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Rayhan’s “1f(one flew)” is a beautiful breakdown before the breakthrough

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There’s something mesmerizing about a meltdown with a style that can make chaos feel like clarity and in Rayhan’s new single, “1f (one flew),” it all reaches its breaking point. A genre-blurring track produced by Charlie Weare, Rayhan’s “1f (one flew)” is a raw, self-aware firecracker of emotion and noise that merges the fog of shoegaze, the bite of indie rock, and the witty punchlines of alternative hip hop. This would be the soundtrack to spiraling. With the line, “Everyone gets tired of me / But I get tired of myself too,” Rayhan comes out swinging.

It’s a bit of brutally honest, sometimes sardonic, fully human dialogue. The track plays like a 3 a.m. journal entry shredded through a distortion pedal and blaring through blown speakers. “1f (one flew)” is a cleansing shifting between emotional confession and revolution. Rayhan can hold contradictions in his hands, exhaustion and exhilaration, control and chaos, sadness and swagger. The Charlie Weare production punches hard but without overpowering Rayhan’s voice. It’s sloppy in the most purposeful sense, with thick layers of fuzz and a vocal delivery that sounds like a sneer and a scream all at once.

Everything feels frayed around the edges and also deeply considered. It is music that reflects the mind of someone coming apart but doing so beautifully. With this track released in anticipation of Rayhan’s album release, “uDOPE,” we can tell he’s not here to play it safe. “1f (one flew)” is a warning shot, a wild opening, maybe even a last gasp before something big comes. For those who laugh while falling apart, and for people who draw strength for in their imperfection, Rayhan you just gave your tribe an song.

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MORPHEUS VON DOBENHAUSEN lets go of the chaos, dancing steady soft and slow in latest release “GOODBYE CHAOS”

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MORPHEUS VON DOBENHAUS’s new song, “Goodbye Chaos,” is a calm end to a lot of chaos. From the first beat, you can tell that this is a message. Now there is a beat instead of noise. This groove is relaxing and welcoming, like stepping into a rhythm that has been waiting for you. No more spinning in the storm, just letting go and getting into the rhythm.

The piece goes from calm to lively without stopping. The way each beat is put together makes the listener feel at home and also moves them forward. Things have gotten better, there is no more noise. MORPHEUS has created a track in which the storm stops and the sounds are almost calm. The groove is good, the rhythm is right, and the beats sound like a heartbeat of peace after a lot of noise.

People who listen will feel like they are in a place that is both small and big. “Goodbye Chaos” doesn’t just want your attention, it needs it. The beat makes you feel like you belong, and you want to stay that way even after the song is over. You can find peace in the middle of chaos where every beat feels like home, this is the rhythm listeners would want to know. The change is here goodbye chaos.

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pixelgrinder powers up a dark and fully charged new release titled “Nocturnal”

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Manchester, NH-based electronic-rock artist pixelgrinder steps boldly into the dark with debut release “Nocturnal.” It’s an amped-up set that trims both mood and muscle. As a creator of music made with cochlear implants, pixelgrinder has always found ways to defy listeners’ expectations creatively, by crafting all-encompassing soundscapes that are equal parts cinematic, mechanical, and deeply human.

“Nocturnal” ventures deeper into rock-based space than the artist’s debut album without straying from the dark electronic pulse that makes up pixelgrinder’s persona. Industrial textures scrape against great guitar lines, with driving rhythms injecting an alt-rock urgency that lends the project a solid late-night energy. The effect is less that of a gradual slipping into darkness than that of movement through it, unbending, concentrated and thrilling.

What makes “Nocturnal” interesting is how transitional it feels. This release serves as a stepping stone of sorts, linking past experiments in digital emotion whatever’s next. Hints of influence seem to come from darkwave and industrial rock, edging towards the more aggressive electronic body music on offer here, with its intensified percussion and broadened vocal arrangements that White Mask promises to deliver. On “Nocturnal,” pixelgrinder crystallizes a vision, and it’s a dark statement that hints at evolution, ambition, and an unquiet creativity that refuses to go into standby mode.

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