Volar Records 10 Year Anniversary
12 September 2019
San Diego’s Volar Records celebrates its 10 year anniversary this year! Run by Craig Oliver, they’ve put out a wide variety of releases including the first two proper Soft Riot LPs, No Longer Stranger (2012) and Fiction Prediction (2013). I had originally connected with Craig back in early 2012 as we had mutual interests and […]
Double Vision: No Longer Stranger & Fiction Prediction 2x LP!
13 January 2018
Well, not an entirely new proper 2xLP but now available as two LPs in once package, Volar Records is offering the first two Soft Riot LPs, No Longer Stranger and Fiction Prediction at a pretty nice discounted rate to the advantage of listeners in North America. Only $10.00 for both (exc. shipping). No Longer […]
A New Shop
25 March 2014
A Soft Riot web shop has now opened where physical copies of both Fiction Prediction and No Longer Stranger can be purchased, but also various merchandise items such as shirts and posters as well. If you’re living in the UK or Europe this provides you a one stop shop for all of these items that […]
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 […]
“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.
“NO LONGER STRANGER” AVAILABLE NOW
22 February 2013
The re-issue of No Longer Stranger is out now in digital format, available worldwide from all major digital outlets including Itunes, Amazon, Emusic, Spotify, etc. Note that this release contains two extra tracks not available from the previously released 6-track version released on Panospria in early 2011. The LP is available on pre-order and will […]
NO LONGER STRANGER RE-RELEASE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
10 October 2012
The re-release of “No Longer Stranger” is now available through Volar Records in vinyl format. This release will include a digital download and available for purchase as a stand-alone digital download. This recording was originally released in early 2011 as a 6-track digital-only release on Panospria Records and is now being offered with two additional […]
NO LONGER STRANGER RE-ISSUE, COMING NOVEMBER 2012
11 September 2012
SOFT RIOT / No Longer Stranger / Vinyl LP/Digital A re-release of the digital EP put out January 2011 / 2 extra tracks / Coming late 2012 on Volar Records. More information, including tracklisting here in the SOUNDS section. Previews coming soon.
VEXXED OUT OF STOCK / UPCOMING RECORDINGS
7 August 2012
Hard copies of the VEXXED/SECTION 5 split zine are no longer available. A 60+ page fanzine that is a joint publication JJD and writer/poet Robert Monk, this publication features collages, writings, and illustrations from both contributors. Whether or not this will be republished in a physical format is to be seen, but this out of […]
MENTIONS HERE AND THERE
5 May 2011
Here’s some passing around of the recently premiered “Your Secret Light Shines At Night” video on various reputable sites on the internet: PENDU.ORG www.pendu.org/mag/2011/04/29/soft-riots-secret-light/ BLAM BLAM FEVER! blamblamfever.tumblr.com/post/5208403642/discovered-this-sweet-savage-furs-side-project SUCKINGFACE suckingface.tumblr.com/post/4961248341/cameronr-soft-riot-your-secret-light-shines-at SUBBACULTCHA www.subba-cultcha.com/news/article.php?contentID=24453 At this point, in the lovely month in May, efforts are being turned toward tracks for a single for Everything Is Chemical Virtual […]
YOUINDIE.COM REVIEWS “NO LONGER STRANGER”
1 March 2011
A review of No Longer Stranger by Tim Anderl of Youindie.com: No Longer Stranger, our first introduction to the electro post-goth/punk output of Soft Riot, aka Jack Duckworth (Savage Furs, A Luna Red, Radio Berlin, etc.) is an exercise in spooky aesthetics that sets its hazy mood with dark drones, throbbing electronic rhythms, and dread-dripping […]
NO LONGER STRANGER OUT NOW!
17 January 2011
Well isn’t this something. A Soft Riot update. After a few years of on and off activity while lots of energy was poured into other things an unexpected train of thought struck me about a month ago to finish up and complete a bunch of half finished tracks built over the last two years that […]