The best of postal deliveries ✨️ Thanks to Eric & Victoria @plentywenlock.bsky.social Thanks to Ben @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social

In my ongoing tests with lightboxes, a few weeks ago I made this for a good friend who has just moved house. He's also a huge fan of The Wicker Man so decided to make this for his hallway, to greet guests as they arrive. Seemed to go down well, as they've messaged saying "You did it beautifully" 🌞.

twas an absolute honour to release Lukas's album. It's *insane* he's not on one of the bigger labels and written about by all those hip publications. There is no meritocracy. No justice. It's the Wild West, lorded over by shadowy, scummy middle men and grifters. I may have drifted off the point...

Currently drifting back to my formative years growing up in the Black Country with this evocative soundtrack. @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/canals...

#NowPlaying Another beautiful, extraordinary, blurred memory release from Ben Holton aka The Balloonist on his mighty @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social label. 🤍

Big friend and supporter of the label, Paul 'Sky Patterns' Lockett. Why not have a wander over to his Bandcamp for a listen...?* *there is no reason not to!

MASSIVE thanks to all who purchased a lathe cut or CDr today. I will get these sent Monday. Due to popular demand, I will be re-pressing the pro-CDr version, with a colour variant sleeve. Orders are now open for the re-press: digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/canals...

Managed to grab one of the CDs after 5pm watershed…they move fast..get in there ⭐️

Well worth posting about this again, it's a really amazing collection of songs. Lovely work from Karen Vogt @karenvogtmusic.bsky.social on Wayside & Woodland @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social #dreampop #shoegaze #experimental #vocal waysideandwoodlandrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/haunte...

Gorgeous and melancholic, a very beautiful collection from The Balloonist @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social #alternative #dreamwave #dreampop waysideandwoodlandrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/canals...

For #BandcampFriday please have a listen to some amazing music @karenvogtmusic.bsky.social @goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social @plentywenlock.bsky.social @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social @hazelene.bsky.social @shopfiresmusic.bsky.social @assistant.bandcamp.com @lastdaysofrome.bsky.social

More abstracted beauty from brother Ben.

Now in the shop! 'Canals Of South Staffs & The Black Country' EP 4 tracks of lofi, tape degraded memories and reflections of the old canal systems... Only a few of the lathe cuts left now. A batch of lathes & CDrs now, and another at 5pm GMT... digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/canals...

Another essential Bandcamp Friday purchase 👇 As a Black Country lad myself it was a no brainer ✨️ @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/canals...

Always interesting, this lot.

Check this!

incredibly limited lathe cut 7" vinyl? 4 new tracks by The Balloonist? Maybe* *yes

Sneaky peek at a (pre)release due this coming Bandcamp Friday...

Some top arrivals over the weekend 👌 Thanks to Ben @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social

Listening to this literally as we speak, it's a lovely thing.

now playing on THE PERIPHERY on NOISEBOX RADIO: The Balloonist – The Fountain (Wayside & Woodland Recordings) instagram.com/theballoonist1981 waysideandwoodlandrecordings.bandcamp.com || instagram.com/waysidewoodland || @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social

Hear my December @DandelionRadio.bsky.social show on demand at Mixcloud: www.mixcloud.com/DandelionRad... feat #Ride #BlackHoney #TheTwilightSad #BenHolton @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social #TheGoldenVirgins #TheWeddingPresent #DJGregory #MOLLY @dearyband.bsky.social @soniccathedral.bsky.social + more

A lovely review here, from @kristanreed.bsky.social, of the final two releases of 2025! Here's to 2026! open.substack.com/pub/kristanr...

Bit late, but still valid!

I've realised the last 2/3 years that it's hugely important to me in my own stuff. The experimental bits of Keshed are an extreme example but i did a piece for @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social as well where the typography was integral to the whole thing. Always driven by content and now the

Some of favourite albums of 2025. If you see your cover art you've given me great pleasure and joy this year. Thanks to all of you 🩷🙏🩷

It was an absolute joy to re-master this wonderful album (and the unearthed bonus tracks). Eric revisited the mixes and, with my mastering process, we really opened things up and revealed a few hidden details and textures. In short, I urge you to pick up a copy!

Lovely CD and calendar package from @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social

Chuffed to see the inclusion of the Birds In The Brickwork EP 'Coastal Study #1' in this lovely article from Stationary Travels! Again, loads of stuff I've yet to discover too. Have a look! stationarytravels.wordpress.com/2025/12/19/2...

Really lovely to see 'Flowers Made Of Light' included in this list. Some things in here I need to investigate too... www.sicmagazine.net/17850/editor...

The Form Group (Matt solo) - Provincial Echo album on @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social: waysideandwoodlandrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/provin...

Found this brilliant album by Epic45 in the mail yesterday ... Many thanks to @goodbyewudaokou.bsky.social who ordered me this bandcamp gift. @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social #Epic45 #BandcampGift

matt ashton from leaf library's side project -- beautifully sculpted slabs of sound, reminded me of cluster's more abstract stuff https://waysideandwoodlandrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/provincial-echo

Coming today, and likely to be the final Goodbye Wudaokou release for a while:

Just snapped up one of these calendars. Every home should have one

My soul sister from across the waves, @caminauta.bsky.social has released a beautifully meditative track and similarly peaceful video today. Full track available on her Bandcamp. Caminauta will be making her Wayside & Woodland debut early next year, I cannot wait... youtu.be/O9BZuQUSkX4?...

@bandcamp.com isn't just for #BandcampFriday so do support these great labels @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social @whirecordings.bsky.social @wiaiwya.bsky.social @woodfordhalse.bsky.social @wormholeworld.bsky.social

Wonderful hazy psychedelic work from brother Ben.

The Birds In The Brickwork 2026 calendar and album are now up for sale on Bandcamp! digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/a-coll...

Hello! I was bizarrely 'locked out' of here for a couple of weeks but I appear to be allowed back in... The 2026 calendar from Birds In The Brickwork is out tomorrow! Includes a new album, as usual too 🙂

Sitting down on a drizzly Tuesday morning and blasting the new one from @matthewjashton.bsky.social, and it's one of those albums that gets better with every listen. Beautiful drones and atmospheres. Also slightly terrifying sometimes haha: waysideandwoodlandrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/provin...

Out today on the very fine Wayside & Woodland Recordings @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social from Ben Holton's The Balloonist. Lovely, evocative soundscapes and shimmering guitars. #dreampop #shoegaze #ambient waysideandwoodlandrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/wulfrun

#nowplaying New music arrival…. The Balloonist: wulfrun On @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social label

Like buses, parcels always come in twos ... nice surprise from @castlesinspace.bsky.social and @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social (obviously a big thanks to both as well ... I'm about to look smart while listening to good music!)

Up for pre-order on Wayside and Woodland @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social, Ben Holton's The Balloonist. I love the chiming atmospherics found here. Lovely as ever. #dreampop #shoegaze #ambient waysideandwoodlandrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/wulfrun

Essential purchase. Do love Ben’s work as The Balloonist. Now waiting for the companion EP.

Now up for pre-order 'Wulfrun' by The Balloonist. An homage to the 1960s, open air shopping parade in Wolverhampton, UK. Covered over in the late 90s, the original was testament to the post-war futurism that drove architecture for a short while... digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/wulfrun

The Balloonist 'Wulfrun', an EP recollecting the 1960s 'concretopia' of the Wulfrun Shopping Centre, will be available for pre-order at 5pm this evening. It's only a short pre-order, however copies will be available at the gig on Sunday 👀 And, as ever, Patrons get their copies a little sooner...

OUT TODAY! 'Provincial Echo' by The Form Group. Matt will have a limited amount of the handmade physical copy very soon, so hang fire if you want one of them. BUT.... do do do have a listen! digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/provin...

Two TLL-related things out today... Firstly a Matt (me, usually) solo album as The Form Group on @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social