2025

International

Finish Line

PROJECT	TAG	ABOUT	COMPLETED	CITY	REGION	COUNTRY	LINK

{AN}EeL	Experimental	It was nice working on this during a capital W winter here in Cottage Country ~	Album	Peterborough	Ontario	Canada	LINK
$ense	Rock	#17 for us. Only 2 are political. All are musical!	EP	Portsmouth, NH	Maine	USA	LINK
69' Frankenstein	Spoken Word	This album is a narrative surf rock album, inspired by surf rock legends Deadbolt. Been wanting to make this for a long time with my friend who is a hilarious storyteller. I played all instrument andwrote the music. Taylor wrote the stories and narrated them.	EP	Hendersonville	North Carolina	USA	LINK
A Relative Term	Pop	Matt (Lost Principal) plays bass, and Jarrett Osborn plays drums on A Step Behind, and Dan on bass for Don't Let Her Down	EP	Buffalo	New York	USA	LINK
Aaron Parys	Electronic	Mix of Different types of Music...Dark Ambient as well as some upbeat track's ...using a combination of Modular and Classic Synth’s during this Production of this Song .. A really Fun and Elaborate Patch and Combination of different machines .. Along with the Different Drum Combinations	Album	Milton	Ontario	Canada	LINK
ABSTRXN	Pop	Like our previous albums, this one tells a story. We'll leave it up to the listener to interpret. Enjoy! 100% of all sales/streaming/merch proceeds (for this and ALL ABSTRXN music) will be donated to Humane Indiana, Northwest Indiana's premiere animal rescue: www.humaneindiana.org	Album	Chicago	Illinois	USA	LINK
acoustic	Singer-Songwriter	Did the EP. Was a tougher RPM inspiration wise this time around. Glad I at least did this.	EP	Northfield	New Hampshire	USA	LINK
Acoustic Angels-Frank & Jackie Gesek	Rock	11 Track CD “Through the Lens” home studio with DP-11	Album	Lebanon	New Hampshire	USA	LINK
AcousticAngels-FrankandJackieGesek	Guitar	Original CD with 11 songs of views through a camera lens	Album	Lebanon	New Hampshire	USA	LINK
acoustichewy	Indie	This marks my 20th consecutive RPM Challenge success! Somehow, I've managed to pull this off every year since the very first one in 2006. It's been quite an incredible 20 years, and I'm certainly glad to have a rich trail of RPM albums to mark the time. I've been looking forward to the double-decade year for a while now, and needless to say this wasn't exactly the album I was expecting for it. Then again, it never is.	Album	Eugene	Oregon	USA	LINK
Adam Rubenstein	Indie	Scrambled in the last 48 hrs.	Single	Cincinnati	Ohio	USA	LINK
agary bock	Guitar	Utilizing glitch and synth effects with guitar	Single	Buffalo	New York	USA	LINK
AGEING BONES	Experimental	George Robertson on guitar and Glenn Nuotio with Garageband, sharing an online folder to explore and share sloppy sounds of mistakes and first takes. It might make you move a little.	EP	St. John's	NL	Canada	LINK
AKLLASQA	Metal	What if the Inca had destroyed the Spanish conquistadores? This is that story. Kind of an hommage to my Inca blood. Lyrics are in Quechua although probably not very good Quechua... I tried my best	Album	Montréal	Quebec	Canada	LINK
Al Bee	Electronic	After last year's RPM effort went in a more pop orientated direction after some of my experiments failed, this EP is much more off the wall musically. Blissfully imperfect in places, and in others downright amateurish, it certainly tries to push the boundaries of musical keys, musical rules and concepts of rhythm. Perhaps it is an unacceptable mess but it is definitely an attempt at abstract musical impressionism.	EP	South Molton		UK	LINK
Alex Matchneer	Synth	I made an eclectic collection of songs and compositions that has something for everyone. Interesting rhythms, simple and nice melodies, lots of dynamics. I made it by spending the first half of the month generating as many ideas as possible, and selecting the best of ideas and refining them for the second half of the month. It's special to me because it's the most amount of music I've ever composed in a short amount of time and yet contains some material that's better than other ideas I've spent months on.	Album	Brooklyn	New York	USA	LINK
Alexander Lane	Electronic	Three songs for a live set at NYCR's Synth night meetup. Most of the songs are made on the Synthstrom Deluge, with some extra sounds from the 0-coast and OP-1.	EP	Brooklyn	New York	USA	LINK
Ali Kilpatrick	Guitar	RPM #19, another 7 tracks of post-rock (ish?)/ambient/weird experimental bits. Best on headphones. Is it getting dark, or just me?	Album	Edinburgh		UK	LINK
Alias	Singer-Songwriter	I wrote and recorded these four songs in the last two weeks of February. It felt really nice to just create and not care too much about the outcome. I like creating without any pressure, which is why I love the RPM challenge. The title track was recorded at the Vinterstudio session with Jake Nichol.	EP	Petty Harbour	NL	Canada	LINK
AlienXXX	Electronic	As usual, covers several and disjointed genres: Heavy Metal, Jazz, Electronica, Ambient... Very happy that this year it includes collabs with 3 other artists and my first attempt at integrating vocals into a track. As always, there were whole other worlds to explore... if we only had the time!...	Album	Slough		UK	LINK
Allison Walsh	Folk	A 15 year old musican who submitted her first song to the RPM challenge two years ago. Missed the challenge last year so she committed to finishing and recording 2 songs this year. Very proud to have accomplished her goal this year!	Single	Mount Pearl	NL	Canada	LINK
am/fm dreams	Indie	Our 18th consecutive RPM album since 2008. More "Sullen anthems for the aging rock star"	Album	Mount Pearl - St . John's	NL	Canada	LINK
amelia	Jazz	I made a new year's resolution to make a new song each month with a Synthesizer V voicebank I hadn't used yet (of which there are several, I have a hoarding problem lol.) This song features Kasane Teto! I wanted to write something cute for Valentine's Day that wasn't a traditional love song.	Single	Fort Worth	Texas	USA	LINK
Amelia Wilcox	Pop	An anodyne (noun) is something that soothes, calms, or comforts. My aim for this project was to illustrate a healing journey. Less about feeling better from some acute situation, but more largely about the dialog that takes place within yourself while teasing out themes and habits that might be holding you back. I was really inspired by the idea of getting to talk face to face with my younger self, so the whole EP sort of grew out of that seed.	EP	Burlington	Vermont	USA	LINK
Amnos	Dark	Dark R&B, Trap Soul, and Chill inspired album.	Album	Tigard	Oregon	USA	LINK
AMUC	Electronic	I had simulation theory and spaceships on the mind when I created this. The music is a mix of rigidly programmed electronica along with some improvised work (via knob-turning and crossbreeding audio files until something interesting happens). I did play a track in real-time on the keyboard as well - that was fun. The album title and art came from a strange dream I had.	Album	Worcester	Massachusetts	USA	LINK
and again...and again...and again...and again...and again...	Rock	this is 1 drum track given to several people to make their own song	Album	various	NL	Canada	LINK
Andrew Histand	Experimental	Amplified distorted cello soundscape. My first work as a solo artist.	Single	Baltimore	Maryland	USA	LINK
Angie Fights Crime	Pop	it all came together, i made exactly the album i wanted, and all my collaborators came through and crushed it	Album	Kansas City	Missouri	USA	LINK
Anna Siriano	Pop	This is my first EP. Really, my first time seeing any song to the finish line. It was a wonderful way to process and exploring music creation. I think I owe a lot to Kathleen Hanna who inspired me to start singing and making music years ago, and now I've finally done it! Also, thanks to Merrill Garbus of tune-yards whose advice (from her School of Song course) to keep saying yes to myself got me through this.	EP	Columbus	Ohio	USA	LINK
Anton Samford	Guitar	It was a fun record to make and I think it turned out good.	Album	Decatur	Georgia	USA	LINK
ANXIETY HOLE	Punk	ANXIETY HOLE	EP	St. John's	NL	Canada	LINK
Apollo Avatar	Electronic	Apollo Avatar's 2025 release Gateway was recorded live and mixed in February 2025. A journey through space, time and self	Album	Portland	Maine	USA	LINK
Apollo Avatar Voyage	Electronic	Ambient Space for Exploration	Album			Afghanistan	LINK
Apple Cinnamon	Folk	This is our fourth RPM challenge! This year was a very different challenge because we decided to record "off the floor" without recording each instrument separately. We recorded in a room in our shed that we have nicknamed The Peach Pit, so if you hear fire crackling, it is from the woodstove. This year was also an extra challenge because we were very short on time due to illness and vacation. We hope you enjoy the songs we created!	EP	conception bay south	NL	Canada	LINK
Apraxia	Singer-Songwriter	I made a really short, acoustic, folk-pop song this year. It was lyrics first, which came to me early one morning. It's maybe the most positive thing I've made and it's catchy too. I'm really proud of it!	Single	Tampa	Florida	USA	LINK
Astrosmash	Rock	We recorded 35 minutes of improvs in my basement, then I did a slight bit of production and overdubbing. It's raw sloppy heavy rock improv.	Album	Decatur	Georgia	USA	LINK
Atlanta Trash Collective	Indie	This "record" is 25 unfinished snippets of sections of one long project track of 5. This one track is the only one I have had time to start to try to dissect and upload in time, but there's a ton more on the other 4 tracks!	Album	Atlanta	Georgia	USA	LINK
Automated Birds	Folk	This track was recorded at Bannerman Brewing Co. by Jake Nicoll for the RPM Challenge VinterStüdio compilation.	Single	Mount Pearl	NL	Canada	LINK
BackspinZX	Soundtrack	A lot of the music here was influenced by my participation in an ongoing Lancer TTRPG game with my friends, and a fair number of these tracks soundtrack events in the story of that campaign.	Album	Huntington Station	New York	USA	LINK
Balloon Marsupials	Experimental	This is our 19th RPM Challenge album!!!	Album	Montreal	Quebec	Canada	LINK
Beer For Your Father	Singer-Songwriter	I came up with this guitar part fairly quickly and then made the lyrics pretty loosely within the next day or so. I twiddled out the piano bit and made it sound cool by adding a lot of delay effects to it. I suppose the song is about how nothing is in this life is set in stone, but that also means nothing is inevitable, which is a good thing! I imagine it as being written for my daughter when she's old enough to understand.	Single	Iowa City	Iowa	USA	LINK
Ben Century	Rock	Started this track in 2016. I wanted to make a dark rock song, something like what the band HIM would make. I got frustrated with how it was turning out and shelved it. Over the years, I forgot about it. In late 2024, I found it and gave it another listen with fresh ears. I decided it was salvageable, and decided to do more work on it. I re-recorded a few parts, remixed it, edited some of my mistakes, and I'm absolutely pleased with how well it turned out! Better late than never!	Single	Tolstoi	Manitoba	Canada	LINK
Bertie Koller	Singer-Songwriter	I started recording the music for this album on 1 February with no idea where it was going to go. Got most of the music tracks down by the middle of the month, then one by one started writing and recording the lyrics. Finished recording on 20 February, and spent a few days listening and adjusting, then made the cover art on the 22nd/23rd. I feel like it came together pretty well.	Album	Whitefield	Maine	USA	LINK
BETAQR	Electronic	Haven't yet mastered "mastering," so would like to improve on that in the future, but I am happy with it so far!	Single	burlington	Vermont	USA	LINK
Beyond the Limes	Singer-Songwriter	These are acoustic songs or song ideas, mainly from the last few years, that I'd had kicking around in notepads. I thought this was a good year to flesh them out. Very singer-songwriter.	EP	Brooklyn	New York	USA	LINK
BFK	Rock	A song about the sea, I grew up next to the Atlantic Ocean. Most of the time unaware of the dangers people put themselves in just to do everyday things. As we get older we realize we take so much for granted, especially after loss.	Single	Happy Valley Goose Bay	NL	Canada	LINK
biilborbillb	Metal	Black metal because we knew nothing about black metal	EP	San Francisco	California	USA	LINK
bikeseathead	Indie	Joe and Ron put together a new track for another RPM!	Single	sunnyvale	California	USA	LINK
Bipolarfleece	Electronic	Made on Dirtywave M8, I like it coz its pretty	Single	Auckland		New Zealand	LINK
BJ Boyd	Guitar	This EP was recorded on a BOSS BR80 Micro Recorder (old school),writing and recording a track a week. It's a bit raw and unpolished in parts,. but that's often the way that I like to hear other musicians. The RPM Challenge was really about getting it done and getting it out there. Who knows, maybe these tracks will end up being demos or works in progress, or just stand alone as they are	EP	Adelaide		Australia	LINK
Black Auks	Experimental	We jammed. We had fun. It was all virtual! We jam online weekly using Sonobus.	Album	St. John's	NL	Canada	LINK
Black Dragon Fighting Society	Dance	A house/garage track made in Feb. I was looking to make something danceable and vibey	Single	Bristol		UK	LINK
blanet nine	Punk	i wanted to finish and release some music so i joined the challenge. its a bit rough though	Single			South Africa	LINK
bleakmospheric	Metal	Metal Techno. Made on Ableton live.	Single	Stamford	Connecticut	USA	LINK
Bleepeater	Experimental	Inpspired by an auv3 DynaBit	EP	Dinas powys		UK	LINK
Block Theory	Synth	Unfortunately, I ran out of time this month, I was hoping to get some vocals on with Synth V but couldn't complete it on time so it's only an instrumental. I'll try again for the REM challenge!	Single	Southampton		UK	LINK
Blood Chimeras	Dark	First attempt at a new project. Our other band, Twin Goat, has been making studio-only music for over 20 years; we wanted to start something new that could be played live. Recorded fairly quickly during the last week and a half of February.	Single	Providence	Rhode Island	USA	LINK
Blossom	Soundtrack		Album	Orchard Park	New York	USA	LINK
blunderspublik x dubble yew	Ambient	A dear ol' dad (46) and his son (13) collaborate via JummBox and FL Studio to create an EP for the 2025 RPM challenge. Dubble Yew created the original loops in JummBox, and then they worked together to add instrumentation and arrange them into longer songs.	EP	Guelph	Ontario	Canada	LINK
BogStomp	Singer-Songwriter	Inspired by the countless stories of buyers remorse form the 2024 US election. Written from the point of view of someone whose face was indeed eaten by a leopard.	Single	San Francisco	California	USA	LINK
Bone Pond	Ambient	Recorded to cassette tape	EP	Buffalo	New York	USA	LINK
Borek Patty	Experimental	Acoustic guitar/lap steel songs to expose to the elements until nothing is left. I recorded it in my basement on dated gear surrounded by effect pedals and old guitars and amps. I try to breathe fresh air into a very familiar musical idiom, and may or may not succeed. Let me know! LOL	EP	Peterborough	Ontario	Canada	LINK
Bosey Joe	Synth	I said “yes” to each musical impulse without upfront editorial thinking. It was really fun and freeing!	Album	Concord	New Hampshire	USA	LINK
Brad Fielder	Blues	Topical, disjointed Blues and deconstructed folk structures	Album	Norman	Oklahoma	USA	LINK
Brandon Brooks	Indie	I wrote this for my 2nd February Album Writing Month. It's the final part in a trilogy of albums I started last year called House On The Hill (Short Stories III). It's a cold, wintery singer-songwriter album about loss, grief, and getting through it.	Album	Kingston	Ontario	Canada	LINK
Bread Clip & John-Boy	Indie	Split EP recorded on four track; made with joy.	EP	St. John's	NL	Canada	LINK
Brian J. Wood	Rock	I started doing the RPM challenge in the first year of its conception, 2006. The album that I produced was very minimalist, just two guitars and a vocal. This year, I decided as a 20th year RPM anniversary, I would re-record that first record using all of the things I had learnt over the past twenty years. I had help from a very dear friend on producing the album as well as guest vocals and a guitar solo. This is going to be my last RPM.	Album	Rochester		USA	LINK
Buku X dV	Electronic	We decided to remix pieces of each other’s work and put them together to make something for RPM. Due to unforeseen circumstances we managed only this one track so far, which is basically an unfinished draft, so the collaboration is still ongoing. Beat(s) by both of us, vox by Buku(panda)	Single			—	LINK
Buoy A	Blues	I started by selecting a smooth, sultry beat that matched the intimate vibe I envisioned for Sensual. Using BandLab’s built-in loops and instruments, I layered soft R&B-style chords and a mellow bassline to set the mood. I then recorded my vocals, experimenting with different harmonies and vocal effects to enhance the song’s emotional depth. To refine the sound, I used BandLab’s mixing tools—adding reverb for warmth and subtle compression for clarity. After fine-tuning the arrangement and balancing the levels, Sensual came to life as a soulful, immersive track ready for listeners to experience.	Single	Toronto	Ontario	Canada	LINK
ButterscotchBread	Singer-Songwriter	Just something I cobbled together this morning as an exercise to go with the flow a bit more, made it a point not to think too hard about the lyrics and just practise calling things Done instead of spending an eternity over the minutiae like I otherwise would	Single			Malaysia	LINK
C Alex	Singer-Songwriter	A folky little EP recorded on an iPhone for RPM 2025	EP	St. John’s	NL	Canada	LINK
CakeFolder	Electronic		Single			UK	LINK
CALM TOMBS	Singer-Songwriter	2 songs with a friend in a pop-up studio, and 2 songs recorded on tape at home.	EP	St. John's	NL	Canada	LINK
Cantaloops	Synth	Without anything formally planned from the onset, I knew only that I wanted to create something that would give me goosebumps when listening back, since that is the reaction I have when I listen to some of the music by other artists that has the most impact on me personally. The result was more than I expected, and while I was shooting for an "album", I missed the criteria by one track and about a minute for total runtime. That said, the result is a mix of orchestral and synthesized elements which makes for an interesting journey start to finish and what I would consider very experimental when compared to my more traditional style of songwriting.	EP	Thomaston	Connecticut	USA	LINK
Cantilever Resolution	Folk		EP	St. John’s	NL	Canada	LINK
CARA LEE COLEMAN	Experimental	FANTASTICAL KUNG FU TACTICAL SCENARIOS AND DRILLS WOVEN WITH HIP HOP STYLE GROOVES	Album	CONCEPTION BAY SOUTH	NL	Canada	LINK
Carbo	Rock	Four-piece all-original rock	EP	Carbonear	NL	Canada	LINK
Cat Amongst The Pigeons	Experimental	This EP was supposed to be a lot more electronic in focus but it ended up featuring a lot more guitar and other stringed instruments and thus it rapidly moved in a much more experimental direction than I had anticipated. It is better to ride the wave than waste time swimming against the tide so I rolled up my musical sleeves and followed my ever expanding instinct. The songs combine elements of blues, folks, funk and rock, along with ethnic instruments and beats, and, a good dose of electronic hardware and software instruments, including my first attempt at playing the theremin. And I learnt to play the ukulele, kalimba and a pretty decent blues harp along the way too. Am not quite sure what I have created but it really was a riot. Over the last month I have learnt new skills and have truly grown as a musician. For this alone, I will always be proud of this music I have created and I hope that others may also take some pleasure in listening to it.	EP	North Devon		UK	LINK
catfingers	Ambient	a little bit every day and every way get the RPM 2025 done.	Album	Sydney		Australia	LINK
CENTIPEDE	Experimental	electronic music mostly made with a single synth. I made it while travelling for work so had to keep the hardware light	EP	mobile	NL	Canada	LINK
Centrale Electrique	Soundtrack	It's an array of assorted piano/synth/guitar riffs, strung together with some melodies and noises, all instrumental. Maybe more melancholy and less rock than other years.	Album	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	USA	LINK
Challenged	Metal	It's mostly about life	EP	South Burlington	Vermont	USA	LINK
Chas Got the Spins	Pop	This is the final project using equipment in my studio that I've had for 3 years. This is me wringing the last creative beats and sounds from my current arsenal before releasing music in 2026 that will feature new synths and an entirely different sound. I made Bay Life specifically to mark the end of a musical and creative era for Chas Got the Spins.	EP	Seattle	Washington	USA	LINK
Chris Anderson	Singer-Songwriter	In what has now become a tradition, I took a dive into 2021's 283-song "Music Box" project, and came out with eleven more bangers. That well gave birth to my last three RPM albums (The Solipsist, The Catalyst, and Goodbye Eden) and will likely fuel the next three as well. This also marks my 100th full-length solo release. I'm okay with this record bearing that distinction.	Album	Alexandria/Del Ray	Virginia	USA	LINK
Chris Cooke	Electronic	"Hyperspace Glide" is my 19th RPM Challenge submission as a solo artist. Music is not the focus of my life right now, and I've been less than motivated these last couple of years. I was determined to participate, but not really feeling it, and also not wanting to do a half-ass thing just to say I'd done it. On Saturday, Feb 22 I put together an EDM track ("Hyperspace Glide") using Live Loops in Logic Pro, and had a good time doing it. I felt like I'd make something I'd listen to again, and I could justifiable submit it as a single. And then the magic. I listened to the track again a few times on Sunday. By Monday, I felt like making music again! I wanted "Hyperspace Glide" to be a full LP, just like in the good old days. So I put together a concept and worked out 5 more tracks for a total of 35 minutes of music over Monday and Tuesday evenings. Now it's Feb 26th and I'm submitting. "Hyperspace Glide" tells the tale of an intersteller cruise gone wrong. We start out by boarding in Starlight Terminal 17D ("Starlight Terminal 17D"),where we board our starship cruiser and accelerate toward light speed. We break through into hyperspace and enjoy the ambient vibe ("Hyperspace Glide"). But then something goes wrong with the drive system! With a series of alarming noises, we drop out of hyperspace and drift for a bit while the crew checks out the system. ("Fluxed Up"). The cruise company puts down for an unscheduled layover on a blissful alien beach and we party while robots fix the ship. ("Gravity Haven"). In the distance, we can see the robots at work, and wouldn't you know, some of them are partying, too! ("Patch & Play"). Finally, the ship is repaired and we resume our cruise through the cosmos ("Orbit & Out"). It was an experience of a lifetime!	Album	Laurel	Maryland	USA	LINK
Christopher McGee	Classical	I recorded raw upright piano with 2 rented condenser mics! This is dedicated to my grandpa who is 90 and has repeatedly asked me to send him clips of me playing piano.	Album	St. John's	NL	Canada	LINK
Church of England	Rock	Just a get together with some fellow RPMers and we recorded a song together. Mixed and produced it in Feb. 2025	Single	Rochester	New Hampshire	USA	LINK
Clare Gardens	Punk	Perseverance	Album	Ottawa	Ontario	Canada	LINK
cLEEnDirty	Experimental		Album	Austin	Texas	USA	LINK
Cloud Longing	Experimental		Single	Charleston	South Carolina	USA	LINK
Cole Stanfield	Experimental	3 meditations and a song	Album	Austin		USA	LINK
Coma Shuttles	Singer-Songwriter	My 17th RPM Challenge album. This year we were in Florida for a family vacation for 2 weeks then there was a tragic family death so this year I had maybe 4 or 5 days to put something together. I decided to do it lofi and Bob Dylan style with no bridges or fancy structure and first round, mostly steam of consciousness lyrics. I have literally only listened to this album once, I have not developed any opinion about it at all	Album	St. John's	NL	Canada	LINK
Concepts Of A Band	Experimental	Zac Francis and Mike Allard were students at a school I taught at. We did an RPM with the track Ibby in 2008 as CATA Jam Club: More Than You Bargained For (Not In The Face!). Zac suggested a sequel. Ironically, I'd had lunch with Ibby a few weeks earlier. And here we are.	Album	Portsmouth	New Hampshire	USA	LINK
Connemara	Indie	Album that sorta oscillates between hopefulness and hopelessness in response to recent political developments in my home country.	Album	Pittsburgh	Pennsylvania	USA	LINK
Connor Whalen	Synth	Fast beats to vibe out and scroll Letterboxd	EP	St. John's	NL	Canada	LINK
Corporate Mind - Jeff Fineberg	Experimental	This was an experiment in total improvisation without regard to composition, with additional fun of shredding some of the works.	Album	Buffalo	New York	USA	LINK
Corsica	Guitar		EP	St.John's	NL	Canada	LINK
Count Cromulent	Rock	Tune in and see!	Album	St. John's	NL	Canada	LINK

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