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great to see @moonbuilding.bsky.social back :)

thanks so much to neil for including qd44 @kaylapainter.bsky.social 🙏💛

load of lovely music from @jo-johnson.bsky.social @plant43.bsky.social @loulayorke.bsky.social @castlesinspace.bsky.social and more

check!

MOONBUILDING WEEKLY | Substack Champion of independent DIY electronic artists and labels. Click to read MOONBUILDING WEEKLY, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

Huge thanks to Neil @moonbuilding.bsky.social for the great review in today’s Moonbuilding too : moonbuilding.substack.com

Moonbuilding with Neil Mason, part 1 A MUSICAL LIVES conversation

Some Saturday night fun for you... Here's me chatting with the excellent Steve Thorp about my formative years for his Ziggy's Lament Substack.

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Our pleasure. Waited a while for your debut album! It doesn't disappoint.

A big, bold, beautiful record this...

All the big guns!

Issue 93 / 30 January 2026 The essential DIY electronic music lowdown: Track Of The Week: Hannah Hu + Album Of The Week: James Adrian Brown + Laura Cannell + Stuart Cook + Markus Guentner + so much more...

We're back! Have you missed us?

Moonbuilding Weekly Issue 93 is OUT NOW! Album Of The Week: @jamesadrianbrown.bsky.social + much much more!

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We're back! Issue 93 is coming down the pipes at 9.30am. Want a sneak preview? Here's today's playlist. Don't tell anyone.

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Woot! Moonbuilding Weekly returns THIS FRIDAY (30 Jan). We STILL have AD SPACE in this week's issue, incredible I know. Get your wares in front of our 1,750+ subscribers AND support DIY electronic music on one fell swoop.

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Happy Monday! Moonbuilding Weekly is back this Friday (30 Jan) - hurrah - and we still have ad space - boo - help us fill those slots, show off your wares and support DIY electronic music at the same time. Email for details

A week to go before Moonbuilding Weekly returns on 30 Jan.

If you are an artist or a label, you can support our work to spread the word about DIY electronic music through advertising.

We still have ad space for next week. Ads are £50/week, two weeks for £75. Drop me a line to book your slot now.

MOONBUILDING WEEKLY | Substack Champion of independent DIY electronic artists and labels. Click to read MOONBUILDING WEEKLY, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

Moonbuilding Weekly is back back back on 30 Jan. There's some changes for 2026... The entire newsletter will remain FREE for everyone, but you can now pledge/subscribe to support our fine work... a monthly subscription is just £3.50 moonbuilding.substack.com

Moonbuilding Weekly returns next Friday (30/01). We've got plans for this year, oh have we got plans. We also have ad space! Get your wares in front of our 1,750 subscribers for £50/week or two weeks for £75. Email me now...

Hello everyone! Missing us? We'll be back on Friday 30 January. Just to say our advertising department (me) is taking bookings for Jan/Feb. Ads are £50/week or two weeks for £75. Ads are capped at five per issue to ensure eyeballs see 'em. Who's in? Your soaraway Moonbuilding Weekly depends in it.

Here we are, no one else Time flies, Christmas ploughs on, words from the perfect soulmate, Rob Halford

Some reading for you today... This is an incredible piece from Leanor, the partner of my friend @robinturner.bsky.social, on how she dealt with his brain tumour goings-on. I love at the end when she says “I still like being with you”. So beautiful.

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Indie Forever Disco with Beth Ditto - daft punk are playing at your house - BBC Sounds The biggest and best indie hits for the dance floor from Daft Punk, Jamie xx and M.I.A.

Some Xmas Eve listening for you! Beth Ditto is a woman with such great taste. This is tunes from start to finish 🔥🔥🔥

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UrbanMutant_NeilMason-tracks-of-2025 NeilMason's MOONBUILDING top tracks of 2025 https://moonbuilding.substack.com/

... And our Top 20 Tracks Of 2025 on Urban Mutant Radio on KHUH Seattle is here...
www.mixcloud.com/UrbanMutant/...

@bleek.bsky.social @khuh.bsky.social

Issue 92 / 12 December 2025 The essential DIY electronic music weekly: Your totally bumper Xmas issue featuring Album Of The Year, Track Of The Year and Compilation Of The Year rundowns...

Remember, there's no Moonbuilding Weekly until the new year 😭

But...

Last week's end of year issue is here...
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UrbanMutant_NeilMason-tracks-of-2025 NeilMason's MOONBUILDING top tracks of 2025 https://moonbuilding.substack.com/

Stuck for something to listen to? You are stuck no more. Listen again to @bleek.bsky.social serving up the Moonbuilding Tracks Of The Year on @khuh.bsky.social

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Issue 92 / 12 December 2025 The essential DIY electronic music weekly: Your totally bumper Xmas issue featuring Album Of The Year, Track Of The Year and Compilation Of The Year rundowns...

The Sarno Ultra album we wrote with @kaylapainter.bsky.social is number 7 in @moonbuilding.bsky.social albums of the year list

As is our lastest Jilk album
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ALSO in the top electronic albums for @acloserlisten.bsky.social

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A huge thanks to @electronicsound.bsky.social and @moonbuilding.bsky.social for including Public Works and Utilities on their Albums of the Year lists! And enormous congratulations to @polypores.bsky.social @jo-johnson.bsky.social @loulayorke.bsky.social and @flcartographer.bsky.social too!

A Warning To The Curious, by 30 Door Key 19 track album

// A WARNING TO THE CURIOUS
// 30 Door Key

Included in the @moonbuilding.bsky.social Top 10 albums of the year.

The games afoot as @30doorkey.bsky.social unlocks psychedelic mayhem in a world of 'Mistery & Imagination'...

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Pretty sweet to see the Sarno Ultra album feature on the @moonbuilding.bsky.social end of year list.

“…edge-of-the-dancefloor offering.”

Congrats @kaylapainter.bsky.social and @jilk.bsky.social

Catch up on the full article ⬇️
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Issue 92 / 12 December 2025 The essential DIY electronic music weekly: Your totally bumper Xmas issue featuring Album Of The Year, Track Of The Year and Compilation Of The Year rundowns...

Lovely to see both 'Hydrology' (DiN94) by @loulayorke.bsky.social as well as the final edition of the Tone Science series, 'Module No.10 The Final Patch' featured in the @moonbuilding.bsky.social albums of the year & compilations of the year.
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Excited about Moonbuilding Weekly's Top 20 Tracks Of The Year going out on the Urban Mutant show on @khuh.bsky.social in Seattle tonight... Thanks for asking @bleek.bsky.social tune in at 1am! www.hollowearthradio.org/listen

Mentioned on par with my old paymasters. Brilliant. That's made my day.

Thank you so much @moonbuilding.bsky.social for all of your support this year and for putting ‘A Requiem’ at no.11
I’m over the moon!!! ✨🙏🏻✨

Highly recommend you take some time out to have a read of the @moonbuilding.bsky.social end of year review.

So much exceptional music covered and a reminder that 2025 has been another fantastic year of creativity from independent DIY artists x

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It's a pretty dazzling 1-2-3 I think!

Sarno Ultra (Sarno ultra), debut album from me and Jon from @jilk.bsky.social made the end of year list in @moonbuilding.bsky.social 🥳

So chuffed to have this in there, to hear it reached people and they vibed with it is second to none!!

Released via @bricolageg5.bsky.social 🩷