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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 10h

Now spinning at my house, as the kids and I are seeing this cartoon "band" live tonight in Boston! Cracker Island (2023) by Gorillaz, the funky musical project of Damon Albarn and the surreal visual project of Jamie Hewlett...Albarn will be on stage, plus "members" Murdoc, Noodle, 2D and Russel!

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Now spinning at my house, as it's my wife's birthday, and long ago we started dating and were falling in love when this massive album came out: How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb (2004) by U2...we both grew up loving Bono Edge Adam & Larry, so this soundtracked a big swoony time for us (still does!) 💞

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Now spinning at my house, a gem I found at the wicked-cool new(ish) Pearl Records in Damariscotta Maine: Love 2 (2009) by Air, their 5th album and the last one I still needed on vinyl...still a warm dreamy mix of electronics electrics pop and prog...this French band is an international treasure

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Now spinning at my house, as a brilliant singer-songwriter needs your support: Small Changes (2024) by Michael Kiwanuka, his lush autumnal fourth album...he just revealed that he's rehabbing from a hemorrhagic stroke since last year, so please buy and listen to his devastatingly beautiful songs 1/2

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Today's walk: 6.7 miles. Soundtracks: We Will Always Love You (2020) by The Avalanches, and Dazzle Ships (1983) by Orchestral Manœvres In The Dark. Two sampledelic electronic classics from different eras, similar complex emotions, with bouyant bittersweet poptastic poignant grooves and gravitas 💯💯

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

CHERRY TOMATOES. Camden Farmers Market, Camden, Maine. 1014am Sat 19 Sept 2026

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

sunset ere storm photos by my son I-295 near yarmouth, maine 630pm fri 25 sept 2026

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Now spinning at my house, tropical kitsch as we brace for a massive New England nor'easter: Technicolor Paradise: Rhum Rhapsodies & Other Exotic Delights (2018), an Exotica collection from the Numero Group label, with 48 obscure tunes of jazzy tiki-lounge surf-rock grooves...let the palm trees sway

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I'm at the Red Sox game at Fenway Park tonight, and I am surpised and super-delighted that leadoff man Nick Sogard has chosen Sonique's "It Feels So Good" as his walkout music...oh what a classic soulful banger, I love it so on a September night!

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Now spinning at my house, in honor of this great man, who would have turned 100 years old yesterday, had he lived past 40: Kulu Sé Mama (1967) by John Coltrane, a lesser-known masterpiece with his classic quartet, plus Afro-Creole percussion and vocals on the title track...bless you always, Trane.

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Now spinning at my house, one of the greatest remix albums in history (really): No Protection (1995) by Massive Attack v Mad Professor, wherein the latter (a dubmaster supreme) turns the former's Protection LP into an echoing spaced-out riddimfest, while retaining the original's beautiful essence

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Now spinning at my house, the latest by a grand musical colossus: Future Soul (2026) by Tedeschi Trucks Band, packed with wonderful songs infused with their trademark soulful vocals, sweet'n'spicy guitars, horns, soaring chorales...this 12-piece group once again makes me grateful that we have music

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Now spinning at my house, an album that makes my home office in the early afternoon feel like a disco at 2am... Goodbye Country (Hello Nightclub) (2001) by Groove Armada, 70 minutes of sleek wonder...house hiphop and funk one moment, then chill-out vibes, then orchestral magnificence...essential!

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

BREAKING NEWS: Sleepy cat keeps Boston-area man company during late-morning breakfast, is wicked cute Somerville, Massachusetts. 1030am Thurs 17 Sept 2026

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thank you again, Rush, for giving my son and I a joyous thrill ride last night. Everything from the setlist to the brilliant performances to the stage show felt like a miracle. Wishing you all the best---mrb 🤘😇🤘 TD Garden, Boston, Massachusetts. Mon 14 Sept 2026

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The-morning-after-the-Rush-concert lunchbox cartoons. What an inspiring, wonderful show! I was 11 years old when my parents gave me Exit...Stage Left on vinyl for my birthday, and decades later, last night I saw the band with my 13-year-old son. Time passes, music is life. Tues 15 Sept 2026

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Rush lunchbox cartoons, because my son and I are seeing them tonight in Boston at TD Garden! Mon 14 Sept 2026

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

SEPTEMBER HAIKU The lake is now cold Summer is fading away Last jump off the raft Knox County, Maine. 545pm 12 Sept 2026

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Now spinning at my house...sunny bright outside...intense dark trip-hop inside: 100th Window (2003) by Massive Attack...underrated, it's still startlingly great, with unforgettable vocals from Sinéad O'Connor and reggae great Horace Andy, and glimmering electronics sustaining a dour haunted vibe

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Iron Maiden lunchbox cartoons. These are far from my best, but who cares, my son and I are seeing these kickass legends in concert again tonight! Weds 9 Sept 2026

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Now spinning at my house, for a warm breezy late-summer Friday: Alligator Boogaloo (1967) by Lou Donaldson, an album that sounds as groovy as its cover, with sweet funky soul-jazz tunes, silky guitar solos by George Benson, smoldering organ by Lonnie Smith, and the joyous also sax of Lou himself 🌞

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Now spinning at my house, as it's a perfect morning for birdsong, flutes, and synths, all filtered through Icelandic genius: Utopia (2017) by Björk, a massive masterwork where she uses a full 72 minutes to let this diaphonous album breathe, as its tendrils of lush sound swirl and climb the walls

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Now spinning at my house, as I'm working and this most kickass classic metal brings me joy and helps me focus: Unleashed In The East (1979) by Judas Priest, a white-hot live album recorded in Tokyo...it's all about speed, a wall of guitars, killer tunes, Rob Halford's otherworldly operatic vocals

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Now spinning at my house, exuberant electrofunk on my kids' first day of the school year: Zapp (1980) by Zapp, wherein Roger Troutman & Co. create such monstrous rubbery grooves...the leadoff track is the talk-box classic "More Bounce To The Ounce," rivaled only by Side 2's "Funky Bounce"...yes!!!

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Now spinning at my house, as my son and I pack for his first day of school tomorrow: Sadevillain Vol. I & II (2016?) by MF Doom (my son is a big fan) + Sade (I love love love), a mashup by some DJ named Seanh...not sure how the LP is legal, but I got it used, and the mix is smoky seamless wonderful

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Popover sundae, with blueberry soft-serve ice cream, caramel, and whipped cream. Jordan Pond, Acadia National Park, Mount Desert Island, Maine. 137pm Thurs 27 Aug 2026

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Evanescent voyage. Penobscot Bay, Maine. 156pm Tues 25 Aug 2026

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Daydream at dusk. Knox County, Maine. 722pm Tues 25 Aug 2026

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Now spinning at my house, because hot damn, I'm just in a good mood: Live And Dangerous (1978) by Thin Lizzy, one of the most fun kickass albums from the 1970s, and I don't care if it's debatable how "live" it is, as it thrills me with great songs and how Phil Lynott's mammoth presence just shines

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Now spinning at my house, perhaps the most bewildering Big Album of the past 12 months and that's very good thing: Lux (2025) by Rosalía, an hourlong musical journey incorporating classical music, glitchy electronics, and Iberian pop...the 18 tracks flow like one grand, passionately mad oratorio

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Now spinning at my house, because it's a glorious late-summer afternoon: Sunshine (2026) by Jungle, a band I just love, with their breezy soul and dreamy vibes and tight rhythms, they make everything sound effortless but there's real craft and heart here, and now I drift away on blissful grooves

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

#1 horses skálakot, iceland 1256pm weds 29 July 2026

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Now spinning at my house, because yowzah! it's Monday morning: Motor Booty Affair (1978) by Parliament, wherein George Clinton and the P-Funk Mothership go underwater, searching for Atlantis and putting Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk in his place, all while delivering funk that's warm, soulful and wiggly

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Today's drive: New Haven to Boston. Soundtracks: The Eye (1984) and Holidays In Europe (1986) by KUKL; Love In The Name Of Science (1999) by Emilíana Torrini; Ekki enn (1981) by Purrkur Pillnikk; Bewitched (2023) by Laufey. Remembering my trip to Iceland with its pop chanteuses and postpunk legends!

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

my wife & the sea pemaquid, maine 247pm weds 12 aug 2026

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Water planet. Knox County, Maine. 956am Mon 10 Aug 2026

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

The inner peace of a demolition derby champion. Union Fair, Union, Maine. 733pm Sat 8 Aug 2026

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Earlier this week, I was in Reykjavík and went to the Björk exhibit at the National Gallery of Iceland. Multimedia installations that immerse you in her sound and vision, including new songs yet to be released, and James Merry's show of 80+ masks, most made for her. Incredible.

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Today's drive: Boston to Maine Soundtracks: Polydistortion (1997) by GusGus; Homogenic (1997) by Björk; Fever Dream (2019) by Of Monsters And Men; Takk... (2005) by Sigur Rós In honor of our recent Iceland trip, I chose this time on the road to immerse the kids in some giants of Icelandic music 💙

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Now spinning at my house, as I'm loving how music sounds on my new turntable and speakers: People & Industry (2021, special ed. 2026) by @warringtonruncorn.com ... an LP of evocative electronics and poignant melodies that honors the workers of 1970s Britain, all "euphoric melancholy" as he calls it

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Now spinning at my house, as the amplifier for my new hi-fi stereo system arrived today, so I could finally use the new turntable etc: Ascension (1966) by John Coltrane, his free-jazz large-band colossal masterwork, is the first album I'm playing, and tonight its chaotic resplendence just sends me

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matthew reed baker 🤘😇🤘 @matthewreedbaker.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Now spinning at my house, as I'm doing laundry from our Iceland trip... Cornucopia Live (2025) by Björk...bought at Smekkleysa record store in Reykjavík, the 2-CD set + DVD concert film...oh the music is glorious: her powerful voice backed by a full choir, winds, harp, and big skittering beats...