I've just had the pleasure of listening to advance copies of new albums from @apta.bsky.social and @lofive.bsky.social and you folks are in for an absolute delight. Two albums of stripped back ambience of distinctly different vibes and sounds, and both of them utterly exquisite.

Support for Marconi Union @ The Yard, mcr.

All amazing artists on this comp, and what an idea too. Highly recommended.

I’m going to be hosting regular live shows in my lovely little town of Holmfirth under the Holmfirth Sound Society banner and the first will be announced next week! I’m always looking for people to play at these events, so drop me a line anytime if you’d like to play a tiny Yorkshire town…

NOT FUCKING YET

Mastering engineers : how creative do you get / allow yourself to get / are generally allowed to get? Is it ever requested to have more of an input than usual?

Lovely words from a lovely man about tons of lovely music. Thanks Bob! X

The Arnside Village Hall Fire Extinguisher Yearly Safety Check Report - The Arnside Village Hall Fire Extinguisher Yearly Safety Check Report (2026)

NEW GIG ANNOUNCEMENT! At The Trades Club with @apta.bsky.social on 27 November. Tickets at warringtonruncorn.com/live/

BOOM, playing at the Trades Club in Hebbo with my good pal and all-round musical legend, @warringtonruncorn.com . I'm excited. Are you excited? buytickets.at/thetradesclu...

Low - Days Like These (Apta cover). youtu.be/I89hSq6p_Pk?...

Sorry, I know. I'm here I'm here. Hello!

now playing on THE PERIPHERY on NOISEBOX RADIO: Apta – Elegy (Woodford Halse) apta.bandcamp.com || instagram.com/aptamodular || @apta.bsky.social woodfordhalse.bandcamp.com || instagram.com/woodfordhalsetapes || @woodfordhalse.bandcamp.com @noiseboxradio.com

I honestly can't recommend this enough: a perfectly crystallised musical moment in time. If I could have gone it would have been my GOTY, but I couldn't, so I'm very happy this exists.

Bought last night on its release fantastic addition to my Boxing Day party tour

Done a new upload of my live set at Factory/ Aviva with Lindström and The Thief Of Time. Was a lovely gig this one, glad to have a nicely recorded version. apta.bandcamp.com/album/apta-l...

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I've made a mix of ambient and low(ish) key electronica from the last 18 months. Featuring @flcartographer.bsky.social @warringtonruncorn.com @apta.bsky.social @drsausagesmd.bsky.social @kaylapainter.bsky.social etc Everyone you'd expect really www.mixcloud.com/indolent_chi...

Coming up in a month's time, Emotion Wave is back with myself and some very talented friends - Sean Fearon and Jess Beaumont. All happening in the intimate surroundings of Commune, Liverpool. Tickets on sale now ✨ www.skiddle.com/e/41437594

All the emails in the world are telling me it's Bandcamp Friday! I've not got anything new on the go, and all the vinyl is gone (soz) BUT my album The Pool for good ol' @castlesinspace.bsky.social is still available digitally, as well as all my other choonz. If you fancy buying them, that's lovely.

You can catch up to my hour of radiogram broadcasting at www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/.... It features music from @apta.bsky.social @polypores.bsky.social @sulkrooms.bsky.social and @loulayorke.bsky.social amongst others.

Look at this eh? Lindström, Thief Of Time, me! What a lovely gig.

HELLO! Sorry I've been quiet of late, been very busy with :gestures at everything: HOWEVER, I've got some exciting gig news coming next week and I've got music coming -anon- too. Lovely eh. apta.bandcamp.com/track/equinox This is one of my favourite Apta drifters from Vignettes (2021)

Thanks everyone who picked up a copy of "Cosmically A Shambles" over the weekend in the @crackedankles.bsky.social sale, I hope you like it! It's funny, people keep comparing it to Plaid, who I'd never heard at the time. I was trying to make a psych rock/jazz album with modular and a drum machine. 😆

#nowplaying @apta.bsky.social the pool, on @castlesinspace.bsky.social Keep coming back to this one 🔥

Mates, honestly. Listen to this. Stunning modern classical / folk / music concrete ambient business. An incredible record from @tonalunion.bsky.social

My new album ‘Resplendent In The Light Of The Universe’ is released via the excellent DiN Records on July 18th & you can grab a taster of it here 👇🏻 tinyurl.com/vh7bcwfb

The first pressing of The Pool, from a now defunct pressing plant.Only 5 made!

@apta.bsky.social‬ Alina Bzhezhinska, Tony Kofi Kate Bollinger Mike Dickinson Omni Gardens ThorF Hayden Pedigo Tim Didymus, Foster Neville Uncle Fido @francis-morning.bsky.social‬ @ghostintheloop.bsky.social‬ @matthewhiram.bsky.social‬ Carlos Ferreira, SVLBRD Marcus Farley @lofive.bsky.social‬ ...

First full listen to this absolute masterstroke from Dalham, / @castlesinspace.bsky.social . Ace.

Rest well, king.

Are you coming? Points, YOU?

Very excited to be playing a lil' lovely sounding gig in the beautiful Kampus bungalow. Very cool space, amazing sound system and me, playing some guitars, pedals and synths. ra.co/events/2158775

Happy Record Store Day for yesterday! Spent it swooning around Manc with @djdebgrant.bsky.social DJ’ing every nook and cranny. Managed to grab the @rivalconsoles.bsky.social LP I was after and spent far too much time in @piccadillyrecs.bsky.social // Props to @apta.bsky.social What a day 🥳

Two of my greatest music pals have wonderful releases today and they're both Stellar (no pun intended) @flcartographer.bsky.social stunning new album of impeccable, untethered electronic bliss is out on @woodfordhalse.bsky.social fieldlinescartographer.bandcamp.com/merch/wf-95-...

Q&A Part Two, last day of half-price and a word on mastering Some CDs still left too - huge thanks again for the support, we’ve raised an amazing sum for the hospital 🙏🧡 In the Q&A today - deep into my studio and the instruments I use, and the ideas and process behind each track on in your hands

Apta - Skyline (Tabula Rasa, 2017) Black Beacon Sound. 10" / digital. blackbeaconsoundintl.bandcamp.com/track/skyline

@apta.bsky.social taking over 6Music @piccadillyrecs.bsky.social 👏🏼

Can someone just buy that last copy of the pool from Juno. Staying power, that yin.

No 27! Have it.

Jon didn't cut it, sorry. Ben at Plastidisc did. Doh

Ooof hard one this. Let's goooo Smashing Pumpkins Pink Floyd The Album Leaf Explosions In the Sky GYBE

I'm glad you're all enjoying The Pool, it makes me very happy. Here's my usual revisitation of an album (EP) I made during lockdown which I probably credit the most for my sound nowadays. It's called 'Sun' and it did get cut onto vinyl by @doitthissen.bsky.social , 40 black 10 clear vinyl.

Really loving this new @apta.bsky.social album on @castlesinspace.bsky.social: apta.bandcamp.com/album/the-pool Proper unforced Eno drifting here.

You need to hear this. Huge, expansive untethered ambient Bliss.

In Feb I released a film score on @subexotic.bsky.social for Jack Laurance’s ‘Take A Look At God’s Face’, and I wanted to go into crazy depth on how I put the music together and the tools I use for soundtrack work. There’s a mega 40min video walkthrough on my Patreon and here’s a few previews..

Big thanks to Huw Stevens for playing a tune from my new one for @castlesinspace.bsky.social and for saying all the lovely words. Great show, huge honour to be included. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

RaaRaa is like the MC Grindah of the jingly jangly jungle.

Today is tour prep day. Rehearsing, fine tuning and working out how I can make my electric violin sound utterly hideous. Next week - let’s GO!