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Ellery Twining made “Oy!” as part of a soundtrack for a student film by Ben Bostian, a filmmaker he connected with through a loose web of shared SCAD history and mutual contacts. Twining describes getting pulled into the project under unusual circumstances, then deciding to commit once the film’s structure and detail made the work…
Aptøsrs is the instrumental project of composer, songwriter, and producer Paul Terry. “Rust Mountain (Monochrome Piano Version)” is a rework of “Rust Mountain” shaped by the black-and-white version of Godzilla Minus One. Terry’s idea was to rebuild a track that originally leaned on bigger forces, drums, bass guitars, and strings, as a solo piano arrangement….
Fish And Scale is the songwriting name of Roland Wälzlein, a German artist who leans hard into story and atmosphere. He’s open about where that comes from. As a child growing up in Franconia, he survived a serious heart operation, and that early brush with life-or-death questions sits behind his writing. He also points to…
Michael J McEvoy composed and performed the score for White Gold, a short film by Luke Bradford. The film was built out of Bradford’s time documenting people living with albinism, and the story is framed around injustice, endurance, and faith. The soundtrack is released through Rezzonator Music as a standalone listen, not just a film…
Jex Ayla is a Swiss-based singer-songwriter linking with German producer Michel Jaensch on “Battlefront,” a self-released single built on dark electronic pop with cinematic weight. The vocal was recorded at Heaven Recording Studio in Massagno, with mixing and mastering handled by Roberto Colombo. Ayla frames the writing as a breakup aftermath piece split between two…
Sven Curth has four solo albums behind him, and this live record is the next step, made after he pulled a band together for a concert series. Drummer Kyle Murray and bassist Colin Dehond came in as the core, and keys player Chris Carballeira joined for the show after getting just one rehearsal. The result…
Beyond Signal is the solo project of Thomas, a UK artist who writes openly about individuality, neurodivergence, and the feeling of never quite matching the room. He calls his lane “TIM,” short for transcendental indie music, and he’s clear about what he’s chasing: a personal blend of indie rock, electronica, post-punk, and classic rock. He’s…