Artist / designer / musician from Scotland Portfolio: https://surfacepressure.net Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/surfacepressure/ Latest LP with Andrew Wasylyk out now on Clay Pipe Music: https://thegullglideson.co.ukhttps://bsky.app/profile/surfacepressure.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/surfacepressure.bsky.social/post/3mrmryzuexs2tAlmost 10 years ago, I stopped flying for climate justice reasons. 🧵27 Jul 2026 11:26 +0000at://did:plc:awkamod2dlytj6jtlxdqea7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrmryzuexs2thttps://bsky.app/profile/surfacepressure.bsky.social/post/3mrfkstzx3k23The CCA in Glasgow has been put up for sale. Please consider signing this petition to keep the building as a public asset c.org/2sNBLqPG5S https://c.org/2sNBLqPG5S24 Jul 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:awkamod2dlytj6jtlxdqea7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrfkstzx3k23https://bsky.app/profile/surfacepressure.bsky.social/post/3mraopbyncc2jI just signed the @stoprosebank open letter Letter to the Rt Hon Miatta Fahnbulleh MP. Sign here and ask her to #StopRosebank or fail the very first test of the UK's climate leadership: https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/open-letter-to-the-rt-hon-miatta-fahnbulleh-mp?source=x&22 Jul 2026 15:55 +0000at://did:plc:awkamod2dlytj6jtlxdqea7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mraopbyncc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/surfacepressure.bsky.social/post/3mq4zdwwhas2k"A philosopher duetting with bats on a dance track? That's seriously deep house." – Hettie Judah, The Guardian Moving Without Travelling – b-side to Move Your Body, out now. Barbastelle bat calls meet philosopher Timothy Morton. Full album 28 August.  https://eitd.surfacepressure.net/move-your-body/08 Jul 2026 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:awkamod2dlytj6jtlxdqea7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq4zdwwhas2khttps://bsky.app/profile/surfacepressure.bsky.social/post/3mp232u6zjc2c"I love art that feels like it could only have come from a particular place." A lovely interview with me just published by The Cusp Magazine. 🔗 https://thecuspmagazine.substack.com/p/meet-the-artist-tommy-perman24 Jun 2026 13:57 +0000at://did:plc:awkamod2dlytj6jtlxdqea7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mp232u6zjc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/surfacepressure.bsky.social/post/3moxdatekr22zHere's Morgan Szymanski improvising along to birdsong in a spruce wood in Perthshire – with me hiding under a tree, processing the sounds. Come hear us play at Ronnie Scott's on Monday 29 June. London shows are rare for us. Tickets: https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/find-a-show/morgan-szymanski-tommy-perman23 Jun 2026 11:46 +0000at://did:plc:awkamod2dlytj6jtlxdqea7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3moxdatekr22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/surfacepressure.bsky.social/post/3moirq4qpqk2lClip from Night Whispers, b-side to We Came Out, the first single from Echo in the Dark (with Hanna Tuulikki) 🦇 Made entirely from bat echolocation calls fused with the human voice. Samples Brown long-eared bat calls, more minimal than the a-side. eitd.surfacepressure.net/we-came-out/17 Jun 2026 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:awkamod2dlytj6jtlxdqea7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3moirq4qpqk2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/surfacepressure.bsky.social/post/3mod4ot4puc2tHanna Tuulikki was on Nick Grimshaw's BBC 6 Music breakfast show this morning talking about Echo in the Dark 🦇 Lovely messages came in from listeners excited to go out bat detecting after hearing 'We Came Out'. Here's a clip from after the track played 👇 eitd.surfacepressure.net/we-came-out/15 Jun 2026 10:55 +0000at://did:plc:awkamod2dlytj6jtlxdqea7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mod4ot4puc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/surfacepressure.bsky.social/post/3mnjoujurcc2uNew music with Hanna Tuulikki out today 🦇 'We Came Out' is the first single from Echo in the Dark – an album made entirely from bat echolocation calls fused with the human voice. Out now on all streaming platforms. eitd.surfacepressure.net/we-came-out/05 Jun 2026 08:11 +0000at://did:plc:awkamod2dlytj6jtlxdqea7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnjoujurcc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/surfacepressure.bsky.social/post/3mni2qpipoc2aMorgan Szymanski and I are really looking forward to playing at Ronnie Scott's on Monday 29 June. Be great if you can join us: https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/find-a-show/morgan-szymanski-tommy-perman04 Jun 2026 16:38 +0000at://did:plc:awkamod2dlytj6jtlxdqea7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mni2qpipoc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/surfacepressure.bsky.social/post/3mmpctvp2ns2nI've joined over 300 artists, arts organisations, academics, think tanks and campaigners who have signed this open letter. Add your name. Tell Scotland's political parties and cultural institutions to deliver a basic income for artists: https://actionnetwork.org/forms/an-open-letter-to-scotlands-political-parties-and-cultural-institutions?source=bluesky&25 May 2026 20:27 +0000at://did:plc:awkamod2dlytj6jtlxdqea7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmpctvp2ns2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/surfacepressure.bsky.social/post/3mjjsi5mubk2gI really enjoyed being interviewed for the first episode of The Chill Out Tent's Sunday morning show on OpenLab radio. I told the story of the beginning of Blackford Hill Records and played music by Morgan Szymanski, Makushin, @andrewwasylyk.bsky.social & more. Listen here https://openlab.fm/radio/shows/the-chill-out-tent-radio-show15 Apr 2026 11:35 +0000at://did:plc:awkamod2dlytj6jtlxdqea7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjjsi5mubk2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/surfacepressure.bsky.social/post/3mj5a77uzy22lThis cause is close to my heart - please sign: https://www.megaphone.org.uk/petitions/no-more-creative-standards-cement-fair-work-in-the-art-of-scotland?source=bluesky&utm_source=bluesky&share=d6955709-f04c-479f-abb7-7d9e1bb01ed910 Apr 2026 11:36 +0000at://did:plc:awkamod2dlytj6jtlxdqea7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5a77uzy22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/surfacepressure.bsky.social/post/3miy7dgka6k2iLondon friends… Morgan Szymanski and I are thrilled to announce our upcoming performance at the legendary Ronnie Scott’s on Monday, 29 June. This marks the first time we’ve played together in London and a rare opportunity to catch us live. Tickets here https://www.ronniescotts.co.uk/find-a-show/morgan-szymanski-tommy-perman08 Apr 2026 11:37 +0000at://did:plc:awkamod2dlytj6jtlxdqea7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3miy7dgka6k2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/surfacepressure.bsky.social/post/3mgs6rlq2ek2xI'm helping to run this Climate Justice Game Jam in Dundee on Saturday 28 March. It should be a really nice event. Please share if you know anyone who might be interested in taking part. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Mar 2026 15:21 +0000at://did:plc:awkamod2dlytj6jtlxdqea7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgs6rlq2ek2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/surfacepressure.bsky.social/post/3mgcz43a6ic22I'm happy to share a new project – The Golden Age of Community Radio. It's a directory of awe-inspiring stations across the world that I discovered while promoting an album last year. It's also a resource for other musicians wanting to find new places to send their music. radio.surfacepressure.net05 Mar 2026 14:29 +0000at://did:plc:awkamod2dlytj6jtlxdqea7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgcz43a6ic22https://bsky.app/profile/surfacepressure.bsky.social/post/3m7zl7sfu3k2hThe Scottish Government's circular economy strategy is a great opportunity to address wasteful use of precious resources in Scotland. The consultation on the strategy is open until 13 January 2026. @foescot.bsky.social have put together a great email that you can send in response to the consultation [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Dec 2025 11:56 +0000at://did:plc:awkamod2dlytj6jtlxdqea7f/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7zl7sfu3k2h