an absolutely huge thank you to everyone who worked with me in 2025, wishing you all the success possible - all unique, all brilliant.

I went full on Cecil B DeMille here - trumpets and shawms, choirs of angels, spells, invocations. And then the scene with the Magicians - Balthazar, Gathaspa and Melchior meeting the newborn baby. A quiet starlit night - cold and calm ❄️🌟❄️ edwardgivens.bandcamp.com/album/snow-globe #christmas #music

Little bit tipsy on Xmas eve? You should absolutely blow your spending money on the new Near Minerals kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/daa... If I don't get two more backers by Xmas day my Christmas is ruined. And thats on you, Grinch.

A lovely review of my latest album "23" check it out if you can.

Need to buy a last minute Christmas gift for someone you have 'a natural liking for and understanding of' or just want to gift a little additional something for someone? It's not too late to gift a digital download of "Affinity". monochromemotif.bandcamp.com/album/affini...

the finished tune🎺 funny to think it was hot out when I was working on this🤷 www.youtube.com/watch?v=maMy...

5PM, Saturday 27th Dec #TrustTheDoc radio show on #exilefm with Neil will be a pre-recorded 'Best Of 2025 Part 1' show counting down 20 - 11 in his Singles of the Year & playing cool grassroots tracks from 2025 by some friends of the show too. Part 2 is live on 3rd Jan with show regulars & the rest!

Included in Part 1 #SKatta @blokeacola.bsky.social #withsun @hartshornmusic.bsky.social & @johnserrano.bandcamp.com @neverthebridle.bsky.social #nxpanther #brokenbear #rothko @lostchimes.bsky.social #lamia #actionrec #chloemarch @paulfcook.bsky.social #tbarschak #cbeem #dresistance #gabriellesey

Huge thanks for all of the support this year. I released my first 7”, and have spent most of it recording my next album. This one has seen me collaborate more, especially with Adam and he ( @deluxemixing.com ) and I have nearly got it finished, so it will be appearing in 2026. Merry Xmas all!

New release day... 23, three years in the making, and a project that I've really enjoyed. Name your price for digital copies and £2 for a CD. aseawarren.bandcamp.com/album/23

This label was one of the finds of the year for me. Looking forward to next year.

A busy year for the label & a massive thanks if you bought one of our 2025 releases on CD, vinyl or download by @tonaldrift.com @musicofsound.bsky.social @johnserrano.bandcamp.com @purplerhapsodyx.bsky.social @voltagepoetry.bsky.social Dan Johnson Or our latest compilation album “Affinity”

I’ve had a quiet year myself, only two albums and two brand new songs that are only available on Bandcamp at the moment (through Monochrome Motif Label & Kiffie’s Weapon and the Shield)! Stay tuned for some new tunes coming soon!

Solstice Blessings to you! ❤️🍄🌿🌱 The Dark Train has just had directive from the North Pole to broadcast at 2200 GMT/1800 ART on Moonday evening. Tune into Warminster Community Radio y Radio MINERVA. Have a good one! ❤️🌱🌿🍄

Ooh - exciting to see that ‘Antwerpeners’ (from #FurtherVerses) will be played on @darktrain.bsky.social tomorrow!

Well, if you MUST know, I do have a book out.

#10goodtracks (10) ‘Dorian Mood’ @tonaldrift.com Yes, a label-mate. This made me want to try and compose something in its style; those orchestral parts working with drum machine & piano. It’s nice to feel inspired :-) tonaldrift.bandcamp.com/track/dorian...

#10good25tracks (6) ‘Almost’ @jjlovegrove.bsky.social Impeccable synth-work on this, surrounding Lovegrove’s arresting vocal that suggests she might easily be at home releasing via #4AD. monochromemotif.bandcamp.com/track/almost

Tonight's show.. @ministryband.bsky.social @edwardgivens.bsky.social @hartshornmusic.bsky.social @giantsofdiscovery.bsky.social @thirdkindrecords.bsky.social @analoguetrash.com @thebothand.bsky.social @wormholeworld.bsky.social @thelastsound.com @simonheartfield.bsky.social and more. Come on over..

Last @freshonthenetblog.bsky.social Listening Post of 2025: freshonthenet.co.uk/2025/12/batc... Have a listen. Have a vote. Have a Happy Christmas! 🙂😍😎

Voltage Poetry Project – Further Verses Sharp, nicely constructed electro pop reminiscent of the Notwist. voltagepoetryproject.bandcamp.com/album/furthe... @voltagepoetry.bsky.social www.etherdiver.com/2025/12/12/o... #ElectroPop

Extremely exciting hearing my Rural District Lo-fi Recording Project song (from the "Affinity" compilation released by @hartshornmusic.bsky.social ) on Shoreditch Radio's "Free Your Radio" show Thank You @freeyourradio.bsky.social 😍 Here's a #mixcloud #Radio link 👇 www.mixcloud.com/FreeYourRadi...

“Sharp, nicely constructed electro pop” - there’s a succinct and very flattering view of #FurtherVerses from @etherdiver.bsky.social. A full review is in the Ether Diver ‘Other People’s Music’ blog and joins the @revivalsynth.bsky.social one on the @hartshornmusic.bsky.social website too…

Working my way through the editing of wedding photos from yesterday, whilst listening to Affinity. It seemed appropriate. monochromemotif.bandcamp.com/album/affini...

Come and grab em! Free BC codes for Blue Sketches. An album released back in 2021! kkgx-e4e8 kykh-uar2 ktzp-ench nkt8-3e45 lyzy-c75r qtty-x5nd bnzz-j35h wwtk-6sn5 sjzk-klpf pf3t-6mba richarddavies.bandcamp.com/yum

hope smiles from the threshold of the year to come whispering: "it will be happier" - Alfred Lord Tennyson #musicsky #hope #newyear

Trk 1 from The Winter Queen❄️ edwardgivens.bandcamp.com/album/the-winter-queen which is on sale for a mere US$1 As a kid I could think of nothing so much fun as soaring down the icy slope on my grandpa's Flexible Flyer. 🛷 The older sleds had higher runners and didn't bottom out! #musicsky #christmas

Great to have the joint track with @john-serrano.bsky.social included on this compilation.

Indie Dog Days of Xmas volume 3 out now! @amsradio.bsky.social Xmas Alternatives by @couchboymusic.bsky.social @smokincola.bsky.social @somehappything.bsky.social @brianlambert.bsky.social @delcobras.bsky.social @scoopskitheband.bsky.social @secondplayerscore.bsky.social +more! tr.ee/eS_c0OIkuh

also included on the release: @hartshornmusic.bsky.social @quizboypdx.bsky.social 🎶🎶🧑‍🎄Streaming now!

Belgian, Piero Delux and his ‘Elsehow’ project, ‘Afterimage’ (2025, Bandcamp). Very nice early listening for a Sunday. His vocals are lush, but the instrumentation and compositions make this album work so well 😎

Have you seen the wonderful @edwardgivens.bsky.social video for his track White Stag from the Affinity album. #musicsky youtu.be/kAdSB1ks7RA?...

Yuletide Blessings to you all and a very good evening. The Solstice Express with @lippykidmusic.bsky.social at the helm will depart UFO Central [@WarminsterRadio] y Radio MINERVA at 2200 GMT/1800 ART on Moonday evening. 🌿🌱🍄❤️

Looking to give the gift of indie music for Xmas? Ten amazing multi genre artists with their take on the theme of Affinity. Only available on CD, download or vinyl. #musicsky monochromemotif.bandcamp.com/album/affini...

Thank you so much for all the support you've shown for this series throughout the year. Its meant a great deal. For the final edition. The series started with David Bowie. It was always going to end with him too. 52 Albums To Shape A Soul - Part 52 🖤⚡x lippykidmusic.substack.com/p/52-albums-...

Just over four weeks since the release of #FurtherVerses and my copy of the vinyl edition has now arrived :-) It does feel like a luxury. Parts of the front cover and inner sleeve are shown (the flip side of the latter features buildings in, and a sky above, the city of #Bath.) #synthsky #lofi

Now playing: “The Rainbow”, new single from JJ Lovegrove. 🌈 "If I could have a little more light maybe I could be a rainbow." Inspired by the writing of D.H. Lawrence whilst drawing on JJ’s own lived experiences. jjlovegrove.com/track/the-ra...

a moment of inspiration #musicsky #composer andrewhartshorn.bandcamp.com/track/latitude

The opening and closing figures were inspired by @hartshornmusic.bsky.social 's piece - Latitude. andrewhartshorn.bandcamp.com/album/the-final-corridor-of-uncertainty-album

music video this one is for my track "white stag" available exclusively as part of the Affinity compilation by @hartshornmusic.bsky.social monochromemotif.bandcamp.com/album/affinity-album #musicsky

in the current adventure with @pocketlint he’s channelling jim morrison fronting an ice cool band from 1982 and just when you get comfortable we’ll give you some atonal feedback that happens to tie into tracks 1 and 13 EXCITING

Following the astonishing review for #FurtherVerses by @revivalsynth.bsky.social (now also on the @hartshornmusic.bsky.social website) comes a succinct and very nice one from @etherdiver.bsky.social. It’s in the link here :-) #synthsky www.etherdiver.com/2025/12/12/o...

A new Other People's Music is here! Two varietals of electro pop! One shot of electro rock! Weird Chamber pop! Weirder art rock! Read it, listen to it, enjoy it! www.etherdiver.com/2025/12/12/o... This is the final "normal" OPM of 2025; next week I'll have a look back at some memorable submissions

This week's show @ghostdubs.bsky.social @david-soulscorch.bsky.social @hartshornmusic.bsky.social @nicholasburgess.bsky.social @iheartnoise.bsky.social @shopfiresmusic.bsky.social @subjangle.bsky.social @lyndhurstmusic.bsky.social @julianwamusic.bsky.social and more. Come on over.

Just caught this wonderful interview on catch up. You can jump straight to the JJ interview around at around 40:00

A helpful PSA 😐 about Bandcamp's excellent and cost-effective "Send as Gift" feature🎁 and how it can save your ass this Holiday season🎄 #bandcamp #christmas #music #video #gift #ideas

My newest album Snow Globe Available at: Bandcamp: shorturl.at/4V9ps iTunes: shorturl.at/VyLtq YouTube music: shorturl.at/T1U9Z Qobuz: shorturl.at/I7PJP Tidal: shorturl.at/AZ9oz 💿Compact Disk : shorturl.at/mj4on or DM me. #music #christmas

‘Almost’ by @jjlovegrove.bsky.social is one of the best tracks I’ve heard by anyone this year - and it’s on the @hartshornmusic.bsky.social ‘Affinity’ compilation. Fine synth-work and a voice that would sit well on a #4AD themed mixtape with Lisa Gerrard or Elizabeth Fraser.

Massive thanks to everyone who came to the “affinity” listening party. One of the most enjoyable ones I’ve been to.