Alec Berlin

Original Instrumental Rock /
New LP streaming now:
https://soulspazm.ffm.to/spacepunk

FYC — Alec Berlin 09/28/2023

For your GRAMMY® Consideration:
Contemporary Instrumental Album: Space Punk and Other Junk
Instrumental Composition: Man's Best Friend

www.alecberlin.com/fyc

Alec Berlin has released “Space Punk and Other Junk”, an album that celebrates both his love of concise pop-rock songwriting and his expertise as a guitarist.

'Space Punk and Other Junk' showcases equally Alec’s compositional prowess and his endlessly inventive guitar skills. Over the course of 12 original instrumental songs, Alec crafts hooks that will have listeners singing along, despite the lack of words.

At the center of it all is Alec’s guitar playing, which somehow manages to sound both vintage and futuristic all at once. Stand-out track “Man’s Best Friend” is the perfect crystallization of Alec’s music: cinematic in scope, it moves through a variety of moods and styles, each deeply rooted in the energy and emotion found in all of Alec’s work.

FYC — Alec Berlin FOR YOUR GRAMMY® CONSIDERATION:Best Contemporary Instrumental AlbumSPACE PUNK AND OTHER JUNKBest Instrumental CompositionMAN'S BEST FRIEND “Space Punk and Other Junk” full album available here: YouTube Music Apple Music Spotify “Man’s Best Friend” available here: YouTube Music Apple Music...

05/21/2023

TONIGHT! Record release show for "Space Punk and Other Junk" at The Bitter End.

Get tickets here: https://bitterend.com/ #/events

With / drums
Malcolm Gold / bass
/ guitar

A DCM - Directcurrentmedia Event - Join us!



05/15/2023

GIG ALERT! Sunday May 21 at 8pm The Bitter End, come celebrate the release of "Space Punk and Other Junk"!

Details and tickets here: https://bitterend.com/ #/events

Here's a clip from back in 2020, driving close enough to the edge that a couple of wheels come off for a moment.

Malcolm Gold, , and kicking ass as always.


05/13/2023

Throwback THIRTY YEARS to an epically great concert in Boston - my first time seeing The Funky Meters! What a way to cap off a supremely grooving night by getting to meet Leo Nocentelli, George Porter Jr., and Art "Poppa Funk" Neville himself. I fanboy'd, hard.



05/11/2023

Reminder - Space Punk, the newest (and final!) song from my record Space Punk and Other Junk, is now streaming everywhere. Stream here https://soulspazm.ffm.to/spacepunk

Also - we’re doing a record release show at on Sunday May 21 at 8pm. Come check us out! Tix at https://bitterend.com/ #/events?event_id=74220

And thanks for listening.🤘🏻


04/27/2023

"Space Punk and Other Junk" is now streaming everywhere! It's featuring my never before heard single, Space Punk - would love for you to check it out.

Stream here: https://soulspazm.ffm.to/spacepunk

Featuring:
Malcolm Gold / bass
Rich Mercurio / drums
/ groove inspiration

Recorded by Ken Rich at Grand Street Recording, Inc.
Mixed and Mastered by James Frazee

artwork by
additional artwork by Michael McCauslin
under the watchful eye of Janine Lee Papio
with the indispensable assistance of Sweetlove (and John Noble Barrack before her) occasionally documented on video by Chris Coffey



04/26/2023

"Man's Best Friend" was released on Mar 30, 2023, the 11th single from "Space Punk and Other Junk".

By turns peaceful and energetic, soothing and exciting, it weaves together familiar elements to take the listener on a journey."

"Space Punk", my next single, drops on April 27, along with my full LP, "Space Punk and Other Junk" - pre-save it here: https://soulspazm.ffm.to/spacepunk



04/25/2023

"Beat Confabulator" was released on Feb 16, 2023, the 10th single from "Space Punk and Other Junk".

It's a punchy, rhythmic track that includes nods to New Orleans, Prince, and Pat Metheny! You'll want your dancing shoes for this one.

"Space Punk", my next single, drops on April 27, along with my full LP, "Space Punk and Other Junk" - pre-save it here: https://soulspazm.ffm.to/spacepunk



04/24/2023

"LaNoise" was released on Jan 12, 2023, the 9th single from "Space Punk and Other Junk".

Take a trip down the river without ever leaving the comfort of your front porch, your favorite guitar, or your cold beverage.

"Space Punk", my next single, drops on April 27, along with my full LP, "Space Punk and Other Junk" - pre-save it here: https://soulspazm.ffm.to/spacepunk



04/23/2023

"Minir Maad" was released on Dec 15, 2022, the 8th single from "Space Punk and Other Junk".

A trippy, desert song. You're only ever one step ahead of the dark

"Space Punk", my next single, drops on April 27, along with my full LP, "Space Punk and Other Junk" - pre-save it here: https://soulspazm.ffm.to/spacepunk



04/22/2023

"Patchen Avenue" was released on Nov 17, 2022, the seventh single from "Space Punk and Other Junk".

"Patchen Avenue" is country-inflected ballad that conjures up a sense of calm reflection. Patchen Avenue is where you go to take a breath. To think things through. To figure out what was right and what was wrong, to celebrate the former and mourn the latter.

"Space Punk", my next single, drops on April 27, along with my full LP, "Space Punk and Other Junk" - pre-save it here: https://soulspazm.ffm.to/spacepunk



04/21/2023

"Life in the Bog" was released on Oct 20, 2022. It's the 6th release from "Space Punk and Other Junk".

Backwards drums, slide guitar, a chorus of Ebows, lead bass, analog delay destruction, and general weird, spooky darkness - it's all in there!

"Space Punk", my next single, drops on April 27, along with my full EP, "Space Punk and Other Junk" - pre-save it here: https://soulspazm.ffm.to/spacepunk



04/21/2023
04/20/2023

"What I Wish I Had Said" was released on Sept 30, 2022. It's the 5th release from "Space Punk and Other Junk".

I wrote the chorus to this song in response to a challenge to write something pop-orietned. I wrote the other sections because I like hearing and .mercurio lay it down!

"Space Punk", my next single, drops on April 27 - - pre-save it here: https://soulspazm.ffm.to/spacepunk



04/19/2023

"Iota (Not One)" was released on August 26, 2022. It's the 4th release from "Space Punk and Other Junk".

I was listening to "Illusion, Coma, Pimp, and Circumstance" from "Musicology" by when I wrote this song. I had just bought a . Lots of music in the air!

"Space Punk", my next single, drops on April 27, along with my full EP, "Space Punk and Other Junk" - pre-save it here: https://soulspazm.ffm.to/spacepunk



04/19/2023
04/19/2023

"President's Day" is the 3rd release from "Space Punk and Other Junk". It dropped back on July 29, 2022.

Vibe-y and ominous. A special shout out to mix engineer , who mixed the entire record masterfully, but deployed the big guns especially on this track.

"Space Punk", my next single, drops on April 27, along with my full EP, "Space Punk and Other Junk" - pre-save it here: https://soulspazm.ffm.to/spacepunk



Photos from Alec Berlin's post 04/18/2023

it has taken a few months but i'm happy to say that Carl Carter is doing better. pic 1 = after. pic 2 = before.

04/17/2023

"Flatbush Jaywalk" is the second release from "Space Punk and Other Junk". Originally released on June 24, 2022.

Lots of bouncing back and forth between heavy and light, dark and bright. Be sure to look both ways when you cross the street.

"Space Punk", my next single, drops on April 27, along with my full EP, "Space Punk and Other Junk" - pre-save it here: https://soulspazm.ffm.to/spacepunk



04/13/2023

My next release is called "Space Punk" and it drops 2 weeks from today.

"Space Punk" is the final release from this group of songs that I recorded back in 2021. 12 songs - that's an LP. I'm calling it "Space Punk and Other Junk."

Thanks so much for listening, following along, and sharing the music.

Pre-Save it here: https://soulspazm.ffm.to/spacepunk



04/10/2023

How about some DOGS to make your day better? Chris Coffey made an amazing video of my song Man's Best Friend. The full video drops on Wednesday, but here's a clip to whet your appetite.

Listen to Man's Best Friend here: https://soulspazm.ffm.to/mansbestfriend



03/30/2023

"Man's Best Friend" is available now on any and all streaming services!

Featuring:
Malcolm Gold / bass
Rich Mercurio / drums
/ vibe

recorded by Ken Rich at Grand Street Recording, Inc.
mixed / mastered by James Frazee

Listen to it here: https://soulspazm.ffm.to/mansbestfriend

artwork by Michael McCauslin
with gratitude to Janine Lee Papio



03/27/2023

Many thanks to Chris Kroenlein at K-Line Guitars, LLC. for this amazing instrument!

The model is called San Bernadino, and that luxurious color washing over you is called "Burgundy Mist".

I didn't use this guitar when I recorded my next single "Man's Best Friend" because it didn't exist at the time.

But this is what part of "Man's Best Friend" sounds like played on this guitar. Pre-save it here to get it first: Pre-save it here: https://soulspazm.ffm.to/mansbestfriend

Thank you, K-Line Guitars, LLC.!

03/24/2023

"Man's Best Friend", my next single, drops on Thursday, Mar 30. Here's a clip of us playing it at The Bitter End.

and Malcolm Gold = solid as you can get. And just check out how cool sounds!

Pre-save Man's Best Friend here: https://soulspazm.ffm.to/mansbestfriend

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