With Mirrors, Octopus Division delivers an elegant excursion into 80s-inspired electropop that combines retro charm with modern production. Synth pads glow warmly, the bass pulses precisely, and the drum machine gives the track a driving yet nostalgic pulse. Lyrically, the song tells of gradually breaking free from a role that was imposed from outside: conformity,…
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FiloFX Records – 30th January: ‘Disarray (Album)’ – MNTL
News: ‘Disarray (Album)’ – MNTL With Disarray, MNTL presents a debut that grows directly from within: not a concept album that hides behind effects, but a collection of tracks that translate vulnerability into movement while leaving room for reflection. Between deep house, slap house and emotionally driven dance, the Dane weaves club-ready energy with a…
“X Me Out” – Kamikaze
Kamikaze open a blunt, uncompromising chapter with “X Me Out”, and though it arrives as the fourth single from their debut The End, it reads less like a teaser and more like a concentrated act of liberation that refuses to be softened. The production threads distorted guitars through dark synth pads and pins them to…
FiloFX Records – 28th January: ‘Too Cool’ – Alec La Roche
News: ‘Too Cool’ – Alec La Roche Alec La Roche ignites with ‘Too Cool,’ an electro/French touch banger that sounds like Stevie Wonder and Daft Punk are heralding the future of new disco together. In exactly three minutes, a small funk firework display unfolds: shimmering synth layers, a bouncy, funky bass, plus effectively distorted vocals…
The Music I Still Adore – E.G. Phillips
E.G. Phillips’ The Music I Still Adore unfolds as a sober yet lingering composition in which Americana and folk do not merely coexist but are braided into a concentrated narrative, the piece eschewing theatricality in favor of economy—sparse acoustic layers, delicate rhythmic inflections and occasional harmonic turns that, while suggesting a jazz lineage, never allow…
‘Darkness to Light’ – Andrew Corbin
Andrew Corbin’s new LP Darkness to Light feels like a carefully staged transition, an album that doesn’t just accompany its listeners, but guides them through a clearly defined dramaturgy: it begins in foggy introspection and works its way, piece by piece, towards a warm, energetic morning light. Right from the start, Cinematic Death (welcome to…
