Björn Lindberg, professionally known as By Land, has proven that he is a unique Swedish producer and songwriter songwriter. Especially with the release of his new track ‘Half Of Us’ which delivers characteristics of ole-skool Tricky, with its repetitive, complex and infectious riff, providing the catchy element, alongside an off-beat kick and snare which occurs very much when we least expect it. The psychedelic ‘Half Of Us’ is an interestingly, twisted piece of music, which becomes even more surreal when those low-octave, ad-libs drop at the end of each chorus. And, if you thought that wasn’t unique enough, Björn’s mechanical…
Author: Terry Guy
Want to hear instrumentation which is inspired by Trip-Hop and Chillout bands such as Air and Zero 7 over music made for the raves? Amsterdam’s Alternative, Electronic three-piece band Cubicolor has recently dropped a brand new single/and B-side, titled ‘Wake Me Up’ from their highly anticipated, upcoming second album ‘Hardly A Day, Hardly A Night,’ and it is pure perfection. It has a masterful build-up from zero to two minutes into the song, which consists of filtered fizzy synths being lifted until the point where an emotive piano chord structure performs alongside the calming voice of British singer and songwriter…
Urban Development, the new way for underground artists to become familiar with the current status of the music industry, are holding, yet another very important Industry Takeover seminar on February 11th at Kobalt Music Group, East London. This great organisation who have nurtured critically acclaimed talent such as Skepta, Devlin and Wretch 32 will be discussing how subject matters such as gender, race and sexual orientation (to name a few) create an impact on one’s music career, whether that be positive or negative. The seminar is cleverly titled ‘Equal Opps or Nah?’ and is the follow-up to their seminar earlier…
“The title of the project is derived from 24/7, because we go the extra mile, and we put our all and more into our music.” North London’s Brandz and South London’s Zion couldn’t have formed a more flawless collaboration, on their recent mixtape 25/8, and it is no wonder that their new body of work has already reached No.2 on the iTunes Hip-Hop/Rap Album Chart. Both their vocal tones compliment each other perfectly……Brandz’s is deep and sensual, whilst Zion’s is crisp and angelic, showcased during the ‘Intro’ track to 25/8 where the two perform spot-on harmonies and deliver ear-pleasing, R&B…
Brixton’s Jessica Wilde proves, yet again, that she is a timeless songwriter. Having worked previously with renowned music act Rudimental on their track ‘More Than Anything’ featuring Emeli Sande, the multi-talented singer and musician recently released her single ‘Out Of My ooo,’ and we can’t get it out of our heads. Wilde may be the “newbie” on the block, but she is not holding back on the vocal front. As soon as that beat drops you know that you are in for a slick and fierce vocal performance from an artist who has been inspired by some of the greats…
Contemporary Jazz and Blues musician, singer-songwriter sensation Gregory Porter has recently dropped one of his finest singles to date in the form of ‘Revival,’ a song which delivers an overall perfect Gospel Pop music production. Although ‘Revival’ is yet another “CeeLo Green-eat your heart out,” tour-de-force of a vocal performance from the Grammy award-winning artist, it is the music video which intrigues the listener and viewer, for its unique “Honey I Shrunk The Kids” concept where, interestingly, a young, contemporary dancer watches a news report in which the charges have been dropped from policemen who have committed police brutality crimes,…
Bishop Briggs proved how multi-talented she is by hitting us hard with her debut album ‘Church Of Scars’ back in 2018, a fusion of Trap, Alternative Pop and Folk-influenced songs. Earlier singles ‘Wild Horses,’ ‘White Flag,’ and ‘River’. Since emerging in 2017, Bishop Briggs has one and a half billion cumulative streams and earned a platinum certification for her breakthrough single ‘River.’ Now, the girl from Barking has hit us even harder with her emotional, break-up record ‘Champion’ that fearlessly delves into the stages of post-relationship trauma. I, not only got to see Bishop Briggs take advantage of the stage…
“We wanted to create something that sends a message of unity to whoever encounters this great body of work.” Musically fusing both their African backgrounds together, Ghanian legend DJ Boat and talented, Nigerian producer Kobi Jonz have joined forces to create a body of work they have entitled ‘Naija-Ghana Tape Vol. 1.’ It’s an EP of Afrobeats, Pop, Reggaeton and Dancehall-influenced music, alongside authentic African instrumentation and soothing vocal performances. Vocalist David Meli, with his gravelly yet laid-back tone on the opening track ‘Private Party’ will take you away from the British Winter to a hot beach, a million miles…
Erich Mrak’s music could easily take you back to the Goa Trance days of Martin Freeland’s AKA Man With No Name’s Chillout tracks, as well as throwing you into realms of Frank Ocean, when he is delivering an atmospheric and relaxing yet powerful vocal performance, similarly to Erich, which is unusual considering how deep Mrak’s voice can go. Anyhow, it is still enough to captivate you and send you into a trance. In this regard, Erich Mrak easily joins the wave of euphoric Alt-Electro singers and songwriters such as James Blake, evidenced on Mrak’s track ‘See You In September,’ a…
“Perception rules a lot of people’s lives in a negative and positive way, something I thought perfectly summed up where my thought process is, at the moment” British Hip-Hop is delivering some of its best material since the likes of critically acclaimed rapper Roots Manuva, in the form of 2019 Mercury Music Prize winner Dave and the underground sounds of Avelino. Joining these multi-talented artists is East London’s Ayar, bringing us his fifth project to date…his brand new EP ‘Keeping Up With The Neighbours’. The title is from a lyric taken from opening track ‘Chases,’ which within seconds reveals that…