Andrew Avramenko
@andrewavramenko.bsky.social
A former Police ID Parade Model turned inclusive Anglican Priest, husband of a scientist, father of 2 winners of a rubber-duck river-race, son of a refugee, grandson of freedom fighters, justice advocate for a feline escapologist.
Whilst I’d love to be able to be at every night of Mono (Japan)’s current tour, I can at least relive last year’s orchestral concert production of the Oath album at home now the concert album has arrived. Most definitely my favourite band, such great music and musicians!
November 3, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Whilst I’d love to be able to be at every night of Mono (Japan)’s current tour, I can at least relive last year’s orchestral concert production of the Oath album at home now the concert album has arrived. Most definitely my favourite band, such great music and musicians!
Last night I got to see one of my favourite bands, MONO, open their European Tour in Bristol, UK with one of best concerts I’ve been to which closed with my favourite piece of theirs “Com(?)” & the band signed an Ep for me
Do check if they are coming to a place near you www.monoofjapan.com/tour.php
Do check if they are coming to a place near you www.monoofjapan.com/tour.php
October 31, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Last night I got to see one of my favourite bands, MONO, open their European Tour in Bristol, UK with one of best concerts I’ve been to which closed with my favourite piece of theirs “Com(?)” & the band signed an Ep for me
Do check if they are coming to a place near you www.monoofjapan.com/tour.php
Do check if they are coming to a place near you www.monoofjapan.com/tour.php
Well that was a revelation! Gregory Alan Isakov and his band at The Beacon in Bristol were amazing, as was the sound - judging by concerts I’ve been to there before and since its refurbishment and renaming, the venue has certainly improved but it’s still dependent on a good band & sound engineer.
October 24, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Well that was a revelation! Gregory Alan Isakov and his band at The Beacon in Bristol were amazing, as was the sound - judging by concerts I’ve been to there before and since its refurbishment and renaming, the venue has certainly improved but it’s still dependent on a good band & sound engineer.
Jean-Michel Jarre’s live album from his London Docklands concert played in my music shuffle this evening bringing back memories of being there. I looked up the date, it was in 1988.
I feel old…
I feel old…
October 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Jean-Michel Jarre’s live album from his London Docklands concert played in my music shuffle this evening bringing back memories of being there. I looked up the date, it was in 1988.
I feel old…
I feel old…
I was listening to Michael Palin’s (1979) diaries earlier and hear him say he was picked up by a jaguar and Terry Gilliam wrote a synopsis on the toilet.
My first thought was not of cars or a deposal device… cue ChatGPT’s imagination of my imagination.
My first thought was not of cars or a deposal device… cue ChatGPT’s imagination of my imagination.
October 1, 2025 at 7:27 PM
I was listening to Michael Palin’s (1979) diaries earlier and hear him say he was picked up by a jaguar and Terry Gilliam wrote a synopsis on the toilet.
My first thought was not of cars or a deposal device… cue ChatGPT’s imagination of my imagination.
My first thought was not of cars or a deposal device… cue ChatGPT’s imagination of my imagination.
Tonight’s listening pleasure: the reformed The Beta Band, live at the O2 Academy in Bristol, and a masked DJ who would I would be surprised to find out is Steve Mason or another member of The Beta Band.
September 29, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Tonight’s listening pleasure: the reformed The Beta Band, live at the O2 Academy in Bristol, and a masked DJ who would I would be surprised to find out is Steve Mason or another member of The Beta Band.
Tonight’s album: Mogwai’s As The Love Continues - an excellent addition to their discography that includes their trademark range of sonic intensities and their finest sung song to date (Richie Sacramento).
September 27, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Tonight’s album: Mogwai’s As The Love Continues - an excellent addition to their discography that includes their trademark range of sonic intensities and their finest sung song to date (Richie Sacramento).
Tonight’s bedtime listening: Underworld’s dubnobasswithmyheadman.
September 26, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Tonight’s bedtime listening: Underworld’s dubnobasswithmyheadman.
It’s finally out! An evening with Nine Inch Nails’ Tron Ares soundtrack has started.
September 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
It’s finally out! An evening with Nine Inch Nails’ Tron Ares soundtrack has started.
I’d like to go and listen to Mono’s beautiful soundtrack album “My Story, the Buraku Story, but the room my turntable is in has been commandeered for a sleep over.
August 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
I’d like to go and listen to Mono’s beautiful soundtrack album “My Story, the Buraku Story, but the room my turntable is in has been commandeered for a sleep over.
The fields and skies around me stand in solidarity with Ukraine, the poppies praying silently for the fallen and those waiting to be gathered into a lasting peace.
July 11, 2025 at 8:39 PM
The fields and skies around me stand in solidarity with Ukraine, the poppies praying silently for the fallen and those waiting to be gathered into a lasting peace.
I saw Hothouse Flowers last night in Bath and they were just as good as the first time when I saw them get 80,000 people jumping up and down in joy at the Summer XS concert in Wembley Stadium in 1991. They’re still on tour, including heading to Glastonbury, and well worth checking out. Top band.
June 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
I saw Hothouse Flowers last night in Bath and they were just as good as the first time when I saw them get 80,000 people jumping up and down in joy at the Summer XS concert in Wembley Stadium in 1991. They’re still on tour, including heading to Glastonbury, and well worth checking out. Top band.
Beware of Duolingo’s promise to warn you before charging you if you sign up for a free trial - they often don’t.
In the UK at least there’s a 14 day withdrawal period law for online purchases so there’s a route to a refund if timing gets the better of you & you miss the chargeable moment/deadline
In the UK at least there’s a 14 day withdrawal period law for online purchases so there’s a route to a refund if timing gets the better of you & you miss the chargeable moment/deadline
April 25, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Beware of Duolingo’s promise to warn you before charging you if you sign up for a free trial - they often don’t.
In the UK at least there’s a 14 day withdrawal period law for online purchases so there’s a route to a refund if timing gets the better of you & you miss the chargeable moment/deadline
In the UK at least there’s a 14 day withdrawal period law for online purchases so there’s a route to a refund if timing gets the better of you & you miss the chargeable moment/deadline
I think we often underestimate the importance of sowing seeds of faith, or the unlikely things that play an important role.
1 of the key seeds in my journey to becoming a Christian was a character in the Beano comic inspired by and named after Jonah from the Bible possibly not their intention!
1 of the key seeds in my journey to becoming a Christian was a character in the Beano comic inspired by and named after Jonah from the Bible possibly not their intention!
March 16, 2025 at 9:02 PM
I think we often underestimate the importance of sowing seeds of faith, or the unlikely things that play an important role.
1 of the key seeds in my journey to becoming a Christian was a character in the Beano comic inspired by and named after Jonah from the Bible possibly not their intention!
1 of the key seeds in my journey to becoming a Christian was a character in the Beano comic inspired by and named after Jonah from the Bible possibly not their intention!
Great first gig from #SeeingRed and a brilliant debut single #ColourBlind to close it off with, looking forward to coming out soon.
#ThunderboltBristol #Metal #MetalCore #HardRock 🎧
#ThunderboltBristol #Metal #MetalCore #HardRock 🎧
March 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Great first gig from #SeeingRed and a brilliant debut single #ColourBlind to close it off with, looking forward to coming out soon.
#ThunderboltBristol #Metal #MetalCore #HardRock 🎧
#ThunderboltBristol #Metal #MetalCore #HardRock 🎧
March 1, 2025 at 7:52 PM
At the end of a day full of unexpected moments and challenges, I stepped out into the sunshine, pressed random and The Cure’s Just Like Heaven began playing… all round bliss and blessings.
#GodIsADJ 🎧
#GodIsADJ 🎧
February 28, 2025 at 3:41 PM
At the end of a day full of unexpected moments and challenges, I stepped out into the sunshine, pressed random and The Cure’s Just Like Heaven began playing… all round bliss and blessings.
#GodIsADJ 🎧
#GodIsADJ 🎧
Peter Gabriel’s song “Signal to Noise” is a song for the moment - a song about finding truth and connection amidst the chaos and confusion being spread by others.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn’s vocalisations add to the haunting power of the song.
youtu.be/jHgFBq2jz_c?...
Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn’s vocalisations add to the haunting power of the song.
youtu.be/jHgFBq2jz_c?...
February 22, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Peter Gabriel’s song “Signal to Noise” is a song for the moment - a song about finding truth and connection amidst the chaos and confusion being spread by others.
Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn’s vocalisations add to the haunting power of the song.
youtu.be/jHgFBq2jz_c?...
Nusrat Fateh Ali Kahn’s vocalisations add to the haunting power of the song.
youtu.be/jHgFBq2jz_c?...
In or near Bristol, England on 1st March? Come to Thunderbolt (BS4 3ED) to hear Grismo, Restorative Justice and my son’s band Seeing Red who’ll be debuting their first single!
🎧 #Metal #LiveMusic
🎧 #Metal #LiveMusic
February 17, 2025 at 8:10 PM
In or near Bristol, England on 1st March? Come to Thunderbolt (BS4 3ED) to hear Grismo, Restorative Justice and my son’s band Seeing Red who’ll be debuting their first single!
🎧 #Metal #LiveMusic
🎧 #Metal #LiveMusic
It’s important, amidst the global chaos & concern, to find a happy place to find peace & pray - my such place is music, particularly Mono, a Japanese Post-rock band producing music of ethereal beauty.
If you’ve not heard their music their album Hymn to the Immortal Wind is the ideal place to begin
If you’ve not heard their music their album Hymn to the Immortal Wind is the ideal place to begin
February 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
It’s important, amidst the global chaos & concern, to find a happy place to find peace & pray - my such place is music, particularly Mono, a Japanese Post-rock band producing music of ethereal beauty.
If you’ve not heard their music their album Hymn to the Immortal Wind is the ideal place to begin
If you’ve not heard their music their album Hymn to the Immortal Wind is the ideal place to begin
Two posts perfectly placed next the other.
February 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Two posts perfectly placed next the other.
It’s always a risk hanging out in a record shop to pass the time, but to be fair, this audiophile version of this classic and excellent soundscape by Peter Gabriel was significantly cheaper than usual!
February 11, 2025 at 7:10 PM
It’s always a risk hanging out in a record shop to pass the time, but to be fair, this audiophile version of this classic and excellent soundscape by Peter Gabriel was significantly cheaper than usual!
I wish more in the church understood and applied scripture as well as Cathy Newman/Channel 4 News has.
February 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I wish more in the church understood and applied scripture as well as Cathy Newman/Channel 4 News has.
Mogwai have got me caring about the record charts again.
February 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
Mogwai have got me caring about the record charts again.
My son Josh’s band Seeing Red have their first ever public gig on 1st March at The Thunderbolt
In Bristol, supporting The Patrol with Restorative Justice.
Do come along if you can and hear their debut on the rock/metal music scene.
In Bristol, supporting The Patrol with Restorative Justice.
Do come along if you can and hear their debut on the rock/metal music scene.
January 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
My son Josh’s band Seeing Red have their first ever public gig on 1st March at The Thunderbolt
In Bristol, supporting The Patrol with Restorative Justice.
Do come along if you can and hear their debut on the rock/metal music scene.
In Bristol, supporting The Patrol with Restorative Justice.
Do come along if you can and hear their debut on the rock/metal music scene.