Tim Chapman
@othersfield.bsky.social
Low-carbon wordsmithing by day: @othersfieldpr.bsky.social
Northern psychogeography and cosmological comedy by night: https://othersfield.com/books/
This account: sarcasm, photos, books, compost chat.
Northern psychogeography and cosmological comedy by night: https://othersfield.com/books/
This account: sarcasm, photos, books, compost chat.
Really enjoyed the collision of Huddersfield market architecture and Iannis Xenakis, part of the last leg of @hcmfuk.bsky.social
November 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Really enjoyed the collision of Huddersfield market architecture and Iannis Xenakis, part of the last leg of @hcmfuk.bsky.social
Return of the melting glacier symphonies.
November 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Return of the melting glacier symphonies.
The big lad's getting fired up tonight.
November 29, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The big lad's getting fired up tonight.
Cracking session of augmented piano-bothering with Stefan Schultze at @hcmfuk.bsky.social
November 29, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Cracking session of augmented piano-bothering with Stefan Schultze at @hcmfuk.bsky.social
Black Friday spending spree at the local Oxfam.
November 28, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Black Friday spending spree at the local Oxfam.
Dear editors, I have a 'Monkey business' headline to sell.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
London zoo boss quits amid claims of ‘unacceptable workplace behaviour’
Exclusive: Matthew Gould, close friend of George Osborne and former envoy, resigns before investigation concludes
www.theguardian.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Dear editors, I have a 'Monkey business' headline to sell.
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"this week, I saw that eco-populism is taking the country by storm, even in the unlikeliest places" - Telegraph comment piece based on a day trip to Huddersfield and Sheffield.
"What we are witnessing is a battle for the soul of progressivism" apparently.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
"What we are witnessing is a battle for the soul of progressivism" apparently.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
November 28, 2025 at 7:52 AM
"this week, I saw that eco-populism is taking the country by storm, even in the unlikeliest places" - Telegraph comment piece based on a day trip to Huddersfield and Sheffield.
"What we are witnessing is a battle for the soul of progressivism" apparently.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
"What we are witnessing is a battle for the soul of progressivism" apparently.
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/11...
“The first single, 'Room At The Top' is inspired by the JG Ballard short story, Billenium (1962), a bleak dystopian narrative that explores the oppression of urban spaces, dodgy rented property and overpopulation.”
www.piccadillyrecords.com/163438/Quate...
www.piccadillyrecords.com/163438/Quate...
Quatermass III - Quatermass III / Penny Farthing from Piccadilly Records
Quatermass III - Quatermass III / Penny Farthing from Piccadilly Records
www.piccadillyrecords.com
November 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
“The first single, 'Room At The Top' is inspired by the JG Ballard short story, Billenium (1962), a bleak dystopian narrative that explores the oppression of urban spaces, dodgy rented property and overpopulation.”
www.piccadillyrecords.com/163438/Quate...
www.piccadillyrecords.com/163438/Quate...
Souvenir of a cracking Shorts day at @hcmfuk.bsky.social
3 very different improv sessions with Heiner Goebbels gave a backbone to the day - I particularly liked the church organ / sax wigout with Raymond MacDonald.
3 very different improv sessions with Heiner Goebbels gave a backbone to the day - I particularly liked the church organ / sax wigout with Raymond MacDonald.
November 25, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Souvenir of a cracking Shorts day at @hcmfuk.bsky.social
3 very different improv sessions with Heiner Goebbels gave a backbone to the day - I particularly liked the church organ / sax wigout with Raymond MacDonald.
3 very different improv sessions with Heiner Goebbels gave a backbone to the day - I particularly liked the church organ / sax wigout with Raymond MacDonald.
some apparatus of the Estonian Electronic
Music Society Ensemble, following their performance at @hcmfuk.bsky.social
Music Society Ensemble, following their performance at @hcmfuk.bsky.social
November 23, 2025 at 11:23 PM
some apparatus of the Estonian Electronic
Music Society Ensemble, following their performance at @hcmfuk.bsky.social
Music Society Ensemble, following their performance at @hcmfuk.bsky.social
have reached the Jacques Brel level of Duolingo.
November 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
have reached the Jacques Brel level of Duolingo.
Dreamt I'd invented Crosswalks, where you have to solve a grid of cryptic clues to obtain the directions for a hike through demanding countryside.
Now I don't know if this is the best or worst idea I've ever unconsciously had.
Now I don't know if this is the best or worst idea I've ever unconsciously had.
November 23, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Dreamt I'd invented Crosswalks, where you have to solve a grid of cryptic clues to obtain the directions for a hike through demanding countryside.
Now I don't know if this is the best or worst idea I've ever unconsciously had.
Now I don't know if this is the best or worst idea I've ever unconsciously had.
25 years ago, I wrote for Bizarre magazine about online hoaxes and scams. This was cutting-edge stuff back then, in the fallout from the first great dotcom bubble.
How very different things are today.
This was my first freelance sale - ta @drblacklock.bsky.social for the commission.
How very different things are today.
This was my first freelance sale - ta @drblacklock.bsky.social for the commission.
November 21, 2025 at 11:14 AM
25 years ago, I wrote for Bizarre magazine about online hoaxes and scams. This was cutting-edge stuff back then, in the fallout from the first great dotcom bubble.
How very different things are today.
This was my first freelance sale - ta @drblacklock.bsky.social for the commission.
How very different things are today.
This was my first freelance sale - ta @drblacklock.bsky.social for the commission.
Look, up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
Yeah, it's some birds.
Yeah, it's some birds.
November 19, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Look, up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane?
Yeah, it's some birds.
Yeah, it's some birds.
Lapwings at YWT Staveley - loads of them.
November 18, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Lapwings at YWT Staveley - loads of them.
Spotted a squirrel scampering through lakeside grass, with something in its mouth - presumably taking its young to safety.
November 18, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Spotted a squirrel scampering through lakeside grass, with something in its mouth - presumably taking its young to safety.
Birthday visit to the railway cuttings.
November 17, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Birthday visit to the railway cuttings.
Nidd's in good spate.
November 15, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Nidd's in good spate.
Belatedly saw Bugonia. It’s OK if unnecessary - the original had a lot more going on, but I enjoyed the alien costumes and the Marlene Dietrich.
November 12, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Belatedly saw Bugonia. It’s OK if unnecessary - the original had a lot more going on, but I enjoyed the alien costumes and the Marlene Dietrich.
All I’m saying is that there is one early James Bond actor who the new producers could bring back to resolve any continuity issues. And he could probably do with a career boost.
November 11, 2025 at 9:24 PM
All I’m saying is that there is one early James Bond actor who the new producers could bring back to resolve any continuity issues. And he could probably do with a career boost.
Unforgettable in The Human Condition which, if you consider it as a single film, dwarfs Satantango.
Also genuinely awesome in The Sword of Doom.
And - lest we forget - Oggi a me... domani a te!
Also genuinely awesome in The Sword of Doom.
And - lest we forget - Oggi a me... domani a te!
RIP Tatsuya Nakadai, one of the greats. Seen here (BIG SPOILERS!) facing Toshiro Mifune at the end of SANJURO (1962)
Sanjuro (1962) — The Final Samurai Showdown
YouTube video by Fix Me A Scene
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Unforgettable in The Human Condition which, if you consider it as a single film, dwarfs Satantango.
Also genuinely awesome in The Sword of Doom.
And - lest we forget - Oggi a me... domani a te!
Also genuinely awesome in The Sword of Doom.
And - lest we forget - Oggi a me... domani a te!
Enjoyed the del Toro Frankenstein. It’s relatively faithful to the book (even if it skips past the detour to Matlock) but GdT brings enough of his own obsessions to keep things interesting.
November 4, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Enjoyed the del Toro Frankenstein. It’s relatively faithful to the book (even if it skips past the detour to Matlock) but GdT brings enough of his own obsessions to keep things interesting.
Popped by 1 Buckingham Place, former home of Number 6, to pay our respects.
November 2, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Popped by 1 Buckingham Place, former home of Number 6, to pay our respects.