@michaelstipe.bsky.social Hi there. Is there any plan to release Tourfilm as some kind of 4k download or such like…? Love from Wales 🙌

I love how Logic Pro X allows you to print out the actual score / notation of what you've recorded. This is the score to my piano improvisation "Lost", which closes @theraindogs.bsky.social album "Not All Who Wander Are Lost".

Show us the last four albums you listened to…

Always ❤️

The world's most indispensable arts podcast is back, with a new episode out now on all your usual platforms. Another episode out tomorrow, then weekly.

Happy birthday to a quite extraordinary album. ❤️ www.loudersound.com/features/the...

Today’s t-shirt ✊️

Whilst our entire output, including VIP exclusives etc, is available on #Bandcamp - We've recently put most of our work up on the main streaming and purchasing sites too. So you can find it on iTunes, Spotify, Youtube, and many more...

When everything feels like it's going to shit - remember, there's always this. Always. www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSg2...

It's #BandcampFriday - so do please consider buying one or two of our albums in the 24 hours when Bandcamp drops its cut, and all proceeds go to us. the-rain-dogs.bandcamp.com

After 40 years of wondering (albeit not to the extent of actually looking it up), I now know what the Old Grey Whistle Test means.

Superb telly ❤️🙌

Great series on the BBC about a ceramic restoration genius. 'The God Hand: Japan's Master of Restoration'. I'm slightly obsessed with it. If I had my time again, I'd want to do something like this. #art

Nice pic from a little while back. T-shirt of Vegetables At Last, a cool indie band I do keyboard session work for. Walking cane and painkillers are however unsponsored. 🤣

Nice pic from a little while back. T-shirt of Vegetables At Last, a cool indie band I do keyboard session work for. Walking cane and painkillers are however unsponsored. 🤣

Getting a little overwhelmed by some possibly dodgy friend requests over on FB… 🤣

I like Balfron more and more.

I got recommended this book by a recording engineer on Facebook. And as that engineer is: 1) the author and 2) his CV includes Bowie, Hendrix, Led Zeppelin, the Stones, Pink Floyd, Robert Palmer, Steve Winwood, John Martyn, Mark Hollis, and Talk Talk… how could I not….? 🤣

Cannot wait for this new album by @itspetergabriel.bsky.social to drop next week. An amazing and important gig I’m proud to have been on the front row of. ❤️🙌

I remember it well too. I was on the front row wearing a very cool BIKO t-shirt that I’d screen-printed at school. Looking forward to this album release very much 🙌

The new album "Confluence" is now available on iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, and Bandcamp. Other streamers to follow.

Coming soon, a compilation of our favourite collaborations - Featuring a revisited and remastered version of "The Crossing", and the previously unreleased "A Fox Dreaming Of The Moon".

RIP Tom Lehrer, an amazing pianist and satirist who famously announced his retirement when Kissinger was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, saying that satire was dead. Amongst his many treasures is this - where he set the elements to a Gilbert & Sullivan tune. Genius. ❤️🙌 youtu.be/aPq3SEteEJc?...

Coming soon from @theraindogs.bsky.social - Featuring a revisited and remastered version of "The Crossing", and the previously unreleased "A Fox Dreaming Of The Moon".

Coming soon, a compilation of our favourite collaborations - Featuring a revisited and remastered version of "The Crossing", and the previously unreleased "A Fox Dreaming Of The Moon".

Although most Rain Dogs stuff is just me, our various collaborative albums have just dropped on iTunes, Spotify, and Youtube... iTunes music.apple.com/gb/artist/th... Spotify open.spotify.com/artist/7MfpN... Youtube Music music.youtube.com/channel/UCx4...

Just as we had to delete our Soundcloud account for 'sharing your work with AI' reasons, looks like we'll be doing without WeTransfer now too...

Strong petrichor smell outside after the rain. Here’s what that smell sounds like… the-rain-dogs.bandcamp.com/track/petric...

“After Rothko” gets a new cover design for its iTunes release.

Pleased to announce that we are putting most of The Rain Dogs back catalogue online via these distribution channels, plus we remain on Bandcamp where you can find our entire public output - plus the VIP exclusives.

The snare drum sound on this track is one of my top handful of favourite ever ever ever sounds. Just gorgeous… It’s like a biscuit tin, but the most amazing biscuit tin in the whole world… 🤣❤️ youtu.be/MASy-_eHLNY

As both a musician and a keen cook I can very much agree with this, via @tomrobinson.com

Today’s T-Shirt #TalkTalk #TheColourOfSpring #MarkHollis

As a musician I sometimes get fixated on details. But some are absolutely justified. I reckon the snare drum on this is one of the coolest sounds in the whole wide world. Exquisite. youtu.be/MASy-_eHLNY

“Spirit of Eden” is very much like Marmite. You either love it, or you’re just plain wrong. 😝

“Spirit of Eden” is very much like Marmite. You either love it, or you’re just plain wrong. 😝

Today’s t-shirt. A bit of music theory courtesy of John Coltrane’s Circle Of Fifths.

A musical genius leaves this world, the good vibrations he created resonate across the universe forever.

That leaf on a windy day has finally been blown away. It's hard to measure the extent of Brian Wilson's contribution to our culture. Wonderful music.

RIP Brian Wilson. A true genius. This track alone is an astonishing achievement. www.youtube.com/watch?v=apBW...

The words of genius Mark Hollis; a man who learned how to use silence and space to create some astonishing music. ❤️

They hadn’t quite reached the god-like status that “Spirit Of Eden” (eventually) rightfully brought them, but this is still an absolute banger. Featuring @itspetergabriel.bsky.social’s longtime guitar guru David Rhodes. youtu.be/l3VqAsMXE7o?... #talktalk

ICYMI: 100% recommend to all my musician and music loving friends. Guy Garvey on Talk Talk’s final works, especially focusing on the album “Spirit Of Eden” and its journey from flop at the time to its now (rightful) status as a masterpiece. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Down the dunes today. The leg having a bit of a shit day pain-wise, but some lovely decent quality time with the dogs.

Today’s t-shirt.

I recorded this following the death of a lovely, larger than life, hugely gifted motorsports photographer. For some reason I'd not got round to sharing, but just found it a couple of days ago. Wish I could have met him again one more time. Free download... the-rain-dogs.bandcamp.com/track/a-texa...

Although I’m still stuck in a bad place musically I’ve happened across a rather lovely track I’ve not shared. Will upload and tell its story v soon. 👍

The cover art is actually a treated selfie, up on top of Merthyr Mawr Warren, featuring me, my Podenco Nelson and my much missed greyhound Vinnie.