Lola’s Bad - Corona Wide

Lola’s Bad is the solo moniker of Evangelia C, a Greek born but London raised producer/performer that just released her debut EP Miss Abyss 2046. Her music is a quirky amalgam of exotic dream pop and goth flavored synth electronic with her voice balancing somewhere between Zola Jesus and Liz Fraser. Corona Wide has all these elements to force anyone out there to pay attention in here with the tropical, almost danceable vibes co-existing with the ethereal, shadow-y and otherwordly vocals that place this song straight to your heart….

Miss Abyss 2046 EP is available on a limited edition of 50 audio cassettes and you can grab your copy over here.

Twisted Wires - Half Lives

Finally, the second installment from the After Dark series hit the net earlier today. Italians Do It Better shaked the world’s dancefloor some years ago with the After Dark compilation and now After Dark II is here to repeat the same pattern! Stream above the much underrated (the most underrated name from Italians Do It Better roster!) Twisted Wires doing their seductive soulful, late night disco and head over here to purchase the comp digitally, while cd and vilyls will drop later in June.

Dexter - Once Again Back (Tune In)

It’s the kind of sound that smells summer. German producer Dexter brings the ’60s psychedelic rock into the hip hop scene with the bouncy, old skool and funk attitude forming a raw upbeat soul. This is what Once Again Back (Tune In), the opening track from the excellent The Trip LP, is aiming for and (oh-lord) you can feel the earth shaking beneath your feet!!! This is how psych/hip hop should sound like!!! Blaxploited vibes in the most compelling and danceable rhythm…

The Trip is available in cd, vinyl and digital and can be ordered here.

Vicious Boy - Good Water ft Rakiem on Sax

Irresistible smooth, silky and strictly soulful tunes are deriving through Vicious Boy’s music and voice. The night driving sound of a sax is craving to be heard in a room choked with smoke and a half empty bottle of wine to await the sensual present of a femme fatale so to be consumed! A simple, striking scene with soul just like this song! 

Moko - Hand On Heart

Moko’s journey to conquer the world holds strong and it’s enhanced even more with her new song Hand On Heart. A straight forward, urban r&b lullaby in the vein of the early Massive Attack gunshots (you can even imagine it floating inside Blue Lines!) that the London based producer/vocalist is so overwhelmingly pointing out! Groovy, danceable beats over a stunning soulful performance that captures all the essence of electronic pop music without pretending to be something else! Gorgeous at least and possible massive hit to the ears who’ll get it…. 

Alex Cameron - Gone South (Official Video)

Australia’s new up and rising talent Alex Cameron (remember the magnificent She’s Mine here) is back with a new song and video. Gone South is a minimal synth, dark electronic pop masterpiece that sucks you in its blurry world with a striking production and the straight forward, sentimental vocals by mr. Alex Cameron. His sleepy, disoriented figure in the video (directed by Mclean Stephenson) with the wrapping bandages all going in slow motion is a matching pair to his audio worries while the haunting melodies of Gone South is something that will probably follow you for a long time….

Elliott Power - SINK/SWIM

It kicks off with a dub infused vocal intro just before it gets dark like the Tricky sounds back in the ’90s. Then suddenly lights up again with a summer r&b chorus that you can almost feel the hot sand in your feet! It’s the back and forth of the day and night, it’s the danceable rhythms of the Jamaican dub mixed up with the Bristol-ian hazy production that makes this something special! Keep your eyes on Elliott Power ‘cause we’re gonna here a lot more from this London based producer/singer!