From playing in live bands in the eighties and nineties, inspired by the likes of Simple Minds and Depeche Mode, to exploring the limitless creative routes of modern production, Paul Kanc is an artist and DJ with a lifelong appreciation for making music.
Dance
Beautiful production – stunning even. Classic euphoria in this finely connected downpour of synths, tones, keys, notes and rhythms. Nikhil Atkuri blends the passion of evocative chords and fragments, with the sheer intensity and comfort of a classic dance beat, for the intoxicating single Nightfall.
Sadness and motivation intertwine quite divinely here, the unignorable validity and importance of Earth is Crying ringing loud and clear, amidst a stylistic tone and melodic journey that’s accessible; both distinct and timeless, and whole-heartedly dedicated to the ongoing problem of environmental crisis.
Euphoric house music with a divine melodic core – immersive rhythms and purposeful, contemplative moods. Producer Glionna and Cafe De Anatolia build up a distinctly evocative sound, with tracks like the bold and soulful Silk Road. Consider first the intricate detail and precision of the mix – a classic piano groove and relentless drum line … Continued
Beautifully intricate sound-design and uplifting world-music rhythms and warmth – Boris Metraux captures a supremely authentic original style, with the rising euphoria of Nena.
Dance-pop driving force Deltiimo takes the playfulness of his recent indie hit Ice Cream Buns to even higher plains, with this AI-created official video, brightly depicting featured singer Jodie Vinall and a host of AI models, in a boldly colourful fantasy-world setting. The infectious summer hit is instantly familiar by now, that chorus and the … Continued
The track starts off as beautiful, catchy and alluring, but then proceeds through a whole new realm of intoxicating escapism, and that attention to detail, that audience awareness, and GR1FN’s own clear willingness to surrender and submit to the music and the creative process entirely, is what consistently sets his work apart.
Producer and artist Rafael Montecruz, still riding the wave of success from indie hits like Tell Me Why and Someday, continues to highlight his unique blending of emotional songwriting and euphoric dance production, with the Latin flavours and heartfelt intentions of Dime Que Sera De Ti (Alternative Mix).
Initially extending its reach as a timeless electronic house track, JUST SAY appeals at first for this simple surrounding beat and panned hi-hats, the rising melody and bass-line; the nostalgia. Soon enough though, as the keys build anticipation, the disco-esque vibrancy of the track’s peak leans into view, and suddenly we enter a much more other-worldly experimental realm.
Confidently intertwining the inescapable catchiness of a simple pop earworm, with the higher-octane euphoria of timeless happy-hardcore and EDM, Oktavvia celebrates the warmth of the party season, with the aptly-titled, boldly infectious dance-pop anthem Summer Heat.
Italian producer shutdown rides high on the back of over 1 million plays of his music on Spotify. His latest offering sees the creative join forces with Cimosko, to re-illuminate one of the previous decade’s most iconic pop hits.
Noting stylistic similarities ranging from Depeche Mode to Underworld, EGO tells the story of a man trying to discover whether his appreciation for someone else is due to their own qualities, or their open admiration of his. The whole thing is mysterious and confronting, uncertain by lyric but bold and confident by design, and all of that connects perfectly to the swagger and force of this idea of EGO.