10 years ago: The Thing @ Cafe Oto, London, 5th March 2016

10 years ago: Rie Nakajima & Seymour Wright + David Toop & Ross Lambert @ Cafe Oto, London, 1st March 2016

February 🎶 obsessions: Jim O’Rourke, Jeff Parker, Lou Reed, John Cale, Shane Parish, The Tomeka Reid Quartet.

10 years ago: Strange Umbrellas @ Chalton Gallery, London, 27th February 2016 (Pictured: Andy Grappy, Yoaf, Paul Khimasia Morgan, Jack Goldstein)

“We’re Trying to Save Your Ass!” Sun Ra / Nuclear War Mega Mix (1982-1988) 🚨FIVE HOURS OF NOTHING BUT NUCLEAR WAR!🚨 Sat, Feb 28, 7-Midnight (ET) @wfmu.bsky.social DETAILS ▶️ wfmu.org/playlists/sh...

10 years ago: Tortoise @ Village Underground, London, 23rd February 2016

Very interesting. One thing that jumps out at me is that they always used two tracks for Tina's bass, one direct and one amp'd. And, yes, Eno always got one track as his personal sandbox.

10 years ago: Peter Brötzmann & Heather Leigh @ Cafe Oto, London, 20th February 2016

I've finally organized my website, davidmandl.com (the "David" would have made my mom happy). It's got excerpts from many of my photo series and various other things. An eternal work in progress. Check it out in your copious free time. Shown here: a photo from my END (Brooklyn) series.

10 years ago: Joe McPhee/Chris Corsano/John Edwards @ Cafe Oto, London, 14th February 2016

10 years ago: This Is Not This Heat @ Cafe Oto, London, 12th & 13th February 2016

This is my new magazine. It’s called 8090 VÅG. I hope you like it. www.soundohm.com/product/8090...

10 years ago: Evan Parker/Toshi Tsuchitori/John Edwards @ Iklectik Art Lab, London, 7th February 2016

10 years ago: They Might Be Giants @ Electric Ballroom, London, 4th February 2016

January 🎶 obsessions: Steve Lacy, Miles Davis, Bill Dixon, Hamid Drake & Pat Thomas, Taku Sugimoto, Morton Feldman.

10 years ago: David Thomas And Two Pale Boys @ Cafe Oto, London, 30th January 2016

10 years ago: Tony Coe/Tina May/Barry Green/Mick Hutton @ Vortex Jazz Club, London, 22nd January 2016

10 years ago: The People Band @ Cafe Oto, London, 14th January 2016

10 years ago: David Toop & Evan Parker, Sharpen Your Needles 4 @ Cafe Oto, London, 12th January 2016

Humbled to be in the company of some of my favourite photographers, including William Klein, Joel Meyerowitz, and Alex Webb, in the Leica Century Time Travel: timeline.leica-camera.com/en Four photos (two film, two digital) from my Brexit Diaries series: timeline.leica-camera.com/en/years/2015

Humbled to be in the company of some of my favourite photographers, including William Klein, Joel Meyerowitz, and Alex Webb, in the Leica Century Time Travel: timeline.leica-camera.com/en Four photos (two film, two digital) from my Brexit Diaries series: timeline.leica-camera.com/en/years/2015

December 🎶 obsessions: Moor Mother, Caetano Veloso, Ken Vandermark, Techno Animal, SML, Jeff Parker.

10 years ago: Strange Umbrellas @ Apiary Studios, London, 18th December 2015 Pictured: Steve Beresford/Blanca Regina/Paul Pignon Hyelim Kim John Edwards Terry Day & Leafcutter John

My 2025 End Of Year List - Favourite Music: www.fabiolugaro.com/2025

My 2025 End Of Year List - Favourite Music: www.fabiolugaro.com/2025

My photo book "Elevated Landscapes" is now available for preorder. The book (pvblished by ROMAN NVMERALS) will be out by late January. It has an attractive die-cut cover, and the first 100 copies will include a signed, limited print. Details/order here: roman-nvmerals.myshopify.com/products/vol...

10 years ago: Terry Day/John Butcher/David Toop @ Hundred Years Gallery, London, 13th December 2015

10 years ago: LCMF 2015 @ Ambika P3, London, 12th December 2015 Pictured: Pauline Oliveros John Cage’s First Construction (In Metal) performed by PERC’M Morton Subotnick Henry Cowell’s The Banshee performed by Gwenaëlle Rouger

10 years ago: LCMF 2015 @ Ambika P3, London, 11th December 2015 Pictured: Anne Bean & Richard Wilson’s NALEMAG David Toop’s Many Private Concerts Tom Mudd Claudia Hunte’s The Elephant In The Room Is Afraid Of Dying

10 years ago: Fred Van Hove & Roger Turner @ Cafe Oto, London, 7th December 2015

10 years ago: Charlemagne Palestine & Grumbling Fur @ Cafe Oto, London, 2nd December 2015

November 🎶 obsessions: Tortoise, SML, Armand Hammer & The Alchemist, [Ahmed], Alchemical Theatre, The Bug Vs Ghost Dubs, Steve Beresford/John Butcher/Max Eastley, Keiji Haino & Reinhold Friedl, Keiji Haino With Greg Cohen & Joey Baron.

10 years ago: Rhys Chatham @ Whitechapel Gallery, London, 28th November 2015

really nice piece on braxton in the nyt today. no fireall www.nytimes.com/2025/11/21/a...

10 years ago: Foxes Fox @ Cadogan Hall, London, 19th November 2015

I’ve been thinking about Electric Masada (something I do quite often, admittedly) just a couple of hours ago, listening to the marvellous Alchemical Theatre album, so this is extra timely.

10 years ago: Steve Beresford & Satoko Fukuda @ Foyles, London, 17th November 2015

10 years ago: Shabaka Hutchings with Alexander Hawkins/John Edwards/Louis Moholo-Moholo/Tom Skinner: The Father, The Son, And The Holy Ghost @ Brilliant Corners, London, 16th November 2015

10 years ago: The Necks @ Cafe Oto, London, 14th November 2015

10 years ago: David Toop’s Ecology of the Voice with Sofia Jernberg/Shelley Hirsch/Elaine Mitchener @ Central Saint Martins, London, 12th November 2015

10 years ago: Louis Moholo-Moholo & Alexander Hawkins + Louis Moholo-Moholo/Jason Yarde/Oren Marshall @ Cafe Oto, London, 4th November 2015

10 years ago: Lubomyr Melnyk @ St John-at-Hackney, London, 3rd November 2015

October 🎶 obsessions: Lee “Scratch” Perry, Max Romeo, The Heptones, Annette Brissett, Rhythm & Sound, The Necks, Tim Barnes, Otomo Yoshihide, Billy Woods, Tortoise.

This tracklist… is something else! 👀 corbettvsdempsey.bandcamp.com/album/the-bo...

10 years ago: Okkyung Lee & Christian Marclay @ Cafe Oto, London, 31st October 2015

10 years ago: Roscoe Mitchell/John Edwards/Mark Sanders @ Cafe Oto, London, 27th October 2015

10 years ago: Sun Ra Arkestra @ Cafe Oto, London, 24th October 2015

10 years ago: Joe McPhee + John Corbett presenting Microgroove @ Cafe Oto, London, 18th October 2015

10 years ago: Oren Ambarchi & Will Guthrie + Arnold Dreyblatt + Philip Jeck @ St-John-at-Hackney, London, 15th October 2015

10 years ago: Mike Cooper/Steve Beresford/David Toop @ Cafe Oto, London, 14th October 2015