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Few records have weathered the fast-moving, fickle trends in electronic music like those of Microstoria. The duo brings together two of the most prescient, playful minds in the German electronic underground :

init ding + _snd (Remastered) by Microstoria
oval.bandcamp.com/album/init-d...

init ding + _snd (Remastered), by Microstoria

18 track album

oval.bandcamp.com

February 16, 2026 at 3:18 PM

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brian foote

@brianfoote.bsky.social

foote/dickow ‘high cube’ lp out 3/27/26 on geographic north

High Cube, by Foote/Dickow

6 track album

foote-dickow.bandcamp.com

February 16, 2026 at 6:51 PM

the_beka

@thebeka17.bsky.social

Wow, impressive!

Images Parlées 🆕
Philippe Lamiral Poirier ve Roméo Poirier tarafından
romeopoirier.bandcamp.com/album/images...

Images Parlées, by Philippe Lamiral Poirier & Roméo Poirier

12 track album

romeopoirier.bandcamp.com

February 16, 2026 at 5:30 PM

the_beka

@thebeka17.bsky.social

Few records have weathered the fast-moving, fickle trends in electronic music like those of Microstoria. The duo brings together two of the most prescient, playful minds in the German electronic underground :

init ding + _snd (Remastered) by Microstoria
oval.bandcamp.com/album/init-d...

init ding + _snd (Remastered), by Microstoria

18 track album

oval.bandcamp.com

February 16, 2026 at 3:18 PM

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A. S. Hamrah

@hamrahrama.bsky.social

Reviews like this make writing worth it. lareviewofbooks.org/article/as-h...

The End of Cinema? | Los Angeles Review of Books

Amid cinema’s decline, two new books by A. S. Hamrah resist defeatism.

lareviewofbooks.org

February 15, 2026 at 5:35 PM

the_beka

@thebeka17.bsky.social

Ritual Mask Of The Bamileke People Of Mali

February 15, 2026 at 7:56 PM

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Kek-w

@kekw-writer.bsky.social

THE RECONSTRUCTED MAN

My Historical Occult-Horror meets Conspiracy Thriller novella is NOW BACK IN STOCK after reloading some new copies.

Snag a copy here:

kekw.bandcamp.com/merch/the-re...

#books #booksky #booksbooksbooks #horror #horrorfiction #thriller #historicalhorror #occult

February 15, 2026 at 5:57 PM

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the_beka

@thebeka17.bsky.social

Please read and share this wonderful article about music. We may soon reach a point of no return, never to recover what we've lost. It all boils down to a simple choice: start fighting for new art and new sounds,or start to perish. @dariusjagjag.bsky.social
dariusjagjag.substack.com/p/the-strugg...

The Struggle for Independence in the Modern Age

Our Shared Fight Against Market Concentration And For Art, Culture, And Access

dariusjagjag.substack.com

February 14, 2026 at 9:36 PM

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Steven Hess

@stevenhess.bsky.social

New Release! *PREORDER* HAPTIC “Ambivalence” dL (Ash International). Preorder includes the track ‘Late Work I,” our Cafe OTO performance with Mark Wastell on contrabass.

Track two will be available on release day, March 7th, 2026. @touch33.net

ashinternational.bandcamp.com/album/ambiva...

February 15, 2026 at 4:59 PM

the_beka

@thebeka17.bsky.social

Please read and share this wonderful article about music. We may soon reach a point of no return, never to recover what we've lost. It all boils down to a simple choice: start fighting for new art and new sounds,or start to perish. @dariusjagjag.bsky.social
dariusjagjag.substack.com/p/the-strugg...

The Struggle for Independence in the Modern Age

Our Shared Fight Against Market Concentration And For Art, Culture, And Access

dariusjagjag.substack.com

February 14, 2026 at 9:36 PM

the_beka

@thebeka17.bsky.social

Architectonics by Hoavi
peakoil.bandcamp.com/album/archit...

Architectonics, by Hoavi

11 track album

peakoil.bandcamp.com

February 14, 2026 at 6:29 PM

the_beka

@thebeka17.bsky.social

Dread by Wolf Eyes

“Necessary reissue of this crucial side by the greatest underground band of your lifetime. Still sounds like nothing else.” – David Keenan (This Is Memorial Device / Volcanic Tongue)

wolf-eyes.bandcamp.com/album/dread

Dread, by Wolf Eyes

4 track album

wolf-eyes.bandcamp.com

February 14, 2026 at 1:36 PM

the_beka

@thebeka17.bsky.social

Climes ~ Water & Music
acloserlisten.com/2026/02/14/c...

Climes ~ Water & Music

Valentine’s Day isn’t just for lovers; it’s also a day to celebrate family and friends. Water & Music is a love letter to nature and genealogy, an “unlikely quartet&#82…

acloserlisten.com

February 14, 2026 at 1:07 PM

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THE LINE of BEST FIT

@thelineofbestfit.com

Our gift to you for this Valentine’s Day is a finely curated selection of songs to feed the cynical, vengeful and angry lover inside us all.

Love Sucks: An anti-Valentine's Day playlist

Our gift to you for this Valentine’s Day is a finely curated selection of songs to feed the cynical, vengeful and angry lover inside us all.

open.substack.com

February 14, 2026 at 10:53 AM

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Eoin Murray

@eoin-murray.bsky.social

It’s Valentine’s Day, which means it’s been two years since Caroline Polachek covered one of the best Irish pop songs of all time 🍓

I spoke to Polachek, Roger Doyle, Elena López all about its history and surprising second life. Still very proud of it.

anoisosard.substack.com/p/spring-is-...

February 14, 2026 at 10:46 AM

the_beka

@thebeka17.bsky.social

"Being close to nature takes away all your worries. People should be close to nature. I asked my muse why she was hiding. She told me, 'It's you who's hiding.' We are prisoners of the masks that cover our faces. If we can get rid of our masks, the beauty of truth will be ours."

February 13, 2026 at 8:52 PM

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Evan Minsker

@see-saw.fun

An unhinged week of new punk + rock'n'roll records. Twisted Teens finally drop the classic record I’ve had sitting on my shelf for months. Class Act say goodbye. Earth Tongue and Ty Segall mind meld. That Jacques Grêle record is incredible. P. Noid return! Van Goth debut! READ ALL ABOUT IT!

punk this week: twisted teens, class act, p. noid, van goth + 14 more

An unreal week of new records featuring Earth Tongue, Private Lives, Jacques Grêle et les Fausses Fuites, Giallo, S.M.I.L.E., and much more.

see-saw.fun

February 13, 2026 at 6:37 PM

the_beka

@thebeka17.bsky.social

2ND SQ by sirspyro

The choppy hi-hats, the all-encompassing bass, the icy, industrial dimensions, the kaleidoscopic journey, the malfunctioning entertainment designed for dark warehouse parties – all create an eerie and energetic track.
sirspyro.bandcamp.com/album/2nd-sq

2ND SQ, by sirspyro

4 track album

sirspyro.bandcamp.com

February 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM

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Brad Rose

@foxydigitalis.bsky.social

New Leo Chang interview. Amplified gongs, feedback hats, and the messiness of contemporary Korean identity through sound. His Live at CPR album is stunning.

Leo Chang and the Electronics of Tradition

Photo by Lingyuan Yang Spectacle comes in different shapes and forms, in the quietest breaths to cacophonous squalls. From the first singing drones and soft voice incantations, Leo Chang’s Li…

foxydigitalis.zone

February 13, 2026 at 4:38 PM

the_beka

@thebeka17.bsky.social

APORIAMOR by elsas

APORIAMOR explores the aﬀective ontological and organic processes of love and lust in the turmoil of an urban existence, through the female lens. It expresses the process of strengthening through heartbreak in its various forms.
elsas.bandcamp.com/album/aporia...

APORIAMOR, by elsas

5 track album

elsas.bandcamp.com

February 13, 2026 at 3:37 PM

the_beka

@thebeka17.bsky.social

If you're going to regret something, regret what you did; regretting what you didn't do is far worse. | Advice for those who don't want to regret anything.

February 12, 2026 at 8:53 PM

the_beka

@thebeka17.bsky.social

TRU FOLK by HOLODEC

Footsteps, car horns, a drawer sliding shut. Wind chimes, family voices, street corners. Bus stops, parks, a dog barking, a fight on TV.
holodec.bandcamp.com/album/tru-folk