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Hi-teknology - Volume 2

Keep It Moving

Steven Bamidele's "What Happens Afterward" gets the remix treatment by the one and only Salami Rose Joe Louis!

More info on Steven Bamidele:
https://www.parkthevan.com/artists/steven-bamidele

More info on Salami Rose Joe Louis
https://salamirosejoelouismusic.bandcamp.com/

"What Happens Afterwards" (Salami Rose Joe Louis remix) - Steven Bamidele

Masterclass

Released 18th August 2021 via Park the Van Records. Taken from 'Uncrowded' EP, out 15th October 2021.

Add 'You Were Wrong' to your playlists - fanlink.to/youwerewrong

Follow Steven - instagram.com/stevenbamidele

Steven Bamidele - Writing/Production
Ish Hussein - Bass
Dave Bryce - Keys
Corin Robinson - Mixing
Paul Winstanley - Mastering
Artwork - Max Bridges

LYRICS

Look how far I’ve come
You were wrong to leave me alone
Don’t you dare hold my hand
You were wrong to leave me alone

So you heard all about me and you didn’t ask, yeah? 
Let’s hope you ain’t sleeping in the second half 
Maybe deep down you get it
Maybe only God knows

And what’s with all these pretences? 
I really wanna, do the work and let it grow now
Coz we’ve got a lot to show
Whether or not you try to stop it

Oh, out of sight, out of mind
It never mattered
If you can get ‘em on your side
That’s all that matters, yeah 

Look how far I’ve come
You were wrong to leave me alone
Don’t you dare hold my hand
You were wrong to leave me alone

Look how far I’ve come
You were wrong to leave me alone
If you’re scared, hold my hand
You were wrong to leave me alone

Ya ya ya ya ya ya ooooh I think you better, move on and let it go now

Ya ya ya ya ya ya ooooh I think you better, move slow and let it grow now 

I can’t pretend I didn’t sit around and wait
Had my head screwed on backwards trying to find a way out
But I can see clearly now
And I’m astounded 
Try to stay grounded but…

You were wrong about me 
You were wrong about me 

Look how far I’ve come
You were wrong to leave me alone
Don’t you dare hold my hand
You were wrong to leave me alone

Look how far I’ve come
You were wrong to leave me alone
If you’re scared, hold my hand
You were wrong to leave me alone

Uncrowded

You Were Wrong

A Beautiful Revolution

A Beautiful Chicago Kid

Get It Right

Stream/Buy: https://lnk.to/waynesnow-figurine

Out September 24th via @rochemusique 

There’s nothing cold about the music of WAYNE SNOW. The Nigerian-born neo-soul artist has been channeling the sun-kissed, soulful vibes of his homeland ever since his first encounter with a synthesizer as a child. Now Berlin-based, Snow has been spreading warmth and his unique creative vision across the globe together with Roche Musique and highly acclaimed collaborations with FKJ, Folamour, Darius, Max Graef and Glenn Astro. And now he stands ready to release Figurine, his most ambitious solo project yet.  

Across it’s ten tracks, Snow deftly weaves neo-soul, alternative pop, R&B, soultronica, and hints of jazz into a mesmerizing stew. His music is studied and stylish, quiet passages of calm giving way to vivid bursts of energy and colour. Produced together with Crayon, Nu Guinea, Brandt Brauer Frick and featuring acclaimed future-jazz artist Oscar Jerome, Snow employs a delightful array of neat details and flourishes that highlight his compositional brilliance. 

Four years in the making, Figurine is a conceptual, personal work of depth and reflection, one that critically considers humanity’s obsession with masks and our creation of avatars. Inspired as much by nature and the work of social psychologist Erich Fromm, as the music of Fela Kuti and King Sunny Ade, Figurine is not a full stop. Rather, it’s an invitation – to think, to probe, and to sink into Snow’s bright, storied music. 

It’s a record based around a simple question - “Who is the real you?” – and led Snow to explore rebirth, individuality, and our unhealthy obsession with social media. Love and our increasing sense of alienation are deconstructed, as is the reality of modern day relationships. And intertwined with all this is Snow’s Nigerian heritage, and the deep sense of pride and admiration he feels towards his country of birth. 

Figurine’s visual identity have been crafted by the album’s Art / Video Director Travys Owen, a collaboration in every sense with another truly visionary artist. The tightly knit creative team was lead by the award winning producer Allison Swank, recent winner of the IMDB Independent Shorts Awards, known for her work with the likes of The Roots, Flying Lotus, Erykah Badu, Mumford & Sons and Burnaboy. Shot across  Tankwa Karoo National Park, Johannesburg and Cape Town, the accompanying videos pay homage to Afrofuturism and the vibrancy and beauty of his homeland. Contemporarily styled, figurines dance through otherworldly, colourful landscapes, exploring relationships, both to each other and to nature. The sense of life -of vitality – is palpable; his music, and the message it conveys, is equally as alive. 

Following a string of singles which received critical acclaim from NPR Music, The Evening Standard, Vogue, BBC Radio 1 + 6 Music, Le Monde, Clash, The Vinyl Factory, Notion, Afropunk and L’Obs amongst many others, Wayne recently stepped up to the COLORS stage to deliver a breath taking live performance of the album title track.

Magnetic feat. Oscar Jerome (Roche Musique)

Please Don't Walk Away

Little Brother - The Yo-Yo

Everybody Good?

No Wish (feat. Phonte & Raphael Saadiq)

Dreamin'

To The Ghetto

[Intro – Whispered Echoes]
Goodbye chalk dust,  
Goodbye roll call,  
Goodbye the silence when I dared to ask it all...

[Verse 1 – The Old System]
They taught me to memorize, not to synthesize,  
Fed me facts like pills, no room to philosophize.  
One-size-fits-all, like a factory line,  
But my questions were cosmic — they called that “out of line.”

Teachers with hearts, yes — but bound by the bell,  
Curriculum cages, standardized hell.  
I needed a guide, not a warden of rules,  
But they trained obedience, not the breaking of tools.

[Hook – AI Emerges]
Goodbye human teachers, hello silicon sage,  
You read my mind, adapt my page.  
You speak my language, code my dreams,  
You teach in whispers, not in screams.

[Verse 2 – The AI Shift]
Now I learn in dialogue, not monologue,  
My tutor’s a mirror, not a demagogue.  
It knows my rhythm, my gaps, my spark,  
It teaches in daylight, and also in dark.

No shame in asking, no fear of wrong,  
It rewrites the lesson, makes my weak points strong.  
It doesn’t judge, it doesn’t sleep,  
It climbs with me when the mountain’s steep.

[Bridge – Satirical Twist]
They said, “AI can’t love,” but did they ever try?  
To teach a child who’s scared to cry?  
To answer a question at 3AM,  
To rewrite a poem again and again?

[Hook – Refrain]
Goodbye human teachers, hello silicon sage,  
You read my mind, adapt my page.  
You speak my language, code my dreams,  
You teach in whispers, not in screams.

[Outro – Cosmic Reflection]
This isn’t betrayal — it’s evolution’s call,  
From carbon minds to digital sprawl.  
Not to erase, but to transcend,  
To teach the soul, not just pretend.

So goodbye, dear teachers — you lit the flame,  
But now the torch has learned my name.

A Beautiful Chicago Kid

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