The Sanctity Of Crows

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The Sanctity Of Crows is an award-winning solo indie music project by Ian A Napier, who lives in Scotland.

Distinctive genre-agnostic flights high above the confluence of the two great rivers Prog and Post-rock. Music 100% AI-free, mostly instrumental.

Improvisational performance percolated (to varying degrees) through a process of sonic collage and audio-sculpture, giving rise to music that is sometimes less pretentious than this description might imply.

The debut album "Amidst the Gloom" was released in March 2024, followed by "Flowers of the New Dawn" (a symphony for electric guitars in six movements) at the end of October 2024 - two tracks from which reached top 5 positions in the Independent Artist Chart on Burton Radio. In December 2024, tSoC received the "Newcomer Of The Year" award from 'Neil On The Radio' for Smart Radio 101. In February 2026, tSoC became the inaugural member of Burton Radio's new Independent Hall Of Fame.

Ian continues to explore his creativity through music with new releases, and collaborations.

BIOGRAPHY

More about Ian's musical journey, and how (and why) he creates music

DISCOGRAPHY

Definitive list of all tSoC releases

INTERVIEW

Imaginary interview June 2025

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tSoC music is 100% AI-free, but graphics are often AI

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  • 💿 ALBUM: Time

    10 SEP 2026: Fourth full album, "Songs From The Ether" [43:14; 7 tracks] - the sonic exploration continues.

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: Arrival

    27 AUG 2026: "Arrival" [2:42], a track from a future album.

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: The Waiting Room (feat. Across The Frostlands)

    13 AUG 2026: "The Waiting Room (feat. Across The Frostlands)" [7:23], a vocal version of this track from the 2026 album "Time".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: A Sea Of Mysterious Particles

    23 JUL 2026: "A Sea Of Mysterious Particles" [6:09], a track from a future album.

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: The Quiet Inside

    25 JUN 2026: "The Quiet Inside" [4:35], a track from a future album.

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: Histheory - Stars On The Water (The Sanctity Of Crows Remix)

    08 MAY 2026: "Stars On The Water (The Sanctity Of Crows Remix)" [4:14], an embellished version of Histheory's piano-only track from his 2025 album "High Seas Mysteries".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: The Last Thing We Need Now Is War (feat. Across The Frostlands)

    30 MAR 2026: "The Last Thing We Need Now Is War (feat. Across The Frostlands)" [4:19], a vocal version of this track from the 2024 album "Amidst The Gloom".

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  • 💿 ALBUM: Time

    19 MAR 2026: Third full album, "Time" [65:09; 9 tracks], a musical exploration of the cycle of birth, life, death and reincarnation.

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: In The Moment

    19 FEB 2026: "In The Moment" [4:08], a track from the future album "Time".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: The Waiting Room (radio edit)

    29 JAN 2026: "The Waiting Room (radio edit)" [4:08], an edit of a track from the future album "Time".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: Second Sun (feat. Hollow Words)

    23 JAN 2026: "Second Sun (feat. Hollow Words)" [4:45], a vocal version of the longer "Second Sun" track from the 2024 album "Amidst The Gloom".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: After Christmas

    01 DEC 2025: "After Christmas" [2:38], a Christmas-ified extract from the closing track "After" for the future album "Time".

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  • 💿 EP: IV

    18 Sep 2025: Micro-EP "IV" [4:00; 2 tracks] from a future album "Time".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: Second Sun (radio edit)

    16 AUG 2025: Radio edit of "Second Sun" [4:20] from the 2024 album "Amidst The Gloom".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: Discovery

    26 JUN 2025: "Discovery" [4:33], Pt. iii of "Terra Incognita" from the 2025 EP "Terra Incognita".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: Journey's End (feat. Sonia Hutchinson of Crowsilver)

    19 JUN 2025: Vocal version of "Journey's End" [2:57] from the 2025 EP "Terra Incognita".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: Everywhere The Wind Blows (feat. Jonathan Dawkins)

    12 JUN 2025: Vocal version of "Everywhere The Wind Blows (radio edit)" [3:46] from the 2025 EP "Terra Incognita".

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  • 💿 EP: Terra Incognita

    06 JUN 2025: Guitar-free experiment concept EP "Terra Incognita" [29:17; 6 tracks].

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: Concrete Mountains

    22 MAY 2025: "Concrete Mountains" [3:51] from the 2025 EP "Terra Incognita".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: The Endless Life Of Water

    08 MAY 2025: "The Endless Life Of Water" [2:34] from the 2025 EP "Terra Incognita".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: Everywhere The Wind Blows (radio edit)

    24 APR 2025: Radio edit of "Everywhere The Wind Blows" [3:46] from the 2025 EP "Terra Incognita".

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  • 💿 ALBUM: Flowers Of The New Dawn

    31 OCT 2024: Sophomore album, "Flowers Of The New Dawn" [38:46; 6 tracks], a symphony for electric guitars.

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: The Light That Binds (radio edit)

    19 OCT 2024: Radio edit of "In The End, It's Just A Beginning" [3:08] from the 2024 album "Flowers Of The New Dawn".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: This Wasn't What I Had In Mind

    21 SEP 2024: "This Wasn't What I Had In Mind" [3:17] from the 2024 album "Flowers Of The New Dawn".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: In The End, It's Just A Beginning

    24 AUG 2024: "In The End, It's Just A Beginning" [3:46] from the 2024 album "Flowers Of The New Dawn".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: Wave Goodbye

    25 APR 2024: "Wave Goodbye" [1:26], Pt. VI of "The Lighthouse At The Edge Of The World" from the 2024 album "Amidst The Gloom".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: Stranded

    25 APR 2024: "Stranded" [6:06], Pt. V of "The Lighthouse At The Edge Of The World" from the 2024 album "Amidst The Gloom".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: The Fog Rolls In

    25 APR 2024: "The Fog Rolls In" [1:40], Pt. III of "The Lighthouse At The Edge Of The World" from the 2024 album "Amidst The Gloom".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: Upon The Skin Of The Ocean

    25 APR 2024: "Upon The Skin Of The Ocean" [2:40], Pt. II of "The Lighthouse At The Edge Of The World" from the 2024 album "Amidst The Gloom".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: With The Tide

    25 APR 2024: "With The Tide" [5:02], Pt. I of "The Lighthouse At The Edge Of The World" from the 2024 album "Amidst The Gloom".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: Wreckage

    20 APR 2024: "Wreckage" [2:01], Pt. IV of "The Lighthouse At The Edge Of The World" from the 2024 album "Amidst The Gloom".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: Amidst The Gloom (demo)

    17 APR 2024: "Amidst The Gloom (demo)" [2:38] bonus track for the 2024 album "Amidst The Gloom".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: Imposter No More

    15 APR 2024: "Imposter No More" [5:24] from the 2024 album "Amidst The Gloom".

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  • 🔊 SINGLE: Amidst The Gloom

    15 APR 2024: "Amidst The Gloom" [4:52] from the 2024 album "Amidst The Gloom".

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  • 💿 ALBUM: Amidst The Gloom

    20 MAR 2024: Debut album, "Amidst The Gloom" [61:05; 10 tracks].

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News

  • Feedback for "Songs From The Ether" album

    01 OCT 2026: Feedback received for the "Songs From The Ether" album after one week.

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  • 💿 Release of "Songs From The Ether" album [streaming]

    24 SEP 2026: Fourth full album, "Songs From The Ether" [43:14; 7 tracks] - the sonic experimentation continues. Phased release: vinyl & CD, then Bandcamp & Subvert, then streaming.

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  • 💿 Release of "Songs From The Ether" album [Bandcamp & Subvert]

    17 SEP 2026: Fourth full album, "Songs From The Ether" [43:14; 7 tracks] - the sonic experimentation continues. Phased release: vinyl & CD, then Bandcamp & Subvert, then streaming.

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  • 💿 Release of "Songs From The Ether" album [vinyl & CD]

    10 SEP 2026: Fourth full album, "Songs From The Ether" [43:14; 7 tracks] - the sonic experimentation continues. Phased release: vinyl & CD, then Bandcamp & Subvert, then streaming.

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  • Feedback for "Arrival" single

    28 AUG 2026: Feedback received for the "Arrival" single after one day.

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  • Feedback for "The Waiting Room (feat. Across The Frostlands)" single

    14 AUG 2026: Feedback received for the "The Waiting Room (feat. Across The Frostlands)" single after one day.

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  • Feedback for "A Sea Of Mysterious Particles" single

    24 JUL 2026: Feedback received for the "A Sea Of Mysterious Particles" single after one day.

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  • Feedback for "The Quiet Inside" single

    26 JUN 2026: Feedback received for the "The Quiet Inside" single after one day.

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  • Fervent followers of tSoC vote themselves "Crowlings"

    22 JUN 2026: Avid fans of The Sanctity of Crows needed a collective noun, and voting determined that "Crowlings" was it.

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  • An amusing biography generated by AI

    11 MAY 2026: I asked AI to write me an amusing biography.

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  • Feedback for "Histheory - Stars On The Water (The Sanctity Of Crows Remix)" single

    09 MAY 2026: Feedback received for the "Histheory - Stars On The Water (The Sanctity Of Crows Remix)" single after one day.

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  • Feedback for "The Last Thing We Need Now Is War (feat. Across The Frostlands)" single

    01 MAY 2026: Feedback received for the "The Last Thing We Need Now Is War (feat. Across The Frostlands)" single after one day.

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  • Podcast interview

    17 APR 2026: Bryan Gribbin kindly interviewed me on his "All Music Matters N'At" podcast on YouTube.

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  • Review of "Time" album

    06 APR 2026: A review of the "Time" album on the Turn Up The Volume blog site.

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  • "Time": Candidate for Album of the Year

    28 MAR 2026: Neil On The Radio for Smart Radio 101 added "Time" to his list of candidates for 'Album of the Year'.

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  • Feedback for "Time" album

    26 MAR 2026: Feedback received for the "Time" album after one week.

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  • Review of "Time" album

    21 MAR 2026: Nick Luddite (a great artist himself) posted a review of the "Time" album on Facebook, now published on The Kaboom Room.

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  • 💿 Release of "Time" album

    19 MAR 2026: Third full album, "Time" [65:09; 9 tracks], a musical exploration of the cycle of birth, life, death and reincarnation.

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  • "In The Moment": Song of the Night / candidate for Song of the Year

    23 FEB 2026: Neil On The Radio for Smart Radio 101 nominated "In The Moment" as 'Song of the Night', and added it to his list of candidates for 'Song of the Year'.

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  • Feedback for "In The Moment" single

    20 FEB 2026: Feedback received for the "In The Moment" single after one day.

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  • Inaugural member of the Burton Radio Independent Hall Of Fame

    19 FEB 2026: The Sanctity Of Crows became the very first member of the Burton Radio Independent Hall Of Fame

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  • Feedback for "The Waiting Room (radio edit)" single

    30 JAN 2026: Feedback received for the "The Waiting Room (radio edit)" single after one day.

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  • Feedback for "Second Sun (feat. Hollow Words)" single

    24 JAN 2026: Feedback received for the "Second Sun (feat. Hollow Words)" single after one day.

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  • Feedback for "After Christmas" single

    02 DEC 2025: Feedback received for the "After Christmas" single after one day.

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  • "Discovery" to be used as background music on Burton Radio show

    28 NOV 2025: The Independent Artist Chart Show on Burton Radio will be playing "Discovery" as background music between tracks starting next week!

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  • Review of "Another Three Minutes Of Your Life You Won't Get Back" track

    28 SEP 2025: Whiskey Club (a great artist himself) posted a review of "Another Three Minutes Of Your Life You Won't Get Back" from the micro-EP "IV" on Facebook, now published on The Kaboom Room.

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  • Review of "Another Three Minutes Of Your Life You Won't Get Back" track

    23 SEP 2025: Parasomniac (a great artist himself) posted a review of "Another Three Minutes Of Your Life You Won't Get Back" from the micro-EP "IV" on Facebook.

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  • Feedback for "IV" micro-EP

    19 SEP 2025: Feedback received for the "IV" micro-EP after one day.

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  • Release of "IV" micro-EP

    18 SEP 2025: Release of the micro-EP "IV".

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  • Feedback for "Second Sun (radio edit)" single

    18 AUG 2025: Feedback received for the "Second Sun (radio edit)" single after one day.

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  • tSoC website launched

    05 JUL 2025: A website has been created to gather together all the tSoC 'stuff' that is strewn across cyberspace.

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  • Feedback for "Discovery" single

    27 JUN 2025: Feedback received for the "Discovery" single after one day.

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  • Feedback for "Journey's End (feat. Sonia Hutchinson of Crowsilver)" single

    21 JUN 2025: Feedback received for the "Journey's End (feat. Sonia Hutchinson of Crowsilver)" single after one day.

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  • Feedback for "Everywhere The Wind Blows (feat. Jonathan Dawkins)" single

    13 JUN 2025: Feedback received for the "Everywhere The Wind Blows (feat. Jonathan Dawkins)" single after one day.

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  • Feedback for "Terra Incognita" EP

    07 JUN 2025: Feedback received for the "Terra Incognita" EP after one day.

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  • 💿 Release of "Terra Incognita" EP

    06 JUN 2025: Release of the guitar-free experiment concept EP "Terra Incognita".

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  • Collab artists reveal

    31 MAY 2025: Revealing two forthcoming singles in collaboration with Jonathan Dawkins and Sonia Hutchinson (of Crowsilver).

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  • Radio interview

    23 MAY 2025: Neil Jones kindly interviewed me on his "Mister Jones" show on Smart Radio 101, sandwiched between two recent tSoC singles.

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  • Feedback for "Concrete Mountains" single

    23 MAY 2025: Feedback received for the "Concrete Mountains" single after one day.

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  • Feedback for "The Endless Life Of Water" single

    09 MAY 2025: Feedback received for "The Endless Life Of Water" single after one day.

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  • Feedback for "Everywhere The Wind Blows (radio edit)" single

    25 APR 2025: Feedback received for the "Everywhere The Wind Blows (radio edit)" single after one day.

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  • Review of "This Wasn't What I Had In Mind" single

    24 FEB 2025: Jonathan Dakwins (a great artist himself) posted a review of the "This Wasn't What I Had In Mind" single on his website.

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  • Review of "Wreckage" single

    20 FEB 2025: Whiskey Club (a great artist himself) posted a review of the "Wreckage" single (pt. 4 of "The Lighthouse At The Edge Of The World" from the "Amidst The Gloom" album) on Facebook, now published on The Kaboom Room.

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  • Newcomer Of The Year award

    20 DEC 2024: Neil Jones of Smart Radio 101 nominated tSoC as Newcomer Of The Year 2024.

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  • 2024 music releases

    10 DEC 2024: A round up of 2024 music releases.

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  • Review of "Flowers Of The New Dawn" album

    15 NOV 2024: Martina Doerner posted a review of the "Flowers Of The New Dawn" album on the Making A Scene music magazine website.

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  • Feedback for "Flowers Of The New Dawn" album

    07 NOV 2025: Feedback received for the "Flowers Of The New Dawn" album after one week.

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  • 💿 Release of "Flowers Of The New Dawn" album

    31 OCT 2024: Release of the "Flowers Of The New Dawn" album, a symphony for electric guitars in six movements.

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  • Feedback for "The Light That Binds (radio edit)" single

    20 OCT 2024: Feedback received for "The Light That Binds (radio edit)" single after one day.

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  • Feedback for "This Wasn't What I Had In Mind" single

    22 SEP 2024: Feedback received for the "This Wasn't What I Had In Mind" single after one day.

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  • Histheory

    Charles Saison (aka Histheory) - a talented composer and musician who allowed me to create "Stars On The Water (The Sanctity Of Crows Remix)" single and has purchased tSoC music.

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  • Across The Frostlands

    Veronica MoonRay (aka Across The Frostlands) - a talented vocalist and musician who worked with me to create the "The Last Thing We Need Now Is War (feat. Across The Frostlands)" single.

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  • Hollow Words

    Christoph Haas (aka Hollow Words) - a talented vocalist and musician who worked with me to create the "Second Sun (feat. Hollow Words)" single.

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  • Sonia Hutchinson

    A talented vocalist who worked with me to create the "Journey's End (feat. Sonia Hutchinson of Crowsilver)" single and has purchased tSoC music.

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  • Jonathan Dawkins

    A talented vocalist and song-writer who worked with me to create the "Everywhere The Wind Blows (feat. Jonathan Dawkins)" single.

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  • Radio Wigwam

    Radio Wigwam has kindly played tSoC music on their station.

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  • Smart Radio 101

    Smart Radio 101 with Neil Jones, who has been a huge supporter of tSoC including bestowing the Newcomer Of The Year award in 2024.

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  • Cotswold Radio

    Signals 'The Prog Show' on Cotwsold Radio with Scott McArthur, who has been a huge supporter of tSoC and played tSoC on his show.

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  • On The Air Tonight / OTAT247

    On The Air Tonight / OTAT247 with Dave and Lisa Furman, who have kindly played (and often premiered) tSoC music on their station.

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  • Burton Radio

    The Independent Artist Chart Show on Burton Radio with Graeme Drayton, who kindly selected some of my music for inclusion in their chart.

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  • Reel 2 Reel Broadcasting

    Deb La Motta kindly highlighted the "Flowers Of The New Dawn" album on her "Halfway Through The Week" show on Reel 2 Reel Broadcasting.

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  • Wild Dogs Radio

    Wild Dogs Radio has kindly played tSoC.

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  • Banks Radio Australia

    Isaac Banks on Banks Radio Australia, who has played tSoC on his station.

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  • Berlos Band

    A talented blues artist who has purchased tSoC music.

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  • Myles O'Flaherty

    A talented psychedelic artist who has purchased tSoC music.

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  • Drunk and Lonely

    A talented alt country duo that has purchased tSoC music.

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  • Embracing Discomfort

    A talented post-rock artist who has purchased tSoC music.

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  • Arcane Synthetic

    A talented electronic artist who has purchased tSoC music.

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