straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Nerd: a person who tunes a guitar in major thirds. Supernerd: a person who then insists that tuning is called E G# B# Dx Fx Ax# 000
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Cover art session for someone who a) has no understanding of visual arts and b) want the cover art to be tied to the actual music #minmax 000
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026What's the total playing time of all the tracks I ever released for @musicweeklies.bsky.social you ask? 4 hours, 49 minutes, 30 seconds. (And counting). And they're all here: moinlabs.bandcamp.com/album/wooczy...moinlabs.bandcamp.comWooczyk Meeklies, by Rainer Straschill101 track album 032
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 05/10/2026If this was an actual metal track, lyrics might include "suffer", "die", "pain" and, yes, "cursed". There's no lyrics, and the title is gear names. I had some fun doing this one - thanks for the challenge/curse! moinlabs.bandcamp.com/track/404100...moinlabs.bandcamp.com404.1000.90.2w.527, by Rainer Straschillfrom the album Wooczyk Meeklies 113
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026We (Sieglinde and me) do it with beard grooming. As Emmy (black and white Maine Coon) is concerned, proximity is not preferred, so she has developed a skill to stare at you so you wake up. 010
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026I know there's probably apps with AI for this, but: I'll stick with that "cozy alarm clock" for now. 110
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It's more "think string trio writing, but played with a 7-string through Eventide/Engl on Evil Eleven an drum machine doing terrorcore" 010
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Mostly doing chamber-musicky things these days...but I also built a new guitar floorboard and got a new drum machine, both of which can sound pretty wicked, so... 120
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026As of right now, the #creativeretreat #kanban has offically been disbanded. Tomorrow the same time, I'll most probably already descending towards homebase. That was an experience. 010
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026(sidenote: the area here seems to be named "Risk of Cat". That's a risk I'm willing to take I guess). 000
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026How's the creative retreat going you ask? Well, mostly... 100
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Terrorcore, und TDM. Da brauch ich noch Fortbildung. 010
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026What's a "standing broad"? Why do they jump? And what does that have to do with PE for minors? Consider me concerned ;) 000
Reposted by straschillMusic Weeklies Challenge @musicweeklies.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Sitting in your armchair, surrounded by a thick cloud of smoke, you’re deep in thought, staring into space, when suddenly an idea pops into your head : it’s elementary! Well, musically speaking, how does that sound? New theme is #SherlockHolmes 🔎 077
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026And #maxtec is completed. And as a result, #minmax has a MVP! #LvB 000
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 14/09/2026Meanwhile, one of the two polyphonic parts has been implemented, the other is coming along nicely. #maxtec #minmax 100
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 13/09/2026For the upcoming #minmax album, I found that the sensible choice for the track "MaxTec" (as in "Maximal Techno") is a speedcore musique concrete arrangement of the third movement of Beethoven's Mondscheinsonate. For which there is now a logo ;). 100
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 11/09/2026Live example of AI performing "Schmendrik as a Service". #schmendrikasaservice #saas 010
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 04/09/2026AI interaction: (AI does something silly like "unexpected error"). Me: "Dear Mr. (head of said AI), you're a schmendrik". AI: "This is what we do. Schmendrik as a Service". It's official. Mainstream AI does Yiddish jokes. 000
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026I'm leaving for a creative retreat this Sunday. Some AI (I called them "McCoy") made a logo for me! 000
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026(There's a theory: Somewhere at Microsoft, a diverse team. MBA: "Data shows us the mean is 4.9h per month, so we set essential to 5h" Statistics major: "what does the distribution look like?" Requirements engineer: "have you talked to the customer?" MBA: "I have an MBA, so I know how economy works") 010
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 03/09/2026What does 15.epsilon hours get you? "Maybe Nintendo would have been a better choice". 010
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 23/08/2026"Chat GPT" sounds like the stage name of an 80s hiphop artist. 010
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Already pretty late to start this...but this might be fun? 050
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Dave Lombaordo's drumming on Slayer's "South of Heaven" album was, and continues to be all these decades later, a pinnacle of thrash metal drumming. A combo of brutal force, technical ability and top-level musicality. www.youtube.com/watch?v=j28B...youtube.comDave Lombardo Performing Ghost of War LiveYouTube video by Slayergumbo 000
Reposted by straschillMusic Weeklies Challenge @musicweeklies.bsky.social · 22/06/2026This year's #Pride challenge is #OpenMinded! Digital: Find two new plugins and use them in your music. Acoustic: find two new approaches to your instrument and use them in your piece. Tell us what you did, and don't forget to spread the love by listening to and feedbacking each other. ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜 1106
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 22/06/2026There'll be two more albums by me later that year. (At least two). moinlabs.de/words/two-al...moinlabs.deTwo Albums in the PipelineTwo release dates have been decided: you’ll get Drei Karten next, and minmax later – both still within 2026. 000
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 14/06/2026It's so great to watch normal house cats solving game theory puzzles in realtime in a way that most senior managers don't even come close to. 030
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 13/06/2026This also happened...my 100th contribution for @musicweeklies.bsky.social 130
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 13/06/2026Discussing a potential gig for next weekend, I had a Groucho Marx epiphany: "I don't want to play a gig where I would not absolutely want to be in the audience". As a result: no gig next weekend for me. I might do a Blechtrommel mob, though, because I might like that if I was in the audience. 000
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 12/06/2026What makes me feel good? Summer rain. And heavy metal. Like, really heavy. "Sommerregen", for @musicweeklies.bsky.social #feelgood moinlabs.bandcamp.com/track/sommer...moinlabs.bandcamp.comSommerregen, by Rainer Straschillfrom the album Wooczyk Meeklies 243
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Recording some doom metal Messiaen-style guitar parts for "Sommerregen" (which is what I do for @musicweeklies.bsky.social #feelgood) 032
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Question from someone who does not understand the business: I was under the impression that exclusives do work (see how e.g. Zelda and Mario games are received), just maybe not for, say, someone who makes enterprise cloud stuff. Am I missing something? 000
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 04/06/2026"Atlas" is live! moinlabs.de/words/atlas-... #abum #release #ambient #no #technomoinlabs.deAtlas – Ambient Techno for Corpus ChristiThe new album is here! Is kinda odd. As usual. 000
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 03/06/2026Discussing a performance at some publicly founded (meaning: our money) community arts event. Organization is a nightmare, so I angrily went Cage. Here's the core of the artistic concept we settled on: "the Cat does not care". 000
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 02/06/2026"Fluxus gegen alles". Something that came to mind as a project title candidate. Now, how would that feel? 000
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 31/05/2026"Atlas" (my upcoming album) now has a release date. It's Corpus Christi, i.e. next Thursday on the lead platform. moinlabs.de/words/atlas-...moinlabs.deATLAS – Release AnnouncementAtlas shall have its release on Corpus Christi this year. 010
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 28/05/2026Doing field recordings is kinda nice. If you pick the right field, that is. 000
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 12/05/2026Paul Winter (whose Consort relased "Icarus", where Silence of a Candle first appeared) has published a (free download) "Remembering Ralp" compilation. Thanks! paulwinter.bandcamp.com/album/rememb...paulwinter.bandcamp.comRemembering Ralph (Free Downloads), by Paul Winter9 track album 000
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 12/05/2026It had somehow escaped me (or I had repressed the memory) that Ralph Towner had died in January. Listening to a silent candle for/by this great musician youtu.be/A48MEhnGKUU?...youtu.beThe Silence Of A CandleYouTube video by Ralph Towner - Topic 110
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 12/05/2026I like how the sound is both OG chiptun-y and modern on this one. The actual music adds to that vibe nicely! 010
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 12/05/2026...because you know exactly what you're doing. In line with the Metheny statement "I have learned how to do it and also it would be pretty hard for me not to do it". 100
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 12/05/2026This really depends on what you mean by "random". In a scientific sense, things we (humans) do are rarely random (unless we don't know what we're doing). They may be very arbitrary, especially with good self-control :D. But I would argue that if you "specialize" in something it's not random... 100
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Example: Blub in B (two-player version): www.youtube.com/watch?v=D-lD...youtube.comSpielsachen 79: "Two's a Crowd" (Blub in B, feat. Kühner)YouTube video by moinlabs 000
straschill @moinlabs.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Another thing that I enjoy (but usually consider too much of a hassle due to lack of exercise): game piece composition (Zorn-style). Define a set of rules to govern how players interact and move along. Don't write down actual music. Dices or playing cards can play a role. 120
