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Kramies, Patrick Carney, Jason Lytle – Days of (Spotify)
“-Kramies, Patrick Carney & Jason Lytle- created your sound. Interesting, original and possibly unique. Bright example of fresh ideas connecting Indie Folk & Dream Pop. Listen and find out the uniqueness in each sound!”
“-Kramies, Patrick Carney & Jason Lytle- создали своё звучание. Интересное, оригинальное и, возможно, неповторимое. Настоящий источник свежих идей, соединяющий indie folk & dream pop. Самобытность и уникальность в кажом звуке!”
-Nagamag.com
“Days Of,” the first single off Kramies’ new self-titled EP, is the alluring and emotional centerpiece from this beautiful new constellation of songs. Produced by Patrick Carney of the Black Keys, “Days Of” also features Carney on drums and guitar as well as Jason Lytle of Grandaddy on synths.
https://www.hiddenshoal.com/project/kramies/
https://www.instagram.com/kramies
Max Livio, Mystic Firm – Enfants du verseau (Spotify)
“Beautiful work of Reggae, which you just need to listen in live performance. If you do not have such an opportunity, then this track will be at the top of your music list. Excellent rhythm, smooth as a sea waves and spiritual vocals. Listening experience for real pleasure.”
“Красивая, добрая работа в жанре reggae, слышать которую нужно исключительно в живом исполнение, но если у вас нет такой возможности, то этот трек станет во главе вашей дискографии. Отличный вайб, плавный как морская волна ритм и, конечно же, душевный вокал, слушать который одно удовольствие!”
-Nagamag.com
https://www.facebook.com/Mystic-Firm-101046478243469/
https://www.instagram.com/mystic_firm
https://www.tiktok.com/@mystic_firm
JVNA – Where You Are (Video)
“Unrealistic and romantic song, with incendiary atmosphere and lyrical melody. Inspiring, energetic track with magnificent vocal part. Certain intriguing atmosphere which is felt from the beginning to the very end.”
“Нереально красивая и романтичная песня, с зажигательной атмосферой и лирической мелодией. Воодушевляющий, энергичный трек с великолепным вокалом исполнительницы. Чувствуется некая интригующая атмосфера от начала и до самого конца.”
-Nagamag.com
Where You Are, is our nagamag pick from new JVNA album “Hope In Chaos”
More details:
https://ingrv.es/JVNAHopeInChaos
LA-based artist JVNA releases her stunning debut album “Hope In Chaos,” a deeply personal and emotive body of work with a unique sonic style drawing from pop, rock, and bass elements. The twelve-track LP explores many of her life experiences, covering a range of sometimes dark elements, including the loss of her father, guilt, love, lust, sexism, and determination. The opening track “Chaos” sets an ominous tone for the first half of the album, which represents the first, most painful stages of grief. “Where You Are” sees JVNA expressing a deep longing for lost love with cinematic sonic elements, while “Ghost” showcases a future bass style. “Sins” captures the sultry and turbulent energy of lust and questionable decisions. The first half of the album closes with the interlude “Hope,” which introduces JVNA’s movement into the healing process of grief. She tries to remember the good times of a painful relationship with “At Least It Was Fun,” while the ensuing tracks all lead up to the cathartic healing process with the epilogue “Fly.” “Hope In Chaos” is a truly beautiful and meaningful musical journey that fans of multiple genres will appreciate, whether they’re going through a tough time or just looking for a track to rock out to. Be on the lookout for album-themed “Hope In Chaos Tour”, starting on February 19. Tickets are available here.
https://www.jvnamusic.com/tour
California-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist JVNA produces electronic music that plays at the dichotomy of light and dark, bass and melody, organic and synthetic. Raised by Taiwanese immigrants, JVNA studied classical piano from the age of 6 and started writing songs when she was 11. Her studies continued at the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, where she learned to score films and video games. Initially, JVNA made fun edits and remixes of her favorite anime and video game soundtracks; her take on MapleStory’s “Login Theme” caught fire on the internet, earning half a million views in 24 hours. Her 2018 song “I’m With You,” inspired by her father’s death two years earlier, dared to dive deep into an emotional world. JVNA self-directed the song’s music video. The Follow-up single “Catch Me,” released in 2019, took JVNA on a sold-out tour across the United States. Due to the pandemic, it was canceled, and JVNA returned to the studio to focus on the album’s production. She pushed herself to incorporate more live keys, piano, and organic textures. “Hope In Chaos” is a diverse collection of styles featuring JVNA’s voice like it’s never been heard before, opening up about so much more than the standard dance floor love songs.
“Hope In Chaos Tour” dates so far (more dates TBA, info and tickets here):
https://www.jvnamusic.com/tour
Feb 19 – The Republik – Honolulu, HI, United States
Feb 26 – Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA, United States
Feb 27 – The Regency Ballroom – San Francisco, CA, United States
Mar 03 – Sessions Music Hall – Eugene, OR, United States
Mar 04 – Neumos – Seattle, WA, United States
Mar 05 – 45 East – Portland, OR, United States
Mar 12 – The Loft – Minneapolis, MN, United States
Mar 24 – Mod Club Theatre – Toronto, ON, Canada
Mar 26 – Liquid – Madison, WI, United States
Apr 02 – The Studio at Webster Hall – New York, NY, United States
Apr 08 – The Church – Denver, CO, United States
“Hope In Chaos” tracklist:
01. JVNA – Chaos (Prelude)
02. JVNA – Where You Are
03. JVNA – Ghost
04. JVNA – Breakdown
05. JVNA – Sins
06. JVNA – 18
07. JVNA – Bullseye
08. JVNA – Hope (Interlude)
09. JVNA – It Least It Was Fun
10. JVNA – Dystopia
11. JVNA – True Colors
12. JVNA – Fly
More info on JVNA:
https://www.facebook.com/jvnamusic/
https://www.instagram.com/jvna/
https://twitter.com/JVNA
Dustin Dale Gaspard – Porcelain Dreams (Spotify)
“Crystal, clean and at the same time lamp sound. That guitar melody, enveloping vocals, slow and durable Indie Folk rhythm, are completely balanced and sound unique! If you listen "Porcelain Dreams" at its full length, you'll feel every note performed by its producers.”
“Какой кристальный, чистый и в то же время ламповый звук. Мелодия гитары, обволакивающий вокал, медленный, тягучий ритм indie folk, всё максимально сбалансировано и звучит просто невероятно! Если послушать трек от начала и до конца, то можно прочувствовать каждую ноту, исполненную музыкантами и исполнителями.”
-Nagamag.com
Based in Lafayette, Dustin Dale Gaspard is both Alt. Folk Songwriter and front man/ vocalist for Rock N Soul group DG and The Freetown Sound. He has prided himself on conviction of live performance, clever cryptic lyricism and an always evolving songwriting style. From howling vocal ambiance of solo tunes like "Same C", to other creative, yet simple folk driven tunes, "Widower & The Water", his writing reveals a variety of range. Gaspard focuses on sharing tales and sustaining soul touching live performances. With new age roots on the rise Gaspard looks to make his mark for any listener willing to dance to his vision. "Porcelain Prayer Tapes" is the first full demo release. If you’re looking for a new serene acoustic guitar-led soundscape to surrender your consciousness to, up and coming artist Dustin Dale Gaspard’s latest single “Porcelain Dreams” comes highly recommended. Porcelain Dreams finds the perfect balance between Indie, Folk, and Shoegaze to offer a bluesy, soulful and intrinsically melodic soundscape. It wouldn’t be a stretch to call the US-based 6-piece’s latest offering of Ambient Americana one of the most mesmeric soundscapes we’ve heard this year. Many similar downtempo singles all too easily fall flat and into the realms of pedestrianism, but there’s an alchemy to Dustin Dale Gaspard’s sound which will become more than perceptible once you hit play on their latest release.
https://twitter.com/dgfreetownmusic
IRAIDA – Hexes & Exes (Video)
“This single from “Iraida” can offer you a strong kick of entertainment. Carefully built mix with Commercial and House affections. Its steady beat, fat bass and super silvery singer’s voice, can pull you like magnet in a higher sound dimension.”
-Nagamag.com
https://iraida.lnk.to/hexes-exes
Rising star IRAIDA is a singer, songwriter and composer from Romania, working herway up to the #1 hit charts. She has written songs for artists like Alexandra Stan, StyloG, Sak Noel, Krishan, Karmen, Lariss, Ruby, Iuliana Beregoi, Andia and many more.Because of her chameleonic voice, she always has a perfect place in any artistic act. Iraida’s latest release “Hexes & Exes” brings fresh, dance vibes, along with her mesmerizing vocals, that will make you dance all night long
https://www.instagram.com/iraidaofficial/
https://www.facebook.com/irairaida
MAXI MERAKI – Dear Amore (Spotify)
“Fresh release in the scene of Melodic Techno with the signature of "MAXI MERAKI". The already known artist is back to fill our grey days with bright colours. "Dear Amore" can easily become your sound elixir as its melodic vibrations gently flow in the air around you.”
-Nagamag.com
Signature V by Belgian Dj Maxi Meraki, will be released on Sudam Recordings, next week on November the 19th, 2021.
https://www.beatport.com/artist/maxi-meraki/800739
The Signature Series brings crafted sounds by Sudam artists developing 5 tracks all with their unique sound: Maxi Meraki debuts on Sudam with such a piece of art, and with the fifth installment of Sudam Signature Series.
https://www.instagram.com/maximeraki/
Never standing still, Meraki’s blooming back catalogue includes a spot on Tensnake’s True Romance Records, and this year’s artwrk releases ‘Way Too Long’ and 'Insane World'. This with the support and likes of e.g. Pete Tong, Claptone, BLOND:ISH and Jamie Jones.
Mystic Peach – It’s Not Their Future (Video)
“Are you strong enough to withstand the heat of “Mystic Peach”? Hot like fire single in Garage Rock mood. Electric guitar patterns are driven along with some wild lyrics and distortion effects. Sound with attitude, not for every kind of listeners. Dare to try it!”
-Nagamag.com
https://lnk.to/M-MysticPeach
https://twitter.com/mysticpeachh
https://www.instagram.com/mysticpeachh/
https://www.facebook.com/MysticPeachh
Southampton’s hair-raiser trio Mystic Peach have today shared their genre-thwarting single ‘It’s Not Their Future’, as well as their highly anticipated debut EP ‘M?’, via on-the-pulse South Coast label and promoters Honeymooner. In addition to the EP comes the band’s debut UK headline tour.
“Taut, intense songwriting with a rock crunch” – Clash Magazine
“No-one has managed to capture pre-lockdown loneliness in a three-minute isolated snapshot as prevailingly as Mystic Peach” – So Young Magazine
“Mystic Peach’s vocalist and guitarist Curtis Gale’s vocals are gale-force winds of their own, smashing through waves of sound with an accelerating menace while the grungy riff antes up worryingly like the most earnest of poker bluffs, daring you to call it out” – The Line of Best Fit
“There will be times in the future where Mystic Peach will be able to purr their way through people’s ears, right now it’s all about the chaos. Please don’t stop!” – Jack Saunders
“They’re really, really good, really intense and every song comes straight from the heart.” – Huw Stephens
Watch ‘It’s Not Their Future’ video here / Listen to ‘M?’ EP here
Having previously been selected as Jack Saunders’ Next Wave on BBC Radio 1, a track remixed by New York’s A Place To Bury Strangers and recently signed to Marshall Amplifcation’s Live Agency, 2021, despite it’s grievances, was a force which encouraged Mystic Peach to indulge in a total rebrand- a change in artistic direction which enabled the group to embrace their vulnerabilities, as they gear up to unveil their biggest work yet; a labour of love and a concoction of emotions created in pockets of isolation, that’s itching to be unleashed into a freer, more creatively lucid state of existence.
Of the EP, vocalist / guitarist Curtis Gale notes: “We’re excited to finally release our first major piece of “art”; an EP that seemed to flawlessly meet the narrative of our intentions of being open on mental health, with personal experiences turned into a short story and the regression of the protagonist’s sanity.
Though that may appear negative for us, it’s an insight of our difficulties and sharing them through our music in the hope that it helps someone out there and we can celebrate our weirdness together.”
Recorded in lockdown by George Murphy at West London’s Eastcote Studios, ‘M?’, and subsequently ‘She’s So Neat’, are two captivating examples of how banded self-progression can result in long term fluidity, and confrontationally companionate euphoria. Neither a “real” name nor a symbol of mystique but rather a self-adaptive emblem of headspaces trapped in time, and set-free in guitar based anarchy, ‘M?’ is a raucous tale of subconscious intuition that combines influences of 60’s garage and Motown/Northern Soul, with a psychological plethora of Psych-Punk precision.
Categorised manically into four key stages: ‘She So Neat’: Obsession, ‘Demon Sway’: Delusion, ‘It’s Not Their Future’: Denial and ‘Float’: Suicidal tendencies, ‘M?’ is without a shadow of a doubt a four-way trip to god knows where, and just about every corner of the mind; exemplifying Mystic Peach’ innate ability of documenting the “ordinary”, during exceptionally extraordinary circumstances.
Curtis Gale continues:
“It’s Not Their Future is denial. It’s obsession. The thought of looking at yourself in the mirror and discovering flaws. Going to the dark side of your mind to discover why you feel the way you do is sometimes too much for one human to take. So what now? Blame someone/thing to make out that you’re not the problem… that turns into obsession, unfortunately. To speak for others because you feel depressed too doesn’t mean you should. Just because an antidepressant didn’t work for one person – it doesn’t mean it won’t for others. Just because your views do not match theirs – it doesn’t mean they are wrong. It’s unhealthy for the mind to obsess, and the majority of people are obsessed. We are all unhealthy.”
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Mystic Peach are:
Curtis Gale – Vocals guitar
Joe Ingram – Bass
Jimi Allen – Drums
UK Tour Dates:
17th December, Heartbreakers, Southampton
25th February – The Garage (Attic Bar), Glasgow
26th February – Yes! Basement, Manchester
27th Feb The Dark Horse, Birmingham
2nd March – The Exchange, Bristol
3rd March – The Loft, Portsmouth
4th March – The George Tavern, London
All on sale: musicglue.com/mysticpeachh
QARAQOOM – Dream of Wanderer (Spotify)
“The "Dream of Wanderer" is just ready to travel you in a mystical experience. Well-built mix, based on powerful electronic elements and an eastern instrumental taste. This Melodic Techno banger can easily pull you in its sound vortex. Real candy for your ears and highly addictive work too.”
-Nagamag.com
Taras Van De Voorde – Want U (Spotify)
“"Taras Van De Voorde" offers his new promising creation. Focusing on Deep House, Taras has managed to prove his production skills in three minutes of dancing madness. Popping beat, explosive breaks and vocals that call you to start the dance.”
-Nagamag.com
A feat of engineering given ‘Want U’ is a slow burner reaching heady heights in just over three minutes, Taras van de Voorde tinkers with the essence of classic house. As hypnotic as he is down to earth, the Rotterdam producer is clear-cut in his execution – vocal and piano loops provide a natural warmth, while a bass metronome and thudding beats take it back to basics: all put through an old skool prism so that the flavours wash over you. Need a quick house cleanse to lose yourself in? Look no further.
Since starting out in the mid 2000s, Taras van de Voorde has advanced from local DJ to producer making a global mark, starring for the Defected, Rebirth, EC, Suara, Noir, Moustache Records and Wolfskuil labels. He has remixed Harry ‘Choo Choo’ Romero, as well as adding his own angle to Human Resource’s eternal dancefloor destroyer ‘Dominator’. A notable supporter of TVDV is Pete Tong, who selected ‘The Game’ and ‘Don’t Stop Us’ as Essential tunes for his world famous BBC Radio One show. And the legendary Carl Cox was a heavily supporter of van de Voorde’s ‘Chasing Seasons’ EP, released on Suara.
Ready to rock Europe once more with plenty of main stage experience already marked across the map, Taras van de Voorde’s subtle old skool style of house is bound to become the one that you want.
DXSTN – Escape (Spotify)
“We just love her voice and how it reverbs through this track. She speaks from the heart of this technically advanced ultraclean electronica pop interpretation. It has a danceable element to it and could move crowds in the right environment. Quality production and execution all around. ”
-Nagamag.com
Artist shared few words behind this song inspiration with Nagamag:
"I produced and wrote the song and lyrics a 100% by myself. The lyrics are about a hard time which i had in my life in the past. I put so much love from myself in this song to make it as emotional as possible in this genre. I hope it comes across for you too."
https://www.instagram.com/dxstn.music
https://www.tiktok.com/@ZMdYQMYrk