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DJ Jordan – Natural Beauty (Spotify)

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DJ Jordan – Natural Beauty
(Spotify)

Hungry Koala Records are already a firmly regular sight in the top 100 charts across the underground electronic music genres and their tough push into 2020 has seen that rapid growth continue on the back of a stellar line of new releases. Picking up and running with the torch this month is one of Berlin’s finest DJ Jordan – a highly-regarded DJ/Producer who can regularly find directing crowds at some of the cities most infamous Techno hotspots. On the back of a Beatport #01 to wrap up 2019 – we’ve come to expect big things from this talented beat-master and ‘Natural Beauty’ fits right into that classic discography of his.

Snapping into life with a harsh and heavily distorted kick and bass pattern – that vintage DJ Jordan menace is here in full force as he swerves and slides through barrages of militant rhythmic rolls, eerier SFX, vocal blurts and haunting synths that build and build into a crescendo of electronic dominance. The breaks allow a moment to breathe, but not for long as the fills, FX and modulation build up to a boiling hot drop that lets off a juggernaut drop that is tailor made for dancefloor damage. As if this banger of a track was not enough, we’re also treated to three further interpretations from Pomella, M.O.B.A and QUAL & FREUDE – all of them individual and offering a different vibe for a variety of club uses for the discerning DJ.

Famous on the underground for keeping a raw and upfront vibe to his records – some things never change and DJ Jordan’s aptitude for banging club music remains firmly intact after a long and winding career on the scene. Right at home on Hungry Koala Records – this is another shining example of why the label has become one of the most subscribed to imprints in the Techno-sphere.

‘Natural Beauty’ is out May 25th and will be available on all good digital music stores and streaming platforms.

Rett Madison – Shame Is a River (Spotify)

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Rett Madison – Shame Is a River
(Spotify)

West Virginia-born Rett Madison evokes the strength and poise of artists like Julien Baker in her striking new single "Shame is a River." The 23-year-old Rett Madison commands attention with compelling vocals in this bare and raw performance.

The now LA-resident made her way to the city at 18 to attend university but dropped out by the time she was 20 to pursue music more seriously. Rett grew up listening to music on road trips with her mom - influenced by artists like Fleetwood Mac, Prince, Madonna, Cat Stevens, Norah Jones, Sade and the Bee Gees. With the support of her parents, she began taking piano lessons. "My first piano teacher, Carla, and her husband, Mike (who also played guitar) are like parents to me too. I spent a lot of time with them as a child taking lessons and even had a room at their house for a summer when I was six years old. I would just sit with Carla at the piano for a few hours and then run around outside at her home in West Virginia with her four German Shepherds. It was a really beautiful time," she shares.

Rett attended Interlochen Arts Academy to study songwriting from the ages of 16-18 years old. Located on a campus in the middle of a forest in northern Michigan, Rett found her passion for writing and creating. Surrounded by 500 other students all studying various disciplines of art, Interlochen completely changed her life for the better.

At around 18 or 19 years old, Rett had formed her identity as an artist and musician but still struggled with her identity as a person - it was then that she realized and accepted her queer identity. "I was raised Catholic, and grew up in a small city in West Virginia of about 15,000 people," she shares. "Although I had attended public schools in West Virginia until I was 16, I had a very bigoted and homophobic teacher my freshmen year of high school. I didn't understand my own identity yet, but I fought back on this teacher's homophobic remarks he made during class until the point I was in tears and outraged. I didn't have the vocabulary at that time to say he was being prejudiced, but I was very hurt by his words."

Rett has a way with words and sharing her life experiences through her music. "I try to be open about my queerness and those experiences in my music now, so that kids who may be living through similar experiences that I once did, won't feel as alone and will know there's better days ahead of them." Her previous releases "God Is A Woman," "Pin-Up Daddy," and "Mothers Girl" have received rave reviews and recognition from publications like Broadway World, Skope Mag, Vents Magazine and hundreds of thousands of streams on DSPs.

Carson C Lee – Danksy (Spotify)

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Carson C Lee – Danksy
(Spotify)

Danksy's concept took place in Ramallah, West Bank paying homage to the artist Banksy and his artwork/activism inspired during my stay in the middle east for over a year.

The music video shows spray painting on the separation fence between Palestine and Israel in the beginning - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YA0RJaromXg

The song takes the listener on a journey to stand up to the "New Normal" and to have courage during times of uncertainty even if it means taking it on alone

It was a process establishing the foundation of the song and the overall structure - This is part of the reason it is a 6:40 journey with multiple pathways.

Carson C Lee is a lofi/chillhop rap producer from Michigan. Initially, he started making hip-hop beats and writing intricate lyrics to help aspiring artists as a side hustle. This grew into an opportunity to intern for Wu Music Group and expand into a wide variety of creative endeavors. After living in the Middle East, he decided to pursue his passion of music full time. In addition, he is an ESL instructor teaching kids across the world while providing a fresh perspective on Youtube for up-and-coming artists to gain knowledge and insight in music entrepreneurship.

Tyler Shamy – My Friend (Spotify)

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Tyler Shamy – My Friend
(Spotify)

This song is about talking someone down from suicidal thoughts and convincing them that they are worthy. The feeling that there's nothing left is temporary.

Tyler Shamy is a music artist, songwriter, and voiceover artist based in Los Angeles, CA. He co-wrote the song Space Between for Disney’s Descendants 2 sung by Dove Cameron and Sofia Carson, which was in the top 100 on iTunes for weeks, and the soundtrack went Gold. Tyler's songs have also been featured in a HBO’s Camping, Showtime’s Shameless, Younger (TV Land) Station 19 (ABC), a National Xfinity Commercial, How To Be A Latin Lover (Lionsgate Trailer), Good Behavior (TNT), Grown-ish (Freeform), an ABC/Freeform Promo, a Rachael Ray promo, an LG Web Ad, Degrassi, All Things Valentine (Hallmark movie), Famous in Love (Freeform), Disney Channel’s “Bad Hair Day”, Angel From Hell (CBS), Love Rosie (Paramount Pictures Trailer), Dance Moms, Catfish, The Bold and the Beautiful, Tragedy Girls (feature film), The Young and the Restless, The Mysteries of Laura (NBC), Us and Them (FOX), Once Upon a Time (ABC), Barely Lethal (starring Jessica Alba), The Kardashians, Are You The One (MTV), Deadly Matrimony (Lifetime), and hundreds of others. He’s written many international songs for J-Pop, K-Pop, and European artists with releases on SM, Warner, Avex, Universal, Disney, Ultra, and more. Shamy has also collaborated with DJ’s on the rise such as Telykast, Steve Void, and Beauz, writing songs that have generated millions of streams. One of his songs was featured on Spotify’s New Music Friday playlist in 2019. Tyler recently released a vocal sample pack through Splice which received over 13,000 downloads in the first quarter alone. Currently, he’s frequently releasing singles for his solo project and his duo Story & Blue, as well as writing songs for other artists and TV and Film on the daily.

Domenico Scarlatti, PC Nackt – Exobase_Scarlatti (Spotify)

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Domenico Scarlatti, PC Nackt – Exobase_Scarlatti
(Spotify)

at_bubble"String Theory member PC Nackt re-uses classical piano compositions, processed and played live through MIDI Pianos. "Exobase_Scarlatti” continues to push classical music into unexplored territory." A couple years back, !K7 label founder Horst Weidenmüller launched the !7K sub-label to further explore new classical and undefined music. And when he did that, he thought of Plunderphonia -- a way to mirror the the respected DJ Kicks series on !K7 but through the !7K lens.

Continuing a theme explored in Henrik Schwarz’s 2018 Plunderphonia concert, which re-appropriated 700 string sequences, frequent Apparat collaborator and The String Theory member PC Nackt’s upcoming album re-uses classical piano compositions that have been selected by music supervisor Hania Rani. The piano scores have then been played into MIDI by pianist Antonis Anissegos. And the MIDI Files have been “plunderized” (processed and played live) by PC Nackt through two Yamaha Disklaviers (MIDI operated classical pianos), creating compositions that take classical music into unexplored territory.

The inaugural Plunderphonia album release from PC Nackt is set for a June 26th release date on 7K!. Following "Space_Schubert", today the new track "Exobase_Scarlatti" is released to the world, displaying another creative layer to the project.

Leon Seti – Silver Lining (Spotify)

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Leon Seti – Silver Lining
(Spotify)

An elegant soft vocal chill song from Leon Seti. Leon Seti is an electro-pop solo project born in 2016 out of the mind and voice of Leo Baldi, 24, who produces, writes and arranges all the songs. In March 2018 Leon released his independent album Cobalt, a collection of 10 synth-pop tracks about the end of a relationship and the solitude that comes afterwards. On its release day the album reached the number 1 spot of the Electronic Itunes charts in Italy, Seti's home country. Cobalt is still receiving rave reviews in Italy and abroad and is building momentum for Seti's future plans.

Lorenzo Tempesti Interview on Nagamag.com

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Lorenzo Tempesti
Interview


Nagamag:
What are the genres that describe better your music style?

Lorenzo Tempesti:
Modern classical music Piano crossover


Nagamag:
Few words about your musical background and career?

Lorenzo Tempesti:
I define myself as a composer, specialized in piano and soundtrack music. At the beginning I was mostly writing music for videos, documentaries, commercials in my region. Meanwhile, I used to play in various music bands, among which Silvia Michelotti and Cushini di fanfole. My personal soloist career started with the CD "While the others sleep" in 2016. I've continued distributing a wide production music library through my websites www.bestproductionmusic.com and www.suonimusicaidee.it, on which it is possible to request and obtain licenses for using my tracks in videos, apps and other projects. My music production has increased in the last two years: in 2019 I've released three Digital 45s (Valzer della dogaressa, Leonardo and The flat sea) and one single (6 minutes - 44). At the end of the year I've started also a parallel electronic music project called "Storm(s)". In January 2020 the new modern classical single "Last Bourbon" and the EP "Still Alive" as Storm (s) were released. The "Suite for Malta" EP, dedicated to the Mediterranean island, was released in April 2020.


Nagamag:
Do you remember your first connection of love to music that was the right impact to be a music artist now?

Lorenzo Tempesti:
Not sure of which is the most important among these three: - the immersion in music listening I've lived in my parents' house - my first music keyboard, when I was 8 - the nights I spent composing in my room, when I was a teenager


Nagamag:
What is the impact of the new music distribution system for an artist like you?

Lorenzo Tempesti:
Since piano music is still a "niche", for me this is a great opportunity. From selling 300-400 records now I can count 30/40,000 monthly listeners, spread all around the world instead only in my region and country. And many opportunities came also from the contact with other artists, with which I exchange ideas and start collaborations.


Nagamag:
What is your role as an artist in this Covid-2019 emergency?

Lorenzo Tempesti:
I am participating in many charity and cultural initiatives related to the virus emergency: in particular I took part in the realization of the song "Il cuore resta aperto" written by Giulia Daici and played "from home" together with 12 other artists of the Friuli Venezia Giulia region, to fund our local hospital. I am also playing in FB live streamings together with other pianists for the live series "Pianisti in quarantena".


Nagamag:
Most artists have a favorite song from a different music genre than the one they are producing music for... Which is yours?

Lorenzo Tempesti:
Eric Clapton "I shot the Sheriff"


Nagamag:
Of Course Nagamag would love to listen also which track from a similar artist you admire?

Lorenzo Tempesti:
Bruno Sanfilippo Piano Textures 5 III

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Slater Hogan, John Larner – Moonlight (Spotify)

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Slater Hogan, John Larner – Moonlight
(Spotify)

Slater Hogan and John Larner are best known for their work behind the turntables, but the pair have earned a large international audience for their House Music productions, which routinely pop up on the playlists of the genre’s best DJs. With over 100 releases under their belt, their tracks have been featured on Pete Tong’s BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix as well as compilations for Ministry of Sound and Fabric Night Club. After an eight-year hiatus, the duo return with a funky house gem that’s primed for the dancefloor.

Rolling into action with a funked-out groove and traditional House beats, the duo let off a classy consortium of guitar licks, horns, delicate keys and a supple dose of soulful vocals that ring out an upbeat tune for good vibes all around. The low end is primarily shouldered by the bending bass notes that take care of the sub frequency warmth, whilst the rhythm and groove provides the timing for a busy melodic content. ‘Moonlight’ perfectly balances that hybrid space where electronic drum machines and acoustic instrumentation meet in the middle ground to create that distinctive funky house flavour that never grows tiresome over the decades.

Trends and sub-genres come and go in House music year by year, but whatever the current hype sounds like – there’s no such thing as a House music scene with no room and love for a solid funky record that harks back to the natural roots of this boundless genre.

‘Moonlight’ is out now via Guesthouse Music and can be purchased and streamed on all good digital music platforms.

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