With the limited edition version vinyl LP of the forthcoming album CRUX selling out with pre-orders within a week, a “standard” LP pressing of the album is now available for pre-order. softriot.bandcamp.com/album/crux #synth #darkwave #postpunk #newwave #scotland #canadian

The new album CRUX is now available for pre-order! Digital, streaming and Digipak CD on Possession Records and as a limited edition vinyl LP in on Minimalkombinat. Listen and pre-order here: softriot.bandcamp.com/album/crux #synth #darkwave #postpunk #newwave #scotland #canadian

TRACK OF THE DAY Eyeliner "Keep Calm" Being an incognito listener of the genre known as vaporwave for quite a while, this nostalgia mood piece by New Zealand artist Eyeliner and the aforementioned genre in general gets a looking into. #vaporwave

TRACK OF THE DAY Rye Coalition "White Jesus of 114th Street" A track from this lesser known, yet standout 1997 album of post-hardcore by this lively band of Italian-Americans from New Jersey, with razor-sharp guitars, booming drums and lyrical wit. #ryecoalition #posthardcore #noiserock

With the announcement of the new album CRUX on Friday, a limited edition CD will be released by Croatian label Tonal Shifts with two alternate demo/mix versions of tracks from that record. Find out more info at www.softriot.com/release/soft... #synth #darkwave #electronic #ebm #minimalsynth

CRUX — The new album out 15 May 2026 Available as digital, digipak CD (Possession) and deluxe limited edition vinyl LP (Minimalkombinat). Pre-order info soon. Check out softriot.com/release/crux/ for more info. #synth #darkwave #postpunk #ebm #glasgow #canadian #newalbum

TRACK OF THE DAY Severed Heads "We Have Come To Bless This House" This slow, hazy and warm yet still beat-driven number by classic Australian, experimental electronic group Severed Heads — from their 1985 album City Slab Horror — always conjures up a feeling when I hear it. #severedheads

THURSDAY, 05 FEB 2026 I'll be back online for @radio_buena_vida here in Glasgow from 4-5pm UK time playing a selection of favourites. You can tune in on the day at buenavida.co.uk or listen to the archive that will available on SoundCloud the days after. #synth #postpunk #radio

TRACK OF THE DAY Anna "Systems Breaking Down" Here's a track that has been floating in the background of my life for a while now — a slow, moody synth chugger by the mysterious UK electronic artist known simply as Anna. #synth #minimalwave

TRACK OF THE DAY The System "Almost Grown" This entry is about ANOTHER band called The System — with the more popular band of the same name being covered here before. About how I came about it, its sound and the overall topic of numerous bands using the same name. #bandswiththesamename #synthpop

Well, that's another year done and I figured with that I'd cap off 2025 with this entry to wrap things up as well go into 2026. #yearendpost #newyear #thankyou #support #softriot #synth #darkwave #postpunk #electronic

TRACK OF THE DAY Three Mile Pilot "Chenjesu" The second album, The Chief Assassin To The Sinister (1994/95), from this San Diego band gets the occasional listen.. Here's a look at the band's dark and brooding (post-punk?) sound as well as the unique style of the band's bass player, Zach Smith.

TRACK OF THE DAY Aaah! "Slip Away" A buried, minimal synth gem from this short-lived Cornwall-based group from the 1980s. Like many groups doing DIY synth music at this time across the globe they offer a hidden flash of brilliance with this track. #minimalwave #minimalsynth #uk

TRACK OF THE DAY Add N To (X) "Revenge Of The Black Regent" Coming back onto my musical radar recently after a long gap, this epic, classical music influenced track of punk-infused electronics is a standout for this UK group who released a run of albums on Mute Records. #addntox

TRACK OF THE DAY Ellen Arkbro "For Organ and Brass" The début album and its title track by this Swedish musician and composer opts to create expansive soundscapes using lesser used traditional instrumentation, and for me is a relatively new listening experience. #ellenarkbro #lowlevellistening

TRACK OF THE DAY The VSS "Nervous Circuits" A continuation from yesterday's post about Uncanny Valley, the closing title track of this 1997 synth-colorred "post-hardcore" album gets explored — one that is a cornerstone album for my own timeline. #thevss #posthardcore #synth #synthpunk

TRACK OF THE DAY Uncanny Valley "Seeds" Having had many interactions with members of this band over the years, we look at a track from an underrated post-industrial album, "Ugashia" by Uncanny Valley, as well as group before that, Noi Kabát. #postpunk #postindustrial #electronic #synth

Today marks six years since the release of the 2019 album WHEN PUSH COMES TO SHOVE, which I realised the anniversary of was today, being in southern France at the moment mixing the new album. Some thoughts were written about it in chunks recently: #synth #postpunk #electronic #darkwave

There's been little hints dropped here and there recently, but a new album is finishing up. Tomorrow I head off to southern France for a week to do the final mixing on the record. Owen and I will be digging deep into it in his studio in the French countryside.

TRACK OF THE DAY Felt "Birdmen" The first album by English dream/jangle pop band Felt has been an occasional hazy weekend favourite since discovering it well over 20 years ago. #felt #feltband #postpunk #dreampop www.softriot.com/track-of-the...

A little animated "flyer" for a show I'm playing and organising here in Glasgow on Friday, 05 December 2025. More details and tickets at www.possessionrecords.com/2025-12-05/ #synth #darkwave #electronic #newwave #glasgowgigs #scotlandgigs

Practicing a steady hand for something coming down the pipeline. #cutandpaste #knifeskills #oldschool #artwork

What’s that? A little night session, shooting some photos for a cut n’ paste experiment for some artwork for something coming soon enough in the horizon!

TRACK OF THE DAY Luke Requena "A Picnic With Ancestors" A great track by this Vancouver-based synth alchemist (and a friend of mine from back in the day) from his latest album Myth And Murmur — one full of lush, electronic kosmische soundscapes. www.softriot.com/track-of-the...

TRACK OF THE DAY Hunters & Collectors "Droptank" This track from the band's 1981 self-titled début (of which there's two versions) offers a fusion of post-punk, Aussie pub rock, DIY percussion underpinned by rhythmic structuring more aligned with electronic dance music. #huntersandcollectors

Back in Glasgow!Thanks to everyone that came to the show at @aces_bar in London on Saturday. What a night! The energy was high with the dancing and even some of the audience singing along (!!!). Many thanks to those involved and everyone for coming out! 📸 Robert W Monk

TRACK OF THE DAY The For Carnation "Tales (Live From The Crypt)" A dark, psychedelic cosmic burner that “out-goths” a lot of goth music out there, courtesy of one of the many projects that emerged out of the ashes of the seminal midwest US post-hardcore group Slint. #theforcarnation #slint

Back in Glasgow after a week in Austria and Hungary playing some absolutely grand shows. It was a fun time, great energy and a chance to check out the sites, see some great friends and to perform the songs live. The next show will be in London at Aces & Eights on the 27th September.

TRACK OF THE DAY Moral Support "Living With Passion" A slower-paced disco “chugger” by the Canadian electronic production duo Moral Support, who like a number of other similar Canadian electronic artists of the time were making more of a splash with Hi-ENG and minimal synth tracks over in Europe.

You can now listen to and pre-order a new remix called "Fire (Soft Riot Planets Version)" done for the Austrian synth/wave project @ivurofficial that comes out on 23rd October 2025. Check the BandCamp link to give it a listen: ivur.bandcamp.com/album/gamma-... #synth #wave #minimal #remix

Announcing a Possession Records event here in Glasgow on Friday, 5th December 2025. Great electronic live acts. I'll be playing stuff from the forthcoming album Crux, out in 2026. TIX : tinyurl.com/bdh2vcdr INFO : www.possessionrecords.com/2025-12-05/

TRACK OF THE DAY Fugazi "Exit Only" After seeing the band's name oddly on the menu of a local bar establishment, I took a look at one of the many tracks by arguably one of my favorite groups of all time. www.softriot.com/track-of-the... #fugazi

TRACK OF THE DAY Savage "Don't Cry Tonight" Releasing a string of slower-paced, romantic italo hits in the mid-1980s, some of these tracks, including "Don't Cry Tonight" by Savage which sound oddly similar to one another! www.softriot.com/track-of-the...

TRACK OF THE DAY Junko Ohashi "Dancin'" Possibly the most well-known track by this Japanese vocalist — a slice of synth-y electro-funk/city pop — from a career spanning around 50 years. www.softriot.com/track-of-the...

TRACK OF THE DAY Isabelle Adjani "Beau Oui Comme Bowie" A well-known slow and sensual disco-influenced number by acclaimed French actress Isabelle Adjani, and a look at acting talents trying out music. www.softriot.com/track-of-the...

TRACK OF THE DAY Bill Nelson "Disposable" From the first album of three that he released on Mercury Records between 1981-1983, this track by iconoclastic, forward-thinking solo artist/guitarist is a late-blooming yet crucial discovery for me. www.softriot.com/track-of-the...

Yesterday's live, on-air set done for Glasgow’s Radio Buena Vida which coincided with my very own birthday. This mix starts out on the more electronic and minimal end of the spectrum and crosses over into more guitar-based and noisier sounds in the second half. www.softriot.com/mix/soft-rio...

THIS FRIDAY! Glasgow's amazing Radio Buena Vida have asked me to come in and play some music live on-air at 4pm UK time for an hour, which is the day that also happens to be my birthday! You can tune in at buenavida.co.uk or there will be an archive posted online after. Tune in if you're around!

While the next month or so will see getting deep in the studio for a forthcoming album and re-working many aspects of the live set, there's some shows coming up locally and abroad that you can check out if you're in the area. Further shows coming down the line. www.softriot.com/live-events/

TRACK OF THE DAY Pinkie Maclure "Red Tape" A key track for me by this Scottish multi-disciplinary artist from her 1985 album Unman, a release of fascinating experimental post-punk, drone and industrial tracks. www.softriot.com/track-of-the...

TRACK OF THE DAY Psychic Graveyard "Eyes Are Turning" This track from the band’s newest 2024 album Wilting— featuring members of Arab On Radar, Doomsday Student, etc — offered a soundtrack to sleep-deprived psychosis in midst of an album of dirge-y and danceable synth-punk electronics.

THIS SATURDAY in Glasgow at Bloc+ by promoter Opal Nights, the Sol Veil two day "mini festival" where Soft Riot will be playing on the Saturday night! 9pm-3am. Free Entry. See you there!

TRACK OF THE DAY Réseau D'Ombres "Mirrors" With recent discovery made through the long running music blog Systems Of Romance, here's a first take on this track by the French synth/post-punk group Réseau D'Ombres who were active in the mid to late 1980s. www.softriot.com/track-of-the...

TRACK OF THE DAY Circus Lupus "7x4x1" With a new book out recently by Seth Lorinczi, here's a track from his old band Circus Lupus from the Dischord Records released Solid Brass (1993). www.softriot.com/track-of-the...

TRACK OF THE DAY Rough Trade "High School Confidential" A look at the most well-known track of the 1980 album "Avoid Freud" by Canadian band Rough Trade, and their history of injecting sexuality, controversy and politics with a queer voice. The first openly explicit lesbian top 40 hit!

TRACK OF THE DAY Moev "Rotting Geraniums" During a recent visit to Vancouver that's currently wrapping up, a nice haul of records was found, including a number of Canadian underground classics such as this early EP and its title track "Rotting Geraniums" by Moev. www.softriot.com/track-of-the...

The compact disc version of the latest album No. (2023) is now out of stock! It’s likely a further run may be pressed later this year but in the meantime you can still acquire the vinyl LP — which is also getting low in stock — or buy the digital from BandCamp. softriot.bandcamp.com/album/no

OUT TODAY! The latest offering from Iv/An entitled "Writer's Block" on the TONAL SHIFTS label, containing a cover of "Cinema Eyes", which was originally released on the 2013 Soft Riot album "Fiction Production". I'm deeply honoured! tonalshifts.bandcamp.com/album/writer...

Hello out there. SOFT RIOT is currently looking for interested promoters for shows in the EU this fall, with dates coming together for Austria, Croatia and nearby areas in September. If you wish to reach out to offer a show, please send a DM! 📸 Barry Douglas

TRACK OF THE DAY Unwound “Envelope” With this influential 90s post-hardcore band back on the road again, I have dug back into the extensive catalogue of one of my favourite bands from that period with the track "Envelope". www.softriot.com/track-of-the...