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Year: 2011

  • Albums Of The Year 2011

    This year, I was stupid busy finishing off my new album so I didn’t have time to DJ for the last half of the year. But still, fuckloads of amazing new music came my way, both from new artists and old faves. As ever, although there is an order to this list, just to get…

  • Mosh & Phlebas 26-28/12/11

    Mosh & Phlebas 26-28/12/11, a set on Flickr.

  • Nat Church

    More pics from the shoot we did a week last Sunday. And, yep, still more to come! Click the pic! 🙂

  • Crimbo Pressie – Free Download Of ‘Cut Out My Heart’

    HO HO HO! Hope everyone has a Festive Whatever and a great 2012! Here’a a little pressie from me, a free download of an acoustic version of ‘Cut Out My Heart.’ If you like it, please share it! Love and Crimbo kisses from Jyoti! EDIT! And here’s another one!

  • Crimbo Emma

    I love my mate Emma and I don’t get to see her nearly enough! So, it was lovely to hang out with her today, experience the weirdness that is the Westfield on Crimbo Eve and then pop round hers to see all her decorations. Had to get some snaps, obviously. Click for more! 🙂

  • Nat Nightshots

    More pics from the epic Sunday night shoot. It was really fucking freezing so, like these shots, poor Nat did suffer for our art. Click for more! 🙂

  • Waiting For The Blue Fairy

    On Sunday, Nat popped over and we got loads of pics done. The set before, Icy Lights and this one and probably another two sets are all from that one night. We made the most of the freezing weather and when I saw what she looked like in her iced-up car, it reminded me of…

  • Nat Icy Lights

    Click to see more! 🙂

  • Mosh 20-24/12/11

    Mosh 20-24/12/11, a set on Flickr.

  • Sarah

    I miss my friend Sarah! I keep trying to get here to move back to Derby. When I saw her all too briefly on Saturday, I got these shots. Click the pic for more! 🙂

  • Nat In The Wood

    We couldn’t resist the winter sunshine and the russety tones of Chadd Wood. Click the pic to see more! 🙂

  • Kat & Dan

    Just some pics of my mates being supercute! Click the pic for more. 🙂

  • Mosh & Rock City 16-18/12/11

    Mosh & Rock City 16-18/12/11, a set on Flickr.

  • The Best Christmas Lights Ever

    I remember you loved Christmas so much you made even me enjoy it. It was fun to see how happy you got, your little face all lit-up, shining. I loved hearing you chattering about decorations and presents. You kept Christmas well. The best Christmas moment I had with you, the best I’ll have with anyone,…

  • Mosh 5-6/12/11

    Mosh 5-6/12/11, a set on Flickr.

  • Hattie At Locko And Oakwood

    Click the pic to see more shots of the lovely Hattie in some very stupidly windy weather the other day. 🙂

  • Nat Space Lights

    I had a bit of a brainwave a while back involving christmas tree lights and a coat hanger. So I roped in the ever-patient Nat to be my guinea pig and if you click the pic above, you’ll see the results! I’m very pleased with the effect and I think I’ll use it for a…

  • Teenage Engineering OP-1 : A Perfect Instrument

    Recently, I bought an OP-1. I’d been in love with it since seeing the very early demos. It looked like a VL-1 as re-imagined by Wintermute so of course I wanted one. But there’s been a lot of hating on the poor old OP-1 on the web. People slagging it off as over-priced, gimmicky and,…

  • Mosh & Rock City 28/11/11 – 4/12/11

    Mosh & Rock City 28/11/11 – 4/12/11, a set on Flickr.

  • Three Imaginary Girls Interview

    Thanks to Matt Schild for interviewing me for the wonderful Three Imaginary Girls website. Click here for the full thingy! 🙂

  • Leftdance Interview

    Yaay! Lovely interview with Spanish music blog Leftdance, click here to see it or here for the English version! 😀

  • Skrillex @ Rock City, 30/11/11

    Last night, my mate Nat and I went to Rock City to witness the glory of Skrillex. What a fucking awesome show! In all my years of seeing gigs, this has to be the most mental audience I’ve had the privilege to be part of. Skrillex skillfully whipped us into a frenzy, there were massive…

  • Mosh, Stealth & Rock City 22-27/11/11

    Mosh, Stealth & Rock City 22-27/11/11, a set on Flickr.

  • Mosh & Rock City 14-20/11/11

    Mosh & Rock City 14-20/11/11, a set on Flickr.

  • Mosh & City 7-13/11/11

    Mosh & City 7-13/11/11, a set on Flickr.

  • Withdrawal

    When you pull out of me At first, it’s fine, I’m okay. Were you even in there? Really, what’s all the fuss about? Then, usually 24-48 hours later, Withdrawal kicks in. I notice the hole, I feel where you used to be, Filling me up. I wonder at how deep you got Without me even…

  • Monopole on iTunes!

    My new album is now on iTunes! Click here! Or, if you prefer CD, click here. Perhaps you’re anti-iTunes? Then try my Bandcamp. 🙂 If you’re a regular reader of this site, you’ll know where all these songs have come from. Everything I write on here also ends up in songs. And all the songs…

  • Nat Water

    I love mermaids, don’t you? Click the pic for more!

  • Bonfire Night 2011

    I had a much better Bonfire Night at Markeaton Park this year than last. Met up with Nat, Amy, Alex and Adam and we all ooh-ed and aahh-ed at the wonderful explosions. Click the pic for more!

  • Mosh & City 4-6/11/11

    Mosh & City 4-6/11/11, a set on Flickr.

  • Nightshoot With Ben

    Popped out in the early hours of Halloween with Ben and got some suitably spooky night shots! Click the pic for more!

  • Emily

    I love the low, super-saturated sunshine of autumn. It has almost the same richness as candlelight. An I think it suits Emily’s arsing about in this tree very well. Click the pics for more. 🙂

  • Toppy At The Lake

    Another bit of randomness: met with Toppy, had no idea where to go and take some pics and then we ended up at Allestree Park where the light around the lake was beautiful. As is Toppy, of course! 🙂 Click the pic for more.

  • The Wood

    Here are some snaps of Chadd Wood from my recent wander with Jemma. Although the autumnal colours were out in force, I felt like processing them in black and white because it seemed to suit the feel far more. Click the pic for more!

  • Jemma Taking Pics

    A while ago, I went for a wander with Jemma. She’s very comfortable behind a camera but I think she needs to spend more time in front of a lens. 🙂 Click the pic for more!

  • Pakistanis Protest Obama’s Terrorist Attacks

    When tribal elders from the remote Pakistani region of North Waziristan travelled to Islamabad last week to protest against CIA drone strikes, a teenager called Tariq Khan was among them. A BBC team caught him on camera, sitting near the front of a tribal assembly, or jirga, listening carefully. Four days later he was dead…

  • Mosh Halloween 2011

    Mosh Halloween 2011, a set on Flickr. Sooo… If you read my previous post about being in the wrong universe, you’ll know that Halloween has very unhappy associations for me. I had thought I’d give it a miss this year, not go out at all, even though it was a Monday and I love my…

  • Mosh 24-30/10/11

    Mosh 24-30/10/11, a set on Flickr.

  • I’m In The Wrong Universe

    Tomorrow, this Halloween, it’ll be three years since she left. Every day of those three years, I have missed her, every day I have wished I had some form of time machine to make things right and every day I’ve hoped and prayed that wherever she is, she’s happy and loved. Only recently have I…

  • Mosh & City 17-23/10/11

    Mosh & City 17-23/10/11, a set on Flickr.

  • Emily

    This is the first time I’ve taken any pics of Emily so we were both a bit nervous but I think we got some good ones! Click the pic for the gallery. 🙂

  • Gemma

    Gemma and I have been meaning to do some snaps for aaaages. Finally got round to it! Click to see more of her. 🙂

  • Emo Walks

    So, in the past week or so, I’ve been going for a walk every night I’m not clubbing. I reason that the extra exercise and happy brain chems can’t hurt, eh? Click to see some more pics from my emo walks!

  • Toppy

    The day after my minor emo meltdown, I met with Toppy to amble and get these snaps. Click for more!

  • Sacha Nightshots

    A couple of Saturdays ago, I had a mad, mad morning. Not felt that bad in quite a few years. The day was saved by meeting up with Sacha and getting these nightshots later on. Click for more!

  • Mosh & City 10-16/10/11

    Mosh & City 10-16/10/11, a set on Flickr.

  • New Video – Invisible Elastic

    Here’s another track from my new album, ‘Monopole,’ (you can buy it here). My friend Laura is starring in it and she did a wonderful job following my tyrannical direction. “CRY NOW! TEARS! I WANT TEARS, WOMAN!” Enjoy! 🙂

  • White Town – Monopole

    Monopole by White Town My new album, ‘Monopole,’ is now available to listen (and maybe buy!) on Bandcamp! 😀

  • New White Town Album!

    New White Town Album!, a set on Flickr. Well, I’ve just got 1,000 copies of my new album, the fifth one I’ve made, delivered. Feeling quite emotional. It’s called ‘Monopole’ and I’m very proud of it. It was made in very difficult times, which you’ll know if you read this blog regularly. I can tell…

  • Death, Poetry, Magic, Sex, Chewing Gum

    It’s probably because I’ve been more emotionally unstable than normal recently but the death of Steve Jobs has sent me spinning off into a series of reveries. I’ll attempt to order them in this post into some semblance of cohesiveness and thematic unity but it will most probably be accidental if it turns up at…