The avant-garde prog chamber jazz in full flow… Ghost Rhythms and ‘Live at Yoshiwara’ (2019). Releasing a new album on Cuneiform this year too 🙏😎

Practically jumped off the shelf this evening into my hands. King Crimson, ‘Live in Chicago’ (2017 CD). Best sounding bootleg I’ve heard 😎

Lambert and 'Open' (2022, Tidal). A response to lockdown, isolation and loneliness. Beautiful album and document of this time. He returns to piano roots, with some atmospheric touches included. 😎

Alessandra Maria, American, 1989 Ella with Headdress, 2024 18h x 16w inches Graphite, charcoal, India ink, 23k gold leaf on walnut-stained paper. #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

本日の〆のそら #art #photo #photography #sky #clouds #Tainan #sunset #EastCoastKin #cityscape ©️skinskin

#MusicHistory On this day, 1979, the English post-punk band Bauhaus recorded what would become the greatest goth rock song of all time "Bela Lugosi's Dead." This harbinger of gothic rock music was recorded "live in the studio" in a single take during a 6-hour session. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy9h...

Lifting the Monday blue vibe somewhat ... Kiasmos and 'II' (2024, Tidal/Bandcamp). Always enjoy their energy and bounce! Need it today 👍

Remember buying this in 2017, but haven't caught up with his music much since. Needs rectified. Martyn Heyne, and 'Electric Intervals' (2017, Tidal/Bandcamp). Lovely and very different textured approach to guitar. Worth checking out 😎

Not the greatest run of listening today. 'Come with Fierce Grace' (2023, Bandcamp) started off with some interesting movements. However ... the part sung/spoken track was just so bloody awful. Since binned

Muito Kaballa, 'Like a River' (2023, Bandcamp). Enjoyable enough, but sometimes these sorts of albums can get a bit wallpaper background submerged

Pleasant listen, jazz/soulful and bordering on psychedelic in places, Ash Walker and 'Astronaut' (2023, Bandcamp).

French contemporary photographer Christophe Jacrot #Photography #Winter

Name a film that takes place in the desert ‘Ice Cold in Alex’ (1958)

Incredibly stylish, daft and also funny, ‘The Abominable Dr Phibes’ (1971). Brilliant casting throughout too! 🎥🎬🍿😊

Tell me your great three albums runs.

Great album, improvisations between Edwin, Durant and Maitland to form ’The Baldock Transmission’ (2025, CD). One of those late in the year releases deserving a bit more attention. Great to see Colin and Chris playing together too 😎

Busy Sunday, so time to chill and nothing better than a bit of Nucleus to get lost in. ‘In Flagrante Delicto’ (1977, CD). One I do play a fair bit, recorded live in Duren Germany, and it’s a wonderful capture of the band at this time. Makes me wonder if there’s anything else in the vaults … 😎

Unfortunately the wars weren’t that civil after all. Such a shame. There was real musical chemistry here. The Civil Wars (S/T, 2013, CD), second and last release. This and ‘Barton Hollow’ still very much worth listening to, and then wondering what might have been …

#NowPlaying: Mandalaband: The Eye Of Wendor: 1978. Followed by the 2024 David Rohl remix. features members of: BJH, Moody Blues, 10cc, Steeleye Span, Gravy Train, Jimi Hendrix Experience: It's a stunner!

Now immersed in a 60s cinematic jazz soundtrack courtesy of The Offline and his full length release ‘La couleur de la mer’ (2023, Tidal, Bandcamp). Really enjoying the effortless laidback vibe this confers. Very nice indeed 😎

Very nice stuff all the way from Glasgow this time. Azamiah and ‘In Phases’ (2023, Tidal, Bandcamp), crossing between spiritual jazz, psych and a bit of modern electronic. A nice mash up that works really well as everything is just blended together so tastefully 😎

Band new to me, all the way from Oz, Surprise Chef with ‘Superb’ (2025, Tidal). Really enjoyed this high energy upbeat soulful jazz funk. Definitely a band it seems with their own sound, and it’s very good indeed. Definitely up for more ✅😎

After recently soaking up the glorious sounds of Brandee Younger, along comes some more amazing jazz harp playing, this time from Wales courtesy of Amanda Whiting, ‘The Liminality of Her’ (2024, Bandcamp). This is a gorgeous album, her playing is hypnotic 😎

Another interesting exercise in meditations and bass textures, Bjorn Meyer, ‘Convergence’ (2026, Hi-Res Tidal). His first ECM album is also very worth checking out ✅

Quite the stunning presentation, beautiful music to match, Max Richter, ‘Cercle Odyssey, Paris’ (2025, YouTube).

Couple of episodes in, chewing gum for the eyes basically, but we’ll watch further. No Season 2 apparently …

Judy Chicago, American, 1939 Let it All Hang Out, 1973 Sprayed acrylic on canvas | 80 x 80 in. (203.2 x 203.2 cm) Collection of the New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans #art #painting #artist #BlueSkyArt

If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it

lines of rain 3 #art #photo #photography #rainynight #streetsnap #LightAndShadow #Tainan #EastCoastKin #Monochrome #ClassicMono ©️skinskin

Morning dog 🐕 walk with Nils Petter Molvaer, ‘Switch’ (2014), ‘Stitches’ (2021) and ‘Certainty of Tides’ (2023). Some wonderful music here. There’s always a lot going on, but he always manages to make it sound spacious, and room for his beautiful sound on top 😎

51 years ago today! Jazzsky #jazz

the show of clouds #art #photo #photography #sky #sunset #clouds #silhouette #Tainan #EastCoastKin ©️skinskin

French Surrealist painter and sculptor Marcel Jean. Ciel ouvert, 1972 #MarcelJean #Surrealism

Another arrival and a real favourite of mine from Ian Boddy and the DiN record label. ‘Coil’ (DiN 74) 2022, CD. Just hauntingly beautiful atmospheres and textures throughout. It all just clicks, well so well worth checking out.

Just arrived! And oh, this is just glorious. Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest and ‘Somni’ (CD/Blu Ray). Stunning visuals to match an incredible album. Lush, with plenty of absolute wow factor. Puppified! 🐶😎

Never a bad day when some new Motorpsycho is announced ... 'The Gaia II Space Corps' releasing 27th February 😀

New music day. Latest from Craven Faults, 'Sidings', new album released today via Bandcamp. Really enjoyable, and picks up the threads from previous releases. Lovely depth to the electronic layers again, just hooks you in so well 😎

Off on our travels tonight, absolute classic and need to finish it tomorrow 🍿🎬📽️👻

Time for the apocalypse 💿😀

Mrs H and I relaxing to this one. I can’t say I‘ve heard much of his, but know about him, but this album was very impressive indeed. Jacob Collier, ‘The Light for Days’ (2025, Tidal, Hi-Res). I will need to dig in further, only known to me through collab with Snarky Puppy 🐶😎

So time allowed over dinner to listen to this wonderful accompaniment to ‘Tag’ from Martin Kohlstedt. This time it’s ‘Nacht’ (2014, Bandcamp DL). Absolutely lovely again.

Now listening to my very own copy. Performances are quite different from the versions that appeared on the albums! Understandable, because these are restless artists and it's been nearly 30 years (!), but it will take some getting used to on my part. Nils Petter Molvær | Khmer Live in Bergen (2025)

Going back a good bit further. An altogether lighter album, 'Tag', Martin Kohlstedt (2012, Bandcamp DL). A lot of airy melodic touches here, very much an album to start a day. So, will likely complete this day with its sibling album 'Nacht' later on.🌅🌃

Haven't played in ages. The sheer tension, intensity and beauty at the same time in this album is staggering. Piano meets the elements Martin Kohlstedt, 'Strom' (2017, Bandcamp DL)

Someone must have heard me, Martin Kohlstedt with a new release 'Kluft' releasing in May of this year. Very much looking forward to this!

Martin Kohlstedt, the excellent 'Feld' (2023, Bandcamp DL). Hard to believe this is nearly 3 years ago now. His latest single is shining brightly a path to what seems will be another excellent release. One of my favourite pianist/composers. Here blending electronic flavours around his keyboards 😎

Jeremias Keller, 'Alloy' (2023, Bandcamp DL). Great solo album from renowned bassist part of Nik Bartsch's clan Very individual and experimental sounding album, but very cohesive overall

Last night's double dip fun. Mahavishnu Orchestra and 'Birds of Fire' (1973 CD) and 'Visions of the Emerald Beyond' (1975 CD). Some real sweet spot fusion for me. More still to follow on from these 😎👌

Painting by David Grossmann ‘In the Winter Dusk' 2022. Oil on linen over panel. Size 127 × 76.2 cm.

Taken ages to get to this. Rosa Brunello with ‘Reworks’ (EP, 2025, Bandcamp). Really like her work, and some interesting interpretations here pushing the envelope out a fair bit. ‘Sounds like Freedom’ a great album to start with featuring Yazz Ahmed …