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Rich Hughes

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Cambridge based Welshman. Listener, reader, not a robot. Minor role in Crushing Death & Grief promoters in Cambridge.

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Ian Walker @fenlandgent.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Prediction for the Fulham/Man Utd game. A Fulham defender will fall in love with a Utd attacker. At half-time they stop competing. They walk along the Thames. They are captivated by a grey heron. They discuss whether the Thames here is estuarine. They are thrilled by how strange change can be.
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Always a fascinating set of reading material. Get a brew and settle in.
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cwkjoynes.bsky.social @cwkjoynes.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
**TONIGHT** Sun 6th Sept: The Dominic Lash Cambridge Unit The Junction, Cambridge CB1 7GX Very excited to be playing out with Dom Lash's spontaneous composition/free jazz/improv octet. For fans of Cecil Taylor, AACM, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Julius Hemphill etc. www.junction.co.uk/events/sound...
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Soundhunt: Dominic Lash’s Cambridge Unit | Cambridge Junction
Book tickets for Soundhunt: Dominic Lash’s Cambridge Unit at J3 at Cambridge Junction. An exploration of free improvisation combined with various strategies of composition and conduction. Inspired par...
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Post-work clearing head yomp around Ouse Fen
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 16/08/2026
The feature article with Space Afrika is fantastic. Really looking forward to “Quiet Storm”.
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
@johnmulvey.bsky.social I’m off to Natural Information Society on Sunday, not sure if you’re heading there…
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
No cheating post your lock screen
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Beth Levin @betheena.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Wind from the Sea by Edward Gordon
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Toby Miller @tobytram.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
I’ve been standing stock still in this wood for about 10 minutes while I mess about with a photo on my phone. I look up, notice the shape, and slowly crouch down to film This has made me so happy I feel I could cry. It’s as close to magic as I hope to get.
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Cycled back through some Fen droves after a beer. Beautiful evening. The skies out here are something else this time of year.
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Love this band. Saw them live when they were over earlier in the year. Highly recommended.
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cwkjoynes.bsky.social @cwkjoynes.bsky.social · 08/06/2026
Thurs 11th June: BURY ST EDMUNDS Vinyl Hunter, 56 St John's St, Bury Saint Edmunds IP33 1SQ 7pm-10pm £5 OTD Just a couple of days until this one, a one-off show with Linden Pomeroy at Vinyl Hunter, Bury St Edmunds:
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Aquarium Drunkard @aquariumdrunkard.com · 06/06/2026
Aquarium Drunkard Guide To ECM Records: Second Installment aquariumdrunkard.com/2018/11/05/a... Welcome to the second installment of the Aquarium Drunkard guide to ECM Records. Marked by an attention to sonic space and a distinct visual aesthetic, since 1969 ECM has released a wide...
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William Gibson @greatdismal.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
time.com/6337835/ai-m... Ray Naylor on AI
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AI and the Rise of Mediocrity
'AI thrives when our need for originality is low and our demand for mediocrity is high,' writes Ray Nayler.
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Marc Masters 🌵 @marcissist.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
My first monthly roundup of good experimental music releases is up over at goodexperimentalmusic.com. If you liked my Bandcamp Daily column, you will hopefully like this too! It's free for anyone to read so pass it around if you'd like. Thanks! www.goodexperimentalmusic.com/good-experim...
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Good Experimental Music: May 2026
Welcome to the first-ever monthly roundup of Good Experimental Music! I hope you'll like this one and stick around for more. This time around we have some head-clearing solo sax, improvisations on a p...
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Graphic Garbage @graphic-garbage.bsky.social · 29/05/2026
TEE (Trans Europ Express) posters of the 1960s
André PasturePaul FunkenKurt WirthPhilippe Foré
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Marc Masters 🌵 @marcissist.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
Hey, I started a site/newsletter to continue the work of my recently-cancelled column. I features a monthly (free) rundown of good experimental releases, plus a bonus (paid-sub) post on a single release from the month. Check out goodexperimentalmusic.com and thanks to everyone who encouraged this!
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Simon Spanton @simonguy.bsky.social · 22/05/2026
"'You don't know Sherlock Holmes yet,' he said; 'perhaps you would not care for him as a constant companion...He is a little queer in his ideas-an enthusiast in some branches of science. As far as I know he is a decent fellow enough.'" Happy birthday Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
A photo of a copy of the 2009 Penguin Complete Sherlock Holmes by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Derek Walmsley @derekwalmsley.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
The brand new Wire is out! A tonne of good stuff as ever, amid which, I wrote about sound system culture finding new venues in London, and two new Keith Jarrett films
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 10/05/2026
The Leaving Las Vegas piece is great.
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Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
There is no end to the horrors of Australian fauna. “Venomous processionary caterpillars” isn’t even the most terrifying triumvirate of words in this article.
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Illuminations @illuminations.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
The Sunday dozen The General Strike and Walt Disney, Alexander Kluge and Edith Piaf, Canterbury and the Habsburg International, Richard Dawkins and Anton Jäger, All the President's Men and the art of the Obama presidential center, Henry Moore and more... www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/the-sunday-d...
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The Sunday dozen - Illuminations
John Wyver writes: I have started a nearly month-long holiday in France, and after three days’ driving have arrived at the small town of Simiane-la-Rotonde in the Luberon. Which is glorious, and which...
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London Review of Books @lrb.co.uk · 01/05/2026
‘During the extended periods when the UK has been under Conservative rule, Welsh Labour has made much of its political integrity and electoral success. Such one-party dominance is rare in democracies and is now coming to an end.’ @richardhywelking.bsky.social: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Richard King · Labour in Wales
Since 1922, the Labour Party has won in Wales at every general election, and has been the largest party in all of the...
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Solaris Books @solarisbooks.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
🎉30K giveaway book bundle! #💙📚 Inc @rhiannonagrist.bsky.social @aptshadow.bsky.social @kerstinhall.bsky.social @pennyvixen.bsky.social @neuvel.net @csecooney.bsky.social @authortrmoore.bsky.social @samkhorton.bsky.social & more! UK/IE only. Like, repost, follow & drop a🌟in the comments! Ends 24/4
30K UK book bundle giveaway from Solaris.

Books include:
HOME SICK by Rhiannon Grist
TERRIBLE WORLDS: DESTINATIONS by Adrian Tchaikovsky
AN UNBREAKABLE WORLD by Ren Hutchings
ASUNDER by Kerstin Hall
THE MANY by Sylvain Neuvel
THE POMEGRANATE GATE, THE REPUBLIC OF SALT and THE KINGDOM OF ALMONDS by Ariel Kaplan
THE ORB OF CAIRADO by Katherine Addison (special edition)
THE DOOR ON THE SEA by Caskey Russell
THE GODS MUST BURN by T. R. Moore
THE MISHEARD WORLD by Aliya Whiteley
RAGWORT by Sam K. Horton
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 04/04/2026
Done some DIY; put up my new bird box.
Bird box on a wall
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Ian McQue @ianmcque.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
Moisture Farmers
Digital painting, heavy duty astromech assisting a couple of moisture farmers
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
This is very good
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British Transport Films Stills @btfstills.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
I AM A LITTER BASKET (1959) | player.bfi.org.uk/free/film/watch-i…
An image captured from I AM A LITTER BASKET (1959)
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Sonemic / Rate Your Music @sonemic.com · 27/02/2026
Sonemic Interview: Jim O'Rourke (@steamroom.bsky.social) Prolific producer, performer, and improviser Jim O'Rourke speaks with insight and affection on music, noise, films, and frogs in this interview with @calcash.in. rateyourmusic.com/feature/sone...
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steamroom moikai @steamroom.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
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Gvoon - Version 10 (Alles hat ein Ende, nur die Wurst hat zwei), by HOLGER CZUKAY / Oren Ambarchi, crys cole & Jim O’Rourke
from the album Gvoon - Version 2-11
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Some more Brecon Beacons exploring today
Sign post for waterfalls in Brecon BeaconsSome fungi on the trunk of a tree near a river An amazing waterfall in the Brecon BeaconsA robin sitting on a sign for a waterfall, in Welsh
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Waterfalls of the Brecon Beacons
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
Worth it just for @earlymodernjohn.bsky.social’s dulcet tones in your lug holes… but also educational!
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Bandcamp @bandcamp.com · 17/02/2026
Functioning almost as a tribute to departed Editions Mego head Peter Rehberg, KMRU's latest pairs dissonance with resonance. It's our Album of the Day.
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KMRU, “Kin”
Functioning almost as a tribute to departed Editions Mego head Peter Rehberg, “Kin” pairs dissonance with resonance.
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Illuminations @illuminations.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
The Sunday dozen for Monday morning. www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/the-sunday-d...
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The Sunday dozen - Illuminations
John Wyver writes: The usual weekending miscellany of articles and videos that have engaged and interested me over the past week. The header image is Robert MacBryde’s Still Life with Fish Head, 1947,...
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Chris Power @chrispower.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
I spent a couple of hours walking around the Prado with Mathias Énard observer.co.uk/culture/book...
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Mathias Énard: ‘I write with a bastard tongue’
The Prix Goncourt-winning novelist on the myths of the Middle East, the horrors and wonders of history, and life at a Madrid museum
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Richard King @richardhywelking.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
I made a documentary about The Kitchen, New Music and SoHo during the 1970s. People I spoke with include Steve Reich, Sharon Zukin, George Lewis, Thurston Moore & Robyn Farrell. It's the Sunday Feature this weekend on Radio 3 - 7.15pm and on BBC Sounds thereafter: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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BBC Radio 3 - Sunday Feature, New Music New York
Richard King explores the conditions for musical creativity in New York City in the 1970s.
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Early start to drop eldest daughter off was turned to my advantage as a coffee, cookie and vinyl in Bury St. Edmund’s (youngest daughter says the cookie was very good).
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
@andrewmale.bsky.social Was “Evil” something I saw you recommend over at the other place? Noticed all seasons now on Sky…
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Lots of memories tied up in this one #nowplaying
Picture of David Bowie’s Black Tie White Noise on vinyl
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cwkjoynes.bsky.social @cwkjoynes.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Throwing this out to the weirdo Hive Mind: does anyone have a copy of the Godz’ Third Testament on LP or CD? Is there any chance you could share a hi-res scan or photo of the front and rear sleeves? Need them for a thing…
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Illuminations @illuminations.bsky.social · 04/01/2026
Start the new year with my first Sunday dozen inc Michael Brooke, The Night Manager, Real Housewives, the Bayeux Tapestry, New Order, an unsolved Cezanne heist, Joan Lowell, Bari Weiss, Aretha Franklin, Nvidia, a critique of cricket, Lucy Dacus and more www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/the-sunday-d...
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The Sunday dozen - Illuminations
John Wyver writes: My weekly round-up of stuff that has engaged me over the past seven days begins with a selection with rather less film and television than usual, although both feature, and a perhap...
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Tenby looking resplendent on the final day of 2025
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
Broad Haven at dusk
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Richard Hayes @rmhayes.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
my recording of Nate Wooley, Chris Corsano, and Ches Smith in the front room of the Sugar Maple in Milwaukee on July 6, 2025 is now on the Milwaukee Taper blog, freely available for downloading in both lossless FLAC and high quality mp3 file formats: www.milwaukeetaper.com/2025/12/nate...
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Nate Wooley, Chris Corsano, and Ches Smith at the Sugar Maple in Milwaukee on July 6, 2025
Nate Wooley brought his improvising trio called Folk Music to the front room of the Sugar Maple in July as part of a short tour which incl...
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
This still sounds absolutely great #nowplaying
Picture showing the record cover of Broken Social Scene’s You Forgot It In People
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Illuminations @illuminations.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
The Sunday dozen A modest but rewarding holiday selection this week, somewhat dominated by the culture of the United States. The image is my photo of Berwick Church on the Sussex Downs, with murals by Duncan Grant, Vanessa Bell and her son Quentin Bell. www.illuminationsmedia.co.uk/the-sunday-d...
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The Sunday dozen - Illuminations
John Wyver writes: a modest but I hope rewarding holiday selection this week, somewhat dominated by the culture of the United States. The image above is my photo of the interior of St Michael & All An...
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Rich Hughes @hughesrich.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
I stayed up way past my bedtime to watch this last night. It’s up on iPlayer. A fantastic film that might make even more sense as you grow older…
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frozen reeds @frozenreeds.com · 23/12/2025
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The man with the blue guitars
The thing about Chris Rea — who has just died, aged 74 — was that he didn’t fit anywhere, except with the people who loved his music. And sometimes they didn’t fit him, whic…
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