There is a peculiar friction to the digital textures of Skylarka and her new album, "Somnorine". It’s supposed to be chiptune-influenced synthwave, but listening to it feels less like browsing the internet and more like chewing on aluminum foil while watching Blade Runner on a CRT monitor that’s slowly degaussing. It’s a sensory contradiction bright, crystalline pop hooks wrestling with the deep, existential dread...

Shi-N0bi completely caught me off guard with "Something about you", delivering a bright, driving rush of blood straight to the head. Operating from a home studio in Musicity, Ireland, Shi-N0bi poured three months into building these dynamic instrumentals from scratch in Fender Studio Pro, meticulously breathing life into the vocals via Dreamtonics Synthesizer V Studio 2. https://open.spotify.com/track/3guXPWjDZxLprei4JfvOdw?si=A9T1t29WTi6egzlda7irLg Far from leaning on automation, genuine human heart...