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Artist shared with Nagamag few words behind this inspiration:

"I wrote “Horrors in the Dark” after my mother lost her brother to suicide, which was and remains unbearably hard. My uncle was a towering figure and a gentle soul, wise and compassionate. The third verse is an homage to him, who we lost far too early, and to the power of his life and legacy. His passing and the grief of all the people who loved him made me think about how we all have some kind of trauma inside of us that never fully heals. The kind of pain that is very difficult to even talk about. “Horrors” uses metaphors to convey how we dance around our deepest fears that we sometimes twist into something else entirely in our minds because they’re too painful to face head on. But these dark things in our lives are still always a part of us.

I wrote this song with my producer, Nate Pyfer (Kaskade, The Moth and the Flame, Sego), and co-writer, Chris Scharman. The strings were arranged by Stuart Maxfield (Fictionist, s2_Cool, Mr. Mental)" - Sofi Gev

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"Finally" is a me-and-bae afro bounce song by Cheesy Vibes and Rayzor. Produced by Skimzea, "Finally" being a mid-tempo record, entails the starting process of a fresh-young couple's relationship.

Starting, Rayzor leads with his smooth vocals, as he lyrically expresses heartwarming feelings towards his Ghanaian beau, 'Angelina': "I don't need to cap much, I really want you".

Finalizing, Cheesy Vibes finesses: "And, if I give you love one day... Never break my heart, [because] we gonna' die on this". Proudly boasting the key possession to his lover's heart, Cheesy Vibes also feels she enjoys the musical melodies he creates.

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A melancholic and yet radiant piece inspired by love

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Dreamy, slightly melancholic instrumental music with a mystical vibe. A project by Max Fedoseev, an Australian-based musician and academic philosopher.

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Iceland’s Biggi Hilmars is a distinguished artist and film composer, who's award-winning work has been used by Nat Geo, Channel 4 & BBC. Biggi is now releasing 'Hope Grows', a composition that is featured in the YouTube video of The Film That Grows Coral, an initiative launched by the SHEBA® brand and parent company Mars Inc. as part of their recently launched coral restoration project - SHEBA Hope Reef. Every view of the film generates advertising money that will be invested in coral reef restoration by The Nature Conservancy, the project’s campaign partner.

The music is a dynamic affair between lush piano melodies and pristine string arrangements. The piece encapsulates the unique and timeless elements of Biggi’s signature sound. This has confirmed his position as a unique and prolific film composer who is passionate about issues concerning the climate change movement.

The project has been featured by Forbes, National Geographic & The Hill, and has received considerable social media attention due to its high profile social media influencer partnerships.

Biggi is currently working on his 4th solo album that will be released later in 2021.

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The new solo piano series by Hideyuki Hashimoto begins with the song called “Page". He will keep the songs born day by day like a diary, hope that the intimate atmosphere will bring people closer to life. This song mastered by Zino Mikorey Mastering Berlin, who also worked on works such as Ólafur Arnalds and Nils Frahm etc...

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Hideyuki Hashimoto (b. 1986) is a pianist/composer, currently based in Kagawa Japan. He utilizes space in his improvisational performances and composition. His music has a delicate spacial beauty with a feel of vivid imagery and has been appreciated as a work of superiority in an array of reviews published both in Japan and abroad.

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Another art video from the Lo fi soul group Sargeant X Comrade. Beautiful is an attempt at conveying the feeling of falling in love through a visual narrative. Taking the “falling” part literal the video blurs the line between reality and fantasy. Reminiscent of a painting done in a contemporary fashion using video techniques instead of the traditional oils and canvas, Beautiful by Sargeant X Comrade combines art, music and poetry into one.

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Solomon's Temple is a bit darker than our other Organica stuff but still incorporates a lot of the traditional middle eastern instrumentation. We wanted to get the atmosphere of an ancient desert going through some turmoil but with some electronic elements ingrained

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Balance Beta - an electronic music duo based in the UK.

"We’ve all had those toxic relationships where you make excuses for your other, not realizing the drain and fatigue it puts on your mind, body and spirit until it’s too late. ‘SOYS’ is a song that takes you through one of these relationships, the highs and lows of a break up. But ends with clarity being restored. It’s never easy going through a breakup, especially when there was so much love. But you can’t hang on to a feeling that has faded.”

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With a sound that is uniquely his own, Nathan Harrington combines elements of Roots and Reggae to bring a bold and captivating sound to life. Deeply influenced by artists like Black Uruhu, Steel Pulse, Bob Marley, and Toots & the Maytals, his musical inspiration helps to hone his tone while contemporary influences like Rebelution and Slightly Stoopid point him towards the next generation of CaliRoots artists. “The music I make is meant to heal people. Reggae holds a high vibration, and I believe it can pull people away from the darkness,” shares Harrington.

Creating a new wave of sound, when it comes to songwriting, living is Nathan’s biggest intrigue. Whether it’s exploring nature on a hike, surfing the sea, or channeling meditation, it’s what truly inspires home to open and his eyes and see, and his ears to hear. Aside from singing, Nathan plays instruments such as guitar, bass, piano, ukulele, and percussion. He’s shared the bill with artists such as Jacob Collier, 2 Chains, Shawn Mendes, Sabrina Carpenter and Jed’s A Millionaire to name a few. Nathan has also been in numerous modeling campaigns and was cast in Jordan Peele’s movie “US”.

Cultivating Compassion is the first release on Six Degrees Records’ new Soundbalm imprint, a new label focusing on the intersection of ambient music, new age & sound healing.

It is also the first in a series of immersive projects combining guided meditations with new, original music from some of the leading lights in the deep ambient music field.

Providing the guided meditation for Cultivating Compassion is Miranda Macpherson, a contemporary spiritual teacher and author. Through her writings and spoken works, she invites others to become more graceful human beings through inquiry, meditation, devotion and psychological integration. Grounded in extensive study of the worlds’ wisdom traditions, Miranda has been guiding others into direct experience of the sacred for thirty years.

Her books include The Way of Grace: the Transforming Power of Ego Relaxation (Sounds True), Boundless Love (Ebury) and Meditations on Boundless Love (Sounds True). Miranda is also a kirtan musician with a mantra album The Heart of Being, and the soon to be released Nectar. Her latest project is The Grace Deck (Insight Editions).

Creating an original, beautiful new musical soundtrack to Miranda’s words is the Bombay Dub Orchestra. Consisting of composer/producers Garry Hughes and Andrew T. Mackay, BDO have built a reputation for combining their unique fusion of electronica with the lush sounds of a full Indian orchestra, featuring performances from some of South Asia’s most renowned instrumental soloists. From main-stage performances at the UK’s Big Chill Festival and Djing across the globe, scoring feature films to remixing such world-renowned artists as Bob Marley, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, and Bebel Gilberto, fans and critics around the world have embraced their music.

About the new label imprint and the idea of combining meditations with new musical works, Six Degrees co-founder Bob Duskis says: “From my days working at Windham Hill Records, to the 25 years that Six Degrees Records has existed, I’ve been particularly fascinated by music’s ability to heal, comfort & elevate us. The concept of “Music as Medicine” is very real to me and has become only more relevant during the Trump years and now the pandemic. I think we can all benefit from being transported by these immersive new sound journeys & I look forward to presenting new ways in which spoken word and beautiful music can be combined.

All releases in the Music & Meditation series will also be available in instrumental versions.

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Loss and grief affects everyone a bit different: sometimes it's a haunting memory, sometimes it hits you like a train. The changing nature of the song reflects how loss stays with us and changes shapes. However, the song ends on a more thankful tone pushing the listener towards a perspective of gratitude, not in order to move past the loss, but simply to view it in a different light. My hope is that this song brings comfort to listeners. This is also the last single before the full LP is released.

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MoonBell's greatest fear is to forget: lose his memory, forget his loved ones, and lose his self. But this multi-instrumentalist is creating worlds for his memories to live on; MoonBell is a storyteller through synths, choral voices, looping effects and of course, his trumpet which can be heard in the foreground or background of almost every song. Influenced by his experiences living and travelling in the Canadian Prairies, the Rocky Mountains, and Spain, MoonBell composes his music like a symphony, meticulously layering sound after sound, memory after memory, with an end result that completely entrances listeners.