The Day That Everything Changed (On March 13th)

Original version recorded by America (1975). Words and music by Gerry Beckley.
Taken from Ray's Quarantine Covers Project Vol. 1, released January 15, 2021

Ray Boyce: Vocals, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Slide Guitar, Bass, Drum Machine Programming;
Fred Pickard: 12 String Electric Guitar, addtional Slide Guitar.

Sister Golden Hair (America Cover)

Original version recorded by Bram Tchaikovsky (1979). Words and music by Ronald Thomas (aka Bram Tchaikovsky).
from Ray's Quarantine Covers Project Vol. 1, released January 15, 2021

Ray Boyce: Lead and Background Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drum Machine Programming.

Girl Of My Dreams (Bram Tchaikovsky cover)

Bonus track by Fred Pickard & The Pickard Family Singers! Original version recorded by the Hoodoo Gurus (1985). Words and music by Dave Faulkner.
from Ray's Quarantine Covers Project Vol. 1, released January 15, 2021

Fred Pickard: Lead Vocals, Background Vocals, Rhythm Guitar. Lead Guitar, Bass, Drum Programming;
Nancy Pickard & Olivia Pickard: Background Vocals.

Recorded by Fred Pickard at Robin's Nest Studio, Norfolk MA, May 2020.
Mixed by Ray Boyce at FOC Studios North, Ludlow VT, January 2021.
Mastered by Ray Boyce/BandLab, January 2021.

Hayride To Hell (Hoodoo Gurus cover)

Original version recorded by Ace (1975). Words and music by Paul Carrack.
from Ray's Quarantine Covers Project Vol. 1, released January 15, 2021

Ray Boyce: Vocals, Keyboards, Electric Rhythm Guitar, Electric Lead Guitar, Bass;
Steve McDonough: Drums

How Long (Ace cover)

Original version recorded by 10cc (1975). Words and music by Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman.
from Ray's Quarantine Covers Project Vol. 1, released January 15, 2021

Ray Boyce: Lead and Background Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Bass, Keyboards, Drum Machine Programming.

I'm Not In Love (10cc cover)

i dont give a #### (_redw4trr)

A two and a half hour journey through the full back catalogue of one of my favourite record labels, Quarantine Recordings. Rollers in the fullest and original sense of the word from an artist roster any one would be proud of. Massive Big ups to Fierce... 

Bandcamp store now up and live - https://quarantinerecordings.bandcamp.com/

1. Foodchain - Fierce & Break
2. X Track - Silent Witness & Break
3. Users - Keaton & Nitrox
4. Euphoric - Fierce & Vicious Circle
5. Immaculate - Break & Hydro
6. Fiend - Fierce, Vicious Circle & Jubei
7. Galleon - Fierce, Break, DBridge & Nico
8. Inertia - Optiv
9. Going Clear - Fierce & Zero T
10. Innocence (Hive Remix) - Fierce & Fresh
11. Profile - Fierce, Zero T & Nico
12. Carrier - Fierce & Cause 4 Concern
13. Karma - Fierce & Outrage
14. Run Off - Break
15. Section VIP - Fierce & Vicious Circle
16. Surface Noise - Fierce & Optiv
17. Covert - Fierce & Outrage
18. Nightsiege - Cause 4 Concern
19. Scatter - Fierce & Zero T
20. Hooligan - Fierce & Break
21. Thick & Thin - Zero T
22. Authentic - Break
23. Splash Step - Break
24. Dreams of Delta - Mindgame
25. Waterboard - Optiv
26. Rehab - Ed Rush & Optical
27. Lowball - Zero T
28. Enigma (Calibre Remix) - Break
29. Twilight - DBridge & Fierce
30. Resonance - Fierce & Dom
31. Gaslight - Fierce & Zero T
32. Turncoat - Fierce & Zero T
33. Feedback - Fierce & Vicious Circle
34. See Through - Fierce & Zero T
35. Feedback - Vicious Circle
36. Skylark - Vicious Circle & Nocturnal
37. Condors - Fierce & Vicious Circle
38. Shipment - Break
39. Intrinsic - Fierce & Zero T
40. Bermuda - Fierce & Cause 4 Concern
41. Back - Fierce & Zero T
42. Nevermore - Fierce & DBridge
43. Bloodshed - S.P.Y
44. Circa - Optiv
45. Inhibitor - Fierce & Zero T
46. Fury - Fierce & S.P.Y
47. Always Something - Fierce & Zero T
48. Catch Off - Break
49. Off Day - Silent Witness
50. Spectre - Fierce & Vicious Circle
51. Keeper - Fierce & Survival
52. Dream Sequence - Break & Hydro
53. Myriad - Fierce & Survival
54. Kickback - Silent Witness & Break
55. Day One - Break
56. Sunshine - Fierce & Zero T
57. Hold It Now - Fierce & Break
58. Second Nature - Fierce & Zero T
59. Draw - Fierce, Break & Nico
60. Immaculate - Break & Hydro
61. Knife Point - Fierce, Break & Silent Witness
62. Clandestine - Fierce & Zero T
63. Exhale - Fierce & DBridge
64. In Limbo - Fierce & Break
65. Section - Fierce & Vicious Circle
66. Malady - Fierce & Zero T
67. Red Line - Fierce & Break
68. Carrier (Gridlock Remix) - Fierce & Cause 4 Concern
69. Borderline - Fierce & S.P.Y
70. Empire - Fierce, Break & Nico
71. Expose - Fierce & Zero T
72. No ID - Break & Survival
73. Prism - Fierce & Survival
74. Tyranny - Fierce & DBridge
75. Z Groove - Break
76. Innocence - Fierce & Fresh
77. Axis - Fierce & Zero T
78. Dimension - Survival
79. Enigma - Break
80. Diplodocus - Noisia

Remember The Roller - A Quarantine Retrospective

I recorded this one around five years ago, when we were all gettin' locked down, and "quarantined." I won't leave this one up for long (: downloads are enabled. 

2020 Vision mix

Miguel D&B are celebrating their 5th birthday on the 24 of May and for the event they are inviting the legends Ed Rush & Optical. For this special occasion the promoters alongside Cause4Concern are doing a DJ contest, so here's my vinyl mix for the competition. Hopefully if I win I'll get the chance to meet Ben & Matt and get them to sign some of their releases that I bought over the years.

For the mix I picked up some of my favourite rollers and tried to keep things interesting by following my rule to not repeat any artists & labels. :) Special love for that "Fixation" x "Infectious Funk" blend as when I met Icicle some years ago he said that the tune was a little tribute to Ed Rush & Optical. Signed the 12" and wrote on the sleeve "All about Ed & Op. Infection <-> Virus"

Enjoy the mix and good luck to all participants. :)

Mefjus - Surrounded / Critical
Bad Company - The Pulse / Prototype
Mindscape & Jade - Razor Sharp / Commercial Suicide
Ed Rush & Optical - Fixation / Virus
Icicle - Infectious Funk / Shogun
Ulterior Motive - M.I.R / Metalheadz
Kemal - Mutationz III / DSCI4
Fierce, Break, dBridge & Nico - Galleon / Quarantine
Dose & Teknik - The Jackal / Horizons
Noisia - Concussion / Vision

Soulnd - CAUSE4CONCERN x MIGUEL DNB - DJ CONTEST

Yung inspiring rapper from the dmv area🔥🔥🔥

Assistant Label Manager at Dispatch Recordings. 

Bandcamp management for Metalheadz/Integral/Dawn Wall/Ekho/Quarantine

Central Beatz/Momentum crew.

Feel free to reach out @ iamsoulnd@gmail.com

I’m Soulnd and I won’t write about myself in the 3rd person. I’ve been a music lover since a kid, a dubstep, jungle and drum & bass nerd, collecting records since 2011 http://www.discogs.com/user/soulnd, DJing since 2012 http://www.mixcloud.com/iamsoulnd and was also a writer for Stash! Magazine (2011-2019), for which I interviewed artists like Marcus Intalex (RIP), dBridge, Ant TC1, Joe Nice, Ulterior Motive, Lynx, Commix, Dose, M-Zine & Scepticz, Skittles, Numa Crew etc. Every month you can catch me spinning vinyl at @tabarecordstore and there is also my “All About The Music” show on @off-beat-radio.

I think that a quality DJ should know the history of the music they are playing. I’m oriented mostly into the drum & bass, jungle and dubstep genres. My selection is versatile and you’ll always hear different tracks depending on the place and time of the set. I focus on the intelligent sound, which could be more melodic and lush or deep and dark.	

Except in Bulgaria I’ve played in the US, Italy, Romania and Greece and shared a stage with artists like Marcus Intalex, Spirit, dBridge, Skeptical, Amit, Commodo, Digital, Storm, Total Science, LTJ Bukem, Swindle, Dub Phizix & Strategy, Rockwell, SpectraSoul, V.I.V.E.K., Vicious Circle, June Miller, Bredren, Gridlok and many more.

FOC Records is an independent record label that is home to the Boston-based bands Powderhouse, The New Thirty, M.O.D.E. and The Returnables.
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"Do you have somewhere you can go, somewhere safe to be yourself?” sings songwriter Teresa Mastrorilli in the tune “Solace”, the first track from the new Powderhouse EP “Life in Black and White” (FOC Records, Sep. 2014). These lyrics encapsulate the band’s approach to recording the new album, retreating to their bass player’s studio where the comfortable and familiar environment brought out the best in everyone. The 5 songs on the EP reflect the band’s ability to seamlessly integrate multiple genres, such as singer-songwriter (Solace), power-pop (Green Light), indie/dream pop (I’ll Know I’m There), alt-country (No For An Answer) and garage rock (La Sirena). Powderhouse has truly hit its stride in both songwriting and arranging on the EP, recorded and produced by Ray Boyce at FOC Studios and mastered by Mike Burke at Specialized Mastering. The band will celebrate with a CD release show at The Middle East on Friday Sep. 26th, opening for Bloodshot Records recording artist Lydia Loveless.

Powderhouse first came together at the end of 2006, when Teresa approached the veteran rhythm section of Kevin Moylan and Ray Boyce to help her record some of her songs. That led to the formation of Powderhouse, who played their debut gig in May 2007. The band has since played successful shows at top clubs throughout the Boston area, including Church, The Middle East, Hard Rock Café, Precinct, T.T. the Bears Place, Davis Square Theatre, Sally O’Briens, Copperfield's and Bills Bar. After adding lead guitarist Fred Pickard and keyboardist Art DaPrato to the line-up in 2008, Powderhouse released their full-length debut album, "In The Meantime” in July 2010. The track "Keeping My Heart" was voted onto the Top 5 Local Song Poll on WZLX/Boston Emissions for 4 weeks and songs from the album received airplay on both terrestrial and Internet radio. Positive reviews appeared in The Deli Magazine, Metronome Magazine, WomensRadio Music Review and elsewhere. The band released a follow-up EP entitled “Through The Air” in Nov. 2012, playing lots of shows to support that EP, which also received solid reviews and radio airplay. Powderhouse has been selected to play the International Pop Overthrow Festival 3 times (’09. ’10 & ’13), and was twice featured as the "Soundtrack" artist of the day on NECN’s "The Morning Show". Several Powderhouse songs were also placed in the soundtrack of the film "Wingman” (2011).

Powderhouse is planning on more gigs in and around the Northeast during the coming year in order to support the new release. For more information, please contact Teresa Mastrorilli at info@powderhouseband.com.

www.powderhouseband.com 
www.facebook.com/Powderhouseband
powderhouse.bandcamp.com 
www.sonicbids.com/powderhouse (EPK)
www.noisetrade.com/powderhouse

Band Members:
Teresa Mastrorilli – Lead Vocals & Guitar
Ray Boyce - Bass & Vocals
Kevin Moylan - Drums
Art DaPrato - Keyboards
Fred Pickard - Lead Guitar & Vocals

Reviews:

"Powderhouse is an indie rock band that could ride the edge of a few other genres as well, extremely talented and hard to turn off, they will be playing on my iPhone for a while." 
-Jonny Katz, The Boston Local Music Show, UNregularRadio.com

"Jangling, introspective power-pop led by Teresa Mastrorilli’s guileless vocals….this young band has created a solid musical debut (sic) that will act as a fine stepping stone for great things to come.” 
- Doug Sloan, Metronome Magazine, Feb. 2013

"…a solidly constructed set of power pop tunes…I like this record very much. While the melodies are all instantly hummable, at no point do they feel derivative or overly familiar. The six songs serve as a nice appetizer. I’m ready for the main course."
– Kevin Finn, The Noise, March 2013



This moment is nice.

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