Derek Walmsley
@derekwalmsley.bsky.social
I'm almost always trying to make the text flow better or reduce the number of words. Music writing in The Wire, Electronic Sound, The Quietus, LRB, elsewhere. slowmotion.blog
this was how that latter story developed in recent years - astonishing and really troubling en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_M...
Paolo Macchiarini - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 27, 2025 at 9:00 PM
this was how that latter story developed in recent years - astonishing and really troubling en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_M...
Jeez, astonishing and troubling/traumatic piece on the ethical minefield and dark circus of face transplants www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
Face transplants promised hope. Patients were put through the unthinkable
Twenty years after the first face transplant, patients are dying, data is missing, and the experimental procedure’s future hangs in the balance
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Jeez, astonishing and troubling/traumatic piece on the ethical minefield and dark circus of face transplants www.theguardian.com/science/2025...
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Come and join myself, @jothekendall.bsky.social and @sidsmith.bsky.social for a listening party celebrating Lizard by #kingcrimson at The Water Rats, London on Dec 7. Tickets and more info here! www.tickettailor.com/events/themo...
#70sProg #MusicSly #70sprogressiverock
#70sProg #MusicSly #70sprogressiverock
November 27, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Come and join myself, @jothekendall.bsky.social and @sidsmith.bsky.social for a listening party celebrating Lizard by #kingcrimson at The Water Rats, London on Dec 7. Tickets and more info here! www.tickettailor.com/events/themo...
#70sProg #MusicSly #70sprogressiverock
#70sProg #MusicSly #70sprogressiverock
This is pretty cool, three hours of Peter Hammill on the air talking through and playing some of his collaborations, guest recordings, and all manner of stuff.
archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/li...
archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/li...
November 25, 2025 at 12:38 PM
This is pretty cool, three hours of Peter Hammill on the air talking through and playing some of his collaborations, guest recordings, and all manner of stuff.
archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/li...
archives.wpkn.org/bookmarks/li...
very sad to hear of the death of Jimmy Cliff. We got down to the recent Harder They Come musical in Stratford a month or two back, and it was a pure joy. Beg, borrow or steal a ticket if if comes again.
November 25, 2025 at 11:40 AM
very sad to hear of the death of Jimmy Cliff. We got down to the recent Harder They Come musical in Stratford a month or two back, and it was a pure joy. Beg, borrow or steal a ticket if if comes again.
If I ran breakfast TV, I would free up hours in the schedule by not reporting on tedious endurance expeditions where people row across the Indian Ocean, etc, and simply relegate them all to a five second spoken summary of who’s running where, like with political candidates
November 22, 2025 at 9:30 AM
If I ran breakfast TV, I would free up hours in the schedule by not reporting on tedious endurance expeditions where people row across the Indian Ocean, etc, and simply relegate them all to a five second spoken summary of who’s running where, like with political candidates
This is very lovely indeed.
Cosy and I decided to share some of the music that I’ve worked on over past few years on Soundcloud. Some were finished, some sketches, some on compilations / Bandcamp, some nowhere else. Letting go of music in this way to mentally clear the decks for whatever is next. m.soundcloud.com/andrewtuttle
November 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
This is very lovely indeed.
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Angel of Death!
Monarch to the kingdom of the dead!
Infamous! Butcher!
Monarch to the kingdom of the dead!
Infamous! Butcher!
November 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Angel of Death!
Monarch to the kingdom of the dead!
Infamous! Butcher!
Monarch to the kingdom of the dead!
Infamous! Butcher!
Here’s the best piece of writing on The Stones Roses thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
Tear Gas And Hip Hop: A Different View Of The Stone Roses' Debut | The Quietus
Before you read on, we have a favour to ask of you. If you enjoy this feature and are currently OK for money, can you consider sparing us the price of a pint or a couple of cups of fancy coffee. A ris...
thequietus.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Here’s the best piece of writing on The Stones Roses thequietus.com/opinion-and-...
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The BFI email with the details of their very exciting looking Lynch series next year, apparently featuring a screening of “Fire Falk With Me”, and you know, just how good would THAT be
November 19, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The BFI email with the details of their very exciting looking Lynch series next year, apparently featuring a screening of “Fire Falk With Me”, and you know, just how good would THAT be
@scottygb.bsky.social on BBC London lunchtime news: “now, I’ve just realised I’ve dressed like Pudsey Bear”
November 13, 2025 at 2:03 PM
@scottygb.bsky.social on BBC London lunchtime news: “now, I’ve just realised I’ve dressed like Pudsey Bear”
I've really enjoyed looking through this extensive archive of the great Muzik magazine from the 90s. Will take down if these belong to anyone important
www.muzikmagazine.co.uk
www.muzikmagazine.co.uk
muzik magazine
www.muzikmagazine.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 5:28 PM
I've really enjoyed looking through this extensive archive of the great Muzik magazine from the 90s. Will take down if these belong to anyone important
www.muzikmagazine.co.uk
www.muzikmagazine.co.uk
Forgive me if deja posting, but when I interviewed Cranes, Alison said that she heard Liz humming while making a cup of tea, and it was the most beautiful sound in the world.
November 6, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Forgive me if deja posting, but when I interviewed Cranes, Alison said that she heard Liz humming while making a cup of tea, and it was the most beautiful sound in the world.
One of those videos I never knew the existence of at the time but so magical to discover afterwards
November 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
One of those videos I never knew the existence of at the time but so magical to discover afterwards
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This sentimental old softie still associates this time of year with the album that utterly bewitched him at age 17, in 1988. I know every non-word.
November 6, 2025 at 2:26 PM
This sentimental old softie still associates this time of year with the album that utterly bewitched him at age 17, in 1988. I know every non-word.
RIP Adrian Maben! Very glad I got the chance to upgrade from teenage VHS to IMAX this year
November 6, 2025 at 7:44 AM
RIP Adrian Maben! Very glad I got the chance to upgrade from teenage VHS to IMAX this year
Awesome new issue of @thewiremagazine.bsky.social, with amazing Francis Gooding interview going deep into the scales of Ethrio jazz, even wilder Griot Galaxy story, plus my review of @ucpress.bsky.social book by Theodore Gordon rethinking the synthesizer utopia
November 4, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Awesome new issue of @thewiremagazine.bsky.social, with amazing Francis Gooding interview going deep into the scales of Ethrio jazz, even wilder Griot Galaxy story, plus my review of @ucpress.bsky.social book by Theodore Gordon rethinking the synthesizer utopia
@andrewmale.bsky.social I really enjoyed a playlist/thread of yours ‘songs you can't ever feel miserable listening to’ some time ago. I think it was yours? Was thinking of that today, because this really is the apotheosis for me
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
Cornell Campbell - Dance In A Greenwich Farm
YouTube video by IAmTheGorgon
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October 24, 2025 at 11:21 AM
@andrewmale.bsky.social I really enjoyed a playlist/thread of yours ‘songs you can't ever feel miserable listening to’ some time ago. I think it was yours? Was thinking of that today, because this really is the apotheosis for me
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
www.youtube.com/watch?app=de...
About to watch The Congos in a pub in Lewisham - surreal scene
October 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
About to watch The Congos in a pub in Lewisham - surreal scene
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Techsteppin on Emotif? Long time since I gave listened to this one, mind
October 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Techsteppin on Emotif? Long time since I gave listened to this one, mind
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Was it this - Tech Steppin (A Journey Into Experimental Drum & Bass) – CD (Compilation), 1996
October 21, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Was it this - Tech Steppin (A Journey Into Experimental Drum & Bass) – CD (Compilation), 1996
Trying to think of a great drum ’n’ bass compilation, around 1996 or 97, which brought techstep together with an overt electronic/gothic/distorted vibe, just on the right side of industrial. It's not Hard Leaders’ Suspect Package. What could it be? I'm closing the 250-entry Discogs window, now.
October 21, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Trying to think of a great drum ’n’ bass compilation, around 1996 or 97, which brought techstep together with an overt electronic/gothic/distorted vibe, just on the right side of industrial. It's not Hard Leaders’ Suspect Package. What could it be? I'm closing the 250-entry Discogs window, now.