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No.

by Soft Riot

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1.
Linked Between Two Minds 05:03
2.
Crashing Into Tomorrow 05:02
3.
It Never Takes Long To Say No 04:38
lyrics
Nonsense has taken over and logic starts to crack Putting yourself out all the time but nothing comes back And within time that shade grows into a fatal tone But you know it never takes long to say no One hand over the other in a misguided pact The ace of bad decisions in a counterattack Don’t get overblown as the world groans into a microphone But you know it never takes long to say no There’s no affection when the the feeling is black Sparring ‘bout an “eye for an eye” — mythomaniac! If someone told you it was gonna be this way before You’d probably just remain as far away as you can evermore The monotone of repeating to you what’s been shown before Those devils just want to reach you, eat you to the core But you know it never takes long to say no Those devils just want to reach you, eat you to the core Nonsense!
4.
Shouldering 05:06
5.
When It Comes On Strong 04:34
lyrics
Time lapse reel — filing down of the tinder that sparks you A hand will lift one thousand times for the price of the pay off Taking to the phrase of good things come to those who wait A long time — pounce — eyes locked When it comes on strong A mad rush like the first sign Feel the hale crest arc down right onto your head It takes the flick of the wrist to hack hard to push ahead You could just call it a day on the ground but you’d rather be dead A coin to throw into the well to keep on dreaming It’s no use but mirrors friction to conceding Searing the roots of moments so the colours don’t start to fade Red — raw — seemingly war paint When it comes on strong Like a flash rain on a parade That allegory comes hard right onto your head Time lapse reel — frames moving forward Celluloid starts to burn as the tension plays A smokescreen in the fire is where you find your shade When it comes on strong That gripping jolt that tells right away Feel that white crest crash over right down on your head
6.
Wishing You Were Wrong 04:27
7.
Just A Vapour 04:39
8.
A Spade Is Played Again 04:41
9.
Wont Fade Out 04:31

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PSSN10 / W.10.18 — SOFT RIOT "No."

No. is the tenth Soft Riot album by Glasgow-based Canadian synth auteur Jack Duckworth (also known as JJD). With origins from the mid-nineties in the vibrant art-punk/hardcore dominating the West Coast American/Canadian underground at the time, he has clocked in over twenty five years of musical output in various bands and projects, including first-wave post-punk revivalists Radio Berlin (1998-2005) and industrial synth-punk collective A Luna Red (Gold Standard Labs, 1999-2003).

No. is the logical follow-up to When Push Comes To Shove, released in November 2019 on the Glasgow UK-based label Possession Records, which saw some critical acclaim in the increasingly diverse synthwave scene — a crystallization of the artist’s signature “SynthLord” sound.

With No. things have been shaken up and pushed into new directions. Many different factors came into play, including the conditions of the pandemic lockdowns and an urge for listening to music favourites from beyond his own scene informed developments on this new record. One key feature of these tracks is that under these conditions they were developed as individual pieces — a constrasting approach from previous albums where tracks were written with an album in mind. An evaluation of all of these individual tracks in the summer of 2022 unveiled a common pattern going through these new compositions.

One can still hear any number of echoes of the spirits of original synth artists in his sound, such as Images in Vogue, The Box, Section 25, Thomas Dolby, Skinny Puppy, Chrome, Cabaret Voltaire, Fad Gadget, Japan and Bill Nelson. However, some of Jack’s halcyon punk influences surface as well, taking inspiration from legendary punk/hardcore labels such as Dischord and Gravity, as listening habits over pandemic steered back towards more guitar-based styles. The introduction of expanded production techniques, experiments with vocal styles and tones, and stylistic shifts mark a progression of Soft Riot’s sound. The result is a snarkier, urgent and more playful, with a focus on pure synthpop, new wave, art-punk, proto-EBM as well as grittier synth-punk and post-punk tones.

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released August 11, 2023

Soft Riot is JJD : Voice, synthesizers, programming, effects and found sounds.

All tracks written and recorded in numerous sessions between September 2020 and August 2022 at Studio Carillon and mixed in October 2022 by JJD at Studio Carillon and Empire Studios in Glasgow, Scotland. Intro sample to “When It Comes On Strong” recorded in Bellahouston Park, Glasgow in summer 2022.

Mastered by Josh Stevenson at Otic Mastering in winter 2022/2023.

Artwork and design by JJD as JJD Works.

All music written by JJD (Jack Duckworth) under Sanctum Reigns Publishing.

"No." is released on Possession Records (UK) in partnership with Wave Tension Records (NL).

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