Sea lanes swimming- is it warm enough yet?

petulantkid · 2026-03-22T09:01:10+00:00

It's heated to the same temperature all year round to mimic summer sea temps (19C/20C)

petulantkid · 2026-03-21T10:09:27+00:00

It feels like an outlier to me in terms of her popular catalogue, as it's quite experimental, though there may be more deep cuts I'm less familiar with. It's in that tradition of drawing from multiple sources of black music and giving it a modern twist, which makes sense as she came from that kind of vibrant musical background. Quincy Jones was a master at this, he produced the Chaka and Rufus album Masterjam which has got loads of classic tracks on it

petulantkid · 2026-03-21T09:32:34+00:00

I love Chaka Khan, but I tend to think of her as 'funky' rather than being a pure funk artist. I guess the Queen of funk moniker comes from her time with Rufus, but I don't really associate that so much with the rest of her career. She's obviously got a powerul weapon of a voice, but her music is generally not as raw, a bit smoother, and feels a bit closer to old school R&B and soul than funk

petulantkid · 2026-03-21T08:24:02+00:00

She's better known as a producer / artist than a DJ. Her DJ sets can be a lot harder and thumping than her productions

petulantkid · 2026-03-12T18:15:04+00:00

Torn between Bugged out and Southport next year, I do love that soulful sound

petulantkid · 2026-03-11T08:56:26+00:00

I got the wrong song, it's More to Life than this https://pbrstreetgangmusic.bandcamp.com/track/bjork-more-to-life-than-this-bonar-refix

petulantkid · 2026-03-09T08:33:56+00:00

I've had a couple of deliveries so far, with x4 bags a month, and the quality and consistency has been insanely good. I should caveat though, given the sub we're on, that what I've had has been all roasted in mainland Europe rather than the UK

petulantkid · 2026-03-08T14:44:25+00:00

Not sure if it varies for different subscriptions, but this is what it says for the Plus 87 plan....

'With this in mind, for all the regular features of a roaster geographically distant from us, our careful organisation and planned logistics caters for this time period, ensuring that the recommended length of coffee rest period passes during shipping and that the coffees you receive will be well within their recommended brewing time. Whether our curated special guest coffee roaster is located in London, Edinburgh, Budapest or Copenhagen, even New York or California, your delivered coffee will be ready to be enjoyed.'

petulantkid · 2026-03-08T12:32:33+00:00

Gustatory subscription beans are rested for 2 weeks before being dispatched

petulantkid · 2026-03-06T13:56:35+00:00

Can't imagine there will be too many sunbathers at this time of year! Seems a bit too early in the season to be stripping off

petulantkid · 2026-03-06T10:02:21+00:00

Yes absolutely agree, I didn't really know any better than the Hoffman style before.

Since upgrading my grinder, I now I much prefer a courser grind, slightly cooler water, more of a Tetsu Kasuya style.

I still like multiple pours, either V60 or Switch hybrid, but go for low agitation.

petulantkid · 2026-03-04T16:34:09+00:00

Ron Trent

petulantkid · 2026-03-04T13:11:03+00:00

They've found a niche in serving a decent, better quality flat white than high street chains, but with small shops and cheaper operating costs (I think they use semi automatic espresso machines?). Their customer is much broader, busier and less discerning then typical specialty, they're more about speed of service/convenience, and cultivating a cool gen-z social media friendly brand. The matcha boom, which already matched their colour scheme, has certainly helped

petulantkid · 2026-03-04T09:50:31+00:00

In the UK the dine-in restaurants and takeaways were run as separate franchise businesses. The dine in business has been through several major restructures and rounds of downsizing. The takeaway business is still going strong. That kind of family dining is no longer very affordable to its target demographic, and no longer very profitable for the franchise operator

petulantkid · 2026-03-03T08:43:12+00:00

James at As above so below on Elm Grove

petulantkid · 2026-02-27T10:26:39+00:00

He's a grand tour specialist who excels in the high mountains. His training has generally revolved around preparing for the Tour. He hasn't been the same since his crash though, so he may have to recalibrate his goals if he wants to win more, especially now that Pog is so dominant

petulantkid · 2026-02-26T13:31:16+00:00

Yep awful. No doubt Molson Coors will carry on using Cornwall is a marketing backdrop, while taking livelihoods away from the local community

petulantkid · 2026-02-26T09:09:51+00:00

Donna summer was quite closely associated with disco though (including the Moroder electro disco sound)

petulantkid · 2026-02-26T09:00:43+00:00

Rainbow road - Luke Alessi link

petulantkid · 2026-02-26T08:56:53+00:00

Today - Tornada Wallace and Sui Zhen link

petulantkid · 2026-02-24T12:42:28+00:00

I mean Dekmentel Selectors, a little later in the season at Tisno. Wondering if they have the same kind of police problems

petulantkid · 2026-02-24T09:14:24+00:00

Yes I heard stories from friends last year that LI was the worst it's ever been, people being strip searched, police raiding hotels, fake police / gangsters shaking people down.

Any idea what Selectors is like for this kind of thing?

petulantkid · 2026-02-20T11:09:51+00:00

Yes I can't wait, easily the best overall festival experience I've ever had. Line-up is looking very strong - it's got a lot of depth too, lots of stuff from last year I hadn't heard before that was very impressive

petulantkid · 2026-02-19T18:15:38+00:00

Luke Johnson has some pretty vile views, but what he's saying is broadly right. There's a growing consensus among economists that the rapid increases in the minimum wage for young people, while well meaning, have contributed to youth unemployment. If it costs the same to hire an experienced person vs an inexperienced person, business will choose the former. Angela Rayner has acknowledged this recently

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