K of ARC

Crime & the City Solution @ Night & Day Cafe Sep 29, 2025 - Manchester, United Kingdom

Totally missed that Crime & The City Solution were playing Manchester next week. Gone, gone the heady days of having any finger on any flickering pulse:

www.bandsintown.com/e/106955680?...

I mean, of course, TONITE!!

TO ITE!

This Sunday
Rare K of ARC live show
With The Deccan Traps - DJs Rob Bright & Eej & Yousef Lanlum & visuals from Konker
Carlton Club Whalley Range Manchester
7- 12

@cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social

Cassette & case of Anti Drome

#NowPlaying #Cassunday
K Of Arc: Anti Drome (2025)

Back in the eerie, mind-bending hinterland of Anti Drome. And loving it...

🙏 @kofarc.bsky.social
@cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social
cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/antidr...

Absolutely made up with this review of ANTIDROME in @thewiremagazine.bsky.social this month.
Superb writing

Many thanks @leahkardos.bsky.social & @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social !

‘a David Lynch soundtrack stretched & mangled through William Basinski’s reels… Rotted VHS horror…’

Antidrome, by K Of Arc 10 track album

Last few cassettes available of ANTIDROME on @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social

Jump in!

cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/antidr...

Much appreciated!

MidYear Favourite Cassettes Monika Badly/Shit Creek: Night Visions (Liquid Library) Robert Dallas Gray: The Vallum (self-released) softshadow: a rose (Rat Run) Content Provider: Endless Summer (Bokeh Versions) DJ Deathdefy: A Hopeful Monster (Industrial Coast) K Of Arc: Antidrome (Cruel Nature) Carnivorous Plants: Guaranteed Armour (Rat Run) Milkweed: Remscéla (self-released) Ironic Hill: Master Pease (self-released) Lush Worker: Free Rock Compositions (Cruel Nature) EEL BLOOD: Scalping Gods For Their Neglect (Venalism) La Brea Pulpit: Anandamide Aberation (Liquid Library) BALF: SEA DEFENCE ULTRA (Industrial Coast)

Couldn't finalise a #MidYearAlbums list this year but as it's #Cassunday, here's a baker's dozen of short-run cassettes released in 2025 that I've really enjoyed...
In no particular order, all come with the highest recommendation 😁

Totally made up to be on the Playlist for @thewiremagazine.bsky.social ‘s Office Ambience- you can stream Hantu from ANTIDROME here.

Always many thanks to @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social !

Shifty When power begins to shift in society, everything becomes unstable, exciting and frightening. Living in Britain at the end of the 20th century. From acclaimed film maker Adam Curtis.

There’s nothing quite like an Adam Curtis documentary, and Shifty is quite spellbinding. It’s dripping in nostalgia, but there’s a clarity and wit to the storytelling, even at its dreamiest/ most nightmarish.

Extra points for the opening scene in Episode 1.

www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

Antidrome in the Office Ambience chart in The Wire this month

Many thanks to @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social and, of course @thewiremagazine.bsky.social
Much appreciated!

Many thanks for including Noise Floor- appreciated!

Flickering Lights #30 airing on @campradio.bsky.social
23/06/25 at 12.00 pm CEST @tanbh.bsky.social @kofarc.bsky.social @everydaydust.bsky.social @discreetarchive.bsky.social @verlorenschatten.bsky.social @horrordwarf.bsky.social @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social @andrewspackman.bsky.social

Many thanks to the always excellent @black-ops.bsky.social for including Pursuit Zones in the set- total honour!

This is great

‘horror vacui’ is out now:
therearenobirdshere.bandcamp.com/album/horror...

An emotional response to the overwhelming barrage of sonic intrusions I experienced whilst visiting Europe in the summer of 2024.

Free yum codes can be found on the BC link above

Enjoy…

New MORE REALISTIC GOALS!

Show is up on Mixcloud via Reform Radio - www.mixcloud.com/reformradio/...

And our mini-reviews are up on the blog - medium.com/more-realist...

Go! Go on!

#morerealisticgoals

QUEERING SOUND: VIDEO / NEW MEDIA + PERFORMANCE ART — Rhizome DC Wednesday June 4 * 7pm * $15 * TICKETS KATIE MAGICIAN (they/she) is an artiste and play practitioner. Their collaborative new media art creates communal rituals exploring alienation and r...

Honoured to have been invited to show video work at Queering Sound Festival at Rhizome DC, Washington DC.

www.rhizomedc.org/new-events/2...

I’d like to go as Jane Asher, if possible.

OUT NOW

SAD MAN “ART”

cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/art

dark ambient and experimental electronics, based on a short story inspired by Midlands surrealist artist and painter Emmy Bridgewater

Order here- cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/antidr...

K Of ARC - ANTIDROME is out on limited edition cassette today on @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social
Here’s a clip from the video for PURSUIT ZONES

Appreciate the play, MRG! Ace show so far- very happy to be on it!

Ha! Usual caveats apply!

Live at 6! And playing something from ANTIDROME!
The mighty @morerealisticgoals.bsky.social

soundcloud.com/simon-edward... Feat album Rollor + @bussykween.bsky.social @stevequeralt.bsky.social @kofarc.bsky.social Sad Man @andrewspackman.bsky.social
@cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social Lightheaded ‪@skepwax.bsky.social +++ #postpunk #noiserock #nowave #punk #shoegaze #experimental #indie +++

Mon 9pm UK @6towns.co.uk online/app/DAB/smartspeaker Feat album Rollor + @bussykween.bsky.social @stevequeralt.bsky.social @kofarc.bsky.social Sad Man @andrewspackman.bsky.social @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social Lo Egin M(h)aol +++ #postpunk #noiserock #nowave #punk #shoegaze #experimental #indie +++

Fresh @black-ops.bsky.social with the wonderful @rlaing.bsky.social @kofarc.bsky.social @poppyhproducer.bsky.social @helenaford141.bsky.social @isolatedcommunity.bsky.social @karenvogtmusic.bsky.social @bipolarexplorer.info r @verlorenschatten.bsky.social

taktentradio.com?p=4518

A tracklist from a TAK TENT radio show "black_ops 17.05.25," featuring a list of various artists and their respective works. The background is dark with a grainy texture, enhancing the moody atmosphere.The face of Arthur Rimbaud is emerging from the shadows. The list includes unique titles, in multiple languages, indicating a diverse selection of tracks.

This Saturday's show on @taktentradio.bsky.social

with special thx to

@kofarc.bsky.social
@poppyhproducer.bsky.social
@thegayagenda95.bsky.social
@isolatedcommunity.bsky.social
@karenvogtmusic.bsky.social
@bipolarexplorer.info
@verlorenschatten.bsky.social