London, UK based Progressive Art Rock artist Michael Woodman (Thumpermonkey) to premiere the official video for the first single “Lychgate” taken from his upcoming solo album “Hiss Of Today” due out on April 26, 2025 via Believers Roast Records. Watch the premire on Match 12, 2025 through the YouTube player belwo:
Thumpermonkey‘s guitarist/vocalist Michael Woodman returns with his first full-length solo album.
“Hiss of Today” entangles restless analogue-synth entities with lo-fi Motorik percussion; part 60s Baroque Chamber Pop, part Vangelis, part Thelemic ritual viewed through a broken kaleidoscope.
Label owner and Gong frontman Kavus Torabi (whom Woodman toured with after the release of his debut EP, “Psithurism“) also gifts his unmistakable spectral Psychedelia to the single, “Lychgate.”
The album’s inspiration comes from an uncanny discovery: William Robert Woodman, one of the founding members of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, not only shared Michael‘s surname but also died on the same date as Michael‘s birthday.
“Hiss of Today” is equal parts nostalgic hauntology, tales of cursed ZX Spectrum tapes and hallucinated 8-bit lore – expanded upon through a pre-release text adventure that fans can access from February 2025. https://planetsmashergames.com/hiss/
Pre-Order the album on Bandcamp: https://michaelwoodman.bandcamp.com/album/hiss-of-today
Tracklist:
01. V.I.T.R.I.O.L.0
02. No Moon, No Throne
03. The Button
04. The Wandering Nerve
05. Lapsed
06. Ignathox
07. Lychgate
08. Telomeres