HYPERSPACE: Best Discoveries of the Week – Episode Thirty-nine
Get ready for the Hyperspace Jump.
And here we are at the end of May, very next to the summer. We are very excited for the summer festival season and we cannot wait to dive into it. We prepared this Hyperspace article with this in mind.
You’ll find an eclectic selection of music from all around the world and from many different genres. Think about this like our personal line-up for a boutique festival, but up in space. Free oxigen for V.I.P. tickets buyers, all the rest should bring their own space suit. We know, festival are very expensive, so we try to emulate the trend, don’t take it out on us.
Fasten your seatbelt and get ready to jump over Speedlight.
DE ANTIQUIS ET NOVIS – “Falling Stars”
After we introduced DE ANTIQUIS ET NOVIS in one of our Best Of The Moon article last year, we are excited to have this talented artist with us once again, this time giving us a completely whole new vibe with his latest tune “Falling Stars”.
This is a dance/house tune that features an incredible groove with a succulent sound design, along with ethereal vocals this tune is perfect to open the dance floor this Friday night!
ROGUE FX – “The Fifth Step”
Rogue FX got us covered once again this Friday with another retro-style banger tune! We are talking about “The Fifth Step”, his latest tune that features catchy arpeggiator synths reminding us of the early 80s, with groovy basslines and the classic 808 drum machine sounds, this song will surely bring you back in time to have a real taste of the true retro wave!
DIE SOFTLY – “Shade”
Let’s keep staying in the 80s with the sound of Die Softly, the wonderful solo project created by Seattle-based musician Leah Rosen that combines elements of retrowave, chillwave, synth pop and dream pop. Her release “Shade” is a nostalgic indie pop-80s track with a very unique style, exactly like one of these songs you see in a movie and suddenly enters your mind, sitting in there for days. Extremely remarkable and addictive tune!
SUGAR NOVA – “Halogen”
Sugar Nova is back with us again with their astounding sound, but this time here to please our ears with a 9-pieces album called “Halogen”! This album space from an alternative indie to dance-pop and more, with a mix of electronic sounds mixed with classical instruments. Velvety vocals along with carefully crafted productions will surely make you fall in love with the album: a solid project that you don’t wanna miss!
MOLTENO – “Stars”
Get ready to have a multisensorial experience with the magnificent sound of Molteno, a phenomenal artist from London, UK. This incredible talent not only has an incredible voice but is also a musician and producer, making this solo project extremely interesting.
Her latest tune called “Stars” will let you dive into a surreal journey, where you’ll be cuddled by dreamy vocals and beautiful landscape sounds.
Tash Hills – “Who d’you think you are?”
Hope you guys are ready to inhibit your body and get crazy on the dancefloor with the sick vibes of Tash Hills, back with us once again to spike that fire!
Her latest release “Who d’you think you are?” just changed our whole mood with its incredible vibes and funky retro groove, along with the outstanding Tash’s vocals this tune is an absolute hit!
CARTER RAY – “Empty Promises”
This next artist just released an incredible single about toxic relationship. A lot of people will feel represented on this one, and it is uplifting seeing people like Carter Ray singing about these themes. Carter Ray is an incredible singer from Los Angeles, and on his song “Empty Promises” he showcases all his talent with a dark pop/electro pop production. Incredibly compelling and exciting, we cannot wait to see what Carter Ray is going to do next.
FRANCESCA PALAMIDESSI – “Ultramarine”
We are now headed to Rome, Italy, to meet the incredible singer, musician, and producer Francesca Palamidessi, an artist with a lot of experience and great musical taste.
Francesca’s new single “Ultramarine” is extremely minimal, led by her naturally talented voice and a detailed sound design this tune is an amazing discovery: a soft but powerful song with a unique temper, you can’t miss this out.
LUMP200 – “Isles Of You”
You will now recognize this amazing project from a mile away. We had the pleasure to meet Lump200 during our Space Discovery, which you can find here, and always had a great time listening to his music. His latest album continues to wonder, the sound design this producer is able to create is like no others, reverse sounds, layered and heavily effected drums, everything is super exciting in his releases. If you are into Avant Garde and experimental electronic, you gonna have a lof of fan with “Isles Of You”.
MASSIMO DE SIMONE – “Danza Aliena”
We have another amazing artist from Rome with outstanding musicality and originality, we’re introducing the singer and songwriter Massimo De Simone.
His latest tune “Danza Aliena” is a song that will bring you on a surreal journey even if you don’t know the Italian language, with beautiful melodies, changes of scales, and rhythm, this song will keep you company for this cozy Friday evening!
COKE BEATS – “Angela Colombino – E’ Festa (Coke Beats Remix)”
We are now going to introduce Coke Beats, an incredible music producer, and resident DJ from Ibiza Stardust that brings us his crazy take on the Italian song “E’ Festa” From Angela Colombino. This techno remix is exactly what we needed this Friday night: acid basslines and captivating landscape sounds along with punchy drums and the very characteristic vocals will definitely make our night unforgettable!
ANTHONY CASUCCIO – “Systematic EP”
Anthony Casuccio is an incredible musician, singer, and producer with over 30 years of experience, working on many different projects, and he’s now bringing us his latest EP “Systematic” which features 5 tracks. This EP has an electronic dance-pop sound that will get you extremely addicted to its compelling melodies and feel-good vibes, to the more nostalgic and melancholic track “Why Wait”. Don’t miss out!
KMALECTRO – “Human Race – STOP !”
Nieri is here to stay, and to bring us his sick sound full of emotions and incredible feelings, blending a few genres to give life to his latest masterpiece “Where Would You Drive?”.
This is a dance tune with sonic synths and house beats, reminding us of the 90s with these electro sounds and rhythm, this tune will bring on the dance floor some incredible vibes!
SHAROD VIRTUOSO – “Drop A Pin”
We are definitely not ready for the hottest artist of the moment, releasing hit after hit and previously being with his sick style, we introduce again Sharod Virtuoso and his latest charming tune “Drop A Pin”! This alternative RnB has been stuck in our heads with its neat sound and its provoking and remarkable vocals: the perfect tune to be played this Friday night!
CHANCE THE CLOSER – “I’m N Luv Wit Da Reefer”
Chance The Closer is an incredibly creative artist, and we know that his sound and his way of producing music will literally open your mind to new horizons.
“I’m N Luv Wit Da Reefer” is definitely the right tune to start with, discovering this colorful world that Chance The Closer wants to show us: get ready to dive into another dimension with this crazy sound!
NIKOLAY CRANNER – “Times EP”
We are excited to have with us the outstanding Norwegian producer and DJ Nikolay Cranner, here to make our bodies move with his latest project called “Times EP”.
This is a 2-tracks EP in collaboration with 2 other artists, and we can tell you that the dancefloor is definitely not ready to hold the incredible power that those tracks will release!
Enjoy the crazy groove and the phenomenal sax contained in this EP!
DINA LAYZIS & ARTEM TENKELI – “Silhouettes”
We want to introduce the incredibly talented Dina Layzis (singer/songwriter) and Artem Tenkeli (producer/composer) that teamed up for this stunning single called “Silhouettes”.
This is an amazing piece of art: an emotional tune led by the beautiful voice of Dina, accompanied by the outstanding musical arrangement of Artem. We really hope to see this duo in action again soon, this is a perfect pair!
MICK J. CLARK – “Born To Party.”
Let’s fly to the United Kingdom for this next one. Mick J. Clark is a proliphic singer and we just discovered his song “Born To Party”. A contagiously anthemic tune, perfect for every party. The lyrics, are not just about partying though, you can feel there’s a clever maturity to it. The funky guitars and choir make the song even more catchy. A must for party goers.
GREYWARE – “View From A Balcony”
This music project from United States, really made or hazy weekend better. Greyware on his last single “View From A Balcony”, created a chill, cinematic tune, that will immerge you in a calm state, yet meditative. The piano caress your ears and the guitar riffs, introduced after half of the song, will wake you up, making you aware of the whole beautfy of the tune. An semi-electronic and lo-fi inspired track you need to add to your playlist.
THE ONE TONIC – “Half Life”
Imaging Mark Lanegan going fully electronic, add some more spice and you’ll probably have something that sounds like the last The One Tonic tune called “Half Life”. This has an impressive vocal performance that evolves throughout the song, while Mark Lanegan might stay on his basso style, The One Tonic has a full range of exciting pallette and nuances of sounds. The dubstep and electronic ear candies make this song extraordinary, be sure to not miss this tune.
MAJOR KAMI – “Infinite Light”
Let’s fly to France for this next one. Major Kami just released the Infinite Light EP. An incredibly uplifting release with two dreamy and catchy tracks. MysticalMusical Maze has an amazing introduction that showcases all Major Kami best productions and vocal talent. Infinite Light, is a more syncopated track, perfect for radio stations and sing-alongs. Both tracks have very interesting and experimental productions. A breeze of fresh air in the alt-pop genre.
Space Discovery: Lump200
Welcome to our new Space Discovery!
This time you’re in for an aural experiment, gracefully crafted and perfectly put together despite its main feature being the deconstruction of all sounds. Lump200 is a project by Berlin-based René Desalmand, who studied jazz and worked on radio plays and transmedial features in his long career. The name itself clearly indicates an amalgamation of different tastes and ideas, and I’m The Elephant In The Room is their last piece of great work. The album in which this single is included is an experiment made on a social audio app, which everyone can contribute to. Lump200, indeed, is a collective who creates through improvisation, co-creation and fluidity.
I’m The Elephant In The Room is an avant-garde electronic track which combines digital and organic sounds and instruments, positioning them in a way that can both entice and unsettle the listener. I was enraptured straight away.
The melody seems to be out of tune exactly as an elephant would be inside a room, sweeping over and dragging in everything and everyone, as the track itself does.
But the clash of sounds is just wonderfully rendered, and the instruments playing are a perfect match. The rhythm is atypical, but there definitely is one, or better, many, in a surrealistically engaging polyrhythm.
The deep sound of a tuba accompanies the percussive drum beat and the sparkly synths, while the vocals, almost in a parlato and very colloquial tone, invite the listener to find a new way to love and pray, and listen to sounds, I would say.
This song IS the elephant in the room, and it enacts its own title. The lyrics themselves are a great example of how Lump200 plays with everything aural. First, it gives a sense of surrealism as if you were stuck in a dream listening to mysterious voices throwing brief yet meaningful thoughts at you, and then it brings in the repeated onomatopoeia “boom”, which represents both the overall sound of the track, the noise of an elephant moving around a room and the metaphorical sound made when the elephant in the room gets addressed.
The tuba underlying the lyrics, in addition, is the perfect instrument to reproduce what an elephant in the room sounds like, both metaphorically and physically.
This track can result in both alienation of the listener or complete absorption into it. You can end up refusing to see the elephant in the room or finally addressing it if you let yourself get sucked into the melody.
Lump200 amazingly succeeded at giving a structure to madness, or madness where there’s supposed to be structure. Either way, the result is a great and enjoyable piece of innovative play with aurality, which turns sound into noise and noise into sound.
Welcome to Space, LUMP200!
Congratulations on your new release! Briefly present yourself to our Space Travellers!
Thanks! Lump200 underlines the zigzag that has accompanied my entire artistic career. With partly changing teams we have been (re)searching sound, performance and interaction between electronic tracks, modular improvisations and the longer the more models of participation. The name Lump200 implies that we are one among many and yet unique.
What’s the story behind your latest release?
I am the Elephant in the Room is the 2nd single from the coming album Isles of You. The single track questions the dominance of causality, it plays around with suggestions, I guess. What is representative for the album, too. Isles of You is kind of a hybrid release, there is an accompanying social audio app that invites to participate in audio projects and to initiate audio interaction in the www. As in the web app various versions of one project coexist, the form or concept of the „album“ is opened up, projects become fluid, processual and potentially indefinite.
What are your plans for the future?
I will continue with the development of the app as well as of formats and collabs connected to it. And as soon as I find the time I will think about shows again, too.
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 not like to travel in past eras but in future ones or parallel present ones. And I would probably have Ravel’s Bolero with me, Miles’ Bitches Brew and some tracks of Flying Lotus, Little Simz, Frank Ocean and Idjah Hadidjah e.g..
HYPERSPACE: Best Discoveries of the Week – Episode Fifteen
Get ready for the Hyperspace Jump.
Dear Space traveler,
Did you finish packing your presents? Yeah, because we are busy here delivering to you some of the best tunes around, even with our busy schedules. We might not know what to give to our grandma as a present, ^sorry grandma^, but we definitely know what’s popping around.
So even if your mind is clouded and you are uncertain about what to do, we know you are still craving some new music, so here we go.
Fasten your seatbelt and get ready to jump over Speedlight.
SAGE PHOENIX – “Without Your Love”
Sage Phoenix is an outstanding singer/songwriter who loves to create music ranging from mellow, ballad-style tracks to upbeat, happy hits.
Her single “Without Your Love” was released earlier on in the year: a piano-led, heartbreak-feel kind of song, that really gets you in your feels. Her delightful voice will guide you through some deep emotions accompanied by a chill and emotional beat.
SHILLZ TEX – “ZaZa”
Shillz Tex is a versatile musical artist, songwriter and performer. Born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, now based in the US, he’s here to bring us a new wave of fresh style with its unique sound.
Tapping into Rap, Afrobeats and RnB, he draws inspiration from his personal life and environment. His latest release “ZaZa” blend electronic elements to groovy afrobeat drums and RnB vibes: this is a hit!
SYDNE STRAUSS – “Upstairs”
Sydne Strauss is a Taiwanese-American singer/songwriter and producer. This young talent amazed us with her unique sound, where catchy melodies blend with refined musical arrangements.
“Upstairs” is her penultimate release that came out a couple of months ago, and we fell in deep love with it: an electronic pop/hyperpop tune with upbeat captivating drops and remarkable vocal lines.
ROGUE FX – “Filofax”
Rogue FX is back with his 4th single (if you missed his previous release you can find it here), and also this time he brought us a great wave of retro synthpop! This release is called
“Filofax”, a song about financial greed that portrays a self serving character living in the 1980s whose one goal in life is to make money at all costs. The groove and the vibes of this one will keep you entertained for a while!
CLARE EASDOWN – “Injected”
Clare Easdown has been with us in one of the previous Hyperspace (here in case you missed it), and she’s back with another release called “Injected”, this time in collaboration with Simon Pipe.
This a very unique track, it is a cry out for help, yet clearly expresses the frustration of being restrained and brutally, “injected”. Clare’s take on the vocals is an absolutely outstanding performance.
BLACK & BUNNY – “HOT FLASH”
BLACK & BUNNY is an outstanding artist, musician, songwriter and producer from Israel.
His latest release “HOT FLASH” is a song is a collaboration with singer/songwriter Hadar Shechter and vocalist Noa Lembersky: a very catchy upbeat pop 80’s ear candy, with remarkable retro style choruses and outstanding guitars and sax lines! Amazing!
ILLUMINADE – “Spoonflower”
Illuminade is an amazing artist, musician and producer based in Houston, Texas, well known for his hypnotically profound guitar playing and his love of fat janky bass loops.
His single “Spoonflower” released a while ago is a dark, moody instrumental electronic track, with a fierce sub bass line, great for psychedelic, dark, and/or spooky settings. If you loved this one, make sure you also listen to his latest releases!
KRAKOWSKI – “This Is The Life”
Krakowski started out as a bedroom producer before becoming a DJ in his teens, and producing electronic music for over 25 years, grown up with big artists such as The Prodigy, Future Crew, Daft Punk and more.
He is on a mission to fuse electronica with funk, synth and breakbeats to create a modern pop sound and spread joy, love and empowerment to those willing to embrace it. His first single “This Is The Life” will bring you a fresh good mood with its remarkable and compelling sound!
ROB EBERLE – “Reckless (feat. April Rose Gabrielli)”
Rob Eberle is an incredible young talent, singer/songwriter and producer from New York, US. His influences vary from Billie Ellish, Finneas, to Madison Beer and Panic! at The Disco, which helped him craft his own genre, bending darker alternative to traditional Pop Rock.
His latest single “Reckless” featuring April Rose Gabrielli is the kind of song we’d listen to all the time on one of our cloudy days. An enchanting vocal performance, don’t miss out!
MR. EOS – “Vibe Like”
Get ready for these crazy lads with the hottest sound in this cold December: we talking about Mr. Eos, these incredibly skilled duo will bring you on a trip that you’ll hardly forget.
Their latest release is called “Vibe Like”, a funky electronic catchy tune with a very minimal sound design and a groove that will literally let your head move at every beat. Don’t miss out on this masterpiece.
ARIN – “Loving Is Wasted”
I think we all know Arin at this stage, after being with us in various articles here on SpaceSour, we are excited to present you his latest release “Loving Is Wasted”, a song that displays the fatal fortunes of unrequited love and the subtle sense of introspection.
Driven by bouncy synths and colourful melodies, this release just captured our ears with its remarkable vocals and its neat sound quality.
MILLIE BLOOMS – “Multiply”
Millie Blooms is a fantastic artist, singer/songwriter, and producer that isn’t afraid to push herself and others out of their comfort zones. Millie produces music in a vast array of genes: with a unique use of her voice, she is able to craft her own sound with a remarkable touch.
“Multiply” is her latest release, ready to blow your mind with its incredible flow!
AIRYEN VAY – “Outta Love”
Airyen Vay is an incredible r&b/soul/pop singer & songwriter based in Los Angeles, US, with a passion for music since she was 9 years old, we are pretty sure you’ll fall in love with her voice.
Her latest release “Outta Love” is a really catchy tune that features elements of dance-pop, electronic, and synth-pop while channeling modern disco antecedents. Get ready to dance to this “good-mood” song!
MALIBU HOT FLUSH – “Make It Matter”
Malibu Hot Flush is an incredible duo formed by singer and guitarist Luigi Tiberio and modular artist Tim Bleasdale.
Their sound is a mix of different genres like post-punk, new wave, Euro disco, indie, techno and industrial. Their latest release “Make It Matter” is a progressive retro synthpop tune that will literally hypnotize us with its thrilling sound!
BIAS – “Love Will Tear Us Apart”
This next artist comes directly from Italy. He’s a producer who brought to life again one of the most famous tunes from the post-rock genre but with a twist.
He goes under the name of BIAS and together with vocalist Lorenzo Montaxx Montanari they were able to create an amazing electro-pop cover of “Love Will Tear Us Apart” from the Joy Division. Keeping the melancholic vibes of the original but adding some electronic production on top, that’s a cover to absolutely listen to.
LUMP200 – “Kryptomarch”
Now, let’s fly to Germany to discover a fresh artist with some innovative sound design in his productions.
To be more specific, we are now flying to Berlin, the capital of electronic music in Europe, indeed this artist is a master at his craft. His moniker is Lump200, and he just released a new track called Kryptomarch. An Avant-Garde tune, that mixes different samples and synth in a mesmerizing way. Check him out!
RALPHY – “Wanted Sam J Garfield Remix”
Last but not least we have a great remix to show you. Here at Space Sour it is no secret that we love listening to Remixes, and this one is special as well. Collaboration is always key, that’s why when
Sam J Garfield remixed Ralphy‘s track Wanted we were incredibly enticed by the sound. That’s a great mix of typical 90s tunes, with some extra groovy funky layers and modern production to wrap-up everything. We gonna dance on this one a lot this Christmas, that’s for sure.