this track caught my attention because of the rhythmic textures – the congas, the shakers, vocal samples and cymbal swells – there’s not much singing here but it whisks you off to another world it’s the perfect tropic summer vibe! I like the way the drums roll into each other like a stuttering effect, the …
Music Of Sound have just welcomed back a new member of the band Anya AKA Hazy Sofia, who will be joining them on vocals, flute and keyboards. Music Of Sound are quite a mix of a band two members being from India and one being of Welsh roots and but all based in and around …
The Happy Somethings dropped a new album today, and I thought I’d give it a track by track breakdown. Something Good A Healthy Dose Of Hope (ALBUM) by The Happy Somethings The Happy Somethings kick off their new album with a track that starts off with pitch bent strings, for a minute I thought they’d …
Word on the street is that Sunflower Thieves have put a pause on the band for now. They are a duo who I’ve been in love with (Musically!) since the release of this gem, their harmonies and lyrics in this song bring a lovely warmth to the soul, and they are one of my favourite …
Saturday is not usually a day that people release new music on however I was looking for a track to review and doing some digital crate digging on Instagram has usually turned up some gems for me – this one is no different. joey Sherrett dropped a track that’s very powerful in vocal as well …
ANNIE ELISE – Make A Wish Annie Elise · make a wish What I like about this track is the emphasis there is on the electronics, it draws your ears towards the track as a whole! The arpeggiated pattern at the beginning is what caught my attention from the beginning. Add to that Annie Elise’s …
AROUND ABOUT DUSK- without you Around About Dusk · Without You This has such a World War II era jazz feel to it, none of the gloss that came later on, but the kind you’d expect in the background of a period drama. This could be playing in the background on a grainy gramophone, at …
Every week Fresh On The Net, sister blog to Platinum Mind receives up to 200 tracks moderated by a volunteer team and reviewed on rotation. This is my review of Batch 609. Alan Dreezer – Delusional Alan Dreezer · Delusional This track is from Alan Dreezer’s album Nothing Changes If Nothing Changes which came out …
Hello Mark how are you? Fine, thanks! Congratulations on the release of Feathered Creatures how does it feel? Great! We worked hard on it, and obviously are excited that it’s out in the world now. The response has been super positive! It’s a collaboration with Purbayan Chatterjee how did that come about? We had met …
Ashley Slater released an album called “This Is F–king Nice” with his band Heptet and I decided to write a track by track breakdown. Turn On Tune In Cop Out This Is Fucking Nice by HipKit Records To open the album this is a track that takes me back to the summer of 1995, and …
