HYPERSPACE: Best Discoveries of the Week – Episode 153
Hey Space Travellers,
Are we ready for another incredible episode of Hyperspace?
Episode 153 landed, fasten your seatbelts and get ready to depart!
Lynney Williamson – “I see you”
Let’s start this incredible episode with some groove! Lynney Williamson taps straight into that sweet 80’s magic: get ready for lush synths, big emotion, and a vibe that makes you want to dance while quietly feeling everything! Her latest single, “I See You”, feels like a neon-lit hug from the past, but with its feet firmly planted in the present.
This track really stands out because of its contrast. Beneath the upbeat, cassette-warm groove sits a genuinely touching story about loyalty, pain, and showing up for someone when life gets heavy. It’s sad, hopeful, and strangely uplifting all at once.. no small feat. Lynney’s vocal delivery is extremely unique, powerful, like she’s talking directly to you through the speakers.
Knowing this was crafted from a walk-in cupboard somehow makes it even cooler! This incredible single doesn’t try too hard; it just feels right. Emotional, danceable, and full of heart, it’s one of those songs you vibe hard to: impossible to resist!
mxguinness – “Chromatic Echoes”
Some records feel like a clean introduction, but “Chromatic Echoes” feels more like stepping into a room where the lights are already low, and the system’s been humming for hours! On this two-track EP, mxguinness lets us dive into atmosphere first, letting mood and groove do most of the work here.
“Acid Burn” is sharp, threading cinematic textures through edgy rhythms with a knowing wink. It’s sleek without being cold, playful, smooth, and extremely addictive. 8 minutes of pure groove that gets stuck in your head!
On the other side, “1015 Half” carries a more late-night club energy, heavy, pressurised, and immersive, the kind of track that doesn’t rush but keeps pushing you forward anyway. You can feel the space in it, like a room full of bodies moving in sync, bass bouncing off the walls. Nothing feels accidental or trend-chasing here. It’s electronic music at its best with a clear point of view: built for the club, but rich enough to live in your headphones too. Just amazing.
JESUS THE APOLLO – “IRV! (Symphony of The Shadow Self)”
Instead of easing you in, “IRV! (Symphony of The Shadow Self)” by JESUS THE APOLLO drops you straight into the deep end. There’s no intro designed for comfort here.. He wants your attention immediately, and he gets it.
The track literally unfolds more like a sonic meditation than a traditional song. Warped, pitch-shifted vocals hover in an uncanny space, sounding unsettling at first but gradually revealing a strange sense of calm. The production feels deliberately unpolished, unsettling, and close, as if it was never meant to be cleaned up. That rawness works in its favour, pulling you deeper into the concept of confronting the shadow rather than running from it.
Rhythm plays a subtle role here, acting more as a heartbeat than a beat, while the atmosphere does most of the talking, literally. You can feel the influence of horror cinema and spiritual philosophy colliding, but nothing is overexplained or spoon-fed.
Short, bold, and quietly intense, this single doesn’t ask to be understood on the first listen. It just asks you to sit with it.. and maybe hit replay once the silence kicks back in.
DedFACE – “Вероника”
There’s a quiet ache running through “Вероника” that hits before you even start thinking about genre. DedFACE doesn’t dress this one up or try to soften the edges. He lets the emotion sit there, cold and unresolved, exactly as it’s meant to be.
Built around a haunting, melodic core, the track floats somewhere between sad aesthetic rap and emotional indie, all in the Russian language. The delivery feels restrained but heavy, like someone holding back words they’ve already said too many times. There’s no big explosion or dramatic payoff here, just repetition, distance, and the slow realization that love isn’t coming back. That honesty is the real punch.
The production of this single stays minimal and slightly rough, leaving space for the vulnerability to breathe. You can hear DedFACE’s roots in underground rap, but there’s also something more fragile and atmospheric taking shape: a hint of the “Angelcore” direction he’s leaning into.
This track is a mood, and hopefully you’ll get inside it as much as we did.
Neural Pantheon – “The Merchant’s Last Coin”
Neural Pantheon opens “The Merchant’s Last Coin” like a whispered warning, the kind of story that sounds old enough to have been passed down for centuries but somehow feels painfully current. Framed as a dark folk ballad, the track follows a merchant trading pieces of his life to Mammon, and with every exchange, the weight of what’s being lost sinks in deeper.
The storytelling is patient and unsettling in the best way. Nothing is rushed, and that restraint makes each sacrifice feel disturbingly reasonable.. until it’s suddenly not. There’s no moral shouted at you here; the message creeps up slowly, leaving space for reflection rather than judgement.
The track stays minimal and atmospheric, letting the lyrics do the heavy lifting, but also giving space to the wonderful instrumentation. The melodies are like whispers in the dark, giving the song a campfire-tale intimacy that pulls you closer instead of pushing you back. It’s thoughtful and quietly devastating: to be honest, it caught us off guard, in the best way.
By the end, this incredible single doesn’t just tell a story, it leaves you sitting with an uncomfortable question about ambition, identity, and what we might be giving away without even realising it.
RUB – “RUB: Live at The Neptune Theatre”
RUB sounds exactly like a band that thrives on stage, and “RUB: Live at The Neptune Theatre” captures that spark in a way that feels immediate and alive. This isn’t a polished studio release; it’s sweaty, joyful, and bursting with momentum, like you’re standing in the crowd rather than listening from your couch.
The performances lean hard into what RUB do best: big hooks, catchy vocal harmonies, and rhythms that basically dare you not to move. From the first track, “At My Favorite Show”, you can hear the talent, feeding off the crowd’s energy and turning already catchy melodies into full-on moments. There’s a looseness to the delivery that makes everything feel warmer and more human.
One real highlight is their cover of Phantogram’s “When I’m Small” (and also the last track of the album), which they make their own without losing the song’s original charm. This live cut feels like a love letter to performance itself: upbeat, hooking, and powered by pure feel-good energy. It’s the sound of a band that definitely knows how to play together, and trust us, they’ll bring you on a journey that you’ll hardly forget!
Third Bloom & Mishkin Fitzgerald – “ARCHIVE”
Third Bloom & Mishkin Fitzgerald come together on a stunning project called “ARCHIVE”, a piece that feels less like a selection of songs and more like some scenes pulled from a film that doesn’t exist yet. From the first moments, it drops you into a cold, spacious atmosphere where every sound seems to carry history with it. No rush, the track unfolds slowly, letting tension and emotion escalate, bit by bit.
The production is beautifully restrained. Soft orchestral swells drift alongside subtle electronic textures, creating this wonderful balance between human warmth and digital decay. It’s cinematic without being overblown, emotional but not cheesy. You can really feel the sense of memory at work, like flipping through half-destroyed photographs and trying to piece together what life used to look like.
This outstanding album isn’t afraid to leave space, and that space does a lot of the storytelling. It’s haunting, immersive, and oddly comforting in a quiet, end-of-the-world kind of way. This is headphone music at its best: moody, thoughtful, and built to let you dive into a beautiful world.
