Komorebi is a Japanese term meaning “sunlight filtering through leaves”. It’s a fitting moniker for Tarana Marwah, a New Delhi (India) based electronic artist, whose lush Bjork and Radiohead-inspired soundscapes are described as “hypnotic,” “haunting,” and “otherworldly”. Her new single The Fall features all of those traits convincingly.
The initial tickling sample creeps under your skin like an alien parasite, with the artist acting as the agent to keep you calm during the infection. In tandem her voice and the arrangement adapts now that you’ve been coerced into this warped musical madness. The collision of an experimental aesthetic and an urban pop ethos finds some relevance within Trip Hop, but Komorebi like her heroes is just too authentic to be boxed in, erupting our of the composition with the songs closing unexpected guitar solo. Hear for yourself.
The Fall is featured on our Women of Trip Hop Playlist.
German Trip Hop group FEH really does seem to be getting Better and Better. The concept behind their new single suits their prolific ascent, arising out of the underground with a growing collection of buzzworthy hits.
Where there’s smoke there’s fire, and FEH is showing in abundance that the creative juices flow steady. This dark moody soul tinged groove sets an optimal hunting ground for their lead singer to prowl menacingly. Her attitude rich urban pomp flexes convincingly with malicious affect. There’s a scorned nature to her vibrant persona, one that accents this poetry with a visceral percussive nature. It adds to the collective musical drama and inspired theater. We’re big fans and hanging on to everything FEH drops. Better and Better is the second single in advance of a new album due later this year.
Hear Better and Better now on our Women of Trip Hop Playlist.
French Trio Lorsay embrace their Trip Hop influences on their new EP Spring Fever. Their vibe is dark and haunting, illuminated by the singers impressive melodically creepy hush. She features an ASMR style affect that tickles your senses and gets under your skin. The production blends elements of electro pop, adding an experimental nature relative to the work of Bjork and Massive Attack. In that way Lorsay has a cosmic other worldly presence, embracing the chemical mirages known to have inspired that first wave of musical innovation.
Spring Fever features some notably dark tendencies, like the abduct horror vibes of Invasion. It can also be delicately entrancing like on I Try To Remember. The project cleverly tags the experimental influence of Kate Bush on the synthtastic closing number Running on That Ill. Collectively it’s a dynamic collection that displays their artistic chemistry and technical prowess. Their group construction offers an exciting opportunity for them to present these vibes proper in concert. Until then dig into all of Spring Fever.
Lorsay are featured on our Women of Trip Hop Playlist.
“You’re a waste of time, I need you off my mind, Forget You.” Upstate South Carolina chic groove revivalists Barley Cove claim their creative freedom on the anthemic Forget You. The singers empowered conviction lands liberating on our entrapped corporate spirits, playing with our hopeless romantic realities while redirecting towards a higher plane within our existence.
It’s a testament to the songs entrancing trip hop groove, a vibe thats historically tied to a higher state of being. One with the ability to fast forward and feel the emotion of those final mortal moments with the intent of screaming at our young selves and commanding us to carpe diem. The yolo generation, first bred in underground clubs near Bristol or Manchester and now amplified by the mainstream. In that way Barley Cove lands classic with a vibe that could draw comparisons to Moloko or early Thievery Corporation. We dig it.
Forget You is featured on our Women of Trip Hop Playlist.
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