“With a fusion of funky synthesizers and drum machines, the musician breaks through with his single Panic.” Zone Nights [Translated from Spanish]

Friday, 5th August Luxembourg-based Indie Electronic Artist Tobisonics releases ‘Panic’; the first single from his upcoming debut LP ‘We Need Light in the Dark’. 

Never intended to be autobiographical, but rather an expression of the anxiety caused by the voices within and without; Tobi gradually realised that ‘Panic’ was, in truth, about the shame he felt over his own failures to hold down a steady job as he struggled with chronic depression, anxiety, and PTSD.

“I loved 'Panic' instantly and it made me think of what I love in Daft Punk, Giorgio and Public Service Broadcasting (2015) and I'm crazy about it.” -Martha Richler [Resonance FM]  

Having spent his increasingly volatile teenage years in a series of awful/awesome indie guitar bands; music fell away in Tobi’s early 20s, as he wrestled with his, as yet undiagnosed, mental health problems. By his mid-30s, Tobi felt trapped, evermore socially isolated, every turn leading to thoughts of suicide.  A last roll-of-the-dice appointment with a Psychiatrist finally led to regular therapy sessions and medication.  Tobi found himself flooded with years of repressed emotions and the music fell out of him.  The slow grind of his recovery and music-making evolved together.

 “...gives you elements of Pet Shop Boys, early Daft Punk, Erasure, and it’s done so well.” - The Songbird/In Your Ears Music ‘Track of the Day’

Nominated Radio WigWam Best Electro Act 2021, Tobi’s music has been played by DJ Tobi Lynn of Amazing Radio US, featured in Fresh on the Net’s Fresh Faves [Batch 390], as well as attracting the attention of Abbie McCarthy [BBC Radio 1] “Enjoyed listening to this, ace production 👏🏼” and Jaguar [BBC Intro Dance Radio 1/Mix mag] “This is everything. I want more.”

“Panic is not just 15 months of work.  It’s 10 years of therapy to get to this point. where I could talk about this.”

The opening track of Tobi’s debut LP, ‘We Need Light in the Dark’; an exploration of the lessons learned by Tobi during his ongoing recovery and the lessons he is still trying to learn, out on an exclusive early release via Bandcamp on Friday 5th August and out on all platforms on Friday 7th October.

We Need Like in the Dark

Panic

original song written witn my 9 yr old niece mia and vocals/maori lyrics added by my good bro lina. the covid pandemic seen through the eyes of a child.

Oh No What If (horoi to ringaringa)

Johnny’s on the Water was learned from the singing of Appalachian folk singer Jean Ritchie (1922 - 2015). It twists the archetypal story of a woman left behind by a sailor, the singer rejecting grief and finding empowerment: ‘if he can live without me, I can live without him’. This line became the heart of our arrangement. 

We created this arrangement in residence at Snape Maltings in 2022. In slowing down the tempo, destabilising the rhythm, and replacing Ritchie’s sparse dulcimer accompaniment with an ensemble of modular synths, guitars and affected strings, we explore the way that the open sea warps our understanding of time and distance. The trumpet solo was played by Lissie Daly, a tireless campaigner for women in brass.

Musicians:
Lauren Spiceley - fiddle and vocals 
Joseph Woods - guitar and vocals
Martha Wiltshire - cello and vocals
Denis Wouters - electronics and vocals
Lissie Daly - trumpet
Tom O’Connor - fretless bass
Florence Brady - vocals 

Trad. arr. by Lauren Spiceley, Martha Wiltshire, Joe Woods, Denis Wouters, Lissie Daly, Tom O’Connor and Hannah Jacobs
Recorded at Pony Studios by Upcycled Sounds
Mixed by Denis Wouters
Mastered by Felix Davis
Artwork by Floortje Kattemölle, photographed by Martijn Petrus

Johnny's On The Water

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Sincerity rapper Faithful Johannes and producer Neocia's debut collaboration.  A childhood obsession with astronomy collides with devastating moment the 2008 moment that NASA's Ultra Deep Field image revealed graphically how terrifying big the universe is.  It really is easier not to think about it.

Word and Vocals Faithful Johannes
Music, production, mixing and mastering Neocia

Ultra Deep

RED DESERT
Music: ExploderaMera
Lyrics & Vocals: Marsh Branch
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I can't believe the news today
No matter how they loudly say
Seems this earth is red desert
The sand’s inhaling our blood

I can feel something weird things
Been involved in something huge eddy
And I want to get out of it
I want the truth
Do you close your eyes
And hate to know all lies 

Take a look at those mountains
They used to be so freshly green
Now they're filled with those panels
All the birds have flown away

I can feel something weird things
Seems the beauty of the earth is dying
And I want to stop it
I'd like you to know it
Is it worthy 
Crushing all the things

We slam the door
Now it's time to get everything back from evils
We slam the door
Now it's time to declare we'll never give in 
I won't go blind

Red Desert (Marsh & Nix)

New full album release from UK based electronic producer Cartoon Vandal (2024)
https://cartoonvandal.bandcamp.com/

Lights Out in Wonderland
Focal Point Blur
Night Shift
Hunger Cult
Summer and Ever After
Diagonal Fiction
Kid Astronaut
Cells
 
#idm 
#signalwave 
#lofimusic 
#brokentransmission 
#ambient 
#electronicmusic 
#vaporwave 
#electronica 


Departing from the sample-based sound of his previous releases, the sonic palette of Hybrid instead draws heavily on the synthetic sounds of MIDI instruments, synth presets, and VSTs.


New electronic music album released in 2024 from Cartoon Vandal. 
Album genres:
Late night Lo-fi signalwave  electronic experimental vaporwave
https://soundcloud.com/martin-rutley/tracks


New electronic music and albums in 2024


Cartoon Vandal is based in Manchester, UK and has been producing electronic music for several years. Influences include Oneohtrix Point Never, Boards of Canada, Skee Mask, Haircuts for Men and The Caretaker.

Cells

Butterflies at Night

Someone Said Whiskey

FFO Postal Service, Future Islands, Holly Humberstone
I’ve Been Dreaming of You is a bittersweet exploration of a life spent battling depression. Set to a euphoric, shimmering soundtrack, I’ve Been Dreaming of You sees HEIGHTS begin to embrace the aspects of herself she can’t control, whilst also finding beauty and gratitude in the good days when they come. 

Manchester born, Brighton based independent artist HEIGHTS creates the kind of emotive alt-pop that could soundtrack your favourite coming-of-age indie film. The self-produced songwriter blends 80s new wave with 90s dream pop, sprinkled with 00s alternative indie. The result - soothing electronic soundscapes perfectly complimented by her celestial vocals.

www.instagram.com/heightsmusicxo/
www.heights-music-xo.uk/
open.spotify.com/artist/5EdogtWIz…fpQeODUJJnJEWe1Q

I'VE BEEN DREAMING OF YOU

New single - available on all platforms on the 3rd of May

Watch Me Drown

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