Dee-Bee – New Perspective (Spotify)
A laid back chillhop theme which starts slow with the main melodic focus on the acoustic guitar chords. As the song progresses, it continues to build until the transition into a more up-beat section.
Dee-Bee is a multi-instrumentalist and producer who seeks to captivate his audience through instrumental beats and hip-hop tracks lavished with various melodies and instrumentation.
JONES – Giving It Up (Spotify)
Indie-pop sensation JONES stuns with her new release "Giving It Up," an intoxicating re-introduction to the east-Londoner. "Giving It Up" is out now.
JONES - neé Cherie Jones-Mattis - oozes personality and elegance in equal measure. JONES was first discovered with the release of her critically acclaimed debut album, New Skin (2016), in which singles "Melt" and "Hoops" have amassed 20 million streams. Backed early on by Sam Smith, JONES made a memorable TV debut when she performed "Indulge'"on Later... With Jools Holland and has seen praise from notable publications including The Guardian, Vibe, The Line of Best Fit and more.
JONES was raised by her mother in Aldgate, London. She spent her childhood immersed in the music of Stevie Wonder and Bob Marley, while JONES' early idols included Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston. Attending a local community arts centre as a teenager provided the impetus for her to delve into songwriting.
She often performed at open mic nights as a way of building her confidence as a live performer and eventually made quite an impression on one witness who introduced her to various people in the music industry. Soon to follow was her first contract and a whirlwind of experiences, including touring and recording with HONNE, sharing a table with Tom Jones ahead of her Jools Holland performance and headlining London Omeara.
Since then, JONES has focused on mastering her ability to own any genre she turns her hand to, be it pop, rock, delicate balladry or left-of-centre R&B.
Three-and-a-half years since the release of her debut album and JONES is back and recharged with new single "Giving It Up." Effortlessly cool vocals pair well with alt-pop production, celestial synths, and catchy lyrics. Airy vocals croon "All night I'm giving it up, that's right I'm giving it up..." making for an undoubtedly catchy track. One listen and you'll have this one stuck in your head for days.
if it was indigo – Love Away – Midnight Remix (Spotify)
Aetherial emotive vocals with a dark downtempo mood and brilliant sound design with "light" harmonies not missing here.
A new project by songwriter-producers Josie Charlwood & Lef Germenlis , ‘if it was indigo’ combines contemporary electronic pop soundscapes with emotive, soulful vocals and gripping storylines.
Both established songwriters releasing under their own additional projects, ‘Love Away’ is the first release which falls under the new ‘if it was indigo’ alias. ‘Love Away’ was produced entirely from a home studio in South London, something not alluded to through its production values inspired by the likes of Nao , Sinead Harnett and Ariana Grande. Juxtaposing a somewhat uplifting sound, the lyrical content of ‘Love Away’ is melancholic and emotional, pinned around the loss of a first love
Prayrain, Tom Lohrmann – One-Sided (Spotify)
Enchanted vocals that put you quickly in song's pop mood and guitar driving which gives you sweet harmonies. Both tight together in a wonderful music producion which pleases the listener.
Frederik Magle – Anastasis-Messe (Spotify)
A piece of calm classical music for piano, with a pipe organ accompaniment. An unusual combination of instruments which underscores the dream-like atmosphere of the music.
Frederik Magle is a Danish composer. Known for his many classical compositions - including several commissioned by the Danish royal family, as well as collaborations across genres, such as the platinum winning album "Elektra" by hip-hop group Suspekt, featuring compositions for symphony orchestra by Magle.
His music has been performed by soloists and ensembles all over the world, including the London Philharmonic, The Royal Danish Orchestra, The Danish National Symphony Orchestra, the violinist Nikolaj Znaider, and many others. Magle is also an accomplished concert pianist and organist.
Thomas Hewitt Jones, Matt Harvey, Laura Wright, Rupert Gough – Can You Hear Me?
(Spotify)
"Can You Hear Me?" is a cinematic choral from Thomas Hewitt Jones (check our interview in nagamag). Through his brilliant deep and way relaxing atmosphere he wants to raise awareness of mental health support in lockdown in these challenging times. #StayStrong
Giudi – Nobody (Spotify)
A fine piece of triphop music which hypnotize you quickly in his melodic harmonies and mesmerizing vocals. After the electronic dream-pop of her last single Sleeping Boy, Giudi serves up the pure trip hop and lo-fi sound in the new single NoBody
The new single of Jenny Keren, an indie-pop singer-songwriter based in New York.
Satellite produced by Andy Seltzer (Maggie Rogers, Chelsea Cutler). The warm depth of the vocals of Jenny Kern with the elegant music layering of Andy Seltzer bond together perfectly and provide a wonderful dreamy pop experience under a top sound quality.
Andrea Sertori – The Rainbow Bridge (Spotify)
Andrea Sertori is an italian composer and with "The Rainbow Bridge" it gives us a postive, good feeling atmosphere with his clear good performance, a track produced to honor his good friend.
Nagamag:
What are the genres that describe better your music style?
Maiia:
Psychedelic chillout
Nagamag:
Few words about your musical background and career?
Maiia:
I'm in love with the music from early ages - when i was twelve, i studied to play a bass guitar and became a part of heavy metal band. My first steps in music production were based just on self-education - all that i could learn reading the tutorials, forums and watching the videos. Being an adult i went to study the music theory in one of the rock-schools in Moscow, and the borders of the musical Universe expanded for me. Since that time i'm experimenting with different time signatures and tonality in my music. Music is the main landmark of my life, so in 2014 i founded the psychedelic chillout label Mystic Sound Records which became the base for develoment of many talented music producers all over the world. I continue my personal musical career as well, producing music for my two project - downtempo and Goa trance. I've just released the new album of my chillout project "Maiia - Love Is The Answer".
Nagamag:
Do you remember your first connection of love to music that was the right impact to be a music artist now?
Maiia:
My musical taste was evolving with time and switched to electronic music in 2005 when i visited Goa for the first time. I was enchanted by the mystery of psychedelic music. The same year i started to play chillout music as a DJ and one year after I tried to produce my own music. I was so excited by this process that I was dedicating all my free time to read the music making tutorials, set up my first project studio and released the first EP "Forest Magic" in 2008.
Nagamag:
Most artists have a favorite song from a different music genre than the one they are producing music for... Which is yours?
Maiia:
A Perfect Circle Judith
Nagamag:
Of Course Nagamag would love to listen also which track from a similar artist you admire?
Maiia:
Mungusid Crying Spy