The Year In Pixelated Music, 2025 Edition

Rolf Venema

29 Dec 2025 — 3 min read

Respire, Utrecht, May 8

As before, so again. Like in years gone by, in 2025 I managed to take a lot of photos of bands. These are some of my favourites, in chronological order.

Enjoy.

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Poison The Well, Amsterdam, September 23

Astute readers might have noticed that Terror Management (this here publication) has not been particularly well-stocked this year with Big Thoughts or otherwise interesting output. Not counting this one, I put out three issues, one of which being an ad for my photography zines. It was not even really for

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It’s perhaps strange that I haven’t properly seen one of my newest favourite bands play live yet, despite buying their one full-length record at a show they played. Blame it on my aggressive loyalty to late friends – not the dead kind, just the kind who don’t arrive

Music To Not Read To

Hark! New word from the long-forgotten apostle of music and death! Hear ye, etc. It’s been a while, with forces beyond my command – and at times, comprehension – conspiring to keep me from sending you electronic mail. Though truth be told, it’s been mostly a lack of time and

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Apologies for sending what basically amounts to an ad. I'll keep it short. As I hope you're aware, I'm an avid photographer. Looking at my work in 2024, I found three themes emerging: the countryside, the city and concerts. Hence: Country/City/Concert. Three

The Year In Pixelated Music, 2025 Edition

Rolf Venema

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A year in review, of sorts

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Music To Not Read To

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