Experimental French Trip Hop had us at hello as La Biche stands out with the erotic exotic appeal of Éther. The artist effectively breaks through the language barrier with a sensual suggestive performance torn between two realms impressively. The one quarreling between seduction and desire and the other full of femme fatale scorn. It’s a blend unique to trip hop and La Biche embraces its rare dynamic.
The minimalistic arrangement offers her voice some ASMR illumination, as if she’s in your ear tempting you down some back alley. It plays with your expectations as you contemplate her devilish intentions. The French language is synonymous with Romance and sultry poetic cadence, clothes your eyes and let it enwrap you. This kind of seductive dark pop recalls the legacy of Smoke City or more recently the XX.
La Biche is featured on our Women of Trip Hop Playlist.
Coosje Smid drops a convincing sensual gem with her recent My Everything. An influence of indie pop and trip hop collide on this bedroom ready soundtrack. This is long format love making music, adapting with mistress siren appeal and an intoxicating mid song swoon. The songstress falls victim to her own design, interpretively losing herself within the vibes hypnotic resolution.
Psychedelic reggae dub influences trigger chemical pressure, prompting you to reach for worldly modes of existential escape. None of these can replace the tantric aura of sex, and Coosje Smid knows this. Stylistically she bridges the work of Thievery Corporation, Fiona Apple, and Blonde Redhead
Hear My Everything now on our Women of Trip Hop Playlist.
We were entranced by the haunting brilliance of The Villain, the new single from LIANNA. Her voice bears an intoxicating hypnotic essence, and she uses it devilishly. The mystique poetry adds to the allure, with cleverly scattered profanity to amplify her intention. “You know that I love it.”
The sentiment rings curiously seductive, as if there’s more to this pleasure than the conventional. Wrapped in this trip hop package, LIANNA bridges the vibe between Lana Del Rey and Massive Attack. We find it delectable.
Hear The Villain now on our Women of Trip Hop Playlist.
Vitamin Dream caught our attention with their new single Ataraxia (feat. Sarg Usuk). Their arrangements incorporate violin intriguingly, it’s their stylistic trademark and a notable detail that helps them stand out. Ataraxia finds them in a lofi trip hop realm. It suits their moody instincts while playing to their lounge sensibilities.
It finds their singer in a new upbeat chic atmosphere, and she delivers with patient elegant contrast suitable for a black tie masquerade. There’s an elite sultry appeal, an exclusive erotic nature. Stylistically it reflects an influence of Thievery Corporation and Morcheeba with some added lounge electro influence.
Hear Ataraxia now on our Women of Trip Hop Playlist.
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