Category Archives: Music
No Sleep ’til Wigan
Apologies for the lack of content just lately… The main task last week was to prepare for my weekend trip to Wigan, that unassuming little town on the outskirts of Manchester which has become the traditional location for the annual … Continue reading
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Why I do it… no, not IT… *IT*!
That fine fellow Paul Simpson and I probably share a lot of ideas about what “music” can (and should) be, and it seems we’re both delighted by Warren Ellis’ recent blog entry about creativity. Warren’s descriptions are spot on, and … Continue reading
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The inner anorak
For the past few weeks, a bunch of us from the #ukmg chatroom have been running a group on Audioscrobbler. For the uninitiated, this site collects data from your computer’s media player (be it iTunes, Winamp or whatever) to create … Continue reading
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John Peel R.I.P.
Celebrity deaths often seem distant and impersonal to me, more like the cancellation of a popular product than the sad end to a person’s life. John Peel, though, was different. It wasn’t just that he came across as “a normal … Continue reading
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It’s cool to be a control freak
As you probably know from previous ramblings, I’m very keen on seeing how people find ways to sidestep the mainstream, avoiding the homogenising effects of big business by remaining independent. There’s something so satisfying about seeing someone create a product … Continue reading
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From the playpen
Time for one of these posts again… Right now I’m listening to ‘A Lifetime of Temporary Relief’, a new box-set of B-sides, rarities and unreleased stuff by Low. It’s particularly interesting to hear the very first demos; two tracks recorded … Continue reading
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Things to do in the summer
As alluded to in my Live Journal, the Proms are now in full swing, and I’m partaking gleefully (Proms 8, 9 and 11, if you’re interested… more of “my sort of thing” to come in August). I’ve previously blogged about … Continue reading
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Activity
So, anyway… as I mentioned in the last entry, my solution to the creative void was to bombard myself with loads of new stuff. As far as my music listening habits are concerned, the main feature has been my attempt … Continue reading
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“While we are not doing anything”
During March, April and a bit of May, I kind of lost interest in making music. I couldn’t think of any good ideas to record and it became something of a chore even to pick up a guitar once in … Continue reading
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Sharp Suit
Gorblimey, it seems like ages since I did this. After a two-month period of complete creative blockage followed by some studio setup adjustments (and learning curves with new software) I’m finally back in recording mode. The last-but-one task over in … Continue reading
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