Fenner Pearson

@fennerpearson.bsky.social

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Salford and Kirkby Lonsdale. Electronic music… and that kind of thing. https://linktr.ee/fennerpearson

A photograph of the exhibition space at Aviva Studios, including several large pieces by Ai Weiwei: a huge image of lots of bombs; sculptures of animal heads representing the various Chinese astrological years; a beautiful black chandelier of Milano glass; and a representation of boat full of refugees.
Spray (the band) playing on stage at The Eagle Inn in Salford.
The cover of ‘Neu Klang’ by Christoph Dallach, The book is resting on a lovely wooden table although that’s not really obvious or, indeed, relevant.
A print of Nigel Tufnell from Spinal Tap above the word ‘Eleven’ alluding to the “one louder” scene in the film. The print is on a woodblock that is currently leaning on a pint of Guinness.
A newspaper headline stating that the White Hotel, a venue in Salford, is to close down after "10 years of avant garde mayhem".
The poster advertising the movie 'Jaws'. The woman swimming on the surface is oblivious to the shark beneath her.
A young Fenner Pearson wearing a baseball cap and a t-shirt that says “Inquisition Approved: Morally Pure”.
The front cover of Martin Fitzgerald’s book ‘The Umbrella Man And Other Stories’, resting on my surprisingly yellow duvet.
An Everyman advertisement for the ‘Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition’ film, which I am about to watch.
A headline on the MusicTech website that says “Claude can now be plugged into Ableton to assist with your music projects.”
A poster advertising Bill Drummond’s show ‘Best Before Death’.
The front cover of Andy Fosberry's 'Exoplanets' album. It's a circle, split by multiple lines running through it's centre. Different abstract pictures appear in each slice of the circle.
A screengrab of a conversation between my brother and an AI agent, which runs as follows: My brother: what time is it where l am? AI: The current time in Torrelavega, Cantabria, Spain is: 5:08 PM (17:08) — Thursday, March 26, 2026 Spain is on Central European Time (CET), which is UTC+1 in winter, or Central European Summer Time (CEST, UTC+2) during daylight saving time. Since DST in Europe begins the last Sunday of March, and that falls on March 29 this year, you're currently still on CET (UTC+1). My brother: not even close! AI: You're right, I apologize! I don't actually have access to a real-time clock, so I can't tell you the exact current time. I was just making up a number, which wasn't helpful.
A man breaking bad news.
Robbie Williams on stage at Aviva Studios, Manchester. His drummer and bassist are also pictured.
The front cover of the programme for The Hallé Orchestra With Jonny Greenwood. Jonny has not dressed up for his photo.
A stage set. The people on stage are filming one another and the results appear on a screen above them.
A pub A board advertising Hymns For Robots, live electronic music!
A triptych of pictures featuring Lenin, Mao, and Nixon.
David Byrne, on stage at the Tempodrom, Berlin. He is in a spotlight in a blue suit and playing guitar.
A graffiti’d wall in/ on Berlin’s East Side Gallery. The English translation reads “Many small people who in many small places do many small things that can alter the face of the world”.
The front cover of a book entitled "The Personal Internet Address & Password Logbook"
An advert on the side of a bus for the film 'GIANT' with a review written in a font that makes the letter K look like an H.
Mick Turner on guitar and Warren Ellis playing violin, on stage in Paris.
A man sits on the edge of a stage, talking to the audience.
Warren Ellis, playing violin, in ecstasy.
Three flyers collected from Capstone Theatre. The top one, advertising a gig by Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan, is printed on conspicuously nicer paper.
A passage from David Stubb’s book describing how Derek Bailey played in light entertainment bands, e.g. for Morecambe and Wise.
A photo of @artminx cycling along one of the disused runways at Berlin-Tempelhof airport.
Public Service Broadcasting playing on stage at the Metropol in Berlin.
A plaque commemorating the fact that David Bowie lived in the building on which its mounted. Below is a painting of Bowie, with the Aladdin Sane flash, wearing a spacesuit with a black star.
Prof Scanner performing in front of video screen
The front cover of Simple Minds’ album ‘Sons And Fascination’.
A view from The Royal Observatory, taking in Greenwich, and then Canary Wharf to the rear.
Public Service Broadcasting on stage at The Barbican performing their track ‘Spitfire’.
A photograph of Gilbert and George’s ‘Sleepover’, which, of course, features the artists, in this case apparently asleep.
A screenshot of an email header explaining the my upload was taken down by Mixcloud because it contained too many tracks by the same artist.
DakhaBrakha on stage at the Royal Northern College of Music.
Gordon Chapman-Fox on stage at The Trades Club in Hebden Bridge. His hand is illuminated by the lights of a piece of musical hardware.
James Adrian Brown playing at Shoegaze Café
A slightly skew-whiff photograph of a freshly assembled Moog Mavis.
Public Service Broadcasting playing their song ‘Spitfire’ on stage at the Bearded Theory festival. The image shows footage of five Spitfire aeroplanes.
An error message regarding the install of filtrr.vst3
The Great Gatsby captures a truth that repeats across generations: the powerful consolidate their control even as the dream of something better gleams ahead. Again and again, those with wealth and privilege fortify themselves against the possibility of a more just or democratic world, transforming progress into another cycle of entrenched power. Yet still we believe in the possibility of something better, in the distant light of promise Gatsby reaches for across the water — the green light at the end of Daisy’s dock.
Tracks by Rival Consoles on Electronic Ears.
Me, sitting on a fire escape
A sign for a charity shop where one letter in the name is in a different colour, for no apparent reason.
An empty stage containing A Certain Ratio’s musical equipment. And a sign that says ‘The Ferret’.
A photo of the book called ‘Don’t Stop The Music’ by Justin Lewis.
A train arriving at Ribblehead Station in the light morning rain.
A man walks along a train platform
A band called Teeth Of The Sea playing some banging sounds.
Polypores generating electronic sounds