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Sometime maker, wannabe musician, kinda coder, fan of the strange

qd52 James Murray - Islands Alight - out now! Very happy to say that next in the qd series, with his second solo album on the label, is a uniquely special talent - UK-based James Murray Limited CD with long-form edition, six panel digipack and fine art print. Digital half-price until 7th August

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Open Decks, what is it? Community. Great music + discovering more. Cross generational chat and new friends. Andy sharing the old classics, an Andrew Weatherall set, disco, soul, rare groove, balearic, whatever our DJs want to play. Music and laughter make the world go round. See you at the next one?

I just saw a piece in @thebookseller.com about this fundraiser - to protect and share a collection of over one million Black books in the UK, a labour of love by one collector, Baba Pepukayi, but a vital resource for the nation. www.gofundme.com/f/save-1-mil... Please share, and donate if you can.

Donate to Save 1 Million Black Books, organized by Black British Book Festival

Save 1 Million Black Books One of Britain's Largest Collections of Black Books… Black British Book Festival needs your support for Save 1 Million Black Books

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Brilliant letter from Stuart Thompson to Jeremy Clarkson about his comments that benefit claimants should write weekly thank you letters to tax payers detailing how they spend their benefits each week.

Ty Newydd burial chamber on Anglesey from a couple of weeks ago. If you look closely in the second pic you can see Barclodiad y Gawres burial chamber on the horizon in the background ❤️ #TombTuesday

The burial chamber from the side, showing the modern work to prop up the capstoneBurial chamber from the side showing the front view with a beautiful blue sky and fields in the background

You're not supposed to admit you're struggling. But we r - and I know for a fact we're not alone. The grassroots is dying - it needs U to keep it alive. Buy something from a small label/press. Tell ppl about it who don't often support such things. Explain to them why it's so important. PLS SHARE.

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Enter the Orridi di Uriezzo, the natural gorges of the Ossola Valley, high in the Italian Alps. This is a montage of moments from my two unamplified performances of Autechre Guitar at Nextones Festival on July 17, 2026.

On Friday I’m releasing new music! From my Two Way Mirrors project, an album titled ‘Swaying Shadows’, which is a split with Connecticut producer Samantha S. Myself and Samantha have four tracks each on the record and it’s released via my label Frosti…