Matt Ashton
@matthewjashton.bsky.social
MUSIC with @theleaflibrary.bsky.social / The Form Group / Sun Drawing / Mirrored Daughters / Basic Design / Sea Glass etc
DESIGN + ILLUSTRATION at intervals
He/him
DESIGN + ILLUSTRATION at intervals
He/him
Released 13 years ago today.
February 15, 2026 at 9:12 AM
Released 13 years ago today.
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Genuinely, if you live in the UK you should so the consultation just to find out some of the unbelievable details of what's being proposed. Even with their spin and obfuscation it's shocking
the whole thing is of course completely revolting. 20 YEARS to settlement for refugees? no settlement if you’ve ever had a criminal conviction or a tax debt? 10 YEARS added if you’ve ever received benefits? partners and children on their own routes to settlement? What are you even TALKING about
February 11, 2026 at 8:51 AM
Genuinely, if you live in the UK you should so the consultation just to find out some of the unbelievable details of what's being proposed. Even with their spin and obfuscation it's shocking
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It’s official!*
*I’m meeting a friend for lunch
*I’m meeting a friend for lunch
February 10, 2026 at 1:43 PM
It’s official!*
*I’m meeting a friend for lunch
*I’m meeting a friend for lunch
This is a lovely video (and song) that made me lolle in all the right places:
youtu.be/YNmYMwbd52g?...
youtu.be/YNmYMwbd52g?...
"But I'm Getting Used To It" - Simon Love
YouTube video by Simon Love
youtu.be
February 7, 2026 at 9:55 AM
This is a lovely video (and song) that made me lolle in all the right places:
youtu.be/YNmYMwbd52g?...
youtu.be/YNmYMwbd52g?...
This is VERY cool stuff: minordents.bandcamp.com/album/sittin... - spacey Broadcast jams.
Sitting with the Fish, by Minor Dents
4 track album
minordents.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 2:13 PM
This is VERY cool stuff: minordents.bandcamp.com/album/sittin... - spacey Broadcast jams.
I played some guitar on this (and did the sleeve). It’s a great record!
I am extremely proud to announce that you can now pre-order my new album “THE ONE TRUE PRINCE OF WALES (in exile after abdication)” from Hurrah Música for release on Friday the 3rd of April.
February 6, 2026 at 8:52 AM
I played some guitar on this (and did the sleeve). It’s a great record!
Well, someone has just mentioned Dave Gavurin from The Sundays in relation to my guitar playing, so that's my day made.
January 30, 2026 at 11:13 AM
Well, someone has just mentioned Dave Gavurin from The Sundays in relation to my guitar playing, so that's my day made.
Took a date to see Sonic Catering Band once. There were no more dates.
January 29, 2026 at 9:53 AM
Took a date to see Sonic Catering Band once. There were no more dates.
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Jeremy Bentham
Building a prison and spying on every cell
I don't think he's well
Building a prison and spying on every cell
I don't think he's well
January 28, 2026 at 8:23 PM
Jeremy Bentham
Building a prison and spying on every cell
I don't think he's well
Building a prison and spying on every cell
I don't think he's well
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AI? More like Ayy I got an idea; suck or work on it - no shortcuts to fulfilment, homies.
January 28, 2026 at 11:23 AM
AI? More like Ayy I got an idea; suck or work on it - no shortcuts to fulfilment, homies.
I've two remixes on this new Miu Mau EP, one as @theleaflibrary.bsky.social and one as Roland Prague (long story). Enjoy!
NEW RELEASE OUT 2/27!
Miu Mau have been friends of the label forever and guitarist Hiromi's old band 百蚊/Hyacca were one of the foundational pillars of early CAR. So it's a profound pleasure to welcome them in all their evolving art-pop glory to our label call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/motif-21
Miu Mau have been friends of the label forever and guitarist Hiromi's old band 百蚊/Hyacca were one of the foundational pillars of early CAR. So it's a profound pleasure to welcome them in all their evolving art-pop glory to our label call-and-response.bandcamp.com/album/motif-21
Motif 21, by miu mau
4 track album
call-and-response.bandcamp.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:07 AM
I've two remixes on this new Miu Mau EP, one as @theleaflibrary.bsky.social and one as Roland Prague (long story). Enjoy!
Astonished at quite how bad some of that new SLMODS stuff is. Like if Pitman took himself too seriously. Exhausting.
January 25, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Astonished at quite how bad some of that new SLMODS stuff is. Like if Pitman took himself too seriously. Exhausting.
Another sample source identified: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbaZ...
Al Green - I'm Glad You're Mine (Official Audio)
YouTube video by Al Green
www.youtube.com
January 24, 2026 at 9:36 PM
Another sample source identified: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbaZ...
Taking the Library on tour in spring - do come and see us if you're nearby (please, my hotel rooms, they are very pricey).
We promise to 'put on a good show' and 'really have our sound down'.
Ticket links in the thread below.
We promise to 'put on a good show' and 'really have our sound down'.
Ticket links in the thread below.
Off on tour in March/April to support the new album!
Heading to Coventry, Norwich, Oxford, London, Margate, Leicester and Nottingham. Still waiting for confirmation from Brighton (if anyone wants to ring up the Rose Hill and ask if we're playing there, that would be great).
Ticket links below.
Heading to Coventry, Norwich, Oxford, London, Margate, Leicester and Nottingham. Still waiting for confirmation from Brighton (if anyone wants to ring up the Rose Hill and ask if we're playing there, that would be great).
Ticket links below.
January 21, 2026 at 11:30 AM
Taking the Library on tour in spring - do come and see us if you're nearby (please, my hotel rooms, they are very pricey).
We promise to 'put on a good show' and 'really have our sound down'.
Ticket links in the thread below.
We promise to 'put on a good show' and 'really have our sound down'.
Ticket links in the thread below.
Appreciation post for this beauty, a cornerstone of my electronic music listening. Where else can you get Broadcast, Stereolab, LFO, Seefeel, Pram, Aphex, Labradford, Two Lone Swordsmen, BOC, To Rococo Rot, ISAN, John McEntire, Spiritualized, Plaid, Mira Calix, Oval, Autechre, Sabres ON ONE COMP!?
January 21, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Appreciation post for this beauty, a cornerstone of my electronic music listening. Where else can you get Broadcast, Stereolab, LFO, Seefeel, Pram, Aphex, Labradford, Two Lone Swordsmen, BOC, To Rococo Rot, ISAN, John McEntire, Spiritualized, Plaid, Mira Calix, Oval, Autechre, Sabres ON ONE COMP!?
Ony just getting around to this, shamefully. Beautiful stuff.
"The Black Path", a follow up to "Blue Forty-Six" released last summer, is now pay-what-you-want on Bandcamp.
Pastoral alien fingerpicking for journeys across ancient marshlands and forgotten industrial estates.
thedanelaw.bandcamp.com/album/the-bl...
Pastoral alien fingerpicking for journeys across ancient marshlands and forgotten industrial estates.
thedanelaw.bandcamp.com/album/the-bl...
The Black Path, by Dane Law
9 track album
thedanelaw.bandcamp.com
January 19, 2026 at 2:33 PM
Ony just getting around to this, shamefully. Beautiful stuff.
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PREORDER: 'After The Rain, Strange Seeds' by The Leaf Library
Expansive dream/indie pop throwing post-rock, ambient pop, neo-psych, krautrock and more into the mix.
Tortoise's John McEntire is on mixing duties.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2136...
Expansive dream/indie pop throwing post-rock, ambient pop, neo-psych, krautrock and more into the mix.
Tortoise's John McEntire is on mixing duties.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2136...
January 19, 2026 at 11:02 AM
PREORDER: 'After The Rain, Strange Seeds' by The Leaf Library
Expansive dream/indie pop throwing post-rock, ambient pop, neo-psych, krautrock and more into the mix.
Tortoise's John McEntire is on mixing duties.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2136...
Expansive dream/indie pop throwing post-rock, ambient pop, neo-psych, krautrock and more into the mix.
Tortoise's John McEntire is on mixing duties.
www.normanrecords.com/records/2136...
Reposted by Matt Ashton
Reposted by Matt Ashton
New album!
'𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴'
9 pastoral indie pop gems, produced by us and mixed by the absolute legend that is John McEntire.
Out 20/03 on LP/CD/DL via @fikarecordings.com. You can pre-order + listen to the first single at:
fikarecordings.bandcamp.com/album/after-...
'𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴'
9 pastoral indie pop gems, produced by us and mixed by the absolute legend that is John McEntire.
Out 20/03 on LP/CD/DL via @fikarecordings.com. You can pre-order + listen to the first single at:
fikarecordings.bandcamp.com/album/after-...
January 14, 2026 at 8:49 AM
New album!
'𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴'
9 pastoral indie pop gems, produced by us and mixed by the absolute legend that is John McEntire.
Out 20/03 on LP/CD/DL via @fikarecordings.com. You can pre-order + listen to the first single at:
fikarecordings.bandcamp.com/album/after-...
'𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯, 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘚𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴'
9 pastoral indie pop gems, produced by us and mixed by the absolute legend that is John McEntire.
Out 20/03 on LP/CD/DL via @fikarecordings.com. You can pre-order + listen to the first single at:
fikarecordings.bandcamp.com/album/after-...
Congratulations Ian on completing music. No need to listen to anything else again.
Important goods arrived from that London! Thanks @matthewjashton.bsky.social (and my mum for shipping it onwards to me)
January 13, 2026 at 9:01 AM
Congratulations Ian on completing music. No need to listen to anything else again.
I’m as surprised as anyone that I am now into fretless bass.
January 12, 2026 at 9:25 AM
I’m as surprised as anyone that I am now into fretless bass.