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mrkinski.bsky.social
I work in the voluntary sector (Digital role) and I run music websites in my own time. Charlton Athletic fan, ❤️ Florida trips, cats and I mostly post about music. My music reviews blog is https://mrkinskimusicshack.com
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The Overview from @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social springs into life in surround. It is one of the best #DolbyAtmos mixes I have heard. Percussion shimmers, Rhodes sparkle & the vocals are 😘. If The Blue Nile’s debut was the gold standard for vinyl, this is the Atmos diamond. @burningshed.com #MusicSky

The Overview has landed. The massive box-set from @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social is here via @burningshed.com. Looking forward to hearing the #DolbyAtmos mix tonight. Here’s my review of the album mrkinskimusicshack.com/2025/02/19/s... #StevenWilson #NewRelease #MusicSky

Spending some time watching this wonderful movie starring #NastassjaKinski & #HarryDeanStanton. #ParisTexas with its searing #rycooder score. #80s #80sMovies #80sFilms #WimWenders #MusicSky

How did I miss “Eminence Front” - a wonderful 1982 song from The Who? I heard it on #Severance, but it passed me by on its release. It’s on repeat now, making up for lost plays! #80s #80sMusic

I’ve got a bit of a theme developing in my office / studio. #TheStranglers #MusicSky #70sMusic #70sAlbums

Released on this day in 1980, my favourite 12” from The Stranglers, the mighty “Bear Cage”. “You can keep your Brussels and Amsterdam Give me back my summer in Dresden, man” #MusicSky #80s #80sMusic #80sSingles

#NowPlaying The Smiths debut album from 1984 on #vinyl. What a run of songs “Still ill”, “Hand in Glove” and “What Difference Does It Make” - a trilogy of terrificness. #80s #80sMusic #80sAlbums #MusicSky

Beep beep. Going on a road trip - down the #AutoBahn with Kraftwerk in #DolbyAtmos - Dolby Atmos mix by Fritz Hilpert / Kraftwerk - Blu-ray from @super-deluxe.bsky.social #70s #70sMusic #synth #70sAlbums #surroundsound #SynthPop #MusicSky

This is why vampires shouldn’t fall asleep on park benches and lose track of the time.

Tonight is all about The Comsat Angels. A lovely ‘walking’ bassline from Kevin Bacon on this one, “The Cutting Edge”, a late period CSA classic. You will have to track down a physical copy if you want to hear it, as this album has never been on streaming. #MusicSky #80s #80sMusic #80sAlbums

A new release from former Comsat Angels singer / guitarist on Bandcamp stephenfellows.bandcamp.com/album/lulle-... - a selection of cover versions from the late 1960's and early 1970's.

Laid up in bed with the lurgy this weekend, so having a headphones session - #NowPlaying Nik Kershaw “The MCA Years” disc one “Human Racing” from 1984. #MusicSky #80sMusic #80sAlbums

#NowPlaying one of my favourite compilations, the wonderful “Snap!” on #vinyl by The Jam. So many hits plus a few deeper cuts make this such a vital listen. #RIPRickBuckler #70sMusic #80sMusic #MusicSky #NewWave

Read my review of Steven Wilson's "The Overview" album - released in a myriad of formats by Fiction Records on 14 March 2025. @stevenwilsonhq.bsky.social @burningshed.com Buckle up and enjoy the trip! mrkinskimusicshack.com/2025/02/19/s... #MusicSky

This is terribly sad news. RIP Rick Buckler, the great drummer from one of my favourite #70s / #80s bands, The Jam. #MusicSky

Kitten keeping me company while I watch tv into the early hours. #Cat #Tortie

Just finished my (lost track of how many times) completion of #TheSopranos #DontStopBelieving. Is it the best tv series of all time? It’s a yes from me.

MONDAY 10am...

"I know you gonna dig this" Everything ('Rise To The Occasion' / 'Love Changes (Everything)', the debut album from Climie Fisher, is getting a remastered, deluxe edition release by @cherryredrecords.bsky.social. Read my review at https://buff.ly/4hUpYQP #80s #80sMusic #80sAlbums #MusicSky

#NowPlaying Simple Minds “Sparkle in the Rain” #DolbyAtmos blu-ray from @super-deluxe.bsky.social. “Nastassja Kinski and Martin Luther - there's room for others, away from me” #80s #80sAlbums #MusicSky

#NowPlaying Simple Minds “New Gold Dream (81–82–83–84)” in #DolbyAtmos surround-sound on blu-ray from @super-deluxe.bsky.social. Bob Clearmountain has done a fantastic job - the bass / guitar separation on Colours Fly.. is 😘 #MusicSky #80s #80sAlbums #80sMusic

#NowPlaying One of the best bands to come out of the Steel City, Sheffield - Heaven 17 and “Penthouse and Pavement” from 1981. “Goodbye to the pavement, hello to my soul” That bass… #MusicSky #80s #80sMusic #80sAlbums

An interesting interview with producer / musician Clive Langer in The Guardian. I’d forgotten he was in the Liverpool band Deaf School. I still play their “English Boys / Working Girls” album from 1978. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j... #MusicSky

#NowPlaying Bryan Ferry “Retrospective” #DolbyAtmos mix on Blu-ray from @super-deluxe.bsky.social. The #70s material is great (the bass on ‘The ‘in’ Crowd’ ❤️) & the #80s material (esp ‘Don’t Stop The Dance’ & ‘Kiss and Tell’) is stunning. A generous 16 stereo cuts makes this a 5* release. #MusicSky

RIP singer, songwriter & actress Marianne Faithfull. Broken English. 1979 [Long Version] (Extended Music... youtu.be/DzjWktKA0S4?....

Some of my #TheStranglers badges plus a Hugh Cornwell “Nosferatu” badge. The bottom 3 and the right side red #TheRaven are replicas. Too long in the tooth to wear badges now, so they sit on the side of my PC with some #MickeyMouse glittery things from visits to Florida / Disneyland. #MusicSky

One of my favourite #TheStranglers badges, from 1977. I don’t wear them anymore, they decorate my desk / studio space. #NewWave #70s #70sMusic #MusicSky

The original line-up of Nine Below Zero celebrating the 45th anniversary of “Live at the Marquee” earlier tonight at 229 in London. The last time I saw this line-up was Feb 1981 (supporting The Who at Lewisham Odeon). Tonight the years just rolled away. mrkinskimusicshack.com/2024/11/10/u...

I forgot the box-set included a 5.1 mix. So #NowPlaying Bill Nelson’s Red Noise “Sound On Sound” from the Art / Empire / Industry box-set, in glorious surround sound. #MusicSky #70sMusic “It’s a brave new world for Young Moderns” mrkinskimusicshack.com/2022/06/29/b...

A little visitor in my home studio. #cat #Arturia

NOW – Yearbook THE VAULT: 1980 is a new 4 CD boxset containing 80 hits and near misses from a great year for music, with songs from The Teardrop Explodes, Hazel O'Connor, The Stranglers, Ultravox, Squeeze, The Clash, Skids, Paul Simon, Pat Benatar and more. amzn.to/3PLX0GQ #80sMusic #MusicSky

Still no Nosferatu release date scheduled for Japan! www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLkS... #HughCornwell #RobertWilliams #Nosferatu #TheStranglers

I am aware of history and I’ve visited Auschwitz - the video of Musk from Trump’s inauguration today (and no I will not share it or link to it) makes me feel physically sick. Never again.

Today is the 79th birthday of DAVID LYNCH. The Maestro who forever changed the world of art and culture. And our lives. Thank you for everything. Long live The Greatest.

#NowPlaying Harp - “Albion” - an album I’ve not played for a while, the first album from Tim Smith (formerly of Midlake) and Kathi Zung. It has pleasing nods to 80s The Cure with the heavy reverb and chorused guitar. #MusicSky

Discog sales revenue from today (17/1) will be donated to help those affected by the LA fires. So today is a good day to buy music. Here’s my purchase from today, replacing my scratched 12” #vinyl of ‘Loving the Alien’ by #DavidBowie. #80sMusic #MusicSky www.discogs.com/about/update...

I’ve played this early no-man song a few times tonight - RIP #DavidLynch open.spotify.com/track/66DiFp... #TwinPeaks #MusicSky

RIP #DavidLynch. He was responsible for giving me so much joy with both of the #TwinPeaks TV series. I can remember sitting down to watch the first series live in 1990 - pre-internet, with no catchup. My mind was blown as it was in the early hours of the morning every week with The Return in 2017.

My review of "Complete Danny Wilson" a new @cherryredrecords.bsky.social CD box-set from the sadly missed Scottish band who gave us ‘Mary’s Prayer’, ‘The Second Summer of Love’ and many more wonderful songs. mrkinskimusicshack.com/2025/01/16/d... #MusicSky #80s #80sMusic #Scotland #GaryClark

Looking forward to listening to this tonight - the #DolbyAtmos blu-ray (Steven Wilson mixes) of The Who’s “Who’s Next” from @super-deluxe.bsky.social. “𝘓𝘦𝘵'𝘴 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘉𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘦 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘮𝘶𝘤𝘩 𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳” #70s #70sMusic #ClassicRock #MusicSky

Not sure if #kitten is sitting here because she is a fan of #TheStranglers or if she is sunbathing. Yes, she is sunbathing. #Duchess #70s #70sMusic #CatsofInstagram #cat #MusicSky #NewWave

The story behind one of the greatest songs of the #80s -The Korgis “Everybody’s Got to Learn Sometime” www.theguardian.com/culture/2025... #MusicSky #80sMusic