Soloman Tump - Open Access Land

I kind of panic released my new album called Open Access Land and it was a fun creative process.

I flirted with the idea of approaching a few different labels to see if they were interested in my sounds - but i've always been a bit of an outsider to the ousiders and usually end up doing things by myself.

So this was a nice return to DIY projects using up some black backed CDs and cardboard sleeves that I picked up from the always fruitful Proper Job re-use centre in Chagford.  This is also where I bought an external CDr/CD-rw drive for £3. I must make time to go again soon.

The recordings for this album started in the spring, feeling endlessly inspired by my Field:Tone Weaver instrument, i've always recorded my sessions but having this bit of kit in the setup means that you can never "go back" to a sound.  So recording is now essential.  It also means I have a LOT of audio to listen back to, and to learn from, and perhaps has forced me to go a bit more minimal in my sounds in case something sounds really good and I can use it as a layer or sample at a later date.  A couple of the tracks were played on Tump Clump shows in their earlier forms, as I was sort of testing them out. 

So by nature, this album feels a little more stripped back than previous Soloman Tump efforts.  Sure, there are still erratic noises, and dark layers, and dense bits, but to me if feels a little bit more easier or free.  

Dartmoor has been the centre of a media storm over the past few years due to the wonderful RIGHT TO ROAM movement, whom I place as my main inspiration for the making of this album.  A light at the end of the tunnel in a bleak situation where parts of the open access land of Dartmoor being slowly sold off and withdrawn from public use.

Keeping in this spirit,   the digital version of this album is available for free, and always will be.  Or, you can pay something if you prefer.

As previously mentioned, I made a few physical copies of the album which was actuallty quite an inspiring artistic process and not something I usually allow myself to get too engrossed in. 

I foraged lichen and mushrooms from nearby woods following a storm. I dried the lichen to make "brushes" that I stamped in ink to pattern the blank CD cases.

I then made spore prints with the mushrooms; which had various effects from really quite good to terrible; a great DIY learning process! Different mushrooms drop different colour spores at different intensities.  I picked a wide variety of fruits from the woods, placed them on different coloured cards, covered them overnight, and kept my fingers crossed.  

The combination of white spores on yellow card was unfortuantely a bit too weak to be of any use.  But there were some blackended spores on pink card which looked excellent, and then white spores on white card too.  A great learning process.  I then used some sealing spray glue to try and preserve the prints.  If you ordered one, I hope they last a little while before degrading! 

Generally I hope you enjoy listening to the album and I am always keen to hear thoughts on my work, critical or otherwise.

1.Squirreling 05:55

2.Roamer 04:32

3.Slow March 06:43

4.Runjun 04:57

5.Bloodmoonthorned 07:54 (Produced alongside Stuart Chalmers)

6.Dub You 08:33

7.The Long Way Round 12:02

8.[Exclusive bonus Track for anyone who ordered a CD]

The Tump Clump #51 - 09/10/2025

Hello Muddy Tumpsters and welcome once again to another fun packed edition of The Tump Clump.

I said on the show I had 15 tracks for you... well I did a little fib, I actually snuck in a 16th as there was a little bit of time at the end.  So a sneaky bonus offering from the exceptional Hannya White. 

A pleasure to roll on with the new feature ** NOISE COMPILATION OF THE MONNNNTTHH **, now in its second month but unofficially lets be honest, has been around since day 1.  2 noisy little samples for you to attempt to digest this month, courtesy of the Welcome to Clydebank collective in Glasgow, and their first ever harsh noise compilation.  Lush. 

Metal waste skip at my old place of work

Here be what I played this month, please seek out the labels and artists and give them a support:

01 Trepaneringsritualen - Taiɳted Totem Nothing (1) - Diadem of Fire  [Ant-Zen]

02 B1TWRA1TH - he tunnels breath when no one's listening -INTERLUDE III - 513

03 Jay Tripwire - Obscure Tongue - For David Lynch

04 Messier 106 - A New Creation - Eternal Cosmic Connection [Gates of Hypnos]

05 Michael Idehall - Seantronique - deep code sol [Ant-Zen]

06 Dead Wood - Scar - Permanent Discharge [Welcome to Clydebank]

07 Brent Gutzeit - Captivated - Permanent Discharge [Welcome to Clydebank]

08 Anne-F Jacques - poumon probable - l'ampoule et l'insecte [Molt Fluid]

09 Abby Lee Tee & Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy - Degraded Streams - Grounds [Molt Fluid]

10 Abby Lee Tee & Jean-Baptiste Geoffroy - Hedgerows - Grounds [Molt Fluid]

11 Moss Harvest - Untitled V - Aerosol EP

12 Autechre - Fol3 - Quaristice [Warp Records]

13 Trepaneringsritualen - Taiɳted Totem Nothing (2) - Diadem of Fire  [Ant-Zen]

14 Ekoplekz -  Dvectif - Four Track Mind [Planet Mu]

15 VILE PLUMAGE - Conceived On The Sick Wurlitzer (EXCAVATION AT HOBBS LANE- THE EARLY DAYS OF COMMUNITY RADIO)

16 Hannya White - More than anything else (No Preview)

The Tump Clump #50 - 11/09/2025

Hello Clumpers!

So it was with great enjoyment that I put together my 50th show for SoundArt Radio (there was an extra "mixcloud only" edition on top of these). A pleasure and an honour to still be on the airwaves with them, live and direct from Dartington Hall. 

Lots of unreleased / independent sounds this month, with a fairly industrial / droney kinda rhythm pulsing throughout. 

  >>>MIXCLOUD ME HERE PLS<<<

I particularly enjoy the Sugababes cover by INIT that features.  I first heard this on Rinse FM over the summer, and had to instantly seek it out - found it on the artists Bandcamp page in the end. Then someone played it at this years Houghton Festival and it gained a bit more traction.  But its suitable dismal for this show and its a pleasure to play something different for you.

Also on the show, opening with a lush track by Fencepest and I urge you to check out the full album of Bloom & Decay because it is an absolute belter. 

Also a couple of tracks from the RTR2 Sessions release on Burnt Seed Records.  Burnt Seed is a label based in Perth, Australia, and hopefully something new from Soloman Tump being released through them at some point in the near future.  I just need to sort out the sounds and be happy with them.  It's a forever difficult thing for me. 

01 Fencepest - Decay III (Bloom & Decay) - Inner Demon Records

02 Vacant Land - Delivering Shared Ownership Homes (Strategic Flood Risk)

03 Dr Trousers - Wickerman (RTR2 Sessions) - Burnt Seed Records

04 Lürgid - Errorsion (RTR2 Sessions) - Burnt Seed Records

05 Lucidet - Sacrifice-Statistic, Ritual-Routine (Massive Machines LP)

06 Plague Arish - Gruinard-Rosen Bridge (Unreleased)

07 INIT - Overload (Sugababes cover)

08 Soloman Tump - Roamer (Unreleased)

09 Swamp Donkey - From One State Of Existence To Another (The Last Echoes Of Suns Now Dead LP) - Grimm Goat. 

10 Organ Of Corti - Defuncti (Insania LP)

11 Soloman Tump - Clump Loop 3 (Unreleased)

 

Thanks to Plague Arish for sending me his new music.  Cheers bro.

Thanks to everyone who has supported the show over the years, especially Chris (SoundArt big boss) and Steve (Muhmur Radio) for his continued support. More to come!

There is slow progress on new Soloman Tump music, I record a load, listen back, bin about 95% of it, start again... but every now and then, a little nugget or idea comes good and it gets put in the possible/save pile.   But i'm getting there.

Tump happenings

So whilst it has been a busy summer with loads going on outside of Tump life, the inner workings of Tump HQ have been busy with new creations.

Firstly, I'm very happy that the new book by Himukalt has been published, Sex Works, and I know Ester worked hard on this over a long period of time.  All sorts of issues along the way, but its finally out.  Im particuarly proud because my interview which was first published in Intrusive Signals zine #3 is featured in the pages of this wonderful book, alongside the well regarded Noise Receptor interview and others. 

There is a ton of content here, including plenty of Ester's collages of herself as well as other women she has worked with, information and reviews of her music, all beautifully presented in a very black print.  Himukalt is a deeply personal project, covering themes of "rage, mania, depression, and lust through noise, voice, and electronics" -  so it might not be for everyone, but I consider myself a fan of this powerfully expressive work.  The music is hard hitting, rhythmic, punishing and expressive.  You might be lucky to still find a copy of the book somewhere but most were sold via Kickstarter.   The first batch were damaged in transit and were available to purchase - keep your eyes peeled if you don't mind a B-grade copy. 

Here's my original zine cover from back in 2022.  The release of the Sex works book has made me nostalgic about getting issue 4 bloody well finished, so it might happen at some point soon.  

Maybe.

Other things i've been upto.... a collaborative track with Stuart Chalmers which was released this Friday.  Of Blood, Moon and Thorn features in Part 8 of Stuart's monthly digital 2025 Resonant Landscapes series, and it was a pleasure to create some sinister sounds to accompany the drumming, gongs and metal gate that Stuart used!  This is a wildly creative dark folklore and land inspired series and I need to spend some more time taking in all the other contributions to the series so far.

 I love that Stuart has taken full inspiration from the land, embracing field recordings and the chaos of nature throughout this body of work, as well as working with a wide variety of collaborators.  I'm really happy with how this track worked out, and at the time of writing, I think an alternative version of this will feature on my forthcoming album.

The Tump Clump #49 - 14/08/2025

 Listen to me here! 

Sorry for slow updating the blog - busy summer holiday / funerals / work / cheese / etc

30/08/25 - Finally updated tracklist - apologies for that! Busy few weeks.  But I have been working on Tump Clump #50 which im happy to say is shaping up to be a depressing mess.

01 Hello Spiral - Frequency Fold ( Detached Objects)

02 Banhof Sekte & The Haunting - Autopsy Instruction- Part I- Brain Removal (Gazes (The dream & The nightmare) (comp.) 

03 Messier 106 - Extraterrestrial Manifestation (Eternal Cosmic Connection )

04 Chris Hill & Matt Atkins - 4 (Aether)

05 A Vibrant Struggle - Crystal Cauldron (Static Fever)

06 Eflär - Spring as a Musical Instrument (Homeland)

07 BLACKSMITH - 05 ⚒ (Nude Blacksmith Hammering an Anvil)

08 Kafka Semyavin & The Haunting - Untitled extract (Gazes (The dream & The nightmare) (comp.)

09 IOM - A2. Paaraatt15 9 (Happines and Sacrifice)

10 Shaun Robert - Grotto  - Institute For Alien Research

11 LAST STEP - My Off Days (Sleep LP) - Planet Mu

 Was going to close out the show with something new by me but ran out of time - maybe next month.  Thank you for listening :)