OUT TODAY! 'Provincial Echo' by The Form Group. Matt will have a limited amount of the handmade physical copy very soon, so hang fire if you want one of them. BUT.... do do do have a listen! digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/provin...

Two TLL-related things out today... Firstly a Matt (me, usually) solo album as The Form Group on @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social

Coming soon, the new Birds In The Brickwork calendar (and album!) This time, the album dives deep into ambience using field recordings recorded in each month of the year...

Sky Foam from my new Form Group album, out 07/11 on @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social is on the Key Grips radio show. Thanks K+B.

Out at the end of this week, 'Provincial Echo' by The Form Group. ProCDr in totally handmade packaging (a labour of love,this one) Thanks to everyone who bought a copy, and obvs thanks to @matthewjashton.bsky.social , who will have an extra 10 copies for sale himself very soon!

Lovingly beautiful and out to radio. youtu.be/bs0r-0rTpNs?... @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social @gidcoe.bsky.social @stuartmaconie.bsky.social

Out at the end of this week, 'Provincial Echo' by The Form Group. ProCDr in totally handmade packaging (a labour of love,this one) Thanks to everyone who bought a copy, and obvs thanks to @matthewjashton.bsky.social , who will have an extra 10 copies for sale himself very soon!

Great interview with Ben Holton @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social here on Absent Friend. absentfriend.substack.com/p/absent-fri...

The epic45 tees have arrived and....they look beautiful!

Another joy to have worked on :-)

Very much looking forward to everyone getting their *handmade* numbered Form Group CDr packages Did I mention it's an awesome collection of deep, mysterious and often beautiful drone work? Perfect for the darkening days of Autumn into Winter...

A pretty deep and in-depth interview here with Ben, regarding epic45, landscape, history, the term 'post-rock' and its lineage etc Please do have a look... absentfriend.substack.com/p/absent-fri...

An absolutely beautiful review of Flowers Made Of Light here by Alistair Fitchett. x

**LAST CALL FOR THE LIMITED EDITION EPIC45 T-SHIRT ORDER** Orders close in the morning I'll most likely 'round up' the order so there my be one or two extras for sale but...maybe not! Thank you all who ordered! digital.waysideandwoodland.com/merch/epic45...

For the first time in ages, I've listened to this album and felt rather proud. I remember the astonishment from some of our friends that we'd made it at home. Pioneers! 😆 We still record at home, by the way. digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/reckle...

Very much looking forward to this collaboration with the ace @hiddenbritain.bsky.social The Balloonist takes flight! Plus the Wren's Nest project looks eerie as anything. All based in queasily familiar surroundings...

I forgot to post about this yesterday, available digitally for the first time @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social by Epic 45. Perfect Autumnal listening. #dreampop #shoegaze #ambient waysideandwoodlandrecordings.bandcamp.com/album/reckle...

I concur! Plus, a limited edition epic45 T-shirt!

This is going to be a lush version. originally released on W&W back in 2010...

As well as a *brand new T-shirt design* today also sees the long awaited digital release of epic45's debut album 'proper' Reckless Engineers, from 2002. It's in its beautifully remastered 2011 form, complete with the two Japanese bonus tracks... digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/reckle...

... d'Voxx Autistici, Russ Young Barker @katenv.bsky.social @avtvmna.bsky.social Fred Thomas @bvsmv.bsky.social Perry Frank o[rlawren] Dolly Dolly @jfollert.bsky.social weareforests Ida Urd, Ingri Høyland Philippe Neau 💿 Batov Records @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social @perceptualtapes.bsky.social ...

Thank you!!

Still very proud and honoured to have released this!

Little ahead of schedule, the Ben Holton album 'Flowers Made Of Light' is now available to purchase in full... A handful of the dark blue edition of the CD are left... Cheers. digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/flower...

Two Balloonist gigs coming up! Here's the link to the Birmingham one, featuring W&W artist SWLLWS and the debut performance of 'Wren's Nest' presented by @hiddenbritain.bsky.social The event in Witney is...FREE! Available at both gigs will be a brand new release by The Balloonist...

A lovely review here for the Ben Holton album, 'Flowers Made Of Light' substack.com/inbox/post/1...

what's this....The Balloonist, live?

100+ orders ready for the post office. Back on it after lunch... Thank you, all!

In a fair and just world, this song will end up on, at the very least, the B playlist on a few 6music shows. Netting Lukas a little well deserved cash and exposure. And maybe even drive a few curious folk to the label. Let's see ay...

It’s a real honour to be able to release something on @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social – I’ve been a fan for many years, first of epic45 (whose We Were Never Here got me through lockdown), then of Ben’s various projects as My Autumn Empire and The Balloonist. Album is out on 07/11 on CDR/DL

Very excited to say I’ve got a new album up for pre-order today, via the wonderful @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social. It’s the first ever physical release by my Form Group project (despite that starting back in 2004) and it’s called Provincial Echo. digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/provin...

Matt has a new solo album on sale today, out via the wonderful Wayside & Woodland label. “…grainy, metallic drones, stretched and vaporised Youtube rips of bird sounds and missile launches, plus minimal bleeps, tones and the occasional thudding bass hit” Enjoy!

Birds In The Brickwork T-shirt now up on Bandcamp. It's an 'open order' and will go into production when the target amount is reached (hopefully over the weekend) I'll get the blue as close to the mockup as possible, I promise! waysideandwoodlandrecordings.bandcamp.com/merch/birds-...

Massively chuffed to announce the pre-order of 'Provincial Echo' by The Form Group aka The Leaf Library's Matt Ashton @theleaflibrary.bsky.social Mysterious, hypnotic drones and pulses for Autumn travelling.. Handmade, numbered pro-CDr... digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/provin...

New video up on YouTube from one of my favourite albums of the year. @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social @lukascreswellrost.bsky.social youtu.be/Mtj45GsZhuk?...

Lovely review of my mastering work, here ❤️ Please do get in touch if you'd like me to do some audio mastering or any other mixing/production needs :-)

Some lovely words here regarding the forthcoming solo album from Ben Holton...

Live from South Cowton, my most recent Haunted Generation column from @forteantimes.bsky.social. Hello @ajaysaggar.bsky.social @pgofton.bsky.social @syntheticvillains.bsky.social @flcartographer.bsky.social @waysideandwoodland.bsky.social and more... hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2025/08/08/t...

The limited edition 2nd press, colour variant of the 'Flowers Made Of Light' CD is now available to pre-order 🙂 digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/flower...

Due to popular demand, a very limited '2nd edition' of Flowers Made Of Light will be going on sale at lunchtime. Colour variant sleeve, too. Thank you, all!

The pre-order for Flowers Made Of Light CD has now sold out. Thank you all so, so much. As this is already in production, I'm going to tentatively see whether a small additional press/re-press would be viable at this stage, for folk who missed out.. digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/flower...

Ok, I've put another 25 up now. So, 25 more at 5pm. I do it in chunks like this so folk in different time zones don't miss out! :-) digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/flower...

The first 50 have gone. 50 more at 5pm tonight!

Now available to pre-order, the new album from Ben Holton and the first using that name. Initial copies selling fast... digital.waysideandwoodland.com/album/flower...

Completely missed that it's Bandcamp Friday TOMORROW. So, the pre-order will now be going up in the morning. In two chunks, as usual, morning and afternoon. Silly me

Next Friday.

From the ace forthcoming album by Goodbye Wadaokou. Chiming, catchy, fuzzy indie-pop a-go-go! Mastered by me (Ben Holton) Please do get in touch if you'd like to work with me. Very competitive rates, over 30 years of audio experience etc etc 😊

Some top drawer indie-pop (ffo Field Mice, Railway Children Brighter etc) here, that I had the absolute pleasure of mastering, recently. Superb album to come too... *haven't one fully public with my mastering services yet, but if you're interested, drop me a line, tell your friends etc... Ben

An exclusive look at the new video for 'Correspondent' from Lukas Creswell-Rost's beautiful 'Weight Away' album. Plus, some lovely words on the song, and the album's, conception. Thank you @klofmag.com ! Enjoy... klofmag.com/2025/07/vide...