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Name change

Post by Arpangel »

Like Amanise, I'm also going through a change, I’m now known as "Mercury Sky"
I have an album coming out in a few weeks time called Phantom Army.
I'll post a link nearer the time.
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Hmmmm, you got me thinking, about a re-branding. I think I'll call myself Mr Change, and I'm going to stick with it.
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That seems like a good fit based on the stuff you've shared before.
And Mercury Sky will be the perfect name for your signature reverb pedal when it comes out too! :D
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Unless it connected with a significant change of style, I tend to regard name changes as potentially counter-productive.
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Hmmmm, you got me thinking, about a re-branding. I think I'll call myself Mr Change, and I'm going to stick with it.

I would have thought Arpangel should have used that. ;)
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Unless it connected with a significant change of style, I tend to regard name changes as potentially counter-productive.

It usually comes on the heels of a legal writ. :lol:
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Post by N i g e l »

The days on Mercury are longer than the years which, combined with the elliptical orbit can make the sun seem to rise for a bit, then pause, then carry on to sunset. The Mercury sky is a bit werid

Have you checked all the associated stuff is available and untarnished [domain names etc ]
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N i g e l wrote: Fri Sep 26, 2025 12:19 pm The days on Mercury are longer than the years which, combined with the elliptical orbit can make the sun seem to rise for a bit, then pause, then carry on to sunset. The Mercury sky is a bit werid

Have you checked all the associated stuff is available and untarnished [domain names etc ]

I have looked, all I can find is stuff to do with the planet Mercury.
I just haven’t liked the sound of my real name for ages, it sounds a bit too formal and boring.
Plus, there is a major style change on the album, it's more noisy than my previous ones, less compromises, it's still the usual mixed bag, but veering more towards pure noise.
It's audience will be small, it's the noise of Tramadol, and a fragmented and broken world in decline, and it's most probably my last album.
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There is indeed a band called Mercury Sky, so my name will stay the same.
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Looks like my album will be out end of next week, probably,

"Little Theatre"

On the BitMapSounds label.
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Oh yes, this is news for Will, there’s one track on this album that was done almost exclusively using Yoshimi, I’m not going to say which one.
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Arpangel wrote: Sun Oct 19, 2025 10:22 am Oh yes, this is news for Will, there’s one track on this album that was done almost exclusively using Yoshimi, I’m not going to say which one.

Yay! :bouncy::thumbup::clap::lol:
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Folderol wrote: Sun Oct 19, 2025 11:58 am
Arpangel wrote: Sun Oct 19, 2025 10:22 am Oh yes, this is news for Will, there’s one track on this album that was done almost exclusively using Yoshimi, I’m not going to say which one.

Yay! :bouncy::thumbup::clap::lol:

I’ll leave it to you Will to guess, and receive the prize of tea and Hobnobs next time you pop in.

:D
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Arpangel wrote: Sun Oct 19, 2025 3:15 pm
Folderol wrote: Sun Oct 19, 2025 11:58 am
Arpangel wrote: Sun Oct 19, 2025 10:22 am Oh yes, this is news for Will, there’s one track on this album that was done almost exclusively using Yoshimi, I’m not going to say which one.

Yay! :bouncy::thumbup::clap::lol:

I’ll leave it to you Will to guess, and receive the prize of tea and Hobnobs next time you pop in.

:D

Ummm. It would help if I knew where to look for the album. You might have mentioned it before but I don't remember seeing it.
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Arpangel wrote: Sun Oct 19, 2025 9:03 am Looks like my album will be out end of next week, probably,

"Little Theatre"

On the BitMapSounds label.

^^^ ;)

That's why the rest of us are just holding our breath...
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I’ll post a link when it’s actually out, probably next few days.
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Relatively exciting update, and it makes me feel quite weird, Amoeba Records in San Francisco agreed to take my friends, and my albums, our collaborations too, and sell them, good news for both of us. He went there recently and had a chat with them, and that was that.
Not a life changing thing, but nice anyway, it just makes me feel quite strange to know that our music is sitting in a record shop somewhere in San Francisco.
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That is very cool!
Some hipster with their flat white and fixie bicycle parked outside, chilling to your tunes. :D
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Drew Stephenson wrote: Wed Oct 22, 2025 11:14 am That is very cool!
Some hipster with their flat white and fixie bicycle parked outside, chilling to your tunes. :D

I am like a ghost, a phantom, I pop up in places I never dreamt of, it’s like these things are written, destined, it will happen anyway.
I’ve always had this attitude throughout my whole life, just don’t try, it’s the worst thing you can do, if it’s meant to happen it will, you will have nothing to do with it.

Gurdjieff, a talk.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OciQjaP1Iss
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Hi all, until the album is officially out, I can’t post a public link, but I'll pm those that bought my previous albums with a private link, I’ll post the link here for everyone when it’s finally released.
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Martin Walker wrote: Sat Nov 01, 2025 4:25 pm:thumbup:

Martin, did I send you a link? I can if you like.
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Arpangel wrote: Sun Nov 02, 2025 9:48 am
Martin Walker wrote: Sat Nov 01, 2025 4:25 pm:thumbup:

Martin, did I send you a link? I can if you like.

Yes please!
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Martin Walker wrote: Sun Nov 02, 2025 1:23 pm
Arpangel wrote: Sun Nov 02, 2025 9:48 am
Martin Walker wrote: Sat Nov 01, 2025 4:25 pm:thumbup:

Martin, did I send you a link? I can if you like.

Yes please!

Just sent Martin.
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Arpangel wrote: Sun Nov 02, 2025 2:05 pm Just sent Martin.

Got it thanks!
Am going out with my djembe to an acoustic music night at a local pub shortly, but looking forward to listening later on 8-)
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