Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 27/09/2026.Vril's been on top form recently. Following his excellent Crystal Cell Energy EP (vrilofficial.bandcamp.com/album/vril-c...) he's just released a new long player called KRUX (vrilofficial.bandcamp.com/album/krux) and they both deliver accessible and rousing techno.vrilofficial.bandcamp.comKRUX, by .Vril13 track album 031
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 26/09/2026My top three from this list are: 1. Ozark 2. Homeland 3. Mr Inbetween 110
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 22/09/2026New album from Dedekindcut, out today. dedekindcut.bandcamp.com/album/dede-k...dedekindcut.bandcamp.comDede-K-Tion (ded008), by Dedekind Cut11 track album 030
Reposted by Blair Millensaltire832.bsky.social @saltire832.bsky.social · 21/09/2026The Scottish Block Grant from Westminster in 2023 / 2024 was £43 Billion. On the same year Scotland’s GDP was £209 Billion. It would look like the Westminster money tree has been found and it’s coming straight out of every Unionist AND Independence voters back pocket . Scottish Independence 🏴😁👍 11012
Reposted by Blair MillenStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 19/09/2026I haven’t read all of the books in @igmansfield.bsky.social’s list, but I have read enough of them to say confidently that this is a fantastic list of books to read and I am very much looking forward to completing the set:edrith.co.ukThe 25 Science-Fiction Books You Must Read, RankedAnd six short story collections 2812322
Reposted by Blair MillenRuss Jones @russincheshire.bsky.social · 19/09/2026Once again: this shit is not compatible with democracy. Not for Reform. Not for Labour. Not for any party. It has to stop, and the thread below spells out my idea for how to do that. Tell your MP. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...theguardian.comUK politics increasingly funded by billionaires as mega-donations surgeExclusive: A total £179m has been donated by wealthy individuals since 2019, research reveals 629777
Reposted by Blair MillenBen Cardew @bencardew.bsky.social · 16/09/2026For the first ever Line Noise Files, I went deep into Super Discount, one of the most inspirational, graceful and eccentric records of the French Touch movement, on video. www.youtube.com/watch?v=9H9_...youtube.comEtienne de Crécy & French Touch: The Story of Super Discount - Line Noise Files #1YouTube video by RPS_MUSIC 011
Reposted by Blair MillenMachine Records 🏳️⚧️✊🏿🏳️🌈❤️☮️🎛️🎧 @machine-records.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Thanks for writing about the new @foel.cymru album @doepud.co.uk "a satisfying sonic shot to the synapses" indeed 😵💫 theletter.co.uk/foel-gwasgarutheletter.co.ukFoel - GwasgaruWarped 042
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 15/09/2026It’s rare for me to rate an album 10/10 these days but there’s two in this month’s edition of The Letter theletter.co.uk/2026/9 110
Reposted by Blair MillenJohn Swinney @johnswinney.bsky.social · 14/09/2026A historic day in Cardiff today. Scotland, Wales and Ireland coming together to assert that the futures of our nations must be shaped by our people. If this is still a voluntary union, Westminster has no democratic right to deny our right to choose. 10258106
Reposted by Blair MillenMichael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 13/09/2026BOB DYLAN writing in The New York Times on being 80. We’re so used to Dylan being an enigmatic & elusive trickster that it’s always a delightful surprise when he writes something so personal, heartfelt and wise. 11480150
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 11/09/2026I love the way Rone turns the mournful whale sound on this track 'Verba Aliena' into a melody rone-music.bandcamp.com/track/verba-... (The whole album's bloody good too btw.)rone-music.bandcamp.comVerba Aliena, by Ronefrom the album Megaptera 031
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 11/09/2026Vestigial by Emily Rinkema - a sad and funny short story in one sentence: www.turnandwork.com/guest-post/v... Via @turnandwork.comturnandwork.comVestigial - Turn and WorkTwo sisters meet to share shocking secrets over unlimited breadsticks. 021
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 11/09/2026Craig Mod on how he deals with AI craigmod.com/roden/118/craigmod.comWriting in 2026, Walking Europe — Roden newsletter issue 118Wherein Claude Voice infects the universe 030
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 11/09/2026“I think I hate the internet” - I found myself nodding my head all the way through this post. strategictree.bearblog.dev/i-think-i-ha...strategictree.bearblog.devI think I hate the internetI’ve just finished reading Careless People by Sarah Wynn-Williams and was equally parts shocked and unsurprised by the events she witnessed at Facebook / Met... 011
Reposted by Blair MillenScottish Greens @scottishgreens.org · 09/09/2026The future of Scotland must be decided by the people of Scotland. To make that a reality the power to hold an independence referendum must be devolved to the Scottish Parliament. Democracy isn't about having a vote whenever Andy Burnham decides. 59838
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 09/09/2026Shawn Reynaldo covers the Betty Hammerschlag story firstfloor.substack.com/p/betty-hamm...firstfloor.substack.comBetty Hammerschlag Is a Middle-Aged ManAn investigative report reveals the true identity of the artist behind the project, detailing the extensive (and creepily deceptive) effort he’s made to portray himself as a Zoomer e-girl. 120
Reposted by Blair MillenDe Selby @deselbysgold.bsky.social · 08/09/2026A friendly heads up that the great Miles Davis documentary film Birth of the Cool is available to watch on BBC iPlayer www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...bbc.co.ukMiles Davis: Birth of the CoolFeaturing never-before-seen archival footage, studio outtakes and rare photos, this film tells the story of a truly singular talent and unpacks the music and the myth of the man behind the horn. 1184
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 08/09/2026Just found a yum code for the second volume of The Silent Harvest, comprising 19 tracks of beautiful ambient and downtempo music courtesy of Folk Police Recordings. I’ve got it on CD, so help yourself 😎 160
Reposted by Blair MillenSteve @steve.scot · 06/09/2026What the, and I can't emphasise this enough, *hell*?whitehouse.govArcade 011
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 05/09/2026I’m Blair Millen and when not designing web things I’m a music obsessive. I share my music thoughts on The Letter. I love the deeply emotional heave I feel when Zoh Amba’s sax comes in near the end of Myriam Gendron’s song ‘Berceuse’ (it’s the last track from her 2024 album ‘Mayday’). 021
Reposted by Blair MillenThis Is My Glasgow @thisismyglasgow.bsky.social · 04/09/2026A series of signs beside the road to the Kilpatrick Hills on the outskirts of Glasgow. Whatever else you might say about us Scots, we do tend to get straight to the point! #glasgow #scotland #signs #keepscotlandtidy #keepglasgowweird 512935
Reposted by Blair Millen𝕭𝖑𝖆𝖈𝖐𝖔𝖚𝖙 𝕻𝖗𝖎𝖓𝖈𝖊𝖘𝖘𝖊𝖘 @blackoutprincesses.neocities.org · 04/09/2026It's Bandcamp Friday in September, start your Halloween shopping earlyblackoutprincesses.bandcamp.comHalloween Collection 2, by Blackout Princesses18 track album 074
Reposted by Blair MillenPria / These Liminal Days 🏳️⚧️ @theseliminaldays.bsky.social · 01/09/2026I don't usually try to do any promo for #BandcampFriday but I have just set my entire discography to 50% off. That means for just $8 you get two full-length albums, 3 EPs, and two Bandcamp only singles.theseliminaldays.bandcamp.comThese Liminal DaysThese Liminal Days is the ambient music project of Pria Williams. She is a professor of theatre and her artistic works have included theatrical sound design, directing, and acting. 112
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 04/09/2026IIKKI are celebrating ten years with a free 78-minute mix featuring 31 albums released on the label since 2016. iikki.bandcamp.com/album/iikki-... Also, they have 35% off all books, CDs and LPs with the code: 10yearsiikki.bandcamp.comIIKKI mix [ ten years ], by IIKKI2 track album 010
Reposted by Blair MillenForest Swords @forestswords.bsky.social · 04/09/2026A bunch of stuff on Bandcamp is now pay-what-you-can to celebrate Bandcamp Friday, including my recent score for BAFTA winning Wasteman + the recently remastered Engravings forestswords.bandcamp.comforestswords.bandcamp.comForest Swordshttp://www.forestswords.co.uk management: tom@redmanagement.info - 1115
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 04/09/2026theletter.co.uk/william-carl...theletter.co.ukWilliam Carlos Whitten - I WILL SAVE YOU FROM THE 21st CENTURYYour fav new series 162
Reposted by Blair MillenBlair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 29/08/2026'Finger on the Pulse #2' is a deeply downtempo selection of my fav ambient music from the last year or so. 27 tracks from the likes of 'Buildings and Food', 'Wojtek Mazolewski', 'Ana Roxanne', 'Robert Dallas Gray' and 'Kayla Painter'. soundcloud.com/discusster/f... Just in time for #AmbientAugustsoundcloud.comFinger on the Pulse #2Second installment of the new Finger on the Pulse series of monthly mix tapes from The Letter. Comprising two hours of the best recent music, grouped by genre and style. The time it's a seriously dow 032
Reposted by Blair MillenMachine Records 🏳️⚧️✊🏿🏳️🌈❤️☮️🎛️🎧 @machine-records.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Be the first to hear 'Hezax', the opening track of CZiGO's new album ‘Eight Contemplations of Sorrowful Things’, exclusively on Bandcamp! (Full album out in December!) machinerecords.bandcamp.com/album/eight-...machinerecords.bandcamp.comEight Contemplations of Sorrowful Things, by CZiGO8 track album 174
Reposted by Blair MillenJohnny McBob (Maigret arc) @wolfmanramirez.bsky.social · 28/08/2026Here's my Mix tape to give a sample of all the Fall's albums by picking two songs from each one (What I have decided to treat as an official LP is very much my own decision) 👇 1286
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 02/09/2026How The Heck Do QR Codes Work? (An Interactive Exploration) perthirtysix.com/how-the-heck...perthirtysix.comHow The Heck Do QR Codes Work? (An Interactive Exploration)An interactive exploration of how QR codes work: from binary encoding and error correction to the clever geometry that makes them scannable. 030
Reposted by Blair MillenSimon Reynolds @simonreynolds.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Lovely in-depth review by @chalravens.bsky.social of Still In A Dream at London Review of Books, beautifully written and full of insights www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...lrb.co.ukChal Ravens · All Kinds of Not Much: Slacker DaydreamsLike the hippies and punks before them, slackers were characterised as figures of generational discontent. But theirs... 1336
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 01/09/2026I'm loving the work of French artist Felice Varini, like Trompe-l'œil in reverse varini.org Via www.core77.com/posts/145098... 1163
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 01/09/2026I'm no Meta fan, in fact I largely hate the whole Meta ecosystem, but in her article 'Accessibility is resistance!' Léonie highlights how the execrated Meta Ray-Bans can be used for good! tink.uk/accessibilit... 000
Reposted by Blair MillenI Heart Noise @iheartnoise.bandcamp.com · 31/08/2026Absurd, Chaotic, Exhiliarating - @theletter.co.uk / @doepud.co.uk speedisdreaming.blogspot.com/2026/01/will...speedisdreaming.blogspot.comWilliam Carlos Whitten’s Telepaths: “Absurd, chaotic, exhilarating…” Review by the letterA blog about the music of Bill Whitten, whose avatars include: St. Johnny, Grand Mal and William Carlos Whitten 011
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 31/08/2026One more #5DebutAlbumsSF4 for today: The Sundays - 'Reading, Writing and Arithmetic' 1111
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 31/08/2026Likely to be in my top 5 is Pod, the 1990 debut by The Breeders #5DebutAlbumsSF4 2151
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 31/08/2026Next up for #5DebutAlbumsSF4 is Metallica and 'KILL EM ALL' from 1983 182
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 31/08/2026Back on the #5DebutAlbumsSF4. First up today is Tom Waits and his 1973 album Closing Time 091
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 29/08/2026'Finger on the Pulse #2' is a deeply downtempo selection of my fav ambient music from the last year or so. 27 tracks from the likes of 'Buildings and Food', 'Wojtek Mazolewski', 'Ana Roxanne', 'Robert Dallas Gray' and 'Kayla Painter'. soundcloud.com/discusster/f... Just in time for #AmbientAugustsoundcloud.comFinger on the Pulse #2Second installment of the new Finger on the Pulse series of monthly mix tapes from The Letter. Comprising two hours of the best recent music, grouped by genre and style. The time it's a seriously dow 032
Reposted by Blair Millenwilliam basinski @musex1.bsky.social · 26/08/2026pitchfork.com/story/willia...pitchfork.comWilliam Basinski Returns With Solo Piano AlbumListen to an excerpt of the composer’s first solo LP in six years, Passing the Cup of Sorrows 15714
Reposted by Blair Millenquiet details @quietdetails.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Coming soon - qd53 Dane Law & Chants - Bonded Pairs Very happy to say that coming next week is the latest addition to quiet details - a masterwork of drums, guitar, digital manipulation and all round sonic gratification, from this perfectly matched pair CD and digital - next Wed 2nd Sept #music 4125
Reposted by Blair MillenMads/Silver Tank @rivaldealer26.bsky.social · 25/08/2026youtu.be/yXlULkwhgrc?... This is legit a top 10 all time cover for meyoutu.beThe White Stripes - Jolene (Official Music video)YouTube video by The White Stripes 022
Blair Millen @doepud.co.uk · 25/08/2026My “album rating theory” from 22 years ago has been one of the most popular posts on The Letter in recent days. Some of it still stands mind you theletter.co.uk/2004/10 121
Reposted by Blair MillenKlang Signals @klangsignals.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Lusine - Melting Days: Bandcamp Listening Party Only 18 hours left until it starts! Join Lusine (Jeff McIlwain) and celebrate his 10th full-length album. Bring your questions, comments, a drink, and your headphones! Album out on @ghostlyint.bsky.social RSVP here: lusine.bandcamp.com/merch/meltin...lusine.bandcamp.comMelting Days Listening Party from LusineListening Party from Lusine. 093
Reposted by Blair MillenPure Chaos Central @chaoscentral.bsky.social · 19/08/2026Bathroom doors I painted in a bar.😜 #PureChaos #PCC 48411076968