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Odyssey to the Sun – Boto
“Sometimes it is very important to allow yourself to relax from dynamic tracks with bright rhythmic coloring and enjoy the original track from -odysey to the sun-. Power Pop's tube atmosphere with a very extraordinary component.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“Иногда очень важно позволить себе отдохнуть от динамичных треков с яркой ритмической окраской и насладиться оригинальным треком от -Odyssey to the Sun-. Ламповая атмосфера Power Pop с очень неординарной составляющей.”
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This song is about a love story that ended cos of life circumstances: COVID, career, space and time. In this song there is the refuse of acceptance to close a door when it was required. Love is not enough to safe a relationship but love can still be on even thought a relationship is ended. Love is higher.
Outsourced Feelings – Hopeless Romantic
“I want to listen to the whole track on the road so that the environment can be observed outside the window, which changes depending on music. The romantic mood from -utsourced feelings-, in which the atmosphere of something airy and light is very beautifully conveyed.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“Весь трек хочется слушать в дороге, чтобы за окном можно было наблюдать окружение, которое меняется в зависимости от музыки. Романтическое настроение от -Outsourced Feelings-, в котором очень красиво передана атмосфера чего-то воздушного и лёгкого.”
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This is a song about falling in love at first sight...
http://www.instagram.com/outsourcedfeelings
MDWS – Naive
“The track from -mdws-, in which feelings is seething with its depth, in which feels like an underwater flow at the bottom of the ice ocean. The track holds the balance between the well -established style of the author and the variety of arrangements.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“Очаровывающий своей глубиной Indie R&B трек от -MDWS-, в котором бурлят чувства, словно подводное течение на дне ледяного океана. Трек держит баланс между устоявшимся стилем автора и разнообразием аранжировки.”
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Off the back of his debut album “Another Year” which amassed over 10 million streams and recent signing with Believe, MDWS releases his first single from his upcoming EP, Naive accompanied by a haunting video. Naive is both a sombre and explosive track for anyone who’s experienced an existential crisis after losing someone, and the feeling of inadequacy that follows.
Drawing heavily upon his own life experiences and folk background before venturing into electronic music, MDWS’ songwriter ‘Callum Mcnab’ blends his musical knowledge across genres to bring a completely new style, conveying the dissociative feelings that come with juggling the past, present and future. Naïve combines nostalgic love for folk music, hip hop drum grooves reminiscent of James Blake’s work and introspective ballad style lyrics, making it a genre-breaking track dives into some deep issues we all experience.
“This track is my favourite off my new body of work,” says Callum. “It’s probably because it hits so close to home for me. The feeling I had after splitting with my long-time partner and sitting in a half empty house with nothing, but my thoughts was something I wanted to convey in both the music and video. I have a running joke with my friends about my music always being so sad, and it’s not intentional but for me, music is a therapeutic way for me to express myself when I have a hard time with words.”
https://www.mdwsmusic.com/
Ashton York – Awful Time
“Today is the very day when the warm sound of Bedroom and Lo-Fi Pop is bursting into your heart like a ray of sun, illuminating everything around. Music, which makes this world a little kinder, brighter and brighter.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“Сегодня тот самый день, когда в ваше сердце словно луч солнца ворвётся тёплый звук Bedroom и Lo-fi Pop, освещая собой всё вокруг. Музыка, которая делает этот мир немного добрее, светлее и ярче.”
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Towards the end of a long bout of alcohol and drug addiction brought on by the sudden death of his father, Ashton York has written his most vulnerable record yet - a distinctly wistful track, “Awful Time” (out July 15), that expresses deep sorrow both lyrically and sonically as he documents the consequences of a selfish lifestyle filled with self harm, co-dependent relationships, and tremendous grief and sadness. York, a Bay Area singer-songwriter, explains that the song “was written at one of the lowest points in my adult life in which the self pity and self loathing I was living in took away from my ability to be there for others.” With brilliant candor and vulnerability, York bears it all, even in his most broken and beaten down state. The first verse of the song finds the indie vocalist lost as he sings with palpable poignance, “I’m scared and insecure. I tried to write a song, but the words came out all wrong.” While listeners never find out the specifics of where exactly it was that York went wrong, the sentiment he’s expressing is felt deeply and immediately.
York shares that “Awful Time” was a method for him to “express the remorse, regret and shame [he] was dealing with at the time, while acknowledging the pain I had caused some folks I loved dearly.” That genuine tone of acknowledgment and sincere contrite is both captivating and relatable. In the chorus he sings, “I’m betting you were having an awful time when I let you down,” while in the bridge he adds, “I’m betting you were having an awful time when I lost my faith.” This idea is magnified by the help of Kyle Crane (drums), Abby Gundersen (strings) and Greg Francis (producer). Through skillfully muted production and clever lyricism, York matches the melancholic ambiance of artists such as Adrienne Lenker or Sufjan Stevens, and stands up to par.
In sept 2021, with the help of close friends and family, York sobered up and resumed production on his upcoming full length record, Nightmare In Your Arms….“Awful Time” is the second single release ahead of this highly anticipated upcoming full-length album, slated to release this fall.
BuVu – Haydar
“Immerse yourself in the deeply meditative waves of "BuVu" and discover a hidden aspect of Electronic sound. Also enriched with some main instrumental patterns, mystic vocals and a dominating kick, this seven-minute production is ready to expand our consciousness.”
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https://instagram.com/buvumusic
Zoe Ko – Til U
“In the life of every person there are people who injure our hearts and similar tracks, like a new single -zoe ko- like an angel, who descended from heaven, holds out a hand to all those in need, charming the beauty of his melody and vocal. This is a real medicine that will help you get to your feet so that it does not happen!” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“В жизни каждого человека есть люди, которые ранят наши сердца и подобные треки, как новый сингл -Zoe Ko- словно ангел спустившийся с небес протягивает руку всем нуждающимся, очаровывая красотой своей мелодии и вокалом. Это — настоящее лекарство, которое поможет вам встать на ноги чтобы не случилось!”
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https://www.instagram.com/itszoeko
Emma Freeman – Little Love
“A little little love from -emma freeman is for each of you who loves the beautiful indie pop melody, which has something childish, kind and naive. It is amazing how many feelings managed to fit in just a few minutes.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“Немножко маленькой любви от -Emma Freeman- для каждого из вас, кто любит красивую мелодию Indie Pop, в которой есть нечто детское, доброе и наивное. Удивительно, как много чувств удалось уместить всего в несколько минут.”
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https://www.instagram.com/emmaraldcity
Gidon Carmel x Amistat x Coby Grant – The Ocean
“This is not just another track, it is a real work of art from Gidon Carmel, Amistat and Coby Grant. A very rich and saturated sound picture, in which, through an illustration of images, the whole range of emotions, loneliness and a deep sense of immersion is conveyed.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“Это не просто очередной трек, это – настоящее произведение искусства от Gidon Carmel, Amistat и Coby Grant. Очень богатая и насыщенная действием звуковая картина, в которой через иллюстрацию образов передан весь спектр эмоций, одиночества и глубокого чувства погружения.”
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Berlin-based multi-instrumentalist and producer Gidon Carmel is giving life to the third single from his latest concept album, GOABI – a songwriting collaboration between 14 acts from Berlin’s thriving dark folk, pop, rock, experimental and electronic scenes.
This new single, ‘The Ocean’ is released today. It is co-written and created by indie pop duo, Amistat, with vocal contribution from Australian singer-songwriter Coby Grant.
The Ocean is a gentle, uplifting and atmospheric interlude that glues together the Goabi narrative, Carmel’s concept album that centers on the fictional character Goabi the Alien, an intergalactic being who falls from the sky to a harsh fate on planet earth.
“It’s the moment where Goabi feels a sense of kinship to his new surroundings on earth, where he’s reminded of a feeling of his home – even though he is so far away from it, so it’s mostly a strange illusion,” says Carmel of the new single.
The Ocean, and entire Goabi album, was recorded and co-produced in Berlin’s Famous Gold Watch Studios collectively by Carmel, Cameron James Laing (Universal), and UK producer and instrumentalist Tim Hook.
The Ocean again illustrates how strong and moving Carmel’s production, songwriting, and arranging is – a masterwork that poignantly evokes themes of alienation, loneliness, and a deep sense of in-between-ness.
Jay Gudda – Gudda Tarantino
“Traditional for -jay gudda- nuclear rhythm-section with a beautiful melodic pattern and a specific performance manner of execution, which, like a steel needle, sews its feelings under your skin. Powerful HIP-Hop track, with a beautiful lyrical filling.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“Традиционная для -Jay Gudda- ядерная ритм-секция с красивым мелодическим рисунком и специфической манерой исполнения, которая словно стальной иглой вшивает свои чувства вам под кожу. Мощный Hip-Hop трек, с красивой лирической начинкой.”
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http://www.whoisjaygudda.com/
J Love x Theon Bower – Do What You Feel
“"J Love" and "Theon Bower" team up for a House dynamite and the result is quite clear. A track with own character and uplifting sound spirit is here to rise up your confidence. Adjust the volume level, hit "play" and free your mind for the next minutes.”
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South London's Producer-DJ Theon Bower and genre-melding multi-instrumentalist J Love team up to bring you the third instalment on Swung Out Records in the form of a euphoric summer house anthem. Serving bass, keys and strings recorded live by J Love over a hypnotic sampled hook, the track draws on the roots of house as much as the disco that came before it, underpinned with a modern drum track that has been tried and tested in the clubs as well as well as this summer's festivals.