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The Blender is 25, unfortunately

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Playing things that you know, in ways you've never heard them before. Ex-student radio juggernaut now in the wild. 25 years on the brink of disaster. Definitely not a robot. Archives @ mixcloud.com/theblenderonline Discord @ join.theblender.online

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The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 6d

The Blender are going to see the mighty @spraypopmusic.com at their London gig tomorrow and are already quaking with excitement.

Expect reams of excitable banter and photos from tomorrow evening onwards until we run out of energy and wizen into an exalted husk.

#TheBlender25

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The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 38m

Oh, *that's* where They Call Me Sonic comes from!

The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 39m

Hang on, WHAT

The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 2h

Pah! Although also: fair.

The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 2h

Was it our unfinished mashup?

The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 8h

Can confirm: this will be at least one hoot - maybe more!

Ricardo Autobahn @ricardoautobahn.co.uk · 9h

Manchester on Friday, Sheffield on Saturday, Todmorden on Sunday. Come along, it'll be a hoot!

snd.click/@sprayontour

SPRAY @spraypopmusic.com · 16d

See the bright lights of Spray, October 2025. Tickets are like a tenner or something - an absolute bargain for this calibre of entertainment.

snd.click/@sprayontour

The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 11h

We're pretty sure that there's a version mashed up with Mariah's Xmas tune kicking around somewhere.

The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 1d

Us, too. And they fit beautifully - we were thusly renewed.

The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 1d

Multiple singles, in fact - although not sure all of them charted - around the world! We can think of 3.

Internet Archive @archive.org · 1d

The Hampsterdance became a charting single, inspired tons of clones, and helped define what “viral” meant online.

Dance your way into the past of your favorite websites with the #WaybackMachine: web.archive.org

The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 1d

Paging @thecubanboys.bsky.social to get in on this thread

Internet Archive @archive.org · 1d

🐹 Before viral videos on TikTok or YouTube, there was Hampsterdance.

Full of dancing hamster GIFs & a sped-up tune, it became one of the internet’s first viral hits.

You can still dance to it on the #WaybackMachine ➡️ web.archive.org/web/19991222...

#Wayback1T

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The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 1d

Go see them! They're astonishingly good.

We've barely recovered ourselves. In fact, we may never be the same.

SPRAY @spraypopmusic.com · 1d

This sounds great. Come one come all snd.click/@sprayontour

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The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 1d

We have always preferred Mango Ice and we're in fact listening to it on the way to the Friday gig.

The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 1d

Our deepest sympathies to them!

The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 2d

Actually, we went looking for the Spray T-shirt shop and it was hard to find so we'll nail our voice to the choir.

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The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 2d

Summer With Marty was included and therefore it should be considered essential listening by all concerned.

The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 2d

Yikes!

The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 2d

Ooh, tell us more!

The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 3d

ZOMG

🕹️ Davey Sloan 👾 @sloanysoft.itch.io · 4d

Well it's taken a few years but we have finally made it. It took quite a bit to get it over the line in the end, but Lee Bee has done a phenomenal job on the music

BubbleBack, our sequel to Forward to the Past, now available for free on Itch.

Enjoy!

sloanysoft.itch.io/bubbleback

#ZXSpectrum

BubbleBack: The Story of Forward to the Past 2 by Sloanysoft

ZX Spectrum platform game inspired by Bubble Bobble

sloanysoft.itch.io

The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 4d

Sorry we never got our bits sorted in time. Next time!

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SPRAY @spraypopmusic.com · 4d

Never have we been summed up so succinctly in an image

Pop group Spray, pictured between songs.

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The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 4d

Absolutely! Was tremendous fun, and met loads of nice people too. Randomly ended up on the Tube back home with Infra Violet, who were lovely!

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The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 5d

A final Spray before tonight's extravaganza - the anthemic Into A Tunnel, which marked their return to the public consciousness after some time hiding under a blanket (or something)

youtu.be/CFxT2DT_Zm0

Spray - Into A Tunnel (official promo video)

YouTube video by SPRAY

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The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 5d

More Spray! All Day!

The brilliant Get A Load Of This Guy, discussing with alacrity the phenomenon of Wankers On The Internet.

youtu.be/OBh8babi1fE?...

Spray - Get A Load Of This Guy (official promo video) - lyrics in description

YouTube video by SPRAY

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The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 5d

Welcome to London.

The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 5d

All @spraypopmusic.com, All Day here on The Blender's BlueSky account!

youtu.be/1Bv-y-9czyk

Here's their recent re-rub of comparatively ancient hit So Close which brings it bang up to date with a swelling freshness that sets it apart from the original.

So Close (2025 reSPRAY)

YouTube video by Spray - Topic

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The Blender is 25, unfortunately @theblender.online · 5d

It's @spraypopmusic.com Day! They're coming down to That There London tonight and we'll be there to bring the chaos.

So, let's have a few from their back catalogue today to get in the mood. Here's an Art Of Noise-sampling cover version of Peter Schilling's Other Song: youtu.be/Z1QcDdZVcwE?...

Spray - The Different Story (12'' Mix) [CRCD80S1 | Conzoom Records | Premiere]

YouTube video by NovaFuture Blog

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