Don’t Wanna Dance - Single

Double Bass - Amy Coates
Production - Zaq Sawyer-Coffeey
Mastered - Conah Tucker

Trust You

Whisper Thinking

Another Year Will Pass

Sit Back Baby

The Boy In The Diving Bell: A Sonic Exploration of Fragmented Consciousness

Flakebelly's The Boy In The Diving Bell is a profoundly introspective and boldly experimental opus, an ambitious project - conceived as the first part of a sequence of three interconnected albums - that interrogates the essence of memory, perception, and identity. At its core, the album is a collision of acoustic alt-folk and fractured psychedelia, with each element twisted and torn apart, as though pulled through a sonic wormhole.
 
Time itself becomes elastic here - warped, twisted, and shattered through live manipulations of a 1960's reel to reel tape machine, which is treated not merely as a recording device but as an instrument in its own right. Squelches, blurples & the occasional soul-rending screech, are coaxed from its mechanics by playing with the physical tape and manipulating the play, stop, rewind, and fast-forward dials in real-time. These live performances, recorded directly to the track, create ghostly echoes, cascading loops and unpredictable textures.

The album’s tracks weave between surreal brevity and expansive, hypnotic soundscapes. Ambient interludes of manipulated field recordings - wind through trees, mountain burns - are bent and layered into uncanny textures, creating what feel like "postcards from the inside out." These moments are punctuated by flourishes of finger-picked, lifelorn laments, their plaintive tones stretched into kaleidoscopic abstractions.

As a tapestry of alt-folk, lo-fi grunge, and experimental psychedelic sound design, The Boy In The Diving Bell is a singularity where time and sound collapse into pure expression. It resonates as a deeply immersive experience, a journey through the upside down, where acoustic sincerity is continually deconstructed and reassembled into something new.

This is not just music through the eye of a needle, it is a meditation on perception, a voyage through warped temporalities, and a bold reimagining of what music can become when pushed to the outermost limits. Flakebelly invites the listener to lose themselves in this fragmented, dreamlike world, where every note is both a memory and a revelation.

The Boy In The Diving Bell

Newspaper Stairs

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Third album from music producer and composer Olovson

THINGS I COULD'VE LEFT BEHIND

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Tap TF Out

British-Portuguese artist Bernardo, announces her debut album 'Secrets of Six-Figure Women'. Written and produced by Sonia Bernardo and co-produced by Dave Maclean (Django Django), the record weaves British and Portuguese influences into a sophisticated commentary on modern ambition and identity.

Bobby's Song

"Finally" is based on Proud Megan realising the importance of caring for herself. It is taken from her debut E.P "Not Flawed, Not Broken" , released 12/09/25 - available on all streaming services
Lyrics:
Crumble to pieces
Then reassemble a different way
Whole new structure, rebuilt from the old frame

My baby, my baby can’t lie
My baby, my baby learn to lie – give it a try

Feel  pain, work out where does it come from
It originates always where you least expect it
You can hold it, now you are the one
Who  possesses warmth, gently now you can direct it
All the times you beat yourself up and ran
With the views of others, always too apologetic 
Mountain pose, feet firm now you’re a fan
Of yourself and what you need
Its you I see protect it

Finally be your sunshine
Finally be your sunshine
Finally be your sunshine

Finally

"Blind" came from a moment when I realised I'd been lying to myself. It’s about the mix of anger and clarity that comes with the truth, the frustration that comes from time misspent, and the need to free yourself by opening your eyes even if you won't like what you see.

Blind

Electronica with a soul. Funky darkness with a heavy dose of melody and a film quote or two. 
Also, check out my UNDISCOVERED playlists - shining a light on unknown, unsigned, and under-appreciated artists. 7 carefully curated playlists covering different genres.

Click here to listen:

https://open.spotify.com/user/verygrubby?si=bRk5LdP4SaKjXEOmPeKd0Q

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