I put out a new album last night :) It's a christmas album with absolutely zero reference to any festival musical tropes whatsoever. But if you're a Bandcamp subscriber, it's my gift to you ;) x

Though I also have a slowly building thesis that Rite Of Spring is the most influential piece in the history of European/American music, given just how many entire genres of music are based on its rhythmic and harmonic innovations.

Listening to On The Corner for the first time in a while and remembering just how much of my music is shaped by Miles' work, from Miles In The Sky to Dark Magus. Possibly the most radically transformative body of recorded music ever produced.

#NowPlaying 🎄 Fairytale (Christmas 2021) - @solobasssteve.bsky.social music.stevelawson.net/album/fairyt...

Closing in on 50 years since the start of my media career. I was a mascot for Wimbledon a whole load of times in the late 70s. This is from a picture book called "Let's Go To The Soccer Match" which came out in 77/78. #silkyskills

Some amazing records here 🙏

So here's the thing, my listening age is identical to my actual age, regardless of what I'm listening to. Because I'm 52 years old and I can just choose whatever the fuck I want to listening to, whether it was made last week or before I was born 🤷

While it's #BandcampFriday, check out @solobasssteve.bsky.social for some of the coolest bass guitar stuff out there. Amsterdam is absolutely gorgeous.

Listening to Trevor Noah's memoir on Audible. It's absolutely incredible. Exquisite story telling, history, humanity, self awareness. Can't recommend it highly enough.

#NowPlaying Once Upon a Time - @solobasssteve.bsky.social music.stevelawson.net/album/once-u...

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#NowPlaying: @solobasssteve.bsky.social and @petefrasermusic.bsky.social: Intersect: 2017. A one-day studio session, get it here:

#NowPlaying Once Upon a TIme - @solobasssteve.bsky.social Lovely stuff stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/once-u...

#NowPlaying Once Upon a Time - @solobasssteve.bsky.social

#NowPlaying: @solobasssteve.bsky.social : Once Upon a Time: 2025. Live at Ron's in Peckham

...and I wake up to a new release from @solobasssteve.bsky.social music.stevelawson.net/album/once-u...

Hey Blueskis, I just released a new subscriber-only album. It's the second show from my October tour, and comes with a long-ass essay on the Bandcamp page all about it and its place in the world. If you're already a subscriber, enjoy! :) stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/once-u...

there's only one use of AI that I'd REALLY like to see... "you appear to not being using any of the AI features on your phone. Would you like to remove them all and any associated data that we've scraped without your permission?" that's it. AI to detect AI refusniks which then deletes itself.

From @solobasssteve.bsky.social 50% discount on music across the site. The subscription is reduced to £22 a year if you sign up over the weekend (& that discount will stay in place for you as long as you remain subscribed) The discount code is 'blokefriday' stevelawson.bandcamp.com/community

Tax the super rich, you fucking ghouls. It's that simple. Start acting like the party of Labour.

So, from what I understand of these budget commitments, there's literally NOTHING that eases the financial crisis that literally everyone on a normal wage is feeling right now. Freezing personal tax levels is a ginormous step backwards when wages have already stagnated while costs have sky rocketed.

New & Notable: Bristling avant-rock from Sebastian Rochford, with pinpricks of guitar, free-jazz openness, and sudden bursts of velocity and melody.

@robert-brook.com what a truly heart-expanding joy it was to see you today, friend. That made me really happy 😊

It's that time of year

in other news, I'm revisiting this live improv album I recorded with @danielberkman.bsky.social about 13 years ago for the first time in a while. Playing with Daniel is a completely unique experience. Just endlessly satisfying exploration :) stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/serend...

so, I got a DMCA notice from X about my account. I click the link (after checking it's not a phishing scam...) and it opens to a bunch of Ts & Cs in French...? WTF? Man, I miss Twitter. Early Twitter especially, but even just plain ole' pre-fascism Twitter would do now...

it's not really had much of a fanfare, as I've literally no idea how 'media' works these days, but my latest album Amsterdam feels like a bit of a high water mark in my recent output. Give it a listen if that sounds appealing :) stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/amster...

was going to buy a new phone a few weeks back (replacing decrepit phone from 5 years ago). 15 y/o son says 'wait for the Black Friday deals to kick in'. Dude just saved me £80 :)

@alexskolnick.bsky.social dude, listening to The Breakdown now (about to buy the album on Bandcamp :) ) just beautiful playing... it's most interesting to hear someone with a such a similar list of influences to me play a solo full of harmonic ideas that feel so familiar. A voice from 'home' :)

in a lesson that touched on looping strategies the other day I played this amazing performance by John Lester - such a great song & such a beautiful & bizarre half fretted/half fretless instrument built by my friend Rick Turner. Loved playing midwife in that project! www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhYi...

oof, the Nova Twins Tiny Desk gig is properly amazing - some seriously top-drawer pedal abuse going on in Georgia's bass playing. For the nerds, her use of the Source Audio Hot Hand is just brlliant :) I've got a new bass hero. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiOi...

Some dude brought his pet owl on the train and I feel like I'm in an episode of Nathan Barley.

Shooting Rubber Bands At The Stars by Edie Brickell & The New Bohemians is still perfect in every way. And the late great Brad Houser's bass playing on it is all time top 5 favourite bass things for me 🙏

I spent some time today/yesterday rummaging through bass forums and Reddit threads looking for mentions of me... It's instructive to know how one is being spoken about, as much as a small business best practice thing as as a human being... It's nice to find you have advocates in unlikely places.

anyone else struggling to remember what their jobs were before COVID? I've always had a portfolio career, but it feels like a whole bunch of shit just got left behind in 2019/2020 and I never remembered what it was to start doing it again 🤷🏽

the new translation of my last book is a good reminder to boycott watkins media open.substack.com/pub/thehaunt...

#NowPlaying LEYlines V - @solobasssteve.bsky.social, Andy Edwards & Phi Yaan-Zek This is definitely Prog pyzmusic.bandcamp.com/album/ley-li...

today I remembered a thing in a lesson about looping that I hadn't watched in a while - Bernhoft, "Sunday". Absolutely incredible 💜 www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WEa...

Properly brilliant speech. First sign of real hope in US politics in a while 🙏

#NowPlaying: @solobasssteve.bsky.social and @basspope.bsky.social: On The Town: Live In Newcastle 2025: I've not heard John play before and it's nice to attach some notes to a Bluesky friend's name. You'll need a bandcamp subscription for this one, so... get one 😀

I’m on a @solobasssteve.bsky.social release! Recorded live in Newcastle earlier this month. What a joy to play with Steve!

#NowPlaying On the Town (feat. John Pope) - @solobasssteve.bsky.social music.stevelawson.net/album/on-the...

hey, all y'all Bandcamp subscribers, I just released a new thing, the live recording from my show in Newcastle last month - it's called On The Town, & it's here: stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/on-the... if you're not currently a subscriber, you can get this and 100+ other albums via the same link.

it's just over a month since my new album came out. I keep listening to it, and feel like it's one of the best things I've done in quite a while. Listen here: stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/amster... :) x

Music producer friends, Baby Audio have a sale on at the moment - their TAIP tape emulator is unbelievable value at $10 (it was good value at $100!) and Smooth Operator Pro is possibly the single most vital component of my mix/mastering process. Go check 'em out here. babyaud.io/all-products

I miss Google Reader. And people blogging on their own websites.

also, today is 23 years since my second solo album, Not Dancing For Chicken was released, in the middle of my tour opening for Level 42. So that's fun :) stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/not-da...

awful though FB undoubtedly is, the reminders of things I wrote in the past can be useful - this blog post from 2017, along with others like like it suggest I need to write a book about the relationship between nostalgia and the music economy... www.stevelawson.net/2017/10/new-...

Right, where do we start? If you like @lynksmusicofficial.bsky.social #JohnGrant @solobasssteve.bsky.social #TheGlobe the amazing @boilershop.bsky.social #Casio, nomnom #Cake #Nikon cameras #Photography, #Writing, #metaldetecting or Polytunnels, this one's for you. open.substack.com/pub/document...

Red Bull Academy interview with D'Angelo - www.youtube.com/watch?v=WD1o... - when this came out it elevated my understanding of the level of genius he was operating at. A truly once in a lifetime musician 💜