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BESSEMER SAINTS @clebsaints.bsky.social · Sep 3

Hey, note to new follows:
We didn't follow you to get you to listen to us;
We followed you bc we want to listen to you, especially when you talk about music.
Talk is the oxygen of music culture, + today doesn't have enough of it.
Also, we're a band of people; not just billboards.

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RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Aug 9

#MusicSky

RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Aug 9

Sharon Van Etten is such a treasure. Her Remind Me Tomorrow record produced by John Congleton changed the way we thought about composition / production. And love the new Attachment Theory material. This stripped down KEXP performance is 🔥

youtu.be/5sLQTSK9bvQ?...

Sharon Van Etten - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

YouTube video by KEXP

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RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Aug 9

Sharon Van Etten is such a treasure. Her Remind Me Tomorrow record produced by John Congleton changed the way we thought about composition / production. And love the new Attachment Theory material. This stripped down KEXP performance is 🔥

youtu.be/5sLQTSK9bvQ?...

Sharon Van Etten - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

YouTube video by KEXP

youtu.be

RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Aug 5

Also hoping to revisit collab idea w/ @rockstarelise.com. Traded some voice notes we’re excited about. Let’s see if we can manifest a solid Bluesky #MusicSky finding each other story.

RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Aug 5

Ok. back at it this month. Had to hit day job for bit to fund next phase — new release coming (been done for a year, but now it’s time). New track in works — something to process the violence in this world. & video we started last Oct, but editing / learning new software took longer than we thought.

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RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Aug 5

Ok. back at it this month. Had to hit day job for bit to fund next phase — new release coming (been done for a year, but now it’s time). New track in works — something to process the violence in this world. & video we started last Oct, but editing / learning new software took longer than we thought.

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Hoyt @jphoyt.bsky.social · Jul 19

🤘🤘

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RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Jul 19

lol

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RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Jul 17

Oh trust me — as kids of Cuban immigrants — we get this take. The phobia fever is real.

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RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Jul 17

Correct. But the mythology of the virtues of “free market capitalism” persists… and less-informed peeps end up designing their lives with faulty encoding in pursuit of this ideal.

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Living Colour @livingcolour.com · Jul 14

37yrs ago, our second single from Vivid, Cult Of Personality, was released - July 14, 1988!

Thank you to every fan who’s ever cranked it to 11, moshed to it, studied the lyrics, questioned authority, and demanded more. This song belongs to all of you now.

#LivingColour #CultOfPersonality

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RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Jul 15

Confirmed. This was impressive AF 🫡

Dustin Ragland @youngweather.bsky.social · Jul 13

Deafheaven on KEXP is magnificent: m.youtube.com/watch?v=hxv-...

Deafheaven - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)

YouTube video by KEXP

m.youtube.com

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RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Jul 13

Can’t wait to spend some time with this performance.

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RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Jul 11

Kind of felt like we started the summer with a little hometown Miami mini tour - we played Wynwood, Little Havana, and Little Haiti twice. Great crowds. So fun. #MusicSky #indiemusic #indietronica #altpop

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Ether Diver @etherdiver.bsky.social · Jul 12

I created this overview of different synthesis types/approaches as part of my How to Synth/synth programming guide, but it's a pretty handy reference/overview for when you need to remember "What's the difference between samples and wavetables?"

www.etherdiver.com/how-to-synth...

#synths #synthesis

How To Synth: Types of Synthesis – Ether Diver

www.etherdiver.com

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Katie Tavini @katietavini.bsky.social · Jul 11

Updated my website with new mastering work - www.katietavini.co.uk

Katie Tavini - Mastering Engineer

Katie Tavini is a talented mastering engineer trusted by Rudimental, Arlo Parks, Bloc Party, Nadine Shah and many more.

www.katietavini.co.uk

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RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Jul 11

Kind of felt like we started the summer with a little hometown Miami mini tour - we played Wynwood, Little Havana, and Little Haiti twice. Great crowds. So fun. #MusicSky #indiemusic #indietronica #altpop

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RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Jul 6

So happy for the joy we see on our friend’s face.

Emily ‘Cutie of Darkness’ AF 🧛‍♀️🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️✨ @rockstarelise.com · Jul 6

By November of 2020, I was at the end of my rope. Though it took 15 more months, transition had became my only real path forward. I had known I was a girl for 40 years, but I finally had to do something about it. I’m so fucking glad I did. 💗✨

A very sad looking white man in his early 40s with heavy beard shadow sitting in what looks to be a recording studio, although it’s blurry behind him.

A beautiful white woman in her mid 40s sits on a gray leather couch under a blanket. She’s wearing a yellow tank top that makes her boobs look very nice!

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RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Jul 1

🙏 Thank you, friends!!!

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RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Jul 1

Whew… 3 shows over last 3 weeks and another one next week. Everyone so far has been a joy / an experience... Doing the work and bringing along new peeps with every show. Feels right. Go do the thing, friends. This is fun. #MusicSky

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RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Jun 27

Show tonight. Bar Nancy. Miami. 🫡

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RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Jun 25

Going to go throw some gratuitous Crystallizer on a track for no reason at all 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🏳️‍🌈🫡

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RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Jun 25

Just when I thought I couldn’t love the Soundtoys collection of plugins any more.

Stan Stewart (muz4now) @muz4now.com · Jun 25

Soundtoys Donating 100% Of Sales On June 25 & 26 To Supporting LGBTQIA+ Civil Rights www.synthtopia.com/content/2025...

Soundtoys Donating 100% Of Sales On June 25 & 26 To Supporting LGBTQIA+ Civil Rights

Customers who purchase any Soundtoys plug-in, bundle, or upgrade during the campaign period will help support Lambda Legal’s legal advocacy, public policy work, and impact litigation efforts across…

www.synthtopia.com

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RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Jun 24

Holy shit... i didn't realize we had new Kae Tempest out... and a new album coming.

one of my fav / standout artists of the last decade.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTDO...

Kae Tempest - Statue In The Square (Official Video)

YouTube video by KaeTempestVEVO

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RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Jun 23

Happy birthday, brother!

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RAKER @rakermusic.bsky.social · Jun 23

Listening to Still Corners’ Black Lagoon… it’s as if Suzanne Vega and Chris Isaak were doing a version of Bronski Beat’s Smalltown Boy.. this is a feature, not a bug.

youtu.be/LpbrvJzHITU?...

Still Corners - Black Lagoon (OFFICIAL VIDEO)

YouTube video by Still Corners

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