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Michael Woodman

@michaelwoodman.bsky.social

Vocals/guitar for Thumpermonkey. Debut solo album on Believers Roast, 04/2025. - https://www.michaelwoodman.uk/ - https://michaelwoodman.bandcamp.com/ - https://thumpermonkey.bandcamp.com/

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Michael Woodman@michaelwoodman.bsky.social · last yr.

Here's the lovely review that the kind folks at Prog printed of 'Hiss of Today' in their April issue. Honestly, I thought that this record ushered in my sort of Phil Collins 'No Jacket Required' era, but I guess not?

Review reads: "The follow-up to 2021's Psithurism mini-album, Hiss Of Today finds Thumpermonkey frontman Michael Woodman spreading out over 35 minutes of music that feels less like a collection of songs than it does a skilfully carved piece of sonic sculpture. Which befits an album inspired by William Robert Woodman (no relation), one of the founders of the Hermetic Order of the Golden Dawn, the secret society that claimed the occultist Aleister Crowley as a member. It's all over the place, in the best possible way. V.I.T.R.I.O.L begins with what sounds like a garbled alien voice intercepted from deepest space before tailing off via a series of eerie instrumental washes into No Moon, No Throne, an otherworldly mesh of miserly rhythms, choirboy vocals and tumbling guitar. The Wandering Nerve finds Woodman going full avant- Fripp, and Lychgate (featuring Believers Roast label boss Kavus Torabi) is wrapped around what feels like an eight-bit samba rhythm. Throughout, Woodman switches gear and mood, seemingly intent on choosing the path of greater musical adventure at every opportunity. This is deeply psychedelic music, and not as we know it. FL"
Michael Woodman@michaelwoodman.bsky.social · last yr.

"Woodman's inspired pen does not lose that originality of an author who likes to willingly break away from the pre-established patterns of both alternative rock and prog" (Translated from Italian) altprogcore.blogspot.com/2025/04/mich...

Michael Woodman - Hiss of Today (2025)

Messi in pausa i Thumpermonkey ormai da un po' di tempo, il chitarrista e frontman del gruppo Michael Woodman si è dedicato ad un quieta ma ...

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Outcast Tape Infirmary@outcasttapes.bsky.social · 2y ago

Submissions are now open for Shorts Volume 4! Join us for a celebration of short pants and short songs, with every track 90 seconds or less. This time we're doing a limited release on cassette with hand-stitched j-cards. It will also be available digitally. See attached photos for more details.

Michael Woodman@michaelwoodman.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thank you to Prog magazine for the luminous review of 'Hiss of Today'. Given that the physical version has only just hit the shelves, I have devised a creative solution for redacting the majority of the content. Buy the magazine for the non-orange-cat version.

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Michael Woodman@michaelwoodman.bsky.social · 2y ago

🌓 NEW SINGLE INCOMING 🌓 The second single from Hiss of Today lands this Friday, April 11th. 'No Moon, No Throne' has been haunting my live set for a while now—I'm excited to share its final manifestation with you.

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Michael Woodman@michaelwoodman.bsky.social · 2y ago

Today, I learned that while the "Bo"- in Bovril stands for "bovine", the end of the word comes from The Coming Race (1871), (a sci-fi novel about a subterranean civilization wielding a telekinetic, mind-controlling energy called "Vril").