Iridium Flares is a multi-platform artistic project; the brainchild of Darren Woolridge. The musical arm of this ambitious project sees Woolridge combine squelchy melodies with scratchy beats to create a haunting sound ripe with crescendo. Woolridge utilises an innovative and imaginative array of instruments to create his ionized sound clash; pitting glockenspiel against dark digital beats, static siren feedback against ukulele and even including body percussion to add an earthier layer to this atmospheric endeavour. The result; a dense sedimentary structure of independent strata, pressing against one another to support an unpredictable and dramatic soundscape.

Summer Rain Recordings, established in the summer of 2007, is a record label with a difference. Every artist signed to the label donates a minimum of 5% of their royalties for every release to NextAid, or a charity of their choice, and we match their percentage donation from the label profits from the release. ioda, our distributor, also donate 25% of their fees for each of our releases to next aid too. As well as a fine selection of fresh new music from new artists, you will find guest releases from more established artists who wish to give something back in the form of royalty donations to charity. We are not about greedy profits, unfair contracts, fame and fortune, we are about excellent music, honesty, fairness, and giving something back to the world in which we live in. To listen and get more info please visit: www.summerrainrecordings.net
Please send demos to demos(at)summerrainrecordings.net

Every purchase of our music helps NextAid to raise funds for their pilot project, the building of an ecological community center and children’s residential village in Dennilton, South Africa. Now complete are 10 structures of the 25 slated for construction by summer 2010. The center will serve as a safe home for 50 children orphaned by AIDS, a multi-purpose center for the larger community, a hub for economic enterprise, and an example of innovative solutions for future projects throughout Africa.