South African-born, Los Angeles-based artist Nick Leng’s Spirals, is a truly awe-inspiring piece of work that deals with love and heartache and speaks to his intense passion for music. The album takes twists and turns and creates an intriguing soundscape that … Continue Reading
Posts Tagged: classical
A Soulful Buffet: Dead Beat Horse – “Inglaterra”
Dead Horse Beats “Inglaterra” Inglaterra Swelling harmonics, jazzy intervals, soulful vocals, Dead Horse Beats sounds like nothing you’ve ever heard. Dead Horse Beats is the project of multi-instrumentalist Patrick Wade. The music he creates is complex, r&b tinged, progressive, classical, … Continue Reading
Old As New: Gyda Valtysdottir – Seiklos Epitaph
Gyda Valtysdottir “Seiklos Epitaph” Epicycle This is an amazing record. Iceland’s Gyda Valtysdottir from mum has compiled a record that covers the whole spectrum of music from Prokoviev to “Seiklos Epitaph”, the oldest know surviving musical composition in the world. An … Continue Reading
Chamber Music Redux: Seven(Suns – “Heathens”
Seven(Suns “Heathens” (TWENTY ONE PILOTS) For Hearts Still Beating This orchestra is so wonderful, but what is most amazing is not just their covers, which they really own, but on this upcoming album, they also perform their own composition, “Yama”, … Continue Reading
Music For The Soundtrack Of Your Life: Senator – “April Moon”
Senator “April Moon” Tiny Monsters Senator is the brainchild of Howard Baker, born in PA, raised in TX and MI in an atmosphere of music. Senator’s music is very atmospheric, but it’s more than that. Think of the soundtrack for … Continue Reading
Aural Landscapes: Yann Tiersen – “Roc’h ar Vugale”
Yann Tiersen “Roc’h ar Vugale” EUSA Yann Tiersen has done it again. I believe that Tiersen is the world’s greatest classical composer. This time, Tiersen has set his musical sites on a collection of 10 solo piano pieces which form a musical map … Continue Reading
HotFUZZ: Clean Bandit – “Rather Be”
What do you get when you mix classical music, funk, soul and electronica? CLEAN BANDIT! They mix several genres of music together in their songs and make it cohesive and very likable! Clean Bandit’s “Rather Be” featuring Jess Glynne is … Continue Reading