2010

New release: Goodbye 2010, Hello 2011. Ladies & gents… netBloc Vol. 31!

2010 has been an incredible year for blocSonic. We’ve had Boots Riley on ETHX’ “Boom to Bloom” and Chuck D on Just Plain Ant’s “Rumble, Young Man, Rumble”. We’ve released our first indie and pop albums with Friends or Whatever’s self-titled debut, Garmisch’s self-titled blocSonic debut and Liam Stewart’s “Sixteen… Read more

New release: Introducing Liam Stewart's "Sooner"

For this second and final single promoting Liam’s incredible album “Sixteen Words” we continue our dedication to the maxi-single format with another seven exclusives! Among them are two previously unreleased songs which only add to the terrific body of work he’s released through blocSonic, four great remixes of “Sooner” by… Read more

New release: Introducing Liam Stewart's "Sixteen Words"

Since first deciding to release original albums here, I intended blocSonic to release an eclectic range of music and with each new original, I think we’re reinforcing that intention. Since the beginning I’ve been amazed at the caliber of artists that have either approached us or agreed to release through… Read more

Care to know more about blocSonic?

Check out the latest interview I've done with the great guys over at freezingprocess.net. A Maine based podcast that covers music related topics in each episode. Our conversation goes into depth about what exactly blocSonic is, Creative Commons and that most-excellent open-source audio format, FLAC. Thanks again to Trent and… Read more

New release: Introducing Liam Stewart and the first single, Bird Of Prey

“Bird Of Prey” is your first taste of what Liam Stewart and blocSonic have in store for you with the release of the album “Sixteen Words” on November 30th. If you dig indie-pop music packed with lush melodies, moody vocals and a rock edge then you definitely need to check… Read more

New release: Setting the mood with netBloc Volume 30: aldartea

Love of music is what the netBloc series is about. It’s not about hatred of the mainstream music industry, even though it may seem so sometimes (no matter how much I am against everything that the music industry represents these days). The fact of the matter is that there are… Read more

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Hoodgrown Magazine: The First Hip Hop iPad Magazine App!

(via Tablazines.com) What started as a print magazine that ceased publication due to increasing print cost and decreasing advertising revenue has returned as the first hip hop magazine app to hit the Apple store. Spearheaded by Chris “Cartel” English and Lord Jamar (of Brand Nubian fame), the Hoodgrown Magazine app… Read more

Garmisch Interview on Swedish radio

This is just a quick note to let you know that Garmisch will be interviewed on Sveriges Radio’s P3 Lab. They'll also play 2 Garmisch tracks. So tune in at 7:45PM Swedish time (1:45PM EST / 5:45PM GMT)! Read more

New release: With the final Garmisch maxi-single the exclusives keep coming

If you haven’t figured it out by now, each original blocSonic album release is promoted via two maxi-single releases. With each single, we draw you in with very tasty exclusives. Garmisch’s “Facing the Sea” is no different. In fact, this one comes packed with six! On it you’ll find a… Read more

New release: Enjoy 10 tracks of gorgeous Swedish electropop. Enjoy Garmisch!

If you missed the release of the maxi-single “Glimmer” a couple weeks ago, you may have missed a bit of the background about this great band. Based out of Malmö, Sweden, they’ve been together for about six years now. In that time, they’ve released a couple incredible EPs on the… Read more