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Chris Macmaster @gkfunkdub.bsky.social · 13h

Just want to pay passing respect to Rick Edwards for opening Fighting Talk this week like this: “Behold the bold soldier, control the globe slowly Proceeds to blow, swingin' swords like Shinobi”

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Chris Macmaster @gkfunkdub.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

All the vibes for a saturday morning!

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Chris Macmaster @gkfunkdub.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Greg Wilson playing at a social club in Wirral!

Poster for Greg Wilson playing at “The Social” at Hoylake Social Club on 30.10.26

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Chris Macmaster @gkfunkdub.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I don’t know if I’ll like Al Doyle’s record, but I like what he has to say about it:

“The world doesn’t need an Al Doyle solo record. It’s not the last thing we need, but it’d be in the bottom quarter somewhere; below universal healthcare, above a new Simply Red record. But if I did everything according to what the world needs I wouldn’t get much done; it’s just not my
skillset. I’m more a microphone-choosing, volume-adjusting, cocktail-drinking kinda guy. Then again, if you go into the studio every day, and noodle about with ystuff enough, eventually you’re gonna come up with an album, and that’s pretty much what happened.

A solo record is a weird choice for a man in his mid-40s. It’s like I needed this much time to find the confidence to ignore what anyone might think about me making such a narcissistic move. I did want folks to have fun listening to it though. It’s not difficult music; there’s a bunch of guitar/bass/drum arrangements, a lot of synths and drum machines too. Basically exactly what you’d expect me to make, having been in the bands I’ve been in. And in a way the record is a thank you to all the masterful musicians I’ve stolen from over the last many years; this is the result of many hands. Nothing happens in a vacuum that doesn’t suck.” — Al Doyle

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Stephen McGann @stephenmcgann.uk · 26/09/2026

A deeply underrated skeet.

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Chris Macmaster @gkfunkdub.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Very nice post box arrival when I came back from hols:

Vinyl Album - “Malcolm Catto Quatermass Sound Lab” album just released on Strut - various Malcolm Catto productions from over the years

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Sean Carroll @seanedmund.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Such an incredible single. In a minority here, but I would much rather just look once go to see Orbital do a gig where it was the non-bangers - stuff off Snivilisation, In Sides etc than the same hands-in-the air set they've been touring forever. Which doesn't include Forever.

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Chris Macmaster @gkfunkdub.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Cory is always worth reading, but this is a particularly enlightening on stories about AI / chat bots “going rogue” (TLDR the scare stories are over played to quite a degree & it’s in the interests of the tech companies to over play them)

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Louise @louiseann.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

A proper fun one on Saturday, which begins with a bit of Orbit, finishes with a double dollop of Erasure, and filled up with some French filth, a couple of delectable hip-hop cocktails, dark disco and punchy Belfast squelch. You'll need dancing shoes throughout 🪩 www.lovewillsavetheday.fm

Back on LWSTD on Saturday at 3pm. Join me for joy!

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Chris Macmaster @gkfunkdub.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Excellent read & very much enjoyed part 1, rollicking good fun with a bang up job from the actors playing De Gaulle & Churchill

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Chris Macmaster @gkfunkdub.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Some excellent free noise here 👇

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Daily Squibs @dailysquibs.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

THE IMPOSTER (Pao, 1975)

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Chris Macmaster @gkfunkdub.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Top quality Summer Vibes on 45s from T2Funk: www.mixcloud.com/tcw/summer-v...

mixcloud.com

Summer Vibes On 45s 2026

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Frog Every Day @frogeveryday.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Jermaine the frog

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wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Apropos of nothing, I've written a bit about Toomorrow: the confusing sci-fi from the guys behind The Monkees and James Bond, while my cherished Dubstack subscribers can read the full and unedited version of the piece I wrote for DJ Mag about dance music docs rentparty.substack.com/p/chapter-52...

rentparty.substack.com

Chapter 52: Toomorrow’s World

In which I look to the free parties of the past in a search for Toomorrow.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

as Norway plunges into chaos following death of king, one military strongman is seizing power

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mark leidner @markleidner.bsky.social · 06/08/2024

my worst nightmare is being an olympic judge after they let xenomorphs compete. draping a medal over a xenomorph’s hideous head while they hiss at me, inches from my face, only for a second head to come out their tooth-filled maw… and i have to drape another tiny medal over it

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Chris Macmaster @gkfunkdub.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

About 6 years ago I did a Balearic type mix for the NuNorthernSoul series, suitable for late summer sun: www.mixcloud.com/NuNorthernSo...

mixcloud.com

Nunorthern Soul All Stars - Funkdub Balearic Special - A Gk Mix

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Frog Every Day @frogeveryday.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Seth the frog

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Louise @louiseann.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

I mentioned this mix on my Saturday show after playing 'Tangara', which I nabbed from it. Well worth a listen, works especially well when you're covered in white paint, but works well in most other situations too. Cc: @gkfunkdub.bsky.social www.mixcloud.com/funkdub/funk...

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Chris Macmaster @gkfunkdub.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Always great of course - particularly enjoyed this month’s edition - jungle, dub, chug & Collins to finish - what’s not to love? Nothing that’s what

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Chris Macmaster @gkfunkdub.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach

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Louise @louiseann.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

I'm back on Saturday with a nice eclectic mix of D&B, charming wonk, a little chug and some gorgeous dub. As always, I'd love your company. For the busy bees, I'll throw the catch-up link when I get it 🪩 #TSH www.lovewillsavetheday.fm

Saturday afternoon 3pm for a boogie on Love Will Save The Day FM

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John C @badsocialism.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

"are there any bad @stephencollins.bsky.social cartoons?" No, of course not, I've been laughing at this one for three minutes

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Ross Sayers @rosssayers.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

[James Stewart as Odysseus] now listen here, Agamemnon, I'm going home, y'see. You keep your fancy armour, I'm getting off this crummy ol' beach. [Spotting the Cyclops] now here's a curious fella, he's only got one peeper

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House of Reggae @houseofreggae.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Released #OTD in 1969. The classic song about a racehorse that died at Caymanas Park on 29th March 1969. The Pioneers had previously sung about Long Shot, but when they heard he had died, they recorded this follow up... youtu.be/XhAec0h4lds?... #reggae #reggaesky #vinyl #music #musicsky

7" of The Pioneers - Long Shot Kick The Bucket on Trojan Records label. Released on 8th August 1969. Produced by Leslie Kong.

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Richard Smyth @rsmythfreelance.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Bede's World! Bede's World! Party time! Venerable!

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DocHackenBOOOOOsh @dochackenbush.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

We go on holiday in a couple of weeks and our finances are currently sub-optimal so I’m opening up ten Silly Little Guy slots. Usual rules apply: ⭐️ No portraits ⭐️ £30 each (via PayPal) ⭐️ Just simple silly guys My DMs are open! As ever, any and all shares are appreciated x

Sixteen assorted avi doodles or things ranging from a frog riding a slug to a koala levitating on its own farts, via a happy taco and a dog eating a slice of pizza

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Chris Macmaster @gkfunkdub.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Excellent stuff as always, this is a particularly good recommendation - I read a book for more than 15 minutes yesterday when I wasn’t on a train or on holiday: open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...

open.substack.com

let's do a 'couch to 5k' for reading

we're going to work ourselves back to good 'reading fitness' over the next eight weeks. come and join us.

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Chris Macmaster @gkfunkdub.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

This is sad news, as well as that amazing track in Drive I really like this one - in the original & this remix: youtu.be/Z00vNZvNoXc?...

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Kavinsky - Odd Look (Midnight Juggernauts Remix) (Official Audio)

YouTube video by Record Makers

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Kath @kathyburke.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Aardman Films do John Cooper Clarke’s Evidently Chickentown

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GwedLid (Fisto to my mates) @gwedlid.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

RIP Bill Oddie. Legend.

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LeGruppetto @legruppetto.fr · 26/07/2026

Julian Alaphilippe a profité de la rue Lepic, pour sa potentielle dernière étape sur le Tour de France. 💛

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Chris Macmaster @gkfunkdub.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Slo mo rave music with the chunkiest of bass, go on then: magicfeetrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/return...

magicfeetrecordings.bandcamp.com

Return To Bass, by Craig Bratley

8 track album

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🎃 scarecrowcialism 👻 @swolecialism.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Tfw mothra gave you power of attorney

Two besuited men, one with a mustache and one with glasses, looking sorta to the camera, and the one on the right with the glasses is kinda smiling and asking "Mothra gave you power of attorney?"

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New Humanist @newhumanist.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Many city centres have been hit hard by a combination of Covid and higher taxes. But Chester offers an exciting example of regeneration, with culture at its heart

newhumanist.org.uk

Building cathedrals of culture

A visit to Chester proves the redemptive power of culture

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wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Arguably the greatest single by the youngest of the Womack Brothers, and the daughter of Sam Cooke whose widow married Cooke's protégé Bobby Womack but later tried to shoot him after he had an affair with his teenage stepdaughter who later wound up marrying Bobby's brother Cecil and forming...

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