'Commercial' - an EP by James Leonard Hewitson. Release TBC.

Recorded, mixed and mastered by Jack Wait at Quarry, Liverpool, 2020.

All songs by James Leonard Hewitson.

James Leonard Hewitson - Vocals, Bass, Guitar, Synths, Misc.
Jack Wait - Drums, Programming, Percussion, Misc.
Josh Ingledew - Additional Synth on Commercial Vibe.
Fielding - Remix of Commercial Vibe.

Commercial EP Playlist

june 2021 mixtape

Any artist is welcome to send us a track via freshonthenet.co.uk anytime between Monday lunchtime and Thursday morning (or when we receive 200 submissions, whichever is sooner) - and all our moderators, including Tom Robinson, will listen to every track. This is our full inbox from the week beginning Mon 28 June: from Friday afternoon you'll be able to hear our shortlist and pick your favourites on this week's Listening Post which will appear at freshonthenet.co.uk/batch412

If a track you submitted does not appear in this list, it’s probably because another of your tracks appeared in our Fresh Faves or on the BBC Music Introducing Mixtape during the last three months — we ask that artists featured on either wait three months before resubmitting to give others a chance. We also don’t accept short previews or SoundCloud GO tracks that can only be heard as 30 second previews, and tracks made private after submission, which cannot be included in playlists. You will be able to resubmit the track in future. Tracks that have been previously submitted and tracks from banned artists will also be removed.

ENTIRE INBOX: Batch 412

Cool heat July 18th

sad. Submissions: https://www.submithub.com/playlister/um-squad

Doomer Tapes

https://soundcloud.com/dimapantyushin
https://soundcloud.com/sasha-lipsky
https://soundcloud.com/timsweeney
Buy Release: https://www.juno.co.uk/products/dima-pantyushin-sasha-lipsky-peshekhod/811910-01

Peshekhod, the debut album from Dima Pantyushin and Sasha Lipsky, oscillates through an immaculate synth-pop ecosystem in which every shift feels both accurate in its absurdity and divinely danceable. 

The album (“peshekhod” translates to “pedestrian”) investigates the inner narrative of a Muscovite as he wanders through the city, recalls his work, and contemplates his existence. It’s roughly autobiographical in scope— Pantyushin was born and raised in Moscow, co-runs Cafe Enthusiast in the city center, and is a visual artist by trade—yet explores feelings universal. His lyrics conjure the nostalgia and joy of parenthood in “Ray of Sunshine,” the paranoia of metropolitan life on “Pigeon,” and the slippage of time on “Chess.” 

Fellow Moscow native and longtime friend, Sasha Lipsky, who writes and performs with his brother in Simple Symmetry, joins Pantyushin on production. Lipsky weaves entire sonic ecosystems for Dima’s instinctual observations and adroit lyrics. The result is a musical landscape that bounces between the terrestrial and the divine as Pantyushin’s croon and Lipsky’s synth-heavy compositions swell with aliveness. 

Pantyushin and Lipsky graft genres to their electronic framework throughout Peshekhod. “Nature” summons 1950’s pastiche complete with upbeat mellotron, while “Time” and “House (With an Attic)” go from ethereal ambient to subterranean techno and back again. But every oscillation and shift feels part of the same system. Pantyushin never strays too far from his pedestrian protagonist. He knows the best stories are the ones in which we can see ourselves, while Lipsky dresses each observation with earworms you’ll struggle to shake, even if you don’t speak the language. Peshekhod is a picaresque in miniature. A record that considers the stations of the day in deft detail, for all to tap into.  

Peshekhod features album art designed by Pantyushin and arranged by Will Work For Good. Peshekhod will be released on Beats In Space Records in March 2020 on limited vinyl and limitless digital platforms.

Tracklist: 

Tracklist:
1. Promenade
2. Book
3. Enthusiast
4. Ray Of Sunshine
5. Telephone
6. Changes
7. Pigeon
8. Inner Light
9. Nature
10. Chess
11. Time
12. House (with an attic)
13. Position
14. Crosswalk

Peshekhod (BIS048 - Promo)

Book

PREMIERE: Dima Pantyushin & Sasha Lipsky - Book [Beats In Space]

Misanthropic physical affection is confused with love

When The Internet Calls

https://www.beatport.com/track/the-destroyer/15423549

Searching For Serenity

The Destroyer

The Destroyer (Big Tunes Records)

Seal the Deal
Lyrics & Music: Michael Perry; Max Ovenden

“Seal the Deal” is a gritty punky Pop song about feeling desperation and despair from intense desire. Falling in love with somebody who doesn’t love you back is a soul crushing experience and this song reveals the turmoiled inner monologue of a heartbroken guy. In the chorus the lyrics refer to his love flowing down the drain, which is exactly how it feels when you have so much love but nobody to give it to. Michael’s powerful performance lets you explore his mind as he ruminates about his love.

Seal the Deal - Single

Seal the Deal- Single

Seal the Deal

Gulfer - "Look"

Pre-order / Stream - https://smarturl.it/bwnmz6

W. H. Lung - Showstopper

Commercial Vibe - Fielding Remix (Free Download)

Vitamins

Black Hibiscus - Matthew (feat. Anna Fix)

Courtside - Single

Courtside

The Haunting

life's a beach

homesickness

Chiefs

ДЖЕТЛАГ (Jetlag)

Flashback Theme

First Class

This Blue Mob

Andras’ Joyful is a cornucopic vision rooted in the decay of dance music from one of Australia’s most distinct yet understated musical voices. Cutting a path through an overgrowth of nostalgia around 70s acid folk and 90s acid house, Joyful is an invitation to till an old garden under a glistening new light.

On behalf of Andras, a portion of proceeds from this release will benefit the Invasive Species Council as a part of the ongoing Come! Mend! Initiative.

River Red

Этажи

Тоска

Waiting For A Call (Free Download)

From 'Commercial' EP.

linktr.ee/jamesleonardhewitson

Temporary Values (Free Download)

From the 'Commercial' EP released July 2021 - a song about the prevalence of materialism and ego in a crisis-stricken society, written and recorded during the Coronavirus pandemic. 

Featured on Steve Lamacq's New Music Fix on BBC Radio 6.

Commercial Vibe

Commercial Vibe (Free Download)

Dialect - Under~Between

From Under~Between.
Available March 19, 2021.

Learn more: https://smarturl.it/rvngnl67

Under~Between

Dialect - Under~Between

personnel:
lyrics / vocals / guitars / synthesizers / electronic drums: Caleb McFadden
production / electronic drums / samples: Mike Davis

Sweep Me Up

Contact/booking: jamesleonardhewitson@gmail.com

'Energetic and thought-provoking songs with a wry, unexpected beauty' - End of The Road Festival

2024

23rd Mar - s/ Mr Ben and The Bens, Pop Recs, Sunderland

6th Apr - Aelius Alternative Fest, Newcastle

20th Apr - s/ Scott Hepple and The Sun Band, Claypath Deli, Durham

30th May - Newcastle, RPM Music (instore gig)

1st June - Newcastle, Head of Steam

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