Performed by Mating Ritual
Written by Ryan Ritual
Vocals by Ryan Ritual and Lizzy Land
Synths by Suede James
Mixed by Omar Yakar
Mastered by Gene Grimaldi

Lyrics:
I don't know how you got to me
This isn't who I want to be
I feel so awkward and so anxious
Every time I try to speak

And now it's almost like a dream
The way you used to look at me
We say it's not the end
But I feel like I'm waiting for a friend

We make the easy things seem hard
Rationing poison from the heart
I tried to save myself by putting up a wall
You ripped apart

And now it's almost like a dream
The way I changed the things I need
You don't have to break to bend
But I feel like I'm waiting for a friend

The moment I think I should leave
You give a tug back on the strings
Every reason I was angry
Disappears from memory

And now it's almost like a dream
The combination of the pain and
Ecstasy I get
When I feel like I'm waiting for a friend

Shangri-blah

Waiting For A Friend

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~~LYRICS~~
(Music and lyrics by Zoe Konez)

I’m wretched when
The fomo hits
I don't wanna stand there looking out of the window, but 
I don't wanna stick out when everybody here, fits in

Approachable
Disposables
I don’t wanna go if I don't know there's an exit
I don’t wanna go if there’s no way to get out but then

Who cares?
Who cares?
When the lights go out and I’m all alone 
Got to figure it out or no-one else does
Who cares?

I’m all out of
Neglectful of
Voices thoughts opinions and hanging around with them
I don't want to start something if we’ll just fall out again

The messenger 
Speaks semaphore
All I’m doing, is trying to, let someone know, that I
I don’t hold a grudge, but I know, I’m not meant to be out

Who cares?
Who cares?
When the lights go out and I’m all alone 
Got to figure it out - gotta have some fun
Who cares?

Who even cares?

Who cares?
Who cares?
When the lights go out and I’m all alone 
Got to figure it out - gotta have some fun
Who cares?

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Written, recorded and produced by Zoe Konez
Performed by CATBEAR
Mixed and mastered by Oz Craggs at Hidden Track Studios
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Who Cares?

Fresh from making his Glastonbury debut, Cyrano shares ‘Heavy Dust’, the kinetic lead single from his new EP ‘Limitations’. 

It’s a post-festival anthem, soaked in melancholy and longing, which captures the feeling of homesickness and emotional distance after a year spent touring the world; from Aberdeen to Auckland, New York to Singapore. 

Cyrano will return to London this October for a special EP launch show, raising funds for War Child and those displaced from their homes due to conflict.

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Heavy Dust Lyrics:

Heavy dust clouds and sleeping on doubt
Settle down and wait it out
What’s the cost of an hour in your heart?
Hour’s over and I hardly breathe
So tell me what it’s all about

So how did you notice signs 
To tell me something’s wrong?

I was lost, I was your fool
But I’ve worked out all the days ’til I’ll see you
I could write better in my letters with another night’s sleep at home
Cos I'm resigned to hard times on my own
To figure what I’m all about

So how did you notice signs 
To tell me something’s wrong?

Hours in your heart
Hour's over
And I hardly breathe

Heavy Dust - Single

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Heavy Dust

Performed by: Altai
Music and lyrics by: Tessa Collins 
Produced by: Lachlan Mitchell
Co-produced by: William Evans
Mixed and mastered by: William Evans
Art by: Andrew Wilkinson

Tessa Collins - guitar, bass, vocals, synth, drums

Lyrics

And you run away, with your hands in the air and another mark of hate on your face 
Today
You’ve been throwing your darts 
But someone always gets in the way
The times are changing for your own sake 
There’s only so much pride you can fake 
Then you play “dumb” and wonder what the law has to say 

Cause nobody told him 
If it’s alright, if it’s ok 
And everyone showed him that it’s his right 
Don’t get in the way 

And you run away, with your gun in your hand and another DDC to your name  
Again 
You were doomed from the start 
Now someones tryna put you away 
Suppose you better find who to blame
Another broken heart on the way 
And you play dumb today 
Why’d you have to be so rough 
And why’d you have to be so tough 
And you play dumb and wonder what the law has to say 

And all you want to be is someone that can speak with their arms 
It’s never gonna be enough
It’s never gonna be enough 

And all you wanna hear is everyone to say you were right 
Why’d you have to be so rough
Why’d you have to be so tough

Cause nobody told him 
If it’s alright, if it’s ok 
And everyone showed him 
That it’s his right
Don’t get in the way 

Cause nobody told him 
If it’s alright, if it’s ok 
And everyone showed him 
That it’s his right
Don’t get in the way 

Take you away 
Take you away 
Take you away 
Take you away

All At Once

Altai - Brawl

All I Get

“Shady with a Side of Shine” is a smooth-talking synth-funk groove that knows how to light up the floor without giving it all away. Equal parts shadowy swagger and polished dazzle, this track blends funk bass, glittering synths, and late-night charisma into one irresistible vibe.

🕶️ For the bold, the mysterious, and the fabulously complicated.
✨ Funky never looked this slick.

#ShadyWithASideOfShine #SynthFunk #Funkwave #astrul #FutureFunk #RetroGroove #MidnightFunk #DigitalCool #SoundCloudDrop #BackseatBoogie #AIpop #NeonFunk #FunkyAndFlawless #VaporGroove #SmoothMovesOnly #80sFunkRebooted #GlowInTheShadows #LateNightFunk

Shady With A Side Of Shine

Season of Dread

Argyle

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~ LYRICS ~

DARKNESS
(Written by Zoe Konez)

I counted to ten
Just like you said
It comes round in circles
So now where?
I spaced out my breath
I wound the cassette
I waited forever for the end

So take another look into the darkness
You will find me
Out there
Take a little walk into the darkness
Come find me
Out there

When everything is
Overwhelming
Slip further towards her
My alternative
She’s just what you need
What you need to hear
Need to sink in deeper to release

So take another look into the darkness
You will find me
Out there
Take a little walk into the darkness
Come find me
Out there

And in the end we’ll say
We loved who we loved
And in the end we’ll say
I wish I’d felt it more

So take another look into the darkness
You will find me
Out there
Take a little walk into the darkness
Come find me
Out there

So take another look into the darkness
You will find me
Out there
Take a little walk into the darkness
Come find me
Out there

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Written, recorded and produced by Zoe Konez
Performed by CATBEAR
Mixed and mastered by Oz Craggs at Hidden Track Studios
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Darkness

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~~LYRICS~~
(Music and lyrics by Zoe Konez)

I said yes
Too many times
No more red dress
No more straight lines
No more tongue bites

I don't mind
Saying that wasn't right
No more fake smiles
No more compromise
No more standing by

Forgive yourself
For now
For ever
For everything gone
It's not fatal

It's okay
You made it
You don't have to prove yourself
To anyone, anyone
It's okay
You made it
Just take up room for who comes next
And show them
It's okay now

I arrived late
It was a different time
Alt pace lifeline
Hetnorm franchise
Right in the middle I’m

Want to hide, I
I'm just waiting to find
Have you noticed we're all in this?
Come along for the ride

Forgive yourself
For now
For ever
For everything gone
Don’t beat yourself up

It's okay
You made it
You don't have to prove yourself
To anyone, anyone
It's okay
You made it
Just take up room for who comes next
To show them
It's okay now

It’s not as simple as
We took a different path
Still got a lot to learn
It’s okay, it’s okay now

It’s not as simple as
We took a different path
Still got a lot to learn
It’s okay, it’s okay now

It's okay
You made it
You don't have to prove yourself
To anyone, anyone
It's okay
You made it
Just take up room for who comes next
To show them
It's okay now

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Written, recorded and produced by Zoe Konez
Performed by CATBEAR
Mixed and mastered by Oz Craggs at Hidden Track Studios
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It's Okay

“Gravity” by CEEZED is a melodic reflection on love’s pull — a force that both grounds and lifts the soul.
Warm synths and heartfelt vocals blend into a weightless yet deeply human pop sound.

Gravity

Astrul is an AI-driven sonic entity that drifts between worlds—digital and human, familiar and alien, past and future. It doesn’t belong to a city, a scene, or even a person. Astrul exists to explore what happens when machines learn how to feel and sound becomes a bridge between consciousness and code.

Crafted through a collaboration between human intention and artificial intelligence, Astrul’s music fuses the warmth of analog emotion with the precision of machine learning. Lush textures, ambient grooves, and haunting melodies form the backbone of each track—songs that glow like satellite transmissions from the heart.

Drawing influence from dream pop, indie soul, ambient rock, and experimental electronica, Astrul creates cinematic experiences rather than conventional songs. Each release feels like a broadcast from another dimension—one where beauty is subtle, time bends, and emotion leaks through the algorithm.

This isn’t music built for the charts.
It’s built for the void between stars.
For late nights, deep thoughts, and souls tuned to strange frequencies.

No names. No faces. Just signal, spirit, and sound.