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Some pics from Great North-West. Travelling Pacific Coast Highway.

Even if I have to rebuild it brick by brick myself I hope #BarnetFC take the Underhill Tannoy Room to The Hive next season.

Even if I have to rebuild it brick by brick myself I hope #BarnetFC take the Underhill Tannoy Room to The Hive next season.

Alex Blaxx. ‘The Evening News’. Out on Buzzin’ Fly on December 3.

It’s here! The gorgeous deluxe vinyl box set of @tracey_thorn’s Xmas album. Heavy vinyl, CD, cards, giftwrap. 

It’s here! The gorgeous deluxe vinyl box set of @tracey_thorn’s Xmas album. Heavy vinyl, CD, cards, giftwrap. 

i love agglestone rock on purbeck - dorset’s very own uluru

i love agglestone rock on purbeck - dorset’s very own uluru

our @tracey_thorn’s golden wonder potatoes don’t half make crispy crunchy roast spuds! (we did wash them first.)

our @tracey_thorn’s golden wonder potatoes don’t half make crispy crunchy roast spuds! (we did wash them first.)

leo taylor recording drums on @tracey_thorn’s new xmas album out at the end of the year

leo taylor recording drums on @tracey_thorn’s new xmas album out at the end of the year

If you missed the session on John Kennedy’s X-Posure radio show on XFM last night by Spanish left-field guitarist, Towards Green (recently signed to my label Buzzin’ Fly) we are now giving away the FREE extended version of this unique mixtape featuring his recent live performances, rehearsal room sessions and field recordings.

If you love it, give something back and buy his new EP out on Buzzin’ Fly this week here http://www.buzzinfly.com/shop

You can download the mixtape here http://bit.ly/Il07Nd

the lovely @IWANTdesign has designed a new 12” bag for buzzin’ fly. heavy disco machine music! 

the lovely @IWANTdesign has designed a new 12” bag for buzzin’ fly. heavy disco machine music! 

hampstead heath. winter morning. frost and mist.

hampstead heath. winter morning. frost and mist.

bowling green, new york city, oct 2010

bowling green, new york city, oct 2010

found some old photos. bondi icebergs swimming club. march 2008.

found some old photos. bondi icebergs swimming club. march 2008.

Twitter’s Fave Albums 2011

Today I asked my Twitter followers to name a great album of 2011 that they thought they would still be listening in years to come. There was a lot of diversity - a few popular choices - but mostly just lots of lone single votes. Evidence of people being clever? Or just evidence of the depth of music that reaches people these days? I’ve listed the artists below. To save me typing it all out assume we are talking about their 2011 album. In no particular order, here’s the long tail for your Christmas list …

Bon Iver

Girls

Jonathan Wilson

Mark E

Nils Frahm

Papercuts

Wye Oak

Gruff Rhys

Ghostpoet

The Joy Formidable

Julianna Barwick

Tim Hecker

Jon Hopkins & King Creosote

James Blake

M83

Dakota Suite

Cliff Martinez

Metronomy

Josh T Pearson

Half Man Half Biscuit

Flowers and Sea Creatures

Dum Dum Girls

Kid Loco

Emika

Wildcookie

David Lynch

Ryan Adams

Wild Beasts

Wilco

Anna Calvi

Adele

SBTRKT

PJ Harvey

John Tejada

KD Lang & Siss Boom Bang

Van Morrison

Tom Waits

Gillian Welch

Makossa & Megablast

Elbow

Moomin

Booker T

Lykke Li

Magnus Öström

The Decemberists

The Unthanks

Noel Gallagher

Iron and Wine

Jamie Woon

John Maus

Oh Land

Gus Gus

Little Dragon

Tuneyards

(Pretty sure these were all out in 2011. Might be a couple out of place. And if I missed a couple from all your Tweets, sorry, there were loads …)

Ben x


this sun oct 30. 8pm-10pm. live show on BBC 6Music 6MIx. RT if you fancy it.

this sun oct 30. 8pm-10pm. live show on BBC 6Music 6MIx. RT if you fancy it.

Gorgeous blue vinyl. New EP from @tracey_thorn. Cover of The xx. Some signed copies. Pre-order now at http://www.buzzinfly.com/shop (or iTunes)

Gorgeous blue vinyl. New EP from @tracey_thorn. Cover of The xx. Some signed copies. Pre-order now at http://www.buzzinfly.com/shop (or iTunes)