“downtempo” News

New release: The arrival of Ant The Symbol!

Some say he’s able to create complete albums at the snap of his fingers. Others say that if he were to let loose all his sonic algorhythms, you’d surely go mad… so he holds back until humanity is ready. Still others say that he’s known as Just Plain Ant when in human form. Surely the ones who come…… Read “New release: The arrival of Ant The Symbol!”

New release: Just Plain Ant's back with "Knowon"

Hello. Welcome back again. It’s good of you to stop by. Though of course you would, right? It’s that time again. The time for you to let Just Plain Ant take you on another sonic journey. With “Knowon”, Ant’s managed to cook up a fine mixture of introspection, soulful yet funky beats and a healthy…… Read “New release: Just Plain Ant's back with "Knowon"”

The evolution of blocSonic continues with “Songs About Something XE”

We set things off in 2007 with our premiere release, “netBloc Vol. 1: The Opening Salvo”. Even at that early stage, I knew that I wanted blocSonic to be a bit more than your standard “netlabel”. I didn’t want blocSonic to be completely self-serving… it was to be a promotional vehicle for netlabels…… Read “The evolution of blocSonic continues with “Songs About Something XE””

Enjoy netBloc Vol. 26: N.E.T.A.U.D.I.O.

I want to first send out a heartfelt Happy New Year to you all! May 2010 be a year in which we all set the wheels in motion for a positive and happy decade. For blocSonic, our first year featuring original releases was a good one and it was the year that we began planning the good things to come…… Read “Enjoy netBloc Vol. 26: N.E.T.A.U.D.I.O.”