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@simonmccorry.bsky.social
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Part Indian part British producer & “cellist sound-sculptor of ambiguous environments” linktr.ee/simonmccorry

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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/s...
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‘Newsnight’s kindest critic’: Bonnie Greer was always effortlessly in command
Playwright was an unusual mix of originality and authority and in high demand as a cultural critic
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
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Windrush Against Sewage Pollution | Environmental Pollution Campaign
Windrush Against Sewage Pollution. Our environmental pollution campaign is based in Oxfordshire and works nationally to investigate and analyse data to expose the truth about the sewage pollution scan...
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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The British state has lost the argument, even as it rigs the trials of genocide opponents
The UK isn’t a dispassionate arbiter of justice in prosecuting anti-genocide activists. It has been aggressively colluding in Israeli crimes. That huge conflict of interest is the elephant in the room
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
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The takedown of Jason Arday has overjoyed the right, and must be a wake-up call for the left | Jason Okundaye
The Cambridge academic has rightly now resigned. But that won’t end the targeting of senior black figures or the lazy way institutions promote faux equality, says Guardian columnist Jason Okundaye
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Siavash Amini @capgrasman.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
last night American hit a civilian home in qeshm island and killed a whole family including a 2 year old child, where's the Western outrage? in the first days a school was hit I was sure there would protests and pressure now it's just normalized.
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
This is what state planning & infrastruture looks like www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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‘Kind of miracle solution’: How Paris is harnessing the Seine to replace air-con
City plans to triple system of underground pipes that distribute chilled river water, reducing need for individual cooling units
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
I think I’ve got the bits and pieces to put together a new album. Spent the last few weeks having a creative burst after a couple of years being on the road as a FOH sound engineer for theatre. Will be away again but squeezing as much as I can out of this small window
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
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‘A point of resistance’: the Normandy village that said ‘non’ to Pete Hegseth
US defence secretary cancelled appearance at D-day event in Legrune-sur-Mer after protest by residents
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
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It was Britain’s most expensive house. Why is its only resident a homeless man who lives on the porch?
2-8A Rutland Gate had jewel-encrusted bathroom suites and gold wastepaper bins in its 45 rooms, but has lain empty for years. With many people desperate for secure housing, what does the abandonment o...
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 27/05/2026
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How the plastic bottle cap became a parable for the value of EU regulation | Alberto Alemanno
Supporters of deregulation want Europe to be more like the US. But that would serve only American interests, says Alberto Alemanno, a professor of EU law
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Trevlad @trevlad.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Calm, contemplative, and quietly melancholic. It has a strong sense of stillness and inner space — like observing vast landscapes, fading memories, or personal reflection in solitude. Perfect for focused listening, meditation, reading, or late-night wind-down.
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Trev’s Virtual Cassette Library 216
Crystal Dream Exposure Good day listeners, wherever you are. Trevor here.Welcome to the Virtual Cassette Library. A 60 minute virtual tape with a metaphysical flip at the half way mark.A serene, minimalist, and deeply atmospheric ambient journey focused on introspection, nature, and emotional subtlety.Side A drifts from sparse elegance and remote wilderness sounds into ritualistic mystery, crystalline shimmer, dreamy states, and dramatic natural forces. Side B warms slightly with nostalgic memories, hopeful release, and gentle coastal waters.Overall mood: Calm, contemplative, and quietly melancholic. It has a strong sense of stillness and inner space — like observing vast landscapes, fading memories, or personal reflection in solitude.
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
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The real danger of Islamophobia? It rarely announces itself as hatred yet shapes how millions think | Kenneth Mohammed
The difference in framing around antisemitism and anti-Muslim hatred distorts public understanding, inflames tensions and makes both Jewish and Muslim communities less safe
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 25/05/2026
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To understand Britain’s new politics, look no further than this Shakespearean saga in Worcestershire | Jason Okundaye
What should be a story of Reform incompetence instead speaks to the broader refusal of Westminster to adapt to multiparty democracy, says assistant Guardian Opinion editor Jason Okundaye
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Trevlad @trevlad.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
... Paul Beaudoin, Ümlaut @audiobulb.bsky.social Steve Roach, @projekt.bsky.social Sons of Faust, Psychonaut Elite Records anthéne, @simonmccorry.bsky.social close recordings, oscarson log(m), Laraaji @invisibleinc.bsky.social Pabellón Sintético ...
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Leaving Dream Origin
Atmospheric, quirky, evocative, fluid, majestic, filmic, delicate, pure, comforting, deep, nurturing, structured and meditative. 00:00:00 Field Lines Cartographer – The Shadow PoolDeep, immer…
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
www.theguardian.com/business/202...
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Dynamic pay on platforms such as Uber should be banned, says TUC
Exclusive: Union body finds workers describing themselves as ‘gambling’ because wages felt like the outcome of chance rather than work
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 01/05/2026
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Hope is contagious and science is king: 10 big lessons on ending the fossil fuel era
At world-first Santa Marta climate meeting, delegates say it was ‘euphoric’ to finally be focusing on concrete solutions
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
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One year after Spain’s blackout, its shift to renewables and grid evolution power on
Though solar was initially incorrectly blamed for crisis, renewables have helped insulate Spain from gas price rises caused by war in Middle East
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 25/04/2026
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Stewart Lee: Epstein’s evil legacy destroys everything it touches. Everything except Palantir
Mandelson, and by extension Starmer, are tainted by proximity to the abuse scandal. But the paedophile was a close associate of Peter Thiel too. Why don’t we talk about that?
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CAMP Radio @campradio.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
3-4pm: Meandering Currents A restorative hour of listening - music & sound mastered by James Edward Armstrong - @slowclinic.bsky.social. Featuring sounds by @andrewheatharts.bsky.social, @simonmccorry.bsky.social, @juliendemoulin.bsky.social, @elifyalvac.bsky.social, and more. *⏰CEST
3-4pm: Meandering Currents

A restorative hour of listening - music & sound mastered by James Edward Armstrong - @slowclinic.bsky.social. Featuring sounds by @andrewheatharts.bsky.social, @simonmccorry.bsky.social
, @juliendemoulin.bsky.social, @elifyalvac.bsky.social, and more.

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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 16/04/2026
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How will attitudes change if students like me aren’t taught the truth about British colonial history? | Astrid Barltrop
The skewed perspectives in my A-level curriculum are staggering. Until that changes, harmful ideas about race and migration will live on, says Emerging Voices winner Astrid Barltrop
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 08/04/2026
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Don’t look at who voted to call the slave trade ‘the gravest crime’, look at who didn’t | Kenneth Mohammed
The UK and EU countries who abstained when Ghana’s UN resolution was adopted may soon find it harder to sustain the same old script on reparations
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Whitelabrecs @whitelabrecs.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
New on the blog: Behind the Scenes with @simonmccorry.bsky.social
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Behind The Scenes with: Simon McCorry
A detailed and insightful interview with cellist and composer Simon McCorry, conducted by Akira Film Script. A behind the scenes at Simon's new album all the important things are now connected, and mo...
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Interview I did with Akira Film Script about my ne album whitelabrecs.com/post/behind-...
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Behind The Scenes with: Simon McCorry
A detailed and insightful interview with cellist and composer Simon McCorry, conducted by Akira Film Script. A behind the scenes at Simon's new album all the important things are now connected, and mo...
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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‘A cruel penalty’: disabled people face lower benefit payments if conditions not deemed lifelong
Forthcoming rules mean debilitating conditions may not meet strict ‘severe and lifelong’ criteria, say charities
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
My bew album is now fully out on Whitelabrecs whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/all-th...
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all the important things are now connected, by simon mccorry
7 track album
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
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We can tell you who will really get rich from this oil crisis – and how we can stop them | Isabella Weber and Gregor Semieniuk
Soaring oil costs signal the great transfer of wealth away from households, but also a new opportunity to redistribute it, say economists Isabella Weber and Gregor Semieniuk
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Trevlad @trevlad.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
... Gustav Davidsson @simonmccorry.bsky.social @visiblecloaks.bsky.social Motion Graphics 🏷️🏷️ @whitelabrecs.bsky.social @passedrecordings.bsky.social Sounds for the Soul Records Spiritech @strategictaper.bsky.social Friends Of Friends Evergreen Music @driftworks.bsky.social Raw Tapes ...
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Trevlad Sounds
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Listening party next Monday 8pm GMT for my new album ‘all the important things are now connected’ whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/merch/simon-...
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simon mccorry - all the important things are now connected (Listening Party) from whitelabrecs
Listening Party from whitelabrecs.
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Matthew Hiram @matthewhiram.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
It's a joy to explore new music from @simonmccorry.bsky.social. His new album finds us floating midstream, full of oxygen, breathing only light. Beautiful work from the great @whitelabrecs.bsky.social, perfect for morning movement. ☀️ whitelabrecs.bandcamp.com/album/all-th...
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all the important things are now connected, by simon mccorry
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
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all the important things are now connected, by simon mccorry
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The Quietus @thequietus.com · 26/02/2026
'In her final years Radigue pulled more people into her own deeply disciplined approach. While it’s tempting to highlight the unique aspects of each phase of her work, it all feels like it is, as she asserted, part of a continuity.' Remembering Éliane Radigue buff.ly/gevaoCH
Trilogie de la Mort - by Éliane Radigue album cover. Photograph (tinted light blue) of Radigue in her studio, with reels of cassette tapes and an analogue synth.
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 24/02/2026
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
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Éliane Radigue, French composer and musique concrète legend, dies aged 94
The Paris-born artist reinvented the synthesizer through meditative and feedback-drenched sonic explorations
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 07/02/2026
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Court battle over Picasso art exposes offshore finances of Farage’s billionaire Davos sponsor
Exclusive: Sasan Ghandehari reluctant to share details of $10bn trust in row with Christie’s auction house
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
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In Davos, the rich talk about ‘global threats’. Here’s why they’re silent about the biggest of them all | Ingrid Robeyns
Economic inequality is at the heart of all humanity’s major problems, but the wealthiest refuse to confront a system that benefits them, says economist and historian Ingrid Robeyns
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
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A moment that changed me: in the bombed-out ruins of an apartment block, I saw a book I’d translated
The sight of my work, torn and singed but still legible, made me realise the importance of translating and protecting stories – so they remain when everything else falls away
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
One thing that has been a pleasure recently has been plugging in my phone into my car pulling out tracks randomly from my Bandcamp & Apple Music. Nice clash genres. A track of a friend came up which I heard in a new light and it’s a bit of a gem phonsonic.bandcamp.com/album/tempor...
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Temporal Discoveries, by Phonsonic
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Trevlad @trevlad.bsky.social · 01/01/2026
... @stereolabgroop.bsky.social hundschopf, Croquettes @futurechildren.bsky.social @simonmccorry.bsky.social Other Lands @ironichill.bsky.social Radx @apta.bsky.social Felix Machtelinckx @twilightsleep.bsky.social @ashapatera.bsky.social Gregory Paul Mineeff The Music Liberation Front Sweden ...
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
My Christmas and the last couple of months until the 18 Jan in Birmingham.
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
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‘We’ve got more in common than what divides us’: a Muslim-Jewish kitchen in Nottingham counters hate and hunger
As antisemitism and Islamophobia rise, a community centre brings people together over shared meals, offering an antidote to food poverty, social isolation and division
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
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The ethnic cleansing of the US will destroy it | Heba Gowayed
Trump’s racist remarks on Ilhan Omar and Somali immigrants reveals his vision for the US as a white Christian nation
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 11/12/2025
Three albums I’ve released this year. All collaborations. Two with now long time collaborator @polarseas.bsky.social ‘wellspring’ on homenormal homenormal.bandcamp.com/album/wellsp... There are still CDs of this available on my Bandcamp
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wellspring, by anthéne & simon mccorry
8 track album
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
It appears this government is as corrupt as they come jonathancook.substack.com/p/has-the-br...
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Has the British public been tricked about what the Filton trial videos really show?
Starmer desperately needs the trial of six peace activists who targeted Israeli arms firm Elbit to go his way, and bolster his government's claim that Palestine Action is a terrorist organisation
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
www.theguardian.com/inequality/2...
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Just 0.001% hold three times the wealth of poorest half of humanity, report finds
Data from World Inequality Report also showed top 10% of income-earners earn more than the other 90%
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Craig Winstanley @cwinstan.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
During the pandemic, I started walking the same route near our house (as was allowed), taking photographs from a series of set locations each time. I carried on for 5 years. This is a video showing the life of a field over that 5 year period. Goes well with ambient music... youtu.be/LuNAJKu6RRE
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A walk through time (Position 6)
YouTube video by Craig Winstanley
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 05/12/2025
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I’ll never forget the look of hatred Nigel Farage had for me at school, simply for existing
The Reform UK leader doubts people can recall their abuse from years ago. I’ve never forgotten his – it felt malicious
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 04/12/2025
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023...
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London church unveils artwork to commemorate African-born abolitionist
Che Lovelace paintings in St James’s church are first permanent art commission to honour Quobna Ottobah Cugoano
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
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Removal of judge in Palestine Action ban legal challenge ‘deeply concerning’
Unusual last-minute change means panel of three will now hear case rather than Mr Justice Chamberlain
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Simon McCorry @simonmccorry.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Have a few CDs of ‘wellspring’ collab with @polarseas.bsky.social simonmccorry.bandcamp.com/album/wellsp...
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wellspring, by Simon McCorry, anthéne
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