“avantgarde” Posts

Warning, Dr. Mindflip has taken over!

Dr. Mindflip's triumphant return to blocSonic! Back in December of 2014, Dr. Mindflip released “In a Garden of Fools”, the final EP of a series he released in 2013 and 2014. So, suffice it to say that we’re excited to finally bring to you their first release in almost eight… Read more

Today blocSonic celebrates the 7th Annual Netlabel Day with a bunch of new music and CDs from Liam Stewart!

Every year we at blocSonic love to participate in Netlabel Day to big-up netlabel culture. Though the number of active netlabels that exist today have dwindled compared to when we launched in 2007, there are still a significant number of us representing. Props go out to everyone who plays a… Read more

New release: Dr. Mindflip closes out his 2014 EP trilogy!

Today I’m very happy to be able to present to you, In a Garden of Fools, the third and final EP of Dr. Mindflip’s 2014 EP series! Dr. Mindflip, along with the help of Aidan Guilfoyle, Séan Kenny, Tommy Wiseau & Stephen Spies, has once again put together a memorable… Read more

New release: Dr. Mindflip returns with blocSonic's 200th release!

Today we’ve got a release for you that’s special for a couple reasons. It’s the first Dr. Mindflip EP to feature a complete band line-up… and it’s our 200th release! With Every Waking Moment, Dr. Mindflip brings his brand of sinister, hallucinogenic pop, but the band lends a depth not… Read more

New release: blocSonic welcomes The Scallions on board with the release of "Agony Through Ceremony XE"!

A little over ten years ago, in 2002, I began working for SLAMjamz, the label run by Public Enemy’s Chuck D. I began by designing cover art for their digital single series. Among those digital singles were seven designed for Connecticut avante-garde power pop group, The Scallions, consisting of members… Read more