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German-Filipino singer Ray Lozano teams up with UK alt R&B hotshot KeepVibesNear for remix single ‘Amsterdam Nights’, co-produced by Samon Kawamura (Max Herre, Joy Denalane). 

Ray's debut album Pairing Mode (03.03.) became a landmark for German-Asian (Pop) Culture and has been reviewed by Spiegel Online, BBC 6, WDR Cosmo and 1Live, just to name a few. 

Pairing Mode is composed of 12 musical short stories, in each of them Ray moves through a perspective on solitude. From longing for love to feeling contempt with yourself, disoriented, and then empowered again. Ray’s honest lyrics paired with her vulnerable, yet sophisticated and bold voice guide us through an emotional dreamy space found somewhere between heartbreak and hope. “Pairing Mode is like a collection of polaroid pictures. Or like a menu, composed of several delicate dishes” she explains, emphasizing that it is to be enjoyed with all our senses. Every track is “a moment that has been captured and is complete as it is.”

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Lyrics written and performed by Ray Lozano & KeepVibesNear.
Produced by Samon Kawamura & Ray Lozano. 
Instruments performed by Samon Kawamura & Ray Lozano.
Guitar by Boti Ikvai-Szabo.
Mixed by Samon Kawamura. 
Mastered by Arne Schumann.
Artwork by Parissa Charghi. 
Press photos by Eno de Wit.

Cat No: MPM 336-X1
Artist: Ray Lozano & KeepVibesNear 
Titel: Amsterdam Nights (Remix)

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Ray Lozano & KeepVibesNear – Amsterdam Nights (Remix)

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Rising Alt R&B singer KeepVibesNear aka KVN drops first solo single in 2023, ‘Another Casualty’. Produced by Nikhil Beats and releasing via Melting Pot Music.

Blessed with an unmistakable voice, and a natural talent for creating dark & emotive leftfield R&B, Romford-born, London-based artist KeepVibesNear has cut a singular shape in the capital’s musical underbelly. Playing an integral role in the much-heralded Silhouettes Project, as well as racking up collaborations with FloFilz, Ray Lozano, BERWYN & Coops - his dulcet tones have seen him gain support from the likes of BBC Radio 1Xtra, Rinse FM, Worldwide FM, Trench, Notion and New Wave Mag. 

Returning with a matured, yet characteristically melancholic sound, his new single ‘Another Casualty’ tells a tale of lament and redemption, as a wintery guitar motif is joined by crisp drums and winsome saxophones. Shifting shadows and pitched down vocals add to the eerie atmosphere, whilst KVN’s vocals weave effortlessly throughout the track. 

On the track, KVN explains: “'Another Casualty' is a song about misused time. In relationships we have good times and bad. This song is about how we come back from the bad for someone we deeply care about. That reflection you look for inside to try and be better when it’s necessary. I see this song as a conversation with the feeling that comes from a certain type of solitude we only really feel in and out of love. This feeling really inspired me with the image of being lost at shore, another casualty of the sea and the drama of it all.”

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Vocals by KeepVibesNear.
Produced by Nikhil Beats.
Mixed & mastered by LESKY. 
Artwork by UNVRSLNMD.

Cat No: MPM 334-1
Artist: KeepVibesNear
Titel: Another Casualty

© ℗ 2023 Melting Pot Music

KeepVibesNear - Another Casualty

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Rising Alt R&B singer KeepVibesNear aka KVN drops new single, ‘Over Now’. Produced by Gwadalean and releasing via Melting Pot Music.

Blessed with an unmistakable voice, and a natural talent for creating dark & emotive leftfield R&B, Romford-born, London-based artist KeepVibesNear has cut a singular shape in the capital’s musical underbelly. Playing an integral role in the much-heralded Silhouettes Project, as well as racking up collaborations with FloFilz, Ray Lozano, BERWYN & Coops - his dulcet tones have seen him gain support from the likes of BBC Radio 1Xtra, Rinse FM, Worldwide FM, Trench, Notion and New Wave Mag. 

Returning with a matured, yet characteristically melancholic sound, his new single ‘Over Now’ tells a tale of heartbreak and closure, about finding peace in losing your significant other. Produced by London newcomer Gwadalean, who also added a verse of his own. The single is accompanied by a moody black & white music video, produced by Henry Croston and directed by KVN himself.

Raised in Romford with family ties in Nigeria, KVN is hoping his music can change the outdated narrative that men can’t show or feel the vast spectrum of emotions, good, bad and everything in between. With the theme of troubled love running through the river of KVN’s story he brings a refreshing vulnerability to his music. In a time when toxic masculinity is still so rife, he intends to make space for men to express themselves and open up. Citing the likes of Tyler The Creator, Andre 3000 and The Internet as key influences, KVN is the perfect combination of honesty and humour - an artist the UK music scene is truly craving.

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Vocals by KeepVibesNear & Gwadalean.
Produced by Gwadalean.
Mixed & mastered by LESKY. 
Artwork by UNVRSLNMD.

Cat No: MPM 334-2
Artist: KeepVibesNear
Titel: Over Now (feat. Gwadalean)

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KeepVibesNear - Over Now (feat. Gwadalean)

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Playing an integral role in the much-heralded Silhouettes Project, as well as gaining support from the likes of BBC Radio 1Xtra, Rinse FM, Worldwide FM, Trench, Notion and New Wave Mag, Romford-born, London-based artist KeepVibesNear returns with his emotional-rollercoaster single ‘In Your Eyes’ 17th January 2024 via Melting Pot Music. 

Blessed with an unmistakable voice, and a natural talent for creating dark & emotive leftfield R&B, ‘In Your Eyes’ sees KeepVibesNear joined by ascending alt-pop artist Jay Lewn. The duo trade sentimental & longing vocal motifs amongst uplifting instrumentation, low slung beats and a sultry bassline. It is the third single to be released from KVN’s eagerly anticipated new project ‘NOIR.’ (due for release 23rd February 2024) which also features the likes of Benny Banks and Gwadalean.

While delivering modern R&B with an electronic twist and jazzy undertones, the young artist offers a refreshing take on vulnerability, opening up about emotions and toxic masculinity and intending to make space for men to express their emotions. Citing the likes of Tyler The Creator, Andre 3000 and The Internet as key influences, he likes to describe his signature sound as ‘Noir R&B’. On the track KVN explains: 

“Sometimes your image of someone or expectations don’t match up with reality and I think that’s something everyone comes across at some point in life. Perception is an interesting thing and I guess this song is a conversation about trying to be that for someone as well as the fear of not being able to.”

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Vocals by KeepVibesNear & Jay Lewn.
Produced by Harvey Whyte.
Mixed & mastered by LESKY. 
Artwork by UNVRSLNMD.

Cat No: MPM 334-3
Artist: KeepVibesNear
Titel: In Your Eyes (feat. Jay Lewn)

© ℗ 2024 Melting Pot Music

KeepVibesNear - In Your Eyes (feat. Jay Lewn)

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