Flexx releases new EP 'Munchies and Pizza'

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The rapper and producer of hip hop known as Flexx has released his latest EP music album, titled “Munchies & Pizza.” The album is comprised of four original tracks for an approximate total listening time of 15 minutes. The “Munchies & Pizza” EP by Flexx has been released on the Werun Music records label.

“[I] don't feel like there is an exact time when I started music,” Flexx writes. “It was something I grew up with. I released my first mixtape in 2009 and the response was good, so I started to realize what I wanted from music.”

Flexx (also sometimes billed as Muhammed Faal) was born in Stockholm, Sweden but lives now in Sweden's fourth-largest city, Uppsala. He grew up in what he considers to have been the golden age of hip hop, when it was more complex and meaningful.

“It was Biggie Smalls,” he writes, “ and 'Pac had the message; Nas painted the picture, and Jay-Z had the essence.”

He names as main artistic influences the above rappers, as well as modern artists such as J. Cole and Kendrick Lamar, as well as reggae performers.

“Reggae is a big part of my melodic life,” he writes. “I love Berres Hammond, and the dancehall scene is quite interesting, too.”

Flexx's aforementioned debut mixtape, “International Ground Vol.1” was released in 2009. 2010 saw the publication of “International Ground Vol.2,” which showcased popular tracks such as “Keep On Walking,” “Believe,” and “She Say.” Flexx's second mixtape awarded his an invitation to TV-4, Sweden's largest television channel, on which he performed during prime time. In 2012, he signed with Werun Music.

Speaking of the theme of Flexx's new LP, Werun Music writes, “'Munchies & Pizza' brings the munchies out and shows a part of Flexx's and many people's everyday life. It brings out a calm feeling with a mellow trap sound that's comfortable and quite fresh. In the end, it's about catching the moment.”

“Munchies & Pizza” by Flexx is available online worldwide beginning 5 October, 2013.

-S. McCauley

Staff Press Release Writer

MondoTunes

The EP “Munchies & Pizza” is distributed globally by MondoTunes (www.MondoTunes.com) and is available at iTunes for convenient purchase and download

MondoTunes (www.mondotunes.com) supplies the largest music distribution in the world and provides upstream services for many major labels in search of breakout artists. While most independent distributors reach only 45-50 retailers despite charging needless monthly and yearly fees, MondoTunes reaches over 750 retailers and mobile partners in over 100 world regions without any monthly or yearly fees.

ARTIST CONTACT INFO:

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www.werun.com

Twitter:

http://twitter.com/FlexxShow

Yotsura Ne releases new LP 'Tradition and Modernity'

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The composer and performer known as Yotsura Ne (寄絃音) has released his latest and most comprehensive record to date, an LP titled “Tradition and Modernity.” The record is comprised of 17 original, instrumental tracks for an approximate total listening time of one hour. An exploration into both the subtle and ostentatious differences between the Japan of yesterday and the technological, international titan that it has become, “Tradition and Modernity” is a sonic celebration of all that was Japan, all that is Japan, and all that Japan will one day be.

“I started to play piano when I was six or seven,” writes Yotsura Ne. “That’s my first music experience. But I actually started to compose music after going to the university.”

He names as main artistic influences Underworld, the Harp on Mouth Sextet, Ken Ishii, and 4hero. His music is couched in the digital style of composition, but retains many attributes of non-synthetic music. In later songs his record evokes images of cars, skyscrapers, and buzzing electricity. In earlier ones, Yotsura Ne utilizes layers of natural, warm overtones for an out-of-doors, rural Japanese feel. This dichotomy is at the heart of the record's theme.

“The album represents how Japan has been influenced and changed by modernization and Westernisation since the late Edo period,” he writes. “Each song represents a picture of the nation at some period of history. The 17 songs are in a chronological order starting from late 19th century 'til present, except the last song, which represents the essence of cultural identity as 'Home.'”

Still, the divide is not so clear in real life. Likewise, Yotsura Ne's album braids the past with the present.

“Sometimes tradition comes back more, or jumps to modernity in different ways – just like driving on a winding road of the development of the nation.”

When asked if there might be a philosophy or meaning to his “Tradition and Modernity” album as a whole, he replies, “There is no right answer of how tradition and modernity have to coexist, but somehow people always stand on their own cultural background like the songs on this album does.

I hope listeners can enjoy the music and its atmosphere!”

The beauty and imagination of “Tradition and Modernity” by Yotsura Ne are available online worldwide.

-S. McCauley

Staff Press Release Writer

MondoTunes

The LP “Tradition and Modernity” is distributed globally by MondoTunes (www.MondoTunes.com) and is available at iTunes for convenient purchase and download

MondoTunes (www.mondotunes.com) supplies the largest music distribution in the world and provides upstream services for many major labels in search of breakout artists. While most independent distributors reach only 45-50 retailers despite charging needless monthly and yearly fees, MondoTunes reaches over 750 retailers and mobile partners in over 100 world regions without any monthly or yearly fees.

ARTIST CONTACT INFO:

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yotsurane@gmail.com

Website -

https://myspace.com/yotsurane

Twitter:

https://twitter.com/YotsuraNe

Ararur releases new self-titled LP 'Ararur'

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The Portuguese jazz ensemble known around the world as Ararur have released their long-awaited self-titled LP record, “Ararur.” The record is comprised of 10 original compositions for an approximate total listening time of 50 minutes. Its recording and production were financed by European and national funding, a first for Ararur and a grand accomplishment for any artist.

The heart of Ararur is composer and guitarist António Miguel Silva, and composer, singer and songwriter Ângela Maria Santos, who penned all of the lyrics for “Ararur” except for “Terra,” which borrows lines by the Angolan poet, Ondjaki.

The name of their collaboration and record, “Ararur,” is a proper noun meaning a “place where thoughts and memories dissolve into the present moment.”

Silva cites as main artistic influences artists such as John Scofield, the Esbjorn Svenson Trio, Bill Frisell, and world music in general. He began in music by learning guitar at university where he was studying economics, but he eventually changed majors.

“I have my University degree in jazz guitar now,” he writes.

When asked to describe the message their new album has in store for music fans at home and abroad, Silva writes, “[These are] melodies with which people can relate, the environments and sounds of world music. The musicians' freedom to express themselves in each instrument takes us to the jazz and improvised music. [One can] discover this in Ararur.”

After finishing his jazz guitar degree, Silva was accepted to the first invitation of Musibéri’s artistic residence in Serpa, Portugal. Here he worked for the first seven months of 2013 on the original compositions that appear in “Ararur.” Joining him on the record are his friends and classmates who together make up the rest of Ararur: Ângela Maria Santos (singer-songwriter), João Capinha (saxophone), Francisco Brito (double bass), and João Rijo (drums). They are currently planning a tour for 2014.

“Ararur” by Ararur is available online worldwide beginning 5 October 2013. Get in early.

-S. McCauley

Staff Press Release Writer

MondoTunes

The LP “Ararur” is distributed globally by MondoTunes (www.MondoTunes.com) and is available at iTunes for convenient purchase and download

MondoTunes (www.mondotunes.com) supplies the largest music distribution in the world and provides upstream services for many major labels in search of breakout artists. While most independent distributors reach only 45-50 retailers despite charging needless monthly and yearly fees, MondoTunes reaches over 750 retailers and mobile partners in over 100 world regions without any monthly or yearly fees.

ARTIST CONTACT INFO:

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ararurband@gmail.com

website -
www.ararur.com

Silent Burden release new LP 'Primal [Special Edition]'

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The Swedish band of post-industrial musicians known as Silent Burden have released their latest LP record, titled, “Primal [Special Edition].” The album includes 14 original tracks for an approximate total listening time of more than an hour, making this rendition of “Primal” the most comprehensive collection of Silent Burden material to date. It has been released on the Lab Complete Productions music label. An intelligent, groovy, and powerful journey through an alien landscape of dark electronica, Silent Burden's “Primal [Special Edition]” is one of the most creative and enjoyable records of the year so far.

Silent Burden is a collaboration between composer and producer Zebior, and singer-songwriter Prosperia Dox. Their music is powerful, danceable, and intriguing, their lyrics poetic, clever, and mysterious. Lyrical themes include such topics as art, culture, history, mythology or even environmental issues. In addition, a continuous story unfolds from song to song in “Primal” that begins by convincing listeners to “Open the Gate,” to delve further by “Entering the Realm,” and finally to come to rest in the deeps at “Anchor.”

“It is time-consuming craftsmanship,” they write, “but we do it for the pleasure of creating and to make people feel and think.”

Silent Burden cite as main artistic influences such artists as David Bowie, Lisa Gerrard (Dead Can Dance), Kate Bush, and Marilyn Manson on Prosperia Dox's part, Coldplay, Peter Gabriel, Depeche Mode, The Cure, and DAF on Zebior's, as well as 80s synth crews like VNV Nation, Hocico, Clan of Xymox, Assemblage 23 and Seabound.

When asked what message their album communicates to their legion of fans around the world, Silent Burden replies with four distinct lines, reproduced faithfully here:

“Stop running towards the future. Breathe, embrace and be in the present.

We want to reach people, to make them listen, feel, participate and think.

We make electronic music and lyrics for both the soul and mind.

No matter how dark things get, always try to stay strong; there is always a silver lining if you choose to look.”

The remarkable beauty and rhythm of “Primal [Special Edition]” is available online worldwide beginning 5 October 2013.

-S. McCauley

Staff Press Release Writer

MondoTunes

The LP “Primal [Special edition]” is distributed globally by MondoTunes (www.MondoTunes.com) and is available at iTunes for convenient purchase and download

MondoTunes (www.mondotunes.com) supplies the largest music distribution in the world and provides upstream services for many major labels in search of breakout artists. While most independent distributors reach only 45-50 retailers despite charging needless monthly and yearly fees, MondoTunes reaches over 750 retailers and mobile partners in over 100 world regions without any monthly or yearly fees.

ARTIST CONTACT INFO:

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silentburden@live.com

website -

labcomplete.wordpress.com

facebook -

facebook.com/pages/Silent-Burden/268387266605492

Twitter:

@Silent_Burden

Future Perfekt releases free singles 'Our Light' and 'The Time Is Now'

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The artist of digital music known as Future Perfekt has released a duo of singles, “Our Light” and “The Time Is Now,” and made both freely available for download online everywhere. The dual release has been offered by Future Perfekt in anticipation of his upcoming EP release, “3lements,” due out soon. These tracks brightly showcase Future Perfekt's myriad array of talents, and as such represent an excellent introduction for the international community to this striking and endlessly creative composer from California's Bay Area. Links to both singles are provided below.

Future Perfekt is the professional name of singer-songwriter, drummer and producer Mitchell Wilcox. His official bio describes his songwriting style as a journey “from rock to post-dubstep, from jazz to drum and bass, all coalesced into one refined sound that stirs the soul and enchants the mind.”

Future Perfekt variously evokes classic legends such as Stevie Wonder, digital heroes such as Deadmau5, and pop songsmiths such as UK superstar Robbie Williams. Wilcox himself cites as main artistic influences artists like Bjork, Miles Davis, Sun Ra, and James Blake.

Wilcox describes the themes of Future Perfekt's upcoming “3lements” record as, “a concept EP in which each track represents a different natural element in space. It’s a meditation on our 'inner space' – using external imagery as a reflection of the worth within.”

“Our Light” and “The Time Is Now” will not appear on the soon-to-be-released EP, however, though they are considered preludes to it and part of the complete “3lements” experience. Their early release provides a first glimpse into what is certain to prove both an inspirational and even seminal record.

Wilcox graduated from Stanford University with a degree in music, science and technology. With his unique knack for transcending genres and categories while retaining and marrying their best attributes together, he has internationally toured with San Francisco hip-hop favorites, Zion I, American Idol finalist La Toya London, and DJ heavyweight An-ten-nae. His Future Perfekt ensemble plays live with some of the Bay Area's finest players, effortlessly blending the warm, natural overtones of traditional instruments with the precision and power of cutting-edge DJ technology.

“Our Light” and “The Time Is Now” by Future Perfekt are available online worldwide. Watch for his soon-to-be-released EP, “3lements” in the weeks to come.

“Our Light” - https://soundcloud.com/future-perfekt/our-light
“Time Is Now” - https://soundcloud.com/future-perfekt/the-time-is-now

-S. McCauley

Staff Press Release Writer

MondoTunes

The singles “Our Light” and “The Time Is Now” are distributed globally by MondoTunes (www.MondoTunes.com) and is available at iTunes for convenient purchase and download

MondoTunes (www.mondotunes.com) supplies the largest music distribution in the world and provides upstream services for many major labels in search of breakout artists. While most independent distributors reach only 45-50 retailers despite charging needless monthly and yearly fees, MondoTunes reaches over 750 retailers and mobile partners in over 100 world regions without any monthly or yearly fees.

ARTIST CONTACT INFO:

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info@futureperfekt.net

Website -

www.futureperfekt.net

Twitter:

@future_perfekt

Ginger BreadMan releases new single, 'Brand New'

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The singer and songwriter of rap and hip-hop music known as Ginger BreadMan has released his latest single, titled “Brand New.” The single is the debut single from Ginger BreadMan's upcoming LP release, “R.O.T.Y.” Both the single and the LP have been published on the TinismDotc0m music label. A standout track with solid, non-intrusive back beats and some of the best rap writing and performing of 2013 so far, “Brand New” by Ginger BreadMan represents an arresting early look at what is sure to be a sterling and powerful full-length record.

Ginger BreadMan is the professional name of Tshegofatso Seroalo, who is from South Africa's scholarly city of Potchefstroom. His having grown up in an intellectual locale informs his music. This cultural boon quickly becomes apparent in rapid-fire turns of phrase, surprisingly adroit diction, and urban poetry spat with the skill of a lifelong performer.

"I started rapping around about the age of 14,” writes BreadMan, “recorded my first song at 16, and have not looked back since."

He cites as main artistic influences only four legendary hip-hop artists: Jay Z, Prokid, HHP, and Drake. This front-running release, “Brand New,” is being touted by TinismDotc0m as the flagship single of BreadMan's soon-to-be-released LP. It is being concurrently published with an official music video, teasers and trailers for which are widely available online.

“It's my story,” Ginger BreadMan writes concerning the themes of “Brand New” and “R.O.T.Y.” "[It's about my] personal experiences. Some songs capture my interpretation of true hip-hop and where it captivated me. I also paint scenarios of a young artist trying to carve his space in this elusive world of entertainment and the challenges he faces along the way.”

The focus of the album certainly isn't on the dramatic, however.

“More importantly,” BreadMan concludes, “it's a celebration of this pop culture which I fell in love with as a teen.”

“Brand New” by Ginger BreadMan is available 3 October 2013 worldwide.

-S. McCauley

Staff Press Release Writer

MondoTunes

ARTIST CONTACT INFO:

Email -

Gingertrilly@gmail.com

Website -

www.tinizm.com

Twitter -

@ginger_trill

Enter Reality release debut '00.6 EP' album

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The hard rock ensemble from Sydney, Australia known as Enter Reality have released their debut extended-play record, “00.6 EP,” which has been anxiously awaited by a passionate and international fan base. The album is comprised of six original tracks for an approximate total listening time of 22 minutes. Dark, brooding, violent and often stunningly beautiful, the “00.6 EP” by Enter Reality is a harbinger of some very promising things to come from these heavy hitters down under.

At first listen, the sound of Enter Reality is characterized immediately by the delicate gorgeousness and measured aggression of lead singer Rachel Holden. Her clarion delivery and naturally crystalline timbre fly high above Enter Reality's instrumentation, which seethes and surges below like the depths of a serpent-infested ocean. The guitars (Adam Plimmer, Dan Purdon) build a wall of sound that manages to stay in the lower register while never becoming dull or uncreative. Loud, chunky and thick as sheet metal, ER's guitars are complex and intelligent, every song having something new in store for the guitar afficionado.

Also surprisingly prominent in the Enter Reality experience is the melodic and remarkable work of Aaron Cauchi on bass, whose active playing is reminiscent of Tool's best material, and a mainstay of ER's sound. Drummer Kurt Sticker's precision guides this expert crew like a conductor of classical music, his staccato snare hits sounding sharp and punctuated, his kick drums rumbling and ominous below. Sticker's orchestrated yet riotous noise is full of speed and calculation, like a cross between a machine gun and a sniper rifle.

The combined sound recalls Maynard James Keenan's Y2K side project, A Perfect Circle. ER's official bio states that, “Enter Reality draw their sound from Australian rock bands such as Karnivool, Butterfly Effect and Dead Letter Circus, as well as bands like Deftones and Staind.”

Nevertheless, when asked directly to cite some main artistic influences, Enter Reality politely decline, saying, “Artistically, we are influenced by the world around us from a musical perspective. Drawing upon elements of rock, metal, classical and progressive styles, we aim to create a unique experience for the listener.”

The album has already raised eyebrows from the heavy metal and alternative rock communities all over the globe, and it is sure to catapult Enter Reality to new heights of popularity. The audiophile would do well to get in early.

The “00.6 EP” by Enter Reality is available online worldwide.

-S. McCauley

Staff Press Release Writer

MondoTunes

“00.6 EP” is distributed globally by MondoTunes (www.MondoTunes.com) and is available at iTunes for convenient purchase and download

MondoTunes (www.mondotunes.com) supplies the largest music distribution in the world and provides upstream services for many major labels in search of breakout artists. While most independent distributors reach only 45-50 retailers despite charging needless monthly and yearly fees, MondoTunes reaches over 750 retailers and mobile partners in over 100 world regions without any monthly or yearly fees.

ARTIST CONTACT INFO:

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enterrealityaus@gmail.com

Website -

www.facebook.com/enterrealityaus

Twitter:

@EnterRealityAus