HeyJaredThe Slow Music Movement
Disorderly digging in an algorithmic world. Lesser known, independent & alternative artists. Lazy & hazy vibes. Close your eyes when listening.
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It’s a Jazz Not Jazz Thing. (opens the original)
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It may be a legacy from the ever-traumatic end to my English school summer vacations as a kid, or more recently the post-summer glut, pre-autumn gap in (properly ripened) fruit and vegetables that I now notice despite retailers best efforts, but I can never quite shake the feeling that September marks the end of summer, despite my ten-day forecast saying otherwise. Being a climatic refugee in Portugal still feels a little unreal sometimes, and despite being spoilt on my recent visit to the mothe
A Bumper August Crop (opens the original)
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I hope you all spotted that TSMM’s radio show has risen from the ashes, and I’ve also made it available as a Substack podcast for those who like to keep things tidy. I was in a hurry, so I just grabbed some great cuts from albums I’ve recommended over the last twelve months, so it’s a nice newsletter companion, and considering it was thrown together has a nice flow to it. Moving forward, I’ll be playing more recent releases, as well as dropping some of my <a href="
The Slow Music Movement Radio Show #84 (opens the original)
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I just noticed that TSMM’s radio show/podcast (radio show seems an increasingly antiquated term these days) is coming up to its tenth year; how the decades fly. Before that there was the Audio Texture Radio Show, and before that, the Global SoulJah radio show to celebrate my world music epiphany I had whilst on a Future World Funk boat party along the Thames in London.There were also the early community and student radio shows in Northampton during the 90s, when temporary FM frequencies were ava
Sunday Sounds (opens the original)
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So after getting up at an ungodly hour, whizzing through a ton of music submissions, doing some exercise, cooking a week’s worth of soup, putting in a shift on the bill-paying job, I want to get the newsletter out so I can have a snooze and crack on with developing my new TSMM project that will hopefully combine job satisfaction with financial security. Oh, and if I get time, I might even resurrect TSMM’s podcast - although realistically it will be an evening next week, being as it’s been a year
It Was All A Dream (opens the original)
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I know I said I was going to focus on the music, but as I’ve missed a newsletter, the paid subscribers at least deserve an explanation, and what a few weeks it’s been. Just as I thought the drama was over, it appears that the calm was just a dream sequence in 2026’s soap opera.Shortly after the last newsletter, my landlord, who resided at a second property on the land at my country abode, had a bit of a meltdown. His issues weren’t hinted at in our initial meetings, but became apparent once I’d
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