“Time and mortality, life as fleeting as a dream”   Blow Up no. 342: Paolo Bertoni reviews No Ordinary Raconteur by Michael Somerset Ward and Dimidium Oraculi by Adi Newton & Michael Somerset Ward. 8.0.       There is a reason we tell you every time an independent

Our second November 2026 newsletter is out :: RELEASE DAY — No Ordinary Raconteur and Dimidium Oraculi   – No Ordinary Raconteur, Michael Somerset Ward‘s first solo album, and Dimidium Oraculi, the first full album together by Adi Newton and Michael Somerset Ward, were released in Europ

RELEASE DAY! :: MICHAEL SOMERSET WARD — NO ORDINARY RACONTEUR (ARMEU009) & ADI NEWTON & MICHAEL SOMERSET WARD — DIMIDIUM ORACULI (ARMEU010)     NO ORDINARY RACONTEUR :: DIMIDIUM ORACULI :: RELEASE DAY   Two records, out today in Europe. Each is the enigma of the other.  

  The first Rizosfera newsletter of November 2026 is out. In this issue: – No Ordinary Raconteur by Michael Somerset Ward has landed in our warehouse, on vinyl and on CD – Dimidium Oraculi is assembled by hand this week: a Special Edition of 100 copies, numbered and signed by Adi Newton, and a