ah, cheers. thanks a mill for listening.
Posts by Steve Ashby
In memory of Éliane Radigue the makers of this documentary have made it free to view online. What a lovely gesture
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Sound is typically an afterthought because it’s misunderstood. It’s one of the most powerful tools in storytelling. It’s never too early to think about it. Make room at the table for your sound collaborators in pre production.
👇from Oscar winning sound designer, Randy Thom
RIP to Éliane Radigue (1932-2026)
thank you for taking my ears to places beyond...
places of suspended time...
a huge influence.
A Closer Listen reviews Autechre Guitar. 🟩
acloserlisten.com/2026/02/21/s...
@acloserlisten.bsky.social
If I had one suggestion to those just starting in sound design, it would be to stay curious. Interrogate the world and objects around you. See what they have to say.
I talk a lot about mastering, metadata, mixing, & more, but a sense of play is the best thing we could possibly have in our toolkit.
Picked this up at Extreme Noise Records in Minneapolis this week, as good a slogan for the moment as any #DontTreadonMN
Joyeux anniversaire to French composer Éliane Radigue (b.1932) who turns an incredible 94 years of age today! Her work is proof that subtlety can be seismic, and that the smallest shift can change everything. Long live sustained tones, deep attention and Éliane Radigue!
On December 31, 1995, Bill Watterson published the final 'Calvin & Hobbes' comic strip. #CalvinandHobbes
🌴 Sound design legend Randy Tom takes you behind the sound for Cast Away in this interesting video: https://www.asoundeffect.com/cast-away-film-sound/ #sounddesign #soundeffects #filmsound #filmmaking #audiopost #postproduction #castaway
Stoked to have my piece “Ember” included in @citiesandmemory.bsky.social Sounds of the Year compilation. I had a blast working on the piece based around an inspiring field recording from Rafael Diogo. An amazing collection of artists and pieces.
citiesandmemory.bandcamp.com/album/sounds...
Today’s #badsoundjoke 😉❤️🔊
William S. Burroughs, A Thanksgiving Prayer, 1990
slur / granular [patch share]
grab it at —> tomhall.xyz/maxmsp/patches
I’ve been meaning to share this one for a long while
This patch is the ultimate “processor/mangler” for sound, from subtly chord drone, vocal processing & breakbeat choppage
Have fun, tag me if you make something with it 🫡
Alison Knowles (29 April 1933–29 October 2025)
At The Wire website, Irene Revell reflects on the life and work of Fluxus co-founder Alison Knowles, who died in October
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...
Myself and Stephen Vitiello celebrate the release of our record of threes - Trinity - out on American dreams today!
lawrenceenglish.bandcamp.com/album/trinity
New article by George Vlad @georgevlad.bsky.social on EarthFM
Drop rigs, tree ears and landscape nodes.
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New recording in Botswana, at the Limpopo River by Vicki Hallett.
Listen to the day rising in a lush woodland.
@vickihallett.bsky.social
earth.fm/recordings/d...
“while the artworld and popular culture seemed to favor spectacle, i was interested in silence, humility, intimacy, and thus began to describe my work as having a lowercase aesthetic—and i viewed the term as a quiet form of protest.”
—Steve Roden (1964-2023)
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flyer - Steve Ashby at Reforesters Laboratory.
tonight. tonight at Reforesters Laboratory.
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Love this. It’s that time of year. Today’s #badsoundjoke ❤️👂
Steve Silberman is not here to shout it — so it’s up to all of us.
Vaccines don’t cause autism.
Neither does Tylenol. (I mean seriously WTF?!?!)
The “epidemic” of autism is the result of increased testing, broader definitions, and raised awareness.
LOUDER.
My new Arctic album is now available for preorder:
f-o-m.bandcamp.com/album/near-t...! Five compositions inspired by the unique wildlife, environments, and human histories of Svalbard and Greenland. Available from forms of minutiae as a limited-edition CD+booklet or digital download+PDF booklet.
Decided on a whim to put the app on sale for the next few days for cheap - $5.99. Great time to grab it if you’ve been waiting!