HYPERSPACE: Best Discoveries of the Week – Episode 172
Hey Space Travellers,
Are we ready for another incredible episode of Hyperspace?
Episode 172 landed, fasten your seatbelts and get ready to depart!
Amelia Louise – “This is where the story ends”
Let’s start this new episode with “This Is Where the Story Ends”. With this single, Amelia Louise leaves behind the upbeat feel of her earlier releases in favour of something slower, heavier, and far more vulnerable. This is a break-up song, but not the dramatic kind: it’s about realizing that sometimes the healthiest move is to let someone go completely, even when staying friends seems easier.
The first thing that stands out is the vocal production. Amelia’s trademark stacked harmonies create a huge and immersive wall of sound that wraps around the listener without drowning the emotion. The slower pace gives the lyric enough room to breathe, making lines about fear, acceptance, and moving on hit with purpose.
Knowing the track was created in a homemade bedroom studio through a father-daughter collaboration makes this track incredibly genuine. Amelia also navigates the recording process with a hearing disability, which makes the precision of the vocal arrangements even more impressive.
This single is the proof that she isn’t afraid to step outside her comfort zone. It’s heartfelt, beautifully crafted, and shows a songwriter growing both emotionally and musically.
Reo Ootori – “列車で星へ”
Reo Ootori joins our latest Hyperspace episode with his debut single “Train to the Stars” (列車で星へ), with a sound style that’s all his own. This is one of those tracks that pulls you into its world without trying too hard. The song features nostalgic city-pop vibes and a dreamy production; it turns an ordinary night train ride into something truly magical. The whole thing is like a late-night escape, with the kind of atmosphere that makes you forget where you are for a minute.
There’s a real old-school charm here, with clear nods to the golden era of Japanese pop, never feeling dated, with a fresh sound and packed with heart. Reo’s years of experience behind the scenes really show through in the polished production and the way every little detail fits together.
The song also has an incredible message: it’s about escaping the daily grind, letting go of your worries for a while, and finding hope in the unknown. It’s mellow, emotional, and honestly just a vibe. If you’re into nostalgic synth-pop with a dreamy twist, this one’s definitely worth hopping aboard!
Deportee – “Black Woman Are Not Cheap”
Deportee wastes no time here making his point on “Black Woman Are Not Cheap”, a genre-blending release that merges reggae, dancehall, hip hop, and R&B into a clear statement of purpose. Sparked by a moment of media objectification, the track responds with a direct tribute to Black women while extending its message to the wider Black community through themes of pride, dignity, and respect.
The production is incredibly minimal, pairing rhythmic momentum with smooth melodic vocals so the song remains engaging as well as purposeful. Deportee’s multicultural background comes through in the way the track moves across styles, giving it a broad and borderless energy that suits its message.
Deportee doesn’t really hide behind ambiguity or overcomplication; he says exactly what he means, and that straightforwardness gives the song its strength. This single is bold and socially conscious, showing that a song can carry real meaning without losing its musical appeal.
Sowilo – “Drifting”
“Drifting” is the latest single from the Valencia-based rapper Sowilo, which delivers a raw boom bap anthem that proudly flies the flag for old-school hip-hop while keeping one foot firmly in the present. This incredible artist comes packed with talent: doubles down on heavy drums, atmospheric samples, and sharp lyricism, proving that authenticity never goes out of style.
The production instantly captures that gritty 90s flavor, but with a twist: he updates the classic formula with fresh energy, using the world of underground street racing as a clever metaphor for life, competition, and mastering the craft of MCing. The parallels between drifting through tight corners and navigating the rap game are out of this world.
The lyrics are full of confidence, brotherhood, and determination, while the hypnotic hook gives this single an extra punch that sticks in your head. Everything feels purposeful, from the hard-hitting drums to the focused delivery.
“Drifting” is the kind of record that reminds you why boom bap still hits so hard. No fake flexing here, just real bars, real beats, and pure hip-hop energy. Just dope!
Janeuary – “Undress my heart”
Janeuary has always had a thing for turning huge emotions into cinematic moments, and we can hear it from her previous releases, but “Undress My Heart” might be one of her most disarming singles here. With this production, she strips things back, letting soft piano, subtle rhythm, and wonderful vocals carry the weight. Few instruments, but it definitely hits hard.
The track feels like one of those conversations where nobody’s pretending anymore. It isn’t about grand romance; it’s about the rare kind of connection where someone sees every flaw and chooses to stay anyway. That honesty gives the song its quiet power, along with that impressive vocal delivery.
The minimalist arrangement only amplifies the unique atmosphere she’s become known for, proving that sometimes less really is more.
This single is a singular experience at first, but becomes an addiction after a second listen. It’s classy, heartfelt, and effortlessly authentic. If you’re into alternative pop that trades flash for genuine feeling, this one’s an absolute gem!
23 Fields – “I’ll See You Soon”
The older you get, the less songs about family feel like fiction, starting to sound like reminders.
That’s exactly where 23 Fields‘ latest single lands. “I’ll See You Soon” doesn’t guilt-trip you or drown itself in melodrama, but simply holds up a mirror to one of adulthood’s most uncomfortable habits: always believing there’s another weekend, another holiday, another phone call waiting somewhere down the road.
There’s something quite gutsy about writing a folk-Americana song that isn’t chasing heartbreak or romance but instead tackles the awkward regret of loving your parents while somehow never finding enough time for them.
The arrangement knows its role too: warm acoustic sounds, gentle strings, and an unhurried pace make a perfect spot in the song for the message to settle in naturally. Definitely not trying to overdo things here.. and that’s the beauty of it. It sounds like someone is finally admitting something they’ve been carrying for years.
By the time the final note fades, the song isn’t asking for applause. It’s low-key daring you to text your mum.. and honestly, that’s a pretty powerful ending.
Ray Gibbz – “Hope and Need”
Ray Gibbz brings us his latest single, “Hope and Need”: a song about pressure, ambition, and the reality of trying to build something meaningful from the ground up.
This is definitely not the kind of hip-hop song that relies on bravado. Instead, it goes direct and personal, with Gibbz sounding like someone working through real thoughts and real responsibilities in real time. You can hear a sense of tension running through the track, shaped by family, career goals, and the uncertainty that comes with trying to turn music into a future.
The track is incredibly smooth, where the bars aren’t trying to create a bigger-than-life image, but they’re focused on the cost of chasing a dream and the weight that comes with it. That kind of straightforward storytelling gives the song its strength.
The DIY production only adds to that feeling. Also, no unnecessary polish getting in the way, just a focused beat and a sincere performance. You don’t come away from this single thinking Ray Gibbz has everything figured out. You come away understanding that he’s still pushing forward, and that honesty is what makes the track stand out.
Elysian Fields – “Definition”
Elysian Fields brings us a project that doesn’t play like a forgotten 90s album resurfacing out of nostalgia, but more like a sealed message that somehow stayed emotionally intact for three decades.
“Definition” stands out immediately because it feels kind of unselfconscious. There’s no clear attempt to chase trends of its era, no pressure to be overly polished. Instead, it sits in that rare space where everything sounds like it was made because it had to exist, and not because it was engineered to compete. That alone gives it a strange kind of modern relevance.. it doesn’t feel “retro”, it just feels unique.
The band’s identity is built on balance: warm, emotional, with musicianship that supports rather than dominating. The vocal presence is incredible and definitely the protagonist in the project, but it never turns into performance-for-performance’s-sake. Everything around it, like guitars, keys, and rhythm section, feels like it’s listening as much as it’s playing.
This project holds the sound of a group briefly aligned on the same emotional frequency, capturing something complete before life inevitably moved them in different directions. Definitely worth a listen, probably more than once!
Great Adamz – “Shake”
Great Adamz drops an incredible track with Manuel Riva, ready to poison your ears with “Shake”. This isn’t “listen and reflect” music, it’s “your body already moved before your brain agreed” energy.
This song is built like a pressure cooker of rhythm: Afrohouse foundations, Latin-leaning spice, and that cool electronic polish Manuel Riva is known for. The beat doesn’t sit still for a second here.. it swells, dips, and keeps nudging you like, “go on then, move”. Great Adamz goes over it with that signature Afrobeats vocal bounce, simple hook, zero overthinking, maximum impact. “Shake” isn’t trying to be deep, it’s trying to be inevitable on a dancefloor.
The chemistry between these incredible artists is insane: Manuel Riva brings the glossy global club architecture, Great Adamz brings the street-level warmth and vocal charm. Together it feels less like a collaboration and more like two different weather systems colliding into one long and sweaty sunset.
There’s also a subtle emotional trick here too: under the rhythm and bounce, it’s pure release music. Not escape, but release. The kind of track that doesn’t ask questions, it just clears your head by force of groove.
This track will make you move, for real. Don’t come back to us saying we didn’t warn you!
Hanna Andréa – “Get Off Your Phone”
“GET OFF YOUR PHONE” comes here like a polite shove in the ribs from someone who cares about you a bit too much to stay quiet. It doesn’t rage against modern distraction so much as smirk at it, like it’s already seen you unlock your screen three times during the same conversation. Hanna Andréa is the protagonist behind this bright, late-90s guitar energy, bringing a pop sheen that feels almost suspiciously clean. The track weaponises nostalgia.. not as escapism, but as contrast. It keeps reminding you there was a version of life that didn’t need to be documented to be real.
This song refuses to sound preachy even while calling out a very specific modern awkwardness: the slow disappearance of attention. Andréa literally turns that tension into something almost playful, letting the melody bounce while the lyrics quietly nag in the background like a notification you can’t swipe away.
This track works well because it never overstates its point: it captures that very 2020s feeling of being “together but elsewhere”, and packages it into something you could blast in a car with the windows down while still thinking about your screen time report. Ironically, it’s a song about disconnect that’s built to be consumed in the most connected way possible.
