Synoiz Music Blog
Synoiz music blog.
Posted 30th October 2010
Happy Halloween!
Finally my new single "Shock! Horror!" is released for FREE download from my website.
The 4 track single includes both the orchestral "Acoustic Edit" and the exclusive new B-Side "Indrid Cold".
Also available is the brilliant new music video by 12 FT Beast Productions which you can watch below. Hope it gives you a Halloween scare!
Posted 9th October 2010
Shock! Horror! New audio preview
Well it's only a few weeks until my Halloween single "Shock! Horror!" is unleashed upon the world. Myself and 12 Ft Beast Productions are currently rushing around trying to get the music video filmed and edited on time but in the mean time here's a preview of the exclusive Shock! Horror! (Acoustic Edit) included on the single:
Synoiz - Shock! Horror! (Acoustic Edit)
Shock! Horror! will be available for free from the official Synoiz website from the 25th of October 2010 as well as to buy through Amazon, iTunes and all other good digital retailers.
Review of Shock! Horror! up on the Elitarian Webzine
If that wasn't enough to wet your appetite for the new single, a brilliant new review of the release is now up at the Elitarian Webzine. I really recommend you check it out as the reviewer has really taken her time to grasp and understand what it is I'm trying to capture and do with my music.
According to the listing on the sidebar while the review has only been up on the site for a few days it's already become the most viewed article on the website! Wow!
Check out SYNOIZ - Shock! Horror! on the Elitarian.
Drew Daywalt's "Camera Obscura"
If you haven't been following the man himself @DrewDaywalt on Twitter you've probably been unlucky enough to miss out on his brilliant new horror serial "Camera Obscura" which sees new mini-episodes brought out throughout October.
Daywalt himself is quickly becoming a legend for his careful grasp of horror as well as, amongst other things, for bringing the fine art of "monster horror" back into the fold. You can watch the trailer for the series below but click the banner to watch all the existing episodes of Drew Daywalt's Camera Obscura on DailyMotion.
Camera Obscura Trailer from MWG Entertainment on Vimeo.
Oh yeah and finally... Freebies!
Buy my CD or submit your address and get free promo stuff in the post!
Synoiz fans who were kind enough to buy a CD copy of my debut album "Ambients" all got a special surprise last week when I sent them all exclusive Shock! Horror! promo postcards to remind them about the new single.
This is something I plan to do more in the future as I like the idea of rewarding my fans with little limited edition things such as this.
If you'd like to be applicable for any future promotional postcards (word to the wise: I'm playing with the idea of putting exclusive download promo codes on them) you'll have to give me a mailing address to post them to. The easiest way of doing this is to buy a CD copy of my debut album "Ambients" for only £4 (shipping to UK is included) and I'll add your address to my mailing list and include one of the very limited stock of Shock! Horror! postcards that I have left in with your order.
Posted 2nd September 2010
New Synoiz Remix + SKatterBrain Album Out Now!
Just because it's more important than my holiday ramblage I'll start by telling you that the new album "The Basic Condition of Life" by SKatterBrain (aka Dan303) is out now for only £1 via BandCamp.
Also released which compliments the album nicely is a remixed version entitled "The Basic Condition of Life Remixed" (you probably could have guessed that one!) featuring remixes by some other great artists and includes an exclusive new remix by myself of the opening track on the album "The Most Impossible Plan" which I've totally ruined by making into a trance/dance/thing mix. LOLz.
Click here to check out The Basic Condition of Life by SKatterBrain on Bandcamp
First Day In Cornwall
Well here we are, after a gruelling 9 hour long drive from my place in Sunderland (note that I wasn't driving so had to pass the time by trying to annoy Kirsty and fulfilling my duties in giggling at silly place names and pointing at things out that window that she blatantly can't look at lol), we're finally here in Cornwall. When we arrived yesterday we were both pretty shattered but still found time to get some sightseeing done and on the night time I had a tweet-up with the lovely Simon Clements-Hawes who is just a great example of what awesome like-minded people you can meet through the power of Twitter. (Are you drilling cat?)
Today on our first full-length day we got a guided tour around Truro Cathedral and learned some amazing stuff about how long it took to build as well as local history such as how the idea of an annual harvest festival came to be. However we did have to resist the urge to murder one woman in the tour group who was just one of these on-holiday-on-their-own-but-needs-to-suck-up-to-the-guide types (OHOTOBNTSUTTGT for easy remembering). After getting some tea at a nice little tea shop (and nearly getting out the door before remembering we needed to pay) we were back in the car and off to Lizard Point.
Lizard Point
Okay this is by far one of the most beautiful and scenic places I have ever been, and rather then try to describe it I'll just post some photos I took while we were down there. It's so nice to finally get to this place as it's always been on my "places I want to visit" list since I saw it on a globe in my dad's old work place as a kid. The name made me laugh and so I've always remembered it and said "I'll go there one day", now I have. Awesome. To see the full set of photos so far in Cornwall, check them out on Flickr here!
Posted 23rd August 2010
Hey everyone, argh how long has it been? I'm getting really rubbish at this blogging thing. I remember before I released anything and was still tweaking the album, I used to blog loads (even though I had little to mention) and now that I have loads going on and lots of cool stuff to share I never sit myself down to blog at all!
Cornwall Holiday
Well I've got about 13 tracks written and so it's time for myself and Kirsty to sit down and work on the lyrics and the vocals for our debut album together. This will be a side project under a joint name for us (revealed later!) and considering that the album is entirely synthetic pop, we thought the best place to go for lyrical inspiration would be rural Cornwall! (It seemed a good idea at the time, so expect lots of synth dance tracks about getting a good price on your mare at the weekly market). If Kirsty let's me I'll try to get some videos and blogs done while we're down there.
Shock! Horror! Promotional Single
Okay, okay you all knew it was going to happen, but I made a silly promise on election night that if the Conservatives got into power over here in England that I would release the nightmarish track Shock! Horror! as a promotional Halloween single (to punish the world for letting this happen).
The artwork and a possible video are still being worked on but the release will be towards the end of October. The single will be free to download and currently the tracklisting is planned to be as follows:
- Shock! Horror! (Album Version)
- Shock! Horror! (Sinister Mix)
- Shock! Horror! (Acoustic Edit) [Unconfirmed]
- Shock! Horror! (Remix) [Artist Unconfirmed]
Perfect for Halloween eh?
Interview with Olaf from Joint Venture Radio
A few weeks ago I was on holiday to visit friends and family in Germany and I got time to meet up with the amazing Olaf from wonderful Synoiz supporters Joint Venture Radio in his home town of Bremen. We recorded a lengthy two hour interview discussing everything from Ambients to Kirsty's album (including announcing the name of the side project) to the long suffering Darkling EP. I'm not sure when the episode/s with the interview on will air but stay tuned!
I've got lots more news to give you including photos from Germany, some remixes I've done/am working on, and my inclusion on an upcoming collaboration album to mark the 25th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster from Ambientaria Records.
Until then, see you later, for the latest ramblings and news, check my Twitter.
Posted 21st June 2010
Download the debut 3-track single for FREE one day only
Can you believe it's already been a year since the first Synoiz release? Long Lost... the debut single, came out officially on June 22nd 2009. To celebrate we're offering you the chance to download the 3-track single for absolutely free (regular direct price £1.30, original retail price £2.37) for one day only. Get your copy for free between 00:00 GMT and 23:59 GMT this Tuesday the 22nd.
Help celebrate the anniversary of Long Lost... by watching the official music video and downloading the single.
Synoiz on the front page of Stereofame
Also as a nice little touch, this Monday the 21st, Synoiz will be mentioned on the home page of major music website Stereofame. A nice little honour and hopefully it'll draw a little more interest to the music and get a few new fans onboard.
Getting Safer (Behind The Scenes)
We were clearing through some old files and videos the other day and found lots of random camera vids that were taken on both the music video sets of first single "Long Lost..." and second single "Getting Safer". For a bit of a laugh we've uploaded one of these which you can view by clicking here. There's a few more so subscribe to the Synoiz channel to be updated when there's a new one available.
There's a lot more Synoiz news to mention so expect a few more newsletters in the coming days containing information on the progress of the Darkling EP, the next Synoiz album as well as the Kirsty project.
Thanks for being onboard with Synoiz.
