more serious overstep in tech regulation. Sign the petition now. @openrightsgroup.bsky.social
The #aurora borealis from outside my house in suburban Hampshire during the epic storm last May 10th. I got my mum out of bed for it, since she’s unlikely ever to have an opportunity to see it properly again. Major bucket list thing, that was.
July 23, 2025 at 9:01 AM
The #aurora borealis from outside my house in suburban Hampshire during the epic storm last May 10th. I got my mum out of bed for it, since she’s unlikely ever to have an opportunity to see it properly again. Major bucket list thing, that was.
The fourth state of matter.
July 22, 2025 at 11:00 PM
The fourth state of matter.