Author: turuchi

Some music begin with a carefully planned concept. Others arrive in a moment that feels impossible to predict. For Nelida Oyma, “Amber Feeling” was born beneath an unusually orange sunset, where a simple evening at home, an acoustic guitar and a sudden bass groove came together to create the spark for something entirely new. Working from a home studio in France, Nelida Oyma builds instrumental music around emotion, movement and the instinctive power of groove. “Amber Feeling” brings together retro-inspired synth bass, electronic drums, Hammond organ and melodic guitars, creating a sound that moves between electronic production and organic musicianship.…

Some artists write from memory. Others write from observation. For Christ and The Machines, inspiration can arrive from somewhere far less predictable, sometimes in the middle of a dream, fully formed and demanding to be captured before morning takes it away. That unusual relationship with creativity sits at the heart of a musical journey shaped by transformation. Once preparing to build a life around live performance and piano, an accident changed the course of the artist’s career, replacing stages and rehearsals with physiotherapy, recovery and eventually an unexpected immersion in software, programming and AI. Rather than bringing the musical journey…

Some of the most compelling music begins in the uncomfortable spaces where easy answers disappear. For Miles Jenson, those spaces can be deeply personal or unmistakably political, but they are always approached with the same curiosity and emotional honesty. His latest pair of singles, “Against My Best Interests” and “North Star,” continues an artistic journey built around examining the contradictions that shape both individual lives and the wider world. Following his acclaimed debut EP Sunshine Goldmine, Jenson returns with two songs that reveal different sides of the same songwriter. Orchestrally arranged and produced by Vincent Ott, the releases expand his…

Growing up often means discovering that not everything we once thought belonged to us actually does. Expectations, relationships, ambitions and even old versions of ourselves can fit for a while before suddenly becoming uncomfortable. Dutch singer-songwriter Lily Franc turns that familiar uncertainty into the central idea of her debut EP, The Fitting Room, a thoughtful six-track collection about identity, growing up and learning when it is time to let go. At 21, Franc approaches the complicated transition into adulthood with an unusual combination of warmth, honesty and curiosity. Rather than presenting growing pains as a simple journey from confusion to…

There is something wonderfully rebellious about simply asking people to dance. In a nightlife culture increasingly shaped by screens, phones and carefully curated experiences, X&ND is building something far more immediate: a room full of people moving together, sweating together and remembering what it feels like to be fully present. The New York-based funk and soul revivalist has turned that idea into WHO’S DANCING?, a vibrant new album and the centrepiece of a rapidly growing movement built around joy, freedom and collective expression. More than a collection of disco and funk-inspired songs, WHO’S DANCING? feels like an open invitation to…

Some albums ask to be heard. Others ask to be entered. Elizabeth Perran’s debut February belongs firmly in the second category, unfolding like a collection of half-remembered places, late-night journeys and lives observed through a window. Across its songs, Perran explores loneliness, ageing, memory, identity and survival without offering easy answers, creating a record that feels intimate one moment and quietly unsettling the next. There is a literary quality to February, but it never feels distant or overly intellectual. Perran has a remarkable ability to take small details and let them carry enormous emotional weight. A train, an empty room,…

There is something powerful about the moment when an artist stops thinking of music as a collection of songs and starts treating it as a world of its own. For Swedish artist Lovisa Altin, that idea sits at the heart of everything she is building. A singer, songwriter, producer, dancer and storyteller, Altin has created an artistic universe where music, movement, visuals and narrative can exist as parts of one much larger story. Her latest release, ‘The End of the World’, is where that journey begins. A cinematic reimagining of the classic song written by Arthur Kent and Sylvia Dee,…

There is a difference between making music and building an identity around it. For Cece, that distinction has shaped a career spent moving comfortably between songwriting, production, performance, creative direction and entrepreneurship. Now, with the official music video for her latest single ‘One of One’, she brings all of those experiences into sharper focus. Born in Nigeria and raised in the Bronx, New York, Cece, also known as Big Cece, discovered her creative voice through poetry, writing and freestyle rap before expanding her world through piano, dance, theatre and music production. Those early experiences gave her more than a foundation…

There is something strangely compelling about imagining a future through the technology of the past. Max MacReady have built an entire musical world around that contradiction, somewhere between forgotten analogue machinery, neon-lit spaceports and the cold glow of a science fiction transmission. With their new single ‘The Hunt’, the UK duo push further into that universe, exploring pursuit, desire, mixed signals and the uncomfortable space between genuine connection and imagined possibility. Arriving August 13, ‘The Hunt’ combines darkwave, synthwave, electronic music and post-punk with a distinctly cinematic atmosphere. The track feels as though it has travelled backwards from a future…

Some albums follow a straight line. Scizzorman prefer to take the scenic route, disappear down a strange side road and return with something you were not expecting. The Australian alternative funk-rock and psychedelic outfit make their return with How To Get Your Life Right With What’s Left, a seven-track concept album that throws funk, glam, psychedelia, stoner rock, swamp blues and retro grooves into the same colourful melting pot. The album arrives after a post-pandemic break and a period of writer’s block, but there is little evidence of creative hesitation in the finished record. Across just over 30 minutes, Scizzorman…