Karl Casey
New Way Forward Vancouver The Canadian darkwave maestro with millions of streams across his run of synonymous releases has just unleashed another killer record. The new EP showcases the artist’s work of late through his prolific White Bat YouTube music channel. He’s amassed so much attention from his hard work and persistence, a following of batfans keeps him on his toes and at the desk for ever more creepy compositions. A self-similar design for each record and a name to match the spooky and dusty sonics he produces, a sure success is natural when you sound as good as Karl Casey. A chiming arpeggio style motif begins the title track with a surge of amplitude and tonal diffusion. Harmonies streak over the bars in luminescent strides of day-glow light. An 80s theme penetrates the music with swathes of retro-tastic melody and synthesiser that resonates with the memories of the past. New engines of reverberation propel the forward motion into the depths of a sinister and choppy arena where the notes meet to whisper their secrets. Disparate minor chords revel with major inflections as a synthesis of passion and drive enlivens a layering of melodies that evolve and breathe in their own darkly lit padded cell. You can find out more on the Karl Casey Bandcamp page You can also follow Karl Casey on Instagram
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Snøw
Disconnected USA A young and fast-rising Lo-Fi star, Snøw brings a fresh and emotional vibe to the theme of cut-down and minimal sonics. When all we want is a flow, a motion, and a kinetic semblance of calm, we often think of the peace and solitude of thickly falling Snow. Perhaps this is what lent the name to this evocative and intriguing artist. A member of the solid Stay Inside Music Collective, Snøw brings the pain of life through the medium of synthesiser and chill (no need for Netflix) and illuminates hidden corners of feeling with radars of sombre ping. Lifted to heights by prolific music promoters such as Zane Lowe, the work of this fascinating artist is spreading like crystals on gently moving, aesthetically attractive flotsam. A gentle pianist’s tone begins the music with an echo-like compression that fills the void. Snøw begins to sing. A melancholy and soulful voice describes feelings and thoughts that carry severe and blessed emotion. A passing drumbeat adds a tingle of percussion with thumps of bass and lapping waters of skin. The loops in the voice and the keyboard gently roll over one another in harmony and tessellated groove. A relaxing dive into the realms of real male emotion that’s as universal as hair-dye, Disconnected from Snøw sets a sombre yet positive sonic scene. You can follow Snøw on Instagram and Facebook
AF13, Mitchell Yoshida & Scientist
Lost Stars Of Draco Scientist Dub Music so resonantly heavy that it vanquishes the undead with low-end stabs and fizzy hedonistic rhythms, a ward and a token to protect the avid dancer and socialite, Lost Stars of Draco offers up the goods in a trident of talents. Collaborations of creativity for the corners of crimson clubland, AF13, Mitchell Yoshida, and Scientist team up to take on the blood-sucking shade that kills everyone’s happiness. Will this be enough? I actually think it will be, provided the rest of the ingredients are in the cauldron. Twinkling piano tones echo into thumping drums and jazz infused forays of style. A striding tempo carries the intention forward with a bowling gate and a confident smile. Several factors work in unison through spectral synthesisers and sparkle drums that tingle like popping candy on the tongue. A slow groove penetrates the soundsphere as echo effects shimmy through dub compression and into rhythmic feedback. Swanky and luminescent, shining with reflected sunlight like angelic hair imitating the moon, the flow keeps pace with the peace as new motifs breeze in and out with laid-back fluctuations of movement. You can find out more on the AF13 Bandcamp page also you can visit Mitchell Yoshida online Scientist is on Instagram Listen To The Beautiful Wife Of The Sea From The Society Of The Silver Cross And King Dude25/3/2024
Society of the Silver Cross and King Dude
Wife of the Sea Temple Hymns Volume 1 A collaboration between the Australian-based, US Singer and Fashion Guru King Dude and Seattle-based Society of the Silver Cross, Wife Of The Sea brings the epic sounds of both partners to a new focus. Known for working with a variety of musicians, TJ Cowgill AKA King Dude is expanding his creative empire via output with bands, solo material, clothing designs under the Actual Pain brand, and much more. As the name suggests, Society of the Silver Cross lend their talents to a meditative and spiritual soundscape that draws in crowds and combines their energy into massive musical adventures. Together, they have produced Wife of the Sea, bringing a clear and beneficial matching of sounds that can only mean good music. It opens with a surge of chord and drone as the sounds of the past echo into modernity. A guitar adds a steel string strum to the flow as King Dude begins the song. His deep and resonant voice streams over the landscape of sound as new instruments add ghostly and phantasmagorical angles to the scenery. Sunken tones reveal sparkle as the high notes twinkle overhead in reflective glory. A female voice joins the direction in meandering harmonies that creep and dance with organic gestures. The melody uses inventive character as the music journeys onward, extra layers of charming mystery hang in the twilight air as archaic energies rise from newly minted glyphs of tone. You can find out more on the King Dude website You can follow King Dude on Instagram and Facebook Also find out more on the Society of the Silver Cross website You can follow Society of the Silver Cross on Facebook and X
Still Corners
Crystal Blue London The drifting introspective vibes of dream-pop icons Still Corners get another colour to their luminescent glow with the addition of Crystal Blue. Half-way between the UK and the USA, members Tessa Murray and Greg Hughes lift the spirits and enchant the flesh with spectral soundscapes and adventurous dimensions of song. Since meeting at a train station during a line-alteration, Still Corners have jumped right into the music pool with their self-released 2008 record Remember Pepper? Soon after, they signed to Sub Pop Records where they fulfilled their obligations and more with their best material of the time. Since then, Still Corners have created their own label where they have complete artistic freedom and of course they maintain complete rights to their creativity. As real as it gets, we can be part of the dream and listen to the latest release. A pulsing, laid-back groove begins the song with a repeating chime that shimmers on the plodding bass. A drifting snare driven rhythm keeps time as the vocal adds a layer of evocative and delicately manicured melody. The dream-like imagery immediately settles in as the story of words and rhythms merge in a Fleetwood Mac’s Albatross style meandering of smooth and rewarding chord progressions. The bliss continues as the chorus gives way to a section of breeze guitar that flows with pollens and aromatic vapours that attract fearlessly to the crevices of your hair. You can find out more on the Still Corners website You can follow Still Corners on Facebook X and Instagram Laid Back Melody And Beautiful Songwriting Gives Restless By London’s Alleya Something Special28/2/2024
Alleya
Restless London A stunning young woman with a huge talent in music, Alleya brings her latest video single Restless. Choosing to move to London from her Latvian home in order to fulfil her dreams in the music scene, Alleya has been demonstrating why she can be so confident in her direction. With what’s been described as “introspective lyricism”, she draws on influences such as Billie Eilish, Arlo Parks, Tyler and Frank Ocean, plus many more boundary breakers and homely heroes from the history of song writing. Her music has already been featured on the BBC with support from Television Centre and she’s been awarded a place on a City of London emerging artist’s scheme. No doubt, with all this behind her and plenty more to come, we’re all feeling a little restless. So, let’s hear it. A swell of tone reveals a gentle bass driven rhythm that pumps like conjoined hearts, keeping each other alive. Alleya enters on soft and delicate vocals, the story is listenable, relatable, and melodic to perfection. Minimal vibes shimmer in pinpoints of tone and feeling as the rhythm unravels in catchy motions of bouncing relaxation. A shift in the melody offers a new scene, the edges of the gemstone glistening as it turns in the vibrant light. As the revolution makes full circle, the original feeling shines down from reflective surfaces and silky flow. You can follow Alleya on Instagram and TikTok |
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