Ben McElroy
@benmcelroy.bsky.social
Folky scraper, very amateur puppeteer, Allotment wanderer. "A shivering seabed of sound." The Guardian “Wonderfully weird.” Songlines https://ko-fi.com/benmcelroy benmcelroy.co.uk
Ahead of Sundays gig in Leeds at the Fox & Newt for Ambient Leeds, here's a live recording onsite at Cathy Symes' plot. I am playing the prepared fan organ that appears in Tape 7. Sunday will include this plus field recordings from the project. It's the first proto-Allotment Tapes gig! More to come.
ALLOTMENT TAPES #7 - NOSTALGIA FOR BROAD BEANS (with Cathy Symes) is released TODAY via Bandcamp. July's tape visits writer and gardener Cathy to discuss her philosophy on gardening, growing, allotments and writing about it. Become a Subscriber to the project and get the tapes in your inbox!
NOSTALGIA FOR BROAD BEANS! First on an episode of Coldcut and Ninja Tune dude Jon More’s excellent Insomniac show for Soho Radio, and also on July 22nd's The Stillness & The Dancing. Really great to hear you're in recovery, Joe. www.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/in... www.mixcloud.com/joelcuthbert...
Yeah it’s crazy and a sad sign that Burnham is as myopic as the rest of them concerning the Climate Crisis.
Fossil Free London@fossilfreeldn.bsky.social · 2w agoBREAKING: We're outside DESNZ to greet the new energy security, Miatta Fahnbulleh: #StopRosebank The world is on fire - from Arthur's Seat to Ontario - and approving more oil & gas, like the Rosebank oil field, will only lock in more deathly heat to our already fragile world.
Some sound and vision from recent wanderings to St Ninians church in Penrith. Field recordings from this trip have found their way in to July's Allotment Tapes release.. If you'd like to see me play somewhere lovely in real life, next gig is with Ambient Leeds www.skiddle.com/whats-on/Lee...
"McElroy illuminates these little pockets of peace. Special places for everyday folk to escape their everyday stresses... It’s a strong idea, and one that few others have explored." Huge thanks to Sun 13 for covering Allotment Tapes, read the whole review here: sun-13.com/2026/07/06/w...
July brings us in to the height of summer down on the plot. ALLOTMENT TAPES #7 - Nostalgia For Broad Beans (with Cathy Symes) will be released on FRIDAY 31ST JULY via Bandcamp. July's tape visits writer and gardener Cathy to discuss her philosophy on gardening, growing, allotments and writing.
Have put first tape on streaming (not sure if I'll do the rest and may not stay there forever!) so you streamy types can get a feel for the project. distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
Amazing, thanks.. glad to be a Weirdo Ripper and will check out DC Cross too.
Sun 13@sun13music.bsky.social · last mo.Weirdo Rippers #23 Ft. @catekennan.bsky.social | @joachimspieth.bsky.social | @darrencross.bsky.social | @bentlight.bsky.social | @sapphiregoss.bsky.social I @billorcutt.bsky.social I @abulmogard.bsky.social & @blackknoll.bsky.social I @benmcelroy.bsky.social & more... sun-13.com/2026/07/06/w...
Heatwave halts Reform bid to scrap climate emergency A council debate on scrapping West Norfolk's climate emergency was postponed after extreme heat made the chamber unusable | Henry Durand
Heatwave halts Reform bid to scrap climate emergency
A council debate on scrapping West Norfolk's climate emergency was postponed after extreme heat made the chamber unusable
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The halfway point of Allotment Tapes has had a generous eye cast back over it on A Closer Listen. I thank them for their continued support. You can read the whole review here: acloserlisten.com/2026/06/30/b... "the music flows around the narrative like water around stones"
Out today, a window to a slightly cooler time earlier this year... benmcelroy.bandcamp.com/album/allotm...
Allotment Tapes #6 - Urban Nature, by Ben McElroy
1 track album
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OUT TODAY! Allotment Tapes #6 - Urban Nature is out today via Bandcamp. You can become a subscriber, get all of the tapes so far and each to come, plus exclusive audio and video extras. June's tape visits Urban Nature, which until last year was a large wildlife and habitat project managed by STAA.
Join me down the plot TONIGHT for our June listening party. Listen to URBAN NATURE in full before everyone else, and then we can have a chat about it. I love this part of the month, it's really great to connect with you all. Allotment Tapes #6 is released on Friday
THREAD. A collection of excellent scarecrows I have met on walks in the countryside. You will find the all-important caption to each photo in the alt text.
ALLOTMENT TAPES #6 - URBAN NATURE released on 26th June via Bandcamp. June's tape visits Urban Nature, which until last year was a large wildlife and habitat project managed by STAA. The birds still love it and if you listen closely you can also hear the sounds of boy-racers on the surrounding roads
Delighted to share that on MONDAY 15TH JUNE I'll be playing at The Guild Sessions, St Mary's Guild Hall, Lincoln. Tickets are on the door only and I can't wait to see you there! For more information: www.facebook.com/TheGuildSess...
(I think) my BBC3 debut here, thanks @elizabethalker.bsky.social ! and with such company as @mrrichardnorris.bsky.social too @haikusalut.bsky.social ... Late night Beeb radio is such a treasure chest of the weird and wonderful. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Unclassified - A deeper listen - BBC Sounds
Elizabeth Alker with brand new music from artists and composers defying genre conventions.
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Sapphire Goss talks with Bernie Brooks and Kristen Gallerneaux about the materials, magic, and catharsis at the heart of her debut album, Light Sensitive Materials Chemical Romance: The Light-Sensitive Materials of Sapphire Goss buff.ly/0gOsevm
Anyone else still waiting on @artscouncilengland.bsky.social news?
Many thanks to @moonbuilding.bsky.social for such a lovely write up of tape 5 (out today) in the latest weekly. Thanks for having me at your party Neil (even though no synths were used!).. moonbuilding.substack.com/p/issue-110-...
Issue 110 / 29 May 2026
The essential DIY electronic music lowdown: Track Of The Week: Isobel Anderson + Album Of The Week: Danalogue + Lines Of Silence + Bluetech + Ben McElroy's ‘Allotment Tapes' + more
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Tony Blair- British Politics’ answer to Walter White.
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo agoTony Blair says Labour must abandon net zero, support Trump and move firmly to the right
Tony Blair is "contemptuous of democracy, greases up to wealth and power and lets the poor go to hell. He is ruthless, mendacious, slippery and shameless...." @georgemonbiot.bsky.social in 2009, when it was already well time for "arresting Blair": www.monbiot.com/2009/10/26/a...
The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2mo agoTony Blair says Labour must abandon net zero, support Trump and move firmly to the right
A disconnected phone lets people go talk to people they’ve lost. Not because they answer or it “fixes” grief. At times love needs somewhere to go.We spend time pretending we’re fine. An old rotary phone in the wind quietly reminds us missing someone is normal. Continuing the conversation is normal.
TOMORROW NIGHT! Join me down on the plot for our regular Listening Party. This month we will be taking an exclusive listen to May's release Allotment Tapes #5 - I Wanted the Trees over on my Bandcamp. Bring your flask and bask in the new summer heat. benmcelroy.bandcamp.com/live/allotme...
