Derek Walmsley
@derekwalmsley.bsky.social
I'm almost always trying to make the text flow better or reduce the number of words. Music writing in The Wire, Electronic Sound, The Quietus, LRB, elsewhere. slowmotion.blog
some serious heat on iPlayer films section for your noir xmas
December 27, 2025 at 3:06 PM
some serious heat on iPlayer films section for your noir xmas
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London’s extensive railway infrastructure is both a refuge for DIY nightlife and under threat from gentrification, writes Deborah Nash in The Wire 503/504
Read the full article online here: www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
Read the full article online here: www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
Arch Rivals - The Wire
London’s extensive railway infrastructure is both a refuge for DIY nightlife and under threat from gentrification, writes Deborah Nash in The Wire 503/504
www.thewire.co.uk
December 27, 2025 at 9:54 AM
London’s extensive railway infrastructure is both a refuge for DIY nightlife and under threat from gentrification, writes Deborah Nash in The Wire 503/504
Read the full article online here: www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
Read the full article online here: www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
MJQ, now some Cuban takes on Bach, brilliant on WKCR
December 24, 2025 at 11:54 AM
MJQ, now some Cuban takes on Bach, brilliant on WKCR
Wow, Switched-On Bach. Never heard that here in hundreds of hours of listening. Announced of course with the usual WKCR neutral broadcasting tone.
One of the best listens each and every single year
Bachfest 2025 baby www.cc-seas.columbia.edu/wkcr/story/b...
December 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Wow, Switched-On Bach. Never heard that here in hundreds of hours of listening. Announced of course with the usual WKCR neutral broadcasting tone.
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Daydreaming about being swallowed up by the Shropshire Sinkhole. I bet it’s so quiet and peaceful there.
December 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Daydreaming about being swallowed up by the Shropshire Sinkhole. I bet it’s so quiet and peaceful there.
Buzzing that I would have won the infamous Belgian Jazz & Pop round on Pointless with Brel’s “My Death” (a measly 1000 quid)
December 24, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Buzzing that I would have won the infamous Belgian Jazz & Pop round on Pointless with Brel’s “My Death” (a measly 1000 quid)
One of the best listens each and every single year
December 24, 2025 at 8:30 AM
One of the best listens each and every single year
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Here we go: TCM REMEMBERS, 2025 edition. See if you can make it through this without getting something in your eye.
TCM Remembers 2025 | TCM
YouTube video by Turner Classic Movies
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December 23, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Here we go: TCM REMEMBERS, 2025 edition. See if you can make it through this without getting something in your eye.
The Black Dog's second album Temple Of Transparent Balls dropped through the cracks a bit, including because it was hard to find and released soon after Bytes. It seemed a bit non-committal compared to what came before. Listening now it sounds pristine after 32 years
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zbh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zbh...
The Black Dog - The Actor and Audience
YouTube video by YusofPlays
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December 23, 2025 at 11:43 AM
The Black Dog's second album Temple Of Transparent Balls dropped through the cracks a bit, including because it was hard to find and released soon after Bytes. It seemed a bit non-committal compared to what came before. Listening now it sounds pristine after 32 years
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zbh...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zbh...
Hey, you can view all of our heartfelt top 10 charts of the year over at @thewiremagazine.bsky.social. Always a nice little treasure trove for discovering new stuff.
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/chart...
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/chart...
2025 Rewind: Contributors’ Charts - The Wire
The Wire ’s Releases of the Year chart for 2025 was compiled from the individual votes of the magazine’s staff and contributors – here are those votes in full
www.thewire.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Hey, you can view all of our heartfelt top 10 charts of the year over at @thewiremagazine.bsky.social. Always a nice little treasure trove for discovering new stuff.
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/chart...
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/chart...
Love the ending to this - perhaps the ending of the last ever thing done by the original TBD? Who knows. Anyway, as Peel said afterwards, “excellent”. m.youtube.com/watch?v=xArh...
Psycosyin
YouTube video by The Black Dog - Topic
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December 22, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Love the ending to this - perhaps the ending of the last ever thing done by the original TBD? Who knows. Anyway, as Peel said afterwards, “excellent”. m.youtube.com/watch?v=xArh...
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I think 'Bytes' was probably my at-the-time most listened to Warp release and it's the one I usually pull out now. Warm bright colours
December 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
I think 'Bytes' was probably my at-the-time most listened to Warp release and it's the one I usually pull out now. Warm bright colours
It’s not always remembered that Warp alumni like Aphex Twin, Autechre and The Black Dog were considered roughly equals back in the day. TBD’s grasp of melody was like no other, and that stop-start rhythmic feel, like a clock with mysterious workings, perhaps most recognisable of all
December 22, 2025 at 10:40 AM
It’s not always remembered that Warp alumni like Aphex Twin, Autechre and The Black Dog were considered roughly equals back in the day. TBD’s grasp of melody was like no other, and that stop-start rhythmic feel, like a clock with mysterious workings, perhaps most recognisable of all
The is awful news of a real pioneer
It’s with great sadness and a heavy heart that we announce the passing of Ken Downie on 20/12/25. Rest In Peace brother, you will be deeply missed and never forgotten. Our condolences to Sheena and his family.
December 21, 2025 at 10:43 PM
The is awful news of a real pioneer
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Absolute killer Tom Jones sleeve design.
December 19, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Absolute killer Tom Jones sleeve design.
Engrossing read on the mind boggling Mads Brügger doc The Black Swan currently on iPlayer
@samanthsubramanian.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
@samanthsubramanian.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
The real Scandi noir: how a film-maker and a crooked lawyer shattered Denmark’s self-image
The Black Swan follows a repentant master criminal as she sets up corrupt clients in front of hidden cameras. But is she really reformed – and is the director up to his own tricks?
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Engrossing read on the mind boggling Mads Brügger doc The Black Swan currently on iPlayer
@samanthsubramanian.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
@samanthsubramanian.bsky.social
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Such a fan of Finn Johannsen’s scholarly and exhaustive DJ mixes. Recently, surveying the seminal Strictly Rhythm label
soundcloud.com/finn_johanns...
soundcloud.com/finn_johanns...
Go Check The Survey Vol. 20 (Strictly Rhythm 1)
00:00:00 1 Dan Curtin - Dark & Smokey
00:04:17 2 Josh Wink - Higher State Of Consciousness
00:10:10 3 Ray Castoldi - The Deep & Slo
00:14:39 4 Ray Castoldi - Tone Poem
00:19:01 5 Bluejean - Infin
soundcloud.com
December 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Such a fan of Finn Johannsen’s scholarly and exhaustive DJ mixes. Recently, surveying the seminal Strictly Rhythm label
soundcloud.com/finn_johanns...
soundcloud.com/finn_johanns...
Fun Autechre tech presentation featuring some of their Max/MSP environments
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE8u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE8u...
Autechre - Unreleased Untitled Tech Demo 07/26/23 "Markov Chain"
YouTube video by Deep Tread
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December 17, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Fun Autechre tech presentation featuring some of their Max/MSP environments
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE8u...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UE8u...
It feels like Photobucket is stalking me.
December 16, 2025 at 11:36 AM
It feels like Photobucket is stalking me.
I had not clocked that the veteran IDM forum We Are The Music Makers closed around a year ago (hosting costs/decreasing traffic). A shame, some valuable info there. I remember paying a sub for a bit and then letting it lapse, the way these things sometimes go.
Ask Autechre Anything 2! April 15-17!
Alright alright, I know many have been itching to hear this, but Sean and Rob have given the green light for AAA2 to go ahead. Dates are confirmed from April 15-17, starting at noon UK time!Big thanks...
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December 15, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I had not clocked that the veteran IDM forum We Are The Music Makers closed around a year ago (hosting costs/decreasing traffic). A shame, some valuable info there. I remember paying a sub for a bit and then letting it lapse, the way these things sometimes go.
First time This Is Spinal Tap creased me up was years before I saw it. My mate told me about this nuts rock band film, their amps that went to 11, the cocoons they get trapped inside, “Lick My Love Pump”. “In this one bit, they get lost on the way to the stage." We laughed for about an hour. RIP
December 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
First time This Is Spinal Tap creased me up was years before I saw it. My mate told me about this nuts rock band film, their amps that went to 11, the cocoons they get trapped inside, “Lick My Love Pump”. “In this one bit, they get lost on the way to the stage." We laughed for about an hour. RIP
Old guy at the back of the bus whistling away to himself, a heavenly sound
December 14, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Old guy at the back of the bus whistling away to himself, a heavenly sound
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I loved what the site was. It was incredibly useful in making the 1974 and 1976 playlists I've done in the last two years. I'm putting the finishing touches on a bunch from '76 that couldn't have been made the same, were it not for me scouring every sample from 1976 on WhoSampled for possibilities.
December 12, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I loved what the site was. It was incredibly useful in making the 1974 and 1976 playlists I've done in the last two years. I'm putting the finishing touches on a bunch from '76 that couldn't have been made the same, were it not for me scouring every sample from 1976 on WhoSampled for possibilities.
Who Sampled is a wonderful resource, and de facto research tool. So much knowledge there. Time to spend some quality time there before Spotify mess it up.
Just found out that #Spotify has acquired one of my favourite music websites #WhoSampled, which it will obviously corrupt and destroy. I think the comment section speaks for itself. This is another horrible loss for music, for art, and for humanity. FUCK SPOTIFY!!!
www.whosampled.com/news/2025/11...
www.whosampled.com/news/2025/11...
December 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Who Sampled is a wonderful resource, and de facto research tool. So much knowledge there. Time to spend some quality time there before Spotify mess it up.
This is grim. Get this shit outta here.
Well, it has "provoked debate", alright. Mainly along the lines of "Has Bobby Gillespie only just become a massive bell-end with a tin ear for racial sensitivity, or were the signs there as long ago as 1994 when he put a neon Confederate flag on an album sleeve?" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Primal Scream defend image of swastika inside Star of David shown during London gig
Scottish rock band says image ‘meant to provoke debate, not hate’ after many at concert accuse group of antisemitism
www.theguardian.com
December 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
This is grim. Get this shit outta here.