41Hz Overload

Recently, I finished one of the most beautiful, interesting and fascinating, but at the same time challenging, books I have ever read: “The Old Ways: a Journey on Foot” by Robert Macfarlane.

I had other plans. Like finalizing some posts I had been mulling over the past days or weeks. But then I did the occasional

Not even one week after the 2025 edition of the Record Store Day, two releases did arrive which I ordered online on the Monday night after RSD¹. At the time I hit the stores on RSD, the two releases I wanted where not available². Today, both releases are still available online, obviously they did not sell out.

When I started writing on this blog, a recurring theme I considered was a constant information overdose. This extends to the impenetrable thickets that is the content of streaming platforms, who carry more than anyone can watch. Hence review aggregation tools like Rotten Tomatoes or Metacritic can be helpful in avoiding Razzies.

Today, the sheet of the day in my Art of Vinyl Covers calendar showed the cover of Forever Young by German synth-pop band Alphaville.

Outside of reggae circles, Max Romeo is probably best known for his raunchy hit Wet Dream, an early reggae piece from 1968¹ that reached number 10 in the UK singles chart in August 1969 despite limited airplay². The backing band on this and other tunes was the Hippy Boys, in which the Barret brothers Aston ‘Family Man’ on bass and Carlton on drums formed the rhythm section. Of course, Aston and Carlton Barret would later come to fame when joining Bob Marley and providing their strong rhythm backbone to the Wailers.³

For several reasons^{1 2}, I was looking into a new hosting solution for this personal blog. I looked into some options but there were not many providers which offered