Haven’t done a #morningmusic for a while but this is one of best. Such an emotional piece of music. Love it so much. youtu.be/0MYlVGzR1gw

Just found the first 12” I ever bought, from Record & Tape (as it then was) in Camden. Thought I’d sold tbh. Kind of a banger too. youtu.be/oKahLzxAlH8

Listened this great @djhistory.bsky.social podcast while I packed up my records yesterday. Richard isn’t really unsung but his contribution should be celebrated. First met him on a trip to hear Weatherall play at the White Swan (iykyk) with a mutual mate maybe in 91/92? spotify.link/BN7AAkJDAXb

Nothing more boring than packing one’s records to move house. Except maybe the concept of Balearic as a genre (its AoR with a drum machine)

Dunno if this proves anything, but I have shared hyper pop playlist with a 28 yo friend at work and my kids keep stealing my clothes…

Inspired by a Place Called Tarot, my #raveyardshift tonight is hardcore ecstasy disco bangers, aka disco for dancing on pills (not that I’ve done ofc, if my boss is reading) First one that you all know & infamously ended MagicJase’s time on Faith fanzine (italo, lol) youtu.be/mfpLKAhw1J8

Always check those pound bins. Always

Heard this Jamie XX track for the first time yesterday. It’s really nice but also sounds strangely familiar... Homeboy, Hippie and a Funkidred? youtu.be/_-FDtJ4As2Y

Not been around for a #raveyardshift for a minute & still between homes, so dipping my toe back in with the first tunes in this bag of unsorted disco-y stuff

Anyone got some top tips for getting bass weejuns re-soled in London? Like a nice balance between quality and price? @mrbrownetc.bsky.social maybe?

Autumn poking its head around the door in London this morning 🍂🍁

I can’t think of a more transformative purchase than my bike. Literally changed my life. If so many drivers weren’t such dickheads, it would be a dream.

Apropos of nothing, what an amazing record - Mizzell Bros are actual gods. Oh and it’s almost the weekend x youtu.be/tX9Eup3Brtk

9 years ago today, Thunder celebrated its 5th birthday a Bloc, with Hunee’s first all night show in London. The sunrise over the Olympic stadium was a moment! 🌅

It’s that time again…

Watford away with the boy, our last away day before he disappears to university. Started taking him to QPR 4 seasons ago as something we could do together week in, week out. And it’s worked out better than I could have ever dreamt. He still hasn’t bought round tho… U RRRRs #QPR

Like the the Mizzell Brothers but from New Zealand in the 2020s! Will be amazed if there’s a better album than Orbits this year #morningmusic youtu.be/RlYw3mRPF5Q

Good week for waking up with a songs in my head… youtu.be/vm6pm5mCLXg

This morning’s ear worm. Happy weekend my friends x youtu.be/kTW5BdXlfS4?...

Was bemoaning the loss of mixtapes as an act of love the other day. So I made one, kind of… If you fell in love on a French camp site holiday in the 80s, your love might have sent you this in a Jiffy bag when you got home. Euro radio & local disco bangers #mixtape open.spotify.com/playlist/27E...

Ballon d'or? You’re having a laugh!

Good to be back. Fuck these tiny seats tho #QPR

Two of the last three dates I’ve been on have been with girls who said they don’t smoke but subsequently cracked out the fags. Why would anyone lie about that? It’s like the reddest of red lines, thus a complete waste of everyone’s time 🚭😶‍🌫️ youtu.be/AGpuKjMgR0A

…take me to Hawaii, teach me how to surf and ride a motorcycle… he’ll wake up in the morning just to see me, and he will think I’m the greatest 💖 youtu.be/w7ZexWjFThc?...

Ingrid Bergman; Alicia Vikander; Noomi Rapace; Rebecca Ferguson; Agnetha Fältskog; Tove Lo; Annika Sörenstam; Elsa Hosk; Zara Larsson; Queen Silvia of Sweden… YOUR GIRLS TOOK ONE HELL OF A BEATING TONIGHT!

The list is long but right at the top 🚫

André 3000 and his flute is great and everything, but this is the real Carlos Ninô good stuff #morningmusic youtu.be/Fjrfm_0n_Ek?...

Just playing this to the boy. Greatest British house record ever? youtu.be/mO3JmPAWjus?...

Cycling through the west end on a summer’s night is absolute e-bike carnage - deliveroo riders, gangs of girls, office workers, pissed up lads, wobbly weaving, not a single red light respected, pedestrians jumping out of the way these loons, it’s MADNESS OUT THERE! youtu.be/BUU9BmENu-I?...

The great policy taboo. As someone who in the process of buying a house, I should be against this, but I think there really is an argument for a 100% tax on residential property sale profit. Essentially end housing as a commodities/investments, & treat housing as homes. Reinvest in social housing.

Bit of a late start but tonight’s #raveyardshift is brought to you by records I purchased this week. Kicking off with the highlight of a trip to my local record shop today - a Don Carlos thing apparently Palms Trax blew up at Dekmantel. Very nice paradiso vibes 🇮🇹 youtu.be/3s92FO_SnCA?...

Lewis Hamilton, Jack Wilshere, Molly Mae-Hague, Gary Younge, A Skillz, E.M. Forster, Ashley Young, Ed Westwick, Bad Manners, @rick-hopkins-313.bsky.social, Shirley Williams, Fields of the Nephilim, YOUR BOYS TOOK ONE HELL OF BEATING! #qpr #fc #fromthewhitecity

The new Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Homer album couldn’t be a better pair for melancholy mood this week. So much shit news, death, & illness. A timely reminder to try to live in the moment, because tomorrow may never arrive... #morningmusic #miseryguts youtu.be/eDT5uiKC1Rg?...

Reminds me so vividly of my first holiday with my mates in Tenerife in 1990. I never wanted to come back & can literally smell the after sun when I hear it. Coincidentally my eldest is off on his first lads hol in the morning & I’m just packing his bag. The circle of life, eh? Be happy.

Breaking my ‘no politics on Bluesky rule’ to say this teacher is going to be famous. Using predictive history - a year ago - to explain why the war with Iran will happen, the EXACT reasons that would be used, & the kicker, how the US will lose. Long watch but worth it. youtu.be/7y_hbz6loEo?...

In bloody-hell-time-flies news, this came out 21 years ago… youtu.be/brmDyiECnV8?...

Another new addition to the #morningmusic library this weekend, the sublime half sleep dream sounds of Jeremiah Chiu & Marta Sofia Homer on International Anthem, home to equally amazing Carlos Ninõ. This one’s from 2024 but there’s new album dropping this week too. youtu.be/LSwSZHaI7TA?...

Went to LCD Soundsystem last. All seems a lot less visceral & a lot more sing along then when I’ve seen them before. Young crowd too, so maybe the curse of festival culture? Literally sang along to bass noises. Still kinda fun though.

Bakerloo Line this morning. Honest.

Offer accepted. Celebratory pit stop on the cycle home. Ok, maybe more calming nerves 😬

Bloody cyclists at it again, endangering pedestrian, with their, err, one tonne 4x4s… Seriously, this was before 8am at bust junction on a 20mph limit road, how does that even happen??

Think is my favourite comp since Jazz Funk Mastercuts 30 years ago. Like that series, it’s just loads of music I’d never have known about otherwise & unlikely to ever find. Beautiful package too. Perfect slow morning listening… that’s #morningmusic 🌅 Whole thing here: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Today’s #morningmusic is in honour of my slow & increasingly tedious coastal house hunt, after I lost a perfect place to lower bidding cash buyer because the vendor thought Israel starting WW3 might affect mortgage rates… Not even a joke. Anyway, BOC are the greatest 🐐🏡🌳 youtu.be/idb-YlShggw?...

Been a minute since I posted some #morningmusic but was discussing this with my daughter last night & we’ve agreed it’s the greatest piece of music mankind has ever created… youtu.be/5k263_ahM80?...

AI is an existential threat to future of humanity, an extinction event could be upon us soon Actual AI: www.extremetech.com/computing/ch...

Most westbound M4 sign ever. Dutty.

A mini #RaveYardShift from me tonight, based solely on records I bought from #AlansRecords today. A mixed bag… well as mixed as 4 records can be!

…which reminds me, this really should be celebrated not just as one of the greatest house records ever made, but one of the best electronic records ever made. Say no to the weird bootleg & let BBC Records take you away. G’wan Auntie! youtu.be/KHSUHrPob3c?...

Is this the best record 808 State ever released? I think Deepville on the other side is probably the best track they ever made. But, Gerald innit. youtu.be/nsOhp3ZBfZg?...

People saying Stussy are washed now Sean isn’t involved but I dunno, the drop is pretty fire… Laura Ashley better watch out.