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Scotland’s longest running festival of experimental and marginal music is back. We return on the 9 - 12 of April 2026 in Glasgow ♥️
Full Festival passes are now on sale in standard, solidarity and pay what you want tiers:
counterflows.com/festival/cou...
Full Festival passes are now on sale in standard, solidarity and pay what you want tiers:
counterflows.com/festival/cou...
November 5, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Scotland’s longest running festival of experimental and marginal music is back. We return on the 9 - 12 of April 2026 in Glasgow ♥️
Full Festival passes are now on sale in standard, solidarity and pay what you want tiers:
counterflows.com/festival/cou...
Full Festival passes are now on sale in standard, solidarity and pay what you want tiers:
counterflows.com/festival/cou...
The first festival we're doing as full timers. No pressure! Been working on this for a while now and look forward to seeing you there 🙃
Diaries out! We're pleased to say we'll be returning on the 9-12 of April 2026 for another edition of Counterflows Festival in Glasgow ❤️
Festival passes and further information will be revealed in early November.
📸 by Brian Hartley
Festival passes and further information will be revealed in early November.
📸 by Brian Hartley
September 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
The first festival we're doing as full timers. No pressure! Been working on this for a while now and look forward to seeing you there 🙃
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Many of you have been asking about how to help our dear pal Keith, aka JD Twitch (Optimo) who has in-operable aggressive brain cancer - here's the crowdfunder ❤️ This man has done so much for music, music careers, and his charity work has been relentless ❤️ Thanks so much friends❤️
tinyurl.com/y9vtc7pj
tinyurl.com/y9vtc7pj
Keith McIvor (JD Twitch) care support
Helping Keith McIvor (JD Twitch) access urgent care and therapies to manage and ease symptoms
tinyurl.com
July 15, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Many of you have been asking about how to help our dear pal Keith, aka JD Twitch (Optimo) who has in-operable aggressive brain cancer - here's the crowdfunder ❤️ This man has done so much for music, music careers, and his charity work has been relentless ❤️ Thanks so much friends❤️
tinyurl.com/y9vtc7pj
tinyurl.com/y9vtc7pj
The bold yin is back with the most fucked & difficult & beautiful shit in the game. 2 hours of temporal shapeshifting and Nancarrow worship to (re)imagine musical, political and queer horizons. An electric shock in a sea of tasteful gibberish. Do it: sunikkim.bandcamp.com/album/formen...
Formenverwandler, by Sunik Kim
4 track album
sunikkim.bandcamp.com
July 12, 2025 at 1:25 PM
The bold yin is back with the most fucked & difficult & beautiful shit in the game. 2 hours of temporal shapeshifting and Nancarrow worship to (re)imagine musical, political and queer horizons. An electric shock in a sea of tasteful gibberish. Do it: sunikkim.bandcamp.com/album/formen...
Heading down to London now to work my last 2 weeks at OTO. The final farewell to the place, and the city. A very strange feeling!
July 10, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Heading down to London now to work my last 2 weeks at OTO. The final farewell to the place, and the city. A very strange feeling!
Adam Curtis did an Adam Curtis on OTO 😂
June 23, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Adam Curtis did an Adam Curtis on OTO 😂
Was interviewed as part of this feature in @thequietus.com on the Music Venue Trust and Save Our Scene's £1 ticket levy scheme.
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
Why it's Time to Support Grassroots Venues with a £1 Ticket Levy | The Quietus
Back in April, Andrew Carthy – known to fans as Mr Scruff – completed a run of 15 shows in grassroots venues around the UK. This ‘Miniature Arenas Tour’ was a special one. For every ticket sold, he do...
thequietus.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Was interviewed as part of this feature in @thequietus.com on the Music Venue Trust and Save Our Scene's £1 ticket levy scheme.
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
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A message from legendary music writer Louise Gray. www.justgiving.com/page/louise-...
Louise's fundraiser for life after spinal injury
Help Louise Marshall raise money to support Aspire
www.justgiving.com
June 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
A message from legendary music writer Louise Gray. www.justgiving.com/page/louise-...
Incoming! 4 nights with one of the best live bands in the world, أحمد [Ahmed], at OTO on the 12/13/14/15 of November. Highest possible recommendation!
On sale now for OTO members & publicly on Wednesday.
On sale now for OTO members & publicly on Wednesday.
June 2, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Incoming! 4 nights with one of the best live bands in the world, أحمد [Ahmed], at OTO on the 12/13/14/15 of November. Highest possible recommendation!
On sale now for OTO members & publicly on Wednesday.
On sale now for OTO members & publicly on Wednesday.
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An urgent message from The Wire magazine
Running an independent music magazine is becoming increasingly difficult. We need your support
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
Running an independent music magazine is becoming increasingly difficult. We need your support
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
An urgent message from The Wire magazine - The Wire
Running an independent music magazine is becoming increasingly difficult. We need your support
www.thewire.co.uk
May 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
An urgent message from The Wire magazine
Running an independent music magazine is becoming increasingly difficult. We need your support
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
Running an independent music magazine is becoming increasingly difficult. We need your support
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
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Thanks so much to @thewiremagazine.bsky.social & Claire Biddles for the lovely review of Counterflows Festival this year 🥂✨
Here's the first bit of it: read the full thing in the current issue!
Here's the first bit of it: read the full thing in the current issue!
May 7, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Thanks so much to @thewiremagazine.bsky.social & Claire Biddles for the lovely review of Counterflows Festival this year 🥂✨
Here's the first bit of it: read the full thing in the current issue!
Here's the first bit of it: read the full thing in the current issue!
who wants my job?
JOB VACANCY - SENIOR PRODUCER
We’re looking for a new Senior Producer to help plan our programme and make it happen: www.cafeoto.co.uk/job-vacancy-...
We’re looking for a new Senior Producer to help plan our programme and make it happen: www.cafeoto.co.uk/job-vacancy-...
May 2, 2025 at 1:19 PM
who wants my job?
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Arming Israel. Bombing Yemen. Cutting aid.
This government’s obsession with militarism is out of control — and it is the poorest people in the world paying the price.
We are all human beings on one planet. Surely that is a good enough reason to try and build a world of peace.
This government’s obsession with militarism is out of control — and it is the poorest people in the world paying the price.
We are all human beings on one planet. Surely that is a good enough reason to try and build a world of peace.
May 1, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Arming Israel. Bombing Yemen. Cutting aid.
This government’s obsession with militarism is out of control — and it is the poorest people in the world paying the price.
We are all human beings on one planet. Surely that is a good enough reason to try and build a world of peace.
This government’s obsession with militarism is out of control — and it is the poorest people in the world paying the price.
We are all human beings on one planet. Surely that is a good enough reason to try and build a world of peace.
I'm listening to the new Rashad Becker album and i'm very happy rashadbecker.bandcamp.com/album/the-in...
the incident, by Rashad Becker
11 track album
rashadbecker.bandcamp.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
I'm listening to the new Rashad Becker album and i'm very happy rashadbecker.bandcamp.com/album/the-in...
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Welcome, friends! Come learn about our book and sign up for some exerpts, interviews and fun extras in the run up to its release: friendsincommon.substack.com/p/welcome-fr...
Welcome, friends!
An introduction to our new friends in common blog.
friendsincommon.substack.com
April 14, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Welcome, friends! Come learn about our book and sign up for some exerpts, interviews and fun extras in the run up to its release: friendsincommon.substack.com/p/welcome-fr...
My fave place in the world turned 17 today. Here's Habib's billboard artwork for the occasion.
Gentrification, rising rent & costs is squeezing us harder than ever, so if you want us to keep going & remain independent grab a membership:
www.cafeoto.co.uk/membership/
Gentrification, rising rent & costs is squeezing us harder than ever, so if you want us to keep going & remain independent grab a membership:
www.cafeoto.co.uk/membership/
April 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
My fave place in the world turned 17 today. Here's Habib's billboard artwork for the occasion.
Gentrification, rising rent & costs is squeezing us harder than ever, so if you want us to keep going & remain independent grab a membership:
www.cafeoto.co.uk/membership/
Gentrification, rising rent & costs is squeezing us harder than ever, so if you want us to keep going & remain independent grab a membership:
www.cafeoto.co.uk/membership/
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New episode of Edward George’s peerless The Strangeness of Dub has just dropped. Essential listening! morleyradio.co.uk/programmes/t...
The Strangeness of Dub - Ep14 - Morley Radio
Programme Twelve. The leg(s) of Sylvan Morris (Dissemination II). Join Edward George, on a journey into reggae, dub, versions and versioning.
morleyradio.co.uk
April 13, 2025 at 8:27 AM
New episode of Edward George’s peerless The Strangeness of Dub has just dropped. Essential listening! morleyradio.co.uk/programmes/t...
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Thanks to @theskinnymag.bsky.social for this glowing review of Counterflows Festival last weekend.
www.theskinny.co.uk/music/live-m...
www.theskinny.co.uk/music/live-m...
Counterflows 2025: The Report - The Skinny
Counterflows returns to Glasgow, and remains one of the finest festivals the UK has to offer.
www.theskinny.co.uk
April 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Thanks to @theskinnymag.bsky.social for this glowing review of Counterflows Festival last weekend.
www.theskinny.co.uk/music/live-m...
www.theskinny.co.uk/music/live-m...
Yan Jun and Liene Rozite awkwardly communing with the birds, bees and M8 motorway at Civic House this Sunday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7mR...
Yan Jun + Liene Rozite - 06/04/25
YouTube video by yayyab
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April 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Yan Jun and Liene Rozite awkwardly communing with the birds, bees and M8 motorway at Civic House this Sunday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7mR...
So the reason we did this is to push our membership scheme. Basically at this point it keeps us alive and we want to remain fully independent. Rent/overheads are crazy and it is always touch and go, despite being busier than ever. Sign up here: cafeoto.co.uk/membership/
On the 13th of April Cafe OTO will turn 17. For us to be able to celebrate our 20th Birthday and beyond we need your help. 👉
www.cafeoto.co.uk/cafe-oto-nee...
www.cafeoto.co.uk/cafe-oto-nee...
April 10, 2025 at 10:04 AM
So the reason we did this is to push our membership scheme. Basically at this point it keeps us alive and we want to remain fully independent. Rent/overheads are crazy and it is always touch and go, despite being busier than ever. Sign up here: cafeoto.co.uk/membership/
What an absolute joy that was. Thanks so much, everyone.
A heartfelt thank you to everyone who joined us under the Glasgow sun's warm glow for 4 days of music, discussion, hanging out and partying 🥰
This was one of our favourite editions of the festival yet.
Pictures courtesy of Brian Hartley. Plenty more to come!
BIG LOVE X
This was one of our favourite editions of the festival yet.
Pictures courtesy of Brian Hartley. Plenty more to come!
BIG LOVE X
April 8, 2025 at 12:05 PM
What an absolute joy that was. Thanks so much, everyone.
super pleased how these have turned out!
Fresh from the printers …a peak inside COUNTERFLOWS ON PAPER 2025
Pick up a copy from Thursday at the festival!
Edited by Joel White, Helen Charman & Emmie McLuskey
Printed by Sunday's Print Service
Illustrations by Project Ability
Design by Oliver Pitt
Pick up a copy from Thursday at the festival!
Edited by Joel White, Helen Charman & Emmie McLuskey
Printed by Sunday's Print Service
Illustrations by Project Ability
Design by Oliver Pitt
April 1, 2025 at 10:07 AM
super pleased how these have turned out!
"Curating" a space 7 days a week means the overall quality and my own interest in the programme dips a lot, but I think this April is packed with good shows. Come see some stuff!
March 31, 2025 at 10:31 AM
"Curating" a space 7 days a week means the overall quality and my own interest in the programme dips a lot, but I think this April is packed with good shows. Come see some stuff!
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Ahead of their show Counterflows festival, Jennifer Lucy Allan speaks to Tori Kudo (Maher Shalal Hash Baz) in @thequietus.com to offer 10 points of musical entry to his extensive back catalogue 💗
thequietus.com/interviews/s...
thequietus.com/interviews/s...
The Strange World Of... Maher Shalal Hash Baz | The Quietus
Jennifer Lucy Allan attempts the impossible: offering a gateway into the colossal artistic practice of Tori Kudo
thequietus.com
March 25, 2025 at 11:54 AM
Ahead of their show Counterflows festival, Jennifer Lucy Allan speaks to Tori Kudo (Maher Shalal Hash Baz) in @thequietus.com to offer 10 points of musical entry to his extensive back catalogue 💗
thequietus.com/interviews/s...
thequietus.com/interviews/s...