Spider-Noir: Episode 6 There aren't enough superlatives. I'm loving this series. I think I might need to dip into the source material. Elements of this episode reminded me of Cage featuring on Wogan in 1990. 😆

Balance 006: Anthony Pappa (2004) Pappa knocks it out of the park with Disc 1 and easily stands shoulder to shoulder with Balance 005. Disc 2 was disjointed for me with only Atmospheric Graffiti really standing out. Best Track: Reality Theory - KVK

The Prince estate once again showing their ineptitude. A new album with random material and terrible art 1. I Am You 2. Tick Tick Bang 3. Heaven 4. I Wonder 5. With This Tear 6. Stone 7. Calabama 8. The Guilty Ones 9. Bestest Friend 10. How Come You Don't Call Me Anymore? (Live)

Spider-Noir: Episode 5 Now that is how you do an origin story. No faffing about, just the facts. Cage is subtlely becoming more eccentric in his performance and is superb. Wonderful story, acting and cinematography. In fact this is haping up to be better than The Penguin.

Balance 005: James Holden (2003) A sensational mix. Paced almost to perfection. I found the slow down at the end too long and may have benefitted by only being one track Very tricky to pick best track but... Best Track: PQM - You Are Sleeping (PQM Meets Luke Chable Vocal Pass)

Balance 004: Phil K (2002) Disc 1 is superb, lush breaks & filthy beats, marred only by the PIL & Led Zep remixes at the end. Disc 2 was a patchier affair. Technically excellent but few tracks grabbed my attention Best Track: The Way (PQM's Deephead Dub) - Prince Quick Mix

Spider-Noir: Episode 4 Two words... Bloody marvelous!

Spider-Noir: Episode 3 Superb, double crossing, marked money, grave digging fun. Cage is sublime and playing into his more eccentric acting methods. He's not gone full Cage yet but you can tell he's really enjoying himself. As am I.

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Balance 003: Bill Hamel (2002) A superb listen, the mixing was seamless as it progressively got darker/trancier. I loved how the percussion sounded to the fore Featured several standout tracks This Balance series has been excellent so far Best Track: Kenny's Back - Guy Gerber

Spider-Noir: Episode 1 & 2 Magnificent. Every shot looks incredibly cinematic and straight off the pages of a comic book. It looks and sounds perfectly 30s. Cage is superb.

The Boroughs: Episode 8 Well that was incredibly unsatisfying. First couple of episodes were tremendous before going all 'Goonies' and then just kinda, ending. Sadly, ended up pretty disappointing.

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The Boroughs: Episode 7 Now that we know what's going on this has definitely lost its spark. Its still enjoyable but it can be somewhat farcical and very much of a Goonies persuasion. There's a seed of something good here but I'm not convinced about the execution.

It has now been 21,598 hours since Amazon UK promised to phone me back within 24 hours. 😐

A staff member in my local HMV asked if they could help. I asked 'Do you have any Fabric CDs?' They replied... 'I don't think so, we only have normal, plastic CDs. I can check the system for you' I don't think they were joking 😐

We were unlucky to have to wait 13 years for Inferno to arrive. Having played this on repeat since its release I can forgive @boardsofcanada.bsky.social as this is a deeply dark and beautiful album.

The Boroughs: Episodes 5 & 6 OK, so this has gone full Goonies. Not that its a bad thing but we are firmly in 'fun' territory and not taking itself seriously at all. I'm having a good time with it but its not the horror/thriller I was expecting it to be.

X-Files: S4. E17. Tempus Fugit Drama, mystery, intrigue, decent acting, a believable fantastique storyline and a belter of a cliffhanger. 'Do you remember the last time you were missing nine minutes?' One of the best episodes so far.

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X-Files: S4. E16. Unrequited What a clunker! I thought this was a dull, flag waving load of nonsense. Some of the acting should have a X-File. Shocking at times. To repeat the pre-credit sequence with zero payoff is an odd choice.

The Boroughs: Episode 3 Thankfully, it looks like we are going to find out what's going on. I was concerned we'd have a 'From' situation but cards are starting to be shown nice and early. Probably the weakest episode so far, but still a lot of fun.

Health Update 26/5/26 No longer on antibiotics but now on much stronger steroids and painkillers. Wounds are still splitting and pretty nasty. New dressings being applied and I need to rest as much as possible. I've had enough now. 😐

The Boroughs: Episode 2 This is wonderful. Molina is brilliant. Watch it!

X-Files: S4. E15. Kaddish An episode fueled by anger for a subject matter that is easy to mess up Yes, the vile racists were a little cartoony but the overarching story was well done Scully seems to be a counterpoint to Mulder just to argue now. She seems incapable of agreeing

Balance 002: Kasey Taylor (2001) A really good mix though possibly darker than I'd like. There are brief moments of lightness and a decent remix of the mighty Papua New Guinea. I do prefer melody over driving beats Best Track: Papua New Guinea (Satoshi Tomiie Main Path) - FSOL

The Boroughs: E1 I thought this was tremendous. Molina was superb throughout although the show that would possibly benefit by stopping trying to look and feel like a Spielberg project. There's weird shit going on and I'm fully invested.

X-Files: S4. E14. Memento Mori Impressive how this just about gets away with tying the threads of the shows mythology together. It flirted with overwriting but the acting held it together Skinner seems to love the 'just looking off camera whilst taking his glasses off' pose. 😆

Balance 01: Sean Quinn (2001). I really liked this. The first CD in particular stands out with its pacey, melodic tracklist that switches genres subtlely. The second CD is darker and offers less variety but is still solid. Best Track: The Baguio Track (Bedrock Remix) - Luzon

X-Files: S4. E13. Never Again. The Mulder/Scully relationship plotline was interesting but the rest was pretty terrible. Was it trying for an erotic thriller vibe? Anderson was great but I'm not sure Scully would act like she did. An odd episode.

Health Update 20/5/26 Still on antibiotics and now alternating between fancy wrap style bandages and compression. Legs are swelling to the point the wounds are splitting further. 😲 Pain levels are ridiculous. I rattle from the amount of Tramadol inside me. Thanks for checking in with me.

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DJ-Kicks: Terranova (1998) After a worryingly slow start things pick up quite nicely towards the end. I'm hoping this series finds it's feet as this run of rap tinged mixes is starting to grate. Best Track - Please Stand By: Psyche/BFC

DJ-Kicks: DJ Cam (1997) If the brief for this mix was 'create a cure for insomnia' then DJ Cam has knocked this out of the park. Flat, dull, boring, uninspiring, lethargic and frankly, not very good. If I'd paid for this, I'd be fuming. Best Track - Milan: Tommy Hools

DJ-Kicks: The Black Album (1997) An uninspiring mix. Speaks volumes that my favourite track was probably from the 1973 Kung Fu soundtrack by Jim Helms until the dubby 'He Builds The World' featured. Best Track - He Builds The World: Small Fish with Spine & Paul Jason Fredericks

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Health Update 20/5/26 Still on antibiotics and now alternating between fancy wrap style bandages and compression. Legs are swelling to the point the wounds are splitting further. 😲 Pain levels are ridiculous. I rattle from the amount of Tramadol inside me. Thanks for checking in with me.

X-Files: S4. E12. Leonard Betts. A fantastic episode with a creepy 'monster', wonderful medical mumbo-jumbo, a car exploding for no reason bar being shot at and then the gutpunch of Scully's potential diagnosis. Superb.

DJ-Kicks: Nicolette (1997) Sonically, this was really entertaining although I did find it lean a little too heavily on jungle/D&B/. The Nicolette vocal tracks were particularly interesting. Epicly loud bass and always good to hear Aphex Twin. Best Track - Angry Dolphin: Plaid

The Boys - S5, E8 Blood And Bone And so that's that. Like most of this season it all felt somewhat speedran. Things happen because they 'have to'. No real surprises, all shot in singular locations and carried HARD by Antony Starr/Homelander. Those early seasons were peak TV 😭

DJ-Kicks: Stacey Pullen (1996) A perfectly listenable mix of mostly melodic techno that, for me, was just missing a couple of tracks that really grabbed the attention Blade Runner samples did a lot of lifting Best Track - Digital Justice: Theme From (It's All Gone) Pear Shaped

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DJ-Kicks: Kruder & Dorfmeister (1996) A beautiful mix. Mellow triphop and liquid funk with just enough bump to not be too jarring. I'm new to K&D. Based on their track choices, I'll absolutely be looking more into their work. Best Track - Dubdope: Hardfloor

X-Files: S4. E11. El Mundo Gira. Heavy handed social commentary, dodgy soap opera acting and plot spoiled what could've been an interesting premise. The weakest episode so far of the season, maybe the series so far.

DJ-Kicks: Claude Young (1996) An unspectacular mix music wise but does highlight Youngs excellent mixing skills although I did find the backspins and other 'tricks' out of place, almost too loud Maybe this period of techno isn't for me Best Track - Dopplereffekt: Speak & Spell

DJ-Kicks: Carl Craig (1996) I struggled with this. The last few tracks were alright but a majority of the playlist was looped, repetitive beats with admittedly nice (post production?) flourishes. Nothing really grabbed my attention. Best Track - Electroluv: The 4th Wave

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X-Files: S4. E10. Paper Hearts. Initially I thought the dream/laser sequences were cheesy, but as the story progressed 'Paper Hearts' turned into one of the strongest X-Files episode so far. A superb premise, excellently executed.