Liquid Ltd
I Walked Montreal Famous for his Top Of The Pops appearance with Bran Van 3000’s smash hit Drinking In L.A., Stephen “Liquid” Hawley returns with another creative demonstration. Recently making the scene with Hard Labor, Liquid Ltd prove their prowess with an equally as memorable number. Liquid has just been featured in Jericho Ridge, a brand-new action-adventure film by Bafta Award winner Will Gilbey. Teaming up with Rench, the Emmy-owning, chart-topping producer, Liquid Ltd continues the party with their twist on Americana hip-hop that nestles comfortably in the modern music culture. A laid-back acoustic lick opens the tune with a spoken word element to bring us into the fold. A continuation of the rhythmic melody gives in to vocals leading us into the onset of the music. A bump of bass adds a new layer of rhythm to the flow of the riff. A poetic rap of storytelling and verse lifts and drops with the pressure of the song. After a minute or two, the music changes gear. Synths give way to the rhythm as a new sensation is draped over the vocal. Progressive build-ups layer through verses and chorus as the lyrics build a world of intent with their rhymes. Find out more on the Liquid Ltd website You can follow Liquid Ltd on Facebook Twitter / X and TikTok 
Black Market Karma
The Sour Truth (Featuring Sonic Boom) Flower Power Records Psychedelic indie-pop from London with Black Market Karma meets Sonic Boom for a collaboration towards perfection with The Sour Truth. The Spacemen 3 and Spectrum producer / musician has made time in his busy schedule of being cool to work with this talented and fast-rising act. Joining Black Market Karma with production and percussion, Sonic Boom adds another level of quality to their already glistening and kaleidoscopic sound. Since touring with The Black Angels earlier in the year, it’s been non-stop for Black Market Karma, who’s been working hard in the studio with Sonic Boom to bring us all this sparkling new single on Flower Power Records. A weathered and glowing guitar begins to strum dayglo chords that spell the atmosphere. New wave sensations ooze from the timing and feeling within the mix. A happy and upbeat vocal with a shimmering facia begins to poetically invigorate the song. The chords continue to pulse in their hypnotic glances to the past as harmonising instruments begin to add extra fizz and depth to the progressive and choppy music. A build-up of instruments continues to heighten the mass of sound as the dreamy and imaginative vibe carries us ever further from our sorrows. Support the artist and buy the music from Bandcamp You can follow Black Market Karma on Facebook Twitter / X and Instagram Find out more about Sonic Boom on his website. Welcome To September With The Lusitanian Ghosts And This Latest From Their Unreleased Album30/8/2023
Lusitanian Ghosts
September European Phonographic From the upcoming Lusitanian Ghosts III LP, due on the 15th of September, the Canadian-Portuguese-Swedish collective of Iberian chordophone ambassadors bring September. This newly released single helps Lusitanian Ghosts to capture the magic of the end of summer with their traditional take on the up to date. Once again, the band have made the most of the music by recording it at Hamburg’s world-renowned Clouds Hill Studio. Akin to works by artists such as Elbow, Teenage Fanclub, and Peter Doherty, the legendary recording studio has been brought to life by the magic touch of Sebastian Muxfeldt. Lusitanian Ghosts founders and creative forerunners Micke Ghost and Neil Leyton have fortified the dream of bringing the endangered Portuguese chordophone to the party via upbeat and memorable rock n roll songs. A catchy drum score opens the tune with vibrant percussion and quick snare and kick. A sudden push of music brings the song to life as vocals and strings begin to add melody and groove. A rush of progressive chord changes catches the sail of the vocal as the song moves into the chorus and wails of mild distortion lend feedback and tone to the thriving mix. A happy and stylish flow pours from the song as an REM feel clatters with chunky basslines and energetic drumming to reinvent the traditional with modernity. Find out more on the Lusitanian Ghosts website Support the artist and buy the music from Bandcamp You can follow Lusitanian Ghosts on Facebook Twitter / X and Instagram 
IMOGEN
True-Blue (Radioactive Man Remix) From Albert Road EP Just out on Steel City Dance Discs, an Australian original record label that now works in London, IMOGEN sets the fire burning with her debut release on the imprint. Following from the critically acclaimed What? EP, this latest record samples her talents and demonstrates a realm of musicality. Delving into progressive and fresh sounding techno electronica, a dancing ethos brings a clash of invigorating beats and enchanting layered effects. IMOGEN is renowned for building tracks that push the limits of the sound system and, once running, give the lightshow a marathon of adventurous beats to capture. True-Blue from the new record is given the Radioactive Man treatment for this feature, leaving us with a six-and-a-half-minute escape into digital psychedelia. Already booked for a June residency at Steel City Dance, a set at Glastonbury, Portugal’s Neopop, and the Stone Techno Festival in Germany, it’s going to be a busy time for this quick-rising producer. The remix opens with a deep and sumptuous synth tone, mirrored by wavery airs of higher clarity. A deep bounce of energy forms another layer of depth as a progression of melody unravels. Rhythms begin to churn in a distant space, leading the way for the onset of close-up drumming that invigorates a curdling sense of movement. Atmospheric depths resonate against digital murmurations of flowing sound. A swirling digital flow begins to take the centre sound, churning robotica mingles with the sensual rhythms to spur sensations of futurism and dystopia. Eerie motifs flow in ghostly horizons across the semblance of electronic rhythms in spacious and dreamy gusts. As the track moves from start to finish, several chapters of entwined sound merge together in progressive chants of emotional kinesis. You can follow IMOGEN on Facebook and Instagram Support the artist and buy the music from Bandcamp Country Feels And Rock Energy Bring CR And The Nones To Magic Door For The Ghosts Are Coming Home9/8/2023
CR And The Nones
The Ghosts Are Coming Home Magic Door Records In the fiery trail left behind from their recently released The Long Game, CR And The Nones deliver once again with their second release from September’s new record. This time it’s the title track and the former CR And The Degenerates frontman leads the pack with his new sound. Chris Gennone has self-produced the record after acquiring all the necessary skills over the years. To get everything just right the album was also mixed by Magic Door label mainstay Ray Ketchem, who’s worked with the likes of Elk City, Luna, and Versus. Out today, The Ghosts Are Coming Home opens one more chapter in the book of The Nones. A semblance of strings opens the track and gives way to a delicate acoustic guitar strum. A steel string bends in the background as the minor key penetrates the atmosphere. A wistful voice begins the verse, a harmony in the composition brings a subtle and emotive quality. As the music continues, vocal harmonies add flavour before a drum begins to punch in the rhythm. Neat packets of percussion dose the song with a new-found energy that elevates the rendition to new levels of energy. Pulsing lyrics keep time as the band rise with distorted guitars and progressions of intensity. A master-class in prog-rock and folk sentimentality, The Ghosts Are Coming Home from CR And The Nones carries them all the way. Find out more on the CR And The Nones website You can follow CR And The Nones on Facebook and Twitter Support the artist and buy the music from Bandcamp 
I Am A Rocketship
It’s Because Of You He’s Dead La Cruella The sixth studio release is out now from Atlanta’s multi-national music duo I Am A Rocketship. Featuring the multi-pro talents of Eric Weissinger and the luxurious voice of Sweden’s L E Kippner, the US based band take their sound to ever increasing heights with consistent quality. An avant-garde and melancholic flavour is sprinkled with glittery sensations and formidable intimacy. To get acquainted with the album, we can check out It’s Because Of You He’s Dead. A sunken bass tone throbs among distorted drums. A vocal sample churns the energy outward which leads into a space-age synth and blues-oriented guitar. L E Kippner begins to sing, her elegant and alluring voice beckons us in like a siren on a warm ocean. The waves of guitar break like crests as melodic compositions chop at the spongy sentiments and evocative depths of bass. The song unwinds like silken threads, a trail of emotional understanding lines the still-life memories and looks to the future. Interesting harmonies blend with dream-pop style deliveries as rhythmic melody carries the music between the distinctive and delicate verses. Find out more on the I Am A Rocketship website You can follow I Am A Rocketship on Facebook and Instagram Support new music and buy the record from Bandcamp 
Burr Island
English Roses West Country Since their recent high-flying release Nunney Town, West Country duo Burr Island return with English Roses. A rock n roll staple with a classic feel already, their previous track was snapped up by BBC Radio 2. Recorded at Devon’s Kundalini Studio and produced by Steve Cradock, the same from Ocean Colour Scene Paul Weller, and The Specials credit, this new offering takes a more political edge. The band delve into the xenophobia that they found while growing up in small towns. Other cultures lead to other behaviours, and these can be signals for our subconscious mind to be aware. This is natural and probably useful but treating people differently because of where they’re from is how tensions are fostered. When stranger danger becomes stranger degradation then the scene is set for disaster. If people are genuinely anxious of new faces, they need to be comforted and given time. Let’s see what Burr Island have to say about it with English Roses. Beautiful picked acoustic guitar tones spill out from the intro. A duet of vocals breaks forward to design a melancholy nostalgia in lyrical form. Silken tones harmonise over the story about the past. The tale turns to the sharing of time with a neighbour who only grows English Roses. Refusing to see the beauty in the other breeds, the neighbour is filled with hate. A statement about the moral stance of being welcoming to other cultures, sometimes the weeds in our garden are what the natural economy is begging for. Find out more on the Burr Island website You can follow Burr Island on Instagram and Twitter
TOUR DATES:
Supporting Ocean Colour Scene 18/8/23- Margate- Dreamland 20/8/23- Bexhill- De la Warr Pavilion 24/8/23- Halifax- New Victoria Theatre 03/12/23- Bournemouth- o2 Academy 04/12/23- Bristol- Beacon 07/12/23- Belfast- Telegraph 08/12/23- Dublin- Olympia 09/12/23- Dublin- Olympia 11/12/23- Liverpool- University (Mountford Hall) 12/12/23- Sheffield- o2 Academy 14/12/23- Norwich- UEA 15/12/23- Wolverhampton- The Halls 16/12/23- London- Eventim Apollo 18/12/23- Glasgow- o2 Academy 19/12/23- Glasgow- o2 Academy 20/12/23- Glasgow- o2 Academy 
Konerytmi
Avanto Science Cult Records A brand-new heavy-weight debut EP smashes onto the airwaves with Avanta from Konerytmi. This intelligent dance music production sees choppy techno electronica blast with dark and funky undertones. An EP release was established on the 4th of August, available from Science Cult. The indie label with an impressive roster of underground producers can sit back with their feet up for a while now they’ve acquired this inventive and invigorating record. The first track from the EP is almost the same as the title, only a different gender. The track opens with a scattered bass drum and throbbing synthesisers that add to the pulse. A dancing energy immediately takes effect as the rhythms escalate with layers and mixing. Bass joins the flow in a beat driven surge of electronic sound sculpture. Fluid drifting follows the neat packages of percussion and tone that take simultaneous turns in their expression. A rhythmic motion continues as repeating loops gather peripheral sounds and vibrant energies. Dance music for high-intensity movement, Avanto from Konerytmi is as impressive as it is rooted in classic sounds. Find out more on the Science Cult website You can follow Science Cult on Facebook and Instagram Support the artist and buy the music from Bandcamp 
MP Grey
A Nice Retreat Featuring Rudiger Having been releasing consistently top-drawer material over the past few years, Germany’s Martin Polle AKA MP Grey is speedily ascending the ranks of the scene. An acclaimed producer and songwriter, MP Grey is quickly gathering fans across Europe and the United States. His cross-over style makes use of the best ingredients and the passionately practised skills of professional musicianship. Featuring Rudiger, an equally as lauded vocalist, this latest track is A Nice Retreat. It breaks open with a snapping rhythm and immediate vocals. Melodic lines begin to describe holiday experiences with tangible quality. Keyboards begin to enchant with tuneful bursts that progress into harmonies and rhythmic waves. The lyrics continue to create the image of being in a warm shady place with sunshine radiating all around us. A place where we can disappear from the stresses of the world and the extra responsibilities we put upon ourselves is created in our minds as the music bobs along like a relaxing inflatable raft. You can follow MP Grey on Facebook and Instagram 
Harry Stafford and Marco Butcher
Walk Among The Spectres Black Lagoon Records Combining their creativity across transatlantic collaboration, Manchester’s Harry Stafford has aligned with USA guitarist Marco Butcher to bring us this new single. This first snippet from the new album, We Are The Perilous Men due out in the Autumn, takes the Inca Babies founder and former frontman to the trash-blues sounds of North Carolina. Filmed at a local 16th Century cemetery in Manchester’s suburbs, the music video gives the duo a sense of the traditional to match the cutting-edge compositions and style. From the days of 2021, when the pair made history with Bone Architecture, this latest record continues the theme of passing ideas back and forth between the two English speaking nations. Background ambience rises into a groovy drumbeat that’s dressed in classy chords. The melodic progression forms a marching beat as the lyrics begin with punctual style. Elaborate reverb spaces out the delivery as a chunky rhythm section plods with surging blues and rock n roll vibes. Elements of the classic Doors keyboard sound build in the inflections as the chorus rises with a graceful incline. Chugging riffs lay down the tundra that escapes out of view as we trudge through a breezy and inventive score. You can follow Harry Stafford on Facebook and Instagram Buy the music from Harry Stafford on Bandcamp You can follow Marco Butcher on Twitter 
Soda Blonde
Bad Machine Ireland Yesterday saw the video release of Bad Machine from Ireland’s Soda Blonde. The new album is on its way and is expected to be on your playlist at the beginning of September. With a muse on modern malfunction running through the video’s theme, the warm and inviting style of the band draw us in to gaze on the ideas. Building from the initial outlay from their debut in 2021, this new collection of recordings takes the angsty and unstable youth to initiated adults with a greater depth and sturdy subject matters. A fiery riff opens the tune with a sense of punk and modern electronica. The pulsing distortion rises as dancing snare-driven rhythms beat from the centre. A lush vocal builds in poignant lines as the percussion drives the progression. The melodic guitar chords continue to push out their rhythmic surges as the song spirals into spires of feeling and vocal melody. Catchy and snappy beats jostle with highly motivating chord progressions and synthesised sounds that scatter and focus the energies in turn. Find out more on the Soda Blonde website You can follow Soda Blonde on Instagram and Facebook Listen To This Ode To Park Hill Sheffield From North Machine And Christopher Hawkins With I See You2/8/2023
Christopher Hawkins and North Machine
I See You Featuring James Bacon and Jody Davies The new record released on Friday has hit the streaming sites and beyond. It’s been a while since the secretive Sheffield resident made a musical move and he’s done it with force. The recent recording was made with his new band North Machine. The album is based on the Park Hill estate, where I once lived, and is about the social issues that are known to arise. Delving into the “compassion and humanity” of those who did and still do live there, the album called No One Talks features several local names. No One Talks gives North Machine and Christopher Hawkins the foundation stone they need for building their opus to last the years like this latest subject. The track begins with a volley of piano that cascades in arpeggio style gallops into rhythm. A wailing distorted guitar focuses the intent as the drums and vocals begin to tell the story. A tale of people-watching and presuming on the activities around us carries us into a rock and roll sensation of thrust. A pulsing guitar hits the bass as the piano phrase continues to rain down outside. The vocals grow into the heavy shoes as each passing verse takes the energy a little further. An evocative and passionate delivery sits on top of bluesy electric guitars and stylish runs of fancy finger-work. You can follow Christopher Hawkins on Instagram Find out more on the Christopher Hawkins linktree. |
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