Introducing…Ginger Root

Editing films, videos, and other multimedia by day, and making music under the name Ginger Root by night, Cameron Lew fronts a sounds that can be described as: “Aggressive Elevator Soul”.

Combining elements from contemporaries like Toro Y Moi, Vulfpeck, Metronomy, and Kero Kero Bonito with the influences of Japanese City Pop and the days of Stax and Philly Soul, Ginger Root offers a fresh take on the ever evolving Bedroom Pop scene. “Loneliness” is the first single off of Ginger Root‘s next EP, “Nisemono” out Sept 9th on Acrophase Records.

Music by Bergman: Toro y Moi

Toro y Moi started as the solo project of Chaz Bear, who took his solo musical endeavors to greater and greater heights of sophistication on a series of releases with the encouragement of his friend from school, Ernest Greene of Washed Out.  In the wake 2008’s global economic collapse, Toro y Moi emerged as a figurehead of the beloved sub-genre widely known as chillwave, the sparkling fumes of which still heavily influence musicians all over today.

 Toro y Moi project will return this spring with the new album Mahal.

Music by Bergman: Flying Lotus

Described as “an astral afro-futurist masterpiece of deep soul, cosmic dust and startling originality”,  Flying Lotus is back with the 27-track LP ‘Flamagra’ which will arrive tomorrow. The album features a squadron of superstars which includes George Clinton, Little Dragon, Anderson .Paak, David Lynch, Tierra Whack, Denzel Curry, Shabazz Palaces, Thundercat, Toro y Moi, Solange and more.

Ahead of the release, Flying Lotus has directed a new music video alongside David Firth for the album cut ‘Fire Is Coming’ which features the famous American filmmaker and musician, David Lynch.

Ville à Dômat #239: ‘The Strange Sounds of Happiness’

Ja tenim el cartell del proper Primavera Sound i l’examinarem. També parlarem del misteriós Secret Vida el festival que ha organitzat el Vida Festival aquest passat cap de setmana. Divis Julius estrenarà el més nou de Circa Waves, Lo Moon, Toro y Moi, Kakkmaddafakka, Chance The Rapper, Gus Dapperton o The Decemberists. A més us descobrirem a Nancy, Middle Kids, Tropics, Noname o Model Man.

Dilluns 19h 100.5FM Ràdio Ciutat Vella.

Ville à Dômat: The Strange Sounds of Happiness

The muses of La Musa: Madeline Kenney

Madeline Kenney‘s upcoming debut album, Night Night at the First Landing, was produced by Toro Y Moi’s Chaz Bear (formerly known as Chaz Bundick), but there’s nothing chillwave or dance-y about it. Instead Kenney is more in vein of Angel Olsen or Marika Hackman, with some dream-pop touches thrown in. The album is due out September 1 via Company Records (an offshoot of Carpark spearheaded by Bear).