@softriot.bsky.social - CRUX featured in @sanctuary.cz.web.brid.gy "[There is] a strategic balance between rhythm, sound design, slightly psychedelic shade, subtle humor, and distinctive work with lyrics." sanctuary.cz/92466-soft-r... #newmusic #minimalsynth #postpunk #ebm #newwave

CRUX | Track 06 | “Pink Clouds Over Death” Album out NOW softriot.bandcamp.com/album/crux (Buy physical/digital) xelon.ffm.to/crux (Streaming) #newalbum #synth #darkwave #newwave #electronic

SOFT RIOT "CRUX" — OUT NOW! Nine new tracks available on LP/CD/Digital/Streaming. softriot.bandcamp.com/album/crux (Buy physical/digital) xelon.ffm.to/crux (Streaming services) #synth #darkwave #postpunk #newwave #releaseday

SATURDAY, 18 JULY 2026 at The Old Hairdressers in GLASGOW: SOFT RIOT (Glasgow UK) DER BÜROKRAT(Paris FR / Florence IT) INVISIBLE LOGIC (Glasgow UK) + DJ selections by DAVE NULL / VOID More info : www.possessionrecords.com/events/2026-... Tickets : www.seetickets.com/.../the-old-...

CRUX | Track 03 | “A Flash And Then It's Gone” Album out 15 May 2026 softriot.bandcamp.com/album/crux (Buy physical/digital) xelon.ffm.to/crux (Pre-save streaming) #newalbum #synth #darkwave #newwave #electro

"SOFT RIOT : The Crux of the Matter" — a new interview with Alan Rider of the UK music site Outside Left is now live!. outsideleft.com/main.php?sto... #darkwave #synth #postpunk #interview

Video Premiere!! — “MOVING OUT OF THE BLACK” — the first video from the first track of the album CRUX out 15 May 2026. www.youtube.com/watch?v=R25O... softriot.bandcamp.com/album/crux (Buy physical/digital) xelon.ffm.to/crux (Pre-save streaming) #musicvideo #synth #postpunk #darkwave

CRUX | Track 02 | “Everything Sounds The Same” Out 15 May 2026 on Possession Records / Minimalkombinat in LP, CD and digital formats: softriot.bandcamp.com/album/crux (Buy physical/digital) xelon.ffm.to/crux (Pre-save streaming) #darkwave #synth #newwave #postpunk #newalbum

The new album CRUX is out in a month and is sneaking up fast! For those interested you can check out all the happenings here: www.softriot.com/2026/04/news... #synth #darkwave #newwave #postpunk #canadian

CRUX | Track 01 | "Moving Out The Black" Out 15 May 2026 on Possession Records / Minimalkombinat in LP, CD and digital formats: softriot.bandcamp.com/album/crux (Buy physical/digital) xelon.ffm.to/crux (Pre-save streaming) #synth #darkwave #newwave #postpunk

The new album CRUX will be out 15 May 2026! Here is an animated cover version that includes a segment album’s closing track “Ghostwriter”. Purchase digital, CD and vinyl: softriot.bandcamp.com/album/crux Pre-save streaming: xelon.ffm.to/crux #darkwave #postpunk #synth #canadian #newwave

TRACK OF THE DAY EMPIRE "Empire" The opening track from a sole LP by the UK post-punk band Empire. A record that years later would be championed by familiar faces the DC Hardcore scene of the 1980s and even popular Manchester indie/guitar band The Stone Roses. www.softriot.com/track-of-the...

This video for "You Are A Caged Dancer" premiered TEN years ago today. Yeesh. This track is off the 2015 album You Never Know What Might Come Next. This album was mixed by Owen Pratt who lent his skills to mix the forthcoming album CRUX: softriot.bandcamp.com/album/crux #synth #darkwave #postpunk

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...