“On Fire was a track I made on a late winter’s night in a basement in Copenhagen/ I started making the break synths because I wanted to make a big melodic track and that’s where I ran it through a modulator by accident and all of a sudden I had this cool wobbly idea. The…
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Alex Treharne (Lex Low) is a songwriter, performer and producer based between London & Los Angeles. Covering new music is something of a passion for Lex, who is always seeking out inspiring and interesting sounds.
New York based four-piece Altopalo release their expansive new album ‘Frozenthere’
New York based four-piece Altopalo release their expansive new album ‘Frozenthere’. It is stocked full of anthemic singles such as Blur, Mono, Terra and Glow. The sound is a dizzying combination of searing synth lines, glassy guitars and spirited drum beats. The vocals are vibrant, with a confident performance punctuating masterfully written melodies. Follow: Facebook…
Quote Club: Australian electronic producer Mlapa releases ‘Colourgasm’, his first single of the year
Australian electronic producer Mlapa has released ‘Colourgasm’, his first single of the year. It’s a psychedelic take on synth based electronica with beautifully crafted sounds and searing melodies. “When I wrote this song, I imagined colours just exploding everywhere on a canvas, and felt that the title ‘Colourgasm’ was the best way to describe the feeling I…
Indie-electro trio Dansu release ‘Love Is Ours’, an energetic exploration of life’s beautiful moments
Indie-electro trio Dansu release ‘Love Is Ours’, an energetic exploration of life’s beautiful moments. It comes on the back of a world tour, charity on Shazam and significant editorial support on Spotify that resulted in over 4 million streams. Their effervescent indie sound is a winning combination of dynamic drums, sizzling organic instrumentation and electronic…
Quote Club: Brooklyn based four piece Future Punx drop ‘F Boys’, a note on Toxic Masculinity
Brooklyn based four piece Future Punx drop ‘F Boys’, a note on toxic masculinity. It is a frenetic sonic soundscape with energetic guitars and a heavy bass line. Upbeat percussion punctuates an enigmatically nonchalant vocal. You can grab the vinyl here. “I wrote this tune about the pathetic state of modern masculinity caused by the…
Quote Club: ‘Wastelands’ is the punchy new single from rising producer Anikdote
‘Wastelands’ is the punchy new single from rising producer Anikdote – who has over 10 million Spotify streams to his name. It is bass heavy, with bold production elements that demand the listener’s attention. Perth based artist Beechey is feature on the track, and provides texture to the well crafted melodies. “Seeing Habstrakt & Joyryde…
On The Record: We chat to Dahlia Sleeps about their new EP ‘Love, Lost’, poetry and lyrical themes
You’ve just released your new EP ‘Love, Lost’. Can you tell us a bit more about the title, and what the overarching lyrical themes are about? Love, Lost is the title of one of the songs on the EP and it felt like a really fitting phrase for the whole body of work. There are…
Quote Club: MKJ releases ‘Don’t Flatter Yourself (Acoustic)’ in collaboration with The Beamish Boys
MKJ releases ‘Don’t Flatter Yourself (Acoustic)’ in collaboration with The Beamish Boys, a stripped version of their standout single. Electronic production is traded in for organic textures, with the vocal carrying the track effortlessly. “I co-write with other singer/songwriters who tell the story and I focus on production. I like to think that I am…
On The Record: Clinic Blonde speaks to us about their new single ‘Fabled’, living in Copenhagen and their sound
Hey! Could you tell our readers something about yourself that they might not find out otherwise? Hi! Uhm, we originally came together as a band in 2014 under the name King Mannequin. The music we wrote back then was quite different, drawing heavily upon the likes of Led Zeppelin. One day we were jamming some…
Quote Club: Malika returns with deeply personal new single ‘Stranger Things’
“Stranger Things is one of THE MOST personal songs I’ve written, it describes a real moment in time for me, and a real struggle between two people. For me it was necessary to tell this story this way. When I got back in the studio to work on new music it was with the idea…
