The Tump Clump #56 - 26/02/26

Well this episode really crept up on me.

January felt like it took FOREVER, and February breezed by without a care in the world because I had been so dang busy with in real life stuff.  But, I think I managed to 'pull it out of the bag' because as ever there is some great music being created out by a whole raft of lovely folk from across our strange planet.

So generally a mixture of slightly old, new, and brand new, covering noise, drone, experimental electronics and even some guitar music this time (thanks SUERO).  The NOISE COMPILATION OF THE MONTTHHHH comes from the WITH LOVE AND NOISE fundraising compilation courtesy of Blacksmith Noise Records wihch I spoke about already in this blog - pulling together essential funds for Mima Kass essential health care but also, in the spirit of Mima Kass, providing an amazing platford for 180+ projects to come together and make some noises.  It was a pleasure to be a part of this, and also to discover loads of new artists. So 3 tracks from the release this month, and because there are so many excellent choices, maybe some more next month too. 

I also included a couple more tracks from the recent Eggy Tapes 4xWAY split - both from Romxn to end out the show, because this was another sort-of compilation that was also excellent.  The collaborative power of noise artists is where it truly shines for me, and the communities across the globe always seem to come together and form these powerful statements for all sorts of different reasons.  So support the artists and the labels and enjoy this lot:

01 SAKOSTAMU - Abu Tor (Break Down) - Brachliegen Tapes

02 SUERO - the mima (WITH LOVE AND NOISE) - Blacksmith Noise Records

03 CHEFKIRK - Meal of Glory! (say hello to my suffering) - s/r

04 knifedoutofexistence - Once Acknowledged (Objects That Once Breathed) - s/r

05 cornish semiconductor corporation - 220 below adit (Techno From Mine Waste) - s/r

06 Soloman Tump - 1 minute for Autohypnosis - coming soon....

07 Séraphitüs-Séraphîta - Vargtimmen (Hour of the Wolf) (WITH LOVE AND NOISE) - Blacksmith Noise Records

08 PERCIPIENT - Dr Kruvajan (WITH LOVE AND NOISE) - Blacksmith Noise Records

09 Disgrace - END OF YEAR HARSH NOISE (JULY-DECEMBER 2025) - 07 Zk 1.wav (december 17)

10 Romxn - Bottom Lines (4-way split) - Eggy Tapes

11 Romxn - Exile (4-way split) - Eggy Tapes

You can listen to the show here - https://www.mixcloud.com/Soundart_Radio/the-tump-clump-edition-56-260226/

And if you are feeling like a super person, you can click the SoundArt Radio website here throw them a few coins to support the cause! Thanks for listening and we do it all again in 4 weeks time :)

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.