Centripetal Force
@centripetalforce
Mike Mannix. Music label. Ex-Nashville. Now just outside Santa Cruz, CA. Zines, blog, radio & podcast folks are encouraged to get in touch. Event management for (((folkYEAH!))). Programmer at KSQD.
New releases. Old releases. All the releases. Bandcamp Friday. Support your favorite independent artists and labels. centripetalforcerecords.bandcamp.com
Incredibly excited to announce There is Wonder Here, the new collaborative album from legendary pedal steel guitarist BJ Cole and Secondson, arriving September 18. This is the first known album devoted to the pairing of pedal steel guitar and Cristal Baschet, and we can’t wait for you to hear it.
HAPPY RELEASE DAY!!! KC Blues, the new album from Nashville’s Kevin Coleman Give it a listen, spend some time with it, and if it connects with you, we’d love it if you shared it with a friend. Available now through Centripetal Force and Ramble Records. centripetalforcerecords.bandcamp.com
“Modifications,” the 2nd glimpse into Prairiewolf’s Zone Poems. Drawn from live performances and folded back on themselves through tape layering, overdubs, and careful reconstruction, these recordings exist somewhere between memory and motion. “Modifications” opens another door into that world.
“Terrapin” 🐢🐢🐢 is the latest reveal from Kevin Coleman’s forthcoming album, KC Blues. The album releases July 17. You can pre-order yours over at the Centripetal Force and Ramble Records Bandcamp sites. ✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼
Kevin Coleman’s ‘KC Blues’. Available from Centripetal Force and Ramble Records. An album that upholds and redefines traditions. “If the Autobahn took you through a portal to Tennessee, this would be the soundtrack.” - Stefan Beck (Prairiewolf) The album releases July 17 On the Bandcamp ✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼
Kevin Coleman is a quirky, trailblazing guitarist (multi-instrumentalist is more accurate) breaking all the rules in a town that loves following them. Kevin is the fresh air that Nashville needs. “Ars Longa” now streaming. Preorder the album on the Bandcamp. centripetalforcerecords.bandcamp.com
JUST ANNOUNCED New albums from Prairiewolf and Kevin Coleman! Start your summer early. Preorders are live. The vibe is high. Get into this Centripetal Summer! centripetalforcerecords.bandcamp.com
HAPPY RELEASE DAY! Honored to celebrate the release of Songs of the Lotus Born, the new album from SOMA. I’m deeply grateful to SOMA for their trust, their friendship, and their unwavering dedication to creating art that uplifts and inspires. Thanks for listening. Thanks for supporting.
Today we’re incredibly proud to release Mountain States, the new album from Johnny Bell, out now via Centripetal Force and Ramble Records (Australia). We hope you spend time with this one. It’s a special record. BANJO IS THE FUTURE johnnybell.bandcamp.com/album/mounta...
Tomorrow evening! Join myself and @johnnybellsounds.bsky.social for a listen to Mountain States. Take in the album and converse with Johnny himself. 5:30 pacific time. RSVP at the CF Bandcamp. ✌🏼✌🏼✌🏼
Bandcamp Friday is here! 20 percent off with the code: mayday centripetalforcerecords.bandcamp.com
Offer your support to CF and our roster of hardworking and creative artists by taking advantage of Bandcamp Friday. Catch up with the back catalog or new 2026 releases. Next to supporting artists on tour, direct support like this is as powerful as it gets. centripetalforcerecords.bandcamp.com
HAPPY RELEASE DAY! Tacoma Park, the North Carolina duo of John Harrison and Ben Felton step forward with a record that feels grounded, open, and fully their own. Limited vinyl pressing of 100 copies is available now. Order, stream, and support at centripetalforcerecords.bandcamp.com
Johnny Bell returns with a new single, “Staying Home.” Rooted in restraint and rich with feeling, the track leans into simplicity without losing the quiet intensity that defines his sound. This is the latest reveal from Mountain States, arriving May 8, 2026 via Centripetal Force and Ramble Records.
Tacoma Park isn’t in Maryland…. but Paris is! Right there in Calvert County!
“Paris” is the second reveal from ‘Baltimore’ - the forthcoming album from Tacoma Park. With its kosmische groove and motorik drive, this earworm is ready for the backroads, freeways, and scenic byways that you’re taking this spring. Available digitally, as well as on vinyl, on the Bandcamp.
Test Press Tuesday w/ @johnnybellsounds.bsky.social Preorder at the Bandcamp! johnnybell.bandcamp.com/album/mounta...
Five posters left! Get yours reserved with a pre-order of Mountain States on vinyl. Artwork by Daniel McCoy. johnnybell.bandcamp.com/album/mounta...
Johnny Bell’s Mountain States is a co-label presentation with California’s Centripetal Force and Australia’s Ramble Records. The album is going up for pre-order today over on the Bandcamp, with Departure Valley being the first glimpse into Bell’s progressive touches on the banjo. Check it out. 🪕🪕🪕
@jenpkelly.bsky.social has some good search term advice. No reason to get lost in map land. Baltimore might be in Maryland. Tacoma Park is not. But you can find the forthcoming album available for pre-order on the Bandcamp. tacomapark.bandcamp.com/album/baltim...
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More than $2500 for the National Immigrant Justice Center and the Minnesota-based Immigrant Rapid Response Fund. Friday we will present volume 3 of The Perilous FIght. It is titled ‘United We Stand’. Stand united with us in our support for community, empathy, and inclusion. on the Bandcamp
Seriously though. If you know anyone that lives around Santa Cruz, CA, send them to the Bitchin Bajas show Thursday night at Moe’s Alley. Agnes Martian plays as well!