A siren sounds; a rallying cry cuts through the mix at the start of “We Got Up”. This track gets up to speed with sporadic melody and dynamic shifts in focus.
Cosmic Ninja are a band in two worlds at once. Their sound bleeds kinetic chroma over rebellious sentiment. Both worlds collide, scorching to crisp sound in the aftershock.
Like Ghost of You and Icon For Hire, Cosmic Ninja revel in rock riff-rage without dropping their dancing rhythm. Distant digital tones twinkle, effervescent, over steady synth magic as guitars grind out a groove. Let’s move.
This song and sound is its own exuberant thing. Get into it and enjoy.
A siren sounds; a rallying cry cuts through the mix at the start of “We Got Up”. This track gets up to speed with sporadic melody and dynamic shifts in focus.
Cosmic Ninja are a band in two worlds at once. Their sound bleeds kinetic chroma over rebellious sentiment. Both worlds collide, scorching to crisp sound in the aftershock.
Like Ghost of You and Icon For Hire, Cosmic Ninja revel in rock riff-rage without dropping their dancing rhythm. Distant digital tones twinkle, effervescent, over steady synth magic as guitars grind out a groove. Let’s move.
This song and sound is its own exuberant thing. Get into it and enjoy.
Choral vocals offset a stumbling beat in “Life Through Closed Eyes”. From all directions, a spreading haze of bright echoes presses in.
Hero Fisher forges the biggest and boldest of sounds, simultaneously professing the smallest and most precious of sentiments. Listening to “Life Through Closed Eyes,” it’s easy enough to close our own and see.
There’s a wealth of subtlety to this tune’s shifty spirit. Hero drops and hoists emotive handles so seamlessly, the emotional roller-coaster you ride throughout the track seems gentle as a rocking chair. But, it’s still there.
Hero Fisher’s music is mystifying stuff; easy enough to indulge in. To partake in it is to ponder. Ponder it now by pressing play.
Choral vocals offset a stumbling beat in “Life Through Closed Eyes”. From all directions, a spreading haze of bright echoes presses in.
Hero Fisher forges the biggest and boldest of sounds, simultaneously professing the smallest and most precious of sentiments. Listening to “Life Through Closed Eyes,” it’s easy enough to close our own and see.
There’s a wealth of subtlety to this tune’s shifty spirit. Hero drops and hoists emotive handles so seamlessly, the emotional roller-coaster you ride throughout the track seems gentle as a rocking chair. But, it’s still there.
Hero Fisher’s music is mystifying stuff; easy enough to indulge in. To partake in it is to ponder. Ponder it now by pressing play.
XMPLA splits to multiple personalities in his tracks, splattering supernatural sounds from side to side. “Sun Goes Down” puts such a spin on a standard progression. The effect is melodically extravagant, yet easy to enjoy.
This track plays endless games with itself. Bass phases and splits to pieces. Synths piece themselves together to moon-phased waves. Wow. Sun sets on a wonderful world…
A game of pickup, “Sun Goes Down” seems caught in limbo as notes die out, dissolve, disappear, and rise again. There’s a universe of groove going strong in this song.
You don’t need much of anything to enjoy this. Headphones and space to slacken your pace… This is dubby chill hop with a wicked wobble you won’t want to leave behind. Play and replay.
We’re back with part 2 of our series on IV DANTE! In the first part, we focused on Danté’s musical interests and inspirations. Definitely dip on over to that post if you haven’t seen it.
This time around, we’ll look at the low-down on life as a young, performing musician and more.
Even as a young musician, Danté’s experience in the music industry already spans years. He’s been performing in pubs and playing gigs, no problem.
In fact, IV DANTE has been performing publicly since the age of 13. Used to the rush of the crowd at this point, his perspective on performing comes colored with confidence.
“Now it’s more excitement…
…Before I play as I’m just keen to get out and share my music with people. Performing is probably my favourite part of playing music and I’m really excited to keep building our live shows and making them something really special.”
With public shows in different parts of Australia under his belt and a great band to boot, IV DANTE has put some thought towards touring his country at some point.
“I’m hoping to go on a tour first around Australia then eventually make our way to the U.K and see all the places over there.”
A UK tour and more most likely loom ahead for Danté. With an exceptional sense of sound and a style that most anyone can completely enjoy, it’s hard to imagine many, if any, impediments to his progress in the industry.
Danté’s reasons for considering a UK tour in particular are centered on its burgeoning live music scene; an indie musician’s paradise of small-to-mid-sized venues packed with eager, open-minded listeners.
“I’ve heard great things about the live music scene there so [it] would be really exciting to play a bunch of shows in those places.”
On his own home turf, Danté’s process of music making is a mobile one, stepping from studios to beaches to spark up creativity.
A change of scenery whenever he needs it keeps IV DANTE’s ideas fresh and fluid.
“It’s always cool when I’m able to do some writing outside of home like when I’m down at the beach or even in the studio with other musicians. There’s always something a bit different when writing elsewhere which always helps with the creativity.”
Cool as can be, IV DANTE’s experiences as a maker of music in Australia mostly just feel familiar to him. It’s a way of life…
“I guess it doesn’t really feel unique because it’s all I’ve ever known.”
Crafting music that’s new and unknown can sometimes mean making all you’ve ever known into something else entirely. Danté does just that with his own songs.
You can hear waves crashing in the riffs – feel Sunlight spreading over each verse and chorus. Each of his songs so far sounds like an endless Summer. There’s a wealth of warmth and energy at play that’s tough to stay away from.
IV DANTE’s newest tune “Be With Me” puts all of his creative effort on display, pairing it with a dose of pop for good measure. It’s great stuff, so have a listen below or click the link a little lower to read our review of it.
Also, if you haven’t already, check out part 1 of this series for more on IV DANTE and his music.
We’re back with part 2 of our series on IV DANTE! In the first part, we focused on Danté’s musical interests and inspirations. Definitely dip on over to that post if you haven’t seen it.
This time around, we’ll look at the low-down on life as a young, performing musician and more.
Even as a young musician, Danté’s experience in the music industry already spans years. He’s been performing in pubs and playing gigs, no problem.
In fact, IV DANTE has been performing publicly since the age of 13. Used to the rush of the crowd at this point, his perspective on performing comes colored with confidence.
“Now it’s more excitement…
…Before I play as I’m just keen to get out and share my music with people. Performing is probably my favourite part of playing music and I’m really excited to keep building our live shows and making them something really special.”
With public shows in different parts of Australia under his belt and a great band to boot, IV DANTE has put some thought towards touring his country at some point.
“I’m hoping to go on a tour first around Australia then eventually make our way to the U.K and see all the places over there.”
A UK tour and more most likely loom ahead for Danté. With an exceptional sense of sound and a style that most anyone can completely enjoy, it’s hard to imagine many, if any, impediments to his progress in the industry.
Danté’s reasons for considering a UK tour in particular are centered on its burgeoning live music scene; an indie musician’s paradise of small-to-mid-sized venues packed with eager, open-minded listeners.
“I’ve heard great things about the live music scene there so [it] would be really exciting to play a bunch of shows in those places.”
On his own home turf, Danté’s process of music making is a mobile one, stepping from studios to beaches to spark up creativity.
A change of scenery whenever he needs it keeps IV DANTE’s ideas fresh and fluid.
“It’s always cool when I’m able to do some writing outside of home like when I’m down at the beach or even in the studio with other musicians. There’s always something a bit different when writing elsewhere which always helps with the creativity.”
Cool as can be, IV DANTE’s experiences as a maker of music in Australia mostly just feel familiar to him. It’s a way of life…
“I guess it doesn’t really feel unique because it’s all I’ve ever known.”
Crafting music that’s new and unknown can sometimes mean making all you’ve ever known into something else entirely. Danté does just that with his own songs.
You can hear waves crashing in the riffs – feel Sunlight spreading over each verse and chorus. Each of his songs so far sounds like an endless Summer. There’s a wealth of warmth and energy at play that’s tough to stay away from.
IV DANTE’s newest tune “Be With Me” puts all of his creative effort on display, pairing it with a dose of pop for good measure. It’s great stuff, so have a listen below or click the link a little lower to read our review of it.
Also, if you haven’t already, check out part 1 of this series for more on IV DANTE and his music.
Caught between dreams, you’re just drifting around.
“All my senses hit the red light…”
Disorienting, delightfully disorienting… The Afro Nick has hit on a great driving groove in “You”. It waves. It broods. It’s real good.
A less intense dose of Sleep riffing and rebounding guitar grumbles give “You” a heavy tone, mellowed by fluid solos.
Vocals drag on, expanding through time like a mind in mid-meditation. It’s hard not to tag along. Along for the ride we are.
The interplay of jagged square signals on ricocheting rounded curves is a truly satisfying sonic spectacle. It sounds a lot like space and time fist-bumping forever.
Rock and Psychedelic song lovers ought to try a slice of this track. “You” will become your new fave for sure. Stay a while and listen.
Caught between dreams, you’re just drifting around.
“All my senses hit the red light…”
Disorienting, delightfully disorienting… The Afro Nick has hit on a great driving groove in “You”. It waves. It broods. It’s real good.
A less intense dose of Sleep riffing and rebounding guitar grumbles give “You” a heavy tone, mellowed by fluid solos.
Vocals drag on, expanding through time like a mind in mid-meditation. It’s hard not to tag along. Along for the ride we are.
The interplay of jagged square signals on ricocheting rounded curves is a truly satisfying sonic spectacle. It sounds a lot like space and time fist-bumping forever.
Rock and Psychedelic song lovers ought to try a slice of this track. “You” will become your new fave for sure. Stay a while and listen.
Riu’s beautiful artwork works thick, stiff paper into incredible shapes and patterns, one careful cut at a time.
Each of his creations curves clear, empty space around paper with perfect precision, making for imagery so thorough and full, it’ll fool you into thinking it’s reality.
Riu’s gorgeous artwork really pushes the boundaries of the art form, sometimes taking on patterns and shapes so fine and intricate, they seem nearly impossible to cut into being. But, clearly Riu thinks otherwise! Check out his art below.
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