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Feb '24 Mixtape

Any artist is welcome to send us a track via freshonthenet.co.uk anytime between Monday lunchtime and Wednesday evening (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 12th February: 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/batch518

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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 (and remixes of tracks) that have been previously submitted, and tracks from banned artists will also be removed.

ENTIRE INBOX: Batch 518

Thanks to everyone who came by Fresh On The Net at the weekend to check out Listening Post 518 and tell us which tracks they liked best. Here, in alphabetical order, are our readers' top favourites. Our reviews are written by Fresh On The Net's Poppy Bristow - and you can read them at http://freshonthenet.co.uk/faves518

Fresh Faves: Batch 518

New artists for me for March. 
Full spotify playlist https://open.spotify.com/playlist/5KXmzAu03eW4r24NrRTWjm

01.Ménage à Trois - Calvyn Cass
02.Whistling Winds - Retrograde88
03.Dont Look at Me Like That - Authur Hill
04.Charlotte (Night Version) - Rose Rose
05.When the Laughter Stops - Yard Act feat. Katy J Pearson
06.Alive - Red Rum Club
07.How It Feels - Franky Wah feat. Lauren Laimant
08.Something Sweet - PARCS
09.Incomplete - HÆCTOR
10.Holding On - Durante feat. Nathan Nicolson
11.Essential - Sunsets & Ktln
12.Fizzy - Ashrr
13.Panorama - Sonny Tennet
14.Fever - Nothing But Funk & French Horn Rebellion
15.Nonsense - 3kelves
16.Somewhere in the Dark - Albert Newton
17.Circles - The Snuts
18.Alchemy - Gintronix

2024.03.March

🧿💿🧿💿🧿

Wide eyed and restless tonight.
From the album 'Sonder'

Sonder

Insomnia

HIDE

safe place

From sixth Dusty Stray album "Fire Place" released on December 1, 2023.

Produced by Stuart Cullen
Mastered by Alfie Tyson-Brown

© 2023 Great Waters

I Thought About You

How I'd Kill

Fizzy

Gums Lost Flavor

Feel Less

I wanted this song to be upbeat and have a demanding tone, rather than melancholy and slow. I wanted the question “Can I be here...?!” to be rhetorical. Like, just let me be who I am!

Written and produced by: Lizzy Cruz
Mixed by: Austin Atwood
Engineering by: Austin Atwood
Assistant engineering by: Wolf Robinson
Mastered by: Ryan Yount

Here

Here - Hothead Wave

Sometimes, a song comes together quickly with a sense of familiarity. In my experience, it is these songs that infectiously delight. 'It Starts Again' premiered on BBC 6 Music, has been described as "a moment, a buzz, similar to the likes of Arab Strap 'First Big Weekend' or 'Public Service Broadcasting ' where moreish energy paired with an understated spoken word vocal captivates and embraces".


A prelude to an EP. Four songs perpetuating the struggle against the frustrating lack of visibility and significant barriers faced by disabled musicians. 

Band Spectra: It Starts Again

It’s Perfectly Clear Right Now is the lead single from Alt-Mobeat, the new album by London-based producer DJ Counselling. Conceived in a Berlin art gallery, the track captures the laid back hip hop vibe of albums that inspired Ash during the 90s — yet with a darker edginess,  low synth bass, heavy drums and a cinematic atmosphere. Drenched in organic textures and layered beats, this song elegantly deviates from Ash’s more dancefloor oriented tracks and underscores his esteem as a musician.

Alt-Mobeat

It's Perfectly Clear Right Now

Ménage à Trois

Sweet Escape

Out Now On Neville Street Music:

1. Charlotte (Night Version)

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Rose Rose, the duo rapidly ascending in the world of house and indietronica, unveils "Charlotte (Night Version) ," a track that pulsates with the energy of the night, released under the banner of Neville Street Music. Captured live at the electrifying Rock En Seine festival in 2023, this version of "Charlotte" is a stark departure from its original form, metamorphosing into a sleek, sexy anthem tailor-made for the dancefloor. The track is a masterful blend of alluring male vocals, expansive keyboard sounds, and a punchy bass line, all driven by a relentless four-on-the-floor beat. Rose Rose transcends their disco-pop roots, infusing the listener with an inspiring, frenetic energy, perfectly embodying the essence of night and celebration.

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Juan Moreno (1 Life Records) – “Nice track. Perfect for the Sun.”  
Piiit (So Watt) – “Beautiful and funky.”  
Rory Hoy (Super Hi-Fi) – “A really lovely tune.”  
Jay Paul (WRUV 90.1 FM) – “I like the way this builds and waxes and wanes.”  
DJ Firefly (WRCT 88.3) – “Delightful!”  
Sandro Bianchi (Ibiza Sonica) – “This is a beautiful track.”  

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Available Now From Bandcamp: https://bit.ly/3uA1Gsf
Beatport: https://bit.ly/3HUJkW8
Apple Music: https://apple.co/48djJ5B
Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3uuSUMd

Label and Artist Links:
www.roserose.dance
www.facebook.com/roserose.dance

Charlotte (Night Version)

Rose Rose - Charlotte (Night Version) [Neville Street Music]

THINK!

Fever

take me to the moon

Lonely Dancers

Some sax put through a distortion amp and some more sax in echo and reverb chambers, spurt some it through a synth, add some heavy bass, a dash of drone and a slow heavy kick beat. 

Throw in a tambourine, and it all comes spilling out in a sinful mess.

Apart from the bass, drums and tambourine, all the other sound is made out of saxophone.

It sounds like you shouldn't do this kind of thing to a sax. But I like it. And I should probably be ashamed of myself!

There is no more!

Berlin

JULIET x Max Ovenden 
I wrote this track with max ovenden late last year. 
It’s all about self love, not being so critical of yourself. 
Stop being your own worst enemy,
I chose to put this song out on my 20th birthday 
As I’m entering a new phase in my life and letting go of any pain from my teenage years 
I really trust I’m on my right path and being guided 
I see this song as me going from a caterpillar to a butterfly 🦋 
But most importantly another sign to focus and look after you, stop worrying about everything else! 
marks a year since my debut single 'manifester' it's been an amazing first year of releasing.

Guided

I wrote this song about falling in love with someone who I couldn't be with. I feel I can be seen as resentful in the song but towards the end of the song, as I'm singing, it's more of a cry for what could've been. The thought of 'what could have been' is one of the hardest heartbreaks of all. You've designed these hopes and dreams in your head with this person, and now you need to detach from them, and step back into a reality without them, when the comfort of them in your mind is a nicer place to be.

Meant to Be (With Me)

Meant To Be (With Me)



Pinky is the third track released by slumclub.
The tracks themes stem from information overload and the tendency for certain people to over share when sometimes you have enough going on in your head, without having others problems burdening you. Musically, there are influences from the likes of Softplay and Idles.

THINK!

lemonade shoelace