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Rameses B - 3AM
Rameses B's '3AM' actually earns its title. Soft, sad, restrained electronic music built for the drive home, not the peak-time crowd.Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestOne email per week with the tracks worth your time. No spam, no Coldplay. -
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R3SPAWN, Stereohats & Linnea Schossow - Brighter Days
Linnea Schossow's voice turns 'Brighter Days' from good to excellent. Uplifting melodic electronic that earns the optimism.Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestSundays. One email. Zero ballads from white guys in beanies. -
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oncor - Seasons Change
oncor's 'Seasons Change' skips the fireworks for a slow-burn build that just quietly opens up. Headphones-at-midnight music.Read more . . . →Subscribe →Weekly digestWhat you missed this week, minus the corporate emo. -
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Koven - Heartbeat
Koven's Heartbeat soundtracks the emotional climax of a film that doesn't exist yet. Katie Boyle's vocal sits clean over quiet devastation.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogSome shirts are statements. This one is a verdict. -
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Kkriegerz - Waiting For You
Kkriegerz actually commits to a mood on Waiting For You instead of coasting on the usual disposable NCS formula. Pitched-up vocal does the rest.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogMade for people who left the room during Yellow. -
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Yere - Special
Yere's Special is the rare NCS drop that isn't just Fortnite fuel. Actual melody, actual feeling, actual reason to hit repeat outside a lobby.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogIf you wear this and someone hugs you, that's a real friend. -
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Projects in Blue - Believe In Me
Projects in Blue's Believe In Me is the good kind of MrSuicideSheep coin flip. That detuned lead synth at 1:40 sounds like it's about to cry.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogLooks like Helvetica. Sounds like a closing argument. -
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ILMA - Since That Day
ILMA holds the tension on Since That Day almost too long, stacking layers until you're basically begging for the drop. Then it delivers.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogThree words. One opinion. Cotton. -
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MALO - Akai Ito
MALO's Akai Ito is named after the Japanese red thread of fate, and it holds back where a lesser producer would drop the bass. A mood, not an event.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogWhat if your laundry was also a personality? -
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V. Christie - Atlas
V. Christie's Atlas is an NCS release with actual songwriting hiding under the copyright-free polish. I've been humming this since yesterday.Read more . . . →Get the tee →Support the blogShips in 3–5 days. The outrage ships immediately.