Super limited glass mastered CD in digipack – 100 copies only, no repress EVER, first come-first served etc. Hello You. Been a bit quiet on the wonky tape-loops front of late (keeping my head down, working on new material, avoiding the limelight etc.), but absolutely tickled pink to announce the release of a pair of Howlround live recordings from the archives for Bandcamp Friday – on a super limited CD! Glass-mastered (none of your CDr shenanigans), with beautiful scuzzy artwork sourced from a…

Share a song that changed your perspective on music. First question I have to ask myself is, what is my perspective on music, and has it ever changed? I grew up with music, music playing in the kitchen, the radio or cassettes in the car, the LPs in the living room, the piano, my Dad’s guitar and harmonica. I remember my first CD, I remember my introduction to MiniDisc, and my fascination with Napster and then Spotify (the choice!) although I’m now happily in the Apple Music world. But I don’t…

Another week has arrived with a bunch of new releases for us all to devour. This week is also Bandcamp Friday! So if you find something you love, try and support it. Hails! Godslut - death - PolandFog Wall - death - USADemonic Manifestation - death - MexicoPeste Negra - death - PortugalFebruus - death/prog - SwedenAcausal Intrusion - tech death - USAVredesverk - melodeath - SwedenVenomous Echoes - black/death - USASkuggor - black - SwedenSworn - black - NorwaySigh - black - JapanSeveroth -…

A big haul this time. Some new, some recommendations, and one or two that's been in my wishlist for a few years now. Every Day Feels Like A New Drug by Lee Anthony Norris & Porya Hatami Monochrome 全 プログラム by woob mono NO SOUND IS LOST by Laura Cannell BATTALIA by Laura Cannell Mixture of Frailties by kyle bobby dunn Soundtrack To A Vacant Life by The Flashbulb LP 1 by The Gods Planet Memory Fields by RQ A YEAR OF LORE - 12 tracks curated from 12 EPs by Laura Cannell Heard Noises by Matt Berry…

Listening to this perfect little tune - a favorite from 2step garage days - I noticed how the whole track is propelled along by horn fanfares.I'm assuming they are synth-horns, if only because used in such a programmed riff sort of way, precisely the same in every iteration. They actually sound quite realistic in timbre, so it's possible the riff was played by a hornsman and then sequenced.In "Clean Riddem" the way the synthi-horn functions is very different from ersatz-sax is usually deployed…

The year is 2000 or 2001. Argentine comedian Alfredo Casero, known in the country for a quite revolutionary comedy show on TV called “Cha Cha Cha”, which aired in the early 90’s, went to a Japanese restaurant to eat some sushi, a dish that had just arrived to the country and was the latest culinary hype. In between maki and nigiri, he heard a song on the loudspeakers of the restaurant, called “Shima Uta”, by a Japanese group named The Boom. The coup de coeur was immediate. He asked the waiter…

The inaugural Cadencefest united music lovers of all ages and stages for a five-hour marathon of jams and heart. Thanks to you, we raised over $1300 for the Waikiki Community Center in support of their community efforts. Thank you to Mary Moran for believing in the dream and making this a reality. The evening was full of surprises - people like Ed Sugimoto showed up and set up extra chairs for us when we hit capacity, and Daniel Gilad, Josh Iglesia and Chaz Umamoto made the show way more pro…

Musikfestival Bern runs from September 2 through 6 in Bern, Switzerland. Yesterday’s activities included the debut of a reactive ping pong table that the Disquiet Junto community contributed sounds for in a May project this year. Today, the second day, included screenings of old Flash Gordon serials as organized by Werner Hasler. In late June, the Disquiet Junto community did a wide range of versions of the Flash Gordon theme song, and different ones are playing during each of the episode…

Review by Sandre the Giant Released: 22nd July 2026 The debut record from Southampton’s industrial newcomers Sunswarm is called ‘Those Who Do Not Build Must Burn’, and it is out now self released. Like all great British industrialists to come before them, Sunswarm focus their sound and message on the dystopian world crawling inexorably towards us and the future steps towards annihilation. Cheery future we’ve got coming, isn’t it? Let’s dive right in. Opening track ‘Erasure’ feels like the…

This is a really interesting release from Lexx. The producer, with a near 30 year pedigree and his roots in hip hop, has taken his beat making in all sorts of directions. From deep house into The Balearics. He certainly seems set on not being pigeon-holed and my guess is that he also enjoys learning new things and challenging himself. Earlier in 2026, he put out an EP on International Feel that found him moving into motorik, while the single that launched his new label, Unlimited Capacity, The…

Did you ever create your own mixtape? Or maybe someone made one for you? And I'm not talking about someone burning a CD, which honestly is a not much different, but an actual cassette tape that took care, timing, and attention to whip together.While that era of creation is long since gone due to the digital space we now reside in, if I were to whip together an A-side mixtape that shouted, "THIS IS CHRIS" at the top of it's figurative lungs - these would be the songs you'd find on it:"Times Like…

Samuel BeckettTrevor BačaStirrings Still Paul Griffiths narratorJACK QuartetChristopher Otto violinAustin Wulliman violinJohn Pickford Richards violaJay Campbell violoncelloRecorded 2023 and 2024, Auditorio Stelio Molo RSI, LuganoEngineers: Michael Rast, Lara Persia, and Michael Hinreiner (mix)Cover photo: Rosemarie ClausenProduced by Manfred EicherRelease date: September 4, 2026 Completed in 1987 and first published the following year, Stirrings Still was Samuel Beckett’s last message in…

I had completely forgotten about my teenage crush on the lead singer of Deep Blue Something (known for the "Breakfast at Tiffany's" song). I mean, swoon. I mean, come on: https://youtu.be/1ClCpfeIELw&list=PLsBzZeHquKUiWGYkIHxCUkY7yNN1M-6p_ #music #crush #90s #90sMusic #deepBlueSomething #BreakfastAtTiffanys #adolesence

Scribed by Sandre the Giant Released: 11th July 2006 2006 was such a strange year for fans of Strapping Young Lad. Seeing them come off the incredible ‘Alien’ record and seeing them reach their popularity peak just in time for the festival circuit of 2006, Century Media demanded a new album in time for the summer festival tour circuit, including Ozzfest and thus ‘The New Black’ was born. Despite the short turnaround time, this is Devin Townsend and he cannot just phone it in even if he tried.…

Women Of Music Volume 9with Bobbi Lace on cover

A rare mono audition copy of this smoker. View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize View fullsize Tenor man Tyrone Washington plays some fiery stuff on this excellent album which was recorded in 1967 and released 1968. The lineup is superb with Woody Shaw, Janes Spaulding, Kenny Barron, Reggie Workman and Joe Chambers joining the leader in creating a memorable post-bop outing.I…

The most fascinating thing about Sigur Rós' typically-forgotten debut album Von is the fifth song, "Myrkur". Von, generally speaking, is quite far away from the sound that we associate from Sigur Rós - that orchestral, crescendo-heavy and dream-like post-rock which they'd already adopt on the follow-up album couple of years later. Instead, this is pretty much an ambient album - the whole record opens up with ten minutes of pure dark ambient straight from a horror movie cavern and it rarely gets…

Just out in Issue no.264 of Aperture magazine is my capsule review of the photobook Lee Scratch Perry Black Ark (Edition Patrick Frey, 2026), a visual inventory of what remains of the producer’s legendary Kingston studio. To read the review, see the print and digital versions of Aperture. I've posted an altered and extended cut for subscribers on Substack, of which here is a preview.Rarely has a single space been so productive in such a short span of time as Lee “Scratch” Perry’s Black Ark.…

JOHN'S CHILDRENA Midsummer Night's Scene(Bam Caruso)Melody Maker, 1987by Simon Reynoldstypos alert:-- "echory" should be "echoey"-- "proto-cutie change" should be "proto-cutie chant"

Westside CowboyPhoto by Joe MossWelcome to part 110 of my Never Ending Mixtape where the latest additions take us from 5,074 songs to 5,139 with the addition of Well Done Kid, You Did It by Westside Cowboy. Check their debut album out. It will be in my end of year blog. Likewise with The Womack Sisters album.Over 5,000 songs! The idea behind this playlist was simple - I'd just add songs in no particular order, with no thought behind the song, artist, genre ... or anything. The complete opposite…

Jandek whips out the Bass again, as he and fellow torturers recreate that moment when country legend Denver, J, hit the side of a mountain, raining down debris on the Rocky mountain lowlands. slicing up some Hill Billies in the process.This one reminds me somewhat of of that Father Yod ,Ya Ho Wha 13 stuff. Free Rock for Hippies high on God and Blue Sunshine cooked up in the farm duck pond.If Sky Saxon was on this album It could have made it onto the Top 50 lost Psych freakout LP's of all time…

Hey, it’s (past) time for the weekly (supposed to be) Wednesday Boston-area upcoming & announced shows post. If I had gotten this done yesterday as I’d planned then I’d have reminded you to go see the Fixx, Colin Blunstone, & Peter Asher at the Somerville Theatre last night, or maybe catch the show over at […]

Cover Art for Smooth: A Life In Minor Release Information Artist Smooth Title A Life In Minor Date March 3rd, 2023 Download Cyan Website, BandCamp Introduction I have to admit to being a bit, no more than a bit, surprised. It appears that I haven’t written about Smooth before. But I have been listening to his work for over a decade at this point. Possibly the biggest series of his releases that I’ve enjoyed are the Vintage releases, but also his Colors of Dub among many other releases. So, why…

[1972]Sweet soft rock sounds from the radio baby. The state of the art sound of the 70s with all of the gorgeous hooks effortlessly in the right place.One of those tunes you've heard your entire life and finally you go "hang on wait a a fucking minute, this is fantastic!" Piano pop-rock perfection.Play it again Sam.

Photo: Variety.com Perfection and precision can be funny things — especially in music, where all you really need are “three chords and the truth.” Rarer still is the group that turns that alchemy into sounds with a unique (that is to say, hard to categorize) but universal appeal. Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, aka Steely Dan did just that. Obsessive musicians on a perpetual quest to hit just the right mix of notes, they would’ve been at home in a lab. And in many ways, the studio was their…

If my life was a movie, the soundtrack would have several Roxette songs in it. It’s the sound of my daydreams, happiness and sadness; songs of love and heartbreak, pop guitars, strings and synthesizers. It’s the 90s, my brother and I were in school. How Do You Do? was Roxette’s new single and it got a lot of radio airplay. I successfully recorded it with our tape recorder and we played it nonstop. I liked that Per Gessle sang prominently in this one. While visiting an older cousin to play Risk,…

Blue Skies was the first Cassandra Wilson CD I purchased and Thunderbird was the last. However, I managed to listen to nearly all of her recordings.She is one of my favorites. I went online to get a photo to post and remember her by. RIP Asé Peace & Blessings,"Guided by the Ancestors"

Originally commissioned by the organisers of the Folk By The Oak festival, the Spell Songs project was initially conceived as a one-off project but are now onto their third album. Spell Songs brought together seven outstanding musicians and comprises Karine Polwart (tenor guitar/vocals), Julie Fowlis (whistles/vocals), Seckou Keita (kora/percussion/vocals), Kris Drever (guitars/bass/vocals), Rachel Newton (electroharp/viola/vocals), Beth Porter (cello/ukulele/vocals) and Jim Molyneux…

Welcome to a Thursday Pressing Concerns! We have new albums from Antietam, Spread Joy, and Soft Science, plus a reissue from Sharp Pins. Check them out below, and if you missed the July and August playlist that went up on Monday, check that out too. If you’re looking for more new music, you can visit the site directory to see what else we’ve written about lately. If you’d like to support Rosy Overdrive, you can share this (or another) post, or donate here. Sharp Pins – Mod Mayday 23 (Reissue)…

A track exchange involves two people prompting each other to pen their thoughts about a track that the other has chosen for them. A copy of this note is published on James’s website. James’s pick for me was ‘iPod Touch’ from Ninajirachi’s 2025 debut record I love my computer, which introduced me not only to contemporary Electronic Dance Music (EDM) but also to the term ‘bloghouse’. This collaboration has made me realise a couple of things: one is that there are some genres I have steered clear…