Wendy Rene - Tears (Folk Magic Remix)

San Francisco based producer Folk Magic forced us to lay our ears upon him with his first ever track/remix on Dirty Beaches True Blue, where things got more tropical than you could ever imagine. Now the second effort comes with another remix, this time on Wendy Rene’s soul classic After Laughter (Comes Tears). The gentle and shadowy beats, that stumble somewhere upon Massive Attack and Wu Tang, are here to support the soulful listening and elevate it into a heavenly experience that can be consumed in full only by the time the sun is going down! Folk Magic has two on two but i’d love ti hit us with an original. Until then i’ll keep playing on repeat this wonderful rework!

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Baby Alpaca - Wild Child

Brooklyn’s, NY dearest soulful/soft rock duo Baby Alpaca hit us with a new song from their upcoming debut EP, which will drop on Atlas Chair on June 25. Wild Child carries the fragile sounds of the beloved AM pop and have filled it with the deeply personal and strictly soulful vocals that could bend the hardest of hearts! An instant classic ready to be consumed massively!!!

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Fractures - Twisted (Official Video)

Here’s the official video for the stunning, dark oriented and shady electronic pop/r&b delight Twisted by Melbourne based producer Fractures directed by Stuart Baynes.His smooth vibrations gets the right amount of light and dark with a barefoot woman running in an abandoned road towards a questioned figure where she probably should turn around and keep running! Here’s were sound and visuals collide in an unexpected dead end!

Stay tuned for Fractures debut EP to drop later this year.

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Niv Ast - Everyone See Me Through

I don’t get to listen often enough new music hailing from Israel, actually the precise word would be never, so when my inbox was thundered by a mail from this fresh producer i had to check it out. As it seemed my decision was correct since Niv Ast with Everyone See Me Through blends a unique psychedelic pop cacophony that somehow sounds absolutely melodic in the most irresistible way with the ’70s art rock aura and todays quirky electronic pop to co-exist in absolute perfection! A lo-fi psych pop interlude to make your inner-weird-self float in the surface!

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Young Hunting - Wrecking Ball

It was about time for Young Hunting to drop their debut album. Hazel LP will drop on June 11 via Gold Robot Records and the Los Angeles based band made today a small introduction with the amazing song Wrecking Ball. Soft as a touch, relaxing like the sunbeams hitting you in spring and sweet like honey with tea this ’60s-Burt Bacharach inspired dream pop ballad is going to haunt many unprotective souls out there and gain all the love it deserves. There’s no doubt about it…

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GDaddie - Live Well And Prosper

Groovy beatmaker GDaddie just dropped his new song Live Well And Prosper. A psyched funk/pop danceable monster with all the beats and synths ready to tear down the walls that separates ’90s acid pop with todays electronic music. Uptempo and uplifted tunes to make your body shakin’. Follow GDaddie here if you wanna learn more about his upcoming LP.

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Wild Ones - Golden Twin

The Portland based group Wild Ones have a new record coming out in July and they celebrate it by allowing the world to have a glimpse on their sundrenched dream pop, Golden Twin is a sparkling, sunshine flavored synth pop that stucks in you with this innocence, ’80s influenced pop sound hovering all your bad emotions to these optimistic vibes! A special catchy sing along single to bright your summer days with good feelings! Loved it…

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Oscar Key Sung - It’s Coming

Stunning free 2-song release by Melbourne based Oscar Key Sung. His softly, gentle and fragile rn’b/soul is concluded in absolute perfection in It’s Coming. The production values feel like it’s being treated by Jamie xx, The Drum, Shlohmo and all the super league of todays futuristic soul together in a mystical, occult and bulletproof room in the middle of the amazon rain forest while his deeply soulful voice conjures into an urban feast surrounded by palm trees! So just keep your ears wide open ‘cause we’re gonna hear a lot more by this guy!

It’s Coming/Sure Thing (Miguel Cover) is available for free download over here.

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Holy Other - Held (Fort Romeau Remix)

Fort Romeau treated his own way the after hour, transcedent vibes of Holy Other’s Held. The result sustain the atmosphere of the original while it is enriched with some gorgeous disco/house beats that transforms the whole experience into a gentle danceable experience for the late night dancefloor! Stream the stunning rework above and click here to download for free.

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The Skywalkers - Lord Can You Hear Us?

This isn’t a new one. When you press play you might believe that it’s a 60’s lost, rare jam! Actually, this Netherlands based duo released only one album 3 years ago and that’s it. After that came the complete slilence. When i’ve first heard it a couple days ago i felt all these thrills climbing up my body and slowly digged with methodic moves a tunnel through me! Raw in production, farfisa bulding melodies, psych pop in the most original term and absolutely ’60s in its sound and style! And God, what a style? You can lose yourself in it’s perfection!

You can stream/download Year One LP on The Skywalkers bandcamp page and enter a world of fuzz, freakbeat melodism!!!

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Fantastikoi Hxoi - Dream Weapon

Here comes the psych…. Fantastikoi Hxoi has released a new free EP, the Dream Weapon EP. Psychedelic, ambient, jazz interludes, psych folk in strictly electronic forms that expands the mind and soul! The closing track, Dream Weapon, recalls Thievery Corporation’s greatest moments, a chill/late night tranquilizer which acts immediately letting your senses loose and unprotective but absolutely free! An addictive and candle lighted soul-psych that freshes up your inner listener. How beautiful is that???

You can download Dream Weapon EP on Fantastikoi Hxoi’s site.

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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.

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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.

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Death Legder - 2000

A furious, ruthless tour de force of hyper ballistic templates is what 2000 so gloriously generates. Toronto based producer Kevin Donelly aka Death Ledger blends a compelling work of hip hop, dark electronics and bouncy rhythms, all wrapped in a gothic head anthem of banger beats! It’s like Holy Other, Modeselektor, Clams Casino and Salem used their magic wand in this but no, it’s all work of this very promising Canadian producer!

Lost And Looking EP is available for download at Death Ledger’s bandcamp page.

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Standish/Carlyon - Gucci Mountain

Do you remember Devastations??? The Aussie band that released that very good Coal LP back in 2006 (and featured this incredible Nick Cave inspired song!), in Greece i could say that their had their moment! Now with Devastations in bed, the members found another moniker to express their musical worries. Standish/Carlyon just released their debut album, the Deleted Scenes LP, but with a change of sound! In the incredible Gucci Mountain you can feel the art pop moving in the shadows in sensual moves, a seducing late night pop masterpiece that grows slowly with its esoteric groove blossoming in the corners of light! A slow sexy beast with a soulful heart ready to feed any hungry soul out there! 

The album Deleted Scenes is available for purchase in cd, vinyl and digital on Felte Records bandcamp page.

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