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Ian Robinson
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Writer, walker, atheist, cinema lover, hobby musician, science junkie, perpetual maths student, cricket fan, chess patzer. I post about new music a LOT! #Music #NewMusic
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Ian Robinson @ianrobinson.bsky.social · Feb 8
If you like the nonsense I post here on Bluesky, follow my bridged Bluesky account. It automatically posts what I post on Mastodon here on Bluesky.

At some point soon, I’ll stop cross-posting on both platforms. The account below will have everything.

@ianRobinson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
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The opening of Bigger Picture by Sarah Julia has a real Fleetwood Mac sound to me.

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/gb/album/bigger-picture/1869761331?i=1869761341

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7q4bQccI2jQ32LwE2ydM57

#music
Bigger Picture by Sarah Julia on Apple Music
Song · 2026 · Duration 3:05
music.apple.com
February 14, 2026 at 12:06 PM
ianrobinson.bsky.social
Anna Calvi has a song out with Iggy Pop. Part of an EP with 4 collaborations. A track with Perfume Genius is also available.

God’s Lonely Man - Anna Calvi & Iggy Pop

👍🏻

Apple Music: music.apple.com/gb/album/god...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/0QYw1M...

#Music #AnnaCalvi #IggyPop
God's Lonely Man by Anna Calvi & Iggy Pop on Apple Music
music.apple.com
February 14, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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jamesrball.com
Europe desperately wants the US to be Normal Again so it doesn’t actually have to engage with any of the hard work (and spending) that engaging with reality actually involves.

So if Rubio gives a speech with ~better vibes~ it gets lapped up, even if it’s meaningless on substance.
benstanley.eu Ben Stanley @benstanley.eu · 3h
Jesus Christ, a standing ovation? For an apologist for a regime which is buying warehouses to build concentration camps and murdering protesters on the street?
February 14, 2026 at 9:26 AM
ianrobinson.bsky.social
I’ve added the December Dove Ellis album to the queue to listen to later today. Thanks!
February 14, 2026 at 9:31 AM
ianrobinson.bsky.social
Yes. Devine Machines was one of my favourite albums from 2023.
February 14, 2026 at 9:30 AM
ianrobinson.bsky.social
2026 Hey Siri Songs - Day 44

"Hey Siri. Play Violin by Kate Bush."

#Nite #HomePod #Music #KateBush

Apple Music: music.apple.com/gb/album/vio...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/6Q57OH...
Violin by Kate Bush on Apple Music
Song · 1980 · Duration 3:15
music.apple.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:27 PM
ianrobinson.bsky.social
Bassically by Tei Shi has been rereleased for its 10th anniversary. I love that song. I discovered it via the film called Nerve. Which I must rewatch.

Apple Music: music.apple.com/gb/album/bas...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/5poAM7...

#Music #TeiShi
Bassically (10th Anniversary Edition) by Tei Shi on Apple Music
Song · 2026 · Duration 4:50
music.apple.com
February 13, 2026 at 9:04 PM
ianrobinson.bsky.social
I’ve 115 new music releases in the nets this week.

I’m going in! Selected tracks from this releases I add to my music library will appear in this playlist: music.apple.com/gb/playlist/...

It has zero tracks at present. But I’m about to play the new Demob Happy album 😊
IFR New Music Playlist - 15th February 2026 by Ian Robinson on Apple Music
Playlist · 0 Songs
music.apple.com
February 13, 2026 at 7:57 PM
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gsoh31.bsky.social
Had to go and have a look at X at one point. I found loads of apparently 'left wing' people there arguing with each other? Like it was 2016. Absolutely unfathomable when you don't need to be on it for work or something. Incomprehensible they don't know who they're funding.
February 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
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gsoh31.bsky.social
Of course he did! Everyone knew he would, he knew he would, Congress knew he would. The creation of ironic fictions is part of the point. Shows they can say and do anything they like.
February 13, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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iandunt.bsky.social
Outstanding. A triumph for liberty and against unrestrained state power. The government should be ashamed of having to be forced into this position.

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
UK ban on Palestine Action unlawful, high court judges rule
Protest group’s co-founder wins legal challenge against decision to proscribe it under anti-terrorism laws
www.theguardian.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:24 AM
ianrobinson.bsky.social
2026 Hey Siri Songs - Day 43

"Hey Siri. Play Cry Me a River by Julie London."

#Nite #HomePod #Music #JulieLondon #VForVendetta

Apple Music: music.apple.com/gb/album/cry...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/3ILMHT...
Cry Me a River by Julie London on Apple Music
Song · 1955 · Duration 2:48
music.apple.com
February 13, 2026 at 12:26 AM
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ldlapinski.bsky.social
New Section 28 just dropped, and no - schools can’t opt out.
fiercemum.bsky.social Cal Horton (they/them) @fiercemum.bsky.social · 1d
New School Guidance announces:

Full bathroom ban.
Full PE ban.
Full school trip accommodation ban.

Trans kids will not go to the bathroom, do PE or go on any school trips. 1/
February 12, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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ianrobinson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
New Sony Bravia setup. I’ll be tweaking colour settings for a while I think. Here’s the Ariane 6 launch on YouTube on it 👍🏻

#sonybravia
February 12, 2026 at 6:03 PM
ianrobinson.bsky.social
2 minutes!
ianrobinson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy Ian Robinson @ianrobinson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy · 1d
There is an Ariane launch in 10 minutes. I think.

Flight VA267 | Amazon Leo LE-01 | Ariane 6 I Arianespace

Live stream: https://www.youtube.com/live/lUr3ygqFkAY

#ariane
February 12, 2026 at 4:45 PM
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ianrobinson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
TV delivered. Lunch first, then I'll set it up.
February 12, 2026 at 2:10 PM
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ianrobinson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
Italy beat Nepal to claim first-ever T20 World Cup win.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/articles/cvgvl1pplz8o

#cricket
T20 World Cup: Italy complete shock 10-wicket win over Nepal
Italy stun Nepal to claim their first-ever T20 World Cup win, with brothers Justin Mosca and Anthony Mosca stealing the show.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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dorianlynskey.bsky.social
Because of this story I can never give signed books to charity and if I buy one which turns out to have an inscription I feel bad for the signatory
The cautionary precedent is a story about George Bernard Shaw who, browsing in a second-hand shop somewhere, found one of his own works, inscribed for a friend "with esteem, GBS". Naturally, he bought it and returned it to the same friend, "with renewed esteem"
February 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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ianrobinson.mastodon.social.ap.brid.gy
It’s alive! My new desk setup with the huge 43-inch screen. I’m going to need a longer USB-C cable for the camera.

Also, when my MacBook Air is paid off, I think I’ll get another Mac mini to drive my desk setup.
My newly set-up desk with a huge 43-inch LG 4K monitor. My MacBook Air is on a glass-topped pedestal to the left of the screen. There is a HomePod Pair with one HomePod at each end of the desk, and my Lumi Brazil SAD lamp is at the far end of the desk. The lamp is not turned on.
February 12, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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lauriewinkless.bsky.social
Truly the stupidest timeline.
I feel like I'm going crazy.
share.google/pKctfx51oHgv...
EPA to repeal its own conclusion that greenhouse gases warm the planet and threaten health
Known as the endangerment finding, the decision is the legal framework that allows the EPA to regulate emissions. Its reversal could upend many climate change policies.
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February 12, 2026 at 10:04 AM
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philipcball.bsky.social
Writing a book worth reading *should* take time. It should take effort. The crafting of it and the thinking in it go hand in hand. And the rewards, for both the author and the readers, come from that effort. That the AI bros don't understand this is disturbing and revealing.
February 12, 2026 at 10:12 AM
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alexvont.bsky.social
Oh this is splendid. Reminds me of a famous incident from when I was at university when the union events organiser was told to order £500 of smoked salmon for a party. Instead he ordered 500lbs. It had to be delivered in a truck. Everyone ate salmon for weeks
tyleraking.com Tyler King @tyleraking.com · 2d
A Korean bitcoin market intended to give away prizes worth ₩620,000 or about $425. Instead, they gave away 620,000 bitcoins worth roughly $40 BILLION at the time—despite not actually holding that many tokens. It’s a massive failure of crypto safety protocols. Now they’re asking for the coins back.
A Bitcoin Blunder for the Ages: $40 Billion Accidentally Given Away
A botched prize giveaway has landed a South Korean cryptocurrency exchange in hot water.
www.wsj.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:12 AM
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mrjamesob.bsky.social
Ratcliffe is, quite obviously, factually, morally & intellectually wrong about immigration. But his racist comments will be 'both-sided' everywhere because people who simply don't like seeing non-white faces aren't ashamed to say so anymore.
February 12, 2026 at 9:11 AM
ianrobinson.bsky.social
2026 Hey Siri Songs - Day 42

"Hey Siri. Play Cool Kid by Erika Emerson."

#Nite #HomePod #Music #ErikaEmerson

Apple Music: music.apple.com/gb/album/coo...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/track/3VDejR...
Cool Kid by Erika Emerson on Apple Music
Song · 2024 · Duration 3:42
music.apple.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:14 PM
ianrobinson.bsky.social
2025 albums retrospective post 65 of 111.

May 2025.
Baby Steps - Erika Emerson.

An excellent folk-pop album. Ace vocals. Worth 37 minutes of your time. At least.

Apple Music: music.apple.com/gb/album/bab...

Spotify: open.spotify.com/album/6qGl1V...

#Music #ReviewOfTheYear #IFRFavAlbums2025
Baby Steps by Erika Emerson on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 13 Songs
music.apple.com
February 11, 2026 at 9:38 PM