HYPERSPACE: Best Discoveries of the Week – Episode Thirty-eight
Get ready for the Hyperspace Jump.
Spring is always a weird season and also here in Space, there’s weird stuff going on. More than usual let’s say. but often times, if related to music and art in general, weird is good.
Today’s tracks have all something peculiar you might have never listened to before, and we invite you to be open to all the new sounds you might encounter. This will fulfill your soul and elevate you. Music always starts from something out of the ordinary, and here you’ll have plenty of new music to discover.
Fasten your seatbelt and get ready to jump over Speedlight.
KØASH – “Somebody”
We want to kick off this Friday with the incredible vibes of KØASH, that once again deliver to the public some outstanding gems like “Somebody”, his brand new track released just a few weeks ago. This is an upbeat synthpop tune with an 80s sound that reminds us a bit of legendary The Weeknd, the kind of song that you’d listen to all day long without getting bored!
Such a masterpiece from this artist, we looking forward to hearing what he’ll come up with next!
JANE SWANE – “Give Me Up”
We’re headed to Los Angeles to meet the Korean American artist and producer Jane Swane, ready to bring us on an unprecedented journey with her singular style. Jane is a professional at sound design, and we can easily notice it in one of her latest releases called “Give Me Up”: an alternative electronic indie-pop song that got us speechless with its incredible vocals and the unbelievable cleanness and innovation of the production.
EVA NO – “Bring Me Flowers”
Let’s travel to Stockholm, Sweden, to meet the outstanding artist Eva No, a singer/songwriter with a hypnotic voice and wonderful charisma.
Her latest song released a few weeks ago is called “Bring Me Flowers”, an alternative pop song mixed with a hint of Latin, fusion, and jazz. This is an incredibly unique and characteristic sound, a plot twist for your Friday evening!
ANTI – “Close To You”
We’re very excited to introduce an artist that surprised us with his incredible sound: let’s warmly welcome Anti, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from Nashville, US.
For his first release of 2023 he decided to team up with the phenomenal producer Sci-Fy, and together created “Close To You”, a masterpiece 80s-pop tune that blew our minds! An upbeat song with catchy vocals and retro synths, you guys are gonna love this one for sure!
MARION HALL – “I’m Doing Better”
Let’s travel now to Jamaica to find a wonderful talent with a powerful and touching voice: we present you Marion Hall, a fantastic singer/songwriter with a kind heart.
Marion has just released her latest single called “I’m Doing Better”, an alternative pop/reggae tune that mixes catchy melodies to rap lines filled with feel-good vibes: a contagious tune that will definitely put you in a great mood!
MOIST – “I Wanna Know What Love Is”
Moist is an incredible artist and producer from Sweden that has been releasing music since 2008, building a massive fanbase during the course of his path and gaining the likes of the listeners. His latest tune “I Wanna Know What Love Is” gives us the right dose of chill maintaining our brain focused thanks to its groovy rhythm, combined with the beautiful musical arrangement and the angelic vocals, this tune will definitely melt your heart!
ALEXIA VEGAS – “First Kiss (Your Love)”
Alexia Vegas has previously been with us with one of her contagious pop singles, but she has definitely a lot more to show us and a lot more to give. With her beautiful voice and her unique talent, we want to have a look back to her previous releases to find the song “First Kiss (Your Love)”, a nostalgic alternative dream pop tune that got us covered this evening with its catchy choruses and its melodies, along with an electronic retro sound design!
COLE BLU – “Thundering, Blissful”
Cole Blu is a phenomenal artist and producer from Portland, US, with an incredibly unique style made of beautiful landscape sounds and creative musical arrangements.
Cole just released “Thundering, Blissful” which is a song that will definitely bring you on a surreal journey with its incredible vibes: brace yourself for the next 10 minutes and dive into the unknown with this incredible sound!
JESS STEWART – “Twenties”
Jess Stewart is an incredibly talented young artist from Bath, UK, here to bring a fresh sound for us to enjoy this Friday evening. This phenomenal singer self-produces her music, and she just released her second single called “Twenties”: an uplifting dance-pop tune that surely hooks you from the moment the song starts, with catchy melodies and remarkable choruses we are pretty sure you’ll get into a loop mode with this tune!
BRADLEY DENNISTON – “What If?”
We are excited to have with us the outstanding artist and producer Bradley Danniston, working along with Grammy-nominated projects, he brings here to SpaceSour his incredible sound. His latest release “What If?” is that catchy pop tune that is impossible to dislike, with its 80s vibes and its sensational melodies we already know that you’ll be absolutely hooked by the greatness of this song, rest assured!
IZIRA BURLEY – “I Only Have The World”
Let’s travel to New York to meet a wonderful singer and songwriter that amazed us with her unbelievably angelic voice: let’s welcome Izira Burley, an upcoming indie pop artist that brings us her latest release “I Only Have The World” in all its majesty. This is a melancholic, calming tune that haunts vibes of Evanescence with lots of dark pop ear candy, and inspiration from a James Bond movie.
MN MODER – “Just Forget It”
Mn Moder is a phenomenal singer and songwriter from Minnesota, US, and he’s here to let us vibe hard with his sick style, with thoughtful lyrics and solid beats you’ll definitely want to discover more about this artist. His latest release “Just Forget It” is an alternative tune that mix hints of rap and hip-hop with modern RnB, creating an extremely unique sound that you’ll hardly find around!
ERIK EVY – “Down Stream”
It’s time to chill a bit now with the amazing sound of Erik Evy, an outstanding artist from Chicago, US. His style has captured our hearts straight away, and he went above and beyond with one of his latest releases “Down Stream”, an alternative pop/hip-hop production made of a clean drum beat, acoustic guitars, and the majestic vocals of Erik that will get stuck in your hear. Magical tune here, don’t miss out.
CLARE EASDOWN – “NOT READY TO DIE”
Clare Easdown is back with us, but this time she brings up a very important topic with her release “NOT READY TO DIE”, an experimental tune that talks about our modern era and its climate change. This song is extremely interesting, as it was produced by combining an AI-generated track, and a modified vocal track from GRIMES. Creativity is definitely one of Clare’s strongest qualities, amazing artist!
DESTINY IMANI – “Out In The Open”
The latest EP of Destiny Imani is finally out, releasing banger after banger we can’t believe that this incredible project called “Out In The Open” is ready to give us some amazing feelings and emotions. This EP made of 3 tracks will definitely let you feel that it’s not long enough, but don’t worry, as part 2 of the EP will be released hopefully later this year.
In the meanwhile, let’s enjoy this masterpiece and the incredible vibes it emanates!
TOM TOM PARK – “Still Alive”
For this next artist, we are flying to the Netherlands. That’s an incredibly catchy tune made by Tom Tom Park. The tune is called Still Alive.
We found this tune very uplifting for its themes and also the melody is very well performed. The additional guitar licks, add that funky and groovy vibe that makes the song extremely danceable and memorable. Great electro-pop tune, to not miss out.
A DEMON IN FUN CITY – “Badlands Neurology”
A Demon In Fun City, is an extremely interesting project we stumbled upon. Born form the collaboration between best-selling author Richard Kadrey and film composer BC Smith, this project brings some of the most exciting sound-designed tracks we heard in ages.
The track called Badlands Neurology, presented here today, is very cinematic and would sound great in a thriller movie. The jazz addition adds another layer of music production that makes the tune three-dimensional and surprisingly immersive. Here you can watch the music video for the song.
MARPHIN – “Play Your Cards Right”
This track that we are presenting now, really left us in awe. We are flying to Canada to meet with Marphin and the last tune of this music project is called Play Your Cards Right. The song introduction has an outstanding sound design that then follows some mesmerizing vocals, chopped with a hyper pop-inspired production.
That’s an eclectic dark pop tune, with many detailed layers of production, all mixed flawlessly. If you are into experimental pop, that’s gonna be your next jam.
HELENA MAY – “Somebody New”
This next artist is based in Austria, but already sounds international. Here we present you Helena May, an incredible singer that showcases all of her talents on the track Somebody New. The song also has an incredibly well-produced music video you can watch here. The melody here is extremely catchy, that’s a pop tune with some synth-wave vibes and guitar riffs that makes the song very engaging. This also hints that the track would sound amazing during a live show paired with Helena’s performance.
SCHUZ – “Let It Go”
Let’s fly to United States for this next artist. Last but not least, we have Schuz with his tune “Let It Go”. The track starts with a piano pattern and then evolves into an electronic track with some dubstep and leftfield elements we really loved. the vocal chops and various ear candies are put in the mix perfectly, the production is one of the most refined we heard in a long time. This tune is for all electronic music aficionados, make sure to follow and listen to Schuz.
Space Discovery: Erik Evy
Welcome to our new Space Discovery!
Take a seat, grab a glass of wine, put your headphones or speakers on and enjoy. Today’s discovery is the new EP by ERIK EVY, a promising Chicago hip-hop artist. “Matinee” is a lo-fi/spoken poetry set of four songs meant to be listened to in a quiet space rather than at parties. The title of this EP, indeed, refers to the afternoon show before primetime, and it feels like it in its sounds too. “Matinee” is like reading someone’s diary or having someone whisper their inner thoughts in your ear with music in the background, yet this is not to say production here is irrelevant. Evy, in fact, plays with sounds in a quite intelligent way.
He tells us his most private story in what he calls his “writing exercise”, an EP that functions as a bridge between his old sounds and the new ones he wants to experiment with in the future; his spoken word singing style reminds us of Mac Miller with his confessional lyrics and calm, conversational tone, at times contrasted by a Kanye’s higher voice pitch and sped-up rhythm.
The classic lo-fi irregular rhythm is made even more unique by Evy’s spoken word, where the voice acquires its own rhythm, creating a pleasantly dissonant sound.
The first track, “Sunday Morning”, is a composition of thuddy kicks and snares with piano chords, and each song seems to finish with the initial sounds of the next one, making the transitions smooth and the connection between these songs as clear as day. Besides, each track seems to add a sound element that was absent in the previous one.
The second track “Intrinsic”, for instance, still carries the kick and snares and piano chords of the first one, but we can hear vocal samples in the beginning and a choir here and there, with synthesized voices towards the end.
“Bridges” then opens with an auto-tuned voice, as if it was a continuous of “Intrinsic”, with distorted voices hovering in the background throughout the song, while the tempo seems to speed up track by track too.
Finally, “Promises” starts with what sounds like organ music accompanied by an electronic voice, followed by Evy’s spoken word and culminating halfway in a pitch bending section where Evy’s tone switches too, with a peak and sped-up rhythm in his voice that makes it sound like one of Kanye’s sudden outbursts, to then go calm again and repeat the pattern towards the end, almost unpredictably.
What makes this EP stand out is its relatability. Erik Evy, indeed, doesn’t talk money or brag about a lavish lifestyle, but he says out loud what many think about our current obsession with social media, technology and other millennial issues. His lyrics are straight-forward and open-hearted, as in “Sunday Morning”, where he goes “I feel the need to post on socials”, or “TikTok tells me go outside and romanticise my life”, or one of our favourite lines: “to be able to upload a conscience to have a conversation with anyone in history/ would the best teachers live forever or would their conscience become outdated?”.
Overall, this EP is Erik Evy’s uploaded conscience, and we’re grateful for him sharing it with us in a build-up of sounds which culminate in a final track with church-like melodies and passionate vocals, in a perfect prelude to his primetime show, which we excitedly look forward to.
Welcome to Space Erik Evy!!
Congratulations on your new release! Briefly present yourself to our Space Travellers!
My name is Erik Evy, I am a hip hop artist from Chicago, IL in the United States. I dont want to box myself in but I pride myself in illustrating life. I want to be genuine and trusting with my music.
Each of us goes through this life of a human experience, and it is all about creating music that a wide variety of people can identify with.
What’s the story behind your latest release?
This latest EP, “Matinee” is a minimalist production with drums and pianos, basically some storytelling to set the stage and establish context from my other project in 2023. I describe transitioning into becoming an adult, some of my takes on the world right now, and the transition of truly believing in my music. Identity of self.
It’s titled “Matinee” because it serves as the afternoon show before the primetime event.
What are your plans for the future?
Right now it’s about creating as good of music as possible. Learning how to sing, mix, market myself, and network with other artists and people in my city! The goal is to make this my full time income where I can structure my full day around music.
I see myself staying an independent artist, but for more immediate plans. 2023 will have 1 maybe 2 big projects, I will release remixes and work with some of my inspirations in music!
If you had a time machine, in which era would you travel and which kind of music would you bring with you in the past?
I would travel to the future! A few hundred years in the future. As the world becomes more globalized it will be wonderful to see how cultures will merge.