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Owen Ashworth
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Formerly the dude from Casiotone for the Painfully Alone, currently the dude from Advance Base

Chicago, Illinois

https://linktr.ee/advancebase
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advancebase.bsky.social
It's the 20th anniversary of Etiquette, the 4th album by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone. I'll always remember Etiquette as the album that came to me in a dream.

Near the end of 2004, I only had a few songs written for my 4th album when I dreamt that it was already finished & had leaked.
A picture of a 48 year old man holding a record he made 20 years ago
January 22, 2026 at 4:31 PM
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orindal.bsky.social
Lessons, the new album by bobbie, is out March 6 on Orindal Records.

Watch the music video for leadoff track "Cloud Vision" directed by Membra

youtu.be/bcW-top4-rU?...
January 21, 2026 at 3:53 PM
advancebase.bsky.social
Come say hi to me at this thing on Sunday!
orindal.bsky.social Orindal Records @orindal.bsky.social · 2d
CHICAGO: Come visit me at the Orindal Records table at the Empty Bottle Record Fair this Sunday, January 25! There'll be fun free giveaways plus discounted vinyl, tapes, CDs & other merch. I'll be hanging out from 5-10 PM.

The event is free but you can RSVP here: www.ticketweb.com/event/empty-...
A flyer for the January 25 Empty Bottle Record Fair A picture of me, Owen Ashworth, waving from behind the Orindal Records table at a previous record fair
January 20, 2026 at 10:42 PM
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jenpkelly.bsky.social
Jennifer Kelly is facing a tough battle against cancer after her diagnosis on Christmas Day, and the costs are overwhelming. Please consider clicking the link below to donate or share it with others who might help. gofund.me/7a7486b6b
Donate to Support Jennifer Kelly’s battle against cancer., organized by Jennifer Kelly
On December 25 (yes, Christmas), I was diagnosed with a large, aggressi… Jennifer Kelly needs your support for Support Jennifer Kelly’s battle against cancer.
gofund.me
January 18, 2026 at 1:56 PM
advancebase.bsky.social
Here's a cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the U.S.A." I recorded alone on my 4-track in 2007.

This version has real human vocals (unlike the vocoder version that ended up on the Casiotone for the Painfully Alone compilation Advance Base Battery Life).

cftpa.bandcamp.com/track/born-i...
Born in the U.S.A. (4-track version), by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
track by Casiotone for the Painfully Alone
cftpa.bandcamp.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:02 PM
advancebase.bsky.social
Heading out to the west coast with Moontype in March! Tickets are on sale now at advancebasemusic.com
A FLYER FOR ADVANCE BASE'S SPRING TOUR Mar 15, 2026- Denver, CO @ Glob (w/ Moontype) Mar 16, 2026- Laramie, WY @ Ruffed Up Duck Saloon (w/ Moontype) Mar 17, 2026- Provo, UT @ 3hive (w/ Moontype, Mooninite & Kiki LaPomme) Mar 19, 2026- Seattle, WA @ The Black Lodge (w/ Moontype) Mar 20, 2026- Vancouver, BC @ LanaLou's (w/ Moontype) Mar 21, 2026- Portland, OR @ The Showdown (w/ Moontype & bobbie) Mar 22, 2026- Eugene, OR @ Art House (w/ Dust Congress & bobbie) Mar 24, 2026- Oakland, CA @ Thee Stork Club (w/ Moontype & bobbie) Mar 25, 2026- Los Angeles, CA @ The Moroccan Lounge (w/ Moontype & bobbie) Mar 26, 2026- San Ysidro, CA @ El Salon Theatre (w/ Moontype & bobbie)
January 14, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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varioussmallflames.bsky.social
"The sound of an individual reaching out beyond their confines in order to share their energy. Songs are awake when you sing them. Between the performer and the performee flows an electricity."

Alive People by Ruth Garbus, out via Orindal Records.

varioussmallflames.co.uk/2023/08/31/r...
September 5, 2023 at 11:20 AM
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katmabu.bsky.social
You and your wife drop your 6-year-old off at school. You just moved here. You see ICE terrorizing your new neighbors. You film them, as is your legal right. Your wife complies with orders. She is then shot in the head. You still have to pick up your child later today.

This could be you.
Distraught woman says ICE killed her wife in video after deadly Minneapolis shooting "They killed my wife," the distraught woman says, adding, "They shot her in the head." An ICE agent shot and killed a 37-year-old woman who was driving an SUV in Minneapolis on Wednesday. / Screenshot/@Breaking911 "They killed my wife. I don't know what to do," the woman says through sobs in the footage, with a damaged SUV visible in the distance behind her. "We stopped to videotape, and they shot her in the head," the woman cries. "We have a six-year-old at school," she says, almost unable to breathe, as a chaotic scene in which federal officers prevented at least one doctor who was on the scene from assisting the shot victim unfolds. "We're new here," the distraught woman says in despair.
January 8, 2026 at 12:15 AM
advancebase.bsky.social
Out this Friday on @orindal.bsky.social !!!
January 6, 2026 at 2:10 PM
advancebase.bsky.social
Today is the last day you can watch my Christmas Special!
advancebase.bsky.social Owen Ashworth @advancebase.bsky.social · 24d
Happy New Year!
Advance Base Christmas Special 2025 is still free to watch through January 5, 2026.
youtu.be/tMta7JY6Pxs?...
January 5, 2026 at 5:18 PM
advancebase.bsky.social
My heart
January 3, 2026 at 2:31 AM
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orindal.bsky.social
2025 was another busy year for Orindal Records! The label released seven new albums across three physical formats, a vinyl reissue & a digital single. Plus, we already have a ton of great releases planned for 2026, our 15th year as an independent record label!

Thank you for your support!
Orindal Records Class of 2025: KRISTIN DAELYN- Beyond the Break LP/CD MOONTYPE- I Let The Wind Push Down On Me LP/CD LISA/LIZA- Ocean Path CS HERBAL TEA- Hear as the Mirror Echoes LP/CS ADVANCE BASE- Wall of Tears & Other Songs I Didn't Write LP (reissue) MATT BACHMANN- Compost Karaoke CS GREG JAMIE- Across a Violet Pasture LP/CS SPENCER RADCLIFFE- Ohio Vision CS bobbie- "I Could Call You" digital single
December 31, 2025 at 4:33 PM
advancebase.bsky.social
Happy New Year!
Advance Base Christmas Special 2025 is still free to watch through January 5, 2026.
youtu.be/tMta7JY6Pxs?...
December 30, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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guessforthrills.bsky.social
Surprise! I released a new EP last night at midnight. Pay whatever you want - I’m donating the money to IYG, a support resource for LGBTQ+ young people in Indiana.

mikeadamsathishonestweight.bandcamp.com/album/dizzy-...
Dizzy In The Dark EP, by Mike Adams At His Honest Weight
5 track album
mikeadamsathishonestweight.bandcamp.com
December 29, 2025 at 1:53 PM
advancebase.bsky.social
Thanks Vish!
December 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
advancebase.bsky.social
Big thanks to Jacob for writing about Horrible Occurrences, an album cursed with a December 2024 release
December 27, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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advancebase.bsky.social
Advance Base Christmas Special 2025 is free to watch through January 5, 2026. Merry Christmas. 🎄

youtu.be/tMta7JY6Pxs?...
December 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
advancebase.bsky.social
Advance Base Christmas Special 2025 is free to watch through January 5, 2026. Merry Christmas. 🎄

youtu.be/tMta7JY6Pxs?...
December 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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orindal.bsky.social
"No Off" is the new video from Robert Stillman's forthcoming album 10,000 Rivers (out January 9, 2026). 10,000 Rivers is a speculative suite of jazz, ambient & smooth pop-inspired compositions that challenge the myths of Silicon Valley's early '90s techno-utopianism.

youtu.be/88R9VlApTZ0?...
No Off
YouTube video by Archaicfuture1
youtu.be
December 16, 2025 at 3:45 PM
advancebase.bsky.social
Milwaukee tonight

www.cactusclubmilwaukee.com/events/advan...
Flyer for Advance Base, Greg Jamie & *1996* tonight in Milwaukee at the Cactus Club
December 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
advancebase.bsky.social
NASHVILLE:
Tickets are on sale now for Advance Base, Moontype & Joe Kenkel at DRKMTTR on Wednesday, February 18.

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Cool show flyer featuring a dog & a man frolicking in the snow
December 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
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orindal.bsky.social
Listen to "I Could Call You", Western Mass. dream pop artist bobbie's first single for Orindal Records.

youtu.be/0jFXJQS8G30?...
Here's a picture of bobbie in a white t-shirt & salmon colored pants
December 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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wheelofrandy.bsky.social
Wheel of Randy is back, with @advancebase.bsky.social, Owen Ashworth from Advance Base.

Owen gives his take on "Last Night I Had a Dream".

This one is special, folks.

open.spotify.com/episode/7iKY...
Uneasy Menace - Last Night I Had A Dream with Owen Ashworth
open.spotify.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
advancebase.bsky.social
This warmed my heart:
MJ Lenderman and the Wind covered "Christmas Steve" by Advance Base at last night's Christmas Jam benefit concert in Asheville, NC.
December 14, 2025 at 2:45 PM
advancebase.bsky.social
I love my car
December 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM