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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

FIRST MIX OF 2025 FAVES! Mapping out a field of indie pop, art pop, and folk-leaning tracks that foreground melody, lyricism, and songcraft. Music of beauty and immediacy. #mixcloud @mixcloud.bsky.social #bestof2025 #indiefolk #indiepop #artrock www.mixcloud.com/Vodem/the-ma...

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Artists include Neil Halstead, Iron&Wine, Vetiver, Wilco, J Cale, José González, Kings Of Convenience, Magnetic Fields, Annie Hayden, EBTG, Little Scream, Mt Goats, Bill Callahan, AdamMcChane&PamelaMartin, Spiritualized, Eno, El Perro Del Mar, Jenny Owen Youngs, Bowerbirds, Fruit Bats, Jens Lekman.

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

As June is Pride month, it is a good time to share the mix. And the mix now also feels like a response to the current human suffering on so many fronts, and an expression of hope for relief.

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

BEAUTIFUL “NEW” INDIE FOLK MIX Melancholy but hopeful mix I made in 2013 inspired by a song on an “It Gets Better” video a friend produced. www.mixcloud.com/Vodem/innoce... #mixcloud @mixcloud.bsky.social #musicmix #musiccompilation #indiefolk #indiepop #folkmusic #pride #pride2025 #itgetsbetter

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

#FridayNightJam From Blossom Dearie's 1966 album "Blossom Time at Ronnie Scott's" (which is a club in London). Written by Dave Frishberg, a great songwriter and writer of several Schoolhouse Rock songs -- and Blossom also sang some of those! #music #blossomdearie #davefrishberg #schoolhouserock

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I'm Hip - Remastered 2023

Blossom Dearie · Discover Who I Am: Blossom Dearie In London (The Fontana Years: 1966-1970) · Song · 2023

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

NEW MUSIC MIX! A warm and immersive, decades-spanning, melodic, multinational indie mix. #mixcloud #musicmix #indie #indiepop #artpop #artrock #indierock #music www.mixcloud.com/Vodem/spinni...

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Spinning Time: An Atmospheric Indie Mix

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Seems like they are letting themselves be used. They didn’t have to go to the speech, much less position themselves behind him on stage. His supporters are so deluded.

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Ken Jennings @kenjennings.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

This is really unfair to everyone who just voted for him for the racism.

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Michele Hornish @hornish.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Can we talk about this in a per-month metric? I think it might be easier for folks to internalize. It's like having a new $316 bill every single month. That's a lot of groceries.

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

This is a real exchange I just had:

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Friday night jam! R.I.P. Michael Hurley, the charming sometimes called “Godfather of freak folk” who died, appropriately enough, on April Fools’ Day in Portland, Oregon. #Fridaynightjam #music #michaelhurley #freakfolk

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You Got To Find Me

Michael Hurley · Long Journey · Song · 1976

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Radley Balko @radleybalko.bsky.social · 30/03/2025

NYU canceled a planned speech by the former president of Doctors Without Borders because she planned to discuss the humanitarian crisis in Gaza and cuts to US AID. This is what actual campus censorship looks like.

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‘Climate of fear’: Montreal doctor says NYU cancelled her presentation

A Montreal doctor says her presentation at NYU was abruptly cancelled and believes the university did so out of fear of being pressured by the Donald Trump administration.

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Artists include Flying, Paul McCartney, Arthur & Yu, The Dodos, Fruit Bats, The OhSees, Mary Timony, Children's Hour, Daisuke Tobari, Alastair Galbraith, Robert Wyatt, Tenniscoats, Albert Ayler, Sonic Youth, Letters Letters, Shugo Tokumaru, Asper, Under Byen, and My Morning Jacket.

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

One has to be a tool to buy a cybertruck — they are the Hummers of today — but the thing I fault this guy for the most is being queer person with Ukrainian connections who STILL apparently supports Trump and Musk. Buying the car is mockworthy but his continued support for them is truly deplorable.

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Seen in San Francisco today. Good call on the bumper sticker!

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

2) Among other things, the mix has the best indie pop song about soccer (about U.S. goalie Kasey Keller); one of the few indie pop songs to name check my hometown Detroit; an obscure cover of my favorite Thompson Twins song; great Spanish indie pop and German indietronica; the best New Order B-side…

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

1) The present depressing national moment is a great time to check out this indie pop mix I made in 2003 (and recently re-shared on Mixcloud). It has a mellow, pleasant disposition; it’s a nostalgic soothing balm. More about the mix in the first comment… #musicmix #indiepop #music

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Glide (early 2000s indie pop, mostly)

This is the second in a series of indie pop compilations that I have made around the time of my birthday since 2002. This has always been one of my favorites. It features indie pop from the early 20...

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

#fridaynightjam Hamlet Minassian was an Iranian musician of Armenian descent. This track is from an an album released in 1980, recorded in Iran during the last moments before the 1979 revolution. It’s fun and unique cheesy synth pop music. #music #armenianpop #armenia

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Al Elnim

Hamlet Minassian · Armenian Pop Music · Song · 1980

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Why don’t you think they have a vision for the constitutional order? If you listen to Ezra Klein’s podcast, he’s quite clear on that. Frankly, the constitutional order was pretty clear before Trump took office, so seems like there’s not a lot of debate on the proper vision of that on the left.

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

#fridaynightjam Not how it went down today, but in this 1977 track Fela Kuti counsels against political compromises that hurt the vulnerable: "I no go agree make my brother hungry ... I no go agree make my brother homeless ... No agreement today, no agreement tomorrow.” #music #felakuti #resist

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No Agreement (Edit)

Fela Kuti, Afrika 70 · No Agreement (Edit) · Song · 2021

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

In a world of Matts, be a Derek.

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

#fridaynightjam Nils Lofgren, founder of the band Grin, sometimes player for Crazy Horse, and longtime guitarist for the E Street Band. This song, off Lofgren’s 1975 first solo record, was written by Gerry Goffin and Carole King in 1966 and also recorded by Dusty Springfield and The Byrds. #music

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Goin' Back

Nils Lofgren · Nils Lofgren · Song · 1975

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

Thank you very much for this! What are your thoughts on Kavanaugh joining the dissent? You said you would “get to it in a moment,” but I don’t think you did (unless I missed it).

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Conan: You know, Anora is having a good night. That's great news. Two wins already. I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Disappointed at the lack of fiery anti-authoritarianism at the Oscars. The dual speeches for No Other Land were great. I appreciated Adrien Brody’s comments, but it’s unfortunate they came at the end of such a mess of a speech. I liked Conan’s “standing up to a powerful Russian” line.

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

#FridayNightJam Roberta Flack died on Monday, R.I.P. She was a pianist and vocalist of uncommon expressiveness. This lyrically direct track from her 1969 debut is appropriate, in this moment of transparent moral failures dressed up in false complexity. #music #robertaflack

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Tryin' Times

Roberta Flack · First Take · Song · 1969

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Patrick Chovanec @prchovanec.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

It's nice to see, but honestly, this was "news" in 2015.

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

I’m France it’s a little mouse. You’d think that would be even more problematic!

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Friday Night Jam! I love it when I discover the original of a song I didn’t consciously realize was a cover. I previously only knew this 1965 song written and performed by English pop singer Twinkle from the cover by The Smiths. #fridaynightjam #music #rwinkle #thesmiths #goldenlights #coversongs

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Golden Lights

Twinkle · Golden Lights · Song · 1964

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

2024 MUSIC MIX #8: AVANT GARDE AND EXPERIMENTAL AMBIENT FAVORITES Confusing times call for confusing music... 22 favorite 2024 avant garde and experimental ambient tracks. #music #bestof2024 #avantgarde #ambient #experimentalmusic #musicmix www.mixcloud.com/Vodem/glass-...

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

A powerful insight from Neil Postman’s 1985 “Amusing Ourselves to Death” that applies to all “educational” kids’ tv, and helps explain why Americans lack critical reasoning skills today: “We now know that Sesame Street encourages children to love school only of school is like Sesame Street.”

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Zez Vaz @zezvaz.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

‘Cybertruck Man’ a cartoon in defiance of Musk #political #cartoonist #cybertruck #elon #musk #democracy #tiananmen

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 15/02/2025

the single most un-american and anti-constitutional statement ever uttered by an american president

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

The Substance is an interesting double feature with Andrzej Zulawski‘s Possession (1981) — similar body horror, virtuosic tortured acting, and some overlapping psychological themes. If you loved The Substance, I recommend Possession. #movies #thesubstance #possession #horror #bodyhorror #movie

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

2024 MUSIC MIX #7: AMBIENT FAVORITES 20 favorite 2024 "ambient" tracks, including both synth and non-synth based music, largely rooted in indie/jazz/neo-classical/world-music traditions, rather than in the electronica scene. #music #ambient #newage #bestof2024 www.mixcloud.com/Vodem/wind-p...

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Wind Portals: 2024 Ambient Favorites

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Melanie D’Arrigo @darrigomelanie.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Tesla paid $0 in federal income tax last year. 2022: $0 2021: $0 2020: $0 2019: $0 2018: $0 Tesla reported $6.7 billion in profit in those years.

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

2024 MUSIC MIX #6: TRANSNATIONAL RHYTHM FAVORITES 15 tracks manifesting a syncretic (culture-mixing) approach to music making. Share freely! www.mixcloud.com/Vodem/vision... #music #2024bestmusic #musicmix #bestof2024 #latinmusic #worldbeat #worldfusion #worldmusic @mixcloud.bsky.social

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Visions: 2024 Transnational Rhythm Favorites

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 05/02/2025

"The whole country is at the mercy of conceited twenty-something computer science dipshits as they get a remedial crash course in government, learning the kinds of things that college freshman in political science 101 are expected already to know."

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Why Elon Will Be Trump’s Undoing

And a request to the DOGE Bros: Please read a f***ing book.

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Only if they can be charged with state crimes, because Trump will pardon them of federal crimes

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Victor @vodem.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

One of the many frustrating things is that they will not unless they can be charged for state crimes because Trump will pardon them.

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