Aimee Van der Kruik and Juliana Ebert are Love Level; the blossoming Australian duo are maestros of all things ethereal. Over the course of two years, Love Level has written, refined, and conjured up their highly anticipated debut EP. The self-titled 5-track extended play is a dreamy oasis of electronic lullabies and poignant poetry. The EP’s focus track “Do This To Me” is a narcotic synth-pop gem teeming with feminine sentiments and moving melodies. Purring, jagged synths lift up their palpable vocal instruments to create a sense of spatial awareness around their songwriting. A memorable indie-electronic offering, “Do This To Me” is only a fraction of the blissful Love Level EP.
BLACK A.M. - PLEASE DON'T GO
Music, Original MixCommentBlending the gravity of modern rock with the dizzying side effects of G house, black a.m. fuses unsuspecting genres to create an inspiring, invigorating soundscapes. His latest track “Please Don’t Go” is an edgy house number softened by unassuming melodic synths. An industrial four-on-the-floor beat stamps the track’s simple rhythm arrangement with a distinct black a.m. flow. A club-ready heater, black a.m.’s “Please Don’t Go” succeeds at finding the balance between intensity and poise.
CAPYAC - LOSING IT (ANORAAK REMIX)
Music, RemixCommentFollowing their impressive sophomore studio album CAPYAC FOREVER, surrealist dance duo CAPYAC keeps the party moving with a fresh Anoraak remix of their track “Losing It” taken from the acclaimed album itself. A go-go get down rich with disco soundscapes and bubbly retro grooves, this CAPYAC original just got a French funk treatment. While honoring to original song’s organic instrumentals, Anoraak simultaneously adds his signature flair to provide a tandem groove that nestles in effortlessly with the first rendition of “Losing It.” A high-energy track with a soulful aura, Anoraak and CAPYAC are a match made in disco heaven.
JERRO - LOST FOR WORDS FEAT. PANAMA
Music, Original MixCommentAhead of his debut album, Belgian producer Jerro returns with his blissful indie electronic ballad “Lost For Words” via Lane 8’s record label This Never Happened. Enlisting a stirring vocal feature from Australia’s own Panama, this emotive cut is painted with deep shades of warmth. An immersive listen with textured synths and engulfing electronic melodies, the collaborative effort is swathed in comfort and artistic synchronicity. Panama’s familiar vocal instrument melts like butter atop Jerro’s subtly surging synths work breathing life into a harmonic digital lullaby. Yet another enthralling single ahead of his highly-anticipated debut LP, Jerro reminds listeners that he’s an authentic force to be reckoned with at the forefront of emerging alternative dance music. Watch this space.
NICOLAS - HIGH SPEED
Music, Original MixCommentBeyond a veil of lush musical sensibilites and melodic digital chimes, NICOLAS’s latest cut “HIGH SPEED” is steeped in introspection. An instrumental inquiry into the inner workings of a society too far gone, the rising producer crafts aural worlds characterized equally by ocean-deep thinking and composition. An accessible listen, “HIGH SPEED” flows with a narcotic four-on-the-floor beat that rolls under dreamy synths and looping vocal samples courtesy of NICOLAS himself. An atmospheric house anthem with more to it than meets the eye, “HIGH SPEED” offers meditations on reality and sound. Speaking on the ephemeral track NICOLAS asks, “Did we push too far? Is It already too late to stop and turn around? Sometimes I feel like the fast paced digital universe we live in is too complex for us to understand, for us to stay in control, if we’ve ever really been in control before.”
ATYYA - ODYSSEY
Music, Original MixCommentTyy Clark, best known as ATYYA, is more of an experience than a musician. Although he bends sounds and hacks musical algorithms by trade, ATYYA does far more than release music. Instead, he crafts mystical worlds of moving rhythms guided by an electronic pulse that shift the worlds around us. His latest album Odyssey is a tapestry of spiritual frequencies that vibrate on higher planes than the one know to be true. This entrancing LP is made up of 8 breathtaking tracks fused together to create a blissful outline of calming, metaphysical sounds. Tethered to grounding drum-work, exotic melodies, and transcendent crescendos, Odyssey was made to lose yourself in.
NASAYA & MARO - NADA A VER
Music, Original MixCommentNASAYA and MARO have been on a roll. Following two collaborative releases “TEMPO” and “I SEE IT COMING” along with playful covers via social media, the genre-crossing artists have just released their debut EP as a duo PIRLAMPO. The 4-track EP, released via Foreign Family Collective, glides through indie-electronic soundscapes punctuated by blissful harmonies, tropical rhythms, and bi-lingual vocal delivery. “NADA A VER” is carefully embedded within the project combining elements from the other three tracks to create a single outline that is encompassing of all that NASAYA and MARO are after. From its first note to its final sweeping crescendo, PIRLAMPO is a dream turned reality. Listen to PIRLAMPO and “NADA A VER” today.
WIN AND WOO - KNOTS FEAT. BLAIR LEE
Music, Original MixCommentFollowing the release of their collaborative single “Break Me Down” with Autograf and SINGA, eclectic duo Win and Woo returns with “Knots” featuring Blair Lee. An electrifying ballad accompanied by an official music video, “Knots” is the first single from Win and Woo’s highly-anticipated forthcoming debut album. A sensual show-stopper through and through, “Knots” fuses buoyant synths with a pulsating bassline. Percussive elements meet a bubbly piano sequence while Blair Lee’s ethereal cadence transcends earthly bounds and lifts the record to higher dimensions. With an accompanying music video directed by esteemed visual artist Nate Mohler, “Knots” brings Win and Woo’s elated production to life with a mesmerizing display of raw emotion.
EDDIE & BAD DISK - ELECTRO FOREVER
Music, Original MixCommentFusing classic electro house with funky disco flare, EDDIE & Bad Disk deliver a collaboration for the ages with their "Electro Forever." Aptly named, the track celebrates the resurgence of the quintessential era of blog-haus, championed by No Mana and his many enlisted Electromag artists. Combining sultry four-on-the-floor electro grooves with layered disco elements, "Electro Forever" is atmospheric in nature with a hard-hitting edge. Speaking on his collaboration with Bad Disk, EDDIE says the following: "This is a rare form of electro house from myself specifically…we decided to go for a fun groove over all else for this record. Working alongside the upcoming talent Bad Disk on 'Electro Forever,' enjoy!"
