Confessions of an Untidy Mind

Ragas & Waltzes by Charu Suri This #Feature Friday we have @charu.bsky.social‘s Ragas & Waltzes. It looks like we’ve found a style of music about which I can really not say all that much and that I actually had to research. In 4 of the 6 tracks on this album, Charu Suri interprets waltz’s by […]

particle dogs by particle dogs Particle Dogs, is an album by the artist @particledogs.bsky.social, it’s an album that has been a go-to for me for some while now. It’s smooth upright bass and crunchy drums underpin some really neat melodic keyboard playing and some delicately placed guitar. It is nicely mixed and smartly arranged. It […]

B.P.M. (Album) by Portobello Express This week’s #FeatureFriday is B.P.M by Portabello Express. This week’s featured album has 70s rock going right through it. Like literally the words through a stick of Blackpool rock. It knows how to hit those beats, bluesy, melodic, heavy rock that loves itself. It also has that lovely European pop […]

EP1 by mono/eject EP1 by ‪@monoeject.bsky.social‬’s mono/eject is a slow grinding goth-infused triphop delight. More rhythmic than harmonic, but that is the beauty of the production. It allows the saturated vocals to really shine, giving you a real outer lane synth pop wall that is pinned down with this industrial/indie/alternative flavour. It has darkness, but […]

Places in Between by the Machine in the Garden Places in Between by The Machine in the Garden – @tmitg.bsky.social There are things that I love in music: a variety in styles, expressive vocals, warm and dark tonalities, an emotional romantic mood and surprising subtleties in the instrumentation. “Places in Between” by The Machine In […]

Shuāilǎo 衰老 by Shuāilǎo 衰老 A singular vision, part shamanic chant, part prayer to unnamed gods hidden in Stygian darkness. A doomy, grungy melodic metal that grips you with bony fingers and rakes you with dirty fingers, but at times feels like a careful caress. Everything sits so well in the mix. There’s good use […]

They’re Everywhere by Jim’s Big Ego It was going to happen eventually. Something we don’t agree on. But it’s taken some time eh? There’s a very late 1990s Leary ’00s sensibility to this album. That vein of songwriting that straddles the line between smartarse flippant, excellent wordplay and self depreciation –  It reminds me of […]