HYPERSPACE: Best Discoveries of the Week – Episode 166
Hey Space Travellers,
Are we ready for another incredible episode of Hyperspace?
Episode 166 landed, fasten your seatbelts and get ready to depart!
C’batch – “Fluorescent Buzz (Next Time – You Got Me Falling)”
C’batch is back on SpaceSour, and honestly, it’s kinda mad how much range this guy’s got. His double-single “Fluorescent Buzz (Next Time – You Got Me Falling)” takes that original emotional R&B vibe and flips it into something way more club-ready without killing the soul of it.
This one hits different straight away, for real: tight drums, punchy low end, and that moving-through-the-city-at-2AM kinda feel with its lush synths. It still keeps the emotional core intact though, like you can feel the vulnerability sitting underneath all the bounce, which is what makes this tune hit you quite hard. It’s not just a remix for the sake of it, it actually reworks the whole mood.
The groove is clean, addictive, but it never goes full soulless banger mode. There’s that warmth in the melodies that pulls you back in.
C’batch really showing why his catalogue’s respected: dude’s been in the game, seen eras come and go, and he’s still making this feel fresh. On SpaceSour this fits perfectly: veteran energy, but still sounding like he’s ahead of the curve. Proper talent, no cap!
Adrielle Bow Belle – “Icey Roads”
Adrielle Bow Belle brings some real charm with her single “ICEY ROADS”, and let us tell you, this is straight-up haunting in the best way possible. This is not one of those tracks with huge drops.. nah, it moves quiet, cold, and calculated. The whole vibe feels like walking through an empty city at 3am with snow crunching under your boots while your brain’s running laps. Super minimal production, enchanted guitars, bouncy basses, literally every little sound hits with purpose.
Her voice is what catches the most here though. It’s delicate without sounding weak, calm and powerful at the same time. She delivers every line like a quiet warning, and that makes the emotional weight hit in a way you won’t expect. Instead of forcing the message, she lets the tension sit there and creep under your skin. Super classy songwriting!
The whole vibe feels heavy in this super subtle way: dark, dreamy, and slightly eerie without ever needing to shout about it. We think this tune gets quite addictive.. even after it finishes, the mood sticks around like a weird little ache you can’t fully shake off.
Boabie – “Walt and Chas”
Boabie’s single “Walt and Chas” is definitely not what you’d expect.. It’s 10 times better. Imagine diving into some forgotten control room where old-school telecom machines are still blinking away in the dark.. yes, that’s exactly the mood. The track keeps things super minimal, but that’s why it works. Instead of throwing a million sounds at you, it locks into this steady mechanical groove and slowly pulls you deeper into its world.
The futuristic drone textures are proper sick too: cold, hypnotic, almost sci-fi sounding, but underneath all that electronic atmosphere there’s still something human holding it together. You can tell this isn’t just random synth noodling; there’s an actual story running through the circuitry. The Morse code and radio samples give the whole thing this weird historical touch, like the past communicating directly with the future.
What’s cool is how restrained it all feels: Boabie doesn’t overcook the production or force things everywhere. The track just moves with confidence, building tension through repetition and texture instead of cheap tricks. Nerdy in the best possible way, but still carrying enough groove to keep your head nodding the whole time!
Leaone – “Goodbyes & Goodtimes”
Leaone really cooked up something heavy with “Goodbyes & Goodtimes”. This track feels worn-in and lived-through, like it’s carrying the weight of bad nights, near disasters, and awkward laughs all at the same time. He’s not chasing some polished radio sound here; he keeps everything stripped back and intimate, which honestly makes it really pleasant to listen to.
The groove is subtle, almost hypnotic, with those solid hip-hop drums giving the song this slow late-night motion while the vocals drag you deeper into the story. Leaone’s voice has that gravelly, world-weary energy where every line sounds believable, for real. You can hear the exhaustion, but also this quiet confidence that shows how talented this artist is.
This song has loads of contrast: one second it feels reflective and melancholic, then suddenly there’s this dry British humour cutting through the darkness like, “yeah life’s a mess, but what else is new?”.. That balance keeps the song feeling human.
This is not background music. It’s reflective, messy, grown-man heartbreak music with grit all over it.
Mat Elliott – “Out of Your Hands”
Mat Elliott’s single “Out of Your Hands”, from his latest project “Video Games”, is basically that “I’m fine” energy, but like.. nobody’s actually fine. It’s super smooth indie soul/alt-pop, but don’t get it twisted, it’s not just background vibes. This thing creeps on you!
Everything sounds soft, warm, kind of dreamy, like you’re cruising through life on autopilot with no stress. But then you start clocking the details: the tension in the melodies, the little emotional glitches in the production, that kind of anxious energy hiding under the groove. It’s giving chill-on-the-surface, overthinking-in-the-background.
Mat’s vocals sit right in that sweet spot too: not doing too much, just saying it how it is. Feels like he’s half singing, half admitting stuff he probably shouldn’t even be saying out loud. That’s the charm though, it’s mad relatable!
This single, like the rest of the album, is for anyone stuck in their head but still trying to keep it moving.. Smooth, emotional, kinda messy, but in a real way. It slides easily, but it stays in your head way longer than you expect, trust us.
Silver Dawn – “One And Only (Just For Now)”
This next song doesn’t really walk into the room.. it kind of stutters in, glitches, then suddenly you’re already inside it. Silver Dawn’s and her single “One And Only (Just For Now)” brings us that unpredictable, slightly chaotic indie-dance energy that feels like it’s actively refusing to behave in a normal way, and to be fair, that’s what we loved about it.
The whole thing is built on this crunchy, broken-glass kind of groove: hyper rhythms, warped textures, and a structure that keeps flipping the script before you can settle. It’s club music, but not in a clean, predictable sense. More like a rave that got hijacked by stoner rock moods and experimental instincts and just rolled with it.
The vocals are super exposed. No heavy polish, no hiding behind effects.. just a close and unique delivery that makes everything extremely vulnerable. It gives the track a human edge in the middle of all the digital chaos.
But that’s not all about the frenetic energy; there’s this surprisingly reflective idea running through it, like even fleeting club moments carry some deeper weight if you actually stop and feel them. Not preachy, just quietly aware.
It’s messy, glitchy, spiritual in an understated way, and weirdly beautiful because of all that. Silver Dawn’s not playing it safe here at all, and that’s why this tune works.
Purwien&Kowa – “CONCORDE”
PURWIEN & KOWA really came back from a five-year podcast detour just to drop “CONCORDE” like it’s nothing.. and honestly, it sounds exactly like that kind of return: loud, confident, slightly unhinged, and fully committed to the bit.
This incredible duo lean hard into this retro-futurist lane where synth nostalgia and ironic decadence basically shake hands in first class. The whole track feels like an imagined version of the 80s that never actually happened, but still somehow feels familiar: lush synths, glossy textures, dreamy plucks, and those absolutely ridiculous vocoders doing some incredible work to this tune. Super catchy, addictive!
There’s this strong Kraftwerk-adjacent energy running through it, but it’s not cosplay — it’s more like they grabbed that aesthetic, cranked the satire up a bit, and flew it straight into luxury overload. It’s about speed, status, champagne lifestyles, and that weird idea of feeling nostalgic for something you never even lived through.
The production is clean but playful, like a soundtrack to a supersonic daydream where everything is slightly exaggerated. It doesn’t take itself too seriously, but it’s also way more well-crafted than it has any right to be.
This wonderful single is flashy, tongue-in-cheek, and properly addictive, like retro electronics wearing designer sunglasses and pretending it’s still 1985.
JC Flow – “Through the Ashes”
JC Flow comes in on “Through the Ashes” with that “been through it, still standing” energy that doesn’t need to shout to be felt. Get ready guys, this track will hit you hard from the first few seconds.. not because it’s dramatic, but because it’s honest.
The beat is clean and steady, but it’s really there to carry the emotion rather than dominate it. Everything feels built around the message: soft cinematic layers, a controlled rhythm, and space left in the mix so the vocals can actually breathe.
JC Flow keeps vocals real and unfiltered. There’s this slightly cracked edge in the recording that works in its favour: you can hear the tension between struggle and hope without it ever turning into a performance. The melodic sections bring a lift, like small flashes of light breaking through something heavier.
Lyrics are all about pushing through pressure, doubt, and those moments where life feels like it’s testing your limits. But it doesn’t sit in defeat; it’s more about rebuilding, finding meaning in the chaos, and using pain as fuel instead of weight. Now this is what we call real music.
This incredible single feels grounded and emotionally solid. Not trying to be bigger than it is, just real enough to stick with you after it’s done, and it does it perfectly. Trust us, one listen is definitely not enough.
Jonathan Kamara – “Why won’t you abandon me ?”
Jonathan Kamara is not here to play around.. With his single “Why won’t you abandon me?” he kind of just drops you straight into that headspace and leaves you there. No gloss, no safety net, just this raw bedroom energy that feels like it was recorded at 2am when everything’s too loud in your head but the room is dead silent.
The beat is gritty in that underground way, crunchy drums knocking under these haunting, textured sounds that don’t fully settle. Nothing about it feels “clean” in a commercial sense, but that’s exactly the point: it hits like emotion before it turns into a song. His delivery sits somewhere between rap and confession, like he’s trying to hold it together while it’s actively slipping. Incredibly creative, stunningly unique.
Lyrics are heavy without trying to be poetic for the sake of it. It’s more like thoughts you’re not supposed to say out loud, especially that core feeling of being left behind but still acting like you’re fine.
There’s something oddly gripping about how unpolished it is.. A tune that doesn’t really chase perfection, but just exists in the feeling. And that’s what makes it original.
