Every week Signal Committee present an Eclectic Picks playlist. All tracks are selected from the full inbox of 200 tracks that are submitted each week to Fresh On The Net. WHAT DO WE LOOK FOR? Our playlists are orientated to the alternative music fan. Lyrics are not essential, abstract ideas are embraced and the fusing of different genres is encouraged. If you used to write…
Read MoreThese Fresh Faves were picked by our readers over the weekend - and reviewed by Fresh On The Net's Neil March this week. You can hear all these tracks in a single Soundcloud playlist here. Life throws up some odd experiences at times but I never thought I would be reviewing this week’s Fresh Faves from a hospital bed where I am receiving treatment for…
Read MoreI sat down with Tom aka Novelty Island. He forgot to bring the biscuits but I managed to get hold of his favourites last minute, Tunnock Caramel flavour wafers! This is what he had to say. Hello Tom, how are you? Hey Del, I’m good ta… Congratulations on the release of the Taped Over EP, how does it feel? Thank you! well I started it eight years…
Read MoreHello there, Following a recent story in the Liverpool Post about the strange goings-on in my local music scene (Liverpool), Tom has kindly asked me to write a post and reiterate the importance of getting solid legal advice before making any commitment or signing any deals. The story centres around a local startup label, a self-styled ‘maverick producer’ and the 10-year record deals framed as…
Read MoreEvery week Signal Committee present an Eclectic Picks playlist. All tracks are selected from the full inbox of 200 tracks that are submitted each week to Fresh On The Net. WHAT DO WE LOOK FOR? Our playlists are orientated to the alternative music fan. Lyrics are not essential, abstract ideas are embraced and the fusing of different genres is encouraged. If you used to write…
Read MoreThese Fresh Faves were picked by our readers over the weekend - and reviewed by Fresh On The Net's Louise Toal this week. You can hear all these tracks in a single Soundcloud playlist here. I’m feeling rather smug this morning with this great batch of Fresh Faves, from an initially strong inbox last week. I couldn’t have asked for a better batch for my…
Read MoreGraham Graham Beck and I had a chat over a cuppa and a pack of plain digestive sweetmeal biscuits from M&S. Congratulations on making the Fresh Faves with “You’re Out Of This World (& Into The Next!)”. How does it feel?Thanks. It was a really nice warm sensation, & the fact that it was liked by people voting on the Listening Post. You can't beat…
Read MoreEvery week Signal Committee present an Eclectic Picks playlist. All tracks are selected from the full inbox of 200 tracks that are submitted each week to Fresh On The Net. WHAT DO WE LOOK FOR? Our playlists are orientated to the alternative music fan. Lyrics are not essential, abstract ideas are embraced and the fusing of different genres is encouraged. If you used to write…
Read MoreThese Fresh Faves were picked by our readers over the weekend - and reviewed by Fresh On The Net's Del Owusu this week. You can hear all these tracks in a single Soundcloud playlist here. Welcome back everyone to the first reviews of 2024! Thanks to everyone who submitted last week, what a great inbox! As always if you ever want to submit a track…
Read MoreAs we start a new year here on FOTN, I thought it would be a nice time to utilise the January doom and do something positive, so I’ve written a little homage to the underground dance scene in my home city of Belfast. My two main loves in life are electronic music and dancing, so it’s been lovely to immerse myself in this piece, without…
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