Dashes of shoegaze, electronica, trip hop, electronic rock and emo, all find their way into this ethereal but uplifting indie jam. Think ambient commuter escapism, or outright floor-filler wonder – whatever you need the music for, WAVESTART has covered all bases.
Electronica
You get addicted to this progression, these repetitions, the soulful peaks, and it feels like something born of influences ranging from Moby and Massive Attack to Fatboy Slim and Gnarls Barkley. In my view, Joshua Milú reaches the pinnacle of memorable production here, and A Home is quick to assert itself as an outstanding modern track.
Consider Obsidian as the perfect introduction, an industrial rhythmic aura, with both optimism and uncertainty walking hand-in-hand. mal_mr asks the question ‘what does it mean to be human in a world where machines are taking over?’, and The Magic Umwelt captures the essence of that experience, and gracefully answers.
In anticipation of his full-length album WEATHER THE STORMS this coming September, London-based songwriter and electronic-alternative artist LiGHTBRiNGERS – the UK’s own Aidan Woods – launches perhaps his most evocative and moving single yet.
Creative soundscapes and beats from Guadalajara, Mexico – Rubenzuque is a producer and artist whose focus is refreshingly, exclusively on the music and process of making audio that engages with and impacts listeners.
Multi-instrumentalist Vituia has written over 700 original songs, all from a vehemently anti-AI lifestyle over years of commitment to the crat. More recently, production tools have allowed the at-home creative to present his works under an unrivalled light of professionalism, and the result is a notably more polished sound.
The final moments unleash a chaotic and unsettling crescendo of sounds, almost expanding beyond comprehension – higher notes and volumes electronically squeezed through a sonic tunnel of colourful intensity.
Raw and imperfect, unfiltered and free – an artist opposed to AI-made music and as such maintaining a certain human realism that’s all the more valuable for its timing. Vituia gets provocative, dark, poetic, reflective, and bold, throughout a growing collection of free-flowing original tracks.
Cool tribal hand rhythms and a programmed kick lay down a unique foundational beat, as Marco Palmieri presents the melodic ethereal tones and escapism of an aptly-titled Explorer.
Creative artistry reigns again, as the memorable SardineSuckerStudios deliver a conceptual and stylistic dose of unique, provocative sound-play. The setup, melody, and spacious ambiance of The Sun Is Extinguished But There Is Hope proves as poignant and intriguing as its title, evolving through a brief two-minute journey, from mildly intense waves of retro distortion and … Continued
There’s an exotic vocal flavour, alongside these sci-fi soundwaves and notes, and this creates a sense of rising enchantment that only grows stronger throughout the near-fourteen-minute journey. The song features a mutated version of the riff from Ghost Rider, by Suicide, and is a welcomed alternative to the more traditionally structured electronic tracks that seem so simple and rather predictable these days.
Dystopian depth of a crisp and colourful euphoria – an intoxicating electronic cyberbass album, from a producer whose style and process seamlessly intertwine humanity and artificial intelligence. PANOPTICON is the immense new project from KOBRA, and it storms into view with the intense bass, beat, and distorted melodies of the mighty 404//REAL.