Returning with a bang after an extensive 10+ year hiatus, producer and artist Gibran kicks off a plethora of original releases expected intermittently over the coming months, with the immersive sci-fi electronic embrace of a soulful and high-energy Kill For You.
Electro Pop
“When it comes to lyrics, I try not to force them out. I’d rather distract myself while listening to the instrumental and let the lyrics and vocal melodies come to me. If the ideas are really good, then I won’t forget them.”
Unorthodox yet engaging production and design is a key strength from the outset, intriguing rhythms and tones backing up the implications of the title and image. Silent Killer feels tribal yet industrial, natural world sounds and distorted, heavier layers meeting with fragments of melody and provocation.
“Creatively unconfined is a perfect way to describe the mindset I had going into this song and most of my music.”
Loaded with stories that take some time to unpack, Reanimation promises a wealth of humanity, uncertainty and skill, all united within a swirling chaos of quiet contemplation and bold creativity combined.
Soaring electronic sound-design and haunting vocals unite, as North Carolina duo Waking April offer an immersive and fearlessly left-field cover of a Soundgarden gem.
Hedy Lamarr and Alan Turing had a phenomenal impact on today’s society, with the former being considered the creator of Wifi and Bluetooth, and the latter deciphering the Enigma code to essentially free Europe from Nazi rule (as well as gifting us the now infamous AI).
Electro-pop with a twist of cleanly-mixed singer-songwriter authenticity, How The Curtain Closes reflects in an original and engaging way, on the all-too-familiar topic of friendships that come to an end – people who grow apart.
The unfiltered depths of the human experience, captured and compiled in what feels like both an artistic explosion and a finely-curated playlist of hypnotic, imaginative songs.
Familiar but fresh, uniquely produced from both rhythm to vocal mixing – Anjalts creates a haunting ambiance and uplifting core, with Heaven Has Another Door.
Explosively colourful for its downpour of euphoric synths, layers and the relentless opening pace, Jake Brantley’s EP Color Theory goes on to weave an array of melodic, enchanting and intimate stories.
Recent revelations from a US-based UFO whistle-blower have drawn focus to an elusive ‘they’ – an alien species who have long-since been the subject of speculation, now thought to be supported by lashings of evidence.