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!

Stephen Kinnock is lying. People don't lose PIP when they get a job, its not an out of work benefit & plenty of people on PIP work Kinnock knows this. What he's doing is part of a wider govt strategy to paint disabled people as shirkers & scroungers stealing from working people

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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

me when the googly moogly is great

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

There’s a life lesson here…

Amazing the difference some sunshine makes to my life. It’s absolutely beaming here. Gonna do some listening for my show until mid-morning and then I’m out in it 🌞❤️

I read Out Of Sight by Elmore Leonard over the last 24 hours. A really fun, gritty slice of terrible people being terrible. Loved how lean it felt. No wasted words. Back to the Six Duchies now, The Golden Fool is demanding to be read! #booksky #fantasy #crime

Hi! I’m on @bff.fm for the next two hours with a fresh batch of 2025 bangers. Join me? #radio #communityradio #newmusic bff.fm

DNF’d The Tommyknockers by Stephen King today. Even he admits that it’s a mess because of his addiction problems. Gave it a few hundred pages but it was hard work! #booksky

Putting together my radio show for tomorrow. Got a great featured record this week, the debut from Chime Oblivion. An absolutely killer collection of musicians. You heard it? johndwyer.bandcamp.com/album/chime-...

Hard agree on this. I saw it last night and was grinning from ear to ear all the way through. The new Atmos mix by Steven Wilson sounded absolute mega on a full Atmos setup. Full magic.

I finished Fool’s Errand by Robin Hobb yesterday. The premise seemed so simple that I wasn’t sure if I’d enjoy it. I was very wrong. A rich, deep story that made me laugh and cry. Extremely satisfying. #booksky #fantasy

Approaching the halfway point of Robin Hobb’s Fool’s Errand and its cracking me up that a character from Liveship Traders is the name of a horse in this book. So funny. #booksky #fantasy

Off out for my sun. Fool’s Errand by Robin Hobb under my arm. Been a great week of reading. Deadhouse Gates and Misery. But I’m very excited to get back to Fitz. #booksky #fantasy

The UK may be teetering on the edge of the bin but the US has horrifically clogged the toilet.

I’m listening to the Dirty Projectors record this morning. Enjoying it. Really reminding me Smile by The Beach Boys. Which I was not expecting at all. #newmusic #musicsky

Had some great breakthroughs with #VCVRack the last few days thanks to this video. It unlocked a lot of possibilities in regard to random/chance within generative patching. #electronicmusic #synthsky #modularsynth youtu.be/mVSKZCakeUU?...

While I’m here, I had an amazing dream last night. I was working at a recording studio where the remaining Beatles were making a comeback record. The twist being Ringo had died. Harrison/Lennon were writing together, both slightly against Paul. High drama!

This week’s @bff.fm is now up in the archives for your listening pleasure. The featured album is Earthstar Mountain by Hannah Cohen and it’s an absolute banger. Come get it! #communityradio #radio #newmusic #musicsky bff.fm/broadcasts/4...

Finished Ship Of Destiny by Robin Hobb. There was so much to love about this book. It built to a satisfyingly sonorous crescendo. A perfect ending to the trilogy. I’m so entranced by this world and Hobb’s writing. Her character work and world building is on a peerless level. #booksky #fantasy