Michael Boezi – No Love Songs, Vol. 2

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Label Description: These songs invite progressive, collectivist, and non-confrontational reflection as an antidote to the years of programming and propaganda we all endure. Let’s help each other UNLEARN. Let’s afford each other the space to grow. //

SONG SUMMARY:
01. Knocks – Finding the energy to take positive action
02. I Gotta Go – How life goes on amid daily horrors
03. Temperature Drop – How no one’s coming to save us
04. Last Song – How AI art & music will change us
05. Read Me Out – Turning the page on the Boomer’s world
06. Nothing Left – Silence will speak on your behalf if you don’t
07. Doing Any Good – How advocating for change is depleting
08. Fever – How to develop empathy for the victims of disinformation
09. The Recidivist – How old habits and ideas imprison us
10. Graveyard of Good Intentions – We’re fighting the wrong battle
11. Cheap Seats – How to deal with the “Billionaire Problem”
12. Wipe Right Out – How you won’t listen to me anyway

We are waking up one by one. The algorithms will try to keep us apart because this is what those in power fear the most – that we learn from each other’s experiences. //

This is why art is so important. Stories and narratives are the only way to create positive change. So we come together around art. And conversation. And solidarity. And big ideas. //

Positive change is a collective effort. Individualism is our common enemy. //

PRAISE:
“My pick for this week is the just released ‘No Love Songs Volume 2.’ Singer/songwriter/guitarist Michael Boezi and a bunch of fine musicians bring us a great collection of songs about the unfortunate state of the world.

Despite the subject matter, which is presented through great lyrics and excellent instrumentation, the album is not depressing, because it’s a perfect example of how art is essential in hard times, of how we can work through chaos by using our creativity.”

— Aaron Smith (source: BlueSky)

CREDITS:
Lyrics and music by Michael Boezi

PERFORMERS:
Michael Boezi: Voice, guitars on all songs
Dave Brophy: Drums & percussion on all songs
Joe McMahon: Bass guitar on all songs
Andrew Stern: Lead guitar on 2, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Andrew Stern: 12-string guitar on 8, 9
Andrew Stern: Slide guitar on 12
Britt Connors: Backing vocals on 3, 6, 8
James Rohr: Wurlitzer on 3, piano on 6
Andy Santospago: Pedal steel guitar on 1, lap steel on 4
Aaron DeGraff: Backing vocals on 9
Dave Brophy: Backing vocals on 1, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 11, 12
Peter Fernandez: Rhodes on 1, 2, 9
Peter Fernandez: Organ on 1, 2, 5, 8, 9
Peter Fernandez: Synth & other keyboards on 1, 5
Andrew Stern: Triangle on 2
Dave Brophy: Organ on 7

PRODUCTION:
Recorded at Studio Solitaire in Somerville, MA
All songs engineered by Dave Brophy
Backing vocals engineered by Mike Connors on 3, 6, 8

Arranged by Michael Boezi and Dave Brophy
Produced by Michael Boezi and Dave Brophy
Mixed and mastered by Dave Brophy
Cover photograph by Michael Boezi
Cover design by Michael Boezi

Cover image:
Title: [Emma Gillingham Bostwick, half-length portrait of a woman, three-quarters to left, facing three-quarters to right]
Artist: Mathew B. Brady
Date: Between 1851 and 1860
Source: Library of Congress
Underlying Rights: Public Domain Worldwide

℗&© 2025 Control Mouse Media, LLC
Published by Control Mouse Media, LLC, Boston, MA. All rights reserved. Unauthorized duplication is a violation of applicable copyright laws. UPC: 057829394049

Publisher IPI: 1126697538 (ASCAP)
Michael Boezi IPI: 1126697636 (ASCAP)

Turkish Delight – Howcha Magowcha (I Heart Noise)

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Label Description: There isn’t one song on here that stands out as a single: Howcha Magowcha is very much an album, and a discordant, noisy one at that. There’s no time to settle into any of the songs: mellow moments are torn in half with propulsive drumming and low-slung bass, while the guitars fire off in all directions. It’s music that keeps you on edge, engaged, exhilarated. And however big the 90s revival gets, they’ll never make ‘em quite like this again. Aural Aggravation (auralaggravation.com/tag/turkish-delight/)

Video review from Celebutant / Mario Epstein > bit.ly/2uL5FQz

Reunion footage > bit.ly/2NH12hw

Review from skug (in German) > skug.at/grundrauschen-7/

c.soûle – Solamente Augustine (Shady Ridge Records)

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Label Description: From the Artist

Such a great bulk of my life, spent muffling the tender inner voice, in maybe-understandable, certainly misguided attempt to shield myself from further feelings of loss. I believe we are all susceptible to this tendency. Turns out it only sublimates the pain, causing it to erupt in greater violence still, jutting out in all directions in fits of hollowed impotence, thorny, as failing, tangled canes.

We outsource the difficult imperative of the conscience to reaction, to the rage and hopelessness proffered by the digital half-world, to charlatan-shepherds of collapsing pretense. We listen for it in the emotional labor of the hurting, merrily excusing ourselves over the darling cliff of claimed helplessness, siblings in tow.

I have been working at listening for it a might bit better. These tunes are meditations on my novice’s effort at the same. They are an apology and appreciation to Augustine, decades gone, for being held as object and unwitting surrogate to my own inner voice. Apology for this too-usual offloading of emotional work, work I should ought to have been doing myself, projected onto a mythologized, magical “other”. Gratitude for the borrowed “Nah, Pelon” that stood in for my conscience such a number of years and spared so many along the way some of my very worst ideas.

I have come to know my conscience as a tiny, sometimes intruding guest, an insectile dragon, often annoying, as it pollinates this inverted flower, this fig, my clumsy devotion.

Self-congratulations hangs around all day, every day, a constant histamine crackle, as I clod-hopper my way along, trying not to break every single thing I come across. Still, volcanic consequence slices clean through my Chuck’s, describing old desolation, enriching future soil under these weeping feet.

The ration is bitter with the sap of old choices, but it nourishes well, across a tongue, plump and honeyed with gratitude.

Turns out his first name wasn’t Solamente, after all. He has only ever had one name. I just didn’t have the language yet to know any different.

But I am working to understand.

Enjoy,

Clayton aka c.soûle 

Written, recorded, and produced by c.soûle
Mastered by Thomas Ragsdale

SRR041

shadyridgerecords.bandcamp.com

Kahn – Past Life (Deep Medi Musik)

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Label Description: “It felt like it had been such a long time since I’d released anything that felt aligned with that sound I was exploring back in the early days of the Kahn project, and whilst I naturally wanted to bring something contemporary to the table with this record it was nice to allow myself to fall back into that older version of my musical identity. My past life, if you like.”

Mastering : Lewis @ Star Delta
Artwork : Joshua Hughes-Games
Manufacture : Intakt! Berlin

Ourobonic Plague – G.A.: Six: Communion (Self-Released)

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Label Description: “oooh. oh, OK. it did work…”
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breaking through and the not carefulling of what wished for. be not afraid. you have prepared for this. sought it.

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things are starting to get a little weird. but simple. it almost makes sense.
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liner notes: pastebin.com/CF39dauY
single1: /// Leaf House: youtu.be/kSNqoLDvrjE
single2 /// Alien Tongue: youtu.be/UFwQA0NAhU4

Only Now – ETERNAL WRATH (Self-Released)

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Label Description: 𝟒 𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐩𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐰𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐬𝐞

𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐡𝐨𝐭 𝐏𝐮𝐧𝐣𝐚𝐛𝐢 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 𝐦𝐞𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤, 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧/𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐢𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐜𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐲 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐩. 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐭’𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐡𝐲𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐬 𝐮𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐨𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐟𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐞/𝐬𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 “𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐀𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫”, 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐭𝐨𝐨𝐥𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐈 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐧𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬. 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝/𝐬𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐝: 𝐃𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐮, 𝐃𝐡𝐚𝐝, 𝐃𝐡𝐨𝐥, 𝐃𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐤, 𝐓𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐚, 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐢, 𝐀𝐥𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐳𝐚, 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐢 + 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞.

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Music: Kush Arora
Art: Vetularum
Mastering: Modulaw
Additional Mixing: Jonathan James Carr
𝔱𝔥𝔢 𝔱𝔦𝔪𝔢𝔰𝔩𝔞𝔳𝔢 𝔧𝔬𝔲𝔯𝔫𝔢𝔶 𝔠𝔬𝔫𝔱𝔦𝔫𝔲𝔢𝔰….

Pocket Lint – Wunderkammer (Electric Confetti)

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Label Description: Museums and galleries collect, catalogue and curate objects deemed culturally and historically important. A Wunderkammer has no such pretensions. All it hopes to do is present objects that the owner thinks are beautiful or interesting. By doing so, they create a multi-faceted mirror.
So come inside and know me better…

Some review excerpts

“There’s a real warmth to Mark’s sound, the synths here in particular come on rich and deep. Nice work in a catalogue of work that sits, as we’ve said before, very much on the right side of 80s retro pop.” Neil Mason Moonbuilding

“pigeonhole Mark James Heffernan at your peril – for this really is a work of art in its own right and is a remarkable release by an ever increasingly interesting musician” Loz Etheridge God is in the TV Zine

“If you’re the type of person who loves to sit down with a record and really listen to the details, this is for you. It’s officially out as of June 26th, 2026, and you can grab it on CD via Bandcamp or find it on all the usual streaming sites. It’s a great piece of work, and I think it’s going to be in heavy rotation for me for a while. ” Moby Tanner Rebirth of Cool Blog

“Wunderkammer is an outstanding album from Pocket Lint, full of impressive production, heartfelt performances, and a sound world that feels both unusual and deeply human. It confirms Mark Heffernan’s ability to build not just songs, but whole spaces for listeners to step into.” Loop Solitaire

“It is a surprising way to end an album of this kind but Mark is full of surprises and it allows the work to float ethereally into the
distance, rounding off another well-conceived and accomplished
album.” Neil March Trust the Doc Media

“Far removed from the standardized formats dictated by algorithms, Pocket Lint delivers a visceral, captivating record that invites the listener to get lost in it in order to fully appreciate its richness.” Iggy Magazine

“The artist allows the objects—the songs, whether real, imagined, or impossible—to construct that “multifaceted mirror.” Eleven songs to contemplate, listen to, savor, and discover.” Revista Soundloop

“The charm of “Wunderkammer” lies in its refusal to choose between craftsmanship and literature. Many concept albums get bogged down in their own instructions. Here, the concept, on the contrary, makes you want to delve deeper. Pocket Lint isn’t selling a grand, pretentious epic; it’s offering a private collection, slightly dusty, wonderfully suspicious.

We go in to look at the objects.

We leave with the impression that they took notes on us.” Extravefrench

“Plenty of records promise to take you somewhere; few bother to build the doorway first. This one does, and you believe you have stepped through it before the first chorus arrives.” Indie Dock Music Blog

“[the album] presents a thoughtful continuation of Pocket Lint’s evolving approach to composition and storytelling in sound-based form that rewards attentive and repeated listening sessions over time.” Melody Arena

All music by Pocket Lint
Mixed, mastered and Co-produced by Adam at Deluxe Mixing

Saxophone on Clockwork Boy: Jonny Perl, who is a star.
Vocals on Fernery: Julia Indelicate, who is a star.
Vocals on Fernery: Monaz Parry, who is a star
Vibrophone and Fender Rhodes on Heartbreak’s First Teardrop: Adam Knight, who is a star.

Tube Tentacles – Panophobia (Vice de Forme)

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Label Description: Recorded live at Valvulab during 2025.

Tube Tentacles have been making noise for about 25 years. He did a lot of collaborations, with Government Alpha, Guilty Connector, Witches of Malibu…
This recording explores how to face the fear of life.

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Enregistré live à Valvulab pendant l’année 2025.

Tube Tentacles produit sa musique noise depuis environ 25 ans. Il a collaboré avec de nombreux artistes, dont Government Alpha, Guilty Connector, Witches of Malibu, etc…
Cet enregistrement explore comment il est possible d’affronter la peur de l’existence.

Mix + Mastering by Trogotronic / Studio A-No.1 @ Big Sur, California 2026.

Thanks to Vice de Forme, W T Nelson, Garazi Gorostiaga and Miguel A. Garcia (R.I.P.)

Artwork : Pole Ka

Andreas Tilliander – Lava (quiet details)

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Label Description: Credits:
Music by Andreas Tilliander
Mastered by Alex at quiet details studios
Artwork by quiet details in collaboration with Andreas Tilliander
Design by quiet details
© quiet details 2026 all rights reserved

Extremely pleased to say that next in the quiet details series, with an interpretation of immense breadth, is the eminent Swedish producer, Andreas Tilliander, with Lava.

Andreas has been established in the highest echelons of electronica since the late nineties – amassing a vast discography across many leading labels and multiple aliases. Wide-ranging productions under his own name, Morika, TM404, Rechord and many more – on the likes of Kontra Musik, Mille Plateaux, Raster-Noton, Acid Test and his own Repeatle – has proven him time and again to be one of the most important and influential artists of recent years. Essential live performances have served to enforce this legacy.

Lava is Andreas Tilliander at his finest – endlessly experimental and wildly creative expressions, shaped into a sonic excursion of mind-expanding distinction.

As he says, this is “An exploration of southern Sweden – light, memory, and open landscapes.” And we can feel this from the very first second.

Deeply atmospheric from the start, submerged locational recordings intertwine with gradually evolving synths – creating an introduction that lays out the beginning of the path into this beautifully constructed album.

Trademark acidic pulses emerge through the clouds as the music continues on unabated, and from there we’re led by the hand through the emotions Andreas elicits from his surroundings.

His mastery of his machines is total – analogue richness, digital grunge – recordings from many sources manipulated into fascinating collages – all meld into a cohesive whole by the immense creative vision he possesses.

At times vivid and luminescent, and others dark and meditative – always profoundly reflective – this is an album of vast contemplation, perfectly executed by a master of his form.

As Andreas says:

Recorded primarily with samplers, some shitty synthesizers, field recordings from Hässleholm, old VHS tapes, and the quiet electricity of Skåne.

Special thanks to the fields and roads of Vinslöv, Vankiva, and Hässleholm. To the shores of Åhusfältet and the streets that shaped everything. Thank you for the crystal clarity, the glow, the light, and the stillness.

Street Wise. Vinslöv. Vankiva. Hässleholm.

I feel crystal clear.

Huge thanks to Andreas, a stunning addition to the series.

The artwork was made as always influenced by the music and idea behind the album – originating from a photo from Andreas which was then captured with analogue photography and processed here at quiet details studios.

As usual, the album is presented on the physical edition, a custom six-panel digipack with a separate fine art print too.

The CD also has a special long-form continuous mix of the album, unique and representing the music in its purest form.

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