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I’m a Local Government lifer, Musician and Linux dabbler. This is a large and sprawling disorganised mess - a bit like me really. I’m interested in lots of things at the same time but a LOT of music. I’m not really doing this for any particular purpose other than being an old-ish dog learning some new tricks

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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Clinic

Done and Dusted II

Clinic are an English rock band, formed in 1993 in Crosby, Liverpool by frontman Ade Blackburn, guitarist Jonathan Hartley, bassist Brian Campbell and drummer Carl Turney.

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  • Jan 19, 2025
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Site Building

Hugo and static sites.

Why I had enough of Ghost and MySql and why static sites work better for me.

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  • Jan 12, 2025
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Notes From The Underground - Radical Music From The 20th Century

An almost mind bogglingly diverse compilation from Cherry Red - Things put together that really should not work on paper but it’s like a pychedelic fever dream of Radio 3 late junction meets Jarvis Cocker’s Sunday service and some more.. I’m enjoying this immensely and for £11 for four CDs it’s exceptional value and the kind of utter genius that seems to be Cherry red’s licensing team at the moment. I might sneak into their cellar and sleep there.

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  • Jan 07, 2025
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The Roundtable

A uniquely British studio sound combining fantastic funky 60’s pop feel with English medieval instrumentation. Recorded in 1969 studio band The Roundtable featured the Early Music Consort’s David Munrow and Chris Hogwood alongside UK jazzmen including Don Lusher, Kenny Clare and Kenny Baker.

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  • Jan 07, 2025
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Radioactivity - Kraftwerk

Kraftwerk - Radioactivity

The joy of finding this in some tiny little backstreet record shop in Tontine Street in Folkestone in the mid 80s. It was a lot harder to find records then (pre-internet). I think I picked up Computerworld in the same shop.

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