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Netflix releases the official trailer for ‘Godless’

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Netflix releases the official trailer for ‘Godless’

A new limited series Godless just received its first trailer from Netflix.

The series will follow the paths of Frank Griffin played by Jeff Daniels and his cruel gang, who cross the paths with a town filled with women who must protect themselves when they are caught in a crossfire between Frank Griffin’s murderous gang and their arch enemy Roy Goode played by Jack O’Connell.

Some of the cast that will drive the story of ‘Godless’ are Jack O’Connell, Michelle Dockery and four-time Golden Globe nominee Jeff Daniels.

‘Godless’ will be coming to Netflix on the 22nd of November.

Here is the trailer.

Sound Selection 014

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Sound Selection 014

Sound Selection is back and once again we have more great music for your playlists.

Mahalia ‘Hold On’ Feat. Buddy

To begin our 14th Sound Selection, we have Mahalia’s ‘Hold On’ featuring Buddy. This is a classic Mahalia song, featuring vibrant vocals and groovy-pop production. A song for teenage romantics for sure, once again solid work by Mahalia.

Aurka ‘Lotus’

The second song to feature is ‘Lotus’ by the wonderful Aurka, who combines traditional elements with pure electronic production. If you like the sounds of Bonobo, Gold Panda and Tycho this one will be for you. With this song, Aurka becomes the next promising name in the world of electronic music, truly vibrant work.

Goldsmoke ‘Like This’

Now for something a little different we have ‘Like This’ by Goldsmoke who combines a dynamic electronic beat with a commercial vocal to give us the perfect song for the weekend. Terrific work, by a very talented artist.

Pale Grey ‘Seasons’

As usual, we have selected some band music for our selection and this time to bring us more chill vibes are Pale Grey who present us with their fantastically well-written song ‘Seasons’. This song is a must for any playlist, and especially for those that love a bit of chill Indie Pop.

Francesca Blanchard ‘Free’

Authentic vocals are rare to find, but not with Francesca Blanchard who dives in with her vocal talent in her latest single ‘Free’. Blanchard showcases her maturity as an artist, as she manages to compose her vocals throughout the structure of the song perfectly. Magnificent work.

What So Not ‘Better’ feat. LPX

Another great song to enter our selection is ‘Better’ by What So Not featuring LPX, who explore the sounds of future electronica and commercially styled vocals. This has song great vocals and a production that will make you wonder why you did not hear of these artists ever before.

Harvie Ashby ‘Dagger Tooth’

Now for something very raw we have ‘Dagger Tooth by Harvie Ashby who combines the classic rock elements to make a blood-pumping song full of raw energy waiting to escape. To drive this powerful song, we hear Harvie’s strong and solid vocals that go hand in hand with the structure and vibe of the song.

Tim Freitag ‘Bruises’

Furthermore, we have ‘Bruises’ by the splendid Tim Freitag who showcases his very solid and authentic vocals by singing about his emotional past experiences. Fantastic work by a very promising artist. Truly deserving recognition

Auður ‘I’d Love’

Our final song to enter this Sound Selection is the mysterious-like chillwave-pop song ‘I’d Love’ by the terrifically talented Auður, who manages to combine shifted guitar elements, romantically-mellow vocals, and a dynamic production all in one. This single also is presented visually with a gravity-shifting music video, which we feel just defines the level of his songwriting.

Short film ‘Man-tis!’ has been announced

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Short film ‘Man-tis!’ has been announced

Upcoming Sci-fi comedy short Man-tis! is in the making.

The film will follow Tim, a nervous wreck who is about to have the interview of his life. However, on the morning of the interview, things start going south for Tim as his head and hands are transformed into those of a giant mantis.

‘Man-tis!’ will be directed by Christopher Stewardson, who most recently co-directed ‘A Fine Picture’ alongside James Carpenter. Christopher Stewardson gave us a few words about his influences and what we should expect from ‘Man-tis!’.

“I’ve been obsessed with 1950s science-fiction and creature features since childhood. They’re such wonderful films. The fantastic, wild stories of these films are so entertaining and, despite some often outdated social dynamics, there are so many relevant political readings that can be taken from these stories. I remember receiving Bert I. Gordon’s ‘Earth vs The Spider’ on VHS for my seventh birthday. I loved it then and still do – and I still own and cherish that VHS. Making a film as a love letter to 50s creature features is something I’ve dreamed of for a few years. Watching films like Gordon Douglas’ ‘Them!’ and Jack Arnold’s ‘Tarantula’ always set my mind rolling as a child. I kept wondering, ‘imagine how cool it’d be to make something like that!’ I now have the opportunity to make a film like that – and I can’t wait to make something that honours those films that I adored and idolised in my childhood. With Man-tis! I wanted to affectionately reference the fantasy of those films but be able to bring it into the 21st century with comedy. Comedy can be a really effective way of making absurd things seem believable within the context of a story whilst making it brilliantly entertaining at the same time.”

The film is currently in pre-production and is due to be released in 2018.

The current crew working on ‘Man-tis!’:

Director: Christopher Stewardson
Writers: Christopher Stewardson and Col Norrish
Producer: Hannah Cook
Casting Director: Heather Williams
Production Design: Chantelle Wills
Director of Photography: Col Norrish
Editor: Modestas Mankus
Sound Recordist: Greg Chalmers
Sound Mixer: Jessica Watkins

To find out more about ‘Man-tis!’ you can visit their website here.

 

Interview: Highway Superstar

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Interview: Highway Superstar

80’s driven music producer Highway Superstar is on the rise.

With his latest single ‘Maybe I’m Fallin’ In Love’ released the man himself Highway Superstar joined us for an interview to talk about music and culture.

Hi, how are you?

Pretty decent, just released a single, and hard at work on my live set for gigs in Russia and Sweden during November.

That sounds exciting! So you love 80’s music how did that come about?

I’ve always loved 80s music, but not only. The movies, tv shows, fashion, cars, the whole deal!

Your latest single ‘Maybe I’m Fallin’ In Love’ is an 80’s romantic themed song, how did that come about?

The music came first. Then I started humming “maybe I’m fallin’ in love” as a catchphrase, that went down for a certain period of time, the lyrics followed after a while.

What is like collaborating with other artists on your songs?

I love everything about it, and I love the artists I collaborate with. The real magic happens when everybody brings something of their own to the table to create something together. It’s not something that you can channel when flying solo.

What would you say are the biggest challenges you face when starting a new song?

Highly depends on how the songwriting process began. If it’s music being written first, I’d say I’ll have to spend some time thinking about the lyrical concept, for example.

If you could describe your music in one word what would it be?

I’m not sure I would, even if I could.

So, do you have any big plans for the rest of 2017?

As I’ve previously mentioned, live shows in November in Russia and Sweden, I’m also heavily invested in writing more material so hopefully, I’ll come up with a new song or two before the year ends, but mainly focused on writing my third album.

And for our final question, what is your definition of culture?

Culture to me is the physical manifestation of the spirit in the human experience. The way we walk, talk, dance, think, write. It’s what most try to preserve while some are trying to destroy.

Thank you for giving us a chance to interview you! Good luck with your projects!

To find out more about Highway Superstar you can follow him here and here.

Street art by NEVERCREW

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Street art by NEVERCREW

NEVERCREW a pair of artist based in Switzerland create colourfull thought provoking street art.

The pair has been working together since 1996 and have created many great pieces along the way. This bright mural was created in Vancouver(CA) for Vancouver Mural Festival, 2016. The bright red works in great contrast with the white wall creating a striking appearance. Like many of their other pieces that depict animals, this could clearly be interpreted as a visual statement on nature and our relationship and impact towards our environment.

Exhausting machine

Netflix to release a documentary about Jim Carrey’s role as Andy Kaufman in ‘Man on the Moon’

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Netflix to release a documentary about Jim Carrey’s role as Andy Kaufman in ‘Man on the Moon’

A new documentary surrounding Jim Carrey’s role as Andy Kaufman is coming to Netflix.

Highly loved drama ‘Man on the Moon’ will be further explored like never before in the new documentary ‘Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond’. The documentary looks to show the behind the scenes footage from ‘Man on the Moon’, which had its behind the scenes footage hidden because Universal thought it will make Jim Carrey look like an ‘asshole’ due to his close portrayal of the late comedian Andy Kaufman, who was known for his unique and controversial antics. 

‘Man on the Moon’ was originally released in 1999 and won Jim Carrey a Golden Globe for best actor in a comedy or musical role. It was directed by the great Milos Forman who has also directed such films as ‘One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’, ‘Amadeus’ and ‘The People vs Larry Flynt’.

Whilst, ‘Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond’ is directed by Chris Smith who has directed such films as ‘American Movie’, ‘The Yes Men’ and ‘Collapse’.

The documentary will be premiered on Netflix from the 17th of November, exclusively on Netflix.

Here is the first official trailer for ‘Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond.

 

‘The Prince Of Nothingwood’ to enter UK cinemas from the 15th of December

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‘The Prince Of Nothingwood’ to enter UK cinemas from the 15th of December

Sonia Kronlund’s film The Prince of Nothingwood will be entering the UK cinemas this early winter.

This documentary follows Salim Shaheen also known as the ‘Prince of Nothingwood’, who is the most popular and successful actor-director-producer in Afghanistan. He has been making films tirelessly for over thirty years, despite the country’s difficult ongoing war.

As Shaheen’s 111th no budget feature is in production, Sonia Kronlund joins him to see the fascinating life this director lives, whilst he tries to make another of his films come true.

‘The Prince of Nothingwood’ will be shown in selected UK Cinemas from the 15th of December via Vertigo Releasing.

 

Sampa The Great announces new mixtape ‘Birds And The BEE9’

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Sampa The Great announces new mixtape ‘Birds And The BEE9’

The newest member of Big Dada Sampa The Great has announced her latest release ‘Birds And The BEE9’

Sampa The Great presents us her latest emotional and personal mixtape ‘Birds And The BEE9’. The mixtape has a total of thirteen songs with one of them being ‘Bye River’, which is available to stream now.

Throughout this mixtape, Sampa The Great carries her identity as an artist through the many influences she has drawn from by encompassing sounds of hip-hop, gospel, and neo-soul.

“Music is the way I express myself, the way I reflect on life, reflect on the things that I’ve experienced”

The mixtape will be released on the 10th of November, via Big Dada.

Full Tracklist

1. Healing 
2. Flowers feat. REMI 
3. Protect Your Queen 
4. Rhymes To The East  (Listen)
5. Can I Get a Key 
6. Black Girl Magik 
7. Casper feat. Syreneyiscreamy 
8. Karma The Villain 
9. Bye River
10. Inner Voice feat. Mwanje Tembo 
11. The Truth 
12. I Am Me 
13. Healer feat. Zaachariaha

Interview: KLANGPLANET

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Interview: KLANGPLANET

KLANGPLANET is a terrific music producer who combines unique elements to make some of the most exciting music around today.

We have selected his music to our Sound Selection twice now, and this time we decided just to interview him. Here is our interview with Frieder, the man behind KLANGPLANET.

Hi, how are you?

I’m fine thank you – it’s a great pleasure sharing my music these days

So, how did KLANGPLANET come about?

For some reason, I felt the time is right to release a solo project reflecting all my passion for music in order to share it with music lovers all over the planet

You mixed a lot of deep and nature elements in your song ‘Starlight’, how did you decide to combine those?

It actually started with pictures in my head and nature sounds popped up being the core part of my mind-traveling. All I had to do is dropping those piano notes to paint a picture and adding more elements to create a scenery.

You mostly make Deep House; do you decide the genre of the song beforehand or when you have already developed the bones of the song?

There is no particular reason for choosing Deep House, in fact, I didn’t even think about a particular genre when I started – it just developed and it became a colouring of moods that I felt suits quite well

What is your process in collecting sounds for your song?

It starts with a memory of places or situations that mean something to me and so far matching field recordings have been available. I also combine those sounds to create a vivid sound layer as it is a musical journey instead of static moments

If you could give any advice to aspiring music producers what would it be?

Well, follow your passion that’s key and always be confident in what you’re doing. Don’t be discouraged an keep on being creative and being yourself

What are your plans for the rest of 2017?

Good question, actually I will go on as always – once there is an idea I start writing music and if there isn’t any for the moment it’s o.k. – no pressure. But of course I hope I’ll be able to still write a few tracks in 2017

And our final question. What is your definition of culture?

Culture is very importing in being a uniting element and music has a great impact on connecting people of so many ethnically diverse societies – we need to conserve and protect natural and cultural heritage and always be open-minded – music is one way how to express and to live it – music has no borders.

Thank you for those great responses, Frieder!

To find out more about KLANGPLANET you can follow him here and here.

Sound Selection 013

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Sound Selection 013

After a short break, we are back with our 13th Sound Selection. Bringing you more great music for your playlists.

DATGO ‘Sequence 6’

First in our selection is ‘Sequence 6’ by DATGO who combines mellow synth elements with lovely and playful vocals to give us a great groove to jam to. This one is for the playlists for sure, great work from DATGO.

MagnusTheMagnus ‘Calling’ feat. KIDDO

On the other hand, we have the raw voice of KIDDO who alongside MagnusTheMagnus encompasses the beat patterns of electro-reggae, with a range of uplifting tones that rise this song into our selection.

Mihail ‘Who You Are’

Furthermore, we have ‘Who You Are’ by the very talented Mihail, who leads the song with his lovely and rich vocals. This one is for the radio and unsurprisingly has been already dominating airplay time in Romania. So one to add to your playlists for sure.

The Pale Fire ‘Northern Lights’

Another stunning song to enter our Sound Selection is ‘Northern Lights’ by The Pale Fire, who combines emotional lyrics with silky smooth vocals that keep us attached in ways we cannot even describe. A truly great song, written and performed by a very talented musician.

ADLT VDEO ‘Alive’

Bringing us the vintage vibe is ‘Alive’ by the wonderful ADLT VDEO who combine wonderful dreamy-vocals and a raw production with solid structure. This song is on repeat for us, with its mysterious elements and authentic sound this is a must for any playlist.

LESHA ‘Dreaming Nomads’

Another great song to enter our Sound Selection is ‘Dreaming Nomads’ by LESHA. With a chill vibe, this song quickly turns into a club night hit with its bouncy bass and neat percussion. A great song to have when you are traveling or just want to have a nice time.

Dear Criminals ‘Waste Land’

For something different, we have ‘Waste Land’ by Dear Criminals who bring us elements of mystery, tension and emotion all that once. With uneasy like synths and drums driving the song, this song is an odd journey which is really refreshing to hear. Vocals and production are top level. Splendid work.

ODESZA ‘Across The Room’ feat. Leon Bridges

Finally, we had to include some latest work from the wonderfully talented ODESZA, who collaborated with one of the most gifted singer-songwriters of today Leon Bridges. Together they bring ‘Across The Room’, a single that is beautifully produced and made for the playlists. A terrific way to end this Sound Selection.

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