My name is Benjamin Cavanagh Diggles.


I am the web director + co-founder of db clay. I am 27, married + living in Portland Oregon. I don't have many reasons for keeping this blog. I love to talk about emerging web culture + how retarded the media is but mostly it consists of stuff that makes me smile.

I fear neckties + 2012 + I have mild OCD but I will always post, so please come back if you are interested in a little thing called fun. Feel free to leave a comment + not be an asshole. Chill, none of this means anything.
contact me if you want to.


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About Me

mano-destra is back

Posted: April 15, 2008

i recently moved into a new place and i haven’t had a chance to put my studio back together. i have been writing electronic music for almost a decade now and it is hands down my true passion. i purchased the first electronic music album to ever be released in the states when i was […]

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dammasch state hospital 2.0

Posted: March 14, 2008

i forgot to mention this site. it was (re)launched about 2 months ago.
the description: Dammasch State Hospital was a mental hospital, asylum, and educational center located in Wilsonville, Oregon, United States. It opened in 1961 and closed in 1995. [ check out the site here ]
dammasch is a great story. to a small group […]

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ignoring eleven steps // mano-destra

Posted: September 25, 2007

i wrote this album. more of my music can be found at mano-destra.com
i love electronic music - it will always be my passion.
in ignoring eleven steps i am particularly fond of backpacking through hell and the throwing vendetta bricks break remix.
ignoring eleven steps - intro

the anomaly girl

the throwing bricks hate anthem

49…

lucky #50

the pharmacy - drop […]

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mano-destra.com launched

Posted: May 18, 2007

so it’s official. i decided to launch the new mano-destra website and give away my past tracks. i am working on a new album and i have been tinkering around with this website for too long. so you will notice there is one thing missing and that is the source files to each track. my […]

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lander concert: may 17th, pdx

Posted: May 16, 2007

please join us this thursday for an intimate evening at mississippi studios. we will be recording the concert and wish for everyone’s participation in making it a successful night! seating is limited so tell your friends and get your tickets now by clicking on the image above!
thank you and see you there!
LANDER AT MISSISSIPPI STUDIOS

thursday […]

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nine inch nails - only: mano-destra remix

Posted: February 3, 2007

this is a nine inch nails remix i did last year. i thought it was damn good considering the original track was dorky. there were some killer songs on this album - ‘only’ was not one of them. i tried to make is sound like it was a nine inch nails song and not a […]

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2007: music + mind + body

Posted: January 1, 2007

happy new year! so i haven’t posted anything for a while. the holidays have had me sucked in and the truth is that i have been working on a lot of random projects that i haven’t been able to get away from. blah blah blah. well, it is now 2007 and i am pumped for […]

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i can’t help but boast: this song is really good

Posted: December 6, 2006

so i wanted to share a song i did last year that i am really proud of. the bassline is sooo cool amongst other things. please listen. i have always been trying to figure out my purpose with music but all i know is that i have an ear and passion that coexist.

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mano-destra: “november” mp3

Posted: November 13, 2006

i wrote this song 4 years ago almost to the day. i called it november because it always seems to be that my mind-set changes drastically during the month of november. i highly doubt that i am the only one. things have recently gotten especially dark in the northwest. i feel bad for a lot […]

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wordpress audio player plugin

Posted: October 7, 2006

this is so neato. since i write music i thought it would be cool from time to time to share a song or two. i found this really cool plugin that allows you to embed audio into a post. the site is called “1 pixel out” and you can go directly to the audio plugin […]

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My God Foresaken Cellphone Says:

In 1969, the last Corvair was painted gold. 11 hrs ago
Mr. Diggles Wallet

Mr. Diggles Razors & Stitches

I work for db clay. We are a wallet company from Portland, Oregon. I am the web director so one of my main jobs it to spread the word about our beautiful wallets. So take a moment to peep it.

The wallet pictured above really is named after me. Click the banner to learn the story. w00t!

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