The album makes equal use of instrumental prowess, English and Hebrew lyrics, and features a noteworthy collection of session musicians and engineers from across the globe. As such, each song is uniquely uplifting, calming, colourful, but also modest, and despite the eclecticism of instrumental choices and tones, even stories, the music is always grounded by Amir’s welcoming vocal fluidity, and the realness of this live performance capture.
Rebecca Cullen
“The fast bars were inspired by racing thoughts and determination. When you’re upset or under pressure, your mind moves quickly, and I wanted the delivery to reflect that urgency.”
To coincide with the launch of the unmissable topical rap release Internet, we caught an interview with songwriter and artist Leavell, to talk about his journey, the inspiration for the track, and his plans for the future. Here’s how it went.
Huge vibes and ambient, hypnotic melodies take precedence – a producer with a clear love for the escapism of deep house, melodic techno, and wholly immersive dance instrumentals. Diego Lee blends atmosphere and intention, with the euphoric wonder of Carpe Diem.
Beautifully looping piano and intimate vocals meet with a mellow click rhythm and subtle kick drum, as singer and performer Kiey paints an enticing picture of poetic admiration, lust, and infatuation, with the uniquely enchanting white boy I sat next to on the plane. Emerging complete with a performative dance video, white boy i sat … Continued
Aptly pushing the boundaries creatively as an electronic music producer, Willie Alex brings ambient and intense layers of organic sound and rhythm together, for a boldly unique, immersive and even soulful take on Glitch, House, and Drum and Bass. His latest single Pushed is a fine example of the style his repertoire has begun to … Continued
Be Happy cries out loud for you, its chorus resounding and looping in the mind, and it’s the perfect antidote to the trivial fakeness of forced joy and overproduction from much of the recent music realm.
Intimate verses precede an uplifting, impassioned hook – G R Goodman lets modern production shine a crisp, clean light on a dynamic single, with the catchy wave-like euphoria of Waiting On You, But I Can’t.
So many of Walter’s songs are four or five minutes in length – another calling card of an artist making music for the sheer love of doing so, and getting truly lost within the escapism of the process. That authenticity is impossible to fake, and shines brightly throughout Walter Hansen’s extensive catalogue of music.
Bad Bubble is a poet, whose songs read like timeless artistic expressions of the depth of human grief, joy, uncertainty, and possibility.
Far from a new starter but undoubtedly stepping out into a powerful new chapter – Leavell highlights the best of his abilities as a writer, rapper, performer and musician, with the timeless vibrancy and lyrical venom of Internet.
Realtime rock and roll artist Daneka Nation takes on the mighty Vixen, with this anthemic and live-sounding version of the unforgettable yesteryear single How Much Love.