Beau Sorenson
@beaunoise.bsky.social
producer / engineer / strange noises
beaunoise.bandcamp.com
beaunoise.com
beaunoise.bandcamp.com
beaunoise.com
absolutely *essential* book for anyone interested in music and recording. even if you have zero interest in the artists he worked with!
i reread it once a year and it never fails to inspire.
i reread it once a year and it never fails to inspire.
February 5, 2026 at 7:16 PM
absolutely *essential* book for anyone interested in music and recording. even if you have zero interest in the artists he worked with!
i reread it once a year and it never fails to inspire.
i reread it once a year and it never fails to inspire.
my long-held belief that wealthy people should be put into small metal cans and exploded at the bottom of the ocean doesn’t seem so extreme anymore
February 5, 2026 at 5:43 AM
my long-held belief that wealthy people should be put into small metal cans and exploded at the bottom of the ocean doesn’t seem so extreme anymore
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it’s happened to all of us.
I was listening to an ambient album once and the last track ended on this incredible five-minute drone. Or so I thought! It was the fridge playing up!
January 22, 2026 at 4:16 AM
it’s happened to all of us.
second new @sugarcopperblue.bsky.social song is out!
recorded & mixed at tiny telephone dot gov in oakland california
somehow i also took the press photo??? such is life
check out those tour dates:
pitchfork.com/news/sugar-a...
recorded & mixed at tiny telephone dot gov in oakland california
somehow i also took the press photo??? such is life
check out those tour dates:
pitchfork.com/news/sugar-a...
Sugar Are Going on Their First Tour in 30 Years
Plus, Bob Mould and his bandmates have shared the new song “Long Live Love”
pitchfork.com
January 21, 2026 at 5:38 PM
second new @sugarcopperblue.bsky.social song is out!
recorded & mixed at tiny telephone dot gov in oakland california
somehow i also took the press photo??? such is life
check out those tour dates:
pitchfork.com/news/sugar-a...
recorded & mixed at tiny telephone dot gov in oakland california
somehow i also took the press photo??? such is life
check out those tour dates:
pitchfork.com/news/sugar-a...
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why is it that i keep trying to buy car insurance and then winding up on the wikipedia page for primus
January 14, 2026 at 11:23 PM
why is it that i keep trying to buy car insurance and then winding up on the wikipedia page for primus
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In retrospect maybe it was a mistake to allow the breakdown of objective reality
January 6, 2026 at 4:48 AM
In retrospect maybe it was a mistake to allow the breakdown of objective reality
qotd: what car do you want most, but know would be an absolutely miserable experience to own?
January 12, 2026 at 9:05 PM
qotd: what car do you want most, but know would be an absolutely miserable experience to own?
recorded in a wisconsin warehouse in the middle of summer, mixed at my house in oakland.
thanks to WW for letting me press space bar & thank you @mysteryroommastering.com for putting the transients exactly where i like 'em
thanks to WW for letting me press space bar & thank you @mysteryroommastering.com for putting the transients exactly where i like 'em
@stereogum.com has the scoop on the new Wristwatch album that’s out now.
Recorded & Mixed by @beaunoise.bsky.social
Mastered Here
Recorded & Mixed by @beaunoise.bsky.social
Mastered Here
Wristwatch's Tightly Wound Garage Punk LP 'III' Hits Hard
Madison’s Wristwatch play a sharp-edged, high-strung form of garage punk, like the Buzzcocks meet Dark Thoughts. The vocals are theatrically forceful and piercing in a way that reminds me of Jay Reata...
stereogum.com
January 7, 2026 at 5:06 PM
recorded in a wisconsin warehouse in the middle of summer, mixed at my house in oakland.
thanks to WW for letting me press space bar & thank you @mysteryroommastering.com for putting the transients exactly where i like 'em
thanks to WW for letting me press space bar & thank you @mysteryroommastering.com for putting the transients exactly where i like 'em
"you're mixing a song for a band. there is a stick click inside the last drum fill. nobody mentioned it. do you remove the click, or do you leave the performance as it is?"
January 7, 2026 at 2:52 AM
"you're mixing a song for a band. there is a stick click inside the last drum fill. nobody mentioned it. do you remove the click, or do you leave the performance as it is?"
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The hell you mean I need new tires I just got these in 2017
January 6, 2026 at 3:33 AM
The hell you mean I need new tires I just got these in 2017
what is the worst instrument and why is it always an acoustic guitar
January 6, 2026 at 3:12 AM
what is the worst instrument and why is it always an acoustic guitar
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January 5, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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Herbert Bayer, Image with Green Moon, 1961
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135187
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135187
January 5, 2026 at 8:50 PM
Herbert Bayer, Image with Green Moon, 1961
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135187
https://botfrens.com/collections/14377/contents/1135187
t_beau_beyond.wav
January 4, 2026 at 2:50 AM
t_beau_beyond.wav
2026 sucks
Breaking some news for @coyotemedia.org here.
Incredibly sad about this — some of the best nights of my life have involved this club — but I’m also so honored and grateful to Ramona, Kathleen and Lynn for trusting me with this story.
www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
Incredibly sad about this — some of the best nights of my life have involved this club — but I’m also so honored and grateful to Ramona, Kathleen and Lynn for trusting me with this story.
www.coyotemedia.org/san-francisc...
Beloved SF Club Bottom of the Hill to Close at the End of 2026
One of the city’s last independent music venues, Bottom of the Hill has survived waves of gentrification, COVID closures, and more throughout its 35 years. Now, owners say it’s last call — on their ow...
www.coyotemedia.org
January 3, 2026 at 12:47 AM
2026 sucks
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Dry January also applies to reverb.
January 1, 2026 at 10:12 PM
Dry January also applies to reverb.
counterpoint : most other times of the year are more wonderful, sometimes several orders of magnitude more wonderful
December 29, 2025 at 4:33 AM
counterpoint : most other times of the year are more wonderful, sometimes several orders of magnitude more wonderful
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it’s like Anthony Bourdain said: once you’ve been to San Francisco, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Marc Andreessen to death with your bare hands
December 26, 2025 at 3:16 PM
it’s like Anthony Bourdain said: once you’ve been to San Francisco, you’ll never stop wanting to beat Marc Andreessen to death with your bare hands
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I feel the same way about music, and I think the battle is lost there – most people, I think, consider that if listening doesn’t give them what they already know they wanted, then they are not interested – for me, I want to learn more, absorb more, understand more. To be stretching
December 24, 2025 at 5:12 PM
I feel the same way about music, and I think the battle is lost there – most people, I think, consider that if listening doesn’t give them what they already know they wanted, then they are not interested – for me, I want to learn more, absorb more, understand more. To be stretching
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atmospheric matter // handcut paper collage on found vintage photograph, december 2025
#collage #queerart #foundphoto
#collage #queerart #foundphoto
December 24, 2025 at 12:52 AM
atmospheric matter // handcut paper collage on found vintage photograph, december 2025
#collage #queerart #foundphoto
#collage #queerart #foundphoto
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Wish I could add 45 degrees of phase shift to food
December 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Wish I could add 45 degrees of phase shift to food
someone should make a plugin emulation of the UREI 1176 compressor/limiter
December 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
someone should make a plugin emulation of the UREI 1176 compressor/limiter
