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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 19/12/2025

The #1 movie when you were 10 years old is how your 2026 is going to go.

Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 06/12/2025

Stereolab at the Royal Festival Hall. Not sure why they booked it as they kept asking people to get up and dance (frowned upon by security) and rip up the seats “like they did in the 60s” (also frowned on).

From left, guitar, drums, keyboards, vocals and bass in moody lighting against a red curtain

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 07/08/2025

Some more musical reading for the summer. There is a film as well (which came first I understand) but no idea how to see it. Studio Electrophonique:The Sheffield space age by Jamie Taylor

Studio Electrophonique
The Sheffield space age, from The Human League to Pulp
Jamie Taylor
BRITISH POP ARCHIVE NO.2

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 26/07/2025

Latest CD from eBay helpfully came with the original receipt enclosed. Apparently it was bought from Polar Music in Manchester in 2004 for £12.98. Now going for £18.50 plus charges. Which seems fine. I wonder if Polar Music are still in business?

CD by 1-a Düsseldorf bought off eBay with receipt showing original purchase in 2004 on Manchester.

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 19/07/2025

Finally found someone selling La Neu Zealand for a sensible price on eBay so finally I think my Klaus Dinger collection is complete.

My hand holding a copy of La Neu’s CD Zeeland

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 24/05/2025

Islington Assembly Halls for the legendary Soft White Underbelly!

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 15/05/2025

I mean, I liked Chris Squire, but I don’t know that I really needed this many copies of the Prog postcards?

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 28/04/2025

Review of a book on Amazon. So bad it may put the reader off ALL SCI-FI. 2 stars. ?!?!

Very Disappointing
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 June 2010
The author has taken a good concept and failed to turn it into a credible story choosing instead to focus on the central characters sexual exploits and arriving at a lame ending. I am put off buying anything further by this author and perhaps sci-fi in general as a result.

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 26/04/2025

Buskers in Cambridge. Not to everyone’s taste…

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 10/04/2025

Looks like it’s music mag publication day! @electronicsound.bsky.social and Prog Magazine

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 02/04/2025

Aidan Baker and @sulkrooms.bsky.social at Heart of Noise 9 at @cambridgejunction.bsky.social making some great noise to kick off April

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Simon Middleton @simon.theultraworld.org · 02/04/2025

Interval change over at Heart of Noise 9 at @cambridgejunction.bsky.social Gone are the soft ambient tones of January as we welcome the noise of April