Track from Rick Round solo album Clues From The Closet, recorded in 1990.  To be released by OOTSOMS Records in 2011.


Apple Happy

Track from album by P. Ross Tate & The Five Bar Gate, released by OOTSOMS Records in 2010.  Part live, part studio.


Mr. Pronoun's Complaint

Track from Rick Round solo album I'm Putting All My Bags In One Exit, released by OOTSOMS Records in 2007.


Firing Missals At The Hostels

Track from Rick Round solo album Fishy Burps Volume 1, released by OOTSOMS Records in 2002.


When I Was A Boy

Track from The Locksmiths' album, Shake, Wattle and Daub, released by OOTSOMS Records in 2003.

Hobby Model Mom

Track from the album by The Locksmiths, "Who are you... and how did you get in here?", recorded 1993-94, released by OOTSOMS Records in 2005.

Ointment On The Soles Of My Shoes

OOTSOMS stands for "Ointment On The Soles Of My Shoes".  It was originally the title of a song I wrote and recorded with a band called The Locksmiths.  In 1997 it became the title of a zine I ran for about 5 years.  The zine was about music I liked, plus about my life in Tokyo, and it included some fiction of mine and contributions from various friends.  In 2002 the zine mutated into a record label.  And that's where we are now.  OOTSOMS Records is dedicated to putting out music I record, either solo or with friends.  This includes new stuff and stuff that goes right back to the 1970s.  I tend to bang things down quickly without too much regard for finesse or what people think.  Also like to be a little experimental / self-indulgent now and then.  I am using SoundCloud to share samples of some of the things OOTSOMS Records has released over the years.  Contact me if you would like to order a CD or a tape.