Don't put them in a corner, never try to categorize them! You'll lose, because what Northbound is all about, is simply great great music. Open your mind for a truly adventurous trip with one of Finland's finest musical exports. Northbound used to call their music "downtempotriphopfunkjazzfolksoul". That already says a lot, but with their brand-new EP "Driftwood", they even break the chains of this little word game and expand to a brighter picture. Expect sumptuous, straight forward melodies and songs, which are bursting with energy.  

Wikipedia says: "Driftwood is wood that has been washed onto a shore or beach of a sea, lake, or river by the action of winds, tides or waves." In terms of Northbound, the word has a completely different meaning. As 
the band's mastermind Mikko Roisko explains, his new songs somehow came together like driftwood. Without having much of a plan or a goal, he just kept on writing and producing, which at the end turned out to be the right, inasmuch as liberating free-flowing process, to expand with Northbound's musical expression. 
 
As the most important side effect of this approach, fun was back in the studio. Encouraging Mikko Roisko, to joyfully sweeten his work with a few ingenious bits and pieces. Check out the almost Metallica-ish dual guitar lead on "Days blend", as well as the fabulous guitar work on "Wasteland fair", which is epically culminating towards the end. As on previous Northbound releases, Venla Saartamo (vocals) is on board again, turning "Making space" into a great pop song. Last on the playlist is "Driftwood", which is far too good to be the closing track. Starting with an acoustic guitar motif, marrying a quirky mandolin line, slowly a whistled melody and a modulating synth is lifting us up to a heavenly feeling.

Two years after their Lemongrassmusic début called "Landscapes of nowhere", Northbound delivers a more than worthy successor. After 24minutes of listening pleasure in enormous intensity, it is hard to get back to planet Earth. What a blast of music.

Northbound - "Driftwood" EP (Teaser)

This is the teaser mix of the new Five Seasons album "Travelers". Tracklist see below !

Lemongrassmusic are delighted to present the 6th longplayer album „Travelers“ of Daniel Voss’s solo project „Five Seasons“. Like its predecessors the album catches our attention with its amazingly warm vibe and stimulating range of sun-drenched Downtempo beats, organic Chillout sounds and some Reggae Dub grooves. It has a life-affirming and heart-warming positivity throughout all thirteen tracks.
When listening to „Travelers“ you can instantly feel the ocean and the sun that have born these melodies and harmonies – and get the scent of the warm grounds and the tropic air that gently merge into the blue of a cloudless sky.
Tune in, listen and allow yourself to be curious. Let the music take you on a journey around the world – or maybe on a joyride through a sunshine day.
Musician, producer and label manager Daniel Voss is the driving force of a multitude of other projects such as Weathertunes, Slow World, Yin And Yang, Green Empathy, etc, which span all the creative sectors of Lounge, Downtempo, Ambient and Chillout. His wide musical horizon makes sure, that the journey is interesting and challenging from beginning to end.

Tracklist:

    1. Landscapes 
    2. Hope  
    3. Have A Good Time 
    4. Let Me Drive
    5. Nightfall 
    6. Smooth Workout 
    7. Après-midi 
    8. Caminho De Amor 
    9. Open Blossom 
    10. I Love Keeping Secrets
    11. Spring Is Coming 
    12. Walk Through The Day 
    13. Caribbean Aquanauts

Travelers

Five Seasons - "Travelers" (Album Teaser Mix)

From the album "Travelers" (Lemongrassmusic, Oct. 2017)

Five Seasons - Landscapes

Lemongrassmusic is an eclectic, independent music label that produces high-class genre-bending music releases, widening the scope of the Lounge genre by exploring Chillout, Ambient, NuJazz, TripHop, Electronic World Music, Deep House, Soul and more.

When mastermind Roland Voss was teaming up with his brother Daniel Voss to launch their own label in 2005, they both didn't expect that it will grow to such an internationally well respected music brand as it is today. Initially their central focus was on having an independent platform for their own various projects and productions such as Lemongrass, Weathertunes, Five Seasons and Jasmon. 
Soon after while touring in Japan they met many inspiring artists with fresh music, mostly unknown in Europe. So the idea of presenting them on a worldwide release, set as the first label compilation called "Lemongrass Garden Vol.01" took shape.   

From there on things developed naturally & rapidly. In 2012 they face the anniversary of their 100th release. Considered as a true taste maker Lemongrassmusic has become a major player of the international Lounge & Electronic Music scene by now. The label philosophy is buoyed with optimism and loving care in respect to the creative expression of their signed artists. This visionary pursuit seems to increase the quality of their releases as a notable difference. The claim "artists feel at home at Lemongrassmusic" is not a phrase, it is day to day reality of the brothers’ work. It became like a song itself, like a sinewy melody across the face of the whole thing.

Becoming a member of the Lemongrassmusic family is oblique only to Roland & Daniel's personal taste and musical vision. Artists like Karen Gibson Roc, Eskadet, Faro, T2'n, Glam Sam And His Combo, S.W., Man In A Room, Northbound, Gushi & Raffunk, Michiko, Mirage Of Deep and Keisuke Sakai are highlights of a brilliant up to date label spectrum, which is responsible for unforgettable moments on Lounge floors worldwide. For those who have just started to discover the labels work, some fine & successful label compilations such as "Lounge Du Soleil", "Future Jazz Cafe", "Groove on, Earth!" and "Deep House Dreams" are helpful tools, sticking out from the  crowd of average Lounge boredom.  

Music should carry positive vibrations and warmness accompanying one's expression of creativity. This is what the Voss Brothers care for, as well as for an ethic way of business and on a personal level too. This visionary mix guarantees that the label's flame will burn for long - very long.


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