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Bill Selman

@wselman.bsky.social

Electronic and avant music. Analog and digital images. User Research. Everyday life. El hombre del siglo XXX. Portland, Oregon https://williamselman.bandcamp.com https://critiqueofeverydaylife.bandcamp.com https://linktr.ee/wselman

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Bill Selman@wselman.bsky.social · last wk.

Digging through an old hard drive, found some photos of me playing live in 2001-02 in the laptop era. First one is from Danny's RIP. Pismo Golden era. The Midisport 2x2 was borderline useless...couldn't generate a stable clock (much less connection to the host) to save its life.

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Yann Novak@yannnovak.com · 3w ago

A little nervous to post this because I am not a writer, but I have had some idea's bouncing around my head for a while, so I finally tried to articulate them. In it I make a case for artists to descale, not hyperscale. www.3n.design/journal/an-a...

An Argument for Descaling

For the last few years I’ve been quietly dreading Google Zero, the term coined by Nilay Patel 1 for the day Google stops sending traffic to websites at all. As someone who makes his living building websites, and who has his own to worry about, it felt like watching a slow-motion collapse I couldn’t do […]

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Avant Music News@avantmusicnews.bsky.social · 2mo ago

A Closer Listen Reviews A roundup of reviews published at A Closer Listen over the last week. William Selman – Sanctioned Departures (Critique of Everyday Life, 2026) — reviewed by Richard Allen June 13, 2026 Émile Zener – Sumatra Method (Critique of Everyday Life, 2026) — reviewed by Richard…

A Closer Listen Reviews

A roundup of reviews published at A Closer Listen over the last week. William Selman – Sanctioned Departures (Critique of Everyday Life, 2026) — reviewed by Richard Allen June 13, 2026 Émile Zener – Sumatra Method (Critique of Everyday Life, 2026) — reviewed by Richard Allen June 12, 2026 Garling Wu and Jessie Leov – Earthworks (2026) — reviewed by Richard Allen June 11, 2026…

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Bill Selman@wselman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

i had a dream last night that i bought a record that was the cover of XTC's Skylarking where Pan was replaced by the Drexciya guy. It had some of the songs on Skylarking but other tracks that sounded like Drexciya titles. In my dream, I played it and it was DreXTC. Someone needs to realize this.

Bill Selman@wselman.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I think this is the third (fourth?) time I've bought The Spirit of Eden since 1989. This version really does sound magical. It appears even hoffmanforums may have reached an unheard of state of unanimity and harmony. tapeop.com/blog/2026/02...

Talk Talk: Spirit of Eden Vinyl Reissue

At any given party or get-together we've all been asked "What's your favorite album?" For me it's an impossible question, but honestly, if I truly had to choose ten records...

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The Quietus@thequietus.com · 2mo ago

'Organic, patient and absolutely of itself, Conference Of The Birds doesn’t so much capture a moment in time as a moment eternal: timeless roots music – idiosyncratic and devotional.' Reissue of the Week: Om’s Conference of the Birds buff.ly/zDSEIx4

Om’s Conference of the Birds cover and internal artwork with black vinyl showing. The front cover is a black and white image of two swans on the surface of a lake from which seven poles emerge. The inside sleeve has a picture of the duo and some white text against a black background.
Bill Selman@wselman.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I‘ve stumbled into an eclectic reading pile again. Found the Fanon on the street in a free box. Very nice synchronicity with recent conversations and realizing I haven’t read it in 30 years?!!

Some books
C. Lavender@clavender.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Bandcamp getting rid of Marc Masters' experimental music column is an absurd misjudgement. Literally knocking down one of the main genres that can thrive on that platform and needs uplifting.