Music and Art label specialising in the avant-garde, the academic, the conceptual, and the challenging.https://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3mu4xw7tack2sCrikey - another new track added to my 'endless' (i.e. I keep adding tracks forever, currently at 34) album of early-electronic experiments... This new track's borderline fun! https://difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com/album/public-sector-prisons-and-the-people-who-live-there28 Aug 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4xw7tack2shttps://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3mu4xw7tack2sCrikey - another new track added to my 'endless' (i.e. I keep adding tracks forever, currently at 34) album of early-electronic experiments... This new track's borderline fun! https://difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com/album/public-sector-prisons-and-the-people-who-live-there28 Aug 2026 08:45 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu4xw7tack2shttps://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3mu3idrepzc2jfascinating to think the greatest album of all time was only released three years ago. https://oxbowofficial.bandcamp.com/album/loves-holiday27 Aug 2026 18:33 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu3idrepzc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3mtwgshqplc2xDolly Parton :( awesome musician and by all accounts an even more awesome person.25 Aug 2026 18:22 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwgshqplc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3mtlflav54c25Ok - sick of all these endless reissues. What's a great new(ish) album, on vinyl that I can check out? Bonus points for arty-weird-witchy-punk-aggressive vibes...21 Aug 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlflav54c25https://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3mtlflav54c25Ok - sick of all these endless reissues. What's a great new(ish) album, on vinyl that I can check out? Bonus points for arty-weird-witchy-punk-aggressive vibes...21 Aug 2026 09:01 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlflav54c25https://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3mtgej3r5lc261/3 I'm not really sure how helpful this is, but given there is a prevailing narrative that Arday somehow deserved to be hounded to his death because he might have lied about his past... In primary school I was placed in 'the backwards' group that the teacher deemed unable to learn...19 Aug 2026 08:59 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtgej3r5lc26https://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3msx5dl2uec2mCome one come all - contribute to the next issue of @meansmagazine.bsky.social!13 Aug 2026 07:40 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msx5dl2uec2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3msvxy367as2jFarewell, my friend.12 Aug 2026 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msvxy367as2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3msj3ravwns2yNot one but two new releases for bandcamp friday: masterful father/daughter drone from ran and lille, and madcap Welsh avant-garde storytelling: difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com07 Aug 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msj3ravwns2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3msj3ravwns2yNot one but two new releases for bandcamp friday: masterful father/daughter drone from ran and lille, and madcap Welsh avant-garde storytelling: difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com07 Aug 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msj3ravwns2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3msi7kausmk22My top @bandcamp.com friday reccomendation: Considered indie / slow-core from one of the UK’s most under-sung bands. https://godunknownrecords.bandcamp.com/album/rural-measures07 Aug 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msi7kausmk22https://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3mshwsuybfk2nInter-generational drone, anyone? A unique collaboration between father and daughter exploring the subtle, beguiling textures of long-form composition. https://difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com/album/the-diversity-of-nature07 Aug 2026 06:34 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mshwsuybfk2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3msgpgg4bc223Tomorrow on DAAM: two new pre-order albums exploring inter-generational drone and Welsh-language speculative history. To say they are both incredible and unfathomably unusual would be an understatement. Grab them from our bandcamp first thing tomorrow! difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com06 Aug 2026 18:49 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msgpgg4bc223https://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3msfsyxafh22tGet in touch to get involved in the next issue of @meansmagazine.bsky.social!06 Aug 2026 10:20 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msfsyxafh22thttps://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3msao6c4fxs2eAnyone here good at electronics / soldering and want to collaborate on making some devices with me? I've been working on some designs, but would love to collaborate with someone with slightly better practical skills...04 Aug 2026 09:10 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3msao6c4fxs2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3mrty6rsa4k2vReally glad to see this has been getting a little more love recently. It's like a whose-who of genuinely inventive contemporary composers and experimentalists you don't know but probably should: https://difficultartandmusic.bandcamp.com/album/i-only-like-difficult-art-and-music30 Jul 2026 08:05 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrty6rsa4k2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3mrngy4zrac2dI've been overwhelmed with the outpouring of support since my post about the struggles of Grassroots labels yesterday. Thanks to everyone who engaged in such a positive way, it really means a lot.27 Jul 2026 17:41 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrngy4zrac2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3mrjuh23mss2rYou're not supposed to admit you're struggling. But we r - and I know for a fact we're not alone. The grassroots is dying - it needs U to keep it alive. Buy something from a small label/press. Tell ppl about it who don't often support such things. Explain to them why it's so important. PLS SHARE.26 Jul 2026 07:32 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjuh23mss2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3mrjuh23mss2rYou're not supposed to admit you're struggling. But we r - and I know for a fact we're not alone. The grassroots is dying - it needs U to keep it alive. Buy something from a small label/press. Tell ppl about it who don't often support such things. Explain to them why it's so important. PLS SHARE.26 Jul 2026 07:32 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrjuh23mss2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3mrhtchb7qs2yWhose better, real humans or virtual humans? So far, real humans have spent £1 on my stall at the art fair: can you virtual humans on Bsky prove you are BETTER? Spend more than £1 on www.artisstillhonest.com and you virtual humans win! Spend less than £1 and those scummy ‘real’ humans win! go! https://www.artisstillhonest.com25 Jul 2026 12:06 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhtchb7qs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3mrhqxlwrcc2nNote to self: next time you do a stall at an all day art fair, bring food, or water, or company.25 Jul 2026 11:24 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrhqxlwrcc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3mrf5ytftnk2524 Jul 2026 10:39 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrf5ytftnk25https://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3mrey4i7stc2mFINALLY heard back from a shop in Brighton - they declined to stock the mag. We literally have a Grammy award winner in this issue, yet it's virtually impossible to get people to stock it! If you like grassroots experimental inter-disciplinary art, pls consider subscribing! meansmag.bandcamp.com https://meansmag.bandcamp.com24 Jul 2026 08:54 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrey4i7stc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/difficultart.bsky.social/post/3mrcwvay5dk2wI've been in a very very boring meeting for 2 WEEKS. Please, for the love of god, make my life a little less grim by picking something up from the AISH store. Go on. Do it. 1 small purchase and you'll have a cool print/tape/thing. And I'll have a reason to go on. www.artisstillhonest.com/store https://www.artisstillhonest.com/store23 Jul 2026 13:27 +0000at://did:plc:656cryncblk3ynevr2gq32zl/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrcwvay5dk2w