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martin-doran.bsky.social
@martin-doran.bsky.social
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Part-time lecturer.
Full-time learner.

I sometimes dabble in a bit of art and photography: https://cara.app/-doranimal-

All words and images are my own, unless credited otherwise.
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Just enjoyed a pleasant morning's self-improvement at the Scottish National Gallery, and won yet another round of 'touch the furniture'. See below for the rules of this game.
A photo of an abstract still life by Samuel John People.
October 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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When the hurly-burly's done,
When the battle:s lost and won.
The Scottish play's weird sisters - still from the film starring Patrick Stewart in the title role.
October 5, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

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31. 'Jenny From Thebes' - The Mountain Goats (2023)

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#AugustAlbums
#VampireWeekend
#MusicSky
August 31, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

30. 'Modern Vampires Of The City' - Vampire Weekend (2013)

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#AugustAlbums
#VampireWeekend
#MusicSky
August 30, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

29. 'Absolute Dissent' - Killing Joke (2010)

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#AugustAlbums
#KillingJoke
#MusicSky
August 29, 2025 at 8:06 AM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

28. 'Quebec' - Ween (2003)

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#AugustAlbums
#Ween
#MusicSky
August 28, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

27. 'Singing Bones' - The Handsome Family (2003)

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August 27, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

26. 'And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out' - Yo La Tengo (2000)

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August 26, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

25. 'Dummy' - Portishead (1994)

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#Portishead
#MusicSky

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August 25, 2025 at 8:14 AM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

24. 'The Orb's Adventures Beyond the Ultraworld' - The Orb (1991)

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#TheOrb
#MusicSky

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August 24, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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I've spent a useful Saturday morning confronting racists in Perth. We shouted at them. They shouted at us. Their banter was shite, ours was brilliant. Eventually, we won the shouting and the police escorted the dejected racists back to their sewer.

#OurStreets
#RefugeesWelcome
#NoPasarán
August 23, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

23. 'Fear Of A Black Planet' - Public Enemy (1990)

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#PublicEnemy
#MusicSky

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August 23, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

22. 'Heaven Or Las Vegas' - Cocteau Twins (1990)

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#CocteauTwins
#MusicSky

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August 22, 2025 at 8:37 AM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

21. 'Pod' - The Breeders (1990)

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#TheBreeders
#MusicSky

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August 21, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

20. 'Doolittle' - Pixies (1989)

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#Pixies
#MusicSky

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August 20, 2025 at 6:50 AM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

19. '3 Feet High And Rising' - De La Soul (1989)

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#DeLaSoul
#MusicSky

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August 19, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

18. 'Paul's Boutique' - Beastie Boys (1989)

#AugustAlbums
#BeastieBoys
#MusicSky

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August 18, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

17. 'Skylarking' - XTC (1986)

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#XTC
#MusicSky

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August 16, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

16. 'Perverted By Language' - The Fall (1983)

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#TheFall
#MusicSky

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August 16, 2025 at 7:05 AM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

15. 'Off The Bone' - The Cramps (1983)

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#TheCramps
#MusicSky

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Album cover in black and white showing caricatured portraits of the band and a skull and crossbones.
August 15, 2025 at 6:57 AM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

14. 'Mint Jams' - Casiopea (1982)

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#Casiopea
#MusicSky

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Album cover showing an illustration of a spoon lifting some mint jelly out of a jar.
August 14, 2025 at 8:16 AM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

13. 'Juju' - Siouxsie and the Banshees (1981)

#AugustAlbums
#SiouxsieAndTheBanshees
#MusicSky

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August 13, 2025 at 6:49 AM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

12. 'My Life In The Bush Of Ghosts' - Brian Eno and David Byrne (1981)

#AugustAlbums
#BrianEno
#DavidByrne
#MusicSky

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This album cover is an abstract photo showing several rectilinear shapes in predominantly on shades of blue, red and orange.
August 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

11. 'Red' - Black Uhuru (1980)

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#BlackUhuru
#MusicSky

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Album cover showing a photo of the three members of Black Uhuru in front of a plain red background.
August 11, 2025 at 7:04 AM
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August Albums

Every day in August I'm posting a favourite album.

YT link given, where possible.

10. 'Remain In Light' - Talking Heads (1979)

#AugustAlbums
#Talking Heads
#MusicSky

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August 10, 2025 at 8:36 AM