On train to Brighton for the first Colour Out Of Space festival in a long while…

@mpflapp.bsky.social over to you!
My memory of this is hazy at best…

Inside Jazz Kissa: Past & Present with Katsumasa Kusunose From 150‑kissa flyer routes to a photobook that funded disaster relief—why one man’s obsession is keeping Japan’s deep‑listening cafés in the present tense.

"Japan’s jazz kissa – havens of deep listening and sonic immersion – have long captivated music enthusiasts worldwide. But beyond the gleaming speakers and hushed atmospheres lies a history far more nuanced and surprising than many might imagine."

Inside Jazz Kissa with Katsumasa Kusunose:

[ahmed] - play Monk

After 6 albums re-imagining the work of Ahmed Abdul-Malik, أحمد [Ahmed] turn to the material of Malik's bandmate Thelonious Monk in the group's ongoing search for future music

Pre-order: Estimated arrival May 8, 2026
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Tone Glow 218: Gwenifer Raymond An interview with the Welsh fingerpicking guitarist about the blues, how her "piss-poor attention span" informs her compositional approach, and her album 'Last Night I Heard the Dog Star Bark' (2025)

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Mouldy mozzarella!

Was thinking about that today. Sadly I did not. Hindsight is a great and terrible thing… 🤔

Front cover of CD: white text on orange reads: An image of children chasing after an ice-cream van from an Orange™ TV commercial advertising Text Messaging.

Back cover of CD: white text on orange reads: Aphex Twin. Commercial Item. As heard on the Orange™ TV ad. Remix. WAP94CD. LC2070. Barcode. 5021603094086.

The CD: silver/black text on Orange reads: Aphex Twin. Commercial Item. WAP94CDR. LC2070. Warp Logo. Compact Disc Logo. Richard D James. Chrysalis Music. P 1997 Warp Records Ltd. © 1997 Warp Records Ltd. All Rights Reserved. Made in England.

Inner sleeve: white text on orange reads: In the future people will think it strange that we only ever used the phone to talk to one another. SUPER. Work Together. Reproduced By Kind Permission of Orange TM

#CDFriday
Aphex Twin - Come To Daddy Remixed CD
Warp Records 1997

Happy to say that Mr Tayto lived to tell the tale…

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Julien Dechery - SOORAVALI An utterly glorious hour of Tamil folk, pop and film music cooked up by expert compiler Julien Dechery, chasing the sought-after and brilliant ‘Readyaa?’ and ‘Warmth In Cool’ mixtapes with bags of tun...

Pretty good! Boomkat have audio samples here. No digital version available as far as I know…

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The other day I said to the vicar "Do you want to go Einstürzende Neubauten on this one?" and he said "Absolutely" which is the difference between him and the previous vicar

Front cover of cassette. An apple(?) with a face painted in red, black and white on it

Black cassette with white lettering in a red j-card with yellow lettering: Text reads Cyclone DJ MIX BY JULIEN DECHERY PHOTOS BY NICK SETHI

Black cassette with white lettering above multi coloured cassette inner with text that reads: G-get up O-open ur eyes O-out of ur bed D-day has risen M-merry life O-old dreams cum true R-riseSshine N-new frnds I-ideas of life N-nice future G-GOODDAY 4 U!

#cassunday
Julien Dechery- Sooravali
Good Morning Tapes 2026
Tamil folk, pop and film music mix tape

The buzz of the tanpura still gets me every time. Incredible piece of music.

Front cover of CD: Collage cover. White box with red text top left reads: REEDITION/REISSUE sans livret/without booklet. Sordide Sentimentale logo on top right. Green/brown background recurring grid of what looks like a picture of a Jewish concentration camp string band. A picture (still from a video?) of water with a temple cross floating on it. Revolving skulls with temple cross, Asian female heads, bold spurts.. PSYCHIC TV DESCENDING in yellow upper case text.

Back of CD: left hand side has a facsimile of a flyer for the concert. black and white with photo collage, a statue, a close up of fingers, a waterfall etc. right hand side has white text on black which reads: SORDIDE Sentimental LIVE disc SSCD001 DIGITAL! PSYCHIC TV DESCENDING 1. Enochian calls 6'39 2. Love damage 5'38 3. Tape sex 5'30 4. Unclean 13'27 5. Unclean monks 3'39 6. Ov power 9'51 7. Thee shining 4'20 8. Colour climax 3'33 published by Crippled Frog Music through Stillgrove/DJM. 1985 produced by S.S. and Pat Bouchard DIRECT DIGITAL RECORDING sound engineer: Pat BOUCHARD assisted by NAINS. REEDITION/ REISSUE

CD inner sleeve, white with black text which reads: Recorded live in Rouen at the "Exo 7" the 1st June 1984 Sound engineer for the concert: Ken THOMAS Sound engineer for the direct digital recording (sony P.C.M.): Pat BOUCHARD assisted by NAINS Recording only available on compact disc Special thanks to : Radio France Haute-Normandie, for their assistance. Thanks also to : Adoc, Avr, Backside, Dark pictures. Exo 7, Féré imp., FR3 Haute-Normandie. le Gay Pied, la Grande Serre, Hôtel Vieille Tour, K. West Radio, Liberation, MPO disques. New Rose, Paris-Normandie, Radio FMR, Radio 7, société Pierre, Translab, Viperbond Ltd, WSNS. And our personnal gratitude to : Alain AUBOURG, Alain BAJN, BAYON, Florence BELHOMME. Cécile BORDE. Christophe BOURSEILLER, William BURROUGHS, François CASAYS, Monte CAZAZZA. Anne DEVILLEPOX, Malcolm DUFF, Arnaud FAUGERE, Harold GIROUX, Marie-Lou GOINEAU, Marie-Thérèse GUIGUES, Brion GYSIN, Thierry HAMMEL, Jacques HUPIN, Derek JARMAN, Jean-Luc LEFEVRE. Nathalie LEMERCIER, Yves LEROY. Edouard LHOMMET, Denis LOZACHMEUR, James MACKAY. Jean-Luc MARRE Bertrand MERINO, Michel QUINEJURE, Jeff RICHARD, Patrick ROGNANT. M. SEBASTIAN, M. & Mme SURLEMONT, Hélène & Christine TURMEL, Jordi WALLS. Cover: collage by Yves VON BONTEE. Text & photo : Jean-Pierre TURMEL

#CDFriday
Psychic TV - Descending
Sordide Sentimental reissue CD 1985
This is one of my favourite PTV live recordings.

This and volume one are absolute gold!

I’ll save you a beer mat! 🤠

I think Edgar felt guilty as I had to remind him to post my copy. The Low Spirits 7” and the beer mats were free. Great little package. Cheers Edgar! 🍻🫡

2 x 7” picture sleeve records with some Groovie Records stickers and beer mats.

Postal drop from Lisbon’s Groovie Records. #nowplaying
Lena Rios - Sem Essa Aranha! +3 7” EP and The Low Spirits - Time Will Tell/No More Mistakin’ 7”

Sonny Sharrock - Promises Kept YouTube video by Angelo Lopez

#20SongsByYear
1991
Sonny Sharrock - Promises Kept

White cassette cover with black Indian script.

Brown cassette with white lettering. white j-card with black Indian text.

Black cassette inner with white text, it reads: AVARTANAM: REPETITION, CYCLE. PUNAR: AGAIN. RE- PUNARÄVARTANAM WAS INITIALLY DEVELOPED ON A COMMISSION BY RAUMDEUTER RADIO. SWEDEN IN 2022 RESPONDING TO THE CATHCART CIRCLE. A 29-MINUTE CIRCULAR TRAIN LINE THAT RUNS ~๐๓๒๒ ~๓๐๒๒๐๓๑๐. เณต์/ตโฆ: 6๕ วง, ดร, 2024 ลดบปลงด์ 13. PERFORMED AND RECORDED AT CAFÉ OTO. LONDON ON 13TH SEPTEMBER, 2024. MIXED BY NAKUL KRISH-NAMURTHY. MASTERED BY RUSSELL HASWELL. FEATUR - ING GUTTER SYNTHESIS BY TOM MUDD. COVER GRAPHICS MARK FELL. THE DEATH OF RAVE. RAVE 045.

#cassunday
Nakul Krishnamurthy - Punaravartanam
The Death of Rave cassette 2026

Barr's Iron Brew label (1901-1922)

😃 will investigate. Cheers!

TBH I don’t think I’ve ever heard it..

Glad you found it. I had no idea it existed until I saw it on the wall on Tuesday night! 😃

Sheer drama!

Got a 2011 Boadas cocktail bar one from Barcelona that I can’t bear to throw away

Spirits, Ghosts, Witches & Devils: The Life And Death Of Albert Ayler - Magnet Magazine Saxophonist Albert Ayler was a big part of the free-jazz movement in New York City during the 1960s. Once considered heir apparent to John Coltrane, his life was hopeful, strange, sad and dramatic—a t...

Spirits, Ghosts, Witches & Devils: The Life & Death of Albert Ayler, by Mitch Myers