Roberta Fidora

Falling somewhere between Bet Lynch and David Lynch.

Puppets, Skynet-via-Teletext and dancing budgies:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR5s-JDfPf5ivZvocPEHA5TNNZEuj2GqG

Neighbourhood:
https://robertafidora.com/join
  #Music #Puppets #VintageDesign #DIY #Musician #IsleOfWight

🌐 Website: https://www.robertafidora.com
🎹 Bandcamp: https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com
📬 Mailing list: https://robertafidora.com/mailing-list
📍 Location: Isle of Wight, UK

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2024-11-06 18:23:22

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Aww. 🥰 There’s this amazing archive of Argos catalogues where you can look at all the beige goodness from particular years (among other old tech). https://retromash.com/argos/

2024-11-06 16:43:23

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The very same! It was at a vintage market for £10 (this was several years ago). 🎹

2024-11-06 16:28:36

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Just need to add the pink tuft of hair. 👩🏻‍🎤

2024-11-06 16:16:11

Today’s object of the day is this squashed, knitted puppet I found in a jacket. Thought it looked slightly like the #BonkWave pig. May it bring some cheer to this dismal day. 🐷🌈
#Music #FediMusic #MastoMusic
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2024-10-21 12:19:31

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Now that would be excellent…

2024-10-21 12:03:25

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Yeah, that’s a great point. Maybe linking social media to an online home is reinforcing some of those things and bringing it into your space so you’re more aware of it.
Are we heading back towards forums? 🙃

2024-10-20 08:28:31

Nearly a week since I put my silly video up. It now joins puppet rivalry, budgerigars animated from 1950s magazines and the pinnacle of prop comedy combined with embarrassing photos.
Apparently, music videos are dying out (in favour of lyric videos and visualisers). 🎥
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLR5s-JDfPf5ivZvocPEHA5TNNZEuj2GqG
#Music #MusicVideo #Synthpop #Electroclash #Electro #NewWave #Fediverse #Songs #ElectronicMusic

2024-10-19 19:41:38

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I hope so. Curious to know too if anyone else has moved platforms multiple times and kind of had to start from scratch each time, or whether (unlike myself), you've had the foresight to keep one domain to rule them all. My first band started on MySpace and by the time of moving onto a new project, I had no way of contacting any of the people on there. Did the same with Twitter and just blitzed the account into dust. 😐

2024-10-19 19:18:39

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...I think many musicians are getting fatigued by there being too many things to update and log into and even their best current option might not fulfil all needs (for instance, my site does not allow for yearly membership and I currently have a very convoluted workaround for it). It seems like some simplification into one thing would be welcomed to a certain degree.
Be interested to know what @npub1nuu…gjr3, [@ethicalrevolution](https://climatejustice.social/@ethicalrevolution ), @npub1kqc…7wgd, @npub1rxc…f74n, @npub1akg…8c0s, @npub1anr…gt7w and others think too?

2024-10-19 19:15:57

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I think I use them slightly differently and when the website is undergoing maintenance, it's good to have something else to exist from. Additionally, I can manage a listener club, mailing list and emails from my site.
On the other hand...

2024-10-18 19:44:55

Shanklin Chine at night time. 🌈 #IsleOfWight #Nature #Photography #Colour #Walking #Plants #Foliage
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2024-10-18 19:38:31

I know, I know, you wish one of the #Terminator films was set in a British seaside resort and showed a more mundane AI takeover, whilst people casually play mini-golf in the background. ⛳️
https://youtu.be/6gSKLlQGlhY
#Skynet #Teletext #Music #Synth #SeasideGothic #Dystopian #Synths #Synthpop #MusicVideo #Musician #FediMusic #MastoMusic #Fediverse #MiniGolf #Kitsch

2024-10-18 15:15:27

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That’s an interesting question. I think I need longer to mull it over! There’s pros and cons to both.

2024-10-18 12:25:40

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Both @npub1nuu…gjr3 and [@ethicalrevolution](https://climatejustice.social/@ethicalrevolution ) and @npub1kqc…7wgd (on their music site) are collecting #Fediverse musicians for their blogs to help people find each other. I’m sure they’d be happy to add you and might have suggestions for stuff to follow. As will @npub1anr…gt7w and @npub1jvh…3fyt, when not touring/hanging out in beautiful Art Deco buildings!

2024-10-17 20:50:36

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And hello to @npub1sjz…wjnd who's just joined the #Fediverse.
"The brainchild of American expat singer/songwriter Andrew Evans. Along with Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark's Malcolm Holmes and Berlin techno guru Mark Reeder (of Factory Records and MFS Records fame), Birmingham Electric has released a series of singles and the debut album Communication."
Also part of a Dutch collective for #Synth, #NewerWave and #PostPunk musicians.
https://b-electric.live/kootwijk-kollektiv
#MastoMusic #Music #MusicFeed

2024-10-17 12:24:45

If you're a #musician who's moved over from #Twitter, here's four things (that lead to more things), that you can check out to help get acquainted with the #Fediverse.
https://stefanbohacek.com/blog/how-to-join-mastodon/
https://www.meljoann.com/pages/blogroll/
https://secretde.al
https://robertafidora.com/fediup
#Musodon #Music #TwitterMigration #Mastodon #Fedi #Blog #Blogs #MastoMusic #Links #Introduction

2024-10-15 19:03:49

Looking through these #bapnoculars (trademark of @npub1sn6…2gsh) for more folks to share my silly video with (and working out how to implement @npub13tt…ch79’s suggestion of bagel binocular merch to the masses). 🍿
https://youtu.be/6gSKLlQGlhY
#Music #Synth #Synthpop #Electronic #MusicVideo #Fediverse #Video #Terminator #Skynet #Teletext
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2024-10-15 15:26:40

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You should! https://topspicy.social/@meljoann/113306794172348971

2024-10-15 12:31:13

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Cyborg-like speed, you say? Uh-oh... 😲 🤖

2024-10-13 23:08:00

Well, it's #ReleaseDay!
https://robertafidora.start.page
https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/album/information-array
https://mirlo.space/robertafidora/release/information-array
#Music #NewMusic #Bandcamp #Electronic #ElectronicMusic #FediMusic #MastoMusic #Mirlo #Synth #Synthpop #NewWave #IndieMusic #Pop #PopMusic

2024-10-11 18:09:42

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And are there any #MusicBlogs or #Music-themed #Zines on here that would like to be added (and preferably have an open submission policy)?

2024-10-11 17:09:24

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#VideoEditingTips

2024-10-11 16:18:16

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I'm glad other people understand.
I really want to mask them all out, haha. Currently muttering under my breath that I can't believe Mort Garson wrote a whole album about those arseholes. 🌿

2024-10-11 16:11:34

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It certainly feels that way. Have you ever spent a day masking around a a very specific part of a shrub? 😂

2024-10-11 16:05:25

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Haha, yes. Video things, meaning exporting "V5 FINAL VERSION" then noticing something I want to change. 😬
Any suggestions for the page as well, throw them this way!

2024-10-11 16:02:09

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With that in mind too, what are some musician-orientated servers that could be added? That section is a little lonely at the moment. #Fediverse #MastoMusic #Music #IndieWeb

2024-10-11 15:49:51

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I am typing in links very slowly whilst exporting video things. 😬

2024-10-11 15:27:49

I don't know if this is a terrible idea or not, but based on posts by @npub1jlx…tlw0 and @npub1nuu…gjr3 and what seems like a dwindling pool of truly independent outlets for music, I've started (very slowly) putting this together. 🤷‍♀️ https://robertafidora.com/fediup #FediMusic #MusiciansDay #Music #Indie #IndieWeb #Fedi #Fediverse #FediArt #MusicBlogs #Radio #Mastodon

2024-10-04 12:00:27

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I hope at some point in the future, I have a Wikipedia page where someone uses my full name as it appears in this short. It would make my day. 🥲

2024-10-04 11:56:25

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So mysterious… https://youtube.com/shorts/Lg_e8iavylY?feature=share #Shorts #BandcampFriday #FediArt #Weird

2024-10-04 09:08:01

It's #BandcampFriday today and, would you believe it, I actually have a new song up. It'll also be available on streaming services from the 14th (accompanied by an excellent video), but you can hear it much earlier below. 💬
https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/album/information-array
Hoping to put out an EP/short album early next year, but we'll see how things go...
#FediMusic #Musician #Music #NewMusic #FediArt #Synth #Synthpop #New #NewRelease #MastoMusic #Fediverse #Synths #Listening #ElectronicMusic #MastodonUK

2024-09-26 17:55:54

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No worries. Been listening to my own wailing in headphones for hours and suddenly thought, "I need to do something else" just as your post popped up.

2024-09-26 17:23:41

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I’ve done a few, but is there a particular one I’ve missed?

2024-09-24 09:08:03

More #gaming stuff please! https://robertafidora.com/blogs/general-news/posts/7466364/gilded-bjois #Game #Games #GameDev #Music #Soundtrack #Pixel #PixelArt #RetroGame #RetroGaming #Musician #Blog
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2024-09-23 20:13:56

Some of my reworked and never-before-heard tunes from "Gilded Cage" feature in this upcoming simulation game as a hidden bonus you can find. The demo is up now and should be released fully in a few months and there's even some hidden pixel puppets to be discovered on little TV screens.
Demo: https://studio-bjoi.itch.io/bjoisdemo
Discord: https://discord.com/invite/Q4rc6sxcjJ
#Gaming #Pixel #PixelArt #RetroGaming #GameDev #Gamers #Music #Australia #Games #PixelExpo2024 #RetroGraphics #Simulation #VideoGames #GameNews
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2024-09-20 09:10:03

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Please stop phoning my house and asking to speak to Little Bobby instead of me. https://youtu.be/LGidWosNnwI #Puppets #Music #FediMusic #Weird #Musician

2024-09-20 09:10:03

All I'm saying is, I'd be extremely disappointed if you bought a discounted t-shirt* supporting Little Bobby between now and Sunday. Never trust a showbiz puppet. https://robertafidora.teemill.com/collection/all-products/ #Silly #Music #FediMusic
*The code is TENOFF, you traitor.
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2024-09-18 10:10:00

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You can also keep up with everything on #Bandcamp, #Mirlo or #JamCoop if you prefer, which will all start to look different over the coming weeks.
https://robertafidora.bandcamp.com/follow_me
https://mirlo.space/robertafidora/releases
https://jam.coop/artists/roberta-fidora
#FediMusic #Music #Musician #Indie #Independent #FairtradeMusic #IndieMusic

2024-09-18 09:59:18

Ahead of a new song and video next month, those familiar with Planet Sound on Teletext and the general Ceefax appreciators out there might enjoy the new look they've inspired... https://robertafidora.com/mailing-list #Music #RetroGraphics #OldTech #RetroTech #Musician #Teletext #FediMusic #FediArt

2024-09-07 18:41:47

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Pretty sure it’s the gateway drug to a Morse Electrophonic… https://retroscoop.wordpress.com/tag/morse-electrophonic/

2024-09-07 16:44:18

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I've wasted a good few hours watching things I didn't know I wanted on that channel and it satisfies a lot of my retro wood-panelling cravings. This is one of my favourites (when you see "migraine machine", of course you're going to click on it). 😬 https://youtu.be/wle0eqBwtL8?si=SiA9CvoVPRIwWdnQ

2024-09-07 16:44:18

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2024-09-07 12:16:04

The last link is up on my website too, plus some other tape weirdities from way back. https://robertafidora.com/news/blog/7100253/rewinding-cassettes-a-tape-miscellany #Cassette #Cassettes #Tape #Tapes #Retro #Music #Histodons #MusicHistory #Musodon
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2024-08-31 14:48:42

Some very cool stuff on @npub1umd…wfr7 of late, including:
This retro Sony catalogue. 📺 👇 https://archive.org/details/SonyAudioCatalog80s/mode/2up
This post on vanishing 78s. 🎺 👇 https://blog.archive.org/2024/08/26/vanishing-culture-on-78s/
A modernist housing archive. 🚪 👇 https://blog.archive.org/2024/07/17/saving-modernist-houses-with-the-help-of-the-internet-archive/
#Archive #Archives #Music #History #Histodon #Musodon #FediMusic

2024-04-09 18:20:17

“I’m a record now.” #Cats #CatsofMastodon #FediCats #Vinyl
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2024-04-01 19:37:40

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Here's the video for "Is It Too Late For Fan Clubs?". There's a lot of strong jumpers on show. https://youtu.be/QHqJ6cU5ufc #OldFootage #MusicVideo #DIYMusic #FediMusic #YouTube #Music #MusicVideos

2024-03-31 20:04:38

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A trailer has appeared. The Captain can sleep soundly tonight. 💤 https://youtu.be/HAhb6xNpGpk #Music #Video #Trailer

2024-03-30 19:53:02

Having an absolute nightmare. :blobsweats: #Shorts #YouTube #Puppets #VideoEditing https://youtube.com/shorts/Xpv7iKnSmR4?feature=share