Tag: Rok music

“Panic Buttons”: Joe Average’s Ecstatic Return to Rave.

Listening to “Panic Buttons,” the new single from the resurrected rave act Joe Average, feels like finding a party invitation tucked inside a government-issued emergency broadcast. It arrives with a grin, not a grimace. Thirty-four years is a long time to be quiet, and the Brighton trio of Rich, Mad Mick, and Prof have clearly spent their time away pondering the best way to...

Lionee Returns with Genre-Bending “Make A Badman Chase You”

French-Portuguese artist Lionee shatters expectations with "Make A Badman Chase You," a magnetic fusion of dancehall rhythms and pop sensibilities that marks his first release in over a year. The track showcases an artist pushing beyond conventional genre boundaries, crafting something distinctly fresh in today's musical landscape. At its core, the single presents a compelling narrative of power dynamics reversed. A self-assured protagonist finds himself willingly...

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....