Australian band Safia has been active since 2012, releasing a string of singles as well as remixes for other artists. Band members Ben Woolner, Michael Bell and Harry Sayers met at Radford College in Canberra and cite James Blake, Chet Faker, Purity Ring and Disclosure as their main influences.
“Together, Locked Safely” is taken off Safia’s album Internal, out now on Virgin EMI Records. The album was self-produced and mixed by Eric J Dubowsky and debuted at number 2 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart.
London-based producer Jack Ritchie, better known as Bearcubs, has previewed a brand new track from his forthcoming Underwaterfall EP, following the recent release of its title track which has seen lots of support from blogs around the world. “False Mirrors” features beautiful textural detail with Ritchie’s restrained vocal building to an immersive, almost cinematic climax.
These new tracks showcase Bearcubs’ signature mix of finely-tuned downtempo electronica and are bound to seal his reputation as a producer to be reckoned with. Keep an ear out for the Underwaterfall EP, which drops on March 10th via All Points.
Australia’s most loved electronic act PNAU is back with “Chameleon”, their first single in 4 years. This new electrifying tune is produced by Sam Littlemore (co-producer of PNAU’s 2007 self-titled album and now an integral part of the band) and features the addition of Kira Devine, previously a dancer and back-up singer for Lauryn Hill, on vocals bringing a new layer to the band’s vision.
To know PNAU is to know that their creative process cannot be bundled into just one song and this is why the single comes with a handpicked selection of remixes courtesy of some of the world’s most prolific DJs.
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After the mind-boggling success of single “Имя 505” (over 100M views on YouTube), Ukrainian synthpop duo Время и Стекло (Vremya i Steklo) is back with yet another infectious electro-tinged pop gem. New single “Навернопотомучто” is an hymn to the late-night revels which brings echoes of the summer that slowly surrenders to autumn.
As per usual, Nadya Dorofeeva and Pozitiv have come up with an eye-catching music video for the new song and it’s already gone viral! Premiered on YouTube two months ago, it has been watched over 21M times to date. Get an eyeful below!
Tarshin is the latest newcomer to the budding Russian electronic music scene, but although this young singer songwriter is a still a new name, he has already managed to establish himself as a promising musician and gained recognition amongst his peers.
Tarshin recently unveiled his debut single “Around (I Will Share)”, as well as the accompanying video which was directed by Stanislas Morozov and features Ukrainian pop princess Anna Sedokova.
