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| NAME | TITLE | GENRE | GOAL | ABOUT | COUNTRY | STATE/PROV | CITY/TOWN | LISTEN |
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| $ense | Epistemic Crisis | Rock, Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | It's a rather eclectic EP, I think you will agree. Funky rock, folkie rock, spreadsheet rock... Give it a Listen, Listen! | United States of America | Maine | Eliot | https://sensesongs.bandcamp.com/album/epistemic-crisis |
| 230 | Music for anthropomorphic non-binary Roblox characters | Electronic, Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | i made an ep about "music for anthropomorphic non binary roblox characters. I made it in a month with my computer with the free version of ableton live, where I'm pretty limited but I was able enough to get familiar with it and work that out to the best of my ability and I made it for myself, I guess lol | Italy | Chiusi (SI),Tuscany, Italy | https://psychoself.bandcamp.com/album/music-for-anthropomorphic-non-binary-roblox-characters-ep | |
| Aaron Parys | RPM Challenge 2022 | Electronic, Ambient | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I was Experimenting with Different Sounds and ideas for a Relaxing and Calming effect.. for People who are stressed or busy with no time to relax.. The Music was Produced at my home with my limited set of equipment ... Chill Music for the stress full moments! | Canada | Ontario | Milton | https://soundcloud.com/aaron-parys/sets/rpm-2022-challenge |
| Achira | Change the Station | Electronic, Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made electronic music for me, for fun, and for this challenge! | United States of America | Tennessee | Chattanooga | https://achira.bandcamp.com/album/change-the-station |
| acoustic57 | RPM Challenge 2022 | Singer-Songwriter | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Acoustic folk/blues/rock. Did it for the fun of it as I'm told I a pretty decent songwriter (that comes from a professional). Just me and my guitar and trying to learn GarageBand. I'm older and struggling with technology :-( | United States of America | New Hampshire | Northfield | http://alonetone.com/acoustic57 |
| AGEING BONES | AGEING BONES 2022 | Experimental, Soundtrack | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | We made an EP for the 2022 RPM Challenge and it's DONE! . My friend and longtime guitar-playing musical collaborator George Robertson have formed a project called AGEING BONES. We created some quickly -mixed instrumental sketches using Garageband in Ottawa, and some cuts sent to George to add his guitar. AGEING BONES 2022 is about our aches and ailments as we grow older; our worries, our slow responses to each other; our weakened bodies in winter; the paralysis of loneliness; the moments of grief and beauty in the winter months, the pain and comfort in the routine, the darkness and rage that simmers under the smile of an unwelcome convoy occupier; the shimmer of banging out notes , knowing backroom deals are being made somewhere; the politicians appeasing fascism and then replicating it; the truck convoy-inspired havoc of harassment; the middle-aged daily occupational dread and hope as we change seasons. There's quiet, noise, dark humour, and some sloppy ideas we needed to get out. Sending love from Ottawa & St. John's. Enjoy these freshly fallen sketches. Love may still win somehow. xo Glenn AGEING BONES Glenn Nuotio + George Robertson | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's / Ottawa | https://nuotio.bandcamp.com/album/ageing-bones-rpm-2022 |
| Alexander Lane | Prophet | Electronic, Synth | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | An experimental, upbeat Electronic album, exploring the Prophet Rev2 Synth | United States of America | New York | New York | https://alexanderlanemusic.bandcamp.com/album/prophet |
| AlienXXX | AlienXXX - RPM 2022 - Electronica and Ambient | Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | This year I challenged myself to create 2 EPs in different genres and I did it! This is the Electronica and Ambient EP. Most of the tracks are collaborations with my longstanding partner-in-crime Snapper4298. We connect really well musically and is incredible that although the collaborations are remote and via email, we seem to guess what the other is aiming for in each track :) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Slough | https://alonetone.com/AlienXXX/playlists/rpm-2022---electronica-and-ambient | |
| AlienXXX | AlienXXX - RPM 2022 - Rock Metal Guitar Stuff | Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | This time I challenged myself to produce 2 EPs, and I did it! One EP is Electronica and Ambient, the other one is Rock, Metal and Guitar Stuff. For the guitar EP I had several collabs, including some unexpected ones. It covers a lot of ground (from heavy metal to ukulele) but I believe it has some consistency and constancy to it. I do not play the guitar myself, but I feel this EP contains some of the best guitar music I have produced :) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Slough | https://alonetone.com/AlienXXX/playlists/rpm-2022---rock,-metal,-guitar-stuff | |
| amelia | Ironsworn: The Musical | Soundtrack, Indie | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I wrote some musical numbers for a tabletop RPG campaign! There's a breakup song, a Sacred Harp-esque chorale, a classic fast-talking deuteragonist number, and... the potential first movement of a prog rock suite?? It's my first time writing original songs with lyrics and it's been a blast!! I used SynthV voicebanks (mostly Kevin and Solaria) for the vocals, but The Vultures And The Jackals has me singing and jeering on top of some voicebanks as a drunken bar chorus :) | United States of America | Texas | Bedford | https://soundcloud.com/chaoscontrolled123/sets/ironsworn-the-musical |
| Amelia Wilcox | Better Versions | Pop, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | This was my first solo EP and I wrote/recorded it in my little apartment. I wanted to create a set of tracks that fit together, and was excited to lean into a "pop" sound. I like to think of these songs as "love songs" that are as much written to myself as they are written for the people who are most important to me. | United States of America | Vermont | Burlington | https://ameliawilcox.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Angela Pope | love-sick | Singer-Songwriter | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Mount Pearl | https://m.soundcloud.com/user-572880122/sets/love-sick | |
| Anthoda | Anthoda | Ambient, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Ambient, electronic, soundscape album. | United States of America | New York | brooklyn | https://steveburk3.bandcamp.com/album/anthoda |
| Armen Yampolsky | RPM 2022 EP | Singer-Songwriter | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | My second RPM challenge | United States of America | California | Los Angeles | https://soundcloud.com/manovermatter/sets/2022-rpm-challenge |
| Artsy Bunker Cafe & Studio | Live at Artsy Bunker Cafe Feb.28.2022 | Singer-Songwriter, Indie | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Live Recording Compilation at Artsy Bunker Cafe and Studio. Recorded by RN Wagner | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://artsybunkercafe.bandcamp.com/track/shelby-ryan-live-artsy-bunker-cafe |
| Ask The Monkey | Don't Stop | Indie, Retro | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Ask The Monkey is a writing/recording project from Song Writer/Vocalist/Saxophonist Ed Wynne. The writing process for this EP started with a local ska/reggae band that I was performing with, the band was super fun and sounded great so I nudged the band leader about possibly writing some original material for the band...long story short, nobody in the band could be bothered to contribute or participate so I wrote and recorded some demos myself with the help of a couple horn player friends on one track. I have 7 songs total, here are the 3 Ska tunes, hopefully I can get the 4 reggae songs released soon. | United States of America | California | Burbank | https://edwynne.bandcamp.com/album/dont-stop |
| Back2Back | Redline EP | Electronic, Synth | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Three weird songs from one weird dude. I didn't really focus on any genre or theme, I just wanted to be productive and actually finish some songs. Not everyone will enjoy them, but they're mine and I'm proud of them :) | Australia | Gold Coast | https://soundcloud.com/b2bvocaloid/sets/redline-ep | |
| Bae Radbury | Solid Lines | Electronic, Pop | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | This was my first time recording a record with vocals on it. It was made while balancing my time as an engineering student. | United States of America | Vermont | Burlington | https://baeradbury.bandcamp.com/album/solid-lines |
| Batty Ramselle | Ouranos | Electronic, Ambient | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I dug deep and came up with some ideas, practiced opera singing and learnt / attempted Mongolian throat singing after a concept came to me. Made it for the pure pleasure, agony and ecstacy of it! | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Lancashire | https://soundcloud.com/user-745189777/sets/ouranos | |
| Ben Chapman-Smith | Bad Hanson | Punk | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Bad Hanson is a glimpse into the cluddered attic that is my backlog of material. This collection of songs represents the more straight forward punk rock songs from a set I wrote forever ago with a band called Garfield the Movie the Band. For this RPM I focused on production quality, I also did an entire demo run through to prepare and plan my captures for this in January. I had a blast I experimenting with my gear, different recording techniques and guitar tones. Lastly, I've been studying sound recording and production at CONA and I used the RPM challenge as a sort of self imposed culminating activty. I'm proud of what I've created this month its not perfect and it was never meant to be. Its just nice picture of some songs my friends and I created. I've got plans to work a bit more on this and release it will a number of vocal features I wasn't able to aquire this month. | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | st johns | https://www.benchapmansmith.com/media |
| Ben Schrier | Please Don't Take Anything I Say Too Seriously | Indie, Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I went into the challenge just wanting to have some tangible songs that I could listen to and play. I planned on doing an album, but school got pretty busy during the month so I ended up with an EP. I wrote everything on acoustic guitar and then did recordings in my room. I did use my university's recording studio for a few sessions as well, so I was able to get some really nice guitar and piano sounds. Ultimately I made this EP for myself, but I'm hoping my friends and family get something out of it as well. | United States of America | Michigan | Ann Arbor | https://soundcloud.com/ben-schrier-457455806/sets/please-dont-take-anything-i-say-too-seriously-ep |
| Benjamin Rose | 3 Songs | Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | This didn't come out as I expected. It was meant to have vocals and that can probably be heard. They are not quite there but the foundations are laid. This was recorded in my bedroom. I made it for me who has not made anything for a long time. It felt very good. Like a door was opened that circumstances and myself have stubbornly kept closed. Thank your RPM for the motivation and goal you set. Now I want to make music every day even if I don't. | Sweden | Gothenburg | https://benjaminrose1.bandcamp.com/album/3-songs | |
| Beta Units | So Little Time | Electronic, Synth | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | We made a synthy EP for lovers of retro electronic music. Written on hardware synths and other machines, then assembled and mixed digitally. | United States of America | Arizona | Tucson | https://betaunits.bandcamp.com/album/so-little-time |
| Beware I Live | Worms EP | Electronic, Synth | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Made mostly in the last half of February. Made using Ableton Live and a handful of analogue synths | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://soundcloud.com/destro-tull/sets/worms-ep |
| biilborbillb | Sex Gods and Tubby Todds | Spoken Word, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Disturbingly harsh ambient music for a spa. | United States of America | California | San Francisco | https://biilborbillb.bandcamp.com/album/sex-gods-and-tubby-todds |
| bing bong | SOMETIMES I JUST LISTEN | Pop, Synth | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I make a song every week inspired by my life, my friends, and my struggles | Canada | Nova Scotia | K'jipuktuk | https://soundcloud.com/behindtwoeyelids/sets/sometimes-i-just-listen-bing |
| BogStomp | Abyss | Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Abyss is BogStomp’s submission for the RPM Challenge 2022. I suppose the term ‘abyss’ is being used literally and figuratively for many of the songs, but the main theme is perseverance. The songs are simple and get straight to the point. Enjoy. | United States of America | California | Novato | https://alonetone.com/bogstomp/playlists/abyss |
| BraidBass | Ploink | Ambient, Indie | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | This is my first record! I play the (u)bass normally, but to make ‘complete’ songs I had a go at Kalimba and lyric writing as well. My boyfriend has participated already a few times, and he always finds it a lot of fun, so I decided to try as well! We collaborated on this EP quite a bit, and the song I sent in is a collaboration as well. | Netherlands | Utrecht | https://soundcloud.com/braidbass/sets/ploink | |
| Cats on Cats | Life Support | Indie, Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I’ve been kicking these songs around for the last year or so. The RPM challenge was the perfect excuse to actually finalized them and put something musical out into the world after about a 20 year slump. I was channeling the spirit of 90s alternative and indie rock when I wrote these, paying tribute to the style of music that made me want to learn guitar. Each song captures a specific moment of my life at ages 17, 26, and 32. | United States of America | Virginia | Richmond | https://catsoncats.bandcamp.com/ |
| Chameleon | Seeking Treasure | Indie, Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made a short 5 track EP. The initial idea was to have it focus around this boy who gets in a fight at the bar and then steals a pirate ship seeking treasure. The EP starts of relaxing and then starts to ramp up till he hits the high seas and enjoys himself before getting caught in a storm. I wanted to try seeing how many different styles of tracks I could write. Minus the High seas, the entire EP was written and recorded in a week. | United States of America | New Jersey | Edison | https://soundcloud.com/firststreetproductions/sets/seeking-treasure?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Charlie Graham | Aplomb | Folk, Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Recorded with Audacity on an old HP laptop. Always wanted to do an RPM of my own music, and this is the year. | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://charliegraham709.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Charlotte Genest | Charlotte's Loops | Guitar | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I just picked up the guitar over the pandemic (!) and this RPM is the result of my partner lending me their loop pedal haha. Just a compilation of some of my highly random creations. | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://charlottegenest.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Chiassis | some plants | Folk, Pop | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Canada | Quebec | Montreal | https://chaissis.bandcamp.com/album/some-plants | |
| Chris Cooke | Unshaven | Folk | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | This is my fifteenth RPM Challenge. I typically write electronic music with soft synths and sampled instruments. This year I challenged myself to use the various acoustic instruments I’ve collected over the years, and in many cases only barely know how to play. Working so far out of my wheelhouse, combined with a particularly rough year psychologically, I had a hard time getting motivated to complete 10 songs like I originally intended. Rather than give up, I gave myself to submit and EP instead of an Album. (This is fair, I think, since I completed a Boxed Set last year!) | United States of America | Maryland | Laurel | https://alonetone.com/chrooke/playlists/unshaven |
| Chris Sexton | My Dream Nightmare | Electronic, Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | This is my second year doing the rpm challenge! I managed to write eight songs this time around, my usual output is one song per month so I had to be less scrutinising than usual and go with whatever came out naturally. This year I wrote a few electronic tunes rather than all guitar all the time which was fun. Looking forward to hear what everyone else has been up to! | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | London | https://soundcloud.com/chris-sext0n/sets/my-dream-nightmare/ | |
| CleenDirty | Six Ways To Monday | Ambient, Guitar | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | United States of America | Tennessee | Nashville | https://cleendirty.bandcamp.com/album/six-ways-to-monday-an-rpm-challenge-album | |
| COFFIN WAREHOUSE | celsius | Experimental, Noise | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I'm not sure what I made, but I used a Boss DD-20 Delay & a EQD Hizumitas Fuzz Sustainer. | United States of America | California | Los Angeles | https://coffinwarehouse.bandcamp.com/track/celsius |
| COFFIN WAREHOUSE | COFFIN WAREHOUSE | Ambient, Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I recorded myself showering & tried to process the audio to highlight the faint resonances from the interactions between the fan & the water. | United States of America | California | Los Angeles | https://coffinwarehouse.bandcamp.com/album/coffin-warehouse-5 |
| Conghal | SHAPES | Indie, Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I just want my cat to be proud of me | Canada | Quebec | Montreal | https://conghal.bandcamp.com/album/shapes |
| Courtney Swain | RPM 2022 - One day EP! | Singer-Songwriter, Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I wrote an EP in one day while streaming on Twitch! | United States of America | Rhode Island | Providence | https://courtneyswain.bandcamp.com/album/rpm-2022-one-day-ep |
| Crujiente | Five Fresh Flavors | Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | We made a 5 track rock ep that spans from really heavy to really melodic. Jimmy Corbett has been someone Felipe Collazo (me) has been around in the local music scene for quite a while. We first got to know each other when are bands Maybrick and Monkey Knife Fight would share gigs. Since then Jimmy has also recorded some Monket Knife Fight records because he is an incredible sound engineer. So with his guitar skills, progamming and sequencing skills and sound engineering skills i knew it was a no brainer to reach out to him for this years challenge. Within 3 days he sent me 3 fully fleshed out tracks for me to write lyrics and melodies too. The last two Sundays were spent recording vocals and mixing and that was that. We made this project for the good of mankind. | United States of America | Massachusetts | Lawrence / Littleton | https://crujiente.bandcamp.com/album/five-fresh-flavors |
| Curfew. | ; | Ambient, Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Experimental Sound Design, Logic Pro- Akai MPD, Kord 88 Key Midi, Acoustic Guitar. | Canada | Quebec | montreal | https://curfewlxsd.bandcamp.com/album/- |
| Dan Pejril | Monday Night at the End of the World | Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | This is a concept record, written and recorded during the month of February 2022 | United States of America | Connecticut | Hartford | https://soundcloud.com/user-126384395/sets/monday-night-at-the-end-of-the-world/s-qRKYWumrd4q?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Daniel Berg | My Precious | Experimental, Noise | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I tried to make something with guitar and synths. I made it for myself to get better. I used the DAW called reaper. I recorded stuff using midi and audio interface. | Norway | Trondheim | https://soundcloud.com/danielberg1/sets/myprecious | |
| Darling Nights | SWEETER | Electronic, Pop | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Hey! We made a short Darling Nights EP! Entirely electronic. Nikki and I (Dan) collaborated remotely over some tracks I had started after she picked the ones she liked the most on February 1st. It's a bit less dark and slightly more groovy than our last EP overall. We like it, and hope anyone else will as well. | United States of America | New York | HUNTER | https://darlingnights.bandcamp.com/album/sweeter |
| dc.pratt | RPM 2022 | Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | It was completely phoned in. But it's done. | United States of America | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | https://soundcloud.com/d-c-pratt/sets/rpm-2022 |
| Dead Sea Battery | Perfect Enemy of the Good | Electronic, Synth | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | A friend of mine pushed me to get out of the nothing and something came of it with the help of someones | United States of America | Massachusetts | Boston | https://deadseabattery.bandcamp.com/album/perfect-enemy-of-the-good |
| Defy The Mall | No Regrets | Punk, Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | A song, or songs. Hard to say for sure. | United States of America | Colorado | Denver | https://defythemall.bandcamp.com/album/no-regrets-besides-one |
| din | tcotv | Ambient, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | the call of the void | United States of America | Arizona | Tucson | https://soundcloud.com/jcarnelian/sets/rpm-2022 |
| Distinct Kicking Motion | Enduring Persistence | Rock, Metal | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | 21 minutes of sludge and metal | United States of America | New York | Rochester | https://distinctkickingmotion.bandcamp.com/album/enduring-persistence |
| Distinct Kicking Motion | Everything's Portable | Indie, Pop | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I added a challenge to the challenge and tracked this EP on my iPad. | United States of America | New York | Rochester | https://distinctkickingmotion.bandcamp.com/album/everythings-portable |
| DJ Ramboanga | Mid Winter Voices | Dance, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Had so much fun making this and blending it all! | United States of America | Washington | Seattle | https://soundcloud.com/user-925768590-660128/sets/mid-winter-voices |
| Don Ellis | Bear Tracks | Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Surf Rock Punk Instrumental EP with NO LYRICS!! | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://donellis.bandcamp.com/album/bear-tracks |
| dvdresolution | Zone of Fractional Melting | Ambient, Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | A series of relaxing soundscapes inspired by Earth's structure and many systems. Recorded, mixed and mastered entirely on a Tascam portastudio and all sounds were achieved using a Arturia microfreak. I made this record for Earth's rocks. | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Portugal Cove | https://dvdresolution.bandcamp.com/album/zone-of-fractional-melting |
| Dweeb | Smaller Box | Indie, Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Decided to play all instruments myself this year, no MIDI, Virtual Instrumenst, no Autotune, just me. | United States of America | Pennsylvania | Swarthmore | https://alonetone.com/dweeb/playlists/smaller-box/ |
| Earl Gray | North Shore | Synth, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I ultimately decided to make 5 songs in the genre of Synthwave. I am a child of the 80's and it just seemed natural. I used Reaper as my DAW and used all free synth plug-ins to make it. I made it for me. | Canada | Alberta | Edmonton | https://earlgray.bandcamp.com/album/north-shore |
| Echogun | Control | Electronic, Retro | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Control is a dystopia themed EP with a retrofuturistic feel. It's a combination of robotic yet danceable drum beats, sweeping basses, synthesizers controlled by a guitar, and a blend of human and processed vocals. | Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver | https://echogun.bandcamp.com/album/control |
| Eli Kramer | Look Around | Rock, Singer-Songwriter | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | The computer played drums, I did everything else. Scotty made me do it. It is rock. | United States of America | California | San Francisco | https://soundcloud.com/user-892922794/sets/look-around?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Elijah and The Profitz | Get Back To The Basics Of Love | Country | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | We made an "old school" sounding country rock album. Getting back to the great sounds of the 50's 60's70's and 80's! All original stuff! We used our spare time to create each track and its for everyone to enjoy and dance to! | United States of America | New Hampshire | Rye | https://soundcloud.com/elijah-clark-611364829/sets/get-back-to-the-basics-of-love |
| ensyncrnauts | ¿where the cat? | Electronic, Synth | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Meandering repetitive 303 grooves. It isn't Mozart. | United States of America | California | Sacramento | https://alonetone.com/ensyncrnauts/playlists/%C2%BFwhere-is-cat%3F |
| eshar | RPM 2022 | Jazz | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made 5 tracks that mostly contained funk and jazz elements. I used musical loops. | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Reading | https://alonetone.com/z0d1ac/playlists/rpm-2022 | |
| Ethan Gough | La plage de tolérance | Rock, Indie | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made an EP, just a bunch of ideas and feelings put into song. | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://ethangough.bandcamp.com/album/la-plage-de-tol-rance |
| Exu Nazares | We Have Always Lived In This House | Pop, Indie | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | These are 5 tracks from my upcoming album. I am going for a concept album made up of songs shorter than 4 minutes. I recorded on a Yamaha AW 1600 in the house on the cover. I had some of my ex-bandmates and friends play on some tracks. It is an exploration of my life and the events that lead me to where I am now. I made it for me and anyone else that cares to listen. | Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver | https://soundcloud.com/exu-nazares/sets |
| Fae Wiedenhoeft | Possibilities | Folk, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Reflective of the last two years... Recorded with an iPad and GarageBand. I absolutely hate self recording. I have 12 complete songs but the recording process only enabled me to finish 6 .. but I will take it! This is my 13th RPM challenge. | United States of America | Washington | Seattle | https://soundcloud.com/fae-wiedenhoeft/sets/unfold-rpm-challenge-2022 |
| Fairchord & Fixer | Resolutions Permutations & Mystifications | Electronic, Synth | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I wanted to try and make a record mostly on my phone. All the music was made on my iPhone using the Endlesss app and then I recorded vocals over it and mixed it in Ableton. I wanted to do something on instinct - working fast and writing in a stream-of-consciousness way - trying to get away from the idea of perfection and make stuff that just feels right. It was a cool experience and I like the result. | United States of America | Minnesota | Minneapolis | https://soundcloud.com/cerickson/sets/fairchord-fixer-rpm-challenge |
| Feeling Fuzzy | Fuzzy Feelings | Indie, Singer-Songwriter | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | This record is a collection of song concepts that I intend to polish more throughout the year. I made this in my apartment with a combination of live audio and midi with an aim to develop my ability to quickly assemble new songs, without too much overthinking. | United States of America | California | San Francisco | https://alonetone.com/feelingfuzzy/playlists/fuzzy-feelings---rpm-2022 |
| Firephly | Life Happens | Ambient, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made two tracks that came out of two different Endlesss jams. They both spoke to me in entirely different ways. One to the genre of music I really enjoy and the other by the vocals which are very emotive and relatable. I had contributions to work with as well as my own additions and arranged them in Ableton Live. | United States of America | California | Santa Cruz | https://soundcloud.com/firephly/sets/life-happnnes/s-kRBReTEYBK1?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Five Extra Arms | Country Songs | Electronic, Country | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | My gal asked me to write Country Songs, so I asked "Which Country?" A couple songs are campy country style, but others are inspired by countries I've lived in. I used GarageBand and actually did this in less than a week. Wrote 6 of the songs in one very long night. | United States of America | New Mexico | Rio Rancho | https://soundcloud.com/five-extra-arms/sets/country-songs-rpm-2022 |
| Former Eraser | Naval Oscillator | Experimental, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | A single online jam in the last week of February. Minimal mixing, but had to chop up 34 minutes into "selections". Craig Squires and Rick Bailey just like to improvise. | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://formereraser.bandcamp.com/album/naval-oscillator |
| Forward Observer | Anti al Tabiba (You are the Doctor) | Hip-Hop, Pop | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | United States of America | Ohio | North Canton | https://soundcloud.com/thomas-kalgreen/anti-al-tabiba | |
| Good B'ys | Detoured | Blues, Folk | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Got the old band back together to have some virtual fun | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. Johns | https://goodbys.bandcamp.com/album/detoured |
| Good Duker | untitled | Indie, Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | 4th consecutive RPM Challenge. Used the time to write some songs and track some demos under a new project name with very limited time. | United States of America | New Hampshire | Central Podunk | https://goodduker.bandcamp.com/album/untitled |
| Graham Tattersall | STRIPES | Ambient, Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Ambient mood album made with chill synth and texture instruments in my basement. Made it to fill the mood in a game or movie. | Canada | Ontario | Toronto | https://soundcloud.com/billtg/sets/stripes |
| Grogbit | Elevator Music | Electronic, Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | It's ridiculous. | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Paradise | https://soundcloud.com/user-662175557/sets/elevator-music |
| Gusset | Fear of Being Included | Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | United States of America | New Hampshire | littleton | https://gusset1.bandcamp.com/releases/ | |
| Haley Brown | Euphoric | Indie, Singer-Songwriter | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made it for myself. | United States of America | New Hampshire | Rye | https://soundcloud.com/user435809492/sets/euphoric-haley-brown |
| Hasnext | Allocator | Experimental, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | The record was composed using modular synthesizers, algorithmic coded music, found sound, and egg shaker. It was made as a collage of non-linear memory recollections. | Canada | Quebec | Montreal | https://hasnext.bandcamp.com/album/allocator |
| headfirst into the forest | headfirst into the forest | Electronic, Folk | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | headfirst into the forest is a project by james benoit that incorporates folk and emo style guitar and songwriting into the sound of lofi trap and electronic music. | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://headfirstintotheforest.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Helen Sventitsky | Undone by Chordbots | Pop, Singer-Songwriter | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made a six song EP, which I culled from the 14 Songs I wrote as part of the FAWM Challenge. I had a stressful month where I was really distracted, so the album ended up being exclusively composed using the Chordbot app (hence the name) all through the month and rush recorded on the last day on my Ipad using, initially, a portable audio interface with phantom power and eventually dwindling down to an Rode AI-Micro and a Lavalier mic. This is probably the worst sounding RPM Challenge record I have ever put together, but I am good with leaving room to grow. This record is for anyone who enjoys 50ish women recording half written songs of questionable quality and subject matter. Cheers! | Germany | Petershausen | https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/ABe1ofaKfsWMGji49 | |
| Hotel Jardi | The Wind is in the Willow | Singer-Songwriter, Indie | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | An excursion inspired by the crossroads of late 60s British psychedelic music and Americana instrumentation. Written, recorded and mixed in February 2022 using GarageBand for IOS. | Canada | Ontario | Toronto | https://soundcloud.com/user-998361467 |
| ICCCP | Nerozumím | Ambient, Noise | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | This was an exercise in trying to figure out how to use a new digital 4 track | United States of America | Michigan | Detroit | https://soundcloud.com/icccp/sets/nerozumim?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Ice Cold Hot Tea | Bjorn Wants Honey | Comedy, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | We created the first 3 tracks to our random/parody/electronic album. We created it in our basement (a father, daughter & son team). We all had different roles. The father wrote the songs. The son, added to the songs & created video's for each song. The daughter designed the logo & artwork, as well, acted in the video's. We created this album for people who require a bit of randomness in their lives, and for people who seek outside the box creativity. | Canada | Ontario | Cambridge | https://soundcloud.com/user-399155730/tracks |
| In-Finite | Limited Time | Dark, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Made some dark hardcore tunes for the fun of it! Just me, a few samples, some of my own sounds, and FL Studio. The tempo of the tracks are sequential going from slower to faster. While I admit these tracks aren't pro quality, I like them! | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Labrador City | https://soundcloud.com/hitmewiththehard/sets/in-finite-limited-time-ep |
| Isaac Andrews Power | saved on your device | Ambient, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | A little electronic tape I made. There was no real goal it was just for fun. :) | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://soundcloud.com/isaacandrewspower/sets/saved-on-your-device |
| Isaiah Malcolm | Brain Food | Hip-Hop, Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Experimental Hip-hop instrumentals | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://soundcloud.com/isaiah_malcolm/sets/brain-food |
| Itorash | I respectfully disagree | Indie, Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | 5 track EP that was made in a month featuring my friend Cameron Simms on drums and mixing. There rock, indie, synth wave, and acoustic in this ep | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. Anthony | https://officialitorash.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Ivor Sharp | Sharp Style | Noise, Synth | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made this by myself for myself. I used an electric drum set, a mic, a bass guitar and a synth to record and create this. thank you for the challenge! | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. john's | https://soundcloud.com/ivor-sharp |
| J Luukkonen | Soundtrack | Electronic, Soundtrack | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made a "fake" Soundtrack to a film. Each track is a different scene, so I hope it can take listeners on a journey. I made it on iPad, with editing and touches up in Logic. | Canada | Alberta | Edmonton | https://jluukkonen.bandcamp.com/album/soundtrack |
| James Merriwether with Bond Street Revue | The Merriwether Tarot | Folk, Retro | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Five tasty cuts of toe-tapping goodness. | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://jamesmerriwether.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Jana Sais Quoi | Elements | Electronic, Soundtrack | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | This year I wrote an EP in 5 movements inspired by the elements. This is my interpretation of what they might sound like. I wove one outside inspiration into each movement. I hope it's a sonic journey. | Canada | Ontario | Toronto | https://soundcloud.com/janasaisquoi/sets/elements |
| Jared Spry | Quick Save | Experimental, Jazz | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I've never made more than one song at once, so with my trusty saxes and DAW I came up with five tracks all heavily inspired by the band Moon Hooch and others. The whole thing was created by me sitting in my tiny bedroom with my laptop and mic and just playing and editing whenever I had the free time. Maybe people will like it, maybe not, but I made this album for me to show that I can make decent music from start to finish | United States of America | Pennsylvania | Quakertown | https://jaredspry.bandcamp.com/album/quick-save |
| Javier Sampedro | The Waters Rise | Singer-Songwriter | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Recorded an EP with some songs I'm really proud of. This EP was produced in my home studio throughout February and can also be found on all the major streaming sites. | United States of America | Minnesota | Minneapolis | https://soundcloud.com/jsampedro/what-have-we-become |
| Jay Wells | Be Free | Classical, Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Written and recorded at home in a week | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://jeast.bandcamp.com/ |
| JC | Diminished Reality | Electronic, Ambient | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | 8 tracks that could be loosely considered a concept album (at least in MY head). Written, performed, recorded , & produced by myself in JC Studios. Enjoy! | United States of America | California | San Francisco | https://soundcloud.com/jdcandela/sets/diminished-reality |
| Jeff Foran | Cheese Fever Dreams | Dance, Retro | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Disco for dangerous times. Disco utilizes its ethereal magic to heal the wounds of troubled times. Feel the magic sparkle of Disco all over your body, and then feel it again. | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://cycle.bandcamp.com/album/cheese-fever-dreams |
| Jill Staveley | Flesh & Bone & Tears | Rock, Singer-Songwriter | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I crammed a writing and recording session into the last possible minutes - as always. I wrote songs about love, life and motherhood. I got out my electric guitar, and my kids and I took turns being loud in the house while we each recorded our own albums. I made it for me - as I always seem to put my own art on the backburner - the RPM Challenge is a gift of time and drive for me. | Canada | Ontario | Peterborough | https://jillstaveley.bandcamp.com/album/flesh-bone-tears |
| JohNNy SiZZle | The Music I Record Before I Go Buy Dope | Folk, Punk | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | A number of songs, set up microphones and recorded it through my own lap top computer, I made this recording for me. | Canada | Manitoba | Winnipeg | https://johnnysizzle1.bandcamp.com/album/the-music-i-record-before-i-go-buy-dope |
| Jon Francis | Weekend Songs | Guitar, Indie | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | My orginal target was about eight songs, but this is my first rodeo so some adjustments were made! The final project ended up four songs, two of them instrumental, which were created in Logic Pro with a simple set up/approach. The music is inspired by many rock/indie/alternative artists, a wonderful muse, and the brave and couraging RPM community. | United States of America | New Hampshire | Portsmouth | https://soundcloud.com/user-940252517/sets/rpm-challenge |
| Jon Gillespie | Maypole Beltway Longship | Electronic, Ambient | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made three droning electronic tracks. All tracks were made on a software recreation of a 1950s Tape Music Studio. I made it for everyone. | United States of America | California | West Whittier | https://archive.org/details/maypole-beltway-longship |
| Josh Hart | The Ghost Syndrome | Rock, Guitar | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Norwich | https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/1i9BA | ||
| JRC | Facts | Folk, Singer-Songwriter | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | 5 songs of nylon-string guitar and vocals, interspersed with field recordings. I made this record to get back to where I started songwriting and recording. It was started with my dad in mind, but came to be a more general record for my friends and family. ❤️ | United States of America | California | San Pedro | https://jrcjrcjrc.bandcamp.com/album/facts |
| Karma Koza | Familiar Fly | Electronic, Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I tried to get away from using a PC computer and DAW for these tracks and so all tracks were created from scratch using a standalone hardware tracker unit. From sound creation to arrangement the tracks seemed to come together quite naturally. I made these tracks for anyone who appreciates experimental electronic music | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Liverpool | https://soundcloud.com/karmakoza/familiar-fly | |
| Kevyspice | On Standby | Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | In-the-box bleeps and bloops, with some hardware synths and tape loops, all of it manipulated in Reaper. Made it mostly for me, but also for anybody else to smile, scowl, and/or scratch their heads at. | United States of America | Alabama | Huntsville | https://alonetone.com/kevyspice/playlists/on-standby |
| KimberlySue | What's Next? | Electronic, Singer-Songwriter | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I recorded an EP this year and let my imagination run wild and it was really fun. I ended up with two dance songs, one Singer-songwriter w/ piano and one hip-hop song. All over... | United States of America | Nebraska | Omaha | https://soundcloud.com/user-883663205/sets/rpm-2022-ep |
| Klustor | Pool | Hip-Hop | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | The EP actually changed direction pretty drastically half way through the month. It was made using a bunch of a records, a turntable, a mixer and Ableton. | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Surrey | https://klustor.bandcamp.com/album/pool | |
| KnuckleButt | Happy Frogs & Tiktok Songs | Folk | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | This EP was written and recorded as part of three separate challenges: - Jamuary (write a song a day in January) - Febuary Album Writing Month (also known as FAWM) - RPM (record an album in the month of Febuary) It was a challenging process, but enjoyable. The theme of the album is happy songs. They didn't all come out with complete joy, but the intent is there. The result is these songs. We hope you enjoy the record. due to the quick process of recording, mixing and mastering, headphones are strongly recommended, but not essential. | Ireland | Galway | https://knucklebutt.bandcamp.com/album/happy-frogs-tiktok-songs | |
| Lagarto Drive | Side B | Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Only Rock n'roll | Spain | Malaga | https://lagartodrive.bandcamp.com/album/side-b-rpm2022 | |
| Larry 'Red' Stoltenberg | Ambient Guitar Explorations | Ambient, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made an ambient guitar EP. I used my guitar, some effects pedals, and recording software. I made it for myself, as I had wanted to try it. | United States of America | Iowa | Ames | https://redzband.bandcamp.com/ |
| Leeler | Here you are. | Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made it for you. | United States of America | Michigan | Grand Rapids | https://soundcloud.com/laplowlc/sets/here-you-are |
| Luc Grey | Drift | Electronic, Hip-Hop | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Recorded an EP using a MPC One for the first time on a full production release. | United States of America | Texas | San Antonio | https://lucgrey.bandcamp.com/album/drift |
| Machine Age | Delumination | Dark | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Delumination was produced in its entirety in February 2022 as part of the annual RPM Challenge. Often cacophonous, driving, and frenetic, this EP is a catharsis, possibly a (failed?) exorcism, and a reflection of feelings of frustration, helplessness, and rage amidst the backdrop of two years in a pandemic, the growing tension, ultimately spilling over into invasion in Ukraine, and a worsening political divide in the United States that feels more like a brewing civil war than it does a healthy ideological disagreement. Produced almost entirely on the Synthstrom Deluge (except for Transcendence),Delumination's sound leans into limitations, and treats the Deluge's single stereo output as an effect unto itself, saturating everything to the very brink of chaos. Thanks to my family, particularly my wife, who continue to tolerate me, and to Andrew, Justin, Kreestof, and Robyn for the friendship, feedback, and encouragement to make this happen. Last, but not least, a big thank you and high five to Elling for the work to make RPM come to life. | United States of America | Virginia | Clifton | https://jeffmakesnoise.bandcamp.com/album/delumination-rpm-2022-edition |
| make the baby | man naked beekeeping | Punk | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Canada | Ontario | toronto | https://soundcloud.com/makethebaby/sets/man-naked-beekeeping | |
| Matt Long | EP | Indie, Pop | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made an EP I used inventions that came before me I made it for myself | United States of America | Kansas | Lawrence | https://mattlong1.bandcamp.com/album/ep |
| Matthew M. Conroy | This is where we live and I am standing on the porch | Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made five tracks. I recorded various guitar bits, and kitchen percussion, and had some field recordings, and such, and I created these pieces from them in Csound, making many, many layers, filtered in various ways. | United States of America | Washington | Seattle | https://matthewmconroy.bandcamp.com/album/this-is-where-we-live-and-i-am-standing-on-the-porch |
| Maude Blanchet | a little bit of this and that | Ambient, Soundtrack | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | It's a little bit of this and a little bit of that! I pitched in simple piano and cello airs, scribbled lyrics as I was humming them randomly in the house. Tried to create some distinct ambiances. | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://maudeblanchet.bandcamp.com/album/a-little-bit-of-this-and-that |
| Meara Watson | Official Christmas Album | Pop, Dance | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I wrote a Christmas album. I wrote one song with my sister, and the rest by myself. I love Christmas. I made this album for my family because I love them. I also love skating - that song was really fun to write. It just poured out of me like a waterfall. | Canada | Ontario | Peterborough | https://jillstaveley.bandcamp.com/album/meara-watsons-official-christmas-album |
| MechaniCrash | Temperamental Instrumentals | Electronic, Indie | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Temperamental Instrumentals is an experiment in creating cool soundtrack-like moods and textures using blues guitars over a driving funky rhythm section. | United States of America | California | Los Angeles | https://soundcloud.com/mechanicrash/sets/temperamental-instrumentals |
| Melancholic Zombie | connect / disconnect | Electronic, Synth | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | It’s an EP. That’s about everything I have to say. I like it. | Finland | Turku | https://melancholiczombie.bandcamp.com/album/connect-disconnect | |
| Michelle Monette | Grounded | Guitar, Singer-Songwriter | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I gave myself the challenge of writing an album with only acoustic guitar and vocals (since I've been writing music that's very in the box for the last couple of years). I used a couple of different acoustic guitars and my voice and am quite happy with the results! | Canada | Ontario | Kingston | https://soundcloud.com/michelle-monette-music/sets/grounded |
| Mieremet | Cleansing #1 | Noise, Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I wanted to make cleannoise opposing gorenoise, which uses crude imagery of gore and blood. I used an image of cleaning products and operalike vocals to go against the grain 😉 | Netherlands | Groningen | https://mieremet.bandcamp.com/album/cleansing-1 | |
| Mike Hickey | Music By Tapes Vol. 1 | Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I dusted off previously unrecorded songs from an old band, relearned them, and experimented with new methods and arrangements. | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St John's | https://hickeycommamike.bandcamp.com/album/music-by-tapes-vol-1 |
| Mikey Hogan and the Dirt Sharks | Alpha Bloody Delta | Metal, Singer-Songwriter | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | After 2 years of not writing about Covid, I wrote 5 angry songs about Covid. I was inspired by the band Zeal and Ardor to incorporate Black Metal elements to my acoustic songwriting. Whilst the outcome is not Black Metal, I'm happy with the sound I've found here. | Canada | British Columbia | Vancouver | https://alonetone.com/MikeyHogan/playlists/alpha-bloody-delta |
| Mirror Glaze | S/T | Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | 4 songs, guitars, drums, vocals, written and recorded between our little apartment and a cottage in Cleveland, Quebec. | Canada | Quebec | Montreal | https://mirrorglaze.bandcamp.com/ |
| Missed Out | Missed Out | Rock, Indie | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I set out to document this transitional period in my life from young to middle adulthood and fatherhood. Everything was written and recorded in my guest bedroom/ office at home. I made it for me, my family, and my friends. | United States of America | Pennsylvania | Pittsburgh | https://missedoutmusic.bandcamp.com/album/missed-out |
| Monica Walsh | Lorraine | Pop, Synth | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John’s | https://monicawalsh1.bandcamp.com/album/lorraine | |
| Monk Keys | Prayer Of The Dog | Rock, Pop | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Its a concept album that is a collection of non-religious prayers. Prayers prayed from the point of view of our pets. Made in a home studio using Logic Pro and it is made for anyone who wants to listen (pets included) | United States of America | Alabama | Helena | https://soundcloud.com/dadscc/sets/prayer-of-the-dog?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Moody Judy | 22 | Ambient, Soundtrack | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | all songs are multi track improvisation made only using first takes | United States of America | California | BIG CITY | https://soundcloud.com/5canrecords |
| moonsolver | somniloquy | Ambient, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made a record with dreamy, imperfect piano and droning tones during all of the nights that I couldn't sleep, for everyone else who can't sleep. But the daylight comes eventually and so it does here, too. | Canada | Alberta | Calgary | https://moonsolver.bandcamp.com/album/somniloquy |
| Morgan Orion | Proud to Be A Burn Out | Indie | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Recorded during Mardi Gras of 2022 in New Orleans with Theresa Loibl, Ian Wood, Lee Garcia, Rupert Angel Eyes and Hannah Winans in a house in the Upper Nine. 2nd RPM EP... maybe next year an album - this year there were too many parades. | United States of America | Louisiana | New Orleans | https://soundcloud.com/morganorion/sets/proud-to-be-a-burn-out?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Morgellona | QNA vs MRGLLN | Electronic, Dark | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Teamed up with Peterborough prog-punks QNA to make some industrial dance metal. | Canada | Ontario | Peterborough | https://morgellona.bandcamp.com |
| muris furder | home | Ambient, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Home is an EP about returning back to a familiar place after a long time away | United States of America | California | Walnut Creek | https://soundcloud.com/sf-hockeydude/sets/home-rpm-challenge-2022?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing |
| Nebyoolae | Thanks For All The Chips | Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | A 5-song EP of chiptune covers of popular songs. | United States of America | California | San Diego | https://nebyoolae.bandcamp.com/album/thanks-for-all-the-chips |
| New_Scum | Soap | Electronic, Dark | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I left it until the last day to record 3 tracks of dark techno using an Elektron Analog Rytm MKII. Whatever the result I'm really glad to have contributed to this year's RPM, best wishes from Ireland!^_^! | Ireland | Galway | https://chrisconnors.bandcamp.com/album/soap | |
| Nick_Jones | Reflexively_Processing_Midlife | Ambient, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made an ambient album where I pushed myself to not use a click at all and just improvise on pads and keys. I used endlesss in solo mode for the first track and was able to pull some nice pieces out of that. Also, as the end of February is my birthday I also used this project as kind of a sonic journal as I process more of midlife. | United States of America | Illinois | Chicago | https://nickjones26.bandcamp.com/album/reflexively-processing-midlife |
| NO Id | MIDNITE! | Experimental, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | United States of America | Pennsylvania | LANSDALE | https://www.alonetone.com/barbqingbikeman | |
| Noni | Meat Power | Comedy, Pop | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | It's a quirky, glitchy pop ep for mischievous emopoppers. Made from home, mostly midi. | Sweden | Stockholm | https://soundcloud.com/inonnoni/sets/meat-power | |
| NOTAREALBANDDONTWORRY | Audio Files | Ambient, Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | We basically just messed around in FL studio and posted what we came up with. We had some ambitious ideas but none of them really panned out, mostly attempts at vocals that didn't work so we took the voice samples and messed around with them to make songs. Making beats and rhythms and cool sounds is easy but melodies are still really hard to do. | United States of America | Florida | titusville | https://notarealbanddontworry.bandcamp.com/album/audio-files |
| ODie | Sad Boy Drum Machine II | Hip-Hop | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I set out to make a 10 track lofi beat tape but ended up really happy with an 8 track EP instead. it is a continuation of my 5th EP (the first Sad Boy). | Australia | Geraldton | https://odieofficial.bandcamp.com/album/sad-boy-drum-machine-ii | |
| Old Path | Demo 2022 | Punk | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | A short compilation of screamo tracks that were all written and recorded this month. For fun. For the genre. | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://oldpath709.bandcamp.com/album/demo-2022 |
| Peter Lazzarino | 020 | Metal | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | United States of America | Massachusetts | Medford | https://peterlazzarino.bandcamp.com/album/020 | |
| Peter Menzies | 2022 RPM Challenge | Folk | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Trying to have fun in a weird time. | Canada | Yukon | Dawson City | https://alonetone.com/petermenzies |
| Pin Pad | Electronic Demos | Dance, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | This year I want to dive into electronic Music. And I love it sofar. | Germany | Jülich | https://soundcloud.com/zenproducer/sets/electronic-demos | |
| pink smog | castle gravycat | Electronic, Punk | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | (Even more) electroclashy bedroom weirdness made with a mini MIDI, Auxy, + Garageband. Dedicated in loving memory to Dravy, the irreplaceable Quebecoise Nebelung gremlin kitty ❤ All songs are related in some way or another to the quirks and quandaries of life with domestic cats. | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's, Newfoundland | https://pinksmog.bandcamp.com/album/castle-gravycat |
| Poseidon Alexi | Frankenbunny Presents: Karamel Guillotine | Electronic, Dark | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | This is the first complete draft of a new E.P. | United States of America | Idaho | Boise | https://alonetone.com/Poseidon_Alexi/playlists/frankenbunny-presents:-karamel-guillotine |
| Post Bag Productions | wild_strawberries | Electronic, Hip-Hop | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | United States of America | Washington | Seattle | https://soundcloud.com/user-29196735-533247469/sets/wild_strawberries | |
| Pussy Mozart | Pussy Mozart | Pop, Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://pussymozart.bandcamp.com/releases | |
| Pyotr | Untitled | Rock, Synth | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | We started an acoustic album and ended up with a lot of noise. | United States of America | Massachusetts | Boston | https://soundcloud.com/psilosybical/sets/pyotr-untitled-ep |
| Rachel Heckl | Something Against Fire | Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | This is a collection of song concepts made in my friends apartment in Sacramento and Stockton CA. The songs are brief stories or expressions with compositional layers that I would like to fully flesh out in a subsequent album. I attempt to capture feelings and or stories I’ve experienced. Some sonic experiments like “Kings Way” just aim to capture the room and the moment with a layer of melody that the sounds both provoked and became interwoven. In all, while rough, the pieces stand as a direct reflection on/vessel for what would otherwise be fleeting thoughts/memories. I made this EP at an important milestone and I dedicate it to friends in my life that make worth it to be here and whom I love very much. Special Thanks to Gloria Gisel Huera Rodriguez and Alberto Renee Rodriguez for making this album possible. | United States of America | New York | Buffalo | https://soundcloud.com/rachel-heckl/sets/rpm-challenge-2022-ep |
| resonance | Digital Bacterium | Ambient, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | United States of America | Rhode Island | Providence | https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCENgUlnek0ZtcF0tIF0Pmng | |
| Rob Hailman | Formless from the Machine | Electronic, Synth | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | bleep bloop noodles forged into song by force of will alone | Canada | Ontario | Peterborough | https://robhailman.bandcamp.com/album/formless-from-the-machine |
| robert schaverian | Sok | Experimental, Singer-Songwriter | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made an EP by going to an independent recording studio on 22/02/22 to play drums, bass, piano, guitar and sing then used FLStudio to mix, master and produce my EP on soundcloud. It was made for me and by me | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Birmingham | https://soundcloud.com/user-812275776/finished-ep | |
| RoryMusics | Feelings Shapes | Folk, Traditional | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Original fiddle tunes | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://rorygrahammusic.bandcamp.com/album/feeling-shapes |
| RUMBLETWITTER | TECHTALITARIAN | Electronic, Jazz | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | We wrote and recorded these songs using ABLETON .The songs were recorded for those who come to mind and for those who don't !!!!!!! | Portugal | SANTERM | https://alonetone.com/users/RUMBLETWITTER/edit | |
| ruronin | BarnNight! | Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Spontaneous and creative musical vibes with friends and on my own. In the Barn mostly! | Canada | British Columbia | Galiano Island | https://ruronin.bandcamp.com/album/barnnight |
| Scottie Desolation | Ramshackle Horseshit | Guitar | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Recordings between baby naps | United States of America | Pennsylvania | Easton | https://scottiedesolation1.bandcamp.com/releases |
| secretkillerofnames | Spirits of the Wire | Ambient, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Isolationist music made for isolationists! All hardware / DAWLESS setup (except for uploading) | Australia | Brisbane | https://sk0n.bandcamp.com/album/spirits-of-the-wire | |
| SenseNet | The Galilean Moons | Ambient, Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made tracks with inrpiration from the Galilean moons and their attributes. I like to picture what music would be like on interplanetary worlds either played by colonists or alien species. I used Ableton 10 to write the tracks to midi using a variety of VST's & filters. | United States of America | North Carolina | Asheville | https://soundcloud.com/sensenetdnb/sets/sensenet-the-galilean-moons |
| Shed Sounds | Reality | Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | A diverse selection of music, one (for the first time) with vocals - I wanted to create an album but being self-employed paid work came first | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Coventry | https://alonetone.com/dxbisolation/playlists/reality | |
| Smooth Around The Bend | Alluring Tragedy | Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made a hard rock album, I did it on purpose. | United States of America | Florida | Miami | https://alonetone.com/gudzilla/playlists/alluring-tragedy |
| Sound Symposium | Oblivion Junction | Electronic, Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | an improvisatory experience recorded online with friends near and far | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://soundsymposium.bandcamp.com/album/oblivion-junction |
| Stan Erl | Wallowing in the Following: | Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | A collection of songs of wallowing made with my guitar, pedal steel and Casio piano. | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://alonetone.com/stanielerl/playlists/wallowing-in-the-following: |
| Staplegun | A Velvet Skyline | Punk | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made a My Chemical Romance and Weezer inspired horror punk album with the theme mostly about trying to communicate with the dead. All the songs are connected together, like a story! The majority of these tracks were recorded in my bedroom while qauarinting after being Covid positive. I did a lot of research while writing the lyrics so that they would be as accurate as possible. I made the album for myself, but I hope my songs will resonate with at least one other person. | United States of America | California | Murrieta | https://alonetone.com/staplegun/playlists/a-velvet-skyline |
| Steely Ham | Steely Ham | Singer-Songwriter, Guitar | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I started writing songs on February 6th and recorded them all on February 27th in one session. They cover a range of ideas - lost love ADHD, anime figurines, and a trip I took this month to see Lucy Dacus play in Athens. This was the first time I've done this challenge, and was the most songs I've ever written in such a short time. I limited myself to just acoustic and vocals, because I know myself and my tendency to want to over produce and play tons of instruments. This helped me get across the finish line, but even still today was a long day! | United States of America | Alabama | Birmingham | https://steelyham.bandcamp.com/album/steely-ham |
| Stefans_isch | It’s Strange | Indie | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made it for my me and my brother who passed away. The title track were lyrics from his journal that I made into a song. | United States of America | New Hampshire | Lee | https://stefansisch.bandcamp.com/album/it-s-strange |
| Stevie Dinner | Stevie Dinner | Pop, Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | An eclectic racket | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Mobile | https://stevehoskins.bandcamp.com/album/stevie-dinner |
| Stone Age Cult | Ghosts Of Folks | Country | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | mostly acoustic | United States of America | Indiana | Lonesome Oak | https://alonetone.com/cousinsoftheeye/playlists/ghosts-of-folks |
| System of the Beat | FIRE! | Hip-Hop, Experimental | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | This project is a Soundcloud collaboration between T.Z1 and ArchieBeats. We are both passionate and creative music producers striving to create unique Trap & hip hop instrumentals. Thanks for listening! | Poland | Warsaw | https://soundcloud.com/systemofthebeat/sets/fire-rpm-22-challenge-tracks | |
| TeeKayEn | E.P.1. | Retro, Dance | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | An E.P made entirely in Reason 12 . I wanted to spread out a little and do some drum and bass and dub sounds. | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Bristol | https://soundcloud.com/t-k-n/sets/ep1 | |
| Temptress | Enough | Rock, Metal | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | All we do is make tracks. This is 3 very different ones. One's got that reggaeton beat, ones a dance mix, and ones in your face but also laid back. | United States of America | New Hampshire | Manchester | https://temptress.bandcamp.com/album/rpm-2022 |
| Tessa Cecilia | What We Picked Up Along The Way | Folk, Indie | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John’s | https://tessacecilia.bandcamp.com/album/what-we-picked-up-along-the-way | |
| The Beat Barron | Minor Feats | Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Songs in minor keys, to learn more about keys. | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Paradise | https://soundcloud.com/nicholas-barron-111623644/sets/minor-feats |
| The Black Kapelle | RPM 2022 EP | Indie, Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | United States of America | Minnesota | Minneapolis | https://theblackkapelle.bandcamp.com/album/rpm-2022-ep | |
| The Frozen Heads | Live at Bohemian Grove | Punk, Synth | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | This album was written and recorded mostly live in just under 24 hours. it is the product of four hours worth of live improvisation, with vocals and synths added in post. | United States of America | New York | Albany | https://thefrozenheads.bandcamp.com/album/live-at-bohemian-grove |
| The HawefulTones | No Really. Pick it Up. This Place is a Mess. | Punk, Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | With a name like The HawefulTones, its about time I made a Ska record. I think this is my 10th year doing RPM in one band or another, but this record is for me. :D | United States of America | New Hampshire | Manchester | https://thehawefultones.bandcamp.com/album/no-really-pick-it-up-this-place-is-a-mess |
| The Interposed | Bottom of the barrel | Rock, Indie | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Made it together and alone | United States of America | Maine | Union | https://theinterposed.bandcamp.com/album/bottom-of-the-barrel-2 |
| The Jet-Black Project | Two Sides To Every Story | Pop | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Is my RPM album perfect? No. But is it awesome? ABSOLUTELY!!! | United States of America | Georgia | Stockbridge | https://alonetone.com/slashh/playlists/two-sides-to-every-story |
| The Second Message | Moonlight In San Marcos | Jazz | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Plan was a full album, but ended up with an ep. Trombone player is in FL, one bass player recorded here on 2/15, drummer recorded 2/18, second bassist recorded and e-mailed 2/25. Recorded for us, but may turn this into an actual band project (recording and perfoming). More songs would have been included, but the universe did not cooperate. | United States of America | New Hampshire | Exeter | https://thomkeith.bandcamp.com/album/the-second-message-moonlight-in-san-marcos |
| The Short Waves | Shutter | Indie, Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | A collection of ideas from my voice memos during lockdown. Drafted in some talented friends as a rhythm section to dress them up and make them more presentable. | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Edinburgh | https://theshortwaves.bandcamp.com/album/shutter | |
| The Tyrant Love | RPM 2022 | Indie, Singer-Songwriter | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Songs for songs sake | United States of America | New Hampshire | newmarket | https://thetyrantlove.bandcamp.com/album/rpm-2022 |
| The Will of the Sun | For You | Indie, Singer-Songwriter | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made an EP. I made it in my bedroom using nothing but an acoustic guitar and an iPad. I made it for anyone who wants to hear it. | United States of America | New Jersey | Cranford | https://alonetone.com/wng801/playlists/for-you |
| The Woodland Gremlins | The Woodland Gremlins | Folk, Spoken Word | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | We made our first album, using soundtrap and working entirely online because ... COVID. | Canada | Ontario | Peterborough | https://jillstaveley.bandcamp.com/album/the-woodland-gremlins |
| Thorsten Nesch | When You Drove Away | Singer-Songwriter | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I record 1 EP a month. This is the one in February. I wrote over 100 songs in the past, only now I have access to a shared studio space - what makes all the difference. It is a journey for me. | Canada | Alberta | Lethbridge | https://nesch.bandcamp.com/album/when-you-drove-away |
| Tomas Shea | Longum Breve (Long Story Short) | Classical, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Handknit and missing a few stitches but a good time just the same | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://game-boy.bandcamp.com/album/longum-breve |
| Valmy | luna | Singer-Songwriter | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. john's | https://valmy.bandcamp.com/album/luna | |
| Van Gauche | Vignettes | Experimental, Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Lots of chopping and mixing, half-ass songs fleshed out with samples. | Canada | Prince Edward Island | Summerside | https://soundcloud.com/vangauche/sets/vignettes-rpm-2022 |
| Walter Thomas Kofman | Red & Blue ( Rough Mix ) | Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Canada | Ontario | Toronto | https://soundcloud.com/walter-thomas-kofman/red-blue | |
| Wannabe Eurdite | Educational Demos | Punk, Noise | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I started out wanted to do a rhythmically-focused post-punk album that turned into me trying to get the wildest possible sound out of my guitar. The drum beat loops helped ground the thing but it was mostly just going crazy with the audio effects. I promised myself I would do the challenge every year for nearly a decade and this is the first time I actually followed through with it, even if it ended up just being an EP | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | St. John's | https://wannabeerudite.bandcamp.com/album/educational-demos |
| WARU | Rapid Potential Movement EP | Electronic, Dance | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made a broken beat EP for people to dance to! I started from making a lot of jams/loops, and selected the ones with the most potential to turn into full tracks. | Netherlands | Delft | https://waru.bandcamp.com/releases | |
| Wee Beatsie | Tipping Point | Electronic | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Tipping Point is a four track journey to pleasure and back again. It is the result of a chaotic fortnight and a Synthstrom Deluge. I made it for people who like to get lost in headphones and jugglers. And you. | China | Shenzhen | https://weebeatsie.bandcamp.com/album/tipping-point | |
| White Air | Impermanence | Pop, Rock | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | White Air is a "solo" project and I wrote and recorded these songs in February 2022. This is my 3rd RPM and I love the process and the challenge. Allows me to just go into my studio and be creative with no real direction or expectations. Thanks for the inspiration, RPM! | United States of America | Nebraska | Lincoln | https://whiteair.bandcamp.com/album/impermanence-2 |
| Wild Branch | Hide & Go Seek | Singer-Songwriter, Ambient | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I recorded this year's submission using only self-built slide guitars (two of which appear in the cover art). I almost named it "COVID Moods", but then decided I was sick of everything being defined by the pandemic, so thought the better of it. This one is kind of a mixed bag. There are a few singer-songwriter kind of things I wrote interspersed with instrumental "ambient" tracks. If there's a common thread, I would say it is something like my inner emotional journey over the last couple of years. There's some anger and foreboding, some sadness and perhaps just a touch of hope! | United States of America | Vermont | Colchester | https://soundcloud.com/forrest-gardner-941541978/sets/hide-go-seek |
| Wiosna97 | Station The Null | Experimental, Noise | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | My EP is written in the experimental Noise and Dark Ambient genres. The tracks are not intended to be listened to by the average user, as the sound of the EP is unlikely to appeal to many people. The EP is able to evoke the feeling of desolation and understanding that no one is around and no one will help. Yes, it sounds gloomy, but that's the genre. And if that's the kind of thing you like, you can take the time to listen my work. | United States of America | Oklahoma | Oklahoma City | https://wiosna97.bandcamp.com/album/station-the-null |
| WXO | Four Seasons in a Day | Rock, Soundtrack | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | This is primarily a piece of music that celebrates being a piece of music. I wanted to stretch as far as I could into different genres, and weave it together into the same piece. I explore minimalism, progressive rock, jazz, metal and traditional music with a sense of humour and positive vibes. I'm influenced by Yes, Neal Morse and Mike Portnoy, Frank Zappa, Rush, The Flower Kings, and Meredith Monk primarily on this project. The more I explore the sounds I love in my own way, the more confident I become that WXO is becoming real. My passion speaks with this work. | Canada | Newfoundland and Labrador | Goulds | https://wxokeys.bandcamp.com/album/four-seasons-in-a-day |
| X5s | Oil Thick with Fear | Electronic, Dark | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | The EP is a blade runner / dystopian future inspired narrative concept album where we follow a replicant as they attempt to reconcile false memories with the machine overlords. Mainly using Vanguard 3 acid synths, obscurium and Roland Juno patches its a mixture of dark atmosphere with warm synth work. I've always wanted to do more concept albums and RPM gave me the deadline and drive to do it. | United States of America | California | San Diego | https://x5smedia.bandcamp.com/album/oil-thick-with-fear |
| YoloPokeCarp | They're Always Watching You | Experimental, Synth | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | I made it for the weirdcore folks. They're always watching. | United States of America | Florida | Sanford | https://yolopokedthecarp.bandcamp.com/album/theyre-always-watching-you |
| ZARIA | COVID | Hip-Hop | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Welcome to a snapshot of my life as of late. | Australia | Townsville | https://soundcloud.com/user-289989062/sets/chromozome-z |