Josh One releases new single 'Sacrifice' w/ Demetrius Rhymes & Aloe Blacc

 

The songwriter and producer of hip-hop music known as Josh One has released his latest official single, “Sacrifice.” It has been proudly published as an independent release without the involvement of the corporate music industry on the Boomnote Music record label. Sharply clever, socially aware, and backed by undeniable back beats, “Sacrifice” once again proves Josh One to be a legitimate legend of mixology and showcases Demetrius Rhymes and Aloe Blacc as two heavy-hitting masters of the mic.

Long Beach's Josh One cites as main artistic influences Dr. Dre, A Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, the Beatles, and Sade. With an emphasis on highly polished lines and rhymes, finely tuned beats and melodies, and hooks and changeups that never let the audience take a seat, “Sacrifice” by Josh One, Demetrius Rhymes and Aloe Blacc has more than a little something for everybody.

Asked to describe the context of “Sacrifice,” Josh One writes, “To kickstart a new album and revamp my [Boomnote] label. I wanted to make a big song that has my good friend and frequent collaborator Demetrius tell a real story that is uplifting to anyone going for their dreams. I’ve known Aloe for 20+ years and he wrote a hook to tie it all in, and he just made it all come together.”

Josh One has been described as having “pushed the boundaries of hip-hop, trip-hop, downtempo and house for over two decades.” He is an award-winning producer responsible for countless underground classics and platinum remixes. His collaborations and work extends to famed artists such as Blu, Sean Paul, J Dilla, Keith Murray, Shana Halligan, the Pharcyde, Fitz & The Tantrums, Nappy Roots, and Goapele.

Tracks by Josh One are renowned for their prolific range of genre-blurring and groundbreaking production, forging Josh One's pathway to numerous major network and motion-picture placements for companies such as ABC (How to Get Away With Murder), CBS (CSI NY/Miami/Las Vegas), Microsoft, Starz (Power), HBO (Silicon Valley), Motherland, VH1, OWN, Freeform, WB and the CW.

Josh One has performed live in London, Germany, Jamaica, and South Korea, as well as domestically in countless cities including every metropolis and main markets. His repertoire includes but is not limited to the LP albums “Time Stamp Instrumentals” (2018), “Time Stamp” (2017), “Tolerance (Remixes & Instrumentals)” (2009), “Tolerance” (2008), and “Narrow Path” (2004), as well as a popular, surprise single drop for the COVID era, “What’s Going On? (feat. Demetrius Rhymes & Eighty Bugg)” (2021).

The present release of “Sacrifice” includes the talents of Corey McCormick (bass guit., Neil Young), Pat Bailey (guit., Jungle Fire, Kelis), Max MacVeety (live drums, Crown City Rockers, Latryx), Demetrius Rhymes (lead vocals), Aloe Blacc (chorus & backing vocals).

“Sacrifice” was produced, mixed and arranged by Josh One.

“Sacrifice” by Josh One on the Boomnote Music label is available from quality digital music stores online worldwide now. Get in early, hip-hop fans.

– S. McCauley

Indie Music News Network (IMNN)

“Sacrifice” by Josh One —

https://orcd.co/joshone-sacrifice

Official Website —

www.boomnotemusic.com

Official Instagram —

Josh One: @boomnote

Boomnote Music label: @boomnotemusic

David R Villegas releases new piano album 'Look Deeper'

 

The songwriter and producer of piano music known as David R Villegas has released his latest official album, “Look Deeper.” It contains 11 original David R Villegas tracks for an approximate total listening time of 40 mins. Like previous drops from the artist, it has been proudly published as an independent release without the involvement of the corporate music industry. Elegant, textured and sonically colorful, “Look Deeper” brings David R Villegas to fans new and old in a new, yet familiar light which will delight any fan of contemporary instrumental piano.

Virginia's David R Villegas has cited as main artistic influences Yanni, Hans Zimmer, Jean Michel Blais, or “any good film composer,” he says. “But I also get a lot from artists such as Billy Joel, Elton John and Coldplay's Chris Martin.”

With an emphasis on emotional evocation, sweeping arcs and layers of instrumentation, “Look Deeper” by David R Villegas has a little something for every fan of instrumental music.

Asked to describe the overall theme of “Look Deeper,” David R Villegas writes, “This album was conceived completely extemporaneously and in the moment. I sat at the piano, hit record, and played to a moment or emotion. Several of the songs on this album are inspired by a several-year journey discovering my familial past.”

While Villegas enjoys exploring moods and methods of other keyboardists, ultimately he's his own man and does things his own way.

“I write all of my own music,” he says of this. “But I do cover one song in this album called 'Black Sun,' which is a variation on a theme from 2013's 'Star Trek' written by Michael Giacchino.”

Seeing how Villegas came into music, it's not surprising he took it to the lengths he's come.

“Fortunately for me growing up,” he writes, “we had a piano in the house. I would play it regularly and teach myself to find melodies and harmony that I enjoyed. I learned to combine emotion with musical structure. My technical side came purely from vocal training.”

“Look Deeper” by David R Villegas is available from quality digital music stores online worldwide now. Get in early, piano fans.

– S. McCauley

Lead Press Release Writer

www.Octiive.com

Find music by David R Villegas on Apple, YouTube or wherever you stream your music.

Official Instagram —

@david.r.villegas

Chicago area RnB, indie player Osiris releases new single 'Euphoria'

 

 

  CHICAGO, Ill., 2022-Feb-22 — /Indie Music News Network/ —

The songwriter and producer of R&B and indie music known as Osiris has released his latest official single, “Euphoria.” It has been proudly published as an independent release without the involvement of the corporate music industry. It is the featured single from his six-song EP, “Half Life,” due out early March 2022. Colorful, textured, and appealing to fans of jazz and RnB alike, “Euphoria” introduces Osiris as one of the most intriguing artists of the year so far.

Chicago's Osiris cites as main artistic influences Earth Wind and Fire, Blood Orange, Parcels, Cortex, Hammock, and Cautious Clay. With an emphasis on clever phrasing, catchy melody hooks and an undeniable back beat, “Euphoria” by Osiris has a little something for everybody. 

sked to describe the overall theme of “Euphoria,” Osiris writes, “My goal with 'Euphoria' is to convey the cyclical nature of relationships, toggling between optimism and despondency. Often times these major life choices supplement deeper desires within us for happiness and meaning.”

A veteran horn player with undying family support, Osiris has already bolstered his career with several collaborations at the age of 21. Today, he writes, produces and mixes the music himself, an all-in-one DIY artist for the 21^st century.

“Growing up the son of immigrants,” he writes, “my parents never had any experience with art or music growing up. In junior high, my mother enrolled me in band, where I played trombone. I fell in love with jazz, and ended up playing in various groups around Chicago.”

Osiris' official Twitter describes him as musician and producer Suhaib Qasim, who “after spending years steeped in the language of jazz as a trombonist, now utilizes his eclectic tastes and production capabilities to create unique music in a league of its own.”

“Euphoria” by Osiris is available from quality digital music stores online worldwide now. Get in early, R&B and indie fans.

 – S. McCauley

Lead Press Release Writer

www.Octiive.com 

   “Euphoria” by Osiris — 

  Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/0XAewdoVOzI3Ub1EWKHg4r \

Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/album/euphoria/1608419304 YouTube: https://youtu.be/kcioziOI4f8   

  Official Websites — 

  Twitter: @_osiris1

Alt-rockers Dragon and Berr release fifth studio album 'Something Wrong with Those Two'

 

  

ATLANTA, Ga., 2022-Jan-31 — /Indie Music News Network/ —

Alt-rock “hobbyists” Dragon and Berr have dropped another LP album, “Something Wrong with Those Two,” bringing their official repertoire to a total of five full-length records and signalling that while D&B insist they're only having fun, it's probably time for music fans to treat them like the legitimate recording artists they have clearly become. One single from the record, “Demons in the Dark,” has been released with an official music video [link provided below].

Like previous releases “She's So Shui” and “Existential” (2021 and 2020 respectively), “Something Wrong with Those Two” has been published as an independent release without the involvement of the corporate music industry. Also like their other LPs, “Something Wrong with Those Two” spans several genres as Dragon and Berr explore their sonic interests and prove they've picked up some new tricks. Fun, highly textured and without a shred of apology to the professional music superculture, “Something Wrong with Those Two” showcases in spades obviously well-practiced studio chops and the best guitar and percussion work Dragon and Berr have displayed to-date.

Georgia's Dragon and Berr have cited as main influences for “Something Wrong with Those Two” the Beatles, Fall Out Boy, Hall & Oates, and Styx, but comparisons can also be drawn to the punk-rock and industrial music subcultures, as well as nineties alt rock in general. Primus and Metallica sounds appear here and there, as well as hints of Arma Angelus. But trying to pigeonhole music by Dragon and Berr is a fool's errand, seeing as how they purposefully zig when expected to zag, and delight in surprising fans with a new direction nobody expects them to take.

“We go over the mountain and to the other side with this one,” writes Dragon of their new album and its themes. “Of course you tend to dig into some things that are very much part of us, take a look at our hearts and souls, events that may have went through creative twists to be placed in songs.”

And what about their cherished “hobbyist” moniker?

“We love music and making songs,” Dragon says for the both of them. “We are having fun — and just don't want it to stop being fun … It sounds odd really, but for all the learning and interaction with other bands and recording artists, I am almost afraid to overlearn. I don't want to lose our DIY hobbyist style that makes us us.”

And that's partly why music fans owe it to themselves to start taking these friends of the form as seriously as any other indie music group. This sound comes straight from their souls.

Dragon and Berr are Edwin and Donna Millheim, a self-described “husband-and-wife American pop-punk, metal-punk, grunge-punk, country-punk, rock band from Georgia. They are off-the-wall creatives who met much earlier in 1986 in a gaming arcade.”

by Dragon and Berr is available from over 600 quality digital music stores online worldwide now. Get in early, independent rock fans.

– S. McCauley

Lead Press Release Writer

www.Octiive.com

“Something Wrong with Those Two” by Dragon and Berr —

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B09KS7DCT6/

“Demons in the Dark” Official video —

https://fb.watch/awuojloRdG/

Official Website —

https://www.facebook.com/DragonAndBerr/

Laron Wilson releases debut single and video, 'Let Freedom Ring'

The songwriter and producer of rap and hip-hop music known as Laron Wilson has released his debut official single, “Let Freedom Ring.” The popular track dropped at the start of the 2022 new year with an official music video (link provided below) It has been proudly published as an independent release without the involvement of the corporate music industry on the It Ain't Over Ent. record label. Powerful, conscientious, and built on the original hip-hop tradition, “Let Freedom Ring” showcases Laron Wilson as one of the most intriguing rappers in recent memory.

Las Vegas's Laron Wilson cites as main artistic influences Michael Jackson, New Edition, Troop, Ready for the World, Elvis Presley, the Jackson 5, Babyface, Stevie Wonder, the O'Jays, the Temptations, and “a host of others.” But while Wilson's own style boasts a foundation on classic eighties hip-hop, his own music tends more toward an early nineties, KRS-1, NWA sound, particularly in “Let Freedom Ring.”

An aggressive, even revolutionary track with themes of social awareness and activism, its video even sports the appearance and cooperation of the Westchester police force. With an emphasis on rock-solid beats, a clear and crucial message, and razor-sharp urban poetry, “Let Freedom Ring” by Laron Wilson has a little something for everybody.

Asked to describe the overall theme of “Let Freedom Ring,” Laron Wilson writes only that it proclaims “The truth that myself and others are faced with.” It Ain't Over Ent. describes their artist, Laron Wilson, as a California native born and raised in Los Angeles who “has been around music his whole life.” They write of him:

“On August 10^th, 1970, LV and Barbara Wilson of Los Angeles, California introduced to the world Lee Van Wilson, known today as artist LaRon Wilson. Since the young age of two, he knew he wanted to become a part of the music industry.”

“Let Freedom Ring” is engineered and produced by Grammy Award winning producer @Rapheal RJ2 of BeatsHowUWantEm. Raphael RJ2 is best known for his work on tracks by Lil Wayne, Flo Rida, Snoop Dogg, Styles P, Master P, Lil Romeo, and Juvenile. Laron Wilson's “Let Freedom Ring” official music video was directed and produced by King Al Hefner of #VidzHowUWantEm / #PiczHowUWantEm.

“Let Freedom Ring” by Laron Wilson on the It Ain't Over Ent. label is available from quality digital music stores online worldwide now. Get in early, rap and hip-hop fans.

– S. McCauley

Lead Press Release Writer

www.Octiive.com

“Let Freedom Ring” Official Video by Laron Wilson —

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRpdHdK14QA&ab_channel=LaronWilson

Laron Wilson Official Website —

http://www.laronwilson.com/

Laron Wilson Official Twitter —

@Itaintoverent

Sydney's Daniel Twining releases alt-country single 'Sweetheart'

 

 

SYDNEY, Australia, 2022-Jan-14 — /Indie Music News Network/ —

The songwriter and producer of alt-country music known as Daniel Twining has released his latest official single, “Sweetheart.” It has been released with a B-side, “Summer in the South.” Both tracks have been proudly published as independent releases without the involvement of the corporate music industry ahead of their inclusion on his debut LP album, “Boulder County.” Soulful, genuine, and startlingly human, “Sweetheart” introduces Daniel Twining as one of the most intriguing alt-country artists in recent memory.

Sydney, Australia's Daniel Twining cites as main artistic influences Bruce Springsteen, John Prine, Jason Isbell, and City and Colour. With an emphasis on intimacy, authenticity, and warm, acoustic textures, “Sweetheart” by Daniel Twining has a little something for fans of country music new and old.

Asked to describe the overall theme of “Sweetheart,” Daniel Twining writes, “This is a precursor to a larger release, an album entitled 'Boulder County.' Overall this single and the full record are about coming to terms with lost love, navigating mental health struggles and learning to be a better person through it all.”

Daniel Twining got his start in music after his brother handed down to him a series of old alt-country and Americana CDs from his “overflowing collection.” “I had always enjoyed singing,” Twining says, “but I did not entirely fall in love with music until I heard the stories told in that way.”

In addition to the skills of Daniel Twining, “Boulder Country,” boasts the talents of Charlie Collins and Csoke (vocals), Jy-Perry Banks (pedal steel), Pat Doherty (piano, Wurlitzer), Dominic Givney and Mitch Sexty (guitar), Jackson Kent (guitar, bass), Miles Bennett (trumpet), Jack Lincoln (trombone), Zac Olsen (saxophone), and Billy Minett, Pat Rogers and Phan Sjarif (drums/percussion).

“Sweetheart” by Daniel Twining is available from quality digital music stores online worldwide now. The complete “Boulder County” LP becomes available 31 January 2022. Get in early, alt-country music fans.

– S. McCauley

Lead Press Release Writer

www.Octiive.com

“Sweetheart” by Daniel Twining —

https://danieltwining.bandcamp.com/album/sweetheart

Official Website — www.danieltwining.com

Bandcamp — https://danieltwining.bandcamp.com/

Spotify — https://open.spotify.com/artist/5tEtUNQbhV0VA5IT3DMu1a?si=0KtZPysUSFK114Rc56GAWQ

Apple Music — https://music.apple.com/au/album/sweetheart-single/1604694768

Instagram — @danieltwining

Twitter — @dgtwining

Ankhtana release new single and official video 'Masquerade'

 

The alt-rock music duo known as Ankhtana have released their latest official single, “Masquerade.” It has been proudly published as an independent release with an official music video starring members Rozy Dahl and Chris Devro, themselves (link provided below). Elegant, empassioned, and bearing plenty of alternative rock power, “Masquerade” showcases Ankhtana as a startling sonic duo to close out the 2021 year.

Manchester, New Hampshire's Ankhtana cite as main artistic influences IAMX, Muse, Black Sabbath, Porcupine Tree, Pat Benatar, Mozart, and “many, many others. We love all types of music.” With an emphasis on personal narrative, veteran guitar chops, and a palpably genuine vocal performance, “Masquerade” by Ankhtana has a little something for every fan of the alt sound.

Asked to describe the overall theme of “Masquerade,” Ankhtana writes that it was written by singer Rozy Dahl.

“The power ballad evokes emotions of being an outsider,” writes guitarist Chris Devro. “It's about being misunderstood, wronged by loved ones.”

The description given at the band's official YouTube says it's “about giving unconditional love and not receiving it in return. Feeling rejected, disrespected, betrayed, thinking you know someone or many people, only to have them hurt you in return by revealing their true selves.”

Though they've been making original music since childhood, “Masquerade” is Ankhtana's debut single. The team have billed themselves as “an american rock band formed in Manchester NH in 2018 by founders Rozy Dahl and Chris Devro. The two met spontaneously through a musical networking site. Combining Devro's catchy guitar riffs with Dahl's vocals, Ankhtana's sound was birthed.”

“Masquerade” by Ankhtana is available from quality digital music stores online worldwide now. Get in early, alt-rock music fans.

– S. McCauley

Lead Press Release Writer

www.Octiive.com

“Masquerade” by Ankhtana —

https://www.amazon.com/Masquerade/dp/B09KS2G7PK/

Official Video —

https://youtu.be/IcDeOX_CSEs

Official Websites —

https://linktr.ee/ankhtana