HYPERSPACE: Best Discoveries of the Week – Episode Thirty-four
Get ready for the Hyperspace Jump.
We have traveled through space this week, but we are sure we were not alone this week. You probably had a nice good trip as well. C’mon it was the 20th of April and also Snoop Dog had a spliff at the Hide Park, so don’t tell us SpaceCrap.
We are now back from our trip and with your mind, now open as well, we think you are ready to welcome some music out of this world.
Fasten your seatbelt and get ready to jump over Speedlight.
TOM RASMUSSEN – “Look At Me”
Let’s start to warm up with style, and there’s no better person that could help us to do that: a warm welcome to Tom Rasmussen, a phenomenal artist from London, UK.
With over 10k monthly listeners a month, we are pretty sure you’ll fall in love with “Look At Me”, a remarkable dance tune that will definitely hypnotize you, making your body move against your will! Get ready for that!
ALEXIA VEGAS – “Your Love Is Like A Slow Disease”
We want to welcome now this stunning singer and songwriter from New York, US, the queen of the new wave of pop Alexia Vegas. Her latest tune “Your Love Is Like A Slow Disease” is a melancholic song that tells the age-old story of a toxic relationship and of a girl who just can’t shake off her infatuation with the object of obsession: emotional melodies along with enchanting lyrics will give you some real feelings.
OCCURRENCE – “Slow Violence”
Occurrence is a wonderful electronic indie/pop band with a great experience in the music industry and a solid fanbase of over 5k followers on Spotify, they now releasing their third album called “Slow Violence”, a stunning 22-piece project ready to bring us on a superb journey. The style of this album is incredible featuring a pretty unique sound design and remarkable vocals!
SÖHNE MANNHEIMS – “Kompassnadel”
We’re heading to Germany now to meet the iconic band SÖHNE MANNHEIMS, on the move for 28 years, they are working on their 7th album called “Kompass” which will be released next September. Their latest tune “Kompassnadel” is a taste of what the album will sound: a contemporary soul/pop tune that brings beautiful and emotional melodies along with powerful vocals!
SPALK – “Forgot On Monday”
As you can see we’re discovering some incredible talents from Germany, and now’s the turn of Spalk, an amazing artist from Berlin. Starting as a guitarist from a very young age, turning bassist and forming a band, he later found himself in music production and he’s now releasing hot bangers like “Forgot On Monday” which is his latest tune: an extremely catchy deep house production that will surely get you addicted to its sound!
ICHYGO – “Feel Like A Bot”
We keep staying in Germany to discover also the new upcoming artist Ichygo, a futuristic musician specializing in the production of cutting-edge electronic techno songs.
Releasing over 10 tracks over the course of 2023, we definitely want to listen to “Feel Like A Bot”, a catchy pop tune that despite its fun and happy vocals hides deeper meaning and describes the feeling of feeling like a bot.
YEARS OF THE MODERN – “If Time Stood Still”
YEARS OF THE MODERN is an incredible band from Canada, here to bring us their new wave and post-punk inspired synthpop sound!
“If Time Stood Still” is the last piece of their most recent EP “Time And Space” released a few weeks ago: a nostalgic retro synthwave tune that definitely reminds us of the old times, with beautiful vocals and a remarkable sound design you really can’t miss this out!
JAY ROECKER – “Pour On Me (Remixed)”
Jay Roecker already proved his skills and talent with his recent tunes previously featured on our Hyperspace articles, and here he comes again with a fantastic set of remixes of his song “Pour On Me”: A total of 3 remixes, these artists definitely gave a great twist on the original tune, bringing in whole new vibes with some very solid work done! Hope y’all are ready to move your body with this!
JOSH TEPPER – “Built Me (duet Version)”
Josh Tepper is a wonderful singer and songwriter from New York, US, and his charming voice will surely get you addicted to his music along with remarkable melodies.
His tune “Built Me” released at the end of 2022 is one of these pop songs that literally get stuck in your mind for days, and you can’t stop yourself by keep singing it. Such a great tune from this artist, we can’t wait to listen to more stuff from this guy!
JOEL RIVENDELL – “Touch”
We’re traveling now all the way to Melbourne, Australia, to meet the phenomenal electronic music producer Joel Rivendell. In the music industry for over 10 years, this artist surely knows how to keep listeners entertained, and his latest track “Touch” is exactly what we’re talking about: an energetic club dance track that features an incredible sound design, and a very unique progressive musical arrangement!
GABRIEL BISHOP – “Fall Together”
We keep staying in Australia for this next artist, not too far from Melbourne, we’re heading now to Brisbane to meet the incredible singer/songwriter and producer Gabriel Bishop.
This talented independent artist has just delivered a very catchy tune called “Fall Together”, an alternative synth pop production with an extremely remarkable sound design and some very characteristic vocals! Don’t miss out!
JÓHANNA SELJAN – “Strangelove”
Coming from Iceland we have with us the amazing singer and songwriter JÓHANNA SELJAN, showing us her glorious voice with her latest tune “Strangelove”.
This is an electronic synth-pop tune with some nostalgic 80s vibes, where powerful and dynamic vocals go along the tune in a flawless way, majestic! Incredible tune from this artist!
ST. WAVE – “Digital Girl”
Better you guys get ready for who’s coming next, with a mesmerizing sound that you’ll deeply fall in love: a huge welcome to St.Wave! This incredible artist has captured our minds with his latest tune “Digital Girl”, a hip-hop beat with RnB nuances and incredibly charming vocals, along with some nasty piano chords and a real groovy bassline! This tune is highly addictive!
TRG SENSEI – “My Muse”
To all Mary J lovers, this song is for you all. As you noticed we are space travelers, but also this kind of trip can be extremely stimulating for creativity as TRG Sensei says in his last single My Muse. This is such a chill song we found it perfect for the now past 20th of April, this has some rap attitude mixed with the calmness and meditative vibes of Soul music, creating a mix that’s absolutely sublime.
RIPSIME – “Benevolent Prince”
Recorded between Artsakh/Armenia and London this next one is an extremely engaging tune with some experimental sounds we really dug. Ripsime just released the track Benevolent Prince, a pop tune like you never heard before. Ropsime has a very peculiar voice, yet is extremely catchy, and the instrumentation on this track creates alternative and electro-pop vibes that perfectly mix electronic elements with string instruments. What a striking track!
DREAMS OF DELVAUX – “Air Without Gravity”
Directly from the UK, we introduced you to this fresh new electronic duo project called Dreams Of Delvaux. The duo has released a compelling EP called Air Without Gravity. If you’re a Synthwave lover, and you miss the 80s, you are going to love this EP. The nostalgic melodies and vintage production perfectly fit in the instrumentation that takes inspiration on many levels from the Synth Pop genre, introducing wind instruments and other effects like vocoder, always in an intelligent way.
FLATFOOT SAM – “Zeitgeist EP”
If you’re into Tripfield you’re going to adore this next release we are going to showcase. Flatfoot Sam is back with a new compelling release called Zeitgeist. This EP, made of five extremely consistent electronic tracks, is everything you’d love to listen to in a live DJ set in some hidden place, even better if during the sunset. Flatfoor Sam introduces many instruments including wind instruments and drums that add that human touch that makes this EP truly alive.
J0VANNA – “Stupid Face”
J0VANNA is a retro-pop and RnB singer/songwriter from Florida, US, and she brings us today her third single called “Stupid Face”. This tune got us covered with its remarkable sound, where catchy electronic plucks mixed with acoustic guitars blend perfectly with the incredible voice of J0vanna, making this track absolutely lit! We loved the work around the vocals and we really can’t wait to see what she’ll come up with next!
WELL GROUNDED – “Sailing On”
Well Grounded is back on track after 10 years of break, this amazing artist is now here to share with us his musical taste and skills. He’s returning with his first release called “Sailing On”, an alternative pop/reggae tune that definitely sets the mood for a great Friday night, with its fantastic vibes and its impeccable vocals this tune is a must for some feel-good occasion!
ME – “Good Guy / I’m Sorry”
Incredibly emotional and melancholic. Even though extremely simple the last EP released by ME, really hit the core. “Good Guy/I’m Sorry” has a peculiar structure, which turns around the single I’m sorry and adds an intro and outro together with the lo-fi track Good Guy. ME vocals are full of emotion and this Soul/RnB EP reminded us of early blackbear releases. Broken songs yet full of passion and life.
GIANFRANCO PESCETTI – “The Wake”
Let’s fly to the United States for this next artist. Gianfranco Pescetti just recently shared his track “The Wake”, inspired by melancholic themes also in the aftermath of Covid. This is an electronic track like no other, you will find some psychedelic elements supported by synth and string-sounding effects. We definitely have a great trip getting lost in the realm of this track, and you’ll probably get lost in the beauty of this track as well.
K/9 – “The Sauce That Cannot Be Bought”
Now, it’s time for the article’s closure, and this album is definitely the cherry on top. K/9 released an entire album recently called “The Sauce That cannot be Bought”. An extremely solid album, full of inspiration from different genres. We loved how versatile this rapper is, creating catchy melodies and consistent flows on old school rap instrumentals and also more modern-inspired trap beats and even electronic. Such an eclectic release that rap enthusiasts should not miss.
