Mark Murphy
@markm-scot.bsky.social
Music obsessed, proud dad, football watching, politically motivated ie decidedly average, Scots bloke | All views are my own ... No one else would have them!
https://www.last.fm/user/mjm2705 | http://mark-murphy.blogspot.com/
https://www.last.fm/user/mjm2705 | http://mark-murphy.blogspot.com/
I didn't have time to do a big write up of my favourite albums of the year for '25 (that nobody reads anyway 😉) ... but still did a list and the ubiquitous accompanying playlist:
open.spotify.com/playlist/2mZ...
open.spotify.com/playlist/2mZ...
December 31, 2025 at 12:45 PM
I didn't have time to do a big write up of my favourite albums of the year for '25 (that nobody reads anyway 😉) ... but still did a list and the ubiquitous accompanying playlist:
open.spotify.com/playlist/2mZ...
open.spotify.com/playlist/2mZ...
Google's NoteBook LM AI is brilliant at most things except spelling!
This is its summary of the NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH's 80-page research paper "THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BREXIT"
www.nber.org/system/files...
Saved you some reading there 😉
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
This is its summary of the NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH's 80-page research paper "THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BREXIT"
www.nber.org/system/files...
Saved you some reading there 😉
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
December 4, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Google's NoteBook LM AI is brilliant at most things except spelling!
This is its summary of the NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH's 80-page research paper "THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BREXIT"
www.nber.org/system/files...
Saved you some reading there 😉
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
This is its summary of the NATIONAL BUREAU OF ECONOMIC RESEARCH's 80-page research paper "THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF BREXIT"
www.nber.org/system/files...
Saved you some reading there 😉
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
Listening back to last few Clyde Super Scoreboard podcasts, Given Hugh bases his player assessments on 2 data points, I'll do the same with him ...
The man is a clown and an embarrassment to broadcasting 😉
#discuss
@clydessb.bsky.social
The man is a clown and an embarrassment to broadcasting 😉
#discuss
@clydessb.bsky.social
August 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Listening back to last few Clyde Super Scoreboard podcasts, Given Hugh bases his player assessments on 2 data points, I'll do the same with him ...
The man is a clown and an embarrassment to broadcasting 😉
#discuss
@clydessb.bsky.social
The man is a clown and an embarrassment to broadcasting 😉
#discuss
@clydessb.bsky.social
Reposted by Mark Murphy
Surely everyone can agree on this basic principle?
July 1, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Surely everyone can agree on this basic principle?
Probably the best KEXP session I've ever seen ... had never heard of these guys before yesterday but now obsessed with their brand of instrumental (post) rock and incredible musicianship.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOe4...
Hope they visit Scotland soon, need to see them live!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOe4...
Hope they visit Scotland soon, need to see them live!
BRUIT ≤ - Full Performance (Live on KEXP)
YouTube video by KEXP
www.youtube.com
June 21, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Probably the best KEXP session I've ever seen ... had never heard of these guys before yesterday but now obsessed with their brand of instrumental (post) rock and incredible musicianship.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOe4...
Hope they visit Scotland soon, need to see them live!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOe4...
Hope they visit Scotland soon, need to see them live!
Middle aged bloke muso perfection is ...
Post Father's day full breakfast, sitting in a sunny garden with fresh coffee and a new Half Man Half Biscuit album on headphones 😉
@hmhbinfo.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/album/3W3HJq...
Post Father's day full breakfast, sitting in a sunny garden with fresh coffee and a new Half Man Half Biscuit album on headphones 😉
@hmhbinfo.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/album/3W3HJq...
All Asimov And No Fresh Air
Half Man Half Biscuit · Album · 2025 · 13 songs
open.spotify.com
June 15, 2025 at 10:05 AM
Middle aged bloke muso perfection is ...
Post Father's day full breakfast, sitting in a sunny garden with fresh coffee and a new Half Man Half Biscuit album on headphones 😉
@hmhbinfo.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/album/3W3HJq...
Post Father's day full breakfast, sitting in a sunny garden with fresh coffee and a new Half Man Half Biscuit album on headphones 😉
@hmhbinfo.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/album/3W3HJq...
Been an @snp.org member for 35 years & my confidence in seeing an independent Scotland in my lifetime has never felt so low 😔
Are we an independence party or not @johnswinney.bsky.social
If so, lets get after it, otherwise be honest with us & let the next generation mobilise under some new banner
Are we an independence party or not @johnswinney.bsky.social
If so, lets get after it, otherwise be honest with us & let the next generation mobilise under some new banner
June 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Been an @snp.org member for 35 years & my confidence in seeing an independent Scotland in my lifetime has never felt so low 😔
Are we an independence party or not @johnswinney.bsky.social
If so, lets get after it, otherwise be honest with us & let the next generation mobilise under some new banner
Are we an independence party or not @johnswinney.bsky.social
If so, lets get after it, otherwise be honest with us & let the next generation mobilise under some new banner
My son has his National 5 Modern Studies exam on Friday where Brexit may come up, so I played him the phone call from Richard on today's James O'Brien show (about 30 mins in) to show him how easily Brexiteers could be called out 😂
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/6UwS...
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/6UwS...
Keir Starmer signs landmark UK-EU deal - why are Brexiteers still complaining?
James O'Brien Daily · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 19, 2025 at 8:35 PM
My son has his National 5 Modern Studies exam on Friday where Brexit may come up, so I played him the phone call from Richard on today's James O'Brien show (about 30 mins in) to show him how easily Brexiteers could be called out 😂
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/6UwS...
@mrjamesob.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/6UwS...
Martin Geissler on BBC Scotland tends to grind my gears ...
Until I was listening to this Scotcast episode and he mentioned he'd never seen The Fall live, fair play, any Fall fan cannae be bad!
I saw them 7 times for the record Martin 😂
@mmgeissler.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0NFd...
Until I was listening to this Scotcast episode and he mentioned he'd never seen The Fall live, fair play, any Fall fan cannae be bad!
I saw them 7 times for the record Martin 😂
@mmgeissler.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0NFd...
Is AI a threat to musicians?
Scotcast · Episode
open.spotify.com
May 11, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Martin Geissler on BBC Scotland tends to grind my gears ...
Until I was listening to this Scotcast episode and he mentioned he'd never seen The Fall live, fair play, any Fall fan cannae be bad!
I saw them 7 times for the record Martin 😂
@mmgeissler.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0NFd...
Until I was listening to this Scotcast episode and he mentioned he'd never seen The Fall live, fair play, any Fall fan cannae be bad!
I saw them 7 times for the record Martin 😂
@mmgeissler.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/episode/0NFd...
Not all ambient music is actually ambient, some (eg Rafael Anton Irisarri, Abul Mogard etc) can be complex, challenging & ultimately rewarding
Another case in point is Loscil's latest release
Get it appreciated ...
@loscil.ca @blackknoll.bsky.social #abulmogard
open.spotify.com/album/0mix5U...
Another case in point is Loscil's latest release
Get it appreciated ...
@loscil.ca @blackknoll.bsky.social #abulmogard
open.spotify.com/album/0mix5U...
Lake Fire
Loscil · Album · 2025 · 9 songs
open.spotify.com
May 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Not all ambient music is actually ambient, some (eg Rafael Anton Irisarri, Abul Mogard etc) can be complex, challenging & ultimately rewarding
Another case in point is Loscil's latest release
Get it appreciated ...
@loscil.ca @blackknoll.bsky.social #abulmogard
open.spotify.com/album/0mix5U...
Another case in point is Loscil's latest release
Get it appreciated ...
@loscil.ca @blackknoll.bsky.social #abulmogard
open.spotify.com/album/0mix5U...
Frontman from post-rock(ish) merchants deathcrash releases solo album and its slowcoretastic!
open.spotify.com/album/3m0l9q...
open.spotify.com/album/3m0l9q...
The Ribbon Songs
Tiernan · Album · 2025 · 7 songs
open.spotify.com
April 16, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Frontman from post-rock(ish) merchants deathcrash releases solo album and its slowcoretastic!
open.spotify.com/album/3m0l9q...
open.spotify.com/album/3m0l9q...
Reposted by Mark Murphy
Hi Tav, come in
Cheers Bazza, err Gaffer
So Tav, good news bad news..I want you to shore up our defence and move into the centre
Great boss..I’ve been thinking thats my future role too..and whats the bad news?
Celtic have sold Kyogo!
And thats bad?
It is for you!
Cheers Bazza, err Gaffer
So Tav, good news bad news..I want you to shore up our defence and move into the centre
Great boss..I’ve been thinking thats my future role too..and whats the bad news?
Celtic have sold Kyogo!
And thats bad?
It is for you!
March 15, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Hi Tav, come in
Cheers Bazza, err Gaffer
So Tav, good news bad news..I want you to shore up our defence and move into the centre
Great boss..I’ve been thinking thats my future role too..and whats the bad news?
Celtic have sold Kyogo!
And thats bad?
It is for you!
Cheers Bazza, err Gaffer
So Tav, good news bad news..I want you to shore up our defence and move into the centre
Great boss..I’ve been thinking thats my future role too..and whats the bad news?
Celtic have sold Kyogo!
And thats bad?
It is for you!
This was my son in 2011 just before his 2nd birthday and the day after I got Stuart and Barry to sign the t-shirt at an after show following a gig at Aberdeen's Music Hall ...
Tomorrow (now almost 16) he's coming with me to the Usher Hall for his first (my 17th) Mogwai gig
@mogwai.scot
Tomorrow (now almost 16) he's coming with me to the Usher Hall for his first (my 17th) Mogwai gig
@mogwai.scot
February 22, 2025 at 7:29 PM
This was my son in 2011 just before his 2nd birthday and the day after I got Stuart and Barry to sign the t-shirt at an after show following a gig at Aberdeen's Music Hall ...
Tomorrow (now almost 16) he's coming with me to the Usher Hall for his first (my 17th) Mogwai gig
@mogwai.scot
Tomorrow (now almost 16) he's coming with me to the Usher Hall for his first (my 17th) Mogwai gig
@mogwai.scot
February 10, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I usually enjoy listening to the Friday @clydessb.bsky.social podcast on my Saturday morning dog walk ...
Will probably pass this week as assuming it's a The Rangers gush fest tonight? 😏
Will probably pass this week as assuming it's a The Rangers gush fest tonight? 😏
January 31, 2025 at 7:14 PM
I usually enjoy listening to the Friday @clydessb.bsky.social podcast on my Saturday morning dog walk ...
Will probably pass this week as assuming it's a The Rangers gush fest tonight? 😏
Will probably pass this week as assuming it's a The Rangers gush fest tonight? 😏
My 15 year old son's comment on the albumoftheyear.org site about the new @mogwai.scot album out today ...
"Would bring a tear to a glass eye" as my old granny would have said!
"Would bring a tear to a glass eye" as my old granny would have said!
January 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
My 15 year old son's comment on the albumoftheyear.org site about the new @mogwai.scot album out today ...
"Would bring a tear to a glass eye" as my old granny would have said!
"Would bring a tear to a glass eye" as my old granny would have said!
Ach, dry January could be worse ...
January 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Ach, dry January could be worse ...
An image to set the scene for 2025? 🤔
January 2, 2025 at 12:20 PM
An image to set the scene for 2025? 🤔
Another albums of the year list that no one will read or care about ...
mark-murphy.blogspot.com/2024/12/murp...
@dextromusic.bsky.social @aereocraig.bsky.social @fontainesdc.bsky.social @robert.thecure.com @idlesband.bsky.social @blackknoll.bsky.social @aidanjohnmoffat.bsky.social
mark-murphy.blogspot.com/2024/12/murp...
@dextromusic.bsky.social @aereocraig.bsky.social @fontainesdc.bsky.social @robert.thecure.com @idlesband.bsky.social @blackknoll.bsky.social @aidanjohnmoffat.bsky.social
Murphy's Blog | Albums of 2024
I have no idea what it is that drives me to seek out and listen to mostly to new music year on year and I have no intention of stopping an...
mark-murphy.blogspot.com
December 30, 2024 at 2:10 PM
Another albums of the year list that no one will read or care about ...
mark-murphy.blogspot.com/2024/12/murp...
@dextromusic.bsky.social @aereocraig.bsky.social @fontainesdc.bsky.social @robert.thecure.com @idlesband.bsky.social @blackknoll.bsky.social @aidanjohnmoffat.bsky.social
mark-murphy.blogspot.com/2024/12/murp...
@dextromusic.bsky.social @aereocraig.bsky.social @fontainesdc.bsky.social @robert.thecure.com @idlesband.bsky.social @blackknoll.bsky.social @aidanjohnmoffat.bsky.social
North East Scotland mid winter temperatures rivaling North East Scotland mid summer temperatures here ...
There's yer global warming 🤨
There's yer global warming 🤨
December 24, 2024 at 8:06 AM
North East Scotland mid winter temperatures rivaling North East Scotland mid summer temperatures here ...
There's yer global warming 🤨
There's yer global warming 🤨
Must be Christmas Eve Eve
December 23, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Must be Christmas Eve Eve
I hadn't got round to listening to this but it soundtracked my first day of the crimbo holidays morning dog walk this morning ...
Best dog walk in a long time, great listen!
@tim-burgess.bsky.social @robert.thecure.com
pca.st/episode/ddbb...
Best dog walk in a long time, great listen!
@tim-burgess.bsky.social @robert.thecure.com
pca.st/episode/ddbb...
The Cure - Tim's Listening Party
Tim’s Listening Party is the new podcast from The Charlatans’ Tim Burgess as he brings his world-famous Twitter Listening Party to Absolute Radio. Back during lockdown with everyone missing live music...
pca.st
December 23, 2024 at 10:50 AM
I hadn't got round to listening to this but it soundtracked my first day of the crimbo holidays morning dog walk this morning ...
Best dog walk in a long time, great listen!
@tim-burgess.bsky.social @robert.thecure.com
pca.st/episode/ddbb...
Best dog walk in a long time, great listen!
@tim-burgess.bsky.social @robert.thecure.com
pca.st/episode/ddbb...
Was doing my albums of the year list yesterday, that Slovenly Hooks may or may not be in 😉, and it got me revisiting Craig’s previous guise of A Mote of Dust and reminding me of one of the most intimate ‘gigs’ I’d ever experienced ...
@aereocraig.bsky.social
youtu.be/wCu-31rs5xg?...
@aereocraig.bsky.social
youtu.be/wCu-31rs5xg?...
A Mote of Dust - "Eve": Aberdeen, January 2016
YouTube video by Mark Murphy
youtu.be
December 21, 2024 at 2:30 PM
Was doing my albums of the year list yesterday, that Slovenly Hooks may or may not be in 😉, and it got me revisiting Craig’s previous guise of A Mote of Dust and reminding me of one of the most intimate ‘gigs’ I’d ever experienced ...
@aereocraig.bsky.social
youtu.be/wCu-31rs5xg?...
@aereocraig.bsky.social
youtu.be/wCu-31rs5xg?...
One of many ‘guest’ vocalists of the current Pogues tour, Grian Chatten is a natural ...
I saw the band many times while Shane (RIP) was still with us but would happily pay to see a whole gig with Grian as the frontman 😉
@fontainesdc.bsky.social
youtu.be/HmEqGcyvc3c?...
I saw the band many times while Shane (RIP) was still with us but would happily pay to see a whole gig with Grian as the frontman 😉
@fontainesdc.bsky.social
youtu.be/HmEqGcyvc3c?...
The Pogues & Grian Chatten (Fontaines DC) - Streams of Whiskey (Dublin 17/12/2024)
YouTube video by Davide Gaião
youtu.be
December 19, 2024 at 10:53 AM
One of many ‘guest’ vocalists of the current Pogues tour, Grian Chatten is a natural ...
I saw the band many times while Shane (RIP) was still with us but would happily pay to see a whole gig with Grian as the frontman 😉
@fontainesdc.bsky.social
youtu.be/HmEqGcyvc3c?...
I saw the band many times while Shane (RIP) was still with us but would happily pay to see a whole gig with Grian as the frontman 😉
@fontainesdc.bsky.social
youtu.be/HmEqGcyvc3c?...
Two and a half hours of new (well, largely unreleased if not exactly new) Aphex Twin you say? 🤔
Don't mind if I do 😉
@aphextwin.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/album/72pxRH...
Don't mind if I do 😉
@aphextwin.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/album/72pxRH...
Music From The Merch Desk (2016 - 2023)
open.spotify.com
December 17, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Two and a half hours of new (well, largely unreleased if not exactly new) Aphex Twin you say? 🤔
Don't mind if I do 😉
@aphextwin.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/album/72pxRH...
Don't mind if I do 😉
@aphextwin.bsky.social
open.spotify.com/album/72pxRH...