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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 24/09/2026

Stop them in their AI-generated tracks. Nice work Qobuz. A step in the right direction. AI generated music is now labelled.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 24/09/2026

Been worrying that young people aren’t going to gigs. Was proven wrong last night and that brings me joy. Small respectful mosh pit brought a smile to my face. We need to protect these sacred spaces for young people to gather in real life, in person with other people. Live music is key.

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Gavin Miller @worriedaboutsatan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Have we all seen that Sub Pop are doing a TV station thing on YouTube? Basically it's just a nonstop channel of random videos from Sub Pop's archive. Good fun! www.youtube.com/live/SLI9dLH...

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Sub Pop TV: The Station

YouTube video by Sub Pop

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 22/09/2026

New Zealand Spy. An excellent comedy series. 😆

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 13/09/2026

Make a band edible: Prince and the New Flour Fermentation

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 12/09/2026

Fouracres forgets black pudding. 😆 #SNLUK

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 12/09/2026

“Don’t do it.” “It’s part of it!” 🧘 #SNLUK

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 12/09/2026

Fouracres as Burnham. Had to be! #SNLUK

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 12/09/2026

#SNLUK in 10 minutes. Let’s go!

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 11/09/2026

Incredible TJ bass plus Joe Armon-Jones keys at their best on this track. Wonderful new Ezra Collective album: Here Because of Hope. The song “Black Flag”. Wow! open.qobuz.com/track/416410...

The song “Black Flag” by Ezra Collective playing on the Qobuz iPhone app.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 10/09/2026

Essential listening for fans of Underworld.

Super heavy, super critical by King Gizzard & The wizard Lizard on Qobuz music player.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 10/09/2026

For Those That Like To Get Down, Vol. 6 by Micky More & Andy Tee. Too good! 💃🏼🕺🏻 open.qobuz.com/album/vwqa7b... The keys and guitar interplay on the song "Golden High" are 😍. Damn it's funky! youtu.be/aSlxtq7dE9M?...

Album artwork for For Those That Like To Get Down Vol. 6

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 06/09/2026

Revisiting old recordings. Found a cover my school band recorded of "Fire" by Jimi Hendrix. Not bad for a bunch of 14 & 15 year olds. 😃 Forgot we ripped off the middle eight vocal breakdown part of the Red Hot Chilli Peppers version of Fire. Brill! drive.google.com/file/d/1610i...

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Fire.mp3

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 05/09/2026

Could imagine this mid set during a blinding @ono-ch1.bsky.social evening! 🪩 Either the Soft Vox Edition or original Extended Mix, the latter being more familiar cos of the vocals/lyrics. A recent discovery via Shazam whilst on holiday. Cc: @andydunn295.bsky.social @mickydoodah.bsky.social.

West End Girls (Soft Vox Edition) by Andrew De la Foix playing on a Qobuz desktop player.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 02/09/2026

Perfect album for a Portuguese sundowner.

Sade Stronger Than Pride playing on Qobuz attached to a JBL Flip.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 21/08/2026

💿 Yes Weezer! Finally another good album. In fact, I reckon a brilliant album! Been gutted how mediocre they became. But their latest rocks. Classic guitar riffs, quirky lyrics and raw energy. 'Weezer' (Gold album) by Weezer. open.qobuz.com/album/eust0m...

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 20/08/2026

💿 Album of the week. 'fata morgana' by L'Rain. There's some Prince in here. I can feel it. What a special album. Qobuz: open.qobuz.com/album/g0zfnw... YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAI6...

Album artwork for 'fata morgana' by L'Rain.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 18/08/2026

Can you recommend a local garage that does wheel alignment? Best group WhatsApp typo ever.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 18/08/2026

Damn funky. The drum production is on fire. Plus the use of the left right mix is spot on. ‘All Around’ by The Womack Sisters. open.qobuz.com/track/409498...

Qobuz iPhone music player with ‘All Around’ by The Womack Sisters.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 17/08/2026

The opener of "The Sulphur Man" by Doves gets me every time. What a tune, what an album and what a band! Still the best UK indie band to have every graced this planet. Qobuz link to track: open.qobuz.com/track/4914705 Qobuz link to album: open.qobuz.com/album/072438...

Artwork on a Qobuz music player for "The Sulphur Man" by Doves from The Last Broadcast album.

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SanguinePar @sanguinepar.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

@simontomes.com brings us the intriguing new album from #KingGizzard (from which I've also put one track into the playlist as a taster): bsky.app/profile/simo...

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SanguinePar @sanguinepar.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

#RaveyardShift #RaveyardRoundup time again - with all sorts of extras on top of the usual playlist... 🎶💃🪩🕺🎶 93 tunes for you this week ===> www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYMI... But wait... there's more...

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 15/08/2026

Can imagine @warringtonruncorn.com getting into this! I’ve seen how he raved listening to the other artists at IKLEKTIK earlier this year.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 15/08/2026

I can’t make today’s #RaveyardShift. Feel like I always gatecrash every so often, sorry. Yet I recommend for some just putting this entire album on. It’s utterly mesmerising. Like incredible. “Alien Metal” by King Gizzard & The Wizard Lizard. open.qobuz.com/album/ezfgf3...

Album cover for “Alien Metal” by King Gizzard & The Wizard Lizard.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 14/08/2026

Open's new King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard's new album and you never know what you're gonna get. (I love most of their stuff kinds it's _prog_!) Pleasantly surprised by a rave album. Let's boogie! 💃🏼🕺🏻 youtu.be/rdQyYsl_rDs?... Qobuz album link: open.qobuz.com/album/ezfgf3...

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King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard - Alien Metal [Visualiser]

YouTube video by King Gizzard And The Lizard Wizard

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 14/08/2026

Holiday read sorted. 🏖️ Thanks for writing it, @msmirandasawyer.bsky.social. I know a bit about Britpop but not loads so I’m looking forward to discovering more.

Electronic drum kit with zebra print drum throne. The book “uncommon people” by Miranda Sawyer is on the drum throne.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 09/08/2026

It’s only taken me 47 years to work out the classic incense smell is Nag Champa. I ordered a whole bunch that arrived today plus an incense stick holder. Now on in the garden with a glass of red wine. Life is good.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 08/08/2026

For a metal album, Sin After Sin has got real groove, dare I say a bit of a disco funk and jazz fusion vibe to it. Subtle yet I guess that’s what you get when you bring Simon Phillips in to session drum on the album.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 08/08/2026

Josh Kiszka’s – the singer from Greta Van Fleet – vocals are insane. He’s too good!

Age of Machine by Greta Van Fleet playing on the Qobuz iPhone app.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 03/08/2026

@alastaircampbell2.bsky.social, with all due respect to every The Rest Is Politics Leading guest, this is probably the best episode I’ve listened to. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

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Count Binface: Nigel Farage's Biggest Threat?

Podcast Episode · The Rest Is Politics: Leading · 2 August · 38min

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 02/08/2026

Super curious. What do you make of Lenny Kravitz as an artist? I think he’s incredible. Yet I’m bias cos I got into his debut when it came out in 1989. I was 10. Then became obsessed with every release up to his fifth album. I enjoy his many influences. Yet is he seen as over or underrated?

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 02/08/2026

Having a moment with Lenny Kravitz.

BluOS music player with Lenny Kravitz “What The Fuck Are We Saying?” In play.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 18/07/2026

One of the greatest prog rock tracks out there. I’m happy to debate anyone on this. 😅

Batdance by Prince on the Qobuz iPhone music player.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 17/07/2026

Enjoy the jazz fusion of this latest release from Darryl Jennifer - Punkbomba. open.qobuz.com/track/405590...

Darryl Jennifer - Punkbomba playing on a Qobuz music player.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 08/07/2026

💿 Sometimes it’s easy to forget an album or miss it the first time round. “Monsters Exist” by Orbital. Unsure why I dismissed it a while back. It’s great. Very much enjoying the grandiose sound of “Vision OnE”. open.qobuz.com/album/xp44rh...

Qobuz music player with the song Vision OnE playing by Orbital.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 06/07/2026

20/06/26, IKLECTIK. @loulayorke.bsky.social synth wizardry in action. My mind was blown how all the tech worked and the sounds it produced. It was an excellent set. Thanks, Loula.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 27/06/2026

Genesis fans. I recommend The Musical Box. I watched their show at Cadogan Hall. It was magical! They covered the post-Peter Gabriel era from 1976 to 1981. A great reminder how talented a band Genesis are. And the musicians who recreated on authentic instruments. Mesmerising! 🤩

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 26/06/2026

💿 New Muse album today. Used to be obsessed with them. The band I played in back in the day were compared to them. The song 'Hexagons' is the most pretentious, bombastic, and ridiculous track I think they've ever produced. And I can't get enough of it! 🫠 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZsSn...

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MUSE - Hexagons (Official Visualiser)

YouTube video by Muse

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 22/06/2026

@sulkrooms.bsky.social delivering mesmerising tunes at IKLECTIK. Love the use of guitar on this one.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 20/06/2026

@sulkrooms.bsky.social absolutely going for it. Was a phenomenal set at IKLECTIK.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 20/06/2026

Very much looking forward to this today! Should be epic. 🎹⚡️

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 15/06/2026

Today I enjoyed listening to @louiseann.bsky.social's April set. I always discover something new, like literally every track! She's a great set maker so go check it out if you haven't done so already. 2026-04-11 The Secret Handshake | LWSTD-FM www.mixcloud.com/lwstd-fm/202...

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2026-04-11 The Secret Handshake | Lwstd-Fm

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 14/06/2026

Hey @ono-ch1.bsky.social , Was telling some friends about how excellent your nights and sets are. They are interested in the next one. Are there plans for one in London this November?

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 11/06/2026

Revisiting Ed O'Brien's 'Blue Morpho' because it's absolutely brilliant! 🤩 Can't get enough of the song 'Teachers'. Qobuz link: open.qobuz.com/album/wlu7dh...

Album cover for Ed O'Brien's album Blue Morpho. It's a shade of blue with two slightly morphed photos of him. His name is written in orange.

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 05/06/2026

Just listen to that backbeat snare production on this cover version. Exquisite! 'Birdland' by Quincy Jones. youtu.be/Cqv5mhZIt2A?... Qobuz: open.qobuz.com/track/8513242 #DrumGeek #JazzSky

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Birdland

YouTube video by Quincy Jones - Topic

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Simon Tomes @simontomes.com · 04/06/2026

Think I should’ve just gone with “Corn on the rob”. Or found a better pun. 🫠

A smartphone screenshot showing an email from Amazon.co.uk confirming that a product review is live.
The email is addressed to Simon Tomes and confirms a 2 out of 5-star review for an "8 Pcs Corn Forks Corn Holder" set. The review is titled "Corn on the rob of quality" and notes that "several of the spikes have fallen off" after a year of use. A product image shows four pairs of interlocking, colorful plastic corn holders in orange, green, blue, and yellow.

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