April Clare Welsh
@aprilclarewelsh.bsky.social
Freelance writer of things plus dreamweaver
Very much enjoying this al fresco listening tip from @philipsherburne.bsky.social's substack
wilsontanner.bandcamp.com/album/legend...
wilsontanner.bandcamp.com/album/legend...
August 12, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Very much enjoying this al fresco listening tip from @philipsherburne.bsky.social's substack
wilsontanner.bandcamp.com/album/legend...
wilsontanner.bandcamp.com/album/legend...
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I wrote about the wonderful DJ Mehdi for The Guardian, as Arte's documentary gets a wider release.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
The DJ who united the warring tribes of French rap and dance – and died tragically young
DJ Mehdi perished in a tragic accident aged 34. A new documentary, Made in France, restores his pivotal role in the electronic music revolution that grew out of 00s Paris
www.theguardian.com
July 30, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I wrote about the wonderful DJ Mehdi for The Guardian, as Arte's documentary gets a wider release.
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
"I bring a certain sadness to the conga line"
June 24, 2025 at 6:37 PM
"I bring a certain sadness to the conga line"
some new words from me
BAMBII's latest, "INFINITY CLUB II," is our Album of the Day.
BAMBII, “INFINITY CLUB II”
The Toronto producer recruits Jessy Lanza, Yaeji, Ravyn Lenae and more on this exuberant banger.
daily.bandcamp.com
June 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
some new words from me
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Groups like Jamaica Mnanda are bringing the dance music of Tanzania's streets into a new era.
The Evolution of Mchiriku, the Sound of Tanzania’s Streets
Groups like Jamaica Mnanda are bringing the dance music into a new era.
daily.bandcamp.com
June 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Groups like Jamaica Mnanda are bringing the dance music of Tanzania's streets into a new era.
just what the doctor ordered today 🫠
New & Notable: A wonder: On their first collaboration, the trio Almost An Island craft devastatingly beautiful music rich in texture and atmospherics.
Almost An Island, by Almost An Island
9 track album
pitp.bandcamp.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:13 PM
just what the doctor ordered today 🫠
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Balmat is @beatportdj.bsky.social's label of the month for May -- @aprilclarewelsh.bsky.social interviewed me and my partner Albert Salinas, and I put together an ambient mix to accompany the feature. Read and listen here www.beatportal.com/articles/933...
The Beatportal Residency: Balmat | Beatportal
Find the latest electronic music news, features, interviews, videos and podcasts from Beatportal - the reference for DJs and dance music artists.
www.beatportal.com
May 14, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Balmat is @beatportdj.bsky.social's label of the month for May -- @aprilclarewelsh.bsky.social interviewed me and my partner Albert Salinas, and I put together an ambient mix to accompany the feature. Read and listen here www.beatportal.com/articles/933...
For the second edition of my newsletter Águas Mil, I cover post-rock from Porto, folktronica from Minho, and a healthy smattering of house, batida, and bass pressure for your listening pleasure :)
Águas Mil #2: Dinosaurs and the darling buds of spring
Plus upcoming gigs, new music from Portugal, and more
open.substack.com
April 23, 2025 at 4:15 PM
For the second edition of my newsletter Águas Mil, I cover post-rock from Porto, folktronica from Minho, and a healthy smattering of house, batida, and bass pressure for your listening pleasure :)
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This is a great selection of tracks for NTS's In Focus with Windy & Carl 🌬️🎸
www.nts.live/shows/in-foc...
www.nts.live/shows/in-foc...
In Focus: Windy & Carl 18th April 2025
Playing Shoegaze, Ambient, Dream Pop. Two hours of ambient and dreamy downtempo compositions from Dearborn, Michigan husband-and-wife duo Windy & Carl. Eschewing the more commonly used synthesizers po...
www.nts.live
April 18, 2025 at 9:23 PM
This is a great selection of tracks for NTS's In Focus with Windy & Carl 🌬️🎸
www.nts.live/shows/in-foc...
www.nts.live/shows/in-foc...
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Are you having Aerial Troubles with your Colour TV? We can't help with the technical issues, but we are able to take your minds off the problem with news of a brand new Stereolab album.
Duophonic UHF Disks and Warp present:
Instant Holograms On Metal Film
Releasing 23 May 2025.
stereolab.co.uk
Duophonic UHF Disks and Warp present:
Instant Holograms On Metal Film
Releasing 23 May 2025.
stereolab.co.uk
April 8, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Are you having Aerial Troubles with your Colour TV? We can't help with the technical issues, but we are able to take your minds off the problem with news of a brand new Stereolab album.
Duophonic UHF Disks and Warp present:
Instant Holograms On Metal Film
Releasing 23 May 2025.
stereolab.co.uk
Duophonic UHF Disks and Warp present:
Instant Holograms On Metal Film
Releasing 23 May 2025.
stereolab.co.uk
Dropping out of law school to become an arts journalist was the biggest mistake of my life, without question
April 8, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Dropping out of law school to become an arts journalist was the biggest mistake of my life, without question
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New @thewiremagazine.bsky.social snuck out without me noticing, aya on the cover fascinating Chal Ravens discussion inc ADHD, I review a bunch of new albums plus a major new Carl Craig bio feature (pictured in leg George’s Cafe)
April 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM
New @thewiremagazine.bsky.social snuck out without me noticing, aya on the cover fascinating Chal Ravens discussion inc ADHD, I review a bunch of new albums plus a major new Carl Craig bio feature (pictured in leg George’s Cafe)
Why does my MRI scanner sound like it’s about to drop the hottest ambient techno record of the early 1990s
April 8, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Why does my MRI scanner sound like it’s about to drop the hottest ambient techno record of the early 1990s
Some of the writing job posts on Upwork are BEYOND DEPRESSING. $20 for 1000 words?!
April 8, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Some of the writing job posts on Upwork are BEYOND DEPRESSING. $20 for 1000 words?!
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Wrote about new records from Uhlmann/Johnson/Wilkes, Daniel Bachman, Valentina Goncharova, DJ Narciso, & more futurismrestated.substack.com/p/futurism-r...
Futurism Restated 105: Rupestral Images of the Unknown
New releases from Uhlmann/Johnson/Wilkes, Daniel Bachman, Dania & Rosso Polare, and more
futurismrestated.substack.com
March 18, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Wrote about new records from Uhlmann/Johnson/Wilkes, Daniel Bachman, Valentina Goncharova, DJ Narciso, & more futurismrestated.substack.com/p/futurism-r...
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The Wire 494 is out now!
Our brand new issue features Raven Chacon on the cover
+ Ingrid Laubrock, Bastard Assignments, Infinity Knives, Cleaners From Venus, Jeff Mills' Invisible Jukebox, Lukas De Clerck, Penelope Trappes, Ciaran Mackle & much, much more.
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/494
Our brand new issue features Raven Chacon on the cover
+ Ingrid Laubrock, Bastard Assignments, Infinity Knives, Cleaners From Venus, Jeff Mills' Invisible Jukebox, Lukas De Clerck, Penelope Trappes, Ciaran Mackle & much, much more.
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/494
March 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
The Wire 494 is out now!
Our brand new issue features Raven Chacon on the cover
+ Ingrid Laubrock, Bastard Assignments, Infinity Knives, Cleaners From Venus, Jeff Mills' Invisible Jukebox, Lukas De Clerck, Penelope Trappes, Ciaran Mackle & much, much more.
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/494
Our brand new issue features Raven Chacon on the cover
+ Ingrid Laubrock, Bastard Assignments, Infinity Knives, Cleaners From Venus, Jeff Mills' Invisible Jukebox, Lukas De Clerck, Penelope Trappes, Ciaran Mackle & much, much more.
www.thewire.co.uk/issues/494
Yes! StoryGraph is great. Also Kobo for a non-Amazon kindle alternative
Goodreads is owned by Jeff Bezos. A better alternative is StoryGraph, a Black woman-owned platform. And before y’all start, you can transfer all your Goodreads data to Storygraph so you literally have no excuse.
November 17, 2024 at 1:01 PM
Yes! StoryGraph is great. Also Kobo for a non-Amazon kindle alternative