Limited VHS + DVD
Master Tape
This limited video release collects 14 music videos and both short films promoting The Outsider In The Mirrors and When Push Comes To Shove, at a running time of approximately two hours.
News
Chin Up digital artwork series now up on OpenSea
All of the single-track graphics for 2020’s Chin Up release are now available as in collection on the digital art marketplace OpenSea. These artworks were created upon the release of that album, each piece being detailed surreal collages relating to each of the 11 tracks on the album.
Interviews
Soft Riot talks to Brutal Resonance
Brutal Resonance, an online Swedish-based music magazine focusing on the darker side of music, asked some questions about the upcoming compilation album Second Lives, including asking some stories about the tracks included on the record.
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
Fate's Got A Bone To Pick With You
Official Video
Year: 2020
From the album When Push Comes To Shove.
All music, lyrics, incidental music and sound effects by SOFT RIOT (JJD). Set construction, painting, effects, concept and editing by JJD. Select building props used from the publication “Brutalist London” by Zupagrafika (Prestel). Lighting and filming by Georgina Penstkart and JJD (Flustervision).
Mixes
Possession Records mix for Radio Buena Vida
A mix was recently done as Possession Records for Glasgow’s community radio station, Radio Buena Vida which aired on 30 July 2021. that is now up and archived on their SoundCloud channel. Along with a couple of Soft Riot tracks, this mix includes selections by artists old and new, covering synth and post-punk moods that range from summery and hazy vibes, icy dirges and moments of soundtrack-inspired ambience.
Soft Vault
Cinema Eyes Revisited
“Cinema Eyes” came out mid-2013 on the album Fiction Prediction, almost eight years ago. There’s a number of versions of that track that exist so here’s a retrospective.