Matthew Ashcroft
@syndication.bsky.social
Made music. Builds #gunpla. Increasingly morphing into a Luddite.
syndication.bandcamp.com
https://youtube.com/@syndicationbuilds?feature=shared
syndication.bandcamp.com
https://youtube.com/@syndicationbuilds?feature=shared
I picked up Delphic’s mighty Acolyte on CD in Liverpool the other day, and in a frighteningly amazing coincidence, they’re flipping reuniting!
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moving synths? lemon squeezy
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February 2, 2026 at 10:21 PM
I picked up Delphic’s mighty Acolyte on CD in Liverpool the other day, and in a frighteningly amazing coincidence, they’re flipping reuniting!
www.instagram.com/reel/DUQLjOO...
www.instagram.com/reel/DUQLjOO...
Had to be slightly more adult for a change and cancelled my MPG Optimus Prime in favour of the aformentioned Android. With any luck he’ll be in supply at TFN in March
February 2, 2026 at 7:55 PM
Had to be slightly more adult for a change and cancelled my MPG Optimus Prime in favour of the aformentioned Android. With any luck he’ll be in supply at TFN in March
Picked this up on Saturday.
February 2, 2026 at 6:25 PM
Picked this up on Saturday.
In a terrifying turn of events, I’m moving to an Android phone. I’ve already found a pair of apps that compiles loads of Quake and Doom source ports, so I expect all to go well
February 2, 2026 at 1:20 AM
In a terrifying turn of events, I’m moving to an Android phone. I’ve already found a pair of apps that compiles loads of Quake and Doom source ports, so I expect all to go well
Very happy Tyla won a Grammy for Push 2 Start. I hear that song most days in work and it never gets old.
February 1, 2026 at 11:33 PM
Very happy Tyla won a Grammy for Push 2 Start. I hear that song most days in work and it never gets old.
Finally saw sense and sorted out MusicBee on my PC. I am now obsessed with how customisable it is.
January 29, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Finally saw sense and sorted out MusicBee on my PC. I am now obsessed with how customisable it is.
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Calling transphobia a 'gateway drug' to the far right undersells it. It's pure accelerant. Grimly fascinating to guess what crankery becomes any famous transphobe's secondary obsession, cos they all have one: 15 minute cities are fascism! Grok noncing is cool! ICE are good! We should kill all dogs!
January 27, 2026 at 1:59 PM
Calling transphobia a 'gateway drug' to the far right undersells it. It's pure accelerant. Grimly fascinating to guess what crankery becomes any famous transphobe's secondary obsession, cos they all have one: 15 minute cities are fascism! Grok noncing is cool! ICE are good! We should kill all dogs!
Good grief. I use Ozone for my mastering, and beyond that Native’s influence on digital music making can’t be overstated
*looks at my workflow which heavily uses Kontatk and Izotope products* this is fine
Native Instruments GmbH is in preliminary insolvency - CDM Create Digital Music
According to insolvency documents, Berlin-based Native Instruments GmbH (also parent to iZotope, Plugin Alliance, and Brainworx) is in preliminary insolvency proceedings. This is devastating news for ...
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January 27, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Good grief. I use Ozone for my mastering, and beyond that Native’s influence on digital music making can’t be overstated
At the dentist. Domino Dancing is on the radio so hopefully that’s a good omen
January 27, 2026 at 4:32 PM
At the dentist. Domino Dancing is on the radio so hopefully that’s a good omen
Bought myself a new keyboard, my first mechanical one. Certainly takes some getting used to, especially since this one omits the numpad (I never used it, so I was cool with that) but it certainly feels and sounds much nicer than the (admittedly fairly reliable) Logitech I was using.
January 27, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Bought myself a new keyboard, my first mechanical one. Certainly takes some getting used to, especially since this one omits the numpad (I never used it, so I was cool with that) but it certainly feels and sounds much nicer than the (admittedly fairly reliable) Logitech I was using.
Dang, RIP Sly Dunbar. What a cracking career.
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Black Uhuru - General Penitentiary and Guess Who's Coming To Dinner
YouTube video by Palestina Livre
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January 26, 2026 at 6:54 PM
Dang, RIP Sly Dunbar. What a cracking career.
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Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
January 25, 2026 at 12:43 AM
Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti.
"Please get the truth out about our son."
"Please get the truth out about our son."
With this morning’s hideous comments about uk troops, I’m starting to wonder whether the Trump connection might start to wear on Reform’s poll leads à la what happened to the Canadian Conservatives. Doesn’t help them that Badenoch is (very slightly) starting to look a bit tougher post-Jenrick
January 23, 2026 at 11:47 AM
With this morning’s hideous comments about uk troops, I’m starting to wonder whether the Trump connection might start to wear on Reform’s poll leads à la what happened to the Canadian Conservatives. Doesn’t help them that Badenoch is (very slightly) starting to look a bit tougher post-Jenrick
I can’t even remotely justify spending £1k on this thing but good lord do I love the sounds it makes
After years and years the Korg Phase8 is finally out. I did a video on it where I treated it *respectfully* but it turns out it likes to be treated *weird*.
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January 22, 2026 at 7:38 PM
I can’t even remotely justify spending £1k on this thing but good lord do I love the sounds it makes
Another day, another version of Quake ticked off. This time it’s the Nintendo 64 version, recreated for the remaster and brought into CRT filtered, 30 fps majesty by me tinkering with the settings. It’s a good version of the game, and now I can say I beat The Pain Maze in one go, which was rough.
January 22, 2026 at 4:11 PM
Another day, another version of Quake ticked off. This time it’s the Nintendo 64 version, recreated for the remaster and brought into CRT filtered, 30 fps majesty by me tinkering with the settings. It’s a good version of the game, and now I can say I beat The Pain Maze in one go, which was rough.
Beat Quake II: The Reckoning - was much better than I expected, although it definitely loses steam at the end, in both level design and enemy diversity. Off to play the PSX version of the OG next!
January 19, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Beat Quake II: The Reckoning - was much better than I expected, although it definitely loses steam at the end, in both level design and enemy diversity. Off to play the PSX version of the OG next!
Peace through tyranny
Bessent on Greenland: "Peace through strength. Make it part of the US and there will not be a conflict because the US right now, we're the hottest country in the world, we're the strongest country in the world. Europeans project weakness. The US projects strength."
January 18, 2026 at 2:32 PM
Peace through tyranny
In a nice world, Trump chucking tariffs on a bunch of countries to force the annexation of Greenland would finally focus minds against him, both domestically and internationally
In the real world, it probably means Greenland will be in US hands by next Saturday.
In the real world, it probably means Greenland will be in US hands by next Saturday.
January 17, 2026 at 5:13 PM
In a nice world, Trump chucking tariffs on a bunch of countries to force the annexation of Greenland would finally focus minds against him, both domestically and internationally
In the real world, it probably means Greenland will be in US hands by next Saturday.
In the real world, it probably means Greenland will be in US hands by next Saturday.
As well as the Blokees Wheels, I had my first actual Hasbro Transformer of the year show up yesterday - Windcharger! He’s alright - the bot mode’s good looks are countered by how fiddly he feels, but the transformation and car mode made it a worthwhile pickup.
January 16, 2026 at 12:35 PM
As well as the Blokees Wheels, I had my first actual Hasbro Transformer of the year show up yesterday - Windcharger! He’s alright - the bot mode’s good looks are countered by how fiddly he feels, but the transformation and car mode made it a worthwhile pickup.
It felt inevitable, but it’s still really really funny
BREAKING Kemi Badenoch has sacked Robert Jenrick from the shadow cabinet, removed the whip and suspended his party membership.
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
She says she was "presented with clear, irrefutable evidence that he was plotting in secret to defect" to Reform
January 15, 2026 at 11:33 AM
It felt inevitable, but it’s still really really funny
A box of Blokees Wheels has arrived for me, so I’m going to do what must be done and build them.
January 14, 2026 at 5:37 PM
A box of Blokees Wheels has arrived for me, so I’m going to do what must be done and build them.
Today in matters local to me: an incredibly eyebrow-raising council defection
Another Merseyside Reform UK defection just announced
This time it is a St Helens councillor joining Nigel Farage's Party from the Greens...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
This time it is a St Helens councillor joining Nigel Farage's Party from the Greens...
www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpo...
Another Merseyside Reform win as councillor joins from Greens
Nigel Farage's party has already announced the arrival of three Wirral councillors this morning
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January 14, 2026 at 11:03 AM
Today in matters local to me: an incredibly eyebrow-raising council defection
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Art by Daniel Warren Johnson. From his Insta.
January 12, 2026 at 7:45 PM
Art by Daniel Warren Johnson. From his Insta.
As powerful and necessary as this is, I would love for it to be followed by concrete action (aka making them fuck off, as difficult as that may be)
January 7, 2026 at 8:29 PM
As powerful and necessary as this is, I would love for it to be followed by concrete action (aka making them fuck off, as difficult as that may be)