HYPERSPACE: Best Discoveries of the Week – Episode 152
Hey Space Travellers,
Are we ready for another incredible episode of Hyperspace?
Episode 152 landed, fasten your seatbelts and get ready to depart!
Magdi Aboul-Kheir – “Aurora Flux”
Let’s start this episode with Magdi Aboul-Kheir and his single “Aurora Flux”: It’s a chilled, ambient piece that doesn’t rush anything, letting soft synths and gentle melodies drift in like slow-moving light across the horizon. You can tell straight away this is someone who really cares about melodies. Even with a minimal setup, the track is full of emotion, balancing a quiet melancholy with a subtle sense of lift that keeps it from ever feeling heavy.
There’s a calm confidence in how everything’s laid out. No clutter, no overthinking.. just airy textures, warm tones, and melodic phrases that sneak up on you and stick around. Magdi’s wide musical background is clear here, in the way classical sensitivity meets electronic restraint, all without feeling academic or cold. It’s introspective, welcoming, perfect for zoning out with headphones, or just letting your mind wander.
This single is not trying to impress with tricks: it glows softly, patiently, and leaves you feeling lighter than when you pressed play.
Luma Lior – “Unsteady Ground”
Some music projects try to distract you from the mess, but “Unsteady Ground” does the opposite, and that’s exactly why we loved it. Luma Lior’s debut album dives into the noise of modern life, then slowly shows you how to stand still inside it. It’s warm, cinematic alt-pop with real emotional weight, built for people who feel overstimulated, stretched thin, and a little emancipated.
There’s a gentle Brazilian sensibility woven through the rhythms: not flashy, just enough groove and sway to keep the music grounded and alive. The vocals stay intimate and close, almost like a quiet conversation with yourself, while the production favors warmth over polish, even though the quality is insanely good. Tracks like “Unsteady Ground” and “Lost in the Noise” sit right in the tension, while others open up space for softness, courage, and reflection.
The intention of this project is wonderful and remarkable. It’s not doomscroll sadness or escapism.. it’s the messy middle, followed by a choice to re-center. Calm, honest, and quietly powerful, this album is an incredible success.
Patience Please – “Madeline”
Heartbreak songs usually come with a lot of noise, but “Madeline” definitely breaks the cycle here.. Instead of leaning into the big, shout-along energy Patience Please are known for, this track pulls the listener in close and keeps things personal from the first note.
The song unfolds patiently, led by some wonderfully clean guitars and a vocal that feels open, almost exposed. Ollie Palmer sounds like he’s processing the moment in real time, letting confusion, hope, and disappointment sit side by side without trying to clean them up. As the track grows, soft strings slip in, lifting the emotion without stealing the spotlight, before everything lands in a final chorus that let you say: “ok, this song made my day”.
“Madeline” shows a softer edge to the West London trio without losing their identity. It’s confident, well-written, and quite reflective. For a band gearing up for a debut EP and a busy year ahead, this feels like an important pause: a reminder that sometimes the most powerful move is knowing when to hold back.
Oxiroma – “Hug & Hold the Ocean (Cosmo Symphonic Version)”
Some tracks feel like they were made for playlists, while others feel like they were made for somewhere far bigger.. and “Hug & Hold the Ocean (Cosmo Symphonic Version)” definitely lives in the second category.
Oxiroma blends retro synth textures with full symphonic weight in a way that feels surprisingly natural, like drifting through space while still feeling emotionally grounded. The electronic sounds with that nostalgic, synthwave warmth, while the orchestra brings scale, gravity, and a real sense of wonder. Nothing here feels rushed: this track breathes, expands, and pulls you inward.
There’s a meditative quality there, but it’s not background music. It’s active listening, the kind where melodies slowly reveal themselves and emotions sneak up on you. Melancholic, uplifting, cosmic yet human.. this song sits in that sweet spot between cinematic soundtrack and inner journey.
This isn’t genre-chasing, it’s pure expression. Calm, epic, and quietly powerful, this track feels like tuning into the universe for a few minutes and actually hearing something back!
Siri Neel – “I Think I Said Something”
Siri Neel leans fully into her quirks here, delivering a track that’s playful on the surface but quietly fearless underneath: we are talking about her latest single “I Think I Said Something”.
The production feels light-footed and clever, balancing piano-led intimacy with catchy rhythms and subtle left turns that keep you on your toes. It’s pop, sure, but with personality baked in. And then there’s Siri’s voice: instantly recognisable, expressive, and a little theatrical in the best way. She moves flawlessly between softness and confidence, sounding like someone who’s finally comfortable taking up space.
Lyrically, the song pushes back against the pressure to fit into boxes, especially the ones the industry loves handing out. It’s honest, but it’s not heavy, empowering without preaching. You can hear lived experience here, but it’s delivered with a wink and a shrug, not a lecture.
Warm, bold, and refreshingly self-aware, it captures that feeling of finally saying your piece and not apologising for it.
Mariana Masetto – “Trois Shorts”
Mariana Masetto doesn’t rush you into “Trois Shorts”, instead, she gently opens a door and lets you wander in barefoot. This mini-ep of 3 tracks feels less like a traditional EP and more like a series of whispered moments, floating somewhere between song, poem, and meditation. Spanish and French gets along here, not as a gimmick, but as part of the emotional texture, giving the whole thing a borderless, almost dream-state quality.
The production is minimal: soft guitars, subtle electronics, and lots of space to breathe. Mariana’s voice is the real anchor here: intimate, warm, and quietly powerful. She sings like she’s speaking directly to her own shadow, and somehow you end up listening to yours too. Each short piece builds on the same feeling of freedom, self-definition, and inner calm, without ever repeating itself.
There’s a spiritual undercurrent running through everything, but it never feels preachy. This incredible EP lands as thoughtful, slightly mysterious, and deeply human.. the kind of record you put on when you want to slow down and actually feel something.
