Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 27/09/2026Another eclectic Delia Recordings event in Nottingham last night, with captivating piano improv from Alucidnation and a brilliant set of loops and textures from Memotone, whose set concluded with beautiful renditions of Catherine on Fire and the gorgeous Time Is Away Theme. 050
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 06/08/2026Today is #HiroshimaDay, 81 years since the devastating atomic bombing. My song Paper Cranes documents an emotional visit to the peace museum and an encounter with a survivor. Every 6th August, I donate any sales to a Hibakusha charity. sitenonsite.bandcamp.com/album/hirosh... 061
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 11/06/2026Balades Sonores, Paris. New location since my last visit, and much bigger now. One of my faves thanks to the deep electronic and jazz sections, the hard-to-find Japanese releases, and resident cats. 140
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 28/04/2026Back from a week working and walking on the edge of Saddleworth. Nothing restores my positivity quite like spending time on the Pennine moors. 080
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 07/03/2026Saturday afternoon with Taeko Ohnuki’s Sunshower — a fave city pop treat and comfortingly toasty on tape. 080
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 17/02/2026Found a couple of hours to give this the attention it deserves. Sometimes it’s too much: knowing it’s the last time he’ll play these songs, hearing him struggle for breath. And yet some of his most beautiful pieces have never sounded so good. 030
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 08/02/2026…bought from (L-R) Tower Vinyl, Ella Records, Flash Disk Ranch and Siam Time, plus Waltz and Coconuts Disk. I skipped Disk Union and Kankyo because I’d already exceeded my packing (and spending) limit. 140
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 07/02/2026Good haul from this Tokyo trip — focused on classic 70s/80s city pop and YMO/Sakamoto, but couldn’t resist the 1978 Japan pressing of The Kick Inside, a 1985 Hounds of Love tape, and that Kid A obi. (See ALT text for details) 3131
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 28/01/2026Many Sakamoto moments on this trip. Watched the Tokyo Melody 4K restoration and also got up close with his Fairlight CMI. The highlight was an afternoon at Sakamoto Library (secret location, strictly no photos). Quietly reading a book that I know he cherished and finding his pen notes was moving. 0113
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 24/01/2026Spent the day re-recording software piano parts on a lovely Yamaha YU-11 in a tiny Harajuku studio — then went record shopping. 081
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 21/01/2026Visited the ramen bar featured on the cover of Rod Modell & Taka Noda’s ambient masterpiece Glow World. (Hat tip to my old friend Patrick Lauke for sharing this location: Hakata Tenjin Ramen, Shinjuku.) 140
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 21/01/2026It’s been almost eight years (which is eight years too long) and I’m so excited to be back 🇯🇵 280
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 09/01/2026Bowie's passing really hit me a year later, at X Japan's Wembley Arena show, when rock guitarist Sugizo reappeared alone in the Earthling coat with a violin and this happened. Sat in the front row, I was overwhelmed by memories of my dad and how Bowie soundtracked our life, and I cried buckets. 270
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 24/11/2025I never expected to see Akiko Yano play live, let alone briefly meet her and get an album signed. Good fortune to discover that the closing night of the London Jazz Festival at The Barbican was happening the day after Radiohead, so we stayed in London for it. She’s amazing. 2142
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 23/11/2025Yet to come down from last night’s Radiohead gig. We were lucky to get codes and decided we’d stump for vip tickets if that’s all there was, and got front row. I’ve seen them several times, including Glasto ‘97, but last night was perfect, the entire band giving everything. Just… wow. Here’s Jonny… 0362
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 04/09/2025Having a tape stock sale, from now until end of #BandcampFriday. I've found enough EP tapes to create five bundles — all four tapes (without maps or other extras) for £20 Reductions on everything else: Live at Delia’s £6, Remixed £5, Japan Series compilation £7 sitenonsite.bandcamp.com/merch 085
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 06/08/2025Today is #HiroshimaDay, marking 80 years since the devastating atomic bombing. My song Paper Cranes documents an emotional visit to the peace museum and an encounter with a survivor. Today and every Aug 6, I’ll donate any profits to a Hibakusha charity. sitenonsite.bandcamp.com/album/hirosh... 03011
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 04/06/2025Lost several hours to the new ’Your Ears Later Will Know to Listen’ exhibition at Nottingham Contemporary, which explores “how sound connects us with histories, places and identities”. 170
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 23/05/2025Tested several different cassettes in the 414 today. RTM won every time. Imagine if the made a Type II. www.recordingthemasters.com 130
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 17/05/2025Fun with Oaka Instruments’ weatherised, water-resistant Tellus contact mic in the Pyrenees a couple of weeks ago. I like to capture unusual, earthy micro textures to play with later and use them to underpin songs about the place. The results are always interesting and, sometimes, eerily percussive. 040
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 12/05/2025My recent short residency at @campfr.bsky.social with other musicians and artists was a transformative experience, and the perfect start to this Summer's ACE-funded activity. I preserved a little time each day to reflect and write; here's everything tagged Camp France. colly.com/journal/tag:... 172
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 11/05/2025Testing another USB-powered field setup in the garden, and it might be my new fave. Midi keys into Ableton Move; Portastudio 414 for tape textures, loops, pedal Send & return and overall mixer, all being captured (along with environment) by DR-40. 1111
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 07/05/2025Seeing sound and feeling things: “Being at Camp has actually helped me shed any remaining feelings of inadequacy. I now feel like I too am a legitimate musician, with absolutely nothing to apologise for or doubt.” colly.com/journal/seei... 042
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 06/05/2025Another step taken: "I thought about it, listened to yesterday’s work again, and then committed. And so I worried about that for the rest of the day. But then again, I came here knowing I needed to find myself in this situation in order to grow." (Photo: Daniel Jones) colly.com/journal/anot... 010
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 04/05/2025Rain starts play: "It rained all day, including a very intense thunderstorm. I’m not sure anyone left the place at all, and most folks put themselves to work." colly.com/journal/rain... 040
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 03/05/2025Coumebière and Col d'Agnes: "In some cases, I crawled through on my knees and earned a few scratches or hooked my backpack. I also performed reasonably difficult diversions around wet and steep banks. Clearly nobody maintains these paths. Maybe they just gave up." colly.com/journal/coum... 020
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 02/05/2025Towering falls and tiny Firecrests: "I prefer to walk alone – setting my own pace, wandering off on side missions, and talking to myself. I also thought I’d move slower at alpine altitude, and I was right." colly.com/journal/towe... 030
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 02/05/2025May Day in Aulus-les-Bains. “I was awakened early by church bells, ringing a surprisingly melodic ditty for 7am. Usually, it’s just an hourly ding, the means by which rural areas sync their humans.” colly.com/journal/may-... 030
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 01/05/2025Arrival at Camp: “At 750m altitude, it’s around 10°C cooler here than Toulouse, but warm enough for us to sit outside in short sleeves until 10pm. Snow lingers on the mountains, but the valley is warming up.” colly.com/journal/arri... 140
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 10/04/2025A few faves from 2025 so far… Barker's masterful Stochastic Drift, Eiko Ishibashi’s exceptional Antigone, Yumiko Morioka & Takashi Kokubo’s soothing Gaiaphillia. Fave reissue: Rod Modell & Taka Noda’s comforting and sizzlingly ambient Glow World. 380
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 22/03/2025Hidemi Ishikawa’s version of Love Comes Quickly is perfect. 050
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 20/03/2025I found these old tape recorder books a while ago and they've proven surprisingly useful. Good to see #tapeloops were a thing in the ’50s. - The All-in-One Tape Recorder Book, 1959 - Modern Tape Recording and Hi-Fi, 1963 - Composing With Tape Recorders, 2023 reprint 020
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 07/03/2025Some good news: I’ve been awarded Arts Council England funding to expand my field skills and develop conceptual ideas. The highlight will be a short residency at @campfr.bsky.social in the Pyrenees. Then in autumn, I'll resume work on the album and other projects. LOTS to come 😊 4171
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 12/12/2024Enjoying the new album from Sonaura — a captivating ambient exploration in tape and texture. sonaura.bandcamp.com/album/snowgl... 140
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 04/12/2024Seasonal sale: I've dropped prices up to 40% on Japan Series, Remixed and Live albums — downloads and tapes sitenonsite.bandcamp.com/music 0134
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 02/11/2024Deathbed Convert’s Inverse Field, Vol. 1 - Inishowen is my fave field recording release of the year. Connor Dougan responds to landscapes around Co. Donegal, improvising music and recording the results in place. Refreshingly, he includes everything he encounters. Kinnagoe Bay is especially good. 020
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 01/11/2024I’ve waited a long time to contribute something to @hellogeri.bsky.social’s excellent Cure collection. 0122
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 20/10/2024Apple Music folks: there’s a fancy new playlist on my profile, featuring songs from this Summer’s shows. Please give it a listen. music.apple.com/gb/playlist/... 052
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 19/10/2024Captivating koto from Sumie Osaki at JSNW Japan Day in Manchester. 1367
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 12/10/2024A day with Ableton Move and I’m hooked. It’s way more capable, versatile and intuitive than it looks and suits my workflow (sofa, studio or outdoors) perfectly. More initial thoughts on my IG post. www.instagram.com/p/DBB7V4YtJXz/ 040
Site Nonsite @sitenonsite.com · 04/10/2024It's #BandcampFriday. All four special edition EP #cassettes sold out, but plenty of Japan Series, Remixed and Live albums left. sitenonsite.bandcamp.com/merch 073