shortwave noise with field recordings of a squeaky attic fan, and a skipping record.

squeaky old fan & record skips

The current music scene is great because of the places where music is made and the experiments that are repeated by each personality. For individual creators, it is much more valuable to have an environment where they can come into contact with a large number of personalities than to be spread.

Spasmodular, a.k.a. Spasmodular Sounds from Steve's Shortwave, composes soundscapes featuring radio frequency sounds captured among the shortwave spectrum. In addition to using analog shortwave radios as a medium, various electronic instruments and field recordings are utilized as well during the compositional process. Spasmodular is also affiliated with the experimental electronic collective VCO (Vincent Carlton Oscillator).

Music and artwork crafted by squishy fleshy human beings.
Thanks a million for your listens, comments, likes and reposts 🖤🖤🖤
This music expresses the joy of weaving sounds, textures and rhythms together.
Some older artwork made by models, when they were still silly.

T.D.

slow down , breathe deep , and let a forest guide you to peace ..

Hey there! Thanks for stopping by my SoundCloud page!

I'm taking a break after '21, to home'. Life is demanding a little attention from me. I'll continue to work on songs, but I'll be able to finish them much more slowly.

In the meantime, thank you for supporting me and listening to my music!

I quit my secondary job not long ago, so i guess this is my secondary job now. (?)

I'm an independent musician exploring different genres and styles that resonate with me. I play drums, guitar, bass and keyboards, and I’m always looking to grow.

These days I focus on the Lofi - Chillhop style. Not constantly, but I try to push its boundaries a bit, e.g. with unconventional time signatures (7/8, 5/4, etc.).

My philosophy in music is simple:
If we don’t lift each other up, who will? The industry won’t. So let’s support and inspire one another. If you have the power to help, use it—otherwise, what’s the point?

...oh, I've never used or will use AI for my music.

Hello and thank you for dropping by.

Thank you very much to everyone who takes the time to listen, like and share my noises. I am extremely grateful. My apologies if I take a little while to respond to those that leave nice comments.

I like listening to music, making simple, tunes when I have time, and generally faffing about in an inefficient manner. Hopefully you might like something on offer here. 

I use a Hinkler Cigar Box guitar (about $30 from Aldi, great fun), a Flying V ukulele, a couple of old keyboards, other bits and bobs, and a Yamaha tenor saxophone.

From May 2025 most of my official releases will only be found on Bandcamp and other streaming services. This Soundcloud page will be used mainly for unreleased tracks and demo-recordings.

Experimental electronic music
(no preset sounds or loops, aside from the occasional classic drum machine sample)

Proxy (Heart Batch) out now. Two down, one to go. There's a lot of material in the pipeline.