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https://private-agenda.bandcamp.com/album/neo-nostalgia

Neo-Nostalgia, out on 27 August 2021, is the first alluring glimpse of Private Agenda’s forthcoming sophomore album: A Mannequin. A Mannequin will be released on Lo Recordings on 22 October 2021 via digital platforms and limited-edition LP. 

Neo-Nostalgia is time-travelling in musical form. A warm electronic pop exposition in the vein of Toro y Moi and Bullion, it’s a throwback to the future. 

A compelling first glimpse of their latest body of work entitled A Mannequin, lead single Neo-Nostalgia blends the forward-thinking electronica of Jessy Lanza and Yves Tumor, along with the soft, soulful pop of Babeheaven and Erika de Casier.

A Mannequin

Neo-nostalgia

We are very happy to premiere the meditative sounds of  “Spaceland”, by pedal steel player, visual artist and composer Joe Harvey-Whyte. Forthcoming on None More Records, London. 

Like everyone else anywhere that’s been opening up, we on the MIMS team occasionally feel overwhelmed by the new pace of life, work, events, new releases, social engagements and more besides, so it’s a real pleasure to take a step back sometimes and listen attentively to such soothing music as this. 

“Spaceland” is taken from a track EP, ‘Flatland/Spaceland’, Harvey-Whyte’s debut solo release. ‘Flatland/Spaceland’ blurs the borderlines between ambient and neoclassical to create an engaging and meditative listening experience.

The first side of the 2 track EP, titled “Flatland” is a glacial ambient creation made using pedal steel guitar processed through multiple effects together with field recordings and occasional revelatory sounds from Himalayan singing bowls. “Spaceland”, on side B, takes the composition and refracts it through an orchestral lens. A 26-piece ensemble delicately creeps into the calming world echoed by side A. As the piece develops the result is something more akin to a film soundtrack. Inspired by Edwin A. Abbott’s 1884 novel Flatland, in which a two-dimensional protagonist encounters a three-dimensional world for the first time, and struggles to explain it to his fellow natives of the 2D Flatland, Joe Harvey-Whyte attempts conceptually to give depth to what that which appears flat. 

On “Spaceland”, Joe Harvey-Whyte worked closely with Ell Kendal, a sound artist and orchestrator from London. Kendal is known for his use of experimental scoring techniques to create notated works for classical ensemble. His influences range from avant-garde composers and performance artists, to early religious music, and ritual, and you can hear that in his interpretation of the original piece here. The process of orchestrating and recording all the instruments for “Spaceland” took around a year, with additional challenges to the process caused by working through COVID. Everything was recorded at Joe’s studio in North London, with the exception of a few remote recordings. 

Joe says of the process of orchestrating the piece “Ell’s scores are quite idiosyncratic and were more of a gentle guide than a definitive representation of the piece as it should be played. Flatland was an improv creation and I wanted this orchestral refraction to embody that level of randomness and chance. Many of the beautiful blossoming moments in Spaceland came about by ‘accident’”.

Joe elaborates on his process: “With my music I often like to create a sonic landscape and just sit there. Breathing slowly and contemplating. When composing, my pieces allow me to take some time out from the fast paced nature of much of life here in London. The pedal steel is manipulated through effects beyond recognition. I didn’t really set out to make a “pedal steel” ambient EP. More that the pedal steel is my expressive tool and the means by which I can access a whole range of different tonalities which perhaps others might get with synths, voice or classical instruments like strings.”

'Flatland/Spaceland' is due for release in full on October 15th via None More Records. A limited 300 run of 10" vinyl with embossed sleeves are available to pre order now via bandcamp - https://joeharveywhyte.bandcamp.com/album/flatland-spaceland

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Exclusive Premiere: Joe Harvey-Whyte "Spaceland" (Forthcoming on None More Records)

Wish You Here (Instrumental)

Emerging from a period of profound personal transformation, GOFF’S "Struggle, keep moving on," the poignant title track from his debut EP. This is not merely music; it is an auditory memoir of resilience, a chronicle of recovery forged in the fires of adversity.

Following a life-altering brain injury, the loss of his business, and the upheaval of multiple relocations, the artist found his anchor in the digital realm of sound. Music production became his daily therapy, a sacred space to process the struggle of rebuilding a life while navigating the complexities of his daughter's autism and ADHD diagnosis. Each synth line and every beat is a stepping stone on a path back to himself.

The track itself is a testament to this journey. It builds with tense, ascending synths that mirror the anxiety and effort of pushing forward, all driven by a relentless, rolling bassline that represents the unwavering will to persevere. The music breathes with dynamic breaks and erupts into euphoric drops, mapping the emotional landscape of despair, hope, and catharsis. It is, as the artist describes, "a real journey."

The project is imbued with a deeper, familial love. The powerful title, "Struggle, keep moving on," was gifted by his daughter, who also serves as the visual heart of the upcoming EP. The stunning album cover, featuring her sitting contemplatively on an unused railway line gazing into the distance, is a perfect metaphor: a young life on a path once traveled, now stilled, looking with quiet strength toward an unwritten future. It is a symbol of pause, reflection, and the immense potential that lies ahead.

"Struggle, keep moving on" is more than an electronic track; it is an anthem of survival. It’s a beacon for anyone in their own battle, a reminder that even on the most broken of tracks, we can find the strength to keep moving on.

Struggle…  keep moving on.

Its OK

Terranean

Animated mix: https://youtu.be/tMMJ6d4DmrA
Album stream: https://smarturl.it/southernshoressiena

Southern Shores present an extended mix featuring cuts from their new album, Siena, plus unreleased bonus material and inspiration tracks. Siena is out October 30 on Cascine. 

Mix by Southern Shores @southernshoresworld
Art by Bruno Novelli @bruno_9li
Released by Cascine @cascine

Siena

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Southern Shores - Siena Mix

Stream: https://lnk.to/sojua-ep

"Tempelhof" by Sojua, the solo project of Josh Burgess of Yumi Zouma. Sojua's debut EP is out February 19, 2021. 

Sojua—
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Tempelhof

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Sojua - Tempelhof

Article: https://www.magneticmag.com/2021/01/ambient-meditations-premiere-isp-l-a-s-urchin-remix/

Artists: @isqmusic remix by @urchinofficial

Critically acclaimed London quartet, ISQ are kicking the year off with a bang by sharing the Urchin remix of their song, "L.A.S" on February 5th. The remix is taken from their upcoming album, Requiem For the Faithful 2.0: The Remixes, to be released on May 21st via CP Records, which is a complete compilation of remixed songs released on their original LP, Requiem For The Faithful. ISQ have made their mark on the music industry, having their second album, Too selected as a Time Out London’s Critics Choice and performing at the London Jazz Festival (2015, 2016 and 2018) before they went on to host several other sold-out performances. The quartet have had radio play on BBC Radio Devon by David Fitzgerald and were interviewed on Jumoke Fashola’s Inspirit show, on BBC London Live as well as supported by Jazz FM.

Ambient Meditations Premiere: ISQ - L.A.S. (Urchin Remix)

Stream Sojua - EP: https://lnk.to/sojua-ep

Sojua is the solo project of Josh Burgess of Yumi Zouma. "Up the street, round the corner" is taken from Sojua's debut EP, out on Cascine.

Sojua—
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Cascine—
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www.cascine.us/

Sojua - Up the street, round the corner

Sojua - I take aim, at the slightest revolt

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Sojua - Up the street, round the corner

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