Simon Collison

colly@mastodon.social

Creative director & digital designer / Experienced independent generalist / Artist and musician as <a href="https://mastodon.social/@sitenonsite" class="u-url mention">@sitenonsite</a>

Posts

Post #3543101
Digging the secret SILO website that’s just appeared (signposted from a weird YouTube video). A reminder of how fun the web can be at building mystery around other media. The last time I fell into something like this was the site that helped make sense of German time travel show Dark. https://howdidwelosethisworld.com
Post #1752881
Back from a week working and walking on the edge of Saddleworth. Nothing restores my positivity quite like spending time on the Pennine moors. https://colly.com/journal/a-week-on-the-moors
Post #940113
Almost finished part three of my Tokyo roundup. Here’s a preview...
Post #699325
RE: https://mastodon.social/@jonhicks/115588370787057240 I love this so much. Jon&#39;s side project is a wonderful example of what it means to really love music and how rewarding it is to be a fan.
Post #699324
Yet to come down from last night’s Radiohead gig. We were lucky to get codes and decided we’d stump for vip tickets if that’s all there was, and got front row. I’ve seen them several times, including Glasto ‘97, but last night was perfect, the entire band totally up for it. Just… wow. Here’s Jonny…
Post #699322
A deep one for fellow fans... https://colly.com/journal/radiohead-o2-arena-london
Post #699320
Here’s my 22nd annual music roundup — bigger and more ridiculously obsessive than ever. https://colly.com/journal/twenty-twentyfive-in-music
Post #699318
Spent the day re-recording software piano parts on a lovely Yamaha YU-11 in a tiny Harajuku studio — then went record shopping.
Post #699317
Lots of Sakamoto moments on this trip. Watched the Tokyo Melody 4K restoration and also got up close with his Fairlight CMI. The highlight was an afternoon at Sakamoto Library (secret location, strictly no photos). Incredible to quietly read a book that I know he cherished and discover his margin notes and underlines.
Post #699287
Happy Setsubun (&quot;seasonal division,&quot; the day before spring in the old Japanese calendar). I was half-blind from staring into the sun, but managed to catch a packet of beans, which should help me ward off a few demons.
Post #699281
Finally getting around to documenting this trip. Fifteen packed days, so I’m splitting it into three posts — here’s the first. https://colly.com/journal/return-to-tokyo-part-1
Post #698456
Another time-consuming but deeply rewarding home repair. I love this amp far too much to replace it, and there’s really no excuse when there’s a detailed YouTube video of a Turkish chap repairing the very same 44-year-old Technics amplifier. I came close to despair with the input switches, but I bloody did it.
Post #523209
One for fellow spoolers: WalkmanLand is a database of all 80s/90s portable cassette players (found via @simplebits&#39; fine newsletter). My WM-22 still outperforms any modern alternatives and it&#39;s lovely to get this much detail. https://walkman.land/sony/wm-22