Nathan Taylor

Some shots from the recent Nathan Taylor / Verity Den show at Brillobox

Nathan Taylor “Life is but a Dream” CS (SFRC008) now shipping from softer recs HQ Bandcamp. Grab a copy before they are all given away on the upcoming tour with @verityden . April 9: Winston-Salem, Phuzz Fest April 10: Louisville, @bsidebutchertown April 11: Bloomington, @wiuxfm April 12: Chicago, @hideoutchicago April 13: Ypsilanti, Ziggys April 14: Cleveland, day off, chilling with @remko_nizbit and @trick_of_disaster April 15: Pittsburgh, @brilloboxpgh April 16: Philadelphia, @jerrysonfront April 17: Richmond, @banditoslounge.rva

hitting the road in april with our good chum @sponge_bath 4.9 - Winston-Salem - Phuzz Phest 4.10 - Louisville - @bsidebutchertown * 4.11 - Bloomington - Culture Shock @wiuxfm 4.12 - Chicago - @hideoutchicago * 4.13 - Ypsilanti - @ziggysypsi * 4.15 - Pittsburgh - @brilloboxpgh * 4.16 - Philadelphia - @jerrysonfront * 4.17 - Richmond - @banditoslounge.rva * * with solo performances by Nathan Taylor <tour poster by Annie @annievedd - printed by Mateo @myholidayscomplete > can't wait to hang with you all 🔮 we'll have some new merch and the new instrumental LP that's coming out on 4.3 - see u

🥂DJ GIG🥂 I am DJing selections from my modest collection of disco records from around the world. 8-12am, March 21. @theoldnorthbar Durham NC this is a 💯 party for my friends to get loose #stompers #chuggers #groovers #steamers

Bringing it to Ypsi @ziggysypsi 4/13 :: PAPER SLEEP @paper.sleep VERITY DEN @verityden DENO @d_e.n_o NATHAN TAYLOR @sponge_bath 7:30 $5/$10 pwyc

Dear Friends, our next show is Friday, April 17 at the beloved Bandito’s with fantastic North Carolina artists Verity Den and Nathan Taylor, plus Richmond’s own Gardener. The show starts at 8:00 and will set you back $12, which is really a good deal these days. @verityden @gardenerjams @sponge_bath @banditoslounge.rva

Enjoy this perfect little low quality video of @danspartridge ripping it at @shadowbox_studio last Saturday. Copies of his LP “Die Singing Sage” still available at Softer HQ. I love live music !! 📷 by @mbnah

Announcing Nathan Taylor “Life is but a Dream” SFRC008, limited edition cassette. Available for preorder now via the softer recordings bandcamp. Shipping early April 2026. softer-recordings.org Nathan Taylor’s debut under his given name, 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘐𝘴 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘈 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮, presents a hypnagogic atmosphere unfurling within the space spanning crepuscular phantoms to late-night reveries. Though the album’s title and eight extended tracks initially suggest a sleep-inducing stasis, its ultimate effect hearkens towards the primal, unsettling unknowability of the things that go bump in the night. Think sleep paralysis rather than bucolic visions of sheep jumping fences. Tracks are grounded by singular sonic sources - such as resonant bells, deep analog synthesizer sweeps, or a chorus of alto recorders - which float like faded liturgical etchings amidst field recordings, heavily modulated whispers, and disembodied voices. 𝘓𝘪𝘧𝘦 𝘐𝘴 𝘉𝘶𝘵 𝘈 𝘋𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘮 draws us into a peculiar zone where language, sound, and thought congeal into the uncanny, deftly balancing experiences of discomfort and the sublime. Lucid dreaming or unconscious living? There are no hard distinctions in an increasingly hallucinatory post-2020 information landscape, and Taylor presents an album perfectly suited for our time. ~Glyn Maier @enmossed

Announcing Glyn Maier “Arranges & Processes The Ambient Dub Techno Of 1992-1999” SFRC007, limited edition cassette. Available now via the softer recordings Bandcamp. softer-recordings.org Digitally mixed by Glyn Maier in late 2025 using low-bitrate and partially corrupted MP3 files originally downloaded between 2008 - 2011. SFRC007, Home Listening Vol. III, the third iteration of an ongoing mix series by Softer Recordings affiliates. Photograph by @wesleybroome

Sunday 4/12 :: @hideoutchicago LUGGAGE with @amishrecords labelmates Verity Den plus a solo performance by Nathan Taylor (Marv, Softer Recordings) flyer◼️by @michaelvallera

🚨🚨GIG ALERT 🚨🚨 An evening of abstract sound presented by @enmossed and @softer_recordings Saturday, March 7, 2026 Shadowbox Studio Durham, NC 8PM $15, NOTAFLOF VOSP VOSP is the solo audio work of Eric Grieshaber (Providence, RI). EG has been a contributing member of the east coast noise circuit for over a decade, formerly developing heavy electronics as Soft Target and contributing to bizarre and obscure collaborative projects like Pool (See CS “Odlaw” on Softer Recordings) and Hand Of Food.  With VOSP EG aims to create an auditory environment narrated by an existential temperament and driven by textural intricacies.  Field recording techniques, modular and computer synthesis result in a discomforting approach to concrete music and composition.  From searing moments of intensely fried and damaged synth to near silent, ghosted record entries, you may walk away from this work asking yourself for directions to the bottom of the ocean.  See descriptors: gross, confusing, psychedelic, humor. Additionally, EG co-manages the small, US based abstract music label @tryhcld . DJ CHOOCH DJ Chooch is an electronic enthusiast based in the American Southeast, releasing albums via @hot.releases and @industrialcoast . Her work draws from experiences within the Caribbean diaspora and explores emotions of grief, confusion, and devotion. Recent live performances employ live sampling and looping of traditional Guyanese bells and found keyboards, sculpting hypnotic reveries from chaotic sources. PARTRIDGE & TAYLOR Dan Partridge is a committed devotee of extended technique bowed saw performance, releasing work on both Softer Recordings (“Die Singing Säge” LP) and Enmossed (Featured on MARV’s “Keyboard Suite II” LP). His work explores microtonal, idiophonic minimalism, grounded in the sonic traditions of the Appalachian Mountains. Here, performing as a duo with Nathan Taylor (Softer Recordings honcho and audio engineer) on effect treatments, synthesizer, and further sonic abstractions. DEMI and GLYN MAIER selecting the sonic milieu before, between, and after the live sets. Expert sound engineering by the legend, C. Boy @tone_log_records . Flyer photo by @wesleybroome

Last remaining state-side copies of MARV’s “Basse Danse” c65 available at @alldayrecords . The rest are headed to Japan, available @tobirarecords soon.