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NOVALA – Crimson Throne: Rhythmically Arrestive Afrobeats Fused with Funk

Posted on 6 October 2019

If you’ve forgotten just how arrestive masterfully composed Funk can be, hitting play on NOVALA’s single “Crimson Throne” will serve as a stark reminder.

The 10 piece Funk/Afrobeat may grab a few influences from the past to steep their sound in fluid familiarity, but there’s no denying that Crimson Throne along with their other singles “Myth” and “How it is” have a place on contemporary airwaves.

While Crimson Throne may kick off with fairly archetypal organically textured progressions, the single seamlessly evolves into a high-energy offering of cinematically frenzied Funk laced with Jazz and Swing. Crimson Throne may just be one of the most rhythmically captivating tracks I’ve heard this year.

And there’s plenty more to come from NOVALA, as they will be releasing the remaining tracks of their EP “Chapter 2” on October 11th, and for those lucky enough to find themselves near Santa Monica, they’ll be performing tracks from the EP at Harvelle’s on the same evening. I can only imagine how much euphoria will be floating from that stage.

You can check out Crimson Throne for yourselves by heading over to YouTube now.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Kay Da Ace releases brand new single ‘Daily’

Posted on 21 September 2019

‘Daily’ is the latest single by UK-based Nigerian artist Kay Da Ace.

If initially sounding akin to Reggaeton and standard club music, after a careful listen this song is actually a dancey mix of Afrobeat, Dancehall and Hip Hop, evolving through catchy melodies and captivating beats – and yes, also a track you would surely want to be played in one of your clubbing nights.

As a songwriter, Kay Da Ace displays his abilities in every single beat and, no doubt, he manages to stand out among his fellow peers.

Review By Jim Esposito

Mr LTEE Drops His latest Afrobeat Hit “Body Bad”

Posted on 15 February 2019

There’s no denying that up and coming Afrobeat artist Mr LTEE has an enviably rhythmic style when it comes to wrapping together sun-soaked world beats. His latest single “Body Bad” is fuelled by feel good vibes complimented by salacious romanticism. However, I couldn’t help but feel that the track would have benefitted from a little more lyrical depth and for the lyrics to stand out a little clearer in the mix especially when it comes to the verses. The instrumental arrangement packs in plenty of acoustics to give Body Bad a natural, organic feeling while the smooth production on the track ensures that not one note the multi-layer beat falls flat.

You can check out Mr LTEE’s latest single Body Bad from his latest EP “My Time” which was released on February 11th, 2019 by heading over to SoundCloud now.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Valentine Artist – Everything on Me: Deep Bass With Pure Soulful Rhythm to Set the Pace

Posted on 29 March 2018

Whack some headphones on and sink your teeth into the colossal new hit from Valentine Artist. For his debut single Everything on Me Valentine Artist teamed up with Hip Hop Rap sensations Haley Drew & Otis. I hope Valentine will forgive me for saying that Haley Drew absolutely stole the show with her rap vocals. Whilst Valentine Artist provides soothingly soulful R&B vocals and Otis steps up with his grimey rap flow there’s just no matching the sheer empowering veracity of Haley Drew’s verse. The perfectly polished production quality of Everything on Me, is just another one of the stellar qualities of the track, the multi-layer, deep-bass beat creates an anthemic aura around the track. There’s palpable high vibes to the track, thanks to the experimental xylophone polyphonic effects which gives a sweet Jamaican vibe to the sound. Everything on Me is certainly not a collaboration that Hip Hop fans will forget about anytime soon.

Check out the official music video to Everything on Me on YouTube which saw it’s first release on February 14th, 2018.

Review by Amelia Vandergast