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Single Review: “Blood” – Soft Velvet Lounge

What I like about this song is the very indie pop vibe on this…. Very dreamy vocals that swirl around you, and with a powerful production as the backdrop it really does hit the spot.  The synths being played are interesting choice sound wise, to begin with you hear a very quiet synth pad which …

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Album Review: “Music In The Air” – Mark Christian Miller. Words: Sammy Stein

Music in the Air Being jazz correspondent for Platinum Mind can lead to discoveries and ‘Music In The Air’ from US musician Mark Christian Miller, featuring renowned West Coast musicians Jamieson Trotter on piano and arrangements, Mike Gurrola on bass, Kevin Winard on drums, Larry Koonse on guitar and Danny Janklow on alto sax, is …

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Blog interview: Night Works

Hello Gabriel how are you? Hello Del, thanks for asking, truthfully I’m not 100% but on the recovery having been knocked sideways by Covid earlier this week. Keep wearing those masks! Congratulations on the release of “Lachrymose” how does it feel? Thank you. I’m pleased this tune is finally seeing the light of day, and …

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Blog interview: Patrick Doval

Hello Patrick how are you? Doing good, thanks. Congratulations on the release of “Soulless Machine”, how does it feel? It feels great to finally release this project to the world. What’s the story behind the song?  I feel like we are living in dystopian times and I wanted to express those feelings in my song …

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Album Review: “Pixelation” – Kiffie

Pixelation by Kiffie Pixelation This track is characteristic of Kiffie’s sound, very electronic, sparse synth sounds…. But there’s one little change, this track is not in 4/4. At least not all the way through. Don’t get too confused, it’s a bit of polyrhythmic play that funnily enough I was discussing with a colleague of mine …