Tag: From Pac-Man to Pop Culture: "Rok" and the Art of Emotional Synth

Rebecca Helen’s “Patterns In The Sky”: Grief, Mapped

Rebecca Helen's new single, "Patterns In The Sky," landed in my inbox, and honestly, I wasn't expecting... this. This rising star from Cape Town – indie-pop, they say – has bottled something raw, something that spills out of the speakers and pools around your feet. https://open.spotify.com/track/2kIeEcxZK3GDPsuNXH4k70?si=vPJievz0R-u2_DumdjfUsA The theme? Grief. But not the movie version, with artfully placed single tears. This is the messy, inconvenient, "why did...

Platinum producer, Majestic Drama Makes His Grand African Debut On Kwaw Kese’s Sixth Studio Album ”Victory”

Platinum producer, Majestic Drama Makes His Grand African Debut On Kwaw Kese's Sixth Studio Album ''Victory'' After openly expressing interest in working with some notable Ghanaian artists like Sarkodie, Shatta Wale and E.L months back, US-based platinum producer and songwriter, Abdoulaye Diop aka Majestic Drama has scored his first Ghanaian collaboration. The virtuoso producer makes his African mark on Kwaw Kese's sixth studio album, ''Victory''. Credited...

From Pac-Man to Pop Culture: “Rok” and the Art of Emotional Synth

If the Pac-Man arcade cabinet at the corner of a musty Scottish pub could talk, it might recount something akin to Rok's self-titled odyssey....