Skylab
@skylabtapes.bsky.social
Family man, music junkie, audio nut, vinyl geek, tape head, concert goer, football watcher, Northwestern alum. Adherent analog aficionado; unflappable champion of the thermionic valve.
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Skylab
@skylabtapes.bsky.social
· Dec 6
Below are my favorite new album releases of 2025! I settled on a top 10, and then listed all the other albums I liked enough to purchase on vinyl or CD this year in just a very vague order of preference. These are new albums only, no reissues or live albums. #AOTY #NewMusic #AOTY2025 #NewMusic2025
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February 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Now spinning at Skylab:
The Flower Kings - Live In Stockholm 2025
#NowPlaying #TheFlowerKings #MusicSky
The Flower Kings - Live In Stockholm 2025
#NowPlaying #TheFlowerKings #MusicSky
February 9, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Now spinning at Skylab:
The Flower Kings - Live In Stockholm 2025
#NowPlaying #TheFlowerKings #MusicSky
The Flower Kings - Live In Stockholm 2025
#NowPlaying #TheFlowerKings #MusicSky
Now spinning at Skylab:
Big Big Train - Woodcut
#NowPlaying #BigBigTrain #vinyl #MusicSky #NewMusic #NewMusic2026
Big Big Train - Woodcut
#NowPlaying #BigBigTrain #vinyl #MusicSky #NewMusic #NewMusic2026
February 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Now spinning at Skylab:
Big Big Train - Woodcut
#NowPlaying #BigBigTrain #vinyl #MusicSky #NewMusic #NewMusic2026
Big Big Train - Woodcut
#NowPlaying #BigBigTrain #vinyl #MusicSky #NewMusic #NewMusic2026
Now spinning at Skylab:
No-Man – Scatter - Lost Not Lost Volume Two (1991-1997)
#NowPlaying #NoMan #vinyl #MusicSky
No-Man – Scatter - Lost Not Lost Volume Two (1991-1997)
#NowPlaying #NoMan #vinyl #MusicSky
February 6, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Now spinning at Skylab:
No-Man – Scatter - Lost Not Lost Volume Two (1991-1997)
#NowPlaying #NoMan #vinyl #MusicSky
No-Man – Scatter - Lost Not Lost Volume Two (1991-1997)
#NowPlaying #NoMan #vinyl #MusicSky
Thought this might be of interest to some of my SW peeps here - it’s a whole show from The Overview tour in multiple (audio-only) high-res formats including Atmos.
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Impossible Tightrope: Live In Madrid
A complete document of the final concert of the European leg of the hugely acclaimed The Overview tour. Recorded in front of a lively Madrid audience, the 2 hour plus show has been mixed from the mult...
headphonedust.store
February 6, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Thought this might be of interest to some of my SW peeps here - it’s a whole show from The Overview tour in multiple (audio-only) high-res formats including Atmos.
headphonedust.store/products/imp...
headphonedust.store/products/imp...
Now spinning at Skylab:
Big Big Train - Woodcut
#NowPlaying #BigBigTrain #Woodcut #MusicSky #NewMusic #NewMusic2026 @bigbigtrain.bsky.social
Big Big Train - Woodcut
#NowPlaying #BigBigTrain #Woodcut #MusicSky #NewMusic #NewMusic2026 @bigbigtrain.bsky.social
February 5, 2026 at 5:47 PM
Now spinning at Skylab:
Big Big Train - Woodcut
#NowPlaying #BigBigTrain #Woodcut #MusicSky #NewMusic #NewMusic2026 @bigbigtrain.bsky.social
Big Big Train - Woodcut
#NowPlaying #BigBigTrain #Woodcut #MusicSky #NewMusic #NewMusic2026 @bigbigtrain.bsky.social
Now spinning at Skylab:
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn The Torpedoes
#NowPlaying #TomPetty #ReeltoReel #MusicSky
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn The Torpedoes
#NowPlaying #TomPetty #ReeltoReel #MusicSky
February 5, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Now spinning at Skylab:
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn The Torpedoes
#NowPlaying #TomPetty #ReeltoReel #MusicSky
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Damn The Torpedoes
#NowPlaying #TomPetty #ReeltoReel #MusicSky
February 4, 2026 at 9:53 PM
Now spinning at Skylab:
Steely Dan - Aja - Cisco Records pressing
#NowPlaying #SteelyDan #vinyl #MusicSky
Steely Dan - Aja - Cisco Records pressing
#NowPlaying #SteelyDan #vinyl #MusicSky
February 4, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Now spinning at Skylab:
Steely Dan - Aja - Cisco Records pressing
#NowPlaying #SteelyDan #vinyl #MusicSky
Steely Dan - Aja - Cisco Records pressing
#NowPlaying #SteelyDan #vinyl #MusicSky
February 4, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Now spinning at Skylab:
Grateful Dead - Dave’s Picks Vol. 57 - Uptown Theater, Chicago IL 2/1/78
#NowPlaying #GratefulDead #DavesPicks #MusicSky
Grateful Dead - Dave’s Picks Vol. 57 - Uptown Theater, Chicago IL 2/1/78
#NowPlaying #GratefulDead #DavesPicks #MusicSky
February 3, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Now spinning at Skylab:
Grateful Dead - Dave’s Picks Vol. 57 - Uptown Theater, Chicago IL 2/1/78
#NowPlaying #GratefulDead #DavesPicks #MusicSky
Grateful Dead - Dave’s Picks Vol. 57 - Uptown Theater, Chicago IL 2/1/78
#NowPlaying #GratefulDead #DavesPicks #MusicSky
February 3, 2026 at 3:00 PM
Amazing and super fun performance last night from living legend Billy Gibbons and his BFG Band at the Arcada Theater in St. Charles. Billy playing, singing in fine form and clearly enjoying himself - such a treat to see him in a small venue! #LIveMusic #MusicSky #BillyGibbons
February 2, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Amazing and super fun performance last night from living legend Billy Gibbons and his BFG Band at the Arcada Theater in St. Charles. Billy playing, singing in fine form and clearly enjoying himself - such a treat to see him in a small venue! #LIveMusic #MusicSky #BillyGibbons
I just backed EchoVerse Returns: Help Us Release Our 2nd Prog Rock Album! on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ech...
EchoVerse Returns: Help Us Release Our 2nd Prog Rock Album!
Faith-inspired progressive rock, created independently and brought to life through the support of this community.
www.kickstarter.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:27 PM
I just backed EchoVerse Returns: Help Us Release Our 2nd Prog Rock Album! on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/ech...
Now spinning at Skylab:
No-Man – Loveblows & Lovecries - A Confession (2026 vinyl reissue)
#NowPlaying #NoMan #vinyl #MusicSky
No-Man – Loveblows & Lovecries - A Confession (2026 vinyl reissue)
#NowPlaying #NoMan #vinyl #MusicSky
January 30, 2026 at 9:00 PM
Now spinning at Skylab:
No-Man – Loveblows & Lovecries - A Confession (2026 vinyl reissue)
#NowPlaying #NoMan #vinyl #MusicSky
No-Man – Loveblows & Lovecries - A Confession (2026 vinyl reissue)
#NowPlaying #NoMan #vinyl #MusicSky
Post a picture you took
January 28, 2026 at 9:43 PM
Post a picture you took
Drop something yellow.
January 27, 2026 at 10:58 PM
Drop something yellow.
Tell me your three great album runs
Mine: Porcupine Tree -
Lightbulb Sun (2000)
In Absentia (2002)
Deadwing (2005)
Mine: Porcupine Tree -
Lightbulb Sun (2000)
In Absentia (2002)
Deadwing (2005)
Tell me your three great album runs:
#XTC
Drums and Wires (1979)
Black Sea (1980)
English Settlement (1982)
#XTC
Drums and Wires (1979)
Black Sea (1980)
English Settlement (1982)
Tell me your great three albums runs.
Hüsker Dü
Zen Arcade
New Day Rising
Flip Your Wig
Hüsker Dü
Zen Arcade
New Day Rising
Flip Your Wig
January 27, 2026 at 3:14 AM
Tell me your three great album runs
Mine: Porcupine Tree -
Lightbulb Sun (2000)
In Absentia (2002)
Deadwing (2005)
Mine: Porcupine Tree -
Lightbulb Sun (2000)
In Absentia (2002)
Deadwing (2005)
January 26, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Now spinning at Skylab:
Buffalo Rock City II - Western New York's Tribute To Kiss - Volume Two 1980-1989
#NowPlaying #BuffaloRockCity #vinyl #MusicSky #KISS
Buffalo Rock City II - Western New York's Tribute To Kiss - Volume Two 1980-1989
#NowPlaying #BuffaloRockCity #vinyl #MusicSky #KISS
January 26, 2026 at 7:04 PM
Now spinning at Skylab:
Buffalo Rock City II - Western New York's Tribute To Kiss - Volume Two 1980-1989
#NowPlaying #BuffaloRockCity #vinyl #MusicSky #KISS
Buffalo Rock City II - Western New York's Tribute To Kiss - Volume Two 1980-1989
#NowPlaying #BuffaloRockCity #vinyl #MusicSky #KISS
Now spinning at Skylab:
Alan Morse - So Many Words
#NowPlaying #AlanMorse #MusicSky #NewMusic #NewMusic2026
Alan Morse - So Many Words
#NowPlaying #AlanMorse #MusicSky #NewMusic #NewMusic2026
January 23, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Now spinning at Skylab:
Alan Morse - So Many Words
#NowPlaying #AlanMorse #MusicSky #NewMusic #NewMusic2026
Alan Morse - So Many Words
#NowPlaying #AlanMorse #MusicSky #NewMusic #NewMusic2026
The new @temptress.bsky.social album “Hear” is some smoldering heavy goodness! #Temptress #NewMusicFriday #MusicSky #MetalSky
temptressofficial.bandcamp.com/album/hear
temptressofficial.bandcamp.com/album/hear
hear, by Temptress
8 track album
temptressofficial.bandcamp.com
January 23, 2026 at 6:00 PM
The new @temptress.bsky.social album “Hear” is some smoldering heavy goodness! #Temptress #NewMusicFriday #MusicSky #MetalSky
temptressofficial.bandcamp.com/album/hear
temptressofficial.bandcamp.com/album/hear
I just backed Be Part of "Eternal Mistake" : The Brand New Karmamoi Album on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/kar...
Be Part of "Eternal Mistake" : The Brand New Karmamoi Album
An immersive concept album through the boundaries of love, consciousness, and technology. Featuring special guest musicians
www.kickstarter.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:32 PM
I just backed Be Part of "Eternal Mistake" : The Brand New Karmamoi Album on @kickstarter.com www.kickstarter.com/projects/kar...