James Plotkin

ANXIETY KICKS IN! Song is taken from upcoming TURBOANX’s self-titled album. Stream via link in bio! Recorded by Leonardo Bindilatti (@rabumazda ) at Cafetra Records, Lisbon, PT Mixed by Mikhail Zolotarev (@zhivihorosho ) Mastered by James Plotkin (@plotkinworks ) Video/art direction: Rui Major (@themoblob ) Photos: Austėja Ščiavinskaitė (@shotbyteja ) Artworks: João Vouga (@vouguest )

Coming to Bandcamp this weekend. This one means so much to me. Recorded throughout the month of March. All pieces are one take, as they happened. No edits. Just spontaneous compositions first thing in the morning capturing so many moods, thoughts and emotions. Big thanks to James Plotkin @plotkinworks who did an incredible mastering job and of course to Rob Bursmith who always is so gracious with his time and artistic talents. Let’s Not Be Friends !!! #solobass #bassguitar #bassplayer #spontaneouscomposition #expressionism

𝐇𝐎𝐓 𝐆𝐀𝐑𝐁𝐀𝐆𝐄 - 𝐒𝐏𝐔𝐍 🪲 𝐎𝐔𝐓 𝐍𝐎𝐖 A day and night in the life of a bug (Sook-Yin Lee). In the dead of winter, a hibernating bug ventures down a heating vent, only to find itself stuck outside on the frozen streets of Toronto. Crawling across icy cement and flying atop the brutalist skyline, it explores the strange city. After a reflective moment in the park, it flies into the night, buzzing through the dark medieval corridors of the Old City. As the snow comes crashing down, it makes a startling encounter. The video for ‘SPUN’ was made by Dylan Gamble and stars Sook-Yin Lee as ‘the Bug’. Sook-Yin also made the drawings that appear in the video. Dylan directed, shot, and rendered the video in his dark, psychedelic style. The buzzing harmonics of the guitar mirror the sketchy inner dialogue of the bug, while the lyrics remind it of the short time it has left. Video by @dylangamblez Bug and drawings by @sookyinleee Song produced + mixed by @graham_c_walsh at @palace.sound Mastered by @plotkinworks xx

🪰𝐇𝐨𝐭 𝐆𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐠𝐞 - 𝐒𝐏𝐔𝐍🪰 𝐎𝐮𝐭 𝐍𝐨𝐰 via 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 Toronto’s @hotgarbg offer pentagonal noise rock prototype 𝑺𝑷𝑼𝑵. Akin to their latest offering, the “dissonant, uneasy scorcher” (The Joy of Violent Movement) Wewu, the standalone single sees the outfit provide cataclysmic decibels alongside producer @graham_c_walsh (Holy F*ck), this time using a testy five-beat meter while dismantling eardrums by way of fuzzed-out bass, Sonic Youth-esque guitar fury, and otherworldly keys. The track—about taking advantage of the fourth dimension in the face of existence’s turbulent flow—comes accompanied by a music video directed by the band’s @dylangamblez and featuring @sookyinleee as “The Bug”. *** Le groupe torontois @hotgarbg présente le prototype noise rock pentagonal 𝑺𝑷𝑼𝑵. À l’instar de leur dernière offrande, le « brûlot dissonant et troublant » (The Joy of Violent Movement) Wewu, le titre voit le groupe produire des décibels cataclysmiques aux côtés du réalisateur @graham_c_walsh (Holy F*ck), utilisant cette fois-ci une rythmique en cinq pour démanteler les tympans de par une basse fuzzée, des lignes de guitare à la Sonic Youth et des claviers parfaitement étranges. Le morceau – qui parle de tirer parti de la quatrième dimension face au flux turbulent de l’existence – est accompagné d’une vidéo réalisée par @dylangamblez du groupe et mettant en vedette @sookyinleee dans le rôle de « L’Insecte ». Photo: @idiouscarrie S/O: @the_orchard_

𝐒𝐏𝐔𝐍 🪲 𝟎𝟓.𝟏𝟐 𝐏𝐑𝐄-𝐒𝐀𝐕𝐄 🔗 𝐈𝐍 𝐁𝐈𝐎 🎥 @dylangamblez 🪲🎨 @sookyinleee

Dumb Waiter “Change” Stream the new title track “Change” Artwork by @taylor.a.white PR @speakeasypr Richmond noise-rock outliers Dumb Waiter return with Change (July 31, @osseincollective ), a 13-track shift for the underground favorites, introducing vocals for the first time while maintaining the band’s experimental sensibilities. A preview arrives today with the release of the album’s title track, and an accompanying video directed by the band’s own Nicholas Crider. “Over the past few years I’ve gone through a lot of major life events. With each one, I’ve found myself lying awake thinking ‘I’m afraid of change. Please let’s not change. Please don’t change on me.’ No matter how desperate you are to stay put, life will push you forward. The lyric ‘I don’t like change’ feels like one of the most universal, simple, and honest things I could say. Despite that fear, I’m learning to lean into who I am, and I’m less afraid of stepping out of the proverbial uniforms that society, scenes, friends and family may impose. It feels like a perfect statement for the band’s newly formed identity.” Previously described by Decibel as “experimental freakies,” and by MetalSucks as a band “that isn’t pushing the envelope so much as shoving it right over the side of a goddamn cliff,” Change sees Dumb Waiter trading abstraction for urgency, still unpredictable but more direct in its message. “What more is there to say without saying anything?” saxophonist/vocalist Tristan Brennis explains of the band’s decision to include vocals on the new album.. “We quickly realized that we had a whole lot to say about the current state of the world and this hyper-acceleration of society that I think we’re all feeling day in day out.” Recorded with producer and mixer Kevin Bernstein at Baltimore’s @developing_nations studio and mastered by @plotkinworks Change retains the band’s density while sharpening its delivery. As drummer/vocalist Nathaniel Roseberry notes: “We put a lot of effort into creating multifaceted songs that didn’t present as complex. Even if there is ridiculous syncopation happening in the rhythm section, the other guys are smoothing it over to still keep that pop feel.”

MIRACLE return with 'The Living Likeness Of My Electric Daemon' out June 26, 2026 & share "PVC Vest" music video! Pre-Order / Watch / Listen Now Acclaimed electronic/dark-synthpop duo Miracle return with The Living Likeness Of My Electric Daemon, their third full-length album and first new release in over eight years. Written and recorded between London and New York from 2019 to 2025, the album arrives June 26 via Relapse Records and finds Miracle at their most distilled and uncompromising. Miracle once again unites two artists with rich musical histories across electronic, experimental, and progressive music: STEVE MOORE, one half of progressive synth-rock duo Zombi and composer of acclaimed contemporary horror soundtracks including The Guest and Mayhem; alongside vocalist/multi-instrumentalist DANIEL O'SULLIVAN, known for his work with experimental/avant-garde acts Ulver, Grumbling Fur, Æthenor, Sunn O))), Guapo, Mothlite, and This Is ot This Heat. Mixed by Steve Moore Mastered by James Plotkin (@plotkinworks ) Artwork by Mark Titchner (@marktitchner )

Field of Fear is an Oakland(CA) based band that originally started out in 2018 as a dark experimental drone/noise project. Over the years Field of Fear has shape shifted until reaching its final form pumping out punishing and unsettling doom’n’gloom. The bands terrifying new album “Scorpion” will be out on vinyl very soon!!

This week on Riff Worship, we explore the history and impact of the seminal 2002 album Oceanic by post-metal pioneers @isisthebandofficial ! Join us as we trace the band’s sonic evolution, from the bludgeoning heaviness of their debut Celestial to the atmospheric and melodic textures that would evolve throughout their career. In this episode we’ll discuss: How James Plotkin (Phantomsmasher, Khanate) bridged the gap between Isis and Ipecac Recordings, which helped expand the band’s reach and creative freedom. The tragic narrative behind Aaron Turner’s lyricism and the use of water as a powerful spiritual and archetypal symbol. The recording sessions at the legendary Fort Apache studios with producer Matt Bayles (Minus the Bear, Mastodon, Botch) featuring guest performances by Maria Christopher and Ayal Naor of 27. The creation of the experimental Oceanic: Remixes & Reinterpretations with contributions from Mike Patton, Justin Broadrick, and more! We’re also joined by a special guest from Chained to the Bottom of the Ocean (@cttboto ), whose latest EP, Let Us Not Speak Of Them But Look And Pass On, is OUT NOW via @redscroll LISTEN and SUBSCRIBE wherever you enjoy podcasts (Links in bio) @aaronbturner @jcaxide @aaronharris23 @taigasongs @mgr_is_one @matt_bayles @27theband @ipecacrecordings @plotkinworks @sumacbandofficial

HROB DEBUT ALBUM OUT NOW / BRÁNA CHLADU, the debut album by Slovakian Death-Doom abhorrence @hrob.death , is out today and streaming everywhere. Seven tracks of glacial desolation, a monolithic plunge into the frozen void. Vinyl and cassette are in stock, and preorders will start shipping this week. We have sold more than half of the colored copies, so order yours now before it’s too late! T-Shirts will ship around mid/end of May. Link in bio. “Following their 2023 demo, HROB are ready to unleash their most awaited debut full-length, Brána Chladu. The band’s choice to growl in their native tongue loses nothing in the translation: the album is a DEATH-DOOM abomination that evokes a profound sense of dread and desolation, shifting between slime-slow passages, soaked in brooding heaviness and shake-you-from-a-trance pummeling blasts. Where HROB strive to elevate above the usual Death-Doom tropes are their well-timed injection of hauntingly melodic leads and caveman-crude tremolo riffing, respectively. In fact, where those leads sometimes are delivered in clean(er) tones, is when “Brána Chladu” truly sends shivers down the spine. Between them, the listener is transported into a dank, moist crypt forlorn in time - and reeking of rot, both physical and supernatural - augmented by sewer-level vocals that only add up to the horror.” Recorded by Michal Matúš Uharček and Kiko Kavický Mixing by Michal Matúš Uharček Mastered by James Plotkin @plotkinworks Artwork by Jan Vlášek Logo & Lettering by @lord_serus Photo by @tomaslicthle Layout by @terror_matt CD edition is available now through @memento.mori.label - Buy digital directly from the HROB Bandcamp page. #hrob #hrobdeath #nightterrorsrecords #mementomorilabel #deathdoom

Trace Monument “Hollow Land”. Out today in local record stores and on Bandcamp. Thanks to everyone who preordered a cassette. To the friends who have asked: Bandcamp and a limited physical release both respect the nature of this long-form album – they encourage what streaming overlooks. Thanks for treading upon the Hollow Land.

CHANGE is out! Song is taken from upcoming TURBOANX’s self-titled album. Watch full video via link in bio! Recorded by Leonardo Bindilatti at Cafetra Records, Lisbon, PT Mixed by Mikhail Zolotarev Mastered by James Plotkin (@plotkinworks ) Video/art direction: Rui Major (@themoblob ) Photos: Austėja Ščiavinskaitė (@shotbyteja ) Artworks: João Vouga (@vouguest )