Andrew Oakes

Managing Director at Intercept Studios. Film / Design / Illustration / Storyboards / Animation. Produces music under The Guilty Spark alias @tgsparkmusic

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Listening to some music I haven't listened to in a while, and had forgotten how great they are!
So, Artist of the day is @pines_music
Check them out. Great sound! And their new remix for 'Powerful', by Reuben and the Bullhorn is brilliant!

[The Guilty Spark @tgsparkmusic]

The Lost Files. Eight years old already.
Happy anniversary / birthday.
2xCD and digital versions on offer via @intercept_uk and @Bandcamp
All support greatly welcome and appreciated.

[The Guilty Spark @tgsparkmusic]

I find it an incredibly powerful piece of music, and it instantly shot up the rankings to become one of my all time favourite pieces of music. Sounds morbid, but this is definitely a track I'd want played at my funeral.
https://t.co/7jGSq3In4m

[The Guilty Spark @tgsparkmusic]

I've heard this track countless times over the past several months, and it has the same impact on me now as it did there first time I heard it.

[The Guilty Spark @tgsparkmusic]

Maybe it takes you on a journey of the mind. Maybe it makes you feel lonely. Maybe it makes you feel connected. Any number of things, but it does something to you when you hear it. The track; 'Balloon', by Ukrainian music producer @TarasBazeev does this with me.

[The Guilty Spark @tgsparkmusic]

Every once in a while a song comes around that makes you sit up and take notice. A piece of music that connects with your mind, your body...your soul. For whatever reason, it does something to you whenever you hear it. Maybe it makes you emotional. Maybe it excites you.

[The Guilty Spark @tgsparkmusic]

I'm planning another book featuring the character of Cutie, but have two different ideas, and can't decide which one to do first.

[The Guilty Spark @tgsparkmusic]

Well, look at that. Airflow has had over 28k streams on Spotify. The most any of my tracks have ever had, by far.
Thank you to all that has made this happen.
Only works out at about £70 in royalties, but still 😂

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@tweetheart4711 Is the blog itself ending, or is Jonathan parting ways with it?

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Enjoyed putting this book together, and had forgotten how funny it is.

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Was doing some other work and pulled this from the shelf. Haven’t looked at it for a long time. Is it wrong or weird to find yourself laughing at your own work?
Think I did something good with this. Shame hardly saw it.
It’s Daily Doodles: vol 1. Featuring Cutie and Flutterfly.

[The Guilty Spark @tgsparkmusic]

Bring back the days where products like Ribena used tracks like Absurd by Fluke in their adverts.

[Andrew Oakes @AndrewDOakes]

@askparamount Hi. The subtitles are set up and switched on, it’s just that they don’t play on some episodes of shows. Switch the app off, reset it, try again. The eps still play without subs. Have had it happen on Halo, Bass Reeves, and Ray Donovan, amongst others.

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@paramountplus please sort out the subtitles on your app. Eight eps of season 2 of Halo, and only four played with subs, even though they’re always switched on. This has happened with several titles. Not a good service for those with hearing problems.

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@AllTheAnime Space Adventure Cobra (with Yello soundtrack), Fist of the North Star, Dominion Tank Police, Lensman, and yeah....even Odin, next please.

[Andrew Oakes @AndrewDOakes]

@AllTheAnime, wow! You didn't waste any time with this. Pre-orders only went live yesterday. Happy me 🙂

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I've got a track included (@tgsparkmusic), and created the cover art for this new release.
All proceeds go to @KidneyWales, so please show support and buy this new compilation album.

[The Guilty Spark @tgsparkmusic]

The new compilation album from @CardiffEpn ; PRODUCT_005_COMFORT is out today, featuring loads of cool music from Welsh electronic artists, including myself.
Sales of the release go to @KidneyWales , so it's for a great cause.
Thanks, TGS
https://t.co/9zDTJNYhWM

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Test print done on A4 photographic paper, and it looks really good. Can’t wait to get these designs out there for sale again!

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Look which Terry Oakes classic painting is being reworked from scratch at Intercept Studios HQ today?
That’s right, it’s one of his most popular paintings and art print sellers; Judge Dredd!
Created as the cover art for the Games Workshop boardgame in 1985.

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Some of todays digital clean up work.

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Some of todays digital clean up from Terry Oakes old illustrations.
Cover art for the book Inverted World, by Christopher Priest. Published by Pan in 1979.

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@canva @affinitybyserif If you leave Affinity continue to do what they do, and don’t interfere or change their business model, day to day running of and creation of the software (no subscriptions - that’s a big no-no!) then it could be good. Do NOT change them. Affinity is great as it is.