Murat
@muratesmer.bsky.social
London-based Digital Marketing Consultant, former Chemical Engineer, passionate about technology, trends, and music production. https://muratesmer.com https://muratesmer.bandcamp.com
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The Sound Vault’s most-loved discoveries: Portishead’s essential tracks, Massive Attack’s trip-hop masterpiece, Makis Ablianitis, and the songs you searched most. buff.ly/4j6eonB
December 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The Sound Vault’s most-loved discoveries: Portishead’s essential tracks, Massive Attack’s trip-hop masterpiece, Makis Ablianitis, and the songs you searched most. buff.ly/4j6eonB
The best music newsletters on Substack for 2025, from Ted Gioia’s cultural criticism to First Floor’s electronic deep dives. Human-curated discovery that algorithms can’t replicate. buff.ly/nu0kW0o
December 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
The best music newsletters on Substack for 2025, from Ted Gioia’s cultural criticism to First Floor’s electronic deep dives. Human-curated discovery that algorithms can’t replicate. buff.ly/nu0kW0o
The 10 best music blogs of 2025: Aquarium Drunkard, Bandcamp Daily, The Quietus, and more. Real human curation that beats Spotify's algorithm every time. buff.ly/XKBZc2V
December 18, 2025 at 5:25 PM
The 10 best music blogs of 2025: Aquarium Drunkard, Bandcamp Daily, The Quietus, and more. Real human curation that beats Spotify's algorithm every time. buff.ly/XKBZc2V
Leifur James' "Smoke In The Air II" - instrumental version revealing Formanta drum machines and Mellotron textures from the London/Lisbon producer's 2025 release. buff.ly/EjjaOdJ
December 18, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Leifur James' "Smoke In The Air II" - instrumental version revealing Formanta drum machines and Mellotron textures from the London/Lisbon producer's 2025 release. buff.ly/EjjaOdJ
London Calling by The Clash—the double album that transcended punk with reggae, ska, rockabilly, and rock. Rolling Stone's #16 greatest album of all time. buff.ly/3CiWXpZ
December 16, 2025 at 8:56 AM
London Calling by The Clash—the double album that transcended punk with reggae, ska, rockabilly, and rock. Rolling Stone's #16 greatest album of all time. buff.ly/3CiWXpZ
Fermanagh artist resurrects Irish keening tradition with sean-nós vocals, John "Spud" Murphy production, and 1955 archival samples in 2024. buff.ly/LhJMTRN
December 15, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Fermanagh artist resurrects Irish keening tradition with sean-nós vocals, John "Spud" Murphy production, and 1955 archival samples in 2024. buff.ly/LhJMTRN
Zeid Hamdan's "Selamnesh" - how Lebanon's underground godfather composed Ethiopian peace into a film score during Beirut's darkest crisis for a love story the city didn't want to see. buff.ly/UjE7nSj
December 12, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Zeid Hamdan's "Selamnesh" - how Lebanon's underground godfather composed Ethiopian peace into a film score during Beirut's darkest crisis for a love story the city didn't want to see. buff.ly/UjE7nSj
Turkish-born London producer Nuri Özlü crafted a 7-minute ambient meditation during the first pandemic lockdown in July 2020, breaking down innocent fallacies through organic electronics. buff.ly/B1nnz3w
December 9, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Turkish-born London producer Nuri Özlü crafted a 7-minute ambient meditation during the first pandemic lockdown in July 2020, breaking down innocent fallacies through organic electronics. buff.ly/B1nnz3w
Neo-classical piano history and bedroom studios democratised classical music through streaming, creating the movement that gave us 2 billion Sleep streams and viral “Valse.” buff.ly/9hST3Ht
December 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Neo-classical piano history and bedroom studios democratised classical music through streaming, creating the movement that gave us 2 billion Sleep streams and viral “Valse.” buff.ly/9hST3Ht
Learn how to get your music reviewed by independent blogs and magazines. Practical submission tips, email templates, and realistic expectations for DIY artists seeking press coverage. buff.ly/QgOQAJh
December 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Learn how to get your music reviewed by independent blogs and magazines. Practical submission tips, email templates, and realistic expectations for DIY artists seeking press coverage. buff.ly/QgOQAJh
Releasing 'A Moment of Humming' and confronting the question it asks: What are you spending your time on? On finishing old songs, music archaeology, and finally choosing the habits that matter. buff.ly/5S3vaLQ
December 6, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Releasing 'A Moment of Humming' and confronting the question it asks: What are you spending your time on? On finishing old songs, music archaeology, and finally choosing the habits that matter. buff.ly/5S3vaLQ
A five-century-old Sephardic love song about betrayal became Istanbul's most haunting preservation of Ladino culture through a fretless guitar virtuoso and decades of archival obsession. buff.ly/MvPQC7m
December 5, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A five-century-old Sephardic love song about betrayal became Istanbul's most haunting preservation of Ladino culture through a fretless guitar virtuoso and decades of archival obsession. buff.ly/MvPQC7m
Sofie Birch's "Humidity" featuring Nana Pi - how the Copenhagen ambient composer created a meditation on wholeness that appeared on two albums and defined her dreamlike synthesizer aesthetic. buff.ly/81zblWj
December 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Sofie Birch's "Humidity" featuring Nana Pi - how the Copenhagen ambient composer created a meditation on wholeness that appeared on two albums and defined her dreamlike synthesizer aesthetic. buff.ly/81zblWj
Nekropsi's "Efsane" - how Istanbul's progressive rock pioneers transformed from thrash metal to create a 6-minute Middle Eastern-inflected masterpiece that defined Turkish experimental music in 1996. buff.ly/1i3lEz3
December 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Nekropsi's "Efsane" - how Istanbul's progressive rock pioneers transformed from thrash metal to create a 6-minute Middle Eastern-inflected masterpiece that defined Turkish experimental music in 1996. buff.ly/1i3lEz3
Discover underground music beyond algorithms: Bandcamp crate-digging, community radio, record shops, SoundCloud scenes, and DIY nights. Your complete guide. buff.ly/hqOSj0x
November 30, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Discover underground music beyond algorithms: Bandcamp crate-digging, community radio, record shops, SoundCloud scenes, and DIY nights. Your complete guide. buff.ly/hqOSj0x
A guide to post-rock and instrumental rock: origins, key albums, top artists, and a curated playlist featuring Mogwai, Sigur Rós, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. buff.ly/B6G4GfR
November 29, 2025 at 5:25 PM
A guide to post-rock and instrumental rock: origins, key albums, top artists, and a curated playlist featuring Mogwai, Sigur Rós, and Godspeed You! Black Emperor. buff.ly/B6G4GfR
Discover Mogwai's 10 most essential tracks from Young Team to Rave Tapes - "Mogwai Fear Satan," "Like Herod," and why Glasgow's post-rock pioneers remain unmatched. buff.ly/TJAkIkq
November 29, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Discover Mogwai's 10 most essential tracks from Young Team to Rave Tapes - "Mogwai Fear Satan," "Like Herod," and why Glasgow's post-rock pioneers remain unmatched. buff.ly/TJAkIkq
God Is An Astronaut’s “Tempus Horizon” from Far From Refuge - how Irish post-rock trio crafted their most patient instrumental journey at Quill Lane Studios between 2006-2007. buff.ly/dkW2AUm
November 26, 2025 at 5:25 PM
God Is An Astronaut’s “Tempus Horizon” from Far From Refuge - how Irish post-rock trio crafted their most patient instrumental journey at Quill Lane Studios between 2006-2007. buff.ly/dkW2AUm
Iceland Edition: Complete musical history from 1980s punk to Oscar-winning composers. Björk, Sigur Rós, múm, plus discoveries. Beyond algorithms. buff.ly/Dr49GSD
November 23, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Iceland Edition: Complete musical history from 1980s punk to Oscar-winning composers. Björk, Sigur Rós, múm, plus discoveries. Beyond algorithms. buff.ly/Dr49GSD
Systems beat willpower. Here's what I learned launching habit.ist, building with Linear, and creating content that actually feels sustainable. buff.ly/3fZsFmg
November 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Systems beat willpower. Here's what I learned launching habit.ist, building with Linear, and creating content that actually feels sustainable. buff.ly/3fZsFmg
Seabear’s “I Sing I Swim” - how a 24-year-old Icelandic art student recorded seven musicians around a single microphone and created 2007’s most hauntingly beautiful folk song. buff.ly/EM9mgPZ
November 22, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Seabear’s “I Sing I Swim” - how a 24-year-old Icelandic art student recorded seven musicians around a single microphone and created 2007’s most hauntingly beautiful folk song. buff.ly/EM9mgPZ
Iceland music history: How geographic isolation, endless winters, and forced collaboration created Björk, Sigur Rós, múm, and a disproportionate musical legacy. buff.ly/rdJwGml
November 21, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Iceland music history: How geographic isolation, endless winters, and forced collaboration created Björk, Sigur Rós, múm, and a disproportionate musical legacy. buff.ly/rdJwGml
Iceland music history: How geographic isolation, endless winters, and forced collaboration created Björk, Sigur Rós, múm, and a disproportionate musical legacy. buff.ly/rc2N73g
November 21, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Iceland music history: How geographic isolation, endless winters, and forced collaboration created Björk, Sigur Rós, múm, and a disproportionate musical legacy. buff.ly/rc2N73g
Ólafur Arnalds’ “saman” - Arnalds created a piano piece about togetherness during his groundbreaking re:member album sessions in 2018, featuring close-miked upright piano and minimalist beauty. buff.ly/iFrgg4K
November 20, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Ólafur Arnalds’ “saman” - Arnalds created a piano piece about togetherness during his groundbreaking re:member album sessions in 2018, featuring close-miked upright piano and minimalist beauty. buff.ly/iFrgg4K
Samaris’s “Góða tungl” Three Icelandic teenagers combined clarinet, electronics, and 19th-century poetry to create the glacial electronica anthem that launched them to international attention in 2013. buff.ly/tHNg0PB
November 20, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Samaris’s “Góða tungl” Three Icelandic teenagers combined clarinet, electronics, and 19th-century poetry to create the glacial electronica anthem that launched them to international attention in 2013. buff.ly/tHNg0PB