News for 2013
C-Doc & Tha Silent Partner bring you fortyFive Friday!
In February, things have been relatively quiet here, so we decided to treat you with a tasty sonic morsel for fortyFive Friday! Enjoy this Tha Silent Partner flavored remix of C-Doc’s “Me Nots”, the original version of which can be found on his album “Divided We Stand”. Thanks to TSP for the grea…… Read “C-Doc & Tha Silent Partner bring you fortyFive Friday!”
Liam Stewart featured on new Mercedes-Benz Mixed Tape!
Yesterday Mercedes-Benz released the latest volume of their excellent Mixed Tape series, “(The) Amplified A”. Included among the twelve track line-up are two from our own Liam Stewart! His rocking “Moody New Star”, from the great new album “Losing The Tortoise Race”, opens up the compilation in a…… Read “Liam Stewart featured on new Mercedes-Benz Mixed Tape!”
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 me…… Read “New release: blocSonic welcomes The Scallions on board with the release of "Agony Through Ceremony XE"!”
New release: netBloc Vol. 41: Brought to you by the numerals 4 and 1
With this being the 41st volume in our most excellent netBloc series, I felt it only fitting that I make plunderphonic artist Fortyone an integral part of it. So what you’ll find is his wacky and adventurous explorations in sampling both opening and closing this collection… making for a righteous…… Read “New release: netBloc Vol. 41: Brought to you by the numerals 4 and 1”
New release: Just Plain Ant continues the journey with "All Becomes Dust"
Back in 2008 I first came upon the music of an artist who, a year later would play a large role in blocSonic’s transition to a full-fledged netlabel with it’s own original releases along side it’s netBloc series. That artist, Just Plain Ant made his first appearance on “netBloc Vol. 17: Refined Ex…… Read “New release: Just Plain Ant continues the journey with "All Becomes Dust"”
New release: Just Plain Ant returns with the first single from "All Becomes Dust"
Just Plain Ant will always hold a special place here at blocSonic, since his was the first original album and the first Xtended Edition that we released. We now enter his fourth year here and he returns with another great new album of formula smashing downtempo, “All Becomes Dust”. “Love(d)” is…… Read “New release: Just Plain Ant returns with the first single from "All Becomes Dust"”