Ben Hogwood
@benarcanafm.bsky.social
The music sounds better with you! Music rights for Naxos; editor of Arcana.fm website; writing for Electronic Sound, Presto Music and musicOMH. Dreams of forming acoustic band Good On Paper while supporting the Canaries #ncfc
My other piece of pop writing this week...always fun to listen to the Ozrics and this one is no exception!
Ozric Tentacles – Harmonic Mind
English instrumental ensemble's 17th album is reassuringly wide-ranging in style, both immediately recognisable but typically elusive
English instrumental ensemble's 17th album is reassuringly wide-ranging in style, both immediately recognisable but typically elusive
Ozric Tentacles – Harmonic Mind
English instrumental ensemble's 17th album is reassuringly wide-ranging in style, both immediately recognisable but typically elusive
www.musicomh.com
September 18, 2026 at 3:08 PM
My other piece of pop writing this week...always fun to listen to the Ozrics and this one is no exception!
One of my albums of the year...an Autumnal treasure:
Beck – Ride Lonesome
Final part to the deeply heartfelt trilogy of albums in response to his divorce is wondrous and uniquely uplifting
Final part to the deeply heartfelt trilogy of albums in response to his divorce is wondrous and uniquely uplifting
Beck – Ride Lonesome
Final part to the deeply heartfelt trilogy of albums in response to his divorce is wondrous and uniquely uplifting
www.musicomh.com
September 18, 2026 at 10:01 AM
One of my albums of the year...an Autumnal treasure:
A suitable image to go with the longer songs from Sondre Lerche's Acrobats album, today's #commuterworld listen
September 18, 2026 at 7:49 AM
A suitable image to go with the longer songs from Sondre Lerche's Acrobats album, today's #commuterworld listen
I still remember Tommy Vance playing this on Radio 1's Friday Rock Show. He let it fade for an age, it was nearly December when the rain finally stopped!
🗓️ 35th anniversary! (September 17, 1991)
💿 Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I & II
🎶 Nothin' lasts forever/ And we both know hearts can change/ And it's hard to hold a candle/ In the cold November rain
#GunsNRoses
💿 Guns N' Roses - Use Your Illusion I & II
🎶 Nothin' lasts forever/ And we both know hearts can change/ And it's hard to hold a candle/ In the cold November rain
#GunsNRoses
September 17, 2026 at 6:13 PM
I still remember Tommy Vance playing this on Radio 1's Friday Rock Show. He let it fade for an age, it was nearly December when the rain finally stopped!
For this morning’s ##commuterworld - with umbrella! - it was back to Ozric Tentacles, and the positive energy of new one Harmonic Mind
September 17, 2026 at 8:18 AM
For this morning’s ##commuterworld - with umbrella! - it was back to Ozric Tentacles, and the positive energy of new one Harmonic Mind
Two very contrasting reviews to write for @musicomh.com this week, on Beck and Ozric Tentacles. Always a great time of year for new music!
September 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Two very contrasting reviews to write for @musicomh.com this week, on Beck and Ozric Tentacles. Always a great time of year for new music!
On the train and plunging into the wonderful world of Ozric Tentacles, their brand new album Harmonic Mind #commuterworld
September 15, 2026 at 7:17 AM
On the train and plunging into the wonderful world of Ozric Tentacles, their brand new album Harmonic Mind #commuterworld
An interview with @mikebatt.bsky.social for @arcanadotfm.bsky.social about his symphony, dedicated to Ukraine, and wider music distillations: arcana.fm/2026/09/14/m...
Talking Heads: Mike Batt
The multi-disciplined composer and songwriter talks to Ben Hogwood about his first foray into symphonic form – with a distillation of some of his most successful orchestral and pop writing. N…
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September 14, 2026 at 6:17 PM
An interview with @mikebatt.bsky.social for @arcanadotfm.bsky.social about his symphony, dedicated to Ukraine, and wider music distillations: arcana.fm/2026/09/14/m...
The wistful album Acrobats, from Norwegian singer songwriter Sondre Lerche, to start the week's #commuterworld listening while walking by the river
September 14, 2026 at 8:08 AM
The wistful album Acrobats, from Norwegian singer songwriter Sondre Lerche, to start the week's #commuterworld listening while walking by the river
Still not too keen on the second half of the Last Night...but I think the BBC Proms have done a great job this year, somehow catering for all ages and many musical tastes. We're very lucky to have it!
September 12, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Still not too keen on the second half of the Last Night...but I think the BBC Proms have done a great job this year, somehow catering for all ages and many musical tastes. We're very lucky to have it!
This is bound to be a good read!
Finished copies have arrived and they’re so shiny 🪩
linktr.ee/cantgetyouou...
linktr.ee/cantgetyouou...
September 12, 2026 at 2:00 PM
This is bound to be a good read!
Reposted by Ben Hogwood
LESSONS IN HARMONY, my novel about the friendship between Ravel and Vaughan Williams, will be published in November. This thread is for anyone who's bought, or is thinking of buying, one of the signed editions available from Waterstones or an indie bookshop. (They won't be available from Amazon.)
September 9, 2026 at 3:49 PM
LESSONS IN HARMONY, my novel about the friendship between Ravel and Vaughan Williams, will be published in November. This thread is for anyone who's bought, or is thinking of buying, one of the signed editions available from Waterstones or an indie bookshop. (They won't be available from Amazon.)
Looking forward to this - really enjoyed it at the Proms back in 2014:
Pet Shop Boys are pleased to announce the forthcoming album release of “A man from the future”, created in collaboration with Alan Turing biographer, Andrew Hodges, as well as a special listening and conversation event in Manchester to mark the occasion.
petshopboys.lnk.to/Amftf
petshopboys.lnk.to/Amftf
September 4, 2026 at 1:49 PM
Looking forward to this - really enjoyed it at the Proms back in 2014:
Reposted by Ben Hogwood
Out today! Available to stream wherever you get your music, or to buy with glorious programme notes by @leahbroad.bsky.social at www.prestomusic.com/classical/pr...
September 4, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Out today! Available to stream wherever you get your music, or to buy with glorious programme notes by @leahbroad.bsky.social at www.prestomusic.com/classical/pr...
#AmbientAugust
#MusicChallenge
Day 31
Brian Eno - Music for Airports (played by Bang On A Can)
I had to end with Eno. Music for Airports has proved a timeless piece of music with real inner calm and unexpected versatility:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGgb...
#MusicChallenge
Day 31
Brian Eno - Music for Airports (played by Bang On A Can)
I had to end with Eno. Music for Airports has proved a timeless piece of music with real inner calm and unexpected versatility:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGgb...
1/1
YouTube video by Bang On A Can - Topic
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August 31, 2026 at 11:48 AM
#AmbientAugust
#MusicChallenge
Day 31
Brian Eno - Music for Airports (played by Bang On A Can)
I had to end with Eno. Music for Airports has proved a timeless piece of music with real inner calm and unexpected versatility:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGgb...
#MusicChallenge
Day 31
Brian Eno - Music for Airports (played by Bang On A Can)
I had to end with Eno. Music for Airports has proved a timeless piece of music with real inner calm and unexpected versatility:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGgb...
#AmbientAugust
#MusicChallenge
Day 30
The KLF - Chill Out
One of the ambient landmarks...best heard in full:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWeb...
#MusicChallenge
Day 30
The KLF - Chill Out
One of the ambient landmarks...best heard in full:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWeb...
www.youtube.com
August 30, 2026 at 11:05 AM
#AmbientAugust
#MusicChallenge
Day 30
The KLF - Chill Out
One of the ambient landmarks...best heard in full:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWeb...
#MusicChallenge
Day 30
The KLF - Chill Out
One of the ambient landmarks...best heard in full:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWeb...
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live:
The Chemical Brothers
Grace Jones
Jean-Michel Jarre
The Pogues
Tinariwen
Daniel Barenboim
Arthur Brown
James Brown
Ian Brown
Goldfrapp
The Chemical Brothers
Grace Jones
Jean-Michel Jarre
The Pogues
Tinariwen
Daniel Barenboim
Arthur Brown
James Brown
Ian Brown
Goldfrapp
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you’ve seen live:
Super Furry Animals
Half Man Half Biscuit
Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci
The Divine Comedy
Sparks
iLikeTrains
Supergrass
Sultans of Ping FC
Mew
KRS-One
Super Furry Animals
Half Man Half Biscuit
Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci
The Divine Comedy
Sparks
iLikeTrains
Supergrass
Sultans of Ping FC
Mew
KRS-One
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you’ve seen live:
Steve Coleman
Elvin Jones
Dewey Redman
Abdullah Ibrahim
Sonny Rollins
Lester Bowie
Chick Corea
Herbie Hancock
Mitsuko Uchida
Angela Hewitt
Steve Coleman
Elvin Jones
Dewey Redman
Abdullah Ibrahim
Sonny Rollins
Lester Bowie
Chick Corea
Herbie Hancock
Mitsuko Uchida
Angela Hewitt
August 29, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Introduce yourself with 10 acts you've seen live:
The Chemical Brothers
Grace Jones
Jean-Michel Jarre
The Pogues
Tinariwen
Daniel Barenboim
Arthur Brown
James Brown
Ian Brown
Goldfrapp
The Chemical Brothers
Grace Jones
Jean-Michel Jarre
The Pogues
Tinariwen
Daniel Barenboim
Arthur Brown
James Brown
Ian Brown
Goldfrapp
Just heard the peerless Tinseltown In The Rain from The Blue Nile on the radio...and was reminded of my own encounter with singer Paul Buchanan. Feel very fortunate to have had that interview! www.musicomh.com/features/int...
Interview: The Blue Nile | Music Interviews | musicOMH
What David Beckham is to headline-seeking, The Blue Nile are to keeping a low profile. The Scottish trio only release an album every five to 10 years, yet
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August 29, 2026 at 5:45 PM
Just heard the peerless Tinseltown In The Rain from The Blue Nile on the radio...and was reminded of my own encounter with singer Paul Buchanan. Feel very fortunate to have had that interview! www.musicomh.com/features/int...
#AmbientAugust
#MusicChallenge
Day 29
Loscil - Iona
My favourite musician in the ambient sphere working today...Loscil finds music of rare natural purity, often evoking the stunning British Columbia coastline where he lives:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0Bm...
#MusicChallenge
Day 29
Loscil - Iona
My favourite musician in the ambient sphere working today...Loscil finds music of rare natural purity, often evoking the stunning British Columbia coastline where he lives:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0Bm...
Iona
YouTube video by Loscil - Topic
www.youtube.com
August 29, 2026 at 2:47 PM
#AmbientAugust
#MusicChallenge
Day 29
Loscil - Iona
My favourite musician in the ambient sphere working today...Loscil finds music of rare natural purity, often evoking the stunning British Columbia coastline where he lives:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0Bm...
#MusicChallenge
Day 29
Loscil - Iona
My favourite musician in the ambient sphere working today...Loscil finds music of rare natural purity, often evoking the stunning British Columbia coastline where he lives:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0Bm...
Some thoughts on last night's Ultimate Calm prom, presented by Erland Cooper:
arcana.fm/2026/08/28/b...
arcana.fm/2026/08/28/b...
Arcana at the BBC Proms – Ultimate Calm
Alice Boyd (soundscapes, synthesizers, vocals), Belle Chen (piano, synthesizers), Lucinda Chua (cello, vocals), Erland Cooper (electronics, piano, presenter, tape machines), Katherine Tinker (piano…
arcana.fm
August 28, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Some thoughts on last night's Ultimate Calm prom, presented by Erland Cooper:
arcana.fm/2026/08/28/b...
arcana.fm/2026/08/28/b...
#AmbientAugust
#MusicChallenge
Day 28
Steve Reich – Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
One of Reich's best and most approachable compositions, with a hypnotic, warm weather ambience:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsOd...
#MusicChallenge
Day 28
Steve Reich – Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
One of Reich's best and most approachable compositions, with a hypnotic, warm weather ambience:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsOd...
Steve Reich – Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ (1973)
YouTube video by Portmantonal
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August 28, 2026 at 1:01 PM
#AmbientAugust
#MusicChallenge
Day 28
Steve Reich – Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
One of Reich's best and most approachable compositions, with a hypnotic, warm weather ambience:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsOd...
#MusicChallenge
Day 28
Steve Reich – Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
One of Reich's best and most approachable compositions, with a hypnotic, warm weather ambience:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dsOd...
In position for the late night Erland Cooper-led Prom. Blackbirds over the speakers to lower the heart rate...the third time I've heard birdsong in this hall!
August 27, 2026 at 9:14 PM
In position for the late night Erland Cooper-led Prom. Blackbirds over the speakers to lower the heart rate...the third time I've heard birdsong in this hall!