John Hawthorn

The inside of a cello is a real vibe.

Farmers “Nag Nag Nag”, brewed especially for Sheffield Beer Week in tribute to Sheffield's sonic & synth musical heritage; inspired by the city’s own Cabaret Voltaire hit, & a nod to our brewery tap Nags Head!

Bradfield Brewery out of Sheffield UK wins all my accolades for releasing the 'Nag Nag Nag' cold brew coffee porter to honour Cabaret Voltaire for Sheffield Beer Week. 🍻

Inquisitive ears

Coil ‎– Love's Secret Domain (Infinite Fog Productions, Austria 2021) – Not my pics of #PeterChristopherson, but I did stand next to photographer… reminded via “X” Peter would be 71 today… time for some Coil 😉
In Full: infinitefog.bandcamp.com/album/loves-...

10” record in a white sleeve with a small photocopied square photo in the middle

#nowplaying
Still House Plants - S/T 10”
Bison Records 2026
4 track vinyl reissue of 2016 GLARC cassette

Released on this day in 1970:
The Bird with the Crystal Plumage | Italy | Dario Argento

Tourist Sam Dalmas witnesses the attempted murder of an art gallery owner's wife, instantly making him the target of the sadistic murderer...

#birdwiththecrystalplumage #animalstrilogy #giallo #darioargento

#reggaesky FFS!

Front cover of CD Red/yellow/white screened head shot of Phil Pratt. Text on right reads: PHIL PRATT THING Featuring: Big Youth Al Campbell Dennis Brown Bobby Kalphat Pat Kelly The Heptones Ken Boothe Dillinger

Back cover of CD. Same red/yellow/white colouring as the front. Image of the corner of a building on the right hand side. There are 2 signs outside. The legible one reads: AD-MAJOREM DEI-GLORIAM SCIENTIFIC CHRISTIANITY. The track listing is printed on the back of the cover in black, it reads: 1. Ken Boothe - I'm not for Sale 2. Big Youth - Keep your Dread 3. Bobby Kalphat - Raw Roots 4. Sunshot Band • Roots Raw 5. Al Campbell - Going the wrong way 6. Discomix 7. Big Youth - Love Jah Jah Children 8. Heptones - Party Time 9. Bobby Kalphat - Sound of now Dub 10. Bobby Kalphat - Counter Punch 11. Big Youth - Phil Pratt Thing 12. Al Campbell - Take these Shackles 13. Sunshot Band-Shackles dis yah dub 14. Pat Kelly/Dillinger - Talk about love 12" Discomix 15. Al Campbell • Every man say 16. Ken Boothe - Who gets your love 17. Dennis Brown - Let Love in 18. Dillinger - Big Score

Open CD case. Booklet on the left shows 4 record labels for 7” singles by Bobby Kalphat and Ken Boothe and an unnamed one that just says VERSION on a white background. The CD on the right is red with white lettering which reads: TERMINAL PHIL PRATT THING. The PRESSURE SOUNDS logo is on the right hand side.

#CDFriday
Phil Pratt Thing - Various Artists
Pressure Sounds CD 2000
RIP Phil #teggaesky

:Zoviet*France: at London's Cafe Oto, 26th February 2026.

:Zoviet*France: conjuring up an electromagnetic storm during an epic set at Cafe Oto.

Didn’t they just…

Hoping that’s not a euphemism…🤠

Stuck in the office but so nice to have all the windows open for the first time in what feels like forever…

And him looking incredibly bored as Jaco Pastorius goes off on another bass ‘adventure’…

Young people today……

It’s a skill I’ve never mastered myself!

That’s a blast from the past! Michael Franti went on to become Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy before he completely mellowed out…

Regan Bowering – A Technology of Feeling (Infant Tree / A Cheeseboard Production, UK 2026) - @mrjohn23.bsky.social – According to my “X” spots… the LP has reached Japan & sold out… nice review at the link in Japanese… high-fives all round… what ever U do don’t sell my copy before I can collect it 😉

He could have tried harder with the name…

Front cover of CD. A woman’s painted face, it looks like she has scales, a red butterfly shape sticker on the outer CD jewel case obscuring her eyes with the words “AN ABSOLUTELY ESSENTIAL MORRICONOGRAPHY” Mike Patton in white letters on it. ENNIO MORRICONE - CRIME AND DISSONANCE IN WHITE UPPER CASE LETTERS.

Back of CD, the same face painted woman’s face, exotic foliage surrounds her. A large red circle in the middle reads: Ennio Morricone is probably the most famous film composer of the 20th Century and if you share our passion for his brilliance, this 30-track double disc set will bring you into a spare and extremely beautiful world. Crime And Dissonance presents the Maestro at his dark-tinged and experimental best. A realm of driving spooky scores, wordless and haunting vocals. angular string passages, spaced-out sounds, dark rhythmic structures and eerie whistling makes this set a collection of incredibly subtle beauty. Killer late 60s and early 70s Morricone tracks culled from more than twenty rare soundtracks of perfect vintage including Veruschka, Un Uomo Da Rispettace Una Lucertola Con La Pelle Di Donna, Gli Occhi Frederi Della Paura and many others Compiled by Alan Bishop with liner notes by John Zorn.

Middle of CD booklet. A woman painted yellow and black on all fours with a woodland background.

Photo from inner CD tray. A woman’s face painted silver and purple gazing out from a cage.

#CDFriday
Ennio Morricone - Crime And Dissonance
2 x CD Ipecac Recordings 2005
Compiled by Alan Bishop
Produced by Mike Patton
Sleeve notes by John Zorn
#giallo

I used to stick the spine stickers from minidiscs on them to help differentiate..

Coincidentally Michel Henritzi from Dustbreeders is support to Makoto Kawashima @ Oto tonight.

Piper Maru - Monopoly Child. 2007, Pacific City Sound Visions. I think its the first solo Spencer Clarke and I have the tape somewhere but I cannot find though they do all look the same and sound the same #nowplaying #5DebutAlbums0509

😂😂😂😂I have a couple of boxes of Skaters related tapes. I dread that one day the contents will spill out and I’ll never be able to match them up correctly again!

Yes indeed. Quite crackly on side 2. Definitely not 3 quid!

Live In New York LP in front of a pile of records. The cover has 2 colour photos on the front. Abdul Wadud bowing a cello. Julius Hemphill blowing a saxophone.

#nowplaying
Julius Hemphill/Abdul K. Wadud - Live In New York
Red Record 1978
#jazzsky

Guitar Music From The Western Sahara - Group Doueh. 2007, Sublime Frequencies. Some raw Arabic workouts #NowPlaying #5debutalbums0509

You beat me to it! Picked up a copy on Monday. Sounds fantastic..

Now these are the right reissues! Gatefold sleeve, a nice detailed booklet included, and a pressing that sounds great. And most importantly: an amazing jazz album. Originally released in 1975.
Charles Tyler Ensemble - Voyage From Jericho. (Bought my copy at JPC Germany, the best mail order around)