News
New mix for the 2024 edition of Waveteef
The track “Wishing You Were Wrong” has been included on a brand new mix of artists performing at the 2024 edition of the Waveteef Festival, happening the end of March 2024 around Easter in Antwerp BE.
Interviews
In Conversation with Scrapyard Radio about A Luna Red and Soft Riot
Musician and radio host Kaine Delay of Scrapyard Radio reached out to discuss A Luna Red, a Vancouver-based synth-punk/industrial band I was in from 1999-2003, as well as happenings with Soft Riot.
Film Klub
The Tower
A double-entry for the Canadian (1985) and American (1993) versions of the The Tower, both made-for-TV movies involving powerful, master computers in state-of-the-art (for the time) office buildings that go bezerk and start killing people! Both films are of dubious quality but provide a certain entertainment value. This entry is a bit of a contrast and comparison between the two and delves a bit into aesthetics, Canadian film and the little known genre of Canuxploitation.
Videos
It Never Takes Long To Say No
Official Video
Year: 2023
From the album No.
All music, lyrics, incidental music and sound effects by SOFT RIOT. Video concept, storyboarding, filming, editing, animation and effects by JJD. Shot on a very minimal budget.
Mixes
Darkwave Ditties
An ever evolving playlist of mainly darker, electronic music — “darkwave” — and other related genres like minimal synth, EBM and electro that represent more well known and more obscure artists, mainly from the 21st century.
Soft Vault
The Mysterious World of Cover Songs
A look at the particular and problematic world of approaching cover songs, as well as a reflection on the three cover songs done by myself so far by artists Hoover, Nomeansno and Bruce Cockburn.
