Year: 2013

Soft Riot / Női Kabát Interview and Live Video in Paris

17 December 2013

Below is a short featurette on both Soft Riot and Női Kabát from their European tour from this past July. This was filmed at Shakirail in Paris, promoted and filmed by Disco Kaos.

As 2013 Comes To An End

13 December 2013

Warmer Climes and Other News

5 November 2013

First off a big thanks to the crew and DJs at Waveform Moscow for putting on a wonderful night a couple of weeks back. It was a great show to play and I met a lot of great people, including Oleg from Other Voices Records! Everyone I met was very laid back and open minded, […]

Interview for Other Voices Records

15 October 2013

This is an interview done with Pavel Nattsol Zarutskiy, formerly of Grave Jibes Magazine, for an Other Voices Records exclusive. This interview was done in June of this year: Soft Riot goes to Russia for the very first time with the presentation of his new album Fiction Prediction (Other Voices Records, Russia). Before this remarkable […]

Moscow, Small Doses and More

2 October 2013

As part of a showcase being put on by Other Voices Records, Soft Riot is playing a one-off show in Moscow later this month for Moscow’s synth/wave night Waveform. More information on this event can be found here on Facebook. Copies of Fiction Prediction will be available in CD and Cassette format, and I’ll have […]

And You Will Find Them In The Basement, Round 2

27 August 2013

With the first vinyl pressing of this record now well out of stock, Desire Records has made the And You Will Find Them In The Basement compilation available again on a separate pressing, this time on purple vinyl! A compilation of mostly London synth/wave bands, this compilation features tracks (some exclusive!) by artists such as […]

Records, Remixes, Russia and Racing Forward

20 August 2013

Here’s an attempt to arrange all of the current news into one piece, all tied to a bit of cheap alliteration under the letter “R”… First off, all formats of the new album Fiction Prediction are available for order after some delays on some of the physical formats. You can now order these items from […]

Back From Tour And Moving Forward

4 August 2013

Back from the two week tour with N&#337i Kabát for around a week now and in reflection it was a fantastic time. All of the shows were fantastic, with great live performances, incredible hospitality and enthusiastic crowds. The "hiccups" on the tour seemed relatively minor in comparison, including a van breakdown en route to our […]

Interview with Dark Entries Magazine

10 July 2013

An interview the the Belgian magazine Dark Entries was done leading up to this coming Saturday’s show at AntiFabrik for Obscuur Wavegeteef in Antwerp, BE. The inteview was translated into Dutch for the local readers but you can read the original English translation below. Soft Riot ? Op 13 juli live in de Antifa-brick (Begijnenvest […]

Tour Dates for July (Updated)

8 July 2013

The SOFT RIOT / NŐI KÁBAT tour commences this Thursday in London! All of the venue details for the shows can be found through the links in the venue listings below. It should a great time and both bands look forward to seeing all you good people out there. Thanks. [bandsintown_events]

“Cinema Eyes” Promo Video

23 April 2013

A new promo video for the track “Cinema Eyes” is now online. This track is on the upcoming Fiction Prediction album on Other Voices/Volar as well as the And You Will Find Them In The Basement compilation on Desire Records. What wonders one can come up with on no budget and a lot of time […]

Interview with Ghettoblaster Magazine

15 April 2013

A new interview with Soft Riot with the US magazine Ghettoblaster Magazine is now up online. The interview covers the upcoming album “Fiction Prediction” as well a number of other subjects. Thanks to Tim Anderl for this one. From The Horse’s Mouth: Jack Duckworth (Soft Riot) on Fiction Prediction | Ghettoblaster Magazinehttp://ghettoblastermagazine.com/2013/from-the-horses-mouth-jack-duckworth-soft-riot-on-fiction-prediction/To say that Jack […]

“Your Own Private Underworld” Digital Single

9 April 2013

Preceding the official release of FICTION PREDICTION, now set for early June, Other Voices and Volar will be offering this digital single of the album track “Your Own Private Underworld” in early May with the exclusive B-Side “You’ve Been A Seeker For Long Enough”. More information to come along with the exact release date. The […]

In The Papers In Spring 2013

8 April 2013

Here’s some recent press, mostly regarding the recently re-released No Longer Stranger LP: I VACATION IN YOUR HELL April 2013 ivacationinyourhell.com/2013/04/07/soft-riot/ ELECTRONIC RUMOURS March 2013 electronicrumors.com/2013/03/18/audio-soft-riots-no-longer-stranger/ 20 JAZZ FUNK GREATS March 2013 www.20jazzfunkgreats.co.uk/wordpress/2013/03/god-is-in-the-dancehalls/ And more to come. A video for the track “Cinema Eyes”, on both the upcoming album Fiction Prediction and the Desire Records […]

The Connection

8 April 2013

Well, here’s an old one. Old enough that I hadn’t heard it for over a decade and over time the memory of the track had morphed it into something quite different in my mind. “The Connection” was an outtake from the recording sessions of Radio Berlin‘s first album, Sibling.

Synthematic 12: A New Mix From Burning Flame

24 March 2013

A new track called “Cinema Eyes” has been put into the the new Synthematic 12 playlist curated by Burning Flame magazine. You can listen to this below in the embedded player. Synthematic 012 by Burningflame on Mixcloud

“No Longer Stranger” Full Album Stream + Purchase Links for Vinyl and Digital

20 March 2013

A full stream of the No Longer Stranger LP is now available to listen to above or on SoundCloud for a limited time. Both vinyl and digital formats are now available through the following links: VINYL available through the Volar website. DIGITAL available through Itunes, Amazon, Emusic and Spotify.

SOFT RIOT AND NŐI KABÁT ON TOUR THIS SUMMER

13 March 2013

Soft Riot and Női Kabát both will be returning to the highways of Europe this July on tour to promote their respective releases coming out in the first half of 2013. Some dates have been booked but there are still a number of gaps in the tour we’re looking to fill. If you are interested […]

The Measure Demos on Exclaim!

8 March 2013

After being put up in the JOURNAL section of this website last week, the national Canadian music newspaper Exclaim! has written a short news flash about The Measure. This was a short lived post-hardcore band around from summer of 1997 to summer or 1998 containing a young (19 years old) me and a cast of […]

AND YOU WILL FIND THEM IN THE BASEMENT

4 March 2013

Update: This release is now available for pre-order! See below for details. After about a year in the making it is of great excitement to announce the upcoming release of this compilation called “And You Will Find Them In The Basement” on Desire Records. This eight track compilation is a communal effort of a small […]