John Chantler
@johnchantler.bsky.social
Wanna Be Startin’ Somethin’ :: artistic director @edition-festival.com / Fönstret, co-founder @VenueCMS.bsky.social
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A few things coming up in March:
14/3 The Altitudes 8-channel installation at Borealis Festival, Bergen
9-19/3 Studio residency at INA grm, Paris
21/3 solo concert, AB Salon, Brussels
14/3 The Altitudes 8-channel installation at Borealis Festival, Bergen
9-19/3 Studio residency at INA grm, Paris
21/3 solo concert, AB Salon, Brussels
February 18, 2026 at 12:08 PM
A few things coming up in March:
14/3 The Altitudes 8-channel installation at Borealis Festival, Bergen
9-19/3 Studio residency at INA grm, Paris
21/3 solo concert, AB Salon, Brussels
14/3 The Altitudes 8-channel installation at Borealis Festival, Bergen
9-19/3 Studio residency at INA grm, Paris
21/3 solo concert, AB Salon, Brussels
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Honestly, this just gets better every time I listen 🔥
#NowPlaying #2025Albums
Anna Högberg Attack: Ensamseglaren
Had missed the new album by the wonderful Swedish free jazz collective til I belatedly read The Wire piece; a superbly crafted suite of soaring blow-outs, hushed eerie ambience & mind-expanding magic
annahogberg.bandcamp.com/album/ensams...
Anna Högberg Attack: Ensamseglaren
Had missed the new album by the wonderful Swedish free jazz collective til I belatedly read The Wire piece; a superbly crafted suite of soaring blow-outs, hushed eerie ambience & mind-expanding magic
annahogberg.bandcamp.com/album/ensams...
Ensamseglaren, by Anna Högberg Attack
2 track album
annahogberg.bandcamp.com
February 15, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Honestly, this just gets better every time I listen 🔥
Sign up for excerpts and outtakes from @magnus-ognygren.bsky.social ‘s forthcoming biography of the great Don Cherry
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A newsletter about a coming biography
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February 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
Sign up for excerpts and outtakes from @magnus-ognygren.bsky.social ‘s forthcoming biography of the great Don Cherry
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Third edition of [Ahmed]’s Giant Beauty ships from the factory on Monday…
ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/album/giant-...
ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/album/giant-...
Giant Beauty, by أحمد [Ahmed]
5 track album
ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Third edition of [Ahmed]’s Giant Beauty ships from the factory on Monday…
ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/album/giant-...
ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/album/giant-...
Doing a small repress of Anna Högberg Attack — Ensamseglaren LP. Now available for preorder. Shipping May 1.
annahogberg.bandcamp.com/album/ensams...
annahogberg.bandcamp.com/album/ensams...
Ensamseglaren, by Anna Högberg Attack
2 track album
annahogberg.bandcamp.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Doing a small repress of Anna Högberg Attack — Ensamseglaren LP. Now available for preorder. Shipping May 1.
annahogberg.bandcamp.com/album/ensams...
annahogberg.bandcamp.com/album/ensams...
I'm pretty sure these two first met when Leila played the Third @edition-festival.com back in 2018 (a duo with Zach Rowden) and Kali was doing sound. How time flies. This sounds great. kalimalone.bandcamp.com/album/music-...
Music for Intersecting Planes, by Leila Bordreuil + Kali Malone
4 track album
kalimalone.bandcamp.com
February 5, 2026 at 12:07 PM
I'm pretty sure these two first met when Leila played the Third @edition-festival.com back in 2018 (a duo with Zach Rowden) and Kali was doing sound. How time flies. This sounds great. kalimalone.bandcamp.com/album/music-...
grateful for the influx of Anna Högberg Attack LP orders over the winter break and for everyone buying the digital. shipping supplies due here tomorrow and then we have just 11 copies left.
January 7, 2026 at 9:29 PM
grateful for the influx of Anna Högberg Attack LP orders over the winter break and for everyone buying the digital. shipping supplies due here tomorrow and then we have just 11 copies left.
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It gives us great pleasure to reveal the full artist line-up for Counterflows Festival, 9-12th April 2026 in Glasgow ❤️
The final allocation of festival passes are now on sale
www.counterflows.com
The final allocation of festival passes are now on sale
www.counterflows.com
January 7, 2026 at 11:01 AM
It gives us great pleasure to reveal the full artist line-up for Counterflows Festival, 9-12th April 2026 in Glasgow ❤️
The final allocation of festival passes are now on sale
www.counterflows.com
The final allocation of festival passes are now on sale
www.counterflows.com
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January 6, 2026 at 3:18 PM
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Contact sheet, Ornette Coleman Quartet, Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, May 22, 1959
📸 William Claxton. From the Estate of Charlie Haden
📸 William Claxton. From the Estate of Charlie Haden
December 23, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Contact sheet, Ornette Coleman Quartet, Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, May 22, 1959
📸 William Claxton. From the Estate of Charlie Haden
📸 William Claxton. From the Estate of Charlie Haden
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This is a WILD list. Not just the albums chosen, but the order. Read it with a smile on your face.
richardblute.ca/the-greatest...
richardblute.ca/the-greatest...
The Greatest Jazz Albums Of All Time
The 100 Greatest Jazz Albums Of All Time, a list with commentary, by Richard Blute My criteria for putting this list together: -Try to feature as many different musicians as possible. (There are in…
richardblute.ca
December 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
This is a WILD list. Not just the albums chosen, but the order. Read it with a smile on your face.
richardblute.ca/the-greatest...
richardblute.ca/the-greatest...
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Highest possible recommendation!
A third physical edition of [Ahmed]'s landmark Giant Beauty 5CD boxset has now been put into production.
Generally available next March, but you can pre-order already here: ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/album/giant-...
'Apricot' ribbon for this batch.
Generally available next March, but you can pre-order already here: ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/album/giant-...
'Apricot' ribbon for this batch.
Giant Beauty, by أحمد [Ahmed]
5 track album
ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com
December 19, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Highest possible recommendation!
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If you don’t have this, you really do need it….
A third physical edition of [Ahmed]'s landmark Giant Beauty 5CD boxset has now been put into production.
Generally available next March, but you can pre-order already here: ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/album/giant-...
'Apricot' ribbon for this batch.
Generally available next March, but you can pre-order already here: ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/album/giant-...
'Apricot' ribbon for this batch.
Giant Beauty, by أحمد [Ahmed]
5 track album
ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com
December 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
If you don’t have this, you really do need it….
Reposted by John Chantler
A third physical edition of [Ahmed]'s landmark Giant Beauty 5CD boxset has now been put into production.
Generally available next March, but you can pre-order already here: ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/album/giant-...
'Apricot' ribbon for this batch.
Generally available next March, but you can pre-order already here: ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/album/giant-...
'Apricot' ribbon for this batch.
Giant Beauty, by أحمد [Ahmed]
5 track album
ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
A third physical edition of [Ahmed]'s landmark Giant Beauty 5CD boxset has now been put into production.
Generally available next March, but you can pre-order already here: ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/album/giant-...
'Apricot' ribbon for this batch.
Generally available next March, but you can pre-order already here: ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/album/giant-...
'Apricot' ribbon for this batch.
Anna Högberg Attack Ensamseglaren är "Årets Avantgarde" i Lira: www.lira.se/skivorna-som...
Skivorna som gjorde Lira-året 2025 – jazzen – Lira
Häromveckan publicerade vi vår lista över de folkmusikskivor som gjort störst avtryck 2025. Här fortsätter vi med jazzen, med fokus på Sverige. Totalt 21 album på en brokig lista med allt från crooner...
www.lira.se
December 18, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Anna Högberg Attack Ensamseglaren är "Årets Avantgarde" i Lira: www.lira.se/skivorna-som...
A third physical edition of [Ahmed]'s landmark Giant Beauty 5CD boxset has now been put into production.
Generally available next March, but you can pre-order already here: ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/album/giant-...
'Apricot' ribbon for this batch.
Generally available next March, but you can pre-order already here: ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/album/giant-...
'Apricot' ribbon for this batch.
Giant Beauty, by أحمد [Ahmed]
5 track album
ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
A third physical edition of [Ahmed]'s landmark Giant Beauty 5CD boxset has now been put into production.
Generally available next March, but you can pre-order already here: ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/album/giant-...
'Apricot' ribbon for this batch.
Generally available next March, but you can pre-order already here: ahmedquartet.bandcamp.com/album/giant-...
'Apricot' ribbon for this batch.
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We built membership subscriptions into Venue and now we have our first-use of it. Working to funnel more money directly into the pockets of arts venues and artists. #venuecms #artsadmin #music #stockholm #fylkingen
Congrats to @fylkingen.bsky.social on the launch of a new supporter initiative ‘Friends of Fylkingen’ powered by @venuecms.bsky.social
fylkingen.se/en/p/support...
fylkingen.se/en/p/support...
Support Fylkingen
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Become a Friend of Fylkingen and help strengthen the future of Sweden's oldest venue for experimental music and art!</span>
fylkingen.se
December 15, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We built membership subscriptions into Venue and now we have our first-use of it. Working to funnel more money directly into the pockets of arts venues and artists. #venuecms #artsadmin #music #stockholm #fylkingen
Congrats to @fylkingen.bsky.social on the launch of a new supporter initiative ‘Friends of Fylkingen’ powered by @venuecms.bsky.social
fylkingen.se/en/p/support...
fylkingen.se/en/p/support...
Support Fylkingen
<span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0)">Become a Friend of Fylkingen and help strengthen the future of Sweden's oldest venue for experimental music and art!</span>
fylkingen.se
December 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Congrats to @fylkingen.bsky.social on the launch of a new supporter initiative ‘Friends of Fylkingen’ powered by @venuecms.bsky.social
fylkingen.se/en/p/support...
fylkingen.se/en/p/support...
Anna Högberg Attack is #8 here: www.dn.se/kultur/dn-va...
DN väljer: Här är 2025 års bästa svenska skivor
Knastrande frijazz, satirisk köttpunk och drömsk afrogrunge finns med när DN:s musikkritiker röstar fram årets 10 bästa svenska skivor.
www.dn.se
December 9, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Anna Högberg Attack is #8 here: www.dn.se/kultur/dn-va...
Nina Garcia's solo concert was one of the best live things I heard all year.
4/10 find at Baba Yaga's this year. Def need Nina back soon!
Here's the Avant Rock chart that I've compiled for the Rewind issue of @thewiremagazine.bsky.social.
Truly an excellent year for rock*, with a bunch of other records that narrowly missed out on the top 10: Horse Lords & Arnold Dreyblatt, Cyrus Pireh, Chuck Roth, Crippling Alcholism...
Truly an excellent year for rock*, with a bunch of other records that narrowly missed out on the top 10: Horse Lords & Arnold Dreyblatt, Cyrus Pireh, Chuck Roth, Crippling Alcholism...
December 4, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Nina Garcia's solo concert was one of the best live things I heard all year.
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No need to speculate. Music has always been capable of indeterminacy, improvisation and generative process approaches and we have decades of thought relating to a vast array of modern generative practices. GenAI is very late to the party, the main difference is the scale of labour exploitation.
Repetition is a human invention.
Nature rarely repeats itself.
Yet, we play the same music and films over and over.
Generative art changes every time you experience it.
What if generative AI ends up feeling more NATURAL than the static media of today?
Nature rarely repeats itself.
Yet, we play the same music and films over and over.
Generative art changes every time you experience it.
What if generative AI ends up feeling more NATURAL than the static media of today?
December 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
No need to speculate. Music has always been capable of indeterminacy, improvisation and generative process approaches and we have decades of thought relating to a vast array of modern generative practices. GenAI is very late to the party, the main difference is the scale of labour exploitation.
@scazan.bsky.social is on an absolute tear right now banging out a lot of super useful updates.
Really hope that folks will find what we are making helpful and good value for money.
Excited to have a few new clients coming on board with sites planned for launch in early 2026, too.
Really hope that folks will find what we are making helpful and good value for money.
Excited to have a few new clients coming on board with sites planned for launch in early 2026, too.
Also.. this is one of 5 or so features we are going to take out of beta very soon. Video storage, live streaming direct from sites, custom fields, tags on everything, and many general quality improvements to the backend (& a few other things as well in the pipeline nearing completion).
December 3, 2025 at 8:30 PM
@scazan.bsky.social is on an absolute tear right now banging out a lot of super useful updates.
Really hope that folks will find what we are making helpful and good value for money.
Excited to have a few new clients coming on board with sites planned for launch in early 2026, too.
Really hope that folks will find what we are making helpful and good value for money.
Excited to have a few new clients coming on board with sites planned for launch in early 2026, too.