Sunday Post Wrangling – 06-04-23
On Sundays when I feel like it, I pull all of my posts from my Mastodon account into a blog post here. This episode: drawing wireframes by hand, the underbelly of The Spruce Pets, and other gems.
Alison Wilder
Plants and Things, Spring 2023 Edition
The transition from spring into summer is one of my favorite times in New Hampshire. As today marks the unofficial start of summer (Memorial Day, wooo, boats and beers!), I want to record a few of my spring projects that I’m excited about.
Blix Byrd IX Track Two – My Softest Side
Like most of the songs on IX, “My Softest Side” questions how to relationship. How honest should we be with each other? How much do we, and how much should we know about the person on the other side? Are we really better together?
Sunday Post Wrangling – 05-02-23
Every Sunday (or not-Sunday, as it were), I pull all of my posts from my Mastodon account into a blog post here. 04-17-23 Any #linux types out there have experience with running Linux on a Lenova Yoga series laptop? I have a Yoga 9 and I think I’d like to switch it over. I found … Read more
Blix Byrd IX Track One – Enough’s Enough
I’ve heard people talk about how a recording can come out fully formed, but I’ve rarely experienced it myself. The album version of the song Enough’s Enough, though, just kind of happened one day.
Sunday Post Wrangling – 04-16-23
Every Sunday, I pull all of my posts from my Mastodon account into a blog post here. 04-11-23 I love Plex’s sonic analysis features. I listen to my personal music library through Plex, and it’s such a blast to see what pops up together. For example, some of my more #experimental Blix Byrd music comes … Read more
Album Release – Blix Byrd IX
I couldn’t be happier to put this album into the world. It’s been quite the journey, and I’m both thrilled and a bit sad that it’s over. The blurb: IX serves as a tall, intricately-carved shrine to Alison Wilder’s songwriting. It combines sparkling synths with menacing guitars, a Texas swagger with an East Coast snarl, … Read more
Blix Byrd IX – Thoughts on Wrapping Up an Album
I’m writing this as I wait for bounces to happen in the creation of the final masters for my new Blix Byrd album. It’s a big moment in my life, so I want to do a little live-blogging so I can remember how it feels.
Sunday Post Wrangling – 04-10-23
Every Sunday (or, in this case, not on Sunday), I pull all of my posts from my Mastodon account into a blog post here. 03-20-23 Mix procrastination achieved: I just designed and priced out a new, very sturdy Jaspers keyboard stand to replace my mediocre Standtastic stand, on which everything moves when I play with … Read more