How random should things be?
I’ve managed to extract my music library, including all the albums I’ve added to streaming, as a CSV file and write a routine in …
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Goldfrapp - Black Cherry
This is the first in an unplanned series of album revisits, I will write a post explaining the process soon.
The Orb, Live at Brighton Concord 2
Went with my friend Nick to see The Orb at Concord 2 last night. The last time I’d seen the Orb was back in 2004, at the start of …
Understated Classics #39: Lifeforms by Future Sound of London
Lifeforms is the 1994 album from the Future Sound of London. A double album (just), it also features the talents of Robert Fripp, Ozric …
Understated Classics Or Not?
At the new year, thoughts and spare time for writing point me toward writing some new posts for my understated classics series. Expect some …
A pox on both their houses
How hard is it to just listen to music these days?
If anything, make it weirder
Today I listened to ‘Cloudbusting’ by Kate Bush for the first time in a while. What a gloriously strange song it is. Best of …
Understated Classics #38: Trance Nation (Various Artists)
I don’t know about you, but lately I’ve been in need of some music that:
Album Digest 2020
I’ve listened to music in slightly different ways to normal in the last nine months, but it’s still been a decent year for music. When I …
Holiday Tabs
Over the course of a week on holiday, I started reading many interesting articles. In lockdown there isn’t much to do but read …
Understated Classics #37: Lost Souls by Doves
Doves are a band from Manchester who traded dance music for rock yet never left their former genre behind. Starting out as Sub Sub, they …
About the Album Digest
I haven’t written one of my monthly album digests for over a year. The reasons mostly boil down to a lack of time and motivation but …