Full live set video from Ombra Festival (November 2021)
26 January 2022
A full set of the SOFT RIOT performance at this past November’s Ombra Festival in Barcelona, Spain is now up online, courtesy of Operator Radio.
“Windows To The Wild” Video Premiere on Post-Punk.com
10 November 2021
Many thanks to Post-Punk.com and staff writer Alice Teeple for cooking up an article the premiere of the “Windows To The Wild” video — the track from the Upperwave Selections Vol. 1 compilation out 01 December 2021 on Berlin’s Miseria Records.
Cinema Eyes Revisited
4 December 2020
“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.
Master Tape Available Now
2 December 2020
Available now, Master Tape : A Video Collection: 2010-2020 is a limited edition collection of most of the videos released over the last ten years, in a choice of either DVD or VHS format.
“Laughter Takes Off The Edge” Video Premiere on The Brvtalist
21 July 2020
A new video for the track “Laughter Takes Off The Edge” from the album Chin Up premieres on The Brvtalist today, an online magazine dealing with mutant metropolitan culture and generally music on the darker side of the spectrum.
Contributions, Nominations and Reconstructions : Some June News
7 June 2020
Some news regarding donations to the UKBLM campaign, next post-punk bands to watch and a revamp of video content on the site.
A Special Performance for Gothicat #2 Online Festival
26 April 2020
As a lot of the world is just over a month into lockdown over the current Covid-19 pandemic, there’s been a rise in bands and promoters getting creative and taking a lot performance activity online for the time being. This coming weekend one of those festivals is the currently ongoing Gothicat Festival, of which I’ve […]
“Who Knows Where You’ll Be” Video Premiere
16 April 2020
Many thanks to the music site White Light/White Heat for premiering the first video from the album Chin Up for the track “Who Knows Where You’ll Be”. “Detached, disillusioned lyrics tread through an unsure existence in a disconnected search to find comfort and understanding.”
“Fate’s Got A Bone To Pick With You” Video Premiere
20 February 2020
Out today! The third promotional video from the album When Push Comes To Shove for the track “Fate’s Got A Bone To Pick With You”.
Some More “When Push Comes To Shove” Press
31 January 2020
As we close out the first month of 2020, there’s been some further press pick-up across the internet-o-sphere regarding the new album When Push Comes To Shove in the new year, as well as an in-depth review of the second and latest promo video from the album for the track “By The Skin Of Your Teeth”.
Marta Raya Laurentiustränen Video
15 January 2020
A new video done for the track “Laurentiustränen” by Berlin-based artist Marta Raya, created by Flustervision, a new video production partnership set up by myself and Glasgow-based video artist Georgina Penstkart.
“Voidamol” Video Screening, Talk and Q&A
26 November 2019
M Gallery in Glasgow have invited me to do a presentation and screening select music videos and short film works I’ve done accompanied by a talk and Q&A about these films. The event takes place on Friday, Dec 13th from 7pm-9pm with the video screenings totalling around 40 minutes of material. A selection of five […]
“Taking Off The Edge” Video Premiere on Post-Punk.com
29 October 2019
The first video from When Push Comes To Shove has premiered on Post-Punk.com, for the track “Taking Off The Edge” which is the first track off the album and also available as a FREE (or pay as you want) digital single. This video was produced with Glasgow visual wizard Georgina Penstkart, as part of a ongoing collaboration on video projects.
A New Video Collaboration
16 July 2019
I’ve been involved in a new creative collaboration with Glasgow video artist Georgina Penstkart, working as a video production team with the aim of producing music videos and other interesting video content.
Video Interview with The Wave Of Things
Recently a video interview was done with André Savetier, a European synth/post-punk music writer who has recently started a new video series called The Wave Of Things. This interview was the first in the series, which provides an interesting approach to discussing music that artists in the synth/wave scene create in a more candid […]
Launch of Possession Records and New Hausfrau Video
25 August 2016
This past week a new Glasgow-based label called Possession Records announced its existence. It is a new endeavour that I am starting with members of other Glasgow groups Hausfrau, Kaspar Hauser and Ubre Blanca. It is a co-operative affair and a new direction that’s being taken for future releases for all bands involved, including a […]
A Third Video and Happenings for Spring 2016
21 March 2016
Following the the previous two videos for “You Never Know What Might Come Next” and “For Your Entertainment” over the past several months, here is the third and final video to be released from the latest album, You Never Know What Might Come Next for the track “You Are A Caged Dancer”. Following the style […]
A Video For Your Entertainment
12 January 2016
Here we are in 2016 and this is the first entry on softriot.com for the new year, back with a new promotional video for the track “For Your Entertainment” off of the recent album You Never Know What Might Come Next. It’s a glitched out, black satire of the modern media-drenched world we live in. […]
Back From Tour, Interview, Videos and into 2016.
It has now been a few days since returning from an absolutely incredible string of nine shows with friends Uncanny Valley and Hausfrau in the UK and Europe. Thanks to all the promoters and friends who helped us out as well as the people who came out to the shows. It definitely put this rather […]
Premiere of Video for “You Never Know What Might Come Next”
4 September 2015
With the official release date of the album You Never Know What Might Come Next on 19 September 2015 on EXBTN, the video for the title track officially premieres today with streams on Canada’s music website Exclaim! and the US music site Ghettoblaster. The video, shot mainly in the Peak District (UK), plays on the […]
New Album Delays, New Version of Sur Une Plage Track
28 June 2015
Official version of new album delayed until later in the summer, new remix by Sur Une Plage, show dates, video and other news.