Brand new music form Matthias Boretius promises an ambient and soulful, organic journey as ever – this time taking subtle influence from the likes of Underworld, only veering off creatively, with near-operatic vocals that enchant and engage the senses and thought process.
Trip Hop
Skilfully uniting darkness and optimism, genre-fusing multi-instrumentalist and rapper Jordan Patros delivers a deeply immersive and consciously captivating new album.
To coincide with the launch of one of this year’s most creatively consuming electronic albums, we caught up with the distinct and skilful artistic corner of phase trois, to talk all about the sound and concept of The Magic Maze II. We dig into his journey as an electronic music producer, the importance of feeling … Continued
Genuinely one of the easiest albums to get into this summer, Triptimein is cinematic but non-intrusive – Enagee’s humility is massively refreshing, and the world-music fusion of traits found throughout these indie-electronic compositions is both evocative and soothing in its quiet consideration of the world and the role of the self.
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.
Lush new vibes from Australian artist Monstrous bring a calming organic blend of subtle jazz, funk and dreamy trip hop. With intimate vocal depth and quiet reflections on life and the self, Underground is a catchy and distinct symphony of riffs and moments, and it softly contemplates then brightens throughout a smooth and satisfying post-five-minute mix.
The soft euphoria of ambient waves of production, carefully united with a rhythmically smooth yet sonically raspy and soulful vocal lead – the focused encapsulation of a concept so deeply human that it transcends both genre and culture. Published author, filmmaker and songwriter Praveen Koval explores the process of constantly looking outwards for answers to … Continued
Something simply stumbled upon, compelling you to stop everything and just be, just listen, just settle. Nox Vale are a French band capturing a calming and unusual sound – a kind of colourful, not quite familiar sense of dreamy wonder. Paired vocals and something like complexity and minimalism walk hand-in-hand, as the wonderful Parallel Drift delivers a dose of pure artistic wonder and creativity.
Sometimes a song just holds you captive, grips you and moves you to listen more than once – to ponder the world and yourself in a new way for a while. Driver’s Seat does exactly that. Soulful grooves and raw intimate moments are scattered across a complex, provocative landscape of story and sentiment. Melodiva have that something special about their creative process, and it shows.
Simply expressive, beautiful and timeless – atmospheric synth-wave production underlying an intimate alt-folk and RnB fusing vocal. Carl Matah captures something poetically unexpected and powerful, with the breathy wonder and rising emotional weight of Beauty In Stains.
Atmospheric and intimate all at once, lo-fi keys providing warmth, dreamy vocals and playful rhythms adding a trip-hop sense of expressive guidance, as we dive into something unpredictable, ethereal, and boldly imaginative by nature…
Noting years of commitment to making music with authenticity and from the ground up, Willie Alex is a producer with a refreshing realism to his sound. The music is genuine, real, man-made, and that creativity and heart can never be faked. This one consumes you as it pours through the airwaves.