Author Archives: tub

I’m Tub, of The 55th Flotilla. I twiddle knobs, hit buttons and make silly noises into microphones when inebriated.

Historyshotz

If someone posts you a link to [yourusername].historyshotz.com don’t follow it. It looks like this: The domain was only registered today (24th of July) and it asks for your MSN login. It lures you in with the promise of a photo from whoever send you the message, it’s a scam! If you put your details [...]

Goulie Thousand Trousers

See if you can spot which 80′s kid’s favorite I’ve been sampling recently… Goulie Thousand Trousers

The one with the cheesey synth in the middle.

Just finished another tune, this one’s a bit dubsteppy: The one with the cheesey synth in the middle.

last.fm

We’ve started posting some of our tunes on last.fm, if you haven’t heard of last.fm before: Last.fm taps the wisdom of the crowds, leveraging each user’s musical profile to make personalised recommendations, connect users who share similar tastes, provide custom radio streams, and much more. Which means you can go there, listen to our tunes, [...]

Bangface Mix

I’ve finally managed to finish my bangface mix! Every single artiste (currently) on the lineup for the Bangface Weekender at Camber Sands has been crammed into 49 minutes of electronic lovelyness. Download the 55th Flotilla Bangface Mix, which consists of the following: 00:00 Dopplereffekt – Holomorpic n0 form 00:50 Kelpe – Sylvania 01:20 Bong-Ra – [...]

Tub’s Interfaces, Part 1

Ever since I started making noises with computers* in the early 90′s I had been wondering how to make the process more tactile. The early days of using Octamed on the Amiga were fairly fiddly, and the feel was more akin to using a spreadsheet than writing music (especially since Octamed didn’t support MIDI well [...]

Last minute gig & site updates.

That’s right! We’ve got a gig coming up tomorrow (Saturday the 17th) at the Pressure Point, doors open 7:30, we’re on about 8. We’ll be playing alongside D.I.S.C, Telegraphs and Amy Can Flyy. £4 on the door. Be there!

Blood Ridden Beard

It was the beards they were after… much prized as decorations for ladies hats, and lavatory brushes… Blood Ridden Beard