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Murray Somerwolff

@patattiemurray.bsky.social

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He/Him 1/2 of Patattie Games (art/design/writing) Making Wax Heads: cosy punk record store sim! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2769240/Wax_Heads/?beta=1 Father of Twins https://murraysomerwolff.com

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Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · Apr 24

Announcing: Wax heads! (DEMO OUT NOW!😱)

A cosy-punk slice-of-life narrative sim about managing a struggling record store!

🥸 Chat to customers with unique tastes
💿 Explore handcrafted records
❤️ Fall in love with bands (and their drama!)
🕹️ Or just slack off!

store.steampowered.com/app/2769240/...

Wax Heads on Steam

A cosy-punk slice-of-life narrative sim about managing a struggling record store. Chat to quirky customers with unique tastes, explore a handcrafted record collection, fall in love with bands (and the...

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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 14h

SO bookshop.org is doing free shipping and you should buy some of my books from bookshop.org <3

bookshop.org/beta-search?...

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Victor Breum (REVIEW MIND DIVER) @breum.bsky.social · 1d

Japanese singer Daichi Miura who made a song for Death Stranding 2 (www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJq0...) just played Mind Diver. I watched along with live texting and auto-translated chat. So wild!!! Greatest thing was how extremely nice the whole chat is, so wholesome www.youtube.com/live/9yUruwK...

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Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah with Wax Heads one of my marketing notes from the beginning has been:

"NOTHING TO DO WITH SPOTIFY!!!!!"

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 2d

Spotify is partnering with ChatGPT

• Will personalize music and podcast recommendations

• Available on an opt-in basis

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Alicia @pinapali.bsky.social · 1d

Don’t opt-out. CANCEL YOUR ACCOUNT!!

Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · 2d

Spotify is partnering with ChatGPT

• Will personalize music and podcast recommendations

• Available on an opt-in basis

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Ludipe @ludipe.bsky.social · 2d

I have cool news to share today! 🎉🍣🤖

Sushi For Robots is releasing on consoles later this month (October 23rd). This wouldn't have happened without @mameshibagames.com, who basically remade the game to port it over and is handling its publication. It's very exciting to see this happen!

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Chris Schilling @schillingc.bsky.social · 2d

Played Consume Me. Loved Consume Me. www.theguardian.com/games/2025/o...

Consume Me review - anything but empty calories

A teenage slice-of-life tale, an energy-management challenge and a satire of diet culture – this indie award-winner is a flavoursome treat

www.theguardian.com

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Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 2d

Oh cool! That is handy!

(and hahaha okay my bad! 😅)

Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 2d

Yeaahhhhhhhhhhh!

After Wax Heads development wraps up I wanna try and attend some local meet ups in the new year! 👀

(I'm laughing to myself realising the gif I've attached you might have no idea what it is... 😅🫣)

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ALT: a picture of the hulk with instacart in the bottom right corner

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Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 2d

I did it, I've joined the Green Party.

I've voted for them pretty consistently for years, but remained cautious in fully embracing them, but the recent direction of how energised the new Green leadership is and the messaging has pushed me to take the plunge!

Wanna go from passive to active 💚🔥🙌

screenshot of Mothin Ali, deputy leader of the Green party alongside other green members holding placards as a welcoming message, with the including text thanking me for joining the green party

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Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 4d

Quite a way to celebrate 15 years of listening to Magnetic Fields together ❤️

Photo of me and daisy taking inside a lift with a huge mirror and yellow tagine for joining upstairs to enjoy drinks on the sun roof

Photograph of magnetic fields playing in the union chapel

Photo of inside the union chapel for magnetic fields

Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 5d

Well I have officially seen all 69 love songs live, not a thing I'd ever thought I'd get to say!

Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 5d

Wow yeah I think you're right actually, it lines up with why I got into vinyl cause I wanted to hear whole albums, not just songs on streaming 👀

Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 6d

The Jazz one was hilarious, definitely one of those seeing live making it actually resonate 😂

Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 6d

It's crazy right? Like I figure i just gravitate to the same songs but every song played tonight I was like "oh I LOVE this one...wait I remember alllll of them? 😂😅"

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Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 6d

Me and Daisy are in London to watch Magnetic Fields play ALL of 69 love songs over two nights in the union chapel and yeah it's amazing so far, just had the first half (or 1/4 even haha) and I know it sounds dumb, but honestly forgot how iconic every song is, which is mad for 69 songs 🫠🙃😂😅

Photo of inside the union chapel in Highbury & Islington, during the interval of magnetic fields playing all of 69 love songs

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Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 7d

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Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 7d

Oh hell yeah, I'm instantly jealous

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Studio Folly — DOGPILE!!! @folly.studio · 8d

Announcing... DOGPILE!!! ✨🦴

Dogpile is a roguelike deckbuilder about merging DOGS. Play dogs, get money, customize your dogs with special traits, refine your deck, PLAY MORE DOGS!

Free demo is live on Steam, WISHLIST NOW!!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3839300/...

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Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 8d

Deerhunter were at a time, my FAVOURITE band, shame they've been on hiatus so long but just discovered this solo set by Bradford Cox from this summer??

So I'm feasting rn

www.nts.live/shows/bradfo...

Bradford Cox: Summer and Smoke, Pt.1 (Day) 4th July 2025

Playing Folk, Rockabilly, Rock N Roll, Modern Classical, Garage Rock.

www.nts.live

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Jack King-Spooner - ABIDE Hopefully our next game! @king-spooner.bsky.social · 8d

Mashina on sale in the Steam sale! Meee-ow! Play it and review it if you fancy and if you're fancy! Are you fancy? store.steampowered.com/app/3395930/...

Save 20% on Mashina on Steam

A little robot digs to repair her world. Dig, build, discover and mend in a chill, stop-motion world.

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Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 8d

This game is amazing, bold and special - highly recommend 🔥👇

Victor Breum (REVIEW MIND DIVER) @breum.bsky.social · 8d

Mind Diver is now Very Positive, with 100% positive reviews.
store.steampowered.com/app/2259330/...

If you're interested, now is the best time to buy it!
We're apparently falling off and on New and Trending, surfing just on the cutoff point of sales. So a buy makes huge diff!

15% off!
#indiegames

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Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 8d

I've been obsessively listening to Jim E Brown all morning

𝕯𝖎𝖛𝖎𝖓𝖊 𝕱𝖑𝖊𝖘𝖍 𝕸𝖆𝖈𝖍𝖎𝖓𝖊 @rebelsandpaper.bsky.social · Jan 22

Jim E Brown is the greatest 19 year old of our generation youtu.be/lckf6aOA0Ps?...

Jim E. Brown - I'm Quitting Prozac to Continue Drinking

YouTube video by Jim E. Brown

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 8d

And thus, the only ones not involved in the plan for Palestine's future are the Palestinians. A genocidal country and its funder decide, to loud applause, that the genocide will go unpunished, the victims unheard, the land stolen, a future in the hands of the perpetrators only.

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Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 9d

I've gone fully down the rabbit hole on this, the opening song shame off the album shame has completely gripped me with the harmony 😂

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Mary Kenney @marykgames.com · 10d

Even setting aside ethics (but, yknow, THAT) - I just don’t want AI bullshit. I don’t want an AI pop star, movie, book, video game.

Art is a conversation. Why would I stare at a dictionary run through the washing machine when I could read a poem lovingly constructed by someone’s hands?

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