Steve Aoki & KREAM – LIES (Official Audio) (Video)

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“Greeks still remember the notorious vibes of Steve Aoki on his performance at Bolivar with FSI Events. In this collab with Norwegian producer duo KREAM we revive these moments. A solid production of deep/electro house where both artists signature “fight together”, until explode its dance energy, released on Big Beat Records.”

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Norway’s notorious production duo KREAM has steadily been churning out hit after hit since 2016, but today sees the release of the brothers biggest single to date – in the form of a superstar collaboration called “LIES,” with the 2x GRAMMY-nominated DJ/producer luminary Steve Aoki! The single is out today through Big Beat Records and embodies the sound of both artists. You can hear KREAM’s signature soulful, forward-thinking production style set against the electro-house/trap style (and massive drops!) of Steve Aoki, making for a major collaboration all around – LISTEN HERE!

“Vibes!” says Aoki, “That’s how it all starts for me. Working with KREAM started with a great vocal vibe, and then we built out the song the way it was intended. This one leaves you in a special groove and won’t let you go. Enjoy the ride.”

KREAM shares their excitement for the release: “It’s wild to finally see LIES out in the light! The goal for all three of us was to make something to bang out in the clubs. Although nightlife has changed this year, we are still just as excited for everyone to finally hear LIES. It’s a harder, darker House track all about that moment when you realize someone isn’t who you thought they were.”

Hailing from Bergen, Norway and comprised of brothers Daniel and Markus Slettebakken, KREAM got an early jump on honing their technique, having started producing at a young age and never slowing down. KREAM stands out from the pack due to the true songwriting and musicianship behind their craft, putting an emphasis on using real instruments – their use of pianos, elastic basslines and live percussion are a hallmark of their sound. Originally discovered through their popular remixes, the duo has now eclipsed 400+ million career streams of their own, and their single “Taped Up Heart” reached #21 on Billboard’s Hot/Dance Electronic Chart.

Steve Aoki needs no introduction. The GRAMMY-Nominated DJ/producer has billions of streams and 250+ tour dates per year to his name, with Billboard calling him “one of the most in-demand entertainers in the world.” Aoki has taken on the role of renaissance man over the years; he’s also a fashion designer, author and entrepreneur, not to mention one of the most successful cross-genre artists. Over his career, Aoki has solidified his reputation through dozens of multi-platinum releases, multiple awards, billions of music and video streams and innovative cross-platform projects. At the core of it all, Aoki is a visionary, a road he’s traveled since the humble beginnings of Dim Mak Records, the trendsetting record label, events/lifestyle company and apparel brand he founded in 1996. For over two decades, Dim Mak Records has remained one of the leading independent record labels in modern music, having served as the launch pad for global acts like The Chainsmokers, Bloc Party, The Bloody Beetroots, The Gossip and The Kills, among many others. Just last month, Aoki announced the launch of his new Latin music imprint, Dim Mak En Fuego, with the support of Christian Herrera, co-founder of California reggaeton party Gasolina. The first signed act is Monterrey-based pop-R&B group AQUIHAYAQUIHAY.

With star power like Steve Aoki and KREAM coming together on one massive, hook-laden single – we can’t help but look forward to the day we can hit the clubs again and dance to this. Until then, we’ll be grooving in our living rooms.

CONNECT WITH KREAM:
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Ivory! – Alone (Spotify)

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“You will never be alone with this soulful lofi from Ivory!. The soft sound layering, the gentle groove and warm vocals gives a wonderful laid back experience.”

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The smooth singer-songwriter/drummer from Chicago, IL was born May 24, 1995. Ivory had started out drumming in churches at the age of 15. After graduating from college she started writing music for artists/bands. Genres are reggae and soul. Several of her songs have been on blogs such as Stereofox, Found, Obscure Sound, The Burning Ear, LA on lock and We love that sound. Alone had made it on Vinyl Moon Volume 32 in 2018.
https://www.instagram.com/lovegeminijustbecause/

Empasse – Ultraviolet (Spotify)

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“Ultraviolet from Empasse is a post rock with electronica influences and hidden nostalgia which unfolds through its addictive laid back groove and blissful harmonics.”

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Recorded in Kirikiriroa, Aotearoa (Hamilton, New Zealand), Empasse is the musical project of Nick Johnston, a local government bureaucrat by day and musician by night. Some of Nick’s previous bands include post-rock band Sora Shima, and indie pop bands The Changing Same and Dynamo Go.

The music for Ultraviolet EP was primarily composed during New Zealand’s first COVID-19 lockdown, a creative escape away from civil defence and community recovery work during the day.

Nick jokingly refers to the musical style as ‘post-rock baroquetronica’, but it can be more simply described as having cinematic qualities… something that would not feel out of place on the big screen. The ‘baroquetronica’ aspect refers to the blend of synthesisers with an eclectic range of instruments including the Marxophone (a type of fretless zither).

“My musical background is mainly in pop and rock bands, so when it came to creating electronic music, I was not very familiar with how to manipulate synthetic sounds” says Nick. “Rather than manipulating the sound of the synthesisers, I ended up blending synthetic sounds with organic sounds to create new instruments and textures”.

Nick describes the tracks as a “soundtrack to a story that is not well known in New Zealand outside the Waikato Region where I live” – the story of the town of Rotowaro, a former mining village that was entirely removed in the 1980s to make way for an opencast coal mine. The mine fuelled the Huntly Power Station, the largest thermal power station in New Zealand which has been identified as responsible for over half of New Zealand’s carbon emissions from electricity generation.

The evocative cover photo for Ultraviolet EP was taken in 1985 by David Cook, a photographer who has spent nearly four decades recording the effects of the coal industry on Rotowaro and Rāhui Pōkeka | Huntly.

“Ultraviolet is about the damage and wounds that we cannot see – in this case, it is the rural communities that have battered over many generations to grow and power our larger cities, as well as the carbon emissions damaging the health of our planet.”

Wesseltech – Stay – Edit (Spotify)

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“Stay from Wesseltech at Tiefdruckgebeat from the first seconds wins your interest with its tight prodution and brilliant sound synthesis of layering and harmonies which generate an emotional diving into deeper depths of electronica. A beautiful melodic techno track with dreamy vocals and a groove you want to stay and not end, like your best party experience.”

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Yonatan Rukhman – That Feeling (Spotify)

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“Lush fat hats in this funky house theme "That Feeling" taken from new ep "Hot Mess" at Irma Dancefloor and through its electronic synth layering and choir sample its a good mood vibes engagor to start the party of a promising night.”

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Funk, house & retro vibes blend together in Yonatan's new EP, creating a hot mess of beats, synths & samples. Israeli, naturalized Italian & based in Tel Aviv, Yonatan Rukhman fuses the funk with his love for the club. Following his debut EP in Hebrew last winter, Yonatan decides to do one for the dancefloor and unleashes his club verve with a blend of jackin' beats and vintage samples served with a cool gentle flavour. "That Feeling" features a 1955 choir sample by Roye Goodrich, giving the electronic synths layer a smooth and dreamy vibe.

Juliet Ariel – Summer Luv – Acoustic Version (Spotify)

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“In a bunch of many acoustic piano vocal songs tracks we receive, is hard to define what makes one to stand out sometimes. But with tracks as this of Juliet Ariel, it becomes more clear. The right gently piano performance with dynamics that hit in well sync with vocal changes, the quality of production and the beautiful voice and vocal performance of the songwriter as Juliet wins you quick. You understand the good music in first seconds of listens, and this is what we felt here with first piano notes and when vocals hit in, first impression usually not fails for such productions!”

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Australia-based French-African singer-songwriter Juliet Ariel released the acoustic version of her latest single “Summer Luv” . It’s an emotional take on Summer Luv, stripped down to just piano and vocals.

The original version was released on July 3rd and added into 10+ worldwide playlists on Spotify, Deezer, Apple Music, Soundcloud, Napster, Youtube Music and Amazon Music.

“Summer Luv” is available through AWAL and is taken from her upcoming EP, “Endless Summer”, which is expected later this year.

Announcing the new single the singer says:

“I wanted to make a song that could bring back summer all year long, to endlessly remind me of the good times and capture the nostalgia of a summer romance, a feeling that everyone must have experienced at least once in their life. I took inspiration from my afro-latin roots for some of the rhythms, but overall it's a dance song with simple lyrics that I feel anyone could easily relate and have fun listening to.”

Born in the D.R Congo, Juliet is a French singer, songwriter & producer. She of African and Portuguese descent and speaks fluently in French and English.

Juliet made an impactful introduction with her self- produced single “Take Me With You” which reached 10M+ views collectively on Youtube, 1.7M+ streams on Spotify and 1.3M+ streams on Soundcloud which lead to her catching the attention of labels and tastemakers from around the world including, Nora En Pure, Black Coffee and Simon Field and publications such as Dancing Astronaut and KALTBLUT to name a few.

She was inspired by the art and fashion scene in Paris where she grew up. Originally studying to become a make-up artist, it was there where she experienced as a young teen the ultra-fashionable nightclub scene and had her first taste of French- electronic artists like Justice and Daft Punk who still inspire her today.
https://www.instagram.com/iamjulietariel

andrei – World Away – Andrei Remix (Spotify)

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“A wonderful vocal synthwave track for all the retro hunters out there. World Away Remix by Andrei synth layering touches with the sweet warm vocals of Vanela which tickles your ears gives you quick back all the innocence of 80s. ”

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Andrei Busuioceanu first met Vanela while touring the UK with his band, RDGLDGRN, back in 2013. They sparked a connection through their mutual love for European Pop, a genre which they are both heavily influenced by; Vanela being Italian and Andrei, Romanian. In February, Vanela released her debut single ‘World Away’, a sweet yet quirky pop song about long distance love. Andrei had the idea to transform it with a synth-wave feel, particularly inspired by the soundtrack from the movie ‘Drive’. The remix brings out the depth of the lyrics and takes the listener on a retro yet futuristic journey. This collaboration may be unexpected but it’s the nostalgic dive we need right now.

Andrei Busuioceanu’s musical portfolio has never quite fit into any category. From electronic, to indie and hip-hop, the Romanian-born artist has been bending genres in the same ways his biggest influences taught him. A member of RDGLDGRN, alternative hip-hop group championed by fellow Virginians Pharrell Williams and Dave Grohl, Andrei branches out with his solo project, exploring a unique sound.
https://instagram.com/andreibusuioceanu

Greater Bird of Paradise – Uriel (Spotify)

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“Listening to this song after a more layered elecronica reviewing session was like that sun beams from the cloud to the sea. The soft acoustic guitar offered directly a clean and chill listening and when the vocals of ambient folk singer "Great Bird Of Paradise" hit in, with her warm voice, my heart hover gently, like a butterfly starts her short trip to the next flower. The song is a hauntingly beautiful plea to a mythological archangel for social justice, for us a song that definately will return many times to seek its peace.”

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Hailing from Brooklyn, Sam Christopher, aka Greater Bird of Paradise, combines a unique ethereal vocal style with classic folk elements. Utilizing a mercurial wit and inventive lyrics, Sam's songs are both familiar and progressive, with sprinkles of psychedelia and ambient influence. The latest single, "Uriel", creates an aura of sublime mysticism as it tracks an internal plea from the singer towards one of the archangels of judeo christian traditon. Combining elements of classic spiritual hymn with contemporary experimentalism and attitude, the lyrics alternate from impressionistic imagery to more concrete requests for the supernatural to aid in the creation of a more just society.

Gregor Klamra – Night Ride (Video)

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“There are some nights where your head is full of things you want to unload. Good music is one of the things that certainly helps, night driving another too. Having a night ride with good music yet is the best thing you can do! Gregor Klamra with his “Night Ride” on Joshi Tunes, invites us in this anti-stress pleasure through his beautiful harmonies, soft grooves and positive atmosphere to clean your shady mood.”

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Gregor Klamra is the alter ego of Hamburg and Berlin based musician Felix Weigt.

During his childhood in the early nineties, he first got into contact with electronic music by watching eurodance music clips in German television. Also, synth-driven movie soundtracks caught his attention.

He then went more into acoustic music by learning to play the piano, and after finishing school, he studied upright bass at the conservatory. Since that time, he plays in theater shows, does studio work and live gigs with different artists and is a member of the Indie pop group Die Höchste Eisenbahn.

Apparently, he never lost connection with his early love to electronic music so that one day, maybe seduced from a long night in a nightclub or at a festival, he started to feel the urge to produce his own version of progressive and melodic house and techno in his spare time. Often more on the downtempo side, he focuses on melancholic chords, long build-ups and catchy melodies. Tied to his flat due to the corona lockdown in spring 2020 he finally found the impulse to finish some of his track that he is releasing now…

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