HYPERSPACE: Best Discoveries of the Week – Episode 164
Hey Space Travellers,
Are we ready for another incredible episode of Hyperspace?
Episode 164 landed, fasten your seatbelts and get ready to depart!
The Adel Gomez Band – “As Soon As Tomorrow”
Let’s start this new episode with with The Adel Gomez Band and the single “As Soon As Tomorrow”, a confident, uplifting, guitar-driven anthem that leans into vintage influence without getting stuck in it. Taking inspiration from the late ’60s and ’70s pop-rock, the track carries a warm, analog spirit, but its energy feels quite alive rather than nostalgic for its own sake.
The track is driven by a tight, confident groove that anchors its momentum, while the instrumentation adds a lively, dynamic edge. Instead of overloading the arrangement, the band leans into control and balance, settling into a consistent rhythm that allows every element to unfold naturally. The interplay between guitars, vocals, and rhythm is intentional and fluid, supported by a clean and well-crafted production that keeps everything clear, spacious, and engaging from start to finish.. really catchy!
This track is about choice: taking risks, trusting instinct, and moving forward despite uncertainty. Not chasing trends here, instead, the band builds on timeless foundations, delivering a track that feels familiar and genuinely alive!
Mortal Prophets – “NOT HERE NOT THERE”
Floating somewhere between clarity and illusion, “NOT HERE, NOT THERE” sees The Mortal Prophets reshape their sonic identity into something lighter, yet no less complex. Under the direction of John Beckmann, the album opens up as an immersive, slow-burning experience where atmosphere takes precedence over structure.
Blending synth-wave textures and psychedelic pop elements, the record moves with a kind of dreamlike fluidity. Its brightness is intentional but unstable: beneath the surface, there’s a quiet tension that keeps everything from settling into comfort. The arrangements are layered with precision, allowing each sound to emerge and dissolve naturally, creating a sense of continuous motion, making this one of the most interesting sound designs we’ve heard so far!
The introduction of Tanner McGraw and Lawson Mars on vocals adds a fresh emotional tone, bringing a subtle vulnerability and openness that contrasts with the intricate production.
Taken as a whole, the album feels like a state of mind: restless, luminous, and deeply atmospheric. Incredible work here!
Dimitris Nezis – “MANA”
Rooted in emotion, but expansive in scope, we introduce you to the latest single of Dimitris Nezis called “MANA”. This incredible artist just crafted a piece that feels deeply personal and quite evocative. Created in collaboration with Konstantinos Oikonomopoulos, the track moves beyond a traditional tribute, transforming the idea of “mother” into something spiritual and all-encompassing.
Blending Greek and English lyrics, the song bridges cultures through a seamless fusion of Mediterranean textures, traditional Greek elements, and cinematic Western orchestration, and somehow it all works beautifully. Subtle zeimbekiko rhythms ground the composition, while layered instrumentation expands it into a rich, atmospheric soundscape that feels timeless and modern at the same time!
The vocals are emotional, sincere, and we really loved them. There’s a quiet strength in the delivery that makes each line feel intimate and lived-in rather than performed.
The more you listen to the track, the more it widens: from a personal expression of gratitude to a broader reflection on Mother Earth, identity, and belonging. This wonderful single stands as a moving, cross-cultural composition that resonates through its scale and its honesty.
Joey P. – “DYING TO LIVE”
“DYING TO LIVE” is the classic example that music doesn’t need to be loud to be effective. Joey P. shapes this five-track EP with a clear focus on mood, space, and emotional balance, resulting in a project that feels personal and refined.
Blending R&B, indie pop, and subtle hip-hop style, Joey manages to deliver a sound that’s incredibly smooth and cohesive. The production features soft synths, neat percussion, and spacious mixing that keeps everything breathable without losing polish. It’s clean but never sterile, allowing the emotion to come through naturally.
Joey’s vocals are confident, keeping a conversational tone that adds authenticity. His performance never overreaches, instead letting the writing (along with his catchy melodies) carry weight.
The lyrics of the EP explore ambition, relationships, and self-preservation with calm honesty. There’s a constant tension between connection and independence, giving the project depth without heaviness.
This project is a focused and cohesive release, built on consistency and intention: a really solid EP that cannot be missed.
Digging for Kanky – “Wide Open”
Manchester has never been short of stories about ambition, but Digging for Kanky treat that theme less like mythology and more like lived experience carved into sound. This crazy trio continues to build their world with “Wide Open”, a track that feels like a controlled descent into pressure, compromise, and acceptance.
The production sits in a minimal space where nothing is wasted, and nothing is allowed to fully resolve. We can hear Trip-hop and UK garage influences cutting through the mix, but they’re stripped back to their most essential forms, creating a tense sound. Sharp percussion and deep, uneasy low-end textures keep everything in motion, but always just below the surface.
The vocas reinforce that same emotional logic. The grounded, spoken weight of the male performance carries a sense of inevitability, while the contrasting female vocal introduces a haunting melodic tension, making this track extremely unique. Together, they create a push and pull between resistance and surrender.
This single circles the idea of choice under pressure: the moment ambition stops being abstract and becomes a decision with visible cost. Religious and symbolic imagery frames this not as fantasy, but as psychology: the devil as opportunity, blindness as choice.
The track’s impact comes from what it refuses to do. It never explodes, never resolves, never lets the tension fully leave. Instead, it stays in that uncomfortable space where decisions have already been made, even if they haven’t fully been spoken.
MARQelectronica – “Be There”
There’s a direct and unpretentious energy running through MARQelectronica on his latest single “Be There”, a track built entirely around movement, melody, and catchy vocals. It’s the kind of electronic record that knows its job is to lift a room first and foremost, and it leans into that with quite a confidence!
The track is driven by a big, piano-led hook that anchors everything. Around it, thumping house beats and a funky, rounded bassline give the song its physical cadence, while crisp, synth-driven layers add brightness and wideness. There’s a clear nod to classic 80s-inspired dance music, but it’s filtered through a modern UK house style that keeps it clean and pretty modern.
The hook-led vocals approach is central to the track’s identity: the delivery is smooth and accessible, designed to sit inside the groove, reinforcing the song’s focus on repetition and feel-good energy. Everything is structured around memorability and flow, with no element overstaying its role.
The track is well-balanced between musical familiarity and club functionality. This is a single that doesn’t try to reinvent its genre; it refines it into something bright, rhythmic, and easy to connect with on first listen, built for radio rotation and dancefloors!
Aqueduc – “Rising Beyond”
Stockholm producer Aqueduc is here with his latest single, “Rising Beyond”, with a clear focus on emotional progression, crafting a melodic tech house track that feels like a slow shift in state rather than a single peak moment.
The foundation is built on a grounded groove, with a tight low-end and subtle, rolling percussion that keeps everything in motion without rushing it. Above this, a beautiful melodic pluck becomes the track’s central motif, simple but persistent, while expansive pads gradually open the space, adding depth and a sense of atmosphere that makes the track reflective, uplifting, and nostalgic at the same time.
Instead of relying on a conventional drop, the track evolves naturally, moving from introspective tension into a warmer, more euphoric headspace. Transitions are earned, shaped by layering and subtle rhythmic development: tribal-influenced vocal textures add a human, almost ritualistic layer, cutting through the production with unexpected emotional intensity.
This tune definitely prioritizes atmosphere and flow over intensity, creating a piece that works as an immersive listening experience and a late-night groove!
Rad Brown – “Higher Level”
Rad Brown and Guilty Simpson come up with a crazy project called “Higher Level”: this synergic duo brings us a project built around pressure, weight, and a refusal to dilute the core of traditional hip-hop craft.
Rad Brown constructs the foundation with layered, sample-driven production that leans into grit instead of polish. Drum patterns hit with force but not excess, while the instrumentation circles through smoky loops and tense harmonic fragments. The design of this record keeps everything slightly unsteady, giving it a constant undercurrent of motion and unease; pretty unique, we’d say!
Guilty Simpson responds with a delivery shaped by control: his voice carries a hardened clarity, landing each verse with focus and intention, keeping things tight, grounded, and rooted in lived experience, and letting presence do more work than embellishment.
This project shows us how 2 incredible artists collaborate: Brown creates environments that feel dense and pressurised, and Simpson fills them with consistent weight and precision. The balance never shifts, and that consistency gives the project its identity.
This record commits fully to raw hip-hop aesthetics, prioritising texture, voice, and atmosphere, resulting in a direct, unfiltered collaboration where every element serves a clear purpose without distraction.
ANACY – “Good Luck To Her”
Anacy brings us her latest single called “Good Luck To Her”, turning personal rupture into something bold, direct, and rhythmically alive. The song has this groovy, retro-leaning pop foundation, moving with fast-paced drums and crisp guitar riffs that give it forward drive from the very first seconds. There’s a clear sense of momentum in the way everything is arranged, yet the emotional weight never gets lost inside the energy, and that is the strength of the track.
Anacy’s vocals are extremely unique here, avoiding predictability and leaning into a distinctive phrasing style that keeps the story intimate even when the production opens up. The contrast between bright, melodic instrumentation and the sharp emotional edges of the lyrics gives the track its tension. It doesn’t dwell in heartbreak; it moves through it, almost in real time.
About the song: it captures betrayal, comparison, and the quiet violence of being replaced, but it never settles into victimhood. Instead, it reframes those experiences into something self-possessed. The retro-pop energy, guitar-led structure, and rhythmic style all reinforce that shift, making the track feel like a release as much as a reflection.
Audren – “We Want Funkey!”
Yes, Audren is back with a banger, setting the tone for a night that quickly gets out of hand in the best way! “We Want Funkey!” arrives as a burst of rhythmic joy, built on pure groove instinct and emotional intent in equal measure. From the first bass hit, it’s clear the track is designed to take over the senses, pulling the body into motion almost before the mind catches up!!
The track establishes a thick foundation, with a rhythm section that stays tight yet elastic, giving it a constant forward sway. Horns and guitar lines cut through the mix with bright and well-placed accents, lifting the arrangement at just the right moments without ever overcrowding it.
The track is built around movement and release. Produced by Chris Rime, this guys keeps everything warm, clean, and intentionally human, allowing space for each instrument to breathe while still maintaining a unified pulse. The track relies on feel, timing, and chemistry between players who clearly understand groove as a shared language.
Audren’s vocals are the real star here, bringing personality and edge, carrying playfulness and intent. It doesn’t just sit on top of the music; it interacts with it, riding the rhythm like another instrument. Beneath the energy, there’s a clear message running through the track: a rejection of emotional stagnation and a push toward joy as an active choice.
We won’t spoil the outcome.. you’ll get it the moment the rhythm takes over. After that, the only thing left is to tell us what it did to you!
