Bealby Point has spent the better part of two years with one goal in mind: capturing the most cherished memory of your favourite summer and turning it into the perfect sound.
Not unlike a gang of pesky neighbourhood kids from a Stephen King novel, Bealby Point spent their youth sneaking out to parties, riding bikes, and exploring the night in the sprawling suburbs of a coastal neighbourhood of North Vancouver, which also serves as inspiration for their songwriting, atmosphere and energy.
Bealby Point’s newest single, “I’m So Bummed Out Right Now,” was inspired by missing out on opportunities to create memories with your best friends. The happy, uplifting guitar riffs contrast the sorrowful lyrics of dejection and create a melancholy feel that is essential to the message.
Gilli Moon is back again with her latest music video for her track, “Fire.” Her video is enthralling and flashy, which beautifully accompanies the songs passion and fierceness. The Australian singer songwriter just dropped her latest album, “Beautiful Mess, Vol.2” along with this music video following up her January release, “Beautiful Mess, Vol. 1.”
With Gilli Moon’s history as a songwriter and producer, this epic double album comes as no surprise. The colorful and vibrant music video accompanying “Fire,” is a perfect depiction of the energy and spirit she brings us in this track, along with her whole release. Enthralled by her intensity between cuts of women dancing with empowerment and flashes of color, Gilli Moon puts her all into her latest video.
After an incredible double album accompanied by an enticing music video, who knows what Gilli Moon is going to throw at us next. We sat down with Gilli as she dives into her process and video, below!
Tell us the story of this song, why did you choose to visualize this song specifically in this way?
This song is about truly honoring female empowerment, sensuality, honest expression of passion and sensuality. There is a sense of rawness with the lyrics that, coupled with the pop/EDM beats, provides an energetic depiction of a truly uninhibited person able to express their feelings for another. I chose a mix of visuals that expresses female strength and sensuality, between images of me singing and moving, and youthful, moving and dancing women to capture that essence.
2. What was the inspiration behind this video (visuals, storyline, etc.)?
I am a strong believer in self-empowerment, and female empowerment. I want women, young and old, to feel beautiful in their authenticity, to feel they can express themselves truthfully, including owning their own sensuality. ‘Fire’ is a song and music video that hopes to honor strength, self-empowerment and honest expression. I really love combining music, visuals and dance together, and I believe I captured that in this video.
3. What was the process of making this video?
Apart from writing, singing and playing piano and organs on my song ‘Fire’, I co-produced the music with Matt Thorne, of MT Studios (he is well known for performing with /producing for The Eels, Trapt, Ratt). I produced exclusively the music video myself. I’m very much a DIY polymedia artist and love to not only write and produce music, but also visual content. I sliced together shots of me performing as well as eloquent, feisty and sensual shots of female and male dancers, and other visual elements that depicted fire and strength.
Produced, recorded, and mixed at The Recording Studio London, “Ancient Angel” the album by Raphaela Gilla, “takes the listener on a journey to reunite with his/her own guardian angel” and reminds us “about the work that we do on earth and the help that we receive from the universe”.
Raphaela Gilla is a singer/vocal-medium born in Israel and currently based in London. Inspired by the tradition of an ancient shaman tribe and influenced by the singing techniques of her Jewish-Bulgarian, Spanish and Polish roots, Raphaela Gilla aims to heal and remind her audience of the unconditional and eternal love.
“Ancient Angel” consists of four languages: English, Hebrew, French, and Lamoria; the language of light and is divided into three parts; Part One: The Ancient Call, Part Two: Coming Home, and Part Three: The Ancient Call. The album is riddled with echoing harmonies and emotive percussion that creates a sense of urgency and intensity and Raphaela artfully uses her voice to channel mantras of spirituality that put her audience in a listening trance. Using her gift and calling of bringing light and healing to the world, Raphaela’s pure intuition and channeled improvisation have created a wonderful piece of art that evokes feelings of warmth and joy in troubling times.
Dirty Snowman Society from Colorado has hit the nail on the head with their latest EP, Snowblind. The quintet created the project in the middle of the storm that was 2020, hence the name. According to the band, they found their sound: “hard but melodic, in terms of both the music and the topics.”
One of our favorites from the EP, “Kiss Me or Kill Me” is just one of the magnificent tracks on the EP. “Title says it all on this one,” says the band. Just in time for Valentine’s Day, DSS released an intense love song emphasizing thrill, danger, excitement, and all that comes with a new relationship. Lead singer Frank Constantini’s raspy, supported vocals in this track really reflect those ideas – it’s almost like he’s begging on his knees for his partner to “kiss” him or “kill” him.
We’re never surprised by Dirty Snowman Society’s ability to turn a classic rock progression into something so unique and meaningful, but this time, they really went for it. The band consists of five musicians who share a love of classic rock. Their unique arrangements are helpful in creating a message – rock and roll should be reclaimed and shared.
This is just one of the driving, sulking songs off of Snowblind, and oh, is there more. This 5 track EP emphasizes multiple themes: yearning, love, hate, sex, and addiction; and those are just the basics. Snowblind is a 23 minute rollercoaster ride of emotion shrouded by rock and roll.
Motorbike James is a stream of consciousness writer; he writes through pure emotion and what he feels in the moment. What comes out the other side is a unique offering of music that is hard to pin under any one genre. Elements of electronic, indie rock, psychedelic, and R&B poke through each song.
“Automatic,” the brand new single from Motorbike James, is about the idea of not loving yourself enough to be real and honest with yourself and others. Instead of being rational, it’s this automatic emotion-driven reaction.
iskwē | ᐃᐢᑫᐧᐤ is, among many other things, an artist – a creator and communicator of music and of movement, of pictures, poetry and prose. And through it all, she’s a teller of stories that have impacted our past and will inform our future. Her third album, acākosīk, was nominated for a JUNO Award for Adult Alternative Album of the Year, while its single, “Little Star,” took home the JUNO Award for Music Video of the Year. iskwē’s forthcoming full-length, The Stars (set for release on March 5th), is the inverse of acākosīk, starting with the title which is the English translation of the cree word acākosīk. Where acākosīk is a blaze of sonic exploration, The Stars is an elegant and intimate sharing of the collection allowing iskwē’s songwriting, voice and spirit to shine.
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