Gary Franklin
@aleatorus.bsky.social
Techie, atheist, music lover, amateur photographer
So, we're onto films now...
#my9films
#Hitchcock #Resnais #Kubrick #Reggio #Lynch #Greenaway #Allen #Wise #Leone
#my9films
#Hitchcock #Resnais #Kubrick #Reggio #Lynch #Greenaway #Allen #Wise #Leone
October 10, 2026 at 8:00 AM
So, we're onto films now...
#my9films
#Hitchcock #Resnais #Kubrick #Reggio #Lynch #Greenaway #Allen #Wise #Leone
#my9films
#Hitchcock #Resnais #Kubrick #Reggio #Lynch #Greenaway #Allen #Wise #Leone
FWIW. Tough choice. More of an "opened doors" list.
#my9albums
#my9albums
October 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
FWIW. Tough choice. More of an "opened doors" list.
#my9albums
#my9albums
After Young Marble Giants split, Alison Statton teamed up with Spike & Simon Booth to form Weekend. They made some fab jazzy pop songs which were released in the early 80s.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM1B...
Sheet music:
www.sheetmusicdirect.com/se/ID_No/224...
#Weekend #Statton #transcription #jazz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM1B...
Sheet music:
www.sheetmusicdirect.com/se/ID_No/224...
#Weekend #Statton #transcription #jazz
Weekend - The View From Her Room
YouTube video by kiichim
www.youtube.com
October 6, 2026 at 9:38 AM
After Young Marble Giants split, Alison Statton teamed up with Spike & Simon Booth to form Weekend. They made some fab jazzy pop songs which were released in the early 80s.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM1B...
Sheet music:
www.sheetmusicdirect.com/se/ID_No/224...
#Weekend #Statton #transcription #jazz
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM1B...
Sheet music:
www.sheetmusicdirect.com/se/ID_No/224...
#Weekend #Statton #transcription #jazz
A couple of transcriptions I did well over ten years ago, now finally available commercially. Firstly Japan's "Ghosts".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOW4...
Sheet music here: www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/g...
#sheetmusic #Japan #Sylvian #synths
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOW4...
Sheet music here: www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/g...
#sheetmusic #Japan #Sylvian #synths
Japan Ghosts
YouTube video by MagneticNorth71
www.youtube.com
October 1, 2026 at 8:56 AM
A couple of transcriptions I did well over ten years ago, now finally available commercially. Firstly Japan's "Ghosts".
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOW4...
Sheet music here: www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/g...
#sheetmusic #Japan #Sylvian #synths
www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOW4...
Sheet music here: www.sheetmusicplus.com/en/product/g...
#sheetmusic #Japan #Sylvian #synths
FWIW, Robyn's Rocket presents a live stream from Cafe Oto, with the likes of Elliott Galvin and Ruth Goller #jazz #improv #inclusive
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5my...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5my...
Elliot Galvin, Ruth Goller + Ultan O'Brian , Monster Machine live from Cafe OTO
YouTube video by Robyn Rocket
www.youtube.com
September 23, 2026 at 7:02 PM
FWIW, Robyn's Rocket presents a live stream from Cafe Oto, with the likes of Elliott Galvin and Ruth Goller #jazz #improv #inclusive
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5my...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5my...
A whole day of John Coltrane from One Jazz on what would've been his 100th birthday.
www.onejazz.net/news/coltran...
@jeznelson.bsky.social #Coltrane #jazz
www.onejazz.net/news/coltran...
@jeznelson.bsky.social #Coltrane #jazz
Coltrane 100 on One Jazz - One Jazz
A 16 hour tribute to saxophonist John Coltrane on his centenary
www.onejazz.net
September 23, 2026 at 7:14 AM
A whole day of John Coltrane from One Jazz on what would've been his 100th birthday.
www.onejazz.net/news/coltran...
@jeznelson.bsky.social #Coltrane #jazz
www.onejazz.net/news/coltran...
@jeznelson.bsky.social #Coltrane #jazz
Great gig today by the London Improvisors Orchestra, with some familiar faces. Free, in every sense.
(Lousy mobile phone photo quality, as I'm unable to take proper photos at the moment)
#jazz #improv #Southend #jazzcentre
(Lousy mobile phone photo quality, as I'm unable to take proper photos at the moment)
#jazz #improv #Southend #jazzcentre
September 17, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Great gig today by the London Improvisors Orchestra, with some familiar faces. Free, in every sense.
(Lousy mobile phone photo quality, as I'm unable to take proper photos at the moment)
#jazz #improv #Southend #jazzcentre
(Lousy mobile phone photo quality, as I'm unable to take proper photos at the moment)
#jazz #improv #Southend #jazzcentre
It's somewhat murky out there at the moment, but here's a live stream of the removal of SS Richard Montgomery's mast: www.iossc.org.uk/weather/?sn=...
A very hazardous procedure, if you're not familiar with the ship, then see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Rich...
#explosives #marine #webcam #Thames
A very hazardous procedure, if you're not familiar with the ship, then see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Rich...
#explosives #marine #webcam #Thames
Webcams and Weather Station (WeatherCam) Sheerness Kent UK | IOS Sailing Community
Live weather and webcams direct from the Isle Of Sheppey Sailing Community, Sheerness, Kent UK
www.iossc.org.uk
September 17, 2026 at 8:35 AM
It's somewhat murky out there at the moment, but here's a live stream of the removal of SS Richard Montgomery's mast: www.iossc.org.uk/weather/?sn=...
A very hazardous procedure, if you're not familiar with the ship, then see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Rich...
#explosives #marine #webcam #Thames
A very hazardous procedure, if you're not familiar with the ship, then see: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SS_Rich...
#explosives #marine #webcam #Thames
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New slogan for AI: THIS MACHINE THRILLS FASCISTS.
September 4, 2026 at 6:19 AM
New slogan for AI: THIS MACHINE THRILLS FASCISTS.
The new @metoffice.gov.uk website design's so annoying. Previously all detailed info was visible on one screen. Now it seems to be designed for tablet viewing, pointlessly large fonts & boxes containing basic info. More detail requires clicking a link, and then setting zoom to 60% to see it all 🙄
August 31, 2026 at 6:51 AM
The new @metoffice.gov.uk website design's so annoying. Previously all detailed info was visible on one screen. Now it seems to be designed for tablet viewing, pointlessly large fonts & boxes containing basic info. More detail requires clicking a link, and then setting zoom to 60% to see it all 🙄
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you’ve seen live:
The Raincoats
Philip Glass Ensemble
Cocteau Twins
Meredith Monk
Faust
Kate Bush
Annette Peacock
Hatfield and the North
Henry Cow
Peter Hammill
The Raincoats
Philip Glass Ensemble
Cocteau Twins
Meredith Monk
Faust
Kate Bush
Annette Peacock
Hatfield and the North
Henry Cow
Peter Hammill
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you’ve seen live:
The Smiths
The Buzzcocks
Johnny Cash
The Pixies
Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci
Paul McCartney
The Fall
Bon Iver
Girls Aloud
De La Soul
The Smiths
The Buzzcocks
Johnny Cash
The Pixies
Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci
Paul McCartney
The Fall
Bon Iver
Girls Aloud
De La Soul
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you’ve seen live:
Can
Ramones
The Slits
Siouxsie and the Banshees
The Clash
Talking Heads
Miles Davis
Sun Ra
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
Pina Bausch Company
Can
Ramones
The Slits
Siouxsie and the Banshees
The Clash
Talking Heads
Miles Davis
Sun Ra
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra
Pina Bausch Company
August 30, 2026 at 6:50 AM
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you’ve seen live:
The Raincoats
Philip Glass Ensemble
Cocteau Twins
Meredith Monk
Faust
Kate Bush
Annette Peacock
Hatfield and the North
Henry Cow
Peter Hammill
The Raincoats
Philip Glass Ensemble
Cocteau Twins
Meredith Monk
Faust
Kate Bush
Annette Peacock
Hatfield and the North
Henry Cow
Peter Hammill
In Bath last Saturday for a family wedding, managed to squeeze in a trip to @herschelmuseum.bsky.social, recommended if you're in the area
#astronomy #Herschel #museum #Bath
#astronomy #Herschel #museum #Bath
August 28, 2026 at 10:01 AM
In Bath last Saturday for a family wedding, managed to squeeze in a trip to @herschelmuseum.bsky.social, recommended if you're in the area
#astronomy #Herschel #museum #Bath
#astronomy #Herschel #museum #Bath
The latest excellent album from @sweetiesshow.bsky.social available as a freebie today only: unstoppablesweetiesshow.bandcamp.com/album/uss-r-...
#avant-garde #punk #jazz-pronk
#avant-garde #punk #jazz-pronk
USS R USS, by Unstoppable Sweeties Show
11 track album
unstoppablesweetiesshow.bandcamp.com
August 19, 2026 at 9:08 PM
The latest excellent album from @sweetiesshow.bsky.social available as a freebie today only: unstoppablesweetiesshow.bandcamp.com/album/uss-r-...
#avant-garde #punk #jazz-pronk
#avant-garde #punk #jazz-pronk
Came across this intriguingly named Serbian TV channel while wandering around various satellites today. Sadly I couldn't watch the Toxic Folk Tuner show, followed by Toxic Folk Club as I can't decrypt it...
#toxicfolk #satelliteTV
#toxicfolk #satelliteTV
August 9, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Came across this intriguingly named Serbian TV channel while wandering around various satellites today. Sadly I couldn't watch the Toxic Folk Tuner show, followed by Toxic Folk Club as I can't decrypt it...
#toxicfolk #satelliteTV
#toxicfolk #satelliteTV
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Collected all of my mini-Prisoner reviews of the past month in one place, if interested (open post). www.patreon.com/chrisoleary/...
The Prisoner: A Thumbnail Guide | Chris O'Leary
The Criterion Channel has been running The Prisoner this summer, which prompted me to watch the show again---I had last seen it in the early
www.patreon.com
August 7, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Collected all of my mini-Prisoner reviews of the past month in one place, if interested (open post). www.patreon.com/chrisoleary/...
Making a welcome change from the usual slew of emails on Bandcamp Friday, it's always a delight to have a message from Virginia Astley: "Apologies for not putting anything new up. I'd hoped to at least have a recording of something ...
However, here's a picture of a Puffin." 😃
However, here's a picture of a Puffin." 😃
August 7, 2026 at 7:10 AM
Making a welcome change from the usual slew of emails on Bandcamp Friday, it's always a delight to have a message from Virginia Astley: "Apologies for not putting anything new up. I'd hoped to at least have a recording of something ...
However, here's a picture of a Puffin." 😃
However, here's a picture of a Puffin." 😃
Reposted by Gary Franklin
Reposted by Gary Franklin
police have arrested a man for failing to update his PDF reader, he is described as mid 30s, brown hair and has no fixed adobe
July 30, 2026 at 2:04 PM
police have arrested a man for failing to update his PDF reader, he is described as mid 30s, brown hair and has no fixed adobe
Another new internet receiver, the Majority Fitzwilliam. It uses the same firmware as their Bard radio, which isn't perfect, but still pretty good. This receiver is for use with Hi-Fi separates and has analogue, digital and optical audio outputs.
It also does FM/DAB+/Bluetooth & auxillary in.
It also does FM/DAB+/Bluetooth & auxillary in.
July 30, 2026 at 12:49 PM
Another new internet receiver, the Majority Fitzwilliam. It uses the same firmware as their Bard radio, which isn't perfect, but still pretty good. This receiver is for use with Hi-Fi separates and has analogue, digital and optical audio outputs.
It also does FM/DAB+/Bluetooth & auxillary in.
It also does FM/DAB+/Bluetooth & auxillary in.
Splendid afternoon at The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever at the end of Southend pier yesterday. A few of my photos from the day, with hindsight I probably should've opted for the 100mm.
#CanonFD #50mm #photography #SonyA6500 #KateBush #Wuthering #Southend
#CanonFD #50mm #photography #SonyA6500 #KateBush #Wuthering #Southend
July 27, 2026 at 11:23 AM
Splendid afternoon at The Most Wuthering Heights Day Ever at the end of Southend pier yesterday. A few of my photos from the day, with hindsight I probably should've opted for the 100mm.
#CanonFD #50mm #photography #SonyA6500 #KateBush #Wuthering #Southend
#CanonFD #50mm #photography #SonyA6500 #KateBush #Wuthering #Southend
New internet radio, replacing my old ailing Roberts 93i stream radio. Seems like a rebadged and updated version of the latter, with slightly better functionality. A bit buggy, and unlike the 93i, there's no line level out, which is really annoying.
#Majority #internetradio
#Majority #internetradio
July 13, 2026 at 11:34 AM
New internet radio, replacing my old ailing Roberts 93i stream radio. Seems like a rebadged and updated version of the latter, with slightly better functionality. A bit buggy, and unlike the 93i, there's no line level out, which is really annoying.
#Majority #internetradio
#Majority #internetradio
20 years ago today, a giant world cup and a trapped soul
shorturl.at/BYFay
#Basildon #WorldCup #sculpture
shorturl.at/BYFay
#Basildon #WorldCup #sculpture
Basildon wins the World Cup
Specially made to coincide with the 2006 World Cup, as the Eastgate shopping mall in Basildon, Essex, gets arty.
shorturl.at
July 5, 2026 at 10:33 AM
20 years ago today, a giant world cup and a trapped soul
shorturl.at/BYFay
#Basildon #WorldCup #sculpture
shorturl.at/BYFay
#Basildon #WorldCup #sculpture
Some of my photos from Sunday's Leigh-on-Sea Folk Festival.
With The Beadling, The Owl Service, @tumbledryerbaby.bsky.social, Georgina Shackleton, Masal, Rachel Hill, The Captain's Beard
#LFF2026 #Essex #folk
#SonyA6500 #CanonFD #100mm #gigphotography
With The Beadling, The Owl Service, @tumbledryerbaby.bsky.social, Georgina Shackleton, Masal, Rachel Hill, The Captain's Beard
#LFF2026 #Essex #folk
#SonyA6500 #CanonFD #100mm #gigphotography
June 30, 2026 at 10:04 AM
Some of my photos from Sunday's Leigh-on-Sea Folk Festival.
With The Beadling, The Owl Service, @tumbledryerbaby.bsky.social, Georgina Shackleton, Masal, Rachel Hill, The Captain's Beard
#LFF2026 #Essex #folk
#SonyA6500 #CanonFD #100mm #gigphotography
With The Beadling, The Owl Service, @tumbledryerbaby.bsky.social, Georgina Shackleton, Masal, Rachel Hill, The Captain's Beard
#LFF2026 #Essex #folk
#SonyA6500 #CanonFD #100mm #gigphotography
Some of my photos from Saturday's Leigh Folk Festival at Leigh in Library Gardens & Fishermen's Chapel. The latter was a tad on the warm side🥵
#RitaBraga #RoshiNasehi #Immersion #DarylTattoo #ScarlettRosetta #NewAgain #ChrisDavison
#SonyA6500 #CanonFD #100mm #gigphotography
#RitaBraga #RoshiNasehi #Immersion #DarylTattoo #ScarlettRosetta #NewAgain #ChrisDavison
#SonyA6500 #CanonFD #100mm #gigphotography
June 29, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Some of my photos from Saturday's Leigh Folk Festival at Leigh in Library Gardens & Fishermen's Chapel. The latter was a tad on the warm side🥵
#RitaBraga #RoshiNasehi #Immersion #DarylTattoo #ScarlettRosetta #NewAgain #ChrisDavison
#SonyA6500 #CanonFD #100mm #gigphotography
#RitaBraga #RoshiNasehi #Immersion #DarylTattoo #ScarlettRosetta #NewAgain #ChrisDavison
#SonyA6500 #CanonFD #100mm #gigphotography