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Olly M
@ollsjam.bsky.social
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Here for music, films, photography, art, and design, but easily distracted, especially by cats
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Some British jazz fusion from 1972 to brighten a grey Sunday morning in January. Ian Carr - Belladonna. #nowspinning #jazzsky
A photograph of the vinyl album Belladonna by Ian Carr, playing on a record player, with the cover art displayed in the background.
January 25, 2026 at 11:55 AM
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Saturday morning with Etta James – At Last! A gorgeous 1960 album blending soul, R&B, jazz, pop and blues. #nowspinning #musicsky
A photograph of the vinyl album At Last! By Ella James, playing on a record player, with the cover art displayed in the background.
January 24, 2026 at 11:34 AM
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Ethereal dream pop from Cocteau Twins on this cold winter evening. #nowspinning #Treasure #musicsky
A photograph of the vinyl Album, Treasure, by the Cocteau Twins, playing on a record player, with the cover art displayed in the background.
January 20, 2026 at 5:44 PM
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Chilled morning with The Horace Silver Quintet – The Tokyo Blues. Released in 1962 on Blue Note; hard bop with Japanese and Latin influences. Upbeat yet relaxed. 🎶 #jazzsky #nowspinning
A photograph of the vinyl album The Tokyo Blues by The Horace Silver Quintet, playing on a record player, with the cover art displayed in the background.
January 18, 2026 at 11:57 AM
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Sunday at the Village Vanguard - Bill Evans Trio 🎶 There’s good reason why this is considered one of the greatest live jazz recordings. This pressing puts me right there in the room, 1961. #jazzsky #nowspinning #vinylcommunity
A photograph of the live jazz album: Bill Evans Trio – Sunday at the Village Vanguard (1961), playing on a record player with the cover art displayed in the background. This pressing is cut from original analog master tapes by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio and pressed on 180-gram vinyl at RTI.
January 11, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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Late night session listening - an ambient masterpiece by @mixmastermorris.bsky.social aka The Irresistible Force #FlyingHigh #IthinkthereforeIambient #ambientsky #RisingHigh
A photograph of the ambient album Flying High by The Irresistible Force, playing on a record player with the cover art displayed in the background. The lighting is low due to the late night listening situation.
January 11, 2026 at 1:25 AM
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Donald Byrd’s Stepping Into Tomorrow; jazz-funk from 1975 for a Saturday afternoon. #BlueNote #Jazzsky #nowlistening
The vinyl album Stepping Into Tomorrow by Donald Byrd, playing on a record player, with the cover art displayed in the background.
January 10, 2026 at 4:34 PM
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New Year’s Eve 2025 #photographysky
A photo of the ruin of St Peter’s Church in Alresford, Essex, with the setting sun illuminating the interior and giving it a warm glow. Frost-covered brown oak leaves scattered on green grass in late afternoon winter light. Waxing gibbous moon against a clear blue late afternoon winter sky. Wooden telegraph pole with power lines and insulators under a clear blue sky.
January 1, 2026 at 7:03 PM
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A New Year’s Eve walk down to the creek with Mum and Dad to catch the final sunset of 2025 🌅
Final sunset of 2025 over Alresford Creek, Essex. The tide is low and shoreline birds are feeding on the exposed mud, blissfully unaware of the Gregorian calendar. A photo of the authors parents, sitting in a bench watching the sunset. A view towards Brightlingsea church, its tower rising above the treeline on the right. Another photo of the sun, shortly before it sets over the creek.
December 31, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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Some of my favourite and most listened to releases of 2025 #MusicSky #NewMusic #EndOfYearList
December 28, 2025 at 2:36 PM
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Excellent Christmas window display near to my parents 🎄 #MuppetsChristmasCarol
December 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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Wishing everyone A Swinging Christmas 🎄 #EllaFitzgerald #VerveRecords #Jazzsky
A photograph of the vinyl album A Swinging Christmas by Ella Fitzgerald, playing on a record player, with the cover art displayed in the background.
December 24, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Christmas vinyl session continues with Duke Pearson - Merry Ole Soul #jazzsky #ChristmasVinyl
A vinyl copy of Duke Pearson’s “Merry Ole Soul” spins on a turntable. Behind it, the festive album cover shows Pearson dressed as Santa, peeking from a green sack filled with presents and a keyboard.
December 21, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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Christmas time is here 🎄✨ #nowplaying - A Charlie Brown Christmas by the Vince Guaraldi Trio #jazzsky
A photograph of the Vince Guaraldi Trio’s A Charlie Brown Christmas album playing on translucent white “snowstorm” vinyl, with the Peanuts-themed cover art propped up behind the turntable.
December 21, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Scott Lavene held the room at The Smokehouse, Ipswich last night - poetic, funny, occasionally heartbreaking, and musically brilliant👌 @scottlavene.bsky.social @btcipswich.bsky.social
A photograph of musician Scott Lavene playing live at The Smokehouse music venue in Ipswich, 5th December 2025.
December 6, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Spinning some magic this morning - Nina Simone’s I Put a Spell on You, from 1965. This Acoustic Sounds Series pressing sounding rich and velvety ✨ #musicsky #souljazz #jazzsky #Ververecords
A photograph of the vinyl album I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone, playing on a record player with the cover art displayed in the background.
November 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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My Bloody Valentine blowing the roof off, with support from J Mascis
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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My Bloody Valentine - total assault on the senses (in the best way possible) 🔊
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 AM
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Loving the latest LP from Just Mustard - We Were Just Here. Raw, eerie, and gloriously loud.
Shoegaze with thunderous basslines, layered guitars, and heavenly vocals #musicsky #shoegaze
A photograph of a purple vinyl album of We Were Just Here by Just Mustard playing on a record player, with the album art displayed in the background.
November 23, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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RIP Mani. This LP changed everything - the soundtrack that kicked off my teenage years, the friendships I made and the outlook on life that followed. Thank you for the groove, the basslines the spirit.
An early vinyl pressing of The Stone Roses self titled debut album, playing on a record player, with its distinctive cover art displayed in the background.
November 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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Three years since her passing and still feeling the quiet power of Mimi Parker’s voice. Low’s “Double Negative” from 2018 remains one of my most cherished records. Minimal, powerful, devastating. #LowTheBand #MimiParker
White vinyl copy of Double Negative by Low, playing on a record player, with the cover art displayed in the background.
November 6, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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Finding time this evening to sit down and spin Public Works and Utilities by @warringtonruncorn.com - Gordon Chapman-Fox’s latest dispatch from the New Town frontier. I’ve been hooked on this series since ‘Interim Report’ dropped in 2021, and this latest LP doesn’t disappoint👌 #musicsky #nowplaying
A photograph of the album Public Works and Utilities by Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan, in red and black vinyl, playing on a record player, with the cover art displayed in the background.
October 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
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When you discover that the bag of IKEA tealights at the back of the cupboard are from pre 1990!
October 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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🎬 One Battle After Another. Enjoyable ride with good performances and direction. Held my attention, but for me dragged a bit by the end.
October 26, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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A quiet Saturday morning ☀️🍂☕️ listening to Jazz Mood by Yusef Lateef. Traditional jazz blended with Eastern musical influences. #JazzSky #MusicSky #NowSpinning #YusefLateef #JazzVinyl #SavoyRecords
A photo of the record Jazz Mood by Yusef Lateef, playing on a record player, with the album art displayed in the back ground.
October 25, 2025 at 10:23 AM