It's time for another #Shfl monthly newsletter and when you've got @natepatrin.bsky.social, @darkforcesswing.bsky.social, Chris Catchpole and @haroldheath.bsky.social with the bigger pieces and folks like @kodakghostpoem.bsky.social and @idiotwitchamelia.bsky.social with reviews, it's all good.

Albums of the year pt.3: Other Bangers 🙂🎧❤️

Albums of the year pt.2: Jazz 🙂🎧❤️

Albums of the year pt.1: House & techno 🙂🎧❤️

Harold's-Festive-Albums-Giga-Thread! Another year of listening to lots of new music & trying to decide if I like it enough to write about it, although 2025 was different in that reviewers are now required to establish if the music we’re listening to is machine-generated, which has been great, obvs.

Harold's-Festive-Albums-Giga-Thread! Another year of listening to lots of new music & trying to decide if I like it enough to write about it, although 2025 was different in that reviewers are now required to establish if the music we’re listening to is machine-generated, which has been great, obvs.

"A 15 track comp of Balearic music, that most elastic of genres which in this case includes tropicalia, city pop, UK techno, electronica, soundtracks, deep house & IDM, mostly for listening rather than the club but with moments of dancefloor action too." 5mag.us/latorre5

The critical eye of @haroldheath.bsky.social settles on the lush Balearica of La Torre Ibiza vol 5, "one of the better Ibiza compilations released in 2025" ✅

Been getting into club photography lately…

“…there was something in those American house records, some bit of sonic magic nestling in the gaps between the heavily swung hi-hats, claps and kicks that dance floors just couldn’t seem to resist...” Excerpt from ‘Long Relationships’ 🙂❤️🎧

Been getting into club photography lately…

“…there was something in those American house records, some bit of sonic magic nestling in the gaps between the heavily swung hi-hats, claps and kicks that dance floors just couldn’t seem to resist...” Excerpt from ‘Long Relationships’ 🙂❤️🎧

The bravest animals in the land Are Captain Beaky and his band Marco, Merrick, Terry-Lee, Gary Tibbs & yours truly Is what my mind is playing on loop following a week of flu 😳

Research has consistantly shown that babies respond positively to electronic music, with the following genres being the most popular: Nappy Hardcore Bib Beat Liquid Bum and Face New Jack Swings & Slides Acid Reflux House Prambient

Following a week of listening to baroque-soul-acid-rock hybrids, spacey, futuristic jazz funk outings, and some of the most beautiful orchestration ever committed to wax, my latest dig for theshfl.com is now up online, a most pleasurable wallow in the wonders of the Charles Stepney catalogue 🙂🔈🎧❤️

Jam-packed #Shfl monthly newsletter out, with some reviews from me, guides and overviews from @andybeta.bsky.social, @darkforcesswing.bsky.social, @haroldheath.bsky.social and Chris Catchpole, other reviews from @burningambulance.bsky.social, @jtreppel.bsky.social, @joemuggs.bsky.social and more!

Following a week of listening to baroque-soul-acid-rock hybrids, spacey, futuristic jazz funk outings, and some of the most beautiful orchestration ever committed to wax, my latest dig for theshfl.com is now up online, a most pleasurable wallow in the wonders of the Charles Stepney catalogue 🙂🔈🎧❤️

Another bumper issue of Disco Pogo has just dropped, packed with features on Colleen Murphy, Soulwax, Carl Craig, HAAi, Chanti Celeste, KLF, Saint Ettienne and more, including a piece from me on ‘Jesus Loves The Acid’ by Ecstasy Club’s too. It’s all brilliant, what you waiting for, get involved🙂

Another bumper issue of Disco Pogo has just dropped, packed with features on Colleen Murphy, Soulwax, Carl Craig, HAAi, Chanti Celeste, KLF, Saint Ettienne and more, including a piece from me on ‘Jesus Loves The Acid’ by Ecstasy Club’s too. It’s all brilliant, what you waiting for, get involved🙂

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Having a few breaks from social media atm but back to bring you some more tunes this weekend 🥰 A more dubby set from me & a joy to play some of these tracks out in their full glory 😊 Feat. @socool.bsky.social, @ireless.bsky.social, @haroldheath.bsky.social... 👇👇 www.mixcloud.com/BreaksBassFa...

(Me, taking a swim in my local pool during November) WHERES YOUR FUCKING POPPY??

This extended live set from @andystockton.bsky.social features some amazing UK producers in the electronic/house genres: Charles Webster, Global Communication @mpproductions.bsky.social @ordosmarkzero.bsky.social @haroldheath.bsky.social @matthewherbert.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/BreaksBassFa...

So much absolutely gorgeous music just casually being released at the moment including this deep dreamy romantic transporting widescreen gem from Sven Wunder ❤️🎧🎵

Loving this killer new album of deep house, soul, disco and all sorts of electronic sonic hybridisation from Land Of Echo; lush production, gorgeous vocals from Kathy Diamond and Ayana, quality songs, vibes for miles 😍

The world remains trash but the music remains good and the latest monthly newsletter from #Shfl is out, with good work from among others @haroldheath.bsky.social, @joemuggs.bsky.social, @darkforcesswing.bsky.social, @andybeta.bsky.social and more besides. Check it out!

At 3 minutes 2 seconds, this 1972 New Orleans funk-soul gem from Inell Young is criminally short, forever leaving you wanting more. The lift into the chorus, the way the melody rides over the chord changes with such sweet sadness, her voice so plaintive, man, it just kills me every single time 😍😍😍

If you’re playing out this weekend give this absolute killer a spin❤️ RIP youtu.be/iFdF65vTCG8

Noticed or perhaps realised something today…

Noticed or perhaps realised something today…

As we seem to be talking ECHR again, here’s my Venn Diagram from more than a decade ago.

Pasta companies, wtf, why do you continue to use bags that rip the moment i go near them? Why are they so difficult to open yet so prone to tearing once opened? Why don't you use normal bags? Everyone else has mastered bags, why not you? You & Chupa Chups really need to sort your packaging out

Was writing a press release today, and going through the bits the record label had sent me, the music, track list, artwork etc. I started to get wound up, saying to myself ‘Well this is all great but where’s the press release to go with it all?’ before remembering I was supposed to be writing it…

the main thing that happened to music criticism in the last 25 years is it got defunded

‘Babel’, Cildo Meireles, Tate Modern

‘Babel’, Cildo Meireles, Tate Modern

Have been really struggling to get up off the sofa since We Out Here, I’m calling it WOHvid…

Writing is funny because both my biggest brightest dream and stomach churning dread is having people read my book.

It may not look likely today, but many years ago I had the fastest backspin in my home town, and if you wanted to battle, I’d burn you bad. Happy Birthday Hip Hop!

It may not look likely today, but many years ago I had the fastest backspin in my home town, and if you wanted to battle, I’d burn you bad. Happy Birthday Hip Hop!

Mixmag has joined forces with Crack Magazine, Dazed, DJ Mag, Resident Advisor and The Face in solidarity with the people of Palestine, uniting in support of Brian Eno’s upcoming Gaza benefit concert Together For Palestine mixmagmena.com/read/mixmag-...

Hmm I’ll just have a quick look at the news, wonder what’s going on today….

Happy Pride! Trans rights are human rights Fuck the nazis Love will save the day 🙂❤️✊🏻🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

🧵Happy Friday, here's a new-good-tunes-I've-been-into-recently thread, featuring house, jazz, chug, bruk and soul 🙂🎧❤️ Kicking off with DJ Spen & Mike Dunn’s mix of Spen & DJ Rae’s 'The Vision' which has REALLY good drums:

🧵Happy Friday, here's a new-good-tunes-I've-been-into-recently thread, featuring house, jazz, chug, bruk and soul 🙂🎧❤️ Kicking off with DJ Spen & Mike Dunn’s mix of Spen & DJ Rae’s 'The Vision' which has REALLY good drums:

Bandcamp is ace no doubt, but i hate it when I get a Bandcamp email from one of my favourite labels and i'm all like oh great it's a new release from one of my favourite labels and then i open the email and it's just a tote bag

Liquid 'Sweet Harmony' - a short thread I went to the wedding party of my friend Rehana this weekend. Rehana and my wife first met at university and they've been friends ever since, and I'm now lucky enough to call Rehana my friend too.

"Hyperfocus can be powerful & hugely satisfying but also wayward, costly & sometimes it doesn’t work or it works but on the wrong thing & I do love it & it’s a big part of me but I wish it were a little less contrary" isn’t as catchy as "Hyperfocus is a super power" but is way more realistic #ADHD

Important #JDTwitch of @optimo-espacio.bsky.social news to share -- a Crowdfunder for Keith's continuing care has now been set up. The proceeds from the album I am coordinating, #OneMoreTune, will be going here. Of course, you are also strongly encouraged to contribute to this Crowdfunder directly.