Senescence is an echoing trip hop dream, in a way – a small wave of nostalgia from the haunting comfort of simpler eras. The sound is atmospheric and distinct, but the voice clean and soulful, almost like RnB re-imaged amidst an underwater storyboard that’s both cute and unsettling.
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Following the launch of one his most atmospheric and evocative contemporary releases yet, we caught up with artist and songwriter Brandonrxse, to dig into the sound and substance of the drum and bass meets trap single Rather U Lie. Here’s the conversation in full.
Inspired by the alluring spaces between sound and music – more precisely, the rare frequency of the deep-sea 52Hz whale – SOUND52 is a uniquely organic electronic music studio, within which profoundly evocative compositions are born; crafted from an enchanting fusion of emotion, memory, nature, and movement.
Let’s get the record straight – cmon3tta, pronounced see-moe-net-uh, is the work of creative artist Chris Simonetta – a one-man band writing, performing, recording and producing from a uniquely eclectic collection of instruments and influences.
Seamlessly uniting aspects of house, dark pop and euphoric electro funk, Ziya delivers a timeless floor-filler of an anthem, with the fluid vocal resolves and deeply atmospheric EDM production of CRASHOUT.
An intoxicating and addictive pop crescendo of an earworm – Sienna B. Brooks delivers a smooth and satisfying fusion of cultures and styles, with the floor-filler vibrancy and playful, confident charm of PRESS REPLAY.
With imagery based around memories of flying kites at night, Heartstrings reflects on finding the right balance in a relationship, noting how, like a kite on a string, it can only soar when given enough slack to climb.
Here Pearl’s clear influence from the likes of Kate Bush emerges, but the EP in full is impressively eclectic, and as mentioned, it holds true to a genuine sense of creativity that is from the heart and unafraid to be authentic.
SC4REAL starts up his new album with a magnetic opening track, and builds further on the excitement and conscious reflection of Phases Groove throughout what could quite possibly be his most truthful and inspiring project yet.
“Nullus Rex Means, “No King”, in Latin. The project was born after our president posted an image of himself as king. Knowing we would be a voice for political change we thought the name fit perfectly.”
Heavily juxtaposed layers and moments let emotional integrity guide freely and with a certain intoxicating fire. Candi Carpenter fuses genres as per the changing stages of these storytelling songs, with the boldly evocative new EP Reincarnation.
Crisp indie rock guitars alongside a unique rhythmic identity and grunge-like vocals (only softer, maybe punk and Americana-inspired) – a certain creative character atop a nostalgic format, even with a hint of alt-country during the peaks.