Sleep Party People - I'm Not Human At All
Sleep Party People is the alias of musician Brian Batz, hailing from Denmark. Sleep Party People was formed in 2008 as a project of Brian Batz, influenced by artists like Boards Of Canada, David Lynch and Erik Satie, starting a unique proposal of the Danish music scene. Since its beginning, the one-man project has been characterized by wearing rabbit masks in his photoshoots and live performances. Of course, Rabbit Voices. Contrary to the misconception that Sleep Party People is a band, Brian Batz is the sole member of Sleep Party People. Kaspar Kaae, Jacob Høegh, Ask Bock, Casper Hegstrup, Anders Stig Møller, Hans Hvidberg, Per Lyhne, Rasmus Lindahl, Line Felding, and Frederik Thybo have all performed with Batz in live shows. Batz explains in an interview with Motion Pikczer, "It's a bunch of good friends that's playing with me. So, it's not a band, it's just me and my bunnies, in a way." Quickly gaining acceptance, Sleep Party People was featured in Soundvenue, a magazine covering the Danish music scene. After this, the record label Neh-Owh Records chose two of his songs to be featured in a compilation EP. In the end of 2009, Batz signed with the label A:larm Music. In 2010, he released his self-titled debut album with 10 songs. With this success, Batz was featured in Dutch and British magazines. In April 2012, Sleep Party People released a new album titled, We Were Drifting On a Sad Song. In 2013, they toured the United Kingdom. In 2013, Batz traveled to San Francisco to start to craft the third album in the company of producers Jeff Saltzman and Mikael Johnston. Batz recorded and wrote everything there and returned to Denmark with a nearly finished album. The album, Floating, was released in Scandinavia and Asia on May 30, 2014, and worldwide on June 2, 2014.
Sleep Party People was signed by Joyful Noise Recordings in February 2017.
Studio albums
Sleep Party People (2010)
No. Title Length
1. "In The Morning Sun We Stand" 1:41
2. "Our Falling Snow" 3:22
3. "10 Feet Up" 4:02
4. "Notes To You" 3:11
5. "An Iris Pseudocorus" 3:49
6. "The Dwarf And The Horse" 3:11
7. "A Sweet Song About Love" 2:52
8. "Third Drawer Down" 4:11
9. "I'm Not Human At All" 6:29
10. "Everything Has An End" 9:18
Total length: 42:05
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We Were Drifting On a Sad Song (2012)
No. Title Length
1. "A Dark God Heart" 4:34
2. "Chin" 4:32
3. "We Were Drifting On a Sad Song" 4:57
4. "Melancholic Fog" 3:22
5. "Heavy Burden" 4:48
6. "Gazing At the Moon" 4:35
7. "Heaven Is Above Us" 3:54
8. "Things Will Disappear Like Tears in the Rain" 6:00
9. "The City Light Died" 6:36
Total length: 43:18
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Floating (2014)
No. Title Length
1. "Change In Time" 3:51
2. "Floating Blood of Mine" 4:30
3. "A Stranger Among Us" 4:20
4. "In Another World" 4:07
5. "Death is the Future" 3:08
6. "I See the Sun, Harold" 4:05
7. "I See the Moon" (feat. Lisa Light) 7:50
8. "Only A Shadow" 4:31
9. "Scattered Glass" 4:28
Total length: 40:47
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Lingering (2017)
No. Title Length
1. "Figures" 4:14
2. "The Missing Steps" 3:55
3. "Fainting Spell" 3:35
4. "Salix and His Soil" 4:08
5. "Lingering Eyes" 4:31
6. "Dissensions" (feat. Luster) 4:12
7. "Limitations" 3:01
8. "The Sound of His Daughter" 4:05
9. "The Sun Will Open Its Core" 3:47
10. "We Are There Together" (feat. Beth Hirsch) 4:11
11. "Odd Forms" 4:06
12. "Vivid Dream" 5:06
Total length: 48:51
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Lingering Pt. II (2018)
No. Title Length
1. "4th Drawer Down" 3:33
2. "The Mind Still Travels" 4:10
3. "The Fallen Barriers Parade" 3:45
4. "Moving Cluster" 4:56
5. "Renhoh 93" 1:27
6. "Outcast Gatherings" 3:37
7. "Push the Walls Aside" 3:57
8. "Towering Trees" 3:19
9. "Echoing Childhood" 4:31
Total length: 33:15
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Singles
"A Dark God Heart" (2010)
"Remixes" (2011)
"Chin" (2012)
"Gazing At the Moon" (2012)
"In Another World" (2014)
"Floating Blood of Mine" (2014)
"The Missing Steps" (2017)
"Fainting Spell" (2017)
"The Sun Will Open Its Core" (2017)
"4th Drawer Down" (2018)
"The Mind Still Travels" (2018)
"The Fallen Barriers Parade" (2018)
"Moving Cluster" (2018)
"Renhoh 93" (2018)
"Outcast Gatherings" (2018)
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The Current wrote: "As band names go, Sleep Party People is pretty apt. This Danish five-piece – who wear rabbit masks on stage to overcome shyness – create music for the early hours, when you're about to go to sleep but you've got a nice mug of tea to finish first. Combining a love of ambient music and old instruments, Sleep Party People draw on the post-rock soundscapes of Mogwai and Sigur Ros, with pretty melodies building to brutal climaxes.
Strawberry Guy - Without You
Strawberry Guy - Without You
When Alex Stephens (A.K.A. Strawberry Guy) self-released his debut single last year, he was merely doing it out of a love for songwriting. What he wasn’t expecting was a million Youtube streams and an avid fanbase. Now, the South-Wales born, Liverpool-based songwriter is ready to release a full EP of his compelling, lushly produced dream-pop.
Born outside Cardiff, Strawberry Guy moved to Liverpool to study music and grow as a writer. ‘I knew that it was a very artistic city with all it’s creative history, it seemed like the perfect place to move to.’ he says. Whether it’s playing keyboards in The Orielles or just being part of the city’s growing musical scene, Alex plays music for the love of music, something that heavily translates into his adept songwriting.
‘I put out the first single ‘Without You’ on Soundcloud not really expecting much from it.’ he explains, speaking to us about his journey to this release. ‘To actually have a fanbase now from it is surprising and amazing.’ These passionate supporters are already strong in number & character and Youtube is becoming increasingly filled with various fan-made videos for his tracks.
The intense emotional feel of the tracks he writes is down to Alex’s songwriting process, recording the entire EP in his bedroom & producing it himself. ‘I feel that it’s important to me to only write/record when you’re channeling some kind of emotion, so I would only work on it when I was in the right mood to do so.’ He answers when asked about the isolated environment into which he put himself for the recording process.
Much of the inspiration for Alex’s work comes from experience rather than other artists. ‘When something significant happens to me, all I want to do is make music.’ In terms of musical touchstones however, there’s the obvious dream-pop contemporaries such as Beach House and Weyes Blood, coupled with great songwriters of old like Nat King Cole or Harry Nillson. Sonically, a blend of orchestral & synthesized melodies layer together to act as a platform for his heartfelt lyrics.
Opener ‘Without You’ is a fine example of this, a break-up song of sorts, with an infectious keyboard melody and swirling synths over which Alex contemplates whether it’s even possible to find lasting love. The lyrics ‘Do you really have to talk about the things you do with him? Do you really have to talk about your love?’ hit particulary heavily.
Contrast this with the final track, the titular ‘Taking My Time To Be’, a powerful song of self-discovery. Beginning with downtempo piano and drums, the song breaks out into a saxophone and synth solo that wouldn’t go amiss on a Badalamenti soundtrack. ‘The song is about me learning to be comfortable with myself, but then wondering if I’ll be accepted for being myself’ Alex imparts. It’s a fitting closer to a EP driven by emotion and experience.
Currently playing his live shows with a full band of ‘berries’ he’s hoping to get a full tour going, and says this is just the beginning. ‘I won’t stop making music, I can’t help but just write, it’s something that I have to do. An album will be coming at some point, I can say that for sure.’
Hawai I'm Still Here
Early in the morning
It was a Saturday
I could have sworn you were seen in my dream, but it faded away
I'm a page in a phone book
Have a few calls to me
I've got far more names, and I'm almost out of change
I'm running around in circles
Try to break away
I can only stay in one more bed
But I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here
There is a dark heading
With the job I'm in
I'm gonna leave it bound with all my wasted time
You were the last one to go
You were the last one to go
I'm a little bit late, but there's something you should know
I have my opinions
I keep them to myself
I never learned to live with someone else
I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here
I'm still here
Hawai - I'm Still Here
1. Hawai is a band not a state
2. When one hears the word HAWAI, a thought enters their mind: sunshine, rain, vacation, relaxing, honeymoon, all-inclusive resorts, beaches, volcanoes, coffee, luau’s, palm trees…all of which you would use to describe the 50th state admitted to the union. However, when you listen to the sounds of the band HAWAI, it’s a tad bit trickier to pin point exactly how you feel. It’s familiar but fresh, unique but still recognizable, bright yet strikingly emotional. HAWAI is five long time friends and brothers. They grew up in Orange County, and from a very young age began writing music together. They have been in and out of bands, crossed genres from hard-core to folk, lived in different cities, different states, and as of a few years ago, they’ve all reconnected and are now playing what feels most natural to them. They’ve entered a fresh start to our music venture, one of which there is confidence and excitement.
3. The band currently practices in Dana Point, CA in Jake’s garage and still chooses Coors Light over fancy beer. The sounds of HAWAI are fitting to their environment. You hear the calming ocean and the chaos of the traffic. They are set to release their debut 5-track EP, produced by Lars Stalfors (Cold War Kids, Deap Vally) in early 2016. Until then, catch them live at a show. Maybe one day when one hears the word HAWAI, a thought will enter their mind not of palm trees, not of luau’s, but of a band from California.
4. Hawai is Jake Pappas, Jared Slaybaugh, Matt Gillen, Jesse Dorman, and Jack Rose.
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Bedroom Lullaby | Kisses In the Rain
Formed in 2012 Satin Jackets is the brainchild of German producer Tim Bernhardt. Having enjoyed success through the late 90s and 00s producing house music under a variety of different aliases, Tim launched Satin Jackets as a vehicle to finally explore his lifelong love of disco.
Inspired by the clean productions of artists like CHIC and studio genius Trevor Horn, Tim set to reintroduce that polish and sheen back into the modern disco scene. “I had always been fascinated by how glossy people like Nile Rogers made their music,” Tim explains. “It always sounded like the musical equivalent of a fashion magazine’s cover. I’d been making more underground music for a while but really wanted to go in totally the other direction and create a really smooth, polished sound.”
The result was ‘You Make Me Feel Good’, a sublimely laidback slice of Balearic House that introduced Satin Jackets to the world. Released on storied Belgian label Eskimo Recordings, who had previously helped launch the careers of artists like Aeroplane and Lindstrom, the single quickly established Tim as one to watch amongst the thriving nu-disco scene.
Following on from this auspicious debut a string of acclaimed singles, and remixes for some of the genre’s biggest names including Goldroom and Blank & Jones, would regularly emerge from Tim’s remote forest studio. Whilst the face behind Satin Jackets may have remained a mystery his warm sound was fast becoming very familiar to music lovers around the world.
Firmly established as one of Eskimo’s flagship artists Tim would define the Satin Jackets’ sound with his debut album ‘Panorama Pacifico’ in 2016. Featuring collaborations with artists including Scavenger Hunt, NTEIBINT and Marble Sounds the album won praise from the likes of Mixmag, DJ Mag and Groove, led to gigs around the world and to date has been streamed on Spotify more than 30 million times.
Never one to rest on his laurels though Tim has continued to refine the Satin Jackets’ sound. Following the success of ‘Panorama Pacifico’ he’s steadily built up a close-knit family of collaborators including British singers David Harks and Emma Brammer and US vocalist Niya Wells, and continued to go from strength to strength with singles such as ‘Northern Lights’ and ‘Mirage’ all clocking up millions of plays.
With album number 2 scheduled for release in early 2019 Tim can’t wait for people to hear the new record. “Even in just the last couple of years I’ve really made some big changes to how I produce music. Compared to the first album you could say that everything under the hood has changed,” he explains. “Every day, with every production I’m learning new things and when I listen to these new tracks, the depth in the mixes, the clarity, I like to think of the new album as Satin Jackets but in 3D. “
From wanting to recreate the sound of magazine covers to appearing on them, the past few years has been quite some journey for the still enigmatic producer, but despite the ever-growing army of fans from every corner of the world Tim remains grounded. Hidden away in the unlikely surroundings of one of Germany’s ancient forests, out of sight but fully in control, Tim is producing music that reflects the glamour and glitz of 70s Manhattan, artfully updated for the 21st century.
Oliver Koletzki - Bring Me Home (Original Mix)
Oliver Koletzki first started producing music in the eighties with a Commodore 64. At aged 13, he started taking guitar and piano lessons. His inspirations were Breakdance and Hip Hop music of the early nineties.
It sounds like a fairy tale. In 2005 29-year old OLIVER KOLETZKI presses 500 copies of his underground hit "Der Mückenschwarm". One of those white labels lands in Sven Väth's record bag and whenever he plays the track, the people go wild. Shortly after techno-king Väth signs the track on his techno empire Cocoon. "Der Mückenschwarm", already considered as a techno classic - becomes the best sold techno record of 2005, the best ever selling record on Cocoon and OLIVER KOLETZKI gets voted best newcomer of the year in prestigious Groove magazine.
But one would be fooled to think that this was the start of Oliver's musical career. Since he was 12 years old, OLIVER KOLETZKI has been deeply infected with the production of music. He starts out by programming Hip-Hop beats on the C64, but quickly falls in love with more electronic sounds like breakdance and synthie-pop that he produces on the first Amiga computers. When he turns 18, he also starts to DJ in his hometown of Braunschweig and quickly becomes a regular DJ in the local clubs. In 2000 he decides to move to Berlin to study music – and the excessive Berlin nightlife. He promptly lands himself DJ gigs in smaller clubs and bars, but with the release of his first record, things change for the better. In the summer of 2005 he starts to play festivals, gets booked into the most prestigious clubs all over the world and gets asked to remix the likes of Rockers Hi-Fi, Client or Cassius. However, while superstardom is lurking around every corner, Oliver stays down to earth: "I have been making music for nearly twenty years now. That provides me with a stable base for not going nuts. Basically, I am still doing the same that I have been doing for years now: making music during the week and playing out on the weekends, even if it is on a slightly different level now."
In October 2005, while still riding on the success of his debut single, Oliver directly realises one of his dreams: to have his own label. He founds Stil vor Talent, a label dedicated to pushing new artists and creating a platform for a huge variation of quality electronic dance music – from minimal techno to squeaky house to pop music. "From the beginning I wanted to give people the same chance that I've had and offer them a platform to release their music. However: the quality of the music is above everything else. Firstly, I have to like it", Oliver comments on the philosophy of his label. And he is a workaholic. He still spends hours and hours listening to demo tracks and goes out to see people play live in small clubs. Up until now, Stil vor Talent can look back on over 40 releases that include Oliver’s first artist album "Get Wasted", the über-hit "3 Tage Wach" or Oliver's latest masterpiece: his electronically influenced pop album "Großstadtmärchen".
OLIVER KOLETZKI seems to have a nose for commercial success out of the underground, which Lützenkirchens ironic afterhour manifest "3 Tage Wach" is the best example for: the track becomes the best-sold techno track of 2008. In 2009 Oliver continues this success story with the release of his album "Großstadtmärchen" – an electro-pop album featuring national and international big names such as Mieze Katz (MIA), Axel Bosse or Die Raketen as well as many newcomers such as singers Juli Holz, Pyur and Fran. With "Großstadtmärchen" Oliver has managed to achieve what only few techno producers manage can do: to produce a pop album with club credibility. The singles "Hypnotized" and "U-Bahn" get nationwide airplay on the radio and when Oliver plays them in the club people sing along to the lyrics.
But he wouldn't be OLIVER KOLETZKI if he didn't want to perform the album live on stage as well. In the summer 2009 he founds his band The Koletzkis with many of his old friends and the singer Fran. They have already played live at Bar 25, Watergate and Lido in Berlin as well as in Leipzig, Bern, Hamburg, Vienna and many other cities. For 2009 they have big plans: in the summer they will play the big festivals and will put Oliver’s music out there – from the clubs into the concerts halls, from the beach raves to the open-airs.
Label manager, producer, DJ, bandleader: above all this, Oliver still manages to fill the clubs around the world and make people smile to his energetic DJ sets. Be in the best clubs of Europe such as London's Fabric, Berlin's Berghain or around the rest of the world: Oliver knows how to perform and connect with his audience. In March 2010 Oliver will do another Australia tour, he will tour South America again and play the infamous Thai Break festival. While rehearsing with The Koletzkis and signing new hot artists for his label Stil vor Talent, OLIVER KOLETZKI is already working on his next album. There is really no stopping him in 2010!
TwoThirds & Feint - Epiphany (ft. Veela)
I took, I took your memories x9
Forced amensia
An epiphany won't see yaaaa
Forced amensia
An epiphany won't see yaaaa
Forced amensia
An epiphany won't see yaaaa
He's remembered everything now I'm dead
I took, I took your memories x21
He's been tossing and turning all day in his bed
Trying to remember all the things I said
Forced amensia
An epiphany won't see yaaaa
I didn't even look twice at his bleeding head
After all the unspeakable things he said
Forced amensia
An epiphany won't see yaaaa
It's been a week and I can't get it out my head
How he lost his mind when he fought instead
Forced amensia
An epiphany won't see yaaaa
Pounding on my front door, wait, I thought he'd forget
He's remembered everything now I'm dead
Now I'm dead
He's remembered everything now I'm dead
Forced amensia
An epiphany won't see yaaaa
Forced amensia
An epiphany won't see yaaaa
Forced amensia
An epiphany won't see yaaaa
He's remembered everything now I'm dead
He's remembered everything now I'm dead
I took, I took your memories x8
Forced amensia
An epiphany won't see yaaaa
Forced amensia
An epiphany won't see yaaaa
Forced amensia
An epiphany won't see yaaaa
He's remembered everything now I'm dead
He's remembered everything now I'm dead
He's been tossing and turning all day in his bed
Trying to remember all the things I said
Forced amensia
An epiphany won't see yaaaa
I didn't even look twice at his bleeding head
After all the unspeakable things he said
Forced amensia
An epiphany won't see yaaaa
It's been a week and I can't get it out my head
How he lost his mind when he fought instead
Forced amensia
An epiphany won't see yaaaa
Pounding on my front door, wait, I thought he'd forget
He's remembered everything now I'm dead
Now I'm dead
He's remembered everything now I'm dead
He's been tossing and turning all day in his bed
Trying to remember all the things I said
Forced amensia
An epiphany won't see yaaaa
I didn't even look twice at his bleeding head
After all the unspeakable things he said
Forced amensia
An epiphany won't see yaaaa
It's been a week and I can't get it out my head
How he lost his mind when he fought instead
Forced amensia
An epiphany won't see yaaaa
Pounding on my front door, wait, I thought he'd forget
He's remembered everything now I'm dead
Now I'm dead
He's remembered everything now I'm dead
Fox Stevenson - Something -
Something
Something
Something
Something
Gotta be something
Or nothing
I'm not sure either way
I just can't help feeling I'm lost
Everyday
(Something)
(Gotta be something)
(Something)
(Gotta be something)
Gotta be something
Or nothing
I'm not sure either way
I just can't help feeling I'm lost
Everyday
Something
Gotta be something
I just can't help feeling I'm lost
Everyday
(Something)
(Gotta be something)
(Something)
(Gotta be something)
Something
Stanley Stevenson Byrne (born 25 January 1993),[2] better known by his stage name Fox Stevenson (formerly Stan SB), is an English singer-songwriter, DJ and producer of bass music. He has released ten EP's under Fox Stevenson, one under Stan SB, and has been featured on two compilations under Stan SB and seventeen under the name of Fox Stevenson. Stevenson's interest in electronic music production began in the early 2000s, when he made his first release on the website Newgrounds. He was 15–16 years old when he created his first vocal track. He later rose to prominence through the YouTube--based music community Liquidcity, where Cloudhead, one of his earliest tracks as Stan SB, was featured. His works are also published to the audio distribution platform Soundcloud since 2012, under the alias Stan SB and from 2013 under the alias Fox Stevenson. In 2013, he released an EP titled Endless, the title track of which has since gained over 1.6 million listens on SoundCloud. In 2014, he announced the launch of his own record label, Cloudhead Records, under which he released an EP titled All This Time in the same year. In July 2014, Stevenson released Throwdown, an EP accompanied by a live online premiere. In August 2015, he released a collaboration on Spinnin' Records with UK EDM artist Curbi, titled Hoohah. He signed with the dubstep label Disciple in March 2016 and in April 2016 released his first EP on the label, No Fox Given. On 12th September 2016, Fox Stevenson released a single titled Rocket on Disciple for the Alliance, Vol. 3 EP.
His debut album, Killjoy, was released on 18 October 2019. Stevenson is particularly known for creating liquid drum & bass, house and dubstep tracks. However, he is keen to experiment with many musical genres, stating that "there are tonnes of intricacies to each and every genre."
Peggy Gou - 'It Makes You Forget (Itgehane)'
I surrender to the blue air
푸른 공기에 나는 항복한다
It makes a wave in me
It 은 내 안에 물결을 만들고
Only this tremble that seems invisible
보이지 않게 보이는 이 떨림 만이
I brush the dust of the world
속세의 먼지를 털어주네
Floating in it and locked
그안에 뜨고 잠겨
Greet the morning
아침을 맞이하네
Flow is at the mouth
Flow 는 내입가에
Make a smile
미소를 만들고
Let me forget all the chaotic worlds (forget)
혼란스러운 세상사 모두 잊게하네 (잊게하네)
Let me forget all the chaotic worlds (forget)
혼란스러운 세상사 모두 잊게하네 (잊게하네)
They talk and grow old
그들은 이야기 하고 늙어가니
I am tired
나는 도도해 지련다
I like to laugh now
지금은 웃기를 좋아하고
Whisper to me
나에게 속삭인다
I surrender to the blue air
푸른 공기에 나는 항복한다
It makes a wave in me
It 은 내안에 물결을 만들고
Only this tremble that seems invisible
보이지 않게 보이는 이 떨림 만이
I brush the dust of the world
속세의 먼지를 털어주네
Floating in it and locked
그안에 뜨고 잠겨
Greet the morning
아침을 맞이하네
Flow is at the mouth
Flow 는 내입가에
Make a smile
미소를 만들고
Makes you forget
잊게하네
Makes you forget
잊게하네
Source: Musixmatch
Peggy Gou is a Berlin based Korean artist. Through a regular stream of high quality mixes she has begun to turn heads in underground circles. Sitting somewhere between Detroit, London and Berlin in sound, her DJ sets are a assured, kinetic combination..
Peggy Gou is a Berlin based Korean artist. Through a regular stream of high quality mixes she has begun to turn heads in underground circles. Sitting somewhere between Detroit, London and Berlin in sound, her DJ sets are a assured, kinetic combination of dark, pulsing house and techno, broken beats and abstract compositions.
Regular studio sessions have been fertile and her first release, a double EP ‘September War’ will appear on Matt Radio Slave Edwards dominant Rekids imprint in early 2016. Peggy also has several highly conceptual tracks lined up for a host of other labels.
Peggy is already showing signs of becoming a highly unique and singular artist as she embarks on her journey into music.
Sasio - Hey Mortyyy
You have to get us the fuck out of here
These people are backward savages
Come with me into the forest
There is something I wish to teach you.
Ricky Ticky Tacky Yeahhhh!!
Come with me into the forest
Holy shit Brain!!!
Nelver - White Clouds -
Eugene, who also goes by Nelver , was born in 1989 in a small provincial town in the Bryansk region of Russia. His love for music started around age three, while he was in kindergarten. His intense interest in the musical arts drove his urge to study music. Eugene learned to love the piano after studying music in school for six years. His passion for the beautiful sounds that emanate from this classic instrument continue to influence his musical productions to this day. In 2004, Eugene developed a fascination with electronic music. After much experimentation, he found that the drum and bass genre suited his style best. Nelver releases come in digital format, as well as on CD and vinyl. Buy releases is available at all known major online stores. Also Nelver is the author of a Celsius podcast, which presents exclusive tracks from artists from around the world are preparing for release on Celsius Recordings.
Mojoman - Nymbo -
Mojoman aka Oli Lichtblau. Music producer & musician from Stuttgart / Germany. I made my debut in 1998 as a producer and part of the German hip hop act „Doc Brown“.
I Graduated in 2000 at the SAE Institute, Munich/Germany with an Audio Engineering Diploma. In the early 2000s I produced/co-produced songs for Dave Mendoza, RfrmHouse & AnnX. Founded the record label MOJOMAN RECORDS in 2008 and released the album „PianoPop“ with Florian Fries the same year. In 2009 we released „Berlin“ with TCHAP. Beside producing music I am working as a sound engineer & sound designer for tv-shows as well. I worked together with international artists like Jennifer Lopez, Anastacia, Phil Collins, Chris de Burgh and many many more.
NTR Podium: Lavinia Meijer speelt Philip Glass -
Lavinia Meijer (born February 12, 1983) is a South Korean-born Dutch harpist. When she was 11 years old, Lavinia was accepted by Erika Waardenburg to study at the Young Talent Department of the Utrecht Conservatory. She graduated cum laude from the Utrecht Conservatory in 2003 and obtained a master's degree in Music (also cum laude) in 2005 from the Amsterdam Conservatory. For her master's degree Lavinia studied under, among others, Jana Bouskova, Isabelle Moretti, Daphne Boden, Natalia Shameyva, Emilia Moskvitina, Maria Graf, Skaila Kanga and Susann McDonald. She also took a jazz course from the jazz harpist Park Stickney and lessons on interpretation with Theo Olof (violin), Walter van Hauwe (recorder) and Willem Brons (piano). Besides studying the standard harp repertoire, she also followed masterclasses with musicians practicing other instruments, such as Willem Brons (piano),Anner Bijlsma (Cello), Theo Olof (violin) and Ton Koopman (harpsichord). Lavinia has performed in Europe, Asia and North America. She has played as a soloist with orchestras, such as the Residentie Orkest, the Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Radio Chamber Orchestra and the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. She was invited to play during festivals such as the Grachtenfestival Amsterdam, the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival and a number of World Harp Congresses. Lavinia is also a regular substitute for various orchestras, including the Residentie Orkest and the Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest. As a featured soloist, she also appeared on several radio programs and TV shows with renowned orchestras. She made her debut in Carnegie Hall, New York City in December 2007, where she was invited to perform a harp solo-evening. Her broad interests have also led her to experiment with jazz, pop music, and modern classics: in 2012, she released an album with works from Philip Glass that she transcribed for harp and which was approved by Glass himself. The album immediately rose to the top of the Dutch rock charts and Meijer often plays these pieces during candle-lit, acoustic concerts. In 2014, Lavinia released "Passaggio", which consisted of pieces by the Italian composer/pianist Ludovico Einaudi and is critically acclaimed everywhere. Lavinia Meijer has won a large number of prizes. She won the first prize at the Prinses Christina Competition (1997), the Stichting Jong Muziek Talent Nederland (1996,1998), the Nederlands Harp Competition (1997, 2004) and the Vriendenkrans contest from the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam (2005). In 2007, Lavinia was awarded the Fellowship from the Borletti-Buitoni Trust in London, as well as the MeesPierson Award at the Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) together with violinist Tjeerd Top.
Aikyo. Cajita de musica. Granada. Hang, Bells, Flauta & Chelo
My Favourite Things - John Coltrane
John Coltrane - Equinox (Original) -
John Coltrane was an acclaimed American saxophonist, bandleader and composer, becoming an iconic figure of 20th-century jazz with albums like 'Giant Steps,' 'My Favorite Things' and 'A Love Supreme.' John Coltrane was born on September 23rd, 1926, in Hamlet, North Carolina and died on July 17th, 1967 (Aged only 40 years old). Coltrane helped pioneer the use of modes and was at the forefront of free jazz. Over the course of his career, Coltrane's music took on an increasingly spiritual dimension. He remains one of the most influential saxophonists in music history. He received many posthumous awards, including a Pulitzer Prize in 2007, His second wife was pianist/harpist Alice Coltrane, Their children Ravi Coltrane, Oran Coltrane and John Coltrane Jr are all musicians.
Brian Culbertson "Morning Walk" Official Video -
Brian Culbertson (born January 12, 1973) is an American contemporary jazz/R&B/funk musician, instrumentalist, producer and performer from Decatur, Illinois, United States. His instruments include the synthesizer, piano, trombone, drums, bass, trumpet, euphonium and percussion. . As a child, he was musically skilled, having started playing piano at age 8, drums at 9, trombone at 10, bass in 7th grade, euphonium in high school and more. As a boy, he would also make his own "songs" with various equipment until he saved enough money for a 14" color monitor and Macintosh IIci. Growing up, he listened to Sting, The Yellowjackets, George Duke, David Foster, Marcus Miller, David Sanborn, Chicago, and Earth, Wind and Fire. He attended and graduated MacArthur High School, where his father was a music teacher. He then moved to Chicago where he attended DePaul University. It was in college that he actually started working on a CD, gathering a group of musicians, recording a demo tape and sending it to the only person he knew in Los Angeles, Bud Harner, who would get him his first record deal. Although heavily influenced by funk, Culbertson also works with many other musicians in the R&B and jazz arena, often as a composer and arranger. Culbertson is credited with working with Maurice White, Bootsy Collins, Ledisi, Musiq Soulchild, Larry Graham, Avant, Faith Evans, Kenny Lattimore, Vivian Green, Stokley Williams from Mint Condition, Rahsaan Patterson, Noel Gourdin, Brian McKnight, Ray Parker Jr, Boney James, Chris Botti, Earl Klugh, Dave Koz, Pter White, Richard Elliot, Jeff Lorber, Michael Lington and legendary A&M Records composer and producer Herb Alpert. Culbertson has written and produced over 28 #1 contemporary smooth singles on the R&R, Gavin and Billboard Radio charts. Singles include "So Good" and "On My Mind" from Secrets, "Get It On" and "All About You" from Nice & Slow, "Hookin' Up" and "Let's Get Started" from It's on Tonight, "Always Remember" from Bringing Back The Funk, "That's Life" from XII, "Your Smile" from Dreams, "Think Free" from LIVE - 20th Anniversary Tour, "Been Around The World" from Funk! in addition to many more with other artists such as Norman Brown, Bob James, Dave Koz, Eric Marienthal, Rick Braun, Steve Cole, Eric Darius and Michael Lington.
In 2013, he announced on his blog that he was working on his fourteenth album, the album Another Long Night Out was released on February 25, 2014 and was going to revisit his earlier roots in contemporary jazz. In 2015, he released a second live album "20th Anniversary Tour" while performing at jazz club Yoshi's and, subsequently, he also released a solo piano album for yoga and meditation. Brian released his 15th album in 2016, Funk! which was followed up with a world tour. In September 2017, Culbertson announced his Indiegogo campaign for his Colors of Love album, released on February 14th, 2018. The Colors of Love tour was a U.S. tour lasting from March 2018 to June 2018. Culbertson has received numerous awards including a 2012 NAACP Image Award nomination for Best Jazz Album; 2012 Soul Train Award nomination for Best Contemporary Jazz Artist; Winning Six (6) 2011 Oasis Smooth Jazz Awards for Best Entertainer, Best Album "XII", Best Song "That's Life", Best Keyboardist, Best Male Artist and Best Collaboration "w/Earl Klugh"; 2010 Canadian Smooth Jazz Award for Best International Artist; 2010 American Smooth Jazz Award for Best Keyboardist; 2005 ASYM All That Jazz Award; 2001 National Smooth Jazz Award for Best Keyboardist. He has been touring steadily since the release of his first record in 1994 and has done well over 1,000 concerts around the world
Day After Day - Peter Pearson -
BIOGRAPHY
Born in London 1947, qualified as a Doctor 1970, and subsequently became a General Practitioner until retirement in 1997. He dabbled in guitar (with brother), piano, and songwriting (with sister) in an earlier life, and played keyboards in a blues band (Blue Shift) in the nineties. After retirement from medicine, Peter was then able to concentrate on his other great passion- music composition.
He completed "Music for the Media" course, obtaining a Diploma in Media Composition, and was awarded a Diploma in Music (composition) by the WMF. He achieved some notable successes in various song contests. He collaborated with and received much guidance from Nic Rowley. Several of his pieces have been published by Music Libraries, and over 200 tracks released, including a dozen albums. He is proud to be published by Mustard Music.
Peter's chief earlier influences have been Rachmaninov, Elgar, Chopin, Ray Charles, Burt Bacharach, John Barry, Francis Lai, Michel Legrand, Jobim, and Ennio Morricone; and then the great pop composers of a later era, with emotive, romantic and soul influences. More recently, he has been heavily influenced by the Chillout scene, notably Michael e.. A curiously diverse combination that may explain his equally diverse styles, that crosses the genres of Easy Listening and Chillout, with elements of Ambient, Lounge, Jazz, Blues, light Classical and Rock.His primordial need in composition is to be emotionally moved- if there is no passion there is no music. He also feels a need to share his music, and strives to compose for the enjoyment of others.
Peter's compositions are mainly instrumental. Being essentially a keyboardist, his chief materials are keyboards and a computer, with occasional use of an acoustic guitar and accordion. Peter's other passions include wine, sun, nature and his family. He lives happily in the south of France with his patient and supportive wife.
As Francis Lai once told him: when music becomes a passion, it is an outlet that helps us surmount the imponderables of life.
Ship To America - Michael E
The End of the Road - Michael E
Yellow Jersey - Michael E
Bio
I had piano lessons as a child and by my early teens developed a real passion for music when Motown hit me like a ton of bricks. I was blown away. I’d quite liked the Beatles and music in general but nothing had really connected as powerfully as Motown did. I wanted to get involved in making music with others and reproduce what I was hearing. By the time I was in my late teens I’d played with various cover bands and joined a band that toured Europe. I had a short stint with Johnny Johnston & The Bandwagon, who’d had a massive hit with “Breaking Down The Walls Of Heartache”.
Eventually I found playing covers uninspiring and was wanting to create my own music. However breaking down the covers for my band to play gave me a invaluable insight into how a track was put together, great experience for what was to come. I retired from touring and turned my energies to raising a young family. I always had a piano to hand and started to compose my own music, at first just for piano. I was itching to do full arrangements and it wasn’t until the software evolved that I could do just that. The software and the amazing sound palette that was integral allowed me flights of fancy that I couldn’t have dreamt of when music was produced on traditional instruments alone.
It was a new beginning, I was able to paint soundscapes and conjure up musical worlds that inspired me to be ever more creative and daring. In 2006 I was finally in a position to dedicate my life, full time, to my passion. Since then I’ve released 28 albums, appeared on over 2,000 compilations and loved every day. I can’t see me ever getting jaded and doing anything other than creating music. I’m always inspired by other wonderful artists I hear and as much as I’m a creator of music, I’m also a massive fan too. Music is wonderful and I’m so lucky to be a part of it.
Luca Vasta - Black Tears White Lies (Roosevelt Remix)
Right from the start
It was all or nothing
We fall apart
Couldn't take it higher
I was once your home, do you remeber?
Written in the stars, do you remeber?
Are you sure about it?
We were just so sweet, do you remember?
I thought it'll last forever
Are we sure about it?
Oh we have to let it go
It's so hard to carry on
We could be the sweetest thing on earth
Oh we have to let it go
I breathe you in
You hear my crying
Can't see no lie
Which one could be better
I was once your home, do you remeber?
Written in the stars, do you remeber?
Are you sure about it?
Are you sure about it?
We were just so sweet, do you remember?
I thought it'll last forever
Are we sure about it?
Oh we have to let it go
Its so hard to carry on
We could be the sweetest thing on earth
Oh we have to let it go
Cold hands, warm hearts (its so hard to carry on)
Black tears, white lies (we could be the sweetest thing on earth)
Cold hands, warm hearts (oh we have to let it go)
Black tears, white lies
Cold hands, warm hearts, black tears, white lies
Oh we have to let it go
Its so hard to carry on
We could be the sweetest thing on earth
Oh we have to let it go
Oh we have to let it go
Its so hard to carry on
We could be the sweetest thing on earth
Oh we have to let it go
Uhh...
Luca Vasta is an Italian-German singer & songwriter from Berlin. She was raised bilingual and grew up in Germany and Sicily as one of four children. She started singing at an early age. Her Italian dad introduced her to Italian music and together they often did jam sessions in the living room. This is when her passion for music was born that defines her today.
”There’s so much more to write about then Love and Break Ups. So, I traveled to Italy, sitting on a piazza everyday, watching people. I realised there’s so much more to talk about.
In 2018 Luca Vasta founded the music label „Gelato Records“ in order to release music she really loves and to be more independant. Since then, four singles and one EP has been released. Contrary to artists signed to big labels Luca keeps all the income that she receives from her releases and concerts.
“I thought if I have my own label, I could show all the different sides of me and have full creative control of everything.”
MY MUSIC?
I wrote most of my new songs in Italy. I get inspired by the nature and culture and also I’m also more productive because the internet is so slow. I don’t need a lot to write a song: A guitar or a piano and something to write lyrics on.
Infernal - Self Control(Remix) -
Oh, the night is my world
City light painted pearls
In the day nothing matters
It's the night time that flatters
In the night, no control
Through the wall something's breaking
Wearing white as you're walkin'
Down the street of my soul
You take my self, you take my self control
You got me livin' only for the night
Before the morning comes, the story's told
You take my self, you take my self control
Another night, another day goes by
I never stop myself to wonder why
You help me to forget to play my role
You take my self, you take my self control
I, I live among the creatures of the night
I haven't got the will to try and fight
Against a new tomorrow, so I guess I'll just believe it
That tomorrow never comes
A safe night, I'm living in the forest of my dream
I know the night is not as it would seem
I must believe in something, so I'll make myself believe it
That this night will never go
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
Oh, the night is my world
City light painted pearls
In the day nothing matters
It's the night time that flatters
I, I live among the creatures of the night
I haven't got the will to try and fight
Against a new tomorrow, so I guess I'll just believe it
That tomorrow never knows
A safe night, I'm living in the forest of a dream
I know the night is not as it would seem
I must believe in something, so I'll make myself believe it
That this night will never go
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control
You take my self, you take my self control ... [fade out]
Infernal (occasionally stylized with metal umlat as Infërnal) is a dance/pop group from Denmark, consisting of members Lina Rafin and Paw Lagermann. They made their Danish debut in 1997 with the release of the track "Sorti de L'enfer", and have gone on to international chart success in recent years. Their most successful single to date has been "From Paris to Berlin", which charted well in many European countries throughout 2006 and 2007. In addition to the original single, an alternate version was released in the UK titled "From London to Berlin", supporting England in the 2006 Football World Cup. Infernal have released four studio albums, with the 1998 debut album Infernal Affairs reaching double platinum sales in Denmark.
Mazzy Star "Flowers in December" live 1996 | 2 Meter Session #601 -
"Flowers In December"
Before I let you down again
I just want to see you in your eyes
I would have taken everything out on you
I only thought you could understand
They say every man goes blind in his heart
And they say everybody steals somebody's heart away
And I've got nothing more to say about it
Nothing more than you would me
Send me your flowers of your december
Send me your dreams of your candy wine
I got just one thing I can't give you
Just one more thing of mine
They say every man goes blind in his heart
They say everybody steals somebody's heart away
And I've been wondering why you let me down
And I been taking it all for granted
Mazzy Star is an American alternative rock band formed in Santa Monica, California, in 1989 from remnants of the group Opal. Founding member David Roback's friend Hope Sandoval became the group's vocalist when Kendra Smith left Opal. Mazzy Star is best known for the song "Fade into You" which brought the band some success in the mid-1990s and was the group's biggest mainstream hit, earning extensive exposure on MTV, VH1, and radio airplay. Roback and Sandoval are the creative center of the band, with Sandoval as lyricist and Roback as composer of the majority of the band's material. The band's most recent studio album, Seasons Of Your Day was released in 2013, followed by the EP Still in 2018. Mazzy Star has deep roots within the Californian Paisley Underground movement of the early 1980s.
David August - Epikur - Epikur EP (Official Video) -
BIOGRAPHY
One of the most exciting emerging voices in electronic music, David August has, at just 25 years old, continually refused to conform. He has released music on labels spanning underground hothouse Innervisions and Diynamic; remixed the likes of Max Cooper and The Acid; won 4th place in Resident Advisor’s best live acts of 2014 and 2015; embarked on a PHD in sound design; worked on politically charged music with Greek harpist and singer Sissi Rada; and performed with the 50-piece Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin for 3 consecutive sold out nights.
Active Child - Hanging On (Official Video) -
"Hanging On"
You know we can get away
Because I'm calling your name
Every day I feel this pain
But you just turn and walk away
I just can't keep hanging on
To you and me
I just don't know what is wrong
With you and me
Touch me and then turn away
Put your hands into the flame
Tell me if you feel this pain
'Cause I don't want to be a ball and chain
I just can't keep hanging on
To you and me
I just don't what is wrong
With you and me
With you and me
I just can't keep hanging on
To you and me
I just don't know what is wrong
I just can't keep hanging on
To you and me
I just don't know what is wrong
Patrick James Grossi (born May 28, 1983), better known by his stage name Active Child, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. His debut album, You Are All I See, was released in 2011 and produced by Ariel Rechtshaid, and garnered substantial reviews from media outlets like Pitchfork Media and Drowned in Sound. In 2011, Active Child opened for British musician James Blake and for the French synthpop band M83. In 2012, his song "Hanging On" was covered by English pop artist Ellie Goulding and later included on her second album, Halcyon.
Jamie Woon - Shoulda (Samy Chelly Remix) -
"Shoulda"
walked when i shoulda run
ran when i shoulda walked
and don't i know it
and don't i know it
walked when i shoulda run
and i ran when i shoulda walked
and don't i know it
and don't i know it
you get inside me
even when you went beside me
and i go into hiding
and i know i never leave it alone
'nother round of if onlys
of all the ways you can know me
how i take time going slowly
all the time that i did on my own
still i walked when i shoulda run
and i ran when i shoulda walked
and don't i know it
and don't i know it
well i walked when i shoulda run
and i ran when i shoulda walked
and don't i know it
and don't i know it
and your head's in the ocean
too deep to know where you're going
hoping time can be frozen
and you'll end up where you really belong
but the days keep on rolling
we live in different moments
and our hurt is unfolding
everyday that we do and we don't
still i walked when i shoulda run
and i ran when i shoulda walked
and don't i know it
and don't i know it
well i walked when i shoulda run
and i ran when i shoulda walked
and don't i know it
and don't i, don't i, don't i, know it
no no no no no
sign for what's been
sign for what never
the line under what's been
the line for what never
and the years are collected
i pray that we are regretless
you and i - the connected
you and i and the blood and the bone
Jamie Woon (born 29th March 1983) is a British singer, songwriter and record producer, signed to PMR Records who gained widespread acclaim in 2010 for his single, "Night Air" which was co-produced by Burial, following his previous independent release, Wayfaring Stranger EP. Woon's sound and style is described as soul inflected vocals backed by samplers and programming, or a single guitar track. He describes his music as "... R&B, it's groove-based vocal-led music ..."
Dolph - Into (Lukas Endhardt Remix)
Friendships (Original Mix) Pascal Letoublon
The french producer Pascal Letoublon is rapidly making his way up into the world of deep house. His first track ever 'Friendships' is surely his way of proving this.Relaxed and laidback vibe as well as great melodies and blissful vocals, that’s what you should expect from this young talent.
Lumidelic - Synesthesia (Original Mix)
Lumidelic - Healing Energy (Original Mix)
Lumidelic - Take a Breath (Original Mix) [SUNSETMELODIES]
Lumidelic - Through The Door (Original Mix)
Lumidelic - Ancient Amulet (Original Mix)
Maiga - Elegance (Lumidelic Remix)
South Pole - Till The Dawn (Lumidelic Remix)
Lumidelic - Magic Garden (Deep House)
Lumidelic - Celebration
Lumidelic & Skua - Hope For Tomorrow (Original Mix)
Lumidelic - Thrive (Original Mix)
Lumidelic - Riddle (Original Mix)
Lumidelic & Skua - Distant Memories (Original Mix) PMW047
Lesh & Lumidelic - Crystal Cave (Original Mix)
Lumidelic - Serenity (Original Mix)
Lumidelic - Buried In The Snow (Original Mix)
Alex H & Lumidelic - Never Too Late
Aki Amano - Northern Lights (Lumidelic remix)
Lumidelic & Emiliano Secchi - Immerse (Original Mix)
Lumidelic - Symphony Of Life (Original Mix)
Lesh Feat Mona Moua - Who Will You Be (Lumidelic Remix) PD205
Lumidelic & Jeef B - Star Field (Original Mix) [Emergent Shores]
Alberto Garcia aka Lumidelic is a Melodic Progressive House producer based in Barcelona, Spain.Lumidelic offers up a vibrant soundscape of emotive melodies, heart-throbbing progressions, smooth dreamy atmos, and a small dash of some moody melodic vibes.
Aurosonic & Frainbreeze and Katty Heath - All I Need (Progressive Mix)
We all begin
From stars and dust
We lose, we win
But still remain here
Words of love whispered slowly
And in time you arrive
All I need is here
I'll remind you
When I find you
[3x]
Dreamstate Logic - Etheric Echoes