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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Stag weekend paintball got out of hand

Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

As You Like It: JAQUES: Last scene of all, That ends this strange eventful history, Is second childishness and mere oblivion; Sans teeth, sans eyes, sans taste, sans fucking everything.

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Depluralize a film: For One Dollar More

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Mel Waters | Friday Night Fish Fry | Throw Back Days | 2006 The weather in London has gotten cold enough for #ChippyTea youtu.be/lBYHr02dM8A?...

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Mel Waiters Friday Night Fish Fry

YouTube video by Jamarcus Bell

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I have a joke about the Mohs scale which goes hard

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

No wonder Dick Wolf made a TV series about the FBI

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Just because a sheep slipped a roofie in your chocolate malted and had its wicked way with you shouldn't mean you can't be a G-man

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christhebarker @christhebarker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

“The only control or ‘guardrails’ that Daleks need is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) supreme leader, and Skaro has that, in spades!”

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

#NowHearThis day 1️⃣5️⃣ Nico & Trance Groove | Reich Der Träume | <single> | 2000 This German, erm, groove combo lifted Nico's vocals from a 1980 track she recorded with Lüül and gave it there own backing. It's really rather good. youtu.be/Wb06nCg9mF4?...

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Nico vs Trance Groove - Reich der Träume

YouTube video by TranceGroove

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#NowHearThis day 1️⃣4️⃣ Bill Baird | Your Dark Sunglasses Won't Make You Lou Reed | Earth Into Aether | 2016 🎶Your dark sunglasses won't make you look like John Cale Sterling Morrison Or even Doug Yule🎶 Poor Doug. Brutal. billbaird.bandcamp.com/track/your-d...

billbaird.bandcamp.com

Your Dark Sunglasses Won't Make You Lou Reed, by Bill Baird

from the album Career

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#OogasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Sept 1️⃣4️⃣ A song that permanently warped your musical taste Public Image Ltd | Public Image | <single> | 1978 The first "punk" song I genuinely loved youtu.be/rIAZ8unRm2c?...

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Public Image Limited - Public Image

YouTube video by PublicImageLimitVEVO

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

#OogasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Sept 1️⃣3️⃣ A hidden gem hardly anyone talks about Swamp Dogg | Total Destruction to Your Mind | Total Destruction to Your Mind | 1970 tbh late to posting I don't know what other people talk about but this is definitely neglected youtu.be/NpaSKQO0LJo?...

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Total Destruction to Your Mind

YouTube video by Swamp Dogg - Topic

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Clearly Telegraph journos need more fibre in their diet

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

#NowHearThis day 1️⃣3️⃣ nat birchall | Celestial Spheres | Mysticism Of Sound | 2020 For some people no two words make the heart sinker lower than the genre "spiritual jazz". For anyone else check this out natbirchallmusic.bandcamp.com/track/celest...

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Celestial Spheres, by nat birchall

from the album Mysticism Of Sound

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#OogasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Sept 1️⃣2️⃣ A song you discovered completely by mistake Ibibio Sound Machine | Electricity | Electricity | 2021 tbh I was expecting an Afrofunk cover of the OMD track. I was wrong youtu.be/IieqdBsPQJ0?...

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Ibibio Sound Machine - Electricity (Official Video)

YouTube video by Merge Records on YouTube

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

#NowHearThis day 1️⃣2️⃣ Ultravox! | Hiroshima Mon Amour (Alternate Version) | <bonus track> | 1977 The last track on Ha!Ha!Ha! was the blueprint for #synthpop: drones, drum machine, euro-moodiness, etc But it started out as an angular #postpunk guitar piece. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ap80...

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Hiroshima Mon Amour (Alternate Version)

YouTube video by Ultravox! - Topic

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

TIL that Balham, as it creeps towards street cred, has acquired a bodega. Well, it's cooler than calling it Yet Another Vape Shop

A shop called BALHAM'S BODEGA (in a sci-fi typeface) on Balham High Road

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#NowHearThis day 1️⃣1️⃣ The Space Lady | Radar Love | On The Street Of Dreams | 2018 Another song with multiple YT uploads but low total viewings night-school.bandcamp.com/track/radar-...

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Radar Love, by The Space Lady

from the album The Space Lady's Other Hits

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

#OogasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Sept 1️⃣1️⃣ A song that slowly builds before erupting into life Arab Strap | New Birds (Live) | Mad For Sadness | 1999 There's a story goes with it youtu.be/05QaanlARPo?...

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New Birds (Live)

YouTube video by Arab Strap - Topic

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#OogasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Sept 1️⃣0️⃣ A song that proves the experiment worked Spandau Ballet | Gold | True | 1983 Paracelsus approves youtu.be/ntG50eXbBtc?...

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Spandau Ballet - Gold (HD Remastered)

YouTube video by spandauballet

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

#NowHearThis day 1️⃣0️⃣ Bill Orcutt | Giving Unknown Origin | Music In Continuous Motion | 2026 Sort of Steve Reich with electric guitars, but not in a Glenn Branca way youtu.be/IT7GkbKiKz8?...

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Giving unknown origin

YouTube video by Bill Orcutt - Topic

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#NowHearThis day 9️⃣ Demon Fuzz | Past, Present & Future | Afreaka! | 1970 There are multiple videos of this Afrodelic banger posted on YT but altogether still well under 200K views youtu.be/lXTgv-aRT14?...

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Past, Present & Future

YouTube video by Demon Fuzz - Topic

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#NowHearThis day 8️⃣ Speed Caravan | Galvanize | Kalashnik Love | 2008 A Franco-Algerian band. The other cover on this debut LP is The Cure's Killing An Arab. It's called Détournement, maybe you've heard of it 😉 youtu.be/-7GVsP3dsAE?...

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Speed Caravan - Galvanize

YouTube video by kgb2781

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

#OogasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Sept 9️⃣ Two artists whose collaboration created something explosive Brian Eno & David Byrne | The Jezebel Spirit | My Life in the Bush of Ghosts | 1981 Obvs Eno had already worked w/ Byrne but this album was a whole new game ⚠️ Exorcism youtu.be/NJtYOs31lyQ?...

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The Jezebel Spirit (2006 Digital Remaster)

YouTube video by Brian Eno - Topic

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

#OogasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Sept 8️⃣ A song that changes dramatically halfway through Soft Cell | Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go? | <b-side> | 1981 "the most costly idea of our career" David Ball youtu.be/q84psZX6MbA?...

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Tainted Love / Where Did Our Love Go? (Extended Version)

YouTube video by Soft Cell - Topic

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

#OogasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Sept 7️⃣ A song your conscience would most likely condemn outright Edward II & The Red Hot Polkas | Bjorn Again Polka | Two Step To Heaven | 1989 ⚠️ Accordion ⚠️ Polka rhythms ⚠️ Dad puns ⚠️ Cod Swedish accent ⚠️ Dub stylings youtu.be/l3dl6wIDlVc?...

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Bjorn Again Polka

YouTube video by Edward II and the Red Hot Polkas - Topic

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"inspired by" Starship Troopers. Because the US is under attack by bugs, except these bugs' assault uses explosive diarrhoea instead of interstellar asteroids

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

That Dawn Of The Living Dead reboot likes a bit shit

Notorious photo of Reform conference attendees attacking a young female climate protester

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#OogasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Sept 6️⃣ What do you do or what happens next? Pet Shop Boys | Opportunities | Please | 1986 🎶I've got the brains, you've got the looks Let's make lots of money🎶 youtu.be/PyeWRd7ZEBs?...

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Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities (Let's Make Lots of Money) (Version 2) (HD)

YouTube video by PetShopBoys Parlophone

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

#NowHearThis day 5️⃣ Missed yesterday so here's two today Musica Secreta | Missa de Beata Virgine (Ver 761): Gloria …Spiritus et alme | Mother Sister Daughter | 2022 Musica Secreta is an early music ensemble specializing in music written by and for women… musicasecreta.bandcamp.com/track/missa-...

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Missa de Beata Virgine (Ver 761): Gloria ... Spiritus et alme, by Musica Secreta

from the album Mother Sister Daughter

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

#OogasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Sept 5️⃣ A remix or cover you prefer to the original The Verve | Bittersweet Symphony (James Lavelle remix) | <b-side> | 1995 This has dynamics and tension. Mr UNKLE builds to the sample (the best bit) instead of blowing his wad right away youtu.be/1ijKlwMYdh8?...

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The Verve - Bitter Sweet Symphony (James Lavelle Remix)

YouTube video by electricum

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Joe Fordham @flashfilms.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Felt queasy, might delete later.

Quartorumpoconnell manifests its destiny on Mars.

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

The death of Richard O'Sullivan has reminded me of Man About The House, and particularly its end titles. The credits - reflecting the sitcom's theme of a man sharing a flat with two women - juxtaposed "male" and "female" emblems: football boot vs stiletto shoes, rugby shirt vs bras, etc ....

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Downgrade a Movie L'Année Dernière à Maidenhead

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#OogasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Sept 4️⃣ A song title that sounds like a torture device Johnny Cash | Ring Of Fire | <single> | 1963 The precise degree of torture implied depends on how you decide to interpret "ring" youtu.be/1WaV2x8GXj0?...

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Ring of Fire

YouTube video by Johnny Cash - Topic

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

#NowHearThis day 4️⃣ Loula Yorke | A Vision Of Life | Starling Sessions | 2026 All right, you lot. It's #BandcampFriday, you know the drill Currently YT views ZERO, b/c it's released today 😀 loulayorke.bandcamp.com/track/a-visi...

loulayorke.bandcamp.com

A Vision of Life, by LOULA YORKE

from the album Starling Sessions

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

#OogasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Sept 3️⃣ Two styles that shouldn’t work together… but make magic Nadja | Memory Leak | Truth Becomes Death | 2005 Anybody up for Ambient Death* Metal? * maybe Ambient Doom Metal, I'm a little hazy on my Metal sub-genres nadja.bandcamp.com/track/memory...

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Memory Leak, by Nadja

from the album Truth Becomes Death

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#OogasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Sept 2️⃣ A song that describes what you’re turning into The Stranglers ft George Melly | Old Codger | <b-side> | 1978 Melly growing old disgracefully does not describe my own codger life but the tune is a rollicking footstomper youtu.be/DPe7RS9eN7Y?...

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Old Codger

YouTube video by The Stranglers - Topic

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#NowHearThis day 2️⃣ Ballboy | All The Records On The Radio Are Shite | <EP> | 2001 YT Views 378 😞😞😞 I used to work with a guy whose hobby band supported Ballboy on a short tour, and he brought me this CD from the BB stash ballboy.bandcamp.com/track/all-th...

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All the Records On The Radio Are Shite, by ballboy

from the album All The Records On The Radio Are Shite e.p.

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

#NowHearThis day 1️⃣ Ese & The Vooduu People | Up In Smoke | Up In Smoke | 2019 YT Views 664. Not 664K. 664. Which. Is. A. Disgrace esethevooduupeople.bandcamp.com/track/up-in-...

esethevooduupeople.bandcamp.com

Up In Smoke, by Ese & The Vooduu People

from the album Up In Smoke

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

#OogasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge Sept 1️⃣ A song that kicks off your experiment Thomas Dolby ft Magnus Pyke | She Blinded Me With Science | The Golden Age Of Wireless | 1982 Who doesn't like a TV boffin randomly exclaiming "science"? ⚠️ video is very much "of its time" youtu.be/V83JR2IoI8k?...

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Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science (Official Video - HD Remaster)

YouTube video by Thomas Dolby

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

#OogasMonthOfMusic #MusicChallenge August 3️⃣1️⃣ Your personal signal from elsewhere Richard Skelton | Shore | Marking Time | 2008 From the days before Bandcamp, when Richard answered individual emails and every CD was handcrafted. aeolian.bandcamp.com/track/shore

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Shore, by Richard Skelton

from the album The Complete Marking Time

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Andrew (Arfur) Clarke @apcrft.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

#5CoverSongsOdds day 5️⃣ Alice Russell ft Nostalgia 77 | Seven Nation Army | Under the Munka Moon Selection | 2004 original: The White Stripes | Elephant | 2003 A modern standard which has been covered by a lot of artists. I think Alice was on eof the first to do so youtu.be/iQ4D273C7Ac?...

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Nostalgia 77 Feat Alice Russell - Seven Nation Army (The White Stripes Cover)

YouTube video by Tru Thoughts Records

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