Saint Marc.
BOTD 1957 - the saviour of my turbulent teen years and beyond. Marc Almond. And if you want to know why you can find out here .
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Beats?
Celebrating the release of Blade Runner way back in 1982 by soundtracking dystopia with Tyrell approved tunes, Roy Batty beats and synthetic samples. And yes, before you ask Blade Runner is probably one of THE most Autistic coded movies ever ( I even tried to explain why once upon a time ) so this post is justified! Anyway, enjoy....
Release the Bats!
Happy World Goth Day one and all! And to help you celebrate here's mine and Rho's podcast on all things Goth from a few years back.
Eurovision!
To give you all a break from our housing woes and to add a wee bit of cheer to the proceedings (because let's be honest we need it right now) why not prepare yourself for Eurovision 2026 by giving mine and Ro's Eurovision best bits podcast from a few years back a re-listen? You can find it here (but please don't give us nil points).
Delia Derbyshire: Audiological.
Celebrating the utterly Autistic (I'm claiming her, deal with it) genius of Delia Derbyshire, the high priestess of British electronic music on her birthday. Nuff said.
May The Fourth Be With You!
Celebrate Star Wars Day with this Sith-tastic mix of Skywalker inspired sounds remixed for your dancing pleasure. Caution: may contain Gungans.
In Strict Tempo.
Born on this day 1959 - one of the saviours of my turbulent teen years, David James Ball - producer and electronic musician and one half of the synth-pop duo Soft Cell, alongside Marc Almond. And if you want to know why he (and they) are so important you can find out here .
Standby For Action!
Celebrating the genius of Gerry Anderson on his birthday with 60 minutes of Spectrum Sounds and Terrahawk tunes in one mighty Mysteron mix.....
Autism Acceptance Week 2026: Autitune!
A bonus post today seeing as it's a bank holiday weekend and all and it's all about the music. I've posted about music - and music related stuff - on loads of occasions, especially after a late night chat regarding my fairly amazing autistic memory bank and the ability to remember exactly where and when I heard my favourite songs or saw my favourite films for the first time in minute detail. For example Tears of A Clown, 30 April 1975....followed a news report on the fall of Saigon, I was sitting cross legged in front of our old stereo in the maisonette we lived in in Coseley (or Wallbrook as the area was known then). Oh yes, and we had this wallpaper (I insisted). Anyway, in a musical vein (see? it all links together) and to add a wee bit of fun and hopefully brighten things up this Autism Acceptance Week (fudge knows I need it) I thought I'd do a post about Autistic type tracks, basically songs I feel sum me up or I ju...
Space is The Place.
Counting down to the Artemis II launch (and the first moon mission in 53 years) with 60 mins of space age sounds and retroactive rhythms celebrating the first moon landing because of course I love space!
Out Come The Freaks.
As regular readers will know (I've excitedly written about them before here and here ), I absolutely adore Soft Cell and Marc and Dave in general. They are quite literally my most favourite band ever. Fact. As I've mentioned previously, being the awkward Autistic artsy teen constantly picked on in school, obsessed with horror films, sci-fi and Warhol, Marc and Dave were a lifeline and Soft Cell's dark electropop perfectly encapsulated everything I felt...and everything that terrified me too.... They also seemed to like the same things as I did - it was Marc and Dave introduced me to Truman Capote, Scott Walker, neon lighting and electronica among many other things and in one way or another have sound tracked the best (and worst) parts of my life. Whenever I've needed them or whenever my life has gone mad Marc and Dave have been there for me. Flash forward to this morning, we're still in limbo as far as the move is concerned - we've been told it's per...
An Interesting Aside (probably).
A wee aside to break up the monotony of all the moving house horror. One of the most amazing things (to me anyway) about my autistic memory bank is the ability to remember exactly where and when I heard my favourite songs or saw my favourite films for the first time in minute detail. For example Tears of A Clown, 30 April 1975....followed a news report on the fall of Saigon, I was sitting cross legged in front of our old stereo in the maisonette we lived in in Coseley (or Wallbrook as the area was known then). Oh yes, and we had this wallpaper (I insisted). Anyway, enjoy.
Smiling At Strangers - The American Scream.
Here for your listening pleasure is the frankly fantastic Blue Azure's rather marvelous monthly music show this time around featuring (around the halfway mark) the spiritual successor to Colour Me Giallo , my tuneful tribute to the cult sounds of American horror cinema soundtracks. Ladies and gentlemen I present... And for anyone interested, here's the tracklist: 1. Goblin - L'Alba Dei Morti Viventi (alternate take). 2. Jay Chattaway - Cry for Mother. 3. Fred Myrow – Phantasm (theme). 4. John Carpenter – The Fog (main theme). 5. Ennio Morricone - Regan's Theme/ Seduction and Magic. 6. Donovan – Season Of The Witch. 7. Rick Wakeman – The Burning (theme). 8. Electric Banana - Cause I'm A Man. 9. John Harrison – The Dead Walk. 10. Pino Donaggio – Telescope. 11. David Hess - Wait for the Rain. 12. Don Gere – Werewolves On Wheels (theme). 13. Goblin - La Caccia. 14. Gus Russo – Basket Case (end theme). 15. John Harrison - The World Inside Your Eyes.
(Still) Smiling At Strangers.
Another blatant self publicity alert! Just to let you know that I'll be re-teaming with Blue Azure on Totally Wired Radio on Saturday 14th March (8pm till 10pm) where I'll be unveiling the spiritual successor to Colour Me Giallo , this time featuring the cult sounds of American horror cinema soundtracks. Ladies and gentlemen prepare for...
Thank You For The Music.
Woke up this morning and was reminded that it's 5 years since fright-fringed f#ckwit Sia released the cinematic aberration that was Music so to celebrate (and warn future generations) I thought I'd reshare the link to my review from the time. Enjoy. If that's the right word.
Happy Valentine's Day!
A nice celebratory post today seeing as it's 30 years(!) since Ro and myself first met (00:02 on Valentine's Day at The Garage in Glasgow for those interested). And our first dance? Just wanted to share!
Happy Birthday John Williams.
Happy 94th birthday to John Williams, composer of THE greatest piece of film music ever - that just happens to accompany THE greatest movie scene of all time. Fact.
Carpenter Cuts.
It's not all doom and gloom around here, occasionally I'll post random stuff that I enjoy (I am a full human after all) and today I'm celebrating John Carpenter's birthday with 3 volumes of classic Carpenter inspired cuts, Jack Burton beats and taxicab tune s that you can download here . "It's all in the reflexes..."
