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Recent updates

Until the world ended, my adventures in life were described in my Journal (also categorised by subject), the latest entry being on 2012-11-29, but also check some newly added older entries.

The newest music and newest pictures on this website are listed separately.
The newest web pages are: (with date posted)

2019-04-23 Weyes Blood - sublime singer-songwriter from California
2018-08-13 Nagard Double Pulse Generator Type 5002C - 1956 valve oscillator mayhem machine
2018-08-13 Korg PE-2000 Polyphonic Ensemble - 1977 analogue string ensemble keyboard
2017-11-29 Sidiki Dembele - djembefola
2017-11-28 Lyrics to Song For Parents
[Big gap due to trying to make a living]
2014-05-30 Notation for the Mendiani rhythm
2014-05-14 Studio pictures from 2012 and 2013
2014-03-07 Lyrics to Failing
2012-12-16 Lyrics to Vitaean Queen and Loving Yew
2011-07-03 Swimming In Plasma for synthesisers & percussion (2011)
2011-06-11 More piano pieces: Violently Calm Entrancement, Hymn and Melon Variations On A Theme By Alfred Schnittke On The Name B-A-C-H
2011-06-04 Alfred Schnittke and my piano Homage to him
2011-05-23 Benington Lordship - curious castle folly
2011-05-16 Recording Rooms in my studio now with new computer
2011-03-12 Queen Anne's Summerhouse - a charming regal folly
2011-01-19 Prayer For Good Outcomes
2010-12-19 Website licence changes to Creative Commons CC-BY-SA v3.0
2010-12-18 My music (grouped by style/mood) is now finally going online!
2010-12-04 My fantasy Top 40 pop songs and Desert Island Discs, plus a few more newly Recommended Records
2010-10-30 My Studio pages got a major (much-needed) update, with new Studio Pictures from 2004, 2005 and 2009
2010-10-30 Lexicon Vortex and Super Prime Time digital effects, plus Sony DPS-R7 and MU-R201 digital reverberators
2010-05-12 Song Lyrics to The Beat Elite, The Positive Spirit, Hearing Voices and Music Every Day
2010-04-23 Herts LUG - monthly geek-outs in Stevenage
2010-04-06 Klaus Schulze - electronic musical mentor
2009-01-17 More Thoughts on reincarnation and the next generation of humanity
2008-10-27 Moribayassa, Lamban, Dununkura, Fartalen, Tinkadin and Sinte - yet more African drum rhythms
2008-08-31 Delia Derbyshire - electronic goddess of The Celestials
2008-07-10 Musician jokes added to Humour page
2008-07-06 Keiko, Kenya, Koudani, Matoto, Sira, Bele Bele and Kedju - Mamady Keita's new African drum rhythms
2008-06-17 Flyer for Dafna's Middle Eastern Singing workshop
2008-04-12 https://www.drummingisfun.co.uk/ - new website finally gets online
2008-04-08 Indian Summer Festival - community event showcasing indigenous music
2008-02-04 Djansa, Garangedon, Lekule, Natalumba and Sorsonet - more West African drum notations
2008-01-22 The Second Garden Party is announced
2008-01-21 Quotes page gets ever larger, now with more subsections: Space, War and Media
2008-01-20 Sound effects instruments and recent percussion acquisitions
2008-01-04 Suley Maniye - Senegalese folk song notation
2008-01-02 2008 happened all at once!
[Big gap due to hard disk crash]
2007-09-17 Ashley's Song and Canopus lyrics
2007-09-15 Balakulajan, Soboninkun and Sofa Salikenebo - more African drum rhythms
2007-08-19 Marmion Tower and other Yorkshire Follies
2007-08-19 Boston Stump, a ladder to the heavens
2007-08-19 New Castles section added, including Hertford Castle, Spofforth Castle and Castle of Doom
2007-08-19 More Holy places added: Jervaulx Abbey and Swyncombe Church
2007-07-28 More musical events for you funky people: Beat Camp, singing with Dafna, Garden Party and Bowl Workshop
2007-07-13 New Pro category added to my Journal
2007-07-02 New photos listed so you can see updates
2007-06-22 West African Drum Rhythms that I've notated: Asiko, Ay Nu La, Djagbe, Djole, Efu, Kakilembe, Kuku, Limbanjitoho + Lenje, Sanja, Sene Foli, Soli, Yankadi + Makru and Zigri
2007-06-19 Musicians page now mentions all players I have photos of on this website
2007-06-06 More Robert Schroeder album reviews
2007-04-30 More Thoughts on Emotional Mail
2007-04-01 Bowl Garden installation of Tibetan Singing Bowls
2007-03-25 Ululating Feedback Occultifier hyperdimensional sonic processor
2007-03-21 Senegal photos of Abene, Cassiopeia, Drumming, Kafountine and Ziguinchor
2007-02-18 CLM Dynamics DB8000s 8-channel microphone preamplifier/limiter
2006-11-12 More Thoughts: "A New Life Awaits You...", The Rebirth Of The Cool, Computer World
2006-11-11 CDs for sale as part of my House Clearance Sale
2006-09-14 Tibetan Singing Bowls page subdivided into separate categories and my collection updated
2006-09-10 More Thoughts: Earn Money, Like A Child, Being Alone
2006-08-26 Newcomers to this website could start here
2006-08-21 Website migration to TheSmith.org.uk completed
2006-08-18 Vintage Gaming - classic games for the Beeb
2006-07-07 Ely and Coventry Cathedrals, and other Holy Places
2006-07-07 Tessa Verrecchia's fused glass
2006-07-07 Things for sale - some for free!
2006-07-07 About section, Contact details, Donations and Copyleft pages added during the site redesign
2006-06-06 Website migration to TheSmith.org.uk in progress... (lots of work going on behind the scenes)
2006-05-08 Hades - a foul, evil place
2006-05-08 Bad Drivers make me sick
2006-05-08 The Death of Good Design - who killed it?
2006-05-07 The Music of Henry Cow - anti-capitalist Rock In Opposition
2006-05-07 It's Only Rubbish If You Throw It Away - A Better Policy for Waste Collection
2006-04-18 Acorn Archimedes A3020 vintage RISC machine
2006-04-14 Juki 6100 vintage daisywheel printer
2006-02-18 Experimental, Zeuhl, RIO genres added to my list of Recommended Records
2006-02-18 Tunnel Visions - a collection of acoustic/environmental compositions (2004...)
2005-12-23 Malham virtual tour: Janet's Foss, Gordale, Gordale Scar, New Close, Malham Lings, Great Close Scar, Malham Tarn, The Dry Valley, Ewe Moor, Malham Cove and Malham Beck
2005-12-23 Rievaulx Abbey and Druids' Temple photos
2005-11-24 Vitae Drummers African drum & dance group
2005-11-21 Confessions of a Professional Photographer - embarrassing errors
2005-11-19 Journal Subject Index - categorised into Music, Drumming, Studio, Arts, Places, Eco, Politics, Computers and Misc
2005-11-12 Some of Justine's West African drum rhythms: Limbanjitoho + Lenje, Liberte, Sanja, Soli, Djole, Djagbe, Zigri, and a new one of my own
2005-10-08 Canopus Productions Mission Statement - my new music production company
2005-10-08 Electronic Music works: Deep Space, Majestic, Song of The Goddesses and Mirror
2005-09-23 The Music of Bernard Szajner - new wave non-musician and laser harper
2005-09-02 My .bashrc file of handy aliases to make BASH even better
2005-08-26 More of our Secret Bass rhythms: 8 Party Starter, Mexican Baroque, Laid Back and Galop
2005-08-12 Secret Bass FAQ about drumming
2005-08-01 Secret Bass Dun Duns (B-I-G African drums :-)
2005-07-27 Conakry-Cuffley Express African drum rhythm
2005-07-07 CV received some spit and polish since I got promoted :-)
2005-06-28 My Studio got a facelift: Studio Pictures, Studio Equipment and Musical Instruments
2005-06-28 UFO ASCII-art diagram for Eventide H949
2005-05-16 Song Lyrics for Sleep Deprivation Blues and Skye Song
2005-03-26 Edwardian Limericks added to a freshly updated Humour page
2005-03-22 The Music of Algarnas Tradgard - magical rock radicals
2005-03-08 The Music of Charles Stepney - producer par excellence
2005-03-08 The Music of Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes - progressive chanteuse
2005-03-07 Musical Events: Festival of Song, Drum and Dance at Cuffley Camp (now with 2005 Schedule)
2005-02-25 Andrei Tarkovsky - the world's greatest film-maker
2005-02-18 Compositions: A Time On My Island Of Art, LIV, Message, She Looked Becalmed, The Wounded Nurse, Valiant Steps, A Breath of Fresh Air
2005-01-15 Caves section added to Architecture
2004-12-20 Secret Bass drumming group: Agents, Associates and Rhythms of Secret Bass
2004-12-10 Things I am fond of and sick of
2004-12-10 Chamber Music and Piano Music
2004-11-06 Cycling
2004-11-05 Judgement Day
2004-10-30 The Ninth Peace In Nature Walk: "WINTER WONDERLAND"
2004-10-20 Andrzej Panufnik - a fine and forgotten composer
2004-07-15 Tibetan Singing Bowl Performances at Rhythms Of The World
2004-06-10 The Naked Truth - ~~banned~~ band photos
2004-06-10 My Tibetan Singing Bowls are breeding...!
2004-05-31 My Studio and Great Offley - more photos added
2004-05-30 High Score Table for obsessively updated Peace In Nature Walks
2004-05-25 DJ Spock Non-Stop 8-Hour Party - full story and pics
2004-05-21 Peace In Nature Walks - Life feels better at three miles per hour
2004-05-17 Pseudo-random Thoughts
2004-05-17 Forthcoming performances - catch my latest gigs
2004-05-04 Sun Ra film review
2004-04-27 Joyce gig review and favourite albums
2004-04-09 Osibisa gig review, St. Albans 2004-04-08
2004-03-03 I finally started writing a Journal
2004-01-28 Timber section added to Architecture
2004-01-25 Hunger for change [page almost finished]
2004-01-25 21st Century Survival Guide
2004-01-25 Post-war Postscript to The Decline Of The American Empire complete with Weapons of Mass Destruction
2004-01-20 CV freshened up for 2004
2004-01-20 net art sub-section added to Dada
2004-01-19 Time Is Running Out
2004-01-18 Test results just in
2004-01-03 BBC Micro - best home computer ever made
2004-01-03 Humour page revamped for the festive season
2003-08-20 European Software Patents - freedom threatened
2003-07-03 VeeDubFest - Sister Mel's Volkswagens
2003-06-29 Roland Jupiter 6 is my new toy
2003-06-23 DJ Spock is back: Decompression Reunion!
2003-06-22 Deep Beige - my [retired] supercomputer, part of my ever-evolving Deep Space Network
2003-06-16 Eve, my beloved ;-)
2003-06-07 Tibetan Singing Bowls - very cosmic objects
2003-06-07 My studio - list of instruments, now with more images
2003-05-26 Fabrizia Verrecchia, Bharatanatyam classical Indian dance teacher
2003-01-11 The Canopus Percussion Ensemble - more photos added
2003-01-11 More People nailed up in the Gallery of Horrors
2003-01-10 More Jokes, Vicar?
2003-01-07 Mathematics section with links to cool fractals
2003-01-06 New Diet section - tasty and nutritious!
2002-12-09 Music and Food pages restructured (hope I didn't break too much!)
2002-12-09 The Music of Robert Schroeder and Faust pages added to My mentors
2002-12-05 The Decline Of The American Empire - injected with pungent humour
2002-12-01 Air Invasion of Hertfordshire - STOP Luton Airport expansion! (major update)
2002-11-10 New Food section [at last!] with Recipes and articles On Sugar and SOWF
2002-11-04 Recommended Records - my favourite albums
2002-10-27 What's new? - this very page
2002-10-26 Great Offley - more photos added
2002-10-19 Things I am not - alter egos around the world
2002-10-17 Court Cottage - new pictures finally added
2002-10-09 The Strawbale Studio is now available for hire

And of course the Links pages just keep on growing... [Web crawling with intelligence]