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American startup duo Faybl's newest release - "Island," will take you back to the cathartic, high-energy dance anthems of the early 2010s in the best way possible. The duo's signature sound is on stunning display with the new track, which opens with soulful vocals belting out heartfelt lyrics like "even if it hurts, even if the tides turn violent, I will be your island." Faybl slowly build into a goosebump-inducing drop full of big room energy and soaring melodies that make this gem into a tearjerker on the festival stage. Whether you're a newbie to the scene or a tried and true veteran, this track about offering support to each other during hard times is sure to ignite your emotions and your dancing shoes. Read on for the artists' inspiration behind the track:

"In a time when many people in our lives and around the world are facing a lot of adversity, we feel it's more important than ever to emphasize being there to build up and support your friends and loved ones. Much of our current culture is so focused on showing what we have and trying to present the best versions of ourselves that we can often neglect building sound support systems and making sure we participate in supporting those we care about. We wanted to create a house tune with influences from artists like Illenium and Seven Lions to create an emotional yet powerful and fresh take on progressive house and festival culture. We hope this song will inspire people to reach out to their friends and family and remind them how much they appreciate them. Life is short, and we often take the life and people we have while trying to chase something else for granted. We first played this song at the end of our set at Red Rocks opening for Illenium, which is a venue that we had been dreaming of playing from the moment we started making music. With the incredible crowd response, we decided that it should be the song to kick off 2022 with this new sound."

Faybl is a US-based duo out of Denver, Colorado, already making waves with fans and industry tastemakers alike. "Island" is their 7th release ever, with their most popular single to date being "Love Runs Cold." This past summer, they opened for Illenium at the storied Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, where they played "Island" live for the first time. Faybl's journey has just begun, so ride along on their adventure by following them on Facebook and Instagram.

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The voice and flow of New York rapper Rockness Monsta, known from his time as Sean P's (RIP) partner in the legendary hip-hop duo HELTAH SKELTAH, are unmistakable. He continues to rank among the best MCs in the business.

The beat was tailored for him by German producer Alias ​​Molombo.

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Border-crossing, immersive, warm, dreamy, wide, open and spacious. Good descriptions for the sound ofDerun, yet there’s one word that really hits the mark: Human. On their Kaunos EP the duo invites us to liveand create a new world culture that exists without any questions of origin or destiny, of achievement oraspiration. To let go and to surrender to the lively play of the groove means to leave behind the paradigmsof everyday life and to spontaneously connect on a much more universal level. Stylistic accentuations andharmonic contrasts within this rich experience can be found in the remixes of Pophop and Lannka, who give

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About the single IRL

Johanna spontaneously wrote the song IRL, a monolog, on a long winter day, on her birthday in 2021. It's the second single of her upcoming Album "Fiction Forever".

IRL stands for (in real life).

JOHANNAAMELIE - FICTION FOREVER-

Songs that consist equally of reality and imagination.

Johanna Amelie is a Berlin based indie artist and music producer.Even as a child Johanna Amelie could not keep her hands off instruments. From theage of 3 she learned to play the violin, later viola, saxophone, piano and flute.Perhaps it was the fact that her parents and grandparents were also musicians. Orperhaps she just had an instinct for music.

Regardless, on her 17th birthday Johanna was given a Regina Spektor CD and from that moment on she knew:singer-songwriter was to become her profession.

Today Johanna performs internationally both with her band and solo. She plays avariety of instruments on stage and her music videos are created with a collectivemade up of fellow artists based in Berlin. Aside from her own projects, JohannaAmelie is committed to increasing the visibility of women and non-binary people inthe music industry as a whole. She founded Visibility*Breakfast (a monthly meet upfor female* and non binary artists) and she’s a member ofMusic Women* Germany."Plans are fiction, they are the entrance doors to a journey to a yet uncertainfuture.“(-JohannaAmelieonFictionForever)In April 2022 Johanna Amelie will release her new studio album ‘Fiction Forever’(viabrillJant alternatives/The Orchard/Indigo). She’llintroduceit to audiences during hertour in May.The songs on her new album are testimonies

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“Voyage”, the final part of the journey, comprises some quiet synth arrangements in an ethereal soundscape and a cinematic orchestration that leads to a floating ambience with some elegant electronic outbursts. Here is where the traveller leaves the physical world behind, a world that used to define him. Now is when he evolves into his spiritual self. The destination, time and space are yet unknown. “Voyage” is the moment of awareness; The Voyage is a travel of the mind.

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British pianist and composer Adrian Lord studied at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester, and at Colchester Institute’s School of Music.

During his time at Colchester Adrian studied composition with Alan Bullard and Christopher Ball. His piano studies with Martin Hughes, and Robert Bell, led to him winning the Canon Jack award for Piano Performance.

He has spent much of his life writing short piano pieces, and performing them in regular concerts around the United Kingdom. In 2016 he released his debut album “Journey – Twelve Romances for Piano”, reflecting his inspirational journey as a composer which culminated in the recording at Crear, Western Scotland. His second album “Sky Blue Piano”, released in 2018, is a collection of new uplifting pieces.

During the Coronavirus lockdown of 2020 Adrian gave twice-weekly performances on Facebook Live, so people could watch whilst at home, with Pianist magazine describing it as a “must watch” online piano performance.

He has recently recorded a brand new collection of calming music, “Piano Meditations”, which have just been released as a CD and sheet music book.

Adrian finds inspiration from visiting beautiful parts of the world, especially the Scottish Islands, and the Eng

Progressive trance sending you gently spinning into outer space, Max Smith, the man who’s already travelled a ‘Million Miles’ this year, repeats the feat by shooting his way beyond the stars. Descrambling a jagged electro riff as contact is made with the other side, he brings to life fantasies of leaving the earth behind, but puts your fears at ease by confidently guiding you to your destination on as smooth a ride you could wish for. Smith’s dream frequency is full of wonder as the enormity of life races past you.

Chuvash ethno-jazz, rhythm and blues and fusion in the new Shanu album "Taran var".

The Shanu band presents their first full-length album "Taran var" (in Chuvash means "Deep ravine") of 8 tracks recorded in 2020-2021. It intertwined melodic lines with technical riffs, jazz harmonic progression with folk motives. There is a place for soft bossa nova and punk-rock-level expression.

The album contains arrangements of Chuvash folk songs and the group's own compositions. In the canvas of the album, you can hear elements of different world cultures and a rethinking of folk themes. So, the archaic song “Taran var”, forgotten by the people, sounded in the traditions of swing, where the main musical and expressive means is the rhythm, which was originally laid down in the song itself. In "Senker shel" ("Blue Shawl") one can feel the mutual interweaving of the Tatar and Chuvash cultures. It sounds like a lullaby, but this is not the song that a mother would sing to her child, but rather a lullaby for an adult who is sad about the transience of life. There is a place in the album for light, as if inspired by the summer wind, songs. "Atar" ("Let's go"). The track, arranged in the style of rhythm and blues, urges not to forget about fun and dancing in the monotony of everyday work. "Urapa" (translated as "Cart"), despite the classical violin introduction, is reborn into a jazz composition, breaking the rhythms with complex time signatures.

The album is available on all music platforms.

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This epic prog-lifter features an evolving lead progression, dramatic crescendos, and a moment of realization at the bridge. Although you can travel endlessly through time and space, you will never escape the Loop.

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Wedding Ring is a song that starts out celebrating the optimism of new love, but quickly shifts to tell the story of a protagonist whose hopes for meaningful connection are dashed upon discovering that his new love interest in married.

This track will be the second single off of Skinny Dippers' debut album The Town & The City. For the album singer/songwriter Ryan Gross recruited neighbors and Spotify Fresh Finds featured artist TOLEDO to join as members of the band and producers for the record.

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