With the oppressive summer heat finally relenting, the days feel refreshing and grounding. Crisp breeze and perfect temperatures make us feel like we’re floating on a cloud, so we curated our Hot & New playlist this week to reflect that same feeling!
Wave imprint vibe.digital once again showcases REMNANT.exe, signing his latest single “Let It Go.” Silken and soaring synths glide through this gorgeous atmosphere, decorated with staccato syncopation. This technicolor blanket wraps around listeners like a cloak of emotions, inspiring joyous and hopeful thoughts. REMNANT.exe pairs this with whirring and crooning bass frequencies, contrasting the gleaming contentment with longing nostalgia. “Let It Go” is a display of the strong emotional underlinings of the wave genre, and REMNANT.exe compounds this with sprinklings of bass, synthesizing a sonic out-of-body experience.
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Coop Records induced a string of enticing uploads to Audius this past week, impressing listeners with their eclectic and playful discography! One of the most notable uploads is the legendary San Holo slow-motion DJ set, performed for the 2023 Digital Mirage online festival. A simple yet intriguing concept, San Holo performed and recorded the original set at 2X speed and proceeded to slow the video down to 1X speed. The result is an impeccable mix from San Holo and a striking video of his performance and dancing at 0.5X speed. As always, San Holo’s selections are a beautiful mixture of euphoric, energetic, and calming.
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Meishi Smile, a band that masterfully merges genres, presents “Stay Like This Forever.” The third single off of their upcoming album, Limerence, is a dreamy and dainty exploration of indie rock elements in an electronica soundfont. “Stay Like This Forever” glows with golden and rose tones, finding organic beauty in a futuristic soundscape. A gentle piano pattern and subtle drum rhythm carries the breathing, misty synths. Meishi Smile’s vocals recall peaceful memories of perfection through a filter that weaves seamlessly together with the instrumentation. “Stay Like This Forever” is perfect for the pleasant and tranquil moments in which memories are actively being created.
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Producer alasen invites us into a mysterious, inviting forest with their latest single “parsec.” Twinkling sounds cut through the trap environment of “parsec,” creating a shifting kaleidoscope. The everchanging psychedelic composition of “parsec” meshes with alasen’s dazzling sound design. Listeners find themselves transported to a stunning jungle with bioluminescent fauna and flora flashing and curling all around. “parsec” elicits meditative amusement as alasen encourages listeners to become closer with nature.
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Smile and jump with self-proclaimed goofy beat producer ethanplus; they just released “Loose,” their latest sonic collage. A vocal sample invites listeners to get “Loose,” and who can stay resistant to the cartoon sounds and squeaks that ethanplus so expertly composes into a bangin’ beat? Transposing animated sound design with an intense trap outline, it’s impossible not to smile with “Loose” coming out of your speakers. Unwind and laugh alongside ethanplus, the producer that continues to raise the entertainment bar for trap!
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Celestial beauty combines with earthly contentment in this week’s Hot & New playlist update! Become one with nature and experience sonic nirvana with our delectable selections.
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