Lion Vega’s dream of making music stopped in 1998, with the advent of having a job, having a family, needing money, and no time left between any of these things. During the period leading up to 2006, Vega found a few moments to publish some tracks to MySpace, as well as have a vinyl recording […]
Sarantos: “First 5 Seconds” – love at first sight!
The single “First 5 Seconds”, is a fine showcase of Sarantos’ maturation as both musician and a human with heart and soul. Beautiful poetic expression forms the foundation of the collection of Sarantos’ works, and it just continues here. I especially love the instrumental. But more than anything I love the sound and quality of […]
Emerald Suspension – each track on offer is identified by its own singular and distinguished sound
Minneapolis collective Emerald Suspension is the experimental art collective that combined stock market and economic data to make experimental music on their album, “Playing the Market”. Their creative spirit now takes on new life with their second full length album, “DIVINATION”. If you took all the sweet-greasy-tasty bits of techno, big beat, industrial, punk and rock and […]
Donald Wiles: “UoSOnSO” induces auditory euphoria
Maybe it’s the crystal-clear keyboard sound Donald Wiles has on the Hammond B3 Organ and Baby Grand Piano, or maybe it’s the spread-wide approach he and Dennis Wiles takes to the accompaniment, or maybe it’s just all the compacted wisdom and joy written into the arrangement of “UoSOnSO”, but something about this jazz and blues […]
Low Saturation: “Dust” is bold and adventurous
Low Saturation is an electronic alternative rock band from St. Petersburg, Russia. The band consists of Dmitry Promohov (Composer, Lyrics) and Sergei Ustinov (Vocals). The project has recently released its double sided single entitled “Dust” which is backed by the instrumental “Gray Shaded Days”. Low Saturation is a complex but not too complicated group, who […]
Merv Pinny: “OB (can you hear the children cry)” will move you!
New Zealand rock composer and singer, Merv Pinny, has been playing music since he was 10. At 15 he left school to work on a farm during the day, and to play music at night. This led to him achieving a Top 20 single, plus nominations for ‘Best Country Rock Album’ at the New Zealand […]
Inactive Spaz: “Bread” – genius or madness?
Inactive Spaz’s style is minimalist in every way – minimal allegorical lyrics, minimal production, minimal photos, and minimal graphics. But in a way, less is much better. Inactive Spaz is probably one of the better discoveries of 2017. It’s difficult to describe how the music and words fit so well. Let’s be honest; for most […]
UK Songwriting Contest and Billboard Starmaker Winner Jamie Parsons
Jamie Parsons is a Roanoke, VA native, a musician and songwriter. He was a Semi-Finalist Winner in the 2015 UK Songwriting Contest for “Last Call”, Winner of the 2014 Billboard Starmaker Award for “Last Call”, and moreover, 3 Time Winner in the Billboard World Song Contest for the songs “Get Right”, “We’re Done”, “How It Used To Be”. […]
Drone Flesh: “Potential Paradox” – a collection of genre-hopping selections
Swiss producer Drone Flesh has established himself as one of the scene’s most promising low-end warriors within the broad spectrum of bass music producers around today. Garnering some serious attention last year for his harrowing, gruesome brand of blended dubstep, techno and complextro, Drone Flesh’s penetrating sound is deftly represented on his new EP release, “Potential Paradox”. And although Drone […]
Trae Byrnes: “Why You So LOUD” – a mixtape that harnesses the power of this band
If you like loud, challenging, genre defying bands, Trae Byrnes is right for you. The music is diverse while staying on the indie and alternative rock side – highly inventive and thrill-inducing. Trae Byrnes has all the power, energy, and emotion you’d come to expect from the aforementioned genres, with the added bonus of layers […]
