Purple Stone – come on come on come on
Purple Stone is known for casting music into spaces. With textural brilliance and musical twists, the sound expands and occupies the room around it. It’s as if it becomes sentient. Their latest release is ‘Come on Come on Come on’, a track that overlays piercing tones over a bed of abstract and dazing basslines. The riff is a drifting bridge that connects these two spheres. Laser grooves strike and spiral through the soundscape. It gets to be so cerebral without being deliberate or emphatic. If you enjoy the music of Tame Impala and Daft Punk, you’re sure to love the visionary influences in this track. Especially when it comes to sound making and futuristic craft. Listen Now!
Mardi Gras – Don’t Touch the Sinner
Talking about the unique, the yet unmade, Mardi Gras comes fresh with ‘Don’t Touch the Sinner’. A cinematic masterpiece that fiercely holds so many styles and sonic worlds within itself. Fiery and frosty, the song has an elastic bandwidth, weaving through such powerful moments of expression. The vocals lead, with its lofty style and reach. So many peaks to scale with it. And the instrumentals that swirl around it are larger than life. They burst at the seams, burst into the scene, burst out of the song. The riffs, synths, basslines, beats, and guitar acoustics. They all coalesce so intuitively as if part of a language, of a rich culture. So cohesive and compelling.
John Michael Hersey – democracy
Ending with John Michael Hersey’s ‘Democracy’, this week’s list is all about falling past the conventional edge. Into that abyss and become caught by the brilliance of these artists. The song starts with an unassuming flow and gets edgy, retro, modern and alternative. It melts into the shadows and shines in the spotlight. The riffs set the landscape, the city, the buildings, the light, and the maze of roads. And through this, the listener gets to explore democracy, its facets with satirical commentary and feel-good ideals. So effortlessly novel and unique. The song is sure to spark a curiosity, interest and a whole lot of fun.
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