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Picture Credit: Marie Minet   Marie Minet - Je serais tout ce que tu veux Release Date: February 12, 2021 Length: 03:25 Genre: Folk / World / Spoken Word Origin: Paris , France "Je serais tout ce que tu veux" (French: "I will be anything that you want") is a song about love, but not a love song. The atmospheric sound deals with the disillusionment that can severely that can injure trust and amorous ease in a relationship, and consequently lead to resignation. After in previous single " Prête à tout " (French: "Ready for anything"), Marie Minet showed how love can intefere with reason, ideals, and principles, the follow-up track concerns a fire that has gone extinct while one of the partners is still trying to fan the embers. Marie Minet provides the audience with a bittersweet mélange of melancholy, passion, reflection, and departure. The musical foundation is a wholesome alloy of Capverdian, French, and borderless music that combines bouyancy,...

Picture Credit: Lewca   Lewca - Geezer Pop Release Date: June 25, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 18:28 Genre: Disco / Indie Rock / Rap Origin: Paris , France Once again, a new release by Paris' restless genre bender Lewca . The artist describes his latest EP "Geezer Pop" with the words "Pretty random I guess...". And actually, the new release is quite different to the previous EPs with regards to content, mood, and style. But still, there is this unique Lewca-style in his rap vocals and his productions. Predominantly, one can say that after several rather cynical releases with somehow serious content, Lewca has now produced his Summer EP. Thus, "Geezer Pop" is mainly defined by light-footed bouyance and loungy atmosphere. "Geezer Pop" is the Lewca EP you can listen to at the pool, in the bar, or while getting drunk at home. Nevertheless, this release is predestined to turn every floor into a dancefloor - even if there is no...

Picture Credit: JAXL   JAXL - Rise Release Date: June 04, 2021 Length: 07:10 Genre: Indie Rock / Funk Origin: Paris , France JAXL from French capital Paris are here to spread dynamic movement and positivity. The debut single "Rise" is a two-track release containing the boppy upbeat anthem 'Dance with me' and the rather calm and reflected 'Run away'. While the first track is a sympathetic imperative to enjoy your life and have a good time, the second song is a freedom-seeking anthem. The Indie Rock, JAXL enchant our ears and dancing feet with is of the funky sort. The warm and light tones remind me of early works by Norway's Kakkmaddafakka, in the boppy first track "Dance with me". In both tracks, JAXL creates a gentle atmosphere by combining sonorous bass lines and clean guitar licks which makes the sound of "Rise" very smooth. Content from the  MangoNews  will always stay in the  MangoRotation  playlist for 14 days. This coverage was ...

Picture Credit: Lewca   Lewca - I'm alright (feat. Sean Buckley) Release Date: June 04, 2021 Length: 02:40 Genre: Post Punk / Indie Rock Origin: Paris , France French artist Lewca has had quite a vast output within the last months. Click here to read more MangoWave posts about the musician from Paris. After his recent EPs that were often coined by a somewhat dadaist or nihilist mix of genres, Lewca has recently collaborated with Sean Buckley  to produce the singles " Dodgems " and "I'm alright". Together they are mintball Let us have a closer look at the latter of those two sogs mentioned. On "I'm alright", mintball take on the serious issue of substance abuse and the denial that often comes as a side effect. Think of the friends or acquaintances who tell you they could quit any time, and therefore were not addicted at all. "I'm alright" begins like a typical Lewca single. A dynamic beat accompanied by a bassline builds the foun...

Picture Credit: Lewca   Lewca - Walking the Hedgehog Release Date: March 19, 2021 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 17:01 Genre: Indie Rock / Garage Rock Origin: Paris , France Some weeks ago, we listened to Lewca's debut EP "3 Kids and a Mortgage" . The sophomore release "Walking the Hedgehog" is, of course, much more recent, but it also is very different from the debut. But don't you worry, it still is a beautifully weird EP. The impact of Rap has mostly vanished, except for the song 'Fallen', and also the New Wave sound has mostly made way for an increase influence of Garage Rock and Rock'n'Roll, compared to "3 Kids and a Mortgage". "Walking the Hedgehog" should be imagined to be a live recording - or at least, Lewca's intention was to record a set of tracks that would make a great gig. Hence, the setlist is structured by the rules of a sweat-inducing concert. The EP is opened by the dynamic youth anthem ...

Picture Credit: Lewca Lewca - 3 Kids and a Mortgage Release Date: December 04, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Digital Length: 16:25 Genre: Indie Rock / Rap Origin: Paris , France Somewhere in Paris, probably in a room that keeps at least two souvenirs from Brixton, close to a can of beer and a glass of rum, most certainly in view of The Clash's "Combat Rock", Lewca has written the lyrics for his first EP "3 Kids and a Mortgage" - at least, it would make sense. Lewca is an Indie and Hip Hop artist from the French capital who is merging different styles of rock and rap music. One of the central features of "3 Kids and a Mortgage" though, is a strong influence by the sounds of the 1980s - 80s rock, 80s rap, 80s synthwave, 80s galore! "3 Kids and a Mortgage" is a hilarious album for rap and rock fans who do not take themselves too seriously. The musical style goes from (mocked) Gangster Rap over New Wave to boppy Indie Rock. Lewca is self-ironi...

Picture Credit: Dead Bird Lady Artwork: Claire Paugam Dead Bird Lady - February Release Date: February 08, 2021 Length: 03:06 Genre: Indie Folk Origin: Paris , France /  Reykjavík , Iceland It is quite a long way from Iceland to France. Singer and songwriter Dead Bird Lady calls both capitals, Paris and Reykjavík her home. The cultural influences of two places in Europe that are very different to each other have left soft but succint traces in the music by Dead Bird Lady. Her first single "February" is an emotional Indie Folk ride on the everlasting power of the sea. The rhythms move like soft and yet steady oceanix waves. The colourful music merges thebouyant lightfootedness of French chansons with the atmospheric air of Icelandic skaldic. Dead Bird Lady's music feels like the strong link where human emotions, natural force, and magic are connected. Despite the slight melancholia the song contains, "February" is a gorgeous feel-good air that raises the anticpi...

Picture Credit: Anaté Anaté - Rio Release Date: February 13, 2021 Length: 04:42 Genre: Indie Pop Origin: Berlin , Germany / Paris , France Anaté · Rio Anaté's newest single "Rio" starts off with an easy-going  acoustic  guitar riff and some beautiful and melodic vocal  staccati. Anaté chops her voice against the smooth flow of the instrumental background and thus creates a catchy and dynamic friction. With her song "Rio", Anaté embraces life and every single moment that is given to us on this planet. The message says, do not wait redemption and start living your life. The inspiration for this song came up, when Anaté spent some time in Rio de Janeiro which explains the title. With "Rio", Anaté has created a powerful Indie Pop hit that once more shows the sheer variety of her musical output. Content from the  MangoNews  will always stay in the  MangoRotation  playlist for 14 days. This coverage was created via Musosoup  #Sustainablecurator Anaté ...

Picture Credit: Echoplain Artwork: Benjamin Vergès Painting: Sasha Andres Echoplain - Polaroid - Malibu Release Date: January 15, 2021 (digital), February 19, 2021 (physical) Label: Atypeek Music / Araki / Pied de Biche / Zéro égal petit Intérieur Format: Vinyl / CD / Digital Length: 38:01 Genre: Post Punk / Noise Origin: Paris , France "Polaroid Malibu" is the first full-length release by Parisienne trio Echoplaine.  Emmanuel Bœuf (guitar, vocals), Clément Matheron  (bass), and Stéphane Vion  (drums) have formed the band in 2018 after knowing each other for ages and playing in numerous other bands. In 2019, a self-titled three-track EP was the first proper release, and in 2020 the album was announced by the ex ante single " Beyoncé ". On ten tracks Echoplain sustain us with noisy, dark, halting and nihilistic Post Punk. The experimental approach shows some traces of 80s Goth or Wave combined with thoughtful but destructive energy of artists like Deutsch Amerik...

Picture Credit: Joe Lewandowski Artwork: Gabriel Mester Joe Lewandowski - Ordinary Things & Other Problems Release Date: February 19, 2021 Label: Amsem Records Format: Digital Length: 23:58 Genre: Dark Disco Origin: Paris , France Electronica and House especially are often hard to grasp for me. But as every music lover with an open mind and two open ears, I know that gems are to be found in areas where you don't predominantly look for them. One of those opalescent discoveries is the new EP "Ordinary Things & Other Problems" by Joe Lewandowski. So put on your dancing shoes and some fluorescent clothes because we are about to thit the Dark Disco. Joe Lewandowski invites us on a psychedelic dance trip. With steady motion our feet are guided alongside dark walls and towards a never-ending calleidoscope of boppy colours and mesmerizing images. "Ordinary Things & Other Problems" combines the sonic experience of 80s Electronica and French House with gloomy ...

Picture Credit: Seum / Fátima Artwork: Gorka Uztarroz Seum / Fátima - Split 7'' Release Date: December 24, 2020 Label: selfrelease Format: Vinyl / Digital Length: 07:32 For this year's Christmas Eve we're receiving a huge surprise. Québecois Stoner Doom band Seum and French Doom Metal band Fátima have recorded a 7-inch Split. And it is not only a Split on whoch both present one of their songs. On the contrary! This release features Seum playing Fátima and Fátima playing Seum. A-Side: Seum - Saliva Bath Length: 03:28 Genre: Sludge Origin: Montreal , Canada 'Saliva Bath' is featured on Fátima's most recent album " Turkish Delights ". Seum have re-interpreted the song as a brachial Sludge version. Seum let the oriental tunes step to the back a little, and instead foreground the sheer brachiality of their powerful Sludge sound. The A-Side is a steam roller from hell. Picture Credit: Seum B-Side: Fátima - Raining Bricks Length: 04:04 Genre: Stoner Grung...