Welcome to this weeks In Strict Tempo - I’m about to head off to the South of France for a couple of weeks so this will be the last IST until I’m back. To pass the time I thought I’d do a recap of some newsletters you may have missed this year.
At the end of July I shared my Best of 2026 so far. How many of these will make the cut in my end-of-year list? Most of them probably. There’s some good records there for you to check out.
In Strict Tempo, vol. 117: The Best of 2026 So Far
Hello and welcome to this week’s In Strict Tempo, which finds itself slap bang in the middle of a busy week in the world of music.
Over the past few weeks I’ve shared a couple of ‘Deep Cuts’ lists. Firstly one for Weatherall, then one for Warp. I’ve enjoyed doing these, so there’ll be more to follow for sure. Again, if you missed them, there’s some good tunes in there!
In Strict Tempo, vol. 118: Weatherall Deep Cuts
I mentioned last week that there was a new Andrew Weatherall book on the shelves, and given my love for all things Guv, it sent me flicking through the racks pulling out all my Weatherall records yet again (some of them were never put away after my last missive
In Strict Tempo, vol. 119: Warp Deep Cuts
I really enjoyed writing last weeks article looking into some Weatherall deep cuts, and it got a great response from everyone I spoke to about it, so I thought I’d do it again, but this time for a foundational label to me.
I dedicated a whole newsletter to the new Boards of Canada album
In Strict Tempo, vol. 112: You Retreat In Time and Space
Resident Advisor called it “dark and disquieting”, The Guardian have dubbed it a “big disappointment”, with dubious drum programming. The US Government have seen fit to use it to soundtrack a social media post about whatever war they’re fighting this week… but for me, it’s the album of the year.
And lastly, this year I’ve added two new mixes to the Ceremony mix series. One from Amsterdam-via-Reading man Foggy Snares, another from Rubadub mainstay Mother. Both utterly essential listening, if I do say so myself.
In Strict Tempo: Ceremony #5 Foggy Snares' Kraked Tribute
When I interviewed Sandwell District at the start of last year Karl O’Connor said something that really resonated with me.
In Strict Tempo: Ceremony #6 Mother - Live At SWG3 (Live At The Liquid Room 30th Anniversary)
Glasgow’s Mother Mark Maxwell really is the DJ’s DJ.
Anyway, that’s it for me for a few weeks, I’ll be back at the end of September, until then enjoy what’s left of your summer!