Artist: DREW FIVE Who: A versatile musician from London who creates/records electronica,
ambient minimalism, neo-classical and post-rock. He’s also half of electro
pop duo Feral Five and Dice Machine.
It’s the third solo movement in a recent minimalist trilogy which includes
the instrumental pieces Stars and Mélodie. It is also featured on Drew’s
new mini-album On The Nature Of Light.
On Heading North we encounter the soundtrack to an imaginary Scandi-noir detective/thriller. With Nordic-jazz echoes that evoke tales of mystery and
imagination, we embark on a journey to find
answers.
This track suggests going places – as the play on words in its title suggests.
It is the antithesis of “heading south” and very much heading in the right
direction. And as we warm ourselves by our northern winter hearths, there
comes hope of resolution in endless Arctic summer days where the sun
finds its home.
Artist: DREW FIVE Who: A versatile musician from London who creates/records electronica, ambient minimalism, neo-classical and post-rock. He’s also half of electro pop duo Feral Five
and Dice Machine. Five also works on his own. Two weeks ago he released the atmospheric-ambient single The Runner
And now he comes up with his take on 1982 pearl Shipbuilding (linked to
the Falkland Wars), with lyrics by Elvis Costello, music by Clive Langer and sung
by the great Robert Wyatt.
A risky effort to cover this particular song, but Five does it
gracefully and stylishly, bringing soft Moby moments to mind.
In order to not miss a beat TURN UP THE VOLUME scans the musical
horizon daily, for 10 years now, to pick ace tracks and add 5 new ones
twice per week, to the one and only JUKEBOX that matters.
ALL TOGETHER
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The 5 fresh ones. TRACK BY TRACK
Photo by Em Moore
Band: SNOOZER Who: Alt outfit from Philly formed by brothers Mike and Tom Kelly from Philly. Last year they launched their 3rd LP Mid-Earth
This sonically two-faced roller coaster starts smoothly and funkadelic
until aggressive guitars take over and get in your face. Then the mood
swings process starts all over again. Somebody is grumpy here.
“One morning you look around, and all your friends are getting married, and you think,
maybe all I really want is to grow old, and get a dog, and write horrible things about Brooklyn Beckham on Facebook, and go on cruises, and have petty disputes with my neighbours about whether the council recycles cardboard.”
Gloriously affecting and steadily boogielicious
with musing duet vocals all over it until
sinewy guitars, slowly but surely, augment
the intensity of this witty mixed emotions
tune.
Band: VIVE LA FÊTE Who: Seasoned Belgian synth
kitsch pop duo with 9 albums
on their résumé.
Track: NOTRE PLANETE
Song about the terrible
state of our planet.
Lively and catchy as ever but with an alerting message.
Skittish synths, riff-crazy guitars and Els Pynoo‘ both seductive
and worried vocals create une ambiance nerveuse. Stop messing
up Mother Earth, people
Act: DICE MACHINE Who: Electronic musician Drew Five, part of
London-based duo Feral Five and his friend,
fashion photographer Michael Daks.
Track: DICE MACHINE
First collaboration which leans heavily into indie rock. The music is also
shaped by a wide range of influences, making them sound both familiar
and refreshingly unpredictable.
Guitar-electrifying dance groove.
juiced with repetitive, pounding
bass/drum beats and edgy vocals.
Infectious, campy and big fun.
Roll the little stones here.
. Drew Five Website
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Artist: DREW FIVE Who: A composer who works for independent movies and
writes for installations and dance. He’s also half of electro
dance-pop duo Feral Five.
Turn Up The Volume said: This electronic starlight instrumental
spiced with glimmering guitar play now and then is an ideal companion
for an odyssey to la-la land where reality looks so much different as
on our stricken planet.
Now here’s the video clip.
Start dreaming with your eyes
open and enjoy the magic of nature…
Artist: DREW FIVE Who: A composer who scored for independent movies and
written for installations and dance. He’s also half of electro
dance pop duo Feral Five.
Turn Up The Volume: Close your eyes, relax and imagine you’re floating
into space where Spiritualized‘s mastermind Jason Pierce lives, while playing
this hallucinatory ambient trip on your headphones. This electronic starlight
instrumental spiced with glimmering guitar play now and then, is an ideal
companion for your odyssey to la-la land where reality looks so much
different as on our stricken planet.
Fly to the dark side of the moon
for this great tune in the sky.
DREW FIVE is one half of British exciting electro-dance duo Feral Five. As a composer, he scored for independent movies and written for installations and dance. His first solo music just saw the day of light.
THE MEETING PLACE is the first single from his
forthcoming album, entitled SPLINTERS OF LIGHT.
“‘The Meeting Place’ happens in the space between then and now. It asks us to reconsider what being human really means and how communities evolve through the shared values of truth and love. Produced in Drew’s new studio on the banks of the river Medway in England, the track takes the listener across the Atlantic to the birthplace of Drew’s maternal grandfather. We can hear voices at play on the shores of Lake Ontario. Are these sound waves from the past, or are they speaking to us from the future? Mixing Drew’s Canadian field recordings with guitars, bass, beats and a multitude of electronics, the song urges a post-lockdown rethink of who we are and what we can become. Immerse yourself in a new beginning.”
This electronic head-in-the-clouds symphony proves, once more, how powerful music
is. Just close your eyes and it takes you to other places, it brings back lost memories, it’s multifaceted in order to suit every mood. ‘The Meeting Place‘ is a telling example. An ambient pop fantasy to soundtrack your dreams, your desires and your hopes. Inspiring, catchy and enchanting with Drew‘s voice floating all over it. A stimulating tune for a new beginning.
