The brainchild of composer/musician/artist Carlos Ibarra, Maulén collaborates with a multitude of artists to create art with the ambition of manifesting something unique, beautiful, strange, and alluring. “Maulén” is the surname of his grandmother, a member of the Mapuche people in Chile, and translates to “a wet valley.” Maulén will release his stunning El miedo de amar pero igual lo hago two-part EP via Icons Creating Evil Art early 2023.El miedo de amar pero igual lo hago, translates to “the fear of falling in love but I still do it” and will be released as a two-part EP, the first of which, El miedo de amar, will see official unveiling...

After returning earlier this year to deliver his stunning comeback singles ‘Ghosts’ and 'Jaded', his first effort since his well-received EP ‘Stay Nocturnal’ in November last year, a record that found praise from Earmilk, CLASH and XS Noize, Scottish singer-songwriter Murdo Mitchell is back once again with his passionate new offering ‘Your Skin’. Bringing back another rich and vibrant dose of singer-songwriter / dark-pop once again, ‘Your Skin’ sees the frontman deliver one of his most awe-inspiring cuts to date. With his raw and powerful voice layered amongst a bed of sweeping acoustic guitar and humble production, his latest endeavour marks a vital moment within his career so...

  New wave-ikonerna Lustans Lakejer släpper 23 september sitt efterlängtade nya studioalbum "Mörk Materia". Upptakten inför albumreleasen har bestått av singlarna “Lyx”, “En gång när jag var 17”, ”Den fjärde mannen”, en tolkning av Ulf Lundells ”Rialto”, ”Jag kan läsa mellan raderna” samt titelspåret "Mörk Materia".Det nya albumet är ett dunkelt suggestivt mästerverk; farligt, poetiskt och sexigt. Produktionen är polerad till fingertoppskänslig perfektion –  ett hantverk signerat producent Jan Lundkvist.Johan Kinde berättar om det nya albumet: ”Vi har alltid försökt att skapa musik som väcker känslor, musik där människans svagheter och djupaste begär befinner sig i en ständig kamp med den rena, oförfalskade kärleken. Konst som inte väjer för att skildra mörkret, samt motstånd till...

Dreamy soundscapes, urban beats and nordic coolness is what you get when you throw Positano, Milan, and Gothenburg into a stylish mix. Add to that Claudio Pallone, Alfonso Fusco, and Aldo Axha and you get Emmecosta. The post-club trio hailing from the small Italian town of Positano has been residing, recording and releasing music in Sweden for the past seven years. After coming to consider themselves Swedish nationals, two thirds of the trio has now followed their Italian roots back to Milan. During the last few years the group has thus found a new strong pull, to portray and develop their Swedish/Italian connection through their forthcoming work. Now the trio is...

PAPA SOUND is a Swedish producer duo focused on creating bass driven, dancehall, afrobeat, and reggae tunes. Founded by Patrik Arve and Paolo Albo, Papa Sound became a duo in the year 2020. The name PAPA comes from their given names initials Paolo Albo and Patrik Arve.  In their songs, they vent the issues and passions they have in common, from social injustice or environmental issues to just their love for music“Usually we are looking for the spark in the gap between different genres. For us, 90% of good music is all about the attitude. It's more important than your actual "skill". Hence our...

Working closely with esteemed Canadian composer/arranger, and once child prodigy Jordan Grigg, Flora Cash reimagined their 3rd studio album, 'our generation' in symphonic terms. The idea was to distill the essence of the music; strip it of its context both lyrically and chronologically and see what remained. flora cash originally released their third album “our generation” in the end of last year, calling it "An album for the skeptical and truth-seeking generation". Inspired by the idea that the music we make and consume is influenced and shaped heavily by the times in which we live, the duo asked the question: "what would these songs...