Growing pretty bummed out about Bob Weir’s passing today. Him and Phil gone in just under a couple of years. A very real and magical energy is no longer flowing through this world. Very sad. #musicsky #gratefuldead

Hitting the 50% mark of three books: Dreamcatcher by Stephen King, Libra by Don DeLillo and Excession by Iain M Banks. Enjoying them all so much for different reasons. Hoping they all continue that way. #booksky #nowreading

My first book of 2026 is finished. A Friend Is A Gift You Give Yourself by William Boyle. A pretty dark tale all in but told with so much heart. I’m obsessed with Boyle’s writing. It’s economical yet so vivid. Who’s read him? #booksky

I want to share more of my creative play this year so to that point, here’s the start of that. A patch made in VCV Rack where one button press sets a small chain of events. #musicsky #VCVRack #modularsynth

For 2026, I’d like to connect with more people around all the stuff I enjoy as I experience all these things in a very solitary way. I have many moments of joy and awe but it would be real fun to do so in real time with others. I have a real yearn to make music/art with others too. I miss that.

While I’m thinking about this year, here’s some other roundups: I got back into comics in a big way. Mostly DC after always being fairly ignorant on a lot of the catalogue. So much fun. Though my favourite read was Murder Falcon by Daniel Warren Johnston and Mike Spicer. So, so good. #comics

Official count for books I read this year stands at 102. I decided in Spring that it would be fun to see if I could do it. Had to build a spreadsheet so I could game it a little bit. Having ADHD means I really had to push myself some days but I proved a bunch of things to myself…

The UK loses its mind over bread and milk this time of year. Having to go on a mission just so I can eat my breakfast this week. I’m laughing. Not moaning.

What was hilarious at my screening was the absolutely beautiful looking Odyssey prologue showing right before the hilarious barrel scrape that was the Doomsday tease. Blows my mind how hard Marvel have fumbled their IP. #cinema #movies #films

A big part of me is very invested in Death Stranding 2 right now. I love how important infrastructure is in those games. Hours lost rebuilding roads and monorail links. What a rush! #playstation #gaming #deathstranding2

My day feels stacked! The library, parcel collection, pharmacy, reading watching, making a radio show. I’m on it, dudes.

Making music is one of the greatest joys on my life. When everything works and it leads to a finished track. It always feels like magic.

Yeah, so I showed this to my younger brother and sister when they were 8 and 6. Whoops.

I haven’t listened to Aja by Steely Dan for a while. Really love the new remaster, especially because they ensured the correct tape speeds. Everything has a little more crack and umph. Beautiful. #musicsky #steelydan

Hi! How are you? Me? Looking fly. Obvs.

Got three books on the go right now. Tinker, Tailor… by John Le Carré, Fool’s Assassin by Robin Hobb and Rose Madder by Stephen King. FA is easily getting all my attention though. Read 50% over the last four days. #booksky

I realise I’ve been ridiculously quiet here. Juggling a few fun projects (which I’m going to start talking about on here). My last book update was Sword Of Kaigen. I’ve read 14 books since then. I’ll bring it all up-to-date 🤘 You good?

Happy 808 day to those that celebrate. Anyone making some noise with one today? #musicsky #synthsky

Sounds good, I’m all in!

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This is a very strong contender for my favourite of 2025. Jazzy. Kosmiche. The kind of pure, playful magic that feels intoxicating and moreish. Get to it! #newmusic #musicsky balmat.bandcamp.com/album/second

The amount of pure joy I’m getting from this record is enough to make me levitate. A stellar Sunday soundtrack. #newmusic #musicsky music.apple.com/gb/album/sar...

Anyone got some hot new music recommendations from today’s new releases? I’m especially interested in Jazz, experimental/interesting electronic music, non-Western releases. #newmusic #musicsky

This is on my list for the weekend. Hyped!

It’s Friday night here at the fortress of solitude. I’m in front of a microphone, getting my radio show together. Plenty of bangers lined up. Let’s go! Check out my older shows before this is live tomorrow? #newmusic #musicsky #radio bff.fm/people/thejc79

Finished Sword Of Kaigen. My last book for May. It was a bumpy ride for me. The middle of this book was phenomenal by either side of it felt like different books. I’d love to read more of this world though. This very much felt like an appetiser. #booksky #fantasy

Approaching my first listen through of this record. It’s just under two hours long. I thought, “There’s no way it’s all good,” as I hit play. I was wrong. It’s banger after banger. #newmusic #musicsky #electronicmusic calibre.bandcamp.com/album/little...

Finished Memories Of Ice by Steven Erickson today. I had to seek out chapter summaries but I was glad I did. Really opened the world/story for me. Also the first book I’ve completed while reading/listening. There’s no going back on immersion reading for me now. #booksky #fantasy

I’m in the final section of Memories Of Ice by Steven Erickson. Had to hit up some online resources to get everything straight in my head. There’s so many moving pieces, felt so confused! Much clearer now though. I’m expecting a climatic end. #booksky #fantasy

Also picked up some books: Malazan books 7 & 8, Fitz & Fool Trilogy, some early 2000 Stephen King books. I’ve got a lot of reading ahead of me haha. #booksky

Took a stroll with this wondrous record in my ears. A very cosmic start to my day. phi-psonics.bandcamp.com/album/expand...

I’m reading Sword Of Kaigen and I just had an amazing hour with the first battle scene. It was a real slow start but the two chapters I’ve just read really blew me away. So much fun! #booksky #fantasy

Sometimes I like to muse on how in the UK we instinctively understand the nuanced differences between, for example, a prat, a prick, a twat, a cunt etc. You could plot them on a graph. What would the axes be? Harmfulness? Mildness/Severity? Warmth/cold?

I’m starting Memories Of Ice by Steven Erickson this morning. Cracking up that the prologue starts a mere 298,665 years in the past 😂

Finished Fool’s Fate by Robin Hobb early this afternoon and I’ve been in a daze ever since. An unforgettable experience. #booksky #fantasy

I’m watching this Chad Wackerman interview on YouTube. Absolute god tier playing. Super nerdy. Totally ticking my boxes. #musicsky youtu.be/24lhWTPVPnQ?...

Fool’s Fate by Robin Hobb continuing to blow my mind here. Read 100 pages this morning that were, truly, the best of any book I’ve ever read. So much was happening, I was reeling with every page turn. An amazing experience. #booksky #fantasy

Just over the halfway point with Fool’s Fate by Robin Hobb. Holy fuck, it’s gone in a direction I wasn’t expecting. Utterly obsessed. #booksky #fantasy

Robin Hobb made me cry again today. I’ve been really slack with Fool’s Fate but I read 100 pages today and got back in the groove. Honestly, no other writer affects me emotionally the way she does. Absolute S tier writing. #booksky #fantasy

What music is starting your week? Me? I’m kicking off with this and it’s a beauty! #newmusic #musicsky eliwinter.bandcamp.com/album/a-tric...

I’ve spent my Sunday figuring out sending OSC messages between Max/MSP and VCV. A whole other level of niche nerd activities 😂 #maxmsp #vcvrack #synthsky

You gotta support your friends, in this case @jondigital.bsky.social recent album. I feel like it's one for when you're in the mood to chill. cronchamp.bandcamp.com/album/nothin...

I’m pretty terrible at promoting my music at the moment. But someone awesome just bought my records on Bandcamp so I thought I’d come here and remind the world about it. There’s quite a few hours of fun, electronic explorations and you can get it all for under £20/$20 cronchamp.bandcamp.com

Finished The Golden Fool by Robin Hobb. The first book to truly move me to tears at the end. These books are truly unlike anything else I’ve ever read. Such a joyous experience. #booksky #fantasy

The Autechre catalogue is a journey like no other 🥰

I’m inside the last 200 pages of Fool’s Errand by Robin Hobb. I have no idea where it’s heading but what a book! Pure spellbinding. #booksky #fantasy

I have a pretty wild modular project on the go and just listened though to some WIP mixes. It’s really exciting me but I’m very aware that it’s different to previous works and also very, very niche 😅 #VCV #synthsky #experimentalmusic

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