Nostr notes by keef

So. I know #monDuck isn't a thing. I know #duckMonday ...

2026-05-25T08:15:04Z

So. I know #monDuck isn't a thing. I know #duckMonday isn't a thing. But we can make it happen!

I have taken a lot of photos of ducks and I'm fully prepared to use them.

Actually #mondayMallard may already be a thing, who knows?

#duck #mallard

Apparently it's #WorldTurtleDay. We don't get turtles ...

2026-05-23T11:22:51Z

Apparently it's #WorldTurtleDay.

We don't get turtles around here as a general rule but I did release a track about space turtles a little while ago..

It even has a video. With turtles, courtesy of a few lovely contributors on Pixabay.

https://video.key13.uk/sun-moon-stars/key-13-cosmochelonian/

#key13 #turtle #turtles

The Four Seasons of Bonk Wave: Autumn Waves will be the biggest ...

2026-04-08T08:21:22Z

The Four Seasons of Bonk Wave: Autumn Waves will be the biggest Bonk Knob Records release ever.

Containing 55 tracks from 45 artists, split over three discs, the releases start with disc 1 *this friday* 10th April, continuing on the 17th and the 24th.

Parties at https://party.bonkwave.org, currently scheduled for 20:00UTC each day but keep an eye open in case the timing changes.

Thanks to everyone who has made this possible!

#BonkWave #NotBonkWave #FSoBW #FourSeasonsOfBonkWave

There's a lot of #FediMusic live streams / launch parties ...

2026-01-23T08:30:16Z

There's a lot of #FediMusic live streams / launch parties coming up in the next few days so here's a quick list of what I know - all times UTC:

Tonight 18:00
#TIBtv Fresh Friday
https://tv.theindiebeat.fm

Tonight 20:00
Ordos Mk.0 (npub1vze…x6r5) DJ practice set
https://party.bonkwave.org

Monday 26th - 20:00
Key 13 EP release party
https://party.bonkwave.org

Wednesday 28th - 16:00
Meljoann (npub1nuu…gjr3) Mustics Sound Bath
https://stream.gravitons.org

Thursday 29th - 19:30
inpc (npub12h7…85xc) EP release party
https://stream.mxtthxw.art/

#FediWave

If your usual music streaming service is down at the moment due ...

2025-11-18T14:06:48Z

If your usual music streaming service is down at the moment due to Cloudflare controlling half the internet, it would be a great time to try something alternative.

Why not check out:

The Indie Beat Radio:
https://theindiebeat.fm/

The Faircamp web ring:
https://faircamp.webr.ing/directory.html

Everything Bonk Wave or Not Bonk Wave:
https://music.bonkwave.org/

.. and plenty more links over here:
https://nham.co.uk/category/community/distribution-platforms/

#music #independentMusic #tibr #BonkWave #NotBonkWave #nham #Faircamp #Cloudflare

if there's any demand for it, I could clone the Faircamp web ...

2025-10-22T06:34:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…ytt0
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if there's any demand for it, I could clone the Faircamp web ring and make one fairly easily I guess.

Apparently it's #MusiciansDay which is nice. You can find a ...

2025-09-25T20:10:45Z

Apparently it's #MusiciansDay which is nice.

You can find a lot of rather lovely indie musicians on the #Faircamp #Webring here: https://faircamp.webr.ing/directory.html - all self-hosted and free of vested corporate interests.

If you happen to notice https://music.key13.uk on your way around the ring, that one would be mine - all free to stream and download.

For those keeping track, I'm now up to 1.3 million hits on my ...

2025-08-01T16:46:14Z

For those keeping track, I'm now up to 1.3 million hits on my robot website in the last five days.

Those came from over 800,000 unique IP addresses. That's a staggering number.

If it keeps up at this rate it will hit over a million unique devices sometime tomorrow.

This is a giant #botnet, right? Like, one of the biggest out there?

I'm currently doing some mapping to ASNs, to see if there's patterns.

Previous reports (user-agents and country distributions):

https://evilgeniusrobot.uk/botnet-reports/

In the last three days, my tiny honeytrap robot has had 760,000 ...

2025-07-31T16:38:22Z

In the last three days, my tiny honeytrap robot has had *760,000* hits , nearly all unique URL paths, from *510,000* unique IP addresses and a wide range of user-agents.

This doesn't appear to be malicious as far as I can tell - I think it's just crawling the site (which is effectively an infinite labyrinth) - although why anyone would use a #botnet for that is confusing to me.

The site is handling it, for now, but the hit rate is increasing each day.

Half a million devices.. yikes.

I got a little bit annoyed at a bot hoovering up all the large ...

2025-07-12T17:50:30Z

I got a little bit annoyed at a bot hoovering up all the large zip files of lossless music from various websites I run. I may have slightly overreacted...

https://evilgeniusrobot.uk/posts/an-evil-genius-robot.html

Still it's finally a good use of that domain name I've had for a few years now!

#AlgorithmicSabotage #NoAI #ThinkBot

Remember folks, #gravy is just the US spelling. The rest of the ...

2025-07-01T07:18:49Z

Remember folks, #gravy is just the US spelling. The rest of the English speaking world spells it "grevy".

Thank you @npub1nuu…gjr3 for introducing me to @npub1plh…yrv6 ...

2025-06-14T09:04:30Z

Thank you Meljoann (npub1nuu…gjr3) for introducing me to Hourly Sloth Bot (npub1plh…yrv6) !

[Edit to reference the right Mel!]

Many thanks for the mammoth task of serialising all eighteen ...

2025-05-27T20:20:55Z

In reply to nevent1q…3sre
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Many thanks for the mammoth task of serialising all eighteen tracks on this album!

If anyone is still following along, there's still a few free download codes left here:

https://mastodon.online/@keefmarshall/114276490645811333

#PretentiousIncongruity #key13

Many thanks to @npub10u0…x5et for having me on their podcast! ...

2025-05-09T17:06:00Z

Many thanks to Lorenzo's Music (npub10u0…x5et) for having me on their podcast! I've never done anything like that before, hopefully I managed to not sound too much like an idiot!

If you want to hear me talking about stuff like the #Faircamp #Webring, #FairTradeMusicFriday, Image2Midi and of course #BonkWave and #NotBonkWave, you can find it hosted by the lovely NHAM (npub1htd…fq0v) folks here:

https://nham.co.uk/2025/05/lorenzos-music-podcast-fedi-specials-6-keith-marshall/

There's a bit about about Key 13 too...

Bonk Knob Records is very pleased to announce the release of ...

2025-04-16T17:12:15Z

Bonk Knob Records is very pleased to announce the release of "Not Bonk What I Call Wave: Remixes Vol 2"!

You can find it for streaming and download at all these fine places:

https://mirlo.space/bonk-knob-records/release/not-bonk

https://bonkwave.org/music/not-bonk-what-i-call-wave-remixes-vol2/

https://bonkknobrecords.bandcamp.com/album/not-bonk-what-i-call-wave-remixes-vol-2

https://bandwagon.fm/67fea099a706ef72dcec3978

Join us for the release party at 19:00 UTC / 20:00 BST / 21:00 CEST at https://party.bonkwave.org

#BonkWave #NotBonkWave

You want some codes? How about some Mirlo codes for a change: ...

2025-04-03T22:54:25Z

In reply to nevent1q…m9mw
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You want some codes? How about some Mirlo codes for a change:

Redeem here: https://mirlo.space/key13/release/pretentious-incongruity/redeem

d5082f09
41920691
8a1cc449
4a8780df
ac6ee95c

Or if you want Bandcamp yum codes, redeem here: https://key13.bandcamp.com/yum

cez8-vtbm
cr2y-gb46
plly-uhjy
8cpz-jvtr
6ul9-wxkm

[replaced used codes with new ones!]

Key 13: Pretentious Incongruity Streaming and downloads: ...

2025-04-03T22:49:28Z

In reply to nevent1q…hfmq
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Key 13: Pretentious Incongruity

Streaming and downloads:

https://mirlo.space/key13/release/pretentious-incongruity

https://music.key13.uk/pretentious-incongruity/

https://key13.bandcamp.com/album/pretentious-incongruity

Bandwagon to follow soon...

Pretending to be a musician... Pretending I know what I'm ...

2025-04-03T22:45:50Z

Pretending to be a musician...

Pretending I know what I'm doing...

Everything mismatched and inconsistent...

**Pretentious Incongruity**

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A Key 13 Retrospective featuring 18 tracks, newly remixed and remastered.

Stream/download now.
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For more info:

http://blog.key13.uk/pretentious-incongruity-track-notes

http://blog.key13.uk/pretentious-incongruity-a-key-13-retrospective

See replies for download links and codes.

yeah I had a 512 in mine too. Challenge accepted, will have a try ...

2025-03-02T13:29:19Z

In reply to nevent1q…qnrg
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yeah I had a 512 in mine too. Challenge accepted, will have a try later!

@npub1uhn…rerk What's the record for the Daily mode? ...

2025-03-01T15:50:36Z

pgcd (npub1uhn…rerk) What's the record for the Daily mode?

https://og.wordrush.eu/6.1.55058b.000c.00306a4a.EN5837096c.4b08bddf

#wordRush

Feels like a real rollercoaster in the Fedi music world at the ...

2025-01-31T23:38:46Z

Feels like a real rollercoaster in the Fedi music world at the moment. So many new, exciting things on the horizon, but the two mainstays underpinning everything so far have both gone within a month of each other.

Let's hope the communities built up by those institutions will create a lasting legacy.

It's up to us now, to make sure that it doesn't all fall apart.

now you've sent me off down a rabbit hole . Is soap itself ...

2025-01-26T12:16:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…pmyp
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now you've sent me off down a rabbit hole .

Is soap itself clean by definition? Or just an agent used to make something else clean? I guess dirty soap is a thing, remembering grubby bars of soap in public loos before liquid soap dispensers were invented...

This was made possible by some great innovations. First, ...

2025-01-19T19:44:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…xqsm
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This was made possible by some great innovations.

First, Ben Pate 🤘🏻 (npub17gq…8hhz) 's federated music service https://bandwagon.fm allowed us to upload the albums.

Then, an integration between #Bandwagon and #TheIndieBeat FM radio station meant the tracks could be shared directly to the station.

Finally, MizKirsten (npub1r7c…2mc5) created a new channel specifically for us, managed by me, and now curated by the #BonkWave contributors.

This type of collaboration feels like a big step into the future!

In case you missed it - #TheIndieBeat FM has a new channel called ...

2025-01-19T19:29:50Z

In case you missed it - #TheIndieBeat FM has a new channel called "Not What I Call Radio Bonk Wave", managed and curated by bonkwave.org.

You can access it in either place:

https://theindiebeat.fm/not-what-i-call-radio-bonk-wave/

https://not.what.i.call.radio.bonkwave.org/

It's mostly playing tracks from the compilations at the moment, but we're expanding it so that any past contributor can submit their own tracks and vote on submissions - see this contributor-only thread on the board: https://bonkwave.org/board/index.php?topic=131.0

#BonkWave #NotBonkWave

Errr.. I appear to have written a thing. About #BonkWave, no ...

2024-12-30T16:38:02Z

Errr.. I appear to have written a thing. About #BonkWave, no less. And #NotBonkWave by association.

https://blog.key13.uk/thats-not-bonk-wave

It's a personal perspective - please let me know if you think I misrepresented anything.

[edited to add: #BonkWaveLore ]

ah, I see. You may need to come up with a different name then ...

2024-12-04T00:30:30Z

In reply to nevent1q…hpvm
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ah, I see. You may need to come up with a different name then otherwise there will be great confusion.

see [@announce](https://fedi.vision/@announce/ ) and ...

2024-12-04T00:06:12Z

In reply to nevent1q…4t5l
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see [@announce](https://fedi.vision/@announce/ ) and https://fedivision.party/ .. and check that hashtag you posted with!

you know this already happens every year, right?

2024-12-04T00:01:23Z

In reply to nevent1q…4mql
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you know this already happens every year, right?

definite parallels to some conversations happening here as well

2024-11-27T22:08:01Z

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definite parallels to some conversations happening here as well

Bonk Knob Records are pleased to announce the release of the ...

2024-11-22T20:29:06Z

Bonk Knob Records are pleased to announce the release of the final part of Not What I Call Bonk Wave - Volume 003 - Disc C - Deep Bonk!

You can now download it for free at these great places:

https://mirlo.space/bonk-knob-records/release/not-what-i-call-bonk-wave-volume-003-disc-c-deep-bonk

https://bonkwave.org/music/not-what-i-call-bonk-wave-volume-003-disc-c/

https://bonkknobrecords.bandcamp.com/album/not-what-i-call-bonk-wave-volume-003-disc-c-deep-bonk

If you're around, please join the launch party in 30 minutes at https://party.bonkwave.org/ !!

#BonkWave #NotBonkWave #NWICBW3

I had slightly misremembered it but still terrifying: ...

2024-11-21T23:08:37Z

In reply to nevent1q…j8k5
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I had slightly misremembered it but still terrifying:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ACgmukD6QeQ

at some point a very long time ago I owned a Muppets record that ...

2024-11-21T22:50:37Z

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at some point a very long time ago I owned a Muppets record that had a loop at the end of Fozzie bear trapped in the studio shouting "let me out!" on repeat ..

Bonk Wave launch party tonight, 21:00 UTC! I'm ready, are ...

2024-11-08T14:31:16Z

Bonk Wave launch party tonight, 21:00 UTC!

I'm ready, are you?

#BonkWave #NotBonkWave #nwicbw3 #vimto

Please join us this Friday, 8th November, for the release of Not ...

2024-11-04T20:24:50Z

Please join us this Friday, 8th November, for the release of Not What I Call Bonk Wave - Volume 003 - Disc B - Bonked and Unbonked!

Leave your expectations at the door, as this more contemplative disc covers quite different ground to the previous one.

There's a slight change in UTC time due to daylight savings, and also please note the change of venue!

More info: https://bonkwave.org/board/index.php?topic=101.0

#BonkWave #NotBonkWave #NWICBW3

Faircamp isn't quite a Bandcamp replacement, although the ...

2024-11-02T17:08:46Z

In reply to nevent1q…85h6
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Faircamp isn't quite a Bandcamp replacement, although the ring does help a bit with discovery. But there's a few other sites setting up as non profit cooperatives that are more like Bandcamp.. see for example mirlo.space (npub1ynz…en3h) or jam.coop.

For inspiration, you can check out the (currently) 72 artists on ...

2024-11-02T15:22:44Z

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For inspiration, you can check out the (currently) 72 artists on the Faircamp Web Ring, nearly all of whom are here on the Fediverse in some form or other..

https://faircamp.webr.ing/directory.html

I guess all 72 of us must feel there's some benefit? :)

not being a renegade connoisseur myself, it's probably the ...

2024-10-19T20:46:05Z

In reply to nevent1q…evml
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not being a renegade connoisseur myself, it's probably the 80s, or even the 70s, since I last had any, so I can't remember! But I think it's more artificial than that.

I would like to address the rumours that #BonkWave is sponsored ...

2024-10-19T15:26:26Z

I would like to address the rumours that #BonkWave is sponsored by Vimto. I can categorically deny that we've ever received any payment for product placement.

Vimto: the only drink of choice for renegade connoisseurs everywhere.

#NotBonkWave #nwicbw3

Bonk Knob Records is pleased to announce the upcoming release of ...

2024-10-19T10:11:42Z

Bonk Knob Records is pleased to announce the upcoming release of Not What I Call Bonk Wave: Volume 003.

The first of three parts - "Disc A: Into The Bonk" will launch on the 25th October, with a listening party on https://party.radiofreefedi.net/ at 20:00 UTC.

Containing 48 tracks from over 40+ artists and a fabulously varied array of musical styles, Volume 003 expands the Bonkiverse to Bonkfinity and Beyond!

For more details, see: https://bonkwave.org/board/index.php?topic=101.0

#BonkWave #NotBonkWave #NWICBW3

Hello, it's #MusiciansDay 🌐 - I'm keef/Keith/Key 13 ...

2024-09-26T17:27:24Z

Hello, it's #MusiciansDay 🌐 - I'm keef/Keith/Key 13 making pretentious music on virtual instruments in multiple genres.

Some random examples:

Prog-rock-ish, and entries for the last two #FediVision Song Contests: https://mirlo.space/key13/release/misaligned-aardvarks

Chillout electronica: https://mirlo.space/key13/release/sea-sky-clouds

A random sample of (free) singles:

https://music.key13.uk/sunbeams/
https://music.key13.uk/l-u-c-a/
https://music.key13.uk/children-of-broken-code/

Many demos, works in progress, experiments here: https://soundcloud.com/user-96081182

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Not What I Call Bonk Wave Volume 003 - Bonked and Unbonked - ...

2024-09-21T11:40:01Z

Not What I Call Bonk Wave Volume 003 - Bonked and Unbonked - submissions close in FOUR DAYS!

https://bonkwave.org/board/index.php?topic=63.0

#BonkWave #NotBonkWave #NWICBW3 #NWICBW

I've just bought a new cat flap. Which isn't very ...

2024-09-20T12:34:22Z

I've just bought a new cat flap. Which isn't very noteworthy, except that:

A. it's internet connected (more on this later when I get it working) and

B. half the writing on the box is in German, so I now know that "cat flap" in German is "Katzenklappe" which is a delightful word!

Seems to be a day for visitors.. this is some kind of plume moth, ...

2024-08-10T13:03:00Z

Seems to be a day for visitors.. this is some kind of plume moth, not an expert on which one!

#mothstodon #insects #insectodon #moth

some of them are cc licensed.. e.g I think maybe ...

2024-05-29T07:13:04Z

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some of them are cc licensed.. e.g I think maybe MyLoFy (npub1crj…kkuw)'s track is?

you can use mine but obviously it's down to individual ...

2024-05-29T07:05:02Z

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you can use mine but obviously it's down to individual artists for the rest..

Now up to twenty tracks, with over half this year's ...

2024-05-29T07:02:06Z

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Now up to twenty tracks, with over half this year's #fedivison top ten!

Anyone found any more?

Artists: have you put your Fedivision tracks (past or present) on SoundCloud? Let me know!

We're up to ten #Fedivision tracks in the playlist so far, ...

2024-05-28T18:53:32Z

In reply to nevent1q…3q06
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We're up to ten #Fedivision tracks in the playlist so far, and that includes four of this year's top six!

It's a darn good playlist so far, but there must be more out there.. anyone know any other Fedivision tracks, past or present, that live on SoundCloud?

#Fedivision musicians - if you have a track from Fedivision (any ...

2024-05-27T20:57:14Z

#Fedivision musicians - if you have a track from Fedivision (any year) that's on SoundCloud, let me know and I'll add it to this playlist here: https://soundcloud.com/user-96081182/sets/fedivision

.. I've just rediscovered Herr Irrtum! 🔊 (npub184n…h8cs) 's wonderful track "The Cat" from last year and added that, along with a couple of others I found but it's looking quite sparse at the moment!

"Yes dear that's very nice that you won your thing but we ...

2024-05-27T15:23:01Z

"Yes dear that's very nice that you won your thing but we need to sort out this quote for a new shed..."

Back down to earth.. 🤣

#fedivision #fedivision2024

"Misaligned Aardvarks" released! Key 13's entry to ...

2024-05-26T20:17:03Z

"Misaligned Aardvarks" released!

Key 13's entry to the Fedivision Song Contest 2024 is now available to stream and download.

The B-side is a newly remixed version of "Primavera" - Key 13's cheesy butchering of a Vivaldi classic.

Exclusively on #mirlo is a new Anniversary Remaster of "Solarpunk Grazers", last year's contest entry.

https://mirlo.space/key13/release/misaligned-aardvarks

https://music.key13.uk/misaligned-aardvarks/

https://key13.bandcamp.com/album/misaligned-aardvarks

Free, but please donate - see next post.

#fedivision #fedivision2024 #key13 #aardvarks