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Hawksmoor @hawksmoormusic.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Really enjoyed playing a Hawksmoor set @psychicdancehall.bsky.social yesterday. Loads of great bands and artists and a really unique venue. Props to @jamesthornhill.bsky.social 🪐

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Lines of Silence @linesofsilence.com · 23/03/2025

Great day yesterday at @psychicdancehall.bsky.social in Derby - lots of great acts and lovely venues - @dubrekstudios.bsky.social and The Wardwick. Some photos - Utopia Strong, Pram and An-Ting.

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Haiku Salut @haikusalut.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

Thank you to Psychic Dancehall festival for letting us pretend to be cool for an hour 😎

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James Adrian Brown @jamesadrianbrown.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Got a bunch of live dates and festivals I’ll be drip feeding over the coming weeks. So excited for playing live again and pumping out my debut LP with @castlesinspace.bsky.social this year. Derby on Saturday for @psychicdancehall.bsky.social Fest for my first gig of the year and I can’t wait xxx

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Psychic Dancehall Festival @psychicdancehall.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

6 days to go till Psychic Dancehall hits Derby. Last tickets available at www.psychicdancehallfest.com/tickets

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Psychic Dancehall Festival @psychicdancehall.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

The final line up is out with 5 more artists and DJs added to the bill. Tickets still on £30.

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Fliss Kitson @flisskitson.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Excited to get back behind the kit with PRAM next month for a special performance at a new festival in Derby on March 22nd. Line up is stellar & limited tickets left 🪰🔮 www.ticketsource.co.uk/psychic-danc... @psychicdancehall.bsky.social

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Psychic Dancehall Festival @psychicdancehall.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

With 1 month to go, we are sharing a video from our line up every day. Countdown playlist #1 - The Utopia Strong - Kontra Chorus @rocketrecordings.bsky.social youtu.be/-1osxHixrFc?...

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The Utopia Strong - Konta Chorus

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James Thornhill @jamesthornhill.bsky.social · 18/02/2025

Now I've got Pram playing in Derby, at some point my ambition is to get @prolapseband.bsky.social. Urusei Yatsura, Cable will never happen.

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James Thornhill @jamesthornhill.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

I'm very proud of the @psychicdancehall.bsky.social line-up. You can hear why on this playlist we've stuck together.

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Ipecac Recordings @ipecac.com · 12/02/2025

mclusky is a band with a new album. their first new album in 20 years, the world is still here and so are we, arrives may 9 they have released two songs plus a video for “way of the exploding dickhead” watch the video and pre-order the album at mclusky.lnk.to/world @shitrock.bsky.social

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James Thornhill @jamesthornhill.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

What essential UK independent electronic artists might I have missed from the past few years? Suggestions welcome...

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Marvin’s Revenge @marvinsrevenge.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Bergen that was mint Thank you again for having us in your wonderful city and for putting up such a good night Hopefully we will see you again soon

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Psychic Dancehall Festival @psychicdancehall.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Introducing our line-up...James Adrian Brown You might recognise James Adrian Brown as the guitarist in Pulled Apart By Horses, but these days he has established himself as a stand-alone artist in electronic composition and experimentation.

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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 05/02/2025

''Were they to reunite, Fugazi would feel more pressure than any act in history, including Bikini Kill, to do it in a dignified way consistent with the beliefs that once made them the respectable heroes of integrity.' The Strange World Of… #Fugazi buff.ly/42Gt7PS

In on the Kill Taker by Fugazi album cover.

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JR Moores @spinal-bap.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Morning. I have written at length about FUGAZI, the band that kept getting better and then left us in the lurch. How could they ever return? Won’t they? Or can’t they? @thequietus.com @dischord.bsky.social thequietus.com/interviews/s...

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The Strange World Of… Fugazi | The Quietus

Fugazi were the (post-) hardcore/ punk/ rock band that got better with every release. Here are ten entry points into their back catalogue

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Psychic Dancehall Festival @psychicdancehall.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

We are open to applications from media who want to come and review the festival. Message us and share where you want to review for.

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Psychic Dancehall Festival @psychicdancehall.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

We have half filled our DJ slots for the festival but have a few slots left. Looking for radio show curators, journalists, labels etc in electronic and experimental music. DM

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James Thornhill @jamesthornhill.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Michael Stanton's @thejupiterroom.bsky.social radio show on @campradio.bsky.social is an aural wonder every time. I recommend.

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Psychic Dancehall Festival @psychicdancehall.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Meet our line-up... Rosie Tee Birmingham's Rosie Tee is a composer and performer that conjures technicolour narratives from electronica, jazz, psych and avant-pop.

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Psychic Dancehall Festival @psychicdancehall.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Introducing our line-up... Pram Legendary Birmingham band whose sound dances around the electronic and the analog, employs unconventional instruments and draws on krautrock, exotica and dub. Their first time in the East Midlands since the 90s - not to be missed.

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Joe Grassby @joegrassby.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Just booked tickets to this. See you there?

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Psychic Dancehall Festival @psychicdancehall.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Introducing our line-up.. Pleasure Pool Pleasure Pool is Finn O’Hare (synths, production), Andrew Robertson (vocals), and a rolling cast of Glasgow-based musicians. Pleasure Pool’s sound is a patchwork of echoing, dubby vocals, synth melodies, louche percussion, cowbells, and flecks of trumpet.

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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 03/02/2025

Ridiculed and written off, Slowdive produced a meditative post rock masterpiece before quietly splitting up. Joe Banks reflects on why no one was listening at the time, and why we all need to listen now #Slowdive’s Pygmalion at 30 buff.ly/3EmlR1A

Slowdive - Pygmalion album cover. Abstract, blocky shapes against a white background.

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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 03/02/2025

'Along with Underworld, Orbital and The Prodigy, Leftfield took the party out of the clubs and into festivals. Forget the retrospective chat about Britpop in the mid-90s, the new generation of dance music held considerably more sway.' Taking A Left Turn: #Leftism Turns 30 buff.ly/42BubEG

Leftfield album cover - animal jawbone (shark, some kind of fish?) around a speaker cone.

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Psychic Dancehall Festival @psychicdancehall.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Introducing our line-up... @hawksmoormusic.bsky.social Hawksmoor's recently released ‘Oneironautics’ album on Soul Jazz (following the critically acclaimed ‘Telepathic Heights’) further immersing his work in the sensibilities of 70s/80s German electronic acts like Neu!, Can, Cluster and Harmonia

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EchoesAndDust @echoesanddust.com · 31/01/2025

Festival Review | @rockawaybeach.bsky.social 2025 Celebrating its 10th year, Rockaway has cut a shape of aural excitement from the mundane cloth of New Year’s celebrations, balancing classic legacy acts with forward-thinking new bookings. By @jamesthornhill.bsky.social📷 Shaun Gordon bit.ly/Rock_away

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Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan @warringtonruncorn.com · 31/01/2025

Coming soon. Release date TBA.

A purple vinyl record rests on a purple, black and cream sleeve. The title is Overspill Estate by Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development Plan.

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Stephen Birch (NoNewWaveNoFun) @stephennnwnf.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Over 100 new acts added to the already stacked @focuswales.bsky.social line-up Jim Auton takes a look at the runners and the riders for the May festival in Wrexham. www.nonewwavenofun.co.uk/2025/01/news...

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News: FOCUS Wales announce 100+ new acts for 2025 edition

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Marvin’s Revenge @marvinsrevenge.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

Live at Saltbox is out tomorrow on Bandcamp All proceeds will go towards our fund to help us get to New York for the New Colossus festival Pre-order it here marvinsrevenge.bandcamp.com/album/live-a...

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James Thornhill @jamesthornhill.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

We are creating an exciting space for @psychicdancehall.bsky.social in @dubrekstudios.bsky.social - an audio/visual bunker. Curating a playlist of idm, dub techno, acid techno - think classic @warprecords.bsky.social Soma, Rephlex. Suggestions of new and old needed...

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James Thornhill @jamesthornhill.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

@marvinsrevenge.bsky.social are now on Bluesky just in time them to release the Live at Saltbox live album tomorrow.

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Blue Tapes @bluetapes.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

For those still craving Lynch content, this is The Twin Peaks Visual Soundtrack: "A Japan-exclusive laserdisc from 1992 featuring Angelo Badalamenti's score set against a bunch of B-roll that a Japanese film crew captured of various places in Snoqualmie, Washington." archive.org/details/twin...

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Twin Peaks Visual Soundtrack ( 1992) : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

The Twin Peaks Visual Soundtrack. A Japan-exclusive laserdisc from 1992 featuring Angelo Badalamenti's score set against a bunch of B-roll that a Japanese film...

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wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

Love it when folks discover Chas n Dave were funky. Dave Peacock played the bass on the bit Dre and Eminem sampled, and the drummer was C&D's long term collaborator Ian Wallace who worked with everyone from King Crimson to Stevie Nicks

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Lippy Kid @lippykidmusic.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

I saw a few posts this morning relating to the show 'The Hit Man and Her'. It brought back memories of this excellent documentary put together by the artist Jeremy Deller. If you've never had chance to see it, I'd highly recommend treating yourself x youtu.be/Jqc_1NVHE-0?...

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Everybody In The Place: An Incomplete History Of Britain 1984-1992 by Jeremy Deller

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Music Ally @musically.com · 29/01/2025

Misogyny in music: ‘We need to look at all structures around abusers’ The UK Parliament's Women and Equalities Committee has been holding an inquiry into misogyny in music. Here is the latest session.

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Misogyny in music: ‘We need to look at all structures around abusers’

The UK Parliament's Women and Equalities Committee has been holding an inquiry into misogyny in music. Here is the latest session.

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Dorian Cope @doriancope.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

My first visits to the UK in the late 1970s, the Cadbury's vending machines on London Underground platforms blew my mind. As an American accustomed to Hershey's, I could not believe how friggin good that chocolate was.

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FOCUS Wales @focuswales.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Revealing 100+ new artists for FOCUS Wales 2025 🎪 our 15th anniversary edition, taking place across 8th–10th May in Wrexham, North Wales 🎫 focuswales.com

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Posthuman @posthuman.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Techbros when musicians & artists lose their jobs to AI: "well tough luck, you just have to adapt to the new paradigm" Techbros when their AIs lose their jobs to a Chinese AI: "whoa, hold up! We need some government support here!"

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Psychic Dancehall Festival @psychicdancehall.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Introducing our line-up... The Utopia Strong The kosmiche electronic act of Steve Davis, Kavus Torabi (Knifeworld, Cardiacs, Gong) and Mike York (Coil).

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Psychic Dancehall Festival @psychicdancehall.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

We are proud to sign a Keychange pledge, pledging to hit 50% women and gender diverse people in three years. Representation is a key mission and with this we make an official pledge to be part of the change we want to see.

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Joyzine @joyzineuk.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

"The EMOM movement is shaped by its creative, talented community" Darren Laurence interviews Martin Christie the founder of 'Electronic Music Open Mic' nights which showcase electronic and experimental music up and down the country. #openmic #electronicmusic

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Interview: Grassroots Uncovered – Martin Christie, founder of Electronic Music Open Mic - Joyzine

Exploring the Electronic Music Open Mic (EMOM) movement, founded by Martin Christie to showcase electronic music artists. EMOM events encourage diverse performances, fostering a supportive environment...

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Psychic Dancehall Festival @psychicdancehall.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

The Psychic Dancehall festival 2025 line up. Some £20 tickets still available via the website.

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James Thornhill @jamesthornhill.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Psychic Dancehall festival hasn't even happened yet and 2026, if it happens, is already booking up with a line up I really want to happen.

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Haiku Salut @haikusalut.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Yesterday, Gem found out that icicles sound like xylophones. I went back today to activate their tiny wooden sounds. I then put the recording through an arpeggiator & added some grain delay. I'm really happy with the percussiveness of it all. Hope you're all staying warm! youtu.be/_BhT8R5VeOM?...

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Icicles experiments

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Haiku Salut @haikusalut.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Hello people new and old. We make pastoral electronica using field recordings, piano and guitar out of a cotton mill studio in Derbyshire. The shows we play sometimes involve turning sound into light. Other interests include books, hills and mushrooms. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QSmh...

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Haiku Salut - I Dreamed I Was Awake for a Very Long Time

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None More Records @nonemorerecords.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Beautiful music for a beautiful morning.

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