Yates Is Ready to Start “Living On The Moon”

Soft singing to a shimmying rhythm, Yates’s “Living On The Moon” lifts off, quick and quiet, to land in the stars.

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Far, far away… Far, far below…

You’re far, far above. A cloud, a God, A bird…

Looking for limits in the sky… You’ve heard…

The sky is as high as you try to go.

“…Telling me the world is in panic…”

An invitation to escape opens “Living On The Moon”. It’s an emergency exit… Pale tones intone with calm melancholy a rush of wanderlust.

Yates makes the most of the sound with sparse vocals, restrained and crystal in clarity. Wind over water, his voice calls as counterpoint to a chorus of chords.

Particularly pleasing is the percussion at play. The rhythm is simple, yet subtly enhanced. Shakers, snaps and tambourines tap spice over this tune as crunchy guiro strokes elongate in waves, repeating throughout the track. All the while, strumming strings reverberate as surfacing ripples, bound in sway to a rocky shore. It’s melody with mobility.

Easy listening lovers will love this. “Living On The Moon” is its own escape; a getaway you can take anytime you listen. So, listen and let go.

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BUHU Smelt Sounds in “Yew”

Fresh off their new album, Tenets, “Yew” unites the married duo of BUHU’s efforts to splendorous success.

Step into a hot swirl of chiptune arpeggios and shoegaze grace…

“What we have can’t be replaced.”

An open sea of static. You’re stepping in…

And underneath is nothing. Solitude is sinking…

A shock ignites the water. You’re paralyzed within it.

An angel drops beside you. Immobilized together…

“You helped me believe in myself.”

“Yew” spews a torrent of cozy tones over and around clear droning vocals. Melody billows up from all directions to surround the singing; a constant updraft of sonic color winding around the words.

“Yew” is melodically mid-heavy and warm to the touch with tape-tuned tones. It’s love lost in ebbing ether, awash with vermillion vocals. It’s a meditation.

Rhythmically, “Yew” is consistent as they come until the 4 minute mark. Clean-cut claps are an audience of one, tonal toms act as clocks, counting seconds, and pitched clicks tap at the top of the spectrum like bird-pecks on glass. Then it all shifts to disorderly reverie riding up on the end. Woah bro.

“Yew” is good. “Yew” is smart. “Yew” is beautiful. And you should listen to it. Check out the rest of the album, “Tenets,” too, while you’re at it.

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He Arrived By Helicopter’s “Cold Damn Truth” is Sonic Serenity

Misty-eyed melancholy mixed with morose melody make He Arrived By Helicopter’s “Cold Damn Truth” a soothingly mellow track to enjoy.

As the first single preceding a full album release and show at the McKittrick Hotel in NYC on September 13, “Cold Damn Truth” gives out a clear sample of his sound.

A wealth of tragic self-reflections ride on icy airwaves from driver to drum…

“Tell me straight…”

Wind wails at you, tossing cloth and hair with soft fury.

Over the ledge of the rooftop is your idea of salvation.

You’re waiting for someone to stop you. Waiting…

That someone is yourself. You’ll take the stairs.

“…Even if it kills you to.”

Soft and subtle, “Cold Damn Truth” is. A lit-lighter-waving sonic tonic for life’s assorted ailments… Lyrically, this is a sweet and sorrowful surrender.

Hints of Bowie and Boomtown Rats enliven the spectrum in “Cold Damn Truth”, particularly in the artist’s inflection. Christian Gibbs (aka. ‘He Arrived By Helicopter’) blows breathy vowels in moody mourning throughout the track. His voice sounds cold and damp as moonlit dew.

Guitars are the main course in “Cold Damn Truth”. One twangs and sways in electric overtones as another pulsates rhythmic mid-frequency friction. It’s a languid sort of liveliness.

For an especially chill listen and profoundly mellow vibes, “Cold Damn Truth” is perfection. No lie! Listen.

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Jackdylan and Dakun Whistle from the “windowstill”

Choppy guitar chops and a loud, layered duet make Jackdylan and Dakun’s “windowstill” an easy track to place on replay.

It’s all placid pain put to musical poetry…

“…But I couldn’t let go.”

Toes in water… Lake sinks into the forest.

Trees peak into mirror over your shoulders. You make ripples race to garble their image.

No use… It all goes still again. You can’t shake peace.

“Wish you were there when I needed you most…”

A dynamic and feature-rich feel Jackdylan and Dakun have in their music. At once intimate as it is polished, the entirety of their EP “caffeine & nicotine” seems strikingly natural and spontaneous.

“windowstill”, best demonstrates this with its smooth amalgam of moody R&B, pop rock and hip hop. As a finished result, it’s something like Major Lazer meets Utada Hikaru, but a bit sharper.

Lyrically, you can pick up on the little life struggles feeding “windowstill’s” fire. As a love song, it’s on the nose. As a labor of love, Heaven alone knows its depth.

Dakun and Jackdylan have put together an impressive EP with “caffeine & nicotine”. “windowstill” warrants a listen at least. Listen and repeat.

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Karma Comes Closer in “Come Our Way”

Up close and personal, Karma taps your eardrums in his latest release “Come Our Way”.

Urban chill treads over trap to excellent effect in this tune.

“It ain’t a phase…”

Haze. The room is cloudy with a chance of alcohol.

All you remember is being here. All you make out are the lights.

Music so loud you’re lost in it… Time takes a detour.

Lit. It’s time to make time for this.

“…I done did it…”

Buried bass and brittle piano keys collide and collapse beneath Karma’s heavy flow in “Come Our Way”.

Languid lines lean up against the beat come each chorus. It’s all slow mo and low-fi low-riding rhythm. The verses are verbose; sporadic spitting over a halting beat.

All too often, minimal music like this can end up as background stuff. Foreground sound is the minimum for “Come Our Way”. It’s a relaxing banger if there ever was one.

You don’t have to move a muscle. “Come Our Way” will meet you where you are and blow you away. Listen and enjoy.

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Sunday Visits the “Perfect Place”

Windy whistling and tribal psychedelia enter house space in Sunday’s new release “Perfect Place”.

“…Too many people…”

A parachute snags at air above you. Rushing wind slows to sweetly greet you.

Gliding in step, an eagle joins you. From all around, the view astounds you.

You never want to reach the ground.

“Give me a reason…”

“Perfect Place” sounds the way falling into a canyon would feel. It’s all air and rush and calm and quiet.

Sunday sings sunlight over cold quiet contour – blowing vocals on a chill beat. So cool, it’s frozen.

As is his style, Sunday swaddles “Perfect Place” in synthesized sounds. His special brand of harmonic haze comes tuned to duck swiftly under each kick – wrenching softly at the lungs like warping time.

Relaxing music makes for a proper Sunday, but Sunday’s music is relaxing any day of the week. The mind, it settles in a sea of sound.

“Perfect Place” puts a special spin on Sunday’s contemplative style. It’s a more involved and dynamic facet of his sound you’re likely to love. Listen.

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KUOKO Fascinates “Birds on the Fire Escape”

Stream of consciousness experimentation drizzled in drops of reverb rains down in KUOKO’s gorgeous “Birds on the Fire Escape”.

“…I know even if the sun doesn’t shine, you’ll come.”

A dismal day. Gray. Big billowy blankets crowd out the sky.

Elbows moisten on the sill. Still waiting…

A ruckus of wings and wind shocks the silence. Birds brace for flight seconds after landing. For a second, a spot of sunlight sprays your face bright white.

“…They just sing to my heart.”

“Birds on the Fire Escape” is a lovely listen on multiple counts. Kuoko sings her thoughts, her thoughts ring clear over a sparse arrangement of reversed synth notes and the notes ricochet, tethered to a snappy beat.

The whole of this track sounds like a memory in the making. There’s evident melancholy, but also flecks of nostalgia and joy floating on its surface.

Guessing at KUOKO’s influences for this song would lead you to the likes of Bjork and Massive Attack. Deliberate, careful rhythmic arrangements and tentative tonality color it experimental gold.

Especially intriguing is the KUOKO’s key. Decidedly Eastern, it’s deliciously ambiguous – dribbling nonchalance.

For relaxing thought provocation, KUOKO’s “Birds on the Fire Escape” is perfection. Pleasant pondering.

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