/Tuesday Ten /624 /Tracks of the Month /Feb-26
A baker’s dozen of new tracks this month. Release announcements for 2026 are now in full swing, which means it can be tough to keep up…
Tag: In Strict Confidence
/Welcome to the Future /301 /Events, Livestreams and Upcoming Releases for 2026 – 09-Jan 2026
As is traditional at the beginning of each year, I wrap up what is known about new releases for the new year. As always, this comes with a health warning: not all releases will happen, or they may change: what I list here is based on information I’ve seen from official sources. This post is […]
/Welcome to the Future /299 /Events, Livestreams and New Releases 28-Nov 2025
We’re at the end of the year, nearly, and so my annual roundup of the best music of the year, in the form of /Countdown /2025, begins on Tuesday. As usual there will be four posts across four Tuesdays in December, looking at (in turn) the best compilations and reissues, then the best tracks, best […]
/Tuesday Ten /583 /In The Name of the Father
It is Holy Week in the Christian calendar (the week prior to Easter), but as well it’s also – unusually – Orthodox Easter on the same Sunday as Catholic Easter, Passover began on Sunday just past, and Eid Al Fitr fell at the turn of March into April. So, this week I’m looking at religion […]
/Tuesday Ten /576 /Cold As Ice
We are edging towards the end of what has felt like much colder winter than the past few years. Not that we see snow on the Kent coast – our winters here are wet and windy, almost constantly. But I grew up further north, on the fringes of the Pennines, where winters hit hard.
/Countdown /2023 /Compilations and Re-issues
Welcome to /Countdown/2023 – this year’s wrap-up of the best new music that I’ve heard across the year, and the 20th anniversary of me starting to do such annual roundups (which began on LiveJournal before moving to this site). I begin as usual, with the best compilations and reissues in no particular order, although it […]
/Welcome to the Future /259 /Events, Livestreams and New Releases 20-Oct 2023
We’re nearing the end of the year, which means I’m now considering the best of 2023, and releases for the new year are now beginning to filter through too,. This post is a roundup of (relevant to this site) new and upcoming music, a nod to upcoming events and livestreams both from this website and […]
/Welcome to the Future /257 /Events, Livestreams and New Releases 22-Sep 2023
This week’s post comes from Chicago, as I prepare for the first night of Cold Waves XI tonight. In the meantime there’s a whole lot to cover this week. This post is a roundup of (relevant to this site) new and upcoming music, a nod to upcoming events and livestreams both from this website and […]
/Welcome to the Future /234 /Events, Livestreams and New Releases 13-Jan 2023
Christmas suddenly feels some time ago already, and we’re now at full tilt into new music for 2023. This post is a roundup of (relevant to this site) new and upcoming music, a nod to upcoming events and livestreams both from this website and others, and also a catchup of what I’ve posted recently. Thanks […]
/Welcome to the Future/180/Livestreams and new releases 02-Jul 2021
Who the fuck knows what happens next, but as it appears that live events will be returning soon in some form in greater numbers, my livestreams like others are beginning to wind down. In addition, I’ve overhauled the events page in a big way, so see the link further down for that. Livestreams and waiting […]
/Tuesday Ten/414/Senses Working Overtime/Touch
Just over two years ago, I asked for suggestions around songs involving the senses. Needless to say, this ended up being a gargantuan thread, with the easy decision made to split it out.
/Countdown/2010s/Tracks /40-21
Continuing the process of wrapping up the last decade before it disappears too far into the rearview mirror, this is the penultimate part of the best tracks of the 2010s. This has been an interesting, and memory-laden trip doing this list. I’ve dredged up a few memories, reconnected with a few songs I’d not heard […]
Welcome to the Future: 056: Events, gigs and new release round-up 21-September 2018
Another Friday, another round-up. As always this is a look at upcoming releases, relevant music news and upcoming events and gigs worth spending some of your time at. It is by no means an exhaustive list, and I’m always on the lookout for more to include.
/Tuesday Ten/342/Tracks of the Month/Aug 2018
Infest is over (if you missed it, read more at /Memory of a Festival/030), summer is beginning to ebb away as we move into September and autumn, and we’re hit with the usual deluge of new material as the autumn release schedules kick into life.
Welcome to the Future: 053: Events, gigs and new release round-up 31-August 2018
Another Friday, another round-up. As always this is a look at upcoming releases, relevant music news and upcoming events and gigs worth spending some of your time at. It is by no means an exhaustive list, and I’m always on the lookout for more to include.
/Transmission/012/the a-z of industrial/i/part one
The twelfth part of Transmission, the a-z of industrial. This continues our look at industrial music, and is this week continuing all about bands beginning with “i”.
Welcome to the Future: 052: Events, gigs and new release round-up 17-August 2018
Another Friday, another round-up. As always this is a look at upcoming releases, relevant music news and upcoming events and gigs worth spending some of your time at. It is by no means an exhaustive list, and I’m always on the lookout for more to include.
Welcome to the Future: 019: Music news round-up 10-November 2017
I’m now in full-on “shit, what have I missed” mode on amodelofcontrol.com. This is as I’m frantically digging through everything I’ve written about this year, everything I’ve listened to, making sure that nothing really great is missing from the end of year round-up. It has happened before, where I’ve questioned later “how on earth did […]
/Countdown/2016/Tracks
Part two of my 2016 round-up is being posted from Los Angeles, so hello from there.
Tuesday Ten: 272: Tracks of the Month (September 2016)
Post-Cold Waves V, it’s been a time for getting things done and catching up.