#nowplaying Journey - Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come (Polydor, 1973) 3rd & final LP for Kingdom and the first LP to use a drum machine for all the percussion parts. Lots of VCS3, ARP 2600 & Mellotron in here too, progressive electronic space rock just about covers the genre #spacerock #arthurbrown

#NowPlaying If It Carries On Like This We Are Moving To Morecambe - The Fierce & the Dead (Bad Elephant, 2016) originally released in 2011 this is a remaster. Instrumental post rock / stoner rock from London with a progressive edge to it. #postrock #TFATD #progressiverock

Discovered the rather brilliant General Witchfinders podcast a couple of weeks ago. Imagine my delight when I found they do a rather nice zine as well 👻💀👽 @generalwitch.bsky.social

Bedtime reading 📚 Ghosts of the Broads by Chas Sampson (1976 edition) #ghosts #uncanny #booksky

46 years today Ian Curtis left us aged just 23 and one of the finest bands ever ceased to exist. At least we have his legacy . Favourite Joy Division song? Mine is 'Digital' #iancurtis #joydivision

Thinking about favourite bass players today (after playing some Kraan LPs yesterday) My GOAT has to be Hellmutt Hattler. The first Kraan song I heard was 'Stars' on the Andy Nogger LP in 1975. The bass playing hooked me immediately, been a fan ever since. What's your choice #bassplayer #kraan #bass

Would have been my Mum's 96th birthday today ❤️ Happy birthday Mum x

#NowPlaying The Trio Years - Kraan (Bassball Recordings, 2018) recorded between 2008 & 2017, one of my all time favourite band #kraan #jazzrock

#NowPlaying Starportrait - Kraan (Spiegelei, 1978) compilation double LP from the Starportrait series of releases. Covers the period 72-75. Love the design of the label #kraan #jazzrock #german

#NowPlaying Wolf City - Amon Düül II (United Artists, 1972) Their 5th studio album. Vinyl reissue from SPV from 2018 packaged as a double LP with bonus material. Excellent pressing #krautrock #vinylcollection #records

Afternoon pals. I havings a lazy Sundays today you knows 🐱🐾 #cats #lazy #sunday

#nowplaying Derelicts - Carbon Based Lifeforms (Blood Music, 2017) Swedish electronic duo formed in 1996. Beautiful ambient instrumentals #electronicmusic #carbonbasedlifeforms

Do Rush fans know there are other bands apart from Rush? 😬

#NowPlaying Live at Roadburn - Hills (Rocket Recordings, 2017) live album from Swedish psychedelic rock band 'Hills'. Four mind-blowing tracks of hypnotic groove in a really nice gatefold CD package 🔥

#NowPlaying Louhi - Pharaoh Overlord (Rocket Recordings, 2025) Finnish experimental rock with a strong Krautrock influence. Features Richard Dawson and Aaron Turner ##PharoahOverlord #doom #stoner

RIP actor Alan Rothwell who has died aged 89. Loved him in the 'Mod' episode of police drama Gideon's Way. He was also in the original cast of Coronation St playing David Barlow (Ken Barlow's brother) #alanrothwell

This months featured act at the May @noiseupstairs.bsky.social is The Dissonance Collective. Noise Upstairs happens on the 2nd Thursday of every month at Fuel Cafe Bar in Withington South Manchester. Free entry, join in names in the hat trios, starts 8.30 #freeimprovisation

Second of tonight's trios at the May @noiseupstairs.bsky.social is Matt, Joe and Poppy. This event happens on the second Thursday of every month at Fuel Cafe Bar in Withington, South Manchester. Starts 8.30, names in hat trios. Come and join in, free entry!

Wasp synthesizer, Behringer Edge and Behringer Spice working nicely together. It's a short clip but it's doing pretty much what I want it to do #electronicmusic #synthesizers

Mornin pals. I just cleanings me nose ands me claws ats the same times. It very skillfuls you knows 🐱🐾 #cats #whiskerswednesday

Anyone watching the new Netflix drama 'Legends'? I can recommend it so far (2 episodes in) Steve Coogan plays a great part #legends #netflix #crime

#NowPlaying Damned Damned Damned - The Damned (Stiff Records, 1977) 49 years old and still sounds great, produced by Nick Lowe, the first album by a British punk band #punk #theDamned

#nowplaying Horros - Virta (Svart, 2023) Finnish ambient post rock from Helsinki, plenty of atmosphere. LP on clear vinyl direct from Svart. #postrock #Virta #ambient #vinylcollection

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Three different people listening to phones on speaker on the bus. What's wrong with earphones you twats ??? Get in the fucking bin 🗑️

Found this old cutting from a local paper reviewing our band After the Stranger which included Tim Bowness on vocals. We'd ditched the keyboards & the second guitarist and produced a much more direct sound. Another two cassette releases were to follow before splitting #prog #timbowness

You don't get much more metric than this 🤣🤣🤣

This morning's read is this gem from 1969 #Architecture #history #booksky

#nowplaying Symphony No.5, Parry - BBC Philharmonic (BBC Music, 2019) recorded in 2010 at the BBC Proms #classicalmusic #proms

#nowplaying various artists - Cold War Electronica (Electronic Sound, 2025) double CD containing a great selection of tracks covering 1980-1989 and 2017-2025. Check out that line up! ☢️☢️☢️ #electronia #coldwar #paranoia

Just topped up my classical collection. £20 the lot, all excellent condition. Thankyou eBay 😁 #classicalmusic #cd

Nice find on eBay, reprint from 2021, nearly 400 pages to go at ❤️ 📚 #paranormal #borley #ghosts #haunted

F**k Reform 🖕

Some pics of The Utopia Strong gig in Manchester last night at Halle St Peters. They were amazing as usual (3rd time I've seen them) and the venue was perfect for their sound. Good to spend time with @miketyl.bsky.social and @spiral-tat.bsky.social as always #theutopiastrong #manchester

Lines of Silence playing at Halle St Peters, Manchester last night as support to The Utopia Strong. Well worth checking out if you like motorik beat Krautrock with a hint of shoegaze #LinesOfSilence #manchester

Off to see The Utopia Strong in Manchester tonight so super excited #gigs #manchester

#NowPlaying Ummon - Slift (Stolen Body Records, 2020) beautifully packaged double vinyl in a gatefold sleeve. French psychedelic stoner rock from Toulouse, bloody mind expanding stuff #slift #ummon #psychedelic #stoner #vinylcollection #LP

Outside Oxford Rd station in Manchester at night, still recognisable from the old Refuge Assurance building and clock tower (now a hotel) #manchester #architecture

#NowPlaying Thuban - Lay Llamas (Rocket Recordings, 2018) project of Sicilian composer Nicola Giunta, psychedelic tribal rhythms, bit like a toned down version of Goat #layLlamas #psychedelic @rocketrecordings.bsky.social

#NowListening Various - Music That Matters 2023 (Modern Recordings, 2023) picked this up in Fopp the other day, nice to see label samplers are still a thing these days. Some great music on here #ModernRecordings #contemporary

Goods evenings pals. I gots one ons me tonights you knows 🐱🐾 #WildAnimalKlaxon 📢

Happy Lost in Space Day 🤣 #lostinspace

Cards on the Table Agatha Christie #illustration #coverart

Manchester has so many lovely buildings 😍 #manchester #architecture

Happy birthday to my wonderful daughter 🎉💝🎉 She's talented, kind, caring, strong and beautiful. She's all that and more than I could ever wish for ❤️

Lovely afternoon with my daughter watching Man City play Liverpool. We (City) won 1-0 ♥️ #football #WomensSuperLeague

Top 10 TV shows ever, don't think too long! Here's mine The Outer Limits The Saint Danger Man Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea Dad's Army The X-Files Poirot Upstairs Downstairs The Stone Tape The Twilight Zone

#nowplaying Ngan! - Gnoomes (Rocket Recordings, 2015) Russian trio (now based in Slovenia) playing tripped out kosmische / motorik style music, a hypnotic pulse that draws you into their musical vision #gnoomes #krautrock @rocketrecordings.bsky.social

#NowPlaying The Capsule - Necro Deathmort (Rocket Recordings, 2016) UK based duo producing (on this album) dark Krautrock infused electronica, another one from the brilliant Rocket Recordings label @rocketrecordings.bsky.social #electronicmusic #krautrock #kosmische

#nowplaying Ilion - Slift (Sub Pop, 2024) psychedelic stoner space rock from Toulouse, France, lovely artwork and packaging too. It's a huge sound for a trio, I highly recommend it 🚀 #slift #spacerock #stoner