Just Chilling: Best New Releases - March Edition
Feed your soul and clear your mind with this compilation of chilled tracks.
Featuring Dan Mason, EFÉ, Raveena, Björn Torske, Kudasaibeats, Ol’Burger Beats, Xyla, chordandjocks, jarjarjr and Ms. Elle.
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Dan Mason - Eternal Clearance
I have recently been immersing myself in the world of mallsoft for an upcoming article on the process behind this sound (stay tuned) and I was lucky enough to come across Dan’s new mallsoft album Fountain View. Eternal Clearance is one of the songs from this album, and it is a transcendent and truly divine audio experience. The luscious pads and glittering synthesis lull you into a relaxed dreamstate - immersing you into a memory of a sun-soaked shopping mall, where light reflects off every surface, everything gleams; giving this place of commerce an almost otherworldly celestial feel.
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Raveena - Arrival to the Garden of Cosmic Speculation
As a child who grew up in the 90s/early 2000s, I appreciate a good album intermission (the interludes on Christina Aguilera’s 2002 album Stripped played in fundamental role in the development of both my musical taste and imagination a whole ) Taken from the artists new album Asha’s Awakening, Arrival to the Garden of Cosmic Speculation is celestial and divine, featuring gentle vocals against a soft bed of pads and soothing sound design, transporting you to an internal paradise. There is also a guided meditation included in the album called Let Your Breath Become A Flower. This album is good for you - and will soothe and nourish your mind.
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Fjellet - Björn Torske Remix
This is a remix of Hubbabubbaklubb’s truly wonderful song Fjellet, by Norwegian house music producer Björn Torske. This sounds like something you heard playing in a kaleidoscopic dream; the phantasmagoric vocals and melody paired with gentle house elements will ease you into a state of hypnosis.
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Kudasaibeats - ginseng&honey
Taken from the producer’s most recent album afterthoughts (unreleased singles) - ginseng&honey is gentle, warm and soothing. This will make the world around you glow just a bit brighter.
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Ol’Burger Beats - Sound Myth
Taken from the producers 2022 album Loft - Sound Myth features heavenly garden ambience mixed with gentle rhodes chords and a deliciously smooth hip-hop beat. No matter where you are - this will transport you to a lush back garden, where all is at peace.
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Xyla - On & On
Drenched in technicolor - the production from music producer/composer Xyla will ignite your imagination; the mesmerizing electronics and beats are candy for your synapses.
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EFÉ - KIWI
KIWI is the newest release from Dublin-based artist EFÉ - and it is just gorgeous. A flawless blend of indie - pop, mixed with a slight psychedelic feel; KIWI transports you to a meadow in the wilderness, where everything feels slightly dreamlike.
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chordandjocks - lounge
Taken from the producer’s 2022 album, lounge will get you to do exactly that.
lounge is a bed of lush sampling and synthesis, all mixed together with a warm hip-hop beat - onto which you can lay, and just chill. Listen to the full album here.
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jarjarjr - Boost
The hugely talented Cork-based music producer is back with a batch of fresh new releases. Boost sounds like a chilled summer day under an endless blue sky; in which you allow yourself to take in the world around you, and just be.
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Ms Elle - Better Than Me
I first came across Ms. Elle during lockdown in 2020, when I heard her song Culture - which ignited the same joy in me that all the classics did.
Better Than Me is the artist’s newest release, showcasing her truly masterful flow and lyricism; against a chilled and laid back beat. Flawless.
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About Eimear O Sullivan
Eimear Ann O Sullivan is a multi-genre music producer, audio engineer and vocalist. After receiving a Masters in Music Technology from the CIT Cork School of Music, she went on to operate as a producer under the name Blakkheart. Her releases have received critical acclaim from Ireland's biggest music publications, such as District Magazine and Nialler9, alongside receiving heavy commercial radio airplay. She currently works in Cork recording studio Flashpoint CC. Previous clients of hers include the likes of Comedy Central’s Dragony Aunt star Candy Warhol, rapper Darce and Outsider YP. (Photo credit @Fabian Boros)
Contact Eimear O Sullivan at eimear.o.sullivan@musicngear.com
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