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Hannah Graham @drhannahgraham.bsky.social · 2d

'Compassion is stronger than division’: A story about Springburn and Glasgow’s battle over the saltire
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

‘Compassion is stronger than division’: Glasgow’s battle over the saltire

Scotland’s national flag has become a flashpoint in a growing cultural battle linked to anti-immigration sentiment. In the racially diverse Springburn area of Glasgow, people fear a storm is gathering...

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Andrew Howie @andrewhowie.bsky.social · 5d

One week old today and still worth a punt.

RIYL: Eno & Fripp, Flying Saucer Attack, Fennesz, Papa M, Jon Hassell, Boris or... y'know... the 18 other albums I've released as slow_the_tape.

Digital: £1
Tape: £5

slowthetape.bandcamp.com/album/the-di...

the disruption, by slow_the_tape

4 track album

slowthetape.bandcamp.com

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Andrew Howie @andrewhowie.bsky.social · 5d

One week old today and still worth a punt.

RIYL: Eno & Fripp, Flying Saucer Attack, Fennesz, Papa M, Jon Hassell, Boris or... y'know... the 18 other albums I've released as slow_the_tape.

Digital: £1
Tape: £5

slowthetape.bandcamp.com/album/the-di...

the disruption, by slow_the_tape

4 track album

slowthetape.bandcamp.com

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Andrew Howie @andrewhowie.bsky.social · 6d

2 years is pretty good for me! 🙂

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Andrew Howie @andrewhowie.bsky.social · 7d

ICYMI, I released a new slow_the_tape album last week

For the uninitiated, slow_the_tape is my instrumental-guitar side project

'the disruption' is my 19th album, and it's the 7th in a series of albums inspired by the book Zen Guitar by Philip Toshio Sudo

slowthetape.bandcamp.com/album/the-di...

a cassette copy of 'the disruption' by slow_the tape, on a wooden table

a mock-up of a cassette copy of 'the disruption' by slow_the_tape

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Andrew Howie @andrewhowie.bsky.social · 7d

ICYMI, I released a new slow_the_tape album last week

For the uninitiated, slow_the_tape is my instrumental-guitar side project

'the disruption' is my 19th album, and it's the 7th in a series of albums inspired by the book Zen Guitar by Philip Toshio Sudo

slowthetape.bandcamp.com/album/the-di...

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Andrew Howie @andrewhowie.bsky.social · 7d

The first VHS tape I ever bought. And what a soundtrack!

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Tape Op Magazine @tapeopmagazine.bsky.social · 12d

Get Eventide Audio's new Temperance Lite reverb plug-in for FREE!!!
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Damon K @dadadrummer.bsky.social · 11d

I’m not a pop critic but I read pop critics and my TS takeaway is a fascist emergency is no time for monoculture

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Andrew Howie @andrewhowie.bsky.social · 12d

Perhaps a wee bit late in the day for #bandcampfriday, BUT... here's my new album:

'the disruption' by slow_the_tape

Four instrumental guitar tracks, each recorded in a single take with no overdubs or edits.

Download it for £1. Or get the tape for £5.

slowthetape.bandcamp.com/album/the-di...

The album cover for 'the disruption' by slow_the_tape. Photo by Eon Hetherton ( @onetenthhero )

Mock-up of a cassette copy of the album 'the disruption' by slow_the_tape.

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Andrew Howie @andrewhowie.bsky.social · 12d

My three #bandcampfriday recommendations:

New EP by the always excellent Quitter:
quittermusic.bandcamp.com/album/bella-...

Beautifully textured electronica by duo April Four:
aprilfour.bandcamp.com/album/amendm...

World-class ambient music by MikeKSmith:
mikeksmith.bandcamp.com/album/the-la...

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Andrew Howie @andrewhowie.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks so much, Laura. Yes, a weird side-project that's taken on a life of it's own (in my world, at least). This one's pretty fucking weird (and very different from my singer-songwriter stuff), but hopefully you won't hate it 🙂

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Andrew Howie @andrewhowie.bsky.social · 12d

Perhaps a wee bit late in the day for #bandcampfriday, BUT... here's my new album:

'the disruption' by slow_the_tape

Four instrumental guitar tracks, each recorded in a single take with no overdubs or edits.

Download it for £1. Or get the tape for £5.

slowthetape.bandcamp.com/album/the-di...

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Andrew Howie @andrewhowie.bsky.social · 12d

#CDFriday and #bandcampfriday with @loulayorke.bsky.social

loulayorke.bandcamp.com/album/time-i...

CD copy of Time is a Succession of Such Shapes by Loula Yorke, in front of a Sony micro hi-fi.

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Andrew Howie @andrewhowie.bsky.social · 15d

The Soundtrack for American Fascism is Worship Music
open.substack.com/pub/davidgat...

The Soundtrack for American Fascism is Worship Music

Hitler had Wagner. Trump has Chris Tomlin.

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Andrew Howie @andrewhowie.bsky.social · 23d

www.ft.com/content/d419... (via @petepaphides.bsky.social)

The UK’s problems aren’t caused by immigration

It’s not hard to see how so many came to worry about the issue. But the data isn’t there

www.ft.com

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Robin Rimbaud - Scanner @scannerdot.com · 25d

Every wondered why some music might sound utterly soulless to you? Here’s a clue from a K-pop producer who treats music like some kind of exacting science, where any kind human mistake or character can’t be left untouched.

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Andrew Howie @andrewhowie.bsky.social · Sep 5

Spent some ££ on music over on Bandcamp for the first time in a while. I highly recommend all of these, in case you're looking for recommendations...

#bandcampfriday

Mondays at The Enfield Tennis Academy
by Jeff Parker ETA IVtet

Time is a Succession of Such Shapes
by LOULA YORKE

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🇨🇦 Zoë Keating @zoekeating.com · Jul 28

Be kind to each other

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Strategic Tape Reserve @strategictaper.bsky.social · Jul 13

People listen to Radiohead and think "yeah, this actually sounds pretty good for something that they made just using an OK computer." But if they'd called the album something like High Performance Gaming PC, there's no way it would live up to people's expectations.

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Cosey Fanni Tutti @coseyfannitutti.bsky.social · Jul 7

Appeal for help for Keith (JD Twitch)

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Bill Chambers @flmfrkcentral.bsky.social · Jul 1

FFC review: F1, by Walter Chaw (@mangiotto.bsky.social). filmfreakcentral.net/2025/07/f1-2...

F1 (2025) - FILM FREAK CENTRAL

F1: The Movie***½/****starring Brad Pitt, Damson Idris, Kerry Condon, Javier Bardemscreenplay by Ehren Krugerdirected by Joseph Kosinski by Walter Chaw The first movie I saw in a theatre was Star Wars...

filmfreakcentral.net

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Picture This Scotland @74frankfurt.bsky.social · Jun 28

Sign at the Glasgow Science Centre. Pic: paul4jags

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Kieran Hurley @kieranhurley.bsky.social · Jun 23

Actually I think Sir Keir Starmer should oversee and indeed personally choose every act that plays Glastonbury. This will be a flawless way to run both a democracy and a music festival.

Kneecap performing at Glastonbury 'not appropriate', PM says

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Memorial Device @memorialdevice.bsky.social · Jun 23

Sally Rooney has heard it 🙏

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Israel kills innocent Palestinians. Activists spray-paint a plane. Guess which the UK government calls terrorism | Sally Rooney

If Palestine Action becomes a proscribed group, writing these words of support could become a serious offence. It’s vital we fight this alarming attack on free speech, says writer Sally Rooney

www.theguardian.com

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