I found #SimonBisley ‘s art in 1990; its nervy aggressive beauty melted my brain. I started reading #StanSakai ’s #UsagiYojimbo around then & fell in love with his effortless storytelling & fluid lines. Got drawings from both at NYCC ‘26 & now I’m so happy. #NYCC #JudgeDredd #OriginalArt #FuckAI
Negative Agent
@negativeagent.bsky.social
Aggressive industrial-metal band based in NYC. Gleefully telling fascists and their sycophants to fuck right off. Plus, you can dance to it! 🎵 TERMINAL DAYS is out NOW! ➡️ negativeagent.ampwall.com/album/terminaldays 🚫 Fuck Generative AI 🚫 Fuck Fascism
When exactly do I have enough cable? When I can I stop making “one more run” to the store? I’m surrounded by miles of it… lol #HomeStudio #ElectronicMusic #Synthsky #MusicProduction #IndustrialMusic
Nice. Check this one out. Megafauna’s really good.
The new Megafauna album is out! It’s a really good album and I make an appearance. Go listen and buy, available on digital or CD Support independent music ko-fi.com/s/47184387b0 @ampwall.com ampwall.com/a/megafauna/... @bandcamp.com themegafauna.bandcamp.com/album/megafa...
Hell yeah!
This morning, the D&D team and Magic's Studio X informed our leadership of our intent to unionize. We love the games we make and the work we do, and unionizing is how we protect that work. unitedwizardsofthecoast.com/news/dnd-stu...
Buncha new followers recently. Thanks & welcome! I wanted to take a moment to apologize for all the cursing. I curse a lot. Even when it’s like, “Wow, these little kids really stepped up to fucking fight cancer!” Totally age- & subject- inappropriate. So… like… fucking sorry about that. ⚙️🖤
I have a few gamers following me. I mostly post about music & politics, but I’ve been playing TTRPGs for 40 years so that content pops up! Currently planning a massive Call of Cthulhu game & gearing one up for Cy_Borg (based on the Mörk Borg system). 🧵1/2 #TTRPG #DnD #RPGs #Gaming #CallOfCthulhu
Oh, it’s ON. Drawmer DS 201 dual gate. This is how you get distinctly 80s-sounding rhythmic pads. Triggering the gate externally & using its envelopes to shape the sound creates something magical. It’s gonna be so much fun using this! 🧵1/2 #ElectronicMusic #MusicProduction #IndustrialMusic #Synthsky
Tear Garden isn’t a band I ever expected to see live. Since releasing their first of many records in 1985, they’ve played exactly ZERO shows. NOBODY thought it would happen, but there I was last night as they kicked total ass at NYC’s Le Poisson Rouge. 🧵/1 #IndustrialMusic #Goth #ElectronicMusic
They say don’t meet your idols but that’s bullshit. I got to chat with Skinny Puppy’s cEvin Key after the Tear Garden show (his side project w/ Legendary Pink Dots) & it was fantastic. He signed an old SP backstage pass & I got a pic with him and the band. 🧵1/ #IndustrialMusic #ElectronicMusic #Goth
I’m installing a patchbay and I’ll be running my pedals through it. That means a LOT of short interconnect cables with one right angle plug. Looking forward to making my studio just a bit more flexible. #MusicProduction #ElectronicMusic #IndustrialMusic #HomeStudio
Shout out to my brother-from-another-mother @voidscanmusic.com. And this isn’t about his excellent music. I wanna spotlight his label @shiftctrlmusic.com which he uses to help OTHER musicians get their music heard. shiftctrlmusic.ampwall.com #Techno #Metal #Industrial #EDM #IndieLabel #IndieMusic
SHIFT+CTRL Music
Retro Style, Future Sounds. The next generation of independent artists.
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A challenge! If you're reading this, post about something cool that your friends have made. I'll start. This album comes out this Friday - three singles are available now. One of the best melodeath albums in recent memory. All by very lovely people. wraithstorm.bandcamp.com/album/revenant
Thanks @neastwizardtyrant.bsky.social !
Giving a shout to my buddy Brian from @negativeagent.bsky.social He created a super cool album chock full of excellent songs. Opened my eyes to industrial. You can get it on tape and CD too! negativeagent.ampwall.com/album/termin... negativeagent.bandcamp.com/album/termin...
Shooting an interview near Syracuse & decided to check out The Sound Garden record store. Great selection, nice staff, fair prices. Scored some gems, all 1st pressings & complete with sleeves, posters, etc. Also got a nice copy of #Neuromancer. #RecordCollecting #IndustrialMusic #WaxTrax #Metal
Sometimes one of my cats will walk past me, tail held high, and I’ll kind of swat the tip. It’s like, “Yo! High five!” But for cats.
🐈⬛ “Hey, I’m gonna jump onto your lap.” Me: “That’s cool, c’mon up!” 🐈⬛ “Gonna climb up to your shoulder now, ‘kay?” Me: “Um…” 🐈⬛ “Like I’m climbin’ a tree!” Me: 🫤 🐈⬛ “Gonna use my claws!” And that’s exactly how #industrialmusic gets made! #MusicProduction #ElectronicMusic #IndustrialMetal #Metal
I’ve been thinking about the gated pads thing (scroll down to read about it) and now I’m curious: What’s your favorite studio trick? I’m using the words “favorite,” “studio,” and “trick” broadly, interpret however you’d like. Teach me! #MusicProduction #HomeStudio #ElectronicMusic #Recording
Got the Covid and flu vaccines earlier in the day & while I’m a little run down and achy, it beats last year when I felt like I spent 16 hours in the ring with Andre the Giant. (He won.) So that’s nice. Anyway, vax life, yo. 💉🤘
Mayor Mamdani, fighting the good fight.
DoorDash has ripped off more than 260,000 NYC delivery workers. We’re making them pay $131.5 million — the largest worker settlement in City history. This is New York, where hard work pays and greed will cost you.
I’m ALWAYS learning new techniques, and tonight it was all about gated pads. I always assumed the rhythmic pads on tracks like New Order’s “Bizarre Love Triangle” were just played that way. NOPE! 🧵1/ #ElectronicMusic #MusicProduction #Synthsky #IndustrialMusic
The latest Artist Highlight zine post shines a spotlight on NYC's @negativeagent.bsky.social Check out the engrossing tour of his synth-laden musical laboratory, Void Cat Studios, on @ampwall.com ⬇️ negativeagent.ampwall.com/news/void-ca...
Read the latest post on the Negative Agent blog for a look inside Void Cat Studios, where I make all my angry noises! It’s up on @ampwall.com now! ampwall.com/a/negativeagent/news/void-cat-studios-2026-09-01 #Ampwall #ElectronicMusic #IndustrialMusic #IndustrialMetal #HomeStudio #MusicProduction
Started working on a new track. I’m not sure I like it, but I’ve been out of the studio for too long & just shaking off the cobwebs feels good. If nothing else, I’ve dialed in monster kick & snare sounds using the Alesis HR-16b & Roland R-8m. So that’s rad. #IndustrialMusic #IndustrialMetal #Metal
I’m a day late but Hellraiser dropped on Sept 18 1987. Super formative, I saw it on VHS when I was 13 or 14 after a burly metal dude at the video store tossed it to me. “Check it out,” he said. “It’s fucking awesome.” You were goddamn right, burly metal dude.🤘 #Hellraiser #Pinhead #CliveBarker
They Will Kill You. Absolutely bonkers. As fun as it was ridiculous. And instant cult classic, and I loved it. #CultCinema
For a brief shining moment I thought I had access to the Delta Sky Club. Amex Platinum cards get in… but NOT Amex DELTA Platinum cards. Irony! I would need to upgrade my card & I’m not sure the extra perks are worth the increased annual fee. So close! #RoadLife #Filmmaking #Touring
Sitting in the hotel lobby when a pizza delivery guy comes in, drops a pizza on the table, and walks out. I’ve never faced a tougher test of morals in my life. Lol.
Making documentaries keeps me on the road a lot & I’ve learned most hotel blackout curtains SUCK. At least this time it was an easy fix. Pro tip: Use the clips on hangers to hold curtains shut. (I’ve also used gaffers tape, but that shit’s expensive.) #RoadLife #Travel #Touring #Filmmaking
Oof. Dead Boys guitarist Cheetah Chrome just died. He was 71. What a force of nature. Cheetah was such an amazing guitar player and song writer, and Dead Boys were among the best punk bands of all time. RIP legend. #PunkRock #DeadBoys #CheetahChrome
Greetings from Lake Geneva, WI, the birthplace of D&D. I’ve got a shoot here with legendary cover artist Jeff Easley. I’ve visited many times for Gary Con, but never when summer’s still in the air & it feels like a lake town. Cute place. Now roll for initiative. #DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #TTRPGs