Discogs Auto Sync is finally here

Hey fellow record dreamer,

The TL;DR: Discogs Auto Sync is finally here.

Plus: I want to share some releases from a few friends, and a record lounge on the internet.

Discogs Auto Sync

Until now, the only way to keep Collxn up to date with your Discogs account was to manually sync it. Like, with your hands... clicking a button. That, of course, was never an ideal state of affairs. We aim to let the music come to us around these parts.

I'm happy to report that at long last Collxn will update automatically when you remove or add a record in your Discogs account. When Collxn is done syncing, it will send you a message like this:

Or this if you recently got inspired to buy a Bad Bunny album:

While Auto Sync won't drastically change your day-to-day life, it does represent a pretty big leap in how Collxn works under the hood. And it will keep your Daily Drops fueled with the latest and greatest from your collection. I hope you enjoy it!

New music to check out

Since January's Collxn Connxn missive, a few friends have released some music that I'd like to pass along.

Ian in Osaka has a new EP out with his Galactic Embrace project. Check out Inflated State on Bandcamp. And if you enjoy that, my understanding is there's an LP on the way. I've used super secret channels to secure one of the 100 limited-edition vinyl pressings. Also, I really dug this single-episode podcast (mixtape?) Ian did with Tim Koch in connection with their Isolated Gate project.

Over in Oakland, Mike at n5MD has a streamable pre-release track called "Low Fixture" from his upcoming album Particle under the Dryft moniker. Whereas the last Dryft album From Stasis (which I have on vinyl; please enjoy my ambient flex) centered around huge cascades of sound, this new track pushes forward with a pulsating motion right from the jump. I'm curious to hear what the rest of the album will be like. You can find out at the upcoming listening party. Streams, vinyl, CDs, and digital are all on Bandcamp.

Continuing eastward, my very long-time friend Matt in Austin has released some fresh harsh noise. Acid Sound Bath by Aunt's Analog is 4 extended tracks of... noise! Let's face it: I don't have the vocabulary to describe noise, but I can tell you that it made for a shockingly good listen on headphones as I sketched out some hardware schematics over a Guinness at an Irish bar in Kyoto. I've gotten to see Matt do noise shows over the years in Texas and Tokyo and if you're noise-curious, you're in good hands here.

A record lounge on the internet

Silent Songs: as an internet experience, this thing is wild. But I suppose we should expect no less from the minds behind Poolsuite.

While listening to the Movement collection, I couldn't help but dig into the guts of the Silent Songs site a bit, where I was promptly reminded that I need to upgrade my HTML easter egg game:

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Stellar. I want to remind myself daily that the world is more fun when we just make things.

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Thanks for being here. More soon.

- Ash