Simon Tomes

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Music Explorer | 💿 HiRes Digital Album Lover | Drummer | đŸ„ #DrumsForWellbeing | Community Professional | Writing about Community Confidence simontomes.com | Bluesky User #383 since Feb 23 | he/him | Not active here for testing stuff, I use LinkedIn.

Batdance by Prince on the Qobuz iPhone music player.
Darryl Jennifer - Punkbomba playing on a Qobuz music player.
Qobuz music player with the song Vision OnE playing by Orbital.
Red and purple lighting in an event space. A woman is performing a set on modular synths.
A man on stage with a guitar and synth and laptop setup performing under red lighting.
Red lit venue with a man performing on stage with synth tech.
Album cover for Ed O'Brien's album Blue Morpho. It's a shade of blue with two slightly morphed photos of him. His name is written in orange.
A smartphone screenshot showing an email from Amazon.co.uk confirming that a product review is live. The email is addressed to Simon Tomes and confirms a 2 out of 5-star review for an "8 Pcs Corn Forks Corn Holder" set. The review is titled "Corn on the rob of quality" and notes that "several of the spikes have fallen off" after a year of use. A product image shows four pairs of interlocking, colorful plastic corn holders in orange, green, blue, and yellow.
Blue sky with low sun light with jet streams and wispy clouds.
Qobuz desktop player. Editors - Call It In is playing.
Inside of a Boots store. The ceiling has been removed to reveal metal frames and air conditioning.
Qobuz music player playing Housequake (7 Minutes MoQuake) (2020 Remaster) from Sign O' The Times (Super Deluxe) by Prince.
Artwork on the Qobuz desktop app for 'Caravelle' by Jazzanova from the album 'In Between (Deluxe Edition)'.
Qobuz music player with Branda Russell's 'New York Bars' from the album 'Two Eyes'.
The song Gypsophila by deary off the album Birding, playing on a Qobuz desktop app.
Qobuz music app playlist search feature. Three Patrice Rushen tracks are displayed.
Album cover on a Qobuz music player for 'On The Seven Seas' Dub by Nightmares On Wax and Adrian Sherwood.
Full Circle album cover by Tom Misch.
An album cover with a song playing on a Qobuz music player. Blacker (4 The Good Times) by The Ballistic Brothers off the album Rude System.
Album cover for Nubiyan Twist’s album Chasing Shadows on the Qobuz music player iPhone app.
Album cover for MF Robots - Music for Robots.
Cover for TEMESGEN by Zena.
Swim school album by swim school
An email invite from Jay Graber. Jay Graber 23/02/2023 To: undisclosed-recipients Bcc: Simon > Bluesky Invite Hi friend! We'd love for you to join us on the Bluesky private beta. It's still a work in progress, and we'd love to have your feedback. Some quick instructions: 1. Download the Bluesky Social app from the Apple app store: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/ bluesky-social/id6444370199 2. During the signup process, you'll need to enter this invite code: bsky.social-d7oju Look forward to seeing you there! Thanks! Jay
Strange Planet by Shpongle playing on a music player attached to a speaker in a kitchen.
Mixcloud app of RC Dubya mix.
A prompt at the bottom of the Gemini iPhone app. Music generation is here. What will you create? Try it
Headspace meditation app message. Remember, there is no universal speed of life. You're allowed to move forward at a pace that works for you.
A hand drawn poster with multiple colours and 3D style writing. It says “AI IS NOT ALWAYS THR ANDWER”. The top left corner is torn due to it being taken down from a school display.
Qobuz music player streaming to a speaker in the kitchen. Chime (Octave One Remix) by Orbital is playing.
Bluesky in app notification announcing drafts. A blue button displays “Finaly!”
Music player with an album cover for Earth, Wind & Fire's All 'N All. Fantasy is playing.
Artwork for Call to the Void by GoGo Penguin. A corridor with white walls and windows with a row of red seats.
Screengrab of a Qobuz Club post: Wonderful ambient from Sulk Rooms Post from Simon Tomes. Posted in Electronic If Sulk Rooms isn’t on your radar I recommend having a listen. https://open.qobuz.com/artist/10404800 Easy to get lost in the sounds of every album he’s released. “Ephemeral, elusive and gloriously unsettling” - Electronic Sound Magazine
missing, and has been missing for a long time, is trust. A belief that young people can be a source of energy, ideas and renewal. That principle needs to run much deeper than youth policy. If we are serious about turning audacity into opportunity, the next generation needs a new settlement: call it Next Generation Triple Lock. The basic promise should be simple - that young people will not fall behind on the three foundations of a decent start in life: housing they can afford, education or training that opens doors, and the chance to build real relationships, community and belonging. Right now, too many feel locked out of all three. Generation Z should be remembered as the Generation of Resilience. They endured a system that asked a lot and offered too little in return. Generation A deserves something better. They deserve to be the Generation of Ambition and Audacity. We already know they have hope. I saw it on a train, in a chart on my screen. You hear it if you speak to anyone who works with young people. Ask them what gives them hope and they will tell you the same thing, again and again: the next generation. The real question is whether we are brave enough to meet that hope, or whether we will once again allow it to be slowly worn down by a system too cautious to believe in the future it claims to want. 'Shuab Gamote is a researcher and writer whose work explores how young people understand politics, identity and helonine. He is also a board member at One Million
Window front of the record store Sister Ray in Soho. There are plenty of vinyl and CD album options.
Personal Jesus (The Stargate Mix) by Depeche Mode on Qobuz player.
Qobuz music player connected to a Bluesound M speaker. In Chains (Tigerskin’s No Sleep Remix Edit) by Depeche Mode is playing.
Who sampled web page with Steal My Sunshine sampling More, More, More
Screengrab of Qobuz music player. Think Positive (Joey Negro Club Mix) by Foreal People is playing.
Album cover for The Crusaders Chain Reaction.
Screen grab of a Qobuz music player on iPhone. Album cover for Genesis’ We Can’t Dance. Fading Lights is playing.
Qobuz music player. Dave Lee’s 2023 Essentials. Windy City Theme by AC Soul Symphony is playing
A shelving unit with DVDs on it.
A poster of album covers in a shop front window.
Fluke playing on the Qobuz music player to a speaker in the kitchen.
Albums of the Year 2025 contenders Mentalized - Skeleton Renascence - Cymande Constellations For The Lonely – Doves The future can wait – Worriedaboutsatan Letters from the Atlantic – Butcher Brown All The Quiet (Part 1) - Joe Armon-Jones Snapped Ankles Blue Moon Safari - Vegan and Air Skeletá - Ghost Sunset Breaker - Mystic Jungle Italodisco, soft rock, sophisti-pop MYT - Moses Yoofee Trio NEVER ENOUGH - Turnstile Solina - Hidden Spheres Jazz/Electronica Necessary Fictions - GoGo Penguin Tuff Times Never Last - Kokoroko The Mandala Vortex - Visions of Light Loner - Barry Can’t Swim Lumin Rain - Arc De Soleil Moments - Cut Copy Auto fiction - Rudi Zygadlo Buddhist Hipsters - The Orb Find a Way - Matt Wilde ICONOCLASTS - Anna von Hauswolff
Music player screen showing David Sanborn’s album “Voyeur” with the track “Let’s Just Say Goodbye” currently playing.
An iOS notification from Mixcloud that Louise T has uploaded her The Secret Handshake radio show from 13th December 2025.
Skawara by MacZito.
Hold you back by Aleysha Lei & Nooks
Moses Yoofee Trio - OCEAN on the Qobuz music player. Three men look cool on the front cover.
A blue sky close to the start of dusk. A plane creates a jet stream with hints of red.
Noel Edmond’s wearing some 90s attire, probably during a Noel’s House Party Christmas Special.
Two glasses of baileys.
The New World newspaper. Special edition. AI: counting the cost. A six fingered hand is being counted by another hand.
Screen grab of a section of the Qobuz music player. Night Life/Fighting (2024 Mix) by Thin Lizzy.
A bag of open Cheeselets crisps/snacks.
Qobuz Mac desktop music player. Prince "Around The World in a Day (Deluxe Edition)(2025 Remaster) is playing.