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A lovely celebration of the late great Ivor Cutler over at @thequietus.com I still remember laughing so much at performances of his with his very dry humour.
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Why Ivor Cutler is my Spirit Guide, by Hamish Hawk | The Quietus
Following the release of my album A Firmer Hand in August 2024, and after the promotional tours, sessions, interviews and sundry other bits and bobs had more or less dried up, my diary was given the b...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:04 PM
A lovely celebration of the late great Ivor Cutler over at @thequietus.com I still remember laughing so much at performances of his with his very dry humour.
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
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To round up the archive used on Great Lives today:
- Improvisation, episode 1, Radio 3, 19 February 1974. Found in the Incus Records archive. Thanks to @heritagequay.bsky.social for the loan and @keithwickham.bsky.social of Radio Circle for the transfer.
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- Improvisation, episode 1, Radio 3, 19 February 1974. Found in the Incus Records archive. Thanks to @heritagequay.bsky.social for the loan and @keithwickham.bsky.social of Radio Circle for the transfer.
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September 15, 2025 at 2:53 PM
To round up the archive used on Great Lives today:
- Improvisation, episode 1, Radio 3, 19 February 1974. Found in the Incus Records archive. Thanks to @heritagequay.bsky.social for the loan and @keithwickham.bsky.social of Radio Circle for the transfer.
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- Improvisation, episode 1, Radio 3, 19 February 1974. Found in the Incus Records archive. Thanks to @heritagequay.bsky.social for the loan and @keithwickham.bsky.social of Radio Circle for the transfer.
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It was a pleasure to be asked by Stewart Lee and producer Miles Warde to sit in as the 'expert' on Great Lives this coming Monday at 3pm on BBC Radio 4, to celebrate Derek Bailey.
Our chance to honour him. No idea how it will come out, but we did our best.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Our chance to honour him. No idea how it will come out, but we did our best.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
September 13, 2025 at 2:45 PM
It was a pleasure to be asked by Stewart Lee and producer Miles Warde to sit in as the 'expert' on Great Lives this coming Monday at 3pm on BBC Radio 4, to celebrate Derek Bailey.
Our chance to honour him. No idea how it will come out, but we did our best.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Our chance to honour him. No idea how it will come out, but we did our best.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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‘Did he really play on Petula Clark’s Downtown?’ Stewart Lee on his guitar hero Derek Bailey
‘Did he really play on Petula Clark’s Downtown?’ Stewart Lee on his guitar hero Derek Bailey
He was a genius of improvised music, a performer who abandoned composition – and wondered why anyone would by his records. Comedian Stewart Lee celebrates the eccentric life of his great inspiration
www.theguardian.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:57 AM
‘Did he really play on Petula Clark’s Downtown?’ Stewart Lee on his guitar hero Derek Bailey
A talk at St Cecilia’s Hall, Edinburgh, on September 4th. ‘The Instrumental Women of Fender’ … www.stcecilias.ed.ac.uk/event/talk-i... #FenderGuitar
Instrumental Women of Fender - St Cecilia's Hall
Join us on Thursday, 4th September at St Cecilia's Hall for one of our informal talk series lectures with historian Jayme Kurland. In 1946, the electric guitar company Fender began its operations in s...
www.stcecilias.ed.ac.uk
August 28, 2025 at 12:20 PM
A talk at St Cecilia’s Hall, Edinburgh, on September 4th. ‘The Instrumental Women of Fender’ … www.stcecilias.ed.ac.uk/event/talk-i... #FenderGuitar
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Ten days to reach our goal. Pledge to our crowdfunder and help bring this important book to life. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/modernist-...
August 17, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Ten days to reach our goal. Pledge to our crowdfunder and help bring this important book to life. www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/modernist-...
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Breaking down the essential albums, collaborations, and home recordings of improvisational music titan Derek Bailey.
Harmonic Convergence: A Guide to Derek Bailey
Essential albums, collaborations, and home recordings from a titan of improvised music.
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July 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Breaking down the essential albums, collaborations, and home recordings of improvisational music titan Derek Bailey.
On BBC Radio 4 now - 'All Under One Magnetosphere'. Using simple, DIY tools, a community of audio enthusiasts translate Electromagnetic waves into sound, uncovering hidden sonic worlds.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Illuminated, All Under One Magnetosphere
Discover the magic of ‘natural radio’ - a hidden electromagnetic soundscape.
www.bbc.co.uk
July 13, 2025 at 6:25 PM
On BBC Radio 4 now - 'All Under One Magnetosphere'. Using simple, DIY tools, a community of audio enthusiasts translate Electromagnetic waves into sound, uncovering hidden sonic worlds.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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Jaki Liebezeit was born on May 26, 1938
May 25, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Jaki Liebezeit was born on May 26, 1938
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An urgent message from The Wire magazine
Running an independent music magazine is becoming increasingly difficult. We need your support
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
Running an independent music magazine is becoming increasingly difficult. We need your support
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
An urgent message from The Wire magazine - The Wire
Running an independent music magazine is becoming increasingly difficult. We need your support
www.thewire.co.uk
May 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
An urgent message from The Wire magazine
Running an independent music magazine is becoming increasingly difficult. We need your support
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
Running an independent music magazine is becoming increasingly difficult. We need your support
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...
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Ron Geesin's JUNIOR MATHS is out now at rongeesin.bandcamp.com
Listen to these 29 brief worlds from the 1984 schools programme.
Listen to these 29 brief worlds from the 1984 schools programme.
May 19, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Ron Geesin's JUNIOR MATHS is out now at rongeesin.bandcamp.com
Listen to these 29 brief worlds from the 1984 schools programme.
Listen to these 29 brief worlds from the 1984 schools programme.
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Headphones on for this! at 4pm! A @BBCRadio4 documentary on master of sound Ray Dolby going out, thanks to producer Graham Rogers, in binaural audio. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Artworks, Surrounded by Sound: Ray Dolby and the Art of Noise Reduction (Binaural Version)
Matthew Sweet discovers the life and work of Ray Dolby, inventor of Dolby Noise Reduction.
www.bbc.co.uk
May 6, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Headphones on for this! at 4pm! A @BBCRadio4 documentary on master of sound Ray Dolby going out, thanks to producer Graham Rogers, in binaural audio. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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In 2018, I interviewed John Surman, Barre Phillips, and producer Peter Eden about the work of The Trio for this reissue of their Dawn label output. If you don't have The Trio in your collection, you should put that right www.cherryred.co.uk/the-trio-inc...
The Trio: Incantation, The Dawn Recordings 1970 - 1971, 2 Disc Edition
Esoteric Recordings are pleased to announce the release of a remastered 2 CD anthology comprising all the recordings made for the Dawn label by the ground-breaking Progressive Jazz ensemble, THE TRIO.
www.cherryred.co.uk
May 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
In 2018, I interviewed John Surman, Barre Phillips, and producer Peter Eden about the work of The Trio for this reissue of their Dawn label output. If you don't have The Trio in your collection, you should put that right www.cherryred.co.uk/the-trio-inc...
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David Thomas (14 June 1953–23 April 2025)
The Pere Ubu singer has died at the age of 71. As a tribute we have made a number of articles on him and the group free to read in the online library:
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...
The Pere Ubu singer has died at the age of 71. As a tribute we have made a number of articles on him and the group free to read in the online library:
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...
David Thomas (14 June 1953–23 April 2025) - The Wire
The Pere Ubu singer has died at the age of 71. As a tribute we have made a number of articles on him and the group free to read in the online library
www.thewire.co.uk
April 25, 2025 at 9:08 AM
David Thomas (14 June 1953–23 April 2025)
The Pere Ubu singer has died at the age of 71. As a tribute we have made a number of articles on him and the group free to read in the online library:
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...
The Pere Ubu singer has died at the age of 71. As a tribute we have made a number of articles on him and the group free to read in the online library:
www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/t...
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RIP David Thomas. Pere Ubu is one of the 20 great American rock bands, can lay a claim to helping to invent punk, and turned rocknroll into art.
David Thomas, anarchic Pere Ubu bandleader, dies aged 71
The US musician was a major influence on post-punk and alt-rock scenes thanks to his spirited, chaotic style
www.theguardian.com
April 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
RIP David Thomas. Pere Ubu is one of the 20 great American rock bands, can lay a claim to helping to invent punk, and turned rocknroll into art.
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If you missed the Kickstarter, this is your shot.
The book’s done. It’s real. It’s beautiful.
And it’s only available for 2 weeks. 🔗👇 www.2old4gaming.com/store/sony-y...
The book’s done. It’s real. It’s beautiful.
And it’s only available for 2 weeks. 🔗👇 www.2old4gaming.com/store/sony-y...
April 6, 2025 at 6:47 AM
If you missed the Kickstarter, this is your shot.
The book’s done. It’s real. It’s beautiful.
And it’s only available for 2 weeks. 🔗👇 www.2old4gaming.com/store/sony-y...
The book’s done. It’s real. It’s beautiful.
And it’s only available for 2 weeks. 🔗👇 www.2old4gaming.com/store/sony-y...
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The Infinite Monkey Cage
The Sound of Music - Brian Eno, Sam Bennett and Trevor Cox
Today 11:00
BBC Radio 4
@profbriancox.bsky.social and @robinince.bsky.social play through the history of music recording and composition
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The Sound of Music - Brian Eno, Sam Bennett and Trevor Cox
Today 11:00
BBC Radio 4
@profbriancox.bsky.social and @robinince.bsky.social play through the history of music recording and composition
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - The Infinite Monkey Cage, Series 32, The Sound of Music - Brian Eno, Sam Bennett and Trevor Cox
Brian Cox and Robin Ince play through the history of music recording and composition
www.bbc.co.uk
March 20, 2025 at 8:20 AM
The Infinite Monkey Cage
The Sound of Music - Brian Eno, Sam Bennett and Trevor Cox
Today 11:00
BBC Radio 4
@profbriancox.bsky.social and @robinince.bsky.social play through the history of music recording and composition
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
The Sound of Music - Brian Eno, Sam Bennett and Trevor Cox
Today 11:00
BBC Radio 4
@profbriancox.bsky.social and @robinince.bsky.social play through the history of music recording and composition
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
March 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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Get the First Issue of Obsolete Sony's PDF Magazine Available Now FREE! 🔗👇
March 5, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Get the First Issue of Obsolete Sony's PDF Magazine Available Now FREE! 🔗👇
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I wrote some words about Jamie Muir
www.loudersound.com/features/he-...
www.loudersound.com/features/he-...
"He was such an interesting man. A funny combination of intensity and craziness." King Crimson's Jamie Muir remembered...
King Crimson biographer and Prog writer Sid Smith pays tribute to percussionist Jamie Muir, who died this weekend, aged 821
www.loudersound.com
February 19, 2025 at 5:51 PM
I wrote some words about Jamie Muir
www.loudersound.com/features/he-...
www.loudersound.com/features/he-...
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UNESCO Week of Sound in Edinburgh 2025: WAVES
Programme online now!
digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/
Programme online now!
digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/
January 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
UNESCO Week of Sound in Edinburgh 2025: WAVES
Programme online now!
digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/
Programme online now!
digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/weekofsound/
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Soft Machine co-founder Mike Ratledge has passed away today. He had such a distinctive and inventive voice as a soloist. I count myself lucky to have seen him play several times. A brilliant composer, he was also cool as fuck.
February 5, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Soft Machine co-founder Mike Ratledge has passed away today. He had such a distinctive and inventive voice as a soloist. I count myself lucky to have seen him play several times. A brilliant composer, he was also cool as fuck.