In our Headphones: February 2023

In Our Headphones: February 2023

 

 

 

 

Hi everyone! 

 

It’s February – the month of romance some may say. Hopefully by now we have gotten used to the truth that the 12 months’s quantity has been incremented by 1 and are writing it accurately and hopefully all aftereffects of January partying – bodily, monetary or in any other case – are actually behind us. It’s the season of snowstorms, sensuality and strategizing for the remainder of the 12 months. And for any of these events and lots of extra, an applicable soundtrack is so as 🎧 🔥

 

So with out additional delay, let’s get this present on the highway!

 

Starting with @Lyubka who is certainly feeling the love tonight, with an entire array of tracks loaded with ardour!

 

This new launch caught my coronary heart from the very starting. I ought to say that I listened to this music virtually the entire month of February. With all these Love vibes round 14th Feb, this music was throughout me – within the outlets, in my home, in Spotify’s playlist within the automotive, just about in all places.. and I prefer it very a lot, Miley is one good artist and I like her since I used to be a baby.

 

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I am unable to cease hearken to this music, it is like.. we’re obsessive about this Artist (Sam Smith) in our residence.

 

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This music jogs my memory of my previous, however the model is re-worked and it is even higher than the unique itself. I’ve lately uncover it and it is on my primary songs to hear since then.

 

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Thank you very a lot Lyubka for the superior songs! Here’s some extra temper and motivation, courtesy of @Alex

 

I heard this music in a bar final week and it instantly discovered it is place in my Liked Songs. I really like discovering new music and I actually just like the songs from Asaf Avidan, so go examine them out.

 

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One of my all time favorites. It’s an excellent stress-free tune, excellent for mendacity on the bottom and studying on a wet afternoon.

 

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Who would not like a pleasant chillout session? I do know I might use one. Thanks for the tunes, Alex! Let’s preserve the vibes going sturdy, so I’m passing the aux wire over to @Kiril 

 

Discovered this accidentally from the Radio, however actually appreciated the vibe 🙂 Also it is form of related for the oldsters working in help  🙂

 

Hope folks take heed and discuss to us good!

 

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Then we proceed the vibes with this piece that was once more advised completely at random, however matches so effectively and seems like cruising in a Lambo.

 

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An then we lure all of it down like we’re Big in Japan! 

 

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Cheers to that, Kiro! And whereas we’re cruising by the Land of the Rising Sun, @Dian is right here to brings some thematically becoming nostalgic tunes with a contemporary twist.

 

The 90s disco intro is a lie, this music is a real trendy masterpiece. A mixture of Blind Guardian and Pet Shop Boys.

 

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Thanks Dian for the bopping tune, all the time love artistic genre-bending music. And whereas we have the beat going, to assist counter the chilly climate, @Vasil is right here to show up the warmth.

 

This month virtually left me with no time to hearken to something besides some podcasts on burning subjects which can be NOT on Spotify  😄 I did nevertheless have the time to do some occasional Instagram swipes and the platform does prefer to share with me some musical propositions and I saved a number of.
Here’s those I really feel I take pleasure in most  😄

 

They’re not from well-known artists btw!

 

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Thank you Vasko for the great vibes and big selection of feelings. And now as we’re broading our aural pallette whereas additionally slowly turning up the intesity, let’s preserve the ball rolling. Here is @Elena with one thing actually particular.

 

This month my mind has had no break from one band – it is a fixed tune within the background of all actions and it is none apart from the unbelievable Sleep Token. I’d heard some songs from these guys earlier than and loved it rather a lot, however this (and final) month I spiraled fairly deep of their discography and I’ve no regrets.  With their heavy haunting riffs, sluggish and soul breaking build-ups and a mixture of the right vocals I’ve obtained nothing extra so as to add than give them a hear – you are in for a deal with!

 

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Right, I reckon that is sufficient lovey dovey stuff for one month, time to carry the facility for actual and who higher to do it than @Yordan. Let’s tear it up!

 

Lately I’ve been in a dying steel spree (at the very least greater than regular). Defeated Sanity, some of the revered bands within the style, has been killing it for almost 30 years now, and on their third launch Chapters or Repugnance the band seems like they’ve essentially the most enjoyable enjoying. Every music pushes the depth to its absolute limits: from the brutal assault of the blast beats and the insanely technical fills to the pulverizing, rage-inducing guitar chugs, this album merely gives all the pieces crucial to place a smile on my face.

 

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In preparation for an upcoming present in my hometown, I’ve had Vomitory’s discography on repeat for the previous few weeks. These swedes simply know the best way to write nice songs, however it’s the title observe from Blood Rapture that holds a particular place in my coronary heart and I all the time come again to, with its ridiculously low-tuned kick drums that rattle my entire residence. A basic dying steel perfection.

 

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Horns up, Dan! And to place the ultimate exclamation level, listed below are my entries. Winds seem like blowing in an analogous course as similar to Dan, I too have been on a dying steel spree, since round mid December I’d say. I simply stored getting drawn to it, dunno why. I’ve additionally doubled down on figuring out lately and listening to violent, aggressive music is simply the right motivator. Just imagining ripping and tearing your personal physique to shreds simply to rebuild it higher than earlier than, that actually will get the blood flowing. Anyway, here is some examples in no specific order.

 

I too listened to rather a lot from Swedish titans Vomitory, for a similar purpose as Dan. It’s true, these guys have simply distilled dying steel to its purest kind and are absolute masters of it. Can’t wait to tear it up at their present:

 

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Then there’s Polish veterans Vader. I discussed them within the December IOH however I’m mentioning them once more now. These guys are simply so constant! Between the relentless whirlwinds of eclectic guitar riffs and a hellfire of blast beats, I actually prefer it when the band slows down and play these virtually oldschool heavy steel tracks akin to Accept or Judas Priest. They’re ridiculously catchy and present the big selection of types the band has mastered over their illustrious profession:

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The brutal butchers from Vienna, Austria referred to as Pungent Stench additionally rocked my mind lately. I simply cannot get sufficient of how they’ll make songs about essentially the most disgusting, revolting and perverse subjects after which nonetheless make them tremendous catchy and uplifting. Always a enjoyable time:

 

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Nile are an absolute basic within the dying steel sphere. Their technical prowess and songwriting complexity is second to none and their distinctive Ancient Egyptian aesthetic is simply the cherry on prime. You can by no means go fallacious with extra historic desert dying steel:

 

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Scottish social gathering animals Party Cannon have been additionally a favorite. Despite their comedic aesthetic and hilarious music titles, these guys take their songwriting very critically. With wonderful riffs, incredible musicianship, various and diverse songwriting and nice vitality from starting to finish on each album, they’ve made a few of the finest dying steel to return out in the previous couple of years. They are among the many younger bands that can carry the torch onward from the veterans like those talked about above. Also their funky vibrant emblem all the time stands out amongst their friends each time they’re on a competition poster. That to me is simply nice advertising:

 

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And simply to show that I’m not a one dimensional steel dude, right here is a few non-metal issues I blasted this month. I by chance found a band referred to as Gnome – a Belgian stoner rock outfit who play whimsical and groovy songs whereas sporting pointy pink hats. I imply, do I even have to elaborate on why that is wonderful?

 

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Additionally, Mega Drive launched a brand new EP lately. Very little is understood in regards to the individual behind this moniker however I can inform you one factor for sure – he’s the king of cyberpunk synthwave. If you want some tracks to move your self to a neon-soaked dystopian future, that is it. I really like this type of aesthetic and Mega Drive’s insanely catchy and energetic music actually hits the nail on the top each time. This new EP is extra of the epicness that I’ve come to count on. I’ve a sneaking suspicion that a few of these tracks may need already made it to my Wrapped for subsequent 12 months:

 

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And going out with a bang, this checklist is completed and it is time to depart. We hope you had a beautiful time this month and let’s march collectively in direction of new adventures in…effectively, March.

 

All one of the best, everybody! Cheers!

 

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