Tonewrecker

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Last Notes

2026-04-02 05:20:24 UTC

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Grown-ups want quiet
Kid ends up a synth junkie
Imagination
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#art
https://blossom.primal.net/5d1550bb0ff897008de33dfaa399edc828bf6736d7b5df2555f0ede98acdbbb0.jpg

2026-04-01 03:31:19 UTC

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Poll members all laughed
When I started to play beats
It isn't for them
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#art
https://blossom.primal.net/7c4d20691f68fbe3b5a8ee65cdf2920072072a6efa20a62ac3979a9ad44691ba.jpg

2026-03-31 22:57:00 UTC

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Nothing wrong with set
Unpredictable speakers
Don't let this happen
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#art
https://blossom.primal.net/9c60f40f647c3acc941fe25acf5b535cdd6ed3319e65306195788acde4970776.jpg

2026-03-31 02:34:45 UTC

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Brain reeled and floor swayed
so there goes the neighborhood
All hail the king Boom!
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#art
https://blossom.primal.net/9de65ec72c14f8214cf59258f6b015d9f66f49a2768514349ac945b82bae85b3.jpg

2026-03-31 02:01:56 UTC

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Mission disaster
Meltdown of the new era
Obsoletes music
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#art
https://blossom.primal.net/d9f2dbdb5d5e81aa1ba238c0ff8313f83acdf43edac81d2c3e43f490fd97cd75.jpg

2026-03-29 04:41:38 UTC

Project Hail Mary film was well done (certainly listen to audiobook for sure to get better context of characters as expected).
I chuckled spotting the back panel of a Roland TR909 and nearby Korg KB55 on the students classroom desks.
https://blossom.primal.net/f9f5fd321ca473a5213ab49bd32788a63d38a780a04d7f1edfe323f891c303d7.png

2026-03-26 22:47:45 UTC

Flashback to 2021 with @nprofile…ywg2 putting music in a lightning wallet! Learning by doing on full display.
https://blossom.primal.net/4ada64f4050f52c37e3d6f0d42217dcd412848aace366bb4469aa07e47d910ed.png

2026-03-23 22:32:59 UTC

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Never say never
This will be interesting
Will report findings
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Yes..that is a scrap wire section from a closet organizer.
https://blossom.primal.net/d1d2647948d7082d5414e36d2e853b1018a4eeb8d169182b8a7f6b7fa7969736.png

2026-03-23 00:10:38 UTC

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New kind of nonsense
Late night electronic life
Build crazy projects
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https://blossom.primal.net/fbb75191ddfa710c246d7d189127343506946596f4f9358ab268ae7177bcbe80.jpg

2026-03-22 23:11:59 UTC

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The future is here
Electronic energy
Something you can use
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https://blossom.primal.net/f2ad6c465e99c28d2a028ed4352da07c0991388b94836b5b8448342b92c5f1fd.jpg

2026-03-21 03:39:14 UTC

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Seasons are shifting
Deep snow in the woods up north
Hundreds of miles
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https://blossom.primal.net/61f47dec6cd2fa71187cd2a40c34c36d19affc5d2df92c3c5b06c0c63e7584b1.jpg

2026-03-14 11:52:20 UTC

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Update to pages
Catching up on many things
Last two years added
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https://www.paulbirkenart.com/2025
#art

2026-03-05 04:12:55 UTC

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Certainly. Will they still have the small "stay humble" on the back?

2026-03-03 14:09:10 UTC

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Happy 3-03
Old boxes can learn new tricks
Turn up the machines
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https://youtu.be/WrfFd6n-LqM?
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2026-02-25 04:23:50 UTC

https://youtu.be/cPr2fwOysW8?
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Follow your instincts
John Carpenter shares insights
Work with what you have
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2026-02-24 05:19:23 UTC

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2600
Unknown signal path layers
Instructions later
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#synth
https://blossom.primal.net/7bcf91acee6bc2917a2d52e7ff37686fdcf6ebe760da62e197e903d89cc453be.mp4

2026-02-19 19:28:48 UTC

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Drum machines offline
Synths allowed to drift along
Evening excursions
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#music
https://wavlake.com/track/c931d00c-0edc-426f-82cd-1cfa3c75da37

2026-02-09 04:18:26 UTC

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Machines in conflict
Overlapping measures fight
Throw out try again
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#techno
https://blossom.primal.net/2603abd2d2168ef5e13b7a8aabaaf0eabe60107e80e4b9c2df88cab1966905e7.mp4

2026-02-01 02:09:48 UTC

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Educate yourself
Tumultuous times ahead
Learning by doing
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https://blossom.primal.net/ba1d494be8b998d21523b4abc11f43a851644c8e639a955230f5488e33fcd5e8.png

2026-01-29 05:03:06 UTC

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Minneapolis is in the midst of a beat down. Cranking up this shared track you dropped. Banging!! Playing catch up on threads and messages.

2026-01-23 18:12:31 UTC

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3 years already
Exploring and building things
Quite an adventure
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https://blossom.primal.net/68b1df009071611dbd90b16483c4d0741088b2b6b682fda5eac9f6aa01b06cf1.png

2026-01-23 04:00:02 UTC

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Before songs are made
Harvesting sounds and noises
Part of the prep work
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#music
https://blossom.primal.net/a0064acd95602ad74334f9903f794532cc9b95d8b83e3438689cb976ba348416.mp4

2026-01-20 11:08:12 UTC

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Middle of the night
Bugs scurry on 2 channels
Revisit old friend
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#synth
https://blossom.primal.net/07a14cf7df132c260c604033889f94854a7d4f9ab4dc6e7a3fdc7acfd257ed9d.mp4

2026-01-07 09:51:33 UTC

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Late night lullaby
Modulating melodies
Decaying delay
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https://blossom.primal.net/4248e0398e266b6526d0f85ef37291183863f8eaa12a8c47244de175d3c498e4.mp4

2026-01-04 21:57:57 UTC

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Just like hammer and nails in the driveway long ago.
https://blossom.primal.net/cb84df25017d028bc37cbfc2077a3c471d1e7809559ce017f6d9ebca4760d631.jpg

2026-01-04 21:56:51 UTC

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Skateboarding mindset
Everything becomes "What if?"
Sequencer jump ramp
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Extra blank metal panels layed diagonally on case become bracket arms for other sequencer to securely sit on. Time to wire it up.
#techno
https://blossom.primal.net/84f97a0e58b465c7e2bec7df3f3096a9a2be9594f0a9379918deb9a6aefb37cf.jpg

2026-01-03 22:47:02 UTC

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40 years riding
Enjoying every season
Kiddos keep learning
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#snowboarding
https://blossom.primal.net/8b68ebc9b28dd4a9b0c8608a96f98107b40f9f7ca242cd767b8dfcafa3e982f5.jpg

2026-01-02 17:26:29 UTC

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You are explorers
Replace "skateboarding" with "life"
All of you matter
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All the best to everyone in 2026 and beyond.
https://blossom.primal.net/330298e21cf018e71703af30d42c6bc8fee94a4467ebfc68f2e5ae2f1c62eeca.jpg

2025-12-20 20:08:42 UTC

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Kit list for fellow music geeks:
Roland R-70
Yamaha RX7
Elektron Rytm
Elektron Octatrack
SOMA R.O.A.T. (x2)
Acid screamer pedal mk 2
Roland SBX-1
Korg Volca FM
TT-303
Waldorf Pulse+
Eventide Time Factor
16 channel mixer

2025-12-20 19:57:25 UTC

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Chicago setup
Machine manipulation
Traveling techno
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#techno
https://blossom.primal.net/1f693229e4bc83635607502ac7e1c53941e7f2c089fbd19ce17e84eb347255d3.jpg

2025-12-15 16:16:57 UTC

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Chicago Friday
Packing up all the machines
Making a ruckus
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https://blossom.primal.net/935a50edfd91c5a03ed55d9089cdb174259239e00f7d7db344bd2fdec12fc57d.png

2025-12-08 06:16:58 UTC

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Scurry and scatter
Audio artifacts hide
Coax them out once dark
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https://blossom.primal.net/7a175a025eb25ad7dbf2fd1dd00434e829a957a6f6186568222f0b884e1038db.mp4

2025-12-07 21:13:41 UTC

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6 step FM riff
Modulation roughs it up
Folding sound inward
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Seeds synth by ginkosynthese is a workhorse.
#techno
https://blossom.primal.net/8b569af03bf452563b8d13ce1846444a035b578586e55fa240be07a9a447f160.mp4

2025-12-01 07:10:05 UTC

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Overnight patching
Letting voltages ring out
Will gather and chop
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https://blossom.primal.net/b1d9f66eb483ed55004c3a6c4e6b15eb54955402baa3262cb879205be3bde44e.mp4

2025-11-30 21:22:51 UTC

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Tackle the unknown
Be comfortable when alert
Creative process
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https://youtu.be/vyF75uUElb4?
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2025-11-29 18:11:21 UTC

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Adrift in delays
Bouncing signal finds pocket
One step has a pause
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https://blossom.primal.net/9e6ab01e1fd2346e5a0a15547cd160e2936e48fb7cea3c8b30868b96f81ecfdd.mp4

2025-11-26 10:33:20 UTC

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4:30 AM
Minneapolis weather
Barefoot in the snow
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#possibilities #gratitude
https://blossom.primal.net/af538c7230945f91c5be9b3d4b27b4b2102e941944e95fab7c21ab87c9d5386b.png

2025-11-22 17:52:24 UTC

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Great to hear some of the stories and history. The spirit of Lightning Store lives on!
https://fountain.fm/episode/JmFqxIIzYGPsid7rvZSq
#nevent1q…mlu2

2025-11-22 09:58:01 UTC

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Ideas can race past
Something techno this way comes
Navigate machines
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https://wavlake.com/track/9bc84718-d3b8-4afd-b521-3138fb973d99

2025-11-15 21:04:47 UTC

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That's just a machine
This is where the action is
Let me chop and play
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#art #collageart
https://blossom.primal.net/082bb530dc5af5540af9faab76b51d61b2c010013dc73f0b405130ecd96e8680.png

2025-11-08 05:53:09 UTC

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True low budget camp
Diced and sliced into promo
Freaky Friday fun
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https://paulbirken.bandcamp.com/album/mord005-executing-disappearing-modulations-ep
https://blossom.primal.net/9e4b7cea41046e072a0592918fda49799157b51cb45e4a28614128027a8fa3a1.mp4

2025-11-05 03:09:16 UTC

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A "Thank You" update
17 years of support
Some transparency
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#v4v
Thank you everyone who has purchased my music over the years. I started using bandcamp in 2008 as a way to allow people direct and easy access to digital files of releases from my back catalog. Occasionally a few pieces of physical merchandise would appear if available.
I needed to learn how it worked myself before I could help others get their own music catalogs added later on. As with many platforms and protocols you also never really know which ones may expand user adoption. Bandcamp seemed to be a good fit for the solo music hobby I've been galavanting along on. Mostly this was assessed as I didn't need monetary investment up front...just my time and patience to figure out if the site worked simply and then testing as features were added.
Most of the money that came in was reinvested in buying download credits quietly behind the scenes each month and keep the "pay what you like" option and nobody was obligated to pay for the music. It just remained optional for any interested party exploring my catalog. If you found value in it, you could exchange it with either time, treasure or talent. Many of you have shared my tracks or videos on your own pages, or played these tracks at events you've performed at as well. There is no right or wrong way because value is subjective and you decide what feels right. Thus "value for value".
For the treasure aspect see below.
$10,000 over 17 years
Is about $588 a year
Which is roughly $49 a month
Download credits were then purchased in chunks of $20 for 1000 credits (per song/track)
The adventure continues!
Then I found V4V in fall of 2022 and started putting releases up on RSS.com and trying to learn podcast 2.0 tags. This led to those first days with @nprofile…jy0c in January of 2023 as an early artist uploading hundreds of tracks to again play in the "learning by doing" zone.
That next spilled into this wild nostr zone and am now incredibly excited for the future and learning from many of you as well.
Here's to the next 20 years and another 20 after that just exploring the sounds and rhythms that unfold each day.
Love you all and stay curious!
PB - Tonewrecker
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2025-11-03 14:10:22 UTC

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GM
https://blossom.primal.net/9726f870d05a07089c869ad8c100d037894eec28b241f2c0ec3c79bba1f60fb9.jpg

2025-11-01 03:32:59 UTC

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A world of machines
Unexplained interactions
Try Map Point Mishap
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https://paulbirken.bandcamp.com/album/the-world-had-moved-on-ep
https://blossom.primal.net/64758433439401efddae5444e1dcc65deb8b3cfb119174a558fc4260286c57af.mp4

2025-09-28 20:41:18 UTC

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https://blossom.primal.net/b009bf03420e9f5057ca1d90bd837ffe8647f1a267f63d81afa386ea94993112.jpg

2025-09-28 18:59:39 UTC

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Great art!

2025-09-07 00:32:39 UTC

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Sorry that redbubble link seems to go to generic page. If you search "Paul Birken" or "tonewrecker" on redbubble.com you should see all designs come up.

2025-08-20 23:04:31 UTC

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The way it began
Discover duplication
Better than ever
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https://blossom.primal.net/40ee3e6c87e5f000044dac2883aace1af3d6df9727b7d1ac85190d0cf8bd3fdd.png

2025-07-28 20:30:50 UTC

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Summer attire
Full sunlight absorbency
Happy mailbox day!
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Thanks @nprofile…kyj5 @nprofile…gtg2 and @nprofile…fc59 @nprofile…w8zx
https://blossom.primal.net/5cf4c7e4792051a31d4da2b5fb871f76170137176069da9a4f62aac2042a3560.jpg

2025-04-28 22:53:06 UTC

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2 years already!
Be open to anything
Possibilities
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@nprofile…5qmv is always in the zone.
@nprofile…jy0c and all the music builders putting in the sweat and hours. Thank you for your efforts!
https://wavlake.com/track/c6af2f7d-aeed-4027-a5c1-19d22e1f3f1f
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