News
Mixing a New Album in the French Countryside
There’s been little hints dropped here and there recently, but a new album is finishing up. Tomorrow I head off to southern France for a week to do the final mixing on a new Soft Riot record.
Interviews
Return from Italy and a micro-interview with LupOnAir
Thanks to those who came to the Soft Riot shows in Italy. A short micro-interview with LupOnAir Radio out of Recanati, Italy after playing the track “Just A Vapour” on their show.
Film Klub
Shredder Orpheus
Now, how about a strange, dark, American underground new wave/punk film that pulls heavily from Greek mythology and skateboarding, with a riveting post-punk soundtrack by Roland Barker?
Mixes
Soft Riot for Radio Buena Vida (July 2025)
A live, on-air set done for Glasgow’s Radio Buena Vida which coincided with my very own birthday, this mix starts out on the more electronic and minimal end of the spectrum and crosses over into more guitar-based and noisier sounds in the second half.
Track Of The Day
Felt - Birdmen
The first album by English dream/jangle pop band Felt — and more specifically this track — has been an occasional hazy weekend favourite since discovering it well over 20 years ago.
Soft Vault
When Push Comes To Shove at 6 Years
Since its release in November 2019, here’s some reflections on this album, the seventh official one, six years after it was put out in the world.
