OSTROFTI “Split Infinitives” LP

RELEASE DATE — 07 OCTOBER 2024
Available in digital, Digipak CD and Cassette on Possession Records

“After finishing up the writing process for “No.” in early autumn 2022, I took a short break and came back to trying out ideas for a follow up. I wasn’t in the right headspace for new Soft Riot tracks and didn’t like any of the ideas. Time from there was mainly used up getting No. out as a release in mid-2023, along with all the production, promotion and video creation work associated with that record.

“So in addition to that, I used creative time to ‘cleanse the palette’ and work on some new, slower, spacier experimental, instrumental jams in the vein of Chin Up or Sudden Vision Zones — the latter being the first Ostrofti release. I’ve written the tracks for Split Infinitives under that moniker.

“It was a nice break from “pop” structured songs — ones that have drum beats, verses, choruses — and to work on something that had some distance from playing live, scenes, genres, etc. If anything the creative process for Split Infinitives gave a fresh perspective on new Soft Riot material, which track writing for is now well underway as of summer 2024 with a renewed perspective.”

This second release as Ostrofti offers a wider range of sounds over shorter compositions than the first (Sudden Vision Zones), injecting subtle rhythms and more mechanical counterpoint to the compositions in moods varying from introspection and internal reflection, to subtle feelings of cinematic unease. Most tracks were written with intuition in mind, with many compositions written in one session, or within a condensed period of time to capture the visual colour and character of each track.

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(Those purchasing digital can download all of the tracks now!)

The new SOFT RIOT album — NO.
Out NOW on Possession Records and Wave Tension Records (NL)
Nine new tracks available on Vinyl LP, Digipak CD and Digital

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No. is the tenth Soft Riot album by Glasgow-based Canadian synth auteur Jack Duckworth (also known as JJD). With origins from the mid-nineties in the vibrant art-punk/hardcore dominating the West Coast American/Canadian underground at the time, he has clocked in over twenty five years of musical output in various bands and projects, including first-wave post-punk revivalists Radio Berlin (1998-2005) and industrial synth-punk collective A Luna Red (Gold Standard Labs, 1999-2003).

No. is the logical follow-up to When Push Comes To Shove, released in November 2019 on the Glasgow UK-based label Possession Records, which saw some critical acclaim in the increasingly diverse synthwave scene.

Extended digital singles from the album to also be released include A Spade Is Played Again (released June 2023) and Linked Between Two Minds (released July 2023) contain the title album tracks, alternate versions, remixes and unreleased tracks from the No. Album sessions.

The first 40 copies of this LP that are sold through BandCamp and live shows will come with a limited edition zine (36-40 pages) containing writings, observations and other artist media related to the album. The zine won’t be reprinted once they’re gone and they are going pretty quick!

PLEASE NOTE: All orders shipped within the EU will be sent with registered/tracked shipping. The UK and elsewhere will be shipped regular standard/economy shipping. EU orders are shipped in bulk every 3-4 weeks and UK/elsewhere within 14 days (often earlier).

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Released in June 2022 on Digipak CD, cassette and digital, we’re now happy to announce that the album Preparing Singularity by Transhuman Rebirth will now be available on 25th March on a glorious vinyl LP in partnership with Wave Tension Records based out of The Netherlands.

Transhuman Rebirth is a musical project of Berlin-based Ben Bloodygrave, with his own unique take on the classic EBM genre. Already instantly recognizable on the European synth/wave scene and touring circuit with his high octane aggressive minimal synth, Bloodygrave started this new project over the past few years focusing more on classic, first-wave EBM, moulding the nine tracks on Preparing Singularity into a sound thats recognizable to fans of the starting foundations of the genre. While retaining a sound that’s unique and solely its own, elements of minimal wave and synth-punk are fused in these propulsive tracks, with nods to old idols such as Deutsch Amerikanische Freundschaft, Front 242 and Absolute Body Control.

Starting as a crowdfunding project on the Startnext platform, this vinyl LP was also picked up by Wave Tension Records and will be available through such known distributors where you can pick up a copy yourself:
Bordello A Parigi
Sonic Rendevous
Audio Globe
Wave Tension Records
Ben Bloodygrave