Good vibes in strong supply, as Sonya gore celebrates the beauty and optimism of today, with the uplifting new Afrobeat single I Am.
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New jazz and funk creative composer super-band Polyphonic Exophilia (PPXP) recently joined forces with singer and artist Laura Dia, resulting in a live jam session that made for a beautifully colourful and compelling EP of original tracks.
To coincide with their immense September tour and the launch of the iconic The 4th Album, we caught up with The Record Company’s lead vocalist and guitarist Chris Vos, to find out more about the band’s journey to this point. Here’s how it went.
Carefully uniting the heavy and the gentle, Checo Cadena leads with powerful distorted riffs and the live crash of drums, through harmonised, uplifting melodies, and lyrics of pure gratitude and hope.
Superstar is the poetic and effortlessly catchy new EP, and the title-track kicks off the collection as an absolute anthem of celebration and empowerment.
From ‘darkness in the colosseum’ and a multitude of memorable rhymes, to the more contemporary and relatable – ‘here’s why you monsters thrive, even as I end you, you don’t say goodbye.’, Gladiator intertwines the distant past with modern-day living.
Quirky vocals and colourful production deliver a painfully relatable yet upbeat Hip Hop original – Flywrite takes on the daily mundane, with the memorable new single Work.
Multi-faceted producer and mechanical engineer Ray E Rodriguez creates a multitude of original tracks under the moniker of Onyx~369. Most recently, a handful of eclectic and memorable House and Drum & Bass originals have hit the scene to vast public acclaim.
Colourful chaos lifts the mood quickly, in brilliant contrast to the darker depths of the lyrics – I. Parter explores the concept of a melancholy and isolation, with the ten-track pop-punk album Misery’s My Company.
Euphoric production unites dreamy synth melodies with hazy bass and trap rhythms, as Jaevii and oozu delve into a story of deeply revealing personal honesty.
Blissful production lets the warmth of a synth and bass-led soundscape meet beautifully with the clarity and crisp, evocative tone of a genuine voice – Midnight Recital capture the essence of purposeful, artistic music, with the wonderfully contemplative new single I Wish.
Stacking bars upon bars throughout a breathless delivery, Swift Dotti showcases the very best of his abilities as a modern performer and writer, and there’s also a clear connection between the artist and the underlying beat – rather than two worlds forced together, as is more commonly the case in the rap and collab realm of late.
Retro electronic sound-play and quirky titles meet with minimalist artwork and contemporary effected raps – the elusive ron builds up a fresh sound, with the likes of this year’s single Ed Hardy Swag!