Volk Soup

Leeds-based brass-infused noisy art punks Volk Soup are thrilled to announce their debut LP 10p Jazz, out Friday, October 3 via Dipterid Records (digital and vinyl) and Cruel Nature (cassette).

Volk Soup formed in early 2020 in Leeds, founded by Harry Jones (vocals, guitar, lyrics) and Ryan Walker (bass). The project was quickly paused by the pandemic, delaying their first live performance until October 2021. By then, they had added drummer Luc Gibbons and recorded their earliest material as a raw, angular three-piece.

As they gained traction on the Leeds underground circuit, the band expanded to a six-piece in 2022—adding Ryan Geach (saxophone), Luca Vitale (trumpet), and George Orton (guitar). With the new members came a broader, brassier, and more unpredictable sound.

Their music threads together wiry post-punk, dissonant noise, and bursts of free-jazz intensity—stitched with low-end swagger and a chaotic sense of precision. The songs lean into abrasion and absurdity, full of sudden turns and structure-bending arrangements: equal parts menace, muscle, and meticulous collapse. In 2023, they released Incompetent Hits, a compilation of early singles via French label Swish Swash, and toured France in support. Around that time, they began working closely with producer Oscar McKie and engineer Shaene Hunter—longtime collaborators who helped shape the sound of their debut full-length.

That record—10p Jazz—is the band’s most complete statement to date. It captures the raw force of their live set while pushing further into uneasy textures and untested ideas. Momentum twists, structures collapse, and nothing stays settled for long.

UK dates with Gaol Bird:
12/4 – Manchester @ Soup
12/5– Liverpool @ Kazimier Garden
12/6 – Leeds @ Hyde Park Book Club