Well now, I certainly won't be turning gay anytime in a hurry if that's what having stuff up yer arse feels like! Jeez! Fascinating to be able to see my guts on a camera, really, but no, repeat no desire to ever go through that again. I resorted to the laughing gas at the first opportunity, as I tend to do at parties too. Hope this doesn't work its way into my consciousness by association. The guy played some Beethoven to me too, the ninth symphony. Only when it began did I think "Clockwork Orange".

Have got sign-off for the 15 sci-tech tracks, including a couple I thought not included, one I like the other still not sure. Will do good masters of the lot though then move on to tension beds or something. Not tonight though, doing very little tonight...

Bought Bebot and Funkbox for iPad but dithered over iMS20 even though I'm sure I'll get it eventually. Also fancy Fairlight app and Reaktable but owt more than a couple of quid I wibble over.

Oh good, powerful laxatives. Didn't do a lot today other than tidy "weird science" and improve "radio telescope", not sure either are brill but I'm probably done with the science stuff now.

Not looking forward to tomorrow morning's "procedure". Nosirree.

Cirklon track defs coming on nicely.

Impressive Cirklon advances today including track / instrument defs and multitimbral improvements I've been hoping for since day 1. Sold Minimax, guy asked for one in SOS so I flogged it. Can afford Octatrack when it comes now. If I don't like it I've got cash for the Eventide Space. Still intending to resist Perfourmer 2 when that comes. Yep, that's the plan alrighty. Will move Prody into Minimax's slot, all good. :)

Aaaah, good curry. Dan did this great magic trick too, very impressive card trick right before our eyes.

Dunno if I can be arsed going upstairs to work on music, might just veg in front of TV or draw on my iPad. I know, I know, so shoot me. If I hadn't broken the credit card might buy another app for it, as it is I'll have to mess with the ones I've got.

I'm thinking it's Saturday and I ain't posted much. Not that it matters especially as only I read this (AFAIK). Some more envelope discussion, can't believe someone can fail to get the point after quite this many explanations but a lovely comment to me from one of the synth's patch coders: he's a christian, the more facts you give him the more it'll get his back up. I tried, sod it, is my perspective now.

Started a track yesterday, wanted to do "weird science" - essentially by trying for some Conrad Schnitzler-type structure. We'll see if it works out when I listen again today. Also did the extended Leaving Orbit which still has a few rough edges to smooth and might be overlong at the end now. Dunno if I actually need that but could be useful "DJ" material.

Some MP3 pirate site I'm sposed to look at and complain about cos it has some Binar/STDM on it.

Two latest tracks were OK apparently. All is good. Dunno how many more needed. Looking hard to get to SW8, no obvious flights locally.

The DJ app I got is OK but output seems quite low. I added a load of my MP3s and they play OK but I dunno if it's gonna be quite what I want. That's the trouble with these apps, you buy them, you realise they're shallow or crap, you buy more. Tim seems to have got a good one though but it doesn't send MIDI of course.

Heard back from someone behind Multitrack DAW along the lines of "gee, that's a useful idea, we'll check it out". I asked about MIDI clock. I think that's a good reflection of the current state of play of music apps on the iPad right now. Hopefully some pro companies will get involved but for now, don't buy an iPad thinking it's just like a regular computer in terms of its power and applications. They call them "apps" for a reason you know!

Got Murphy moved to his new place, just have to go back up to Rivington today and clean up his old stable. Finished two tracks last night, one dreamy and enigmatic for Brian Cox and the other faster and more positive for general sciencey use. Couldn't seem to get anything happening on the hardware that pleased me.

Played with Brushes a bit, like it. Wish Apple would get file import/export sorted for the iPad. It's a fecking bodge right now.

Still down with stinking cold, must press on with new tracks today though, no sick leave anymore. Want to go back to bed really, perhaps listening to new Younger Brother album again.

Just ordered my iPad 2 (64Gb Wifi) - from Comet, the only place that claims to have one for instant order, delivery Friday. We'll see. I shall be cross if they've lied.

Need to sort the cover and camera adapter of course but hopefully can get those locally.

Started two tracks today, one a bit happy, might temper that, another a bit ambient, I was thinking of Brian Cox gazing enigmatically into the distance.

Still have a stinking cold from SW7.

Blimey, what an experience Sonic Weekend 7 was! An amazing bunch of people, they already feel like a new family. Was delighted to be able to play with them, let's do more. :)

Damn, I think Tim passed on the iPad virus to me last night. I can see that an iPad could do the job I wanted from the Octatrack in terms of live backing, assuming I can get it synced to Cirklon. Loved "Brushes" and that little robot theramin thing. Would like to see some kind of DAW/Sync happen before I shell out but realistically I can see myself finding lots of uses for that little mother...

Cheaper than an Octatrack too.

A delicious whizzy Sunday night, pottered with some Cirklon tunes and generally idled around. Sweet.

Monday, sent in "charged particles", I'm happy with it so hope that's a good sign.