Cynnes

‘This album is all about ebbs and flows. It’s been a very interesting few years to say the least, both personally and in terms of the world. I always kept coming back to the concept of Tides, the cyclical nature of everything and the way sadness gives way to happiness… and vice versa. It all works out in the end though… and regardless of what’s happening, the sea is still there, a constant in the madness.’ 

Working closely with string arranger Thomas Lea (Adele/Bonobo/Rhye), Catching Flies, real name George King, has created his most emotional and cohesive project yet. A beautiful, moving record, with sounds that unmistakably come straight from the heart, it’s all held together by a singular sense of purpose and that trademark intricacy. ‘I wanted it to feel as intricate and as layered as possible. I tried to really push myself musically. The challenge was – how do I make this sound much bigger than a guy sitting in a room with a laptop and a MIDI keyboard?’ 

Typically wide-ranging in genre, the album highlights his ability to effortlessly manoeuvre and experiment across the spectrum of electronic music, from hip-hop to house, from soul to neo-classical. The album is led by new single ‘Halo,’ which sees him at his best - a melodic mesh of harp samples, vocal chops and a soaring string quartet finale. It’s highly textured, deeply melodic and effortlessly marries live instrumentation with warm electronic beats. ‘Spring’ utilises a vocal sample he found whilst touring China, and ‘The Last Phone Call’ merges a spoken word voice-note from a friend with a vocal recorded on his iPhone on Hampstead Heath - ‘I was pushing my bike and heard this guy singing in the distance, hidden in the trees… I had to EQ out the sound of my bike wheels turning to make it work.’ ‘Macerato’ was made in lockdown with a couple of friends, whilst the album track ‘Tides’ caused the most headache - ‘it went through about 20 different versions and ended up having 270 tracks of audio - there’s so much in there that you don’t necessarily hear on first listen.’ The album also includes the ‘absolutely brilliant’ (Lauren Laverne, BBC6 Music) hit single ‘GLY’ which has received over 20 million streams to date and came with remixes by revered British dance/pop band Hot Chip, and Ninja Tune’s DJ Boring. Also featured is piano piece ‘Diamonds,’ which has gathered artist support from the likes of Nils Frahm and Jungle. The album will be released in combination with a live video performance featuring a string quartet and a harpist.

Halo

naïa

Leaving Soon

I think insecurities are such an interesting illusion our brains create for us. While projecting our fears onto scenarios makes us experience those figments of our imagination as if they were actually happening, in reality we rarely have a reason to be insecure because we’re all uniquely different and perfect as we are.

insecurities

I made this track a while back, but after my grandpa died, I listened to it again and it just hit me differently - like it was meant for this moment.

cried for you

Remix of Owsey's "Will I Ever Find My Way Back Home". 
Youtube - https://youtu.be/ArD3suR9qwU?si=QYAqVKeJNxKigww-

Original Track - https://open.spotify.com/track/7xbkp2WuZ9reD3thekoUoZ

Owsey 
https://soundcloud.com/owsey
https://www.youtube.com/@owseymusic
https://owsey.bandcamp.com/
https://open.spotify.com/artist/6HYyeW4R4oZbUvkjG7t3qH

Massive Thanks to Owen / Owsey for giving me the permission to remix this.

Owsey - Will I Ever Find My Way Back Home (Railpressureflip Remix)

Casa Balkana

Midnight at Ganges Gate

TEARDROPZ

Quinta Queen - Once Upon a Time

Hey there! I’m Josh and I love making music! :)

mgmt: nikita@brokenlevee.xyz

insecurities

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