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Trae Berry – Falling
“Nice chord progression, fulfilled with a smooth phased pads, like Pink Floyd used to do, than the song opens with a rhythm, followed with a verse, so good arranged. It is a smooth ride to the sound that will never be outdated.”
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“Falling” is a smooth summer jam. Trae Berry and Paxton Mclelland come together to bring a track full of catchy melodies, memorable synth lines and polished grooves.
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Flor de Lux – All Hope
“Slow and beautiful synth wave song, smooth vocals and electronic leads. Reminds a bit of Eurythmics, the whole vibe song presents to us while listening. Some subtle but effective sequencing, beautifully arranged, you just need to play it again. ”
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The hook for this song was directly inspired by dialogue from the TV show “Dickinson.” One of the characters gave a very impassioned speech which ended with her denouncing hope and saying “All hope ever did was make me cry.” Gabi loved how defeated it sounded, but we didn’t want to make a slow, sad song. We firmly believe in the union of dark and haunting lyrics with upbeat melodies (see “Goodbye Horses” by Q Lazzarus), so we set to making a mournful, energetic dance track inspired by Victorian madwomen, Kate Bush, and Mitski. This synth-driven dream pop song captures what Emily Dickinson meant by “Much madness is divinest sense.” Sometimes the sanest thing for anyone to do is completely lose control and submit to the rhythm.
Aarktica – Delicate Waltz of Shadows
“Whispering vocals about the struggle most of us have to face in this life, carefully mixed with peaceful acoustic melodies. A philosophical approach of how stronger can become if we pass through difficulties and choose to stand up and fight. Quality music with food for thought too.”
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Aarktica’s “Delicate Waltz of Shadows” is a journey through pain, loss, healing, and growth, and captures the non-linear nature of forgiveness in the face of adversity. “I remember, when you were kind / just like yesterday of another lifetime / and the love still flows,” sings Aarktica’s Jon DeRosa, making peace with complicated emotions. A gentle acoustic strum accompanied by subtle electronic soundscapes, the song showcases Aarktica’s prowess in bridging meditative folk and starry-eyed ambient. “The album is about this idea that once we acknowledge certain wounds, weaknesses or unpleasant feelings, and instead of ignoring them, we dive headfirst into the darkness and face everything that is terrifying, there’s at least the possibility (and more so, the likelihood) that we will come out on the other end feeling stronger and more empowered,” says DeRosa on the overall message of his forthcoming album We Will Find The Light, out September 30th via Darla Records.
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King Thayo – Happy
“The main energy message of this track is that in spite of everything you should always remain happy. You are surrounded and the arms of the melody and rhythm of reggae and funk music, bright rays of the sun shine in your eyes, no one and nothing can prevent you from enjoying this life!” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“Главный энергетический посыл этого трека в том, что несмотря ни на что нужно всегда оставаться счастливым. Вы в окружении и объятиях мелодии и ритма Reggae и Funk музыки, в глаза вам светят яркие лучи солнца, никто и ничто не может помешать вам наслаждаться этой жизнью!”
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SAM TOMPKINS – Lose It All
“You can make an amazing song with only few sounds, piano, vocals and bass. Even with any standard rhythm parts or sounds, arrangement is is so perfect, love the hi end vocals part towards the end, like a peak of song that you did not know you needed. Perfect.”
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Frowein Pedersen – J. Park Theatre
“Good mixture of jazz elements and trip hop, well produced. Very smooth scratching sequences and sampled sounds, specially good if you listening on your headphones, so you can hear all the stereo effects in full, it could fit so good in some Tarantino movie sequence.”
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Landon Gamble – DONTGO
“Love the sound here, so modern and at the same time a lot of old school synth wave influenced electronica. Guitar solo is amazing, fitting great with vocals. Chorus part is big, great editing of back vocals and synth leads, hope to hear more song like this.”
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“DONTGO” is about a man who is finally realizing that he has become a victim to his own heart. It seems that no matter what he does or how hard he tries, the girl he loves will never stop asking for more. He knows he should have moved on by now, but he knows that even if he did, he would just come right back.
https://www.landongamble.com/
ALETULLE – Return To Sender
“This one comes as a cross between the 80’s mood and I must add, vocal techniques sound a lot like Michael Jackson at some points and that is what I like the most. Like the breaks rhythm, giving it the groove that needs, hope this one goes big. ”
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ROMELL – Duppy
“Bass line is fantastic, I am hooked at the first notes. Song is so smooth, mc is amazing one, voice fits perfectly to music, every sequenced melody is at its place, arrangement glides, so you need to put this one on repeat, just to capture the mood one more time. ”
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Romell shows his lyrical ability on this clean, powerful freestyle.
Produced by Trey Qua, Written by Romell
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Maddy Seitles – Barcelona
“Lush piano theme from the start, followed by beautiful vocal, building with smooth rhythm. Amazing downtempo song, perfectly balanced production, you can feel the breeze while walking on the streets of Barcelona. ”
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https://www.instagram.com/maddyseitles/