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4/24/2026

MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, PRODUCER AND THE PINEAPPLE THIEF FRONTMAN BRUCE SOORD RELEASES NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO ‘MEET ME ON THE DOWNS’

Credit: Anne-Marie Forker

SECOND SINGLE FROM NEW SOLO ALBUM ‘GHOSTS IN THE PARK’

SET FOR RELEASE ON 15^th MAY 2026

As founding member and principal songwriter of The Pineapple Thief, Bruce Soord has spent the last decade steadily refining a voice that balances emotional directness with musical restraint. Set for release on 15^th May, Ghosts In The Park, his latest solo album, is his most personal and unguarded work to date: a record shaped by loss, memory, and the quiet spaces that reveal themselves when life continues to move while everything else appears to stop. Today, Bruce has shared the album’s second single ‘Meet Me On The Downs’ alongside a new video produced by George Laycock @ Blacktide Productions.

WATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘MEET ME ON THE DOWNS’, PRODUCED BY GEORGE LAYCOCK: https://youtu.be/I7a7Wkn_v64

I wrote this in a hotel room in Hamburg while touring with The Pineapple Thief. The words came later. I remember writing about losing my father while driving to clear out his old retirement flat. 'The stillness in the car' as I sat there, looking at the place I only ever knew with him in it. Opening the door to see all his clothes and photographs.. 'A lifetime scattered amongst the clothes'. I went back to my studio, intent on creating something positive from the loss. So I shut my eyes and wrote down the earliest memories I could conjure up from my mind, not the messy, difficult ones from his final years. These words formed the second half of the song. So really, it's just a song about life and cherished memories. – Bruce Soord

STREAM/DOWNLOAD ‘MEET ME ON THE DOWNS’: https://orcd.co/meet_me_on_the_downs_listen

Bruce Soord – Ghosts In The Park
Concepcion [01:25]
Pillars [03:10]
Meet Me On The Downs [03:05]
Kept Me Thinking [06:34]
Day Of Wrath [04:21]
Our Predicament [03:43]
Stared Down [04:33]
You Made A Promise [02:56]
Ghosts In The Park [12:52]

Ghosts In The Park will be released on 15^th May on the following formats -

3CD/BLU-RAY EARBOOK EDITION FEATURING RENOWNED PIANIST GLEB KOLYADIN (IAMTHEMORNING) - INCLUDES ‘GHOSTS IN THE PARK’ CD ALBUM, CD WITH ACOUSTIC REIMAGININGS, CD WITH PIANO VERSIONS & BLU-RAY DISC WITH HI-RES MIXES (DOLBY ATMOS, DTS-HD MA 5.1, & 24/48 PCM STEREO)

CREAM WHITE VINYL LP (UK INDEPENDENT STORE EXCLUSIVE)
+ DARK GREEN VINYL LP

CLASSIC BLACK VINYL LP

DIGIPACK CD EDITION, INCLUDES 16-PAGE PRINTED BOOKLET WITH LYRICS AND UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS

PRE-ORDER GHOSTS IN THE PARK: https://brucesoord.lnk.to/Ghosts_In_The_Park

Performed almost entirely by Soord himself, with bass contributions from Jon Sykes on “Kept Me Thinking,” the album was recorded using a combination of hotel-room captures and studio sessions, preserving the immediacy of its origins. Mastered by Steve Kitch, Ghosts In The Park stands as a stark, reflective and evolutionary companion piece to Soord’s acclaimed previous solo work.

BRUCE SOORD LIVE SHOWS

Bruce Soord
3 June – Backstage by the Mill, Paris - France
4 June – Boederij, Zoetermeer - Netherlands
6 June - Ankea Festival, Tampere – Finland
10 June – Joy Station, Sofia – Bulgaria
2 October – Zentrum Altenberg, Oberhausen - Germany

Ghosts In The Park will be released on 15^th May on Kscope. Pre-order here.
https://brucesoord.lnk.to/Ghosts_In_The_Park

Bruce Soord online:
Facebook, twitter & Instagram: @bsoord

The Pineapple Thief online:
Website: www.thepineapplethief.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/thepineapplethief
Twitter: www.twitter.com/pineapplethief
Instagram: www.instagram.com/thepineapplethief
Spotify: https://play.spotify.com/artist/4lrBMUSk8PiNnCEZfsmPAk
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE6401DB011BD837E
Apple Music: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/the-pineapple-thief/id278648772

Hi-res images available here: www.kscopemusic.com/media/brucesoord

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

3/26/2026

Songwriter/Guitarist/Theatrical Composer Rob Bonfiglio Releases New Album THE OVER UNDER March 21, 2026

THE OVER UNDER by Rob Bonfiglio is the latest in a string of solo albums recorded and performed almost entirely solo, and likely his most personal to date.

Featuring guest appearances by Lola Bonfiglio on “Blame This” and Xandy Chelmis (of North Carolina’s WEDNESDAY) on Fade Away, THE OVER UNDER blends a careful pop melodic sensibility with soaring vocals, riffs and themes of life and longing.

Track list:
1. Runnin' From Me 03:16
2. Monsters 02:42
3. Blame This 04:07
4. The Over Under 03:52
5. More Pure Than Gold 03:40
6. Fade Away 04:40
7. Wandering Eyes 04:09
8. Like A Drug 04:33
9. Need You Now 03:41
10. Stay (Over and Over) 03:00

all instruments and voices by Rob Bonfiglio,
except BLAME THIS additional vocals by Lola Bonfiglio,
FADE AWAY pedal steel by Xandy Chelmis

Rob first gained national prominence in the ‘90s as a member of RCA recording act Wanderlust who scored a single on the Billboard charts, landing prime opening gigs for The Who, Collective Soul and others.

Rob has toured as guitarist and vocalist for the legendary Brian Wilson Band and is currently the guitarist for Al Jardine’s Pet Sounds Band, The Lovin’ Spoonful, and others.

In addition, Rob is also touring as guitarist and musical director for multi-platinum selling pop group Wilson Phillips and produced their 2012 album, DEDICATED for Sony/Masterworks.

Rob frequently lends his songwriting and sideman talents to a multitude of L.A. based singer/songwriters and musicians and is a member of high profile L.A. charity based collectives The Wild Honey Orchestra and The Tribe, backing such luminaries as Jackson Browne, Dwight Yoakam, John Sebastian, Marshall Crenshaw, Susanna Hoffs, Peter Asher, and Micky Dolenz.

A prolific songwriter, Rob’s original songs have scored high profile placements in TV, commercials and films, most notably Disney’s 2008 release, BRIDGE TO TERABITHIA.

To purchase THE OVER UNDER: https://robbonfiglio.bandcamp.com/album/the-over-under

Listen to THE OVER UNDER on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4hHdyVV4CiSlwhcRvWExNl?si=iInMGZzkQDmUcFezP6aUGg

For more information: RobBonfiglio.com

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

3/20/2026

MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, PRODUCER AND THE PINEAPPLE THIEF FRONTMAN BRUCE SOORD RELEASES NEW SINGLE AND VIDEO 'PILLARS'

Credit: Anne-Marie Forker

FIRST SINGLE FROM NEW SOLO ALBUM 'GHOSTS IN THE PARK'

SET FOR RELEASE ON 15^th MAY 2026

As founding member and principal songwriter of The Pineapple Thief, Bruce Soord has spent the last decade steadily refining a voice that balances emotional directness with musical restraint. Set for release on 15^th May, Ghosts In The Park, his latest solo album, is his most personal and unguarded work to date: a record shaped by loss, memory, and the quiet spaces that reveal themselves when life continues to move while everything else appears to stop. Today, Bruce has shared the first single from the album, titled ‘Pillars’ alongside a new video produced by George Laycock.

WATCH THE NEW VIDEO FOR ‘PILLARS’ NOW, PRODUCED BY GEORGE LAYCOCK: https://youtu.be/dc3HOoWY5gg

Excessive, damaging introspection, I guess is the theme of the song. I remember the day in my life when I was liberated from my god-fearing introspection. Only then could I see the damage it had done to me and was still doing to the people around me. The song is about that: the damage I have witnessed. It’s framed around religion and penance, but it’s not anti-religion, it’s about balance. Oh and the line about pillars. It’s a bit of a playful reference to Saint Simeon Stylites, a Christian ascetic from around 400 AD. Legend has it he perched on top of a pillar for 37 years, taking himself away from the world in order to dedicate his life entirely to prayer, fasting, and repentance. I thought it was quite apt.

I’ve been working with George Laycock from Blacktide Productions for years now, it’s incredible what he can do with his imagination and camera. – Bruce Soord

STREAM/DOWNLOAD THE NEW SINGLE ‘PILLARS’: https://orcd.co/pillars_listen

Written over a two-year period while Soord was touring extensively with The Pineapple Thief, the album emerged in hotel rooms, unfamiliar cities, and moments of enforced solitude. Against this backdrop, Soord was navigating the drawn-out decline and eventual death of his father, alongside the continued progression of his mother’s Alzheimer’s. These experiences form the emotional spine of Ghosts In The Park - grief in motion, memory surfacing unpredictably, and the quiet determination to keep moving forward.

CREAM WHITE VINYL LP (UK INDEPENDENT STORE EXCLUSIVE)
+ DARK GREEN VINYL LP

CLASSIC BLACK VINYL LP

DIGIPACK CD EDITION, INCLUDES 16-PAGE PRINTED BOOKLET WITH LYRICS AND UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS

PRE-ORDER GHOSTS IN THE PARK: https://brucesoord.lnk.to/Ghosts_In_The_Park

Acoustic guitar sits at the centre of the record, often captured in raw, first-take performances recorded directly in hotel rooms before being carefully integrated with studio recordings. This tension between fragility and control defines the album’s sound. Tracks such as “Concepción,” “Meet Me On The Downs,” and the title piece were conceived in specific places - Chile, Hamburg, Oberhausen - each location leaving a subtle imprint on the music. Parks, harbours, and anonymous rooms become recurring settings where past and present coexist, intersected by fleeting moments of clarity amongst the disorder.

BRUCE SOORD LIVE SHOWS

Bruce Soord
3 June – Backstage by the Mill, Paris - France
4 June – Boederij, Zoetermeer - NL
5/6 June - Ankea Festival - Tampere, Finland

Ghosts In The Park will be released on 15^th May on Kscope. Pre-order here.
https://brucesoord.lnk.to/Ghosts_In_The_Park

Bruce Soord online:
Facebook, twitter & Instagram: @bsoord

Hi-res images available here: www.kscopemusic.com/media/brucesoord

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

3/16/2026

Hans Annellsson Releases New Cover of Frank Zappa’s “Sinister Footwear”

Hans Annellsson, one part of the prog duo The Vegetarians, has recorded a complete cover version of Frank Zappa's orchestral composition Sinister Footwear. This new version has been arranged for keyboards, bass, drums, guitar, violin, woodwinds & mallets. This recording was produced and performed by Hans Annellsson with Andreas Hagman (violin) & Viktor Enebjörn (drums). The new recording released on March 1, 2026 on Bandcamp, and is available as a digital download or as a numbered limited edition CD.

The complete version of Sinister Footwear, which had its world premiere at Zellerbach Auditorium, Berkeley, California on June 15, 1984, has never been officially released by Frank Zappa.

Most of the instruments on this new version were recorded in Annellssongs studio during the second half of 2025. The drums were recorded by Viktor Enebjörn in his studio, and the violin was recorded at Studio Loftet, Malmö, Sweden by Janne Brovall. The mixing and mastering was also done at Studio Loftet by Hans Annellsson & Janne Brovall.

The story of the music:

00:00 JAKE, WHO DESIGNS IT
01:06 SOMEPLACE IN NEW JERSEY WHERE THEY MAKE THEM
02:55 ILLEGAL ALIENS ON A LUNCHBREAK
03:35 AT THE CATERING TRUCK
04:15 JAKE EATS A MOLDED JELLO SALAD
05:16 JAKE'S SECRETARY
05:55 ILLEGAL ALIENS WORK SLOWER IN THE AFTERNOON
06:06 JAKE'S SECRETARY READS HER MAGAZINE
06:22 ILLEGAL ALIENS WANT TO GO HOME
06:30 JAKE'S SECRETARY EATS COTTAGE CHEESE
06:41 UGLY SHOES ON THE ASSEMBLY LINE
07:51 WHAT YOU THINK YOU LOOK LIKE WHILE YOU'RE
WEARING THEM
09:11 SOMETIMES THEY MAKE YOU WALK FUNNY
09:48 OTHER PEOPLE PRETEND NOT TO NOTICE
12:08 SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO TAKE THEM OFF FOR A MINUTE
12:28 THEN YOU PUT THEM BACK ON BECAUSE YOU THINK THEY LOOK SO GOOD ON YOU
13:18 CHILDREN CAN ALSO HAVE UGLY SHOES
15:03 THE FOOT DOCTOR SAYS YOU MIGHT NEED AN OPERATION
15:30 BUT YOU'RE GONNA WEAR THEM ANYWAY
16:04 VARIOUS NEW POSTURES
16:42 EVERYBODY HAS A PAIR SOMEWHERE
18:19 A PLACE YOU CAN GO WHEN YOU GOT THEM ON

Hans Annellsson

Musician/Composer from Sweden. One part of the Swedish-American Prog duo The Vegetarians with John Tabacco. Has released music on his label Annellssongs since 1989. Has his own studio where the majority of the music is recorded. Got permission from Frank Zappa to release one of Frank’s compositions in Swedish, Penisens Storlek, (Penis Dimension) 1993. Performed with The Vegetarians at the Zappanale Festival in Bad Doberman, Germany in 2011. Has worked with Morgan Ågren & Mats Öberg (Mats&Morgan Band), Gustaf Hielm (Meshugga), Napoleon Murphy Brock (Frank Zappa & George Duke) & John Tabacco.

Andreas Hagman

Violinist from Sweden with an interest in contemporary & avant-garde music. A member of the Opera Orchestra in Malmö, Sweden.

Viktor Enebjörn

Freelancing drummer from Sweden. Also supporting himself as a drum teacher.

To purchase digitally or on CD: https://hansannellsson.bandcamp.com/album/sinister-footwear

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

3/13/2026

Experimental Musician Billy Yfantis Presents the Conceptual Album Reversed Universe

Inspired by scientific ideas from modern cosmology and physics, Reversed Universe explores the fascinating possibility that the universe may exist in mirrored or time-reversed forms. The album reflects theories suggesting that time might not move in only one direction and that alternative universes could exist where the fundamental laws of physics appear inverted.

The concept of Reversed Universe draws inspiration from ideas such as time-reversal in cosmology, mirror universes, and the existence of antimatter counterparts to ordinary matter. Some physicists have proposed that near the moment of the Big Bang, time may have split into two directions, forming parallel universes, one moving forward in time and another evolving in reverse. The album musically imagines these possibilities, where entropy might decrease, cause and effect may appear inverted, and reality itself becomes a mirrored reflection of our own universe.

A distinctive feature of the album is that several tracks are purposefully played backward from their original recording. By reversing the direction of the sound, Yfantis symbolically represents a universe where not only time but also sound itself travels backward. This compositional approach transforms the album into an experiment that reflects the theoretical idea of a time-reversed cosmos.

Reversed Universe Tracklist
1. Reversed Universe
2. Time Flows Backward
3. Echoes of Time (Extended Version)
4. Time Direction
5. Mirror Universes
6. Antimatter (Reversed Version)
7. Antiparticles (Alternative Ending)
8. Norms Are Flipped
9. Logic Is Upside Down
10. Echoes of Tomorrow (Reversed Dub Version)

Listen to the album

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4UzIa5LCiXJoz7y7hvW3o9?si=qUfFYKWVTcSLWgGQYDgNBg
YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_m5EI0YW-9RRWwWNlh4F8MW1fF4Na5PWFI
Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/reversed-universe/1823504046
Bandcamp (with bonus track): https://billyyfantis.bandcamp.com/album/reversed-universe

About Billy Yfantis

Vasileios (Billy) Yfantis holds two Master's degrees in computing science and a Ph.D. in the field of e-government. Billy has been working on music since the late 1990s by experimenting with tape mixing and sound design. He plays digital keyboards but prefers to express his artistic vision through electronic sounds generated by unusual machines and unconventional sound sources.

Over the years, he has experimented with recording everyday objects such as vacuum cleaners, electric blenders, and other unexpected sounds that later became part of his musical compositions. Billy has also authored books on music, business, and science, and occasionally speaks about electronic governance at scientific conferences across Europe.

Find other music by Billy Yfantis here: https://billyyfantis.bandcamp.com
Find books by Billy Yfantis here: https://www.amazon.com/Vasileios-Yfantis/e/B00JNNL306

Contact

E-mail: Byfantis@yahoo.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/billy.yfantis
Twitter: https://twitter.com/billyyfantis
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billyyfantis

Press inquiries:Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

3/09/2026

MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST, PRODUCER AND THE PINEAPPLE THIEF FRONTMAN BRUCE SOORD RETURNS WITH NEW SOLO ALBUM 'GHOSTS IN THE PARK'

Credit: Anne-Marie Forker

SET FOR RELEASE ON 15^th MAY 2026

As founding member and principal songwriter of The Pineapple Thief, Bruce Soord has spent the last decade steadily refining a voice that balances emotional directness with musical restraint. Set for release on 15^th May, Ghosts In The Park, his latest solo album, is his most personal and unguarded work to date: a record shaped by loss, memory, and the quiet spaces that reveal themselves when life continues to move while everything else appears to stop.

WATCH THE TRAILER FOR GHOSTS IN THE PARK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0gbLVlPN7mU

CREAM WHITE VINYL LP (UK INDEPENDENT STORE EXCLUSIVE)
+ DARK GREEN VINYL LP

CLASSIC BLACK VINYL LP

DIGIPACK CD EDITION, INCLUDES 16-PAGE PRINTED BOOKLET WITH LYRICS AND UNSEEN PHOTOGRAPHS

PRE-ORDER GHOSTS IN THE PARK: https://brucesoord.lnk.to/Ghosts_In_The_Park

BRUCE SOORD LIVE SHOWS

Bruce Soord
4 June – Boederij, Zoetermeer - NL
5/6 June - Ankea Festival - Tampere, Finland

Ghosts In The Park will be released on 15^th May on Kscope. Pre-order here.
https://brucesoord.lnk.to/Ghosts_In_The_Park

Bruce Soord online:
Facebook, twitter & Instagram: @bsoord

Hi-res images available here: www.kscopemusic.com/media/brucesoord

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

2/18/2026

TODD MARKEWICZ RELEASES HIS LATEST ALBUM DESPERADO FEATURING GUITAR LEGEND DANNY GATTON THROUGH DEKO ENTERTAINMENT (ADA/WARNER MUSIC GROUP).

Stockton, NJ - Todd is a distinctive singer whose vocal style captivates with deep emotion, drawing influence from legends like Vince Gill, Roy Orbison, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, and Chris Isaak. Combining Americana, Rockabilly, Country and Blues to create a unique blend that lends itself to his very unique and captivating voice.

His latest album, Desperado, features a mix of original songs and select covers. The album boasts an impressive lineup of musicians, including the late, great Danny Gatton, renowned as an American virtuoso who seamlessly blended blues, rockabilly, jazz, and country. Danny’s masterful lead guitar graces many of Todd’s recordings including the opening track “Lonely Lady”, “It’s Raining Again”, and “Come on and Stay with Me”.

Also contributing is the extraordinarily talented Anthony Krizan, a gifted musician, singer, songwriter, and guitarist who played guitar, drums, and percussion while also recording and producing the album at Sonic Boom Studios in Raritan, New Jersey. The two also collaborated together on “Lonely Blue Boy” and “Beautiful Daydream”.

Watch lyric video for “Beautiful Daydream”: https://youtu.be/uJtrKq4w8Ic

As Todd states, "It was an extreme honor collaborating with such incredible iconic musicians creating this album. The result with a sound so unique and so original, but yet you swear you've heard it before."

You can order Desperado here: https://www.dekoentertainment.com/inthesquare/todd-markewicz

Tracklist
Lonely Lady
It’s Raining
Beautiful Daydream
Love Like Mine
Don’t Play With Me
Mean Streak
Lonely Blue Boy
Just A Couple O’ Losers
Come On And Stay With Me Girl
Crazy Little Thing Called Love

For more information:
www.dekoentertainment.com
https://nektarsmusic.com/
Deko Entertainment–Art Has Value

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

2/12/2026

RICHARD BARBIERI ‘HAUNTINGS’ - A BRAND-NEW STUDIO ALBUM - RELEASE DATE 10 APRIL 2026

JAPAN & PORCUPINE TREE SYNTHESIST FIRST SOLO ALBUM SINCE 2021’s ‘UNDER THE SPELL’

Thursday 11^th February - ‘Hauntings’ is Richard Barbieri’s first studio album since 2021’s ‘Under A Spell’ and deepens the pensive, dark instrumental aesthetic of its predecessor. A diverse collection of immersive sound worlds, both dark and uplifting in equal measure, ‘Hauntings’ is influenced by a nostalgia for the past and future, and for things that didn’t happen yet still manage to haunt the mind and soul. What is real and what is simulation?

WATCH THE HAUNTINGS TRAILER BY MILES SKARIN:
https://youtu.be/6rLx-Y1xCqE

RICHARD BARBIERI – HAUNTINGS
1. Snakes & Ladders [05:33]
2. Anemoia [05:09]
3. Victorian Wraith [03:02]
4. 1890 [03:58]
5. Artificial Obsession [05:07]
6. Paris Sketch [05:47]
7. Perfect Toys [03:48]
8. Traveler [05:41]
9. Reveille [01:54]
10. Last Post [02:23]
11. A New Simulation [04:38]

HAUNTINGS WILL BE RELEASED ON DOUBLE RED VINYL LP, BLACK VINYL LP, CD AND CD+BLU-RAY EDITION (INCLUDES DOLBY ATMOS, 5.1 SURROUND AND HI-RES STEREO MIXES). PRE-ORDER HERE.
https://richardbarbieri.lnk.to/Hauntings

Richard Barbieri remains one of contemporary music’s most distinctive voices. Emerging as a key architect of the late ’70s/’80s synthesiser revolution with David Sylvian’s art-rock ensemble Japan, his visionary synthesiser programming expanded the horizons of electronic music and left a lasting mark on artists from The Human League and Duran Duran to Gary Numan and Talk Talk. His subsequent and ongoing tenure with Steven Wilson’s legendary progressive outfit Porcupine Tree across albums such as In Absentia (2002), Fear Of A Blank Planet (2007) and, most recently, Closure/Continuation (2022) further affirmed his status as one of the most intuitive and unique musicians of his generation.

The album finds Barbieri at the height of his powers, his deft keyboard and sonic architecture conjuring a shadowy, creeping Lovecraftian atmosphere. The music wanders through the streets of a gloomy lamp-lit Victorian London and drifts into grain-speckled snapshots of Belle Époque Paris. These journeys into the past are contrasted with nihilistic but euphoric forays into the future, “Traveler” and “A New Simulation” bristling with the itchy modern anxiety that often runs through his best work.

Contrasting the sound designs and electronics of Barbieri, the album features performances from renowned musicians Morgan Agren (drums and percussion), Percy Jones (bass guitar) and Luca Calabrese (trumpet).

Richard Barbieri’s new album Hauntings will be released on Kscope on 10^th April 2026. Pre-orders are available here.
https://richardbarbieri.lnk.to/Hauntings

FOLLOW RICHARD BARBIERI:
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/RichardBarbieriOfficial/
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/richardbarbieri_music/?hl=en
SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/artist/74aT58mmwQWq4qUxTE0SDr?si=8LhD-5cNS9CmS7Yju31fdg
APPLE MUSIC: https://music.apple.com/gb/artist/richard-barbieri/139001575
DOWNLOAD IMAGES: https://kscopemusic.com/media/richardbarbieri/

www.kscopemusic.com

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

11/22/2025

Tina Turner’s First Solo Album, Good Hearted Woman, Receives Definitive Edition Re-Release - OUT NOW!

Tina's iconic solo career began with the recording of Good Hearted Woman in 1974 even before she recorded Tina Turns The Country On!

Just over 50 years later, the 10 track album has been re-released on CD, LP, Download, Streaming and also as high res audio (96/24) for audiophiles.

This remastered re-release uses a transfer of the master tapes and the artwork also includes fresh liner notes that shine a light on the stories behind the music. The CD is housed in a 6 panel digipack and the LP features a printed inner sleeve.

The album has now been added to discography pages of Tina Turner’s official website and webstore along with support across her social media platforms.

The definitive re-release of Good Hearted Woman can be ordered on CD and LP or downloaded and streamed here: https://cherryred.co/GoodHeartedWoman

A lyric video of the single, If This Is Our Last Time, has been released to support the single: https://youtu.be/fY72iuc-dok

Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

11/11/2025

Billy Yfantis Celebrates a Decade of Cosmic Soundscapes with the Album “2015–2025 The First Years in Space”

Experimental electronic composer Billy Yfantis proudly presents his new double-length anthology album, “2015–2025 The First Years in Space.” Spanning a full decade of sonic experimentation, this 30-track release represents Yfantis’ artistic evolution through ambient, electronic, and noise-based soundscapes inspired by the mysteries of the cosmos.

The album compiles highlights from Yfantis’ previous releases along with nine previously unreleased compositions, forming a complete chronicle of his creative journey across the past ten years. Each piece reveals a unique approach to sound design, mixing music technology with conceptual art and a fascination for scientific exploration.

Among the most distinctive pieces:
• “The Electric Drill Session” features real sounds of an electric drill, turned into rhythmic, industrial elements that blur the boundaries between man-made tools and music.
• “Landing” incorporates authentic NASA spaceship sounds, carefully edited and arranged to recreate the sensation of landing onto an unknown planet.
• “Dust Not Found” includes real vacuum cleaner recordings, turning the chaos into an experimental metaphor for the emptiness and silence of space.

Other highlights include the meditative “Ionosphere Reverie,” the expansive “Cosmic Noise” and “Planetary Noise,” and “The Universe Collapses (Live at Norcal Noisefest 2022),” a 15-minute improvisational performance recorded at one of the world’s leading experimental music festivals.

“I am pleased to present you my compilation which is a fair synopsis of my recordings (8 full albums and 5 singles) between 2015 and 2025. This is a reference point on the evolution of my music.”— Billy Yfantis

The second part of the album introduces nine previously unreleased tracks, including “The Journey,” “Dreaming Among Planets,” and “Behind the Eye of the Universe,” which explore new territories of analog synthesis, lo-fi atmospheres, and ambient acid tones.

Watch the Official Video Teaser

YouTube (Shorts): https://www.youtube.com/shorts/4jSajQY4Gzs

Listen to the New Album

• Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/4IL0S3CN6QYVn77seqENqc?si=oMDWcRTFSNy2YSSzyX_vUQ
• YouTube Music: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_k2XhV-8YDvbWGHULUpbixaCxydMUO02BA
• Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/2015-2025-the-first-years-in-space/1825805358
• Bandcamp: https://billyyfantis.bandcamp.com/album/2015-2025-the-first-years-in-space

Album Details

• Title: 2015–2025 The First Years in Space
• Artist: Billy Yfantis
• Release Year: 2025
• Format: Digital Album (30 Tracks)
• Genre: Experimental / Ambient / Space Music / Noise
• Label: Independent

About Billy Yfantis

Vasileios (Billy) Yfantis holds two master's degrees in computing science and a Ph.D. in the field of e-government. Billy has been working on music since the late 1990s by experimenting with tape mixing and sound design. Billy is playing digital keyboards but prefers to express his artistic dream through the electronic sounds that come from unusual machines. He has experimented with the recording of vacuum cleaners, electric blenders, and other strange sounds that have resulted in musical releases. Moreover, Billy has authored books on music, business, and science, and from time to time he speaks about electronic governance at scientific conferences all over Europe.

More Music: https://billyyfantis.bandcamp.com

Books: https://www.amazon.com/Vasileios-Yfantis/e/B00JNNL306

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Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

9/23/2025

7d Media Releases "Then Again", A New Album By Andre LaFosse, Marking 30 Years Of His Work At Live Looping's Cutting Edge

"Then again." It's the act of revisiting something from a different point of view. It's also an apt description of live looping: old audio ("then") is repeated ("again"), while newer layers examine previous ideas from an endlessly evolving perspective.

All of these interpretations apply to the newest release on 7D Media by guitarist and looper Andre LaFosse, which wears that phrase as both title and mission statement.

The autumn 2025 release of Then Again marks three decades since LaFosse began exploring live looping. During those 30 years, the concept of a musician sampling and looping their own playing has gradually infiltrated popular culture. What began as a tool of fringe experimentation is now a fixture of contemporary music creation.

Throughout that time, LaFosse has followed an utterly singular path, drawing on hip-hop, avant-garde, funk, noise, prog, contemporary classical, and many other influences. Rather than sampling his guitar playing and repeating it verbatim, Andre uses looping to deliberately mangle and reshape the sound of his instrument. Deeply inspired by post-DJ culture and turntablism, he's often described his style as "turntablist guitar." It's a live performance craft that's both highly abstract and viscerally focused, developed over decades of gigs in venues ranging from art galleries and concert halls to dive bars and dance floors.

"Terry Riley, Public Enemy, and Aphex Twin walk into a bar" might be a dubious joke, but it's also a shorthand for the sounds and styles happening on Then Again. Webs of rhythmic layers create pulsating, percolating textures that morph and evolve throughout, evoking the hypnotic landscapes of early minimalism and tape loop experiments. But the use of modern tech to fragment, fracture, and reconstruct LaFosse's playing gives the music an angular, digitized flavor, far removed from the aesthetics of 20th century analog.

All of this belies the fact that Then Again is essentially a live album. Recorded in-studio and polished after the fact with a minimum of editing, it's a collection of solo performances, reconciling electronic sound design with instrumental musicianship.

And that combination, in turn, suggests a broader sort of balancing act. As LaFosse puts it,

"'Digitally multiplying ourselves across a virtual landscape' works as a summary of live looping... but it also sounds a lot like the state of communication and connection in modern society. As our lives navigate an increasingly complex relationship between community and solitude, looping feels like both a literal and figurative reflection of that state. It's a singular way of making music that feels - and sounds - like nothing else."

Each track here is a live performance with an electric guitar and a Hologram Microcosm. Half of them (tracks 1, 3, 4, and 8) also use the Glou-Glou Loupé; the other half are Microcosm by itself.

Says Andre, “My baseline goal with looping is to present a live performance that holds up strictly on its own musical merits, exactly as played, from the very first note. But, sometimes a bit of post-performance tweaking can elevate the material - especially when a live performance becomes a recorded document.

“So, some of the performances have been edited, usually at the very start and/or end. There's a tiny bit of more substantial tweaking here and there: a few redundant repetitions removed, an intro spliced onto the end to bookend a performance, two parts of a single performance cross-faded together, and some volume adjustments during mixing and mastering, to flatter and enhance the arc of the material.

“As always: thank you very much for listening.”

Track list:
1. Entry Level
2. Most Microbial of Forms
3. Bugs in the System
4. Species of Glory Trees
5. Then Again
6. Why Does It Sudden
7. Imaginary Friends
8. Mean Means Tried

All songs written/performed by Andre LaFosse, ASCAP
Produced by Andre with Trey Gunn
Mixed + Mastered by Andre
Cover art: photograph of an original paint pouring by Rebecca Lee

For more information:
https://andrelafosse.com
https://music.apple.com/us/artist/andre-lafosse/167810709
https://open.spotify.com/artist/1zlJkfi1FBld3WyDM6w7ZJ
https://www.youtube.com/andrelafosse
TikTok: /andre.lafosse.gtr
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Press inquiries: Keith James, Glass Onyon PR, PH: 828-350-8158 (USA), glassonyonpr@gmail.com

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