Im proud to announce my new album PURGATORY is out now!
Please give it a listen, share it if you like it, buy it if you really like it, tell me what you think, and most of all enjoy!
Purgatory is an instrumental album taking heavy influence from Dante
Alighieri's 14th-century epic poem the Divine Comedy. This album is the
direct sequel to the album 'Nine Circles'.
The track names refer to terraces and areas as they appear in the
second part of the Divine Comedy often referred to as ‘Purgatorio’.
Showing posts with label Occams Laser. Show all posts
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Wednesday, 21 September 2016
Monday, 14 March 2016
New Album 'Occult 86'
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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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.
†††††††††††††††††††††††††††††††
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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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
credits
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!
Tuesday, 22 September 2015
French House Tutorial
A tonne of people have asked me if i could make a tutorial on how to make 'French House'. So i felt compelled to get this finished!
Enjoy!
Enjoy!
Monday, 21 September 2015
Attack the (writers) Block
I'm not the first and i will surely not be the last to experience it; writers block is the bane of many creatives in the search for creating new exciting things.
For me this all feels really strange. For the last year i have been rather prolific in creating new songs, EP's, and Albums! Maybe i've been burning the candles at both ends and in the words of Blade Runner; 'The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long.'
A few things that i know effect the way i work is the pressure of social media, and also the need for the 'perfect scenario' for working. When i say perfect scenario, i mean the right conditions such as being in the right mood, not being tired etc.
Back to social media; i feel a lot of pressure to respond to people on Facebook and read all my tweets on Twitter etc, and this although sounding trivial can still add a lot of unnecessary pressure. Perhaps i may just have to start being a bit ruthless and ignoring people.
Why is it that the people you have never met, and only talk to via computers; can actually stress you out! Its mad how affected we've become by modern technology, perhaps i need to do a tech cleanse :P
ramblings over
OL out
For me this all feels really strange. For the last year i have been rather prolific in creating new songs, EP's, and Albums! Maybe i've been burning the candles at both ends and in the words of Blade Runner; 'The candle that burns twice as bright burns half as long.'
A few things that i know effect the way i work is the pressure of social media, and also the need for the 'perfect scenario' for working. When i say perfect scenario, i mean the right conditions such as being in the right mood, not being tired etc.
Back to social media; i feel a lot of pressure to respond to people on Facebook and read all my tweets on Twitter etc, and this although sounding trivial can still add a lot of unnecessary pressure. Perhaps i may just have to start being a bit ruthless and ignoring people.
Why is it that the people you have never met, and only talk to via computers; can actually stress you out! Its mad how affected we've become by modern technology, perhaps i need to do a tech cleanse :P
ramblings over
OL out
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 :)
Proof of Trends being rather an evil tool!
As im sure most of you know; 'trends' nowadays decide on what news is actually seen and heard.
if something doesnt 'trend' then it slips into obscurity.
The fact that if i mention the trending topics of the day such as; the Denver Bronco's, The Baltimore Ravens, President Obama and his Nobel peace prize rumors, LEGO, Taylor Swift and Ryan Adams, Caitlyn Jenner, Pamela Anderson, Baywatch, The Gold Federal Reserve system, and even goddamn spider bites.... Now this blog post is something stupid like 10000% more likely to be found and read.
Isn't is slightly sad that the attention of the every day internet consumers of this world (me included) have their content from the internet completely swayed by a few buzz words.
The slightly more worrying fact is that there are hugely more important things that should be the most discussed words and phrases, such as War, Famine, World Hunger, but these dont generate such tasty profits for the wealthy sadly...
Anyway! Rant over, i just hate when the internet makes tools of us all.
if something doesnt 'trend' then it slips into obscurity.
The fact that if i mention the trending topics of the day such as; the Denver Bronco's, The Baltimore Ravens, President Obama and his Nobel peace prize rumors, LEGO, Taylor Swift and Ryan Adams, Caitlyn Jenner, Pamela Anderson, Baywatch, The Gold Federal Reserve system, and even goddamn spider bites.... Now this blog post is something stupid like 10000% more likely to be found and read.
Isn't is slightly sad that the attention of the every day internet consumers of this world (me included) have their content from the internet completely swayed by a few buzz words.
The slightly more worrying fact is that there are hugely more important things that should be the most discussed words and phrases, such as War, Famine, World Hunger, but these dont generate such tasty profits for the wealthy sadly...
Anyway! Rant over, i just hate when the internet makes tools of us all.
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
Tuesday, 1 September 2015
Tips N Tricks with Occams Laser - Episode 3 (Music Distribution)
Its that time again!
The third in my Tips 'N' Tricks tutorials series; this episode delves into the depths of getting your music distributed without the need for using a label.
Let me know what you think, and what you'd like in the next video.
And of course it would be awesome if you re-shared this and subscribed to my Youtube channel :)
The third in my Tips 'N' Tricks tutorials series; this episode delves into the depths of getting your music distributed without the need for using a label.
Let me know what you think, and what you'd like in the next video.
And of course it would be awesome if you re-shared this and subscribed to my Youtube channel :)
Wednesday, 26 August 2015
The 'Tips N Tricks' tutorials!
I decided a long time ago that when i got to a comfortable position in my music that i would then share all the secrets and techniques I've used to get where i am.
There are of course many better tutorials on how to make the actual music side of things, and so the whole point of my tutorials is to examine the background side such as self-promotion, distribution and fan-growth.
So far i have made 2 episodes of 'Tips N Tricks' and the aim is to have this as a weekly episodic series.
All i really want is for people to understand that they can do most of the leg work themselves and not have to rely on record labels and big companies to gain a good footing in the music industry.
The Music industry itself is a very odd place and for new musicians and artists its very easy to get lost.
Hopefully with some of my tips it might just make things a little easier.
So here are episode 1 and 2;
There are of course many better tutorials on how to make the actual music side of things, and so the whole point of my tutorials is to examine the background side such as self-promotion, distribution and fan-growth.
So far i have made 2 episodes of 'Tips N Tricks' and the aim is to have this as a weekly episodic series.
All i really want is for people to understand that they can do most of the leg work themselves and not have to rely on record labels and big companies to gain a good footing in the music industry.
The Music industry itself is a very odd place and for new musicians and artists its very easy to get lost.
Hopefully with some of my tips it might just make things a little easier.
So here are episode 1 and 2;
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;
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