Just up on the Telegraph, a thorough and thoughtful piece about the wrongheaded policy changes at WAC. Thanks to Kate Murphy, @illuminations.bsky.social, @unamccormack.bsky.social and @marklewisohn.bsky.social for giving up their time. Gift link here www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/65a1031...

We regret to inform you that Keepchange You! Filthy Animal have removed their glorious and revered catalogue from Spotify

Keepchange You! Filthy Animal

Lovely piece by Richard Williams about Chris Rea

"WHEN JAZZ IS FREE EVERYBODY PAYS" Bathroom graffiti, Cafe Oto London

RIP Ken Downie :(

I spent some of this morning listening to Amaryllis by Marilyn Crispell with Gary Peacock and Paul Motian, a beautiful album, what I needed to listen to today, as is this! youtu.be/9sisuKoc87U?...

In no particular order, my albums of the year (artists and titles in alt text). It’s been a pretty female pop dominated year for me, both here and more broadly. The simpering indie boys of my youth will just have to DO BETTER.

I'm sorry, but 'yer da shouts at hotels' is the best sticker ever made

Antifascist stickers spotted in Dundee, Scotland

they should be stripped of their MBE for this

They haven’t denied it though

Big up the bkat dog pic mafia boomkat.com/charts/boomk...

Ok folks, it's The Golden Hour #25for25 time... My favourite 25 albums of 2025. In alphabetical order natch. Enjoy / ridicule / ignore Thread to follow with links in due course 😁 #AOTY25 #2025Albums #NewMusic25

Mark Fell... Fell continues to innovate, confound & amaze; this a comission for contemporary chamber group Explore Ensemble. 🙏 @frozenreeds.com bsky.app/profile/dese...

#NowPlaying: Mark Fell, "Psychic Resynthesis" (frozen reeds, 2025) @frozenreeds.com this is fantastic, thank you! www.discogs.com/release/3558... #nowlistening #musicsky #vinylsky #frozenreeds #markfell

VA - 10 x 10 = Great Hits ( Electronic Music Club) Mark Fell - Psychic Resynthesis (Frozen Reeds @frozenreeds.com) Mark Fell - Nite Closures EP (National Centre For Mark Fell Studies) Mark Fell and Pat Thomas - Reality Is Not A Theory (Black Truffle @orenambarchi.bsky.social)

A great year for aspiring graduates of the National Centre For Mark Fell and Rian Treanor Studies Rian Treanor - Another Future Is Impossible (@planetmurecords.bsky.social) Mark Fell with Studio Dan - Remarks On Process (Ventil Records) Rian Treanor and Cara Tolmie - Body Lapse (Planet Mu)

Oh interesting, had no idea there were two versions

I feel like my entire childhood was basically shops called Chips that had that exact font, just following me around dead end towns in the north.

Francis Poulenc smoking a cigarette while cooking with his dog.

If you derived a crumb, an iota, an atom of enjoyment from this, unfollow me immediately.

Yes but: Teo’s edit, different master, easier on the ear, only issued in Japan, on gold CDs.

Was listening last night. Put it on without telling people what it was, guests commented unprompted, strong approval all round.

Obligatory "it's here" photo. Lovely thing. Cheers @5d3m.bsky.social and @frozenreeds.com

tired: GG Allin wired:

I love the way he juxtaposes Derek Bailey & Joe Meek, Ray Russell and Jet Harris and it all sounds great. The antithesis of that whole linear 'if you liked that you'll like this/based on your other purchases' Spotify/Amazon line of thinking. Doesn't work with me. Never has done.

eternally grateful to @frozenreeds.com for hipping me to Ray Russell. F-ing Ray Russell, man.

kinda wild this gets an official release! had the good fortune to see it a few years back (with a zoom call from the man himself) screencrush.com/movie-orgy-b...

Meanwhile back at the Derek Bailey biog, the comment is aimed at Gavin Bryars but also gives a deservedly good kicking to a certain kind of provocateur activity and writing that still thinks there's something subversive about gosh look at me and my harsh noises.

Mark Fell's prolific Fall 2025 continues with this astringent avant-garde string album on @frozenreeds.com that reminds me of Scelsi, Pendercki, but also of Radigue's late period collaborations with others, opening up this cloistered soundworld to new realms: frozenreeds.bandcamp.com/album/psychi...

Due to the holiday, my last set of the year for The Lot Radio didn't happen, so I posted an imaginary iteration of it for the Stack: andybeta.substack.com/p/the-lot-fo... I will now use it as a roadmap for the last Bandcamp Friday of 2025...

the boys are back in town @frozenreeds.com @normanrecords.com

I was asked by HHV to submit 10 of my favorite vinyl releases of 2025. I choose albums by @frozenreeds.com , @hallowground.bsky.social, @patrickshiroishi.bsky.social , Catherin Lamb, Thomas Ankersmit etc. Check it out! www.hhv.de/en/records/c...

Last day of November tomorrow so time to drop this month's #TurntableTurnOns... Ten of my favourite new albums I've been spinning through November #November10 #NewMusic #2025Albums #MostListened

Urgh, hard to let go

I love a beautiful package in the post SDEM - At Quadrant Park Scratchy beats n glitches from another galaxy…well, Leeds quadrantpark.bandcamp.com/album/at-qua...