Fielding Hope

january for the full line-up! sorry it'll be a while still.

The first festival we're doing as full timers. No pressure! Been working on this for a while now and look forward to seeing you there 🙃

Many of you have been asking about how to help our dear pal Keith, aka JD Twitch (Optimo) who has in-operable aggressive brain cancer - here's the crowdfunder ❤️ This man has done so much for music, music careers, and his charity work has been relentless ❤️ Thanks so much friends❤️
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Formenverwandler, by Sunik Kim 4 track album

The bold yin is back with the most fucked & difficult & beautiful shit in the game. 2 hours of temporal shapeshifting and Nancarrow worship to (re)imagine musical, political and queer horizons. An electric shock in a sea of tasteful gibberish. Do it: sunikkim.bandcamp.com/album/formen...

thanks seán !

thanks mate! hopefully see you soon :)

Ahh i'm glad u feel that way! Its my favourite Scando city by a country mile. If you can find the right bits its magic!

I have a connection to the place (Silja was born there!) and have a fondness therein, but there's not a place in the world i feel more like a walking talking wet sock.

Heading down to London now to work my last 2 weeks at OTO. The final farewell to the place, and the city. A very strange feeling!

Adam Curtis did an Adam Curtis on OTO 😂

aye it was a fun one! super impressed by the sound in there. pat's piano sounded incredible!

Why it's Time to Support Grassroots Venues with a £1 Ticket Levy | The Quietus Back in April, Andrew Carthy – known to fans as Mr Scruff – completed a run of 15 shows in grassroots venues around the UK. This ‘Miniature Arenas Tour’ was a special one. For every ticket sold, he do...

Was interviewed as part of this feature in @thequietus.com on the Music Venue Trust and Save Our Scene's £1 ticket levy scheme.

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Louise's fundraiser for life after spinal injury Help Louise Marshall raise money to support Aspire

A message from legendary music writer Louise Gray. www.justgiving.com/page/louise-...

me too :)

I'm not sure! We put them on in Glasgow a few years back (the recording of which became their album last year, 'Wood Blues'). Maybe again one day though :)

Incoming! 4 nights with one of the best live bands in the world, أحمد [Ahmed], at OTO on the 12/13/14/15 of November. Highest possible recommendation!

On sale now for OTO members & publicly on Wednesday.

An urgent message from The Wire magazine - The Wire Running an independent music magazine is becoming increasingly difficult. We need your support

An urgent message from The Wire magazine

Running an independent music magazine is becoming increasingly difficult. We need your support

www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...

Thanks so much to @thewiremagazine.bsky.social & Claire Biddles for the lovely review of Counterflows Festival this year 🥂✨

Here's the first bit of it: read the full thing in the current issue!

plz slap mark on the bum for me

jealous!

who wants my job?

Arming Israel. Bombing Yemen. Cutting aid.

This government’s obsession with militarism is out of control — and it is the poorest people in the world paying the price.

We are all human beings on one planet. Surely that is a good enough reason to try and build a world of peace.

Literally, yes! lol

the incident, by Rashad Becker 11 track album

I'm listening to the new Rashad Becker album and i'm very happy rashadbecker.bandcamp.com/album/the-in...

haha!! that's amazing

Welcome, friends! An introduction to our new friends in common blog.

Welcome, friends! Come learn about our book and sign up for some exerpts, interviews and fun extras in the run up to its release: friendsincommon.substack.com/p/welcome-fr...

My fave place in the world turned 17 today. Here's Habib's billboard artwork for the occasion.

Gentrification, rising rent & costs is squeezing us harder than ever, so if you want us to keep going & remain independent grab a membership:

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The Strangeness of Dub - Ep14 - Morley Radio Programme Twelve. The leg(s) of Sylvan Morris (Dissemination II). Join Edward George, on a journey into reggae, dub, versions and versioning.

New episode of Edward George’s peerless The Strangeness of Dub has just dropped. Essential listening! morleyradio.co.uk/programmes/t...

Counterflows 2025: The Report - The Skinny Counterflows returns to Glasgow, and remains one of the finest festivals the UK has to offer.

Thanks to @theskinnymag.bsky.social for this glowing review of Counterflows Festival last weekend.
www.theskinny.co.uk/music/live-m...