Dr SoloBassSteve
@solobasssteve.bsky.social
'Britain's most innovative bassist, no contest': Bass Guitar Mag. 🎯
Bass person. Bike person. Lymphoma-remission person. PhD in artist-audience communities and their impact on the music.
www.stevelawson.net
he/him/doctor
Bass person. Bike person. Lymphoma-remission person. PhD in artist-audience communities and their impact on the music.
www.stevelawson.net
he/him/doctor
Pinned
So in Steve-news, I handed in my corrected PhD at the weekend, and on Monday got the news that the corrections had been accepted and I'm Dr Steve. So that's nice.
Ten f'king years. Been napping a lot this week.
🙏🏼
Ten f'king years. Been napping a lot this week.
🙏🏼
So here's the thing, my listening age is identical to my actual age, regardless of what I'm listening to. Because I'm 52 years old and I can just choose whatever the fuck I want to listening to, whether it was made last week or before I was born 🤷
December 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
So here's the thing, my listening age is identical to my actual age, regardless of what I'm listening to. Because I'm 52 years old and I can just choose whatever the fuck I want to listening to, whether it was made last week or before I was born 🤷
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While it's #BandcampFriday, check out @solobasssteve.bsky.social for some of the coolest bass guitar stuff out there. Amsterdam is absolutely gorgeous.
Amsterdam, by Steve Lawson
6 track album
stevelawson.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 2:49 PM
While it's #BandcampFriday, check out @solobasssteve.bsky.social for some of the coolest bass guitar stuff out there. Amsterdam is absolutely gorgeous.
Listening to Trevor Noah's memoir on Audible. It's absolutely incredible. Exquisite story telling, history, humanity, self awareness. Can't recommend it highly enough.
December 4, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Listening to Trevor Noah's memoir on Audible. It's absolutely incredible. Exquisite story telling, history, humanity, self awareness. Can't recommend it highly enough.
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As we approach the final negotiations of this regulation, we urge lawmakers in the EU to work on a final text that fully protects users’ right to private communication and avoids intrusive age verification mandates. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
After Years of Controversy, the EU’s Chat Control Nears Its Final
After a years-long battle, the European Commission’s “Chat Control” plan, which would mandate mass scanning and other encryption-breaking measures, at last codifies agreement on a position within the
www.eff.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:32 AM
As we approach the final negotiations of this regulation, we urge lawmakers in the EU to work on a final text that fully protects users’ right to private communication and avoids intrusive age verification mandates. www.eff.org/deeplinks/2...
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#NowPlaying: @solobasssteve.bsky.social and @petefrasermusic.bsky.social: Intersect: 2017. A one-day studio session, get it here:
Intersect, by Steve Lawson and Pete Fraser
4 track album
music.stevelawson.net
December 1, 2025 at 8:42 AM
#NowPlaying: @solobasssteve.bsky.social and @petefrasermusic.bsky.social: Intersect: 2017. A one-day studio session, get it here:
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#NowPlaying
Once Upon a TIme - @solobasssteve.bsky.social
Lovely stuff
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/once-u...
Once Upon a TIme - @solobasssteve.bsky.social
Lovely stuff
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/once-u...
Once Upon A Time, by Steve Lawson
4 track album
stevelawson.bandcamp.com
December 1, 2025 at 1:52 PM
#NowPlaying
Once Upon a TIme - @solobasssteve.bsky.social
Lovely stuff
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/once-u...
Once Upon a TIme - @solobasssteve.bsky.social
Lovely stuff
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/once-u...
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November 30, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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#NowPlaying: @solobasssteve.bsky.social : Once Upon a Time: 2025. Live at Ron's in Peckham
Once Upon A Time, by Steve Lawson
4 track album
stevelawson.bandcamp.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:48 AM
#NowPlaying: @solobasssteve.bsky.social : Once Upon a Time: 2025. Live at Ron's in Peckham
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...and I wake up to a new release from @solobasssteve.bsky.social
music.stevelawson.net/album/once-u...
music.stevelawson.net/album/once-u...
Once Upon A Time, by Steve Lawson
4 track album
music.stevelawson.net
November 30, 2025 at 7:31 AM
...and I wake up to a new release from @solobasssteve.bsky.social
music.stevelawson.net/album/once-u...
music.stevelawson.net/album/once-u...
Hey Blueskis, I just released a new subscriber-only album. It's the second show from my October tour, and comes with a long-ass essay on the Bandcamp page all about it and its place in the world. If you're already a subscriber, enjoy! :)
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/once-u...
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/once-u...
Once Upon A Time, by Steve Lawson
4 track album
stevelawson.bandcamp.com
November 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Hey Blueskis, I just released a new subscriber-only album. It's the second show from my October tour, and comes with a long-ass essay on the Bandcamp page all about it and its place in the world. If you're already a subscriber, enjoy! :)
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/once-u...
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/once-u...
there's only one use of AI that I'd REALLY like to see...
"you appear to not being using any of the AI features on your phone. Would you like to remove them all and any associated data that we've scraped without your permission?"
that's it. AI to detect AI refusniks which then deletes itself.
"you appear to not being using any of the AI features on your phone. Would you like to remove them all and any associated data that we've scraped without your permission?"
that's it. AI to detect AI refusniks which then deletes itself.
November 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
there's only one use of AI that I'd REALLY like to see...
"you appear to not being using any of the AI features on your phone. Would you like to remove them all and any associated data that we've scraped without your permission?"
that's it. AI to detect AI refusniks which then deletes itself.
"you appear to not being using any of the AI features on your phone. Would you like to remove them all and any associated data that we've scraped without your permission?"
that's it. AI to detect AI refusniks which then deletes itself.
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From @solobasssteve.bsky.social
50% discount on music across the site. The subscription is reduced to £22 a year if you sign up over the weekend (& that discount will stay in place for you as long as you remain subscribed)
The discount code is 'blokefriday'
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/community
50% discount on music across the site. The subscription is reduced to £22 a year if you sign up over the weekend (& that discount will stay in place for you as long as you remain subscribed)
The discount code is 'blokefriday'
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/community
Steve Lawson's Community
Join Steve Lawson's community to access exclusive messages from the artist and comments from fans. You'll also be the first to know when they release new music and merch.
stevelawson.bandcamp.com
November 28, 2025 at 6:09 PM
From @solobasssteve.bsky.social
50% discount on music across the site. The subscription is reduced to £22 a year if you sign up over the weekend (& that discount will stay in place for you as long as you remain subscribed)
The discount code is 'blokefriday'
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/community
50% discount on music across the site. The subscription is reduced to £22 a year if you sign up over the weekend (& that discount will stay in place for you as long as you remain subscribed)
The discount code is 'blokefriday'
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/community
Tax the super rich, you fucking ghouls. It's that simple.
Start acting like the party of Labour.
Start acting like the party of Labour.
November 26, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Tax the super rich, you fucking ghouls. It's that simple.
Start acting like the party of Labour.
Start acting like the party of Labour.
So, from what I understand of these budget commitments, there's literally NOTHING that eases the financial crisis that literally everyone on a normal wage is feeling right now. Freezing personal tax levels is a ginormous step backwards when wages have already stagnated while costs have sky rocketed.
Oh fuck I used to be a political reporter, can't help myself. Here's the big tax policies from the leaked budget.
November 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
So, from what I understand of these budget commitments, there's literally NOTHING that eases the financial crisis that literally everyone on a normal wage is feeling right now. Freezing personal tax levels is a ginormous step backwards when wages have already stagnated while costs have sky rocketed.
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New & Notable: Bristling avant-rock from Sebastian Rochford, with pinpricks of guitar, free-jazz openness, and sudden bursts of velocity and melody.
Finding Ways, by Sebastian Rochford & Finding Ways
10 track album
sebastianrochford.bandcamp.com
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 PM
New & Notable: Bristling avant-rock from Sebastian Rochford, with pinpricks of guitar, free-jazz openness, and sudden bursts of velocity and melody.
@robert-brook.com what a truly heart-expanding joy it was to see you today, friend. That made me really happy 😊
November 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
@robert-brook.com what a truly heart-expanding joy it was to see you today, friend. That made me really happy 😊
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It's that time of year
November 22, 2025 at 11:54 AM
It's that time of year
in other news, I'm revisiting this live improv album I recorded with @danielberkman.bsky.social about 13 years ago for the first time in a while. Playing with Daniel is a completely unique experience. Just endlessly satisfying exploration :)
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/serend...
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/serend...
Serendipity, by Steve Lawson and Daniel Berkman
7 track album
stevelawson.bandcamp.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
in other news, I'm revisiting this live improv album I recorded with @danielberkman.bsky.social about 13 years ago for the first time in a while. Playing with Daniel is a completely unique experience. Just endlessly satisfying exploration :)
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/serend...
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/serend...
so, I got a DMCA notice from X about my account. I click the link (after checking it's not a phishing scam...) and it opens to a bunch of Ts & Cs in French...? WTF?
Man, I miss Twitter. Early Twitter especially, but even just plain ole' pre-fascism Twitter would do now...
Man, I miss Twitter. Early Twitter especially, but even just plain ole' pre-fascism Twitter would do now...
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
so, I got a DMCA notice from X about my account. I click the link (after checking it's not a phishing scam...) and it opens to a bunch of Ts & Cs in French...? WTF?
Man, I miss Twitter. Early Twitter especially, but even just plain ole' pre-fascism Twitter would do now...
Man, I miss Twitter. Early Twitter especially, but even just plain ole' pre-fascism Twitter would do now...
it's not really had much of a fanfare, as I've literally no idea how 'media' works these days, but my latest album Amsterdam feels like a bit of a high water mark in my recent output. Give it a listen if that sounds appealing :)
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/amster...
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/amster...
Amsterdam, by Steve Lawson
6 track album
stevelawson.bandcamp.com
November 12, 2025 at 7:33 PM
it's not really had much of a fanfare, as I've literally no idea how 'media' works these days, but my latest album Amsterdam feels like a bit of a high water mark in my recent output. Give it a listen if that sounds appealing :)
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/amster...
stevelawson.bandcamp.com/album/amster...
was going to buy a new phone a few weeks back (replacing decrepit phone from 5 years ago). 15 y/o son says 'wait for the Black Friday deals to kick in'. Dude just saved me £80 :)
November 12, 2025 at 4:12 PM
was going to buy a new phone a few weeks back (replacing decrepit phone from 5 years ago). 15 y/o son says 'wait for the Black Friday deals to kick in'. Dude just saved me £80 :)
@alexskolnick.bsky.social dude, listening to The Breakdown now (about to buy the album on Bandcamp :) ) just beautiful playing... it's most interesting to hear someone with a such a similar list of influences to me play a solo full of harmonic ideas that feel so familiar. A voice from 'home' :)
November 12, 2025 at 4:08 PM
@alexskolnick.bsky.social dude, listening to The Breakdown now (about to buy the album on Bandcamp :) ) just beautiful playing... it's most interesting to hear someone with a such a similar list of influences to me play a solo full of harmonic ideas that feel so familiar. A voice from 'home' :)
in a lesson that touched on looping strategies the other day I played this amazing performance by John Lester - such a great song & such a beautiful & bizarre half fretted/half fretless instrument built by my friend Rick Turner. Loved playing midwife in that project!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhYi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhYi...
John Lester - So Many Reasons [Live Looping]
YouTube video by John Lester
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:47 PM
in a lesson that touched on looping strategies the other day I played this amazing performance by John Lester - such a great song & such a beautiful & bizarre half fretted/half fretless instrument built by my friend Rick Turner. Loved playing midwife in that project!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhYi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AhYi...
oof, the Nova Twins Tiny Desk gig is properly amazing - some seriously top-drawer pedal abuse going on in Georgia's bass playing. For the nerds, her use of the Source Audio Hot Hand is just brlliant :) I've got a new bass hero.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiOi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiOi...
Nova Twins: Tiny Desk Concert
YouTube video by NPR Music
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:35 PM
oof, the Nova Twins Tiny Desk gig is properly amazing - some seriously top-drawer pedal abuse going on in Georgia's bass playing. For the nerds, her use of the Source Audio Hot Hand is just brlliant :) I've got a new bass hero.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiOi...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiOi...