Christian Ward
@christianjward.bsky.social
Music, words, video etc | Previously: Stylus, BBC, Lastfm, NME, Putney Gap. christianward.net
Thanks to a record store TikTok account I recently learned that 90s vinyl, of all things, is currently super in-demand. Thought wistfully of my collection I sold for peanuts 20 years ago... Then found my copy of Morning Dove White and --
November 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Thanks to a record store TikTok account I recently learned that 90s vinyl, of all things, is currently super in-demand. Thought wistfully of my collection I sold for peanuts 20 years ago... Then found my copy of Morning Dove White and --
Did some Blade Runnery shizzle for a spec beer ad. Me as a replicant! (Sort of) youtu.be/pAJ-_NoV5a4?...
Do Androids Dream?
YouTube video by Christian Ward
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November 15, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Did some Blade Runnery shizzle for a spec beer ad. Me as a replicant! (Sort of) youtu.be/pAJ-_NoV5a4?...
"Start with episode two" is hoary old TV screenwriting advice, but it certainly sprung to mind watching the Pluribus pilot...
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
"Start with episode two" is hoary old TV screenwriting advice, but it certainly sprung to mind watching the Pluribus pilot...
Yes! It was a given at one point that FM, and Queen, Elton John, Phil Collins, even Led Zepp and Brooce, were terrible (quick aside: they are). (Apart from Buckingham’s FM songs). Then they all got exhumed by people not slavishly dedicated to NME circa 1992 :(
1) This is correct 2) IMO, the most reliable tell of how old someone is online is are they part of basically, the one ten-year cohort not to think Fleetwood Mac are a great band.
every generation loves Rumours. it’s fucking Rumours
November 9, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Yes! It was a given at one point that FM, and Queen, Elton John, Phil Collins, even Led Zepp and Brooce, were terrible (quick aside: they are). (Apart from Buckingham’s FM songs). Then they all got exhumed by people not slavishly dedicated to NME circa 1992 :(
Just watched one of the most incredible pieces of filmmaking I’ve ever seen. I am of course talking about the Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom episode of SpongeBob SquarePants (it’s on Netflix, check it out, seriously)
November 9, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Just watched one of the most incredible pieces of filmmaking I’ve ever seen. I am of course talking about the Legend of Boo-Kini Bottom episode of SpongeBob SquarePants (it’s on Netflix, check it out, seriously)
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I can't believe someone finally uploaded music from weird 1968 TV show The Echo Dept to YouTube!!1! 🙃 www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTIl...
Music From The TV Show THE ECHO DEPT – Lost 1960s Spy Grooves
YouTube video by The Echo Dept
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November 8, 2025 at 10:33 PM
I can't believe someone finally uploaded music from weird 1968 TV show The Echo Dept to YouTube!!1! 🙃 www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTIl...
First Bonfire Boy down #lewesbonfirenight
November 5, 2025 at 6:27 PM
First Bonfire Boy down #lewesbonfirenight
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Recently rediscovered audio from opening credits of lost cult '60s spy drama The Echo Dept 👀 soundcloud.com/theechodept/...
Theme From The Echo Dept
Transmissions from the liminal zone.
Previously... Released records (some on Wall of Sound) including the track Selfish Girls Stay Thin (which received rave reviews from NME, Q and 6Music) and the al
soundcloud.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Recently rediscovered audio from opening credits of lost cult '60s spy drama The Echo Dept 👀 soundcloud.com/theechodept/...
Recently rediscovered audio from opening credits of lost cult '60s spy drama The Echo Dept 👀 soundcloud.com/theechodept/...
Theme From The Echo Dept
Transmissions from the liminal zone.
Previously... Released records (some on Wall of Sound) including the track Selfish Girls Stay Thin (which received rave reviews from NME, Q and 6Music) and the al
soundcloud.com
November 1, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Recently rediscovered audio from opening credits of lost cult '60s spy drama The Echo Dept 👀 soundcloud.com/theechodept/...
Don't think Udio's deal with UMG is going down well with users
November 1, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Don't think Udio's deal with UMG is going down well with users
Just in time for Halloween... Magic Mirror now on Bandcamp (if you like Broadcast, giallo soundtracks, Axelrod, Tame Impala, and "that sort of thing", it may be up your street) theechodept.bandcamp.com/track/magic-...
Magic Mirror, by The Echo Dept.
track by The Echo Dept.
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October 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Just in time for Halloween... Magic Mirror now on Bandcamp (if you like Broadcast, giallo soundtracks, Axelrod, Tame Impala, and "that sort of thing", it may be up your street) theechodept.bandcamp.com/track/magic-...
Trying to watch the Bangalter DJ set but Fred again’s bum bag keeps enraging me
October 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Trying to watch the Bangalter DJ set but Fred again’s bum bag keeps enraging me
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The next Echo Dept single, coming soon to streaming, just in time for Halloween. Spooky triphop vibes for fans of Portishead, Broadcast, Tame Impala and David Axelrod (it says here) soundcloud.com/theechodept/...
Magic Mirror
The new single from The Echo Dept. Available to buy and stream very soon.
soundcloud.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The next Echo Dept single, coming soon to streaming, just in time for Halloween. Spooky triphop vibes for fans of Portishead, Broadcast, Tame Impala and David Axelrod (it says here) soundcloud.com/theechodept/...
The next Echo Dept single, coming soon to streaming, just in time for Halloween. Spooky triphop vibes for fans of Portishead, Broadcast, Tame Impala and David Axelrod (it says here) soundcloud.com/theechodept/...
Magic Mirror
The new single from The Echo Dept. Available to buy and stream very soon.
soundcloud.com
October 25, 2025 at 10:53 PM
The next Echo Dept single, coming soon to streaming, just in time for Halloween. Spooky triphop vibes for fans of Portishead, Broadcast, Tame Impala and David Axelrod (it says here) soundcloud.com/theechodept/...
The Capris -There's A Moon Out Tonight
YouTube video by Miss Ellie
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October 21, 2025 at 10:00 PM
If you're going to give the prize to a popular rock album, wouldn't you choose Fontaines? No shade on Sam and his conceptual art project to rewrite Born To Run 1000 times, but seems odd
October 16, 2025 at 10:01 PM
If you're going to give the prize to a popular rock album, wouldn't you choose Fontaines? No shade on Sam and his conceptual art project to rewrite Born To Run 1000 times, but seems odd
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This is incredible
The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.
October 16, 2025 at 9:43 PM
This is incredible
Invented the CAT scan, cashed out to make free jazz. Got to be one of the best examples of career switcheroo ever (know any others?) daily.bandcamp.com/features/phi...
Recovering the Work of Phil Yost, Lost Jazz Visionary
With just two records released on Tacoma, his work was almost lost to forever.
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October 16, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Invented the CAT scan, cashed out to make free jazz. Got to be one of the best examples of career switcheroo ever (know any others?) daily.bandcamp.com/features/phi...
£54 from PRS today, folks! Can we make it £55 next quarter?? Smash play on this banger!!1!1 soundcloud.com/theechodept/...
Come On Let Me In
Transmissions from the liminal zone.
Previously... Released records (some on Wall of Sound) including the track Selfish Girls Stay Thin (which received rave reviews from NME, Q and 6Music) and the al
soundcloud.com
October 15, 2025 at 11:19 PM
£54 from PRS today, folks! Can we make it £55 next quarter?? Smash play on this banger!!1!1 soundcloud.com/theechodept/...
Just saw of clip of Taylor on TikTok and scoffed at the people in the comments thinking it was a real interview when it's obviously AI... And then saw the actual interview with Zane Lowe on YT. Weird times. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUZ9...
Taylor Swift: The Life of a Showgirl and Writing Process | The Zane Lowe Interview
YouTube video by Apple Music
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October 8, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Just saw of clip of Taylor on TikTok and scoffed at the people in the comments thinking it was a real interview when it's obviously AI... And then saw the actual interview with Zane Lowe on YT. Weird times. www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUZ9...
Made a spec ad for Beavertown with a rave remix of Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (because, er, why not?)
October 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Made a spec ad for Beavertown with a rave remix of Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now (because, er, why not?)
Pondering examples of an album made in the midst of a gruelling, record-breaking world tour, that turned out to be a better idea than just having a bit of a rest after
October 6, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Pondering examples of an album made in the midst of a gruelling, record-breaking world tour, that turned out to be a better idea than just having a bit of a rest after
The boomer comments under YouTube vids of 60s/70s songs... 'Bittersweet' doesn't even start to cover it. Someone should compile a book. Here's just one example from recent Tubedigging www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBMG...
Carole King - So Far Away (BBC In Concert, February 10, 1971)
YouTube video by CaroleKingVEVO
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October 6, 2025 at 9:43 PM
The boomer comments under YouTube vids of 60s/70s songs... 'Bittersweet' doesn't even start to cover it. Someone should compile a book. Here's just one example from recent Tubedigging www.youtube.com/watch?v=zBMG...