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News: Rafael Anton Irisarri Releases New Single ‘Control Your Soul’s Desire for Freedom,’ Announces Upcoming Album ‘FAÇADISMS’ and European Tour Dates.
Multi-instrumentalist and producer Rafael Anton Irisarri has collaborated with Julia Kent (cello) and Hannah Elizabeth Cox (vocals) to create a mesmerising piece of ambient music that has an ominous, foreboding edge, a glacial atmosphere that builds up layers of delicate sounds. ‘Control Your Soul’s Desire for Freedom’ comes off Irisarri’s forthcoming album ‘FAÇADISMS’, released through …
Premiere: NYC-based legendary producer and experimental artist Martin Bisi’s ‘Your Ultimate Urban Fantasy’ EP is an eviscerating poetic discourse.
We are honoured to present the premiere of the new EP ‘Your Ultimate Urban Fantasy’ from NYC-based legendary producer and experimental artist Martin Bisi. Bisi has been a central figure in the musical history of New York City for the past four decades. Founding Brooklyn’s BC Studio in 1981, he has helped develop post-Punk, No Wave …
Premiere: PARRIS MITCHELL examines himself on self-reflective banger ‘Problem Child’
He styles himself in all-caps, and the new song from New Yorker PARRIS MITCHELL is definitely worth shouting about. Since the release of his 2022 EP, I Don’t Love You, and Other Lies, Mitchell’s been hard at work on his debut album and shrugging his shoulders at genre boundaries in the process. ‘Problem Child’, his …
Track/Video : Guitarist/composer Ezra Feinberg previews new album ‘Soft Power’ with the spellbinding flow of ‘Future Sand’.
NY based guitarist and composer Ezra Feinberg when talking way back in the mid-2000s about the music of his band Citay, was unapologetic about their surprisingly quirky reference points. Feinberg and Citay drew from AOR polish and MOR lushness, new age to pop polarities, without the pretence of needing to conform to what a San …
Premiere: Joshua Crumbly unveils the immersive new instrumental single and video ‘Again, On The Road’ ahead of EP release.
We here at Backseat Mafia have been enthusiastic followers of talented bassist, composer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist Joshua Crumble over the years, and we are honoured to premiere the atmospheric new single and video for the track ‘Again, On The Road’, ahead of his new EP ‘P.S.’, due out on 8 February 2024 via Switch Hit …
Album Review : Lea Bertucci – Of Shadow and Substance : Pushing through electro -acoustic boundaries and shifting our perspectives.
For over a decade of releases and live performance Lea Bertucci has drawn on the shapes, sounds and possibilities of the clarinet, saxophone, strings, vibraphone and harp to create long form, experimental music that challenges, intrigues and entrances. This dedication means the New York based sound artist dances to the left of the leftfield, in …
New Track/ Video: Pushing electro-acoustic possibilities ever onwards, NY sound artist/composer Lea Bertucci previews new album ‘Of Shadow And Substance’.
In a field where electronics and programming have come to dominate, the diligent work of New York based sound artist, composer and performer Lea Bertucci more than holds its own. Her focus is clear, a commitment to explore the timbres, textures, tunings and harmonic dimensions of acoustic instruments in their raw organic state. Over a …
Premiere: Coyle Girelli offers us an exclusive first listen to his magnificent new album ‘Museum Day’.
We here at Backseat Mafia hyperventilate every time there is a new release from UK-born US resident Coyle Girelli with unseemingly scraps over who gets to review his songs. The good news is Girelli’s new album ‘Museum Day’ is due out tomorrow and we get to give you an early listen before it is released …
Premiere: Sid Seth hones his pop instincts further on irresistible new single ‘Sunday’
You should get to know New Yorker Sid Seth. He’s only got a handful of singles out, the most recent being March’s ‘Hopeless War’, but it feels like he’s really starting to hit his stride. There’s a little Bollywood and Indian classical influence in there, a little R&B, but what he hasn’t done yet is …
Premiere: salamander prep debut album & share ‘the label’
Ready for a new song from New York trio salamander? Duck yeah we are. The band announced their debut album [container] back in August, and we’re now just a fortnight away from its release. Yes, they’re releasing it on a Wednesday – good idea because then everyone gets to take it in before the absolute …