some nice stuff in this weeks In Strict Tempo, tunes for a rainy Friday www.instricttempo.com/p/in-strict-...

"your honour, I accept I murdered my parents in cold blood, but only did so after they told me they paid a TikTok influencer to choose my name for them" "Case dismissed"

Shout out to whatever's left of the Cambridge Evening News, managing to interview United defender Kell Watts and his wife without realising who he is

for when you've got NTS at 8 but detective work at 10

I can assure you there are

Forgot to add any Bandcamp/Buy links to this weeks In Strict Tempo, but that just means you'll have to dig a little deeper for this weeks good tunes. I also speak to @throttleclark.bsky.social about his new album Steep Stims www.instricttempo.com/p/in-strict-...

almost posted a thought about Mamdani then remembered this tweet

This New Yorker documentary about the 1988 UK government ban on broadcasting the voices of Sinn Féin and I.R.A. leaders is pretty good but they show *that clip from The Day Today with no explanation and no indicator that it is satire. www.newyorker.com/video/watch/...

Call Super is really in his 15peter20 era

For those who might have fallen victim to Beckham revisionism, lets be clear: he deserves his knighthood even less than he deserved any of his england caps post-2001 (ie. not at all)

i have failed No Glut November, where I attempt to go the whole month without listening to Ramadanman classic Glut - better luck next year

A self-indulgent second birthday edition of In Strict Tempo this week, but still plenty o' good music to get yer ears around www.instricttempo.com/p/in-strict-...

Said it before, but any club pulling out of a cup competition should lose all their previous honours in that competition

the only good halloween song www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlkE...

Congratulations to The Athletic for being the first people to write about the state of away dressing rooms without mentioning the OG Master of the Dark Arts: John Beck www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...

love that someone is completely thrown by the concept of singles

Every time I come back from one of these music conferences I always think about what happens to those companies that blast through a tonne of money advertising all over them, and a year or two later you never hear from them again. A couple years ago it was NFT firms, this year it’s AI…

Please Lord smite everyone at this wretched excuse for a “news” site

Will be in Amsterdam all week for ADE- shout if anyone fancies a beer/coffee

Where did we go so wrong that once respected local newspapers just end up peddling shit like this? A shop coming to Glasgow is of no consequence to anyone in or around Cambridge

In Strict Tempo is back, where this week I sell some of my records, and review a load of good new music, and that Bar Italia album that the Quietus just panned (great minds think alike, eh?) www.instricttempo.com/p/in-strict-...

And they say local news journalism is dead

Corsica Studios is closing. Whilst I don't really go clubbing any more, there was a time when I lived nearby when I'd be there pretty often. London's best nightclub? 100% in my eyes. www.instricttempo.com/p/in-strict-...

Why did I see someone at the Chelsea game tonight wearing a Cole Palmer/Donald Trump half & half scarf?

This week's In Strict Tempo is a short tribute to JD Twitch, plus a trove of new music reviews. open.substack.com/pub/instrict...

I don't think I've ever seen such a genuine, personal and truly emotional ourpouring as I have for JD Twitch these last couple of days - it turns out, music actually really fucking matters

A mix of artists who inspired me to start making noise from meeting them at gigs and hearing them play for Industrial Coast. Pale World, Iceman Junglist Kru, Mouth Wound, Bride, Quiet Husband. There is an unreleased track at the end of the mix from myself. It’s still the only place you can hear it.

🧵 This year I added a series of mixes to my In Strict Tempo Substack. They're a really nice addition to the newsletter, and a great mix of tunes and times. So far I've had mixes from myself, @balfnoise.bsky.social, Caspar Clark aka Volte-Face and @a-new-unity.bsky.social LISTEN ⬇️

I spoke with @alexandertucker.bsky.social about his new album on Downwards in this weeks In Strict Tempo, it's a good'un (the album and the interview!) www.instricttempo.com/p/in-strict-...

I commuted by bike round London for the best part of a decade, racking up thousands of miles without incident without the need for a £350 camera, £120 radar or £40 crash detection system. A lock, some lights and a helmet if you're cautious and you're done. www.theguardian.com/thefilter/20...

Just remembered the guy I worked with circa 2008/9 who was utterly convinced Leviticus - Burial was Burials “early stuff before he started making all that soft shite”. This was the Untrue era. m.youtube.com/watch?v=z5NM...

BREAKING: Reports that an online database documenting the details of individuals who celebrated the cancellation of Prurient will be released to the public

The mid-00's were such a fun time to go out in London, a number of clubs, a lot of them centrally located, a range of top DJ's playing all sorts of stuff, often for just a few quid, if not free. This mix from @a-new-unity.bsky.social is a snapshot of that time: www.instricttempo.com/p/in-strict-...

Shouting, lager lager lager

Not sure this really sounds like a festival staffed by sound people tbh

This is pretty much the last pretence of “independence” NTS (now part owned by Universal Music Group) has. They’re supposed to rep the small guy, and support the underground yet collaborate with a massive football club (joining the likes of Emirates and Rwanda as partners).

Probably shouldn't have called this weeks newsletter 'Out of Office' if I wanted anyone to read it... but it's a roundup of tunes before I go on holiday for a couple of weeks. www.instricttempo.com/p/in-strict-...

An XL-sized In Strict Tempo this week, some really really good tunes in this round-up, give it a follow if it's up your street www.instricttempo.com/p/in-strict-...

A special midweek entry to In Strict Tempo's Ceremony mix series this week, from none-other than Volte-Face @volte-face.bsky.social aka Casper Clark of BleeD. A two hour long journey through techno here: www.instricttempo.com/p/in-strict-...

it's crazy how the government always bang on about net zero and getting people out of cars, but then make trains so utterly unaffordable (not to mention unreliable and slow) that the quickest and cheapest way to get anywhere in this country is always by car www.theguardian.com/money/2025/a...

I interviewed Gary Burns of The Sabres of Paradise in this weeks In Strict Tempo www.instricttempo.com/p/in-strict-...

My football “Mandela Effect” is remembering Mrs Grealish 69 holding up and England shirt, not a Man United one

New In Strict Tempo, my take on all the latest dance music news and that... New music this week from 🎵 Burial @hyperdub.bsky.social 🎵 Semtek @a-new-unity.bsky.social 🎵 Angel Hunt 🎵 Adrian Sherwood @onusound.bsky.social 🎵 Sabres of Paradise 🎵 Carrier & more www.instricttempo.com/p/in-strict-...

Whoever manages to drive through at least six no entry signs, big letters painted on the road, and a ditch filled with sand in the middle of it should have their driving licence taken off them for life. (that said, the "guided busway" is still the stupidest idea I've ever seen in my life)

After a short hiatus, In Strict Tempo is back! This week I reminisce about the six years I spent working at HMV, as well as share the usual load of great tunes. www.instricttempo.com/p/in-strict-...

THIS. also don't use AI to write your press release, artist statement, or bio. do some actual thinking. we can tell.

I mean even Resident Advisor isn’t this bad… yet

Still not sure what’s worse these days, music journalism or actual journalism