Ok so a bit of news. After a bit of demand we've decided to do some one-off events that'll take place outside Counterflows Festival in April.
The 1st of these welcomes two legends we love: Beijing's Yan Jun and Glasgow's Sue Tompkins on the 4th of March.
counterflows.com/event/yan-ju...
The 1st of these welcomes two legends we love: Beijing's Yan Jun and Glasgow's Sue Tompkins on the 4th of March.
counterflows.com/event/yan-ju...
February 4, 2026 at 11:56 AM
Ok so a bit of news. After a bit of demand we've decided to do some one-off events that'll take place outside Counterflows Festival in April.
The 1st of these welcomes two legends we love: Beijing's Yan Jun and Glasgow's Sue Tompkins on the 4th of March.
counterflows.com/event/yan-ju...
The 1st of these welcomes two legends we love: Beijing's Yan Jun and Glasgow's Sue Tompkins on the 4th of March.
counterflows.com/event/yan-ju...
When the weather is shite and grey and make you want to embrace full hermit mode, i hereby recommend listening to this Schnittke piece:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mjn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mjn...
Alfred Schnittke - Choir Concerto [Score]
YouTube video by Maddenhawk
www.youtube.com
January 8, 2026 at 1:49 PM
When the weather is shite and grey and make you want to embrace full hermit mode, i hereby recommend listening to this Schnittke piece:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mjn...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mjn...
Here we go! Super excited to welcome all these amazing artists in April.
Looks like festival passes will sell out v soon, fyi
Looks like festival passes will sell out v soon, fyi
It gives us great pleasure to reveal the full artist line-up for Counterflows Festival, 9-12th April 2026 in Glasgow ❤️
The final allocation of festival passes are now on sale
www.counterflows.com
The final allocation of festival passes are now on sale
www.counterflows.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:09 AM
Here we go! Super excited to welcome all these amazing artists in April.
Looks like festival passes will sell out v soon, fyi
Looks like festival passes will sell out v soon, fyi
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Seasons greetings from Counterflows HQ! 🎄
We'll be launching the full artist line-up for Counterflows Festival 2026 in early January. Get early access to it and the final allocation of full festival passes by joining our mailing list: counterflows.com/newsletter/
We'll be launching the full artist line-up for Counterflows Festival 2026 in early January. Get early access to it and the final allocation of full festival passes by joining our mailing list: counterflows.com/newsletter/
December 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Seasons greetings from Counterflows HQ! 🎄
We'll be launching the full artist line-up for Counterflows Festival 2026 in early January. Get early access to it and the final allocation of full festival passes by joining our mailing list: counterflows.com/newsletter/
We'll be launching the full artist line-up for Counterflows Festival 2026 in early January. Get early access to it and the final allocation of full festival passes by joining our mailing list: counterflows.com/newsletter/
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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
www.youtube.com
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/