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Kicking off with the 8 track VA001 [Quantum Entanglement] in September, each VA will feature an international cast of groundbreaking artists with a shared passion for electronic music production.
Handing over full creative control to their artists, Unconfined are setting out on an exploration of infinite sonic possibilities across the electronic spectrum. Born in Glasgow, but spreading its roots across the globe – from Turin to Taiwan – the label strays fearlessly from the mainstream.
Founder and label head, Charl Fouche, believes the label’s criteria enables them to release a diverse selection of tracks: “There are so many varieties of techno. At the end of the day it is noises being morphed to sound a certain way. It all comes down to the individual listener and what sounds their ears choose to hear”.
A collaborative effort, Various Artists 001 [Quantum Entanglement] takes a global standpoint, staking out a sound that draws on as many genres as it does international influences. Fresh and eclectic with a complete disregard for the conventional, Unconfined have successfully assembled an impressive horde of unreleased weapons from a who’s who of the hottest names in the scene, before enlisting the talents of internationally revered DJ and producer JoeFarr to master them – and this is just the beginning.
Where are you currently based?
In Govanhill in Glasgow. It’s the most culturally diverse area of Scotland, full of creatives and interesting locations, more languages than anywhere else in the country and a ton of green spaces. We like it here.
Your new EP ‘March Last Year’ will be out August 21, what influenced the sound and songwriting?
This was written at a time when we were holding down a residency in Glasgow’s largest after hours venue. It was a wild time, with us sometimes playing three times in a weekend until ungodly hours of the morning. The creativity, energy and vibes at that time were so exciting and exhausting. We wanted to write some music that we felt represented the venues we were regularly playing in, and so began writing our first house EP. There are many more to come.
How did you go about writing the music?
This was before we had built our studio and so were literally made in our bedrooms. We would take turns moving synths across the east end of Glasgow in the rain in January/February and sitting up late getting frustrated. It was a truly collaborative process, however all three tracks were from Oliver’s genesis. We cracked them eventually and sat on them for a while before deciding to send them out to labels. We wanted to work with someone in Glasgow, so Jackie Knows Karate were a great fit, as they weren’t reticent about a slightly heavier sound which we were feeling at the time.
Where and when did you produce?
Production took place in bedrooms, and mixing anywhere with a plug and headphones. We’ve since built a studio, which over lockdown has been a saviour.
What programs/instruments did you use?
We used Ableton as the DAW. Then a good chunk of the instrumentation is played through a Korg Minilogue (which any Minilogue owner will hear in these tracks immediately!), the Arturia Drumbrute provided some of the ancillary percussion and the rest would have been some finely attuned samples as well as the occasional digital synth.
Please tell us about your studio setup:
Now we have (see attached photo!) a Korg Minilogue, Novation Bassstation II, Artutria Drumbrute, a Fender Jazz bass, a few midi keys, a microphone and plenty of plugins.
How did you approach the recording/production process?
Recently we’ve been beginning tunes separately, bringing them as far as we can individually and then passing them over to each other. The new ears bring new musical ideas as well as new perspectives on the mix itself. We each have particular strengths which the other recognise and respect so it’s a great partnership.
Who are you listening to at the moment?
We’ve been listening to an absolute ton of music during lockdown. Spending countless hours cycling, walking and drinking mean countless hours of imbued culture.There’s always such a wide range of countries and genres always being played in our flat. Ladies on Mars’ edits have been lovely to get you moving in the morning, our pal Wuh Oh has been killing it with his bonkers productions, Fontaines D.C’s new record is unreal, Celeste has been a beautiful vibe, Baba Stiltz been on a lot, Toy Tonics always pump out jams to keep your feet moving, Mura Mesa made a track with Tirzah which has been on repeat the last week or so… This list could go on and on!
What do you like to do away from music?
With what little time we have away from music, we like to drink and eat. Also travelling and arguing with friends about politics. Lockdown has made a lot of that impossible, so we’ve mostly been drinking and eating. We’re also both keen cyclists so we’ve been taking this opportunity to properly explore some of the amazing Scottish scenery all around Glasgow.
What’s planned for the remainder of 2020?
Fuck knows haha. It really depends on what apocalyptic cliche happens next. If we manage to avoid nuclear war or alien invasion we’re going to keep producing at the rate we have over the last few months. We’ve got some serious stuff on the way which we can’t wait to get out there. Also, we’ve set up our own label In The Event of Capture and are lining up some releases on that. Send us demos! intheeventofcapture@wshom.club.
Favourite food and place to hangout?
We eat anything. We hangout (more?) anywhere. Just name the time and place. We’ll bring the cutlery.
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![OUR FIRST ALL-AUSTRALIAN ANNOUNCEMENT TASH SULTANA ZIGGY ALBERTS KEV CARMODY IAN MOSS HIATUS KAIYOTE RUSSELL MORRIS BRIGGS KIM CHURCHILL MAMA KIN SPENDER ALL OUR EXES LIVE IN TEXAS And many more to be announced! Get your tickets on-sale now 2021 Bluesfest can’t wait until next Easter on April 1 – 5th at the beautiful green Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm located 10 minutes north of Byron Bay. Bluesfest continues to make history with its second Artist Announcement for 2021 - It is the festival’s first ever All Australian announcement and it’s something to sing about. Adding to the already impressive line up are some of Australia’s greatest artists including TASH SULTANA and ZIGGY ALBERTS, who are both playing on Easter Saturday, as well as National Treasure, KEV CARMODY to name a few. Bluesfest will be Tash Sultana’s only East Coast festival play, and will bring in the new band, "I've got to a point where the music I've written is beyond the capabilities of looping so I've decided to get a backing band to play the written parts live and I’m looking forward to performing them at Bluesfest next Easter.” says Tash Sultana. Ziggy Alberts will be playing all new material he has been creating in lockdown. “Stoked to be back at Bluesfest 2021! I love this festival and we had such a great time back in 2018. I’m looking forward to coming out strong after some time away from touring. See ya'll there!” says Ziggy Alberts. Kev Carmody will show why he is regarded as a National Treasure. His new album, ‘Cannot Buy My Soul’ features guest appearances by Jimmy Barnes, Kasey Chambers, John Butler, The Waifs, Tex Perkins, Troy Cassar-Daley and lots more -this could be one hell of a jam!! When Blues legends RUSSELL MORRIS and IAN MOSS take to the stage the Bluesfest crowd will roar. IAN MOSS, best known as a founding member of Cold Chisel and now widely regarded as one of the best Blues guitarists in Australia, is scheduled to perform directly before Jimmy Barnes on Easter Sunday. “We are going to tear the place apart. They’ll be a lot of great Australian bands and artists hitting those stages.” says Jimmy Barnes Rock veteran and the original “real thing” RUSSELL MORRIS spectacularly re-launched his career when he released his Blues trilogy; which features the Platinum selling ‘Shark Mouth’, the ARIA nominated ‘Van Diemen’s Land’ and the ARIA Award winner ‘Red Dirt – Red Heart’ [2012-2018]. Russell will play tracks from his latest album ‘Black and Blue Heart’ and this is one Blues banga of a show that is sure to be packed out. Yorta Yorta man BRIGGS is the most powerful rapper in the country, HIATUS KAIYOTE is selling out 2000 seater venues and KIM CHURCHILL not only a current triple j favourite, he is also the most successful Bluesfest Busking competition winner who has now gone on to achieve national recognition, a record label and is touring nationally. Add MAMA KIN SPENDER and ALL OUR EXES LIVE IN TEXAS and the line-up is unquestionably a “top-shelf’ reflection of Australia’s best. Commenting on the announcement Festival Director, Peter Noble OAM says “There’s a number of all Australian line up announcements to come that includes ‘real’ headliners, Indigenous artists and Blues n Roots artists. We are setting ourselves up to put on another great Bluesfest albeit in a brand new way. There will be challenges, and we expect to be presenting a festival with a lower capacity and potentially outdoors in order to have a safe event. It is sad for us to see that a number of festivals will not go ahead. However, we are working with Government to present a safe event and be part of the return of ‘live’ music in this country. Whilst it is disheartening to hear that Woodford and Port Fairy Folk Festivals feel that the challenge of presenting is something they don’t want to take on right now, and which is totally understandable, it doesn’t mean that events cannot return, and I believe it is important for Bluesfest to be a part of that return and to help lead the way.” Bluesfest is in regular communications with Government regarding the Bluesfest COVID-19 Safety Plan that has been lodged. Bluesfest look forward to updating everyone very soon with more information regarding their Safety Plan for a COVID-19 safe Bluesfest experience. This is the first ANNOUNCEMENT OF MAJOR all Australian artists with more to come from Bluesfest. All ticket types and Add-Ons are on-sale now. For further information on the line-up or artists please see here. Bluesfest 2021 is being held from 1 – 5 April 2021. Tickets are on sale now via Moshtix. Keep in touch via Facebook | Twitter | Instagram](https://controls.islaoceana.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bluefest.jpg "bluefest")
OUR FIRST ALL–AUSTRALIAN ANNOUNCEMENT
TASH SULTANA
ZIGGY ALBERTS
KEV CARMODY
IAN MOSS
HIATUS KAIYOTE
RUSSELL MORRIS
BRIGGS
KIM CHURCHILL
MAMA KIN SPENDER
ALL OUR EXES LIVE IN TEXAS
And many more to be announced!
Get your tickets on-sale now
2021 Bluesfest can’t wait until next Easter on April 1 – 5th at the beautiful green Tyagarah Tea Tree Farm located 10 minutes north of Byron Bay.
Bluesfest continues to make history with its second Artist Announcement for 2021 – It is the festival’s first ever All Australian announcement and it’s something to sing about.
Adding to the already impressive line up are some of Australia’s greatest artists including TASH SULTANA and ZIGGY ALBERTS, who are both playing on Easter Saturday, as well as National Treasure, KEV CARMODY to name a few.
Bluesfest will be Tash Sultana’s only East Coast festival play, and will bring in the new band, “I’ve got to a point where the music I’ve written is beyond the capabilities of looping so I’ve decided to get a backing band to play the written parts live and I’m looking forward to performing them at Bluesfest next Easter.” says Tash Sultana.
Ziggy Alberts will be playing all new material he has been creating in lockdown. “Stoked to be back at Bluesfest 2021! I love this festival and we had such a great time back in 2018. I’m looking forward to coming out strong after some time away from touring. See ya’ll there!” says Ziggy Alberts.
Kev Carmody will show why he is regarded as a National Treasure. His new album, ‘Cannot Buy My Soul’ features guest appearances by Jimmy Barnes, Kasey Chambers, John Butler, The Waifs, Tex Perkins, Troy Cassar-Daley and lots more -this could be one hell of a jam!!
When Blues legends RUSSELL MORRIS and IAN MOSS take to the stage the Bluesfest crowd will roar.
IAN MOSS, best known as a founding member of Cold Chisel and now widely regarded as one of the best Blues guitarists in Australia, is scheduled to perform directly before Jimmy Barnes on Easter Sunday. “We are going to tear the place apart. They’ll be a lot of great Australian bands and artists hitting those stages.” says Jimmy Barnes
Rock veteran and the original “real thing” RUSSELL MORRIS spectacularly re-launched his career when he released his Blues trilogy; which features the Platinum selling ‘Shark Mouth’, the ARIA nominated ‘Van Diemen’s Land’ and the ARIA Award winner ‘Red Dirt – Red Heart’ [2012-2018]. Russell will play tracks from his latest album ‘Black and Blue Heart’ and this is one Blues banga of a show that is sure to be packed out.
Yorta Yorta man BRIGGS is the most powerful rapper in the country, HIATUS KAIYOTE is selling out 2000 seater venues and KIM CHURCHILL not only a current triple j favourite, he is also the most successful Bluesfest Busking competition winner who has now gone on to achieve national recognition, a record label and is touring nationally. Add MAMA KIN SPENDER and ALL OUR EXES LIVE IN TEXAS and the line-up is unquestionably a “top-shelf’ reflection of Australia’s best.
Commenting on the announcement Festival Director, Peter Noble OAM says “There’s a number of all Australian line up announcements to come that includes ‘real’ headliners, Indigenous artists and Blues n Roots artists. We are setting ourselves up to put on another great Bluesfest albeit in a brand new way. There will be challenges, and we expect to be presenting a festival with a lower capacity and potentially outdoors in order to have a safe event. It is sad for us to see that a number of festivals will not go ahead. However, we are working with Government to present a safe event and be part of the return of ‘live’ music in this country. Whilst it is disheartening to hear that Woodford and Port Fairy Folk Festivals feel that the challenge of presenting is something they don’t want to take on right now, and which is totally understandable, it doesn’t mean that events cannot return, and I believe it is important for Bluesfest to be a part of that return and to help lead the way.”
Bluesfest is in regular communications with Government regarding the Bluesfest COVID-19 Safety Plan that has been lodged. Bluesfest look forward to updating everyone very soon with more information regarding their Safety Plan for a COVID-19 safe Bluesfest experience.
This is the first ANNOUNCEMENT OF MAJOR all Australian artists with more to come from Bluesfest.
All ticket types and Add-Ons are on-sale now.
For further information on the line-up or artists please see here.
Bluesfest 2021 is being held from 1 – 5 April 2021. Tickets are on sale now via Moshtix.
Keep in touch via Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
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Label boss and global DJ legend Carl Cox steps up to the decks once again, only this time to create a compelling mix comprising exclusively of Awesome Soundwave releases – out August 28th. The release coincides with a special Awesome Soundwave stream with Mysteryland Festival on August 29, which includes a set from Carl.
Carl’s sets are renowned for diversity, innovation and his ever-present dance floor propulsion and this exclusive ASW set is further evidence of the irrepressible and exuberant nature of one of the world’s greatest DJs.
“When we started this label I wanted it to be about supporting live artists”, says Carl “You know, the ones who are willing to explore new sounds and ideas from the ground up and then go out and play it all absolutely LIVE! I feel this is the way of the future, the excitement and rawness of a live set can’t be described in words. When you go to a party and see Saytek jamming with all the machines or Honeysmack set up IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DANCEFLOOR slamming the acid bangers out rapid fire it brings me back to the old days when there were no rules.””
“I felt it was a good time to release this mix as a document of where we are at right now, it shows the diversity of sound and talent we have already been supporting and it’s a nice personal record of how far the label has come already! and there is so much more to come!”
Originally recorded for the Awesome Soundwave LIVE series presented by Beatport as an online festival earlier in the year, Carl felt this set was a great reflection of the strength of the material released so far through his and partner Christopher Coe’s label.
This set is a celebration of how far ASW has come in the last two years and a signpost to even more exciting music ahead. With tracks from every artist who has released on ASW thus far, and presented by Carl in such an exciting and different way, it shows how musically diverse, uncompromising and interesting the label is. In a time when many labels are following the formula of releasing EPs from producer DJs, ASW stands alone in its quest to shine a light on artists who perform live and who have something more to say in their creative scope.
The fact that ASW insists on releasing albums in a time when everyone else is focussed on single EPs and single tracks shows the commitment this label has to giving the artist room for expression that goes beyond the dance floor. This is Carl’s vision, he didn’t want to start another DJ led label, he wanted to create something altogether more expansive and encompassing.
Starting in 2018 with Christopher Coe’s album MNTNS of SLNC as the benchmark for this new vision, Carl and Christopher set about creating something awesome. And here we are.
We are proud to present Awesome Soundwave
Tracklisting:
- Amazone – Julien Chaptal
- Entity – Honeysmack
- Soul Machines – Saytek
- Maum Trassna – Christopher Coe
- Ephermis – Mat Playford
- Semeru – Hannes Bieger
- Nympheum – Mat Playford
- The Future Then – Saytek
- Omnia – Julien Chaptal
- Pick Up The Phone – Christopher Coe/The Upstarters
- Salt Adrift – Julien Chaptal
- Fantasy – Julien Chaptal
- Feel It Raw – Saytek
- 3 Free Body Problem – Mat Playford
- Use Your Mind – Julien Chaptal
- Startac – Honeysmack
- Hard Chord – Saytek
- Tomorrow’s World – Mat Playford
- No Effective Control – Saytek
Awesome Soundwave (P & C 2019)
Bandcamp: https://awesomesoundwave.
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Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/awesomesoundwave
Instagram: instagram.com/awesomesoundwave
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It’s a wrap on Series One of The Sound!
Having shone a light on some of our country’s finest musicians and songwriters for six weeks now – from iconic chart-toppers (Nick Cave, Paul Kelly, Kylie Minogue, Midnight Oil) to triple j stars (Illy, DMA’S, Angie McMahon, Amy Shark) and arresting newcomers (BENEE, Miiesha, Dallas Woods) – each week The Sound has delivered incredible performances, proudly captured and delivered by Mushroom Vision and the ABC.
Australian music needs to be heard. For Episode Six this Sunday – our final instalment of this first series – we’ve got yet another line-up you don’t want to miss.
Joining regulars Jane Gazzo and Zan Rowe this week are three very special guest co-hosts: 4x Grammy winner Keith Urban, who releases his 10th studio album, THE SPEED OF NOW Part 1, on 18 September. He’s joined by acting legend Jack Thompson, while we also have a special appearance by the music man himself – Molly Meldrum.
Tune in to Episode Six for performances by:
- Her breakout hit ‘Dance Monkey’ hit #1 in 30 countries, and was the most streamed song globally for over four months. The Sound is thrilled to welcome Tones And I performing another of her hits, ‘Never Seen The Rain’, this week
- The only AU artist in ARIA chart history to achieve six #1 singles and two #1 albums: Guy Sebastian has sold almost four million albums to date. He performs his hit single ‘Standing With You’ inside Sydney’s historic Town Hall
- Multi-Platinum, ARIA award-winners Bliss n Eso are one of the biggest local touring artists of the last decade. The trio is back with a blistering new single, the first taste of new music since 2017’s #1 Off The Grid
- Coming off the back of their first ever #1 album (Akilotoa | Anthology 1994-2006), Vika and Linda show off their amazing gospel harmonies, with a killer rendition of single ‘There Ain’t No Grave (Gonna Hold My Body Down)’ – which can be heard on the duo’s album Sunday (The Gospel According To Iso), due out 11 September
- Creating a haunting merging of living traditional culture with electronic music, multi-award winning Adelaide duo Electric Fields bring moments of breathtaking beauty and power to their cover of ‘From Little Things, Big Things Grow’, which appears on Cannot Buy My Soul: The Songs of Kev Carmody 2020 Edition. Exclusively for The Sound, they perform alongside three special guests: Missy Higgins, Jessica Mauboy and John Butler
- With their serious love for the blues, powerhouses Josh Teskey (The Teskey Brothers) and Ash Grunwald will launch their very special project with an exclusive performance this Sunday. Tune in to find out all the details!
- With 22 million+ streams worldwide, rising star CXLOE inked a deal to release her debut album via Sandlot Records (Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande). She joins us to perform the excellent ‘12 Steps’
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![EPIZODE5: EPILOGUE reveals the second round of lineup, including JAMIE JONES, [A:RPIA:R], APOLLONIA, NASTIA, SONJA MOONEAR, ARCHIE HAMILTON, MR.C, and many more!](https://controls.islaoceana.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/EPIZODE5-EPILOGUE-reveals-the-second-round-of-lineup-including-JAMIE-JONES-APOLLONIA-NASTIA-SONJA-MOONEAR-ARCHIE-HAMILTON-MR.C-and-many-more.jpg "EPIZODE5 EPILOGUE reveals the second round of lineup, including JAMIE JONES, APOLLONIA, NASTIA, SONJA MOONEAR, ARCHIE HAMILTON, MR.C, and many more")
EPIZODE5: EPILOGUE celebrates its fifth anniversary with a star-studded lineup on Vietnam’s picturesque Phú Quốc island from December 29th 2020 to January 10th 2021! The thrilling 12-day music and art festival will, once again, bring the world class selection of electronic music heroes, inspiring art installations, exciting wellness activities and magical sunsets within their non-stop program. Now, the second wave of acts is revealed featuring planetary DJ icons such as JAMIE JONES, [A:RPIA:R], APOLLONIA, NASTIA, SONJA MOONEAR, RICHY AHMED, SATORI, ARCHIE HAMILTON, AGENTS OF TIME and MR.C. They will be playing alongside some of the best Europe and Asia talents, such as VLADA, SOFIA RODINA, ZOTS, FIDELES, ARRAM MANTANA, ANNA NOVA, MICKEY ZHANG, TEMPLE RAT, HIBIYA LINE and ANH VY.
These names are added on the first wave of superstars such as RICARDO VILLALOBOS, BINH, DEBORAH DE LUCA, DUBFIRE, GOLDIE, GUTI, HECTOR, LOCO DICE, WAFF and many more. Together, these artists will bring their fresh beats to Epizode’s iconic stages for an unforgettable fiesta over the NYE holidays.
Leading the second wave lineup is JAMIE JONES, EPIZODE’s mainstay who will be making yet another anticipated return alongside label mate RICHY AHMED. Minimal sensation [A:RPIA:R] will take us on a hypnotic journey while French trio APOLLONIA leads with their signature groovy back-to-back-to-back set. Techno lady NASTIA will be debuting Epizode while spreading her passion behind the decks and the Swiss queen SONJA MOONEAR will enchant the crowd with her lean house moods. Dutch artist SATORI will play his impressive live act again while FUSE London star ARCHIE HAMILTON will bring his hugely sought-after act of minimalistic sounds. Italian trio AGENTS OF TIME have mastered their house sound for an enthralling live act and multi-talented English DJ, producer and rapper MR.C will bring a force of London rave scene.
Resident of the famous Russian art collective Arma 17 – VLADA will bring her stripped beats, followed by SOFIA RODINA’s acid techno, and an atmospheric ride provided by ZOTS. Italian duo FIDELES will work the decks with their contemporary melodic beats, ARRAM MANTANA will bring his eclectic set, followed by emotional energy from ANNA NOVA. Next up is MICKEY ZHANG, the godfather of Chinese dance music, alongside Chinese artist TEMPLE RAT who will present her signature set infused by an instrument erhu which she plays live. Holding up the local flag in EPIZODE is HIBIYA LINE, owner and founder of the Vietnam’s techno temple The Observatory, while the rising star ANH VY, a resident DJ of The Observatory himself, will bring his seamless mix of beats and genre-bending tunes to the beach.
While helping the Asia-Pacific music scene drive forward, EPIZODE has, in only four years, made an impressive mark internationally. With the vision to unite people from around the globe, the festival has become a top destination to ring in the new year, gathering music enthusiasts, art lovers, experiential seekers and music industry professionals. Sunset Sanato beach in Phú Quốc where EPIZODE takes place offers an immersive festival experience, surrounded by lush jungles, heavenly food, and awesome people.
12-day Multi Passes are available online at €198, and can be purchased online via Epizode website: www.epizode.asia
More information on the following links. Please note, the website and IG URLs are new so please, use the ones below when tagging Epizode.
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LINEUP (ALPHABETICAL ORDER)
[A:RPIA:R]
ABELLE
AGENTS OF TIME
ANH VY
ANNA NOVA
APOLLONIA
ARCHIE HAMILTON
ARRAM MANTANA
BINH
CHKLTE
DAVID GTRONIC
DEBORAH DE LUCA
DUBFIRE
E/TAPE
FIDELES
GOLDIE
GUTI
HECTOR
HIBIYA LINE
JAMIE JONES
JAVIER CARBALLO
LOCO DICE
LOUISE CHEN
MAHONY
MICKEY ZHANG
MR.C
NASTIA
OUISSAM
RICARDO VILLALOBOS
RICHY AHMED
ROUSTAM
SATORI
SOFIA RODINA
SONJA MOONEAR
SUNJU HARGUN
TEMPLE RAT
VLADA
wAFF
YAYA
ZOTS
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![PRAISE FOR RICH BRIAN The Sailor triple j Feature Album “The best music of his young career” Pitchfork “At just 19, Brian is dropping thoughtful, lyrically dense rhymes.” UPROXX “The 88rising mainstay's sophomore effort effectively solidifies his position in the world of hip-hop, building up his character as a force to be reckoned with.” Hypebeast “[Brian's] biggest artistic leap yet” Highsnobiety “An important step forward" Complex Today, rapper, producer, singer and songwriter Rich Brian - the first Asian music artist to reach #1 on iTunes’ Hip Hop charts - releases his latest single 'Don’t Care' via 88rising, distributed by 12Tone Music. Listen HERE. To complement the single, Rich Brian has also dropped the music video for 'Don’t Care' today. Listen HERE, watch HERE. Directed by Rich Brian and James Defina - whose credits include Post Malone’s 'Wow.', 'Psycho', 'Congratulations' and 'White Iverson' and Future’s 'XanaX Damage' and 'Love Thy Enemies' - the music video features Rich Brian wandering around the Zuma Ridge Trail at dusk with the city of Los Angeles twinkling in the distance. His vulnerability is revealed to listeners as he sings and raps about the pressure he faces every day, while once again displaying his ability to constantly shapeshift and reinvent his sound. With lyrics like, “I don’t care what they say, it’s just another day”, the song is reflective of its serene mountainous backdrop with Brian opening up about the never-ending quest of people pleasing and the blissful, quiet moments of simply not caring. Speaking on 'Don’t Care', Rich Brian explains, “This song is about me trying to make so many people around me happy and caring about everybody’s feelings while completely disregarding my own, and the rare moments of me not caring about anything for a second.” 'Don’t Care' follows Rich Brian’s hit 'Love In My Pocket', which introduced listeners to a fresh sound from the artist. 'Love In My Pocket' crossed over 20M streams since its release. Additionally, 'Don’t Care' will be included in Rich Brian’s project, 1999, which is slated to be released on August 25th. Stream/download 'Don't Care' by Rich Brian here, out now via 88rising, distributed by 12Tone Music. Stay connected with Rich Brian: Instagram | Twitter | YouTube](https://controls.islaoceana.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/RICH-BRIAN-RELEASES-NEW-SONG-1170x670.jpg "RICH BRIAN RELEASES NEW SONG")
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After more than 30 years in the top tier of Australian rock, soul and blues, Diesel (Mark Lizotte) has delivered an album that melds all the varied sides of his musical personality – and reveals a few new ones. World, meet Sunset Suburbia.
“It’s all of my life’s work so far brought to fruition, in many ways. It’s pretty encompassing,” says Diesel.
The single ‘Come Back’ made an immediate connection with audiences Australia wide after Diesel performed it on The Sound on Sunday evening. Watch the captivating performance below.
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After clocking up over 6500 streams in just a matter of months with their debut single Someone Else, Among The Restless are back with their follow up track Without You. Taking their music to the next level, ATR have called in renowned producer Steve James (Red Engine Recording) to take care of the engineering and mixing – and with names such as The Screaming Jets, The Angels, Cold Chisel and Airbourne under his belt, there is no doubt this one is going to be big. Without You is guaranteed to have you singing out loud so get keen, this is one you will want on high rotation.
With the odds stacked against them in the current ‘Corona-climate’, it is refreshing to see new music still coming out – giving hope of a return to the live scene soon. Until then, crank up Without You and get on board the Among The Restless train, it will be stopping at all streaming services on the 15th August 2020.
“The debut single screams attitude with its killer lyrics and catchy hooks. Add to this, dirty riffs driving drums and a weighty bassline, Someone Else will draw you in for the duration then spit you out with a big slap at its colossal climax.” – Silver Tiger Media.
“Such a good debut single! Awesome production all around excited to hear more from you guys.” – Kabir
“Killer song, love it. Instantly stuck on my head!” – CH