I might suggest No 7: Bang!. No 8: 寛：言葉・ナンセンス・人間 (I think Cafe OTO still have a copy... at least there was one over Easter weekend), No 10: 夕焼けの記憶から・青森ライブ & No 11: 負ける時もあるだろう - good luck on 10 & 11 ;-)

Top LP... I have two copies... one had a better A-side with OBI... the other no OBI, but a better B-Side... what can U do ;-) That said if at lose end... worth a revisit: Mikami Kan "I'm The Only One Around" - 30yrs later, but with the same spirit... equally top...

ALBUM REVIEW – VARIOUS: SOMETHING FOR THE LONGING – SCOTTISH INDEPENDENT POP 1985-1999 Ask a music fan to choose a band that personified the Scottish independent scene and it is likely that there would be lots of different answers. Perhaps it would be the feedback drenched pop of The Je...

First review for Something For the Longing compilation is in.
Thanks to Andrew Neal and Silent Radio.
Some nice highlighted mentions of Stretchheads, Yummy Fur, Lung Leg, dawson, Mogwai, Badgewearer, Amphetameanies, Stanleys, Long Fin Killlie and Spare Snare!

www.silentradio.co.uk/04/19/album-...

MP Flapp's Afrodelicatessen Vol. 22 It’s been a few months since the last collection, but at last the twenty-second selection of Afro-centric records. This time a selection of Afro-Dub coupled with an across the board selection of East

…Some of the 45s appear towards the end of this mix soundcloud.com/mpflapp/mp-f... - from October 2018…

Sunday: 45s night in as it’s raining… mildly inspired by new batch of #FunkNight 45s… #JJWhitefield centric… pulled box of seldom played #70s #Ethiopian 45s to close evening… not played the Ethio 45s for some time... pleased to hear them again... beer on side… could be long night 😉

集団疎開 (1977) – その前夜 - Live At 八王子 Alone (full album) YouTube video by Blue Bamboo Music

集団疎開 – その前夜 - Live At 八王子 Alone (Aguirre, Belgium 2026) – Well under radar free-jazz from 1977… made accessible (OGs be about 800Euros) via #AguirreRecords not that long ago… A-side be a monster listen… totally recommended…

In Full: youtu.be/P890Eqx2l2g?...

Terumasa Hino Quintet – Love Nature (Octave Lab, Japan 2020) – Been out for a while… local find… three tracks recorded in 1971 with #GaryBarts… possibly all about the flip side on this one… extended free fusion of near devotional Jazz… recommended…

In Part: youtu.be/WNbGHEfNmOM?...

Strata, Act (Joy Contemporary)*, by Pat Thomas & XT 5 track album

In Full: xxxxxxxxxttttttt.bandcamp.com/album/strata...

Pat Thomas & XT – Strata, Act (Joy Contemporary) London (We Jazz, Finland 2026) – Pic reflects the room… lets call it the alt-cover 😉 Vinyl is one track split over two sides, but comes with D/L of other four… just snag this & be surprised… recommended…

Dagmar Zuniga – In Filth Your Mystery Is Kingdom / Far Smile Peasant in Yellow Music (AD93, UK 2026) – Low-fi fragile short vignettes captured in near perfect polaroid definition… totally recommended… easy contender for LP of 2026…

In Full: dagmarzuniga.bandcamp.com/album/in-fil...

A Technology of Feeling, by Regan Bowering 6 track album

In Full: reganbowering.bandcamp.com/album/a-tech...

Regan Bowering – A Technology of Feeling (Infant Tree/Cheeseboard Production, UK 2026) – Picked-up whilst in London… really a gem of a listen… catch the micro-tonal wind on the A-side’s shorter numbers… before indulging in the cinematic scope of the epic 20min flip… recommended…

Newspaper ad cutout for the screening. Top left is the name, address and phone for the theater. The rest, from top to bottom: STARTS TONIGHT Continuous from 6:30pm Adult Japanese film/English Titles NO ONE UNDER 18 ADMITTED Japan's Hottest Star! MEIKO KAJI Returns as the Scorpion! Deadlier Than Ever! "THE SCORPION'S STING" (Kemono Heya) Color Revenge In Her Heart! A Knife In Her Hand! Plus Co-Feature Reiko Ike - Yayoi Watanabe - Miki Sugimoto The QUEEN BEE (Mesubachi No Chosen) In Color

Meiko Kaji (梶芽衣子) on an ad for a screening of Female Convict Scorpion: Beast Stable (女囚さそり　けもの部屋) in Honolulu, Hawaii on Dec 14, 1973.

Originally posted by screen13 on Tumblr. 📽️ #filmsky 🎥 #japanesefilm

Evelyne / Masao – Testpattern (Dark Entries, US 2025) – Catch-up on arrivals… absolute five-star end-to-end listen… missed on release… potentially one of the finest synth floor friendly LPs to appear in 2025… recorded in 1984/85… hasn’t dated…

In Full: evelynemasao.bandcamp.com/album/testpa...

Travelog - North Korea, 1996 YouTube video by Andy Kershaw

…less we forgot the time he went to North Korea: youtu.be/NuVDCJmKwWY?...

#AndyKershaw - Proper broadcasting legend & champion of African music… lest we forget the other parts of the planet he explored musically speaking… great voice & delivery with insight less the academic… sadly missed…

Proper list of broadcasts here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=to1R...

One for U @stephenreid1874.bsky.social - Still sounds top & a cheap CD ;-)

How Jeff Mills’ ‘Live At Liquid Room, Tokyo’ forged new futures for underground techno 💪

Appeared on “X” – but no here a few days ago… well worth a read---

djmag.com/features/how...

Foraging, by The Blassics Experiment 8 track album

In full: oddfunkrecords.bandcamp.com/album/foragi...

Foraging, by The Blassics Experiment 8 track album

The Blassics Experiment – Foraging (Fnr, US 2026) – Postal drop… along with sack of #FunkNightRecords 45s… Ethio inspired funk with twist… easy contender for LP of 2026… label may be hottest spot for new diverse groove audio action in here & now… bit of catch-up on back catalogue required 😉

Flat across street is 525K... why... its 1 digit short of the magic number (& not on right floor). Flat U want is numbered 23/2F2: I think I preferred my rent at time... front room was 120squids a month... Can confirm old couple below were not fans of the music, but very open to diversity ;-)

I'm surprised there isn't a Blue (Room) Plaque on the door... some fine music played/created in Flat 2F2... daily session in da hoose with transient guests #DanBell #OrlandoVoorn #AnthonyShakir & the boyz in da hood #WeeDjs #SnideRhythms
#NeilLandstrumm #DaveTarrida #DaveGregory et all ;-)

The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) ORIGINAL TRAILER [HD 1080p] YouTube video by HD Retro Trailers

…The 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) – trailer - youtu.be/dx43uPkFwTY?... #GordonLiu aka Gordon Liu Chia-hui

Depth Charge - Nine Deadly Venoms (Breaks, Trip Hop, Dub, Big Beat) (1994) YouTube video by Kosmik Dstroyer

…Shaw Brothers inspired #WuTangClan #QuentinTarantino & #JSaulKane aka #DepthCarge – the latter in full: youtu.be/YY4iQibf80U?...

#ShawBrothers (Runme & Run Run) martial arts films… possibly best production duo ever: 1958 to 2011. DVD clean-up yesterday… I have tons of their highly influential films, but only one OST comp of the music from the films… that can’t be correct… that needs fixing...!

Door Se Karna Nazara | Babul Ki Galiyaan Movie Song | Shatrughan | Asha Bhosle YouTube video by Grand Master Music

Hard to find any of the aforementioned 45s online… I do like this one… film be top too - youtu.be/ELD0Tyi3m_w?...

Asha Bhosle: The sound of Bollywood dies aged 92 Her infectious voice got fans dancing and singing, becoming the soundtrack for generations of Indians.

Asha Bhosle (1933 to 2026) – Sad news today via #6Music… quite a life in music… I do have a near unfeasible number of records (mainly 7” singles) by or featuring the lady on vocals…

www.bbc.com/news/article...

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Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalos -- The Eyebrow [Japan, Cosmic Jazz] (1970)

Akira Ishikawa & Count Buffalos -- The Eyebrow [Japan, Cosmic Jazz] (1970)
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https://youtu.be/EXLa0gEDuOQ

That indeed is a true story... it must have been during the Edinburgh Festival... so August - they played the Acropolis on Calton Hill... right up the hill by the flying crow from the Venue... evidence attached ;-)