Jamie Taylor
@coldtapfilms.bsky.social
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📥 54
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Making films, writing stories, buying tat
Thanks to Jack Mello and
@wfmu.bsky.social
for doing a slot on Ken Patten and the Sheffield space age after reading my book. Ken is now rocking the place like a man from the Catskills. Cheers lads
wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
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Fill-in for Daniel Blumin, includes a salute to Sheffield: Jack Mello's show
Audio & playlist from January 12, 2026
https://wfmu.org/playlists/shows/160208
about 1 month ago
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Jamie Taylor
Manchester University Press
about 1 month ago
A salute to Sheffield courtesy of Jack Mello on WMFU Radio, check out his playlist here inspired by
@coldtapfilms.bsky.social
's book Studio Electrophonique:
wfmu.org/playlists/sh...
Studio Electrophonique is out now and available from all good bookshops & online.
#booksky
#playlist
#Sheffield
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reposted by
Jamie Taylor
Manchester University Press
2 months ago
Thanks to the
@whiterabbitbks.bsky.social
team for including Studio Electrophonique by Jamie Taylor (
@coldtapfilms.bsky.social
) in their Books of 2025 list.
#booksky
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Cheers for the nod for Studio Electrophonique. I appreciate it.
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2 months ago
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reposted by
Jamie Taylor
Manchester University Press
2 months ago
Thanks
@teddyjamieson.bsky.social
at
@heraldscotland.bsky.social
for including 'Studio Electrophonique' by Jamie Taylor (
@coldtapfilms.bsky.social
) in their best music books of 2025. Full list here:
www.pressreader.com/uk/the-heral...
#booksky
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Jamie Taylor
Manchester University Press
3 months ago
Thanks to the team at Resident Music in
#Brighton
for making Studio Electrophonique by
@coldtapfilms.bsky.social
one of their Books of 2025! View the full list here:
www.resident-music.com/collection/b...
#booksky
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Books Of 2025 - Resident Music
https://www.resident-music.com/collection/books-of-2025
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Jamie Taylor
Manchester University Press
2 months ago
We have music books for every budget this Christmas, from paperbacks for stocking fillers by
@coldtapfilms.bsky.social
&
@djpaulette.bsky.social
, to coffee table books like the Island Book of Records Volume 2. All 40% OFF in our sale until December 23rd, but order ASAP for Xmas delivery.
#booksky
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Tickets here:
showroomcinema.org.uk/book-frame?e...
4 months ago
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Plugging the book for the pre-Christmas punters this Saturday at St Giles Church at Camberwell. Tickets here:
www.tickettailor.com/events/theso...
4 months ago
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This is today!
facebook.com/events/s/tow...
4 months ago
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Jamie Taylor
Manchester University Press
4 months ago
If you missed out on 'Studio Electrophonique' events earlier this year, then happily
@coldtapfilms.bsky.social
is on the road again this month, with events at
@otsfestival.bsky.social
#Sheffield
, TOWN Festival
#Halifax
and London. Tickets & info here:
manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/events/
#booksky
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Jamie Taylor
Manchester University Press
4 months ago
Join
@coldtapfilms.bsky.social
in
#Peckham
later this month as he shares the amazing story of the home studio that helped launch some of Britain’s most beloved bands, including Pulp and The Human League. 25th October Tickets still available here:
www.tickettailor.com/events/theso...
#London
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Friday teatime special! Tickets here:
offtheshelf.org.uk/events/studi...
4 months ago
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Come down for a pint and an outside chance of some cultural badinage.
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5 months ago
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Book and film events in October
@manchesterup.bsky.social
Come and have a listen to the same old patter
5 months ago
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Me and our Vince. Come and have a chat.
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6 months ago
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Jamie Taylor
Manchester University Press
6 months ago
We have two events at
@otsfestival.bsky.social
this year! 17th October Studio Electrophonique –
@coldtapfilms.bsky.social
with
@djdebgrant.bsky.social
:
offtheshelf.org.uk/events/studi...
19th October Folklore –
@odavies9.bsky.social
&
@cerihoulbrook.bsky.social
:
offtheshelf.org.uk/events/folkl...
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Jamie Taylor
Manchester University Press
6 months ago
Don't miss
@coldtapfilms.bsky.social
at the upcoming TOWN Festival in
#Halifax
as he unpacks the amazing story of the home studio that helped launch some of Britain’s most beloved bands. Tickets on sale now:
www.seetickets.com/event/jamie-...
@bookcornerhx.bsky.social
#booksky
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Jamie Taylor
Manchester University Press
6 months ago
Head to BBC Sounds to listen back to Jamie Taylor (
@coldtapfilms.bsky.social
) on his book 'Studio Electrophonique: The Sheffield Space Age, from the Human League to Pulp' on
@bbc6music.bsky.social
with
@laurenlaverne.bsky.social
:
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
'Studio Electrophonique' is out now!
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BBC Radio 6 Music - Lauren Laverne, Words around book Studio Electrophonique: The Sheffield Space Age, from the Human League to Pulp
Words From Jamie Taylor around book Studio Electrophonique.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m002gs2g
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Thanks to everyone who turned up for a foreign legion-style ‘march or die’ style walking tour of my books hot and cold spots. Put your feet up.
8 months ago
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Great to be involved in Sound Affects last night in Brighton with
@liaminscoejones.bsky.social
and Erin James. Cheers to Jak for organising and
@pacificbeliefs.bsky.social
for flogging a few more books.
8 months ago
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Mighty grateful that the book’s gone down well. If reading the book has made you want to see me point at Sheffield buildings, join me on Sunday 15th June at 2pm for a free walking tour organised by
@labiblioteka.bsky.social
Only 9 spots left! ⬇️⬇️⬇️
labiblioteka.co/event/a-walk...
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9 months ago
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Thanks to Mal, Adi, Travis and the Horse Hospital for a great do last night in London.
9 months ago
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reposted by
Jamie Taylor
Manchester University Press
9 months ago
Don't miss author
@coldtapfilms.bsky.social
and other guests at the next Sound Affects event in
#Brighton
! Sound Affects is a night of talks about music and subcultures, how sound affects us and how music changes the world. Tickets here:
www.ticketsource.co.uk/sound-affect...
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Jamie Taylor
Manchester University Press
9 months ago
'This potty, audacious gem is defiantly atypical, more a dystopian novel, odyssey or psychogeography treatise than an off-the-peg music biography.' Mark Hodkinson's review of 'Studio Electrophonique' by
@coldtapfilms.bsky.social
in the latest issue of Rock'n'Reel (RNR) magazine.
#booksky
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reposted by
Jamie Taylor
Manchester University Press
9 months ago
Author
@coldtapfilms.bsky.social
tells NME about new book 'Studio Electrophonique', the DIY maverick that could have stepped out of a Wes Anderson film, and the Steel City artists carrying that same spirit today:
www.nme.com/news/music/s...
Out now, available from bookshops & online!
#booksky
#nme
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Inside the "Wallace & Gromit-style" DIY council house studio that bred Sheffield's weirdest stars
Author Jamie Taylor on 'Studio Electrophonique: The Sheffield Space Age, From The Human League To Pulp' and the Wes Anderson-esque DIY maverick who built it
https://www.nme.com/news/music/studio-electrophonique-the-sheffield-space-age-interview-3862489
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Nice one Andy. It means a lot.
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9 months ago
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Cheers to
@leahkardos.bsky.social
for the kind review in
@thewiremagazine.bsky.social
. I set out to write a ‘layered meditation on memory, obscurity and sonic heritage’ and now I have. Boom!
9 months ago
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Cheers Roger. Great to meet you. Hope you enjoyed The Brown Bear.
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10 months ago
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Thanks to everyone who came to the Sheffield Central Library book launch on Wednesday in semi-tropical conditions. Hope you’ve all rehydrated. Thanks to Philippe Dufour for the amazing photos.
10 months ago
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If you’re coming along to the SOLD OUT event at Sheffield Central Library next Wednesday, snap up one of our commemorative A3 art prints for the downstairs bog. Special prize if anyone can name the Kubrick-style interior.
@manchesterup.bsky.social
@labiblioteka.bsky.social
10 months ago
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Cheers to Sarah
@shindigmagazine.bsky.social
for the cracking review. Buy signed copies ⬇️
www.roughtrade.com/product/jami...
10 months ago
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Had a great chat about Ken Patten and Sheffield music with
@jeanettekwakye.bsky.social
on
@bbc5live.bsky.social
this weekend. Thanks for having us on the show. Listen here ⬇️
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10 months ago
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Not being a competitive first timer but let’s get this bright green book to at least No. 1,876 in the evil corporate charts! Buy here⬇️
www.amazon.co.uk/Studio-Elect...
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10 months ago
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Cheers
@jeres.bsky.social
for the kind words. I appreciate it.
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10 months ago
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Great to chat with Paulette on Radio Sheffield yesterday. Never knew she worked in the Castle Market at the same time as Jarvis.
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1.4K views | Did you know about this secret Sheffield studio that launched the careers of a number of bands from South Yorkshire? | BBC Sheffield
Did you know about this secret Sheffield studio that launched the careers of a number of bands from South Yorkshire?.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/2376873752688340/?mibextid=rS40aB7S9Ucbxw6v
10 months ago
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Cheers to Roy Wilkinson
@mojomagazine.bsky.social
for the kind review. Buy book here ⬇️
www.waterstones.com/book/studio-...
10 months ago
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Publication day for my book about Studio Electrophonique and the stars of the Sheffield space age. Thanks to
@manchesterup.bsky.social
for cobbling it all together. A shot in the ruins of Rare & Racy says more than words can convey. Buy here:
www.waterstones.com/book/studio-...
10 months ago
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Appreciate the heartening words from
@teddyjamieson.bsky.social
in The Herald. Let the second Sheffield space age begin! (on Tuesday) Order here if you can’t wait until then.
www.waterstones.com/book/studio-...
10 months ago
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Our Studio Electrophonique Redux event at Sheffield central library on Wednesday 30th April has now sold out. Thanks to all who have snapped up tickets. My new
@manchesterup.bsky.social
book will be on sale plus ltd edition A3 art prints ⬇️
11 months ago
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Ken’s gone global. Great chatting to Dylan
@vinyldistrict.bsky.social
. Shame the budget won’t get me to that New York literary salon.
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11 months ago
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The book launch event at Sheffield Central Library is free to all space cadets* Reserve your spot below:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1267128167...
*please buy a book
11 months ago
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Tickets released tomorrow for Studio Electrophonique Redux, an evening of film, music and literature to honour the late great Ken Patten and all the young artists who launched the Sheffield space age.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1267128167...
Pre-order book here:
www.waterstones.com/book/studio-...
11 months ago
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Cheers Sinéad. Nice hardware.
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11 months ago
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Special offer on pre-orders for my
#Sheffield
music book this weekend. All fans of Pulp, the bands of Martyn Ware’s workshop apprenticeship and general northern Dada madness, please repost and spread the word.
@manchesterup.bsky.social
@marcheenware.bsky.social
@pulplibrarian.bsky.social
12 months ago
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Compiled by the world’s only Patten-ologist
@doitthissen.bsky.social
Cheers Jon
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about 1 year ago
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A snapshot of the index of my new book about Sheffield art / music during the space race. This is what the S section in my brain looks like. I’m aiming for the Mel Sterland / Jean Paul Sartre nexus. Order below:
waterstones.com/book/studio-el…
@manchesterup.bsky.soci
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about 1 year ago
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To celebrate the novel use of fluorescent inks for the British Pop Archive covers,
@manchesterup.bsky.social
sent me a matching ribbed cardigan to go with the proof copies. Unmatched author care!
waterstones.com/book/studio-el…
about 1 year ago
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The book tells the stories of Sheffield creatives in the 1970s and 1980s. It’s a love letter to the city’s spirit, to the spirit of Dada and to the untutored invention that flourished in often grim surroundings. Order it here:
www.waterstones.com/book/studio-...
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Studio Electrophonique by Jamie Taylor | Waterstones
Buy Studio Electrophonique by Jamie Taylor from Waterstones today! Click and Collect from your local Waterstones or get FREE UK delivery on orders over £25.
https://www.waterstones.com/book/studio-electrophonique/jamie-taylor/9781526183231
about 1 year ago
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Very excited to be launching a book about the heroes of the Sheffield space age in April with
@manchesterup.bsky.social
If you are into Pulp, ABC, Clock DVA, Heaven 17, The Human League or even The Electric Armpits, it will be up your street. Follow for details of launch events
about 1 year ago
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