Lachlan R. Dale
@lxch.bsky.social
Obscure musician and record label founder 🌘 Eastern classical music - literature - Buddhism - philosophy. lachlanrdale.com
Badieh bring music from the borderlands of Iran & Afghanistan to ABC Radio National’s The Music Show.
Check out the live performance and interview: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Check out the live performance and interview: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
November 1, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Badieh bring music from the borderlands of Iran & Afghanistan to ABC Radio National’s The Music Show.
Check out the live performance and interview: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Check out the live performance and interview: www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
Zeitgeber are on the front page of Bandcamp!
Give their new record a spin: zeitgeber-aus.bandcamp.com/album/fellow...
Give their new record a spin: zeitgeber-aus.bandcamp.com/album/fellow...
October 31, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Zeitgeber are on the front page of Bandcamp!
Give their new record a spin: zeitgeber-aus.bandcamp.com/album/fellow...
Give their new record a spin: zeitgeber-aus.bandcamp.com/album/fellow...
My top 10 books of this century. What would you include?
September 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
My top 10 books of this century. What would you include?
Cancel. Your. Spotify. Account.
I did it years ago. It's easy and Tidal is excellent. There are tools to migrate your library and playlists. There is no reason to be on Spotify.
I did it years ago. It's easy and Tidal is excellent. There are tools to migrate your library and playlists. There is no reason to be on Spotify.
June 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Cancel. Your. Spotify. Account.
I did it years ago. It's easy and Tidal is excellent. There are tools to migrate your library and playlists. There is no reason to be on Spotify.
I did it years ago. It's easy and Tidal is excellent. There are tools to migrate your library and playlists. There is no reason to be on Spotify.
Shortly en route to the EU. Come hang if you’re around.
May 6, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Shortly en route to the EU. Come hang if you’re around.
Nothing can really explain the mysterious and unexpected power of this book.
2666 is a magic trick, with Bolano himself alluding to the novel’s ‘hidden centre’ as he finished writing it in the final months of his life.
2666 is a magic trick, with Bolano himself alluding to the novel’s ‘hidden centre’ as he finished writing it in the final months of his life.
April 14, 2025 at 10:22 PM
Nothing can really explain the mysterious and unexpected power of this book.
2666 is a magic trick, with Bolano himself alluding to the novel’s ‘hidden centre’ as he finished writing it in the final months of his life.
2666 is a magic trick, with Bolano himself alluding to the novel’s ‘hidden centre’ as he finished writing it in the final months of his life.
Musicians beware: I’m having a very poor experience with @emiratesairways.bsky.social st the moment.
March 12, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Musicians beware: I’m having a very poor experience with @emiratesairways.bsky.social st the moment.
Nietzsche on animals
February 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Nietzsche on animals
Dropped a beautiful new track from Araz Salek - beautiful music with Persian, Arab and Ottoman classical influence:
arazsalek.bandcamp.com/album/periph...
arazsalek.bandcamp.com/album/periph...
February 18, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Dropped a beautiful new track from Araz Salek - beautiful music with Persian, Arab and Ottoman classical influence:
arazsalek.bandcamp.com/album/periph...
arazsalek.bandcamp.com/album/periph...
Calvino’s Invisible Cities is blowing my mind. Somewhere between Borges, Murnane and a mystical text. Absolutely adoring it.
February 9, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Calvino’s Invisible Cities is blowing my mind. Somewhere between Borges, Murnane and a mystical text. Absolutely adoring it.
Two important parts of my life in a single photo. Two deep traditions which are teaching me patience, practice and persistence. I’m grateful to have them in my life.
February 7, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Two important parts of my life in a single photo. Two deep traditions which are teaching me patience, practice and persistence. I’m grateful to have them in my life.
I run a record label which promotes Eastern classical music.
We’ve just dropped a new label sampler featuring music from Afghanistan, Iran, Palestine, India, Pakistan and Morocco.
Check it out: worldswithinworlds.bandcamp.com/album/worlds...
We’ve just dropped a new label sampler featuring music from Afghanistan, Iran, Palestine, India, Pakistan and Morocco.
Check it out: worldswithinworlds.bandcamp.com/album/worlds...
January 29, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I run a record label which promotes Eastern classical music.
We’ve just dropped a new label sampler featuring music from Afghanistan, Iran, Palestine, India, Pakistan and Morocco.
Check it out: worldswithinworlds.bandcamp.com/album/worlds...
We’ve just dropped a new label sampler featuring music from Afghanistan, Iran, Palestine, India, Pakistan and Morocco.
Check it out: worldswithinworlds.bandcamp.com/album/worlds...
Knausgård, The Wolves Of Eternity
January 27, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Knausgård, The Wolves Of Eternity
Over 20,000 widows in Vrindavan have joined ashrams, trading abuse and stigma for a life of prayer.
A beautiful photographic essay from Raya Pandey - some hope and solidarity we could all use right now: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
A beautiful photographic essay from Raya Pandey - some hope and solidarity we could all use right now: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
January 24, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Over 20,000 widows in Vrindavan have joined ashrams, trading abuse and stigma for a life of prayer.
A beautiful photographic essay from Raya Pandey - some hope and solidarity we could all use right now: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
A beautiful photographic essay from Raya Pandey - some hope and solidarity we could all use right now: www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
New year, new guitar. Aluminium neck Biscuit by Mick’s Wood & Wire.
January 18, 2025 at 11:22 AM
New year, new guitar. Aluminium neck Biscuit by Mick’s Wood & Wire.
Yes I have an addiction, but at least it’s a nice one.
January 11, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Yes I have an addiction, but at least it’s a nice one.
Working on a piece about Knausgaard's The Wolves Of Eternity. Feels good to be writing again.
January 7, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Working on a piece about Knausgaard's The Wolves Of Eternity. Feels good to be writing again.
It’s ok here
Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang
December 11, 2024 at 12:22 AM
It’s ok here
Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang
Back in Luang Prabang
December 6, 2024 at 11:42 PM
Back in Luang Prabang
I’m not usually one for contemporary writers, but I’ll be reading more from Colm Toibin.
It all started with The Magician - an engaging semi-fictional novel about Thomas Mann.
Then came Brooklyn, with its remarkable interiority and restrained prose. And now it’s sequel.
It all started with The Magician - an engaging semi-fictional novel about Thomas Mann.
Then came Brooklyn, with its remarkable interiority and restrained prose. And now it’s sequel.
December 1, 2024 at 11:23 PM
I’m not usually one for contemporary writers, but I’ll be reading more from Colm Toibin.
It all started with The Magician - an engaging semi-fictional novel about Thomas Mann.
Then came Brooklyn, with its remarkable interiority and restrained prose. And now it’s sequel.
It all started with The Magician - an engaging semi-fictional novel about Thomas Mann.
Then came Brooklyn, with its remarkable interiority and restrained prose. And now it’s sequel.