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Posted 20th June 2015
Geez why are these things always so difficult to sit down and write? Thanks for all the feedback on the latest album, Frontiers has done really well for itself. I am planning to release more singles from it as well as doing a short run of gigs, it's just a lot to plan right now and frankly I'm really wanting to write more new material while I'm in the zone as it were.
So the plan for me right now is that I'm working on a new album of tracks unrelated to Frontiers but that should be released in time for my near regular Halloween slot, I'm working on getting some gigs lined up and there will be more singles/b-sides/videos from Frontiers eventually.
It's become a big dilemma for me that I get stuck in a particular "release" and things just pile up behind it, I think the way I'm going now (after the Ambients era lasting so long) is that I'm going to release things when they're ready regardless of if I'm already promoting something else, so while I may release a new album later this year, I'll still go back to Frontiers and release new stuff for that afterward rather than a linear release system. So you never know, in 7 years time I might release another single from Ambients haha.
So... exciting times!
Hope you're all well and still enjoying the latest material, a common thing I seem to be hearing is people getting Brave New Worlds stuck in their heads, so here it is again, hohoho.
Listen to Brave New Worlds by Synoiz on Soundcloud
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Posted 6th February 2011
Hello there chaps and chappesses,
I don't think I've done a blog or mail out in a while but I thought I'd tell you about an important release that's out today.
COMMITTAL - The new single by Instant Pyrolysis (Featuring remixes by Synoiz and Nors'Klh)
Can you see why I'm mentioning this now? :D
This is something I got asked to do a few months back and due to other commitments I ended up leaving it quite late and so (coupled with the new track I was writing for the upcoming Remember Chernobyl charity compilation) I had most of my December working for Adrien from Ambientaria records! The single "Committal" is a really interesting dark ambient piece as it's a track that tells a story of wrongful (or is it?) incarceration through oppressive bass and low piano motifs coupled with some dramatic and at times creepy spoken & operatic vocals from singer Marionita Paige.
You can check out the mini-site for Committal to listen to both a sample of the track and to buy the digital download for only €2 EUR. Considering you get 3-tracks including remixes by both me and Nors'Klh it's well worth the price and your money goes direct to both the artist, the singer and Ambientaria records who are proving a great help in getting a lot more dark ambient artists noticed out there.
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 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 12th April 2010
Well it's finally here! The new single from my debut album "Ambients" is now out for the world to hear and download.
"Ever Emptiness" is a dark brooding cello led piece that builds up slowly into an industrial Nine Inch Nails style peak and decline. It's one of my favourite tracks from the album and it's one where the sentiment strikes much stronger every time I listen.
It also includes the 10-minute epic B-Side "Silhouettes" which is my attempt at a dark wave film soundtrack, both sinister, uplifting and thrilling over the course of its several movements.
The single is available from loads of different online stores. The cheapest place to buy it is Amazon (£1.38 / $1.78) and iTunes (£1.18) which is not very much for nearly 14 minutes of music. It would really help me as an independent artist if you bought a copy of the single and left a positive review on any of the stores.
Watch the Ever Emptiness video
If you haven't seen it yet, please check out the official "Ever Emptiness" music video produced by local company 12 Ft Beast Productions. It continues on from the first two music videos and concludes the tale of "the man" against the masked chiaroscuro.
I hope you like what we've achieved here by managing to make something pretty dramatic and suitable for the track with almost no budget and a lot of help from dedicated fans and our friends.
Thank you to everyone who was involved, you can watch the video and see a full credits list on the YouTube by clicking here.
A Special Message from Synoiz
Also available on the YouTube is a special message from myself mentioning the new single, ways to buy it and a little bit more background info on both the track itself and the exclusive b-side "Silhouettes". You can watch it by clicking here to visit YouTube.
Update on "Darkling EP" for remixers
Thank you to all of the artists who have sent in or are working on remixes for the upcoming Darkling EP. The stuff that I've heard so far is amazing and it's the biggest rush to hear how someone else has changed and reinterpreted a track of yours. I've decided to postpone the deadline. Initially the deadline for submissions was going to be mid-April (around a week from now) but I've realised now that I've gotten into the project deeper and heard the quality of the mixes that are coming through to me, I want to spend a lot more time with this. The EP will be released later on this year however I'd prefer not to rush the last release from my debut album.
At the moment I'm thinking about providing a 10-13 page PDF booklet with full artwork and including short biographies and details of each artist included on the digital release. This way I can allow these people who have been so amazing to me to get just a little bit more promotion and also get to be included alongside some pretty funky artwork.
Because of this there is still time for new artists to apply to appear on the EP, if you like to work on a remix of one of my tracks, please get in contact at remixes@synoiz.net
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