Artistically rooted musical expression, built around the desire to explore feelings and ideas, and as such led by a powerful sense of freedom and conceptual purpose that boldly connects. PHI-108 is a fascinating and admittedly niche musical project, but one that aptly creates a profound space to escape into as it slowly fills the room.
Singles
The serenity and freedom of the solo run, a mellow headspace encapsulated by a simple pop soundscape and intimate vocals – Amit Dsouza adopts a poetic look at the self and the process of discovery, with Joggers Park.
The UK’s own Kath Moskvina, an indie-rock musician with a twist of electronic and cinematic design to her sound, stands tall on the strength of contemplative and grunge-like integrity and depth, throughout the engaging and impressively unique single Outsider.
From the choir-like church-hall sample of sound, through neo-classical strings, industrial rhythms, and organic fragments of nature, Adagio One is everything we’ve come to love from renowned composer David Ratmoko, and yet in being so, is nothing like you’ll be expecting.
Heavily inspired by the Johnny Cash album American IV: The Man Comes Around, as well as by Johnny’s autobiography Cash, Traveling is a short and sweet declaration of pure inner peace and satisfaction.
Psychedelic dark metal with a creative twist of progressive musicianship and intriguing conceptual depth – UK five-piece Hookjaw pour their heart and soul into the process, along with a sheer and superb level of musical ability.
Brilliantly creative design and an unprecedented fusion of traits creates a contrasted realm of both intensity and calm – tehnik carves out an unignorable lane in hardtekk and hardcore dance, with the beautiful yet aptly titled Chaos.
The UK’s own SEQUO, a Progressive House and Melodic Techno aficionado of our time, captures a fine balance between ambient warmth and euphoric energy, with the latest intoxicating fusion of layers that is Highways & Streetlights.
The song Do iT is profoundly motivational at its core, kind and inspiring, uplifting both musically and lyrically, and every musician involved helps let that central intention stand as tall as possible.
Dance Bros is built around a theatrical realm of expression and tribal rhythms, a new voice and sense of character backed by a distinct and rhythmic production of both cinematic and subtly quirky traits.
Jake Edwards and Kid Piccolo make up the Nu-er Metal act Human I Was, a creatively poignant and conceptually provocative act, with equal parts ambient and intense layers of expression all devoted to a single story.
Smooth vibes, great vocals and dreamy production light up the catchy afro fusion single Go Your Way, from rising artist MAV1NN.