Music Genre
Forts – The Dogs (Spotify)
This song is a sonic warning to the listener about "the dogs", the people or thoughts in our lives that feed off our failures and insecurities; the people that seem to chew us up and spit us out, and the thoughts that aim to devour our hopes and deter us from our path. The song is a reminder to not let those critics win, and to stay steadfast even in the face of provocation and uncertainty.
Andrea Niane – White Liar (Spotify)
White Liar is the first single of Andrea Niane's debut EP "Nighttime Stories". The song is written by Niane and produced by Tiger. The EP is an almost all-female project. Except for a few guitar-fills on one song (of course one guy always manages to sneak in somehow!), everyone from producer, engineers, songwriters and cover-artists are women.
Gefjun – The Giving One (Spotify)
Gefjun is a Goddess in nordic mythologic, linked to fertility and creativity, and its name seems to mean "The Giving One". In the myth, she is the creator of the island of Sjælland, where Copenhagen was afterwards built. As well as her, this musical project wants to be fertile and creative, and carry the listener in a realm of mythology and otherworldly experiences.
NORDIK SONAR – Fiction No Science (Spotify)
The duo NORDIK SONAR have their base in Stockholm Sweden and consists of Linus Erlandsson and Benjamin Trossö. The band was created in 2014 when the two met, found a common interest in retro pop music and started to write and produce together.
”When we create music we work like sonars searching the highs and lows for co-existing hearts and components in the worlds great machinery, always true to our heritage which stretches far beyond any color and dimension."
After their debut EP Lynx Lynx from 2016, followed by a few singles
(”Dancing” & ”Machine”) which had great success in Germany and Turkey they started off their 2019 strong with the two singles ”So High” and the heartbreak anthem ”Persuasion” as a radio edit . With a promise of an upcoming EP the band continued working on the rest of the songs. Now, almost a year after the release of ” So High” they tease the EP release with the single ”FICTION NO SCIENCE”. A mid-tempo retro track about the reflections you face in a long distance relationship, how we fill the gap with fictions of thoughts and situations that we tend to start to believe.
”Fiction No Science” is written/produced by NORDIK SONAR, mixed by Karl Lund and mastered by Johannes T. Lindsmyr.
Wikka – Love (Spotify)
This song taken from album “the seven deadly emotions.” It is about loving yourself before giving your heart to someone else. Alexia DelGiudice, the face behind the character of Wikka, is a classically trained violist. After completing her bachelor’s of music from The Juilliard School and her master’s of music from Northwestern University, she decided to venture into the world of darkwave/electronic music, along with performing classically.
tEEonE – 30kilo (Spotify)
First track from album “Inceptio”. It starts of in a very dystopian mood that gradually changes through the track, and a very radical change happens little over the halfway marker that brightens up everything. Still, things are not completely resolved which is a theme throughout the album. The track is mostly played by hand using analog synths and analog drum machines.
Mellowdine – Apart (Spotify)
London-based producer mellowdine has just released another melodic deep house song. 'Apart' strikes a fine balance between cool house beats, detailed textures and a captivating emotional ending. It showcases the various influences under which the artist is developing his sound. From intricate lo-fi textures inspired by artists such as Tourist or Kiasmos, to very approachable melodic hooks the likes of Lane 8 or the Anjunadeep label. If you can't decide whether you want to dance or relax to electronic music, this song is for you.
John Lebanon – Vermontier (Spotify)
John Lebanon is an avant-garde band based in Providence, RI. Founded by Roy S, MD, the project originally began as a way for the songwriter to cope with the physically and mentally exhausting work of a medical resident at Brown University. One afternoon in a local park, far from the chaos of the hospital, Roy composed the song ‘Providence is Divine’. Sensing he’d come up with something special, the young artist began scouring the city, where he found plenty of eager collaborators. Together, they have released a string of singles and EP’s packed to the brim with catchy melodies and irresistible hooks. All tracks are original, crated with love and care.
Biiko, ttypes – Mixee (Spotify)
A nostalgic and brokenhearted plea to an ex-lover covered in a dreamy and atmospheric haze. Influences ranging from lounge jazz to electronic psych pop and classic pop duets from the 50s and 60s.
Gili Kimchi – Stuck (Spotify)
Stuck, it's about these moments in a relationship, where you feel insecure and the frustrating fear of communicating it to the other side.