Hi there, I’m a writer* and music maker, based in London. I write for cultural organisations, businesses, magazines and others. I’ve written about all sorts of things… champagne, free jazz, artificial intelligence, immersive theatre. Oh, and I wrote a volume of comedic short stories.

I also chisel out unashamedly romantic pop-adjacent tunes, under a number of guises, with a bunch of stellar collaborators.

* “Up to a point, Lord Copper”

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A few highlights from the old oeuvre then. Right, you’ll find tracks from the Astrid & Alexander LP – Romantic Music Plays Loudly… 🎶 pls some mid-pace, yearning-powered bangers from the two Alexander’s Festival Hall albums.

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The ones we didn’t actually write
The ones we didn’t actually write

What is to start down that creative road? And why do we sometimes get stuck at the front door?

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Tiny glitch magic sexy movement disk – Akufen’s ‘My Way’
Tiny glitch magic sexy movement disk – Akufen’s ‘My Way’

Revisiting Akufen’s peerless and unique ‘My Way’ for Kaput' magazine.

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Progressive flickers
Progressive flickers

Life and society shaping technologies come and go, without us ever understanding how they worked. And yet we hope to somehow stay in control of society…

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Who d’you think you are, a rock and roll star?
Who d’you think you are, a rock and roll star?

What does the Gallagher brothers’ return tell us about the state of yer actual rock and roll bands?

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All hail the musical bohemians
All hail the musical bohemians

Link to my full round-up of 2025’s Monheim Triennale – just published on Kaput-Mag.com

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Radio show: what went down at Monheim Triennale 2025
Radio show: what went down at Monheim Triennale 2025

Self and Vivian Host co-helmed a Radio Rakete show at Monheim Triennale 2025…

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Behind, around and somehow before the notes
Behind, around and somehow before the notes

Germany’s eclectic and inspiring Monheim Triennale 2025 is underway, bringing together a wide range of contemporary musicians to a little bend in the river Rhine…

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YouMeBumBumTrain: six months in the world’s biggest doll’s house
YouMeBumBumTrain: six months in the world’s biggest doll’s house

What exactly is it like to be part of a show that everyone wants to experience but no one can talk about? 🧐

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Library music: soundtracks to a strange if familiar world
Library music: soundtracks to a strange if familiar world

What it’s like to make music whose exact purposes remain to be determined… yes, library music! 🎶

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Too slow to disco… the tempo of seduction?*
Too slow to disco… the tempo of seduction?*

Latest volume in the Too Slow to Disco series - Sunset Manifesto Vol 2 – drops summer 2025! I’ve been writing the sleeve notes for the series for the last decade…

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Darius Jones - interview for Monheim Triennale ’25
Darius Jones - interview for Monheim Triennale ’25

I interviewed US composer and saxophonist Darius Jones for Monheim Triennale’s ‘Papers’ publication. A fascinating insight into his development as a musician and both his process and inspiration.

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Meet generation ‘generative’
Meet generation ‘generative’

Are the robots really coming for your job? Is the economy really becoming a push-button affair? An investigation of the state of generative AI hype and hope, summer 2024.

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