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Michael Carson drops a hugely memorable single to gaze at the stars with, Aurora

Posted on 11 July 2023

Bringing is a sky-bound single that was first released over 11 years ago, Michael Carson carries us to an atmospheric phenomenon to lift our spirits higher with on Aurora.

With a Bachelor’s of Music Composition, Master’s of Music Composition, and Doctor of Musical Arts, Michael Carson is an experienced Fayetteville, Arkansas-based deep thinker who is known as a visionary to many as he looks at the world differently from most.

”The piece, Aurora, was composed in an effort to express the uniquely beautiful and “other worldly” nature of the Northern Lights. The harmonic language of the piece is advanced; however, not at the expense of the lovely melodic content. The latter being somewhat impressionistic and very motivic, everything about the work is based on the opening phrases of the harp.” ~ Michael Carson

Performed with a galaxy-hopping style and packed with vibrance, this is a stunning array of brilliance from a sublime artist with style and class. This is the kind of single to turn on while camping or taking time to get away from screen time, and just let the spirit go into another universe.

Aurora from the massively skilful Michael Carson is a ray of light to transform all moods. There is excitement in droves here as an underground single that has been dug up from the archives to thrill us into looking deeper. More resonant into the stars above of course. Deeper into our spirits. Deeper within. To make us appreciate our beautiful cosmos.

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Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

A&R Factory Present: Hanne Mjøen

Posted on 18 March 2017

2016 marked the beginning of Hanne’s career as an artist and songwriter. Dedicating all her time to doing music, she released her debut single “Perfect Noise”, which shortly after got picked up by Norwegian radio channel NRK P3, where it rotated on their radio show Urørt, who focuses on showcasing emerging talents nationally.

Hanne Mjøen has already headlined local concert venues in Oslo, such as Mono and Dattera til Hagen, as well as supporting Swedish singer León at Parkteatret.

Hanne’s new single U combines a unique and fresh pop-sound, with strong melodies and distinct choruses, in the same style as fellow Scandinavian artists Tove Lo and Aurora, she co-wrote & produced the track and is one to watch this year! Her sound, branding and image are infectious.

A&R Factory Present: Fake Sibling

Posted on 7 March 2017
https://soundcloud.com/fakesibling/bring-me-here

FAKE SIBLING are three Melbourne-based musicians – Adam Beath, Dave Gillan and Sophie Officer, set to debut their single ‘Bring Me Here’ on Friday 17th February. This marks the first single release from their upcoming album, which the trio are planning and currently writing for, set to be released in 2018.

With hints of, The XX, Aurora and London Grammar, ‘Bring Me Here’ is an understated track with an electronic chill accent. Sophie’s vocals are hauntingly beautiful and create a hypnotic pulse throughout the song, which gently builds and creates a well-rounded and luminous sound, polished with clear and precise production.

Sophie captures the moment in a psychedelic ambience, creating a mystical illusion through a hollow attitude, essentially bringing the magic into reality. The sturdy beat of the drums collides quickly with the philanthropic core of Sophie’s silk like vocals, portraying a jungle atmosphere in the track. There are elements of a predatorily manner, the inevitable profound emotions catching up with her, “You bring me here/And run away”. Swinging away from the darkness, Sophie’s poignant voice reveals a reverie in the track, ultimately portraying a beautiful aesthetic illusion.

The eerie undertones that follow the darkness of the track is what makes the song so spectacular. An outstanding combination of sensual vocals with the fast-paced, experimental rhythm brings Fake Sibling forward to success within the electronic underground scene. The most promising aspect of ‘Bring Me Here’ is the striking anonymous presence that materializes with Sophie’s velvet articulation.

With 20+ years of live performance and studio experience between band members Sophie and Dave and third member Adam’s experiences as a producer and successful sound engineer, FAKE SIBLING are currently rehearsing for two live performance sets. One being an intimate acoustic set and the second a full, live band performance.

Coming together initially to discuss their future music plans, FAKE SIBLING went on to write and record their first finished track in four hours. With access to Adam’s studio, FAKE SIBLING are enamoured and addicted to writing new music. Continually sharing new ideas and songs, they’re able to produce even the smallest ideas in-house which is a great omen to the upcoming debut album.
Sophie recalls,  “When your band members create a zen den of wonder so you feel  comfortable, it’s pretty wonderful!”

‘Bring Me Here’ was almost lost in the digital wasteland after being 70% complete and still not capturing the sound they envisioned, but FAKE SIBLING pursued. Stripping it back, they re-wrote and recorded the track multiple times and in the end it was mixed from scratch by Adam. Their writing process varies and is innate to the band’s relationship with each other. Each member brings their individual sonic signature to the track, and their dedication to sonic perfection will put FAKE SIBLING amongst 2017’s artists to watch.

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