My fifth album 'Occult 86' is out now!
We live in dark times, the television screen is now the portal for many to attain a moral compass.
It is through the exploitation of this technology that the true prophet’s message can be heard.
Our order works to re-enkindle the power of the great deceiver,
attaining spiritual wickedness in high places. The year is 1986, welcome
to Occult 86…
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Occult 86 is a return to my darker side.
11 Instrumental tracks comprised of demonic synths, haunting drums, chilling leads and a healthy dose of satanic side-chaining.
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It would definitely be true that I was heavily influenced by artists
such as Carpenter Brut and Perturbator when creating this album.
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A massive thanks to everyone who has been supportive of my music so far!
This is my 5th full album so far and I promise there is still much more
to come.
The track name ‘Polybius’ was suggested by Glyn Lee and the track name
‘Harvesting the red’ was suggested by Synthpon80s 198X. A big thanks to
both!
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This album is also available on iTunes, Spotify, Amazon, Google Music, Tidal and many more digital distribution stores.
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Monday, 14 March 2016
Wednesday, 11 November 2015
New Album!
Finally, its time to POWER UP!
My new 11 track album has just launched!
Full of uncomprisingly high energy, gritty, powerful and fast paced retro-futuristic sounds!
Please have a listen, maybe a purchase and even a good old re-share :)
https://occamslaser.bandcamp.com/album/power-up
My new 11 track album has just launched!
Full of uncomprisingly high energy, gritty, powerful and fast paced retro-futuristic sounds!
Please have a listen, maybe a purchase and even a good old re-share :)
https://occamslaser.bandcamp.com/album/power-up
Monday, 5 October 2015
The Glamorous EP
The Glamorous EP
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Three remixes of the Fergalicious track by the token woman from the Black Eyed Peas; Fergie!
The original track is from Fergie’s first album ‘The Duchess’. Featuring additional vocals by Ludacris (Luda to his mum).
Un-satisfied with the lack of synthesizers, side-chaining and general 80s’ness of the original; three men ventured into the creative wilds to form three new angles of sound.
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Support the artists on this EP by using the links below;
Absinth3
soundcloud.com/absinth3official
twitter.com/Absinth3Music
absinth3.bandcamp.com
Occams Laser
soundcloud.com/occams-laser
twitter.com/occams_laser_
occamslaser.bandcamp.com
The Encounter
soundcloud.com/theencounter
twitter.com/nigelxd
theencounter.bandcamp.com
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Three remixes of the Fergalicious track by the token woman from the Black Eyed Peas; Fergie!
The original track is from Fergie’s first album ‘The Duchess’. Featuring additional vocals by Ludacris (Luda to his mum).
Un-satisfied with the lack of synthesizers, side-chaining and general 80s’ness of the original; three men ventured into the creative wilds to form three new angles of sound.
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Support the artists on this EP by using the links below;
Absinth3
soundcloud.com/absinth3official
twitter.com/Absinth3Music
absinth3.bandcamp.com
Occams Laser
soundcloud.com/occams-laser
twitter.com/occams_laser_
occamslaser.bandcamp.com
The Encounter
soundcloud.com/theencounter
twitter.com/nigelxd
theencounter.bandcamp.com
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released 05 October 2015
Sunday, 4 October 2015
Why Music Is Important
Cliche topic?
Of course it is!
But none the less it is still a worthy topic to talk about.
Music nowadays has become a commercialized product; where for most artists the be all and end all is the sales figures at the end of the month. Now of course music is a product, and the effort which (most) musicians and producers put into each of their creations is more than worth the price.
But at the heart of all the great and revolutionary music makers you will find one common attribute.....none of them chased the cash flow.
The slow burning, creative thinking, barrier breaking artists who create new genres, try new techniques and break the mold of 'modern' music are the ones who will continue being the ones to focus on.
Music is a form of art (obviously) and to many the art of a civilization can tell you much more than the written word. Paintings, operas, orchestral pieces of work, statues, monuments; all of these have out-lasted the people who wrote them/created them/worked on them.
If there is a meaning to life, surely an obvious one would be to leave your mark on the world, proving your existence long after you're gone.
I can only hope that i can follow this path and make something worth remembering one day. Till then i'd better get back to creating!
Tom / Occams Laser
Of course it is!
But none the less it is still a worthy topic to talk about.
Music nowadays has become a commercialized product; where for most artists the be all and end all is the sales figures at the end of the month. Now of course music is a product, and the effort which (most) musicians and producers put into each of their creations is more than worth the price.
But at the heart of all the great and revolutionary music makers you will find one common attribute.....none of them chased the cash flow.
The slow burning, creative thinking, barrier breaking artists who create new genres, try new techniques and break the mold of 'modern' music are the ones who will continue being the ones to focus on.
Music is a form of art (obviously) and to many the art of a civilization can tell you much more than the written word. Paintings, operas, orchestral pieces of work, statues, monuments; all of these have out-lasted the people who wrote them/created them/worked on them.
If there is a meaning to life, surely an obvious one would be to leave your mark on the world, proving your existence long after you're gone.
I can only hope that i can follow this path and make something worth remembering one day. Till then i'd better get back to creating!
Tom / Occams Laser
Better Late Than Never!
Iv'e finally got round to posting my back-catalog of music onto Youtube.
Starting with my first ever EP - 1989
So here are the 4 tracks;
Starting with my first ever EP - 1989
So here are the 4 tracks;
Friday, 2 October 2015
The forgotten comercial
A while back i made an advert for my Mad Max inspired album, and i forgot to really tell anyone about it :D such is life;
check it out now
check it out now
Thursday, 24 September 2015
The Power of Love
Recently i was part of the Outrun Bundle on 'Groupees' and one of the incentives which i offered and subsequently got met; was to cover a song chosen by the donators. and with 213 votes 'The Power of Love' was chosen.
So here i present my cover version of this classic 80s track! With a fresh completely redesigned sound, and vocals provided by yours truly!
enjoy!
Saturday, 19 September 2015
One of my favorite tracks i've written in the last 6 months; THE ROAD WARRIOR
When i first set out on making my Mad Max themed album 'The Road to Fury'; i had no idea how well it would be received! It was purely just a project that i personally wanted to see if i could complete.
I started and finished the album within 8 days, and that included getting it sent off and published on iTunes and a few other digital distribution sites.
One of the first tracks to be completed and also one which helped guide the whole sound and style of the album was the track 'The Road Warrior'. The track is of course a direct homage to the classic Mad Max films of the 80s.
A funny thing about my album is that i didn't get to properly listen to the album on monitor speakers until a few weeks after it was published, and the final adjustments i had to make using my bog standard iPhone headphones; so hearing it back now i am so glad it sounds as it does!
So although the album was launched back on the 1st of May, it could possibly be my favorite album ive created so far!
You can grab the album here; BANDCAMP
and please have a listen to my favorite track; The Road Warrior
I started and finished the album within 8 days, and that included getting it sent off and published on iTunes and a few other digital distribution sites.
One of the first tracks to be completed and also one which helped guide the whole sound and style of the album was the track 'The Road Warrior'. The track is of course a direct homage to the classic Mad Max films of the 80s.
A funny thing about my album is that i didn't get to properly listen to the album on monitor speakers until a few weeks after it was published, and the final adjustments i had to make using my bog standard iPhone headphones; so hearing it back now i am so glad it sounds as it does!
So although the album was launched back on the 1st of May, it could possibly be my favorite album ive created so far!
You can grab the album here; BANDCAMP
and please have a listen to my favorite track; The Road Warrior
Friday, 18 September 2015
Anger and music writing
The people who know me best know that i'm a rather happy chappy! It's hard for anything to negatively affect my mood in a negative way.
However...
There will always be one thing (one girl) that can instantly transport me to a place where my entire body slowly fills back with uncontrollable hate. Even a slight glimpse of a picture or even the mention of their name can take me back to one specific hate filled moment.
Funnily enough though this is something i have been known to activate on purpose. And that purpose is when i need some music writing inspiration!
I found a long time ago that i can truly funnel these pure emotive feelings and turn them into powerful and emotive tracks. Writing music is usually meant to be a fun and happy thing to do, but if in doubt GET MAD :)
However...
There will always be one thing (one girl) that can instantly transport me to a place where my entire body slowly fills back with uncontrollable hate. Even a slight glimpse of a picture or even the mention of their name can take me back to one specific hate filled moment.
Funnily enough though this is something i have been known to activate on purpose. And that purpose is when i need some music writing inspiration!
I found a long time ago that i can truly funnel these pure emotive feelings and turn them into powerful and emotive tracks. Writing music is usually meant to be a fun and happy thing to do, but if in doubt GET MAD :)
Saturday, 12 September 2015
Oh yes, that's right; NEW ALBUM PLANS
As I've mentioned before in the past; my plan for this year was to try and release an album or EP every month for the entire year. Its the 9th month of the year and I've released 3 albums and 4 EP's, so although i haven't quite hit that target, i still think that I've been prolific enough :)
A few other side projects and smaller ventures have accidentally taken priority recently which meant i have had to step back from my usual music making. HOWEVER, i am happy to be back fully into music mode and i'm aiming to release another full album very soon.
I've decided to fully listen to fan response from all of my previous releases which has led to the decision to make a new full power Outrun album, with heavy dark tones, tonnes of energy and a more EDM feel to some of the tracks. The 80s flavor is still the main focus of course but i know that what people react to best is meatier songs with some real balls!
The album title as of right now is going to be.....WITNESS ME.
Some of the tracks that i can release the names of include;
-Rise
-Witness Me
-Valhalla
More will be added to this list very soon and i would hope for a minimum 10 tracks before i let it loose into the wild.
Thanks again for all of your continued support.
Tom / Occams Laser
A few other side projects and smaller ventures have accidentally taken priority recently which meant i have had to step back from my usual music making. HOWEVER, i am happy to be back fully into music mode and i'm aiming to release another full album very soon.
I've decided to fully listen to fan response from all of my previous releases which has led to the decision to make a new full power Outrun album, with heavy dark tones, tonnes of energy and a more EDM feel to some of the tracks. The 80s flavor is still the main focus of course but i know that what people react to best is meatier songs with some real balls!
The album title as of right now is going to be.....WITNESS ME.
Some of the tracks that i can release the names of include;
-Rise
-Witness Me
-Valhalla
More will be added to this list very soon and i would hope for a minimum 10 tracks before i let it loose into the wild.
Thanks again for all of your continued support.
Tom / Occams Laser
Thursday, 10 September 2015
More new stuff!!!
I haven't released a music video in a while, so to rectify this; here is a nice 80s-style-lyric-based -music-video that i knocked together this afternoon for my track 'Look Into Your Eyes' from the 'Take Your Time' LP which you can purchase here; BANDCAMP
Sunday, 9 August 2015
Straight outta somewhere!
My new album has been out for a few days now, four out of the eleven tracks are available to check out on Soundcloud right now;
and of course the album itself is available here; BANDCAMP
and of course the album itself is available here; BANDCAMP
Saturday, 8 August 2015
Its Discount time!
Happy Saturday!
As a token of good will; there is 50% off my new album with the code 'cheapskate' at the checkout https://occamslaser.bandcamp.com/album/take-your-time
As a token of good will; there is 50% off my new album with the code 'cheapskate' at the checkout https://occamslaser.bandcamp.com/album/take-your-time
Thursday, 6 August 2015
Th new album has been released into the wild!! Hopefully it wont be shot by a Dentist :P
Take Your Time is a 13 track future-funk album, with a vocal-heavy style combined with a tonne of signature synthesizers, designed to get your foot tapping and your juices flowing!
Many of the tracks revolve around the themes of love, relationships and break-ups. These started as accidental themes that mirrored my feelings at the time of writing the album.
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In the addition to the 8 original tracks there are three remixes by Volt Age, EAR and STEREOSPREAD who all made amazing tracks that i am proud to have feature on the album.
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A huge thanks to Drive Radio who got the original single of 'Take Your Time' noticed, which then inspired me to push that concept further and create a full album of funkier tracks.
Vocals by Tom ‘Occams Laser’ Stuart, with the addition of Jona Raischi (Volt Age) and Sara Snyder (STEREOSPREAD) on their versions of my track ‘Take Your Time’.
Check out Volt Age here;
soundcloud.com/ageofvolt
Check out EAR here;
soundcloud.com/ear-music
Check out STEREOSPREAD here;
soundcloud.com/stereospread
A big thanks to Synthetix Sunday and the whole RPG Crew who continue to make the best radio shows our synth addled brains can handle, as well as Nigel Silva, Matt Canon, Mike Mendoza, Renz Wilde and to everyone who has been supportive of my music, and everyone that I have had the pleasure of working with recently! You all continue to make this the best job I could ever ask for.
Wednesday, 5 August 2015
New album out tomorrow!
As you may remember, i released a single called 'Take Your Time' around 4 months ago. The track was a funky new approach style wise for me, and due to the response i got from it i decided to push the idea a bit further and create a whole future funk album!
Alongside the 8 new tracks there will be 3 remixes by Volt Age, Stereospread and EAR.
Keep an eye out for more details tomorrow!
Here is the finalized album artwork that i created;
Tuesday, 28 July 2015
The flattery of piracy!
Today i found that my album 'The Road to Fury' is available on multiple torrent sites, uploaded by a few different people. Now you would assume that this would annoy me; however, i could not think of a better compliment!
The fact that i have made something that people deem worth pirating means that i must be doing something right.
There have always been milestones that i wanted to breach with my music, the first was to be listed on iTunes, the second was to make a noticeable profit, and finally to be pirated!
Now it seems i need to set a few more and carry on enjoying the ride!
-Just in case you might wonder why i am fine with my album being pirated, i shall elaborate;
Piracy has become a strange thing for the music and film industry, many big companies use the stats from torrent sites to gauge popularity of products/films/music/etc.
For instance; Netflix uses the stats from sites such as the Pirate Bay to gauge which films and tv shows they should host through their service. The amount of seeders and leechers of a pirate file acts as a very realistic measure of how popular something is. No more surveys, or focus groups.
One of my favorite artists and musicians; Trent Reznor, openly suggested pirating his albums due to the high cost of them in certain countries. These high costs were set by his record label.
Other artists in the past have even sent out blank cd's to fans so they could burn their albums.
Metallica famously released an album with some of the songs being lower quality than the copies ripped from the sound libraries of Guitar Hero!
Nature finds a way, but piracy finds it faster!
rant over :)
Occams Laser over and out!
The fact that i have made something that people deem worth pirating means that i must be doing something right.
There have always been milestones that i wanted to breach with my music, the first was to be listed on iTunes, the second was to make a noticeable profit, and finally to be pirated!
Now it seems i need to set a few more and carry on enjoying the ride!
-Just in case you might wonder why i am fine with my album being pirated, i shall elaborate;
Piracy has become a strange thing for the music and film industry, many big companies use the stats from torrent sites to gauge popularity of products/films/music/etc.
For instance; Netflix uses the stats from sites such as the Pirate Bay to gauge which films and tv shows they should host through their service. The amount of seeders and leechers of a pirate file acts as a very realistic measure of how popular something is. No more surveys, or focus groups.
One of my favorite artists and musicians; Trent Reznor, openly suggested pirating his albums due to the high cost of them in certain countries. These high costs were set by his record label.
Other artists in the past have even sent out blank cd's to fans so they could burn their albums.
Metallica famously released an album with some of the songs being lower quality than the copies ripped from the sound libraries of Guitar Hero!
Nature finds a way, but piracy finds it faster!
rant over :)
Occams Laser over and out!
Tuesday, 14 July 2015
So earlier todayi hit 80,000 plays on Soundcloud, and as well as that i also just hit 30,000 followers on Twitter!
So HOLY SHIT!
i have no words...
As a small token of my appreciation; my latest EP is now 'Name your price' on bandcamp so please go help yourself to a free slice of love!
OCCAMS LASER BANDCAMP
So HOLY SHIT!
i have no words...
As a small token of my appreciation; my latest EP is now 'Name your price' on bandcamp so please go help yourself to a free slice of love!
OCCAMS LASER BANDCAMP
Saturday, 4 July 2015
Happy Independence Day America!
Happy Independence Day to all you Yanks and Yankettes!
As a gesture of good will from Britain, all of my music till 7/7 will be 50% off with the code 'independence' at the checkout smile emoticon Obviously this gesture is open for anyone and not just the U.S.
Now go any enjoy yourselves, you filthy animals!
BANDCAMP!
As a gesture of good will from Britain, all of my music till 7/7 will be 50% off with the code 'independence' at the checkout smile emoticon Obviously this gesture is open for anyone and not just the U.S.
Now go any enjoy yourselves, you filthy animals!
BANDCAMP!
Monday, 29 June 2015
New Occams Laser EP - Judgment Day!
Judgement Day is a collection of 6 no holds barred synthesized electronic monsters!!
The EP has an overall dark powerful vibe with of a twist of fun in the mix. All instruments, effects and vst’s used to create the tracks were designed to have an 80s feel to them but with a modern edge.
The lyrics for ‘Judgment Day’ are heavily influenced by the story of the first two classic Terminator movies. This track was a fun concept idea that became too good not to complete. If you thought a power ballad about the Terminator was impossible then prepare for mind to be blown!
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All music was written, produced, performed and released by Tom from Occams Laser.
Artwork created by Occams Laser.
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A big thanks to everyone who has shown support for my Occams Laser project recently.
A few specific shout outs go to; Renz Wilde, Mike George from 30th Floor Records, Drive Radio, Marko Maric from Synthetix Sunday as well as the whole Synthetix crew, Stereospread, Daniel Kibadachi –Karate King, Volt Age, Lapses, Luigi Donatello, Maniac Synth as well as so many other amazing people and artists in the Synthwave/Retrowave scene!
The EP has an overall dark powerful vibe with of a twist of fun in the mix. All instruments, effects and vst’s used to create the tracks were designed to have an 80s feel to them but with a modern edge.
The lyrics for ‘Judgment Day’ are heavily influenced by the story of the first two classic Terminator movies. This track was a fun concept idea that became too good not to complete. If you thought a power ballad about the Terminator was impossible then prepare for mind to be blown!
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All music was written, produced, performed and released by Tom from Occams Laser.
Artwork created by Occams Laser.
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A big thanks to everyone who has shown support for my Occams Laser project recently.
A few specific shout outs go to; Renz Wilde, Mike George from 30th Floor Records, Drive Radio, Marko Maric from Synthetix Sunday as well as the whole Synthetix crew, Stereospread, Daniel Kibadachi –Karate King, Volt Age, Lapses, Luigi Donatello, Maniac Synth as well as so many other amazing people and artists in the Synthwave/Retrowave scene!
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