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| NAME | TITLE | GENRE | GOAL | ABOUT | COUNTRY | STATE/PROV | CITY/TOWN | LISTEN |
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| 7D Swaggers | Swag | Experimental | LP (10 tracks or 35 minutes) | An amazing compilation created by the students of 7D | Canada | Ontario | Peterborough | https://7dswaggers.bandcamp.com/album/swag |
| 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 |
| anonymous shrew | anonymous shrew | Ambient, Experimental | LP (10 tracks or 35 minutes) | art | Canada | Ontario | Peterborough | https://grayareaptbo.bandcamp.com/album/anonymous-shrew-ft-gray-area |
| Anubot | Never Time (ft. Failsafe Firephly Katinkera Ludi PeteIDM von) | Electronic | Single (1 track or 5 minutes) | This song was made as part of a biweekly track creation challenge using only stems from an Endlesss jam. | Canada | Ontario | Toronto | https://soundcloud.com/the-track-club/never-time-anubot-ft-failsafe |
| Bay Mud | escarpments | Electronic, Synth | LP (10 tracks or 35 minutes) | This is my debut album as Bay Mud, and was inspired by recent changes of city, lifestyl and musical goals. It was composed and arranged almost entirely on the Synthstrom Deluge. | Canada | Ontario | Hamilton | https://baymud.bandcamp.com/album/escarpments |
| Clare Gardens | Influencer | Metal, Punk | LP (10 tracks or 35 minutes) | I wanted to pay tribute to Judas Priest on side one and the Ramones on side two. I took a few detours along the way. | Canada | Ontario | Ottawa | https://claregardens.bandcamp.com/album/influencer |
| Denis Leroux | Beauty Queen | Folk | Single (1 track or 5 minutes) | Canada | Ontario | Kingston | https://denisleroux.bandcamp.com/track/beauty-queen | |
| Dhedbeats | The Cove | Dark, Experimental | Single (1 track or 5 minutes) | I made a dark lofi instrumental with tons of deep and spooky moody pianos! Made it for me and my dark February mood! | Canada | Ontario | Peterborough | https://soundcloud.com/dhedbeats/at-the-cove |
| Effigy Girl | May | Electronic, Indie | Single (1 track or 5 minutes) | A wistful dreampop composition about waiting for the warmer months. Made for myself. Cover photo is by @oliverbmasterson on instagram. | Canada | Ontario | Peterborough | https://soundcloud.com/user-986993095/may-demo |
| FRAC & Jack | Heartbreak and the Day After | Ambient, Country | LP (10 tracks or 35 minutes) | Enter: Dystodeo. Where all folk of the land try to piece together the ashes of world lying in beautiful obliteration. Uses a mix of singing, recitation, physical instruments, samples, and gobs and gobs of reverb, bitcrushing, and other audio processing. | Canada | Ontario | Ottawa | https://maxgrazier.bandcamp.com/album/heartbreak-and-the-day-after |
| 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 |
| Hot Jupiter | I See Second Solemn Life | Rock | LP (10 tracks or 35 minutes) | Collection of off the floor recordings from Aidan and Dave Leroux durng Second Life gigs. | Canada | Ontario | Ottawa | https://hotjupiter.bandcamp.com/album/i-see-second-solemn-life |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Infinite Replay | February Chill | Guitar, Indie | LP (10 tracks or 35 minutes) | It's a chill mix of lofi / jazz / indie beats designed to bring warm feelings in the cold month of February. | Canada | Ontario | Hamilton | https://soundcloud.com/infinitereplay/sets/february-chill |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Junting | Hey Egor Do You Workout? | Electronic, Dance | Single (1 track or 5 minutes) | My second ever Dnb track, taken great inspiration from a friend who loves dnb. Copied a lot of the basses from dnb tracks I liked, but still tried to be original. Enjoy! | Canada | Ontario | Toronto | https://soundcloud.com/user-953896816/hey-egor-do-you-workout |
| Justin Mathews | The Launch of Apollo 11 | Soundtrack, Jazz | Single (1 track or 5 minutes) | I made a soundtrack to slo-mo footage of the Apollo 11 launch. | Canada | Ontario | Waterloo | https://justinmathews.bandcamp.com/album/the-launch-of-apollo-11 |
| knot that good | Soundtrack Vol. III | Synth, Rock | LP (10 tracks or 35 minutes) | Canada | Ontario | Peterborough | https://knotthatgood.bandcamp.com/album/soundtrack-vol-iii | |
| Lilly North | Unconscious | Dance, Electronic | Single (1 track or 5 minutes) | Its originally a 9 minute track cut to about 6 minutes (under the required 7 minutes),its an experimental drum and bass track that features layered arps, and a strong bass, i loved making this | Canada | Ontario | Toronto | https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/wdbaK |
| LOCHNITH | RPM 2022 | Folk, Indie | Single (1 track or 5 minutes) | A collection of rough tracks written and inspired by a creature that crawled from the banks of the Nith. The songs were intended to have layers of cello and organ, and one day they just might :) | Canada | Ontario | Kitchener-Waterloo | https://lochnith.bandcamp.com/album/rpm-2022 |
| make the baby | man naked beekeeping | Punk | EP (5 tracks or 20 minutes) | Canada | Ontario | toronto | https://soundcloud.com/makethebaby/sets/man-naked-beekeeping | |
| Mariya Boyko | Piano Improvisation 2021 - 2022 | Ambient, Classical | LP (10 tracks or 35 minutes) | This is a collection of piano improvisations. | Canada | Ontario | Toronto | https://audiomack.com/mariyaboyko12/album/piano-improvisations-2021-2022 |
| Martian Broadcloak | Death Valley Blues | Country, Dark | LP (10 tracks or 35 minutes) | Country themed outlaw record! | Canada | Ontario | Peterborough | https://martianbroadcloak.bandcamp.com/album/death-valley-blues |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Moo City | Biggy Biggy Bigfoot | Comedy, Electronic | Single (1 track or 5 minutes) | I just whipped up a quick song about the absurdity of conspiracy theories. | Canada | Ontario | Kitchener | https://moocity.bandcamp.com/track/biggy-biggy-bigfoot |
| 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 |
| North Of The Checkerboard | Squirrel Hour | Indie, Folk | LP (10 tracks or 35 minutes) | Squirrel Hour is a 36 minute journey through, everything from the cobbled streets of Europe, to the snowy wilderness, hostile pubs, and death beds, but at the end it all comes together prepping us to take on the new year. We made this record for our families and my grandpa. We recorded most of it seperatly over the course of the month and then over reading week recorded for two straight days, to get it all done. | Canada | Ontario | Peterborough | https://northofthecheckerboard.bandcamp.com/releases |
| Pawan | feeling you | Spoken Word | Single (1 track or 5 minutes) | This song is to feel the juiciness of relationships... what if feels like to embrace highs and lows... savourong the truth of the experience. | Canada | Ontario | London | https://soundcloud.app.goo.gl/pw2TW |
| 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 |
| Ruby Smooth Leonard | Something For Everyone | Rock, Spoken Word | Single (1 track or 5 minutes) | I took on this challenge to get back into recording music after a long hiatus. This is a fun, silly song about how hard it is to buy a house today. | Canada | Ontario | Toronto | https://soundcloud.com/user-49165419/something-for-everyone |
| Shuffle Puppy | Walk By | Indie, Rock | Single (1 track or 5 minutes) | Walk By is going to be the lead single for our debut album. Our frontperson and lyricist recorded a demo with vocals and acoustic guitar, which our guitarist built upon adding a full band arrangement. Instruments and backing vocals recorded at home, lead vocals recorded in a practice space. | Canada | Ontario | Sudbury | https://shufflepuppy.bandcamp.com/track/walk-by |
| StaticEyeRazorBooger (Static Razor VS Gramma Eye Booger) | Divergent Spring | Experimental, Folk | LP (10 tracks or 35 minutes) | A collaborative genreshifting experience that muses on longing for spring and recovery from psychosis | Canada | Ontario | Peterborough | https://alonetone.com/staticeyerazorbooger/playlists/divergent-spring-(rpm-2022) |
| The Irregular Decagon | The Universe | Electronic, Experimental | Single (1 track or 5 minutes) | I created the first track to my upcoming album. I actually wrote the entire album this month. I created it on my own in my basement studio. I made this for all the people out there who enjoy psychedelics. | Canada | Ontario | Cambridge | https://soundcloud.com/user-255483966/the-universe-demo |
| The Wawa Project | Midnight | Pop, Singer-Songwriter | Single (1 track or 5 minutes) | This is a song about aging, regrets and not wasting the short time we have left | Canada | Ontario | Kingston | https://soundcloud.com/john-valberg/midnight |
| 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 |
| 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 |