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electronic music producer / synth builder / librarian Blending (+bending) electronic styles, alka is vast enough for wide open spaces or condensed urban settings. it is the place where lucidity and obscurity meet. https://fanlink.tv/themagnitude

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alka @magicksquare.bsky.social · Nov 12

For all newcomers, welcome! I am an electronic music producer who has worked with lovely folks such as Roger O’Donnell (the Cure / Thompson Twins), Vince Clarke (Depeche Mode / Yazoo / Erasure), Christian Savill (Slowdive / Monster Movie), etc. Pls give a follow! Always up for collaboration as well.

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alka @magicksquare.bsky.social · 20h

digital: 29/10/25
red vinyl: 14/11/25
preorders are open: mfl-stores.myshopify.com/collections/...

alka @magicksquare.bsky.social · 3d

You are all going to love Roger’s new electronic album. Here he talks about his process and his amazing career as the synthesist (trademark pending ;)

Roger ODonnell @rogerodonnell.com · 3d

Had the great pleasure of speaking to David from Keyboard Chronicles at length a couple of weeks ago about keyboards and music and writing and life and The Cure and Projectiobs.

keyboardchronicles.com/2025/10/09/r...

Roger O'Donnell - The Cure / Psychedelic Furs / Solo Artist (Part 1) - The Keyboard Chronicles

Roger O’Donnell is a long-serving member of The Cure, shaping their sound for coming up to 40 years (with a couple of breaks). Aside from that critical role, Roger formerly held down keys duties with ...

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Roger ODonnell @rogerodonnell.com · 3d

Teaser video for Pojections by Mimi Supernova... shes actually making videos for all the songs. Digital release 10/29 and vinyl a couple of weeks later by pre order now!

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Mortality Tables @mortalitytables.bsky.social · 9d

Vince Clarke has remixed and created a video for ‘soliloquy’ by alka, taken from ‘the magnitude weighs heavy’.

Watch it here:

youtu.be/YdThYB_ypT0?...

A rapidly diminishing number of CDs available here:

mortalitytables.bandcamp.com/album/the-ma...

#bandcampfriday @magicksquare.bsky.social

alka - soliloquy (Vince Clarke Version)

YouTube video by Mortality Tables

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Futurism @futurism.com · 9d

"To measure these properties, we should attempt to use all telescopes on Earth and in space."

Mysterious Object Cruising Through Solar System May Have Emitted a Signal, Scientist Says

Harvard astornomer Avi Loeb suggests interstellar object 3I/ATLAS could've sent off the Wow! Signal back in 1977.

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alka @magicksquare.bsky.social · 13d

My interview with Side-Line Magazine where I talk about Jhonn Balance, E-mu samplers, Japanese pop culture, and decaying collaborations is out now... www.side-line.com/alka-intervi...

Alka interview: The magnitude weighs heavy

It’s been nearly 5 years since the artist behind the intriguing name Alka - discovered by Vince Clarke - last came out with a new album.

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Roger ODonnell @rogerodonnell.com · 17d

My long time collaborator Alka have a new record out today and of course its fantastic... here's a link for Apple Music but you can find it on all streaming platforms and also as a CD. Sadly I dont have a CD player anywhere any more!

music.apple.com/gb/album/the...

The Magnitude Weighs Heavy by Alka on Apple Music

Album · 2025 · 13 Songs

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Mortality Tables @mortalitytables.bsky.social · 17d

alka - the magnitude weighs heavy : a reflection

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alka – the magnitude weighs heavy : a reflection

A moment of reflection following today’s release of the magnitude weighs heavy by alka. You can pick up a CD copy at mortalitytables.bandcamp.com I first got to know Bryan Michael (alka) in 2…

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Chloe/ RAICA @chloeharris.bsky.social · 17d

raica.bandcamp.com/follow_me <3 So many upcoming things!!!

Raica

Play beats, make beats, listen to beats, dance to beats.

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Chloe/ RAICA @chloeharris.bsky.social · 17d

go check out bryan's music!

Mortality Tables @mortalitytables.bsky.social · 17d

alka - the magnitude weighs heavy

Limited CD available at mortalitytables.bandcamp.com

The third in an unofficial trilogy comprised of 'The Colour Of Terrible Crystal' (2017) and 'Regarding the Auguries' (2020), both released on Vince Clarke’s VeryRecords.

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alka @magicksquare.bsky.social · 17d

still have my OG 🖤

alka @magicksquare.bsky.social · 17d

For fans of synth laden moody atmospheric electronic music 🎶

alka @magicksquare.bsky.social · 17d

Today we release my 5th full length on Mortality Tables.

After a series of breakdowns... The Magnitude Weighs Heavy

ltd. CD and downloads: mortalitytables.bandcamp.com/album/the-ma...

streaming: music.apple.com/us/album/the...

the magnitude weighs heavy, by alka

13 track album

mortalitytables.bandcamp.com

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Mortality Tables @mortalitytables.bsky.social · 18d

TOMORROW: alka ‘the magnitude weighs heavy’

Limited CD and unlimited digital editions available tomorrow.

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florgoth @florgoth.bsky.social · 21d

🎶 New ALBUM releases! Sept. 22 - Sept. 28 🎶

THURSDAY
@magicksquare.bsky.social via @mortalitytables.bsky.social
mortalitytables.bandcamp.com

FRIDAY
Ddrome via @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social
cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/sillily

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alka @magicksquare.bsky.social · 21d

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alka @magicksquare.bsky.social · 21d

New album by alka out on 9/25 on Mortality Tables mortalitytables.bandcamp.com

Thx!

Mortality Tables

E Peritia Ratio sound | art | words | insurance Est. Bloomsbury, 2019

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alka @magicksquare.bsky.social · 22d

I really enjoy it - It’s nearly there for me - just needs a tad more options/tracks for my use

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alka @magicksquare.bsky.social · 23d

I didn’t even see that haha my brain is still sleepy too

alka @magicksquare.bsky.social · 23d

At least it seems a little less convoluted workflow wise than the Octatrack but I’m sure there will be some head scratching moments in my future..

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Mortality Tables @mortalitytables.bsky.social · 23d

Ahead of next week’s release of ‘the magnitude weighs heavy’, alka was interviewed for depechemode.de about Coil, working with Vince Clarke, Japanese pop culture and vintage synthesisers. Read it here.

www.depechemode.de/nutze-das-chaos-alka-kehrt-zurueck-mit-the-magnitude-weighs-heavy-95301/

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alka @magicksquare.bsky.social · 23d

It's ticking all the boxes for what I'm after recently which is a portable self-contained unit with sound design and sequencing capabilities. I've really been enjoying the Roland SH-4d for this but yearned for something with sampling, more tracks, and more modulation sources.

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alka @magicksquare.bsky.social · 23d

Well, I ordered a Tonverk. After parting with my Octatrack a couple years back I've been missing the @elektron.se experience. My love for their gear started with the MachineDrum after @rogerodonnell.com convinced me I needed one sometime in the early aughts.

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alka @magicksquare.bsky.social · 23d

Possible test points perhaps.

alka @magicksquare.bsky.social · 24d

Listen Back: Sneak peak of Roger’s new upcoming album I assisted with additional programming on.

www.mixcloud.com/do_you_radio...

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