Multitude, le film
Stromae just released a registration of his epic Multitude tour. Unfortunately I wasn’t able to attend his concerts in Amsterdam so it’s great to see him in action. And his futuristic decor with robotarms carrying LED screens. It seems to be filmed at multiple locations, edited together seamlessly.
Best albums of 2024 by pitchfork
Pitchfork published its list of best albums of 2024. A lot that I didn’t listen to yet.
Their number 1 album, Diamond Jubilee by Cindy Lee is not listed on Spotify or Apple music but can be streamed only via YouTube or Bandcamp.
Niche mixes in Spotify
Spotify lanched new “niche” mixes, which combine your favorite music and new tracks into weirdly specific mixes, like “170 bpm”, “saturday uplifting” or “funky carioca”. You can find them in the “for you” section of the app.
Roel radio on Spotify
Now that my first song is released on Spotify, they created a “Roel van der Kraan Artist Radio” playlist. And it is awesome! Just of the one song that I’ve uploaded, the Spotify algorithms created a list of nice instrumental electronica, including some artists that I absolutely love, like Jamie xx, Plaid and Weval. Give it a listen!
New song: Major Lazer - Koo Koo Fun (rule remix)
This was a great opportunity: Meta Pop hosted a remix contest for Major Lazer’s “Koo Koo Fun” track! The original song has a really relaxed vibe that I tried to keep. The stems (that are the individual instruments and vocals for the track) were a lot of fun to work with!
New song: Desert Nights
For a Metapop contest I created a song using Hypha, a new synth from Native Instruments. In this song I use 17 (!) instances of that synthesizer. It produces nice organic sounds like organ and bell sounds. Only the drums in this song are made with another instrument. Listen on Spotify:
Or via YouTube:
