The Soundfackery Newsletter

Now, From The Devil's Coach House

Dec 29, 2022

Hi,

It seems like I’ve been away a long time, so I guess I have some explaining to do.

First up, I’ve migrated my newsletter over to Substack. It just seems that this platform is going to let me do what I really wanted with this newsletter. However, I may have a few teething troubles, so please bear with me if I do.

The migration was inspired by Mike Sizemore’s Midnight Quatermass, which, if you’re not subscribed to already, you should, because he has some great content.

Midnight Quatermass

God’s Acre

Hey everyone, It’s gone 1am and I’m drinking coffee. Let’s go. Short story time. WE’RE LOOKING down a small lane. An old tall wall runs its length, a little green grass and then the road itself. A helicopter off in the far distance can be heard for a few seconds then nothing…

7 months ago · 3 likes · 2 comments · Sizemore

Another great newsletter on here is Greetings From My Shed by Documentally.

Documentally

A strange stillness [378]

Welcome. You’re in the right place. We’re in the right place…

5 months ago · 6 likes · 2 comments · @Documentally

Documentally, if you remember, was a guest for three episodes of The Soundfackery Podcast. He’s a fantastic raconteur, so head over to listen to those podcasts here.

The third inspiration for this transition was being invited to contribute to the magazine London in Bits on Substack. It’s a great magazine, and I was overjoyed that I got to write about one of my all-time favourite films The Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.

London in Bits

Electric Theatre: Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966)

Electric Theatre is a rotating column where we invite some of our favourite people to write about London on film. It’s an opportunity to look at how the city has been represented on the big screen over the years, how its landmarks and structures have been used (and abused) and how various genres and directors extract wildly different performances from its streets…

8 months ago · 4 likes · The LiB team

Right, now that I’ve explained why I’ve moved over to Substack, I should explain why I’ve been so silent.

Well, I think I’m going to leave that for the next instalment…

In the meantime, I’d like to share a recent blog post of mine about working on the new Witchthroat Serpent album in my favourite studio. It’s not all music, though; I’ve got a recipe for my favourite Hungarian dish in there, too!

Click on the picture below to read the article.

Photo by Ügo Greifengeier, 2022

Stay noisy!

Steve