“Confident, serene afrobeats and rare spirits add a single charm to excessive emotionality on single -Ana- The track being heard in one breath easy, music that immerse oneself in energy.”
“Уверенный, спокойный afrobeats и редкие срывы на излишнюю эмоциональность придают синглу -Ana- особенный шарм. Трек слушается на одном дыхание, музыкальным сопровождением можно только наслаждаться и утопать в его энергетике.”
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“Easy going love song in Afro-pop mood. The best way to reveal your true feelings for the other half, or just listen and relax after a long working day. "Ivory Blue" knows very well how to make us happy.”
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So Undercover Lover is a song I wrote on Valentine's day, I was a little bit in my feelings for a crush of mine. But was having issues transferring those emotions to her. So I wrote it to my songbook and decided I'll profess my feelings to her through a way I know best to share thoughts...my music. I hope this song sparks some fires in peoples love life and make them channel their love energy to the interests.
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“A top quality production, ‘Touch & Go’ is sure to fill dance floors everywhere & will without doubt be on the playlist of the biggest DJ’s on the planet. Everything about this track screams excellence, from the gorgeous vocals, to the sumptuous sound palette, to the infectious rhythm. Bingo Players & Oomloud will more likely ‘Grab & Stay’ and for for quite a while too.”
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Hoxton-based label Perfect Havoc welcomes the platinum certified producer Bingo Players, and house duo Oomloud with their latest collaborative single ‘Touch & Go’. These Dutch megaproducers only release music to the highest standard as seen by Bingo Players’ slew of hits over the last decade like the UK #1 charting single ‘Rattle’, top 40 global anthem ‘Cry (Just A Little)’ and more recently, the heavily supported Oomloud collab ‘Brighter Days’. ‘Touch & Go’ is guaranteed to make any dancefloor jump with its 90’s inspired house production and a vocal that cuts through any noise, written by Carla Monroe of MK ‘2AM’ and ‘17’.
This anthem is out now– stream here via all platforms: https://perfecthavoc.lnk.to/touchgo
Bingo Players needs little introduction. For over a decade, Maarten Hoogstraten has been dominating dancefloors and singles charts around the world with a style of dance music that has seen fans in their masses flock to sets at major festivals around the globe like Coachella, Tomorrowland, EDC Vegas and more. With his DJ/production partner and lifelong friend Paul Bäumer, Bingo Players had huge success with ‘Cry (Just A Little)’, ‘Rattle’, and later after Paul’s passing with ‘Knock You Out’. That hit the no.1 spot in the US Billboard Dance Chart with over 20million streams, and catapulted Bingo Players further into the mainstream.
Today Bingo Players sound as fresh as ever. His 2020 rework of ‘Devotion’ became a hit for the second time around on Musical Freedom some 11 years after its initial release on Spinnin’ Records. And with the recent success of ‘Forever Love’ with Disco Fries, which peaked at #4 on the US Billboard Dance Chart, as well as the Bingo Players and Oomloud collab ‘Brighter Days’, he couldn’t be more on top form.
The relationship between Bingo Players and Oomloud started way back in college when Maarten first met Rutger Bäumer, one half of Oomloud, who introduced Maarten to Paul Bäumer, later known as the duo Bingo Players. Paul and Maarten started making music together once they both realised they shared the same passion for synths and early music production software. Rutger Bäumer went on to become label manager for Hysteria Records and connected with his production partner Rutger Van Gelder through a series of label demo submissions. The two Rutgers, combined their efforts as producers and songwriters forming Oomloud who made their debut in collaboration with Bingo Players on the track 'Tic Toc' where their contagious, bouncy club sound was first showcased.
After receiving support from some of the biggest DJs on the planet in the likes of Tiësto, Martin Garrix, AVICII and David Guetta, Oomloud’s career rocketed onto such leading labels as Musical Freedom, Heldeep and on Spinnin’ where they clocked over 2 million global streams on singles ‘Platinum’ and ‘XTC’.
‘Touch & Go’ is another solid release from Perfect Havoc. Its roster also includes the double platinum selling Swedish producer Tobtok, Mahalo, Karen Harding, Kokiri, Simon Field and Parx. The label and management agency has a fast-rising status underlined by five UK Top 10s and platinum certified records, including Joel Corry & MNEK ‘Head & Heart’ (No.1), Joel Corry x RAYE x David Guetta ‘Bed’ (No.6) and a top 20 hit with PS1 ft Alex Hosking ‘Fake Friends’ (No.19). With an acute ear for both underground and mainstream hits, Perfect Havoc has licensed cool house cuts to Toolroom Records and Kitsune, and to majors including Atlantic and Columbia. The future is very bright for this forward-thinking label.
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“There is no noise here. Here is a fairy tale enchanting your ears from the wizard -L.A. Chaí-. Filled with splendor and so seemingly simple, but at the same time charming magic. Acquaintance with -All My Fight- is an instant and you will remember it forever.”
“Здесь нет шума. Здесь чарующая ваши уши сказка от волшебника -L.A. Chaí-. Наполненная великолепием и такой, казалось бы, простой, но при этом очаровательной магией. Знакомство с -All My Fight- это мгновение и вы его запомните навсегда.”
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Artist shared few words behind his inspiration about this song with Nagamag:
" I wrote this song after during a really hard time in life when I was getting into a lot of arguments with a girl I had liked for a long time. It felt like we were always at odds and the worst part was, it seemed that we were fighting over the smallest and most unimportant things. After one fight in particular she left crying and I sat down at the piano to process. These are the things I wanted to say. I hope one day she’ll hear this. "
https://www.instagram.com/l.a.chai
About L.A. Chai
There’s nothing like the Chaí in L.A.” - the famous phrase that led to the journey of a lifetime.
Andrew Bergthold is a producer, songwriter child of the 90’s. He developed a deep love for music in his hometown Kansas City Missouri. As a producer and writer Andrew has been a part of countless songs and projects spanning genres and languages and has already received one grammy and is currently nominated for two more. Andrew hopes to continue this legacy as he creates under his new artist platform as L.A. Chai. And he can’t wait to release songs and collaborative projects that bend and defy genres. You can expect songs to range from dark and edgy to upbeat and fun. As L.A. Chai leans into the idea that 'Good music transcends boundaries'.
“Tearing all conceivable patterns vocal passages, the general dynamics and energetic pace easily sneaks up ants. Quality R & B at its best manifestation.”
“Разрывающие все мыслимые и немыслимые шаблоны вокальные пассажи, общая динамика и энергичный темп с лёгкостью пробирает до мурашек. Качественное R&B в лучшем его проявление.”
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Elvis Vierbergen (ThisIsLema) is an international DJ/Producer born in Congo in 1993. At the age of 2, Elvis got adopted by a Dutch family and has lived in The Netherlands ever since. The name ThisIsLema has an important background story for Elvis which is also the reason he decided to use this as his artist name. As Elvis got adopted, together with his sister, she (at the age of 2) kept saying ‘’Lema’’ after the adoption. As his adoption parents assumed, he then must have been named Lema. However, at a later age they found out Lema was actually the name of their father and Elvis was his real name. As a respect to his ancestry he quickly decided that ThisIsLema would be the name to go by.
https://www.instagram.com/thisislemamusic/
“We found a promising work from a new young artist. "Hunch" is not the typical music single, but moves some steps away. By binding Trip-Hop with Classical waves of sound, occurs a mix with dynamic and vibrating progression... surely remarkable and worthy.”
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„Hunch“ is about the pain and heartache that comes from desperately craving for someones love and affection, who just can’t quite return these feelings. Attached, unable to get closer or to let go, trapped by your own emotions.
Deep synth-bass, drunk drumbeats and a beautiful string arrangement combined with creative sounddesign and background choirs gently hug JODOQ's voice in a complex but still catchy, dark and dreamy popsong.
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Zurich's JODOQ kicks off his career with a blast. The experts at M4music, which took place last week, are so convinced by his song „Hunch“ that they voted the track the most promising Swiss pop song of the year.
„Hunch“ is about the pain and heartache that comes from desperately craving for someones love and affection, who just can’t quite return these feelings. Attached, unable to get closer or to let go, trapped by your own emotions.
Deep synth-bass, drunk drumbeats and a beautiful string arrangement combined with creative sounddesign and background choirs gently hug JODOQ's voice in a complex but still catchy, dark and dreamy popsong.
JODOQ is the stage name of composer and singer Cédric Joël Ziegler. After studying film music composition at ZHdK, the 25-year-old now finds his way back to his roots as a singer and songwriter with this incredible debut.
“The most balanced and ironically optimistic lyrics. The song is moderately melodic and with a share of healthy humor. Beautiful arrangement on this emotional solo by-James TW- with his overall radiant positive atmosphere.”
“Максимально сбалансированная и иронично-оптимистичная лирика. Песня в меру мелодичная и с долей здорового юмора. Красивая аранжировка, эмоциональное соло от -James TW- и общая лучезарная атмосфера позитива.”
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New music video from platinum selling UK artist James TW.
His new single ‘Butterflies’ has already racked up nearly 4 million streams since its audio release a few weeks ago.
Described as the ‘biggest artist you’ve probably never heard of’, James TW currently has over 8 million monthly listeners on Spotify, has generated over 2 billion streams, sold out headline shows on multiple continents, and received acclaim from Billboard, Huffington Post, Teen Vogue, and many others.
Butterflies out now: https://JamesTW.lnk.to/Butterflies
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Music video by James TW performing Butterflies. © 2021 Island Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
“In the world, there are many musical works of varying quality. The single -Smile- carefully preserved the great sound of musical parts, melodic solos, and magnificent vocals by -Nelson Elle-.”
“В мире существует множество музыкальных творений самого разного качества. В сингле -Smile- бережно сохранено отличное звучание всех музыкальных партий, мелодичные соло и умопомрачительный вокал -Nelson Elle-.”
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Writing to understand yourself better. Singing to give your own context a voice. Developing as a person in and from your own music. For Nelson Elle, this takes the form of powerful, emotional and melodic pop. Firmly grounded in jazz, blues and soul, she is – in her mother’s words – “a bright soul who’s not afraid of the dark, a multifaceted artist who spreads joy with masked sorrow.”
Smile is haunting radio pop, in the best possible way. One of those songs that make you happy while still bringing tears to your eyes. You want to dance and break free, but you’re also on the verge of a breakdown. One of those songs that you want to continue forever.
https://instagram.com/nelsonelle_
“Monelise knows very well how to attract and captivate your mind. Different sound styles have been used to produce something unique and "Silver Lake" is the final result. The artist's epic voice and the clarity of mixing, are basic elements of success. Good job!”
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Shapeshifting, genre-bending and aesthetically captivating artist Monelise releases ‘Silver Lake’, the latest product of her evocative mission to bring a new, refreshing and mystical quality to the world of experimental dream pop. ‘Silver Lake’ follows the release of ‘Sliding Worlds’ in February. Monelise’s music has gained over 250,000 streams in less than 9 months, and she is becoming known for entrancing audiences with her mysterious audio-visual live shows - both in person and online.
Speaking on the track, Monelise quotes: “Silver Lake is a mythical story as old as time itself; yet woven into a shimmering, kaleidoscopic soundscape that occupies a world of its own. When writing I was inspired by the song ‘Mysteries of Love’ from David Lynch’s Blue Velvet. I wanted to create something transcendent, celestial and unlike anything else out there. A soundscape that blends all of life’s most intense and moving experiences - life, death, love, loss - into one, ultimately beautiful and complete whole. Lyrically, Silver Lake tells the story of a woman who, upon losing her lover, discovers his spirit floating above the mystical silver lake. Their worlds momentarily collide in this liminal space and they manage to touch one last time before she is able to ‘release him’. Yet, we are left with a cliffhanger - during the song’s last moments, does she follow him into the afterlife or accept the fact she can now ‘find’ him only at Silver Lake?
Monelise forges a unique blend of nostalgia and futurism in her work. It is as though she stands at the gateway of past and future as her music weaves an uncanny yet beautiful dance between the two. She proudly defies singular categorisation, having been compared in equal measure to Kate Bush, David Lynch and Sevdaliza. Recently, she began to release a series of singles that mirror the zeitgeist of 2020 -2021 in creative and unprecedented ways. “Clockwork Heart”, “Insane” and “Sliding Worlds” echo the signature hypnotic quality of Hauntology (2019) yet surprises listeners with industrially inspired beats, kaleidoscopic sound mixing and more prominent, cinematic strings.
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https://monelise.com/
“Fabulus song with irresistible warming effect. Pure sound that touches the heart and the charming singing voice of "Cait" can immediately take away all the day's weight. Your acoustic elixir is here and we strongly recommend it.”
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LA-based singer & songwriter, Cait is back with her second single of 2020, "Forgetful" set to release on September 4th. Colorful guitars, confessional lyrics and Cait's undeniable vocals are an escape from reality for her listeners and will leave you wondering what you were so stressed out about, anyway.
"When we wrote this song I was completely overworked," says Cait, reflecting on the writing process. "I had been traveling a lot, away from my boyfriend and dog and home, and I had way too much on my plate. This song is really about being able to call that person in your life who brings you out of your depths - a partner, a friend, a family member. Everyone needs someone to make them forgetful."
An artist in multiple realms, Cait is also a closely followed visual artist, photographer, retoucher & videographer - and is the sole visual creator for her music career. That dream-like cover artwork you see above? It's the result of putting Cait in a room alone with a camera & Photoshop. She even directed, filmed, & edited her own music video for "Forgetful", which drops September 10th.
http://www.instagram.com/hernameiscait