BlackPlastic.co.uk has been running for over 20-years now, and in that time, I’ve resisted doing too much to change the formula. This is, first and foremost, a blog focused on describing music I love using written words.
At the same time, the way we all consume music has changed massively in that time. A enduring change is the rise of playlists - something I was embracing back when they were still burnt onto CDs, or recorded onto MiniDiscs (I still miss my MiniDisc player).
I’ve long wanted to have a way to access the music I cover on BlackPlastic in one place, with links that endure longer than Soundcloud embeds often do. With that in mind, I created a playlist, featuring the songs covered on the site, and realised I could also share those with my readers.
I currently have playlists for Apple Music and Spotify - if you enjoy BlackPlastic, please add those playlists to your streaming services of choice, as it actually helps the site. If there is interest in having playlists for other platforms, let me know, and I will potentially look into creating them.
Right now it mostly covers my latest tracks, with a few from last year, but over time I will add anything findable on the relevant streaming services for posts moving forwards. At some point I may remove some older songs, but I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.