This now page was updated 16/07/2024.
Reading
- Laurence Rees, The Holocaust: A New History
- Mikhail Lermontov, A Hero of Our Time (translated by Nicolas Pasternak-Slater)
- William James (John Kaag & Jonathan van Belle eds), Be Not Afraid of Life
Current TV
- The Responder seasons 1 & 2 - what if The Bill but also you're having a panic attack
Recent TV
- Pagan Peak seasons 2 & 3
- Grantchester seasons 1-8
- Blue Lights S2
Some recent music purchases
- Fatima, Yellow Memories (2014) [CD]
- Sepultura, Beneath the Remains (1989) & Arise (1991) [CD]
- Loula Yorke, July Mixtape (2024, digital) (synth/drone/ambient) - annoyingly, I missed Yorke's June mixtape. Learn from my mistake and grab this before the month is out!
- Skee Mask, C (2024) digital (electronic) - I haven't bought Skee Mask's new album, Resort, but this latest volume of his odds and ends is a winner in its own right. All three volumes are available as "name your price", so do yourself a favour.
- The Heartwood Institute, Unhurried Bane (2023) digital (hauntology/electronic)
- Chapel Perilous, The Tower of Silence (2024) digital (black metal) - one of my favourite metal albums of the year so far, along with:
- Glassing, From the Other Side of the River (2024) digital (sort of blackened post-hardcore or something)
- Almanac Man, Terrain (2024) digital (noise rock) - highly recommended for the Jesus Lizard lover in your life.