Pascal ✨
@pdeschen.bsky.social
Software Engineering leader. Avid cyclist. Judoka. Music nerd. Nature wanderer. Family lover. ☀️🧚🏻 (profile photo credits: then 7yo daughter) he/him. Montréal
Rainer Brüninghaus’ Freigeweht. Floating minimalism, ECM-style. Weightless textures, quiet motion, and space doing half the talking. One of those records that feels suspended in air. Scandinavian texture for a sunny crisp polar winter day. Like today 🧊
January 24, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Rainer Brüninghaus’ Freigeweht. Floating minimalism, ECM-style. Weightless textures, quiet motion, and space doing half the talking. One of those records that feels suspended in air. Scandinavian texture for a sunny crisp polar winter day. Like today 🧊
Genesis — Wind & Wuthering (1976). The last with Steve Hackett, where English pastoral calm meets late-era prog elegance. “Blood on the Rooftops” still hits deep. #NowSpinning #VinylCommunity
January 24, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Genesis — Wind & Wuthering (1976). The last with Steve Hackett, where English pastoral calm meets late-era prog elegance. “Blood on the Rooftops” still hits deep. #NowSpinning #VinylCommunity
#Bowie going feral and theatrical on Diamond Dogs (1974) Dystopian glam, Orwellian vibes, and that cracked grin staring straight through you. Still sounds dangerous. Recorded in the aftermath of the Spiders’ breakup. #NowSpinning #VinylCommunity 🐕💎
January 23, 2026 at 4:17 PM
#Bowie going feral and theatrical on Diamond Dogs (1974) Dystopian glam, Orwellian vibes, and that cracked grin staring straight through you. Still sounds dangerous. Recorded in the aftermath of the Spiders’ breakup. #NowSpinning #VinylCommunity 🐕💎
Men Without Hats - Rhythm of Youth (1982)
Often reduced to The Safety Dance, but this record is a sharp slice of early-’80s new wave: dry synths, minimalist grooves, and a distinctly #Montreal edge. Playful on the surface, a little anxious underneath, very much a product of its time. #NowSpinning
Often reduced to The Safety Dance, but this record is a sharp slice of early-’80s new wave: dry synths, minimalist grooves, and a distinctly #Montreal edge. Playful on the surface, a little anxious underneath, very much a product of its time. #NowSpinning
January 23, 2026 at 2:44 PM
Men Without Hats - Rhythm of Youth (1982)
Often reduced to The Safety Dance, but this record is a sharp slice of early-’80s new wave: dry synths, minimalist grooves, and a distinctly #Montreal edge. Playful on the surface, a little anxious underneath, very much a product of its time. #NowSpinning
Often reduced to The Safety Dance, but this record is a sharp slice of early-’80s new wave: dry synths, minimalist grooves, and a distinctly #Montreal edge. Playful on the surface, a little anxious underneath, very much a product of its time. #NowSpinning
WHAM! – “Bad Boys” (12” single, 1983).
Early #Wham! leaning hard into UK club culture: punchy synths, extended mix, and pure pop bravado. One can still feel some remnants from the disco era. Before the stadiums, before the ballads. Just attitude on wax. #NowSpinning #VinylCommunity
Early #Wham! leaning hard into UK club culture: punchy synths, extended mix, and pure pop bravado. One can still feel some remnants from the disco era. Before the stadiums, before the ballads. Just attitude on wax. #NowSpinning #VinylCommunity
January 23, 2026 at 2:33 PM
WHAM! – “Bad Boys” (12” single, 1983).
Early #Wham! leaning hard into UK club culture: punchy synths, extended mix, and pure pop bravado. One can still feel some remnants from the disco era. Before the stadiums, before the ballads. Just attitude on wax. #NowSpinning #VinylCommunity
Early #Wham! leaning hard into UK club culture: punchy synths, extended mix, and pure pop bravado. One can still feel some remnants from the disco era. Before the stadiums, before the ballads. Just attitude on wax. #NowSpinning #VinylCommunity
Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 with Rafael Kubelík and the Berliner Philharmoniker. Sunlit lyricism, Bohemian dance rhythms, and Kubelík’s natural, flowing phrasing—joyful without ever turning bombastic. One of DG’s quietly great Dvořák recordings. #Vinyl #WintertimePerfect
January 21, 2026 at 3:36 PM
Dvořák’s Symphony No. 8 with Rafael Kubelík and the Berliner Philharmoniker. Sunlit lyricism, Bohemian dance rhythms, and Kubelík’s natural, flowing phrasing—joyful without ever turning bombastic. One of DG’s quietly great Dvořák recordings. #Vinyl #WintertimePerfect
J.J. Cale - Naturally (1972)
The Tulsa sound, fully formed. Relaxed grooves, dry vocals, zero flash. Clapton, Knopfler, and countless others borrowed this feel—but nobody ever made it sound this effortless. #NowSpinning #VinylCommunity
The Tulsa sound, fully formed. Relaxed grooves, dry vocals, zero flash. Clapton, Knopfler, and countless others borrowed this feel—but nobody ever made it sound this effortless. #NowSpinning #VinylCommunity
January 21, 2026 at 2:50 PM
J.J. Cale - Naturally (1972)
The Tulsa sound, fully formed. Relaxed grooves, dry vocals, zero flash. Clapton, Knopfler, and countless others borrowed this feel—but nobody ever made it sound this effortless. #NowSpinning #VinylCommunity
The Tulsa sound, fully formed. Relaxed grooves, dry vocals, zero flash. Clapton, Knopfler, and countless others borrowed this feel—but nobody ever made it sound this effortless. #NowSpinning #VinylCommunity
Lionel Richie’s Can’t Slow Down (1983) is more than an album—it’s a masterclass in smooth grooves and timeless emotion. From the dancefloor fire of “All Night Long” to the heart-tugging “Hello,” Richie redefined pop-soul elegance. That cover? Iconic. That voice? Unmatched. #NowSpinning #GoodCheeze
January 17, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Lionel Richie’s Can’t Slow Down (1983) is more than an album—it’s a masterclass in smooth grooves and timeless emotion. From the dancefloor fire of “All Night Long” to the heart-tugging “Hello,” Richie redefined pop-soul elegance. That cover? Iconic. That voice? Unmatched. #NowSpinning #GoodCheeze
Led Zeppelin - Presence (1976)
⏱️ Recorded in 18 days in Munich
🚫 First Zep album with no keyboards
🎸 Features Page’s most complex guitar layers
🎤 Plant recorded vocals from a wheelchair
A stripped-back, aggressive pivot from Physical Graffiti. #VinylCommunity #MusicFacts #LedZeppelin #NowSpinning
⏱️ Recorded in 18 days in Munich
🚫 First Zep album with no keyboards
🎸 Features Page’s most complex guitar layers
🎤 Plant recorded vocals from a wheelchair
A stripped-back, aggressive pivot from Physical Graffiti. #VinylCommunity #MusicFacts #LedZeppelin #NowSpinning
January 17, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Led Zeppelin - Presence (1976)
⏱️ Recorded in 18 days in Munich
🚫 First Zep album with no keyboards
🎸 Features Page’s most complex guitar layers
🎤 Plant recorded vocals from a wheelchair
A stripped-back, aggressive pivot from Physical Graffiti. #VinylCommunity #MusicFacts #LedZeppelin #NowSpinning
⏱️ Recorded in 18 days in Munich
🚫 First Zep album with no keyboards
🎸 Features Page’s most complex guitar layers
🎤 Plant recorded vocals from a wheelchair
A stripped-back, aggressive pivot from Physical Graffiti. #VinylCommunity #MusicFacts #LedZeppelin #NowSpinning
Eagles - Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)
Pure West Coast gold: immaculate harmonies, radio-perfect songwriting, and a reminder that this comp is still one of the best-selling albums ever. Hard to skip a track on this one. #NowSpinning #VinylCommunity
Pure West Coast gold: immaculate harmonies, radio-perfect songwriting, and a reminder that this comp is still one of the best-selling albums ever. Hard to skip a track on this one. #NowSpinning #VinylCommunity
January 16, 2026 at 1:39 PM
Eagles - Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)
Pure West Coast gold: immaculate harmonies, radio-perfect songwriting, and a reminder that this comp is still one of the best-selling albums ever. Hard to skip a track on this one. #NowSpinning #VinylCommunity
Pure West Coast gold: immaculate harmonies, radio-perfect songwriting, and a reminder that this comp is still one of the best-selling albums ever. Hard to skip a track on this one. #NowSpinning #VinylCommunity
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981). Sleek, synthy pop-soul with bite. Title track + “I Can’t Go for That” ruled the charts, the latter famously sampled by everyone from De La Soul to The Notorious B.I.G. Can’t go wrong on a Friday morning with Daryl & John! #NowPlaying #Vinyl
January 16, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Hall & Oates - Private Eyes (1981). Sleek, synthy pop-soul with bite. Title track + “I Can’t Go for That” ruled the charts, the latter famously sampled by everyone from De La Soul to The Notorious B.I.G. Can’t go wrong on a Friday morning with Daryl & John! #NowPlaying #Vinyl
The Association’s Insight Out (1967).
Sunshine pop with a quietly psychedelic edge. “Windy” made them household names, but the album’s layered harmonies and studio polish capture peak LA pop just before the Summer of Love faded. 🌤️🎶 #NowSpinning #Vinyl
Sunshine pop with a quietly psychedelic edge. “Windy” made them household names, but the album’s layered harmonies and studio polish capture peak LA pop just before the Summer of Love faded. 🌤️🎶 #NowSpinning #Vinyl
January 16, 2026 at 12:04 AM
The Association’s Insight Out (1967).
Sunshine pop with a quietly psychedelic edge. “Windy” made them household names, but the album’s layered harmonies and studio polish capture peak LA pop just before the Summer of Love faded. 🌤️🎶 #NowSpinning #Vinyl
Sunshine pop with a quietly psychedelic edge. “Windy” made them household names, but the album’s layered harmonies and studio polish capture peak LA pop just before the Summer of Love faded. 🌤️🎶 #NowSpinning #Vinyl
Dave Brubeck’s All-Time Greatest Hits. Brubeck distilled. 🖤
Odd meters that went mainstream: “Take Five,” “Blue Rondo à la Turk,” “The Duke” and way more. Proof that cool jazz could both swing and sell. Propelling 5/4 & 9/8 time signatures into the wild! An all-timer, literally. #NowSpinning #Vinyl
Odd meters that went mainstream: “Take Five,” “Blue Rondo à la Turk,” “The Duke” and way more. Proof that cool jazz could both swing and sell. Propelling 5/4 & 9/8 time signatures into the wild! An all-timer, literally. #NowSpinning #Vinyl
December 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Dave Brubeck’s All-Time Greatest Hits. Brubeck distilled. 🖤
Odd meters that went mainstream: “Take Five,” “Blue Rondo à la Turk,” “The Duke” and way more. Proof that cool jazz could both swing and sell. Propelling 5/4 & 9/8 time signatures into the wild! An all-timer, literally. #NowSpinning #Vinyl
Odd meters that went mainstream: “Take Five,” “Blue Rondo à la Turk,” “The Duke” and way more. Proof that cool jazz could both swing and sell. Propelling 5/4 & 9/8 time signatures into the wild! An all-timer, literally. #NowSpinning #Vinyl
Diana Ross - Diana (1980). Chic-era perfection: Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards delivering sleek disco-soul, immortal hooks, and pure confidence. “I’m Coming Out” still hits like a manifesto. Recorded at NYC’s Power Station. #NowSpinning #Vinyl
December 30, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Diana Ross - Diana (1980). Chic-era perfection: Nile Rodgers & Bernard Edwards delivering sleek disco-soul, immortal hooks, and pure confidence. “I’m Coming Out” still hits like a manifesto. Recorded at NYC’s Power Station. #NowSpinning #Vinyl
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December 29, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Watercolor rendition of a photo I took while in #Iceland last summer with the family.💙🤩 #FlashBack #Bluesky
December 28, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Watercolor rendition of a photo I took while in #Iceland last summer with the family.💙🤩 #FlashBack #Bluesky
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 💛
Elton John at peak ambition: a genre-hopping double LP packed with hooks, heartbreak, and theatrical flair. From “Bennie” to “Funeral,” every side delivers. Written and recorded in just 2 weeks in France (Château d’Hérouville) Still sounds huge, 50+ years on. #NowSpinning
Elton John at peak ambition: a genre-hopping double LP packed with hooks, heartbreak, and theatrical flair. From “Bennie” to “Funeral,” every side delivers. Written and recorded in just 2 weeks in France (Château d’Hérouville) Still sounds huge, 50+ years on. #NowSpinning
December 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 💛
Elton John at peak ambition: a genre-hopping double LP packed with hooks, heartbreak, and theatrical flair. From “Bennie” to “Funeral,” every side delivers. Written and recorded in just 2 weeks in France (Château d’Hérouville) Still sounds huge, 50+ years on. #NowSpinning
Elton John at peak ambition: a genre-hopping double LP packed with hooks, heartbreak, and theatrical flair. From “Bennie” to “Funeral,” every side delivers. Written and recorded in just 2 weeks in France (Château d’Hérouville) Still sounds huge, 50+ years on. #NowSpinning
Curtis (1970) - #Curtis Mayfield’s solo debut and a quiet revolution. Soul, funk, and politics woven with elegance: Move On Up, We the People. Smooth grooves, sharp conscience. Still feels urgent today. #NowSpinning #Vinyl
December 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Curtis (1970) - #Curtis Mayfield’s solo debut and a quiet revolution. Soul, funk, and politics woven with elegance: Move On Up, We the People. Smooth grooves, sharp conscience. Still feels urgent today. #NowSpinning #Vinyl
Eric Clapton – Eric Clapton (1970).
A quietly pivotal record: post-Cream, post-Blind Faith, leaning into rootsy songwriting with Delaney & Bonnie’s band in tow. Less guitar heroics, more songs—and somehow that restraint hits even harder. 🎸 #NowSpinning #Vinyl
A quietly pivotal record: post-Cream, post-Blind Faith, leaning into rootsy songwriting with Delaney & Bonnie’s band in tow. Less guitar heroics, more songs—and somehow that restraint hits even harder. 🎸 #NowSpinning #Vinyl
December 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Eric Clapton – Eric Clapton (1970).
A quietly pivotal record: post-Cream, post-Blind Faith, leaning into rootsy songwriting with Delaney & Bonnie’s band in tow. Less guitar heroics, more songs—and somehow that restraint hits even harder. 🎸 #NowSpinning #Vinyl
A quietly pivotal record: post-Cream, post-Blind Faith, leaning into rootsy songwriting with Delaney & Bonnie’s band in tow. Less guitar heroics, more songs—and somehow that restraint hits even harder. 🎸 #NowSpinning #Vinyl
#Miles. The first true statement of the classic quintet with Coltrane, Garland, Chambers, and Jones. Hard-bop taking shape: lean heads, long takes, no polish, all feel. Miles rebuilding his voice and changing the course of modern jazz. Proof that silence between notes matters. #NowSpinning
December 23, 2025 at 4:10 PM
#Miles. The first true statement of the classic quintet with Coltrane, Garland, Chambers, and Jones. Hard-bop taking shape: lean heads, long takes, no polish, all feel. Miles rebuilding his voice and changing the course of modern jazz. Proof that silence between notes matters. #NowSpinning
In Utero ‘93. #Nirvana deliberately burning the polish after Nevermind: Steve Albini’s drum sound, damaged vocals, and songs that feel half-finished on purpose. Still uncomfortable. Still perfect. It isn’t catharsis, it’s exposure. Everything loud, everything fragile, nothing resolved. #NowSpinning
December 23, 2025 at 3:52 PM
In Utero ‘93. #Nirvana deliberately burning the polish after Nevermind: Steve Albini’s drum sound, damaged vocals, and songs that feel half-finished on purpose. Still uncomfortable. Still perfect. It isn’t catharsis, it’s exposure. Everything loud, everything fragile, nothing resolved. #NowSpinning
Move in Spectrums — Au Revoir Simone
Limited edition pink vinyl 💗
Ethereal synth-pop that feels both intimate and cinematic. Hypnotic grooves, soft-focus melodies, and that unmistakable dreamy pulse—perfect for drifting through the day (or night).
#NowSpinning #AuRevoirSimone #VinylCommunity
Limited edition pink vinyl 💗
Ethereal synth-pop that feels both intimate and cinematic. Hypnotic grooves, soft-focus melodies, and that unmistakable dreamy pulse—perfect for drifting through the day (or night).
#NowSpinning #AuRevoirSimone #VinylCommunity
December 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Move in Spectrums — Au Revoir Simone
Limited edition pink vinyl 💗
Ethereal synth-pop that feels both intimate and cinematic. Hypnotic grooves, soft-focus melodies, and that unmistakable dreamy pulse—perfect for drifting through the day (or night).
#NowSpinning #AuRevoirSimone #VinylCommunity
Limited edition pink vinyl 💗
Ethereal synth-pop that feels both intimate and cinematic. Hypnotic grooves, soft-focus melodies, and that unmistakable dreamy pulse—perfect for drifting through the day (or night).
#NowSpinning #AuRevoirSimone #VinylCommunity
Beastie Boys – The Mix-Up (2007)
When the Beastie Boys drop the mics and go fully instrumental. Funk, jazz, dub, analog groove. A record that feels like a loose jam session and pure joy in playing. Perfect for letting side A roll… then flipping to side B.
#NowSpinning #BeastieBoys #Vinyl
When the Beastie Boys drop the mics and go fully instrumental. Funk, jazz, dub, analog groove. A record that feels like a loose jam session and pure joy in playing. Perfect for letting side A roll… then flipping to side B.
#NowSpinning #BeastieBoys #Vinyl
December 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Beastie Boys – The Mix-Up (2007)
When the Beastie Boys drop the mics and go fully instrumental. Funk, jazz, dub, analog groove. A record that feels like a loose jam session and pure joy in playing. Perfect for letting side A roll… then flipping to side B.
#NowSpinning #BeastieBoys #Vinyl
When the Beastie Boys drop the mics and go fully instrumental. Funk, jazz, dub, analog groove. A record that feels like a loose jam session and pure joy in playing. Perfect for letting side A roll… then flipping to side B.
#NowSpinning #BeastieBoys #Vinyl
Patrick #Watson - Uh Oh (2025).
A quietly brilliant album built around duets: voices intertwining rather than competing, each song reshaped by its guest. Gentle on the surface, emotionally precise underneath. Piano, space, breath… and that unmistakable Watson fragility. #NowSpinning
A quietly brilliant album built around duets: voices intertwining rather than competing, each song reshaped by its guest. Gentle on the surface, emotionally precise underneath. Piano, space, breath… and that unmistakable Watson fragility. #NowSpinning
December 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Patrick #Watson - Uh Oh (2025).
A quietly brilliant album built around duets: voices intertwining rather than competing, each song reshaped by its guest. Gentle on the surface, emotionally precise underneath. Piano, space, breath… and that unmistakable Watson fragility. #NowSpinning
A quietly brilliant album built around duets: voices intertwining rather than competing, each song reshaped by its guest. Gentle on the surface, emotionally precise underneath. Piano, space, breath… and that unmistakable Watson fragility. #NowSpinning
Apparat Organ Quartet - Pólýfónía (2010) Retro-futurist #Icelandic synth-rock at its most playful. Mechanical precision meets cosmic groove, imagine Kraftwerk partying with robots in Reykjavík. Thanks @12tonar record store #Vinyl #NowSpinning #IcelandicMusic #12Tónar
August 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Apparat Organ Quartet - Pólýfónía (2010) Retro-futurist #Icelandic synth-rock at its most playful. Mechanical precision meets cosmic groove, imagine Kraftwerk partying with robots in Reykjavík. Thanks @12tonar record store #Vinyl #NowSpinning #IcelandicMusic #12Tónar