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Derun – Kaunos – Pophop’ Smash Remix (Spotify)

Categories: Audio, House, The Latest|Tags: Derun, Downtempo, Organic House, Review (EN)|

Derun – Kaunos – Pophop’ Smash Remix
(Spotify)

“Prepare for a special trip into 3D sound, filled with atmospheric properties. "Derun" and "Pophop" Organic House invitation from outer space, promising adventure and a big dose of entertainment.”

-Nagamag.com

Border-crossing, immersive, warm, dreamy, wide, open and spacious. Good descriptions for the sound ofDerun, yet there’s one word that really hits the mark: Human. On their Kaunos EP the duo invites us to liveand create a new world culture that exists without any questions of origin or destiny, of achievement oraspiration. To let go and to surrender to the lively play of the groove means to leave behind the paradigmsof everyday life and to spontaneously connect on a much more universal level. Stylistic accentuations andharmonic contrasts within this rich experience can be found in the remixes of Pophop and Lannka, who give

https://linktr.ee/derun

Johanna Amelie – IRL (Spotify)

Categories: Audio, Features, Pop, Pop Features, The Latest|Tags: Dream pop, Indie Folk, Indie Pop, Johanna Amelie, Review (EN)|

Johanna Amelie – IRL
(Spotify)

“Fresh and deeply relaxing Dream Pop candy, ideal to listen right after a busy day. Johanna Amelie has added a new dimension in sound with her angelic voice, completing the highly harmonic puzzle of the whole production.”

-Nagamag.com

About the single IRL

Johanna spontaneously wrote the song IRL, a monolog, on a long winter day, on her birthday in 2021. It's the second single of her upcoming Album "Fiction Forever".

IRL stands for (in real life).

JOHANNAAMELIE - FICTION FOREVER-

Songs that consist equally of reality and imagination.

Johanna Amelie is a Berlin based indie artist and music producer.Even as a child Johanna Amelie could not keep her hands off instruments. From theage of 3 she learned to play the violin, later viola, saxophone, piano and flute.Perhaps it was the fact that her parents and grandparents were also musicians. Orperhaps she just had an instinct for music.

Regardless, on her 17th birthday Johanna was given a Regina Spektor CD and from that moment on she knew:singer-songwriter was to become her profession.

Today Johanna performs internationally both with her band and solo. She plays avariety of instruments on stage and her music videos are created with a collectivemade up of fellow artists based in Berlin. Aside from her own projects, JohannaAmelie is committed to increasing the visibility of women and non-binary people inthe music industry as a whole. She founded Visibility*Breakfast (a monthly meet upfor female* and non binary artists) and she’s a member ofMusic Women* Germany."Plans are fiction, they are the entrance doors to a journey to a yet uncertainfuture.“(-JohannaAmelieonFictionForever)In April 2022 Johanna Amelie will release her new studio album ‘Fiction Forever’(viabrillJant alternatives/The Orchard/Indigo). She’llintroduceit to audiences during hertour in May.The songs on her new album are testimonies

https://www.instagram.com/johannaameliemusic/

Theodore – Voyage (Video)

Categories: Electronica, The Latest, Video|Tags: Ambient, Drone, Experimental Electronic, Indie Rock, Review (EN)|

Theodore – Voyage
(Video)

“Theodore has combined his soft voice with a colourful palette of Ambient soundscapes, calling us to follow in his fantastic “Voyage”. Hold your breath and open the door to this high-level sound experience.”

-Nagamag.com

“Voyage”, the final part of the journey, comprises some quiet synth arrangements in an ethereal soundscape and a cinematic orchestration that leads to a floating ambience with some elegant electronic outbursts. Here is where the traveller leaves the physical world behind, a world that used to define him. Now is when he evolves into his spiritual self. The destination, time and space are yet unknown. “Voyage” is the moment of awareness; The Voyage is a travel of the mind.

https://www.instagram.com/theodore.music.official/

Adrian Lord – Snowfall (Video)

Categories: Neoclassical, The Latest, Video|Tags: Review (EN), solo piano|

Adrian Lord – Snowfall
(Video)

“Beautiful solo piano performance from a very active artist in the scene of Neoclassical. Almost four minutes of elegant melodies are ready to feed your imagination and bring back to life forgotten memories of natural sceneries!”

-Nagamag.com

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https://adrianlordpiano.com

British pianist and composer Adrian Lord studied at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, and at Colchester Institute’s School of Music.

During his time at Colchester Adrian studied composition with Alan Bullard and Christopher Ball. His piano studies with Martin Hughes, and Robert Bell, led to him winning the Canon Jack award for Piano Performance.

He has spent much of his life writing short piano pieces, and performing them in regular concerts around the United Kingdom. In 2016 he released his debut album “Journey – Twelve Romances for Piano”, reflecting his inspirational journey as a composer which culminated in the recording at Crear, Western Scotland. His second album “Sky Blue Piano”, released in 2018, is a collection of new uplifting pieces.

During the Coronavirus lockdown of 2020 Adrian gave twice-weekly performances on Facebook Live, so people could watch whilst at home, with Pianist magazine describing it as a “must watch” online piano performance.

He has recently recorded a brand new collection of calming music, “Piano Meditations”, which have just been released as a CD and sheet music book.

Adrian finds inspiration from visiting beautiful parts of the world, especially the Scottish Islands, and the Eng

Max Smith – It’s Just A Dream (Spotify)

Categories: Audio, Electronica, The Latest|Tags: Max Smith, Review (EN), Trance|

Max Smith – It’s Just A Dream
(Spotify)

“This fast, magical and dreamy electronic sound has arrived and is ready to lift you up in the sky. Progressive Trance gem made of etherial melodic patterns and crystal clear quality samples. Enrich your music experience with "Max Smith".”

-Nagamag.com

Progressive trance sending you gently spinning into outer space, Max Smith, the man who’s already travelled a ‘Million Miles’ this year, repeats the feat by shooting his way beyond the stars. Descrambling a jagged electro riff as contact is made with the other side, he brings to life fantasies of leaving the earth behind, but puts your fears at ease by confidently guiding you to your destination on as smooth a ride you could wish for. Smith’s dream frequency is full of wonder as the enormity of life races past you.

Shanu – Senker shel (Spotify)

Categories: Audio, Neoclassical, The Latest|Tags: Folk, Jazz, Review (EN-RU), Shanu, World Music (Other)|

Shanu – Senker shel
(Spotify)

“Beautiful lyrical composition based on a leisurely narration. The variety of live instruments and soft vocal execution is also attractive for your ears. It leaves a pleasant aftertaste which can improve your bad mood.”

“Красивая лирическая композиция, построенная на неторопливом повествовании, в которой звучат разнообразие живых инструментов и мягкий, с особой глубиной исполнения вокал. Приятное послевкусие, отличное дополнение к вашему хорошему настроению.”

-Nagamag.com

Chuvash ethno-jazz, rhythm and blues and fusion in the new Shanu album "Taran var".

The Shanu band presents their first full-length album "Taran var" (in Chuvash means "Deep ravine") of 8 tracks recorded in 2020-2021. It intertwined melodic lines with technical riffs, jazz harmonic progression with folk motives. There is a place for soft bossa nova and punk-rock-level expression.

The album contains arrangements of Chuvash folk songs and the group's own compositions. In the canvas of the album, you can hear elements of different world cultures and a rethinking of folk themes. So, the archaic song “Taran var”, forgotten by the people, sounded in the traditions of swing, where the main musical and expressive means is the rhythm, which was originally laid down in the song itself. In "Senker shel" ("Blue Shawl") one can feel the mutual interweaving of the Tatar and Chuvash cultures. It sounds like a lullaby, but this is not the song that a mother would sing to her child, but rather a lullaby for an adult who is sad about the transience of life. There is a place in the album for light, as if inspired by the summer wind, songs. "Atar" ("Let's go"). The track, arranged in the style of rhythm and blues, urges not to forget about fun and dancing in the monotony of everyday work. "Urapa" (translated as "Cart"), despite the classical violin introduction, is reborn into a jazz composition, breaking the rhythms with complex time signatures.

The album is available on all music platforms.

https://www.instagram.com/shanuband/

AFTERUS – Loop – Radio Mix (Spotify)

Categories: Audio, Electronica, The Latest|Tags: AFTERUS, Review (EN), Trance|

AFTERUS – Loop – Radio Mix
(Spotify)

“Fully energetic and spiritual track, just out for all fans of Trance music. "AFTERUS" has put in order melody and kick in a mix with characteristic leads, heading towards a peak and then dropping down again. This is the "Loop" that keeps you stimulated!”

-Nagamag.com

This epic prog-lifter features an evolving lead progression, dramatic crescendos, and a moment of realization at the bridge. Although you can travel endlessly through time and space, you will never escape the Loop.

https://www.instagram.com/AFTERUSmusic/

Skinny Dippers – Wedding Ring (Spotify)

Categories: Audio, Rock, The Latest|Tags: Dream pop, Indie Folk, Indie Rock, Review (EN-RU), Skinny Dippers|

Skinny Dippers – Wedding Ring
(Spotify)

“Melodic and soft vocals mixed with relaxing and warm sound, causing an exceptional romantic mood. Emotional ballad of Indie Folk & Dream Pop, able to decorate your evening with its light melancholy.”

“Мелодичный вокал создающий очень мягкое, расслабленное и тёплое звучание, вызывающее исключительное романтическое настроение. Это спокойная, эмоциональная баллада в жанрах indie folk & dream pop, способная украсить ваш вечер своей лёгкой меланхолией.”

-Nagamag.com

Wedding Ring is a song that starts out celebrating the optimism of new love, but quickly shifts to tell the story of a protagonist whose hopes for meaningful connection are dashed upon discovering that his new love interest in married.

This track will be the second single off of Skinny Dippers' debut album The Town & The City. For the album singer/songwriter Ryan Gross recruited neighbors and Spotify Fresh Finds featured artist TOLEDO to join as members of the band and producers for the record.

https://skinnydippersnyc.bandcamp.com

https://www.instagram.com/skinnydippersband/

Goldsmith Baynes – Tō Ihu (Video)

Categories: Jazz, The Latest, Video|Tags: Jazz, Review (EN)|

Goldsmith Baynes – Tō Ihu
(Video)

“Cool Jazz with strong dancing mood and some modern influences. “Goldsmith Baynes” are ready to offer their magic to everyone who looks for something different. Pick this tune to listen with company and cheer up from its first seconds. ”

-Nagamag.com

Goldsmith Baynes have released the up-tempo jazz single ‘Tō Ihu’, the

second single & video off their forthcoming album on the Meow Jazz label. An exciting new project created by the renowned jazz artists Allana Goldsmith and Mark Baynes with vocals containing a beautiful mix of Māori and English language, their debut single Tīpuna was released last year and featured on the Waiata Anthems 2021 compilation. A wonderful collaboration between two modern favourites of the jazz world, Goldsmith’s soulful jazz vocal combines with British pianist Baynes’ contemporary jazz stylings to produce this truly uplifting and remarkable record.

https://found.ee/GBToIhu

ARTIST LINKS

https://goldsmithbaynes.com/

https://www.instagram.com/goldsmithbaynes/

https://www.facebook.com/goldsmithbaynes

https://www.waiataanthems.co.nz/

KØLEEN – Where Are You (Video)

Categories: Audio, Pop, The Latest|Tags: Electro Pop, KLEEN, Review (EN-RU)|

KØLEEN – Where Are You (Video)
(Spotify)

“The vocal transformation over the entire track can amaze you with its scale. Starting warm and affectionate in its lyrics, it changes beyond recognition in the chorus. Powerful track with no rules in sound.”

“Трансформация вокала на протяжение всего трека поражает своим масштабом. Тёплый и ласковый в куплете, он преображается в припеве до неузнаваемости, разрывая все мыслимые и немыслимые шаблоны. Мощный трек, с невероятной энергетикой!”

-Nagamag.com

https://www.facebook.com/KOLEENMUSIC

The Song describes the feeling of loosing someone you loved. It`s a powerful and energetic indie pop song with cinematic vibes. When the rhythm guitars and the beat come in, you might catch yourself singing and dancing along the song.

https://www.instagram.com/koleenmusic

KØLEEN, born in 1994, is an Indie Pop singer and one of only 2,5% of female foresters in Austria. Her songs are about love, pain, loss, and fragility among other things and every single one has her whole heart in it.

She has a lightness to her voice that makes even the saddest songs beautiful and comforting. When the rhythm guitars and the beat come in, you might catch yourself singing and dancing along to her songs.

The singer-songwriter has already had over 400k streams on Spotify, several radio plays in Austria (Kronehit, Antenne Steiermark, JÖ Live), several TV appearances (ORF) & a constantly growing number of followers on her social media platforms. https://www.koleenmusic.com