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Found – Cygnus
“Get ready for an ecstatic trip to the stars with the mind-blowing track of "Found". Emotional vocals, fast rhythm and complex synth layers in pure Trance mood. Sound from a higher dimension, that will change the way you realise music.”
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Cygnus is about being connected to and following a higher power no matter the season. Even through darkness or uneasy times, the connection remains and the path is travelled. As the vocal repeats "You I will follow, as far as the Cygnus constellation" the protagonist will follow as far as the deepest parts of space - knowing that's the best path to follow.
http://instagram.com/foundmusix
Mad Lasso – Crystal
“Sometimes, people in our lives shine stronger and brighter than the most expensive diamonds and occupy the most important place in our hearts. This melancholy, romantic ballad in the Indie Rock genre very correctly conveys a dreary state in which a small ray of hope is still warm.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“Порой, люди в нашей жизни сияют сильнее и ярче самых дорогих бриллиантов и занимают самое важное место в наших сердцах. Эта меланхоличная, романтическая баллада в жанре Indie Rock очень правильно передаёт тоскливое состояние, в котором ещё теплится маленький луч надежды.”
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Artist said about this song:
“Crystal is a love song I wrote about an ex so obviously for the video I cast my newest source of happiness, my puppy, Emmylou.”
https://www.instagram.com/madlasso/
Jared Matthew – Corolla Thoughts
“There is no aggression and crazy dynamics in the track, which is characteristic of modern trends in the genre. For this reason, his lyrics, a beautiful melody and rhythm of HIP-hop and, of course, the voice -jared matthew-, which gives the whole track of warmth, is easily read in it.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“В треке нет агрессии и сумасшедшей динамики, которая свойственна современным тенденциям жанра. По этой причине в нём легко читается его лирика, красивая мелодия и ритм Hip-Hop и, конечно же, голос -Jared Matthew-, который придаёт всему треку теплоты.”
-Nagamag.com
https://www.instagram.com/jaredmatthewmusic
Saitham – Scooby Doo
“If you hear this track at least once, it will ring an endless echo in your head, and the same phrase will sound in your tongue - Scooby Doo! There have never been such kind and candid tracks in the Afrobeats genre.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“Если вы хотя бы раз услышите этот трек, он будет звенеть бесконечным эхом в вашей голове, а на вашем языке будет звучать одна и та же фраза - Scooby Doo! Никогда ещё в жанре Afrobeats не было таких добрых и откровенных треков.”
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The song is about paying homage to the legendary cartoon Scooby Doo while giving the song a twist in terms of what the story surrounding it is. listen enjoy and share with your friends and family.
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Zir Bijou – Friends to Lovers
“Inspired from the fact that a true love may develop from friendship, Zir Bijou unfolds the sweetest piano melodies in this bright miniature. A sensitive touch for your ears which can reach the soul through its memorable vibrations.”
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Artist said about this song:
"Living in Brooklyn, I pass a hundred people, on average, a day. There is one couple I observe almost everyday through the concrete jungle that brings me hope. When they smile at each other, you can feel their love, joy and contentment with one another. One afternoon the joyous couple and I were in the same coffee shop together and I asked them their story. As it would turn out, they were friends that always liked each, but whenever they would have a moment to get together something always got in the way. Finally, as timing would have it, they began meeting up to walk to work and began dating. Today, these soul-mates are happily married and the best of friends. They inspired this piano piece, “Friends to Lovers’."
https://instagram.com/zirbijou
Megan Soo x E-Dee – Michigesso
“If the music had female forms, then it would be a new track from -megan soo and e-dee- with its elegant rhythm of Dancehall and thin, like a waist with a melodic line. You can’t pass by such works, a real gem!” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“Если бы у музыки были женские формы, то это был бы новый трек от -Megan Soo и E-Dee- с его элегантным ритмом Dancehall и тонкой, словно талия мелодической линией. Мимо таких работ проходить нельзя, настоящий драгоценный камень!”
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Fi Sullivan – West Water (Remastered 2022)
“-Fi SULLIVAN- has a truly extraterrestrial vocal and its impact is too strong to pass by. The chic Indie Electronic, in which rhythmic and melodic minimalism play only a background role, highlighting vocals as a priority.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“-Fi Sullivan- обладает по-настоящему внеземным вокалом и его воздействие слишком сильное, чтобы пройти мимо. Шикарная Indie Electronic, в которой ритмический и мелодический минимализм играют лишь фоновую роль, выделяя вокал как приоритет.”
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Ethereal electronic singer, songwriter and producer Fi Sullivan shares her brand new musical project, ‘Shades Of Forest’, out now.
Growing up in an urban environment looking west to the Rocky Mountains, Colorado based producer and vocalist Fi Sullivan emerges from augmented and experimental realms, as well as her natural surroundings. Her sound is layered vocals travelling a three octave range mapping subtle bass and pulsing beats - the sweet surreal inspired by the natural world.
‘Shades of Forest’ is a collection of four songs interweaving pop-inspired dreamscapes of lush and ephemeral tones with celestial and chaotic harmonies reminiscent of mountainous ecosystems. With this new music, Fi wants to transport her listeners into a moment of beauty and to take notice of our conversations with the natural world around us...to listen for distillations of the Earth’s sound.
The EP features the already released title single ‘Shades of Forest’ which takes influence from the Canberra bushfires and Colorado forest fires in 2020. She says, “I was there during the tragic bushfires, and had to wear a P2 Haz mask every day, tape my windows and place a wet towel under my door to keep the smoke out. I composed this song while listening for a breath beneath the earth – the energy of roots underground…‘watching the world from under a pine tree.’ The music mirrors the bushfires' growth and movement, and the all-encompassing give and take of fire.”
The second single from the EP ‘Storm Warning’ was written for the sweet moment when you feel magic with the possibility of meeting a new love. The raised pulse, the catch of breath, the spinning mind, electricity in the air - like the entrance of a brewing storm.
The hauntingly sublime ‘West Water’ unravels slowly and patiently - “I played live with an improvising saxophone friend and also used “The Cave” vocal patch in Max MSP. The lyrics came later, from a time rafting in Utah down the Westwater Canyon. I was thinking of the sandstone tower evolution”, she says.
Finally, ‘Dream Star’ is a song for our current layer in time – a song for dreaming big and remembering we can always find hope in moments of uncertainty when we believe in the beauty of our dreams.
Fi started recording and collecting sounds and images for ‘Shades of Forest’ while she was researching human vocal continuity at the intersection of music and technology around the world as a Thomas J. Watson Fellow 2019-2020. During this time, she lived in many different forests – urban, rural, frozen, rock, tropical – throughout Germany, Austria, Iceland, Greenland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Australia, and Argentina.
When COVID escalated and she had to return home early to Colorado, she would spend time in the coniferous woodlands of the Rocky Mountains, thinking about the different forests she had walked the previous year. “Shades of Forest is an EP for the forest I wander in my dreams, the existing trees I hope never vanish. All my compositions start with mind mapping and a sound, the imagination and visualisation of the sounds I physically and mentally gather — all living, layering and interacting with the natural environment and humans in new worlds, their own worlds. My songs start with a dream scene that appears in my mind, either before or while I’m playing guitar or jamming in Ableton on my computer. I usually find the chorus or main dance moment first, then the vocals and lyrics come intermittently in waves as I try to describe my soundscape and feelings. I usually enter a feverish flow of creative energy while songwriting and producing; it’s hard for me to pull away.”
Always wandering with her sketchbook and microphone in hand, Fi gathered a collage of personal prose and field recordings from her changing environments–seeds for lyrical lines and sonic textures. The spectrum of microclimates and biomes Fi experienced spanning the tundra to the savanna inspired her soundscapes to grow into new spheres of dreamy biomorphism - amplifying her electronic sound strata influenced by classical and jazz.
Following Fall 2021 performances at Westword Music Showcase, TEDx MileHigh, Fi recently performed at Bonnaroo, headlining The Beyond and played a headline show at Denver’s iconic Globe Hall to celebrate the launch of her EP. The beginning of 2022 has been exciting for the artist with performances at Sofar Sounds NYC, Miami, and Denver. Fi recently opened for German techno marching band MEUTE at AEG’s Gothic Theatre to a sold out 1100 person show and LA based indie electronic duo Forester at Globe Hall.
Fi Sullivan’s debut EP ‘Shades of Forest’ is out now.
https://www.instagram.com/fi_sounds/
Evan james smith – Summer Lover Boy
“From the first notes of the most beautiful guitar solo you are slowly immersed in an amazing place, which in the next five minutes will become the opportunity to feel the real energy of sound! Gorgeous, lively sound Alt Country and vocals -evan James Smith-.” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“С первых нот прекраснейшего гитарного соло вас медленно погружают в удивительное место, которое на ближайшие пять минут станет для вас возможностью почувствовать настоящую энергию звука! Шикарный, живой звук Alt Country и вокал -Evan james smith-.”
-Nagamag.com
https://instagram.com/ej_the_cowboy
KID TRAVIS – COMING DOWN
“Powerful Hip-Hop rhythms and a very melodic guitar line that perfectly decorates the track, complementing it with its harmony. Good work with a barrel and bass that will make you vibrate your favorite drink on the table, but is this a quality indicator in this genre!” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“Мощные ритмы Hip-Hop и очень мелодичная гитарная линия, которая прекрасно разукрашивает трек, дополняя его своей гармонией. Хорошая работа с бочкой и басом, которые заставят вибрировать любимый вами напиток на столе, а ни это ли показатель качества в данном жанре!”
-Nagamag.com
https://www.instagram.com/kidtravis
Grimwig – Losing My Mind
“Each has its own reason, how and why he is crazy, but even madmen in this world work real miracles in the world of music and the new track -grimwig is one of those that will sound in your head with an endless echo. Great job!” (Automatically Translated with Google Translate)
“У каждого своя причина, как и почему он сходит с ума, но даже безумцы в этом мире творят настоящие чудеса в мире музыки и новый трек -Grimwig- один из тех, который будет звучать в вашей голове нескончаемым эхом. Отличная работа!”
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