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Triani (Soliti)

Highs

My family remain my everything.

Soliti and the great artists I’m working with. Next year the label turns 15 and it’s hard to comprehend the crazy high standard of music we release each year. Looking back on the vast discography of the label I can feel some satisfaction that we’ve often reached the heights I had in mind when starting-out all those years ago. By no means a taken for granted endeavour – Soliti remains an outlet of thoughtful and distinct expression which brings me immense satisfaction – and a sense of I-have-to-pinch-myself  that I’m a part of something so good.

If you understand my complete obsession with football, Tottenham Hotspur winning a trophy after 17 years felt really good – walking on air vibes.

Visiting Oxford.

At the age of 59 I’ve decided to grow my hair (kind of).

Playstation FIVE/Various FC games (when they work).

Music I sometimes felt the year had been generally flat. But looking back on the new music and reissued music I listened too – it was a very good year amongst all the sprawl. Here’s some constant companions

Bill Evans Trio – Haunted Heart: The Legendary Riverside Studio Recordings Blood Orange – Essex Honey Bruce Springsteen – Tracks II – The Lost Albums Buckingham Nicks – Buckingham Nicks Cass McCombs- Interior Live Oak Cate Le Bon – Michaelangelo Dying The Durutti Column – The Return of the Durutti Column Everything Is Recorded – Temporary Horsegirl – Phonetics On and On Jack Frost vinyl reissues Joanne Robertson – Blurr Lucrecia Dault – A Danger To Ourselves Nick Drake – The Making of Five Leaves Left Oneohtrix Point Never – Tranquilizer Perfume Genius – Glory Fire Engines – Chrome Dawns Robert Forster – Strawberries ROSALIA – LUX Sault -10 Stereolab – Instant Holograms on Metal Film Tobias Jess Jr – shine The Tubs – Cotton Crown Water From Your Eyes – It’s a Beautiful Place

Watching As usual – watching has been falling asleep in front of a computer late at night – when I didn’t do that…

Adolescence Weapons Task One Battle After Another Twin Peaks A Complete Unknown Alien: Earth The Leftovers Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger Mr. Scorsese Dying For Sex Sly Lives! (Also Known As the Burden of Black Genius) Slow Horses Yacht Rock: A documentary

Reading

Has been mostly online The Guardian HS Pitchfork Sight & Sound remains peerless.

Mood Machine – Liz Pelly Button Man by JohnWagner and Arthur Ranson Judge Dredd A Better World by Williams etc. Battle/Action new series of titles Gods And Monsters by Peter Biskind

Live shows have remained a struggle for me  but managed great shows from Anohni & The Johnsons, Queens of The Stone Age, Beth Gibbons, Bob Dylan and Beyonce

Lows

The ongoing genocide in Gaza and our complicit governments/media

Felt like 2025 was a year when we said goodbye to some amazing people David Lynch RIP Brian Wilson RIP Dave Ball RIP Diane Keaton RIP Danny Thompson RIP Claudia Cardinale RIP Robert Redford RIP Gene Hackman RIP Robert Flack RIP Marianne Faithful RIP

The general lack of leadership and/or sense of morality that has inflicted the planet earth. This terrible Finnish Government being populated by racists and idiots. The destruction of the Labour Party in the UK by Starmer and his incompetents The Orange Tan given way too much time Inequality growing Anti-trans legislation

The lack of Ange Postecoglou in the PL aligned with the slow chaotic death of Tottenham Hotspur under Thomas Frank/ENIC

It’s seriously hard to find photographs of oneself as you age, photos that look in any way reasonable. Whether I care to admit it or not, I am vain. Ageing is fine (really) – but trying to hold onto something that isn’t there anymore leads to disappointment. The selfies that appeal are diminishing. This photo was taken by Astrid Swan.

The Music Industry naval gazing and obsession with apps it neither controls or owns. Time to start talking about the music again.

See you in 2026 Triani x