James Hinchliffe
@haroldvs.bsky.social
I used to write about music in Terrorizer (UK) and Extreme Noise (Oz), but that was a long time ago. Now I guess I'm just an amateur opinion-haver. Metal, drone, minimalism, maximalism, bit of industrial, etc.
Is 'stoked' the right word?
Maybe more 'wistfully melancholic'?
Maybe more 'wistfully melancholic'?
November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Is 'stoked' the right word?
Maybe more 'wistfully melancholic'?
Maybe more 'wistfully melancholic'?
Idly scrolled past this post without noticing the author when my lizard hindbrain went "hang on, old magazine + 'eldritch' + 'Smithy', was that Jimmy Martin?" and yes it was. Have we been online too long, dja think
September 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Idly scrolled past this post without noticing the author when my lizard hindbrain went "hang on, old magazine + 'eldritch' + 'Smithy', was that Jimmy Martin?" and yes it was. Have we been online too long, dja think
This post has resulted in about 4-5 album sales from my buddies and a possible future Manchester gig attendance. Who says the good guys can't monetise social media? May I also offer this: Queen II + Alan Parsons Project + 80s Helloween?
September 16, 2025 at 7:57 PM
This post has resulted in about 4-5 album sales from my buddies and a possible future Manchester gig attendance. Who says the good guys can't monetise social media? May I also offer this: Queen II + Alan Parsons Project + 80s Helloween?
The whole album's brilliant and bananas, you'll love it. All on YouTube of course now.
August 27, 2025 at 5:34 PM
The whole album's brilliant and bananas, you'll love it. All on YouTube of course now.
I *always* immediately think of this (bought on LP for £2 at an impressionable age) - if you don't know it, it's an almost unbeatable example of a song not going in the direction you expected: youtu.be/MBmJLUsUa_8?...
Agnes Bernelle - The Hurdy Gurdy
YouTube video by DemonMusicGroup
youtu.be
August 27, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I *always* immediately think of this (bought on LP for £2 at an impressionable age) - if you don't know it, it's an almost unbeatable example of a song not going in the direction you expected: youtu.be/MBmJLUsUa_8?...
Don't start up with your white zone shit again
August 6, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Don't start up with your white zone shit again
Sorry, is nobody going to mention the *goose*?
August 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Sorry, is nobody going to mention the *goose*?
For many years I was a bit ashamed of how much I liked 'Sabotage', but since I eventually stopped caring about what other people think I'm and out and proud 'Sabotage'-lover. It's *brilliant*. The opening *rinsing* of 'Hole in the Sky'. Casually inventing thrash on 'Symptom'. Fucking *Supertzar*
July 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
For many years I was a bit ashamed of how much I liked 'Sabotage', but since I eventually stopped caring about what other people think I'm and out and proud 'Sabotage'-lover. It's *brilliant*. The opening *rinsing* of 'Hole in the Sky'. Casually inventing thrash on 'Symptom'. Fucking *Supertzar*
Five skulls / radiation symbols / other transgressive imagery, no half marks, plus the option to use '666 fucking skulls' twice a year. A perfect system, easily generalisable to, for example, rating one's Toyota service.
July 20, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Five skulls / radiation symbols / other transgressive imagery, no half marks, plus the option to use '666 fucking skulls' twice a year. A perfect system, easily generalisable to, for example, rating one's Toyota service.
They have been persuaded to adopt Net Promoter by a consultant, and the punishment for this is having to endlessly explain Net Promoter to people over and over again until the heat death of the universe.
July 20, 2025 at 8:11 AM
They have been persuaded to adopt Net Promoter by a consultant, and the punishment for this is having to endlessly explain Net Promoter to people over and over again until the heat death of the universe.
This is the best one 🤣
June 13, 2025 at 8:56 PM
This is the best one 🤣
Heard about this on t'news. Very very awesome. Next step: Solar Lander? 🤔
June 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Heard about this on t'news. Very very awesome. Next step: Solar Lander? 🤔
Years ago I was sent a demo by a Scottish metal band called, er, The Crab, obsessed with crustaceans. 'Fabulous Crabulous' it was called. They'd really gone all in on the crab stuff. Awful, obviously, but if they'd put the effort spent on crab puns into learning to play they could've been great.
May 13, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Years ago I was sent a demo by a Scottish metal band called, er, The Crab, obsessed with crustaceans. 'Fabulous Crabulous' it was called. They'd really gone all in on the crab stuff. Awful, obviously, but if they'd put the effort spent on crab puns into learning to play they could've been great.
This thing has been lodged in my skull for nearly 30 years and still gets played at least every 6 months. Absolute belter of a record.
May 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
This thing has been lodged in my skull for nearly 30 years and still gets played at least every 6 months. Absolute belter of a record.
Haha I forgot you were on here. No, not quantum enough for him.
April 25, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Haha I forgot you were on here. No, not quantum enough for him.