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fujee wrote:I just bought my first house. Terrifying and exciting.


Exciting times. Welcome to DIY Club.

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kakanara wrote:wow! big house?


Not especially. Two bedrooms and a loft conversion but that's plenty for me.

Orbited insanitarium wrote:Superb, that’s quite a hefty purchase, well done you! :D I hope you don’t mind but terraced or detached?


Cheers. It's semi-detached.

ANorthernSoul wrote:Exciting times. Welcome to DIY Club.


This is what I'm most excited about - glad I bought a decent drill a few months back. I can get a shed for the garden!
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https://loscil.bandcamp.com/album/lux-refractions

Lux Refractions is a photo book and CD set designed as a companion piece to the 2021 album, Clara.

The LUX book consists of 36 full page photographs printed and perfect-bound by Hemlock Printers in Vancouver. A double-hit of Indigo Black ink on 80lb FSC MIX Lynx Smooth paper is used to provide a rich and soft finish.

The accompanying CD has 4 long form tracks created from the same orchestral palette as Clara.

A single edition of 250 copies.

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Needed a new small power bank and after some research I found out about this brand: INIU.

https://www.amazon.com/INIU-Portable-Ch ... B09176JCKZ

Really happy with this one. It can charge 3 devices at same time. The PD port is in/out even. Handy!

I usually buy cables and power banks from Anker, but this one by INIU was definitely a better choice.

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Vinyl;

Cinematic Orchestra - Ma Fleur
Rone - Tohu Bohu
Parra For Cuva - Juno
Hooverphonic - The Magnificent Tree
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Car-boot CD bargains:

Frank Zappa - hot rats (1969)

Frank Zappa - apostrophe (') (1974)

Frank Zappa - sheik yerbouti (1979)

Jean michel jarre - Chronologie (1993)

Brian Eno with Daniel Lanois & roger eno - Apollo (atmospheres and soundtracks (1983)

Tangerine dream - hyperborea (1983)

Tom waits - bone machine (1992)

King crimson - in the court of the crimson king (1969)

Yes - fragile (1972)

Spiritulized - ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space (1997)
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Orbited insanitarium wrote:Car-boot CD bargains:

Frank Zappa - hot rats (1969)

Frank Zappa - apostrophe (') (1974)

Frank Zappa - sheik yerbouti (1979)

Jean michel jarre - Chronologie (1993)

Brian Eno with Daniel Lanois & roger eno - Apollo (atmospheres and soundtracks (1983)

Tangerine dream - hyperborea (1983)

Tom waits - bone machine (1992)

King crimson - in the court of the crimson king (1969)

Yes - fragile (1972)

Spiritulized - ladies and gentlemen we are floating in space (1997)


+ tom waits, screamy red man

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Tickets to see Godspeed You! Black Emperor in April!

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Vinyl;

The Alan Parsons Project - Eye in the sky
the Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
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Josh wrote:Tickets to see Godspeed You! Black Emperor in April!


Sweet! Is this your first Godspeed gig?

I've got tickets to see them in January. My only worry is another UK lockdown driving a stake through my plans, as of course, winter will be prime time for that shit.

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Josh wrote:Tickets to see Godspeed You! Black Emperor in April!


Nice :) I'm seeing them in March
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Sherbet Head wrote:
Josh wrote:Tickets to see Godspeed You! Black Emperor in April!


Sweet! Is this your first Godspeed gig?

I've got tickets to see them in January. My only worry is another UK lockdown driving a stake through my plans, as of course, winter will be prime time for that shit.


Yes, it will be. It's a long way off and yeah, who knows what fresh hell will happen between now and then, but fingers crossed for us both.

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The new Lone album on vinyl. Really excited for this one to arrive.
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Some cds:

1: weather report - live and unreleased (2002)

2: Marvin Gaye - what’s going on (1971)

3: Shuggie Otis - inspiration information (1974)

4: hot tuna - live at the New Orleans house, Berkeley (1969)

5: Bill Frisell - blues dream (2001)
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- Stars of the Lid and Their Refinement of the Decline

-The Cardigans - Super Extra Gravity

Both on vinyl. I'm still a sucker for the pop/rock the Cardigans make. Also this is my first Starts of the Lid album on vinyl, it not only sounds amazing and calms me down, it calms my 4 month old son down as well. Proper find haha.
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Some oldies on vinyl;

Bruce Springsteen - The River
Al Stewart - Year of the Cat
Simple Minds - New Gold Dream (81/82/83/84)
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Fiestaware plate to add to this black light room I have been working on. As soon as you turn the light on, everything fluoresces.
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A new handle for an axe I restored.
I used it to split wood from a tree which was hit by lightning.
The tree was the biggest I've ever cut down and it was a profound experience.
The wood is for a winter solstice bonfire.

If anyone is in the states and wants to come out for the celebration, it'll be during the full moon directly before the solstice.

Oh, the axe head! I found it buried beneath several inches of sand and dirt next to an old barn that belonged to my wife's grandfather. It's almost 100 years old. I thought it was a good way to honor his memory, by restoring it and actually using it.

I would've preferred to craft my own handle from the same tree but it wasn't an option. Next time.

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A new raising system for my work desk, since I am in IT, spend an inordinary amount of time at the keyboard and since I separated from my partner recently, I got myself an electric system that allows me to work sitting or standing.

Waiting on delivery :)
Molest me not with this pocket calculator stuff.

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