Writer, comedian, events droog, sentient tower. Still blogging, still banging on: see my blog and other (better) social media spaces.
Manchester, UK
Joined January 2009
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I'm fatroland on Bluesky, and I'm fat_roland on Threads. The underscore is annoying. Think if it as a little thread connecting my fat and my roland.
"That airy, uplifting loop that floats in whenever you're flying an aircraft way above Mount Chiliad? That music's by ambient royalty Tangerine Dream."
✍ Read my new blog post: Grand Theft Roland – Fingers and ears crossed for the new GTA VI soundtrack fatroland.blogspot.com/2026/…
ALT An image of the main characters in GTA VI with my cartoon avatar superimposted. I look cool in shades.
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It’s the first weekend in UK shops for the new Electronic Sound, with TAPE LOOPS as this month’s cover story. You can also buy the mag bundled with an exclusive CD featuring two long loop tracks by the US tape music pioneer STEVE REICH direct from us at electronicsound.squarespace.…
"I did something I had never done before: a 720-twist standing backflip. No wait, not that. I listened to her neon green iconic long-player Brat."
✍ Read my latest blog post: Music, Charli, Listening, Argos fatroland.blogspot.com/2026/…
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It’s the first weekend in UK shops for the new Electronic Sound, with SCRITTI POLITTI on the cover. You can also buy the mag with an exclusive gold vinyl seven-inch featuring two classic Scritti tracks, including the awesome ‘Wood Beez’, direct from us at electronicsound.squarespace.…
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It’s the first weekend in UK shops for the new Electronic Sound, with VINCE CLARKE, NEIL ARTHUR and BENGE from DOUBLESPEAK on the cover. You can also buy the mag with a purple vinyl seven-inch featuring two tracks by the synth supergroup direct from us at electronicsound.squarespace.…
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NEW ISSUE OUT NOW! This month’s cover stars are DOUBLESPEAK – VINCE CLARKE, NEIL ARTHUR and BENGE – and we’re bundling the magazine with a purple vinyl seven-inch featuring two terrific tracks by this exciting new synthpop supergroup. Order now at electronicsound.squarespace.…
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#WoWFEST26 presents @commapress ft. Ra Page & writers Ian Carrington, Kiare Ladner & Sarah Schofield for The Monster, Capital - a dark, imaginative dive into capitalism as something monstrous, uncanny, and all too real. Wednesday May 6, 7pm £5 @BlackEnt13 writingonthewall.org.uk/myev…
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MONSTER CAPITAL LAUNCH! 🎉📚
📅 May 6 at 7pm
📌 The Black-E, L1 5EW
🎟️writingonthewall.org.uk/myev…
Join us as part of @wowfest for readings & discussion w/ Ra Page, Kiare Ladner, Ian Carrington @fatroland & @saraheschofield.
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Thanks to all who came out last week & thanks to
@CPXMCR for hosting such a wonderful evening celebrating #MarkFisher with 'We Are Making a Film About Mark Fisher' & 'Monster Capital' ft.
@BronteSchiltz & Ian Carrington @FatRoland 📚🎬
📘 commapress.co.uk/books/monst…
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🧟♂️ The Monster, Capital
@CommaPress presents a gothic reckoning with late capitalism.
With @fatroland, Kiare Ladner & Sarah Schofield, chaired by Ra Page.
📅 6 May | 7pm
📍 The Black-E, Liverpool
🎟️ £5
#WoWFEST26 #TheoryHorror
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It’s the first weekend in UK shops for the new Electronic Sound, with sonic polymath HANNAH PEEL on the cover. You can also buy the mag with an orange vinyl seven-inch featuring two tracks Hannah recorded with percussionist Beibei Wang direct from us at electronicsound.squarespace.…
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Bin Grok. Bin it. Drag it kicking and screaming from this app and chuck it in the chuffing bin.
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“Destruction never sounded so good.”
Thank you to @ElectronicMagUK for featuring Chronicles of the Residuum in the Pulse section — and to @FatRoland for the write-up.
Grateful for the support.
#electronicsoundmagazine #chroniclesoftheresiduum #theageofdestruction
▶️ Lapalux: DPO Melt. Crackling, tumble-down hardware-made IDM that sounds like it has fallen down into the dusty vinyl grooves of itself. From his recent On The Grid EP. lapalux.bandcamp.com/track/d…
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Currently playing on Orbital Radio 📻
Full Spotify playlist (based on what you've been listening to): open.spotify.com/playlist/37…
▶️ John Tejada & Plaid: Bittersweet. A perfect marriage of sprightly 4-4 rhythms, Tejada's unbounded optimism, and the dripping electronic timepiece of the gorgeous Plaid. johntejada.bandcamp.com/trac…
▶️ I can never buy jelly. The shops are always out of jelly. Who's been buying all the jelly?! Anyway, here is the video for Clark's Civilians. youtube.com/watch?v=m2zv4tTe…
Hello 2026. I'm glad we made it. Welcome to the future. youtube.com/watch?v=LbAfqrzL…
I love how much of a palate cleanser Spicy is in this set.
Tonight 9:30pm (UK Time) - Brown album live recorded at Birmingham in 2024!
Full gig plus encores.
YouTube Premiere link >>>
youtu.be/JQhwcQlVnFQ
Audio snippets below 👇🏻🙌🏻