After a year on FairPhone + /e/OS, here's what works, what doesn't, and why I chose digital sovereignty over Apple. Honest review from a privacy-focused user.

A little initiative of my own, #AugustAmplified is simple. 31 days, 31 posts, all on PixelFed.

The second BroadKast is now available - it’s my Summer Mix for 2026, and has a heavily funky vibe.

It’s been a hot summer for many so far, and it’s still early in the season. Here’s what’s hot for me right now:

Pleased to say my new Podcast is now up and running and available at most major Podcast services (except Spotify, they didn’t like that it was just music 🤷🏻).

Every month I’ll drop a chart of my favourite cuts, or ‘kuts’ for the past month with a link to play the tracks themselves online via Deezer.

Every month I’ll drop a chart of my favourite cuts, or ‘kuts’ for the past month with a link to play the tracks themselves online via Deezer. Here’s my March Kuts…

So, last year I got my Pioneer XDJ-RX3 decks, made a few DJ mixes and stuck them up on Mixcloud. As you’ll have read from my previous post on here, I’ve definitely developed what I feel to be a ‘signature sound’ in terms of deep, minimal/micro house and garage. That late night bar/basement vibe.

After a decade off the decks, I'm back as 'SubTraKtion' - this time with a privacy‑first, EU‑centric workflow.