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# #17 - From Dublin
- URL: https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/weeknote-17/
- Published: 2025-04-19T11:21:10.000Z
- Updated: 2025-06-18T09:57:56.000Z
- Author: Matt
- Tags: Weeknote

## Updates

A shorter working week here in Ireland as we get ready to enjoy the Easter weekend, so slightly busier at work as we try and cram five days into four!

I spent some time last weekend [launching an Instagram account](https://www.instagram.com/stuffthatmattrs/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) to support the [newsletter](https://www.mattrutherford.co.uk/tag/newsletter/), and posting some graphics to find new subscribers. Follow me there for more daily updates to the site. 

I also spent the morning celebrating Record Store Day 2025 last Saturday, it was great to see [my favourite shop](https://spindizzyrecords.com/?ref=mattrutherford.co.uk) packed out with punters and I managed to pick up some great vinyl. 

I kept my reading routine in place and finished Ping by Andrew Brodsky, a useful book that outlines some great insights into Virtual Communication. I wrote a full review here which I hope is useful for some. 

![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/c2/2e/c22ecd6b-9412-4701-b914-97051141e207/content/images/2025/04/IMG_0127-1.jpeg)

## Recommended Music

Releasing (and listening to) a three hour album is a huge undertaking, but I have been enjoying the new collection from the active Nicolas Jaar this week. 

**Archivos de Radio Piedras** is a substantial collection of lengthy tracks that take excellent electronica from the Piedras albums and then overlay with samples from various radio stations and other found sound. 

It's a hypnotic listen, in places relaxing and gentle and in others skittering and unsettling. I absolutely love it. 

Highly Recommended listen.

## Listened Stuff

Here's ten artists I have listened to this week. 

- Nicolas Jaar
- John Foxx
- Röyksopp
- Aaron Landsman & Norman Westberg
- Lana del Rey
- Kelly Lee Owens
- Sages
- Warrington Runcorn New Town Development Plan
- Aphex Twin
- Kazy Lambist

🎵

Some these have made my [Highs of 2025 playlist](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/38iyZrpL0wOBNVFvuWvyR0?si=0d8e6467d224441c&ref=mattrutherford.co.uk), where nearly every day I'll try and post a new track that interests me. [You can follow here.](https://open.spotify.com/playlist/38iyZrpL0wOBNVFvuWvyR0?si=0d8e6467d224441c&ref=mattrutherford.co.uk)

#weeknote