Improvised by Martin Reed,
Produced by Martin Reed,
Artwork by Martin Reed.

Cat In a Black Hole

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Swedish rockband Reach added for rotation on one of Germany's biggest radio stations, now they're back with their next single!

Supporting H.E.A.T. during their extensive European tour last summer, REACH played their latest full length album 'The Promise of a Life' live for the first time in front of an ecstatic crowd. Now the band is back with a new and greatly anticipated album in 'Prophecy', full of exciting stories and an untamed rock n' roll attitude, set for release in March next year.

The new campaign got off to a flying start with "heavy rotation" (4 plays/week) for the album's first single "Mama Mama" on Radio Bob, one of Germany's 10 biggest radio stations. The commercial rock radio broadcasts in the German federal states of Hesse, NRW and Schleswig Holstein, reaching over 500k listeners per hour and up to 3 million listeners per day.

Now the band releases the albums second single "Little Dreams", which constitutes a true rock anthem with its melodic chorus and powerful delivery. In true Reach spirit, as the band is known to incorporate a dramatic flare into their tracks, a dark story hides behind the heavy riffs of the new song. Frontman and songwriter Ludvig Turners tells us: “Those of you who´ve listened to Reach before know that we often have a dark theme surrounding the lyrics and the stories within our songs. This song is about a man who knows he's about to die and that falling asleep will ensure this. He struggles to stay awake. He even tries to deal with The Sandman, but fails in the end. There is rarely a happy ending to a Reach song.”

In making the upcoming album, the band teamed up with music producer Christian Schneider, who made it his mission to unite the playful essence of REACH’s music with their raw talent as musicians. The trio consisting of Ludvig Turner, Marcus Johansson and Soufian Ma’Aoui is characterized by their mutual passion for music, their drive for experimentation and finding a very genuine joy in the process. The bond that connects them is evident in their explosive live shows, where their innate musical ability is bolstered by their unchained nature and love for improvisation.

After the wildly successful tour around Europe alongside H.E.A.T, Turner tells us: "We´re overwhelmed by the support and reactions from the tour. It was our first time playing the songs of "The Promise of a Life" live and they sound even better live than on record, and they sound damn well on record. We´re thankful for our chance to go out as H.E.A.T´s support act and we´re confident that we should keep doing what we do."

While making a name for themselves around Europe, steadily growing in supporters and fans, Reach presents this next chapter of their Rock-Saga with a track that will no doubt keep their audience on their toes. ‘Little Dreams’ is out on November 10th via Swedish Boutique Label Icons Creating Evil Art.

Prophecy

REACH - Little Dreams

Earthstar

"零度空间 QFT" is an ethereal and contemplative song, exploring the concept of existing within a dreamlike, transcendent reality. The lyrics poetically delve into the idea of being a part of a grand cosmic dream, where the boundaries between self and the universe blur. It's a song about the wonder of experiencing life as if it were a moment in an eternal, unchanging time, as envisioned in the mind of a higher entity.

The song captures the essence of feeling small yet significant in the vastness of space and time. It reflects on the beauty and complexity of life, seen through the lens of a being experiencing existence in every breath and every moment, afraid to disturb the delicate balance of this dream.

Musically, "QFT" is a blend of haunting melodies and introspective lyrics, creating a soundscape that transports the listener to a realm where the ordinary and extraordinary coexist. It's a journey through the fleeting nature of human experience, capturing the beauty of every fleeting moment.

The chorus, with its vivid imagery of being a part of God's dream, experiencing change through one's senses, adds a layer of depth and spirituality to the song. "QFT" is an ode to the mysteries of the universe, the search for meaning in the gaps between feeling and consciousness, and the delicate dance between the tangible and intangible.

“零度空间 QFT” 是一首空灵而深思的歌曲，探索了存在于梦幻般、超越现实的概念。歌词诗意地深入了作为宏伟宇宙梦想一部分的想法，其中自我与宇宙的界限变得模糊。这是一首关于体验生活就像是在一个永恒、不变的时间里的一刻，如同更高实体所构想的歌曲。

这首歌捕捉了在广阔的空间和时间中感到渺小却重要的本质。它反思了生活的美丽和复杂性，通过一个体验每一次呼吸和每一刻存在的存在的视角来看。

在音乐上，“QFT” 是令人着迷的旋律和内省歌词的混合，创造了一个将听众带到普通与非凡并存的领域的声音景观。这是一段通过人类经验的短暂本质的旅程，捕捉了每一个瞬息即逝的时刻的美丽。

合唱部分，其生动的意象作为上帝梦想的一部分，通过一个人的感官体验变化，为歌曲增加了深度和灵性层面。“QFT” 是对宇宙奥秘的颂歌，对在感觉和意识间隙中寻找意义的探索，以及在有形与无形之间的微妙舞蹈。

心葬

零度空间 (QFT)

Wavy, electronic slow jam ‘How Do You Feel?’ is the first official single crafted between childhood friends Frankie Knight and Robert Swaine AKA Submyth. ‘How Do You Feel?’ combines Submyth’s playful basslines and ambient jungle pads with Frankie Knight’s softkeys and lush vocals; reminiscent of Jesse Lanza, FKA Twigs, Ross from Friends andIAMDDB.

The track aims to keep alive conversations on how we can progress society to create a more compassionate and peaceful world. Knight says of the lyrics,“I was trying to address an inner conflict I have between hopelessness and optimism for the current state of the world. Asking the question, do we need to start again or can love save the day?”

It is accompanied by a music video, conceptualized by Frankie Knight and produced in Brighton.

How Do You Feel

Frost audio demo by Amphilium using 30 instances of Dark Zebra. Frost only.

https://www.luftrum.com/dark-zebra-hz-soundset/

Amphilium - Near The Surface, Daybreak (Frost Only)

New single BURIED FEELING including remix by Molecule is out now :
https://lnkfi.re/aUCziI3C

New album SEPARATE > April 12th
pre-order album : fanlink.tv/teenagebadgirl-separate

2024, Cocotte Records

Buried Feeling (Molecule Remix)

Odesza inspired vocal chops, Jai wolf style 80's atmospheric arrangements and synths, juxtaposed with a fun jazzy/fiery piano and a donk bass. An unlikely combo that somehow works well together as a playful but also heartfelt, fusion sound. Inspired by electronic music and styles of the southwest united states music; we put ourselves into this song and hope we created something enjoyable. Lyrics are about our need for being accepted, as who we are, from those around us; and how lucky we are to have that from each other. About how that authenticity guides us forward and gives us the comfort and confidence to be the best versions of ourselves.

Our process for this song:

Instrumental - John created the instrumental and threw out some ideas for the song to see what sticks. Initially the piano riff was just a midi placeholder melody to explore other instruments. However, Sumi really liked both the piano and the melody. We then worked together to setup a structure and general idea for the core song. Sumi would give ideas like having an 8 chord progression instead of 4, or change the piano in the second verse, and then John would write the arrangement. The rest of the song like drums, snares, synths, sound bursts, impacts, arpeggios, etc. were fleshed out later by John. Synths were created by using vital. The synth was 3 different synths, stereo imaged across different areas of the soundstage. The arpeggio at the end was a modified basic shape in vital with an arpeggio plugin. The note order was automated to change with each chord change. Some additional notes were sprinkled throughout to make it more melodic.

Lyrics and Vocals- Looped sections of the song and Sumi sang ideas. We picked the best ideas and recorded around 15 attempts of each verse and chorus; refining as we go until we felt that we had a good recording of each line. John spliced together the best takes and also cut them up for the rest of the song's vocal chops. We sang some additional backup vocals on a whim and kept the crude recordings as another placeholder but stuck with it to add a low fidelity contrast to the cleaner sounding instruments in the middle of the song. 

Mastering - Is still a work in progress by John but the song is at the point of listen-ability. Just lots of pushing for loudness and cleaning up the mix as more issues present themselves with each boost. -5 LUFS for the original file baby. Pretty proud of that. Totally not worth it though because I can't find video editing software that can handle that level of loudness without completely butchering it in the render. Thanks for sticking around this far and reading all that. 

Photo taken by John.

Samr (سمر) as a name means "gathering of those who spend the evening in pleasant conversation usually with poetry or music” in Arabic. As SAMR Nights we hope our music accompanies you on those pleasant nights.

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As Long as You're Mine

Qwalia is the experimental, improvisational home for a quartet of some of London’s most prolific and inspiring musicians. 

Led by drummer Yusuf Ahmed (Joy Crookes, Anoushka Shankar, Unknown to Known), much of the band’s music to date surfaced in a single two-day session at the Fish Factory in Willesden, West London. 

Although improvisational at its core, the band’s fluency and innate musicality makes it hard at times to believe these pieces weren’t written and developed over weeks, rather than conjured in the moment, with no prior rehearsal. Qwalia’s music is an instinctive aural expression of how things seemed in the moment of creation.

Featuring Ben Reed on bass (Frank Ocean, David Byrne, Richard Russell’s Everything Is Recorded), Tal Janes on Guitar (Jordan Rakei, Cherise, Waaju) and Joseph Costi on keys and synths (Cat Stevens, Tom Herbert, Heidi Vogel), the band’s debut album ‘Sound And Reason’ was released by Alberts Favourites in March 2023.

One year on we’re excited to share the first music from a new batch of songs. Omega is the very definition of a slow burn, emerging from the quiet pulses of a drum machine, the band lock quickly into Ben Reed’s lyrical bass line in a brooding but ever expanding ascent that you feel could confidently journey onwards forever.

Omega

Qwalia - Omega

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Live Vocals by Suntaya Song
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3-1-2024 
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