Michael Plater
@mplater.bsky.social
Australian folk noir/experimental musician, historian, writer. Solo, Northern Lighthouse Board, The Taps of the Holy Trinity, Ghosts of Electricity, The Right Hand Is Doomed to Blacken, What Colour is Sound label and more
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Sonic terrors, fever dreams, mischief and atmospheres mass for this year's Halloween playlist.
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Halloween 2025: The Hell’s Bells Playlist
Fiendish sounds and fever dreams, the devil’s music selection this year is, as ever, a twisted tale of soundtracks, freakish and macabre passages, harrowed indie, horrorcore rap, the theatrical, es…
monolithcocktail.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Sonic terrors, fever dreams, mischief and atmospheres mass for this year's Halloween playlist.
monolithcocktail.com/2025/10/27/h...
monolithcocktail.com/2025/10/27/h...
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Today's "Four Larks and a Wren" radio list & www.buymusic.club/list/fourlar... #FourLarksThreeD
October 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Today's "Four Larks and a Wren" radio list & www.buymusic.club/list/fourlar... #FourLarksThreeD
A few pictures from my recent NSW tour, courtesy of Society City (Wollongong) and Gasoline Pony (Sydney)
September 24, 2025 at 2:03 AM
A few pictures from my recent NSW tour, courtesy of Society City (Wollongong) and Gasoline Pony (Sydney)
Thanks to @fourlarksstu.bsky.social for playing all 10 tracks from the latest Northern Lighthouse Board album "Lost Worlds" over the last 10 weeks, much appreciated.
Today's "Four Larks and a Wren" radio list & www.buymusic.club/list/fourlar... #FourLarksThreeD
September 23, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Thanks to @fourlarksstu.bsky.social for playing all 10 tracks from the latest Northern Lighthouse Board album "Lost Worlds" over the last 10 weeks, much appreciated.
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Today's "Four Larks and a Wren" radio list & www.buymusic.club/list/fourlar... #FourLarksThreeD
September 16, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Today's "Four Larks and a Wren" radio list & www.buymusic.club/list/fourlar... #FourLarksThreeD
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Today's radio show now uploaded to Mixcloud- www.mixcloud.com/FourLarks/fo... #FourLarksThreeD
Four Larks and a Wren-2025-09-09
Four Larks radio show on Three d Radio, Adelaide 2025-09-09
#FourLarksThreeD 93.7 fm tues 9-11am-all over the (op)shop- acoustic, alt-pop, rock, garage, punk, electronic, drone, folk & freak
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September 9, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Today's radio show now uploaded to Mixcloud- www.mixcloud.com/FourLarks/fo... #FourLarksThreeD
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Today's "Four Larks and a Wren" radio list & www.buymusic.club/list/fourlar... #FourLarksThreeD
September 9, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Today's "Four Larks and a Wren" radio list & www.buymusic.club/list/fourlar... #FourLarksThreeD
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An alternative choice list of new music from the last month, with cover star Daemon's Euphonic making our best August albums list. Also includes Saul Williams & Carlos Nino @intlanthem.bsky.social @andygoz.bsky.social Soft Speaker @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social
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The End of the Month Revue for August 2025: Playlist & Choice Album Releases
Our Monthly Playlist selection of choice music and Choice Releases list from the last month. We decided at the start of the year to change things a little with a reminder of not only our favourite …
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August 29, 2025 at 11:37 AM
An alternative choice list of new music from the last month, with cover star Daemon's Euphonic making our best August albums list. Also includes Saul Williams & Carlos Nino @intlanthem.bsky.social @andygoz.bsky.social Soft Speaker @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social
monolithcocktail.com/2025/08/29/t...
monolithcocktail.com/2025/08/29/t...
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Today's "Four Larks and a Wren" radio list & www.buymusic.club/list/fourlar... #fourlarksthreed
August 26, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Today's "Four Larks and a Wren" radio list & www.buymusic.club/list/fourlar... #fourlarksthreed
Thanks to the legendary Terrascope and Jeff Penczak for this lovely review of the recent The Right Hand Is Doomed to Blacken album we put out on Cruel Nature Records. We're currently working on a new project, more details to come.
www.terrascope.co.uk/Reviews/Revi...
www.terrascope.co.uk/Reviews/Revi...
August 20, 2025 at 3:47 AM
Thanks to the legendary Terrascope and Jeff Penczak for this lovely review of the recent The Right Hand Is Doomed to Blacken album we put out on Cruel Nature Records. We're currently working on a new project, more details to come.
www.terrascope.co.uk/Reviews/Revi...
www.terrascope.co.uk/Reviews/Revi...
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Today's radio show now uploaded to Mixcloud- www.mixcloud.com/FourLarks/fo... #FourLarksThreeD
Four Larks And A Wren-2025-08-12
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August 12, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Today's radio show now uploaded to Mixcloud- www.mixcloud.com/FourLarks/fo... #FourLarksThreeD
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Today's "Four Larks and a Wren" radio list & www.buymusic.club/list/fourlar... #FourLarksThreeD
August 12, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Today's "Four Larks and a Wren" radio list & www.buymusic.club/list/fourlar... #FourLarksThreeD
Thanks to Monolith Cocktail for this wonderful review of "Lost Worlds", the latest album from my "hauntronica" project The Northern Lighthouse Board:
"Atmospheres that are as eerie as they are near magical and dreamy...a convincing score to a phantom and sorcery, magik, wiccan film yet to be made."
"Atmospheres that are as eerie as they are near magical and dreamy...a convincing score to a phantom and sorcery, magik, wiccan film yet to be made."
The August Perusal column features the debut album by UK jazz drumming star Kai Craig, plus albums by Julian Cubillos, Crayola Lectern, Kerchiefs, Mico Boule, The Northern Lighthouse Board, Dolores Mondo Stash @cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social and Escupemetralla.
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monolithcocktail.com/2025/08/08/t...
The Perusal #70: Crayola Lectern, Kerchief, Julian Cubillos, Kai Craig…
A world of sonic/musical discoveries reviewed by Dominic Valvona. All entries in alphabetical order. ::: Image of Kai Graig courtesy of Christian Cody A DAAM label double-bill: Mico Boule ‘Cellular…
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August 8, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Thanks to Monolith Cocktail for this wonderful review of "Lost Worlds", the latest album from my "hauntronica" project The Northern Lighthouse Board:
"Atmospheres that are as eerie as they are near magical and dreamy...a convincing score to a phantom and sorcery, magik, wiccan film yet to be made."
"Atmospheres that are as eerie as they are near magical and dreamy...a convincing score to a phantom and sorcery, magik, wiccan film yet to be made."
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Today's "Four Larks and a Wren" radio list & buymusic.club/list/fourlar... #FourLarksThreeD
August 5, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Today's "Four Larks and a Wren" radio list & buymusic.club/list/fourlar... #FourLarksThreeD
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Today's "Four Larks and a Wren" radio list & www.buymusic.club/list/fourlar... #FourLarksThreeD
July 29, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Today's "Four Larks and a Wren" radio list & www.buymusic.club/list/fourlar... #FourLarksThreeD
Thanks to "Four Larks and a Wren" for playing a track off the new album by my "hauntronica" project The Northern Lighthouse Board. The album "Lost Worlds" is available now via my Bandcamp page:
michaelplater.bandcamp.com/album/lost-w...
michaelplater.bandcamp.com/album/lost-w...
Today's "Four Larks and a Wren" radio list & www.buymusic.club/list/fourlar... #FourLarksThreeD
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(*trialing new image format , feedback appreciated)
July 22, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Thanks to "Four Larks and a Wren" for playing a track off the new album by my "hauntronica" project The Northern Lighthouse Board. The album "Lost Worlds" is available now via my Bandcamp page:
michaelplater.bandcamp.com/album/lost-w...
michaelplater.bandcamp.com/album/lost-w...
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Today's "Four Larks and a Wren" radio list & www.buymusic.club/list/fourlar... #FourLarksThreeD
July 15, 2025 at 2:18 AM
Today's "Four Larks and a Wren" radio list & www.buymusic.club/list/fourlar... #FourLarksThreeD
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MID-YEAR RELEASE REVIEW 2025
40 titles
49 artists
All can be found at cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com
Huge thanks to everyone involved and all that support the label in any way.
This doesn’t happen without you.
You are the best.
Thank you!
Steve x
40 titles
49 artists
All can be found at cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com
Huge thanks to everyone involved and all that support the label in any way.
This doesn’t happen without you.
You are the best.
Thank you!
Steve x
June 29, 2025 at 12:23 PM
MID-YEAR RELEASE REVIEW 2025
40 titles
49 artists
All can be found at cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com
Huge thanks to everyone involved and all that support the label in any way.
This doesn’t happen without you.
You are the best.
Thank you!
Steve x
40 titles
49 artists
All can be found at cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com
Huge thanks to everyone involved and all that support the label in any way.
This doesn’t happen without you.
You are the best.
Thank you!
Steve x
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Thank you Fighting Boredom for the Filalete / Beige Palace & Lo Egin / K Of Arc / Lush Worker / The Right Hand Is Doomed To Blacken reviews!!!
www.fighting-boredom.co.uk/album-review...
www.fighting-boredom.co.uk/album-review...
Desolated – Birth(defects) – Sally Shapiro – CLAMM – Filalete – Beige Palace / Lo Egin – K Of ARC – Lush Worker – The Right Hand Is Doomed To Blacken – Vile Bees – Dez Dare – album reviews – Fighting ...
www.fighting-boredom.co.uk
June 19, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Thank you Fighting Boredom for the Filalete / Beige Palace & Lo Egin / K Of Arc / Lush Worker / The Right Hand Is Doomed To Blacken reviews!!!
www.fighting-boredom.co.uk/album-review...
www.fighting-boredom.co.uk/album-review...
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We still have copies of these tapes available at cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com
Very low numbers on most titles.
Very low numbers on most titles.
June 20, 2025 at 8:16 AM
We still have copies of these tapes available at cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com
Very low numbers on most titles.
Very low numbers on most titles.
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And new MRG radio and reviews also feature:
@cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social, @mplater.bsky.social, @superpolar.bsky.social, @akprecordings.bsky.social , @greyfrequency.bsky.social
@cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social, @mplater.bsky.social, @superpolar.bsky.social, @akprecordings.bsky.social , @greyfrequency.bsky.social
New MORE REALISTIC GOALS!
Show is up on Mixcloud via Reform Radio - www.mixcloud.com/reformradio/...
And our mini-reviews are up on the blog - medium.com/more-realist...
Go! Go on!
#morerealisticgoals
Show is up on Mixcloud via Reform Radio - www.mixcloud.com/reformradio/...
And our mini-reviews are up on the blog - medium.com/more-realist...
Go! Go on!
#morerealisticgoals
June 3, 2025 at 4:41 PM
And new MRG radio and reviews also feature:
@cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social, @mplater.bsky.social, @superpolar.bsky.social, @akprecordings.bsky.social , @greyfrequency.bsky.social
@cruelnaturerecs.bsky.social, @mplater.bsky.social, @superpolar.bsky.social, @akprecordings.bsky.social , @greyfrequency.bsky.social
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OUT NOW
The Right Hand Is Doomed To Blacken “Greenbridge 12.11.24”
cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/greenb...
experimental soundscapes, fusing motorik psych rock, synth wave, gothic balladry, and industrial post punk
The Right Hand Is Doomed To Blacken “Greenbridge 12.11.24”
cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/greenb...
experimental soundscapes, fusing motorik psych rock, synth wave, gothic balladry, and industrial post punk
May 30, 2025 at 6:57 AM
OUT NOW
The Right Hand Is Doomed To Blacken “Greenbridge 12.11.24”
cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/greenb...
experimental soundscapes, fusing motorik psych rock, synth wave, gothic balladry, and industrial post punk
The Right Hand Is Doomed To Blacken “Greenbridge 12.11.24”
cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/greenb...
experimental soundscapes, fusing motorik psych rock, synth wave, gothic balladry, and industrial post punk
The debut album from my new project The Right Hand Is Doomed to Blacken is out today via Cruel Nature Records:
cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/greenbridge-121124
michaelplater.bandcamp.com/album/greenbridge-121124
therighthandisdoomedtoblacken.bandcamp.com/album/greenbridge-121124
cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/greenbridge-121124
michaelplater.bandcamp.com/album/greenbridge-121124
therighthandisdoomedtoblacken.bandcamp.com/album/greenbridge-121124
May 30, 2025 at 2:54 AM
The debut album from my new project The Right Hand Is Doomed to Blacken is out today via Cruel Nature Records:
cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/greenbridge-121124
michaelplater.bandcamp.com/album/greenbridge-121124
therighthandisdoomedtoblacken.bandcamp.com/album/greenbridge-121124
cruelnaturerecordings.bandcamp.com/album/greenbridge-121124
michaelplater.bandcamp.com/album/greenbridge-121124
therighthandisdoomedtoblacken.bandcamp.com/album/greenbridge-121124
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