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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.
Tomas Raae – Montségur (Spotify)
“Live, wind instruments always affect a person in a special way. The atmospheric Montségur track intoxicating melody sounds DUDUK like smoldering candle flame in the night. Tomas Raae plunges into suspended animation, music that will hypnotize you.”
“Живые, духовые инструменты всегда воздействуют на человека особым способом. В атмосферном треке Montségur звучит опьяняющая мелодия дудука, словно тлеющее пламя свечи в ночи. Tomas Raae погружает в анабиоз и мы не гарантируем, что у вас получится очнуться.”
-Nagamag.com
Dark night. Just before dawn. It blows. One looks out towards the horizon but cannot see. One can hope. One can pray. One can not know. The music is also a thought from a dark night in a dark story from a mountain in the south of France.
With The Dim The Darkness Came is an ambient and cinematic album that explores silence, contemplation in the moment, spirituality, history, thoughts and visions. The aim is to create an interreligious sound universe that, through the music archives of history, creates a current sound image that invites open questions; to reflect on what gives meaning, faith and hope, and what people have previously believed in and been willing to fight for
https://www.instagram.com/Tomas_Raae/
Abadesa – Lucid Dream (Spotify)
“Feel the magic of "Lucid Dream" flowing in the air all around you. Soul-touching, soft and steady creation from another dimension. Something unique to remember for a long time and surely one of those which you won't regret listening.”
-Nagamag.com
Abadesa's second release on Routine Espresso continues where his first one left off. Beautiful and moving house.
Eric Ananda, Agnelo Do Rego, MAC – My Type (Video)
“Kenyan producer Eric Ananda, in collaboration with Agnelo Do Rego and MAC, acquaint us with his new creation My Type. An excellent example of a commercial sound and producing competent when each sound element in place.”
“Кенийский продюсер Eric Ananda, в соавторстве с Agnelo Do Rego и MAC, знакомят нас со своим новым творением My Type. Отличный пример коммерческого звучания и грамотного продюсирования, когда каждый звуковой элемент на своём месте. ”
-Nagamag.com
My Type is the first single from my upcoming project. We wrote the song about when someone catches your eye and you sense a connection “a vibe” and you try to get their attention but it’s like you don’t exist to them at all, so you try again hoping the second time round they might. We also felt it was the right time to release the song as Valentines day is around the corner and hopefully the song could inspire someone to ask someone to be their Valentine.
https://instagram.com/ericananda
Svvn – Vega Falling (Spotify)
“It is amazing how much work Svvn rich multi-layered sonic textures. Melody absorbs rhythmic elements in the second half of the track excite the imagination and before the eyes of the vast landscapes of the stele of unprecedented beauty.”
“Удивительно, насколько работа Svvn богата многослойными звуковыми текстурами. Мелодия поглощает, ритмические элементы во второй половине трека будоражат фантазию и перед глазами стелятся бескрайние пейзажи невиданных красот.”
-Nagamag.com
Vega Falling is the third single from the two-part space-themed EP series, Astronomica.At the end of 2019, I spent six weeks in Costa Rica with my wife. I had traveled for mostof the year, and I was excited to spend the final days of December in a tropical paradise. There was almost no light pollution where we were staying. There weren't anystreetlights, storefronts, or restaurants that were open after dark. This meant that once the sun went down, we were inside, making dinner and washing the sand off our feet. I had a small concrete table next to the kitchen with my studio gear setup, and I would look out the skylight in the living room to see the light from the moon and stars pouring in. It wasn't hard to imagine that we were living on a distant planet, all by ourselves. It was both terrifying and comforting. This song is meant to feel like a journey to the shores of another habitable earth beyond our realm. The sound of the ocean waves at the beginning of the song was recorded on my iPhone. I captured the audio during one of our daily walks, and it still makes me feel like I'm looking out at an infinite abyss where the ocean and the sky become one.
http://instagram.com/svvnsounds
Jeremiah Dunlap is SVVN (seven). Based in Nashville, Tennessee, SVVN's rich textures, sweeping melodies, and powerful rhythmic elements construct seamless movements of stirring music, all inspired by landscapes spanning fjords to oceans to cosmos. SVVN's thoughtfully crafted compositions evoke a cinematic musical experience that takes the listener to a distinct place, somewhere they've never been before.
https://www.facebook.com/svvnsounds/
OSA – Riding (Spotify)
“OSA released his new afrobeats ep -Black Bird- and we have picked his last track there, -Riding-. With a soulful vocal performance and warm beats synced together, OSA captured our attention from the strike of the first tinkering notes.”
-Nagamag.com
OSA is a Nigerian artist with a large North American audience. "Riding" represents his strongest commercial single from his upcoming album
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Geist Contagion Interview on Nagamag
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Nagamag:
What are the genres that describe better your music style?
Geist Contagion:
With my project Geist Contagion, I find myself with varied inspirations from one song to the next, so it becomes a bit of a daunting task to label each with its own discrete genre. There are elements of Glitchstep, Breakbeat, Techno, Industrial, Ambient, and Drone throughout my releases. I generally don't stick to one style for very long because I get bored easily, and I like to keep the listener on their toes.
Nagamag:
Few words about your musical background and career?
Geist Contagion:
I started out like a lot of people do, playing guitar in a garage band with my friends. *That eventually fizzled out, as it often tends to.* Shortly after, I attended school for artist management and music production, which is where I developed my love of synthesizers, and of a whole new world of musical styles and composition techniques. From there, I dove headfirst into experimental electronic music which lead to the formation of my main project, The Databats. I met the folks over at Slice Records around this time and after working together on a couple of gigs, they brought us into their stable of artists. Geist Contagion spawned from there as my first full solo project. I wanted an avenue for the music I was writing that didn't stylistically gel with my work with The Databats. This has allowed me to explore my songwriting ideas more deeply, and to illuminate music that otherwise wouldn't be making it out into the world at large.
Nagamag:
Do you remember your first connection of love to music that was the right impact to be a music artist now?
Geist Contagion:
I've felt a strong connection to music since I was very young. Some of my favourite parts of Saturday morning cartoons were the theme songs, not the cartoons themselves. As an adult, one of my more formative experiences was attending a live performance by Alessandro Cortini's solo project Sonoio, opening for Ladytron at The Phoenix in Toronto. Watching him utilize a myriad of synthesizers and vocal effects to craft such a layered and complex performance really opened my eyes to what was possible as a solo electronic performer, and to what an audience would be interested in experiencing.
Nagamag:
Tell us about your new album Écoutez and the process behind it.
Geist Contagion:
Écoutez is a collaborative album by Geist Contagion and Arcane Trickster. I met Damiano from Arcane Trickster a few years back when The Databats travelled to Australia and hooked up with the Slice Records crew for a couple of club gigs. We got along well and had a good rapport, so working together seemed like the logical next step.
Flash forward to 2020, and we found ourselves with a lot more time on our hands, so Damiano and I messaged back and forth a bit to discuss our ideas for a project. We then exchanged a bunch of demos via email, and once we decided on the tracks we wanted to use, we got down to editing, remixing and performing on one another's work. The ensuing result was a rather cohesive blend of each of our styles that we hope provides the audience with a fun journey from start to finish.
"Écoutez" means "listen" in French. It's both a title and an instruction. We'd like the audience to take a moment out of their hectic lives to do exactly that, just listen.
Nagamag:
What are the plans for Geist Contagion in 2021?
Geist Contagion:
I've been writing a lot of music, so hopefully we'll have followup to my record "Residue" out by the end of the year. On the collaborative front, there are a couple of projects going on at Slice Records that I plan to be very involved in, so you'll be hearing new remixes and joint productions from me as well. I'm very excited for those.
In terms of live performances, we're still under tight lockdown up here in Canada, so I've had to adapt. Thankfully, there are more ways than ever to reach out and interact with your audience, and I plan to take full advantage of those. Livestream performances, music videos, and interactive experiences are all part of the plan, so stay tuned for that! I'm also hoping I'll be able to get out and perform work by this project live some time before the end of the year, as I haven't had the opportunity to do that yet.
Nagamag:
Most artists have a favorite song from a different music genre than the one they are producing music for... Which is yours?
Geist Contagion:
Venetian Snares x Daniel Lanois "Night MXCMPV1 P74"
Nagamag:
Of Course Nagamag would love to listen also which track from a similar artist you admire?
Geist Contagion:
Oneohtrix Point Never "Nothing's Special"
Discover & Listen to Geist Contagion
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Raven Paradox – Say Something (Spotify)
“Music Raven Paradox combines genres such as Nu Jazz, Trip Hop and Chill Hop and his new track Say Something no exception. An exceptional collection of good mood for the whole day!”
“Музыка Raven Paradox сочетает в себе такие жанры, как Nu Jazz, Trip Hop и Chill Hop и его новый трек Say Something не исключение. Исключительный набор отличного настроения на весь день!”
-Nagamag.com
https://www.instagram.com/ravenparadoxmusic/
Dr.Chaos74 – Prana (Spotify)
“Dr.Chaos74 strikes with a powerful track. Carefully composed Drum & Bass with a mystic touch. Full of tripping loops, fat beat, rich percussion and lyric effects. Quite possible to become addicted to "Prana"!”
-Nagamag.com
DnB version of a famous Mantra for Ashtanga Yoga
Dr.Chaos74 is a musician and producer from Austria, who covers many genres of electronical music, reaching from House, Lo-Fi, Chill to Dubstep and Drum and Base. It´s specific for him, to move between the Styles. So this is what you also will experience, when you visit hist Spotify-Profile. Feel free to listen to his melodic, but also very dynamic tracks cycling between relaxation, tension and excitement.
08 Pulse – Ozone (Spotify)
“Let the colourful Progressive patterns lift you up in the sky and experience a higher dimension in music. A fabulus release from 08 Pulse full of unique elements that will keep playing in your mind, vibrating your inner self.”
-Nagamag.com
Niclas Lundqvist aka 08 Pulse is a Swedish producer based in Stockholm. He's passionate about all electronic music making his work sophisticated, mixing electronic sounds ranging from Ambient, Electronic, Progressive, House and Trance creating beautiful melodies and harmonies. The 08 Pulse journey started late 2020 so stay tuned for many more original releases in 2021!
Henriette – Never Go Back (Spotify)
“Never Go Back performed by the magnificent Henriette - a journey to the amazing land of her dreams. A very cheerful song that lifts everyone who is lost in the abyss of the problems surrounding him from his knees.”
“Never Go Back в исполнение великолепной Henriette - путешествие в удивительную страну её грёз. Весьма жизнерадостная песня, которая поднимает с колен каждого, кто потерялся в пучине окруживших его проблем.”
-Nagamag.com
One of the greatest moments we all know, is the very first kiss with a person you love.
So it doesn’t come as a surprise how many songs dedicate themselves to this
„once in a relationship experience“.
But there’s something even more special, something that deserves a lot more attention- and that’s the moment right BEFORE the very first kiss.
The moment when seconds turn into hours, make us fall and fly at the same time, our world is spinning faster but also standing completely still.
Butterflies, rainbows, fireworks, angels choirs, dry lips, shaking hands, high pulse- it’s all there.
A crackling tension lies in the air- a tension that, sometimes, we can not handle.
So we rush trough it, skip the spark and go straight to the fire, pass over the uniqueness this moment holds.
With „Never go back“ HENRIETTE invites us to dive deep into the joy of anticipation,
to „slow down and take it in cause we’ll never be here again“.
Don’t push forward, cause there is no rewind.
https://www.henriette.one/
HENRIETTE lights up the dark season with three new emotional Country Pop singles
With her Country Pop, which can be quiet as a breeze and fiery as the sun, HENRIETTE managed to make a mark directly in the scene. After her debut single “Dream Boy” went on rotation in countless countries on three continents, the vocalist up the ante with her singles “Lighthouse” and “Crash Like This” and finally made a more than successful start with her self-titled debut EP. Music Row magazine described HENRIETTE’s music as «a trip to a beautiful country» and even the famous British Maverick magazine called her EP «a promising debut» and nominated “Dream Boy” as one of the top 12 songs of the summer. Now, in the middle of the global pandemic, which she experiences as a creatively enriching time against all odds, the Berliner-by-choice announces her three new singles “Remember That”, “Never Go Back” and “Masterpiece”, which will be released this winter, just like the debut, via Dr. Music Records.
Numerous new songs have been written in the past months, some of them in video sessions across the ocean with songwriters from Nashville, but many of them also all alone, in an intimate lockdown atmosphere in her loft in Berlin. HENRIETTE does what she’s best at, music. Telling stories, reminisce, put the heard on paper and turn it into songs she hopes will touch and enrich others. This way, she continues to pave her way despite all the changes. The picture that the musician painted with her debut EP has now become noticeably more mature, more colorful and emotionally more courageous. The new songs expand the musical range, show previously undiscovered facets, dive deeper into her soul and take the listener on a journey into the American vastness, only to finally settle down again in his own heart. At the beginning of the Christmas season, on December 2nd, 2020, HENRIETTE starts her new cycle with the acoustic single “Remember That”, probably her most personal song so far. The emotionally melancholic homage is dedicated to her late father, who passed away on Christmas 2017. His musical affinity inspired the vocalist since childhood and ultimately led her to study music in Leipzig. The second single is about one of the greatest moments we all know, the very first kiss with someone you fell in love with. But there’s one more thing that deserves a lot more attention, and that’s the moment right before the very first kiss. Seconds seem like hours, in which the emotions are on a rollercoaster and in which the world seems to stand still. Butterflies, rainbows, fireworks, angelic choirs, high pulse, trembling hands, it’s all there. A crackling tension lies in the air. But we often can’t endure it, can’t withstand the intense gaze and we rush through this feeling and miss this special moment. With “Never Go Back” HENRIETTE invites us to dive deep into this joy of anticipation, to enjoy the moment and consciously perceive it, because it is unique and will never return in this form. If there’s one song that represents how much the singer has musically grown during the last year, it is definitely “Masterpiece”. Inspired by a bullying experience, it is both a confession of love to herself as well as a deep insight into the emotional path she has taken so far. The lyrics are honest and warm-hearted, the music sounds pure with a near majestic touch, the feeling is like a journey to the center of her emotions. Just because someone carries sunshine on his face doesn’t mean that he has never seen the rain. On the contrary, many brushstrokes have to be painted before a masterpiece can be created.
HENRIETTE managed to attract attention in a pretty short time with her cheerful, honest character and especially her great voice and not only to breathe new life into the Country scene as well as to gain new fans. With the new singles “Remember That”, “Never Go Back” and “Masterpiece”, she now provides new momentum and shows that really great atmospheric Country Pop can bring a happy smile to your face, even in the biggest crisis.
More info: www.dr-music-promotion.de/?page_id=13964
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