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Nostalgic Authenticity: “Big Time” by Rogue FX and Mayah Camara

“Big Time” by Rogue FX and Mayah Camara Today, we’re opening the gates to our blog in classic style – classic '80s synth-pop, to be precise. Whenever the words ‘80s’ and ‘synth-pop’ are mentioned, Rogue FX is never far behind. Drawn to the essence of that decade, he dives deep to retrieve a flawless pearl and then showcases it in his musical shop window.  His latest track is called “Big Time,” a collaborative project with Retrowave/Nu-Soul artist Mayah Camara . The story revolves around a relationship at a crossroads, caused by the success and fame of one partner who has reached the “big time” mentioned in the title. Jealousy and insecurity take hold, but there’s a shared hope that the relationship can survive and grow.  Rogue FX cleverly packages this story in the big-city vibe of the '80s, creating an emotional counterpoint to the relationship through his astute selection of sound and rhythm – the big-time lifestyle of that era. From the start, the listener experiences the

art-E-fact (Hidden gems in the Dark) Vol. 2

ASYLUM SISTERS - "1800-Paranoia" 

Release Date: 24/12/21 - Instagram
Location: Australia, Melbourne
Asylum Sisters duo Caitlin Cunningham and Martin Pike are back launching a club heavy acid techno single called 1800-PARANOIA. A hard-hitting infusion of what the Melbourne band is known for... techno beats vs Nu-metal. The track is inspired by “modern age app love, chemical romance, and your crush ghosting you."

9 O'CLOCK NASTY - "King Thing" 

Release Date: 08/01/22 - Instagram
Location: United Kingdom, Leicester
9 o’clock Nasty formed in 2021 from the ruined fragments and broken dreams of other bands that went before. They are the world’s first Anti-Ga group, left-field, eager to please and driven to delight and perplex in equal measure. They narrate their grinding creative process from www.9nasty.com and are probably going to play at a venue near you one day. They are based in Leicester, UK.



CMPNY OF ANMLS - "Over Now"

Release Date: 07/01/22 - Instagram
Location: United States, Lakeland
Formed in Lakeland, Florida in 2019, CMPNY of ANMLS consists of William Wiltshire, Derrick Dietrich, Jason Jolin, Andy Kempt, and Chris Harry. CoA plays on psychedelic and cerebral themes. Their music is that of a supernatural motion picture. The soundtrack of a drive through a lonely field at dawn or along the coast as the light melts into the water. CoA has been described as an amalgamation of Radiohead, Pink Floyd, and The Cure. A slowchedelic and polyamorous relationship of influences.



PLEASURE CRAFT - "Dead Weight"

Release Date: 14/01/22 - Instagram
Location: Canada, Toronto
Pleasure Craft is the performance moniker of Toronto-based multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer Sam Lewis. In both theory and practice, Pleasure Craft is a blackboard on which Lewis chalks, erases, and chalks again.


SHEEBABA - "Violet (SSMMÜTT Remix)"

Release Date: 17/12/21 - Instagram
Location: Germany, Mainz
Sheebaba is noise, poetry & drumloops. Sheebaba is genre-bending. Sheebaba is art rock. Sheebaba is dark wave. Sheebaba is experimental. Sheebaba is goth. Sheebaba is industrial. Sheebaba is fuzzy & glitchy. Sheebaba is conceptual. Sheebaba is performative. Sheebaba is bilingual. Sheebaba is all colours of the rainbow. Sheebaba is against hate.



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