Have yourselves a very DRETTY Xmouse.....

It is the final release for DRET Skivor for 2025. Ambient sounds and field recordings are manipulated into something new. 

Enjoy/endure, best with headphones!

LoS

Loaf of Beard live recording from Leeds

Loaf of Beard played in Leeds a few weeks back at the Not A Thing event and the promoters videoed the entire thing. 

Watch here -> 

LoS

Legion of Swine live recording from Wharf Chambers, Leeds

A couple of weeks ago, I performed as #legionofswine at #wharfchambers in #Leeds. My performance was filmed by Alan Edwards and I give many thanks to him for this. 

Watch here and play through decent headphones and speakers with good bass response :). 

LoS

 

NOT Bandcamp Friday release......

Good news for fans of ambient, drone and noise music, with BEATS!!

DRET Skivor release osc by oscillator -> https://dretskivor.bandcamp.com/album/osc

Limited CD and download at the link above ^^^^^.

LoS

November TOUR!!!!

It is November and so it is time for me to travel to England and undertake 6 concerts with 5 different acts because I am a massive talent and like making things hard/interesting for myself. 

Join me at the following gigs - they will all be ace!

#oldgitontour 

LoS

 

London Klôvhôvve action!

In a couple of weeks, #Klôvhôvve will be in west London creating ambient glitch soundscapes from field recordings made on his home island of Hammarö in western Sweden. 

You can buy tickets and get more info here -> https://www.tickettailor.com/events/ealingextranormal/1921747 

Very good!

LoS

Guerrilla Miner in Leeds next month!

And just look at this poster! 

Thanks to Alisia Casper for the design! 

LoS 

The Swine returns to Leeds

Legion of Swine is very happy to return to his old stomping ground of Leeds next month. Here is the Free Music Lessons poster advertising the event - 

Facebook event lies here

LoS

Miners Strike talk in Malmö next month

I have been asked to discuss all aspects of the 1984-85 UK Miners Strike at S!GNAL in Malmö on Tuesday November the 25th 2025. I readily accept! 

Details can be found here

LoS

Loaf of Beard Leeds poster action!

Here it is in its full glory! 

Tickets for this fine experience can be obtained from the line below vvvvvv

https://notathing.co.uk/event/patches-at-fox-newt-leeds-loaf-of-beard-shotbungullet-not-a-thing-x-symmetrical-feelings/

 

LoS

New DRET music out today!!

It is bandcamp Friday once more and we at #dretskivor are very happy to have Bergen visual and sound artist #LukeDrozd on board for a release. Play and listen below 

LoS

And then there were 5 acts.......

 

New DRET release.......

Here it is, late as per unusual...... 

LoS 

Klôvhôvve tonight in Nottingham!

Here is the poster for tonight - The Church of Sound presents.....

LoS

 

New artwork on CD for Dret release next month

Here is a glimpse of the next Dret release. 

New ambient/glitch music from #Klôvhôvve 

LoS

Today we practise, tomorrow we deliver!

James Barrett and Dave Procter combine forces at the Instant History event at #LarrysCorner in #Stockholm tomorrow evening for an evening looking at the changing relationship between State and populace in the period 1984-94 in the UK. More information can be found at the link above, but here is a taster of what might happen tomorrow.....

#experimentalmusic #drone #ambient #policeviolence

LoS

Review for Fåntratt release

The lovely people at Aural Aggravation have reviewed the latest offering of DRET Skivor - read here 

LoS

New DRET action!

DRET Skivor releases some Harsh Noise Wall

 

Listen with ears at the link above!!

LoS

Instant History comes to Larrys Corner in Stockholm!

Instant History is the name of the event where James Barrett and Dave Procter collaborate to reflect on a decade of socio-political history in the UK starting with The Miners Strike of 1984-85 and finishing with the The Criminal Justice Act of 1994. 

This will be a multi-media event with songs, drones, images, video snippets and more......

If you do Facebook, here is an event - https://www.facebook.com/events/1061204866148704/ 

Information can also be found here -> https://larryscorner.nu/sv/events/dave-procter-shares-his-magic

LoS

November Tour Update - now with added Guerrilla Miner!!!

 

LoS

England Tour action - many acts!

Come watch and listen with eyes and ears and brains engaged. YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED

LoS

 

Loaf of Beard - new recording takes place!

It has a been a while, but Loaf of Beard have been in the studio and now have 7 of the 10 songs for follow up LP Pie - should be out by Xmouse for all your festive needs!

LoS 

Loaf of Beard live action!!

Värmlands favourite electropunkers Loaf of Beard will be playing in Budapest at S8 Underground on Friday 13th June 2025, with local top ravers The Sexy Wild East - if you facebook still, here is an event thingy - https://www.facebook.com/events/1374650077155319 

Here is a flier!!

LoS

Desiccated Corpse release on DRET Skivor!!

 New music from Dret Skivor today -> get your Desiccated Corpse here -vvvv

LoS

 New Dret Skivor action -> out now!

LoS

Must the world suffer more?

Apparently so. The Swine is back on tour later this month!!!

LoS

 

Back on the decks!!!

Well, it has been a while, but I am very happy to announce that I will re-start the Skoo night that me and Andy Pointon began in Leeds in the 2000s! 

The venue is Bakgården in Karlstad and takes place on Friday the 28th of February. 

Here is the poster -> 

LoS

New DRET!!!

This month some field recordings tied into a special space in the borderlands between Sweden and Norway.  

Out now!!

LoS

mantank LP finally released

 

It has taken nearly 20 years from initial ideas to release, but finally mantank releases his debut LP "My Misery is Your Reward"

Tales of anxiety, depression, substance abuse and more! It's a bag of laughs.....

LoS