Simon Tomes
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Oof, that beat is sooo good!
Reminds me of a cross between 'In Dust We Trust' by The Chemical Brothers, 'Their Law' and '3 Kilos' by The Prodigy.
It could very much also appear on a track for FSOL's 'Dead Cities'.
Reminds me of a cross between 'In Dust We Trust' by The Chemical Brothers, 'Their Law' and '3 Kilos' by The Prodigy.
It could very much also appear on a track for FSOL's 'Dead Cities'.
January 29, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Oof, that beat is sooo good!
Reminds me of a cross between 'In Dust We Trust' by The Chemical Brothers, 'Their Law' and '3 Kilos' by The Prodigy.
It could very much also appear on a track for FSOL's 'Dead Cities'.
Reminds me of a cross between 'In Dust We Trust' by The Chemical Brothers, 'Their Law' and '3 Kilos' by The Prodigy.
It could very much also appear on a track for FSOL's 'Dead Cities'.
Qobuz publish their AI Charter and it's good.
✅ 100% human editorial
✅ Detect and exclude AI music
✅ Will never generate AI content to feed catalog or calculate royalties
✅ Prohibit catalog scraping content to train an ML or AI model
✅ ... plus more
community.qobuz.com/ai-charter
✅ 100% human editorial
✅ Detect and exclude AI music
✅ Will never generate AI content to feed catalog or calculate royalties
✅ Prohibit catalog scraping content to train an ML or AI model
✅ ... plus more
community.qobuz.com/ai-charter
AI Charter — Qobuz Community
community.qobuz.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:09 PM
Qobuz publish their AI Charter and it's good.
✅ 100% human editorial
✅ Detect and exclude AI music
✅ Will never generate AI content to feed catalog or calculate royalties
✅ Prohibit catalog scraping content to train an ML or AI model
✅ ... plus more
community.qobuz.com/ai-charter
✅ 100% human editorial
✅ Detect and exclude AI music
✅ Will never generate AI content to feed catalog or calculate royalties
✅ Prohibit catalog scraping content to train an ML or AI model
✅ ... plus more
community.qobuz.com/ai-charter
AI Charter — Qobuz Community
community.qobuz.com
January 29, 2026 at 1:08 PM
I read Emily Maitlis's piece this morning and I'm lost for words.
January 29, 2026 at 9:06 AM
I read Emily Maitlis's piece this morning and I'm lost for words.
"Our conviction: AI can be a value amplifier, never a substitute for human judgment. The heart of Qobuz is and will remain human: editorial curation, music expertise, content creation."
January 28, 2026 at 12:55 PM
"Our conviction: AI can be a value amplifier, never a substitute for human judgment. The heart of Qobuz is and will remain human: editorial curation, music expertise, content creation."
"This charter establishes our framework: how we use AI, where we draw our lines, and what commitments we make to our users and teams."
January 28, 2026 at 12:55 PM
"This charter establishes our framework: how we use AI, where we draw our lines, and what commitments we make to our users and teams."
"Artificial intelligence is transforming the music industry at an unprecedented pace. Faced with the explosion of AI-generated content and the legitimate questions it raises, Qobuz has chosen transparency."
January 28, 2026 at 12:55 PM
"Artificial intelligence is transforming the music industry at an unprecedented pace. Faced with the explosion of AI-generated content and the legitimate questions it raises, Qobuz has chosen transparency."
Very nice indeed.
I’ve enabled all three options.
Thanks for the update.
I’ve enabled all three options.
Thanks for the update.
January 27, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Very nice indeed.
I’ve enabled all three options.
Thanks for the update.
I’ve enabled all three options.
Thanks for the update.
In the meantime, let me gift you this song released in 2025 by Temporary Blessings. The groove is hot.
youtu.be/0igOWlhKmqY?...
open.qobuz.com/track/358922...
youtu.be/0igOWlhKmqY?...
open.qobuz.com/track/358922...
Temporary Blessings - Fata Morgana
YouTube video by Stugs
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 5:25 PM
In the meantime, let me gift you this song released in 2025 by Temporary Blessings. The groove is hot.
youtu.be/0igOWlhKmqY?...
open.qobuz.com/track/358922...
youtu.be/0igOWlhKmqY?...
open.qobuz.com/track/358922...
Got it. Will check it out.
Cheers for the link.
Cheers for the link.
January 19, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Got it. Will check it out.
Cheers for the link.
Cheers for the link.
Cool. Thanks for the extra info.
Sounds like I need to dig into McKintosh's back catalogue with AWB and beyond. I don't know much of his work other than the "famous" tracks by AWB.
I still have so much to learn about the world of drummers, funk & soul.
Sounds like I need to dig into McKintosh's back catalogue with AWB and beyond. I don't know much of his work other than the "famous" tracks by AWB.
I still have so much to learn about the world of drummers, funk & soul.
January 19, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Cool. Thanks for the extra info.
Sounds like I need to dig into McKintosh's back catalogue with AWB and beyond. I don't know much of his work other than the "famous" tracks by AWB.
I still have so much to learn about the world of drummers, funk & soul.
Sounds like I need to dig into McKintosh's back catalogue with AWB and beyond. I don't know much of his work other than the "famous" tracks by AWB.
I still have so much to learn about the world of drummers, funk & soul.
And clearly I didn't correctly search for "Shortin' Bread" 🫠
January 19, 2026 at 3:04 PM
And clearly I didn't correctly search for "Shortin' Bread" 🫠
Ah yeah, I see! Thanks for sharing.
My Who Sampled search didn't search for "Three Pieces". I only searched for "The 3 Pieces" hence why I couldn't find it.
My Who Sampled search didn't search for "Three Pieces". I only searched for "The 3 Pieces" hence why I couldn't find it.
January 19, 2026 at 3:03 PM
Ah yeah, I see! Thanks for sharing.
My Who Sampled search didn't search for "Three Pieces". I only searched for "The 3 Pieces" hence why I couldn't find it.
My Who Sampled search didn't search for "Three Pieces". I only searched for "The 3 Pieces" hence why I couldn't find it.
Aha, I hear what you mean.
I had to look up BDP and see that's "Boogie Down Productions".
And then found it on Who Sampled. Nice!
www.whosampled.com/sample/95186...
I had to look up BDP and see that's "Boogie Down Productions".
And then found it on Who Sampled. Nice!
www.whosampled.com/sample/95186...
www.whosampled.com
January 19, 2026 at 3:01 PM
Aha, I hear what you mean.
I had to look up BDP and see that's "Boogie Down Productions".
And then found it on Who Sampled. Nice!
www.whosampled.com/sample/95186...
I had to look up BDP and see that's "Boogie Down Productions".
And then found it on Who Sampled. Nice!
www.whosampled.com/sample/95186...
January 19, 2026 at 1:47 PM