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• Post #4273803

  Bonk Knob Records in collaboration with Eleusis Music would like to bring you... RENOVATING PETUNIAS! A double release party. Showcasing: Bonkwave Superstars -"Bitplanes presents: RenovationWave" Key 13 presents - "Tales of the Unexpected Petunia" https://party.bonkwave.org Monday 3rd August 20:00 UTC 21:00 UK / 22:00 W.Eu / 23:00 E.Eu / 13:00 Pacific / 16:00 East Coast #BonkWAve #NotBonkWave #RenovationWave #Petunias

• Post #4242795

  Ever wondered what the #BonkWave artists do when there's no compilation in progress? Well, set aside some time at 20:00 UTC this Monday (3rd August) and you can find out what a bunch of us have been up to in a cool double-header on the bonkwave.org party server. More details to follow... That's: 20:00 UTC 21:00 UK 22:00 W. Europe 23:00 E. Europe 13:00 (1pm) Vancouver / PST 16:00 (4pm) New York / EST 06:00 (4th Aug) Melbourne (sorry!) 08:00 (4th Aug) Auckland #NotBonkWave

• Post #4112780

  #Spider photos on #Pixelfed - content warning, or not?

• Post #3927519

  So the android app I use to access Pixelfed is called #Pixelix - it seems to work more consistently than the official app, at least for me. They've just announced support for another federated photography based service called #vernissage which I hadn't heard of - but looks possibly more geared towards photographers than pixelfed is, with support for things like EXIF, HDR etc which I would find useful. Has anyone I know tried or used Vernissage yet? Any feedback?

• Post #3502523

  We had a fence panel moved in the garden today. I'm not sure the ants who were nesting up against the concrete base were especially impressed. #ants

• Post #2568555

  Have you ever wanted Key 13 music on physical media? No? What if it came in a beautifully designed box set of 3 mini-CDs? Still no? What if it was free. Completely free. How about then?!! Key 13: Sun + Sea + Aardvarks mini CD Box set. Read here for more: https://words.key13.uk/sun-sea-aardvarks #key13 #miniCD

• Post #2492896

  The full set, printed and burned. Aligning the CD artwork in the printer seems to be a bit random. The same setting doesn't always produce identical results - must be something to do with the way the tray is inserted which is annoying. They do look beautiful though, if I do say so myself! Now I just need a mini box slip to put them in. #key13 #miniCD

• Post #1732135

  With all three of the Autumn Waves releases now uploaded to the radio station, we have over *23 hours* of music! 320 tracks! https://not.what.i.call.radio.bonkwave.org/ A reminder, there's more than just the compilation tracks, we also feature other tracks from contributing artists. If you're one of them, and you want your tracks up there, check the board for more details. #BonkWave #NotBonkWave #NWICRBW #TIBR

• Post #1721671

  The lobby is open right now at https://party.bonkwave.org I would advise any fans of cowbell to get there early. #BonkWave #NotBonkWave #FSoBW

• Post #1672001

  RE: https://ravenation.club/@CCirco/116460048706658755 Get yer Bonk Wave! Fresh Bonk Wave! Today will be your last chance to catch a #BonkWave release party until the next batch... 20:00 UTC at https://party.bonkwave.org #NotBonkWave #FSoBW

• Post #1671989

  A reminder - if you like any of the artists on the #BonkWave releases (and why wouldn't you - there's something for everyone there, surely!) - each artist has their own page on https://music.bonkwave.org/ You can find links to their music, and sometimes a fediverse handle to follow. Just click through their name on any release, or use the "Browse" button top right on the site. For example: https://music.bonkwave.org/c-circo/ #NotBonkWave #FSoBW

• Post #1556864

  Remember those old music files I found on a CD-R a few days ago? I've cleaned them up a little with RX and Ozone, and released them as a mini-album of sorts. These date from the mid-1990s, the files were in a bit of a state and the quality in all respects is.. a bit poor, so listen with that in mind.. https://music.key13.uk/the-prehistory-of-key-13/ I've also written far too many words about them, which no-one should bother to read all at once, but it's here if you wan...

• Post #1389681

  Don't forget - part 2 of Autumn Waves is released tomorrow, with another viewing party at 20:00 UTC at https://party.bonkwave.org #BonkWave #NotBonkWave #FSoBW

• Post #1314794

  RE: https://mastodon.online/@keefmarshall/116414409522772169 Tonight!

• Post #1150762

  The new #FSoBW Autumn Waves 1 tracks are up on the radio station at https://not.what.i.call.radio.bonkwave.org/ You may not know that the radio station doesn't just play tracks from the compilations, but also other tracks from contributing artists. For instance, "Holden Fruit Gambit" by @james - which you might recognise as the "Bonk Wave Clock" music. https://music.strangetextures.com/wrecklamation-point/1/ If you're a contributor and you...

• Post #1100604

  I should probably mention that there is a tiny little new Key 13 track on today's upcoming #BonkWave release. It could be #NotBonkWave I suppose, who knows... The track title was taken from some spam posts we had on the BonkBoard. The track itself was made entirely with Cherry Audio's Elka X soft synth, even the percussion. Release party at 20:00 UTC which is 21:00 in London, 22:00 in Brussels, 16:00 in New York and 13:00 in Vancouver. https://party.bonkwave.org #key13 #FSoBW

• Post #1100600

  RE: https://io.waxandleather.com/@alisynthesis/116382328377449960 Sadly you just missed this week's party - but there's two more on the 17th and 24th! come join us then for parts 2 and 3!

• Post #1023716

  The Four Seasons of Bonk Wave: Autumn Waves will be the biggest Bonk Knob Records release ever. Containing 54 tracks from 45 artists, split over three discs, the releases start with disc 1 *this friday* 10th April, continuing on the 17th and the 24th. Parties at https://party.bonkwave.org, currently scheduled for 20:00UTC each day but keep an eye open in case the timing changes. Thanks to everyone who has made this possible! Ed: 54 not 55! #BonkWave #NotBonkWave #FSoBW #FourSeasonsOfBonkW...

• Post #858531

  It's #MusiciansDay - am I a musician? Who knows.. I generally only use virtual instruments, does that count? But I do make some things that are approximately music, as Key 13. In the last couple of months of 2025 I made some tracks using a real instrument, of sorts - although perhaps it's more of an expensive toy. "audius consumed" was made entirely on a Teenage Engineering OP-XY - and while it starts with me just playing around, I got better... https://musi...

• Post #661861

  Here's a fun thing¹ I've just noticed that I inadvertently used a different centred-dot character for my two similarly named EPs: Sea · Sky · Clouds Sun • Moon • Stars Maddening. The first one is a "middle dot" or "interpunct", Unicode U+00B7. The second is a "bullet" - U+2022 The first one is (possibly?) more grammatically correct, but the second one is easier to type as it's Option-8 on a Mac keyboard. Gah....

• Post #661860

  #FediPuzzles - only one this week. There might be more than one reasonable answer to this, although I have a specific one in mind. Check the alt-text if you're not sure what some of the icons are. Although that may not be entirely helpful, don't want to make it too easy! Please put right and wrong answers behind a content warning, so as not to spoil it for others :)

• Post #577262

  With many of our Fedi musicians developing a new interest in making videos, thanks to the awesome #TIBtv, I wonder if folks would like to share the tools and methods they're using for creating music videos? Let's make a thread.

• Post #245149

  For no particular reason, here's another one from my personal #SuperbOwl photo collection. Tawny owl portrait, from 2011. #SuperbOwls