Telephone - the new song available on Bandcamp - https://tariqbedgoodmusic.bandcamp.com/album/telephone

The theme of the song speaks of isolation in the modern world, of how we have the ability to always be in contact through social media yet it has left a lot of people even more isolated, disconnected or lamenting the loss of real connections.

Recorded in February by Rob Khoo at CLS Studio, Cardiff.

all instruments played by Tariq Bedgood except Bass/keys by Rob Khoo

Telephone

Recorded Live.. Hence the length.

Credit to the ghost of Colin for the image.

Docking Shot



Inspired by the poem by W. B. Yeats "The Second Coming"

Previously untitled.

The Ceremony of Innocence is Drowned.

Tie on with your clove hitch, equalise, double back, double check 
Rabbit round the tree to make your Figure 8 
Now you're tied to me, don't worry 
I might not seem like much but I can take your weight 
I might look a mess, I might be badly dressed
But you know that I ain't giving way 
So if you're losing your grip, don't panic
You can count on me, I'm your BHK

I'm your BHK

Tie on with your bowline, alpine butterfly
Back it with a prusik and we're good to go
Climb when ready, I'll be steady
If you're safe or not just need to let me know
Strength and honour, make it bomber
Camming with a friend stuck in an off-width crack
I'll be your rock on wire, you take a whipper
I'm your BHK and I have got your back

I'm your BHK

I will always be attentive, now I've got you at the end of my rope
Any time you feel you're pumping out, know that I'll be here to help you cope 
We can't always tell when our friends are just about to fall
But I've got you, I won't drop you
All you have to do is call 

I'm your BHK

Tie on with your clove hitch, equalise, double back, double check
Back it with a prusik and we're good to go
Climb when ready, I'll be steady
If you're safe or not just need to let me know
I might look a mess, I might be badly dressed
But I'll hold you up with all I've got 
So if you're losing your grip don't worry
You can count on me
Your Big Honking Knot

Elliott Smit- "Between the Bars" cover version

between the bars

Lines of Flight returns after two years with Celilo Falls // Crush, their first Double A-side and the first release since expanding to a five-piece. While maintaining their electro roots and reflective, human lyrics, the three new members inject a raw new wave energy into the sound adding post-punk basslines and pulsing rhythms adding fresh urgency and depth to the band's sonic identity.
This evolution is distilled in lead track Celilo Falls, which opens with a multi-voice plea, "I never wanted it to come to this," before launching into a driving bass and drum riff. The song’s sonic DNA echoes Killing Joke, Breeders, and Beastie Boys, balancing urgency with introspection. Celilo Falls reflects on the destruction of the past in pursuit of the new without questioning what has been taken before truly understanding its worth.

Celilo Falls

A raw and unflinching meditation on isolation and reckoning, At The Prow Of The Lifeboat is the first glimpse into flakebelly’s forthcoming album, The Boy In The Diving Bell. Stripped-down yet searing, the track drifts between hushed, palm-muted acoustic guitar and an aching string quartet, all anchored by flakebelly’s intimate, unvarnished vocal delivery.

A reflection on a lifetime of social missteps and unseen struggles, At The Prow Of The Lifeboat channels the weight of unfinished business into something both deeply personal and quietly vengeful. It’s a reckoning, a release, and a question left hanging in the air - what happens when you come calling for the ghosts of your past?

The album as a whole grows from the alt-folk roots of At The Prow Of The Lifeboat to more experimental, psych-folk territories, blending raw acoustic textures with surreal, otherworldly soundscapes. With its lo-fi aesthetic, first-take performances, and the imperfections of an ancient analog Akai tape machine, The Boy In The Diving Bell embraces its rawness, mistakes left in, and a uniquely unpolished atmosphere. For those drawn to the stark honesty of Elliott Smith or the simmering intensity of early Nick Cave, At The Prow Of The Lifeboat offers a haunting introduction to the diverse and immersive sonic world of The Boy In The Diving Bell.


At The Prow of The Lifeboat

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Waltz with the Wicked is the new EP from Cardiff based alternative band Violent Hearts.

Fever in 3/4

Waltz with the Wicked is the new EP from Cardiff based alternative band Violent Hearts.

The EP will be released through Last Drive Record Co.

Keep On Running

For Your Eyes Only

Geoff Barrow and Adrian Utley of Portishead sit down for an exclusive interview over Skype with KEXP DJ Morgan Chosnyk. This is the cleaned up, yet unscripted full interview, warts and fun and all in which they tell the story of their beginnings and the making of this iconic, game-changing document.

Portishead Interview on 25th Anniversary of Dummy

Indie, Acoustic & Psychedelic music from The Western Isles of Scotland.

Elusive songsmith flakebelly defies genre norms, fusing psychedelic indie rock and acoustic folk-jazz. His sound is an intricate blend of folk-inspired acoustic warmth, blues-drenched guitar riffs, and ambient, psychedelic textures. Layered with jazz-infused piano melodies and indie rock nuances, his music forms a rich, genre-blurring tapestry that immerses the listener in an experimental and evocative journey. With In Parks Of Tall Trees recently playing on Tom Robinson's BBC 6 Music Introducing Mixtape, flakebelly's distinctive songwriting is beginning to build ripples from an avalanche of pebbles.

Learning guitar in the early 2000s, his musical journey led to an indie-folk EP in 2022, Behaviours, followed by Lo Fidelity in 2024. That same year, he released Apprentice Green, a genre-hopping album of psychedelia, folk, funk, dream-pop, jazz, and indie, 20 years in the making. Now, his most ambitious project yet, The Boy In The Diving Bell, arrives in August, preceded by the first single, At The Prow Of The Lifeboat, on May 23rd.

Taking a stand against exploitative streaming platforms, The Boy In The Diving Bell and its singles will not be available on Spotify or Apple Music. Instead, all releases will be exclusive to Bandcamp, with CDs and vinyl available through ElasticStage.

Flakebelly records & produces alone in his home studio, embodying a creative evolution that is always transitory.

All socials: @flakebelly //

"Extensive and wildly eclectic sonic adventures" - Tom Robinson, BBC 6 Music

"Refreshingly individual and very likeable" - Neil March, Trust The Doc Media

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