Haunting electro-pop production and equally mystifying vocals build up a unique sense of intrigue – singer and songwriter Elizma holds close to a clear creativity identity, for the beautiful and mesmerising What’s in My Head.
EDM
An emotive earworm at its core but also impressively poetic, Keep Falling feels like a modern dance or EDM track with a twist of something a little more thoughtful and intentional to its lyrical base.
From the artistic corner of LoveSalt, HIVE is a song exploring the different species of nature, as well as the harmony found in the scientific world; despite all the struggles that push against it. The episode presents a wild fantasy story, complete with its own dragons, and the song plays in the background under the dialogue.
Hard-hitting anthems standing tall on the strength of intensity and energy – Jack Taylor is rising high in the streaming ranks of late, with a handful of original tracks that showcase the weight and versatility of his creative approach to electronic music production.
Rising producer and artist 8V8 rides the wave of a huge global hit this season, offering a refreshing deep house take on the iconic Dua Lipa single Houdini.
India-born and currently based in LA, Kiwiani presents an immersive, ethereal approach to production, which at first feels perfectly in tune with the abstract artistic implications of the accompanying image.
close is ultimately an industrial, rhythmic ode to heavy beats and fragmented production, but it also features intermittent hints of soulful vocal melody; playfully incorporated amidst a fitting and consistently distinct presentation.
Chicago dance-pop legend Irene Michaels, standing tall on the back of seven decades of entertainment and connection to the scene, returns this season with an unexpected EDM and House-fusion drop that’s as likable as it is fearlessly confident.
“The world can be so scary, lonely, and almost discouraging, but I think when you show the world you can be yourself and fearless…it creates a bond between strangers.”
Soaring electro-pop and dark-wave dance instrumentals back up impassioned vocal hooks and heartfelt to imaginative sentiments – Joel Christian returns this season with a six-track EP of synth-pop gems.
The DJ Westwood repertoire is familiar and undoubtedly soaked in modern effects and details. There are plenty of earworms and anthems to seek out.
Capturing a unique corner of Techno-Pop, Dubai’s Moonlit Glow is an intensely euphoric arrangement of synths, keys, rhythms and vocals, offering precisely the kind of drop into finely-crafted chaos and energy expected, alongside a poetic thread of images and ideas appreciating the late-night skyline of Dubai.
Souvenir is a dark and dystopian kind of hard-hitting dance track, but there’s also a softness and mystique to the vocal stylings and the underlying warmth of the mix. It’s a style of his own, in essence, and with the additional twists of flair brought through with the Ormus Remix, we’re reminded of the freedom of creative originality, and the true escapism of thoughtfully crafted electronic music.