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All Nagamag’s online magazine music articles in one place. Here you will find our latest posts and whole back catalog of articles.
Stony Boy – Freedom (Spotify)
“Nice horn section intro sitting plush on top of a big city beat. Fast pace lyrics that break down with a funky twist. ”
-Nagamag.com
Stony started writing Freedom intending to express his experience in life. As he was writing the song, other stories started popping out of his mind. He then decided to combine all the stories to make one and that's when the song Freedom was born. He has just finished his EP that's due release some time this year and plans to call it Freedom. The single Freedom is the main song of the Freedom EP. Stony is planning on releasing music videos and performing live to promote it.
https://twitter.com/StonyBoyArtist
https://www.facebook.com/StonyboyUK
https://www.instagram.com/mrstonyboy
https://www.tiktok.com/@stonyboyartist
OVRGRWN – Wasteland (Spotify)
“Discover the unique approach of "OVRGRWN" in the Synthwave scene. The San Francisco-based duo offer an ultra melodic track based on electronic soundscapes with characteristic retro taste. Also the silvery voice of Danae adds more positive energy in the whole mix.”
-Nagamag.com
https://www.facebook.com/ovrgrwn/
https://www.instagram.com/ovrgrwnmusic
Blending the synthscapes of ‘80s film scores with contemporary indie pop, San Francisco-based duo OVRGRWN has developed a remarkable creative formula that is richly atmospheric, sweetly melodic, and frequently willing to tap into its dark side. Balancing a seriousness in the music with genuine enthusiasm, the group’s songs captivate listeners with immersive production techniques and a serene singing style.
OVRGRWN consists of Brandon and Danae, two California natives who met in 2012 when Brandon answered a “drummer wanted” ad on Craigslist to be part of a garage/surf rock project Danae was organizing. The two formed a creative synergy over six years of playing together in the band before branching out into new musical territory with OVRGRWN.
The group’s debut EP, O Well, landed in 2019 and immediately resonated with fans of synthwave and indie pop music. The early success of the album put them on the radar of retro synth label FiXT Neon, which signed the group to a deal in 2020. O Well was re-packaged and re-released through the label later that same year, and OVRGRWN has new material scheduled with FiXT Neon for early 2021.
Melany Thompson – A Different Place (Spotify)
“"Melany Thompson" opens a new door in the classical scene. Her peaceful composition can highly affect our mood and bring inner balance in just a few minutes of melodic relaxation. Worthy work, from a true artist.”
-Nagamag.com
A Different Place' is an emotive and peaceful piano piece featuring on a beautiful compilation album with 20 other artists from around the world. We can often feel like we are in a different place to where we thought we would be, this can be a good thing. Everything changes, people change. This track was written with this in mind.
http://melanythompsonmusic.com.au/
https://www.facebook.com/melanythompsonmusic
https://www.instagram.com/melanythompsonmusic
Sonare (Official Video with Score) (Video)
“We know that among many of you, there are fans of real art in the world of music. -Sonare- will be a real gift for you, like opening the package of which you will instantly feel the breath of a light breeze and the smell of meadow flowers. Soft, but incredibly rich piece of music art!”
“Мы знаем, что среди вам много поклонников настоящего искусства в мире музыки. -Sonare- станет для вас настоящим подарком, открыв упаковку которого вы мгновенно почувствуете дуновение лёгкого ветерка и запахи луговых цветов. Лёгкое, но невероятно насыщенное произведение.”
-Nagamag.com
Lose yourself in the resonance of composer-pianist Martin Graff’s Trips for Piano: eight evocative piano pieces made to move the soul and light the imagination. Graff’s affecting harmonies, soaring melodies, pensive compositional style, and impassioned playing conjure the most beautiful colors from keys of black and white. The final track, “Sonare,” is an increasingly virtuosic celebration of the full expressive range of the piano, a dramatic crescendo of enveloping sonority…
https://www.facebook.com/martin.graff.737
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https://www.instagram.com/thefacezone
Gifts From Crows – The Unimaginable Brightness of Summer (Spotify)
“-The Unimaginable Brightness of Summer- will become for you not only a pleasant pastime, but also a pass to a new world of neoclassical music that you have not yet known. The vocals betray a share of mystical charm, inviting the listener to completely immerse themselves in the atmosphere of this beautiful work.”
“-The Unimaginable Brightness of Summer- станет для вас не только приятным времяпровождением, но и пропуском в новый, ещё не изведанный вами мир неоклассической музыки. Вокал предаёт долю мистического шарма, взывая слушателя всецело погрузиться в атмосферу этого прекрасного произведения.”
-Nagamag.com
This piece is the start of a new song-cycle for Gifts From Crows that will eventually make up an album called, 'Stories in Slow Light'.
Ever since I was a child I have always been profoundly aware of the changing of the seasons. Each one has its own unique characteristic that is completely elusive until you are actually there experiencing it.
Whilst we might talk about the golden colours of autumn, it still takes our breath away when October comes around. But summer too is shocking in its intensity and seemingly even more so as we get older.
I have mostly written for voices over the years and find the melding of words to melodies an exquisite combination. The human voice is the instrument that we most readily respond to, most deeply feel its emotional charge and this piece seemed the perfect setting to re-introduce that dimension to my musical palette.
The music of Gifts From Crows has been featured in Headphone Commute, Stationary Travels and CutCommon Magazine. It has also been played on Classic FM, Scala Radio, Jorvik Radio and featured on the official Spotify playlist, Classical New Releases.
https://soundcloud.com/giftsfromcrows
Noah Vela – just a kid (Spotify)
“-Just A kid- can become addictive to the very end, as you listen in one breath. The esoteric atmosphere is created primarily due to its depth. It directly adjusts to the desired vibration with its very pleasant melody that is perceived at the subconscious level.”
“-just a kid- завлекает и не отпускает до самого конца, слушается на одном дыхании. Эзотерическая атмосфера создана прежде всего благодаря своей глубине. Настраивает на нужную волну легко и непринуждённо. Очень приятная мелодия, которая воспринимается на подсознательном уровне. ”
-Nagamag.com
This song is just a reminder that everyone was once a kid before we experienced life. Life removes the feeling of being a kid. Trauma changes a person and everyone goes through something traumatic. Overtime we forget who we were and what we could be.
https://www.instagram.com/noah.vela
Aqeel Aadam, Six Missing – Drexciya, 1619 (Spotify)
“If you are a Downtempo fan, you shouldn't miss this. "Aqeel Aadam" unfolds his artistry with a high level of production that blossoms like a colourful flower in a mystic atmosphere. Feel the soft synth patterns progressing gradually to reach peak with that guitar dynamic touch, in some kind of dreamy experience.”
-Nagamag.com
Cinematic and driving electronic track. We merged hard-hitting drums and a surreal soundscape to form a narrative, with a breakdown featuring a guitar leading an orchestra in modern Hollywood fashion.
https://www.instagram.com/aqeel.aadam
https://www.instagram.com/sixmissing
Iderdown Interview on Nagamag
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Nagamag:
Which are the genres that describe your music style better?
Iderdown:
I like to think of it as leftfield music, influenced by a wide array of genres. They all get blended together when I start writing, so any track at any time will be a mixture of noise, prog, post-rock, ambient, drone, glitch, trance, industrial and breakbeat.
Nagamag:
Few words about your musical background and career?
Iderdown:
Well, I was in an industrial band in high school and at the same time playing around with screamtracker. This was followed by some indie rock years in bands and toying with 4-track bedroom lo-fi songwriting. I started releasing my instrumental electronic music as iderdown in 2003 and continue to work on diverse projects like the dark folk band Within and playing as part of the drone collective Cosmic Homeostasis.
Nagamag:
Do you remember your first connection of love to music that was the right impact to be a music artist now?
Iderdown:
I have been making melodies in my head for long as I can remember and grew up in a house full of music but the first time I heard the songs that made me want to create was during high school, where I was lucky to have a group of friends who explored strange worlds of music.
Nagamag:
Tell me about your latest release?
Iderdown:
iderdown's last release was a collaboration ep with Arcane Trickster called Snowbird. It's an ambient soundtrack for a tranquil shore.
Nagamag:
What's coming up in the future for iderdown?
Iderdown:
A five track Lp of Ambient music that I wrote mostly inspired by the music of Peter Namlook. There will also be a companion set of remixes by Tempest Recording and Slice Records artists.
Nagamag:
Many artists listen to genres that they are not producing music for. Which track is your favorite that is NOT similar to yours?
Iderdown:
Japanese Breakfast "Posing In Bondage"
Nagamag:
Of Course Nagamag would love to listen also which is the track from a similar artist you admire?
Iderdown:
BVDUB "Never In The Prison Of Their Stars"
Discover & Listen to Iderdown
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Iderdown's Website
Mark Sutton – Velvetine (Spotify)
“-Velvetine- causes nostalgic feelings, excuses the consciousness and reveals the artist's soul. The piano melody envelops its listener, leading carefully and unobtrusively to a self completion.”
“-Velvetine- вызывает ностальгические чувства, будоражит сознание и открывает душу автора нараспашку. Мелодия фортепиано обволакивает, ведёт своего слушателя аккуратно и ненавязчиво от начала и до логического завершения.”
-Nagamag.com
Velvetine is a felted piano piece. Many have requested this type of piano and this is the first of many more which will be coming out over the next 12 months. So soothing and mellow.
https://twitter.com/Pianoman_mark
https://www.facebook.com/MarkSuttonPianoMan/
https://www.instagram.com/pianoman_mark
Acebergtm – Bella (Video)
“”Acebergtm” drops his fresh work “Bella” in the Afro-Pop scene. An hymn to love and its always great impact in our lives. Rich and happy melodies, catchy beat and cool attitude for your absolute sound enjoyment.”
-Nagamag.com
Bella” is the second lead track off AcebergTM’s debut EP “Far From Home”. The track shows how true love conquers all and how it should be expressed.
https://www.facebook.com/acebergtime
https://www.instagram.com/acebergtm/