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This weekend, we listened to mixes by JD Twitch and Optimo for about 3 days. On Saturday we lit a candle and let it burn all day whilst doing chores. The places Keith took us were beautiful, eye opening and deeply special.

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The Syllabus @the-syllabus.bsky.social · 9d

Larry Ellison's £257m patronage has reshaped the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) into a well-funded engine of techno-solutionism. Our essay of the week tracks the symbiotic relationship between the TBI and Oracle.

By @petergeoghegan.bsky.social & @maybulman.bsky.social

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Midland @midlandsound.bsky.social · 9d

This sounds like a perfect match!

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Midland @midlandsound.bsky.social · 9d

Watched this sort of stoner bird watching doc last night and it was great, could maybe have benefitted from a non stoned edit.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=zl-w...

LISTERS: A Glimpse Into Extreme Birdwatching

YouTube video by owen reiser

www.youtube.com

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Midland @midlandsound.bsky.social · 12d

Watching and hearing this album take shape in the last two years has been a joy. All hail C.A.R

So good.

c-a-r.bandcamp.com/album/dance-...

Dance at Oscar's, by C.A.R.

9 track album

c-a-r.bandcamp.com

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Midland @midlandsound.bsky.social · 15d

Thanks for this Philip. No mean feat. Still feels surreal to be talking about Keith in the past tense 💔

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Midland @midlandsound.bsky.social · 20d

Just saw someone get two pints of milk taken off them at Airport Security and question it. An apt metaphor for where we are as a species currently.

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Midland @midlandsound.bsky.social · 20d

Really the highest compliment I could give is that he would share a track and its background with you whether it was totally obscure or a worn out banger and do it with the same optimism and humility

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Midland @midlandsound.bsky.social · 20d

Without doubt. Always learning, sharing without ego

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Midland @midlandsound.bsky.social · 20d

A true gentleman and one of the wildest and deepest musical knowledges I have ever encountered.

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Midland @midlandsound.bsky.social · 21d

The thing parents do where they sort of argue through the kid always cracks me up.

“Daddy is gonna do ALL the washing up isnt he” with a smile and angry eyes.

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Midland @midlandsound.bsky.social · 22d

Getting so much music from www.qobuz.com at the moment. Such a wide selection and all super high quality, from extended pop stuff to Classical and then labels like Music from Memory..

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Midland @midlandsound.bsky.social · 22d

You star 🌟

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Midland @midlandsound.bsky.social · 22d

A small favour to ask but does anyone have a digital copy of Kate Bush - Big Sky (The Meteorological mix). I cant find my vinyl to rip it.

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Midland @midlandsound.bsky.social · 23d

My friend just said Whatsapp statuses are Tik Toks for the over 65’s and I cant stop laughing.

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Midland @midlandsound.bsky.social · 23d

Chris Lowe from the Pet Shop Boys telling me his listened to my album in the bath was one of the more unexpected things to happen this year 🤯

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Midland @midlandsound.bsky.social · 26d

Feel like Norman Rockwell was Edward Hopper on Prozac.