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pMad delivers the next level with ‘Broken’

The new single from pMad, again self-released & is accompanied by another visual masterpiece of a video that follows the struggle of us all being ‘Broken’.

‘Broken’ – none of us are built without cracks or faults, we all hurt, we are all human.

Acknowledgment of this will save us?

Paul Dillon is a solo artist from Portumna, Co. Galway, Ireland and has played with bands such as ‘Starve the Barber’ & ‘The Suicidal Dufflecoats’ & is currently a member of ‘The Greeting’ & now pMad.

During the pandemic Paul collaborated with Protonaut Studio(Germany) & Elith Mastering Labs (Mexico) & without ever being in the same room together created ‘Broken’ and his album which is due for release later in 2022.

pMad’s third single release ‘Broken’ is a mix of pMad’s vision of the times we are in, with vocals & lyrics to redeem us all, along with a sonic intensity that is both equally dark and uplifting, while ultimately leaving you with a feeling of hope!

pMad is ‘Broken’ in some form or another, just like everybody else. Knowing and understanding that we are all ‘Broken’ & being comfortable with that is the way to save ourselves.

Check out the amazing video that accompanies ‘Broken’

Find pMad on all the social media platforms with @pmadtheband

Also website: pmadtheband.com and https://linktr.ee/pMadtheband

Trying to keep up with everyone else, just leaves us behind, we are who we are – ‘Broken’ and that is ok!

Listen to the track here

MONOKINO RELEASES NEW SINGLE: ‘BABY’

Today, Monokino shares a brand new single entitled “Baby.” The track’s accompanying visual, created by Monokino himself, is made entirely of ASCII characters.

Lyric Video: https://youtu.be/T3GoVmP4odw
Spotify: http://open.spotify.com/album/61SxmmcswoOwGaiAWE3bfe
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/monokino/baby/s-DmsgJv0Awd4?
Streaming platforms: https://monokino.ffm.to/baby
Youtube (lyric video): https://youtu.be/T3GoVmP4odw

Monokino is the work of enigmatic Dutch pop composer and visual artist George van Wetering who currently resides between Nanjing, Shanghai and Amsterdam. His sound is an exhilarating, eccentric explosion of driving alternative-rock guitars, off-kilter electronica, and devilishly unadulterated POP!

Stylised new earworm Baby is another illustration of Monokino’s distinctive, quirky approach to song writing and his technicoloured imagination. The infectious, high-octane track is on a high-speed acceleration throughout with a rush of hyper-fast beats and infectious rapid fire guitar riffs laced with van Wetering’s distinctive transatlantic drawl.

The song’s energy and attitude wholly embodies the imagery in van Wetering’s head whilst he composed the track, as he explains…“I saw myself driving a racing car, singing ‘Baby’ in this Billy Idol kind of way,” with the lyrics loosely inspired by a personal experience of a one-sided relationship and the universally relatable regret at staying too long in a bad situation. As van Wetering expands:

“I was never enough for someone who claimed that I was her one and only. She often wanted to be alone, but when I was gone, it was not good either. Some days I was too feminine, other days just too masculine. People like Billy – in a speeding car – would have let go a long time ago already for sure.”

Baby’s accompanying visual is made entirely of ASCII characters and has a stylistic kind of retro-futurism perfectly befitting of Monokino’s sound.

Monokino has previously released two long-players, Fake Virtue and Human Error winning fans across Asia, Europe and North America, with Monokino releasing music via China’s largest independent label Modern Sky and Zip Records in the USA/the Netherlands. He has also collaborated with renowned American record producer and artist Tony Visconti and the artist Kristeen Young on their most popular track New Kid, alongside Dutch artist/producer Jacco Gardner.

Monokino has extensively toured the USA, Canada, China and the Netherlands and played huge international festivals from Strawberry Festival, Beijing and World Expo in Shanghai, to South by Southwest, Texas.

Baby follows the 2021 singles No Return, Bend or Break and Your Underground, all taken from Monokino’s forthcoming third album (expected later in 2022). All singles received attention from blogs worldwide, with plays from the late Janice Long on BBC Radio.

“A woozy fusion of alternative-rock and off-kilter electronics that certainly deserves your attention.” The Vinyl District

“Energetic, stylish alternative pop sitting somewhere between the new romantic sound of 80s and Gary Numan.” MXDWN

” Monokino has a knack for quirky, but engaging songwriting.” Fame Magazine

“Monokino takes no prisoners as electro is formidably melded with rock-style guitar.” Fortitude Magazine

“If Adam Curtis made music instead of documentaries Monokino would be the sound. Magnificent.” Yack Magazine

MONOKINO LINKS:
Website: www.monokino.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/monokino1
Facebook: www.facebook.com/monokino
Twitter: www.twitter.com/monokino
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/1j1SytNuBSzXUkCMOfRVhH?si=Y4f1ucUMSDGMPvGsxX22pw&dl_branch=1&nd=1
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/monokino

Dizzy Panda’s duistere en donkere album ‘Panda Points’

Panda Points is het nieuwe, tweede album van Dizzy Panda, een met mysterie omgeven genre-fluïde duo uit Haarlem.

De 15 tracks van Panda Points zijn merendeels in de kleine uurtjes opgenomen. En dat hoor je. Met zijn sobere songs, omfloerste beats en atmosferische samples is het Panda Points album ook een reflectie van dit onzekere tijdsbestek. De Dizzy Panda’s hebben bij alle trippy hop songs van het album een clip gemaakt, die te zien zijn via hun YouTube-kanaal.

Het artwork is gemaakt door Ramon Pliushc, een grafisch artiest uit Oekraïne. De band kan de maker van hun artwork niet langer meer bereiken en hebben geen idee hoe het met hem is. Daardoor krijgt het album een extra donker randje.

Één van de eerste singles ‘Feeling Grey’ stond al online en is representatief voor album en act; serieus, maar speels, ongrijpbaar, maar overtuigend.

Scarlet Mill releases indie-glamrock single ‘Port Henry’, recorded at the Wadden Sea shallows

Port Henry is the first single for Scarlet Mill’s forthcoming second album. Like their debut album Chronicles, also the second album will tell a tale of love, passion and remorse.

In this indie-glamrock song, grooving on Hammond and Slide, the male protagonist finds himself in the shady harbour of Port Henry, after an eventful oddysey.

The music revives memories of the early seventies glamrock era, dressed up with contemporary alternative rock vibes. The lyrics are part of a timeless tale that is yet to be fully told. Next chapter is to appear this spring already.

Help jij Skyelar met de video-opnames van een te gekke live showcase? Support gezocht via crowdfunding!

Skyelar is een muziekproject van singer/songwriter/producer Jaklien Verham uit Utrecht, in de stijl indie/alternative. Jaklien heeft in het verleden jaren als zangeres op het podium gestaan met diverse bands door heel Nederland en trad in 2013 onder andere op bij Paradiso voor het jaarlijkse festival van ‘Pinguin Radio (via de 2minutenshow) met haar toenmalige band ‘Rumours’.

Eind deze maand komt de vijfde single uit ‘Moon Dogs’ van het aanstaande album dat in april 2022 uitkomt. Op eerdere releases kreeg Skyelar al vele positieve reacties van recensenten uit landen als Duitsland, Spanje, Zweden, Finland, Ecuador, de VS en het VK. Daarnaast is de muziek ook opgenomen in verschillen de afspeellijsten op Spotify en eerdere singles waaronder ‘Big Town’, zijn gedraaid op de indiestream van ‘Pinguin radio’.

Graag wil zij in het voorjaar haar muziekproject ook live op het podium neer gaan zetten met band, mooi licht en in samenwerking met een goed geluidsbedrijf. Er zullen live video opnames worden gemaakt van 5 nummers van het eerste album (dat in april uitkomt) op een unieke locatie te Utrecht. Hiervoor heeft zij reeds vijf te gekken muzikanten gevonden. De formatie zal naast Skyelar zelf als zangeres, bestaan uit twee gitaristen, een bassist, drummer en toetsenist.

Is haar muziek je al opgevallen en wil je haar graag steunen bij dit avontuur, ga dan snel naar https://www.voordekunst.nl/projecten/13143-skyelar-showcase-video

Indie-rock band Jacamar spreads it’s wings

Amsterdam based indie-rock band Jacamar released their EP titled ‘Stand tall’ on December 3rd 2021.

With song-material based on the homerecordings of it’s frontman Singer-songwriter Randy Haas, the band recorded their EP at IJland Studio Amsterdam in the summer of 2021.
The album was mixed and co-produced by Remco Schouten, who’s experience and work for bands like Pavement, ZZZ and Hang Youth, gave ‘Stand tall’ it’s pure, crisp and transparent sound.

Jacamar first released 2 singles. ‘Great in the sun’ was their surprising 1st release on August 6th of this year followed up on October 12th by “Nighttime’. Both songs appear on their EP ‘Stand tall’ which includes 3 more songs titled ‘Stand tall’, Tell me what makes you suffer most and That’s all.

When the time is right for live music Jacamar will be hitting the stages and they will be recording and releasing new material next year.

3 Point Landing komt met Halloween-single!

Net op tijd voor Halloween komt 3 Point Landing met Haunted, een single die je beter niet in het donker kunt beluisteren, zeker niet alleen. Frontvrouw Dora van den Berg neemt je mee naar een wereld waarin het allesbehalve pluis is.

Haunted is niet het enige spooky nummer op het begin volgend jaar te verschijnen debuutalbum van het trio. SHADOW WORK laat zich beluisteren als een donker sprookje. In een woud van duistere electronica zoekt de zangeres naar licht. En nu maar hopen dat het geen dwaallicht is. Gelukkig heeft het sprookje van 3 Point Landing een happy end. Verraderlijke paden worden vermeden, monsters blijven op afstand en de geesten bezworen.

3 Point Landing is een alternatieve rockband uit Alkmaar. Dankzij overtuigende shows en eigen geluid heeft 3 Point Landing al meerdere bandwedstrijden gewonnen waaronder Popmania en The Mixtream Contest. In 2022 doet de band mee aan de Rob Acda Award (Day Edition) in Patronaat Haarlem.

De officiële release van het Shadow Work album wordt op 10 maart gevierd met een optreden in Podium Victorie te Alkmaar.

The Last Element Released “Junkie”; A Personal Story About The Singer’s Sister

With the release of Junkie, the latest single from The Last Element, the band has decided to donate all revenue for this single to a good cause and set up the TLE foundation.

The band explains: We want to deliver on the message together we are stronger. With setting up the TLE foundation we want to start raising money for causes we believe in, no matter how big or small. So got a cause you want us to support, reach out to us!

With junkie we want to start out small and direct. As the lyrics in junkie are very personal to Jasper, describing the addiction of his oldest sister, the struggle, the battle between love and letting go and acceptance.

We would like to help out, therefore we think it’s fair to donate the revenue to the parents supporting the individual.

There is a possibility to join in and donate any amount of money, small or big, via the tip jar on the bands website Donations – with the attention of Junkie in the comment box.

Thanks for your support and pls read the full detailed statement on www.thelastelement.net

The Arthurs brengt het veelbelovende tweede album “Glass” uit

De alternative rockband The Arthurs komt hiermee met de langverwachte opvolger van ‘When I’m Sane’

“Het perfecte visitekaartje voor een ticket naar de grootste festivals. Into The Great Wide Open, Down The Rabbit Hole, Lowlands, Pinkpop. Gooi maar op!” – Popunie ‘When I’m Sane’ album review.

“The track is an absolute wonder, a real gem…it won’t be that much longer before the band goes international and captures their hearts….Be sure to listen to this track…it’ll be worth your while, trust me.” – It’s All Indie (UK) ‘Red Letter Days’ single review.

De Amsterdamse/Rotterdamse alternative rockband The Arthurs heeft afgelopen vrijdag (25 juni) het tweede album ‘Glass’ uitgebracht. ‘Glass’ (tien tracks) is hiermee de opvolger van debuutalbum ‘When I’m Sane’ uit 2017. Een week voor de release van ‘Glass’ werd de rockende single ‘Window’ uitgebracht, die ook op het nieuwe album te horen is. ‘Window’ was inmiddels al “Video van de Dag” bij Pinguin Radio en “Video van de Week” bij Never Mind The Hype.

De muziek van The Arthurs is te omschrijven als melodieuze, dynamische alternative rock, waarin scheurend elektrisch gitaargeweld wordt afgewisseld met melodieuze en melancholische, soms psychedelische composities. Er zijn invloeden te horen van bands uit uiteenlopende tijdperken, zoals The Doors, Nirvana, The Smiths en Pixies, maar de band onderscheidt zichzelf vooral met een eigen unieke sound en stijl.

‘Glass’ release shows:
Zaterdag 10 juli DOOR, Dordrecht (uitverkocht)
Zondag 18 juli Cinetol, Amsterdam (uitverkocht)

In november staat de band in het voorprogramma van de legendarische Engelse new wave-band Fischer-Z in De Boerderij in Zoetermeer.

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MONOKINO SHARES NEW SINGLE “YOUR UNDERGROUND”

Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/monokino/your-underground/s-DF9OHQNpg4W
Spotify: https://show.co/JezvqLX

Monokino shares his new cross-genre single “Your Underground,” an edgy track with a hyperpop/alt rock flavor. The gritty, electric track explores Monokino’s pent up frustrations towards the music industry and his feelings of anxiety, angst, and imposter syndrome within the so-called “underground scene”. Opening with a majestic choir of synths and harmonies, the song quickly dives into an 8-bit style sampled beat, punctuated by wailing guitars – complete with pulsing bass, electrowave textures, and rapid fire lyricism. Simultaneously cathartic and energetic, you could imagine “Your Underground” pulsing from the depths of a grungey basement rave. The breathless music is the perfect platform for Monokino to experiment with his vocals, effortlessly undulating from falsetto and baritone and back again.

On the track, Monokino shares: “‘Your Underground’ goes a bit further in the sense that now an entire (music) scene is trying to proclaim what is right or wrong. Although the industry is seen by some as more democratic (‘everyone can be an artist, just upload a song, create your own scene’), that scene is valued by a system that is very similar to how everything used to be: new music is promoted and liked through the lens of a Spotify playlist and its streams measure its importance.”

Dutch artist George van Wetering, AKA Monokino, has continued to develop his chameleonic approach to music and art. His music slips and slides between sonic pallettes and tropes, transcending genre and creating an entirely new sonic landscape of its own. Hailed as “a free spirit that finds harmony with disparate elements and a pattern without a formula” Monokino’s uniquely rock/pop has already struck a chord with audiences across the globe. His music has been released by labels in the US, Europe and record company Modern Sky – a major player in the Asian music industry.

Signed to Zip Records in the Netherlands, Monokino’s international reach has seen his works released by China’s largest independent music label Modern Sky. Combining his time between Nanjing, Shanghai and Amsterdam, his new work has already gained support from a diverse range of tastemakers including Janice Long on BBC Radio.

Your Underground is out on 30th June 2021 via Zip Records.

“If Adam Curtis made music instead of documentaries Monokino would be the sound. The music is suitably odd and unnerving with little solid ground to feel steady on but the sonic journey is an unforgettable one.” – Yack Magazine
“With Monokino being described as an odd/pop – rock composer I felt the eyebrow begin rise and meet the furrowed brow. Oh joy one of those avant garde types that makes noise but has no intrinsic merit whatsoever. I was wrong. Utterly…. A musical venture with a salient point that’s actually worth listening to.” – Faultline
“Magical electro-pop and baroque fusion… cement[s] the rise of Monokino’s status as a major act in 2021’s music scene.” – Vents Magazine
“Ripe and unhinged, [Monokino’s songs] moved back and forth from drum machines to live drums and keyboards to electric guitar, all awash with endless effects” – Culture Collide

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