Observations of Deviance
@obsofdeviance.bsky.social
"Observations of Deviance has become a Wire deadline weekend staple." The Wire (UK)
David Mittleman
DJ @wfmu.bsky.social
Vinyl collector
Writing @ We Jazz Magazine
https://wfmu.org/playlists/OV
David Mittleman
DJ @wfmu.bsky.social
Vinyl collector
Writing @ We Jazz Magazine
https://wfmu.org/playlists/OV
Pinned
Now archived @wfmu.bsky.social
New Music, New Reissues & Rare Vintage #Vinyl
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New Music, New Reissues & Rare Vintage #Vinyl
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“Thomas explores his piano’s full range of sounds. It’s not always successful, but it is interesting to hear him push at the edges,” writes Roz Milner. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8012140... @rozmilner.bsky.social
Pat Thomas — HIKMAH (Tao Forms)
Pat Thomas - For Caroline L. Karcher
There’s a sense of experimentalism on Pat Thomas’s new LP HIKMAH. It’s a solo piano record where he uses the instrument in unusual ways: strumming and rubbing the....
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November 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
“Thomas explores his piano’s full range of sounds. It’s not always successful, but it is interesting to hear him push at the edges,” writes Roz Milner. dustedmagazine.tumblr.com/post/8012140... @rozmilner.bsky.social
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This cover photo is incredible. The nightclub of my dreams. #Colombia
vampisoul.bandcamp.com/album/el-bai...
vampisoul.bandcamp.com/album/el-bai...
November 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
This cover photo is incredible. The nightclub of my dreams. #Colombia
vampisoul.bandcamp.com/album/el-bai...
vampisoul.bandcamp.com/album/el-bai...
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“You don’t want your meds?”
In Pima County jail, a man refusing court-ordered medication was tased, punched and injected anyway. His case is part of a growing reliance on jails to treat mental illness in Arizona: ⬇️
azluminaria.org/2025/11/24/w...
In Pima County jail, a man refusing court-ordered medication was tased, punched and injected anyway. His case is part of a growing reliance on jails to treat mental illness in Arizona: ⬇️
azluminaria.org/2025/11/24/w...
When jail becomes the mental health treatment plan - AZ Luminaria
Arizona’s competency restoration system pushes people with mental illness into jail. Stacey Brooks’ case shows the dangerous consequences.
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November 24, 2025 at 5:32 PM
“You don’t want your meds?”
In Pima County jail, a man refusing court-ordered medication was tased, punched and injected anyway. His case is part of a growing reliance on jails to treat mental illness in Arizona: ⬇️
azluminaria.org/2025/11/24/w...
In Pima County jail, a man refusing court-ordered medication was tased, punched and injected anyway. His case is part of a growing reliance on jails to treat mental illness in Arizona: ⬇️
azluminaria.org/2025/11/24/w...
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ÅKE HODELL - Lågsniff, January 1965
YouTube video by Aaron Dilloway
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November 24, 2025 at 7:36 AM
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François Tusques quintet "les amis d'afrique"
YouTube video by MrFanby
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November 25, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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“Blues for Terry Southern”
November 25, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“Blues for Terry Southern”
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Here's one of my biggest revelations of 2025. I was familiar with some of the musicians involved but not this particular group. They only released one album, and it's a beauty! Includes covers of Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman.
Check out tracks: 8 Limited, Thumbs Up, Babar.
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Check out tracks: 8 Limited, Thumbs Up, Babar.
bsky.app/profile/obso...
Chapter Seven "Thumbs Up" (Caprice 1989/2022 Sweden) #vinyl
RIYL - Bengt Berger, Bitter Funeral Beer Band, Don Cherry
RIYL - Bengt Berger, Bitter Funeral Beer Band, Don Cherry
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Here's one of my biggest revelations of 2025. I was familiar with some of the musicians involved but not this particular group. They only released one album, and it's a beauty! Includes covers of Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman.
Check out tracks: 8 Limited, Thumbs Up, Babar.
bsky.app/profile/obso...
Check out tracks: 8 Limited, Thumbs Up, Babar.
bsky.app/profile/obso...
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Also, been in that Huddersfield today taking advantage of alumni status at the Uni to use their splendid library to save myself a few quid and indulge in a little light reading before Christmas. Derek and Edwin.
November 25, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Also, been in that Huddersfield today taking advantage of alumni status at the Uni to use their splendid library to save myself a few quid and indulge in a little light reading before Christmas. Derek and Edwin.
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Yesterday I saw opposing counsel at a rather well known practice had added to their email signature "This firm provides legal advice using AI, which may contain inaccuracies" and I honestly wanted to scream
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Yesterday I saw opposing counsel at a rather well known practice had added to their email signature "This firm provides legal advice using AI, which may contain inaccuracies" and I honestly wanted to scream
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Holocaust Survivor: “I don’t talk with anyone who denies [Gaza’s genocide.]”
Stephen Kapos, a pro-Palestine activist & Holocaust survivor, sits down w/ Mehdi for a wide-ranging interview on Gaza, Israel, the rise of fascism, & his own story of surviving the Holocaust.
🔗: zeteo.com/p/holocaust-...
Stephen Kapos, a pro-Palestine activist & Holocaust survivor, sits down w/ Mehdi for a wide-ranging interview on Gaza, Israel, the rise of fascism, & his own story of surviving the Holocaust.
🔗: zeteo.com/p/holocaust-...
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Holocaust Survivor: “I don’t talk with anyone who denies [Gaza’s genocide.]”
Stephen Kapos, a pro-Palestine activist & Holocaust survivor, sits down w/ Mehdi for a wide-ranging interview on Gaza, Israel, the rise of fascism, & his own story of surviving the Holocaust.
🔗: zeteo.com/p/holocaust-...
Stephen Kapos, a pro-Palestine activist & Holocaust survivor, sits down w/ Mehdi for a wide-ranging interview on Gaza, Israel, the rise of fascism, & his own story of surviving the Holocaust.
🔗: zeteo.com/p/holocaust-...
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Cecil Taylor "In Context" a film by Robert O'Haire & Jeff Burns
YouTube video by Robert O'Haire
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November 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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Thank you for this edit, @obsofdeviance.bsky.social. Finding it oddly soothing.
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George Harrison / Happiness is a Warm Gun / Fuzz Guitar Solo
YouTube video by Observations of Deviance
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November 24, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Thank you for this edit, @obsofdeviance.bsky.social. Finding it oddly soothing.
youtu.be/D1q7egHPBY0?...
youtu.be/D1q7egHPBY0?...
Adrian Sherwood, African Head Charge, & Speakers Corner Quartet
Barbican Heights EP
On-U Sound 2025
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Barbican Heights EP
On-U Sound 2025
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November 25, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Adrian Sherwood, African Head Charge, & Speakers Corner Quartet
Barbican Heights EP
On-U Sound 2025
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Barbican Heights EP
On-U Sound 2025
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Just Landed #Vinyl 💿 from #Sweden
A massive trove of Swedish Jazz & Experimental Music, all on Caprice Records.
capricemusic.se
A massive trove of Swedish Jazz & Experimental Music, all on Caprice Records.
capricemusic.se
November 24, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Just Landed #Vinyl 💿 from #Sweden
A massive trove of Swedish Jazz & Experimental Music, all on Caprice Records.
capricemusic.se
A massive trove of Swedish Jazz & Experimental Music, all on Caprice Records.
capricemusic.se
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I am a long time listener of your show, I have always wondered where your passion for "latin" sounds comes from!
November 25, 2025 at 10:22 AM
I am a long time listener of your show, I have always wondered where your passion for "latin" sounds comes from!
This cover photo is incredible. The nightclub of my dreams. #Colombia
vampisoul.bandcamp.com/album/el-bai...
vampisoul.bandcamp.com/album/el-bai...
November 25, 2025 at 10:09 AM
This cover photo is incredible. The nightclub of my dreams. #Colombia
vampisoul.bandcamp.com/album/el-bai...
vampisoul.bandcamp.com/album/el-bai...
Here's one of my biggest revelations of 2025. I was familiar with some of the musicians involved but not this particular group. They only released one album, and it's a beauty! Includes covers of Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman.
Check out tracks: 8 Limited, Thumbs Up, Babar.
bsky.app/profile/obso...
Check out tracks: 8 Limited, Thumbs Up, Babar.
bsky.app/profile/obso...
Chapter Seven "Thumbs Up" (Caprice 1989/2022 Sweden) #vinyl
RIYL - Bengt Berger, Bitter Funeral Beer Band, Don Cherry
RIYL - Bengt Berger, Bitter Funeral Beer Band, Don Cherry
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 AM
Here's one of my biggest revelations of 2025. I was familiar with some of the musicians involved but not this particular group. They only released one album, and it's a beauty! Includes covers of Don Cherry, Ornette Coleman.
Check out tracks: 8 Limited, Thumbs Up, Babar.
bsky.app/profile/obso...
Check out tracks: 8 Limited, Thumbs Up, Babar.
bsky.app/profile/obso...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:48 AM
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Low-class conspiracies are beating my ass
The lo-fi beat poet eats jazz, strikes again
Burping hard bop
youtu.be/XONKAy-RMBQ?...
The lo-fi beat poet eats jazz, strikes again
Burping hard bop
youtu.be/XONKAy-RMBQ?...
prince of peace
YouTube video by R.A.P. Ferreira - Topic
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November 24, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Low-class conspiracies are beating my ass
The lo-fi beat poet eats jazz, strikes again
Burping hard bop
youtu.be/XONKAy-RMBQ?...
The lo-fi beat poet eats jazz, strikes again
Burping hard bop
youtu.be/XONKAy-RMBQ?...