Janky Switch

@jankyswitch.com

Electronic musician with a broad range of influences. New music out now! https://jankyswitch.bandcamp.com/album/specimens-of-fancy-turning

I have no mouth and I must scream! The second single from the forthcoming "Specimens of Fancy Turning" is out now. Featuring the ever amazing Freddie KC on vocals! This #industrial #music takes inspiration from Harlan Ellison's story and video game warning of the dangers of #AI.

"I have no mouth and I must scream" cover art.Freddie KCJanky Switch

There are very few technological advancements in the last few years that i've enjoyed more than hobbyists and small electronics makers taking the nightmare black art that is SCSI, and turning it into an easy plug in SD card and USB storage thing, just because they could. My 90s samplers thank you!😉

If, like me, you are a nerd who likes retro computers AND drum and bass... Check out @magicalsynth.bsky.social great interview with Aphrodite. Using Amigas well into the 21st century. pod.sonicstate.com/@sonicretroc...

DJ Aphrodite aka Gavin King

Welcome to Sonic RETROCAST Episode 5. Paulee Bow talks to Gavin King aka DJ Aphrodite , the legendary British jungle and Drum & Bass pioneer. In his early work with Urban Shakedown, he & collaborator Micky Finn pioneered the use of two hand synchronised(!) Amiga 500 computers - to create fully realised songs using 8-channels of sound. News Links Reassembler Games, Sonic the Hedgehog: https://reassembler68k.itch.io/aonic AmiGUS mini: https://www.amiga-shop.net/en/Amiga-Hardware/Amiga-classic-hardware/AmiGUS-mini-PCMCIA-sound-card-for-the-Amiga-600-1200::1487.html Commodore 77: https://commodore.net/commodore-jacks-into-night-city-with-the-commodore-77-an-all-new-cyberpunk-2077-collaboration/ IMFM Synth: https://imfm-synth.com/en Lotharek Bison Prof: https://lotharek.pl/productdetail.php?id=432 M5Stack Cardputer ADV: https://shop.m5stack.com/products/m5stack-cardputer-adv-version-esp32-s3?srsltid=AU7gw4UGLwoj0Fy9jF-XaVAiaRMQcHlEV8ngmovlnHjpGYLTswww_Sau 00:00:00 Intro and Episode Overview 00:01:03 Retro News Segment Begins 00:01:31 Reassembler Games’ Sonic Amiga Demo 00:02:01 Amiga 1200/600 PCMCIA Sound Card 00:02:32 Commodore 77 Cyberpunk Tie‑In 00:03:02 IMFM 8‑Operator Soft Synth 00:03:28 Lotharek Bison Prof Announced 00:05:31 M5 ADV Card Computer 00:05:54 Main Interview: DJ Aphrodite 00:07:02 Busy B Amiga Musicians Meetup 00:07:32 Discovering Amiga And MED 00:09:17 City Sounds, Mickey Finn, Bass 00:11:05 Some Justice, Carl Cox Mixdown 00:11:55 Manual Syncing, Phasing, OCD 00:13:12 Amiga-Era Sound Prep Ethos 00:14:18 Amiga Limits Foster Creativity 00:16:21 From Amiga To Digital Era 00:19:59 Amiga Hardware Drop And Fix 00:21:14 Derby Amiga Get‑Together Plans 00:21:43 Busy B Sample Swap Sessions 00:23:05 Aura 14‑bit And Sample Hygiene 00:23:57 Mastering Hears 8‑bit Artifacts 00:25:17 Industrial Distortion Perspective 00:25:51 AI‑Generated Promos And Mixing 00:27:43 AI Noise Reduction And Stems 00:28:42 Apple Updates Break Plugins 00:29:32 Re‑recording Catalog: Two Amigas 00:30:31 Re‑record To Regain Rights 00:31:16 Stalker, Human Traffic, Rebuild 00:32:09 King Of The Beats 2016 Remake 00:33:24 From Mixtapes To Career 00:34:19 Signing To PWL, Industry Swings 00:35:23 Jungle Emerges, Starting Over 00:36:44 Release Criteria And Discipline 00:38:29 Ganja Man Lyric Controversy 00:41:49 Switching To Logic, Late Change 00:42:38 Amiga Twilight Years Revival 00:43:10 Amiga Graphics In Video Era 00:43:37 Commodore’s Downfall, DIY Spirit 00:45:22 Resource Limits: Mono Loops 00:46:34 All Over Me Flash Video 00:48:17 Career Longevity And DJing 00:49:12 Older DJs Accepted, Era Mixing 00:50:59 Signature Tracks And Sub Updates 00:52:21 Plan: Re‑record From Source 00:53:17 SyQuest And Jaz Drive Woes 00:54:32 Legacy SCSI Cables And Clutter 00:55:00 Emulating Amiga With Disk Images 00:55:29 A600 Driving Akai Mixdown Plan 00:55:53 Amiga MIDI Interfaces Offered 00:56:20 Documenting The Restoration Project 00:56:44 Wrap‑Up And Sign‑Off 00:58:36 Postscript: Amiga Live Remark

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Here's the #guitar used on Locked Door. It's an Italia Mondial with flat wound strings. I bought it from Big Boss in Kyoto on my honeymoon. It was a nervous wait on shipping it home. It has a really unique feature...

Italia Mondial guitar with flat wound strings and dual outputs.

If you like retro inspired jazzy video game music, check out Alpha Chrome Yayo's stuff on #bandcampfriday. A fellow Northern Irish musician, producing amazing video game sound tracks with a great mix of vintage hardware and Japanese instruments

Alpha Chrome Yayo@alphachromeyayo.com · last mo.

It is once again Bandcamp Friday 🎶✨ Listen, I'm wildly grateful for support on there any and every day, but it goes a little further today, which is lovely! 💖 90% off my full discog on my personal Bandcamp: alphachromeyayo.bandcamp.com

I've started working on a video #synth project. It now renders Webcam, Game Of Life, Moire Patterns, Geometric Shapes, Noise/Snow, Solid Colour, Strobe and Video! Well - nearly video. I need to implement controls - but I've been banging my head on getting accelerated video for nearly two weeks.

Demo of video synth.