8 current tunes to sharpen your Aural Intelligence.
Mesmerizing blend of new wave, synth-pop & indie by Glaswegian quartet Bubbatrees, with their anthemic banger ‘Alchemy‘.
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Los Angeles-based duo Rituals of Mine share bewithcing downtempo R&B ‘BURST‘ (from the forthcoming EP, ‘SLEEPER HOLD‘, out October 4th on Carpark Records) with some stunning visuals.
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Remaining in L.A. this time with the dreamy, heavenly synth-pop ‘Another Life‘ by Polartropica accompanied with a video which depicts how true love has no boundaries, told in the narrative of the movie “Grease“, but in the modern day and defying gender norms.
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Merging genres (synth pop, disco, progressive rock & kraut) with Aquacadia‘s ‘Which Way Is Up?‘ (from the band’s debut album ‘Into Atalantia‘) will activate that rusty time machine and transfer you to early 80s!
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Iconic rapper Snoop Dogg teams up with MacShawn100 to gift us with a hard-hitting & highly energetic tune. That is ‘So Fly, So Wet‘ (out on So, Let’s Talk).
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‘Event Horizon‘ by Brazilian composer and bass player from Belém do Pará Davi Valois, is a political statement about the current, dystopic political situation in the largest country of Latin America. A bold dose of experimentation!
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A 12-minute epic adventure of mindblowing “techno vs post-rock”, by Gust Recorder (Moscow based musician Ilya Sizov) and ‘Dissipation Nights‘. From Russia with Love!
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The latest video ‘Wandering Eye‘ by American rock’n’roll outfit The Astronots is a quirky love song with bluesy vibes and 60’s garage influences.
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“The brain” : Christos Doukakis
