0034: Henry Raker – Holy Shapes (2019)

On August 30th, 2019, Henry Raker released ‘Holy Shapes’ on the independent label, Santa Rosa Records.

The album is a conscious stream of semi-freeform alternative jazz packaged in a flowing five part suite that seems to bleed the artistic brilliance of a young, and emerging experimental artist.

The lyrics seemingly capture those sort of spiritual and unexplainable experiences we all seem to share, yet tend to forget. So, when you’re having your next existential meltdown, simply set aside your anxiety and turn on some Henry Raker.

‘Holy Shapes’ is now streaming on all major platforms, and vinyl records and cassettes are also on the horizon. Be sure to keep up with Raker on Instagram. And give him a follow on Spotify!

Reddit Roundup Vol. I | Ft. White Elephant, Drixxie, John Vinyard, Joshua Seigel, Max Culp, Adrien Prath, Nehemiah, Corolla, House of I, and The Wivez [Bonus Playlist]

White Elephant – Rosie (2019)

Drixxie – I’m Not a Gardender (2019)

John Vinyard – The Structure Is Good For Me (2019)

Joshua Seigel – Florentine Candy (2019)

Max Culp – Green Ape (2019)

Adrian Prath – 2nd Floor (2019)

Nehemiah – American Dreams (2019)

Corolla – In Between People (2019)

House of I – Machines (2019)

The Wivez – Let’s Get Serious (2019)

Bonus YouTube Playlist

Lo-fi Limelight Ft. Blacktop Freak’s “nomore”

Blacktop Freak’s new track “nomore” is a song by Nick Marinelli, an avant-garde, lo-fi artist out of Michigan.

The song is the culmination of a summer living in a self-induced, solitary state…and gazes back at a whole life spent living in the same place, seeing the same things, and realizing that it is all coming to an end, sooner than we’d like.

It’s almost as if we keep running out of time, no matter how hard we try to capture the moment, and cherish it forever. But time waits for no one.

Album Spotlight: ‘Electro Cello’ by Thomas Hewitt Jones

Thomas Hewitt Jones is an award-winning composer of contemporary classical and more commercial music.

Thomas has written three ballets which toured the UK, and his choral and instrumental pieces are quite frequently performed around the globe. Commercial commissions have included work in America and scores for films in the UK, as well as music for the London 2012 Olympics…

Recently, Thomas Hewitt Jones released a new album entitled ‘Electric Cello’. The project is a poignant fusion of neoclassical music and a more emotional, winsome vibration. It’s a nice little sonic reset amidst a wasteland of mainstream popular music.

Cover of the Month: Ça Plane Pour Moi

The notoriously elusive (radically cool) Whyte Horses have finally returned with a surprise single in the form of a cover of the innovative 70’s track “Ça Plane Pour Moi” (originally performed by Belgian pioneer, Plastic Bertrand).

Choosing to cover such a definitive track epitomizes the legend of the Whyte Horses, whose sound is as timeless and thoroughly contemporary, as it is progressive, and sickeningly infectious.

With a back-catalog of multi-faceted gems that gleam of a blinding, intoxicating light, Whyte Horses’ reputation is one of being able to piece together gloriously intricate pop strands in an infinitely experimental fashion.