Tom Butcher
@tzz.bsky.social
Music producer, synth lover, engineering leader, entrepreneur
Made a shepherd’s pie for the first time last night. IT WAS GOOD
November 15, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Made a shepherd’s pie for the first time last night. IT WAS GOOD
Amazing video of Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, the founders of Fairlight, explaining how they made the revolutionary computer musical instrument. All of the machine's code fit on an 8" floppy disk of around 500kB
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkiY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkiY...
How the Fairlight CMI changed the course of music
YouTube video by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age
www.youtube.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:40 AM
Amazing video of Peter Vogel and Kim Ryrie, the founders of Fairlight, explaining how they made the revolutionary computer musical instrument. All of the machine's code fit on an 8" floppy disk of around 500kB
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkiY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkiY...
I think LinkedIn should he renamed AISuperHypeZone
November 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I think LinkedIn should he renamed AISuperHypeZone
Bitterfinger!
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Junior Munts
Junior Munts
Change one letter, ruin a candy.
Reese’s Cops
Reese’s Cops
October 30, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Bitterfinger!
I'm in Pflugerville, Texas visiting my mom and family. Woke up at 5 AM local time and decided to just stay up. Gonna be a wild one today I'm sure
October 25, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I'm in Pflugerville, Texas visiting my mom and family. Woke up at 5 AM local time and decided to just stay up. Gonna be a wild one today I'm sure
Recently came upon this fascinating site wtfhappenedin1971.com. Reminded me the Powell Memo started circulating in 1971. Read @davidsirota.com‘s new book on the plane today and … yeah that sure happened and is still happening. How can we back away from normalized corruption?
WTF Happened In 1971?
Visit the post for more.
wtfhappenedin1971.com
October 25, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Recently came upon this fascinating site wtfhappenedin1971.com. Reminded me the Powell Memo started circulating in 1971. Read @davidsirota.com‘s new book on the plane today and … yeah that sure happened and is still happening. How can we back away from normalized corruption?
Got some 1/8 size sheet pans, arent they cute?
September 25, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Got some 1/8 size sheet pans, arent they cute?
After a long day, I find it cleansing to put on a good old vinyl record and listen to it
September 24, 2025 at 3:49 AM
After a long day, I find it cleansing to put on a good old vinyl record and listen to it
Enjoyed hearing Dieter Doepfer's story in the most recent Why We Bleep podcast. Dieter was always super friendly to me at trade shows, even though early on I was a nobody. His genuine love for making synthesizers is infectious
www.whywebleep.com/whywebleep/2...
www.whywebleep.com/whywebleep/2...
WHY WE BLEEP 055: DIETER DOEPFER — Why We Bleep Podcast
The genesis of Eurorack in the 90s, collaborations with Kraftwerk, the 'red stripe' controversy (if you know you know) - in this episode we hear from Dieter Doepfer, in a live interview from Machina B...
www.whywebleep.com
September 12, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Enjoyed hearing Dieter Doepfer's story in the most recent Why We Bleep podcast. Dieter was always super friendly to me at trade shows, even though early on I was a nobody. His genuine love for making synthesizers is infectious
www.whywebleep.com/whywebleep/2...
www.whywebleep.com/whywebleep/2...
Reposted by Tom Butcher
I always love those lists of "35 under 35," but as I get older, I find that I would love to know about innovations/art from people over 65. "65 over 65" please. Elders have incredible ideas that are the result of having seen the full lifecycle of previous ideas and learned from it.
September 8, 2025 at 11:09 PM
I always love those lists of "35 under 35," but as I get older, I find that I would love to know about innovations/art from people over 65. "65 over 65" please. Elders have incredible ideas that are the result of having seen the full lifecycle of previous ideas and learned from it.
coming up this Saturday September 6! Come join us if you're in the Seattle area. Should be a great show with super music friends @chloeharris.bsky.social and @kasson.bsky.social
Playing a show September 6 in Seattle with some good friends. Come join us! #vr #ambientmusic #synthpop
September 3, 2025 at 2:03 AM
coming up this Saturday September 6! Come join us if you're in the Seattle area. Should be a great show with super music friends @chloeharris.bsky.social and @kasson.bsky.social
Just paid my first 25% tariff on an import good (a vinyl record). Painful! I guess I won't be buying those as often
September 2, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Just paid my first 25% tariff on an import good (a vinyl record). Painful! I guess I won't be buying those as often
Just returned from a weekend camping trip with friends on Whidbey Island. It might have been the best campground I have ever seen, nestled in the tall trees with trails to a dramatic bluff and beach. The world can be harsh, but this part for these few days was nourishing
August 25, 2025 at 12:04 AM
Just returned from a weekend camping trip with friends on Whidbey Island. It might have been the best campground I have ever seen, nestled in the tall trees with trails to a dramatic bluff and beach. The world can be harsh, but this part for these few days was nourishing
Let it be known that I like the new Stereolab album "Instant Holograms on Metal Film."
stereolab.bandcamp.com/track/melodi...
stereolab.bandcamp.com/track/melodi...
Melodie Is A Wound, by Stereolab
from the album Instant Holograms On Metal Film
stereolab.bandcamp.com
August 2, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Let it be known that I like the new Stereolab album "Instant Holograms on Metal Film."
stereolab.bandcamp.com/track/melodi...
stereolab.bandcamp.com/track/melodi...
Playing a show September 6 in Seattle with some good friends. Come join us! #vr #ambientmusic #synthpop
August 1, 2025 at 12:10 AM
Playing a show September 6 in Seattle with some good friends. Come join us! #vr #ambientmusic #synthpop
Made a darned good salsa today
July 27, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Made a darned good salsa today
This performance of Bach arranged for piano by Rachmaninov is insane. Performer: Aristo Sham from Hong Kong. Amazing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyWm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyWm...
Aristo Sham: BACH–RACHMANINOV Suite from Violin Partita in E Major, BWV 1006 – CLIBURN SCORE & S...
YouTube video by The Cliburn
www.youtube.com
July 21, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This performance of Bach arranged for piano by Rachmaninov is insane. Performer: Aristo Sham from Hong Kong. Amazing
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyWm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyWm...
Join us on Sept 6 in Seattle for music!
Seattle friends - save the date! I'm debuting my (m)ORPH VR-Music performance on Saturday Sept. 6th 8pm at The Chapel in Wallingford along with Raica @chloeharris.bsky.social and Orqid @tzz.bsky.social 🔊🎶 Please join us for an evening of immersive waveforms and stunning visuals!
#VR #ambientmusic
#VR #ambientmusic
July 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Join us on Sept 6 in Seattle for music!
That one time I had an album in a Billboard chart in 2003
June 23, 2025 at 12:16 AM
That one time I had an album in a Billboard chart in 2003
Nothing hits like having fresh COVID the first day of summer
June 20, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Nothing hits like having fresh COVID the first day of summer
The test presses for the new ORQID record sound really, really good! Should be out end of summer
June 17, 2025 at 12:48 AM
The test presses for the new ORQID record sound really, really good! Should be out end of summer
My dad died two years ago at the age of 80. He had a difficult life punctuated by rays of love, hope, and redemption. He was a sweet, smart man who kept volumes of stories with him as he graduated to not having an earth life anymore. We all miss him, and I think about him constantly. Love you, dad
June 16, 2025 at 1:08 AM
My dad died two years ago at the age of 80. He had a difficult life punctuated by rays of love, hope, and redemption. He was a sweet, smart man who kept volumes of stories with him as he graduated to not having an earth life anymore. We all miss him, and I think about him constantly. Love you, dad
Reflecting on the death of a former colleague and manager in my tech career. He valued me, promoted me, and made a connection to have a social relationship outside of work. Things weren't always rosy with us, but most times they were. He was a good man, taken by cancer, leaving a family behind. RIP
June 9, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Reflecting on the death of a former colleague and manager in my tech career. He valued me, promoted me, and made a connection to have a social relationship outside of work. Things weren't always rosy with us, but most times they were. He was a good man, taken by cancer, leaving a family behind. RIP
My seasonal allergies are off the chain this year. The earth is trying to kill me
June 5, 2025 at 2:54 AM
My seasonal allergies are off the chain this year. The earth is trying to kill me