Playfulness is this melody. It tip-toes around our ears, unfolding its airy rhythms and, after a minute or so, it starts its joyful dance. Like any good play, it doesn’t overstay its welcome – it just grabs attention and leaves its echo in our memory. The song comes from the album “Beautiful Broken”. I can certainly testify towards the beauty of the composition. Don’t know about the “broken” part.

You can listen to the song for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I did purchase Digitonal’s album :).

https://digitonal.bandcamp.com/track/anaethmatics^

Sadly, the song is not available on YouTube, but that’s fine because you can listen for free on BandCamp (see above) and Deezer.

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/2lsxCCQhWd3KJeYbU7AKS4^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/96772696^

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It ramps up slowly but determinedly, marching forward with a solid thumping bass that can turn subwoofers into weapons. Then the voices start, rising in beautiful monotony and leading up to the few lyrics that are sung. The melody features an interesting mix between the underlying scattered beat and a carefully put together accompaniment for the singer.

This song reminds me of a saying in Romanian: “the splinter won’t fall far from the tree”. It is usually said when children follow in the footsteps of parents. However, I think many of us do fall quite far from the tree…

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KsyB0phTz9I^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/2iTwQZcArboA9KZ0Xdl0zx^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/94757278^

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But it’s true, isn’t it? We got more than we had before. The way the words are spoken and the way the music frames them is strangely compelling. “As a whole, we got more than we had before. And that’s that”, the song whispers in this listener’s mind.

This is one entertaining ride.  I feel the “addiction” potential in it. It’s a groovy piece with a solid thumping tempo. Topping things up is a wonderfully crazy video. As I was watching it, I realized that the graphical style is familiar to me. The way the animations are combined and the playfulness behind them made me think of a certain artist. I was too busy being entertained by the video to read” the words my subconscious was texting me. And I didn’t need to, because, sure enough, at the end of the video, that exact artist was mentioned. Cyriak^! I erupted into mad laughter as I was thanking the Universe for bringing these artists together and allowing me to bask in the glorious heat caused by the union of their intellects.

YouTube (very nice video, shorter song version):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WaoImXPMtE^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HE0pkMtVwGg^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/6MyvAyuqostquGKkXDIKu9^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/10236314^

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Even though it starts with a rather plain guitar, there’s something about those early seconds that betray this song for the chameleon that it really is. Soon enough, all sorts of other rhythms and sounds pop out of nowhere and it becomes harder and harder to slap a genre over this melody.

And why would we? Genres may be good for helping us find more of the music that we like, but at times, the terminology that we use to categorize works of art becomes the fence that limits the artist’s creativity. The good news is that Yonderboi didn’t allow himself to be limited by anything.

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0ToEp7jgfE^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/2ZpK1QsOsIQd0L6lHi8yy4^

For Deezer Users (high quality):

http://www.deezer.com/track/45045191^

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Sometimes a song shows up that is rather straightforward in its arrangement and yet manages to deliver quite the ear massage. The steady percussion is joined by some lonely chords and a set of flying keyboards, waving and meandering all around the place. Simple and addictive.

You can purchase the song (or album) from Hard Wax. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I did purchase Photek’s album :).

https://hardwax.com/63473/photek/aviator/^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqlQb-nRrDI^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/03xcPS4OJ0ZbGNPSH2nODY^

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Get ready for a unique blend of electronic music. It starts with a bang and then immediately quiets down, perhaps a sign of things to come? Through beautifully chosen vocal samples, it gently goes on its way, building up intricate soundscapes. Diverse, enjoyable and action-packed, this melody has quite a personality.

The song and the entire album it belongs to is one of the best game soundtracks I know of. I’ve had quite a bit of trouble deciding what melody to feature, but ultimately, the female vocal samples and clever construction of the song won over its “competitors”. “Switch” and “Triumph” were almost tied with this one so, if you like what you hear, make sure you go searching for some more.

You can listen to the song for free, in good quality, on BandCamp, which is one of the best websites when it comes to supporting artists. You can also purchase the song (or album) from this same location. And in case you’re wondering, yes, I did purchase Nervous Testpilot’s album :).

http://nervoustestpilot.co.uk/track/the-plan^

YouTube (decent quality):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkjpswQs42o

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tkjpswQs42o^

For Spotify Users (high quality):

https://open.spotify.com/track/1wmqcun3qRHX4lMrIhAJGi^

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