Congratulations on the release of “Kissing Boys” how does it feel? So exciting! I’ve been working on this project for a few years now and it’s so beautiful to see my vision finally coming to life. What’s the story behind the song? Kissing Boys is about the magical experience of kissing someone. All those sensation …
Single Review: “Under The Lights” – Bad Money
This new single from one of my favourite acts of the last couple of years is quite frankly refreshing. It’s in the key of A Flat, which is an uplifting key anyway when you hear it, and probably not my choice of key to write in, but then it’s not my song! The vocals really …
Single Review: “Glitter In My Pocket”-SōMuch
Italian band SōMuch are back with the follow up to “Studio 54” and it’s deliciously infectious! Instead of 4/4 the beat is swung, and they’ve got a horn section blasting the parts… This song is so catchy, a total party starter, the arrangement is on point… The production is so slick…. I like the way …
Album Review: “Motherland Journey” Blue Lab Beats. Words: Del Osei-Owusu
Blue Lab Beats – Motherland Journey Sky Reflections The first track on this opens with with an instrumental, you could just imagine this as a concert entry music… The way that this starts off is uplifting, and I love it. I love the the synth chords start out, and I really need to find out …
Single Review: “POUR” – Alice Offley
Alice Offley just hit me in the gut with her bass, walked away laughing and left me doing the something stinks in the room face. This is high praise. Not many people get that award. Very rare. This song oozes funk, mixed with dance elements – synth bass to reinforce the live bass, four on …
Blog interview: Blue Lab Beats
Congratulations on the release of “Motherland Journey” how does it feel? Honestly it feels like a dream come true to have the legendary Fela Kuti featuring on this track! We would’ve never expected to ever have the chance to use his acappella but his publishers and Nigerian and European teams made it happen. …
Single Review: “Hold You” Dylan Purser feat. Lauren Walton
I have one word for this. WOW. It starts off as a piano led ballad. Very atmospheric. Lots of swirly synthy things that whisk you back to the 90s…. Somewhere in the distance, you hear the drums. Those drums are tribal. Well actually no it’s the signal of the children born in the 90s where …
Single Review: “Song Of The Year (A History Of Cool)” – Pārvāti
Pārvāti – Song Of The Year (A History Of Cool) Don’t let the title fool you. This is not what you think. No the writer doesn’t have an inflated ego. First of all, let’s talk about the music, it’s a simple song – nice use of synths, and plods along nicely. The lyrics are the …
Single Review: “The Wolf” – Cable Street Collective
Cable Street Collective – The Wolf The Collective are back! Bringing with them a song that’s a full BBQ plate of food with its solid flavours…. You can almost smell that party food in the summer heat! The song grooves on nicely with some beautiful guitar licks, Aaron knows I’m a fan of his from …
Single Review: “Lost In Translation” – Coupedekat
This was a fun listen! I like the use of different vocal samples at the beginning, and the lyric “I get my words off the menu, I wanna go a la carte did I say something to offend you come round and be my Bonaparte” made me sit up and listen… It’s a song that’s …