Well, it’s Monday on Mastodon, and thanks to Mastodon, my Monday song remains my most popular track. If you haven’t heard it yet, Monday is the time to check it out.
No gods, no masters and absolutely no fucking algorithms. Just pure, undiluted essence of weirdo, rendered in musical form. Start with Psychedelic Ghost Stories, then dip into Metaphysical Shitposting once you've got the taste for it.
@synths My album Keep Out of Reach of Children is available for FREE on Bandcamp right now. It’s pure electronic sound & I hope it connects with folks.
New followers, recent friends and curious onlookers, the best place to start with my music is Psychedelic Ghost Stories. Released a year ago tomorrow, this is still the best representation of my work and worldview as an artist.
My treasured, most excellent followers, amazing fedizens, mischief-makers, music-lovers, and creatures of multiverse. I’m excited!
Today, under the light of a full moon, I present to you, a brand new Dgar song! Airlock is out now!!
Also, I have bonus shenanigans.
I’d like to give some algorithms a good punch in the face, and shock them into noticing this, my first new release of the year. If you would be generous enough to give my new track a play (or three) on your favourite streaming service (and your second and third favourite streaming service if you’re up for it), I would very much appreciate it.
This experiment will need a lot of people, so please don’t scroll by. I really do need your help to do this. It’s a short song, a bit over two and a half minutes, and I’m really excited for you to hear it!
It’s my dream that I can spend my days making music and sharing bad jokes for all you beautiful beings. I’m working hard right now to release at least one new song per month for 2024. The goal is to supplement the income from my part-time job, at least enough that I don’t need to get a second job.
Additionally, if we can make a meaningful impact on a song release with this kind of action, I’d love if we were able to help other musicians and songwriters of Mastodon with their song launches in the future. Perhaps we can come up with a hashtag for this kind of mission? Please leave your thoughts, suggestions, and expert knowledge in the comments.
I’ll pin this toot, and share the insights, stats, and relevant results for this experiment in the comments as they become available.
Thank you for your help in my attempt at breaking the interwebs. Hopefully we can give some algorithms something to think about!
Boosts are very much welcome and appreciated! I adore those favourites and likes too!
So I wrote Stupid in my late teens and would play it on occasion in company. The usual first response is "You don't actually think you're stupid, do you?"
I didn't really know how to respond to that. The song is about myself, yes, but I don't think I'm stupid... most of the time. Because, sometimes I was made to feel stupid, because I'd forget stuff, or be absent minded. In fact, all the verses are about how others sometimes made me feel. I didn't know it at the time - it was decades later that I made the connection - that I was writing about ADHD.... I assume... I've never gone and got diagnosed. Anyway, shut up, I'm not stupid. Here's my song I just re-recorded. If this was a new song, I'd wait till it was released before tooting it, but an old, terrible version has been up on Soundcloud for over two years. It's gone now, and this is the new updated version. I'll have to pick a date in February to release it to all the streamy places.
Edit: Date picked. Stupid will go live on all the other streamy places on the 16th February, 2024.
#Dgar Release Schedule:
2024.01.27: Airlock
2024.02.16: Stupid
2024.03.29: Little Black Hatchback
2024.04.20: Gettin Stoned
2024.05.10: Only the Music (Keeps me Alive)
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My first release in 2024 is an energetic, happier drum and bass remix of my first release in 2020. I'm very proud of how I mastered the track! :MOULE_Happy:
You can pre-save and listen to a preview of Halcyon (Remix) here: