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‘The Journey’ - The Octopus Division

  ‘The Journey’ - The Octopus Division In ‘The Journey,’ a sonic mosaic unfolds that—permeated by neon-soaked synth pads and a melody that feels like memory—is less a song than a spiritual compass. The time that relentlessly pursues us, according to ‘Time keeps chasing us every day’, is not portrayed as an enemy, but as a constant touchstone that we face with our heads held high: ‘ We won't let the rain wash us away’ . Photography, here metaphorically as a key to the past, opens doors to moments that seem long gone but live on within us. The chorus – a kind of collective mantra – describes not just a journey, but an intertwining of stories that support each other. The garden in which hopes take root becomes a symbol of what must be nurtured in order to flourish. And when ‘ our songs have lost a note or two ’, it is not a flaw, but proof of lived depth. A song that is not meant to be heard, but to be lived through – like a familiar glance at an old photo album by candlelight. b...
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"Drop Down" by Alexia Rev

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Drop Down

Paris-born, New York City-raised and Los Angeles-based artist Alexia Rev is an “anti-genrepopartist whose music is making waves on both sides of the Atlantic. The secret glue to her songwriting is a fixation on the universal essence of “the groove.”
Her new releases reflect this renewed vision,confidence and emotional depth. Her single “Drop Down” was inspired by her disillusion withsuperficial expressions of feminism she experienced dating creatives in New York City
As one verseputs it, “Brooklyn artist type / new poem every night / how ironic you wrote about your heartbreakfor likes.” With a catalogue of new hits and a busy calendar of upcoming performances in LosAngeles, as she put it herself, “this is just the beginning.”


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