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 […]
The Gibb Collective: “Please Don’t Turn Off The Lights” – outstanding orchestrated arrangements
The Gibb Collective is a musical tribute, and a family legacy. On the input of Maurice’s daughter, Samantha, the children of Andy, Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb have found a new way to honor their fathers through breathing new life into the more than memorable Bee Gee classics of the 60’s and 70’s. And what […]
Moo-You: “#IAMMOOYOU” – pavement-splitting instrumentals!
Born in 1985 and raised in Houston, Texas with a great respect and love for music of all genres. Some of Moo-You’s biggest influences musically are 2pac, Nas, Scarface, Mary J Blige, Outkast, Michael Jackson, Eminem, and Bun-B. We see the same things in “#IAMMOOYOU” that we saw in Moo-You’s previous efforts: amazing beats that literally […]
Animate I: “The Love That You Are” – it’s strong, and it’s captivating
There’s a collective word for this subgenre of music- shoegazer. Reportedly, the name came about because many of the bands had such little stage presence that they didn’t do much beyond playing their instruments and staring at their feet. For Animate I that name feels wrong, at least for this listener; this is very atmospheric […]
Anomalous Leaf: “Ellipsis” – a quietly masterful and emotionally rich work
Irfan Azam, alias Anomalous Leaf, is the kind of artist that you think about in terms of scale. There is the sheer size of his songs – the “Sojourner” mini-suite has a fifteen minute playing time – but also the size of the music’s scope and ambition on his latest album “Ellipsis”. The album gives […]
Announcing Shazam integration with Sharetapes for interactive mixtapes
Sharetapes is proud to announce integration with Shazam, one of the world’s most popular apps. By integrating new scannable Shazam Codes into the product, Sharetapes can now be played through the Shazam mobile app. Sharetapes are credit card-sized mixtapes for smartphones and tablets—allowing brands, artists and event organizers to share cloud-based music, video and other […]
Discrete: “Livin’ at Manboo” – living in a four-square-meter box with a screen and computer
The Stockholm based electronic artist August “Discrete” Ramberg says he grew up knowing that he would be a creator. Being inspired by both new and old electronic music he started writing and producing his own music at fourteen, and at twenty he felt that it was time to launch his solo career with the name […]
