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Big moment. I actually have my actual debut album in my actual hands. Worked on it for the last four years, worked towards it for the previous 25. Forever grateful to @darkoutside for making it happen.

Christmas money burning a hole in your pocket? Allow me to assist! 😁😅 I'm selling the near-immaculate MIDI-retrofitted Jupiter-4 that I used on The Dark is Rising (eg it made nearly all the sounds on "Liht Mec Heht Gewyrcan"). Get in touch if you're interested, trades welcomed.

Happy midwinter's eve, everyone. #TDIR #TheDarkIsRising #TheDarkIsReading #TheDarkIsRotating

@roy_gill 🖤🤍🙏

Look at all these Dark Is Risings! #TheDarkIsRising on @darkoutside cassette, @CastlesInSpace vinyl and two different editions of the book including my favourite cover by Michael Heslop. It's a strong start to #TDIR season from Mr Gill. Can anyone beat four Darks in one photo??

@filmsonwax Forever grateful to you, Charlie. 🙏🖤🤍 I think your notes also helped to focus people's attention on the fact it was a soundtrack to a book, and that that idea in itself was something special. So I'm guessing those notes were very much a part of the Bibliotapes origin story.

@jojobroom @Stormmine @darkoutside Glad to see you have it and enjoy it. And hey, you got the start of chapter 12. Nice!

@Stormmine I believe it started from if this release. Still waiting for my vinyl copy from the CIS subscription library. One of my favourite releases from @darkoutside nice touch with a page from the book.

Today's random Discogs choice Ioan Morris and The Magician's Nephew 2019. Part of the Bibliotapes series of cassettes. Off to Narnia soundtracked by some electronic sounds. No orchestras, no choirs, and that's how Alsan likes it.

@Nndroid @RuncornPlan @OhGodWhatNowPod I almost jumped out of my washing up gloves when you mentioned Mr Warrington-Runcorn. My two worlds colliding! The beloved podcast of which I am an Patron innit, mentioning my @CastlesInSpace labelmate! Looking forward to hearing the new album @RuncornPlan 🔥

Urban planning synthcore! My musical recommendation for an Escape Route on today's @OhGodWhatNowPod is the @RuncornPlan AKA Warrington-Runcorn New Town Development open.spotify.com/album/3sUGBICr…

@OzzyLovesVinyl @CastlesInSpace Great to hear you're enjoying it. 🙏🙏🙏

Tonight's listening comes in the form of the fantastic album by 'Handspan' @AnalogueRob - The Dark is Rising. Taking me off into a Medieval wonderland of beautifully crafted masterpieces. Wonderful stuff from the @CastlesInSpace subscription library #nowspinning

@concretism_mus Nope. All veg present and correct, as usual.

Followers in the EU or mainland Europe - are you seeing shortages of fruit or veg at the moment, for example, tomatoes or salad?

@frenchbloke Haha, love the title. 💪

@Oiche_ @darkoutside @CastlesInSpace @nicktee_art Glad you've finally got a copy, Ian! And you did well on the splatter lottery there, I see. Are they beams of light shining outwards into the dark, or dark evergreen trees pointing inwards, against a background of snow? We may never know... ❄️🌲

#NowPlaying I have been seriously looking forward to this and OMG I am not disappointed! The Dark Is Rising formerly on @darkoutside by @AnalogueRob on @CastlesInSpace with art by @nicktee_art Everything about this: music, art, pressing is very special indeed. Just so so good.

Most of us who use our Twitter feed primarily as a place to build a community around our music... tend to hold back on expressing views like this. But perhaps we shouldn't. Kudos W-R for telling it like it is, and for phrasing it so splendidly.

@CastlesInSpace Thanks so much for this incredible box of delights that arrived yesterday. What a treat!

The latest delivery from @castlesinspace subscription library - afp, Protodroids/Correlations and Handspan. Wonderful stuff yet again. With this and the batch I got before Christmas, all non-CIS music listening is currently on hold.

A top weekend for vinyl delivery with a bounty of pre orders, kickstarter supports and sub stuff....firstly a lovely delivery from @CastlesInSpace @AnalogueRob @Heartwood9 @stephenjbuckley

@featheredgothic Much obliged! (doffs hat)

Playing: Kemper Norton - A Gower Wassail Stephen Stannard - Postcards Written Out of Season Jaycock / Burge - Evidence For Life Francesco Fonassi & Marta Salogni - Deriva Handspan - The Strange White World

Just recorded a segment for my next radio outing on @listen_camp with @sonidopolifonic on 16th century wall panelling and moths. Which reminds me that t January's is up to listen back to: mixcloud.com/camp_fr/mervei…

@erdjohann 😊😊😊

What 2ManyDJs did for pop music, this book does for spooky classic kids' stories. Garner, Cooper, Serraillier, Baum, Lewis, Pullman, Gaiman, they all make glorious cameos and get gleefully remixed into one universe. Clever, atmospheric, heartily recommended. #TheDarkIsRising