New single: Mossdeep. The third and last single from Ruby album is now available.
Remaining within the boundaries of lo-fi but enjoying the simplicity of PO-33 KO. This is what Mossdeep is offering to the listeners. A song from the middle of Ruby album, released along with 14 other new songs by the first days of June. I intended to continue Sapphire album, I released in 2021. But at the end this album became more lo-fi. I feature more royalty free samples and somehow the drum parts ended up being less harsh. Of course there is a major difference between the two albums. While Sapphire was composed in Greece, during my trip to Lefkada, Ruby was born in Hungary. On the other hand I played the same game as an originator, so I intended to offer similar vibe.
Did I succeed? Give both a spin and let me know!
I also add my YouTube link here as I released a little promotional video of Mossdeep recently. I used some stock videos as recently I had less chance to be outside due to my work. At the end I believe this video is able to visualise what I wished to show you as a musician. A bit of water, the chill of the woods, the waves of the ocean. Ruby is heavily influenced with nature chill vibe mixing it with the imperfection of lo-fi.
Recently joining the Lofilians squad and I found myself surrounded with great lo-fi artists, so I decided to give a listen to them. Honest reviews coming up, scroll for fresh beats.
Lo-fi artists – Sane
Let’ start with Sane from the US, the latest member in the squad. I found his beat Mellowtonin’ on YouTube through his links shared.
Honestly, it was a surprise. I mean I did not find too many videos on his YT channel. Seems like Sane is more into Spotify. Still, this song grabbed my attention as I liked the snares being just harsh enough to break the mellow electric piano melody. Adding some trap-ish rims from the middle of the song energises the beat a bit. Dope one!
Lo-fi artists – KayCee
Next up, KayCee from Canada. His linktree was already more complex and offered some videos either. My choice landed on “under the starlight”. That is such a lo-fi title I just had to check out.
Like almost instantly landed. Beats are pretty soft, whereas the pad in the background is dominant but not overshadowing the rest. What I liked in this lo-fi song is the simplicity. From the title that is exactly what I was expected. Fun thing that if the drum part would be removed, this song could be an oriental meditative chill song to my point of view. Was a pleasure to listen.
Lo-fi artists – Vinicius Gigante
Rolling forward to the South: Vinicius Gigante from Brasil with Water.
Am I to listen so guitars? Great. I love the increased amount of reverb here. Making the beat a bit more mellow and soul compare to KayCee-s lo-fi beat. I feel like watching the sunset moments of a ’90 action movie to be honest. Even visioning the ocean and some seagulls. Ha-ha, I wonder what the intention of the artist was, but this is my picture of this song. So, well, don’t be mislead by the cover, which is a bit too neon for me. This song is truly a chill-out one.
Lo-fi artists – Jecks
With number four, Jecks and Fireflies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTNbXj6PmDE
Back to the more mainstream lo-fi. That is instantly clear for the listener. I have to say I chose this beat based on the title. As a great fan of Asian culture, fireflies are returning symbols in different animes and even books. As for the song, the style is a bit similar to KayCee’s song. I loved the mellow but dominant pad as a base with well-tuned rims (I guess, based on my ears), which makes the beats softer compare to snares. Kicks are pretty below (or at least not noticeable on my speaker), which made the song even more relaxed. Like a night time sleep beat. Great job!
Lo-fi artists – NameAsFlowers
Lastly NamesAsFlowers. A bit of a trick here as he joined the Lofilians in May (31st) not in June, but hey. I checked him in June. Now, his linktree was quite OK, having a YT channel is also good, but auto subscribe link added. Hahh, convince me with your beats mate!
After this start my choice landed on “Uncomfortable Wait”
What really surprised me is the J.Dilla like daring beats. Most artists above tend to quantise their songs a bit more firm. Which is quite OK. People tend to relax easier with structured rhythms. Still, lo-fi music does offer some imperfection. Great solution for that. For my taste I found the drums a bit quite but of course it is a matter of taste.
Thanks for checking them. Good news for the end of the article. I have just released a new video “Ever Grande” from Ruby album.
It is time for the second single: Mount Chimney. A lo-fi chill beat from my latest album, Ruby. Mount Chimney, the title song is the opening beat of Ruby album as well. As Ruby offers 15 new songs, worth checking them all, still this song is one of my faves from the LP.
Fun facts about Mount Chimney
The song was inspired by the imaginary place of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire games. I recently decided to replay my old games from the vault. Besides Nintendo Switch I own all the handheld consoles. So that means I have old classic GameBoy, the Color and Advance as well. Not to mention DS and 2DS. I kind of enjoy playing along Kanto, Johto and all the other regions.
Time to time I drop some beats as well – lo-fi, of course. Basically this is how Mount Chimney was born.
With regards to the cover, that is an actual photo. We were hiking with my wife in the mountains of Mátra. It is a beautiful mountain in Hungary, worth visiting if you are into walking in the nature. As a match I intended to make the song a bit of a mix. Mixing nature chill and lo-fi vibe. For that purpose I used PO-33 KO and Koala Sampler.
If you like Mount Chimney, get the song for free by clicking on the cover on top.
