About The Argent Grub
Moulded by Post-punk, New Wave, and Two-tone, matured through Grunge, guided by John Peel, and mellowed with age, The Argent Grub creates music that at one turn is left-field singer songwriter, at the next is Post-rock, and the next is ambient and experimental.
Inspired by DIY culture and the belief that we are stronger if we work together, the creative process embraces the free culture movement.
Free and open source software is at the heart of the production process, and all music and video are licenced for reuse.
The Argent Grub is based in Juliusstrasse Studios in Bradford, UK.
Listen on Faircamp, Mirlo, Bandwagon.fm, Open Audio(a Funkwhale instance), Bandcamp.
Watch on MakerTube (a PeerTube instance), YouTube.
Sustainability
You can’t dance on a dead planet. The Argent Grub is not yet Net Zero, but:
No Merch
You don’t need a new T-shit, beany, sticker etc branded with The Argent Grub.
No Physical Music Products
I love records, cds etc but there are already plenty on the planet.
The Argent Grub’s music is only available digitally.
Power
- Studio electricity is provided by green energy supplier Good Energy.
- Gas heating is from the same supplier and is offset
Equipment
- No new equipment since I can’t remember when.
- ‘New’ equipment in the set up is generally sourced from used/second hand, and sometimes sourced as ‘broken’.
- Repairs are fun. Stomp boxes, effects units, leads, etc - repair is favoured over replace.
Room for improvement
- I’m slowly moving the distribution of music video from large corporate services such as Bandcamp, YouTube, to more ethical platforms like Faircamp, Mirlo, [Bandwagon.fm] and MakerTube. However all these services come with an environmental cost (and therefore are not Net Zero).
- I’ve reduced the number of social media platforms I’m on. Mastodon is my most active, but I still have a Facebook presence.
- Consumable equipment (strings mainly, some batteries) still used.
- Live: Currently investigating ways to take the music to a live audience in a low-impact way.
Thanks
Profile photo by Peter Kitching from Bingley Camera Club.
All the software, plugins, and content that are used, and the people who helped, in the creation of The Argent Grub’s output are listed with the tracks wherever they appear.