Air Adam

Hip-Hop DJ, photographer, podcaster, Twitch streamer, beatmaker, book inhaler, NBA fan. Oh, and a software engineer by profession, though only expect so much of that here!

Made in Leeds. He/Him.

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2024-09-01 17:33:20

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@npub1zh0…egwm there is no-one I can think of that would make that price reasonable, and *certainly* not Oasis!

2024-09-01 10:57:53

Going live now @ https://twitch.tv/airadam13 !
Vintage Vinyl | Soul, funk, jazz, and more | All-wax | Live from Manchester 🐝
Turn your volume up and come join us!
#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #dj #twitch #twitchStreamer

2024-08-30 20:13:18

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@npub1rxg…f5xe Truly is! I think I'm making headway on the Cosmos part, but then I have to see whether the Azure deployment plugin fpr VS Code still works, etc etc

2024-08-30 20:10:39

In the middle of a furious couple of days of outside-work coding - deadline was already approaching to switch an Azure function I use to the newest version of the Cosmos library, and now I see there's *also* a deadline for changing some authentication thing I barely understand! Just one downside of cloud development - when the provider decides to change something, you have another job on your pile...

2024-08-30 19:58:15

Have you ever listened to one of those constantly streaming "lo-fi" channels with beats to study/relax to? If so, you might find the latest episode of Twenty Thousand Hertz as fascinating as I did!
https://www.20k.org/episodes/lofi-girl
#music #podcast #BlackMastodon

2024-08-29 17:57:03

Going live now @ https://twitch.tv/airadam13 !
#BeatsOnly | All-instrumental mix and beat chat | Live from Manchester 🐝
Turn your volume up and come join us!
#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #dj #twitch #twitchStreamer

2024-08-28 12:12:54

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(Will share some photos of the main event soon!)

2024-08-28 09:11:28

On Monday I went back to Leeds for Leeds West Indian Carnival and had a lovely day! Met up with a few friends from there, plus me and my fiancee gave some people lifts from Manchester, most of whom had never been to the event before. Everyone had a great time, and it was nice to be able to introduce them to what is still a high point of every year 😊
#BlackMastodon #Leeds
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2024-08-27 08:42:38

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@npub1j9s…z0pv they don't need me to, they've been lying in wait for this moment. Don't even get my started on the radio station playlists...

2024-08-27 08:29:43

I fear the reunion of Oasis is going to result in an uptick of people playing "Wonderwall" on acoustic guitars at house parties 😨

2024-08-24 16:57:49

Going live now @ https://twitch.tv/airadam13 !
The Spot - Hip-Hop and More! | Live from Manchester 🐝
Turn your volume up and come join us!
#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #dj #twitch #twitchStreamer

2024-08-18 06:33:11

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@npub18jr…73yq thank you for the mention! 😊

2024-08-17 10:57:47

2024-08-16 06:27:24

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@npub1luu…l26r I also invested in cloud storage for off-site backup, because a hard-drive failure or theft of all that labour would finish me!

2024-08-16 05:54:38

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Might not go completely exhaustive - the condition/sound quality of some, which might be 7th hand and plucked from bargain bins, is absolutely brutal, but I could certainly do all the ones that sound decent. Not only is such an archive good for DJing, but also means I can listen to those records on the go, and it serves as an effective database as well. Also, maybe it's just my neuro-configuration manifesting externally 🤣

2024-08-16 05:51:30

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I've posted a few times about my vinyl digitisation - did all my Hip-Hop 12" singles (about 1100), then reggae and dancehall 45s (about 130 at the time), and then have just been doing a few other bits here and there. I'm looking at my 45s collection, which isn't as crazy as many, and thinking...I could achievably do all of these..😆

2024-08-16 05:48:02

Doing a little morning vinyl digitisation, and am currently on an old Graham Central Station single;
https://www.discogs.com/release/1226418-Graham-Central-Station-Feel-The-Need-In-Me
laughing at this in the "Notes" section;
"Side A: Produced by GOD (not a real credit, but a religious comment)"
#vinyl

2024-08-16 04:11:38

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@npub1vqm…ccpx LOL at them expecting one of the least disciplined people ever to enter the public consciousness to develop focus and discipline now

2024-08-15 17:58:58

Going live now @ https://twitch.tv/airadam13 - come and join us!
#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #dj #twitch #twitchStreamer

2024-08-15 11:52:16

For anyone who fancies hearing some instrumentals, I'll be streaming at 7pm UK time at https://twitch.tv/airadam13
The Vintage Vinyl show this week will be on Saturday rather than Sunday - tune in to the same URL at noon UK time on Saturday!
#twitch #dj #vinyl

2024-08-14 06:58:32

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I imagine that as she got ready to take her place on the starting line, the other mums said "oh no, that girl Shelly-Ann"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht_bD1XQ8Ok
😆

2024-08-14 04:31:23

For anyone who's never seen it, here's the time that Jamaican sprinter and former Olympic champion Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce entered the mothers' race at her son's school sports day - and was probably taking it easy on them 😁
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=imygyJTULkI

2024-08-13 18:57:04

Suffering from Olympic withdrawal so am playing Mario Kart online in the worldwide rooms trying to get top-three finishes 😁

2024-08-11 15:32:01

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@npub1swy…snpj Yeah, I was hoping that her foot was behind the line to send the game to overtime, but truth be told I saw it even before the replay

2024-08-11 15:30:29

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I'm not even joking, if Gabby Williams doesn't already have a therapist, now might be the time to look into it - that is an absolute gut-punch to end the game #Paris2024

2024-08-11 15:23:26

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That was absolutely brutal to watch. On top of that, the ending...that's the kind of thing that will keep a player up at night for *years*

2024-08-11 14:14:35

OMG the first half of USA vs France in the gold medal game today has been *ugly*! I know the US team must be shook going into halftime tied - unfamiliar territory! #paris2024

2024-08-10 22:13:06

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@npub1swy…snpj spent so long lying about his height in an effort to avoid playing inside 😂

2024-08-10 16:57:39

Going live now @ https://twitch.tv/airadam13 !
The Spot - Hip-Hop and More! | Live from Manchester 🐝
Turn your volume up and come join us!
#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #dj #twitch #twitchStreamer

2024-08-10 11:58:11

Going live now @ https://twitch.tv/airadam13 !
Coffee & Donuts Raid Train ep163 | All 45s | Live from Manchester | Next up @trustinwax
Turn your volume up and come join us!
#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #dj #twitch #twitchStreamer

2024-08-09 15:32:50

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@npub1upk…tcwy pasting an accidental carriage return?

2024-08-09 14:29:53

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Ok, DJ is bringing some vintage heat now!

2024-08-09 14:29:15

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Now Anti, the Italian representative, is coming through with some flavour - it's not all just about the acrobatic power moves, at the core, this is dance!

2024-08-09 14:25:19

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Not sure if the Olympics have imposed any uniform rules. The last round looked like cricket vs golf!

2024-08-09 14:10:33

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Ohhh, the "FREE AFGHAN WOMEN" cape is a move!

2024-08-09 14:09:46

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Plus, I want to hear some foundation breaks! "What's Up Doc" from the 90s is a decent choice though - although I speak as a non-breaker!

2024-08-09 14:06:00

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They would have got bonus points for getting an original era DJ to spin, though!

2024-08-09 14:04:20

Watching the first qualification round of the Breaking competition at the Olympics! Nice touch with Snoop throwing in a little old-skool popping move at the opening 🙌🏿 #paris2024

2024-08-07 15:36:18

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I mean, if you want to go all the way there, there are people from CEOs all the way to the shop floor who absolutely sympathise with the racists, or might even have taken part. Did you think the rioters teleported in from a different dimension?

2024-08-07 15:34:28

With all the racist far-right violence going on, I'm pretty pissed off at how many businesses are making no effort whatsoever to check on their employees of colour or offer them the chance to WFH when the nature of their jobs would allow it. Not that surprised though. #FarRightRiots

2024-08-05 07:52:26

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The actual broadcast soundtrack has gone from 80s retro to K-Pop, to now some kind of house!

2024-08-05 07:50:16

This morning's Olympic viewing is the men's 25m rapid fire pistol shooting
*puts on Bounty Killer tape*

2024-08-02 12:54:49

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@npub1jwz…d2ah amazing 😁

2024-08-02 12:53:38

No-one can mock Roberto Duran for the "no más" fight again in a world where Angela Carini exists, at least he went eight rounds and also expected that his opponent was supposed to be hitting him as hard as possible. #paris2024

2024-08-02 12:50:25

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@npub17pd…efyv indeed, mentioned that one in a follow-on post! Really going above and beyond.

2024-08-02 06:17:11

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@npub1ehy…cz4a It feels like since the Cold War ended, there's not so much interest...

2024-08-02 05:48:31

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An American discus thrower posted how stressed she was that she was about to compete and wasn't going to be able to pay her rent the next day because her university had only sent 75% of the money. Flava Flav replied and said he would send her the money immediately 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

2024-08-02 05:46:40

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@npub1up6…72uz yes! 😁❤️

2024-08-02 05:30:02

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*And* the gymnast Giorgia Villa who is sponsored by Parmigiano Reggiano, and so has publicity photos with giant blocks of cheese. Big Parma!

2024-08-02 05:21:01

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Also, love getting the chance to watch volleyball. Channel 4 showed it for a while when I was a kid, I used to watch with my dad ❤️ I cannot believe the kind of balls the experts can save! I used to enjoy playing in middle school, but come the first year of high school it gave me a endless number of finger sprains...

2024-08-02 05:15:10

The Olympics have been great already from my POV;
- The underrated opening
- Simone Biles killing it
- Athlete from Leeds with a nail-biter of a win in the cross-country mountain biking
- South Sudan b-ball team representing the world's newest country gloriously, entirely funded by Luol Deng
- Yeji Kim in full cyber-assassin mode
- Yusuf Dikec, who definitely has humps in the ground
- Flava Flav sponsoring the US women's water polo team
- Everything Snoop Dogg is doing
#Olympics #Paris2024

2024-08-02 04:59:51

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@npub1up6…72uz heading somewhere nice I hope?

2024-08-01 17:57:59

2024-07-31 18:39:49

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@npub1ej6…pvaa Did none of these people have a Blockbuster card?

2024-07-29 13:37:19

Leeds wins an Olympic gold medal, thanks to Tom Pidcock in the men's cross-country mountain biking! Bet his pit crew are breathing a huge sigh of relief after dropping a huge clanger earlier... #paris2024

2024-07-29 07:56:15

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@npub1g86…6pkm Only because orange Clubs are fantastic and you should have them more often :)

2024-07-29 07:47:12

Thought this was worth posting because these claims just keep coming up...
https://factcheck.afp.com/misleading-claim-says-harris-jailed-1500-black-men-marijuana

2024-07-28 20:44:36

I'm working on podcast ep182 and am almost done - but make sure to check ep181, the fifteenth birthday episode, which has some real heat on it!
http://podcast.airadam.com
https://mixcloud.com/airadampodcast
https://airadam.com/podcastfeed.xml if you want an RSS feed for your podcatcher!
#HipHop #DJ #BlackMastodon #podcast

2024-07-28 12:42:12

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@npub1up6…72uz it's *so* good!

2024-07-27 19:16:55

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biathlon?wprov=sfla1
SCANDINAVIAN BEEF

2024-07-27 18:49:37

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I call the Winter Olympics biathlon the Nordic Drive-By. Imagine someone having beef with a whole bunch of guys scattered across the northern expanses of Norway. Ski a few miles to their place, open fire, ski on to the next one

2024-07-27 18:47:26

Just remembered that the biathlon at the Summer and Winter Olympics are different events - I thought they might do something off-site to allow skiing like they are with the surfing!

2024-07-27 16:57:43

Going live now @ https://twitch.tv/airadam13 !
The Spot - Hip-Hop and More! | Head-nod flavours tonight | Live from Manchester 🐝
Turn your volume up and come join us!
#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #dj #twitch #twitchStreamer

2024-07-27 05:36:43

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@npub13nf…84zh Legendary status

2024-07-26 22:28:35

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@npub1lhw…czza bit of good fortune there!

2024-07-26 22:24:47

I was heated when my opponent was able to play GRANTEE for 73 early in the game, but then I came back with the strong uppercut, playing "TANGLERS" across two triple-word squares and getting the 50-point bonus for using all my tiles in a single go 😁
#Scrabble #BlackMastodon
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2024-07-26 22:18:33

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@npub1swy…snpj In the UK, Discovery+ are supposed to have a decent slate on

2024-07-26 21:45:16

Really glad I was able to watch the whole opening ceremony - in fact, I bought a streaming subscription just to watch the Olympics this year, since the BBC have very few rights now. Definitely my favourite international sporting event!

2024-07-26 21:30:43

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@npub1e4s…35mt the balloon is epic!

2024-07-26 21:27:53

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I read an article recently where she spoke about her illness and said that if she had to, she would crawl to get back on stage. Well, she's standing 😭

2024-07-26 21:26:26

Amazed and pleasantly surprised to see Celine Dion performing at the Olympic opening ceremony 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿

2024-07-21 20:54:43

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@npub1hy4…fw8v sadly, not only are you probably right, but it's probably the least-terrible thing they might say

2024-07-21 20:40:06

Ok - so *now* the media will harp on relentlessly about Donald Trump being too old and incapable to be elected? Right? 😒

2024-07-21 10:57:23

2024-07-20 20:16:38

Bit of shortlisting for things I might feel like playing on tomorrow's "Vintage Vinyl" show on Twitch! Always a challenge as my vintage records were never bought with DJing in mind, but people do enjoy the selections!
#BlackMastodon #BlackMusic #vinyl #dj
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2024-07-20 14:18:27

Bought a new DJ bag to carry my digital-capable mixer, laptop, and other associated bits. Thought it needed a little pop of something to set it off - had this idea and managed to find someone making them on Etsy!
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2024-07-19 14:03:04

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@npub1fz7…jvtl a certified classic!

2024-07-19 13:34:30

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@npub1fz7…jvtl nice one - thanks for listening!

2024-07-19 13:08:20

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@npub1up6…72uz thank you - you too! 😁

2024-07-19 11:51:56

Sad to see the scenes from last night in my birth/home neighbourhood of Harehills in Leeds, and maybe even sadder to see the rampant racism in every comment thread. The newly-resurgent far right are going to have a field day with this one, with little appetite in the media for any pushback...

2024-07-19 00:32:30

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@npub1up6…72uz no problem at all! How was your workday?

2024-07-18 17:57:47

2024-07-18 08:05:09

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@npub19zy…322t I got my mains-powered air blower out, put the brush attachment on it and had a go at the sticky dial - it's early days, but seems to be *much* better - thanks again for the tip!

2024-07-14 22:01:51

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@npub1f65…jaym thanks for the tip! I have some alcohol from some project or other in my office 🙂

2024-07-14 19:58:48

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@npub19zy…322t thanks for the tips!

2024-07-14 19:41:45

Bit of a reach, but has anyone ever solved a stuck/sticking rear dial on the Fuji X100 series of cameras? Mine's quite old and I'd like to keep it going, but I think it took exactly the wrong kind of hit (or substance ingress?) at the Body Count gig the other day...
#photography #repair #BlackMastodon

2024-07-12 17:57:19

Going live now @ https://twitch.tv/airadam13 !
The Spot - Hip-Hop and More! | Live from Manchester 🐝
Turn your volume up and come join us!
#BlackMastodon #BlackFedi #dj #twitch #twitchStreamer

2024-07-12 14:21:57

I'll be playing a Hip-Hop based set (even if I end up going off-piste!) at 7pm UK time this evening at https://twitch.tv/airadam13 - join me if you want to go out without going out :)

2024-07-11 19:40:08

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@npub1nkd…jukw looking good!

2024-07-11 19:39:17

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@npub1ej6…pvaa you could pitch that down and chop it into a bassline 😁

2024-07-08 01:47:52

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@npub1rxg…f5xe Yep, exactly.

2024-07-07 22:26:17

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Seems it's a known problem (by users at least) - if the local transfer option has any kind of failure, you're basically fucked.

2024-07-07 22:14:59

I just need to vent because WhatsApp's supposedly simple procedures for moving from one device to another have, at a minimum, appear to have wiped or otherwise made inaccessible all the media I sent to other people, as well as at least some of the stuff they sent me. Pretty livid about it, having gone back and forth between old and new phones trying to sort it out.

2024-07-06 11:02:37

For those anywhere near Manchester - I'll be playing a special all-Detroit DJ set as warmup for Phat Kat, who'll be playing at the Hip-Hop Chip Shop on August 4th. Tickets are limited, so if you're interested you'll need to be quick :)
https://www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Manchester/The-Hip-Hop-Chip-Shop/Phat-Kat---Detroit-Hip-Hop-Pioneer---Intimate-Live-Show/39253429/
#DJ #HipHop #LiveShow #Manchester

2024-07-05 19:06:31

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@npub1j8d…5lak I hear you. It's how it's always felt here, though for most of my life they camouflaged themselves in less blatant parties - which is probably not dissimilar to the runnings out there!

2024-07-05 12:29:40

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In fact, they came in second in my constituency, beating the Tories into third place. Sadly, it's not particularly surprising, and neither is the paltry 50% turnout.

2024-07-05 10:41:03

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@npub13jd…uun7 I still iron everything, I can't help it! If I'd ever done a bad job of it as a kid, my mum would say I looked like I just came out of the ironing pile 😆

2024-07-05 10:39:41

BTW, thanks to everyone who's already heard the 15th birthday episode of my monthly mix show (Air Adam Podcast)! If you haven't, and Hip-Hop is your thing, you can find it at;
- http://podcast.airadam.com
- https://mixcloud.com/airadampodcast
- Apple Podcasts
- Pocket Casts
- You can put the RSS feed straight into your podcatcher - https://airadam.com/podcastfeed.xml
Enjoy - trying to spread the music far and wide!
#HipHop #BlackMastodon #podcast #mixtape #dj

2024-07-05 10:31:34

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@npub1kpv…ye0h 14% of the electorate :(

2024-07-05 10:29:13

It's worth noting that the Reform "party" got over four million votes. That's over 4m people supporting not just a right-wing party, but an extreme one who are actively and openly racist. They don't necessarily stand out in a crowd, they don't have horns...they walk amongst us.