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The Blooms EP will be launched on Tuesday 16th March with a gig at the 13th Note Cafe, Glasgow, 9pm, where Miaoux Miaoux will be supported by chiptune wizard Firebrand Boy and the legendary Errors DJs. It will be available on CD, and also as a download from

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I’m playing at Miaoux Miaoux’s EP launch in the 13th Note next week.

Watching iPlayer
Tidying my desk
Cleaning contact points with isopropyl alcohol
Chatting on IRC
Ordering from Pizza Hut online
Putting cable ties on all the cables under my desk
Listening to my music to find flaws
Going to the city centre with no purpose
Reading threads on 8bitcollective
Going to the cinema on a Friday morning
Making bad hip-hop
Writing lists

Today was spent tidying and mounting potentiometers to my Arduinome.

Bored, stuck and frustrated. Just watch as the LEDs go on and off and relax.

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Aphex Twin’s Avril 14th from a YM2151 chip

The YM2151, aka OPM (FM Operator Type-M) is an eight-channel four-operator sound chip. It was Yamaha’s first single-chip FM synthesis implementation, created originally for the Yamaha DX series of keyboards.

A Tuesday night learning FM Synthesis and the workings of the YM2151 chip.

Strathclyde University has recently unleashed plans, which will see the demise of the BA Applied Music (BAAM) course in its entirety. The staff, alumni and current students at the University feel this is a grave mistake as this course is one of the most sought-after music courses in Scotland. Each year it has in excess of over 400 applicants and only around 30 places. Currently the retention rates of the course stand at almost 100%, and graduates who have gone into jobs all stand at 100%. The facts and figures for the course all speak for themselves and until Thursday 4th February 2010 our course had been advised it would not be subject to cuts within the University.

My life would have been very different had I not attended this course. Please sign the petition and show your support for one of the UK’s most comprehensive music courses. More info here.

The prodigious and super-talented VBLANK has ported the Arduinome software to the Bliptronic 5000. This could potentially offer an incredibly cost-effective alternative to the monome. Need to get my hands on one and do some hacking. More info here.

I’ve finished a four track EP that I’d like to share with you. Soon!

Q) What inspires you?

A) Public transport and electric train harmonies.

Another organ for my collection