‘Quite frankly, we have nothing to lose’: how the UK is going weird for its 2026 Eurovision entry
www.theguardian.com
Look Mum No Computer is an inventor, musician and founder of a museum in Ramsgate. His YouTube videos range from restoring 1920s cars to creating synthesiser odysseys
  • Noxy@pawb.socialEnglish
    39·
    2 days ago

    Fuck Eurovision, but besides that this guy is incredible. I highly recommend watching at least a few of his videos. He’s musically, mechanically, comedically, and software-ly gifted. From preserving old synths and earlier instruments, to creating Furby instrument abominations and 1000 oscillator synths, to making chiptunes on a c64, this guy is amazing.

  • Greyscale@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    351·
    2 days ago

    I don’t want to acknowledge eurovision while it still contains israel, but I do quite like him…

    • Skullgrid@lemmy.worldEnglish
      23·
      2 days ago

      actually choosing someone interesting and innovative?

      And somehow has a chance of winning due to his capability of merging aesthetics to make something that catches attention?

      Wow. The UK is bringing out the big guns for the one time that people are going to be trying to make eurovision be a failure.

  • DaGeek247@fedia.io
    25·
    2 days ago

    “‘Quite frankly, we have nothing to lose’: how the UK is going weird for its 2026 Eurovision entry”

    “So, quite frankly, we have nothing to lose. And if that means entering a guy who runs a museum for “experimental and obsolete scientific and musical technology” in Ramsgate and whose name makes me die a little bit every time I have to type it out, then so be it. We’re going to lose anyway, so what the hell.”

    Stuart, you’re really pissing me off with your high and mighty “artiste” bullshit. Sam has genuinely good music, with a very creative aesthetic. Just because he doesn’t do pop music that hits top 10 for ten weeks straight doesn’t mean his work is without merit. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irfXSw55DUo&list=PLluPQLh1xzlKkAfB-joSEaccwQBr6OSi1

    • Skua@kbin.earth
      18·
      2 days ago

      There’s also this in the last paragraph:

      The most recent video on Look Mum No Computer’s YouTube channel is a clip from a concert, where he attempts to piece together a Blur song on the fly, all by himself, on a bank of ancient electronic instruments.

      The link goes to Feel Good Inc by Gorillaz. The title says Gorillaz too. I mean, sure, Damon Albarn is in both of them, but if he knew that in order to make the Blur connection then it only makes it weirder to mix them up

      • BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.ukEnglish
        5·
        2 days ago

        There’s definitely a Song 2 cover and it used to pop up pretty high in the search results - but it’s also ancient and this is still lazy journalism.

  • varyingExpertise@feddit.orgEnglish
    6·
    2 days ago

    That is just awesome. Saw him in a small club in Hamburg last year and can highly recommend his shows - although I have no idea how they are going to translate into bigger crowds.

  • Skua@kbin.earth
    91·
    2 days ago

    Oh shit, we’re doing something cool this year? Assuming the whole event doesn’t collapse over Israel

    • P1nkman@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      2 days ago

      I hate Eurovision. My wife loves it, so I’ve watched with her nearly every year for the past 14 years. Boycotting this year, and it’s honestly the first year I’ve wanted to watch it because of the singers, but fuck Israel and their genocide, so we’ll not be watching it.