Ebauche (Dronal/Exan)

I am an electronic musician based in Berlin. I also run a small record label and offer mastering services at supple9.com. Also release with Errorgrid as Exan, and run a techno/dub techno label with a friend called Pattern Zero.

Label: https://supple9.com
Also: https://exanmusic.com
Pattern Zero: https://patternzero.net/
Gravatar: https://en.gravatar.com/alexleonard2003

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ebauche_at_mastodon.social@momostr.pink

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relay.damus.io

nos.lol

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2026-02-07 13:36:40 UTC

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It seems to talk about everything that ai is terrible for...
"How are ethical, sustainable, and democratic principles embedded throughout the process? Key considerations include transparency, accountability, data governance, environmental impact, bias mitigation, and long-term maintainability."
I'm so fucking sick of the endless barrage of bullshit

2026-02-06 22:27:27 UTC

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I'm going to water the plants... IF you know what I mean 😉
🤷

2026-02-02 16:19:04 UTC

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peasants in fantasy TV shows often seem to have Irish accents..

2026-01-15 06:07:40 UTC

Nothing brings me more joy than to see the verdant green of a summer forest.
I like the sunburst flaring out in the top third, the brightness of the blue sky, the contrast of the shaded area, the dappled light. The lusciousness green.
#photography #landscape #Berlin #Germany #forest
https://leonard.earth/2026/01/15/green-life-bringer/

2025-11-18 21:38:12 UTC

Today was a real surprise - got a sudden rush of interest in the most recent Subaqual release, and got a beautiful comment:
"a rather warm hazy atmosphere with rad propulsive rhythms. Reminiscent of Deepchord / Rod Modell. Highly recommend."
To be reminiscent of #deepchord makes me supremely happy, as he's always been an absolute inspiration to me.
Please check it out and pass it on 😊😊
https://music.imusician.pro/a/ba7nEpys/
#dubtechno #ambienttechno #atmospheric #electronicmusic

2025-11-15 09:49:36 UTC

Thanks to @npub10u8…qm8c for the wonderful review of the new #Errorgrid release .XOR
https://acloserlisten.com/2025/11/15/errorgrid-xor/

2025-10-29 22:52:52 UTC

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I found Four Thousand Weeks by Oliver Burkeman was a pretty enlightening read relating a bit to this theme.
Having been self employed my entire life, it's very easy to fall into the trap of thinking that I always need to be doing something in order to get more things done so that I don't feel like I'm slacking. I'm trying to tackle that mindset now and be more open to actual time off and non productivity 😊

2025-10-20 09:13:18 UTC

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I was expecting https://status.signal.org/ to show some sort of indication of there being an issue but it just says everything is working. It was my first port of call when I saw messages weren't sending for me.
Downdetector seems to provide a more realistic picture.

2025-09-19 08:37:55 UTC

Well, connecting my Bandcamp to Stripe was an unmitigated clusterfuck. I can no longer access my old Stripe accounts and the Bandcamp accounts are all completely broken. Plus I appear to have two Bandcamp Stripe accounts instead of one, but both just show the same errors.
Not exactly encouraging on that transition..
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2025-09-06 08:38:24 UTC

ICYMI: My collaborative dub-techno project with Erik Levander, Subaqual, has a brand new 4-track EP out now.
#dubtechno #ambient #ambienttechno #music #nowplaying
Stream or buy here: https://music.imusician.pro/a/ba7nEpys
Reposts appreciated ❤️
http://leonard.earth/2025/09/06/subaqual-bilander/

2025-09-03 05:59:52 UTC

https://www.theverge.com/news/769599/google-apple-search-deal-us-doj-antitrust-case-remedies
Uhh, so Google lost its antitrust trial and was ruled to be a monopolist, and as a result was:
1. Not required to stop paying for default search placement
2. Not required to show search choice screens
3. Not required to divest Chrome
4. Not required to divest Android
Is this the most toothless ruling imaginable?

2025-07-09 10:46:44 UTC

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ugh. So Spotify must know that people are having this stuff done against their wishes..
What amazed me about Spotify fining me is that the 'fraudulent' stream earnings were a pittance. Why would someone commit fraud to earn less than the potential fine.. 🤦🤔

2025-07-09 06:39:03 UTC

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oh no, sorry to hear that @npub1tk7…6cq3
Absolutely woeful and seems that there's basically crap all you can do about it. Totally messed up

2025-06-03 21:19:58 UTC

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I'm weeks behind after a busy time. Hope the gig went well!

2025-05-30 16:42:33 UTC

I'll be performing my first ever Dronal live set this Saturday (tomorrow) in Berlin at the closing party for Artspring festival. 18:00 at Theatre unterm Dach on Danziger Str
#berlin #gigs #techno #ambient #dubtechno #Artspring
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2025-05-24 14:09:44 UTC

Practice run went well for tonight's performance at Artspring Festival. Super minimal setup for me 😊
https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/114/563/202/293/401/057/original/373d964df8b90bd2.jpg

2025-03-02 08:12:12 UTC

I could have spent an entire day wandering around taking photos of this cave system in Mallorca - so many wonderful abstraction opportunities.
#photography #nature #abstract #Mallorca #Spain
http://eidetic.photos/2025/03/02/cuevas-del-drach-iv/

2025-01-12 10:33:01 UTC

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The good news is that we have finally found a new place to live, so at least that stress is done with. With under 3 weeks to go we were really starting to worry. We ended up taking a place with one room less, so we're going to have to figure it out, but hopefully we can make it work!

2025-01-12 10:00:47 UTC

Due to our impending eviction, we're doing a big sale of older works by my wonderful wife Adrianna.
First up is the 140x100cm oil painting "All End", painted whilst obsessively listening to [@sean_ae](https://post.lurk.org/@sean_ae ) track of the same name from the Autechre NTS Sessions 4 release.
Usual price €750. 40% off = €450. Shipping to be calculated.
https://www.snochowska.com/artwork/3295039-all-end
Boosts appreciated!
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2025-01-11 15:03:08 UTC

So as we're being evicted, I've made the hard decision to downsize my studio and pare back to essentials.
I'm selling a bunch of very well-cared-for music studio equipment. Less to move, and some funds raised for unforeseen expenses ❤️❤️❤️
If you're in Berlin, or know a musician based here, please check out/share:
https://sale.supple9.com
Boosts greatly appreciated. These items will be listed on Kleinanzeigen next week, so don't wait around 😁
#Berlin #electronicmusic #music #musicstudio

2024-12-08 09:16:50 UTC

I guess not really an abstract photo in the true sense, I still find this image quite abstract to look at. The lines gently fade to black, the subject seems so alien.
#bw #photography #abstract #Spain #Mallorca #black-and-white
http://eidetic.photos/2024/12/08/slow-and-steady/

2024-11-20 18:35:23 UTC

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I often, and I have no idea why, end up catching myself singing "Big Rock Candy Mountain". Not in a classical composer style mind you 😁

2024-11-04 21:32:44 UTC

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I'm always a few days behind my mastodon feed. I hope everything is better now ❤️ sending best wishes whatever the situation ❤️

2024-10-30 13:12:36 UTC

This morning I discovered that Spotify are now taking more money from me than I'm earning from them by publishing my music on their platform.
It boggles the mind, but is sadly true. The depths they will stoop to know no bounds 😔
http://leonard.earth/2024/10/30/spotify-fraud-fees-a-new-low-for-the-company/

2024-10-26 07:48:41 UTC

I had some fun freezing different liquids, as well as layering liquids on top of previously frozen things. I can't remember what the drop is that looks blue though, but I think the white ice is actually oat milk 😁
http://eidetic.photos/2024/10/26/frozen-moments-v/

2024-10-02 17:09:28 UTC

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I try to only buy things that can be machine washed 😁

2024-09-28 07:50:56 UTC

Here I was stunned to discover miniscule insects that had clearly made this flower their home - so tiny that they could easily wriggle between the tiny florets. To these insects I guess this flower is their entire world.
http://eidetic.photos/2024/09/28/other-worlds/

2024-09-24 20:09:35 UTC

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sadly I feel some musicians feel the same way about making music.
"must put out more music more often"
Daniel Ek stating that musicians should release at least two albums a year. And then Spotify change their rules to not pay tracks with less than 1000 streams in the past 12 months. Suddenly having lots of music that get little plays each is very unhelpful to the musician (or their label)

2024-09-23 07:27:35 UTC

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I decided to just jump on Bookwyrm as it's now been a bit too long since I stopped using Goodreads and it'll be harder to remember what I finished and when 😁
I'll import my old goodreads data soon and get it all up to date. Meanwhile followed you this morning ( @npub1s0e…lahu )

2024-09-15 08:21:14 UTC

Whilst in Poland this summer, I spent some time outside taking ultramacro shots of interesting rock surfaces. As always with ultramacro the difficulty was in getting things in focus, but I found an ultra close look at these rock surfaces to be fascinating
http://eidetic.photos/2024/09/15/rock-detail-i/

2024-09-15 04:40:29 UTC

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I was also pretty curious about the Open Library system, which I think works a similar way (tracking what you've read). In fact I think Bookwyrm gets it's book data from Open Library, which is run by Archive.org I think. They seem to be a good bunch

2024-09-14 20:21:49 UTC

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heh, I too was weirdly surprised when I discovered that I could tag WAV files with all the ID3 tags I've been using for years on FLAC, Mp3 and OGG files.
Not sure why I thought WAV would be any different 😁

2024-09-14 20:15:14 UTC

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I stopped using goodreads some time ago (trying to have nothing to do with amazon), and have intended to set up a bookwyrm account for some time but never got around to it. I really wanted to start self hosting these things but never have the time to sort it out.