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Dystopia

Basil Babychan cast a spectral shadow over his latest filmic score, Insentient Nature

Posted on 10 November 2023
https://soundcloud.com/basilbabychan/insentinent-nature/s-Zo5Ovv7zuQl?si=5165905864934628a4c17bc22fe9047c&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Insentient Nature is the latest cinematically sombre neo-classic score from the avant-garde ambient composer Basil Babychan, who has garnered international critical acclaim for his phantasmally affecting work, which entwines futurism with touches of classical orchestration to create profoundly reflective sonic spaces.

The darkly compelling minor key progressions against the spectral shadows cast by the classical strings and glitchy synths lead the instrumental soundscape into a brand-new depiction of dystopia; one which allows you to see the beauty beyond the consternation. Harbingering the age of the machine and a sense of detachment from the organic world, Babychan taps into our fears, while demonstrating everything has its place and a right to belonging and freedom.

Insentient Nature is due for official release on November 10th; stream it on SoundCloud.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

End credits roll for humanity in Timothy and the Apocalypse’s latest alt-electronica release, Ready for the End

Posted on 29 September 2022

For his latest single, Ready for the End, the epochal producer Timothy and the Apocalypse collaborated with the LA-based singer-songwriter 9 Theory to rekindle their alchemic chemistry for the third time.

The end credits for humanity roll in the soulfully sombre timbre of the single, which entwines lament with the last light of humanism that shines through the jazzy complex time signatures. As existential as it may be to consider the demise of everything that you’ve ever known, Timothy and the Apocalypse offers a placative and meditative reprieve from the anxiety in the form of Ready for the End. There is a reason why 46k listeners are glued to his discography. Hit play to find out why.

Ready for the End is now available to stream on Spotify.

Review by Amelia Vandergast

Highly acclaimed UK filmmaker/musician Brother Mercury swims deeply inside his dreams with ‘Human Submarine’

Posted on 16 July 2022

Taken off his recent 7-track album ‘Barmecide Reality‘, Brother Mercury knows no one is perfect in this wild world that can snap your smile off like a twig on an innocent tree with ‘Human Submarine‘.

Brother Mercury aka Roozbeh Tavakoli is a London, UK-based alternative musician/music producer and award-winning filmmaker behind the well-received title from 2020, Lost and Spaced.

”He reflects the distortions of reality and turns them into sonic, spellbinding waves that penetrate the mind. The music fuses Rock and Electronic genres in a dramatic and experimental style with large soundscapes and haunting melodies.” ~ Brother Mercury

Slicing through the bones of humanity with expert butcher-like skill and precision, Brother Mercury hits our emotions for six with a smashing song that has been made with the utmost care and conciseness that warrants this to be one of the more fascinating entries ever.

‘Human Submarine‘ from the UK alternative musician/music producer and award-winning filmmaker Brother Mercury is a terrifying track for those who are afraid of what is next. With a dystopian aura that might shake your whole body from its core, this is a song made for here and now.

With a myriad of issues that are currently burning the world, this is a quite sensational single made from an authentic genius who has perfectly illustrated current times.

Go underground on Spotify and see more vibes illuminate on IG.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen

Manchester’s SZOU drops electro-pop Orwellian reminder with ”Dystopia”

Posted on 8 June 2020
https://soundcloud.com/szoumusic/dystopia

A slow build to tease us in, before dark clouds form and we are lifted into a dream, all created by SZOU. She just wants to be safe and live fear-free from all this madness and uncertainly. A sentiment millions of us feel right now, we just want to be safe and sound too, a simple human right you would think. This is a quality track from vocals to beat, lyrics and delivery. Made in Manchester with love.

With a brilliantly descriptive imagination, SZOU drops a futuristic electro-pop song that is ahead of it’s time. The way she reminds us of the dark times of George Orwell’s game-changing book 1984 and at the same time has produced the song to sound so new school. A remarkable feat indeed which makes her 2020 release ”Dystopia” a song that deserve lots of love and listens. In a world that has completely changed over the last few months, I feel that this is one of the most important releases all year. UK

Stream more from this fantastic female artist on the rise via her SoundCloud page.

Reviewed by Llewelyn Screen