Concretism
@concretism.bsky.social
Music of a grim, Cold War Britain (2010-2025).
Aside from the odd project, Concretism is now mothballed. I'm doing other things elsewhere.
You can still buy my old stuff on Bandcamp:
https://concretism.bandcamp.com/
East Anglia, UK.
Aside from the odd project, Concretism is now mothballed. I'm doing other things elsewhere.
You can still buy my old stuff on Bandcamp:
https://concretism.bandcamp.com/
East Anglia, UK.
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Concretism
@concretism.bsky.social
· Dec 31
Make 2026 the year you favour musicianship over aesthetics, musicians over labels, and music over vinyl.
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I'm thrilled to announce my first gig of 2026 will be @dubrekstudios.bsky.social on Friday 10th April
Come along for a night of forward thinking electro music
Picking up tickets in advance really helps make events like this happen. hope to see you there! ⛰️📡❤️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982207860...
Come along for a night of forward thinking electro music
Picking up tickets in advance really helps make events like this happen. hope to see you there! ⛰️📡❤️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982207860...
February 3, 2026 at 8:17 AM
I'm thrilled to announce my first gig of 2026 will be @dubrekstudios.bsky.social on Friday 10th April
Come along for a night of forward thinking electro music
Picking up tickets in advance really helps make events like this happen. hope to see you there! ⛰️📡❤️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982207860...
Come along for a night of forward thinking electro music
Picking up tickets in advance really helps make events like this happen. hope to see you there! ⛰️📡❤️
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1982207860...
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Apparently people are surprised that a man whose only friends on the world stage are a KGB agent & a North Korean Stalinist planned to unleash a murderous secret police on his population.
Looking back, there were signs.
Looking back, there were signs.
January 24, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Apparently people are surprised that a man whose only friends on the world stage are a KGB agent & a North Korean Stalinist planned to unleash a murderous secret police on his population.
Looking back, there were signs.
Looking back, there were signs.
Blessed are the paywall-removers.
January 23, 2026 at 9:31 PM
Blessed are the paywall-removers.
At least the US is getting the isolation it craves.
January 23, 2026 at 8:45 PM
At least the US is getting the isolation it craves.
Elect a sociopath, get a sociopath.
January 23, 2026 at 8:27 PM
Elect a sociopath, get a sociopath.
I'm in agreement with that Lib Dem MP, in that draft-dodging coward President Bone Spurs can very much go fuck himself.
What an insult to all NATO personnel who gave their lives in the Afghanistan conflict.
Why are we still hosting the US in their rent-free bases? Send them back.
#CloseTheBases
What an insult to all NATO personnel who gave their lives in the Afghanistan conflict.
Why are we still hosting the US in their rent-free bases? Send them back.
#CloseTheBases
January 23, 2026 at 1:00 PM
I'm in agreement with that Lib Dem MP, in that draft-dodging coward President Bone Spurs can very much go fuck himself.
What an insult to all NATO personnel who gave their lives in the Afghanistan conflict.
Why are we still hosting the US in their rent-free bases? Send them back.
#CloseTheBases
What an insult to all NATO personnel who gave their lives in the Afghanistan conflict.
Why are we still hosting the US in their rent-free bases? Send them back.
#CloseTheBases
January 22, 2026 at 10:11 AM
January 22, 2026 at 10:08 AM
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Made some inquiries on putting on an event in a disused nuclear bunker in the west of Edinburgh. It's been used for music events before. Still very early stages, but gauging early interest if it were to go ahead?
Below image from a prior set up:
Below image from a prior set up:
January 22, 2026 at 9:36 AM
Made some inquiries on putting on an event in a disused nuclear bunker in the west of Edinburgh. It's been used for music events before. Still very early stages, but gauging early interest if it were to go ahead?
Below image from a prior set up:
Below image from a prior set up:
The EU and the UK need to have a serious conversation about kicking the US out of their rent-free military bases, now that there's zero incentive to host them. The regime there has made clear their feelings about us.
Enough is enough.
#CloseTheBases
Enough is enough.
#CloseTheBases
January 22, 2026 at 9:38 AM
The EU and the UK need to have a serious conversation about kicking the US out of their rent-free military bases, now that there's zero incentive to host them. The regime there has made clear their feelings about us.
Enough is enough.
#CloseTheBases
Enough is enough.
#CloseTheBases
Is the US still freeloading with their rent-free UK military bases this morning, or have they done the decent thing and fucked off?
It's clear the US has no interest in assisting the UK and Europe militarily any more. It's time to stop carrying the US.
#CloseTheBases
It's clear the US has no interest in assisting the UK and Europe militarily any more. It's time to stop carrying the US.
#CloseTheBases
January 22, 2026 at 9:16 AM
Is the US still freeloading with their rent-free UK military bases this morning, or have they done the decent thing and fucked off?
It's clear the US has no interest in assisting the UK and Europe militarily any more. It's time to stop carrying the US.
#CloseTheBases
It's clear the US has no interest in assisting the UK and Europe militarily any more. It's time to stop carrying the US.
#CloseTheBases
Can't he just die in his sleep?
January 21, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Can't he just die in his sleep?
Sky News still employing the best and the brightest I see.
January 21, 2026 at 7:25 AM
Sky News still employing the best and the brightest I see.
If the EU and the UK start threatening to kick the US out of their rent-free military bases, watch the deranged orange one shut the fuck up pretty quick.
January 20, 2026 at 8:32 PM
If the EU and the UK start threatening to kick the US out of their rent-free military bases, watch the deranged orange one shut the fuck up pretty quick.
Is the US still getting free bed and board in our airbases?
Why?
Why?
January 20, 2026 at 8:11 PM
Is the US still getting free bed and board in our airbases?
Why?
Why?
A couple of Mark Thomas reposts from me today (sorry not sorry). He was one of the influences on my 2018 album For Concrete and Country, along with Duncan Campbell.
January 20, 2026 at 4:20 PM
A couple of Mark Thomas reposts from me today (sorry not sorry). He was one of the influences on my 2018 album For Concrete and Country, along with Duncan Campbell.
This:
Kick out US military from UK.
Shut down the bases.
Send their nukes back and don’t put a stamp on the package so they have to pay the surcharge.
Shut down the bases.
Send their nukes back and don’t put a stamp on the package so they have to pay the surcharge.
January 20, 2026 at 4:06 PM
This:
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Farage is a quisling, a racist rat faced quisling.
January 20, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Farage is a quisling, a racist rat faced quisling.
About time people were seriously talking about this. American military power is entirely dependent on foreign bases. Kick them out, we're done with them.
UK should consider expelling US forces from British bases, says Zack Polanski | Zack Polanski | The Guardian
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UK should consider expelling US forces from British bases, says Zack Polanski | Zack Polanski | The Guardian
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UK should consider expelling US forces from British bases, says Zack Polanski
Exclusive: Green party leader advocates leaving Nato and says Britain should wean itself off its reliance on the US
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January 20, 2026 at 9:18 AM
About time people were seriously talking about this. American military power is entirely dependent on foreign bases. Kick them out, we're done with them.
UK should consider expelling US forces from British bases, says Zack Polanski | Zack Polanski | The Guardian
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UK should consider expelling US forces from British bases, says Zack Polanski | Zack Polanski | The Guardian
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The EU NEEDS TO ORDER ALL US BASES CLOSED!!
Why are the Europeans not terminating the US leases of bases on their soil? Evict the US military from all EU member country bases IMMEDIATELY. Do they really think this is going to end peacefully? Do they not understand the risks?
Why are the Europeans not terminating the US leases of bases on their soil? Evict the US military from all EU member country bases IMMEDIATELY. Do they really think this is going to end peacefully? Do they not understand the risks?
January 15, 2026 at 1:02 AM
The EU NEEDS TO ORDER ALL US BASES CLOSED!!
Why are the Europeans not terminating the US leases of bases on their soil? Evict the US military from all EU member country bases IMMEDIATELY. Do they really think this is going to end peacefully? Do they not understand the risks?
Why are the Europeans not terminating the US leases of bases on their soil? Evict the US military from all EU member country bases IMMEDIATELY. Do they really think this is going to end peacefully? Do they not understand the risks?
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Shut US bases across Europe - give them 48 hours to ship out.
January 17, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Shut US bases across Europe - give them 48 hours to ship out.
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Number of European military bases in the US: zero
Number of American military bases in Europe:
Number of American military bases in Europe:
January 14, 2026 at 10:44 PM
Number of European military bases in the US: zero
Number of American military bases in Europe:
Number of American military bases in Europe:
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The UK needs to close all US bases. We need to stop the sharing of ALL intelligence and treat the US in the same way we treat Russia. He’s a lunatic
January 17, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The UK needs to close all US bases. We need to stop the sharing of ALL intelligence and treat the US in the same way we treat Russia. He’s a lunatic
It's time to kick the US out of their rent-free overseas bases. Europe is sick of bailing these freeloaders out and getting nothing but insult in return. No idea why no one is talking about this, but it's time.
January 17, 2026 at 6:40 PM
It's time to kick the US out of their rent-free overseas bases. Europe is sick of bailing these freeloaders out and getting nothing but insult in return. No idea why no one is talking about this, but it's time.