Midnight Cruiser Records

05/03/2023

Hope to see you there!

03/04/2022

Dan Melchior’s LOUD VERSION is now available for pre-order!
Melchior is unquestionably a full-album artist. Each of his releases channel a specific mood — ranging from ambient to ecstatic — as each offering is an individual work. As the story goes, LOUD VERSION was recorded as a batch of demos that were meant to presage an Australian tour, and the compilation of songs unfolds like a perfect set list filled with unhinged teeth-gnashing anthems.
Dedicated followers of Melchior’s releases will find this to be a visceral and raw yet secretly vital run through his most compulsory songwriting; rendered ideally here for both curious onlookers and for casual listeners looking to set their heads on fire.
Bandcamp Friday is tomorrow, Friday March 4th, hint, hint.

09/06/2021

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ZzUc4oMh-A

We're back with another great video from Disturbios! "Little Bird Got Swallowed" - one of my favorite tracks from their debut album! In the bands words: "The tables turn but revenge cuts both ways. The heroine is still intoxicated by her nemesis."

Featuring Gemma Ray and Sam Baker. Disturbios are Matt and Rocio Verta-Ray. Recorded, mixed at NY Hed Studio, Lower East Side, NYC. Produced by Matt and Roci...

07/27/2021

Excited to announce that we are in the early stages of putting together a couple of compilations featuring two San Antonio Punk bands - circa late 70's, early 80's. More info soon!!

07/22/2021

Disturbios' Rough Rider has been getting some airplay and making it onto a lot of online playlists. Check out the cool video by Roxy Verta-Ray!!

Rough Rider - by Disturbios. Out Now on Midnight Cruiser Records.Video by Rocío Verta-RayWritten by - Matt Verta-Ray, Rocío Verta-RayRocío Verta-Ray (RVR): v...

06/22/2021

Julio Ruiz interviews Disturbios' Roxy Verta-Ray on Disco Grande, Radio 3 Spain during one of his final broadcasts before retirement! Link below - interview starts at 30:45
https://mediavod-lvlt.rtve.es/resources/TE_SDISGR/mp3/1/7/1623687746671.mp3

05/27/2021

Surf Gnossienne - From the upcoming s/t debut album by Disturbios.Official release date May 21st on Midnight Cruiser Records.Video by Rocio Verta-Ray and Ri...

05/22/2021

Disturbios – Released Today! (May 21, 2021)

Disturbios is the self-titled album by Matt and Rocío Verta-Ray, released by Midnight Cruiser Records on pink or black vinyl.

Recorded at and features (baritone guitar on Jesus I Was Evil), (Big Boss Man), Sam Baker (Little Bird Got Swallowed and Summer Loves) and more.

US:
UK:

"The couple behind rock duo Disturbios acts as a meeting of two different musical worlds. One half is Rocio Verta-Ray, who comes from the film and philosophy worlds and first entered music playing organ in Spanish surf bands. On the other is Matt Verta-Ray, who is best known as the guitarist for ‘90s alt rock outfits like Madder Rose, Speedball Baby, and Heavy Trash. Together though, the pair’s disparate roots form something new as they experiment with a heady vintage mix of rock and roll aesthetics and analog gear." - Caleb Campbell / UnderTheRadarMag.com

“Jesus I was Evil” captures the chilling insolence, and the alluring danger of a band that hones a classic New York City proto-punk vibe, while keeping its gaze fixed on a saturated future.

Their reductionist sound paired with the writhing avant-garde imagery of the video reveals wholly new and mysterious dimensions hidden within the Subsonics’ classic." - RAD ATL

"Rocio's keys are pristinely Lennon-esque and Phil Gionfriddo's vocal aesthetic feels exquisitely earnest and cool and, for some odd and wonderful reason, I flashed on a crashing together of Stephen Malkmus (Pavement) and Harry Nilsson, two luminaries who you might now utter in the same breath. Maybe it is the vocal aesthetic that roller coasters in such artful ways, with rushes and steps back, that surprise. Totally having a crush on the Disturbios sound…
…So rad. So beautiful." - Robb Donker Curtis /

05/21/2021

Got the records! Look beautiful 💕💞💕

05/21/2021

Streaming now!! Check it out!

DISTURBIOS Links. Available on all popular platforms.

05/21/2021

Disturbios’ self titled debut album is finally out today! Available for purchase worldwide and streaming on your favorite platform now! To celebrate here's a video by Rocio Verta-Ray for the first track on the album - Rough Rider

Rough Rider - From the upcoming s/t debut album by Disturbios. Official release date May 21st on Midnight Cruiser Records.Video by Rocío Verta-RayWritten by ...

05/18/2021

Under The Radar premieres two NEW VIDEOS - “Surf Gnossienne” and “Summer Loves” from Disturbios!!

The couple behind rock duo Disturbios acts as a meeting of two different musical worlds. One half is Rocio Verta-Ray, who comes from the film and philosophy worlds and first entered music playing organ in Spanish surf bands. On the other is Matt Verta-Ray, who is best known as the guitarist for ‘9...

05/16/2021

See Thru Rhonda - From the upcoming s/t debut album by Disturbios.Official release date May 21st on Midnight Cruiser Records.Video by Rocío Verta-RayWritten ...

05/10/2021

Great write up of Disturbios’ latest video and upcoming debut album @ radatl.com -

Their reductionist sound paired with the writhing avant-garde imagery of the video reveals wholly new dimensions hidden within an Atlanta garage punk classic.

05/06/2021

Tomorrow Bandcamp will be hosting (their last?) Bandcamp Fridays!!
Midnight Cruiser Records and the minds behind New York's legendary NY HED Studio (Elliott Smith, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Suicide's Alan Vega, The Ronettes' Ronnie Spector, etc) unveil the debut album from Disturbios, an art rock & roll band from Rocio and Matt Verta-Ray (Madder Rose, Speedball Baby, and Heavy Trash). Forged in the crucible of NY HED's array of vintage analogue gear, the duo's debut album is an electroshock fever dream - a marriage of blissed out, raunchy, and angular vintage rock & roll aesthetics with the pitiless tyranny of robotics gone wrong. Guest musicians include Jon Spencer (baritone guitar on Jesus I Was Evil), Bloodshot Bill (Big Boss Man), Sam Baker (Little Bird Got Swallowed and Summer Loves) and more.
PRE-ORDER on black or pink vinyl here: midnightcruiserrecords.bandcamp.com/album/disturbios

Hope to see you tomorrow!!

05/02/2021

from David Perron interviewed me for his the other day, and the results are up now.
Thanks so much to David for taking so much trouble with his questions and musical selections. This show also features some cover requests I did, including an extremely poignant peter cetera tune. LINK IN BIO: FFFOXY!

05/01/2021

TINNITIST.com selects Disturbios's STARR as one of - 60 Songs That Will Blow Your Gaskets - (Part 2)

The Banshees are on a self-improvement kick, Alex Watts dances the night away, Tamaraebi talks to the ’80s, Scooby Jones mans up — but you don’t need to put up any front to enjoy your latest Midweek Roundup. It takes all kinds:   16 | The Banshees | Better Place THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “L...

04/27/2021

We’re happy to announce that we will be releasing the s/t debut album from NY band Disturbios!! Check out the video premiere of their first single Starr now at The Big Takeover!

New York’s legendary NY HED Studio (Elliott Smith, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Suicide’s Alan Vega, The Ronettes’ Ronnie Spector, etc) unveil Disturbios, an art-rock & roll band from Rocio and Matt Verta-Ray (Madder Rose, Speedball Baby, and Heavy Trash).

Official release date May 21st via Midnight Cruiser Records.

Vinyl and digital pre-order - midnightcruiserrecords.bandcamp.com

New NYC-based art-rock & roll outfit Disturbios (veteran musicians Rocio and Matt Verta-Ray) unveil a hypnotic outer-space set music video.

04/22/2021

We'll be announcing a couple of upcoming releases next week!