Tag: AriSawkaDoria with Naima

“Grains of Sand”: Megapenny Music Ignites the Travel Bug

Megapenny Music, the brainchild of a musician with roots tangled in both classical piano and the electric pulse of synthesizers, returns with "Grains of Sand." After designing synths and taking a breather, the musical entity gifts us a song after coming back to producing. https://open.spotify.com/album/2gmgaulseKK86ROPyhbpE2?si=YcEHE6hOQZucajSuVu_Svw "Grains of Sand" plunges headfirst into a bubbling cauldron of Euro-pop, but it’s the message that truly sprawls out. The description...

VANNGO’s “We’ll Rise LA!”: An Anthem Forged in Fire

VANNGO crashes onto the scene with "We’ll Rise LA!", and honestly, the first listen is like stepping out for coffee only to find the horizon unexpectedly painted in emergency orange. A sudden, arresting jolt. This Southern California singer-songwriter wastes no time getting personal, tackling the gut-punch of wildfire devastation with a sound that feels dug out of the earth itself. https://open.spotify.com/album/7BFK9hmXIr9qVVm3sa6ICj?si=ku1ZgTxQTCeDWkldfS7s4g There’s a moment of unsettling...

“Naima” Notes: AriSawkaDoria’s Jazzy Incantation

AriSawkaDoria. The name alone sounds like an incantation, a summoning of something… interesting. This trio—KJ Sawka, he of Pendulum and Destroid percussive prowess, Joe...