Jon Buckland
@pacificbeliefs.bsky.social
Freelance Writer and ultracrepiderian
Words: Resident Music, The Quietus, Bandcamp etc
https://pacificbeliefs.journoportfolio.com/writing/
Words: Resident Music, The Quietus, Bandcamp etc
https://pacificbeliefs.journoportfolio.com/writing/
Mike Patton has teamed up for an album with The Avett Brothers... Let's just say it's not all it's cracked up to be.
Here's my review for @thequietus.com
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
Here's my review for @thequietus.com
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
AVTT/PTTN – AVTT/PTTN | The Quietus
A collaboration between former Faith No More vocalist Mike Patton and billion+ streamers The Avett Brothers proves rather less than the sum of its parts, finds Jon Buckland
thequietus.com
November 14, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Mike Patton has teamed up for an album with The Avett Brothers... Let's just say it's not all it's cracked up to be.
Here's my review for @thequietus.com
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
Here's my review for @thequietus.com
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
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'Based out of a similar neck of the Pacific Northwest’s woods that brought us Twin Peaks, Kelly Reichardt’s Old Joy and Mandy by Panos Cosmatos, Earth Ball navigate the lure of nature with a weird bit between their teeth.'
Earth Ball - Outside Over There
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Earth Ball - Outside Over There
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November 10, 2025 at 3:01 PM
'Based out of a similar neck of the Pacific Northwest’s woods that brought us Twin Peaks, Kelly Reichardt’s Old Joy and Mandy by Panos Cosmatos, Earth Ball navigate the lure of nature with a weird bit between their teeth.'
Earth Ball - Outside Over There
buff.ly/OSIh5dO
Earth Ball - Outside Over There
buff.ly/OSIh5dO
An unsettling, untamed rumpus has emerged from the woods of the Pacific Northwest... I had a crack at pinning down Earth Ball's latest for @thequietus.com.
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@upset-the-rhythm.bsky.social
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@upset-the-rhythm.bsky.social
Earth Ball – Outside Over There | The Quietus
Panicked beats and sparking guitars animate the latest record from the improvising Canadian quintet
thequietus.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
An unsettling, untamed rumpus has emerged from the woods of the Pacific Northwest... I had a crack at pinning down Earth Ball's latest for @thequietus.com.
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
@upset-the-rhythm.bsky.social
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
@upset-the-rhythm.bsky.social
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In 4 weeks, Human Leather travel from Brighton to rip us an entire wardrobe full of fresh ones.
Their recent debut nails down the turbo-charged, Lightning Bolt covering Electric Wizard aesthetic, even daring to throw a little “melody” into the melee.
Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/dream-smothe...
Their recent debut nails down the turbo-charged, Lightning Bolt covering Electric Wizard aesthetic, even daring to throw a little “melody” into the melee.
Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/dream-smothe...
www.ticketsource.co.uk
November 8, 2025 at 8:36 AM
In 4 weeks, Human Leather travel from Brighton to rip us an entire wardrobe full of fresh ones.
Their recent debut nails down the turbo-charged, Lightning Bolt covering Electric Wizard aesthetic, even daring to throw a little “melody” into the melee.
Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/dream-smothe...
Their recent debut nails down the turbo-charged, Lightning Bolt covering Electric Wizard aesthetic, even daring to throw a little “melody” into the melee.
Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/dream-smothe...
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Five tape labels to know and love from October.
The Tape Label Report, October 2025
Five tape labels to know and love from October.
daily.bandcamp.com
November 5, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Five tape labels to know and love from October.
Had a nice chat with Paul Moore of Acroplane Recordings for this month's @bandcamp.com Tape Label Report.
Take a peek here: daily.bandcamp.com/tape-label-r...
Take a peek here: daily.bandcamp.com/tape-label-r...
The Tape Label Report, October 2025
Five tape labels to know and love from October.
daily.bandcamp.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Had a nice chat with Paul Moore of Acroplane Recordings for this month's @bandcamp.com Tape Label Report.
Take a peek here: daily.bandcamp.com/tape-label-r...
Take a peek here: daily.bandcamp.com/tape-label-r...
Celebrated 6 months off the sauce at Autechre last night.
It was like rush hour in an isolation tank. The textural assault built into what felt like fireworks trying to fuck my brain.
Only the bambi-on-ice, regretamine'd dancing of nearby attendees took me out of the trance.
It was like rush hour in an isolation tank. The textural assault built into what felt like fireworks trying to fuck my brain.
Only the bambi-on-ice, regretamine'd dancing of nearby attendees took me out of the trance.
November 6, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Celebrated 6 months off the sauce at Autechre last night.
It was like rush hour in an isolation tank. The textural assault built into what felt like fireworks trying to fuck my brain.
Only the bambi-on-ice, regretamine'd dancing of nearby attendees took me out of the trance.
It was like rush hour in an isolation tank. The textural assault built into what felt like fireworks trying to fuck my brain.
Only the bambi-on-ice, regretamine'd dancing of nearby attendees took me out of the trance.
Here we fucking go!
Emerging from a life-long slumber, Dream Smotherers are proud to present our inaugural event, bringing you 3 of the finest local tearaways:
Human Leather // Total Melt // Last Days Of Analogue
The Charles Dickens, Worthing on 6th December
Secure a spot here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/dream-smothe...
Human Leather // Total Melt // Last Days Of Analogue
The Charles Dickens, Worthing on 6th December
Secure a spot here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/dream-smothe...
November 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Here we fucking go!
November 3, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Joseph Allred was in cosmic form yesterday evening, summoning entire worlds from the tips of his nimble fingers.
@poorfaulkner.bsky.social
@poorfaulkner.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Joseph Allred was in cosmic form yesterday evening, summoning entire worlds from the tips of his nimble fingers.
@poorfaulkner.bsky.social
@poorfaulkner.bsky.social
A good friend and I are taking the bold and perhaps slightly barmy step of putting on gigs in Worthing from next month.
If you're in the South Coast locale and fancy getting the low down, give @dreamsmotherers.bsky.social a follow.
If you're in the South Coast locale and fancy getting the low down, give @dreamsmotherers.bsky.social a follow.
November 2, 2025 at 8:50 PM
A good friend and I are taking the bold and perhaps slightly barmy step of putting on gigs in Worthing from next month.
If you're in the South Coast locale and fancy getting the low down, give @dreamsmotherers.bsky.social a follow.
If you're in the South Coast locale and fancy getting the low down, give @dreamsmotherers.bsky.social a follow.
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Thx Resident music for The Bug vs @ghostdubs.bsky.social write up
"this deadly duo have 1 thing on their collective mind: total bass destruction.
And they bring it in enormous, tsunami-sized waves of sonic weaponry.
FFO: Burial / JK Flesh / Techno Animal / King Tubby / Sunn O))) / Rhythm & Sound"
"this deadly duo have 1 thing on their collective mind: total bass destruction.
And they bring it in enormous, tsunami-sized waves of sonic weaponry.
FFO: Burial / JK Flesh / Techno Animal / King Tubby / Sunn O))) / Rhythm & Sound"
October 30, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Thx Resident music for The Bug vs @ghostdubs.bsky.social write up
"this deadly duo have 1 thing on their collective mind: total bass destruction.
And they bring it in enormous, tsunami-sized waves of sonic weaponry.
FFO: Burial / JK Flesh / Techno Animal / King Tubby / Sunn O))) / Rhythm & Sound"
"this deadly duo have 1 thing on their collective mind: total bass destruction.
And they bring it in enormous, tsunami-sized waves of sonic weaponry.
FFO: Burial / JK Flesh / Techno Animal / King Tubby / Sunn O))) / Rhythm & Sound"
Moin were in fine form the other night at ACCA... Like they were weaving a battering ram out of vibrating atoms.
October 31, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Moin were in fine form the other night at ACCA... Like they were weaving a battering ram out of vibrating atoms.
Re-upping this as it's out this week and thoroughly deserving of your attention.
Myers provides a voyeuristic window into the mind of a megalomaniac (among many other things) on a night his artifices crumble.
It's a rollicking and compelling piece cleverly counterbalanced with @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social’ own creative meta narrative.
And it's a ripper of a read.
It's a rollicking and compelling piece cleverly counterbalanced with @benjaminmyers76.bsky.social’ own creative meta narrative.
And it's a ripper of a read.
October 26, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Re-upping this as it's out this week and thoroughly deserving of your attention.
Reposted by Jon Buckland
Jon is doing god’s work, beautifully written and this album is insane
To help work through the grief of losing her father, @annahogberg.bsky.social got her old ensemble back together for a sonic trip across mountain and sea.
My review for @thequietus.com:
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
My review for @thequietus.com:
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
October 23, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Jon is doing god’s work, beautifully written and this album is insane
To help work through the grief of losing her father, @annahogberg.bsky.social got her old ensemble back together for a sonic trip across mountain and sea.
My review for @thequietus.com:
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
My review for @thequietus.com:
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
October 23, 2025 at 7:22 AM
To help work through the grief of losing her father, @annahogberg.bsky.social got her old ensemble back together for a sonic trip across mountain and sea.
My review for @thequietus.com:
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
My review for @thequietus.com:
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
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'It warns of an impending future, of the age of automation gone horribly wrong. When humans are deemed superfluous, tossed aside, and our new mechanical overlords party all night long to artificially intelligent dance music...'
SickElixir by #Blawan is tQ's Album of the Week
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SickElixir by #Blawan is tQ's Album of the Week
buff.ly/w3iT3i6
October 9, 2025 at 8:01 AM
'It warns of an impending future, of the age of automation gone horribly wrong. When humans are deemed superfluous, tossed aside, and our new mechanical overlords party all night long to artificially intelligent dance music...'
SickElixir by #Blawan is tQ's Album of the Week
buff.ly/w3iT3i6
SickElixir by #Blawan is tQ's Album of the Week
buff.ly/w3iT3i6
Blawan's got a cracking new record out so naturally I used up the word count harping on about Armand Van Helden, robotics, Transformers, AI, and maggots.
Album of the Week action for @thequietus.com
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
Album of the Week action for @thequietus.com
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
October 9, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Blawan's got a cracking new record out so naturally I used up the word count harping on about Armand Van Helden, robotics, Transformers, AI, and maggots.
Album of the Week action for @thequietus.com
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
Album of the Week action for @thequietus.com
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
Fantastic word work from @spinal-bap.bsky.social here, on Richard Ashcroft's latest complete-lack-of-effort
"You’d think someone who is a million different people from one day to the next would have more than a couple of ideas in that busy noggin of his."
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
"You’d think someone who is a million different people from one day to the next would have more than a couple of ideas in that busy noggin of his."
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
Richard Ashcroft – Lovin’ You | The Quietus
The Verve singer returns, but he's treading water and long out of ideas, finds J.R. Moores
thequietus.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Fantastic word work from @spinal-bap.bsky.social here, on Richard Ashcroft's latest complete-lack-of-effort
"You’d think someone who is a million different people from one day to the next would have more than a couple of ideas in that busy noggin of his."
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
"You’d think someone who is a million different people from one day to the next would have more than a couple of ideas in that busy noggin of his."
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
Huge billowing soundscapes formed with delicate poise by @k-lc.bsky.social at the ICA last night.
Very much looking forward to her third(!) album of the year.
Very much looking forward to her third(!) album of the year.
October 2, 2025 at 7:15 AM
Huge billowing soundscapes formed with delicate poise by @k-lc.bsky.social at the ICA last night.
Very much looking forward to her third(!) album of the year.
Very much looking forward to her third(!) album of the year.
Cracking evening at Soho Electronic on Saturday.
It sounded like there were some dazzling performances earlier in the day but it began for me with Noise Warfare at Farsight Gallery.
It sounded like there were some dazzling performances earlier in the day but it began for me with Noise Warfare at Farsight Gallery.
September 29, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Cracking evening at Soho Electronic on Saturday.
It sounded like there were some dazzling performances earlier in the day but it began for me with Noise Warfare at Farsight Gallery.
It sounded like there were some dazzling performances earlier in the day but it began for me with Noise Warfare at Farsight Gallery.
If you want to read about my wife's childhood aspirations, the League of Gentlemen, Shooting Stars, and Human Leather's weirdly beautiful form of mayhem, you'll click that link below.
Amée Chanter and Thomas Close still sound like Lightning Bolt crossed with Electric Wizard but with a surprising new knack for melody, finds Jon Buckland
Human Leather - Here Comes The Mind, There Goes The Body
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Human Leather - Here Comes The Mind, There Goes The Body
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September 25, 2025 at 5:22 PM
If you want to read about my wife's childhood aspirations, the League of Gentlemen, Shooting Stars, and Human Leather's weirdly beautiful form of mayhem, you'll click that link below.
Reposted by Jon Buckland
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September 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Now we don't use X and are only active here (plus struggling upstream agains the algorithms on Instagram and Meta), the best way to keep up-to-date with tQ is via our newsletters: The Digest (a breakdown of the last week) and The Portal (our weekly archive dive). Sign up:
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"the autism problem"
"the migration problem"
"the trans problem"
Never the fucking "rich white guy problem"
"the migration problem"
"the trans problem"
Never the fucking "rich white guy problem"
September 23, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"the autism problem"
"the migration problem"
"the trans problem"
Never the fucking "rich white guy problem"
"the migration problem"
"the trans problem"
Never the fucking "rich white guy problem"
Hand-modelling, Crème Brulé, stolen land, and snare pummelling.
Sounds like Human Leather have a new album out!
Here's my review for @thequietus.com
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
Sounds like Human Leather have a new album out!
Here's my review for @thequietus.com
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
Human Leather – Here Comes The Mind, There Goes The Body | The Quietus
Amée Chanter and Thomas Close still sound like Lightning Bolt crossed with Electric Wizard but with a surprising new knack for melody, finds Jon Buckland
thequietus.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Hand-modelling, Crème Brulé, stolen land, and snare pummelling.
Sounds like Human Leather have a new album out!
Here's my review for @thequietus.com
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...
Sounds like Human Leather have a new album out!
Here's my review for @thequietus.com
thequietus.com/quietus-revi...