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   First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Please note that MangoWave is gradually moving from Blogger to WordPress. Click here to visit the new homepage. Picture Credit: Ultramonk Ultramonk 9 feat. King Krooked Kane - Ain't Easy Being MEan Release Date: September 02, 2022 Duration: 05:07 Genre: Hip Hop / Gangsta Rap With a new track to make Flying Lotus jealous, Ultramonk 9 has released a new music video. As mentioned before it’s a combo of EDM production and some old-school rapping, with turntables entwined in the mix. The main part of the track is a mean (intended) slow beat with low-pitched vocals; the flow is chill, and the game is strong. The second best thing about this is the video itself. It features a kid in a huge Trump mask, flexing around the city, being all weird and cheesy. The sequence also features cartoon segments tha...

 First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Picture Credit: Johan Cronqvist Havok - Rorschach Release Date: September 09, 2022 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Duration: 52:02 Genre: Progressive Death Metal Origin: Sweden A slow but consistent duo (including Stygian Tomb’s drummer) has finally blessed us with a new release. The last full-length from the Swedish colossus Havok was released nine years ago - and as massive as Statues of Sisyphus was, the new album manages to develop the band's progressive vector even further. Rorschach distants itself a bit more from the signature Gothenburg sound and dives deeper into the experimental landscape. The album begins with a clear Grammy nominee pop metal sound, however, it is quickly replaced with downtuned chugging riffs, weird time signatures, and intense blasting worthy of early Dark Tranquility...

  First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Picture Credit: R3ymond R3ymond - Top Down Release Date: August 30, 2022 Label: R3yRecords Duration: 03:27 Genre: Soul / R'n'B Origin: USA Christian R3ymond Saunders is a US-based producer, actively and consistently conquering the pop-soul/r’n’b scene. Raymond has been a keen creator since his childhood, and he rose all the way from the bottom to the top as an artist - beginning his journey as a choirboy and a cruise ship singer, now he is aiming really high with his latest single “Top Down”. The song builds upon the classic legacy of mainstream soul performers, combining both its old and new schools. Minimalistic beats with a touch of electro/g-funk and disco, supplied by bumpy bass and rooting in light keyboard breeziness. The main attraction here is undoubtedly R3ymond’s voice, rich deep tenor tha...

  First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Picture Credit: Bryanna Rain Bryanna Rain - Arcades, Aeroplanes Release Date: August 08, 2022 Duration: 03:14 Genre: EDM / Synthwave Origin: Richmond , VA , USA In the post everything era I sometimes miss simple pleasures, including the chart topper pop. And the sweeter becomes the pop craft of Bryanna Rain, an aspiring US-producer. She’s been testing the waters since last summer. Bryanna started with creating a character, a dimension of Eternia - with the first EP Blaming Eternia - four track release with distinctive traits of Paul Oakenfolds EDM, elements of synthwave and noir vocal club music. EP also includes an acoustic guitar demo Sleeping, pure MTV pop from the mid-2000s. And #Blaming Simar gets back on the track of classic pop dance with female vocals. This release sets the vector for the fut...

First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Picture Credit: ATLS PLAZA N.D. ATLS PLAZA N.D. - ME / NOT ME Release Date: November 22, 2021 Duration: 13:59 Genre: Vaporwave / Trance Origin: Washington , USA As the season dies, I tend to succumb to midlife nostalgia and driving more slowly. ATLS PLAZA N.D. is my personal favourite for this summer, the artist that captures the mood perfectly and isn’t afraid to study different areas within the established and somewhat oversaturated genre. The American based producer has an interesting backstory that highlights his creative endeavours. The artist behind ATLS PLAZA N.D. comes from the metal community, being really into the most extreme of its branches like black and death, as well as all kinds of japanese rock and metal too. The roots, influence and heritage of darker crafts is distinctive in the works of ...

First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Comatose Red Ivy - 23 Jordan Salute Release Date: July 01, 2022 Duration: 03:49 Genre: Hip Hop / Rap Desperate times demand desperate solutions. And rap, specifically extreme rap that is out of the borders of, well, almost everything. 23 Jordan Salute is an offering from Comatose Red Ivy, an enigmatic wordsmith, a self-proclaimed Transgender Dead Living Zombie Bytch. Take notes, put it to your agenda and enter the realm of sneaker-worshippping rap. Ivy’s approach kinda reminds me of Necro - take a dive to Beatport, pick one that would fit a UFC promo, don’t edit it in any way and throw your lines on it. Move, Lil Nas, new queeng is here. The track kicks off with a pretentious key intro (and bell sample) that transforms in the actual beat, the only one present in the song. Ivy’s production method is raw and ...

First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Picture Credit: Heartfalls Heartfalls - Heartfalls Release Date: June 15, 2022 Duration: 02:45 Genre: Post Metal / Post Rock Origin: Queens, NY, USA Heartfalls is a product of its age. Based on the remains of the currently defunct metal band Ashes Forever. Rising from its, ehem, ashes, Heartfalls became a new outlet for Matt Dillon on drums and Josh Williams on guitar and bass. The newly-created band explores different territories, pretty far from the tech-metal agenda - it is post rock in its purest form, inspired by the titans of the genre like Caspian, Boards of Canada and Pelican. To this day Heartfalls remains a mysterious act, with little to no backstory behind it; and a single recorded track under the name 'Endless Year'. The artwork for it is an abstract black and white photo. Taking into consi...

  First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Picture Credit: Trish Discord Trish Discord - The Aftermath of 2016 Release Date: June 17, 2022 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Genre: Indie Rock / Alternative Rock Origin: Queens , NY , USA Summer 2022 sees the release of Trish Discord’s debut album - an experiment in reinventing pop music from an aspiring american artist. "The Aftermath of 2016" is a therapeutic on many levels and has quite a compelling background. During the years passed, Trish has travelled the world and was caught in the turmoil of the pandemic, political instability and personal struggles. But regardless of the rocky road the album made it to the release and obviously just had to happen. To this moment Trish has already published a couple of songs which made it even more anticipated. As an artist Trish tries an alternative ...

First of all, and because it cannot be said often enough: нет войны | ні війні | No War How to help the people in Ukraine ______________________________________________________ Picture Credit: Sithraniel Sithraniel - Various Sensations Release Date: May 13, 2022 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Duration: 35:29 Genre: Instrumental Heavy Metal Origin: Turkey Based in Turkey, Sithraniel is a rare representative of Turkish heavy metal - and the latest release is a seven track album of instrumental compositions. "Various Sensations" is a kind of conceptual album dedicated to, ahem, various sensations. Every other track is named after a certain feeling, familiar to any metal fan who seeks help in the heaviest genre of music. The album kicks off with Qualm, “doubt, worry, or fear, especially about one's own conduct; a misgiving”. The bassline introduces a heavy hearted, massive riff, all in medium tempo and accompanied by simplistic accented drumming. Then Descension fades in ...