ash [online]
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"you've cut out the flute from the throat of the loon"
he/him, phd student in repair + sustainability, home-cook, fen-dweller, lover of 80s/90s alternative
he/him, phd student in repair + sustainability, home-cook, fen-dweller, lover of 80s/90s alternative
I don’t think Bel Canto get enough appreciation for the sounds they were putting down. So many different influences in one record, but still cohesive.
youtu.be/hWmVaNwAS8M?...
youtu.be/hWmVaNwAS8M?...
Die Geschichte Einer Mutter
YouTube video by Bel Canto - Topic
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November 17, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I don’t think Bel Canto get enough appreciation for the sounds they were putting down. So many different influences in one record, but still cohesive.
youtu.be/hWmVaNwAS8M?...
youtu.be/hWmVaNwAS8M?...
Truly adore those live performances where Tori would come and burn the studio to the ground with sonic intensity and unexpected interpolations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rPp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rPp...
Tori Amos - Father Lucifer - Live on Letterman 1996 (HD quality)
YouTube video by ccilesatine
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November 13, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Truly adore those live performances where Tori would come and burn the studio to the ground with sonic intensity and unexpected interpolations.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rPp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rPp...
Anna von Hausswolff - ICONOCLASTS (Full Album)
YouTube video by diskits
www.youtube.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Talking to the Whisper
YouTube video by Julia Holter - Topic
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November 3, 2025 at 10:22 AM
There are few music artists as effortlessly and endlessly cool as Stereolab
youtu.be/GLYu0allKgs?...
youtu.be/GLYu0allKgs?...
Metronomic Underground
YouTube video by Stereolab - Topic
youtu.be
October 29, 2025 at 8:51 PM
There are few music artists as effortlessly and endlessly cool as Stereolab
youtu.be/GLYu0allKgs?...
youtu.be/GLYu0allKgs?...
In celebration of the fact that Chapterhouse are playing Cardiff next year and maybe(?) I’ll go to see them
youtu.be/ibfvXbMspM0?...
youtu.be/ibfvXbMspM0?...
Chapterhouse - Something More
YouTube video by ChapterhouseVEVO
youtu.be
October 27, 2025 at 3:24 PM
In celebration of the fact that Chapterhouse are playing Cardiff next year and maybe(?) I’ll go to see them
youtu.be/ibfvXbMspM0?...
youtu.be/ibfvXbMspM0?...
I’m in the process switching from Spotify to Deezer for a host of reasons (CEO’s investment in military AI, ICE ads, etc) but it’s been, and continues to be, a big undertaking.
My playlists got spliced up in the transfer so ‘favouriting’ music manually, here’s one:
youtu.be/LDOApsYhtrk?...
My playlists got spliced up in the transfer so ‘favouriting’ music manually, here’s one:
youtu.be/LDOApsYhtrk?...
Alice In Chains - Rotten Apple (Official Audio)
YouTube video by AliceInChainsVEVO
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 9:40 PM
I’m in the process switching from Spotify to Deezer for a host of reasons (CEO’s investment in military AI, ICE ads, etc) but it’s been, and continues to be, a big undertaking.
My playlists got spliced up in the transfer so ‘favouriting’ music manually, here’s one:
youtu.be/LDOApsYhtrk?...
My playlists got spliced up in the transfer so ‘favouriting’ music manually, here’s one:
youtu.be/LDOApsYhtrk?...
My cousin posted to FB an AI-generated GIF of her present day self embracing our grandma who’s been dead for 18 years, and it makes me feel so nauseated.
This is what we’re destroying both our minds and our planet for and, honestly, I have so much contempt for people who willingly use it.
This is what we’re destroying both our minds and our planet for and, honestly, I have so much contempt for people who willingly use it.
October 22, 2025 at 8:58 PM
My cousin posted to FB an AI-generated GIF of her present day self embracing our grandma who’s been dead for 18 years, and it makes me feel so nauseated.
This is what we’re destroying both our minds and our planet for and, honestly, I have so much contempt for people who willingly use it.
This is what we’re destroying both our minds and our planet for and, honestly, I have so much contempt for people who willingly use it.
Everything in my life kind of imploded in the last few months so I haven’t been on here at all, but I went to see one of Belly’s 30th anniversary shows for their excellent (underrated) album King. Such a great evening!
September 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Everything in my life kind of imploded in the last few months so I haven’t been on here at all, but I went to see one of Belly’s 30th anniversary shows for their excellent (underrated) album King. Such a great evening!
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Maybe we shouldn't be propping a significant portion of our global economy on technology that requires endless growth while becoming worse and demonstrably makes humanity illiterate
June 19, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Maybe we shouldn't be propping a significant portion of our global economy on technology that requires endless growth while becoming worse and demonstrably makes humanity illiterate
Some thematically appropriate listening while I attempt to revise a hotel booking because I've been given a hospital appointment (that I've been waiting 9 months for) on a day I'm meant to be in Leeds for a conference 🙃
Tori + rumbling bass = all kinds of fantastic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofU9...
Tori + rumbling bass = all kinds of fantastic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofU9...
Hotel
YouTube video by Tori Amos - Topic
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June 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Some thematically appropriate listening while I attempt to revise a hotel booking because I've been given a hospital appointment (that I've been waiting 9 months for) on a day I'm meant to be in Leeds for a conference 🙃
Tori + rumbling bass = all kinds of fantastic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofU9...
Tori + rumbling bass = all kinds of fantastic.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofU9...
It took me until yesterday to realise that both Stereolab and Swans released new albums last month, and they're both very good!
June 13, 2025 at 10:00 AM
It took me until yesterday to realise that both Stereolab and Swans released new albums last month, and they're both very good!
I appreciate the seemingly contrasting vibes in this part of my alphabetised playlist of cover songs I enjoy.
June 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
I appreciate the seemingly contrasting vibes in this part of my alphabetised playlist of cover songs I enjoy.
Not exactly a cure but a balm, maybe, for existential distress is to remind yourself of the artistry that exists in this world, and this song does very much make me feel a little better, in that sense.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewnL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewnL...
Decomposing Trees
YouTube video by Galaxie 500 - Topic
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May 26, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Not exactly a cure but a balm, maybe, for existential distress is to remind yourself of the artistry that exists in this world, and this song does very much make me feel a little better, in that sense.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewnL...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ewnL...
Peter Gabriel using AI for a music video is the canary in coalmine signalling that this entire world is doomed, I fear.
May 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Peter Gabriel using AI for a music video is the canary in coalmine signalling that this entire world is doomed, I fear.
Cocteau Twins - Crushed (Official Video)
YouTube video by Cocteau Twins
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May 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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It's not Friday, but what the hell
A "could be better" video of @throwingmuses "libretto" from the waterfront, Norwich last night (17th may 2025)
youtu.be/yvlGGJ6J2d4?...
A "could be better" video of @throwingmuses "libretto" from the waterfront, Norwich last night (17th may 2025)
youtu.be/yvlGGJ6J2d4?...
Throwing Muses "libretto" from the waterfront, Norwich 15th May 2025
YouTube video by ElRat Designs
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May 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
It's not Friday, but what the hell
A "could be better" video of @throwingmuses "libretto" from the waterfront, Norwich last night (17th may 2025)
youtu.be/yvlGGJ6J2d4?...
A "could be better" video of @throwingmuses "libretto" from the waterfront, Norwich last night (17th may 2025)
youtu.be/yvlGGJ6J2d4?...
Throwing Muses were searingly good tonight.
May 17, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Throwing Muses were searingly good tonight.
Kicking myself for not listening to this album much sooner. My favourite first listen for a long long time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zoS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zoS...
Swans - Song for Dead Time
YouTube video by Lori R.
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May 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Kicking myself for not listening to this album much sooner. My favourite first listen for a long long time.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zoS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9zoS...
How To Be Invisible (2018 Remaster)
YouTube video by Kate Bush - Topic
www.youtube.com
May 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
As a sustainability researcher, I'm used to feeling angry and despondent, but the proliferation of the casual use of AI has made me feel downright hopeless. I've always felt that sustainability researchers need to be able to take a grain of hope forward with them, but I'm losing it rapidly.
May 12, 2025 at 9:13 AM
As a sustainability researcher, I'm used to feeling angry and despondent, but the proliferation of the casual use of AI has made me feel downright hopeless. I've always felt that sustainability researchers need to be able to take a grain of hope forward with them, but I'm losing it rapidly.
First time listening to Steely Dan. Put on both this, and their debut album (not at the same time). Pretty great!
youtu.be/CYZwVf07tHA?...
youtu.be/CYZwVf07tHA?...
Aja
YouTube video by Steely Dan - Topic
youtu.be
May 9, 2025 at 3:11 PM
First time listening to Steely Dan. Put on both this, and their debut album (not at the same time). Pretty great!
youtu.be/CYZwVf07tHA?...
youtu.be/CYZwVf07tHA?...