Dev____X

@devx

Usually thinking about music & vinyl, often when I should be doing something else. I try and post a #TOTD using the 'random item' option on my #discogs #vinyl collection.

1,288 Following486 Followers1,374 Posts

Bluesky

Is this your profile?Claim it and devx.dirty.social is yours.Claim profile

Dev____X@devx· 2d

Let's just sacrifice a couple of humans to the angry sun god. Just to be on the safe side, eh?

Dev____X@devx· 2d

Dev____X@devx· 2d

Trying to be all cool about this, but seeing the first sliver of moon across the sun and I've turned into this

Dev____X@devx· 3d

Freewheelin Franklin sez: records will get you through times of no money better than money will get you through times of no records

Dev____X@devx· 7d

I looked through the best selling singles of that year and, Joe, there just isn't enough wine in that warehouse to cover this favour. Also I've now been reminded that Nizlopi existed.

Pablo Escobar wonders how he came to be vilified in a world where Nizlopi exist

Dev____X@devx· 10d

This is one of my most 'why arent we out with pitchforks and torches?' facts

Havant Thicket Reservoir is a reservoir currently under construction to the north of the town of Havant in Hampshire, England.[1] It is the first reservoir to be built in Britain in over 30 years.

Dev____X@devx· 25d

Burnham's new cabinet have all got cagoules

Dev____X@devx· Jun 29

😬

Dev____X@devx· Jun 29

Still there today after a few rebrands

Leonardo Hotel Cheltenham, formerly Golden Valley Hotel - location for outdoor shots for soap opera Crossroads

Dev____X@devx· Jun 18

Found this from here: Source: inLibrary share.google/DLEVfj0DXoOk...

commentary rhythm under real-time constraints. One of the most common situations involves
metaphorical expressions used in English commentary to describe tactical behavior or match
situations. Such metaphors are often highly condensed and culturally familiar to Englishspeaking audiences but require adaptation when transferred into Uzbek. For instance:
English commentary: “They parked the bus.”
Uzbek translation: “Ular himoyaga yotib olishdi.”
Here, the original metaphor referring to extremely defensive play is not translated
literally. Instead, the Uzbek version replaces the metaphor with a functional description that
conveys the tactical meaning. The translator prioritizes clarity over metaphorical preservation,
ensuring that the audience immediately understands the defensive strategy being described. This

Dev____X@devx· Jun 13

Hah, the phone just served up this memory. Was this when they launched the Sunday edition after NOTW shut down? I remember they delivered a free one to evey house for some shite reason anyway.

Copy of The Sun newspaper that was delivered free to every house in 2012 as some marketing bullshit. It is wrapped in a postage band addressed to their freepost address with a note telling them to shove it up their arse prior to being dropped in the postbox.

Dev____X@devx· Jun 13

I got to see Ye Vagabonds (Carlow's finest etc etc) on Tuesday evening playing to a small crowd in a tent in the shadow of Corfe Castle. Just seen footage on the 'gram of their sold out show at the Roundhouse on Thursday night so feeling pretty lucky we got to see them in such an intimate space.

Ye Vagabonds playing to a small crowd in a tent, Corfe Mullen

Dev____X@devx· Jun 3

😎

Dev____X@devx· Jun 3

Come on now!

Dev____X@devx· Jun 2

Nailed it on the seats for Kraftwerk tonight, of I do saybso myself!

4 empty podiums on stage before Kraftwerk

Dev____X@devx· May 7

Also lol at this as the description still fits in within the normal range for residents of the IOW 🤣

Despite standing over 2 meters in height, the Sandown Clown had more or less normal human proportions: two arms, two legs, and a round head with identifiable facial features. The similarities to a normal human end there, however: the being's head was described as being too large for its otherwise thin frame, and shaped like a nearly perfect sphere. Its skin was very white, and had the consistency of paper, while its hands and feet possessed only three digits each, and its face seemed to have been crudely painted onto the surface of its head: two blue triangles seemingly represented eyes, while a flat brown rectangle served for a nose, and its mouth had thin yellow lips shaped like an oval, which did not move at all when it spoke or ate. Its hair hung down beneath its hat in sparse, frizzled, reddish-brown strands, and two wooden antennae stuck out from the sides of its head, while more wooden slat-like antennae extended from its wrists and ankles.

Dev____X@devx· Apr 20

Always think of this whenever I hear/see slime mould mentioned

Dev____X@devx· Apr 19

Alan Partidge having ideas for tv - finding the bald man in a boat with Ross Kemp and Steve McFadden

Dev____X@devx· Apr 19

Right, does anybody want an absolute arsehole kitten? Literally took my eyes off it for a few minutes to make a brew 🙄 🤣

Kitten footprints in fresh concrete again

Dev____X@devx· Apr 9

There he is, worn out after a hard day on the tools.

Dev____X@devx· Apr 9

Cats are great lads altogether! Always ready to lend a helping paw. 🙄🤣

Suspicious kitten prints in fresh cement

Dev____X@devx· Apr 4

Even better (from this interview: www.theguardian.com/sport/2004/m...)

When did you first discover music?

When I was at school. I wasn't keen on the 'in' groups of the time like Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, Cockney Rebel, Yes, or Genesis; I was a bit more off the wall. Along with my mate Neil Rogers, I went for the next level of progressive music - bands like Soft Machine, Caravan and Gentle Giant. We used to go to concerts together wearing our Afghan coats. It was around this time in the early 70's I discovered Magma, my true obsession.

When was the first time you heard them?

It was at the Chalk Farm Roundhouse in London where I'd gone to watch the support act, Isotope. I was 17. I had planned to go home before Magma came on but I hung around and had the most musically life-changing experience of my life. I came out in shock; they blew me away. If I had a time machine and could go back to re-live one day of my life, it would be that one.

How would you describe their sound?

They are the musical equivalent of Marmite - you either like them or you don't. They were a Seventies phenomenon but a bit too far out there for most people, even if you liked progressive music. I didn't dare put them on the communal record player at sixth-form because they would have been booed off. Maybe it's because they were French.

Are you offended if people say they are rubbish?

No, I've learnt to keep my mouth shut. While I think they are the best thing I've ever heard - challenging, stimulating, powerful - my wife thinks they've got a pact with the devil. People generally just go: [puffs out his cheeks and shakes his head] sorry!

Didn't you promote a concert for them?

In the late Eighties, I thought it would be nice if they came over to London to do a gig, so I set up Interesting Promotions to promote it. Well, I paid the bill is what I really mean. I never realised that there were 14 of them in the band, which raised the overheads slightly. They did three nights at the Bloomsbury theatre; the last night was a sell-out. I'd done my nuts [spent too much money], too, so it was great. Then I went back to [whispers] playing snooker.

Would you ever do it again?

Interesting Promotions sits there on the loss sheet, so probably not. What would be good, though, is if you could get all of the Canterbury jazz rock bands together and create a festival. They do a similar thing in America called Prog Fest.

So you must know Magma quite well now?

Yes, but I don't pester the life out of them. I admire them from afar. A couple of them came down to the snooker club with me when they were over and smashed a few balls around. The main guy, a jazz drummer called Christian Vander, is my hero. They had their 30-year anniversary in France a couple of years ago and it was brilliant. They are still making music and it's even better than before, I think.

Dev____X@devx· Mar 27

Not now irradiated Chernobly fungus!

Science article about discovery of irradiated fungus in Chernobyl that will inevitably gain sentience & superpowers and eventually take control of the planet. Hopefully. Bound to do a better job than us.

Dev____X@devx· Mar 24

If it's decent minimart, the correct answer is a case of this:

Dev____X@devx· Mar 22

"...22nd March, year of our Lord 2026: yer man says picked instead of dug when referring to spuds. Keep a close eye, possibly developing notions..."

Dev____X@devx· Mar 13

Post a great photo of a musician

B&W photo of Bob Dylan on the street in Liverppol with some kids. Dylan is facing away from the camera looking down the cobbled street in the direction of the kids.

Dev____X@devx· Mar 1

I mean, come on!

Dev____X@devx· Feb 26

Astronauts meme:
It's raining in Ireland again!
Always has been!

Dev____X@devx· Feb 19

Knew I'd seen that photo of Andrew leaving the police station somewhere before.

Dev____X@devx· Feb 14

Last Saturday morning, playing some tunes at the crate-digging, I manged to give myself a papercut taking the first record out of its sleeve. This morning I manged to give myself a papercut taking a freshly delivered record from the cardboard mailer. Hardest game in the world, the old DJing, eh?