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THE MODERNIST 34

Published March 16, 2020 by Warren Ellis

Just arrived. Always an excellent, illuminating read. Attend the-modernist.org for yours. This one’s mine and you can’t have it.

In the enduring search for the peaceful rural ideal it can be easy to forget that the ‘rural’ acts as a conduit for the modern. Through their role in transport, militarisation or energy production, these pastoral, bucolic or rugged areas have evolved their own architectures and infrastructures. A dam halfway up a mountain, for example, is a surprise – a startling juxtaposition – but as with so many edifices it is there for one reason: to help us live.

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Broadcasting House: 4

Published March 16, 2020 by Warren Ellis

This entry is part 4 of 8 in the series Broadcasting House

Huh. I forgot I used to do Today’s Ambient. I should bring that back.

Wondering if I shouldn’t go full channel, the way I did in the old days. Can’t quite achieve some of it as automatically as I’d like, but I should think about it. The current situation may lead some people back to presenting online in more permanent ways, outside the new high churn of social media. But I’ve been wrong before.

Looks like some people may have a lot more time to type and think. I wonder how this will go.

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16mar20

Published March 16, 2020 by Warren Ellis

Gorgeous day out here. Still cold, but bright, with spring scents in the air. And allergens.

Distinct lack of airplane trails, this morning, though. Reminding me of the summer of the Icelandic volcano.

Decided to continue using the Do Button to post a proof of life to Twitter in the mornings. I was going to stop when retiring from social media post-show, but people seem to like them, and it guess it doesn’t hurt to see something familiar on your feed in the morning right now.

Inbox 25, which is not good, and probably a sign of the times. Filed a BATMAN’S GRAVE script last night, so I’m on to development writing this week. Fun.

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Today’s Ambient: Somniātōrēs

Published March 15, 2020 by Warren Ellis

Just bought this in a bundle with Music For Thai Ngoc, also by Orphax. Prime sleep/relaxation musics by one of our greatest ambient artists.

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Maybe Some Peace And Quiet

Published March 14, 2020 by Warren Ellis

I was going to stop using Twitter after the show launch, but, after having just turned off Tweetdeck for being nothing but cough-related, I decided to use Buffer to feed peaceful photos from Instagram into my timeline. Because maybe you want to look at something that’s not just about plague and death. I’m working on the newsletter right now — in between hails of emails and messages, because things are obviously getting nuts out there — and attempting to apply the same process.

Great time to buy music, by the way. It’s nothing but music, pictures, signals of continued life and idle thoughts here.

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14mar20

Published March 14, 2020 by Warren Ellis

Turning off news notifications because it’s all the same news. Still haven’t started the newsletter. Inbox finally under 20. Lucky I already filled the office with films and music, right? Postman showed up at 7am (bastard) in blue nitrile gloves. Studios, networks and publishers shutting down. Going to be an interesting season. Hi. All is well.

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13mar20

Published March 13, 2020 by Warren Ellis

Can’t keep up with the speed of messaging today, so I’m going dark. If you’re messaging or emailing, you’re in a queue, sorry.

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Kurt Ankeny

Published March 13, 2020 by Warren Ellis

Just arrived. Go to kurtankeny.com and you too can own these fine books. Looking forward to getting into these tonight.

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VIRGA 1, Eluvium

Published March 12, 2020 by Warren Ellis

Been listening to Eluvium on and off for ten years now, easily. Took me a while to catch up with their new ambient experiment, but it is full-immersion, snowbound and glowing.

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