Undomondo
@undomondo.bsky.social
Aging dad, music nerd, music blog & radio show since 2005. Booker for festivals & clubs. Istanbul / Barcelona.
Mondo Times Newsletter: https://undomondo.substack.com/
Undomondo's Terminal Optimism on Apple Music: https://is.gd/cRkKkx
Mondo Times Newsletter: https://undomondo.substack.com/
Undomondo's Terminal Optimism on Apple Music: https://is.gd/cRkKkx
very nice hashtag. ^^
February 16, 2026 at 10:35 PM
very nice hashtag. ^^
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Marshall Allen made his debut album at 100. Villalobos curated a Sun Ra reimagination feat. UR, Calibre & Chez Damier. Prolapse are back after 26 years. Hekla recorded theremin in a medieval castle & a new ambient mix by me & lots more. New Mondo Times is up.
undomondo.substack.com/p/when-there...
undomondo.substack.com/p/when-there...
When there is no Sun
Prolapse, Hekla, Marshall Allen's New Dawn, When there is no Sun, The origin of Trip-Hop, Angine de Poitrine, Turkish Diggin Report 2025, Ghost World Transmission IV, RIP Ebo Taylor
undomondo.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Marshall Allen made his debut album at 100. Villalobos curated a Sun Ra reimagination feat. UR, Calibre & Chez Damier. Prolapse are back after 26 years. Hekla recorded theremin in a medieval castle & a new ambient mix by me & lots more. New Mondo Times is up.
undomondo.substack.com/p/when-there...
undomondo.substack.com/p/when-there...
Marshall Allen made his debut album at 100. Villalobos curated a Sun Ra reimagination feat. UR, Calibre & Chez Damier. Prolapse are back after 26 years. Hekla recorded theremin in a medieval castle & a new ambient mix by me & lots more. New Mondo Times is up.
undomondo.substack.com/p/when-there...
undomondo.substack.com/p/when-there...
When there is no Sun
Prolapse, Hekla, Marshall Allen's New Dawn, When there is no Sun, The origin of Trip-Hop, Angine de Poitrine, Turkish Diggin Report 2025, Ghost World Transmission IV, RIP Ebo Taylor
undomondo.substack.com
February 13, 2026 at 2:26 PM
Marshall Allen made his debut album at 100. Villalobos curated a Sun Ra reimagination feat. UR, Calibre & Chez Damier. Prolapse are back after 26 years. Hekla recorded theremin in a medieval castle & a new ambient mix by me & lots more. New Mondo Times is up.
undomondo.substack.com/p/when-there...
undomondo.substack.com/p/when-there...
This just sprung to my mind, and you can never go wrong with The Lijadu Sisters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFRR... #afrosoul #disco
The Lijadu Sisters "Life's Gone Down Low" (Danger, 1976)
YouTube video by The Lijadu Sisters
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February 13, 2026 at 1:42 PM
This just sprung to my mind, and you can never go wrong with The Lijadu Sisters. www.youtube.com/watch?v=NFRR... #afrosoul #disco
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“The number of US-based researchers applying for prestigious grants that would see them relocate to Europe has more than doubled in the past year.”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
US applications for prestigious European research grants surge
Rush for funds to relocate laboratories to Europe is latest sign of a US brain drain.
www.nature.com
February 12, 2026 at 10:58 PM
“The number of US-based researchers applying for prestigious grants that would see them relocate to Europe has more than doubled in the past year.”
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
This is making the rounds in twitter and I think I agree to it in general, re: dead internet theory and dark forest internet.
February 12, 2026 at 12:09 PM
This is making the rounds in twitter and I think I agree to it in general, re: dead internet theory and dark forest internet.
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Government Shocks Nation With Good Decision
Ireland’s basic income for the arts scheme becomes permanent
When piloted, initiative that provided €325 a week to eligible artists recouped more than its net cost, study shows
www.theguardian.com
February 11, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Government Shocks Nation With Good Decision
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February 11, 2026 at 10:31 AM
here's me in the bsky skyline bluesky-map.theo.io
February 10, 2026 at 9:05 PM
here's me in the bsky skyline bluesky-map.theo.io
Another great find on that Sunday was the writings and works of designer Terry Godier @terrygodier.bsky.social. "Phantom Obligation" is 🤯🤯. I've literally had this since the advent of RSS readers and I had panic attacks trying to clear my reading list c. 2005 www.terrygodier.com/phantom-obli...
Phantom Obligation
Why RSS readers look like email clients, and what that's doing to us.
www.terrygodier.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:10 AM
Another great find on that Sunday was the writings and works of designer Terry Godier @terrygodier.bsky.social. "Phantom Obligation" is 🤯🤯. I've literally had this since the advent of RSS readers and I had panic attacks trying to clear my reading list c. 2005 www.terrygodier.com/phantom-obli...
I was feeling a bit hungover on Sunday and read this lovely fanzine from the Weird Walks camp. An interview and works of Folklore artist Ben Edge. Very inspiring and timely. www.instagram.com/ben_edge_art...
February 10, 2026 at 10:05 AM
I was feeling a bit hungover on Sunday and read this lovely fanzine from the Weird Walks camp. An interview and works of Folklore artist Ben Edge. Very inspiring and timely. www.instagram.com/ben_edge_art...
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Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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February 8, 2026 at 10:13 AM
Since #bbclaurak is trending, let’s remind ourselves that ONE MONTH ago, the BBC invited Mandelson on for a soft-ball interview on her show. While HIS CLIENT , Palantir’s Louis Moseley appeared as a pundit
Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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Both, as I wrote at time, were ‘abject failures of journalism’
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This is channeling Vialka for me, one of my alltime fave bands, very nice! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi...
Angine de Poitrine - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
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February 7, 2026 at 10:21 AM
This is channeling Vialka for me, one of my alltime fave bands, very nice! www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Ssi...
I love the topquotes: "How It Feels To Chew The Internet" & "Falling into a fractal abyss of digital consumerism."
youtu.be/4jaHcz3d85w?...
youtu.be/4jaHcz3d85w?...
Max Cooper - A Sense Of Getting Closer (Official video by Conner Griffith)
YouTube video by Max Cooper
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February 5, 2026 at 10:56 AM
I love the topquotes: "How It Feels To Chew The Internet" & "Falling into a fractal abyss of digital consumerism."
youtu.be/4jaHcz3d85w?...
youtu.be/4jaHcz3d85w?...
one x that changes everything
x ways smart people x
how to learn x so fast
this is why xx
no one ever teaches x
x that fixes 95% problems
every x should know this
only x you need
do you notice the youtube video titles? is this a proliferation caused by AI's effect on clickbait? some kind of SEO?
x ways smart people x
how to learn x so fast
this is why xx
no one ever teaches x
x that fixes 95% problems
every x should know this
only x you need
do you notice the youtube video titles? is this a proliferation caused by AI's effect on clickbait? some kind of SEO?
January 30, 2026 at 10:58 PM
one x that changes everything
x ways smart people x
how to learn x so fast
this is why xx
no one ever teaches x
x that fixes 95% problems
every x should know this
only x you need
do you notice the youtube video titles? is this a proliferation caused by AI's effect on clickbait? some kind of SEO?
x ways smart people x
how to learn x so fast
this is why xx
no one ever teaches x
x that fixes 95% problems
every x should know this
only x you need
do you notice the youtube video titles? is this a proliferation caused by AI's effect on clickbait? some kind of SEO?
Timely, also Marshall Allen had his debut album aged 100 last year. anotherthoughtanotherthought.substack.com/p/a-brief-me...
January 30, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Timely, also Marshall Allen had his debut album aged 100 last year. anotherthoughtanotherthought.substack.com/p/a-brief-me...
I saw this on instagram yesterday and this is an excruciatingly sad thing, in an ocean of unending sad things every day everywhere.
Disabled man, 30, dies alone after his solo caregiver dad is detained by ICE
www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...
www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news...
Disabled man, 30, dies alone after his solo caregiver dad is detained by ICE
Wael Tarabishi, a 30-year-old man with a rare condition, has sadly passed away mere weeks after 'his beloved father, primary caregiver and constant life companion' Maher Tarabishi was taken into ICE c...
www.mirror.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 8:52 PM
I saw this on instagram yesterday and this is an excruciatingly sad thing, in an ocean of unending sad things every day everywhere.
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remember Gautama roamed for years and sat under a tree for seven days to break free from being constantly horny and depressed but we don't have that kind of time so we must keep scrolling
January 28, 2026 at 11:05 AM
remember Gautama roamed for years and sat under a tree for seven days to break free from being constantly horny and depressed but we don't have that kind of time so we must keep scrolling
The irish one, lol
Five expressions that are used when bumping into someone in an unexpected place…
1. It’s a small world (English)
2. How round is the earth (Ukrainian)
3. The world is a village (German)
4. The world is a handkerchief (Spanish)
5. What an odd place to find a lobster (Irish)
1. It’s a small world (English)
2. How round is the earth (Ukrainian)
3. The world is a village (German)
4. The world is a handkerchief (Spanish)
5. What an odd place to find a lobster (Irish)
January 28, 2026 at 11:08 AM
The irish one, lol
Triggered by a @boomkat.com post, I've listened to the Essentials in full yesterday, all the time wondering, how did this jolly and groovy music disappear and make way for the boring soulless EDMs/melodic technos of today? Any ideas? open.spotify.com/track/0uKIZb...
Sofa Surfing
open.spotify.com
January 28, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Triggered by a @boomkat.com post, I've listened to the Essentials in full yesterday, all the time wondering, how did this jolly and groovy music disappear and make way for the boring soulless EDMs/melodic technos of today? Any ideas? open.spotify.com/track/0uKIZb...
Best version of "I'm a believer" hands down! HB
Happy birthday to the magnificent Robert Wyatt. Here he is performing I'm a Believer on #TOTP in 1974. The show's producer asked him to perform in a wicker chair because a wheelchair "was not suitable for family viewing". Robert told him where to go
January 28, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Best version of "I'm a believer" hands down! HB
"The more that art exists only online, in the ether of the digital abyss, the less vital it starts to feel, and the more dispensable it becomes."
newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/why-albums-drop-and-movies-launch
newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/why-albums-drop-and-movies-launch
January 27, 2026 at 4:22 PM
"The more that art exists only online, in the ether of the digital abyss, the less vital it starts to feel, and the more dispensable it becomes."
newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/why-albums-drop-and-movies-launch
newyorker.com/culture/infinite-scroll/why-albums-drop-and-movies-launch
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Of course I’ve written a Sly Dunbar obituary… 🕊️
Remembering Sly Dunbar, the drummer who helped steer reggae and worked globally with everyone from Serge Gainsbourg to Grace Jones. Words by @wrongtom.bsky.social
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Remembering Sly Dunbar by Wrongtom | The Quietus
Sly Dunbar has died aged 73; Wrongtom celebrates a life of reggae and pop innovation reaching from Jamaica across the globe.
thequietus.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:43 PM
Of course I’ve written a Sly Dunbar obituary… 🕊️
This is a reverse centaur, and it is a specific kind of reverse centaur: it is what Dan Davies calls an “accountability sink”. The radiologist’s job is not really to oversee the AI’s work, it is to take the blame for the AI’s mistakes.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
AI companies will fail. We can salvage something from the wreckage | Cory Doctorow
AI is asbestos in the walls of our tech society, stuffed there by monopolists run amok. A serious fight against it must strike at its roots
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:18 PM
This is a reverse centaur, and it is a specific kind of reverse centaur: it is what Dan Davies calls an “accountability sink”. The radiologist’s job is not really to oversee the AI’s work, it is to take the blame for the AI’s mistakes.
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...