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Simon Ward

@drrubberfunk.bsky.social

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Musician. Make music & play records as Dr Rubberfunk. Occasional co-producer of Olympic Cyclone Band. Founder member of Mr Güder. ‘Ectopic Beats Vol.1’ out now on Limited Edition Cassette. https://linktr.ee/drrubberfunk https://drrubberfunk.bandcamp.com

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Mat Pringle @matpringle.bsky.social · 4h

‘The Wicker Man’ linocut print.

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#BLOCTOBER2

The burning Wicker Man effigy as a linocut print.

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Andrea @parramaterial.bsky.social · 5h

WANTED: Guitarist able to commit to London rehearsals. Female preferred as there is a desire to gender balance the band. Sound could be typified as Hanging Stars adjacent... must have gigging experience.

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Simon Ward @drrubberfunk.bsky.social · 5h

Don't know what happened to tickets for many of the gigs I went to in my late teens / early 20s, so here's the next one I could find for #TicketStubWed this week. Jamiroquai at Brixton, June 1993 - peak acid jazz fever, especially with Simon from Brand New Heavies joining on gtr for most of the gig.

Ticket stub for Jamiroquai + Guests at Brixton Academy, London on Friday 4th June 1993. Doors 9pm - 3am. Tickets £13.50 (In Advance) Ticket number is 01133. The ticket has a vertical fold mark down the centre and a small drawing pin hole near the top edge, just to the right of the centre line.
The ticket has a white background with wavy horizontal yellow lines of varying thicknesses forming a pattern across the centre. The top and bottom edges have a yellow band with a repeated 'Brixton Academy' pattern across them at an angle in white capital letters. The left hand perforated edge has a silver holographic pattern with 'Brixton Academy' printed on it, the perforation has cut the words 'Brixton Academy' in half where the end of the ticket has been removed on entry, leaving only the top half of the lettering visible. #ticketstubwed #musicchallenge #acidjazz #nineties

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wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social · 8h

A few weeks back I sat down for a long chat with living legend Eddy Grant. Here's my piece about The Equals for Bandcamp Daily daily.bandcamp.com/lists/before...

Before “Electric Avenue,” Eddy Grant Melded Mod & Soul in The Equals

The UK group anticipated punk, glam, disco, and so much more.

daily.bandcamp.com

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Simon Ward @drrubberfunk.bsky.social · 19h

Agreed!

Simon Ward @drrubberfunk.bsky.social · 1d

Cool! I haven’t forgotten I need to get you those notation patterns, it’s on my list of drum related jobs!
Tidal is v decent, good audio quality, they’ve (finally) added the ability to customise playlist artwork, am hoping might persuade more artists / labels to invest more time in the platform.

Simon Ward @drrubberfunk.bsky.social · 1d

Next, Drums Of Joy!
Nearly 5 hours of drummers I like, drum sounds I like and drums I played - on my own records and for other people.
tidal.com/playlist/21e... #drumsofjoy #drumbreaks

Dr Rubberfunk's Drums Of Joy

Playlist - Dr Rubberfunk's Drums Of Joy - 64 items

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Simon Ward @drrubberfunk.bsky.social · 1d

Been porting some Dr Rubberfunk playlists across to Tidal from the green site. First up, Remixes & B-Sides: tidal.com/playlist/7d8...
20+ yrs of releases, includes my remixes of tracks by Stereo MCs, Mombasa & The Blockheads, and reworks of my songs by Steinski & @wrongtom.bsky.social among others!

Dr Rubberfunk Remixes & B-Sides

Playlist - Dr Rubberfunk Remixes & B-Sides - 42 items

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The Tonearm @thetonearm.com · 1d

"According to Tricky, when he decided to go solo, the group’s lynchpin 3D told him, 'If you leave Massive Attack, you’ll never do anything. You can’t even get up in the morning. You’ll never make an album.'"

‘Pre-Millennium Tension’ — How Tricky Challenged Expectations To Find Artistic Freedom:

'Pre-Millennium Tension': How Tricky Challenged Expectations To Find Artistic Freedom

Tricky’s second official solo album, 'Pre-Millennium Tension,' was a dark and defiant exploration of his inner psyche.

www.udiscovermusic.com

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Remi Harris @remiharris.bsky.social · 1d

Jamming on a jazz standard called Just Friends with Chris Nesbitt 🌿 🎸

#jazz #gypsyjazz #jazzmanouche #jazzguitar

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Louise @louiseann.bsky.social · 2d

Voila! Link from Saturday #TSH
www.mixcloud.com/lwstd-fm/202...

2025-10-11 The Secret Handshake | LWSTD-FM

Listen to 2025-10-11 The Secret Handshake | LWSTD-FM by Love Will Save The Day FM

www.mixcloud.com

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Simon Ward @drrubberfunk.bsky.social · 3d

Ha! Amazing. I think I did a mix for the Solid Steel radio show around the time this came out, so there may have been some 12s around as competition prizes? Or someone in the Ninja office might just have been having a tidy up and wanted rid 😁

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Women in Jazz Media @womeninjazzmedia.bsky.social · 4d

#saturdayvibes Some of the latest and upcoming releases added to our site!

Yuhan Su Amanda Monaco - Guitar Kate Wyatt La Tanya Hall China Moses Sarah Elizabeth Charles Rin Seo Bernardo Dara Starr Tucker

womeninjazzmedia.com/new-releases/

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Simon Ward @drrubberfunk.bsky.social · 4d

Excellent! 🙌🏻

Simon Ward @drrubberfunk.bsky.social · 4d

Enjoy! If you’ve time for a wander up the High St, Adam’s Gallery well worth a look. Always a small but perfectly curated selection of originals, Goya & Miró at the moment. www.adamsgallery.co.uk
Also if records are sought, Reloved up top of Church St has a selection in from Spin Sounds in Dorking 😁

Adam's Gallery

A contemporary art gallery in Reigate Surrey with ongoing curated exhibitions as well as art classes and gallery space to hire

www.adamsgallery.co.uk

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Simon Ward @drrubberfunk.bsky.social · 4d

PLAY DEEE-LITE YOU COWARDS #totp #bootsy

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Simon Ward @drrubberfunk.bsky.social · 4d

Chest Rockwell approves. 🌹

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Simon Ward @drrubberfunk.bsky.social · 4d

I couldn’t find a gif of the outro, but this one is better anyway.

Simon Ward @drrubberfunk.bsky.social · 4d

This was the bit to do at school discos #totp

Simon Ward @drrubberfunk.bsky.social · 5d

The only secret handshake you need to know. And you’re allowed to tell everyone about.

Louise @louiseann.bsky.social · 5d

Back on the Internet airways again tomorrow with some rustic radio stuff. I might be a bit shit, but the music will be good. Link for catcher uppers on Monday www.lovewillsavetheday.fm

Some Masonic Hall action to plug my wee radio thing. Sat 11/10/25 @3pm on Love Will Save The Day

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Simon Ward @drrubberfunk.bsky.social · 5d

Nice! Strong ‘Vision On’ vibes. Looks like at least 2 bottles of Tippex, so he’s probably just passed out somewhere from the fumes.

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Simon Ward @drrubberfunk.bsky.social · 5d

Once, whilst looking for something in a draw, I discovered I could draw, once.

Pencil drawing from my GCSE sketchbook, late 1987. Three pairs of scissors intertwined. I think they might have been fabric shears borrowed from my mum.

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Simon Ward @drrubberfunk.bsky.social · 5d

Let’s go sledging!! 🛷🛷❄️❄️

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Simon Ward @drrubberfunk.bsky.social · 6d

Love a vintage record shop bag. Gramophile way before my time in the area, will ask Jenny if she remembers them or Cloakes!

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Simon Ward @drrubberfunk.bsky.social · 6d

Ooh, putting this on my Christmas list, I was his radio plugger for a few years in his Go! Discs era, he was a terrifyingly belligerent character by that stage & recall at least one radio session at the old Virgin studios that got a bit hairy, but the songs always just about carried him through.