ECLECTIC PICKS - 2025

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New Beginnings singles

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Fossils of the Mind was the title track of the 2018 album by Will Lawton & The Alchemists. Will and Sebastian met through mutual friends and Sebastian came up with the idea to produce a radical reinterpretation of the track, with new material added by Sebastian and members of the band, notably a startling new vocal part by Will.  Fossils of the Mind was originally inspired by a TED talk by comedian Robin Ince, based on the concept that art that artists of all background produce, whether it's music, poetry, painting etc etc, is like a fossil of the mind of the creator, destined to live on long after the maker has passed on.


Fossils of the Mind - Sebastian Reynolds rework - written and performed by:

Will Lawton – piano and vocals
Buddy Fonzarelli – upright bass
Ami Kaelyn – guitar
Harki Popli – tabla
Sebastian Reynolds - additional synths and programming 

with - Bethany Porter - cello

Concept and original track co-composed with Weasel Howlett 

Produced by Sebastian Reynolds with Will Lawton and The Alchemists, additional production by darqwud 


Mixed by Mike Bannard at Safehouse studios, Oxford, mastered by Tim Turan.

Fossils of the Mind_Will Lawton & The Alchemists_Sebastian Reynolds rework

Molotov - Sebastian Reynolds rework is the new single from  UK producer Sebastian Reynolds in collaboration with Irish duo Colm O'Connell and Rory McDaid under their Rezo moniker.

The original version of Molotov appeared on the third Rezo album, The Age of Self Help.

Molotov (Sebastian Reynolds rework) was written by Sebastian Reynolds, Rory McDaid andColm O'Connell and was produced by Sebastian Reynolds. 

Vocals and lyrics by Colm O'Connell, brass by Leon Benoit & Dieter Savall, percussion, beatboxing and additional brass by Jonas Torrance (Dubwiser) and programming and additional synths by Sebastian Reynolds. 

Mixed by Sebastian Reynolds with Mike Bannard at Safehouse studios, Oxford, mastered by Tim Turan, Oxford.

Molotov_Rezo_ Sebastian Reynolds Rework

Original track Long Way to Christmas by the Mining Co, written by Michael Gallagher, produced by Paco at Paco Loco studios, Spain. Re-imagined as One Year To Go by Sebastian Reynolds. Mixed with Mike Bannard at Safehouse Studios, Oxford. Mastered for release by Tim Turan, Oxford.

One Year To Go - The Mining Co. - Sebastian Reynolds

IYSCM is a collaboration between Sebastian and cult American guitarist Myles Cochran, with the duo collaborating to re-imagine Myles's If You Could See Me, a track taken from his celebrated 2024 album You Are Here. The duo take Myles's downtempo If You Could See Me and rework it into a pulsing, atmospheric ambient house direction, deftly weaving in acoustic instruments, electronic processing and a haunting guest vocal from rising Oxford star Kelly Michaeli. The end result is an intriguing track that calls to mind mavericks such as Arthur Russell as well as modern innovators such as Bob Moses.

IYCSM is taken from New Beginnings, the new collaborative album from UK producer Sebastian Reynolds, set for release via his PinDrop label on 4th July 2025. The album features 10 tracks with many exclusive, as yet unheard reworks by Sebastian.

IYCSM

IYCSM - Sebastian Reynolds + Myles Cochran ft Kelly Michaeli

Nina Simone meets The Black Keys in a jam with Portishead?
...maybe you can do a better job defining our sound 💕

Resolution

it's a twisty love song ❤️

"HE" features heavily my little Casio pt-82 and its hypnotic samba beats. Written, recorded and produced between London & Glasgow, this is the first of three tracks I'll be releasing this year.

Thanks for listening & hope you enjoy,

Rochelle x

Lyrics:

He is like hair
Soft, smooth & everywhere 
He is a tree
Rooted, tall & climbable on 

He holds me 
In a trance, while I dance
He eclipses all I see
He builds a bridge
Then runs from me ...

He wrote down my favourite quote
On a little yellow posit note
And placed it underneath my pillow
… low, low, low, low, low, low …

He wrote down my favourite quote
On a little yellow posit note
And placed it underneath me 

He’s beating on my heart like a 
Timp, timp, timp, timp, timp, ti
Timpani

He’s like sweetpea potpourri 
Living in my mind with a master key
Beating on my heart like a timpani
Yipee! Yipee!

He’s beating on my heart like a 
Timp, timp, timp, timp, timp, ti
Timpani

Oh, 
He’s beating on my heart like a 
Timp, timp, timp, timp, timp, ti
Timpani

Ya Belly Full

WISH I NEVER STAYED

"Wha-Gwaan" - designed to be a wake up call response to the seemingly increasing presence of social injustice in the world today.  The hypnotic dub-funk groove is brought to the boiing point by the legendary Frank Benbini ,(Fun Loving Criminals/UB40/Uncle Frank), who makes a guest appearance on drums & hype vocals.

WHA-GWAAN! by Tomás Doncker, featuring Frank Benbini

Holding it down in Mexico

Do You Make the Devil

‘Reverberator’ is a celebration of all the flair, fun, flamboyance, and the many excesses of the best decade in music history: the 1980s!

Written, performed, and produced by Hollywood Brown in his Ocean Drive Studios base, great care has been taken to really capture the essence of what made 80s music so great: catchy melodies, infectious grooves, sparkling synthesizers, and rip-roaring guitars - all played by hand and sung without the aid of autotune.

Original 80s instruments and studio gear have been used where possible, with appropriate alternatives used when needed.

Reverberator is the culmination of years worth of research by Hollywood, who has made it his mission to return to a simpler, better time.

Heartbreaker

The Snake

New track releasing on all plats may 20th

much love to the homie @vito for hopping on the track go check him out!

jreaper x vito -new day(same bullshit)

Let Them Know

Proof

The Mattress

I am pleased to present my new track Far Away. 

Feel free to get in touch if you have any questions. I am always on the lookout to start working with a record label.

https://www.instagram.com/simas.sen/

https://x.com/SimasSenMusic

https://www.tiktok.com/@simassenmusic

https://soundcloud.com/simassen

https://open.spotify.com/user/31qilro3gerrjmq3qulsz6tfezay

Thanks for your support! 

Tags:

#minimal #minimaltechno #techno

SimasSen - Far Away

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG4MMwOQpKo

Moonchaser

The Runner - a fresh slice of art pop/rock from the pen & studio of multi-instrumentalist and producer Drew Five This “double A side” EP release is coupled with euphoric instrumental Sanctuary. In this dystopian future, inspired by the novels of William F Nolan, renegade Sandman Drew Five escapes the City of Domes with his running companion Eglė, in search of Sanctuary. Is this just a mythical paradise or could it lead to a new reality. Come with us now on a journey to find our Utopia.

IYCSM - Sebastian Reynolds + Myles Cochran ft Kelly Michaeli

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