Notices by Ether Diver (etherdiver@ravenation.club)

If you're looking for some affordable artwork options without resorting to AI, may I suggest the work of Perplexing Ruins? He's an illustrator that works mostly in fantasy and sci fi who runs a super cheap Patreon that offers illustrations. He mostly intends them for #TTRPG use but I've confirmed with him that using them as album art is totally cool!

His Patreon is here:

https://www.patreon.com/c/perplexingruins/home

And you can see more examples of his work at Bluesky

https://bsky.app/profile/perplexingruins.bsky.social

#AlbumArt #Musodon

My 2022 album Tales of Etherspace is still a decent intro to my work. Its 16 tracks cover both my accessible, "musical" side but also my weirder, abrasive "experimental" side --all in tight timeframes (longest track is just 4 min!).

https://etherdiver.bandcamp.com/album/tales-of-etherspace

Headphones recommended!

@electronicmusic
@experimentalmusic

#music #MusicDiscovery #psychedelia

At this point, if you're posting AI images, I'm going to assume you've seen the discourse and you just don't care. I'm not going to warn you or try to correct you, I'm just going to unfollow.

I mean, I'll use context clues and I might give someone a break if it was an accident, or they felt they had a legitimate reason to post the Bad Stuff this one time...

But if you post it in a favorable light, or use it to make your album covers or whatever, I'm out.

Time for an #intro post! If you're a music fan on Mastodon (or elsewhere on the Fedi), please consider giving me a follow. I'm an independent musician who makes weird, psychedelic electronic music with influences from industrial, dub, Musique Concrete, IDM and dance music (esp. techno and house).

https://etherdiver.bandcamp.com/

#Musician #Musodon #MusiciansOfMastodon

Hello friends! It's time for my annual hosting bill and I am hoping to raise the funds to pay it via those who have found some value in my work this year.

My hosting costs are $155.88 for the year. I'm hoping to raise $200 to cover the entire cost, plus any fees (since I only get $0.75-0.85 on the dollar). A modest amount, I hope! Especially considering I have covered more than 200 artists since April -- less than $1 per!

Here's the link if you'd like to contribute:

https://ko-fi.com/etherdiver/goal?g=0

@Nickiquote if it's not moldy, it's fine to try it. If it tastes bad/off, throw it out. Otherwise, full speed ahead.

Anyone looking to get a few new ears on their music? I always need more independent musicians to write about!

Here's a summary of how it works:

https://www.etherdiver.com/2024/04/04/opm-other-peoples-music/

Please DM me submissions! They get lost in my mentions otherwise.

And if you submitted something to me more than 2 weeks ago AND it's your first submission (i.e. I haven't covered your work previously), please reach out! I think I misplaced a few submissions... 😅

Opus Vivaldi – Antología Siglo XXI

Buckle up, shit’s about to get W E I R D on this adventurous and eclectic album, a veritable audio bazaar of shambolic noise rock jams, MIDIfied jazz freakouts, audio collage, barely recognizable covers and autotuned spoken word.

https://empty6pack.bandcamp.com/album/antolog-a-siglo-xxi

@PseudoNovalis

@electronicmusic
@experimentalmusic

#music #MusiqueConcrete #NoiseRock #WeirdMusic

Here's a teaser thread of the most recent Other People's Music! Each post is just the first line of each entry, and a link to the music. Give these artists a listen, and if you want to know more about any of them, you can find the full post here:

https://www.etherdiver.com/2025/01/03/opm-new-year-new-music/

#music #Musodon #NewMusic #MusicDiscovery #SpotifyAlternative #MusicWriting #MusicJournalism

Going to try to do the long awaited #Arturia #MiniBrute2s stream around 2:30 PST today. Find me at YouTube.com/@etherdiver, our look for the direct link in an hour or so.

Getting set up for my final #Arturia #Pigments stream of 2024. Come find me at YouTube.com/@etherdiver around 2 pm PST for some NYE synth programming and hangout.

I'll do a response to this post with a direct link once it's ready.

I'll be using this sheet and some dice to determine what kinds of sounds I'll be making. Should be fun!

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1p21SAcCT1EtQttZzYtUhqgWU7cd-3xNvufWgbB-kUBY/edit?usp=sharing

Here's the link:

https://www.youtube.com/live/0RO-ikh8IAQ?si=zOkYx11B7tEk8Ole

Going live in ~15 minutes

Going to stream some #Arturia #Pigments synth programming in 30 min to an hour. You can follow me on YouTube to get notified, and I'll post a direct link here once I get it set up.

YouTube link is YouTube.com/@etherdiver

@synth
@synths

#synth #SynthProgramming

@synth @synths If you have any questions about Pigments, or synth programming/patching in general, you can join the stream and ask, or post questions in this thread and I'll make sure to answer them on stream.

Here's the link: https://youtube.com/live/XYWu_Qn_5zI

Going live in the next few minutes!

@synth @synths

I updated all the archived streams of my #synth programming on Pigments and MicroFreak with time-stamps and descriptions for each of the sounds created. Here's the archive:

https://www.youtube.com/@etherdiver/streams

@synth
@synths

#synthesizer #SynthProgramming #SynthPatches

I am going to be doing more streams of both of these synths, and maybe some others as well. In particular, I am going to stream the creation of a MicroFreak patch for each of the oscillator engines. There's ~20 of them and I finished 8 in the first stream, so at least 1 and maybe 2 more streams.

I'm going to be streaming some #Arturia #Pigments synth programming in about 30 minutes! Come join the fun, learn about this powerful software synth, chat about synths, ask questions, enjoy some generally good cheer!

Here's the link:

https://youtube.com/live/pkzPOO50jyY

Starting less than 5 minutes! Come say hi, hang out a bit!