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I went with a few friends to see Glasgow band Mogwai at the Ironworks on Friday night, and the tinnitus in my ears has only just subsided.

To say they were loud is a bit of an understatement. It wasn’t just the volume, although that was high, it was the depth of the sound. As Michael [...]

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While out cycling today, as I went up yet another hill, I started humming “losing my momentum” to the tune of R.E.M.’s ‘Losing my Religion’. Here’s the full set of lyrics:

Thiiiis hill, is bigger,
Is bigger than you,
Than you, had told me.
The lengths I have to go to,
The distance up the side.
Oh no, my legs are [...]

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Firstly, Autechre are not mainstream music. They are not particularly ‘easy listening’, or good background music. That said, when you spend some time listening to the subtle complexities of the music, it is incredibly well put together.

Their earliest album, Incunabula, is probably the most accessible of the albums I have, and also the first I [...]

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I have been meaning to write up a review of some of the music I have been listening too recently, but never seem to get round to it. Instead, I am just going to publish this list in draft format, and I might expand at a later date if I feel the urge to be [...]

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Macworld is reporting that more EMI tracks are being sold now that they are available in a higher bitrate (better quality) DRM free versions. EMI sales climb on iTunes Plus plan.

Let’s hope that other record labels take note and get rid of DRM. As plenty of other people have noted, DRM only hurts honest customers. [...]

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