The first record I remember buying with my own pocket money — as opposed to Wombles things my brother and I seemed to acquire etc — was this beast from the local Woolies by the Boomtown Rats. Got to No.1, thanks to me (maybe). Not long after, I got sucked into the 2-Tone phenomenon and I was away. X
November 3, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The first record I remember buying with my own pocket money — as opposed to Wombles things my brother and I seemed to acquire etc — was this beast from the local Woolies by the Boomtown Rats. Got to No.1, thanks to me (maybe). Not long after, I got sucked into the 2-Tone phenomenon and I was away. X
On Friday evening (10th Oct) I'm warming up for the ace
DJ Yoda at @concorde2.bsky.social on Brighton
seafront, playing beats & breaks. Yoda does a brilliant audio-visual hip-hop show, like a history lesson. It's fresh, funky, & frankly unmissable. Come! Tix:
www.concorde2.co.uk/event/dj-yod...
DJ Yoda at @concorde2.bsky.social on Brighton
seafront, playing beats & breaks. Yoda does a brilliant audio-visual hip-hop show, like a history lesson. It's fresh, funky, & frankly unmissable. Come! Tix:
www.concorde2.co.uk/event/dj-yod...
October 6, 2025 at 6:24 PM
On Friday evening (10th Oct) I'm warming up for the ace
DJ Yoda at @concorde2.bsky.social on Brighton
seafront, playing beats & breaks. Yoda does a brilliant audio-visual hip-hop show, like a history lesson. It's fresh, funky, & frankly unmissable. Come! Tix:
www.concorde2.co.uk/event/dj-yod...
DJ Yoda at @concorde2.bsky.social on Brighton
seafront, playing beats & breaks. Yoda does a brilliant audio-visual hip-hop show, like a history lesson. It's fresh, funky, & frankly unmissable. Come! Tix:
www.concorde2.co.uk/event/dj-yod...
More Men In Love Q&A shenanigans on the horizon: Glasgow (Friday eve), We Are Love (Saturday afternoon), Rough Trade East (Monday eve) - all with, of course, the inimitable @irvinewelsh.bsky.social to promote the Men In Love book (Trainspotting sequel) and accompanying disco album. Seek them out. X
July 24, 2025 at 1:58 PM
More Men In Love Q&A shenanigans on the horizon: Glasgow (Friday eve), We Are Love (Saturday afternoon), Rough Trade East (Monday eve) - all with, of course, the inimitable @irvinewelsh.bsky.social to promote the Men In Love book (Trainspotting sequel) and accompanying disco album. Seek them out. X
The Israeli government are deliberately starving the Palestinian population in Gaza. This is another war crime, part of the ongoing genocide Israel is perpetrating. This is all happening in front of our eyes.
WHEN IS THE WORLD GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? #freepalestine🇵🇸
WHEN IS THE WORLD GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? #freepalestine🇵🇸
July 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The Israeli government are deliberately starving the Palestinian population in Gaza. This is another war crime, part of the ongoing genocide Israel is perpetrating. This is all happening in front of our eyes.
WHEN IS THE WORLD GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? #freepalestine🇵🇸
WHEN IS THE WORLD GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT? #freepalestine🇵🇸
Looking forward to playing #MenInLove book and album launch party in Glasgow this Friday (25th July), alongside
@irvinewelsh.bsky.social & @mrstevemac.bsky.social
Men In Love is Irv's new book, the direct sequel to Trainspotting, and he's written an album of disco songs to accompoany its release.
@irvinewelsh.bsky.social & @mrstevemac.bsky.social
Men In Love is Irv's new book, the direct sequel to Trainspotting, and he's written an album of disco songs to accompoany its release.
July 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Looking forward to playing #MenInLove book and album launch party in Glasgow this Friday (25th July), alongside
@irvinewelsh.bsky.social & @mrstevemac.bsky.social
Men In Love is Irv's new book, the direct sequel to Trainspotting, and he's written an album of disco songs to accompoany its release.
@irvinewelsh.bsky.social & @mrstevemac.bsky.social
Men In Love is Irv's new book, the direct sequel to Trainspotting, and he's written an album of disco songs to accompoany its release.
Latest 1BTN radio show is up now. The first hour features tracks from the Men In Love album by @irvinewelsh.bsky.social & the Sci-Fi Soul Orchestra, plus chat with @mrstevemac.bsky.social.
Then we chat with Pattern Perception about his 'Spectrum Disorder' album. X
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/jack-sa...
Then we chat with Pattern Perception about his 'Spectrum Disorder' album. X
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/jack-sa...
July 17, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Latest 1BTN radio show is up now. The first hour features tracks from the Men In Love album by @irvinewelsh.bsky.social & the Sci-Fi Soul Orchestra, plus chat with @mrstevemac.bsky.social.
Then we chat with Pattern Perception about his 'Spectrum Disorder' album. X
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/jack-sa...
Then we chat with Pattern Perception about his 'Spectrum Disorder' album. X
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/jack-sa...
2/ Tour continues in Edinburgh 24th), Glasgow (25th), Sussex 26th (We Are Love festival), Suffolk 27th (Latitude), London (28th) Rough Trade East, with more to follow.
Seek out the Men In Love book (Trainspotting sequel) & accompanying disco album.
@irvinewelsh.bsky.social @mrstevemac.bsky.social
Seek out the Men In Love book (Trainspotting sequel) & accompanying disco album.
@irvinewelsh.bsky.social @mrstevemac.bsky.social
July 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
2/ Tour continues in Edinburgh 24th), Glasgow (25th), Sussex 26th (We Are Love festival), Suffolk 27th (Latitude), London (28th) Rough Trade East, with more to follow.
Seek out the Men In Love book (Trainspotting sequel) & accompanying disco album.
@irvinewelsh.bsky.social @mrstevemac.bsky.social
Seek out the Men In Love book (Trainspotting sequel) & accompanying disco album.
@irvinewelsh.bsky.social @mrstevemac.bsky.social
1/ The #MenInLove tour is nearly upon us. Starts with @irvinewelsh.bsky.social doing a meet & greet at Resident Records in Brighton on Saturday 19th, then London on the 20th, Oxford on 21st, Bristol on 22nd… I’ll be hosting Q&A and/or DJing at some of the events… Tix from venue outlets. Continues… x
July 15, 2025 at 4:54 PM
1/ The #MenInLove tour is nearly upon us. Starts with @irvinewelsh.bsky.social doing a meet & greet at Resident Records in Brighton on Saturday 19th, then London on the 20th, Oxford on 21st, Bristol on 22nd… I’ll be hosting Q&A and/or DJing at some of the events… Tix from venue outlets. Continues… x
Back on the 1BTN radio airwaves tonight with very special guest Pattern Perception, who will be talking all about his brilliant new leftfield album 'Spectrum Disorder' and what makes him tick in general. That's 1BTN, Weds 9th July, 10pm-midnight. 101.4FM / 1btn.fm X
@irvinewelsh.bsky.social
@irvinewelsh.bsky.social
July 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Back on the 1BTN radio airwaves tonight with very special guest Pattern Perception, who will be talking all about his brilliant new leftfield album 'Spectrum Disorder' and what makes him tick in general. That's 1BTN, Weds 9th July, 10pm-midnight. 101.4FM / 1btn.fm X
@irvinewelsh.bsky.social
@irvinewelsh.bsky.social
Here's details of the Q&A I'm hosting with @irvinewelsh.bsky.social in the Chill Out Tent at We Are Love fest in Sussex on Sat 26th July. I'm also DJing later as part of the JSW takeover of Mash 101 in the woods that same evening. #ChooseDisco x
Tickets for We Are Love here: www.wearelove.events
Tickets for We Are Love here: www.wearelove.events
July 2, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Here's details of the Q&A I'm hosting with @irvinewelsh.bsky.social in the Chill Out Tent at We Are Love fest in Sussex on Sat 26th July. I'm also DJing later as part of the JSW takeover of Mash 101 in the woods that same evening. #ChooseDisco x
Tickets for We Are Love here: www.wearelove.events
Tickets for We Are Love here: www.wearelove.events
The humanitarian ship of the Freedom Flotilla is approaching Gaza.
On board are 12 peaceful activists, delivering essential aid for the Palestinian population in Gaza, which is suffering under an illegal blockade & facing an ongoing genocide.
#Madleen #FreedomFlotilla #StopTheGenocide #Gaza #©reta
On board are 12 peaceful activists, delivering essential aid for the Palestinian population in Gaza, which is suffering under an illegal blockade & facing an ongoing genocide.
#Madleen #FreedomFlotilla #StopTheGenocide #Gaza #©reta
June 4, 2025 at 4:57 PM
The humanitarian ship of the Freedom Flotilla is approaching Gaza.
On board are 12 peaceful activists, delivering essential aid for the Palestinian population in Gaza, which is suffering under an illegal blockade & facing an ongoing genocide.
#Madleen #FreedomFlotilla #StopTheGenocide #Gaza #©reta
On board are 12 peaceful activists, delivering essential aid for the Palestinian population in Gaza, which is suffering under an illegal blockade & facing an ongoing genocide.
#Madleen #FreedomFlotilla #StopTheGenocide #Gaza #©reta
*** Track of Dawn ***
“This is something new to fall in love with. It’s yearning, it’s somewhat psychedelic… it’s all consuming.” - Chris Hawkins from 6Music gives Pattern Perception’s One More Hit another spin x
“This is something new to fall in love with. It’s yearning, it’s somewhat psychedelic… it’s all consuming.” - Chris Hawkins from 6Music gives Pattern Perception’s One More Hit another spin x
May 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
*** Track of Dawn ***
“This is something new to fall in love with. It’s yearning, it’s somewhat psychedelic… it’s all consuming.” - Chris Hawkins from 6Music gives Pattern Perception’s One More Hit another spin x
“This is something new to fall in love with. It’s yearning, it’s somewhat psychedelic… it’s all consuming.” - Chris Hawkins from 6Music gives Pattern Perception’s One More Hit another spin x
I'm moderating a panel on Weds afternoon at Fabric in London, as part of the Drum & Bass: UK Made, Globally Played mini-conference. The topic is D&B: An Intergenerational & Inclusive Scene, and panelists include Bryan Gee, DJ Flight, Charlie Tee, Keir Tyler from Shogun Audio & others. Come on down!
April 15, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I'm moderating a panel on Weds afternoon at Fabric in London, as part of the Drum & Bass: UK Made, Globally Played mini-conference. The topic is D&B: An Intergenerational & Inclusive Scene, and panelists include Bryan Gee, DJ Flight, Charlie Tee, Keir Tyler from Shogun Audio & others. Come on down!
Latest JSW radio show is up w/ tunes by Jaguar, Cevin Fisher, Dave Beer, Django Django vs Man Power, Eb_Flow, Alex Banks, Sasha, Radio Slave, Evelyn 'Champagne' King, Steve Mac x Hayze, Pattern Perception x Zed Bias, Renude19, Corserine, The NRG, EVL Tom & more
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/jack-sa...
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/jack-sa...
April 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Latest JSW radio show is up w/ tunes by Jaguar, Cevin Fisher, Dave Beer, Django Django vs Man Power, Eb_Flow, Alex Banks, Sasha, Radio Slave, Evelyn 'Champagne' King, Steve Mac x Hayze, Pattern Perception x Zed Bias, Renude19, Corserine, The NRG, EVL Tom & more
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/jack-sa...
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/jack-sa...
I had fun interviewing techno fabulous DJ Patrick Mason in Paris, & writing up the cover for DJ Mag.
We talked about his Berghain awakening, the influence of David Lynch, dealing with trolls, foregrounding his LGBTQ+ community & lots more.
In the shops tomorrow, or order from djmagshop.com today x
We talked about his Berghain awakening, the influence of David Lynch, dealing with trolls, foregrounding his LGBTQ+ community & lots more.
In the shops tomorrow, or order from djmagshop.com today x
April 9, 2025 at 12:02 PM
I had fun interviewing techno fabulous DJ Patrick Mason in Paris, & writing up the cover for DJ Mag.
We talked about his Berghain awakening, the influence of David Lynch, dealing with trolls, foregrounding his LGBTQ+ community & lots more.
In the shops tomorrow, or order from djmagshop.com today x
We talked about his Berghain awakening, the influence of David Lynch, dealing with trolls, foregrounding his LGBTQ+ community & lots more.
In the shops tomorrow, or order from djmagshop.com today x
My man @irvinewelsh.bsky.social has a new book out this summer, the sequel to #Trainspotting - it's called Men In Love.
And he's only gone & written a disco album to accompany it! This is the first reveal of the book cover, along with one of the lead tracks from the album.
linktr.ee/meninlovebook
And he's only gone & written a disco album to accompany it! This is the first reveal of the book cover, along with one of the lead tracks from the album.
linktr.ee/meninlovebook
April 2, 2025 at 10:14 AM
My man @irvinewelsh.bsky.social has a new book out this summer, the sequel to #Trainspotting - it's called Men In Love.
And he's only gone & written a disco album to accompany it! This is the first reveal of the book cover, along with one of the lead tracks from the album.
linktr.ee/meninlovebook
And he's only gone & written a disco album to accompany it! This is the first reveal of the book cover, along with one of the lead tracks from the album.
linktr.ee/meninlovebook
I'm speaking on a virtual panel organised by the #AFEM about crowd safety at festivals on Tuesday 25th March at 5pm GMT, along with these distinguished guests.
Let me know if you have any issues I should raise. X
Link here: www.linkedin.com/events/afemp...
Let me know if you have any issues I should raise. X
Link here: www.linkedin.com/events/afemp...
March 22, 2025 at 11:15 AM
I'm speaking on a virtual panel organised by the #AFEM about crowd safety at festivals on Tuesday 25th March at 5pm GMT, along with these distinguished guests.
Let me know if you have any issues I should raise. X
Link here: www.linkedin.com/events/afemp...
Let me know if you have any issues I should raise. X
Link here: www.linkedin.com/events/afemp...
Post a fictional character who you think would be an antivaxxer.
Hard mode: No villains
Hard mode: No villains
March 20, 2025 at 8:30 AM
Post a fictional character who you think would be an antivaxxer.
Hard mode: No villains
Hard mode: No villains
Latest JSW show w/ tunes by Pattern Perception, Steve Mac, Dave Beer, Cevin Fisher, Arthur Baker, Jon Carter, Redraft Memories, X-Press 2, Sasha & Artche, Nolan & Just Her, Booka Shade, Alex Banks, Spencer Parker x Radio Slave, Damian Lazarus x Major League Djz x
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/jack-sa...
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/jack-sa...
March 14, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Latest JSW show w/ tunes by Pattern Perception, Steve Mac, Dave Beer, Cevin Fisher, Arthur Baker, Jon Carter, Redraft Memories, X-Press 2, Sasha & Artche, Nolan & Just Her, Booka Shade, Alex Banks, Spencer Parker x Radio Slave, Damian Lazarus x Major League Djz x
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/jack-sa...
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/jack-sa...
Back on the 1BTN airwaves tonight at 10pm, playing new JSW bits and recent releases from the electronic world.
101.4FM or 1btn.fm - come say hi in the chat! x
101.4FM or 1btn.fm - come say hi in the chat! x
March 12, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Back on the 1BTN airwaves tonight at 10pm, playing new JSW bits and recent releases from the electronic world.
101.4FM or 1btn.fm - come say hi in the chat! x
101.4FM or 1btn.fm - come say hi in the chat! x
Big demo at the Russian Embassy in London in solidarity with Ukraine. Large Ukrainian presence, everyone urging Putin to withdraw troops NOW and for Trump not to sideline Zelenskyy in peace talks. #WeStandWithUkraine
February 22, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Big demo at the Russian Embassy in London in solidarity with Ukraine. Large Ukrainian presence, everyone urging Putin to withdraw troops NOW and for Trump not to sideline Zelenskyy in peace talks. #WeStandWithUkraine
Latest JSW 1BTN show is up, with top mixing & a quiet mic! Contains tunes by Factory Floor, Burnski, Dave Beer feat. Robert Owens x Todd Terry, Fat Tony, Nick Hook, Helang, Just Her & Nolan, Cevin Fisher, Man Power, Arveene, Pattern Perception, Silkarmour & more. X
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/jack-sa...
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/jack-sa...
February 17, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Latest JSW 1BTN show is up, with top mixing & a quiet mic! Contains tunes by Factory Floor, Burnski, Dave Beer feat. Robert Owens x Todd Terry, Fat Tony, Nick Hook, Helang, Just Her & Nolan, Cevin Fisher, Man Power, Arveene, Pattern Perception, Silkarmour & more. X
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/jack-sa...
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/jack-sa...
I’m so lucky to have the gorgeous Joanna as my Valentine x
February 14, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I’m so lucky to have the gorgeous Joanna as my Valentine x
Please pass it on.
"Are you aged 18-35, from a Black heritage background? Are you interested in learning how to produce events? Do you want to help produce some of the best and biggest events in London or Bristol?"
Sign up for a free event producer course here: www.globallocal.co.uk/festivalandc...
"Are you aged 18-35, from a Black heritage background? Are you interested in learning how to produce events? Do you want to help produce some of the best and biggest events in London or Bristol?"
Sign up for a free event producer course here: www.globallocal.co.uk/festivalandc...
February 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Please pass it on.
"Are you aged 18-35, from a Black heritage background? Are you interested in learning how to produce events? Do you want to help produce some of the best and biggest events in London or Bristol?"
Sign up for a free event producer course here: www.globallocal.co.uk/festivalandc...
"Are you aged 18-35, from a Black heritage background? Are you interested in learning how to produce events? Do you want to help produce some of the best and biggest events in London or Bristol?"
Sign up for a free event producer course here: www.globallocal.co.uk/festivalandc...
Enjoyed playing on The Glow-Up with Zoe Vice & Kate Patrick. Tunes by Booka Shade, Nolan & Just Her, Burnski, Fat Tony x Catz N Dogz, Todd Terry x Dave Beer x Robert Owens, Harry Romero, Pattern Perception, Krafty Kuts, FSOL x Richie Blacker & lots more.
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/the-glo...
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/the-glo...
February 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Enjoyed playing on The Glow-Up with Zoe Vice & Kate Patrick. Tunes by Booka Shade, Nolan & Just Her, Burnski, Fat Tony x Catz N Dogz, Todd Terry x Dave Beer x Robert Owens, Harry Romero, Pattern Perception, Krafty Kuts, FSOL x Richie Blacker & lots more.
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/the-glo...
www.mixcloud.com/1btn/the-glo...