The untimely return of Postman Lomu

Around 4 years ago I birthed a project called Postman Lomu, a kind of harder-edged noise-wall-ish adjacent sound that was a bit too cut-throat for my usual Soloman Tump sounds.  The project was a response to the feelings on the sudden Russian invasion of Ukraine - and its sad to note that the whole bloody war still rumbles on and civilisians are still dying in ghastly numbers every day.  

My original blog post can be found here.

I have updated the original стіна EP release with an additional long form track, a 20 minute recording of harsh noise rumblings and synth grumblings. The EP also now includes the track "attempt 3" which was featured on the Monolithic Blocks compilation by Camembert Électrique, also from 2022.

https://solomantump.bandcamp.com/album/- is where you will find the updated EP....

So this is very much a Postman Lomu month.  I submitted a new original track for the incredible Mima Kass fundraising compilation WITH LOVE AND NOISE by Blacksmith Noise Records, 180+ tracks covering all forms of experimental sounds and noises, an incredible listen and an honour to be part of the project. For a minimum donation of $1 (please give generously) you get 16+ hours of sounds to entice, arouse, perplex and stun you with.  Do it!  Oh, Postman Lomu - "Noise for Mima Kass" is track 129 if you were wondering :)

AND...

On top of all that, I just decided to relaunch a couple of my old Soloman Tump releases under the Postman Lomu banner.  These 2 x 20-minute long (ish) tracks were early experimental netlabel releases by me, on The Dark Thursday netlabel.  That label is no longer with us, so I felt it was time to resurrect these archival recordings, update the artwork, and share them for all once again. 

You can give the new/old tracks a listen here.  I would be interested to know what you think! It is interesting for me to listen to these again after a few years and hear the gestation of the original Soloman Tump sound, although be it a bit "harsher".  There is the structure and rhythm (kinda buried under the noise a bit), but also the field recording manipulations and meddling that went on to become a main part of my early EP recording methods. I think I started making these tracks in 2017, and I can't really remember what equipment I had available to me around then.  But its nice to hear the primitive workings with less kit, and its been a fun process to visit them again and makes we want to return to that method of working.  So, expect maybe some more sounds of this ilk coming again soon.

The photograph for On A Dark Thursday comes from Nesscliffe Training Camp in Shropshire, which keeps with the military themes explored with the cover photo of the стіна EP.

As always thanks for reading / listening.

The Tump Clump #55 - 29/01/2026

Hello and welcome to 2026 at The Tump Clump.  Episode 55! 

Tonight as I sit and write this up, its proper wet and windy outside as Storm Ingrid lashes at us and deals some pretty brutal damage,  So soon after Storm Goretti too! Luckily was pretty calm last weekend when the AppleKore Do You Wassail? event took place at Things Happen Here Dartington - much fun! More on that in another post when I have gathered my thoughts into one place. 

So to brighten the mood and raise the spirits, I present an hour of dismal noise/drone/electronics to blast any remaining dust badgers away, and wassail in some good feels with sound. 

On tonights show I offer up...

• rikardfvs - do what ever filth shall be the whole of the Law (ALLISON KOWTOW) - BLACKSMITH NOISE RECORDS
• Alta Silvae - Time (John 11-35) - BLACKSMITH NOISE RECORDS
• Hiraeth - cycle (the beginning) (PMS) - s/r
• Omniwhore - Visos durys atlapos!  Sanity Frontier (La Grande Phantasia Asociale) - Mima Kass
• luxul - Rat (Materialisations) - s/r
• Dogstare - I'm Not Malfunctioning... You Are (Waes Hael) - MIGHTY FORCE
• Substak - Saturated Broadcast (V.A. - (703) My Studio Compilation) - Petroglyph Music
• Noise Cluster - my studio (V.A. - (703) My Studio Compilation) - Petroglyph Music
• METGUMBNERBONE - CORPSE CANDLES (THE MORDEN TOWER CONJURATIONS) - s/r

And it all went by ever so quickly, couldnt fit everything in possibly because I waffled on a bit more than I usually do.  Well that just means there is a bit more for next time.

A pleasure to still be able to bring this show to you - please look up and support the artists featured and please send me a hi if you enjoy listening to the show.  Thanks as ever to SoundArt Radio for hosting the show and allowing a platform for all these outsider sounds. 

DO YOU WASSAIL?

Do you Wassail?
Please say that you do!

After real life got in the way last year and forced my cancellation, im trying again, and feel privileged to have been invited along by the Acid Morris Crew to support their January event at THINGS HAPPEN HERE in Dartington, January 17th.  Devon, aye.  Grab a ticket, g'wan. 

From me, expect some creepy ritualistic beats and noises to unsettle your dance moves.  Or maybe something a little more pallatable? I have not decided, but I shall more than likely just keep it proper 'Tump'. 

A dazzling cast of local talent and psychedelic colours on display for the event - grab a ticket and come on down! Warm your cockles with a fine array of alcoholic (and non-alcoholic) drinks, pizza available next door, and a grand cast of folk Wassailing and dancing like their livlihood's depend upon it. 

Big shout out to the poster designer - it's a lush one.

Here's a little snippet from the Acid Morris in action at Balter a couple of summers back! Exciting times, 

The Tump Clump #54 - 25/12/2025

In the spirit of the season of giving, I present to you a 2 hour "festive" edition of The Tump Clump.

No gimmicks, no extra special treats, just 2 hours of dismal sounds to assist with powering us through the dark months and the silly season.

The elves and piskies at SoundArt Radio saw it fit to first broadcast the show on Christmas Day nonetheless, and as per usual you can now find it archived on Mixcloud here. 

So as I say, nothing particularly Christmassy, just a chance to dig a little deeper in the vaults and pick out a few slightly longer tracks than usual, and maybe play a few bits from my favourite releases and artists of 2025 and the past few years, 

A nice offering of the usual blend of drone, noise, experimental electronics and anything else that takes my fancy.  Don't expect any nice twinkling melodies or catchy tunes here im afraid.

The Tump Clump #54 - 25/12/25

Metgumbnerbone - Hoblin's Ebe (Anthropoligical Field Recordings For The Dispossessed) - Café Europa 2020.

LORN - MAROONED (Vessel LP), Self Released 2015.

Hoodrah Messiah - Smooth Sailing Divorce Radio, (Split w/ The Owl), Outsider Industries 2025.

    NOISE COMPILATION OF THE MONTH (Part 1, and not really a compilation, but feels like it given     its HUGE) - a 4-way Split from Distraxi, Monika Badly, Romxn, Noise {Hz}.  Over 100 minutes of searing noises and pain and doomy harshness.  Frequent listeners of the show will know im a big fan of these artists as well as the Eggy Tapes project so this had to feature....

Distraxi - Hicksite Waiting Outdoors (4-way split ) - Eggy Tapes 2025.

Monika Badly - The Forest At Night (4-way split) - Eggy Tapes 2025.

Sebastian Tomb - Bangles (Homicide Costume), Self Released 2025.

LEE RILEY - UNDOING THESE KNOTTED TIMES (FROM HERE WE ARE NOWHERE LP) - Eyeless Records 2023.

    RELEASE OF THE YEAR - The accolade goes to this wonderfully dark album that surprises me every time I listen to it.  A dark dismal soundtrack to a horror movie that needs to exist.  Twists and turns all along the way, sounding massive and deadly all at once.  Possibly also on my LABEL OF THE YEAR if I were to have one. Fencepest, take a bow.  or don't. 

fencepest - bloom_I (bloom & decay), Inner Demons Records 2025.

La Brea Pulpit - Bluntdestroyer (Anandamide Aberration), Liquid Library 2025. 

O Ratel Ratel - Zoölogie (Zomerzonde), Audio. Visuals. Atmosphere 2017.

Jay Tripwire - Hoia Baciu Forest (For David Lynch), Self Released 2024.

    NOISE COMPILATION OF THE MONTH (Part 2) - Adventurous Music 5th Anniversary Compilation - from Leipzig, Germany. 

Laure Boer & Conure - Midtown Sea (AM 5th Anniversary) - AM 2024. 

SUFRD & fencepost - A88SRV3T4MR (AM 5th Anniversary) - AM 2024. 

                (I thought Fencepest was the same as Fencepost but its not - but it kinda of is! Fencepost +                       Pestzone = Fencepest, so this is a different collaborative offering from FP). 

Shaun Robert - expel (unbecoming), Self Released, 2015.

Su Sous Toulouse en Rouge - Gumbo-Limbo (Eadem Mutata Resurgo), Forever Escaping Boredom, 2024.

Trou Aux Rats - Mes mains sur ta seconde peau de cuir (Le Cloaque Apres La Romance), At War With False Noise, 2020.

So thats it for 2025, another year ticked off.  Proud to have supported all these artists and labels in their quests for bringing new sounds to the world.  I shall try again in 2026. 

2025 completed side quests

I like to do a little round up of the year to sort of summarise achievements and keep me motivated for what else could come. So here we go.  

• Jan-Feb: A very slow start to 2025 due to various family and friends crises; not a year to remember for many reasons. But, I clawed through....
• March: Released a live album "Ritual" - which replaced the gig I had to miss out on for the Acid Morris at ThingsHappenHere in January. 
• April - May: Recording and scheming the new album....
• July: Re-released "Bun Rights" digitally as "More Bun Rights" with a couple of bonus tracks from the same sessions and photo - now available as pay-what-you-want.  Originally released on cassette via Human Geography Recordings in 2023. 
• August: A 60 second collage track created for then played on the Hello Goodbye Radio Show on Resonance FM with Dexter Bentley. 
• August: A collaborative track with Stuart Chalmers "Bloodmoonthorn" which formed part of his ongoing Resonant Landscapes series.  Always a pleasure to collaborate with someone new, and this track worked out well.  An alternative version / mix of this collaboration ended up on my Open Access Land album a few months later, which I felt was a highlight too. 
• September: The long awaited book by Himukalt "Sex Works" is finished  - and it is wonderful to see in print. The book includes the Intrusive Signals #3 interview I conducted over email with Ester; some copies can still be found online from the manufacturer but might be costly to ship to the UK....   I am very grateful for having my words included in such an intimate and passionate project.
• October: Released "Open Access Land" - album as limited CDr and digital. A couple of CDr's still available and i'll even chuck in a sticker now (pictured above). I was pleased with how this album came together, which is the main thing. 
• October: Provided a track for "𝚑𝚊𝚕𝚕𝚘𝚠𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚌𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚒𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗𝚟𝚗𝚛𝚡𝚡𝚡𝚡𝚟" from the Vacuum Noise Records Group. 'Hundatorra' was a track recorded in the Open Access Land sessions but didn't quite fit with the rest as far as I was concerned.  I think it sat nicely in this Halloween themed noise compilation though. 
• October: A busy month! Ending with a live show for Muhmur Radio which you can still find on Mixcloud here, as well as an interview with Steve here.  Very grateful for having the opportunity to perform some live sounds, and I was pretty chuffed with how the session went. 
• November -  December: Plotting and scheming things for 2026......
• Plus of course 12 new Tump Clump radio shows throughout the year. And maybe a bonus 13th show that will make the SoundArt Christmas playlist if I pull my finger out....

It never feels like much until I write it all down.  So a good year overall it seems. 

Thanks for listening to my sounds, be they my own Soloman Tump productions or other people's work via the radio show.  Please support the artists I play, it helps them want to make more!

If you want a Soloman Tump sticker, hollar and I shall get on in the post.  Especially if you have a sticker you can send me in return.  My studio wall is looking pretty stickerlific these days. 

Stickers.

Andrew Tump.