With “We’re Not Suburban”, Melbourne‑based Velatine takes a confident step toward a darker pop aesthetic, and under the direction of producer Loki Lockwood a soundscape unfolds that oscillates between darkwave, gothic, post‑punk and industrial while, surprisingly, feeling fresh; Lockwood’s production, marked by precision and technical detail, is nonetheless threaded with an ease and fluidity in…
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„Sinner — Reimagined“ – Hiroki Grin, Melodiva
„Sinner — Reimagined“ appears as part of the B-side EP Landscapes | Reimagined and marks the first collaboration between the creators of the original (Melodiva) and the Berlin duo Hiroki Grin. Hiroki Grin strip the indie folk material of its songwriter’s garb and transport it into an electronic, atmospheric sphere. The track begins in thin,…
‘Let It Out!’ – Lemon
With ‘Let It Out!’, Lemon has created a modern, multi-layered track that counters the gravity of ecological and personal transgressions with an almost defiantly cheerful energy, whereby the band does not succumb to banal optimism, but rather musically explores the ambivalence between guilt and the urge to escape. Instead of simplistic messages, they weave a…
‘Back Against the Wall’ – Secret Cameras
‘Back Against the Wall’ condenses into a precisely timed sound experiment that spans a field of tension between instinct and algorithm with relentless 16th hi-hats, distorted bass and sharply contoured synth hooks. Musically, the track works with contrapuntal rigour: organic pulsation against machine-like precision, so that the beat itself sounds like a heart under siege….
„Analogue Souls“ (EP) – Liquid 1nc
With Analogue Souls, Liquid 1nc opens a door to a long-forgotten club room where the mirror ball still spins and the bass beats pound through the room like heartbeats. But instead of mere nostalgia, Rogue FX and ARPRAXIS deliver a work that blends past and present – like two rivers merging into a new stream….
‘I’ll Be Near’ – Lemon
Sometimes it doesn’t take grand gestures, just the certainty that someone will be there for you. Lemon captures this feeling perfectly in ‘I’ll Be Near’ – a song that feels like a warm blanket when the world outside seems a little colder. Friendship is not a new theme, but Lemon gives it a fresh, honest…
