Oliver Bouchard

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Video: Big Wild - Invincible (ft. iDA Hawk)

Even when robots take over the world, human spirit will be “Invincible”. Or maybe the message is that the only one who can beat you is yourself? You decide after watching this gripping clip by California producer Big Wild .

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NEW TRACK: Elsa Cardona - Run Baby Run

Elsa Cardona has big plans for 2017: here is her second single “Run Baby Run” and now we want to hear more.

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Iceland Airwaves 2016

Slightly jet-lagged we were climbing up the stairs to the bar of the Loft Hostel. There, the German singer/songwriter Josin was playing her beautiful, quiet songs. In front of her were people lounging on the floor, behind her, painted on the wall, was the logo of Iceland Airwaves 2016.

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SONG PICK: Animalia - Vitamins

Animalia is an electronic solo act from Toronto, Canada. She has released an album “(Dissonance)” in spring and while a lot was happening for her, she almost gave up on making music. But abandoning a passion completely is difficult: “I decided I wanted to find the things I loved about

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NEW TRACK: Teflon Sega - Beretta Lake (ft. SAINt JHN)

It is not completely clear who Teflon Sega is, but “Beretta Lake”, an ethereal R&B track with a cool, relaxed beat makes appetite for more. Add Brooklyn rapper SAINt JHN, who gives the track an edge in an unexpected way.

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VIDEO: Mïrändä - Them

Watch how singer/producer Mïrändä manages to be by herself in often crowded places around New York City, her hometown. Director Jared Rosenthal created a video which depicts the isolation that can happen in a big city. But that does not have to be a bad thing: Mïrändä uses the

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SONG PICK: Stef Chura - You

Detroit singer/songwriter Stef Chura will release her debut album “Messes” just a few weeks into 2017. The single “You” is about the pleasure and pain that the titular other person in a relationship can bring. “You” she screams, while her guitar plays gently along and then screeches angrily. Listen

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VIDEO: Death Team - Messed Up

Watch Swedish duo Death Team pursuing leisurely activities around town. The video for “Messed Up” has some of the dream-like, surreal vibe of a Fever Ray clip and maybe they took some cue from classic Pet Shop Bot material as well.

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SONG PICK: Dorine Levy - Feelings

Dorine Levy lives in Tel Aviv, but grew up in Montreal, Canada. The second single of her new EP “Mima” is about the loop she found herself in upon visiting her old hometown again: “We never stay on the same spot, only our thoughts do” she observed and captured those

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SONG PICK: Mega Bog - London

Mega Bog is the project of Erin Birgy who recently moved to Brooklyn from Seattle. Welcome! With her she brought a new album “Happy Together”, due out in 2017, that looks like it fits very well into the music scene of her new home. Listen to our Song Pick of

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Matoma & Gia - Heart Won’t Forget

Listen to “Heart won’t forget”, an upbeat, bright collaboration between Norwegian Producer Matoma and singer/songwriter Gia and remember that moment when you were totally in love. Those moments don’t last – but music can bring them back to us.

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NEW TRACK: New Portals - Winter Skin

I still have the video for “Cage” in my mind. Here is a new one by Belfast electronic duo New Portals, which matches music and visuals perfectly, even though it is just meant as a lyric video:

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SONG PICK: XYLØ - Get Closer

L.A. brother/sister duo XYLØ releases a great EP “America” early this year, but I like their latest song “Get Closer” even more: it is beat-driven, dramatic and catchy. XYLØ will embark on a tour next year, but no dates are set yet. Listen to our Song Pick of

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Katie Malco - Be Good at Christmas

Christmas is usually connected with the joy of being with loved ones, but if things go wrong, it can have the opposite effect. This is what Katie Malco experiences in her quiet song “Be Good at Christmas”.

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SONG PICK: Abbi Press - Wait.

Our Song Pick of the Day is an ethereal piece of music by Brooklyn singer/producer Abby Press. It meanders around her vocals, sometimes underpinned by heavy bass and beats, but never takes off into obvious dance territory. According to her bio, she is originally from the Midwest, she moved

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SONG PICK: Sara Hartman - From the Other Side of the World

Sara Hartman is a New York expat living in Berlin, not the first one for sure, but unlike others she doesn’t take much inspiration from the famous local electronic music and techno scene, but rather stays rooted in alternative rock. “From the other side of the world you look

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NEW TRACK: Amethysts - Stones

Close your eyes and listen to the new dreamy and reflective single “Stones” by U.K. duo Amethysts.

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NEW TRACK: Natalie Bouloudis - Burning Pier

“Burning Pier” is inspired by the disastrous fires that destroyed piers on the English coast and Natalie Bouloudis turns these events into a dramatic, rousing folk song for her debut single. She is working on an EP, no release date is set yet.

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SONG PICK: Elkka - Try

U.K. musician Elkka has just released her debut EP “Her” ( Apple Music | Spotify ), which kicks off a trilogy of EPs to be continued early next year. “Try”, a bouncy, upbeat electro-pop song, takes on the honeymoon phase of a relationship: “You want it / you don’t have to try

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VIDEO: Georgie - Company of Thieves

In this video U.K. singer/songwriter Georgie finds herself walking through some dystopian urban setting, where everything seems to go wrong for the people around her. https://youtu.be/PIXt5513hqY Listen to “Company of Thieves”:

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SONG PICK: Emily Burns - Take it or Leave it

London-based singer/songwriter Emily Burns has a decision to make: “Take it or Leave It”, the chance to turn a friendship into something more. What separates the track from other pop music and makes it so appealing is its restraint: aside from Emily’s vocals, there is not much more

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NEW TRACK: RXC - Somebody

There is not much know about known about UK singer RXC, but the elegant beats and production in “Somebody” make me to want more music from her.

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NEW TRACK: Mere Child - Jot of Joy

“Take me to the sea, let it carry me from here. And let me disappear” sings Brighton-based singer/songwriter Aimee Herbert-Smith aka Mere Child about the healing powers of the ocean in difficult times. “Jot of Joy”, Mere Child’s second single, counters its melancholy with a driving beat and

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SONG PICK: Adryelle - The Morning

Our Song Pick of the Day comes from Adryelle a Baltimore-based artist who is currently traveling the country to inspire kids in schools with concerts and speeches . Fortunately she has found time to release a new song “The Morning”, a mostly acoustic piece as opposed to her previous electronic work.

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VIDEO: Ninet - Subservient

Watch Israeli rock star Ninet walking through a sprawling, nightmarish party and searching for her heart – quite literally.