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DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · 5m

Ngl, I slept on this book for a long time - I've been disappointed by so many books where white academics cover black artists and mangle (or omit entirely) the cultural context. So far, Dilla Time has been downright conscientious in avoiding that "authoritative colonial anthropologist" voice tho...

DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · 12h

Finally reading Dilla Time. Cried twice and now I need to go make music.

I'm on page 5.

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DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · 1d

An embarrassment of riches in the mail today 😁🙌 #localmusic @graphicmelee.bsky.social #tapes

The "R" side of the "Stereo" cassette release by Graphic Melee.

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DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · 1d

Oooh look what came today! 🤩 @waxfed.bsky.social @djmayonnaise.bsky.social #newvinyl

Cover of the 12" vinyl release of "Two" by Waxfed (DJ Mayonnaise+ DJ RPM)

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DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · 3d

That is all.🎐

DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · 7d

⚠️Excited to announce a new @filthyrecs.bsky.social release! We're kicking our new split 7" "VS" series with "VS1: god.damn.chan vs. Won Pound"🥊𝖓𝖊𝖛𝖊𝖗 𝖔𝖓 𝖘𝖙𝖗𝖊𝖆𝖒𝖎𝖓𝖌, limited run of 250 copies. Listen & buy @ filthyrecs.com ($15 + shipping) @goddamnchan.bsky.social

Filthy Records & Tapes | Discover Unique Merch

Not your average merch. Not your average label. Filthy delivers quality music + gear for true tune lovers. Ditch the stream. Support real sound.

filthyrecs.com

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DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · 18d

Tell me you're a ride-or-die crate digger without telling me 😂 #ditc #cratedigger #herbalpert #vinyl #sampling #djing

Four copies of Herb Alpert's 1965 LP "Whipped Cream and Other Delights."

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DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · 22d

Oh maaaann - I was so excited to buy a derpy keychain, but apparently you won't ship to authoritarian countries with capricious import tariffs. (Which, fair enough! 😅)

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DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · 22d

Keeping the collection out of milk crates and off the floor is a constant battle... against myself 😅 #diy #records #vinyl

Several rectangular pieces of plywood of varying sizes laid out to be assembled into a bin for storing records.

The same rectangular pieces of plywood as in the prior image, but with several assembled and clamped into position forming the outer shell of a record a storage bin.

A completely assembled unfinished plywood record storage bin, roughly waist-height, divided into four equal storage areas - two on top and two below. There are small blackened areas visible on some edges where the friction of a crooked saw blade caused scorching because I'm a record collector not a woodworker.

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DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · Sep 12

"there is So much Rascallity, so much Venality and Corruption, so much Avarice and Ambition, such a Rage for Profit and Commerce among all Ranks and Degrees of Men even in America, that I sometimes doubt whether there is public Virtue enough to support a Republic." John Adams Jan 1776; I feel u bruh

Founders Online: John Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 8 January 1776

John Adams to Mercy Otis Warren, 8 January 1776

founders.archives.gov

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DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · Aug 28

Doing some research into countries with import duty exemptions for physical media (specifically music recordings). Does anyone have any resources they can point me to? #musiciansky #indie #musicbusiness #lawyersky

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DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · Aug 20

I've barely touched my #gbody #projectcar all summer 😥 how do y'all maintain motivation? (Or I guess I should say focus, b/c I'm plenty motivated on the @filthyrecs.bsky.social front - got *two* projects at the pressing plant rn! 😁) #oldsmobile #cutlass #supreme #lowrider #adhd

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DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · Aug 11

I wonder if we can bioengineer RFK Jr's brain worms to eat the spoon's-worth of micro- and nano-plastics in all of our brains? (Greetings from the dumbest possible timeline! 👋) www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Bioaccumulation of microplastics in decedent human brains - Nature Medicine

Pyrolysis gas chromatography–mass spectrometry reveals the presence of microplastics and nanoplastics in human kidney, liver and brain tissue samples from 2016 and 2024, with higher proportions found ...

www.nature.com

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DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · Jul 18

Idea: an "olde tyme" dispensary with fake wood paneling, avocado green carpeting, black-light reactive posters, lava lamps, console hifi, CRT TV with period-correct gaming, &c. &c. Reply with 👾 if you'd be a customer 🤔

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DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · Jul 3

Pics from last night's Stereo Dreams producer showcase! 🔥 Ty @graphicmelee.bsky.social for putting on such a great night each month! 🙏 #musiciansky #producersky #beats #livemusic

Musician Echo Response performing on stage at Stereo Dreams

Two men in streetwear captured mid-discussion outside of The Apohadion (sic) at night. The wall behind them shows part of a mural and some graffiti tags.

Musician Becky Krill performing on stage a Stereo Dreams.

Music group Dirocco & Cato performing on stage at Stereo Dreams

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DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · Jul 2

Are there any recent studies on the administrative burden of parenting in developed countries? I have a sneaking suspicion it's outrageous, but only anecdotal evidence from a small sample size in support 😂 #dadlifel

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DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · Jul 1

Oh wow, perhaps I should buy a lottery ticket today 😳 that took minutes!

A micoSD card partially obscured by brown dried leaves

DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · Jul 1

Sorry, forgot alt text: photo shows a dense pile of dried brown oak and maple leaves.

DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · Jul 1

Just dropped a 256GB MicoSD card here. Somewhere 🥀

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DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · Jun 28

Idk if I'm connected to anyone local to Portland ME on here, but I'm playing at Novel tonight! 🤙

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DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · Jun 18

Btw - can listen free on filthyrecs.com, but not streaming anywhere

Filthy Records & Tapes | Discover Unique Merch

Not your average merch. Not your average label. Filthy delivers quality music + gear for true tune lovers. Ditch the stream. Support real sound.

filthyrecs.com

DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · Jun 18

#beatmaker Won Pound's monster #beattape THE MANUAL just came out on Filthy Records @filthyrecs.bsky.social 43 tracks, 83 minutes 🥵 it has been the soundtrack to my summer so far 🌅 filthyrecs.com (cassette includes the download too) #sp404 #music #supportartists

A library-style clamshell cassette case for a beat tape called "The Manual" by artist Won Pound with album art of a metallic ring casting a shadow over an amber background

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Graphic Melee @graphicmelee.bsky.social · Jun 18

In 2 weeks we’ll be back at The Apohadion Theater with live performances from Dirocco & Cato, Becky Krill, and Echo Response

7/2. 7:30pm. $5-$15. All ages.

Stereo Dreams. Don’t sleep...

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DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · Jun 6

A cautionary tale for my fellow #homelab enthusiasts: just because work is throwing away a perfectly good [_____], doesn't mean you need to take it home & plug it in 😬😬😬😬 drastically scaling back asap. (Note: there was other stuff going on, too, but not 24/7; also I never spin down my HDDs)

An annotated graph showing a nearly 1000kwh/month increase in electricity consumption with the addition of 2 servers and 10gig network equipment

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DJKTF @djktf.bsky.social · Jun 6

My brother has an old pneumatic player piano and got a bunch of old piano rolls. Among them were several hand-punched by Scott Joplin himself! 🤯 Listening to them gave me chills, Joplin's truly Elite Syncopation leaping the intervening century to bring his tunes to life. 🎹